Domineering Daming

Zhang Guowei's eyes were still looking in the direction of Edo, with deep worries in his heart.

If there is the military, even some old men in the Ministry of War, they will tell Zhang Guowei that his worries are unnecessary.

When Zhang Guowei left Edo, the capital of the Ming Dynasty ushered in the first snow of the year.

It came early, fierce, big, and heavy snow covered the entire capital.

With the support of Zhu Xu, Sun Chuanting has enough buffer in money and food, and he is full of confidence. For the strong promotion and implementation of various policies, he is like a butcher holding a knife, staring down at the whole Ming Dynasty.

No one thought that this year would be a good year, but in the days of heavy snow, there is still a bad news coming to the capital.

For some reason, a large-scale plague broke out outside the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi, and hundreds of people died in less than ten days.

After the earthquake in Beijing, the Epidemic Prevention Bureau, the Tai Hospital, and the medical department of the Royal Political Academy formed a huge rescue team, led by the cabinet old Zhao Han, and rushed to Taiyuan.

Chapter 1454 Too Much Population

Zhao Han was the former governor of Shanxi, and now he is a cabinet minister, so it is very suitable for him to lead the team.

But the sudden outbreak of the epidemic still made the capital very nervous, because this place is very close to the capital, if it spreads, the consequences will be disastrous.

Every time there is a big event, there must be rumors. This time, the rumors inside and outside the capital are "heavy snow is in the sky, squirrels are on the ground, and villains are in the middle." The villain, he brought on the plague.

For such endless rumors, the cabinet still used the most severe means to investigate and punish them, arresting them wantonly.

Shanxi also seemed to feel the seriousness. Starting from Taiyuan, almost all the people in the province were mobilized to launch a rodent eradication operation, hunting and killing rats. Shuntian Prefecture was also infected. They also acted in heavy snow days, and even issued a reward of three coins for a rat. , vowing to eradicate the rat disaster.

It was vigorous and vigorous outside, and the palace was as warm as spring.

Inside the Qing Palace, there are many charcoal stoves, and the atmosphere is very warm.

Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Yun who was running over with a big belly, shook his head and blamed, "It's such a cold day, what's the point of running around..."

Zhang Yun passed a food box from the hand of the maid, and said with a soft smile: "The concubine knows that the emperor has been sleepy lately, so she specially made some fish soup for the emperor."

Zhu Xu likes to drink fish soup. Fish soup is well known inside and outside the palace. Hearing this, she took it and helped her to sit down. While opening the food box, she said, "Don't run away like this next time, just stay here at night. It will snow tomorrow." Stop and go."

Zhang Yun responded with a smile, stretched his head to look at Zhu Xu's pile of notebooks on his desk, and said, "Your Majesty, please pay attention to the balance between work and rest."

Zhu Xu handed her the bowl and said, "I see, is there anything you're not used to?"

Zhang Yun held the bowl, looked up at Zhu Xu before he could drink, pursed his mouth, stood up, sat a little closer to Zhu Xu, and said very cautiously: "The concubine is going to listen, the chief assistant...is a bit strict."

Zhu Xu sat on the chair, drank the fish soup, not to mention how comfortable he was, and said with a smile, "It's better to be strict, kid, teach well, and you will become a master in the future."

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Xu's expression, wondering if he knew the inside story, but thinking about her son's pitiful appearance, she still said, "Xiao'er...was slapped by the chief assistant."

Zhu Xu looked up at Zhang Yun, paused for a moment, and said, "Well, I know you feel bad. I will talk to the chief assistant tomorrow, and I can't fight."

Only then did Zhang Yun relax, and said with a smile, "Yes."

Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Yun and smiled, lowered his head to eat the fish soup, but sighed softly in his heart.

History is always strikingly similar. Sun Chuanting's way of educating Zhu Cixiu is very similar to Zhang Juzheng's educating Wanli back then, ranging from reprimands to corporal punishment, and from time to time he would go to Emperor Longqing to sue.

Who can say that Wanli's liquidation of Zhang Juzheng does not have the grudge he had when he was a child?Then Queen Mother Li did not protect Zhang Juzheng, does she also have resentment in her heart?

Zhu Xu's heart wandered, his face remained still, and he comforted Zhang Yun.

After a while, Cao Huachun came in from outside, approached and whispered: "Your Majesty, Fang Shangshu is here."

Fang Shangshu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Fang Kongzhao.

Zhang Yun stood up and said, "The concubine will leave."

Zhu Xu nodded and watched Zhang Yun walk into the bedroom of the Nuan Pavilion, continuing to eat fish soup.

Fang Kongzhao came in, raised his hand and said: "I see the emperor."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Bring a chair to Fang Shangshu. By the way, have you eaten yet? The empress made fish soup with her own hands."

Fang Kongxuan naturally didn't dare to drink, and didn't sit down. He stood in front of the imperial table and said, "Your Majesty, I'm here to report some things that came in from the Ministry of Industry."

Zhu Xu nodded casually, put down the fish soup, wiped his mouth, and said, "Well, I've read the playbook, please explain carefully."

Fang Kongxuan had already had a draft in mind, so he pondered for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry currently has three major groups, one is the Highway Group, the other is the Bridge Construction Group, and the other is the River Road Group. Design, supervision, acceptance, review. As for cement, gravel, labor, transportation, etc., they are all outsourced, and all projects are also undertaken by local chambers of commerce through bidding..."

"Currently, the road planning consists of three main roads, 26 provincial roads and [-] government roads. Due to the preparations made in the past few years, the current progress is smooth, and the participation of various places is extremely high. Villages, counties, etc. have raised funds to build More and faster, it is estimated that within ten years, the plan of 'no counties, no roads' can be completed..."

"Bridge roads are currently mainly necessary to build bridges for large rivers, concentrated in the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and [-] rivers. It is estimated that more than [-] bridges will be built, mainly designed, commanded, checked and accepted by the Political Council and the Ministry of Industry, and undertaken locally. ..."

"The river channel plan is mainly aimed at places with frequent floods and severe floods, serving farmland irrigation, and concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Yellow River. The Ministry of Industry and the Political Yuan have made many years of evaluation and design, and these years have been using During the dry season, dredging efforts have been intensified, silt storage lakes have been built, branch roads have been diverted, and river banks have been reinforced. In recent years, no floods have occurred..."

"Since last year, the Ministry of Industry has been restarting the project that has been suspended for several years. It has invested nearly 2000 million yuan in food and money and mobilized more than 300 million people. The plan is very supportive, as can be seen from the money and food donated by gentry from all over the country. Last year, the money and food received by the Ministry of Industry was equivalent to more than 200 million..."

"The current project is all over Ming Dynasty. There are mainly six places, one is the capital, one is Liaodong, one is Yunnan, one is Sichuan, one is Nanzhili, and Guangdong. Yunnan, Sichuan, and Liaodong are more military-oriented. , South Zhili, and Guangdong because of transportation needs..."

What Fang Kongzheng said was much more detailed than what was written in the playbook.

Zhu Xu listened carefully without interrupting. When Fang Kongzhang finished speaking, it was almost an hour later.

Zhu Xu digested it for a while, and said: "The design drawings you sent up are basically no problem. It's right to go from easy to difficult. Whether it's work for relief or a long-term career, you must do it well. If you have any difficulties, just say it directly."

The work of the Ministry of Industry is more pragmatic and there are not so many fake moves. The common people and officials all see the truth. In addition, Fang Kongzheng is calm, low-key, and not involved in right and wrong, so he has an excellent reputation in the government and the public.

Fang Kongzhang was the former governor of Nanzhili, and he had also been in the Ministry of Rites for two years. He had very rich qualifications in all aspects, and he was a person valued by both the government and the public.

He listened to Zhu Xu's words, bowed slightly, and said, "Currently the cabinet is giving a lot of money and food, so I don't worry about it. I'm worried about such a large-scale action, especially if the disaster victims gather together. Once there is a civil uprising, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Fang Kongxuan's meaning is very simple. Now the project is handed over to the local government. In this local area, it is the chamber of commerce, not the government.

If one is not good, these disaster victims will cause trouble, and it may be a civil uprising under the sweep, and it will be a huge civil uprising that is extremely inflated, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands in a blink of an eye!

Generally speaking, this matter is easy to control, and Fang Kongxuan is fully capable. Since he said so, he should have seen something.

Zhu Xu looked as usual, took the tea that Cao Huachun handed over, and said indifferently: "Is someone making trouble in there again?"

"I'm not sure yet. My idea is that the victims involved in the project will migrate to Liaodong, Annan, and Japan in three waves." Fang Kongzhang's expression remained calm as usual.

Zhu Xu tilted his head slightly, looked at Fang Kongxuan curiously, and said, "This time, in the past ten years, more than 500 million people..."

Fang Kongzhang looked up at Zhu Xu, with blunt eyes, and said, "There is a shortage of people in these three places, but there is no shortage in the Central Plains."

"Not lacking" means more.

Zhu Xu patted the table lightly with his right hand. What Fang Kongzhang said should be related to the year-end audit by the Ministry of Revenue.

Although the Ministry of Household Affairs did not give a specific number of people, combined with local data, it is inferred that the population of the traditional Ming people in the Ming Dynasty was close to 8000 million, which exceeded their previous cognition by more than 2000 million.