Domineering Daming

Liu Rushi also stopped, looked straight at Zhu Xu, bowed slightly with a serious expression on his face, and said, "Brother Zhu, my little sister has a heart for the country, and she wished to be born as a man! If Brother Zhu or the emperor needs it, the daughter of the people Everything!"

Zhu Xu rubbed his chin and said with a smile: "Among the scholars, the emperor's reputation has not been very good, such as 'ruthless emperor', 'no father and no ancestor', 'disrespect to saints', etc. It can be found everywhere, if Miss Liu follows the emperor to do things, is she ready to bear the world's infamy?"

Liu Rushi frowned, and said with a serious face: "A man who complains about the sky and others is not a gentleman, the way is before him, and he will never regret a hundred deaths, let alone infamy!"

Zhu Xu's eyes lit up. At this time, Liu Rushi was particularly admirable. Maybe Zhu Xu had preconceived ideas, but now, Zhu Xu did have some thoughts.

"What can you do?" Zhu Xu pondered for a while before asking.

Liu Rushi's face flashed with joy, and he said excitedly: "My little sister knows a lot of people in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and she will definitely be able to help the emperor and Brother Zhu! No matter what I do, my little sister is willing to do her best!"

Zhu Xu nodded his head and said after a while: "Okay, I will play the Emperor Ming and see what the Emperor means."

Liu Rushi looked excited, bowed deeply, and said: "Little sister is waiting for the good news of Brother Zhu."

Zhu Xu smiled, said a few words, got into the carriage, and went back to the restaurant.

Cao Huachun was already waiting, Zhu Xu washed up a little, and he reported: "Your Majesty, I have basically figured it out. The registered population of Shandong is 800 million. Judging from the situation found, most of the people live in the cabinet. Below the poverty line, there are more than 600 million people, and there are about 100 million people who barely have enough food and clothing. The rest are gentry and officials. The source of the chaos..."

This Zhu Xu has expected that if the land pattern cannot be reversed as soon as possible, this number will increase and the burden on the court will further increase.

However, he can no longer carry out the land revolution in Shandong for the time being. He must wait for Beizhili to digest it and watch the reaction of the gentry class before making further plans.

"Well, I got it, I'll tidy it up and send it to the cabinet." Zhu Xu picked up the pen and said while writing.

"Yes."

Cao Huachun responded, and then took out a memorial, saying: "Your Majesty, this is Huang Chengyuan's memorial. It is the government briefing of the past year from the Shandong patrol yamen."

The pen in Zhu Xu's hand paused, put it down quickly, picked up the playbook, and flipped through it.

Not long after, Zhu Xu smiled and said, "Huang Chengyuan's hands are quite fast."

Huang Chengyuan was transferred to Shandong after the political reform this year. It can be said that he is unfamiliar with the local people. If he wants to suppress the local snakes in Shandong, he must rely on the power of the imperial court.

The Governor's Council, the Prison Division, and the Dali Temple are the best tools.

The memorial said that he had submitted the memorial to the cabinet yesterday, and he should reply tomorrow. Once the cabinet approves, he will immediately proceed to carry out large-scale reforms of Shandong's political system, restructure, and complete the "political reform" goal of the imperial court. .

Previously, Zhu Xu's reforms were all designed for the top level, including the governor's office and the governor's office. Now, it is to operate on the whole.It's just that no one has any idea what this kind of surgery will look like without Zhu Xu's strong or arrogant push.

Zhu Xu had a smile on his face. He didn't care whether Huang Chengyuan could fulfill his request. In the future, Shandong would still undergo drastic reforms from the bottom to the top. At that time, it would be the time for real innovation and the complete completion of the political reform!

"Pass the decree to Huang Chengyuan."

Zhu Xu closed the memorial, narrowed his eyes and said: "Let him do it carefully and perfect it. I will bring his experience to the south. If he can't carve the model well, I will make trouble for him."

"According to the order!"

Cao Huachun said, he understands very well that Beizhili's actions are too violent, the emperor wants to slow down and appease the hearts of the scholars, or it is - paralyzed!

"That's right." Zhu Xu paused for a while, and then said: "I have been delayed in Shandong for a long time, so I will tell Huang Chengyuan that I will see the Shandong officials the day after tomorrow and order him to get ready."

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun responded.

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, picked up a pen, and wrote his "travel note" for today.

"Scholars are more greedy than merchants, and the people are more greedy than the state..."

When Zhu Xu was writing his "travel notes" quietly, the whole Shandong was buzzing.

The Yang Fengzhong incident has spread rapidly. The "Eighteen Strict Rules" are like a sharp sword hanging over everyone's heads, making them restless. The Yamen should not be held accountable.

Among them, corruption and gray income are naturally involved the most, but very few people voluntarily turn in gift money.

Few people in Shandong know that Yang Fengzhong, the central figure in the incident, is already on his way to Beijing.

No one knew that Huang Chengyuan and the governor's office were planning a bigger incident.

Chapter 646 Horqin Great Change

Shandong is about to be lively, and the excitement in Horqin has already begun.

Huang Taiji sweat tent.

Now the Kingdom of Jin exists in name only, no different from ordinary grassland tribes. Huang Taiji has few people under his command, but he is still confident and calm.

Dafu Jin Zhezhe rubbed Huang Taiji's legs, and said softly: "Khan, Bumbutai was detained by the Ming people, and you can't be short of people around you. Sangji told me that I want to give you another side Fujin... ..."

Huang Taiji's legs are not fully healed yet, he was half lying there, reading the chess record, concentrating on it, only smiled and didn't speak.

He is very clear about the purpose of Sangji or Horqin. When the Dajin Kingdom was in full swing, he married Bumbutai to let Horqin feel his sincerity. Now he refuses, and needs to let Horqin feel his strength and confidence.

Zhezhe has been with Huang Taiji for more than 20 years, and he understands him best. When he doesn't want to talk, it's when he doesn't want to, and the last time he can't be forced!

So she rubbed Huang Taiji's legs and didn't continue talking.

Mang Yingli walked in at this time, dressed in normal clothes, with a sad expression on his face: "Sweating profusely."

Huang Taiji put down the book, sat up and said with a smile, "Speak."

Mang Yingli glanced at Zhe Zhe, and said with a sad face still: "Khan, last year's weather was extremely cold, and Horqin froze many cattle and sheep to death. This year's weather is getting worse. It hasn't rained yet, and the water plants are drying up day by day. The food we brought over has been exhausted...the Ming people can't get in any more, the tribute from Horqin and other tribes to us is decreasing day by day, and the complaints in the country are getting louder and louder, so we have to think of other ways..."

Huang Taiji's expression remained unchanged, but he did not speak.

This is a real dilemma. There is no land here in Horqin, and they all rely on grazing for a living. In the past, grain, salt, cavalry, cloth, etc. could be brought in from the Great Wall, but now they are all gone, not only for clothing, but also for food. , the most fundamental food has become a threat.

Zhezhe looked up at Huang Taiji, frowning slightly.

Horqin was also blocked by the Ming Dynasty. The tribes on the grassland saw the wind and the relationship with Horqin became increasingly alienated. They all wanted to get closer to Ming Dynasty. After all, their life was not easy.A few years ago, the Ming Dynasty would give them food, silver, etc., but now they are all gone, and they cannot be robbed, so they all hope to maintain a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty and get their "rewards".

On the other hand, Chahar is getting bigger and bigger. With the support of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Danhan has been a little arrogant recently and annexed several tribes one after another. Horqin and Huang Taiji didn't respond, making those small tribes near the Great Wall more and more want to Close to the Ming Dynasty, seek refuge.

Huang Taiji and Mang Yingli knew all these things, but they didn't say anything.

Mang Yingli is now the minister of governance, and he is in charge of the food and drink of nearly 5 people in the Kingdom of Jin. Now he is at the end of his rope, so he can only complain to Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji remained silent for a long time, rubbing the corner of his clothes with his right hand.

He knew very well in his heart that there are only two ways out for the Kingdom of Jin and Horqin: one is to negotiate peace with Daming in exchange for a "reward" from Ming Dynasty. will not give.

The second is to support war with war!

This method is the basis for the gradual rise of their Golden Kingdom, grow stronger in the war, train soldiers to increase combat power, and at the same time obtain survival and everything other than survival!

But, things have changed now.

At the beginning, they were poor and white, and they fought desperately with the Ming Dynasty. When he gained a firm foothold, the Ming Dynasty had completely withdrawn and could only let them attack. Therefore, it was very successful to support the war with war.