First Minister of Ming Dynasty

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Liu Ji returned from training, and the level of improvement was really beyond imagination. He directly added: "Zhang Xiang has already said that this is the third time China has risen. Yu Yuan Dynasty, I'm afraid it is one of them!"

Song Lian pondered in shock, thought for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Brother Bowen, the territory of the Yuan Dynasty is so large that even the prosperous Tang Dynasty can't match it, not to mention that there are so many vassals in the Yuan court, I am afraid that I will exhaust my strength, but I will not be able to reach it. to that extent."

"Hahaha!" Liu Bowen laughed, "I can't agree with this. First, it's a matter of human effort. There's no reason that the Mongolians can do it, but we can't. Second, even if we can't control such a large territory, we can These places have become vassals, and the so-called Huatianxia land means this. As for who can rule over the summers and become the lord of China, it means another."

Song Lian was stunned, and finally came to understand, "I understand, this means imitating Shang and Zhou, feudal world, taking the land of the Central Plains as the Great Zhou, taking the vassal as the summers, and the heights of the sky and the distance, always the king of the Central Plains! , Lord of China... Wonderful! It really is wonderful!" Song Lian patted his palms and laughed, "In this way, the layout will be opened and the building will be built, and I will have eyes on me at once. Next, I can prepare to sacrifice to heaven and earth and become emperor! "

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Bowen stopped Song Lian and pondered: "I don't think things are so simple. If the superiors want to open up an unprecedented great career, this enthronement ceremony can't be the same as before. It must reflect the atmosphere of the new dynasty."

Song Lian paused, grinning helplessly, "I asked a few days ago, the superior doesn't want to spend too much money, although there is still money in the government treasury, but Chen Youliang is still there, the great cause of the Northern Expedition has not yet started, and I am against the big deal. manage."

Liu Bowen shook his head, "Otherwise, I mean that there is no need to spend money on this matter, but it must be magnificent and you can see that it is unusual."

Having said that, the two of them stopped, and looked at Zhang Ximeng together. Needless to say, this kind of thing is his specialty. Others think hard, but they may not be able to come up with a proper plan. I'd better listen to him.

Zhang Ximeng pondered slightly, "I do have some ideas, but I have to communicate with the lord about this matter. I will discuss it first, and then I will talk to you later."

Both Liu Bowen and Song Lian are smart people. This is a big event when Old Zhu ascended the throne and became emperor. Let’s be honest, a marriage needs to be carefully planned, even if you are the son of the emperor, the enthronement ceremony will only happen once, and it is impossible to do it every year.

Of course, a detailed strategy can be drawn up for Lao Zhu, but it is more important to do things according to Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts. Obviously, Zhang Ximeng has always maintained the sobriety of a courtier.

The big guy is preparing first, and after Zhang Ximeng communicates with Zhu Yuanzhang, it will be implemented.

The next day, Zhang Ximeng got up early, ate some breakfast, and was ready to see Lao Zhu. He didn't know he had left the house, but he arrived at the back door of Zhang's house in a carriage, and Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ma family came one after the other.

Ma said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, take the liberty to interrupt, you won't blame it!"

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly said: "Princess, my lord, the minister is very grateful for your presence, but according to the truth, it is the minister who should visit."

Ma waved his hand, "You're talking about the righteousness of the ruler and the minister, I'm talking about the friendship of friends. It's all about our old Zhu's family, and our husband and wife should come and have a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang also said: "Sir, don't be polite, some things are difficult to talk about in the palace, so it's good to say it here." Lao Zhu turned to look at Ma Shi, and grinned: "Sister, I'm afraid it will cause trouble. Here you go, order some dishes for us and Mr.

Ma nodded, "Sure, let's have a good chat."

Zhang Ximeng couldn't refuse either, so he could only lead Zhu Yuanzhang to the East Crossing Courtyard, where Zhang Ximeng kept his books, usually outsiders were not allowed to approach, it was much more convenient to talk here.

"My lord... the matter is really difficult? Why is it not convenient to talk in the palace?" Zhang Ximeng asked directly. After all, to get the two of them to come over early, in addition to the friendship they said, it is also mostly about messy things, no It is convenient to talk about the relationship in the palace. After all, there are many people with different eyes, and I am afraid that it will cause trouble if it is spread out.

Lao Zhu sighed heavily, scratched his head and said, "Sir, why is it so troublesome for you to be an emperor!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "Master, Ninety-five Supreme, one person in the world, how can it be simple?"

Old Zhu sighed: "If you say that you are tired and bitter, we will endure it. But these days, the letters we have received, as well as the regulations drawn up by the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy, are like a feather in the air. And... and everything costs a lot of money. Money." Zhu Yuanzhang leaned forward and said in a low voice, "How can we do the calculation, the government treasury doesn't have enough money, what do you want us to do?"

Zhang Ximeng was stunned. At these times, he was really not in Yingtian, and the preparation for the enthronement ceremony was not just a matter of the Hanlin Academy. Song Lian's national title was just a name, and there were many specific tasks, no accident. , all cost a fortune.

"My lord, let's do the math first. Let's do the same thing and see which ones are necessary and which ones can be simplified."

Old Zhu nodded, and he took out a list from his sleeve... To ascend the throne and become emperor, the first item is the civil construction of the capital.

Not surprisingly, the capital will be temporarily placed in Yingtian. First of all, the stone city will be built, and the city wall will be expanded and renovated. According to the preliminary planning, the nearly 100-mile city wall will encircle Jinling.

The city wall bricks alone are not a small number.

Outside the city walls, a palace must be built, an imperial temple for offering sacrifices, a road, a hall of the early dynasty, and the altar of Xiannong, the altar of heaven and the altar of earth.

There are also the offices of various government offices, other heroic mansions, warehouses supplying the capital, and land and water passages to transport food and vegetables to the capital.

Counting all these items, Zhu Yuanzhang's head is big.

The city wall alone costs about eight million pieces, which is still free for the common people to serve corvée, and it is only the cost of firing bricks and stones and transporting them.

It is really too much effort to build a capital of the dynasty that can be passed down for hundreds of years.

After reading it, Zhang Ximeng was also helpless, "My lord, the city walls, palaces, roads and docks are all inevitable...I have no way to save money, but there is one thing, since we have overturned the sense of heaven and man, we don't pay attention to this, yes It’s not the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth, so it can be omitted? Of course, the lord’s family temple cannot be omitted.”

Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, yes, he didn't even admit to the induction of heaven and man, so why did he build the Temple of Heaven?

"The Ministry of Rites is really a bad thing, we don't need to build it!" After removing three major projects, Lao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, but he soon realized another thing, "Mr. Zhang, saying so, but we can't have nothing to pay tribute to. thing?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded vigorously, "Lord Gao Jian, may I ask your lord, do you still remember the temple in Tongling?"

Old Zhu slapped his thigh, suddenly enlightened.

"Yes, there are so many going forward and succeeding. The warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country cannot be unknown. It is more important to sacrifice to them than to sacrifice to heaven and earth. This money can't be saved. Use the money to build the Temple of Heaven and Earth to build a martyr's ancestral hall... Just choose it opposite the palace, Whenever there is a major event, we must go out to the palace to offer sacrifices, and we should not neglect it.”

The two have finalized the construction, and there are still a lot of things to come... Why is Zhu Yuanzhang unwilling to talk in the palace? Because if you want to become emperor, you must reward the hero.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew this a long time ago, and there was no problem.

But in real operation, Zhu Yuanzhang's head is big.

Don't say anything else, just the clothes worn by the prince and the jade belts make people speechless... The best weaver can't weave three inches a day. If you want to weave a piece of cloth, it will take more than half a year.

Given the current situation of the Zhu Family Army, dozens of heroes were named, and it was no problem. Each person had two sets of clothes, which would require hundreds of weavers, who would be busy for several months.

And there are not so many high-level weavers in Jinling City.

This is not to mention the more troublesome clothes of the emperor, the clothes of the harem... "Sir, let's not say anything else, just getting that crown for us is very cumbersome and expensive."

Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly, this is something that can't be helped, Tianjia is decent!

Lao Zhu sighed again: "When we were in Hukou, we seized Chen Youliang's clothes. We laughed at him at the time, but now, thinking about it, we all want to wear his suit, and we can save money. some money!"

Zhang Ximeng waved his hands again and again, "Master, you can't do this, although the minister doesn't believe that there are some. But the master still has to be decent and dignified..." Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, and seemed to have an idea, "Master, do you think this is okay, because The Yuan court has not been destroyed, the world has not yet been decided... Can the monarchs and ministers participate in the ceremony in uniform?"

"Military uniform? Is it armor and weapons?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "We have a quilt factory in the army, and there are many skilled craftsmen. It's enough to decorate it properly. As for the ministers, it's enough to send two sets of uniforms for each person. If there is a shortage, please take time to find a way, and delay the matter. The circle...and the construction of the city wall and the palace, I mean the place used for the enthronement ceremony, you might as well build it first, and the rest can be built slowly. In stages, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com to build in stages."

In the face of such a lousy idea, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, and he really couldn't waste it.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it again, he smiled wryly and shook his head, helplessly said: "Sir, let's say Chen Youliang is the emperor of grass, if we really do, will we also become the emperor of grass? This enthronement ceremony is too confusing, I'm afraid Isn't it okay?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Master, in fact, to hold a grand ceremony, it is not about how much it costs, but who is willing to come to support. As long as the atmosphere is up, who will dare to underestimate the master?"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and stared at Zhang Ximeng, "What's your plan, sir?"

"If the lord does not sacrifice to heaven and earth, how can he not respect the hearts of the people? If you can gather the will of the people and congratulate the lord on his enthronement, it will be more dignified and magnificent than any decoration!"

Lao Zhu seems to have an idea, "Sir, do you want more people to persuade them to come in?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "My lord, we don't have to do any tricks of persuading and letting go... The minister just asked the lord, if even the Mongols can stand up and support the emperor, will the lord be the heart of the world?"

Mongolia!

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered a little, and immediately thought of Timur and others!

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Not only him, but also many Mongolians after the transformation are living and working in peace and contentment.

Indeed, if even these people can support Zhu Yuanzhang, what could be more convincing than this?

"Fortunately, after listening to Mr.'s advice, I really benefited a lot!" A relieved smile appeared on Lao Zhu's face...