Chapter 449: Seeing Rongbao Hall Again
After the morning court session, he returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the Qianqing Palace, which had been renovated and was even more magnificent than before.
Female official Pang and several palace maids came over to help Kunxing take off his court robes. Kunxing now basically dressed in men's clothes, which made him look more neat.
"I'm tired. Just listen to me and approve it according to what I say!" Kunxing said to the female official Pang.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Every day, Kunxing alone had to review at least 180 memorials. The palace ladies-in-waiting divided these memorials into three categories: urgent, medium, and unimportant.
Urgent matters are usually related to military operations or local disasters, while medium-level matters are usually related to taxes, official evaluations, local construction, and major cases.
The rest are unimportant, you can read them when you have time.
There weren't many memorials today, and they were basically all reviewed by the afternoon.
"Your Majesty, today's memorials have been reviewed. You should go to bed early!" said Ms. Pang.
This female official Pang was also exhausted today. She felt that this empress was comparable to the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. She was full of energy. At present, the cabinet has not been formed, and all memorials are approved by her personally.
Kunxing also learned from his father's experience and was afraid that the cabinet would not only fail to manage the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, but would also bring disaster to the Zhu family's empire.
Of course, this is also the result of being afraid of the rope after being bitten once. The cabinet still needs to be formed, but there are no talented people under its command.
There are many people who are good at fighting, but when it comes to handling internal affairs, except for Yan Yingyuan, Feng Dunhou and Chen Mingyu, they are basically good at talking.
Even though Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi, and Wang Fuzhi are famous historical figures, they had little experience. Moreover, they were mainly thinkers with limited practical skills and insufficient experience in local governance.
Yan Yingyuan, Feng Dunhou, and Chen Mingyu were still gaining experience in the local areas. They would not be able to join the cabinet until next year at the earliest. Therefore, the court was currently recruiting local officials who had made achievements in local governance and were loyal to the Ming Dynasty through investigations by the Imperial Guard and the Internal Security Bureau.
The high-ranking officials before either surrendered or participated in factional struggles and rebellions. Those famous officials in the late Ming Dynasty were basically either killed by Zhao Xiaofei or by her Kunxing.
Kunxing nodded and said, "The imperial kitchen doesn't need to prepare supper tonight. I need to rest early today."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" A female official agreed and went out.
Seeing Kunxing's mood improve, Lady Pang asked, "Your Majesty, why didn't the Portuguese and the Netherlands give them more time today? The sea route is long, and it would take a long time for the news to reach them."
"I have no intention of giving them time! Zheng Zhilong has been arrested. He can collect tens of millions of taels of silver in protection fees every year. If this silver can be received by the court every year, I can do more things.
Besides, Shi Lang's fleet should go out more often. Without experiencing storms, the Ming navy will never regain the glory of the Yongle Dynasty!" Kunxing said.
"I have never seen much of the world, and I never thought that Your Majesty would have such a far-reaching revenge!" said the female official Pang flatteringly.
"My husband has already told me that the Portuguese are now known as the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, and their territory is wherever the sun shines. How many citizens do they have? My Ming Dynasty has tens of millions of people, and if we organize ourselves, we will surely be able to occupy more territory. Even if we implement the feudal system in the future, I will have plenty of territory to be divided!" Kunxing said proudly.
Zhao Xiaofei once told her about the current situation in Spain, and she remembered it. She also hoped that the Ming Dynasty could occupy the world and establish the Ming Empire in her mind.
She also worried that if her son became emperor, not all of his descendants would be emperors; they would have to be divided among their vassal states. However, local vassal kings were constantly rebelling, and she didn't want her son to face the same problem. Therefore, if she could conquer the entire world, her son would at least be able to secure the throne in China, and her other descendants would also have a place to settle.
Who says a woman in charge means the world will be peaceful? Kunxing goes even crazier for his son!
In modern times, Zhao Xiaofei and Jiang Di fought for a while, and both of them got five blue eyes.
They all sat on the ground panting. Zhao Xiaofei asked, "Tell me what happened to your sister? What's the situation now?"
Jiang Di panted and said, "After she came back, she left a few days later, saying she was going abroad for business. She also left a letter in her drawer saying that I don't need to contact her anymore!"
"She took a lot of things from me, but I don't care about these material possessions! But why did she betray me? She caused me to be chased by the police everywhere." Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Did the Qin sisters ask you to hide?" Jiang Di asked.
"Yes! But your sister took pictures of us and gave them to the police. Now I am harboring a criminal!" Zhao Xiaofei said gritting his teeth.
"Brother, I felt that something was wrong with my sister just before she left with you. We both knew what she was like before, but she was always mysterious during that period. I asked her, but she just evaded me." Jiang Di recalled.
"I see. The most important thing now is to find her. Have you discovered any places she often goes to?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"No! Apart from your company, she is basically at home, but she doesn't talk much to me and my mother at home. By the way, one time I passed by a place called, what was it called? I forgot!" Jiang Di scratched his head and said.
Zhao Xiaofei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said to Jiang Di, "Don't worry, think about it carefully!"
Jiang Di thought for a long time but couldn't remember. Zhao Xiaofei said, "How about this? I'll drive and you show me the way. Let's look for it carefully!"
"Okay!" Jiang Di agreed.
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