Wanli Xinming

Chapter 335 Disaster Relief

Governor Yu Zhao of Shanxi was impeached on two counts of "hurrying for quick success and ineffective disaster relief", and he did not lead to other crimes such as corruption.After his resignation, the eunuch's bag was only two old books and several bags of old clothes. Shanxi Shilin all said that he was clean, but in the countryside, waiting for Zhao was scolded by the people.

Because of his wrong decision, Shanxi's grain hoard was empty, and it was abruptly destroyed by the catastrophe.In fact, when Yu Zhaocong started spring, he found that the situation was not right, and some remedial measures were taken, but it was still the same difficulty. The food entering Shanxi was faced with the dilemma of insufficient channels, not to mention that the Chief Secretary of Shanxi did not have enough financial resources. It's no surprise that it turned out to be a disaster.It can be seen that honest officials are not necessarily good officials - some officials do not love money or sex, but a good reputation can bring serious consequences, sometimes even more serious than corruption.

Because the emperor was furious, Hou Yu Zhao's supervision procedure went very fast.But there is no corruption problem, but in the end, he can only pack up and get out.Because of the urgency of the disaster relief, the imperial court did not dare to send a new governor to Shanxi, so as not to be unfamiliar with the situation and blindly command and delay the matter, so the Chief Secretary Liang Wenmeng was promoted to one level, and his governor was also appointed Chief Secretary to lead the overall disaster relief.

The governor system of the Ming Dynasty sprouted in the Yongle period, started in the Xuande and Orthodox periods, gradually developed in the Jingtai to Zhengde periods, and was basically established in the Jiajing period.This system was actually born on the basis of not destroying the benefits of Zhu Yuanzhang's weakening of local power, and in order to close the loophole of the unification of powers in the "three judicial divisions". Flexibly serve as the Prime Minister of local affairs as a "temporary dispatch".

After the governor system matures, the powers and responsibilities of the chief secretary are much smaller.Now that Hou Yu Zhao has withdrawn, Liang Wenmeng has become the leader of the province, and the inspector Lv Mingke is not reconciled, but he can't do anything about it. Who says the inspector can't manage civil affairs? In today's Shanxi, there is no doubt that the largest civil affairs officer .

To say that the stupid things of waiting for Zhao Gan could not be done without the support of Liang Wenmeng. The Chief Secretary is a subordinate of the governor, but civil affairs such as grain storage and water conservancy construction are all under the charge of the Chief Secretary. Liang Wenmeng is in favor of Hou Yu Zhao. I never thought it would cause such a big mess.

Liang asked Mengneng to be on the same page as Hou Yuzhao Ranxi, because he and Hou Yuzhao had similar tastes: neither of them loved money and they were famous.In the tenth year of Wanli, this guy accidentally fell into the water and was rescued by a puffer fish when he went to Huguang to serve as the right councilor. Cited by the literary world as a story.

Hou Yuzhao was considered to be a man of people. He relied on his integrity and took all the responsibilities. Liang Wenmeng was promoted to a level because of misfortune.It can be seen that this officialdom is too important to people.

But Liang Wenmeng also knew that it was also an expedient measure for the imperial court to be able to become the governor. When the disaster was over, if there were those who settled accounts after the fall, he would not have good fruit to eat.After all, there is a sentence in the imperial decree of appointing him: "If there is an incompetent act, I will not hesitate to punish him" - this sentence can also be regarded as a precedent for promotion in the past.

So this good thing has to be looked at in two parts.If Liang Wenmeng did a good job in disaster relief during his tenure, it would be a win-win situation for all parties.If something goes wrong again, it will be a combination of punishment for several crimes, and it is very possible to lose the head.

Liang Wenmeng is also an extremely smart person. Although he is sour and has a good reputation, he does not dare to take the slightest bit lightly when it comes to the possibility of losing his head.Therefore, as soon as the decree arrived, he took the governor's Wang Ming flag to go deep into the major disaster areas, rushed to the front line of disaster relief, and did his best.

With the arrival of a large amount of food in Jin, the situation of the turbulent situation gradually eased, and Zhu Yijun was relieved.As the prime minister, Zhang Siwei is heavily entrusted by the village elders. Since June, his eyes have been red, and the political affairs hall order is lined up and sent down:

First of all, we call on the Shanxi gentry to donate grain for disaster relief. Those who donate more than [-] shi of grain will be given a plaque of "Righteous Gentleman"; those who have more than [-] shi will be awarded the title of "Virtuous Gentleman", with the privilege of not kneeling before an official; The imperial court allowed him to increase the height of the gate; for those with more than [-] stone, it was approved to build a "Xianliangmendi" archway, and Yin Yizi would study at the Capital University.

Except for the last one, the court paid only a false name.But for the squire, this false name can be converted into real interests.After all, although the reforms are prosperous, the governance of township elders is still the mainstream among the people. With the title of plaque and the archway of high gate, the status of this family is naturally different from that of ordinary people, and it has the right to speak in civil disputes and settlement of lawsuits. The interests of the head cannot be bought by a thousand stones of grain.

Therefore, when the government was ordered by the government, Shanxi landlords actively donated grain, which greatly eased the burden of grain transportation for the court.The food donated by the landlords is closest to the disaster area, and it has a quick effect on alleviating the disaster. At the same time, because a large number of landlords donated food, farmers such as Mrs. Tian's family in Mayi County were able to keep their fields, which also greatly alleviated the disaster caused by the disaster. merger frenzy.

The second Jun order of the Zhengshitang is to promote the labor service and provide relief for work.The imperial court allocated money to overhaul water conservancy in Taiyuan, Ningwu, Datong, Shuoping prefectures, stored water and opened canals, which led to the upsurge of farmland water conservancy construction.

Prime Minister Pan Jixun's Huanghuai Water Conservancy Project has nothing to do with Shanxi, but over the years, the late Zhang Juzheng, the king of Zhongxing County, took advantage of this shareholder style to strengthen the content of this aspect of the examination in the examination, and Shanxi already has a good foundation.

Hou Yuzhao's ramming goods have already done a wave of relief for work last year, and he has done some projects.This year, the amount of appropriation from the imperial court has quadrupled, and the gray silver note and Bai Longyang were almost all paid out under the supervision of Zhang Siwei with red eyes. If the officials at all levels in Shanxi did not do well, they would only be able to drink and hate under the banner of Wang Ming—— When it comes to disaster relief food, Liang Wenmeng is even more afraid to lose the chain in this regard.

The third is to prevent secondary disasters.There are many droughts in Shanxi, and it is evil. Almost every disaster is a chain.Although there are not many major droughts like this year in history, local droughts are also accompanied by secondary disasters.

After a drought, there must be a locust plague. In the long term, the ancients have long recognized the connection between these disasters.

In order to prevent secondary disasters, the government officials ordered Shanxi to consider the utilization of water resources.In all counties that can use the Huang, Fen, Qin, Sanggan, Zhang, Hutuo and other large water systems, the governor's yamen must ensure that the whole province can use it on an average level - there must be no local protection.

Although it is difficult to harvest this year, irrigation cannot be stopped if conditions are met.It is necessary to irrigate one section after repairing, try to eliminate the geographical conditions of locusts, and try to meet the drinking water problem of human and livestock in the whole province.

In fact, there are more than 50 rivers in Shanxi with a drainage area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers, and the water resources are not small.However, in the case of severe drought throughout the whole area, the small rivers are basically dry and the big rivers are shallow, which creates conditions for the construction of dams.

In order to implement the Jun decree, Liang Wenmeng requisitioned cement from the whole territory.Since the invention of this thing, the supply has been in short supply for a long time. After all, this thing is much cheaper than glutinous rice Sanhetu, and it is easy and quick to use.

Under the overall situation of disaster relief, the princes and princes behind these cement factories did not ask for trouble.Anyway, the disaster relief funds are sufficient, and if the price is not raised, it will give the emperor face, so why bother to ask for a fight?

The last one is epidemic prevention.After a catastrophe, there must be a major epidemic, which is almost a standard procedure. The imperial court dispatched a large number of epidemic prevention experts to various counties in Shanxi to guide epidemic prevention.

Let's not say that after the policy is determined, the cadres are the decisive factor.Zhu Yijun's dismissal from Zhao, and the promotion of Liang Wenmeng played a decisive role in the disaster relief. This old man can be regarded as a long-term fried dough stick. After he understands the situation, he has no shortage of means. He actually managed to control the disaster under the severe and complicated situation. , and there have been no large-scale civil uprisings in the province.

After receiving the periodic report on the orderly development of disaster relief, Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and also felt emotion - these bureaucrats really didn't give in vain, I was using a knife to force a capable minister.

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