Domineering Daming

While waiting anxiously for Li Jieyu's delivery, everyone hurriedly took back the arrangement just now.

I don't know how long it took, a midwife ran out excitedly, and said to Empress Dowager Zhang, "Congratulations to Empress Dowager, congratulations to Empress Dowager, Madam Li gave birth to a princess."

If it was normal, everyone would not be disappointed. After all, the emperor was still young and didn't even have a big wedding. It would be nice to have an eldest princess, but now from Queen Mother Zhang to Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and others were extremely disappointed, and even quietly lost sigh.

Just as Empress Dowager Zhang was about to offer a reward reluctantly, another midwife ran out and said happily, "Congratulations to Empress Dowager, Empress Li is pregnant with twins and a prince!"

Chapter 784 Must Be Consistent with the Court's Attitude

Zhu Xu didn't know what a thrilling night the capital had experienced, and he didn't know that he already had a pair of daughters. Early the next morning, he summoned Shaanxi Governor Li Banghua.

In the lobby, Zhu Xu and Li Banghua were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea.

The shopkeeper knelt on the ground and shivered in fright. He never imagined that the emperor who was high above the clouds would actually come to their town and live in his restaurant!

Thinking of the "harshness" he had treated the emperor these days, he knelt on the ground with sweat all over his head. He didn't know whether it was heat or nervousness.

Zhang Lu knelt beside the shopkeeper, pretending to be nervous, but his mind was still wandering about how to rescue Chu Fuyao.Then kill the dog emperor, the longer it is delayed, the more dangerous it is, she must find a way.

Zhu Xu looked at Li Banghua and said, "The situation in Shaanxi is better than I expected. You are doing well."

Li Banghua was open-minded, fearless, and said with a slight bow: "I am still groping about the governance of Shaanxi, and it has not been fully formed. Therefore, I have not made a statement to the emperor, and I ask the emperor to forgive me."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "Your 'farm policy' is more effective, yes, the problem now is to find the problem, improve the problem, write a memorial for me as soon as possible, I want to read it, and then promote it in the southwest. "

"Yes." Li Banghua said.After he finished speaking, he hesitated to speak.

Zhu Xu was curious and said with a smile, "If you have anything else to say, you can just say it!"

Li Banghua looked up at Zhu Xu, pondered, and said: "Based on my judgment, the disaster situation in the southwestern provinces will be further aggravated, and the imperial court will have more money and food for relief. I think that we should do cool things to ensure the stability of the Southwest!"

The smile on Zhu Xu's face slowly subsided, he picked up the teacup, and thought silently.

The "cool law" mentioned by Li Banghua is actually to carry out "military governance" in the southwest, reduce the expenditure of the court, and let some people starve to death, or what...

This is not the first time Zhu Xu heard Li Banghua's words. Some people in the imperial court who knew the truth and saw the crisis clearly wrote to him, asking for a reduction in money and food for the Southwest, "use heavy codes in troubled times"!

To these grown-ups, it was just a suggestion, but Zhu Xu, if the imperial court really wanted to implement it, it would definitely leave a thousand years of infamy, and at the same time, it was too cruel, and I don't know how many people would be forced to death.

The most frightening thing is that it will turn the southwest into a pot of porridge, so that the court will spend more and it will be more dangerous!

Zhu Xu knew history well, and would never agree!

Li Banghua should just be probing now, after all, this kind of policy is also very determined for them themselves.

Zhu Xu didn't speak, Cao Huachun glanced at Li Banghua calmly.

The shopkeeper kneeling not far away thought that the "Cool Law" was aimed at criminals and rioters, so he didn't pay much attention.

Zhang Lu was different, she immediately understood the meaning of the Shaanxi governor's words, which was to drive the people in the southwest to death!

She clenched her fists with both hands, frowned, raised her head quietly, and looked coldly at the dog emperor who was facing her sideways!

She has already decided in her heart that if the dog emperor dares to agree, she will kill this pair of foolish lords even if she fights now, dog officials!

Zhu Xu didn't give Zhang Lu a chance. He shook his head and said, "Nearly ten million people will be moved from the southwest in the next few years. Annan and Liaodong still need people. In just five years, these two places will be able to contribute taxes to the imperial court. It not only relieves the population pressure in the Southwest, but also provides money and food relief, so it doesn’t need to be so extreme for the time being..."

Seeing that the emperor still refused to let go, Li Banghua didn't say anything more.

He has only been in Shaanxi for less than a year, but he is well aware of the situation in the Southwest. If he does not deal with it early, he will become a burden to the court sooner or later, and he will not be able to get rid of it!

"What do you think of the chieftains in the southwest?" Zhu Xu asked suddenly, holding a teacup.

Although Li Banghua was a civil servant, he basically led the army along the route. Naturally, he knew about the Southwest Tusi Rebellion, so he frowned and thought about it.

Today's chieftains mainly refer to ethnic minorities such as the Yi people in Guizhou, Huguang, Yun, Nan, and Sichuan. As for others, those outside the border have basically collapsed.

There are mainly two branches of the Yi people, led by the She and An clans. Since the reign of Tianqi, they have rebelled and captured Chongqing. One hundred thousand troops have besieged Chengdu, and Guiyang has been besieged for half a year. It can be said that the momentum is huge, shaking the Ming dynasty, that is, Chongzhen It took three years to be suppressed, but it has not been pacified, and there will be chaos from time to time.

The Yi people live at the junction of several provinces, with poor mountains and bad waters, it is difficult for a large army to move, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Basically, they have to conquer several times a year to keep the place stable.

But from the first year of Tianqi to the third year of Chongzhen, the imperial court spent as much as 2000 million taels of silver on these chieftains. At first, it was 50 million, and later it soared to 200 million, 300 million, and even 500 million!In the sixth year of Tianqi, the imperial court was even forced to cut Liao's salary to support the war in the southwest!

You can see what a disaster this is!

Li Banghua was in Shaanxi and knew a lot about these things. After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, the chieftains have been in chaos for a long time, and the reasons are complicated. I believe that the imperial court should treat them differently and use both suppression and appeasement. One-sided conquest and suppression cannot solve the problem in the Southwest." war."

Zhu Xu nodded. Recently, he has been thinking about the southwestern chieftain, which is close to Li Banghua's thinking.

A large part of the large sum of money he gives Southwest every year is spent on "maintaining stability", which is too wasteful. If he can appease and calm down the war, it is possible to save several million taels every year.

Zhu Xu thought about it in his heart, and said: "With Qin Liangyu, Wang Sanshan and others here, I don't worry much about military matters. As for recruiting, who do you think is suitable?"

"Yang He." Li Banghua blurted out.

Zhu Xu picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.

Yang He insisted on "caressing" in Shaanxi back then, but he failed and was transferred away by Zhu Xu, and then Li Jingbai was taken away, which shocked the government and the public.

This person is also suitable, Zhu Xu said with a "hmm" and said: "The six provinces in the southwest are a game of chess, and they can't do their own things. I plan to set up a military and political prime minister in the southwest to coordinate the military affairs and government affairs of the six provinces. What do you think?"

Li Banghua was startled, he didn't expect the emperor to have such an idea, and then he began to think.

The Southwest has a vast territory and a relatively small population, but it was the hardest hit. All kinds of things are disturbing. It is true that we can't just wait for the court to make a decision. Come and go are often bad things.

It's just that the military and political prime ministers of the six provinces not only control government affairs, but also hold hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. Not to mention the emperor, they are not at ease!

Li Banghua frowned and said: "Your Majesty, is this a temporary setup or a permanent setup?"

Zhu Xu said: "Three years is a period, at most three periods."

"It's okay to say three years..." Li Banghua thought to himself, nothing can be done in three years, and he will just transfer someone else. He looked at Zhu Xu and said, "I think it's okay."

"Who do you think is suitable?" Zhu Xu continued.

Li Banghua was taken aback again, and immediately began to think seriously.

There are quite a few suitable people, such as Sun Chuanting from Liaodong, Qin Liangyu from Sichuan, Cao Wenzhao from Jiangsu and others.It's just that he doesn't quite understand why the emperor asked his opinion. Shouldn't this matter be discussed with the court officials?

In an instant, he thought of the recent uproar about the addition of ministers to the cabinet. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Xu.

If Li Banghua is moved in his heart, if he wants to talk about the candidates for the cabinet, among the six ministries, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, and Shen Yongmao are the most popular, and Sun Chuanting from Liaodong. Of course, someone also mentioned Cao Wenzhao, but this is a warrior who has been automatically excluded.

Then these few people can't move, Li Banghua carefully considered for a while, and said: "I think Cao Zongbing from Jiangsu is more suitable."

Zhu Xu didn't know that Li Banghua had so many thoughts in his mind for a while. Hearing Cao Wenzhao's name, he couldn't help being a little surprised: "Cao Wenzhao?"

Immediately he shook his head and said, "Old Cao, I am very reassured in the military. He is not well-versed in government affairs, and there is a safe place in the Southwest. He is not suitable."