King Lu once set up his own court, and Zhejiang has a complete set of court teams and can operate independently.

Zhu Linmiao transferred them to Nanjing as a backup when the situation was worst, and it was a big deal to change all the Zhejiang system, and the imperial court would not be able to cross it. It's just that if these people take the throne, it is inevitable that King Lu will have other thoughts, so he will not use them unless he has to.

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The main hall of the Tianfu Mansion.

The courtiers led by Huang Daozhou stood on both sides according to their ranks, and they all looked at His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King with "expectation" on their faces.

Zhu Linmiao nodded all over the place, except that the Propaganda Department was too busy and was not listed-as the henchman department he established single-handedly, there was no need to come today--the most powerful courtiers of the Taizheng Dynasty were all in front of him.

He cleared his throat, "Ahem, this old capital is just coming back, and there are more things, so let's get straight to the point." He looked around at everyone and said in a loud voice, "The matter of moving the capital is urgent, let everyone come to discuss the details of the relocation of the capital." ”

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned, didn't they "say it" that the time for moving the capital was undecided, how could this become urgent again? Still need to discuss the details?

More than a dozen people glanced at each other, and Chen Hongmi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, stood up as a "representative" and said: "Your Highness, this relocation of the capital is a major event, and there are still many problems unresolved, such as this ......."

Zhu Linmiao interrupted him with a smile and said, "I have read all the notes that everyone presented, and there is no need for Lord Chen to repeat the obstacles to moving the capital. I'll talk about the specific countermeasures here. ”

He looked at Yang Tinglin first, "The soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, the treasury is empty, and the Yang Pavilion Department is really embarrassed." However, I still have nearly 700,000 taels here, which should be enough to start the move of the capital. ”

The ministers were all taken aback when they heard this, 700,000 taels! Where did the Vice-Chancellor get all this money?!

How did they know that before the Northern Expedition to Nanjing began, Zhu Linmiao made a lot of money by selling high-priced luxury goods to Cai Shiying!

At that time, Jianyu was anxious to dismantle the steel to make fire gun springs, so the payment was very neat, only the last more than 10,000 taels because the Qiantang neighborhood became a battlefield and has not been paid so far, more than 500,000 taels of silver have fallen into the hands of Zhu Linmiao through the "shopkeeper Liu".

In addition to this money, the money, grain, and materials captured by the Ming army's Northern Expedition were sold for a total of more than 100,000 taels, and after the army invaded Nanjing, the merchants and wealthy gentry in the city donated 140,000 taels.

Zeng Ying hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the matter of moving the capital will cost at least nearly three million taels before and after, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to sustain it in the future." ”

"I've calculated," Zhu Linmiao waved his hand and said, "The most expensive of them is to repair the Forbidden City, if only the north hall and the noon gate are repaired for the time being, there are 300,000 taels enough." ”

"This," Zeng Ying said again, "The Forbidden City represents the royal prestige, and it is also the face of the imperial court. If it is not properly repaired, it may ......"

"It's okay, it's a face-saving project," Zhu Linmiao said with a smile, "The four walls are repaired, and the courtiers have a place to meet, who can see what is going on in the Forbidden City?" Speaking of which, I am still planning to build a 'Forbidden City Square' here, and the imperial court will definitely have a bright face at that time.

"In this way, 1.34 million taels of silver are enough for the relocation of the capital, and the entire process of moving the capital will take a year, to say the least, and then there will be tax supplies from all over the country."

Now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the richest in the Ming Dynasty, have been recovered, and the annual tax surplus of six or seven hundred thousand taels is not a problem, it is difficult for the ministers to find out the problem in terms of money at the moment.

Chen Hongmian hurriedly shifted the front, "Your Highness, in the past year, there have been frequent military disasters in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River, and the people are recuperating and recuperating, and moving the capital involves a wide range of people, so a large number of people must be requisitioned, how can the people cultivate?" ”

"Why does it affect the cultivation of the people?" Zhu Linmiao looked at him and said, "It's all caused by the chaotic faction and forced labor!"

"The people are recruited and mobilized at will, resulting in no one taking care of their own fields, which will inevitably affect people's livelihood. There will even be people who use the name of moving the capital to do their own private work with the people. ”

"What Your Highness said is very true. Therefore, the lower officials thought that they should first order the people to cultivate for a few years, and then ......"

"Lord Chen, if you don't send conscripts, but the government pays to recruit the people to work, will it still make the people suffer?"

"Well, it won't. But that's six or seven hundred thousand taels, right? ”

"I can't use it," Zhu Linmiao gave full play to the advantages of science and engineering, and calculated clearly, "Four dollars of silver per person per month, and 200,000 people were levied in the first two months of moving the capital, and 160,000 taels of silver were consumed." In the next four months, 40,000 people were levied, and 64,000 taels of silver were consumed. Half a year later, the move has been basically completed, and another 10,000 people will be left to finish, costing 24,000 taels of silver. The total is less than 250,000 taels. ”

Chen Hongmi frowned and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid there aren't enough people for this little manpower, right?" ”

"Lord Chen, I'm afraid I have forgotten, I still have 100,000 thieves and prisoners in my hands, and these people are working harder than ordinary people." He smiled meaningfully, and said with a whip and a firebolt, dare not work hard?

Another humane: "Your Highness, now that the war in Nanzhili has not ended, it may not be safe to move the capital hastily......"

"Don't worry about this, Luck Dehun has been ambushed a few days ago, and the Di Bao should have been sent to Fujing at this time. Your Excellency has been busy on your way lately, and you may not have seen it yet.

In addition, Zhang Huangyan's department has besieged Suzhou, and is transporting cannons to go, and it is estimated that the city is broken in the past few days.

Chen Bangyan's Western Route Army surrounded the remnants of the thieves and thieves in Wuhu, and the thieves were short of food and grass, and they couldn't hold out for long. As for Changzhou, its puppet officials who defended the city had sent people to beg for surrender the day before yesterday. Even if there is no such festival, with less than 2,000 people in his city, after Zhang Huangyan goes north from Suzhou, it will inevitably be broken.

"What other concerns do you have?"

There are only three important towns within the scope of Nanzhili, so naturally there is nothing to worry about.

"Your Highness, if Zilong is sick today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bear thousands of miles of bumps." Someone finally moved out of the "trump card".

Zhu Linmiao smiled and said, "This Lord He doesn't have to worry, I have already sent the 'cloud car' to Tianxing Mansion, and it should have arrived a few days earlier." In addition, the construction of post roads along the way has also begun, and the Holy One will never suffer from the journey.

"By the way, this cloud car is outside the government, you can try it later. In fact, it is not good for his condition that the saint has been stuffed in the palace all the time, but it is beneficial to his recovery to come out to breathe and see the sun. ”

The "cloud car" he said was a four-wheeled carriage with shock absorption and rubber tires that had been manufactured before, and there was absolutely nothing to say about the ride comfort. Especially for the car that picked up the little emperor, there is another layer of shock absorbing spring between the carriage and the frame, and the driving experience is almost comparable to that of the cars of later generations.

The ministers did not expect that the auxiliary king would solve all the problems so perfectly, and they all looked at each other for a while. After a while, Huang Daozhou waved his hand and said: "Your Highness has thought carefully, and the ministers then wrote down the detailed rules and ordered the courtiers to implement them. "I want to talk about "The Rise of the Ming Dynasty 1646" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~