Chapter 210 Abolition
Seeing the emperor mentioning the tragedy of Xinyang again and hearing such disobedient remarks by officials, all the ministers felt a little uneasy. Although many people have strong selfish intentions, their minimum conscience has not yet disappeared, and they are also extremely disgusted with such extreme words and deeds.
Zhou Yun, Minister of Personnel, replied: "Report to the emperor, the Beijing Administrative Office will be held after the palace examination. I will definitely ask everyone in the ministry to conduct strict inspections of officials from various offices in the capital. I will never allow such gentle and scum to survive in the government! I hope the emperor will be relieved!"
Wen Tiren replied: "As the chief minister, I am also ashamed of such remarks among the officials! The words of the heavenly officials of the Ministry of Personnel are also the voice of the people in the cabinet, and the cabinet will fully support the matter of the Beijing inspection; if the words and deeds of the ministers violate the laws and regulations of the court, I will never ask for permission and tolerate them, and I will drive them out of the court!"
Zhu Youjian nodded and praised: "The Chief Auxiliary and Zhou Qing are both ministers I trust. The words of the two ministers are very consistent with my wishes; strict governance of officials should not only be kept in their mouths, but should have strict rules and actions. The intention of the Beijing Office is to eliminate the bad horses among officials, and hope that the Ministry of Personnel will jointly shoulder the important tasks!"
Wen Tiren and Zhou Yun bowed and returned.
Zhu Youjian took a sip of water and then spoke: "Farmers in six provinces including Nanzhili have suffered from living difficulties due to paying gold and silver. This is my responsibility! I am determined to abolish all gold and silver collected by the six provinces from next month! The farmers in their territory, except for the normal levy items, are not allowed to collect any additional items! I will send Jinyi to inspect and visit me. Once an official is found to be subject to additional levy, they will be dismissed on the spot and will not be appointed for life!"
Because gold, flowers and silver are the royal private wealth, the Jinyiwei used the emperor to patrol the six provinces instead of the emperor, and the court officials could not say anything else.
Although it has been guessed that the emperor wants to abolish the gold, flowers and silver, now after hearing the emperor’s personal news, the civil servants in the hall are all moved.
Of course, except for Wang Chengen.
Hearing the emperor open his mouth, the palace lost one million taels of investment every year, Wang Chengen complained: Emperor, since you ascended the throne, in order to save money to suppress the thieves and the people, the whole family has been frugal in daily life. Now, I finally have a large amount of silver in my hand, but I can't stand your method of dispersing wealth. Alas! It's not easy for the people, but is it easy for you? The queen of the mother of the world has to set up looms and weaving cloth in the palace to subsidize the household income. When this matter is spread, people don't believe it! No, the emperor has dispersed his wealth, and the Dongchang has to find a way to make it back for the emperor. The empress, young master, the princess only rewards his subordinates for only a few taels of silver, which is better than a wealthy butler outside! Wang Shiqin has to investigate more, catch a few big fish, and get some foreign wealth for the emperor's family.
Li Banghua was in a state of excitement and said loudly after taking the rituals: "The Lord's move will benefit countless people! This is no longer a piece of shit to benefit the world, but it is actually a use of giving up your own money and lenient people! The Lord's priest has far surpassed the wise kings of all dynasties by this journey! He is a benevolent king who has never been seen in the ages. He is a saint king! I am deeply honored to be able to serve with the Lord's throne! I hope that the name of the minister will be in history in the future!"
Yang Sichang, who was handsome, was deeply moved by the emperor's unprecedented actions. He sorted out his clothes and came out to worship and said, "I heard that Yao and Shun blamed themselves for their prosperity; Jie and Zhou blamed others for their demise. The emperor blamed themselves for their hardships in life, rather than blamed the ministers. This shows how broad the mind and broad the mind are! This is a sign of the revival of the Ming Dynasty! As Zhixian said, I am very proud to be able to work with the emperor! I am also willing to possess the horse's tail and follow the emperor to create a foundation that has never been seen in the ages!"
Wen Tiren was a little dissatisfied after being stolen by the two of them. He came out to pay tribute and replied: "I think that the constitutional system is the voice of the officials in the world! After the golden flowers are exempted from the expedition, there is no doubt that the people are fed and fed! When millions of people are grateful for the kindness of heaven, they can also accumulate more money and food to make their lives more prosperous! The emperor has done unprecedented actions, and the people in the world have returned! The old minister congratulates the Ming Dynasty! Congratulates the people!"
Other officials and workers also praised the emperor's actions, and this time they all said sincerely, because Zhu Youjian's behavior was indeed something that had never happened in history.
Zhu Youjian was in a good mood too. He smiled and waved his hand to let everyone join him, and said, "I will issue an order for this matter. The cabinet can use the seal and write to the six provinces. Next, we should discuss how to resettle the victims in Shanxi and Henan."
Wang Yingxiong replied: "The emperor issuing the treasury to provide disaster relief, the two provinces can also follow Shaanxi and Shandong's actions to dig wells and farm farms; as long as we spend this year, the disaster victims in the two provinces should be stable after the harvest next summer and autumn!"
Zhu Youjian shook his head and said what he was worried about: "Shaanxi, Shandong's strategy cannot be implemented in Shanxi on a large scale. Henan has the only way to immigrate the current strategy. I want to move the victims of Runing and Nanyang, Henan to the nearby Huguang and Jingxiang, and rely on the numerous water systems in their territory to raise the victims. This strategy is actually the same as Shandong's method. The inspectors can bring their orders to the inspectors. In Shanxi, I want to use the Zheng fleet to move to tái wān; according to the people of Zheng, tái wān, the climate and geography are all suitable for living. This land has been in China since ancient times. Now the island is vast and sparsely populated, which is suitable for the settlement of the people of Daming. If you have been in business for several years, the Ming Dynasty will have an extra granary with abundant resources!"
Wen Tiren replied: "The old minister also heard that the miasma and mosquitoes are raging, and they are damp, hot and rainy all year round. People from the north may have discomfort! How to prevent and control miasma and epidemics before going is a must-do. There are many people in Fujian and Guangdong traveling between Java, Luzon and other places. Local doctors have a lot of experience in preventing and controlling miasma. I suggest that the local government recruit doctors and follow the immigrants to go to tái wān to prevent diseases from occurring!"
Zhu Youjian praised: "Wen Qing is really a conspiracy to the country, so the cabinet can write the matter. There are many people in Shanxi, and after the discussion, you must immediately start immigration-related matters. I will issue an edict to Zheng to prepare it. The Ministry of Revenue transfers the grain and rice in the supply warehouse to set up a temporary official warehouse every thirty miles along the way for the disaster victims to eat! The discussion will end here today, please retreat!"
Zhu Youjian took Wang Chengen down from the imperial throne and headed towards the back hall. Wang Dehua and others in the inner court followed closely. The figures of the ministers and the emperor disappeared before turning around and leaving.
"Emperor, as far as I know, the Zheng family's grain transport fleet is about 30 ships each time. If it transports the victims to tái wān, I'm afraid it won't transport many people at once!"
Wang Chengen followed Zhu Youjian and reported while walking.
The Zheng family’s grain transport fleet is now replaced by a large ship of 1,000 materials. More than 30 ships can transport about 200,000 stones of grain each time. But the goods can be stacked, so if you transport people, you can’t stack people, right? Each such ship can carry about 400 people, and more than 30 ships can transport more than 10,000 people each time. For Shanxi victims who are currently uncountable, it is really a drop in the bucket.
"Big partner, go to the Sili Supervisor to draft iron coupons, and give Zheng Zhilong the title of Jinghai Bo, and give iron coupons! Zheng Zhibao was promoted to Fujian general! Zheng Zhifeng was promoted to deputy general!"
Zhu Youjian finally made up his mind to reward the Zheng family with his title and urge him to help the court overcome the current difficulties.
Although the Ming Dynasty had only won titles for military merits, the Zheng family fleet had transported nearly one million stones of rice to the capital over the past year and only collected 200,000 taels of silver. This was still Zhu Youjian felt that he could not ask others for their efforts in vain, so he forced someone to send the silver to Zheng Zhifeng's mansion, otherwise Zheng Zhifeng would not have asked for it at all.
This million-stone rice can live countless people in this famine year of precious and cheap rice. This alone will give Zheng Zhilong the Final Uncle. Moreover, the Zheng family will increase its investment in ships this time. If Zheng Zhilong agrees to Zhu Youjian's request, it means that the Zheng family will reduce the number of merchant ships in Japan. The income of Japan will be greatly lost.
Chapter completed!