Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu didn't feel fooled, but deceived.

Whether it is the memorials of prefects and county magistrates, or the governors, governors, or even the six ministries, the cabinet’s memorials are not honest. The real reality is either absent or hidden between the lines, which is difficult to detect.

"The old mother without birth, the home of vacuum... Believe in the old mother without birth, and you will return to the hometown of eternal life..."

Just as Zhu Xu and the others walked out of the rice field, not far away, a group of men in white clothes raised their sails and shouted as they walked.

"White Lotus Sect?" Zhu Xu almost blurted out, he had never seen it before, but this attire was really special.

Cao Huachun followed Zhu Xu, and said in a low voice: "Yes, the White Lotus Sect is very powerful in Shandong. They don't cause trouble, and they help the local government to appease the people and donate money and food, so there is no suppression or prohibition."

Zhu Xu's expression moved. In his heart, the White Lotus Sect has always been a "cult". After thinking for a while, he said, "Let Jin Yiwei investigate and see the number, scale, teachings, spread, etc. of the White Lotus Sect or other sects. , to be more detailed."

In troubled times, evildoers come out. At this time, cults are the most deceptive and destructive.

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Chapter 615 Restoration of Confucian classics

The foundation of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be very strong, but this is not an ordinary time. There are severe droughts and floods every year, and there is no normal season, which lasts for more than ten years. No matter how thick the foundation is, it cannot withstand such a toss.

Zhu Xu sat in the carriage with no expression on his face.

It's one thing to read the book, but another thing in reality. His heart became more and more heavy, panicked, and then urgent.

The "political reform" must be completed as soon as possible!

While Zhu Xu's carriage was moving slowly, a man in regular uniform came galloping to the side of Zhu Xu's carriage and handed a secret letter to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun took it, waved him back, and then slowly spread it out.

This is a letter from Feige. Cao Huachun stared at it and his eyes narrowed. He turned and got into the carriage, and whispered to Zhu Xu, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, "Your Majesty, the capital is secret."

Zhu Xu opened his eyes, took a look, and frowned.

There is a line of small characters on it: Lu Wang Zinan and Hou and Xin Wang Ning want to take over the old grandson.

Without punctuation marks, Zhu Xu thought carefully for a while.To put it simply, it was the group of assassins that Zhu Xu had met before. Lu Wang was funded, Nan Hehou participated, Xin Wang was peaceful, and Wei Zhongxian wanted to attack Sun Chengzong.

Cao Huachun was very worried, the capital must never have an accident, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to make some arrangements?"

There was a sense of urgency in Zhu Xu's heart, his eyes were beating coldly, he looked up at him, and said: "It is to arrange and deliver an order, order Bi Ziyan to go out of Beijing to inspect the floods, and urge all places to strictly prevent this year's floods. Beijing, conduct routine inspections of the standing army near the capital... and then let Liu Shimin go out of Beijing to Liaodong to inspect various places."

Cao Huachun's expression changed drastically. Bi Ziyan was equivalent to the first assistant. If he was not there, the government affairs of the capital would fall on Sun Chengzong's head. Shen Yongmao was the Minister of the Ministry of War. Patrol Battalion!When Liu Shimin left Beijing, the Supervisor of Rituals was empty!

In this way, once something happened to Sun Chengzong, the entire capital would completely fall into Wei Zhongxian's hands!

Cao Huachun's scalp felt numb, and his heart was extremely terrified, and he remonstrated: "Your Majesty, something big will happen like this!"

There was a sneer on the corner of Zhu Xu's mouth, and he said: "Send Wei Zhongxian another decree, and order him to cooperate with Shuntian Mansion to screen the officials and gentry in Beizhili within three days, register the list of honest taxpayers, and request the truthful report of the acres, population, Income and other details, if he refuses to register, he will be severely punished if he is fooled, and if he does not do well, he will be arrested immediately!"

The emperor is forcing Wei Zhongxian!

Cao Huachun was terrified, even knowing that the emperor had plans, he was still uneasy, so he had to bite the bullet and deliver the decree.

Not long after, Cao Bianjiao appeared in the carriage again and said, "Your Majesty, I have basically figured out that the harvest in Tai'an area is decreasing every year, especially this year. I am afraid that the production will be reduced by [-]%, but the rents in various places have not been reduced. , is still the same, and some are even increasing.”

Zhu Xu had already expected it, and asked, "Then how did they survive?"

Heaven forbids them to live, and people push them again. What can these ordinary people do?

Cao Bianjiao glanced at Zhu Xu, lowered his head and said, "Going back to the emperor, there are many ways, such as selling sons and daughters, running away from famine, turning grass into bandits, etc. If it doesn't work, you can only starve to death. I heard that Tai'an has starved to death in recent years." There are quite a few people."

Zhu Xu frowned tightly, these were obviously not the answers he wanted, and asked again: "What about the imperial court's disaster relief point?"

Cao Bianjiao looked up at Zhu Xu again, and said: "The imperial court's disaster relief sites are limited, and they are all concentrated in the county towns, and seldom go to the countryside. In addition, the food supply is also limited, and they will be robbed in a short time. I heard that those high-ranking officials and nobles , the wealthy households will send their servants to grab it first, and there will not be much left for the victims.”

Zhu Xu's face twitched, his eyes were gloomy, and his chest was filled with anger.

In order to prevent corruption, he forbade officials at all levels to intervene. In these disaster relief sites, food was not given to the localities. Instead, the Ministry of Households directly relocated and expanded channels. Among them, the Ministry of Officials, Jinyiwei and other departments participated in order to curb corruption. !

But it never occurred to him that he had overlooked another thing - "delinquency"!

The local officials turned a blind eye to these matters, I'm afraid they secretly got a share of the pie!

"Why didn't the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Officials report it?" Zhu Xu asked angrily.

Cao Bianjiao didn't meddle in government affairs, lowered his head and said: "I don't know."

Zhu Xu glanced at him, but didn't speak.

Maybe it was because there were too many things in the household department before, or there were too many big things recently, and they didn't have time to pay attention...

Zhu Xu opened the curtain and looked outside. There were more and more people, obviously they were about to reach the town.

"Cao Huachun." Zhu Xu said without turning his head.

Cao Huachun came in, bowed his body and said in a low voice: "The servant is here."

"Pass an order to the Jin Yiwei, asking them to find out the specific disaster relief situation in Shandong. I want to see it as soon as possible." Zhu Xu said expressionlessly.

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun said, when he was leaving, he looked up at Zhu Xu, hesitant to speak.

In his opinion, the emperor is high above, and some things are destined to "pretend to be confused". What's more, this matter involves the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials, who are diehard supporters of the emperor. It's not a good thing for the Bureau.

However, he could also see the emperor's determination from Zhu Xu's expression, and retreated silently.

Zhu Xu put down the curtain and sat alone in the carriage, thinking.

For many years, he has been trying his best to leverage Daming's corrupt officialdom and atmosphere.Even though he changed a group of people, set up a new political structure, and the atmosphere has improved, it has not changed at all.The thought is still the same thought, like an iron plate, which cannot be touched no matter what.

"It seems that the Confucian classics are going to be edited again..." Zhu Xu whispered to himself, his eyes flickering slightly.

The academy used new textbooks for "primary school students", which brushed the boundaries of Confucian classics and used very little, emphasizing "loyalty to the emperor" and "patriotism" and so on. The ideological constraints were relatively small, but this group of people wanted It will take a long time to grow up, not to mention that Ming society is a big dye vat, and the change of thinking still needs to start from the current "Scholar Lin".

As Zhu Xu thought about it, the carriage suddenly changed from rickety to stable.

Zhu Xu opened the curtain, and indeed he entered the town. The dirt road turned into a concrete road, quite flat and clean everywhere.

Ming people at this time, no matter they are great Confucians who have read poetry and books or ordinary people, have high requirements for themselves. The streets are very clean, and the crowds are orderly. Rows of houses are row upon row, which is quite lively. .

The carriage stopped, and in front of a seemingly high-end restaurant, Cao Huachun whispered beside the carriage: "My lord, this is a joint venture between Huitong Commercial Bank and He Yunshan, which can ensure safety."

Zhu Xu got off the carriage, looked up, nodded with a smile, and said, "Although it's not as good as the capital, it's pretty good in this small town."

Huitong Commercial Bank and its cooperative industries are often based on official roads, waterways or centered on big cities, and radiate and expand. Because politics, capital, service, and operation methods are all the best, they can often quickly establish themselves in the local market. With a firm foothold, naturally, the profits are also considerable.

Cao Huachun, Cao Bianjiao and several personal guards surrounded Zhu Xu and walked in, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.