Domineering Daming

"One of the most important government affairs in Liaodong is to reclaim wasteland. Liaodong has a vast land and sparsely populated land, and the land is fertile. If it is reclaimed properly, it is possible to develop a million hectares of fertile land. It is easy to resettle 3000 million people, but these needs Time, there are more and more fishermen now, don’t stop them, encourage them a lot, it’s always good to thank you for eating, after you arrive in Shenyang, study carefully, take a walk, take a look, fill in the gaps, and remember to write a memorial for me.”

"I left an 'expansion strategy' in Liaodong. You can't stop. You must continue to expand. Sakhalin Island and others must also operate well. Although the navy is not under your control, you have to give it the convenience it deserves..."

Zhu Xu had no idea about Zhou Yingqiu's ability in local government affairs, so he couldn't help telling him more.

Liaodong is very important to Ming Dynasty, not to mention it is a strategic place directly facing the tribes of Mongolia, and it is also the place where the most immigrants from Ming Dynasty are. It is extremely important to fight against disasters, and there must be no loss.

Zhou Yingqiu also felt that Zhu Xu was very worried about his going to Liaodong.

After waiting for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the minister will act in a safe manner and will never advance rashly. He will focus on promoting the existing government affairs in Liaodong, check for omissions and make up for gaps, and will not make major changes rashly. He will also control all aspects of Liaodong. There will be no big disturbances that will affect the emperor and the court's affairs."

Zhu Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and said with his jaw: "You should know that I have been trying to weaken all the existing big powers, the clan, nobles, nobles, aristocratic families, and the same is true when you go to Liaodong. Those who coerce the local yamen, or even threaten the imperial court, must be suppressed by some means, so that they cannot become pests in our state affairs, or even vassal towns that do not listen to the announcement..."

The big clans in Liaodong are more threatening than Guannei, because they not only have a lot of land, money and food, but also have a lot of military power in their hands.

For example, the Zu family, the Wu family, the Li family, and the Zhao family, these families are deeply rooted in Liaodong, and at the same time they are married to each other, forming a huge interest group.

Zhou Yingqiu understood and said: "Yes, I will pay attention to it and handle it carefully."

Zhu Xu pinched the corner of his clothes with his fingers, and said slowly: "I have already read your report, and there is basically nothing wrong with it. When you arrive in Liaodong, take measures according to local conditions, read more, ask, you can't hide in the government office and just pick up a pen and make a decision." , we need to listen to different voices widely, learn from each other's strengths to make up for our weaknesses... Okay, you can know these things in your heart, I won't say more, about the government affairs of the Ministry of Officials, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhou Yingqiu looked up at Zhu Xu, pondered, and said: "Your Majesty, the other ministers are not worried, but the ministers are worried about the students coming out of the Royal Political Council."

Chapter 899 Whampoa

"Worried about the students coming out of the Royal Political Council..."

Zhu Xu looked at Zhou Yingqiu, his eyes moved slightly, and said, "Tell me."

Zhou Yingqiu knew the status of the two imperial courts in Zhu Xu's heart, and after deliberating for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, the first batch are now qualified to serve as prefects, but they have no family background, so they have been suppressed all the time, not only in the capital, but also in other places The same is true in the world, such contradictions are expanding. The reason why the minister cooperates with the cabinet to suppress is because he is worried that the officials from the Political Council will form a group, and if it continues, new cronies will form, and they will be more united than before, and the harm will be greater... ..."

The Royal Political Academy was established by Zhu Xu, and most of the students who came out were placed in low-level "officials" positions, because most of them had no background, that is, the imperial examination, and no Jinshi and rank.

It may have been unremarkable before, but now five or six years have passed, in terms of qualifications and abilities, most of them can be promoted on a large scale, but they are stuck on the "diploma".

Zhu Xu had already noticed this, and nodded slightly, motioning for Zhou Yingqiu to continue.

"It's not too difficult." Zhou Yingqiu leaned forward slightly, and said, "Their number is not large, but in the past two years, more than 200 people have entered office every year, and there will be more and more in the future. most of them have no background, and what they have learned is very different from what they have learned in the past. It will inevitably have an impact on the officials of the entire Ming Dynasty in the future, and it may not take three to five years. In addition, the minister also noticed that these students began to appear. There are some different voices, Cao Dingjiao, Wei Xuelian, and Meng Zhaoxiang are constantly being provoked, I am afraid that they will also fight each other among themselves, and embark on the old path of the Donglin Party..."

"Whampoa!"

Zhu Xu's face was as usual, and his heart was shocked.

Zhou Yingqiu's words may sound alarmist to outsiders, but Zhu Xu knows that this is simply a general trend!

This situation is mixed for Zhu Xu. The advantage is that in the next ten years, he can use this power to carry out a strong rectification of Daming without too much resistance.The disadvantage is that this force will form a natural destructive force, that is, the reappearance of cronies, which is not in line with his original intention.

"What do you think I should do?" Zhu Xu looked at Zhou Yingqiu with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Since Zhou Yingqiu opened his mouth, he naturally had some thoughts, saying: "I believe that the number of students from the Royal Political Council should be controlled, and they should not be given the opportunity to join forces. The imperial examinations to be held by the imperial court next year, past students should also join. , allowing them to take the exam for three consecutive years, and if they still fail to obtain a Jinshi degree after three years, they should be "removed". The imperial examination must be "fair and just", and no special treatment will be given to the Royal Council..."

Listen, Zhu Xu, this matter is also one of the sequelae of his eager reform, but what Zhou Yingqiu said is a bit too much. If the Royal Political Council is suppressed, it will deviate from his goal of popularizing education and updating Confucian culture in Ming Dynasty, and it will affect the future development of Ming Dynasty. unfavorable.

At the same time, with the large-scale liberalization of the commodity economy, some new ideas that should have appeared will emerge faster and more. Some ideas of Gu Yanwu and others have already appeared, and the future may be more radical than in history.All these require the help of freshmen from the political academy, and the old scholars will continue to resist, but Li Zhi will be forced to death in the end—Zhu Xu will not allow this to happen again!

"Well, I will let Zhao Han watch over this matter. There is no such situation as you said right now. We really need to curb it in the future. It is necessary to eliminate the chaff and save the chaff. Next year's imperial examination will be a touchstone. "

Zhu Xu said.Next year's imperial examination is essentially the National Joint Examination of the Royal Political Council, which only allows young people of the right age from all over the country to participate in a unified competition.

Of course, people on the ban are still excluded.

What Zhou Yingqiu said was just a precautionary measure. Seeing that Zhu Xu had listened to it, he said, "Yes. The other ministers have already said the same thing in their memorial books. Lu Daqi is also a capable official. With his help for a while, Mr. Zhao will soon become familiar with the official. Ministry affairs, I don’t worry about it.”

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Well, this journey is probably not easy. When you arrive at Shanhaiguan, talk to Xiong Tingbi. If necessary, go to North Korea. Now I don't have the heart to take care of North Korea, but build bridges and pave the way. North Korea should be encouraged to do these things and strengthen ties with Liaodong. The same is true at sea. Ships traveling to and from North Korea from Shandong, Vladivostok and other places should only be encouraged. North Korea is also a strategic location and cannot be ignored..."

These are relatively casual topics, Zhou Yingqiu raised his hand and said: "Yes, I will pay attention to it. Now that the snow is getting heavier and heavier, the emperor should go back earlier, and there is no need to send it away."

Along the way, Zhu Xu was somewhat confident. Zhou Yingqiu should not make any trouble in Liaodong, and nodded, "I will send you here, take care of yourself all the way."

Not to mention the uniqueness of the Ming emperor sending someone off from the city, but it must be the first case that the one in front of him gave it off so easily and naturally.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Yingqiu said in a deep voice as he fell to the ground.

Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hands. When the carriage stopped, he got out of the carriage and watched Zhou Yingqiu's carriage rush to Shanhaiguan in the snow and ice.

Behind him was a carriage that was turning around, and the escorting guards.

Cao Huachun looked up at the sky, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's almost time for Mr. Zhao to enter the capital."

Zhu Xu exhaled lightly, looked at the snow that was falling more and more, and said, "Well, go back, go to the cabinet."

On Zhu Xu's way back to the palace, two women in white appeared at the corner not far from Lu Daqi's mansion - Liu Rushi and Su Xi.

The two of them held umbrellas and stood there for an unknown period of time. There was already thick snow under their feet.

Su Xi looked at the closed gate of Lu Daqi's mansion, and asked suspiciously: "Miss, does the person you're looking for live here? Isn't he a clan? Should he go to the ten princes' mansion?"

Liu Rushi shook his head lightly, and said: "Brother Zhu used Lu Shilang's post in Jinan. Although it may be a fake identity, he must have a close relationship with Lu Shilang, so maybe he will come here."

Liu Rushi also had no choice, everyone who should have moved had already moved, but no one would lend a helping hand.In fact, no one can help, Wang Qiaonian of the cabinet is the presiding judge, Minister of Criminal Affairs Zhang Wenda, Minister of Rites Shen Xun, minister of the Ministry of Officials Lu Daqi is on the jury, who has the energy to intercede?

The only way is to find "Zhu Muyu", and hope that he will say something to alleviate Qian Qianyi's guilt, and release him as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a complete settlement of her relationship with Qian Qianyi.

"Miss, there is no way for us to wait like this. Lu Shilang won't see us, so there is no other way?" Su Xidong frowned as he looked at Liu Rushi with cold hands and feet.

Liu Rushi had long recalled the ins and outs of meeting "Zhu Muyu", and couldn't find any other way, so she shook her head lightly, and said, "The emperor has always kept a low profile, and the people around him are also anonymous, since brother Zhu pretended to be If you don't have your identity, you naturally don't want me to know."

"But going to the palace gate is better than here..."

Before Su Xi could finish speaking, he turned his head and saw a carriage passing quickly around a corner not far away, and said, "Miss, that carriage is the same as the one we saw in Dali Temple..."

Liu Rushi's beautiful eyes opened sharply, and she was about to take a step to catch up, when she suddenly exclaimed, and she was about to fall into the snow.

"Miss!" Su Xi quickly supported her.

"Hurry up!" Liu Rushi struggled to trot forward regardless of his numb and numb feet.

Su Xi hurriedly helped her up, but when she reached the end of the road, the carriage was nowhere to be seen. After chasing her for another street, she still couldn't see the carriage.

Su Xi looked at Liu Rushi who was frowning tightly and biting his lips in pain, and said softly: "Miss, forget it, you really have nothing to do with this Mr. Zhu, why bother to torture yourself like this."

Liu Rushi has always been stubborn, but his eyes are a little dazed.

She came to the capital to find Zhu Muyu, and to rescue Qian Qianyi, but now she can't do any of them, the opportunity is right in front of her eyes, so she just watched it flow by.

This is the most complicated place in the east of the city. The road is twisted and twisted. I don't know where the carriage is heading.

"Go back." Su Xi persuaded again, she had already seen the redness and swelling of Liu Rushi's ankle.