Self Rescue of the Faint King

Of course, Hou Xun also knew the embarrassment of the emperor. It was beyond Hou Xun's imagination that he could do what he is now. It seems that there is some reason for everyone to cheer "The Lord is out".

In the final analysis, the emperor is just an 18-year-old boy. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is so heroic when he is weak.

However, Chongzhen invited Hou Xun and others to come today, obviously not to let him come in a daze or to praise himself. The first year of Chongzhen was a year of severe drought, and it is time to make some preparations. Digging a well, or something, you have to do your best and obey the destiny, right?

The disaster relief work should also be prepared in advance, but don't be caught off guard when the time comes, everyone is a little surprised after hearing the emperor's words, this is good, why is there a severe drought?

Where did the emperor's news come from?Is it true?

Chongzhen did not explain the source of his news. Seeing his determined attitude, everyone put the matter on Xu Guangqi who was in the Shaanxi-Gansu area.

This old man is looking for trouble when he has nothing to do. Everyone is busy fighting for power and profit. Who cares about disaster relief.Some people slandered in their hearts.

Fortunately, the few people Chongzhen invited today are all from the Military Aircraft Department, and they are all upright people. Everyone heard that there was a severe drought, so how could they not be anxious.

So, everyone, I started to discuss this matter with one word, but after all, it is not a question of money.It's not that the folk landlords have no food, but after the severe drought and disaster, their food has increased by [-] to [-] times. Who can afford it?

As for the country's storage, whether it is the central official warehouse or the local granary, it is basically an empty shell, where is there a grain.

Now that Dongliao is fighting against the Tartars, all supplies are tight there. As for other places, who cares?

Looking at the embarrassing eyes of the courtiers, Chongzhen knew it was time to say something himself.

"You don't need to worry too much, as long as the corn is ripe, you don't have to worry about the food problem."

There is a record of corn being planted in Ming Dynasty, but the officials and gentlemen don’t know much about it. Even now that Xu Guangqi has started to promote it on a large scale, everyone still doesn’t know much about it. Can Chongzhen not be angry?

These few are the so-called important ministers of the country, and they all have this attitude, let alone other people.

Chongzhen looked into the eyes of the confused courtiers from time to time, and was about to explode. Feeling his emotional fluctuations, Chongzhen quickly read scriptures silently in his heart to calm himself down.

Although the emperor's mood swings were only for a moment, no one who could stand here was a fool, so everyone hurriedly began to apologize.

Being an emperor is also helpless, he can't just kill people easily, Chongzhen put away his thoughts, and lightly forgave the negligence of his courtiers.

After the grain in the south is mature, it will be transported by water to Shaanxi and Gansu for a generation, and then wait for the corn and potatoes in Shaanxi and Gansu to mature. This severe drought should be able to survive.

Of course, the work that needs to be done is still to be done. Building water conservancy and digging deep wells, even if it is a face-saving project, can only be used for one year. There are indicators in various places. The emperor will send a working group to inspect the whole country. If this task cannot be completed , then he will be dismissed and investigated, and will never be hired.

As soon as these words came out, everyone knew how much the emperor attached importance to this matter. Although it was already the first year of Chongzhen, and the emperor just cut off the eunuchs just now, he didn't make any big moves against the ministers of the court. It seems This time, I'm afraid the emperor is using it to complete the replacement of the court.

Of course, at this time, although interested people noticed Enke Jinshi's training work, no one expected that the emperor would be so bold...

But later facts proved that if a person is pushed to a desperate situation, he can do anything.

At this time, Beijing, Jinan, Yangzhou, Nanjing and other affluent cities opened a store of strange things at the same time, which specializes in selling the wines of the French country, and the rest are glass mirrors and fragrant pancreas of various flavors. child or something.Of course, all kinds of western clocks, pocket watches and the like will not be missing.

These novel objects have been looted since they were launched. In Weiyang and other places where rich businessmen love to compare, people even spent 10 taels of silver in order to snatch a pocket watch, causing an uproar.

While Chongzhen received soft hands at the cash register, the resentment in his heart did not diminish at all. These damned guys, the country is in great trouble, and they don't want to serve the country, hum, it's good.

No one knew what the emperor was thinking, but the Pavilion of Strange Objects had a huge background, no one would sell face, and everyone had nothing to do with it.

Of course, the things bought in this store are all good things. Although there are large-scale distribution, there are also limited edition things.

This kind of thing is naturally a symbol of status. It is usually in the form of an auction, and the highest bidder wins. It is not that no one has thought of using other methods, but they soon received pressure from all sides.

While everyone is more suspicious of the origin of the Pavilion of Strange Objects, they also know that its weight cannot be moved by themselves.What else can you do, then bid honestly, if you lack anything, you will not be short of money, right?

Don't guess the thoughts of the local tyrants. Ever since a carriage was sold for 8000 taels, Chongzhen knew exactly how rich the people of Ming Dynasty were.

Hiding wealth among the people, does this count as achieving a certain sense of prosperity?

But if the people are rich and the country is weak, I'm afraid it won't end well, the emperor thought maliciously.

This Pavilion of Strange Objects was built by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After Xiao Guangtuan provided various recipes, Emperor Chongzhen began to prepare. His brother is a handicraft enthusiast, so the craftsmen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs naturally did not say that Just for fun.

In order to make Emperor Tianqi have fun, Wei Zhongxian recruited a large number of skilled craftsmen from all over the country, and now, it finally came in handy.

Of course, the money is naturally in Chongzhen's internal treasury. He wants to do something, but there is no more money. Isn't it necessary?

With the Court of Wonders, it is like having a hen that lays golden eggs.

The emperor is in a good mood, now that he has surplus food, he doesn't panic.

For measuring land, the proposal to implement a new tax policy was put on the agenda again.This time, everyone was mostly silent, and the emperor didn't care, anyway, he didn't want to use these people anyway, his own training class, the new scholars were almost ready to graduate.

These talents have impact and are eager for success. If we don't need them to charge into battle now, when will we wait?

Of course, after these people have experienced and made great achievements, shouldn't these people in the court hall move their buttocks?

No one knows Chongzhen's thoughts, but judging by the emperor's attitude, I'm afraid he will not hesitate.However, compared with the emperor's proposals that all the people should be allocated to the mu and the fire consumption should be returned to the public, everyone still likes the one-whip method more.

Therefore, the question began to focus again on whether it is a whip or whether it should be distributed to the mother and the fire consumption should be returned to the public. At this time, no one has mentioned whether the tax law should be reformed or not.

Although playing tricks, Chongzhen is satisfied with the progress he has made. Although they are all bastards, now he has to rely on these bastards to govern the country.

However, everyone's opposition also made Chongzhen understand a truth, not to be too radical, so he selected a few large areas as experimental sites for the new tax law, and repeated the whipping method in other areas.

This is much higher than the acceptance of the new tax law at the beginning, and it is much easier to do things in the name of God.

But in order to implement the tax law, manpower must be needed. To measure land or something, whether it is the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Households, people must be sent out to work, so where are the manpower?

At this time, the Ministry of Officials proposed a complete training program, and under the leadership of the old man, the Xinke Scholars were divided into nine batches and rushed to all parts of the country.

While everyone was shocked by the emperor's bold move, the old fox was also worried. The emperor's thoughts were really clear.

But this is an open conspiracy, and it is aboveboard. Even if you want to object, you don't know where to start.It seems that everyone underestimates the present.

Although he is only a young boy, maybe this Daming will really achieve ZTE in his hands, so the old fox is very excited, but after all, it is hard to return, and no one knows whether the emperor will succeed in the end, so forget it , everyone will continue with the work of maintaining the meeting in the past.

Chongzhen knows a little bit about these people's thoughts, since they are so unwilling to make progress, they should make room for them. In short, there are no idlers in my court.

Chongzhen is busy here, and others are not idle either. Huang Taiji, who is far in the northeast, and his adviser Fan Wencheng, began to plan the Southern Expedition.

Now it's freezing cold, plus Yuan Chonghuan's business in Liaodong, just this year, the whole of Manchuria has been hit by a famine, and the millet on the market has been sold for [-] taels of silver a bucket, stealing cattle and killing horses and even killing people There are not a few of them. The Manchurians are basically all soldiers. Now because of the lack of food, many people have defected to Daming with their belongings. All this really makes Huang Taiji feel tricky, but who is Fan Wencheng?

This Han man who is famous for his strategy will naturally tell Huang Taiji that this southern expedition is not just a road to go, we can use Mongolia as a way, just right, to shock Mongolia, kill two birds with one stone!

Of course, everyone attacked Daming together, got the benefits, and enjoyed it together.

"Wonderful!"

After hearing Fan Wencheng's insidious method, Huang Taiji clapped his hands and praised him, he really deserves to be Mr. Fan.

Huang Taiji convened a high-level meeting, and began to bring up the topic of Nanzheng. Aren't these Manchurian warriors all heroes on horseback?Who doesn't want to build a career?Therefore, as soon as the conversation started, the crowd was excited, which is really good news.

Huang Taiji smiled with satisfaction, as if he was in control.

Fan Wencheng smiled and said nothing. As a traitor, he can only plan for his master. As for Daming, hmph, what about the old country?

Huang Taiji began to mobilize troops, so the news would naturally not be kept secret. Soon, it reached the ears of Yuan Chonghuan and Chongzhen.

The biggest test for the emperor and ministers of the Ming Dynasty is coming, and no one knows how it will end!