I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 32 This business is worth it!
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Youjian took the initiative to ask the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs for the first time about the progress of "engineering projects" such as famine in the north, work-for-relief, and Daming Academy.

For his idiot emperor, this was the first time that he was so concerned about state affairs, which made all the veterans feel terrified and relieved at the same time.

"There is hope for our Ming Dynasty. The newly enthroned emperor has finally begun to act as an agent of the government. '

"The heavens have eyes, I am saved from the Ming Dynasty..."

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"Dear dear ones, in the previous stage, our imperial court decided several important matters related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and all of them have made good progress so far.

Qian Qianyi, Mr. Qian, please tell us about the progress of various errands. "

Qian Qianyi came out of the shift and bowed in response: "Your Majesty, at present, the progress of the Daming Engineering Bureau is very fast and has achieved considerable results. The coal mines, copper mines, and iron mines in several northern provinces have all been recovered. Owned by the imperial court, due to the update of new equipment and mining methods, the output has been greatly increased, which has more than tripled;
Work-for-relief in the north and northwest is also progressing in an orderly manner, and more than 37 refugees have been recruited. This alone has greatly curbed the momentum of the refugees' rebellion. Even Gao Yingxiang, Wang Monk and other rogues in Shaanxi and Shanxi First, because there were no more refugees to join, they were chased and suppressed by the government army all the way, and hid in the Taihang Mountains and Luliang Mountains, and the bandits were greatly reduced;

In addition, the preparation, expansion and follow-up development of Daming Academy are also going smoothly, and 120 million taels of capital has been raised, and construction can start in the spring of next year. "

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Qian Aiqing has worked hard."

Immediately afterwards, he turned his head to look at Wei Zhongxian, his face gradually cooling down: "Wei Aiqing, I asked you to raise money and food for the north, assist with work-for-work, major coal mines, iron mines, and colleges. How is the progress?"

Wei Zhongxian threw himself to the ground violently, kowtowed his head again and again, and said, "Long Live Lord, the minister is really useless!
Because the weather is really cold, the rivers in the south are frozen, and the water transportation is basically paralyzed. The few batches of money and food raised there cannot be transported at all..."

"Is this the reason you gave me?"

Zhu Youjian was furious, kicked away an eunuch in front of him, smashed a blue and white porcelain tea bowl on the spot, and scolded: "The rivers in the south are frozen, so the money, food and taxes in the north can't be raised?

Millions of people in the north are now eagerly counting on the disaster relief money and food from the imperial court. You are all in high positions, well-clothed and well-fed. Have you ever thought about the disaster victims in the northern provinces?

In Gansu-Shaanxi area and Shanxi area, refugees rioted and rebelled, because of what?Don't you have any clues in your heart?

It's not because there is no food!

The common people feed the imperial court, every morsel of food you eat, every piece of clothing you wear, even every sip of fine wine you drink, birds and animals, which one is not provided by the common people?

Fortunately, there is a severe drought in several northern provinces and severe floods in seven or eight southern provinces. The common people cannot survive this cold winter. In the court, there are so many civil and military officials, royal family members, no one can think of a way, Let the common people eat a bite?

Waste, all waste! "

"Wei Zhongxian, I will fine you a year's salary and cut off one thousand years of your nine thousand years!"

Zhu Youjian seemed a little puzzled. He left the dragon chair, walked quickly to Wei Zhongxian's side, and kicked his fat buttocks several times before letting out a long breath:

"Wei Zhongxian, are you convinced?"

Wei Zhongxian nodded again and again, covered his face with his sleeves, and said in a weeping voice: "The minister is guilty, the minister deserves to die, Long Live Lord, please calm down, it's important to take care of the dragon's body..."

In the main hall, all civil and military officials were silent, they knelt down in unison, pleaded guilty, and hoped that His Majesty would take good care of the dragon body.

"My Ming Dynasty has internal and external troubles and is at stake. Could it be that there is no one who can relieve my worries? One of you counts as one. If you can solve the food problem of millions of disaster victims in the north, I will regard you as a brawn..."

No matter how Zhu Youjian promised and encouraged him, none of the ministers in the DPRK and China stood up.

The idiot emperor was very happy.

Look, look, these are the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty. They are all like dogs on weekdays. When they talk about the strategy of governing the country, they are all righteous and can't wait to be terrified.

But when it comes to specific difficulties, one by one will be shy.

These lovers can be regarded as Zhu Youjian's prodigal assistants...

"Your Majesty, I have an inscription to play."

Just as the ministers strongly condemned themselves as useless and advised Long Live God to take care of the dragon body, Qian Qianyi, a scholar of Suyuan Pavilion and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said loudly:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I received a large donation of silver and food last night. The amount is so huge that even I feel a little bit moved."

Zhu Youjian was taken aback for a moment, and thought to himself: "Isn't this Qian Qianyi the deadly enemy of the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian?"When did you hook up? '

This Wei Zhongxian really knows how to do things.

If the "bad things" of selling officials, selling land, and selling money are carried out by eunuchs, they will definitely attract scolding from all over the court. Qingliu stirs up life...

But this kind of thing is handled by the civil servants, and it instantly becomes a grand event that benefits the country and the people and ensures the country and society!

"Qian Aiqing, who is the one who donated the money and food? How many days can the donated money and food feed the disaster victims in the north?" Zhu Youjian was overjoyed and his face relaxed.

His question was rather particular. He didn’t ask how much food and money he donated, but only asked how many days he could feed the victims. This was a bottomless pit for those who donated food and money later, letting them guess slowly...

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the person who donated money and food was Hou Xingguo, the former commander of Jin Yiwei, and the money and food he donated was enough to feed and clothe millions of disaster victims in the north for fifteen days.

Moreover, according to what Nahou Xingguo said, for the sake of the disaster victims in the north, he planned to disperse all his family wealth. The money and food he donated had already been organized by himself and transported to the governor's yamen of Gansu and Shanxi. "

As soon as this remark came out, the officials were in an uproar.

Be obedient, how much food will be able to feed millions of disaster victims for fifteen days...

"Your Majesty, this Hou Guoxing is really the number one righteous man in the Ming Dynasty. It is a feat to feed millions of victims for fifteen days!"

"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to reactivate Hou Guoxing..."

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A large group of civil servants started to play, and praised Hou Guoxing, the "nemesis" at the time, calling him the heart of a Bodhisattva and the number one righteous man of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, and said with a warm smile: "I know this Hou Guoxing, and I personally won the post of commander of the Jinyi Guards.

It seems that this guy finally came to his senses after being reprimanded by me, changed his past, and started to think about the common people of my Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Youjian stood up from the dragon chair, took a few steps forward, looked down at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and asked with a smile: "My dear friends, how should I reward this Hou Guoxing?"

Immediately, a minister suggested that Lord Long Live take back his order and re-enable the loyal minister Hou Guoxing.

Of course, there were also silent and cold-eyed onlookers. Zhu Youjian noticed that most of those people were members of the royal family, probably the eighth grandfather, ninth uncle, third uncle, and eldest brother of their old Zhu family.

What a bunch of pigs!

A bunch of waste, garbage, and moths raised by the imperial court!
"Okay, you don't need to say any more, I know who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister."

"Hou Guoxing, I will grant him the title of Marquis of Mizhi, and enjoy the three counties including Mizhi County in Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi. If these three counties can be managed well, I will grant him the title of Duke of Yan'an!

You can even make him a king with a different surname! "

As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, the officials were in an uproar again.

However, he didn't care what everyone said.

Throw the three worst-hit counties in the country to Hou Guoxing, and make him find a way to support the people...

This business is too cost-effective!

【Ding!Your 23800 prodigal value has arrived! 】

(End of this chapter)