Domineering Daming

"My lord, the governor of Guizhou, Wang Sanshan, and the governor, Lu Qin, are asking for an audience." Xu Jie, the secretary of the cabinet, stood outside the door and said to the inside.

Zhu Youjian was angry, and wanted to scold him when he heard the words, and then he suppressed the conversation again, and said, "Let them in."

"Yes." Xu Jie replied, turned and left.

Wang Sanshan and Lu Qin who were waiting at Huiji Gate were arguing in low voices.

"Lord Wang, I've heard that this Xin Wang is very disliked by the emperor. If it wasn't for his brother's face, he would have been deposed a long time ago." Lu Qin said. scars.

The corners of Wang Sanshan's face were thin and he looked quite rigid. He pulled his mustache and frowned and said: "The current immigration is under the control of the cabinet. If Shaanxi is completed, Sichuan will have to wait. We want to change the situation in Guizhou. It’s better to be able to strike first.”

Lu Qin looked dazed, but still objected: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. If the emperor is displeased, it will be even more difficult to accomplish."

Wang Sanshan's eyes were firm, his tone was decisive, and he said: "I am the governor of Guizhou, and I am wholeheartedly serving the people, the court and the emperor. If the emperor takes responsibility, I will bear it!"

Just as Lu Qin was about to persuade him again, Xu Jie came over and said, "My lords, the lord is here to invite you."

Wang Sanshan and Lu Qin looked at each other, raised their hands and said, "Thank you."

The two followed Xu Jie and walked towards the cabinet.

Although Wang Sanshan's tone was decisive and he made up his mind, he was still uneasy.

As soon as they received the documents from the imperial court, they rushed to the capital at high speed, and rushed to the capital before the other officials, just to grab an opportunity!

The land in Guizhou is barren, with many mountains and ridges, and the people are mostly mixed. It can be said that the situation in Guizhou is worse than other places.

Wang Sanshan felt the pressure deeply. He was in such a hurry to go to Beijing because he hoped that the immigrants from the imperial court would take more care of Guizhou.

Wang Sanshan and Lu Qin came to the cabinet, looked at the rather handsome Xin Wang, who had eyebrows like a moon, and quickly raised his hand and said: "I have seen the prince."

Zhu Youjian looked at the two of them, nodded calmly and said, "Please sit down, my lords, Wang Chengen, let's have some tea."

Wang Sanshan and Lu Qin's heart sank, Xin Wang's attitude seemed to dislike them.

Wang Sanshan is not for his own official career, but for Guizhou. Guizhou is located in the middle of Sichuan, Yunnan, Huguang, and Guangxi provinces.In the past two years, Guizhou was almost captured by the rebels, and the situation was even more difficult than Sichuan.

He hoped that the imperial court would take care of Guizhou more in terms of immigration, and reduce the pressure on Guizhou. Naturally, he also urgently needed food and salaries for disaster relief.

It's not that Zhu Youjian has any objections to these two people, but because he can't write the memorial of Jingyang Palace. If it is really like the military reform meeting at that time, the officials let go of the discussion. If he, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is a If you don't know the third question, then you will lose your face and "leave your name forever"!

After drinking tea, Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Sanshan, and said straight to the point: "My lord, tell me about Guizhou and the southwestern provinces. Both the emperor and I are very concerned about it."

Wang Sanshan was a little excited when he heard it, and he organized his words: "My lord, the whole province of Guizhou is suffering from serious disasters, and the people are starved of food. Although the government has repeatedly reduced taxes, some people still starve to death, and some people take the opportunity to make trouble. I implore the lord , For the 800 million people in Guizhou, immigrate from Guizhou first, and give the people a way to survive."

Zhu Youjian frowned when he heard this, and said: "As far as I know, the situation in the southwest is not so bad... Could it be that you didn't collect enough taxes and you found an excuse?" No wonder Zhu Youjian asked, he I still remember that during the Tianqi period, Guizhou sent a lot of tax revenue. How did it only take a few years to reach this situation?

Wang Sanshan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to take over.

In the past few years, he has not lost his memorandum to the court, and the court has also given Guizhou disaster relief, food and tax cuts. What does Xin Wang mean?

Lu Qin is the governor of Guizhou. According to the requirements, he can't get involved in government affairs. But after listening to Wang Xin's words, he still finds it strange that there are severe droughts in the southwest and thousands of miles of desolate land. Whether Wang Xin doesn't know or pretends to be confused, or has other plans ?

Wang Sanshan also thought of this possibility, stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have only seen Guizhou's hardships in 200 years! It's not that I'm shirking officials, it's really an urgent situation. After all, the imperial court's opening of warehouses is limited. In the final analysis, we still have to Let the people have land to grow!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Sanshan with a dubious expression.

He knew about the disaster in the Northwest, but whether he learned it from the memorial or what others told him, he couldn't intuitively feel it. He always believed that the memorial was quite exaggerated, either to shirk responsibility, or to reach out to the court Ask for money and food.

Zhu Youjian didn't say much, and said in a deep voice: "How much do you plan to transfer out?"

"I want to give away 200 million first, no, the more the better..." Wang Sanshan said.Guizhou has a population of more than 800 million, and now more than half of them are affected by the disaster. He is really worried that the war will resume.It's not that he's worried that he won't be able to win, but he's afraid that if he burns the oil, even if Da Ming has gold and silver, it will be exhausted!

Zhu Youjian frowned. Although Liaodong has a vast territory, there is no problem accommodating several million people. The key is to cultivate land, and a large amount of money and food must be invested. Two million people, this is even more expensive than the army!

Zhu Youjian's expression was a little dignified. He found that Southwest might be more serious than he knew.

"A group of stupid officials misled me!" Zhu Youjian was furious and murderous.

"My lord." Without waiting for Zhu Youjian to get angry, Wang Chengen walked in quickly, holding today's morning newspaper in his hand.

Zhu Youjian looked at the newspaper in Wang Chengen's hand, his eyes moved slightly, and when he took it over, his expression was a little stiff.

This is a signed article by Zhao Han, the governor of Henan. The article criticizes the prefects of various places in Henan for pushing the policy of the governor's office three times and four times. Rectify the bureaucracy.

The following article was written by Fan Yiheng, the governor of Gansu Province. He once again accused the party of fighting for harm to the country. There are parties in the court and parties in the localities.

Turning a page is a blessing.Jian Governor Huang Chengyuan wrote, denouncing the so-called "imperial power does not come down to the county", the government orders are difficult to implement, and the local "patriarchal clan is greater than the king's law", hoping that the imperial court will legislate to clean it up.

Zhu Youjian's heart was pounding, what is Jingyang Palace doing?

Zhu Youjian didn't even dare to think about it!

Wang Chengen glanced at Wang Sanshan and Wang Sanshan, and whispered in Zhu Youjian's ear: "Qian Longxi, Jiang Dejing also went to Beijing, but they went to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Hubu, of course, went to see Fu Changzong.

Zhu Youjian hated these two ungrateful white-eyed wolves in his heart, his face was livid, and he lowered his head and continued to look at the newspaper in his hand.

This paper has been sent out, and no one knows how much reaction it will cause.

To put it bluntly, the society of the Ming Dynasty was still a patriarchal system, the royal family had an ancestral system, noble families had family precepts, official families had relatives, and landlord families had ancestral halls.The family and the country, the family first and the country, the patriarchal line is often greater than the king's law.People's respect for elders and ancestors is often better than official authority and imperial authority!

Just when he arrived at the gate of the capital, Zhu Xu also had this morning newspaper in his hand, and looked at it calmly.

If you want to change the lifeless and decadent ethos of Daming, you have to start with the so-called "imperial power does not go to the counties" and "imperial power does not go to the countryside", but this is too difficult.

There is no reason for people to disrespect their ancestors, right?If you tear down other people's ancestral halls, the whole village will fight you hard!These are the bottom ones. Seriously speaking, from top to bottom in the Ming Dynasty, who didn't live under the "patriarchal clan system"?

In Zhu Xu's view, the so-called "filial piety" in the Manchu Qing Dynasty was just a further step in the "patriarchal system" of the Ming Dynasty, which brought the ethics of Gangchang to the extreme.

This is a chain, a spiritual chain, from top to bottom, locked layer by layer, locking everyone in Daming.Everyone can only act in the circle that the chain reaches. If they go out of this circle, they will be rebellious, cast aside by the world, and have no place to stand in the world!

Cao Wenzhao also saw it, and his expression changed again and again.Huang Chengyuan's article is awe-inspiring, calling for a thorough investigation of "lawless people", not negating the "patriarchal clan system", but just testing the edge.

I'm afraid this is not the purpose of the emperor, right?

He wanted to look back, but he held back.He could vaguely guess a trace of Zhu Xu's intentions, which made him shudder.

Zhu Xu didn't say anything either. The source of this chain is not "patriarchal clan system", but ritual law, and it is Confucianism that is becoming more and more degenerate and extreme.

Thoughts have great inertia, not just one or two, ten or eight sober people can turn it around. Zhu Xu needs time to broaden his horizons and break through the shackles of his thoughts. The era of sea voyages is already in front of him!

Zhu Xu lifted the curtain and looked out. Many people were reading newspapers with their hands in their hands. Their expressions were a little bit tangled, frowning, and those with a little less self-restraint would yell at them. The word "Huang Chengyuan" could be faintly heard.

"I've stabbed a hornet's nest." Zhu Xu smiled and put down the curtain, leaning against the wall of the room, and said leisurely.

Cao Wenzhao knew in his heart that Huang Chengyuan was just a small wave of temptation, and someone would definitely jump out of this wave of temptation.