The more Chongzhen spoke, the more indignant he became, and his voice gradually spread from the imperial study to the outside, so that the surrounding guards, maids, and eunuchs all showed panic.
"I have never had a lofty goal. I only hope that the people will have enough to eat, and that there will be no more drowned girls among the people; the world will be prosperous, and there will be no frozen bones on the roadside..."
But gradually everyone was moved by Chongzhen's words, and countless court ladies covered their mouths with red eyes and began to cry.
To say that Chongzhen was diligent or not.
These people in the palace knew best that Chongzhen would get up before the rooster crowed every day, and that the dogs would have returned to their nests at night. Chongzhen was still reviewing memorials.
Chongzhen would not return to his bedroom in the dark until the guards crossed the Meridian.
What an emperor can do is the diligence and hard work that ordinary people can't do.
It is absolutely impossible to say that the people present were not moved.
That's the emperor.
O king!
Gradually, not only the maids were crying, but also the remaining eunuchs and even the guards were hearing this, their eyes turned red, and the hearts of all the iron-clad men felt sour.
Gradually, all the people stood silently at the door of the imperial study room, listening to Chongzhen's words inside and their hearts fluctuated like waves.
Suddenly, a clear voice sounded behind them: "What are you all doing here?"
As soon as these words came out, all the people who were listening turned their heads in unison, and then immediately receded to the sides like a tide, calling out:
"Queen."
"Queen."
Empress Zhou was dressed in plain clothes, without any makeup, and walked outside the door of the imperial study with the few female officials, but Chongzhen's words continued to be heard inside.
"I dare not compare myself to the ancient sages, but if I ask myself, I am definitely ten times better than countless subjugated kings, right? But the more this is the case, the worse the situation in Daming is. Natural disasters and man-made disasters are befalling Daming one after another."
"Could it be that I haven't done enough, and what I've done is not good enough? So that the heavens abandoned me, and the heavens abandoned Daming? But what do you want from me? Why can't I express it? How can I be safe if it affects the common people!!!"
The hysterical words made everyone's heart sore when they heard it.
Empress Zhou outside shed tears of distress, and pushed open the door of the imperial study.
"His Majesty!"
Chongzhen looked over subconsciously when he heard the words, but saw Empress Zhou standing outside the door with tears streaming down her face, looking at him with concern.
"Queen..."
And the next moment, before Chongzhen could say anything, the guards, maids, and eunuchs outside the door fell to their knees like a tide.
Everyone looked at him with tears streaming down their faces, and praised him in unison.
"His Majesty!!!"
The sound is like a cuckoo crying blood, deep in the heart.
Chongzhen was startled when he heard the sound, although the two words are light, but at this moment, he instantly felt the importance of the country!
In an instant, Chongzhen came to his senses completely, but the hands in his sleeves were clenched tightly.
Even if the country is about to perish, how can I give up? .
Chapter 434
The whole hall was silent.
The hearts of the ministers were even more awe-inspiring.
Everyone has actually thought of this question. Where can food come from? Naturally, it grows from the land.
However, the control of the land at this moment is in the hands of the gentry in the world.
Then, it is clear at a glance where Zhu Youchen's food comes from.
gentry.
Only the gentry can supply an army.
Ordinary Lishu people have no qualifications at all.
But unfortunately.
They didn't even know that there was such a thing as a cheat in Zhu Youchen's hands, which was simply beyond their understanding.
Except for the plundered food, Zhu Youchen's food at this moment is collected by the farmers under his command, and has nothing to do with the people of Ming Dynasty.
The system does not reject anyone, and it can filter the toxicity in food. This function alone has expanded Zhu Youchen's food sources by more than ten thousand times compared to ordinary people.
However, at this moment, everyone in the hall does not know, they can only think according to their usual thinking.
However, even if such a problem is known, no one dares to speak out under such circumstances.
If there is no real evidence, just such wild guesses can make everyone feel insecure.
For a while, the ministers didn't know how to respond to Chongzhen's words.
And Chongzhen never thought of asking them to answer the conversation. Instead, he looked at them and said with a sneer:
"Have you figured it all out?"
The officials bowed their heads and remained silent.
Each of them has a family behind them, and they really don't know how to speak at this moment.
The officials from the southeast and south of the Yangtze River were even more cautious at the moment, not daring to make the slightest move, for fear that Chongzhen would notice them.
Even at this moment Qian Yiqian shrank his neck, trying to minimize his presence.
Although he is not rich and does not have much land, the Donglin Party behind him has a big family and a big business.
Chongzhen was angry, but the more angry he was at the moment, the calmer he became.
He didn't know if any of the people below colluded with Zhu Youchen, and maybe even the group of people didn't know it themselves.
Even if I knew it, I'm afraid I would never say it.
He also knows that it's not good to say it so blatantly, and it's easy for everyone to be in danger, but if the people below are not in danger, he has no way to divide and disintegrate this group of people, and completely control the entire Ming Dynasty.
"My great Ming can only rely on myself, the clan, gentry, officials, etc. cannot be relied on!"
When Chongzhen thought of this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately looked at Bi Ziyan below, and said directly:
"After going to court, the Ministry of Households immediately sent people to the south to check whether all the official warehouses had enough food reserves."
The Ming Dynasty had Changping granaries for emergencies. Chongzhen did not think of this at first, but the silence of the officials made him think of it.
If it is food, there is a convenience in Changping warehouse.
Before the critical time, no one will check at all. This is a loophole.
As soon as these words fell, some of the courtiers changed their faces immediately, but there were so many people that no one paid attention.
However, just having food is not enough, how to transfer and gather the food is also a problem.
"The Ministry of War issued a document ordering inspection departments from all over the country to strictly inspect the roads in Daming."
"There are also officials in charge of water transportation. Jin Yiwei will investigate immediately."
"East Factory immediately dispatched people to the south to find out the flow of all grains in the south of the Yangtze River."
After a series of orders, the faces of all the people in the court suddenly changed. This is completely Dasuo Tianxia.
Once Jinyiwei and Dongchang are spread out, how can their family still have peace.
However, at this moment, Chongzhen's imposing manner was overwhelming, and his body was full of undisguised killing intent. Suddenly, even those who wanted to stop him did not dare to stand up and say anything at this moment.
Seeing this, Chongzhen was satisfied.
"I don't believe that Zhu Youchen's roots can't be broken."
Chongzhen knew that Zhu Youchen was overseas, but there was no way overseas to compare with Daming.
Chongzhen is not an emperor who knows everything. In the imperial study room, there is a collection of "Wan Guo Kan Yu Tu" in the Wanli period.
Chongzhen had known for a long time that the vassal states and islands around the Ming Dynasty could not gain a foothold at all. After a long time, Zhu Youchen might collapse without fighting.
After thinking for a while, Wang Chengen, Bi Ziyan, Shen Yongmao and Jin Yiwei's colleagues all knelt down on the ground and said the order.
When the four of them walked back to the team, Chongzhen's eyes flashed brightly. It was not enough to limit Zhu Youchen, but at this moment, he had to strengthen Daming's background.
As for how to strengthen the background of Daming, Chongzhen already had the answer in his heart.
He was going to adopt Bi Ziyan's strategy.
But only limited adoption of Bi Ziyan's strategy, he wants to attack the southern gentry.
"¨Natural disasters and man-made disasters continue in the northern land, even the gentry probably don't have much food, so let them go."
"The southern gentry (the one who won Zhao) couldn't tell clearly at first, and now they are using Zhu Youchen's reason to attack directly, just to see who is secretly colluding with Zhu Youchen."
"It's the gentry in the south who are boiling, but I still have the support of the gentry in the north, Zhu Xieyuan's army in the south, and the Duke of Qian's mansion in charge. The power in my hands can still suppress it."
"After going through this difficult period, I will rectify the court within the court, and completely control the Ming Dynasty in my hands!"
The more Chongzhen thought about it, the clearer the plan in his mind became, and the next moment he said in front of the crowd of officials:
"The Ming Dynasty is in dire straits. I want to suspend the implementation of the whipping law in the south of the Yangtze River. This year, the people and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, no matter who they are, will all pay enough food. Don't use gold and silver instead, and enrich the treasury of the household department!"
As soon as the words fell, the officials were boiling. .
Chapter 435
The ministers were boiling.
Immediately, countless officials from the south of the Yangtze River stood up to oppose it.
"I object to this!"
"The minister also objected."
In an instant, the originally vacant area in the middle was occupied by a large group of officials, both old and young.
There are people with various accents in the entire hall.
For just a moment, only a small number of people remained in their original positions.
It is an indisputable fact that the number of officials in the South was superior to that in the North in this era.
Seeing this, Chongzhen's face turned cold. Before he spoke, he had already thought that someone would object.
However, when he saw all this with his own eyes, his heart still sank. Not only did all the southern officials stand up, but even some northern officials also stood up.
Chongzhen's plan was very good.
But regardless of geographical differences, all officials have the support of gentry behind them.
The gentry is the unified class.
Even though there were conflicts in the past, but at this moment it is a situation where everything is lost.
Even the poor family officials stood up with a firm face at this moment.
When the emperor collected grain from the gentry, he was shaking the foundation of the gentry.
There are hardly a few idiots here, even if they were not present to hear Bi Ziyan's plan.
But the discussion in the morning, what so many people should say, has already been thoroughly analyzed as far as they can think.
Even Qian Yiqian and other ministers stood at the forefront with a clear-cut stand, and even the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs only a few remained firmly in place.
What should be said, what can be said, has already been said to Chongzhen yesterday, and there is no need to say more at this moment.
So many people represent the power of the gentry.
Immediately, the atmosphere on the field froze.
However, a young official who did not stand up around said dissatisfiedly:
"Scholars and people pay food together. This move is to gather the power of Ming Dynasty to overcome the difficulties next year."
In the end, his face was already flushed red, and he was panting heavily, filled with righteous indignation.
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