Domineering Daming

Zou Weilian kept looking at Zhu Xu, bowed slightly, and considered the appropriate wording in his heart, and said: "The 'New Deal' is too laborious and slow from top to bottom, and it has not yet involved plans below the county level. The time is too long. It has been a long time, and now the disasters are continuous, and we cannot deal with them calmly. Therefore, I believe that we should use a two-pronged approach to start the bottom-level reform plan as soon as possible, and we cannot blindly go from top to bottom..."

Zhu Xu smiled and said nothing. It seems that most people still don't realize the role of the Political Yuan.

Zou Weilian saw that Zhu Xu was listening carefully, and the chatter became smoother, and he said: "I think that the selection of scholars should be changed. Now the officialdom is full of old-fashioned officials, which is not conducive to reform. There is an urgent need for young people. Every three years. The imperial examination is too time-consuming..."

Zhu Xu continued to nod and smile. This year's imperial examination did not admit a few people, but the Royal Political Council will conduct a joint examination in August. Those who can pass the examination will be directly arranged by the Ministry of Officials to exercise in a similar position as the county magistrate. , is Daming's reserve cadre.

Zou Weilian glanced not far away, and at some point a light was turned on, and an inner eunuch was listening to his words, writing them down.

Zou Weilian talked for a long time, paused for a while, and continued: "I still have some ideas about the 'New Deal', and I have already written a playbook, and I invite the emperor to read it."

Zhu Xu reached out to take it, put it aside, and said with a smile: "I'll see tomorrow, you continue to talk about your thoughts."

Zou Weilian bowed slightly, and said: "Yes. Regarding the disaster relief, I think the court is a little too much, and the amount should be determined carefully, and the money and food should not be distributed blindly, otherwise the local government will be lazy, and the people will suffer. Responsibility is given to the local government, and they are diligent in government affairs and find ways to solve problems, instead of pushing everything to the court. This can also increase the local capacity, help resist disasters, and control civil unrest..."

Zhu Xu opened his eyes, Zou Weilian's idea was really special. In the past, the local officials would cry and ask the court for money and food, but now a local official told him that it was too much?

Seeing that Zhu Xu was interested, Zou Weilian talked even more slippery, saying: "In addition, regarding the major repairs of water conservancy and large-scale construction, I think that we should also stop. The court wants to save all money and food for future urgent tasks. These things should be The behavior of the prosperous age is not suitable for our country now..."

Zhu Xu's neck suddenly tilted, and his eyes were a little stunned.Don't these adults know what "relief with work" is?Don't know the water situation in recent years?Don't you know what the official path of Ming Dynasty looks like?

But looking at it from Zou Weilian's point of view, there seems to be nothing wrong with it, there is food in hand, don't you feel panic?

Zou Weilian looked at Zhu Xu's expression and knew that he was thinking, so he didn't stop talking, and said: "Besides, there is a severe shortage of food now, and merchants are hoarding goods, traveling from south to north, seeking huge profits, and finally passing it on to the people. I think that, Vendors should be restricted, especially those who go to sea, and should be recalled with all their strength, and it is strictly forbidden to go to sea again. The navy costs a lot, and I think it should be greatly reduced, and a certain amount can be kept..."

Zhu Xu pinched his chin with his right hand, and looked at Zou Weilian quietly, as if something moved in his heart, he didn't interrupt him, and listened to him quietly.

"Fujian has many hills and little arable land. I think the 'farm policy' in Shaanxi and other places is quite suitable. Please allow the emperor to implement it..."

"I intend to vigorously promote high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes as a means of combating drought..."

"Fujian is expected to reduce by [-]% this year, and the tax, food, tax and silver will definitely be handed over..."

Zhu Xu could hear Zou Weilian's words clearly at first, but the back seemed to be drifting away, and he couldn't hear clearly at all. He could only look at Zou Weilian with a stiff smile, pretending to be listening carefully.

Zou Weilian is not considered a mediocre official, he can be said to be a capable official, but even such a person has limitations, bound by traditional thinking, and wholeheartedly shuts the door to live a small life, no matter whether it is a storm outside, or a strong ship and a sharp gun , I am at ease, no matter what.

Zou Weilian is not an isolated case, he is a representative, even universal, most capable officials in Ming Dynasty should be like this.

Therefore, "thought cleansing" is becoming more and more imminent, and there is no delay!

Zou Weilian talked a lot, but Zhu Xu didn't hear anything except what was in front of him. When he stopped, Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Well, I'll keep the playbook, I'll think it over carefully, and I'll talk to you tomorrow."

Zou Weilian felt relieved when he heard Zhu Xu's words, at least the emperor didn't intend to find fault in Fujian.

It was inappropriate to disturb him so late, Zou Weilian got up and said, "I will leave."

Yu Anxing got up and was about to speak when Zhu Xu raised his hand and said, "You stay."

Yu Anxing was startled, put down his raised hand, and stood in front of Zhu Xu.

After Zou Weilian went out, Zhu Xu said: "About the matter of overseas merchants, someone impeached you, what do you think?"

Yu Anxing frowned slightly, lowered his head, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

When the governor's yamen was discussing this matter, Yu Anxing insisted on punishing Frangji, but the attitude of the governor's yamen was quite consistent, that is, "don't ask questions", and then banned the sea and forced the merchants to return to the sea.

Chapter 731

The governor's yamen's attitude of "don't ask questions" naturally conflicted with Yu Anxing, although the governor's office listened to the governor's yamen in "critical moments", but in normal times, he and Zou Weilian were equal in rank.Therefore, the attitude was very tough, and in the end even Zou Weilian couldn't do anything about it.

Yu Anxing's attitude caused someone to impeach him later, and Zou Weilian talked to Zhu Xu about the Maritime Trade in front of him, and directly put Yu Anxing's eyes on it.

Yu Anxing's mind was spinning and he couldn't figure out what Zhu Xu was thinking, but he still gritted his teeth secretly, his brows relaxed suddenly, and he said to Zhu Xu in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, no matter where you go, you are my Ming people, and you cannot let others slaughter at will. The border is restless, the country is not peaceful, the sea is not peaceful, and the country is restless! The minister believes that we must severely suppress it, correct our Daming’s national prestige, spread it overseas, and ensure that no one else dares to bully our Daming or the people of our Daming!”

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, looking at Yu Anxing's expression unmoved.

This Yu Anxing's attitude is very different from that of many people, even Cao Wenzhao, he wants to make contributions more, and his thoughts on "national dignity" are very light, even with his many years of influence, he is still weak, without strong country, national consciousness.

But this Yu Anxing's words had a faint rudimentary shape, and the words were quite sonorous and forceful.

Zhu Xu was quite curious, and said with a smile: "Did you answer me based on the textbooks of the military academy?"

Yu Anxing immediately said: "I don't dare! This is my true opinion. Raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a short time, I think the navy should do something! In this world, there should be no place beyond the king's law!"

Zhu Xu leaned back on the chair, looked at the governor of Fujian with playful eyes, and thought to himself, he is a talent, it seems that he has to rearrange.

After a while, Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Well, I understand, you go, I will vent my anger on you tomorrow."

Yu Anxing was slightly taken aback, not knowing why, he said, "I'll take my leave."

Zhu Xu leaned there, rubbing his chin with his right hand, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Although Zou Weilian is a little pedantic, it is not a problem for Fujian to be handed over to him, but Yu Anxing is a talent who can be arranged for great use.

After a while, Zhu Xu put his hands on his lower abdomen and said: "Send an order to the Ministry of War to mobilize [-] soldiers and horses. Those who have been trained for at least two years and are proficient in guns should be summoned immediately and sent to Fujian as soon as possible. "

Cao Huachun stepped out of the shadows and said, "Observe the order."

"Then send an order to the Ministry of War to transfer Gansu deputy Ma Yu to Fujian for another appointment." Zhu Xu paused for a while, then said again.

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu lay there halfway, thinking for a while, then got up and went upstairs.

He didn't sleep, spread out the paper, and wrote a letter to Bumbutai.

The structure of "gold and silver", commercial law, the division of commercial areas, the difference of preferences, and then to the special Dali Temple, which is the court, then the arbitration office, the customs, and even mentioned the maritime guard, the sea area safety zone, and the rules for the passage of merchant ships And so on.

Some may be out of the ordinary, but merchants will be a special force in the sea in the future. Through Bumbutai's mouth, they are also mentally prepared, or they need to plan.

Zhu Xu couldn't hold back his pen after writing this, so he wrote several pages, checked it carefully, and then stuffed it back into the envelope, ready to send it out tomorrow.

"Okay, sleep!"

Zhu Xu clapped his hands, got up and loosened his shoulders, ready to go to bed, it will not be easy after tomorrow.

Just about to go to bed, Cao Huachun knocked on the door and said, "Your Majesty, the letter from Beijing is from Princess Yongning."

Zhu Xu was taken aback for a moment, walked over to open the door, took it over and said, "Okay, it's all right, let's go to sleep."

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu took off his clothes, lay on the bed, and tore open the little girl's letter.

"Hey, the little girl has finally grown up and knows to write to uncle..."

Zhu Xu was quite emotional. He had worked so hard to keep her, and the emperor's wife had suffered a lot. Seeing that the little girl was only ten years old, she was considered a young adult.