Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 671 The Dog Emperor is going on a tour, to inspect the thousands of miles of country!

There is such a pair of monarchs and ministers,
Eunuch Wei didn't know what to say.

I can only express a little apology to those unlucky Hongyi people, as for the others?

Are you kidding me, I, Eunuch Wei, belongs to the emperor, and is the Eunuch Wei of Daming, it would be nice for the barbarians to get a little apology, what good thing do you want.

Today's Daming is determined to forge ahead, the monarch and his ministers are united, the emperor of Tianqi Zhu Youxiao, and the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty Zhang Haogu are ambitious. On the one hand, they are delighted to see the changes in Daming, watching this giant who was once terminally ill gradually recover. Become strong, and look at the world greedily on the one hand, Southeast Asia, Western Ocean, the whole world makes them covet.

A few days later, papers about the summer harvest from all over the country arrived in Beijing one after another, reporting to the imperial court how the summer harvest had lasted this year.

In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Youxiao is at the top, the cabinet elders are on both sides, and the chief officials of the household department are at the bottom. Everyone is counting the harvest of this summer.

After careful calculation, Zhang Ruitu immediately said: "Congratulations, long live, today is another bumper harvest year."

Zhu Youxiao also beamed when he calculated the specific figures: "Blessed by the ancestors, thanks to the hard work of all the ministers and people, today is another big harvest for Ming Dynasty."

Wei Guangwei also stroked his beard and smiled: "The warehouse is full, and the people are happy. Now that the Ming Dynasty has settled down all directions, the country is peaceful and the people are safe."

Everyone is happy in the harvest year, which means that the court can pass the year smoothly this year.

Moreover, this is only the summer harvest, not the autumn harvest. When the autumn harvest comes, the granaries of the court will probably be full.

In such a scene, not to mention the new party, the old party will smile when they imagine it.

Zhu Youxiao imagined the scene where the rice was full and the people were harvesting food, and couldn't help but said: "I plan to go to various places to see, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Liji quickly said, "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"The emperor is a man of gold, how can he leave the capital easily? If there is any mistake outside, I will wait ten thousand deaths to atone for the blame."

Wei Guangwei also said: "Your Majesty, the so-called son of a thousand gold can't sit on the court, not to mention that the Emperor is the most respected in the world, and his words and deeds are watched by hundreds of millions of subjects. This land of Gyeonggi is fine. If he leaves Gyeonggi, how will the emperor be safe? "

Lu Xiangsheng also objected: "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor of the Dragon. Once you leave the capital, not only will you have unreasonable thoughts, but if you encounter any situation along the way, it will be difficult for the ministers to arrive in time. This is really too dangerous."

It's okay if you don't object, but once the elders in the pavilion objected, Zhu Youxiao wanted to go to the people to have a look: "I am the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and all the people in this world are my subjects. Since I took the throne, I have conquered the world, With the implementation of the New Deal, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, so will the people still hate me?"

"What's more, just because I am the real dragon emperor, is there any place in this world that I can't go to?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Liji quickly looked at Zhang Haogu: "Yuan Fu, you are the chief minister of the court, don't you want to persuade the emperor?"

Zhang Haogu seemed very calm: "Your Majesty is the Emperor of Daming, and the Emperor of Daming is going to inspect various parts of Daming, why not?"

Wei Guangwei earnestly said: "Since ancient times, when the emperor visited places, it was always a waste of money for the people. Because the emperor travels, hundreds of officials accompany him, and there are thousands of eunuchs and eunuchs, not to mention the accompanying army. The people who eat horse chews along the way are the responsibility of the local government. Isn’t the pressure on the people?”

"What's more, it's the summer harvest season now, Wan Sui hastily went to inspect the area, and the people are panic-stricken, how should this summer harvest be carried out?"

Zhu Youxiao said: "I am light and simple. I don't bring hundreds of officials and don't bring a large army. Isn't that all right?"

Huang Liji asked again: "Then how can your safety be guaranteed, Your Majesty?"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "All elders are worried about the country's words, it is all for the imperial court."

"But the emperor has been in the palace all the time, so how can he understand the people's sentiments and understand how the world of Ming Dynasty is like?"

"Nowadays it is said that the Ming Dynasty was prosperous and the country was prosperous and the people were safe. The emperor's travel must be safe and secure."

"In my opinion, it's good for the elders to rest assured. Let the emperor go down and have a look, and go to the provinces to see the actual situation. You can also know the achievements of the governors of the provinces, right?"

Huang Liji was silent for a while, he really wanted Zhu Youxiao to go to Hubei to see the achievements of his student Chu Xingyu.

Now Hubei is not worse than Henan. The people live and work in peace and contentment, with rich products and prosperous commerce. Not only is there more food, but also more taxes.

This allowed the emperor to go to Hubei to take a look, and he could also know how powerful the old party was.

Who said that the world must have a new party to implement the new policy?

The New Party’s radical implementation of the New Deal has caused resentment among the gentry and the people everywhere. Look at Hubei, where the government and the people are united, and the gentry and the court cooperate with each other. Can’t they still implement the New Deal and pay taxes and food to the court?

Thinking about it this way, Huang Liji didn't really object to Zhu Youxiao's trip.

Zhu Youxiao also said: "I have already decided that I will go on tour in three days. Except for the chief assistant, all the elders can stay in Beijing. I will only take a few people with me to avoid disturbing the people."

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao had made up his mind, Wei Guangwei and others had no choice but to agree.

Back in the cabinet, Wei Guangwei looked at Huang Liji very dissatisfied: "Mr. Huang Ge, you were the one who first proposed not to let the emperor go on tour, and you were the one who supported the emperor's tour in the end. What do you think?"

Huang Liji pulled Wei Guangwei to sit down: "Old Wei Ge, don't get excited, I also consider the overall situation."

"How do you consider the overall situation?" Wei Guangwei sarcastically asked.

Huang Liji was not angry either, he said: "Old Wei Ge, let me ask you, we will stop the emperor from going on tour, what if the emperor insists on going his own way?"

Wei Guangwei stopped talking, what would they do if the emperor insisted on going his own way?
Now Zhu Youxiao governs the country and the people are in peace, beats the Mongolian nursing home, steps on the Annan Kindergarten, looks at the invincible opponents everywhere, whoever comes is a dish.

This is not only fighting against the barbarians, but also against all nations coming to Korea.

The people live and work in peace and contentment, the imperial treasury is sufficient, and now the Ming Dynasty is strong and the people are rich. Zhu Youxiao's authority is close to that of the founder Taizu and Jingnan's Chengzu. If he insists on going his own way, who can oppose it?Who dares to object?
Zhu Youxiao's personal prestige is here. As long as he wants to, let alone clean up the cabinet, he will cut down all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Cut wonderfully, cut wah wow.

What can you do when you meet such a hero?
Right now, the monarch is strong and the ministers are weak, and the monarchy is extremely strong, which is beyond the power of the ministers.

The only person who can wrestle with Zhu Youxiao is Zhang Haogu, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty. If you rank the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Haogu is definitely in the first place.

This is a ruthless man who is regarded as a ruthless man on the same level as Li Shanchang, Yu Qian, and Zhang Juzheng among the people, and he is also the only great talent in Ming Dynasty who can run the army and the country when he is on horseback.

but!

Zhang Haogu was promoting the New Deal, not a member of the Donglin Party.

What's more, Zhang Haogu would oppose the emperor's tour?
Just kidding, he wished the emperor would go down and have a look.

The only one who can wrestle with the emperor is on the emperor's side, what do you want them, Donglin party members, to do?
Seeing that Wei Guangwei was silent, Huang Liji said: "Since it is no longer feasible to stop the emperor from traveling, why don't we let things turn to our side?"

Wei Guangwei's expression moved slightly: "What does Huang Ge mean?"

Huang Liji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Nowadays in Hubei, there are abundant products, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the government and the gentry are one family, and the whole Hubei is governed by Qingming. There are no refugees, beggars, bandits and bandits. They don't pick up things on the road, and they don't close their doors at night. It can be called great rule!"

"Such a grand occasion, if the emperor saw it with his own eyes, wouldn't he regain his confidence in us?"

"Now the emperor is leaning towards the new party. It is nothing more than that the new party can implement the new policy, and implement it well."

"But how radical is the New Party's implementation of the New Deal? Killing people at every turn, killing people everywhere, causing grievances among the gentry and the people everywhere, and making officials tremble with fear. Is this a long-term solution?"

"If the emperor sees that the new policy we are implementing can achieve the same effect as the new party with moderate means, will the emperor still support the new party so firmly?"

"It's not impossible for the court to reform and seek strength, but why should it act recklessly like the new party?"

Wei Guangwei nodded slowly: "What Huang Ge said is not without reason."

Huang Liji said with a smile: "Therefore, since the emperor cannot be prevented from going on tour, he might as well guide the emperor to tour the south."

Wei Guang frowned slightly and said, "But if this is a southern tour, the first stop will be Henan. Can you guarantee that the development of Hubei is not inferior to that of Henan?"

Huang Liji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Zhouguang sent me a letter. The development situation in Hubei is very good. Henan? Henan should prepare for disaster relief first."

"Disaster relief? What's the situation?" Wei Guang was slightly confused.

Huang Liji said with a smile: "The summer rains are soaring, and the flood situation in Henan is serious. Right now, the rivers in Henan are dredging, dredging and building embankments. Maybe the Yellow River will burst its embankments one day. Under such circumstances, how can the emperor go to Henan?"

Wei Guangwei said: "Does the Emperor know about this situation?"

Huang Liji smiled and said: "The emperor probably doesn't know yet."

"So we push the emperor to go to Hubei."

At this time in Henan, the continuous rain has caused the water level of the Yellow River to skyrocket. Although it is not raining now, depending on the situation, experienced farmers and soldiers analyze that there must be heavy rain in the future.

Zhou Jinyong, governor of Henan Province, has not returned to the Yamen for three days on the embankment. He anxiously watched the Yamen servants and village warriors reinforce the embankment, and ordered people to report back the situation of the embankments and dams in various places in time.

"Food from all over the country must be harvested quickly, otherwise when the heavy rains come, once the river embankment is breached, all the grain in Henan will not be harvested." Zhou Jinyong said.

"Don't worry, the governor. The magistrates of all prefectures and county magistrates have urged to rush to harvest the summer grain, and promise to complete the harvest before the heavy rain."

Nodding his head, Zhou Jinyong asked again: "Have the governor's papers been sent to the imperial court?"

The master said: "It was sent out two days ago. When it comes to the court, Yuan Fu will definitely allocate money to Henan, and it will be easy to handle then."

Zhou Jinyong sighed: "I hope it will be in time. Why did the rain this year come so hard and so urgently?"

Just as he was talking, the wind suddenly blew up, and then the sky became gloomy, and dark clouds gathered into one piece, covering the top of the head in darkness, making people breathless.

The gathering of this large cloud of lead made everyone's faces change, and the old farmer immediately said: "Governor, the situation is not good, there is going to be heavy rain!"

As soon as Zhou Jinyong heard that he took off his official robe, he ran to the embankment: "Why are you still standing there, hurry up and strengthen the embankment."

Seeing that the governor took the lead, the surrounding township servants also shouted and rushed forward, carrying stones and burdens to reinforce the embankment.

Thick lead clouds enveloped Henan, followed by howling winds, which made people unable to stand upright, and then lightning pierced the sky and drew dazzling traces on the lead clouds. It was dull, and the rainstorm was coming.

At this time in Gyeonggi, Zhang Haogu was still preparing for Zhu Youxiao's tour, saying that it was easy to follow, but how could he not bring soldiers and horses?

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhou Yuji in front of him: "How is the situation of the three major camps in the capital?"

Zhou Yuji said: "Yuanfu, now the three major battalions have initially expanded their troops. There are currently 4 soldiers in the fifth military battalion, 5000 soldiers in the third thousand battalion, and 5000 soldiers in the Shenji battalion, for a total of 7 people. It is expected that the three major battalions will expand next year." It can be expanded to 10 people."

Zhang Haogu nodded his head: "The capital is an important place, the three major battalions have [-] soldiers and horses, and this cabinet can rest assured. You can rest assured about military pay and equipment. Your military expenses are indispensable to the cabinet, but you must train your soldiers well, and your soldiers will always be brave. Through training, we must restore the three major battalions to become the elite of the imperial court."

Zhou Yuji said: "Yuanfu can rest assured, the head of Xiangshang will be used as a guarantee in the end, and the three major battalions will always be the most reliable elite of the imperial court."

Nodding his head, Zhang Haogu said: "The emperor is going on a tour. This matter has not been spread yet. This time, the holy car is a light car and will not bring all the officials and attendants, but this pavilion is not worried about the safety of the holy car. General Zhou, you never A battalion of veterans from the Fifth Army Battalion must be elite knights, each with three horses, and they must be hung far away at that time, not too close to the holy chariot, nor too far away. Be there in a quarter of an hour."

After hearing this, Zhou Yuji said: "Yuanfu, don't worry, the general will protect the safety of Shengjia."

After instructing Zhou Yuji, Zhang Haogu began to make other preparations, and there is a way to be easy and simple.

When Zhang Haogu was preparing here, the postman had already entered Gyeonggi on his horse and rushed towards the cabinet: "Flood situation! Flood situation! Flood situation in Henan, the Yellow River broke its embankment!"

When the postman ran to the cabinet, his whole body was a little exhausted. He rolled off his horse, and the guards on the side quickly helped him up, took the flood and sent him to the cabinet.

"Yuanfu, the flood situation in Henan, the Yellow River burst!"

"what?!"

Zhang Haogu got up abruptly, walked quickly to the door, took the memorial from the guard, unfolded it, and then asked: "Where's the postman?"

The guard said: "The postman passed out when he reached the gate, and has been sent to rest."

Frowning and looking at the flood situation, this memorial was written by Zhou Jinyong on the embankment. He bluntly said that Henan has been raining for days, and the water level of the Yellow River has skyrocketed.

"After days of torrential rain, the Yellow River flooded its embankments. The flood was unstoppable, and the embankments were destroyed. Today, Shanzhou, Mengjin, Xingyang, and Kaifeng have all burst embankments. The turbulent water submerged 27 counties in the four prefectures of Henan. It is still difficult to stop. The brave Xun soldiers from all government offices and townships are stationed at the breach and desperately resisting, and hope that the imperial court will rush to help in time."

Zhang Haogu's hand holding the booklet was trembling, Shanzhou, Mengjin, Xingyang, Kaifeng, all along the Yellow River were hit by embankments!
27 counties in four prefectures!

Zhang Haogu returned to his seat with the booklet, pondered for a moment and quickly wrote a note instructing: "Shandong, Shaanxi, and Hebei have been ordered by the cabinet to send out township servants to assist Henan in fighting the disaster."

As he spoke, he wrote another note: "After the cabinet transferred to the Ministry of War, [-] soldiers and horses from the three major battalions were transferred to Henan to assist Henan in fighting the disaster."

"Transferred to the Ministry of Accounting by the cabinet, and ordered the Ministry of Accounting to allocate money and food quickly and send it to Henan for disaster relief."

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After a series of government orders were issued, Zhang Haogu got up and went to Xiyuan.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao was trying on clothes with great interest. Naturally, this light car Jiancong could not wear dragon robes. Fortunately, there were many royal clothes and styles. It's an honor to go out together.

"Why does this dress look so expensive?" Zhu Youxiao looked at the mirror with some dissatisfaction. He wanted approachable clothes, but why didn't he wear them right?

Eunuch Wei said with a smile, "My lord, you are the real dragon emperor. You rule all over the world and rule the world. You have such a dragon spirit that no matter what clothes you wear, you can't hide it."

"Look, this simple blue cloth dress looks noble and different from ordinary people when you wear it. How can ordinary people have such a style like you?"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing when he heard it: "Wei accompany you to talk, I love to listen, but I'm so light and easy, I must cover it up, this clothes are not good, change it again, change it to linen clothes."

As soon as he heard that the linen was changed, Eunuch Wei was in trouble. This palace is full of fine silk and satin. Where did the coarse cloth clothes come from?

When he was in trouble, Eunuch Wei looked up and saw Zhang Haogu hurried in: "Hey, Master Zhang, you are here, the emperor is changing clothes."

Zhu Youxiao also said with a smile: "Master, come and see, what is suitable for me to go on tour."

Zhang Haogu leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, you can't go to Henan for the time being. Henan has been raining for days, and the Yellow River has burst its embankment."

"What?!" Zhu Youxiao's face changed when he heard it, and he stepped forward to take the booklet from Zhang Haogu and looked at it, his brows immediately frowned: "Sifu and 27 counties have been hit by disasters, and the flood has not stopped yet?! This time The flood is so big?"

Zhu Youxiao is well aware of the situation in Henan. Zhou Jinyong built river embankments, dug reservoirs, opened ditches, and dredged river courses. It can be said that he worked hard. That's it, the Yellow River still burst its embankments.

Could this be Zhou Jinyong's work?

Or is it cutting corners in the construction of river embankments in Henan?
Just look at the description in the memorial: This summer has been rainy, and the rainstorm lasted for three to five days. The reservoir was full, and the Yellow River was flooded. The embankment was supposed to be strengthened, but suddenly there was a torrential downpour.
This is not a man-made disaster, it is a pure natural disaster.

There is a lot of rain this summer. The imperial court had already made preparations for flood control, but it was unexpected that Henan was the first to have problems. Now even Henan, which has been fully prepared early, has suffered heavy rains for days. Heavy rain, will the Yangtze River give the court face?

(End of this chapter)