Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 432

On the third day of June in the 15th year of Chongzhen, at midnight, Pinglu Dadilong turned over.The city walls and dwellings were destroyed, and the cliffs collapsed.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Dilong turned over in Xi'an, Shanxi. From the northwest, the sound was like thunder, and the huts and houses of officials and people collapsed, and some people crushed them to death.

Puzhou and Ronghe were overwhelmed to death.

Linjin, Yuanqu, Jiezhou, Qinyuan, Yangcheng, Huguan, Xiaxian, Yuanqu in Shanxi Province; Tongguanwei in Shaanxi Province; Hanoi, Wuzhi, Shengchi, Shanzhou, Yanxiang and other counties in Henan Province, were all affected.

This time, the earth dragon turned around and crossed dozens of counties in three provinces, and the earthquake continued.

Later generations judged from the description that the epicentral intensity (Io) was VIII and the magnitude (M) was six.

This earthquake, in the original history, did not cause any waves in the Ming Dynasty Hall at all.

If the earth dragon turned over, wouldn't it just kill some people!
In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty ended with the capture of Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou, and the loss of Shanhaiguan, which shocked the government and the public; Zhang Xianzhong conquered Shucheng, Luzhou and other places with great momentum; Li Zicheng encircled Kaifeng, Zuo Liangyu and other reinforcements were all defeated.

For the monarchs and ministers in the Ming Dynasty, all these things are much more serious than Dilong turning over.

However, on this plane, Jianlu is having a headache to rectify his internal affairs; the bones of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are cold early, and the people of Ming Dynasty are basically in a state of living and working in peace and contentment. The years of military disasters, natural disasters, etc. have been bleak.

Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen attached great importance to disaster prevention and relief in various places. Therefore, after the earthquake, officials in the three provinces of Qin, Jin, and Henan affected by the earthquake began to rescue the disaster while rushing to the capital to report the disaster situation.

At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care much.

He attaches great importance to disaster prevention and relief, which has a side effect, that is, local governments often talk about disasters to Dali.In this way, it is a great credit for the disaster to be solved by the local officials.And if the disaster relief is not in place, if something goes wrong, there is something to say.It would be even better if more supplies could be allocated by the imperial court.

For this kind of situation, Emperor Chongzhen of course prohibited it, and ordered the local capital procuratorate and factory guards to inspect and verify.However, human nature is what it is, and this is always the case.

Therefore, this time, Emperor Chongzhen thought that the earthquake should be bad.At least in his impression, the major earthquakes seemed to be on Xichuan's side.

However, in the next few days, a steady stream of messengers rushed to the capital to report the earthquake.When all these news were gathered, it was found that the earthquake had spread far and wide, and it continued to happen for several days.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen immediately paid attention to it.

Generally speaking, disasters such as earthquakes occur in the middle of the night, and the harm is great.If the treatment is not effective, it may be accompanied by other natural disasters, such as landslides, ground subsidence, barrier lakes, mudslides, etc.What is even more frightening is that if there is no one to deal with the aftermath and the corpses are not disposed of in time, it is likely to cause a plague.

In the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Chongzhen occupies the throne, and the two rows below are the eunuchs and civil officials of the Six Departments of the Cabinet.

Emperor Chongzhen said solemnly: "I have sent people to supervise the disaster relief situation involving Qin, Jin, and Henan provinces. Here, I have thought of a matter, and we must discuss it carefully!"

After hearing this, the eunuchs and civil officials below had no objection. They knew that the emperor attached great importance to the disaster situation. This time, it is estimated that he will issue a decree on disaster relief again.

In fact, since the founding of Taizu, Ming Dynasty has always attached great importance to disaster prevention and relief.The disaster prevention and relief that Emperor Chongzhen did in the early stage was mainly to restore and strengthen a series of previous systems.

In terms of disasters, the Ming Dynasty strictly stipulated a set of procedures, namely: disaster investigation, disaster reporting, relief, relief, grain accumulation, donation, rewards and so on.

Among them, the disaster investigation regulations stipulate that you can’t just listen to what the village chief reports, and the local chief must go to the scene to investigate the disaster situation in person.From the beginning, disaster reporting emphasized not being afraid of the time limit and not hiding disasters, but later, it emphasized being timely;

Exemption and relief are the core of disaster relief. It mainly refers to exempting the victims of taxes or discounts, so that the victims will no longer pay; or giving money and food, free or paid, to the victims so that they can tide over the difficulties.

As for accumulating grain, it started during the Hongwu period. Preparatory warehouses were set up in various places to store grain and rice for relief.Tongna means that wealthy people who donate grain to warehouses can be rewarded by the court with official officials, and the same meaning is basically the same as the reward.

Before Wanli, in the aspect of disaster prevention and disaster prevention in Ming Dynasty, local officials were generally negligent and concealed; but the emperor was still very active.Even Emperor Zhengde, who was rumored to be absurd, and Emperor Jiajing, who only wanted to live forever, paid great attention to disaster prevention.

The most serious Guanzhong earthquake in history, which killed and injured as many as 87 people, occurred during the Jiajing period.The imperial court also worked hard to provide disaster relief. Even the imperial envoy sent to the disaster area, Zou Shouyu, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, contracted the plague and died in the line of duty.

However, starting from the Wanli period, the Wanli emperor's negligence included such important matters as disaster prevention and disaster prevention, and because of this, the Ming's national fortune took a sharp turn for the worse from the Wanli period.After the end of the Ming Dynasty, it became very common to even deceive the superior and the inferior, and regard human life as nothing.

For example, Hu Ke was ordered to bring 30 silver to Yang Wenju for disaster relief, but he ended up eating, drinking and having fun all the way. The local officials were also happy to flatter and entertain, but as for the victims, they had long forgotten them and followed him.

Also, state and county officials will find out in advance when and where the land surveyors will pass by.So, they put on the posture of giving porridge and providing disaster relief at that necessary place; they piled up storage materials, rice, salt, vegetables and fried beans, and hung a yellow flag on a high pole with the words "Fengxian Porridge Relief" written on them. They were surrounded by villagers who had been recruited.When the official arrives, nothing moves; when the official arrives, the bell is rung and the porridge is served; when the official leaves, he immediately packs up his things and leaves.

All this happened once, twice, many times, starting from the Wanli era. By the time of the Chongzhen era, all the accumulated evil consequences exploded together. It would be strange if the Ming Dynasty did not die!

At this time, I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to his officials: "The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast. If a natural disaster occurs far away from the capital, such as this earth dragon turning over, it will be too late when the capital reacts. During the Jiajing period The Great Guanzhong Earthquake and the rampant plague in the disaster-stricken area are also a manifestation of the untimely disaster relief. Therefore, I absolutely want to discuss the details with you about the details of my Ming Dynasty’s disaster relief, and then promulgate it to the world and order the local officials to do so. More timely, to reduce the impact of the disaster on the people of our Ming Dynasty!"

Naturally, the civil servants and eunuchs below would not object to this.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen conducted a further discussion on the disaster prevention and relief system established since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.After discussing for a whole day, or it can be said that under the leadership of Emperor Chongzhen, the existing system was supplemented. The main differences are:

First, specific disaster levels are stipulated for local officials such as county governments, which are more specific than before, making it clear that disaster relief can be provided first and then reported.This was also done in the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, but later local officials did not dare to do it.This time Emperor Chongzhen gave specific evidence and emphasized it.

Second, the guard army participated in disaster relief.In the past, for those in power, the military was quite sensitive.And the duty of the army is to farm and fight.

However, in the past few years under the leadership of Emperor Chongzhen, some local guard troops have been ordered to participate in disaster relief.Now, Emperor Chongzhen took advantage of this large-scale earthquake to officially add disaster relief functions to the guard army.And the relevant details are also clarified: whatever the disaster level is, the local chief officer can first mobilize what level of guard troops to carry out disaster relief.

Third, the details of the disaster relief, including the follow-up measures such as plague prevention and control, were also detailed to form a rules and regulations so that the officials in various places in the Ming Dynasty could have laws to follow, so that they would not be in trouble when something really happened. Not knowing what to do will not only miss the golden time for disaster relief, but also lead to the expansion of the impact of the famine.

The most important thing is that the local government's behavior in disaster relief is also determined, and there are rewards and punishments.In the event of a natural disaster, if the treatment is effective, you can take advantage of this opportunity to gain points; of course, if the treatment is not effective, you will lose points or even punish the crime.

Fourth, it is clearly stipulated that in the process of disaster investigation, there will be two lines of light and dark. There will be imperial envoys patrolling the place to see the disaster relief situation; there will also be factory guards secretly investigating. This depends on the meaning of the emperor.

Fifth, Emperor Chongzhen also emphasized the two aspects of encouraging people to participate in disaster relief through donations and rewards.Those who donated grain or contributed greatly to disaster relief would be given the highest honor of being interviewed by the emperor.

Being able to meet the emperor is more than just an honor. If the local government knows that you are going to meet the emperor, they are afraid that you will talk nonsense and will certainly give you preferential treatment. If you suffer injustice, being able to meet with the emperor is also a very powerful way.This new measure is definitely an effective means to encourage wealthy households.

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From these various measures, especially compared with the previous Ming emperors, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the common people, all know that the current emperor cares about the common people, cares about the common people, and is anxious about the common needs of the common people.As soon as the new regulations were promulgated, the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen was refreshed again.

While Emperor Chongzhen was busy with this matter, the city of Shengjing rarely became festive.

The army that conquered North Korea came back. Not only did they bring back a lot of food and supplies, gold, silver, jewelry and other wealth, they even brought over North Korea's monarchs and ministers.

It was a rare big victory, so Huang Taiji naturally went out of the city to meet the victorious master in order to publicize it widely.Of course, he has left the city, and those in Shengjing who can leave the city will naturally also leave the city.

This time, Hauge and Yuetuo were leading the expedition to North Korea.Under the attention of the whole city, the two of them stepped forward to salute Huang Taiji and loudly reported the results of the Korean War.

Every time he reported something, Huang Taiji's personal guards shouted in unison and repeated it so that everyone could hear it.

This time, Hauge and Yuetuo copied the entire North Korea.The royal palace of North Korea and the homes of civil and military officials were not spared either.Therefore, more food, grass, materials, gold, silver and jewelry were obtained than ever before.

Every time the data of the loot was released, these people in Shengjing City became more excited.The joy of victory dilutes the horror of these days, and also recalls the impression they remember of "the Qing Dynasty is invincible".

Afterwards, the cartloads of grain and supplies were transported into the city under the eyes of everyone.Even those gold and silver jewellery, silk and satin, etc., all of which were deliberately removed so that everyone could see clearly.

There are so many, one car after another, everyone is very excited to see.This time, Qing Dynasty made a huge profit.

Afterwards, the North Korean monarchs and subjects were escorted to the front of Huang Taiji, and there was no need for Jianlu to scold him. The North Korean leader Li Yu knelt down first, his face was pale, and he bowed his head and shouted: "The North Korean leader Li Cang, I have met His Majesty the Qing Emperor! ,Long live Long live Long live!"

The other North Korean courtiers were all the same, and shouted together.As for the backbone of the North Korean courtiers, they had been killed by Jianlu before they came.

Seeing these North Korean monarchs kneeling on the ground, servile to the Qing emperor, with a very low posture, this made these people in Shengjing feel very proud.

This triumphal ceremony restored Huang Taiji's somewhat damaged prestige, allowing his people to regain their confidence in him.

They all ransacked the homes of the North Korean monarchs and ministers, and Huang Taiji would naturally not treat them with softness. On the contrary, at this time, he was just going to kill chickens and scare monkeys to warn other tribes.

Therefore, seeing the North Korean monarch and his subjects kneeling on the ground, Huang Taiji's face darkened, and he sternly shouted: "Even if you North Korea disrespected my Qing Dynasty over and over again, and you secretly collude with the Ming Dynasty. I have always given preferential treatment, I only hope that you can feel my sincerity, repent and turn over a new leaf, and truly regard the Qing Dynasty as the suzerain."

"However, the Qing Dynasty suffered a secret loss before, and you all thought that the Ming Dynasty was more powerful, and even openly colluded with the Ming Dynasty." Huang Taiji shouted sharply, "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is fatuous, and the treacherous officials in the court have always been ruled by the Qing Dynasty. There is no power to fight back. Occasionally, it is short-lived, but it is just a flashback. Now wait and see for yourself, you North Korea may bear the wrath of my thunder, where is Ming? Can you really save North Korea, dare to fight me Is there a confrontation?"

At this time, in order to save his life, Li Zhen lost all face. Of course, he hastily apologized, admitting that he was wrong, and scolding Ming Guo at the same time.The North Korean officials kneeling behind him felt Huang Taiji's anger, and all of them were as servile as their king, just thinking about staying alive.

Although North Korea is weak, it is a country after all. Compared with ordinary tribes, it must have a higher status.But at this moment, these Korean monarchs and ministers behaved so servilely towards the Qing Dynasty, which made Jianlu feel very happy in his heart!

　I haven’t watched a football game for many years. It’s rare to watch the national men’s basketball team. I was depressed. I feel that this year’s men’s basketball team really can’t compare with the previous ones. I saw Yao Ming’s emoji.

　　
　
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