Ming dynasty grand dude

"The ground fissures in the countryside overflowed with water, and the rivers flowed from the ground fissures in the north of Puzhou city"

"Hancheng is very heavy. When he came, the sound was like thunder, and more than 170 government and civilian houses collapsed. It was reported that more than [-] men and women died."

"Eight miles to the east of the county, there are cracks all over the place, some of which are one or two feet long or four or five feet long, and the gushing water overflows into a river."

"Caijiabao, Yanbo Village, etc. are also flooded with water, and the farmland is completely destroyed. The countryside is mourning, and the hungry people are crying."

"Your Majesty's sage first exempts the disaster-stricken land from taxation, money and food, and allocates money and food from the internal treasury to run the provinces and guards to help the disaster victims come to Beijing for resettlement"

"All military officers and relatives are grateful to their superiors and know that the country's treasury is in trouble, so they donate themselves to help and relieve them"

As soon as this newspaper came out, people and scholars in the two capitals and thirteen provinces immediately praised it.

Originally, there were rumors among gentry and scholars that the earth dragon turned over and the emperor lost his virtue.

But as soon as the Imperial Times came out, there was no sound at all.

The people in Shengdou could not help but feel empathy when they heard the tragic situation described by the masters of reading and storytelling and newspaper readers.

It must be admirable to hear that His Majesty loves the people and allocates money and food, and orders the guards to escort them to Beijing for resettlement.

Who dares to guarantee that in this life, he will not be overthrown by an earth dragon, flooded by rivers, flooded, droughted and locusts cold?

His Majesty loves the people so much, if he suffers a disaster in the future, he will have something to look forward to, so that the whole family will not wait to die.

The officials praised it because the government exempted money, food and taxes, and attracted the victims of the disaster to the capital, which greatly relieved their pressure.

It is rich, and all the expenses along the way can be recorded in the account books and reported to the imperial court for payment. This must be praised.

The gentry, big merchants, and wealthy families will naturally praise it, and there will be a large number of refugees and hungry people in every disaster year.

If these people don't leave here and stay here forever, they won't be able to do anything when they are hungry and anxious.

Guochao lured them all to the capital for resettlement. Doesn't that mean that he has no risk?

You can also take the opportunity to buy these people's land at a low price, which is a big profit.

By the way, I wait for someone to collude with the government to do some tricks on the food account book

Then in this catastrophe, the food and silver stored in the family will have to come in a big way

"I still need to trouble Gong Gong about this matter. Yizhou's grain production is three crops in one season, and now it is available in the second season."

In the imperial study room, apart from His Majesty Emperor Hongzhi, there were only Qian Neng, Xiao Jing, and Mou Bin.

The rest of the serving eunuchs were even ordered to leave, and outside was guarded by Xiong Lieshan himself with reliable guards so that no one could approach.

"The influx of a large number of disaster victims will inevitably lead to a sharp increase in food prices and even illegal profiteers who will hoard goods."

But he saw Zhang Xiaogong making a long bow to Qian Neng.

"The 20 disaster victims, the rations of the people in the capital, and the prestige of His Majesty all belong to Qian Gong alone."

Old eunuch Qian's calves were trembling with excitement, how could he ever have such a big face as an old eunuch?

Fengyun Qiliner, whom His Majesty, the three great scholars, and even the court and scholars all over the world praised, saluted himself now.

Moreover, people are not seeking their own interests, but for His Majesty's official business or in this imperial study, in front of His Majesty.

"Young master, don't worry, although Qian Neng is a rootless person, he also knows the principle of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country."

Old Qian's face flushed red with excitement, and he gave a deep return to the little father-in-law.

Then he turned around and bowed to Emperor Hongzhi, "Please rest assured, your majesty, even if the ministers risk their lives, they will certainly live up to your majesty's entrustment."

"I dare not say too much, 50 shi of grain can be scraped together"

Old Qian dared to say this, of course he had a solid foundation. Last year, he was just doing a small test, and the grain he produced could allow him to collect [-] shi.

The chieftains paid about [-] to [-] shi, and the rest was the farming output of the prisoners' families.

After seeing the output, the chieftains directly moved out the entire village, and the arable land in their hands has expanded by three or four times.

And with the experience of the first season, and with the guidance of those good farmers, the yield will inevitably rise.

Lao Qian had no experience at the beginning, and few of the family members of the prisoners had farming experience, and they were all old and weak without many cattle.

After the first season was planted, it was found that the field was too old and weak to cultivate, so I quickly asked the navy to help buy cattle from southern Fujian.

At the same time, a large number of farming experts were hired to help, and the fields were expanded by two or three times.

The newly sent maritime merchants and prisoners from the guard station selected some well-behaved and honest ones to assist in farming.

In this way, he is sure that he can collect at least [-] shi for the official land in Qian Neng's hands.

The chieftains grew a lot of food, which naturally attracted the attention of other Yizhou chieftains.

Therefore, there are more chieftains and tribes who come to seek refuge with Eunuch Qian hoping to obtain planting technology, and Eunuch Qian will always come.

Although they are newborns, there are quite a few acres of newly opened fields, and they are ready to be harvested.

Although they paid at most a hundred thousand shi, this does not prevent Eunuch Qian from buying grain from them.

Eunuch Qian's prestige in Yizhou was not built for him. Even the chieftains of Yizhou had built a shrine for him.

He said that he wanted to buy grain, and the chieftains in Nayi Prefecture would definitely only keep good seeds and rations and sell them to him at a full price.

Emperor Hongzhi lamented that it was not without reason that the late emperors sometimes used internal officials.

Even this is not a patent of the Ming Dynasty, but something that will exist in many dynasties.

When you read history, you always read the history written by the children of Confucianism, and there are few words of praise on it, but derogatory words are everywhere.

In the early days of the Kai Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi also trusted the records in the history books, but now what?

"Qian Banban, please do your best, I will definitely not treat you and other loyal ministers badly"

However, Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Before the idiotic tiger, I asked you to build a memorial hall for your loyalty in Da Nei."

"All internal officials go to add incense to serve first, and worship and pay homage to the royal family, so the incense will not be extinguished"

"Qian Banban, Xiao Banban, I have already established a charter for this matter. As long as you do your job well, there will be a place for you in the Shrine of Loyalty in the future."

As soon as Emperor Hongzhi said this, let alone Qian Neng, even Xiao Jing walked down the jade steps from Emperor Hongzhi and bowed with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty's kindness, the ministers and ministers are deeply grateful to this king, and the ministers will not be able to repay even if they die."

During the conversation, the two old eunuchs started to cry bitterly, and seeing the young grandpa beside him also sighed endlessly.

Internal officials have always been criticized and criticized by civil servants, even an honest and sensible person like Xiao Jing is still not doing well.

Even to a certain extent, in the eyes of those scholars, these internal officials can't even be counted as human beings.

Chapter 242 The overall situation is laid out in the imperial study room, and the martial arts masters will come out

So it is no wonder that many internal officials are greedy and eccentric, have no sense of right and wrong, are always despised by others, and are engaged in the profession of serving others.

Many of them are bullied by old eunuchs, have to abide by various rules, and may have their lives in danger at any time.

In such an environment, psychological problems are almost inevitable.

Emperor Hongzhi's writing is a recognition of their efforts, especially in the Ming Dynasty, which paid attention to etiquette, fame, and incense sacrifices after death.

To build a memorial hall for them, and let the later internal officials serve the incense full-time...

What a recognition this must be for them, and the problem of incense behind them was also solved for them.

From now on, even if they have truly entered the royal family, as long as they are royal officials, they can learn from them!

After Emperor Hongzhi comforted him, he motioned for Grandpa Zhang to continue.

"Mei Donggong and Mou Gong, this time we still need more assistance from the two of you!"

However, Zhang Xiaogong bowed to Xiao Jing and Mou Bin, and said in a deep voice: "On the one hand, the guards and wealthy families along the way may not take advantage of the disaster victims to pass by and harm them."

"On the other hand, the government offices and gentry in various places may not honestly report the food and fodder needed by the victims, and honestly supply the food and fodder..."

Xiao Jing and Mou Bin nodded slowly when they heard these words, those gentry would definitely not give in so easily.

Shoddy food, moldy food mixed with sand and gravel was distributed as good food, and children and women were even kidnapped...

Don't go halfway at that time, the victims will be turned back by them.

"Xiao Banban, Mou Bin, you two need to strictly supervise this matter! When it's time to show the sign, show the sign!"

Emperor Hongzhi also felt the seriousness of the matter in an instant, what kind of virtues were those gentry, now Emperor Hongzhi has given up hope.

Since the last time Dongchang and Jinyiwei found out that wealthy businessmen and gentry were colluding, and then colluded with Japanese pirates to attack the coast.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't have the slightest liking for these gentry and wealthy businessmen. He even felt that Taizu killed these people rightly and killed less.

"The evidence is first collected and confirmed, and the most important thing is to ensure that the victims can reach the capital smoothly."

At this moment, Young Master Zhang hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The stability of this matter is the first priority, and the most important thing at this time is to resettle the victims!"

"Those rich families, gentry, corrupt officials... Your Majesty can deal with it later."

However, Grandpa Zhang paused, and said seriously to Emperor Hongzhi: "It is also a good time to use this matter to investigate the capable and honest officials among officials at all levels."

"And verify that the officers and generals in the various guards, the soldiers, and those with good morals..."

"At that time, he can be transferred to the capital, where he will concentrate on schooling, assessment, and investigation, and then assign him to the country where he needs it."

Young Master Zhang smiled, bowed and cupped his hands and said: "At that time, these people will all have positions promoted by His Majesty, how can they not be grateful for His Majesty's grace?!"

"This move is also to set an example for the officials and officials of the empire. As long as they do their best for the empire, they will never be treated badly!"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Xiaogong's words, and he couldn't help nodding.

Go!It is unclear who the officials and generals of the guards are reliable and who cannot be trusted.

Just taking advantage of this matter to investigate them together, Chi Hu'er also said.

It’s not that they report and transfer to the capital and then send them officials, but they have to study, assess, and investigate first.

And then they will be distributed. Don't those who have been promoted have to be grateful to him as the emperor? !

Gradually use these available officials, generals, and then special professors to replace those old officials and generals. How can the empire not be clear? !

Moreover, these people were all promoted by me, so how can they not be interested in the royal family? !

This method will drive away officials and loyal generals, which will be of great benefit to the royal family and the country!

The more Emperor Hongzhi looked at Young Master Zhang, the more he admired him. Chihuer deserves to be the Jade Chihu that I praise!

Take a look at the strategies he proposed, which one is not for my consideration? !Which one is not considered for the royal family? !

Which one is not considered from the perspective of the country? !

On that day, the factory guards scouted four out of the capital and rushed to the disaster area along the way.

For the first time, the huge Ming Empire's covert detective force was used in disaster relief, which was beyond everyone's expectation.

Even Emperor Hongzhi never thought that one day he would use the power of factory guards for disaster relief.

It was also the same day that Qian Neng left Beijing secretly, and left the capital in a low-key manner for Tianjin Wei in a chariot.

The navy's warships moored at Tianjin Wei quickly and quietly left the harbor and sailed to the depths of the ocean...

What no one noticed was that Jiang Chao, who was supposed to be in the capital, disappeared in the capital with a letter from the young master and went down the river to the south of the Yangtze River.

After leaving the palace, the young grandpa's team quickly rushed to the temporary camp area planned by the Shangdi Construction Bureau by the Chaobai River.

Housekeeper Xiao Zhou was busy with the carriage business, and Jiang Chao and Xu Tingguang, who were newly assigned to the Construction Bureau, were in charge of the affairs here.

Fortunately, the craftsmen had experience in building Zhangjiazhuangzi before, and the workshops belonging to the rich and noble relatives near the capital also gave their full support.

This is how the bricks and tiles are put together. The scene of thousands of people working at the same time is extremely shocking.

It is too late to build too many houses, only a small number of about hundreds of rows of brick and tile houses are on the side.

The rammed and leveled ground is being laid with pipes, blue bricks, and covered with cement.

This part is the most, because there are too many people pouring in at once.

It is really not easy to build an area that can accommodate so many people, so Zhang Xiaogong only built a small number of green brick houses in his plan.

These houses are for the elderly, the weak and the sick, while the young and old live in military tents set up on the square.

There are also five areas in the plan: family area, men's area, women's area, widows area, and a public activity area.

The first thing Mr. Zhang asked to build in each district was washing, laundry and underground drainage systems, followed by huts and sewers.