[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

The impact of the snowstorm, in addition to freezing to death, also has traffic jams, loss of winter seedlings, house collapse, etc. This year's snowstorm development is particularly serious in Jiangsu, Taihu Lake and other places. Ice formed in the lake caused boats to be impassable. Immediately ordered the closure of the lake, prohibiting the passage of ships.

The people who rely on the lake to eat the lake survived the hardships during this period of time by relying on the government's food relief.

Yinreng followed Kangxi, and what he received most were reports on snow conditions and disasters in various places.

Kangxi said: "I especially remember that at the beginning of the year, Baocheng was worried about the disasters caused by the continuous heavy snowfall. Together with the immortals and beasts, he compiled the book on disaster prevention and mitigation into a book, and published it in several places. The heavy snow continued, and I was also worried. Officers and local garrisons devote themselves to learning.”

Following Baocheng's wishes, he ordered the common people to follow suit, asking local officials to send small officials to post notices and read disaster prevention and relief manuals aloud.

"After a lot of tossing and turning, the snow stopped. Fortunately, the snow stopped. In terms of the grain storage situation at the beginning of the year and the preparations for disaster prevention and mitigation, the loss will not be small."

This disaster prevention and mitigation, preventing problems before they happen, will not be used today, but will always be used in the future. After a lot of trouble, it is not a waste of time to arrange the arrangement.

"Since I came to the throne, I have encountered countless disasters, big and small. Could it be that I, the emperor, is so immoral that God will punish me?"

The emperor laughed at himself in front of the emperor, but the officials who were summoned did not dare to speak easily.

Yinfeng saw that the atmosphere was a bit frozen, and the invisible oppressive feeling made the imperial study room where the government affairs were handled several degrees colder, and said, "Khan Amaming knows geography and astronomy, why did he blame God and himself?" .”

Only the prince can say this, and only he, who is committed to promoting disaster prevention and relief guidelines, can comfort Kangxi the most by speaking at this time.

Kangxi shook his head: "What's the use if I know?"

People in the world don't know, and the common people don't know. If life is not good, there will be resentment and chaos among the people.

Thanks to the arrangement at the beginning of the year, due to the huge thunder of the imperial court, local officials followed suit in fear and fear, and arranged sufficient disaster prevention measures when there was no disaster. Whether it is medicinal herbs, grain seeds, or grain reserves, it is better Three percent higher than the previous year.The people who listened to the disaster prevention guidelines announced by the officials reinforced their houses, but those who followed the manuals to do preventive work during the year had a much stronger ability to resist disasters when they encountered disasters.

The cold wave is inevitable, and all the court can do now is to issue various decrees to minimize the disaster losses.

Ding Sikong, the governor of Jiangsu Province, stayed in the governor's position for four years and failed to move his position. Because of helping Yu Jackie in investigating the case, he offended the court dignitaries in the capital, and his promotion was in the foreseeable future.

The snow disaster at the end of the year, Jiangsu was the most severely affected place, and it was Ding Sikong who, when the government launched the disaster prevention and relief guidelines at the beginning of the year, seriously took it as a top priority, step by step, in accordance with the requirements of the court, and even did better Many times, he not only sent small officials to post notices and read the contents aloud, but also paid local scholars to copy them and pass them on to the townships, asking the people to keep this knowledge in mind.

With the good reputation of Ding Sikong in Jiangsu as the "Master of Qingtian" as a guarantee, the common people faithfully followed suit.

Ding Sikong and Yu Jackie Chan mentioned in their letter:

This disaster prevention and mitigation was implemented by the imperial court at the beginning of the year, so that the common people at the bottom have learned and understood the knowledge. With this knowledge, they will feel at ease when dealing with disasters and know what to do.This is where the civilized education of the wisdom of the people is so important.So I built schools in the local area, recruited low-level people for enlightenment education, and drove out ignorance. This was done correctly.If everyone under my rule can read and understand some knowledge, maybe the result will be better.

The common people are literate and sensible. Ding Sikong's statement is a bit too ideal. If he really does this, I am afraid it will not be accepted by the court.

Yu Chenglong, who has been up and down in the officialdom all his life, persuaded Ding Sikong cryptically: "Since our ancestors, we have followed the policy of fooling the people. Only when the people's wisdom has not been developed, can we govern well. You and I must know this matter, and we must not say it out loud." , but the heart must be like a mirror to know what the higher-ups are tabooing, so that they can find their own place in the officialdom safely and have the opportunity to display their ambitions.

Ding Sikong, a newcomer in the officialdom, is a bit like Jackie Chan when he was young, with excellent abilities, and he still admits death.

Is this because he doesn't know how to adapt, or is it because he is young, has not seen the dark side, and still has good expectations and fantasies about the light and the court in his heart?

Ding Sikong refuted Yu Chenglong, understood his vague reminder, but disagreed, and also played a memorandum, submitted it to his superiors, and asked to be sent to the capital.

The book is about persuading the imperial court to enlighten the wisdom of the people.

Ding Sikong: I believe that if the common people understand words and reason, it will only make it easier for local officials to govern. When the decree is implemented, it can be explained clearly and everyone can understand it. In this way, the common people are willing to cooperate, and the decree can get twice the result with half the effort to complete.

In his mind, the people at the bottom are so simple and beautiful. They have hard-working hands and a simple heart, and what they want is to have enough food and clothing. Kangtou, who is their Master Qingtian.

Enlightening the people's wisdom will not make these simple people change their nature, and they will not rebel in a good manner, just like this time the disaster prevention and relief guide, it is precisely because of the implementation that there is more understanding between the people and the government Although Jiangsu was the most severely affected by the disaster, it is also the most united and cohesive place.

Ding Sikong also mentioned a more sensitive topic in the memorial: the contradiction between the government and the people.

The contradiction between the government and the people is the most important factor that causes the common people to rebel and threatens social stability.

Officials of the Qing Dynasty were often unattainable in the eyes of the common people. The common people did not understand what the decree would bring, but only knew that their life was getting worse and worse. Natural disasters and man-made disasters made their life worse, so they felt resentful.

To alleviate the conflict between the government and the people, it is not enough to rely solely on the high morality of the local officials. It is also necessary to open up the wisdom of the people so that the officials and the people can communicate. Relying on the law can make the local officials distinguish between public and private.

Ding Sikong's memorial is particularly eye-catching in the memorial of a mature snow disaster.

Everyone knows that Jiangsu is the most severely affected place, but when Jiangsu’s procuratorate Jin Zhen supervised Jiangsu’s chief envoy and governor Ding Sikong, he praised Jiangsu’s “responsibility” for the disaster, and even used “Jiangsu people unite as one and work together.” "Resisting disasters", "United will makes the minister's heart vivid." and other sentence patterns.

With such an excellent governance example in front, Ding Sikong's memorial has the persuasive force of "practice".

It is precisely because of the importance attached to the disaster situation in Jiangsu that this memorial first went to the cabinet and then to Kangxi.

The cabinet scholars will not press the memorial and refuse to report because Ding Sikong's opinions are inappropriate. Whether it is life or death, everything depends on Ding Sikong, so what has it to do with them?

Yinfeng also saw this memorial, and when Kangxi saw that he was concerned about the disaster situation in Jiangsu, an idea came to his mind: If Baocheng saw this memorial, he might agree with what Ding Sikong wrote.

However, it is easy to say the four words of enlightening people's wisdom, but how can the consequences be explained clearly in a few words?

Ding Sikong built a school and opened a school. It was just a small matter, and it can be reported as a political achievement, and there can be no more.

Kangxi did not hesitate, but handed the memorial to Yinfeng to read.

Yinfeng's eyes lit up: "This is Ding Sikong's successful experience in governing Jiangsu! It is rare that he is willing to share his experience with everyone, which is worth learning from."

Kangxi frowned: "Do you agree with what Ding Sikong said about opening up the wisdom of the people?"

Yinfeng nodded, and praised Ding Sikong vigorously as Kangxi expected: "Stay in the Forbidden City to see the snow, the snow is white and beautiful, only the heavy memorial in his hand tells the story of the people outside the Forbidden City. Suffering. The guide to disaster prevention and mitigation is actually a kind of enlightenment to the wisdom of the people. Ding Sikong did not know what he meant by asking the common people to learn those things. Just like the snow disaster this time, no one said that the implementation of the disaster prevention and mitigation guidelines at the beginning of the year was not good."

"Khan Ama, Lord Ding is not entirely correct. His ideas are indeed somewhat idealistic, but he has applied them in practice and proved that it is feasible."

Yinfeng always spoke some relatively new words, Kangxi could understand the meaning of those words and sentences, and occasionally he could remember some words of Yinfeng.

"Are you going to say the phrase 'Practice is the only criterion for testing truth'?"

Yinfeng glanced at Xiaomei who was giggling, and nodded.

Whenever Yinfeng uses new words, Xiaomei will want to laugh and hold back, such as his words "idealization" and "survival ability", these are not taught by Xiaomei, and I don't know them What are you laughing at.

"I feel that Ding Sikong's experience in governance is worth learning from. The Ministry of Culture can also be entrusted with the work of enlightening people's wisdom. For example, in this snowstorm, the imperial court spent great efforts to prevent and treat disasters. How can it be enough? ? Let the people of the world know, this is what Mr. Ding said to ease the conflict between the government and the people and deepen communication."

Yinfeng also pointed out a few names, all of whom were officials who flattered Kangxi on weekdays and did not speak of real facts.

The emperor reads the memorials. When he sees such memorials, he will read them when he is in a good mood. Most of the time, he just approves and reads them. A few courtiers who are talented in writing and good at using various words to praise him, their names are familiar to them. .

As soon as he heard Yinfeng mention these people, his right eyelid twitched twice.

"Why do you mention them? Now is the time to deal with the disaster." During the disaster, there is no need for these sycophants to come up and praise him, right?

"Usually they can change flowers to praise Khan Ama, which shows that their literary talents are particularly good. Now the Ministry of Culture and Culture needs such talents to contribute articles to help with publicity."

"Praise the imperial court's disaster prevention and relief guidelines, praise the master Qingtian in everyone's mind, set a few good examples of local officials, and then mobilize for the reconstruction after the snow disaster. Most importantly, praise the common people I fight against natural disasters with my hardworking hands. Disasters are ruthless, but people are sympathetic. It is useful to praise the people, which increases the sense of participation and identity."

Kangxi: "..."

"Khan Ama, publicity can increase understanding and alleviate public grievances. Natural disasters are ruthless, and no one will blame you for it. Local officials are far away. It is only through Khan Ama’s inspection that you can understand the people’s sentiments. Now increase the publicity to let the people know about the disaster relief orders you issued. Isn’t it clear at a glance which local officials are lazy in this matter? Since the establishment of the Ministry of Education, the biggest role is Here it is."

In short, in Yinreng's eyes, no court official is incompetent, everyone is a donkey with potential, even a few sycophants can come in handy in special times.