Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 672 The New Deal is not a dinner treat, the New Deal is life and death!

Yangtze River, Yellow River.

These two big rivers from west to east gave birth to the Yanhuang tribe and allowed the Chuxia tribe to grow and grow.

The meandering river flows through the area, which is mostly a place of essence. The people along the river can irrigate the farmland and plant millet. With the development of the Chu Xia tribe, the three emperors ruled the world, and the five emperors established the Lun. The importance of these two rivers to the Chu Xia nation is self-evident.

This is the mother river of the Chuxia nation and the origin of the development of the Chuxia nation.

But these two rivers also often set off disasters. The raging floods will submerge everything along the way and bring countless sufferings to the people along the rivers.
Since Zhang Haogu presided over the New Deal, in addition to reforming the administration of officials, reforming scientific research, equalizing the land, reforming the land and returning it to the flow, establishing a new army, and promoting the investigation of things, he has most valued river dredging and riverside management.

It is impossible for Zhang Haogu to forget how violent waves are hidden under the calm water surface of these two seemingly docile rivers on weekdays. Once the stormy waves are set off, it will be an unspeakable disaster.

The vegetation in the Gansu-Shaanxi area was incomplete, so Zhang Haogu ordered the governor of Gansu-Shaanxi, Shi Kefa, to plant trees and protect the vegetation along the river to prevent soil erosion. In the middle and lower reaches of Henan and Shandong, Zhou Jinyong, the governor of Henan, and Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Shandong, were ordered to dredge the river and strengthen the embankment , Dig ditches and build reservoirs to fight drought and flood.

In the northern area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Haogu did not dare to say that it was perfect, but he did his best.

But even so, the Yellow River in the Henan area burst its embankment due to the continuous rainstorm, and 27 counties in four prefectures were affected. It is still unknown whether there will be more damage.

What about the South?
Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and Jiangnan, this huge area is an important food producing area for the imperial court, Huguang is well-cooked in the world, and Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice with heavy taxation.

During the Little Ice Age, the climate was very repeated.There was already a lot of rain this summer, but now the Yellow Crane has problems. If there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone this year, next year, and the year after that, the court will not have to do anything else.

Zhu Youxiao was also aware of this problem, and he immediately asked: "Has the cabinet made a decision?"

Zhang Haogu said: "I have ordered the surrounding provinces to send Yamen servants to support Henan. At the same time, I have transferred new troops into Henan to repair the embankments. In addition, I have sent money and food for relief. Henan should not suffer any more losses."

"What I am worried about right now is not Henan. The damage to Henan province can be stopped. Hebei and Shandong have not yet been affected. The flood of the Yellow River cannot sweep the north, but if the Yangtze River in the south floods."

Zhu Youxiao not only frowned, yes, what happened to the Yangtze River?

The two monarchs and ministers were worried, Huang Liji, Wei Guangwei, Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Ruitu all came in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the ministers rushed here immediately when they heard that the Yellow River broke its embankment."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the cabinet ministers who came in a hurry, and handed over the flood report: "Everyone, please take a look."

Huang Liji, Wei Guangwei, Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Ruitu looked at the flood report together, and each of them frowned: "The flood situation in Henan is so serious."

Wei Guangwei asked: "Yuanfu, this Henan has been reporting various flood control measures, applying for funds and mobilizing the people, but now the Yellow River is still breaking its embankment and flooding 27 counties in four prefectures. Do you want to investigate the land of Henan? check?"

Check Henan.

Zhang Haogu narrowed his eyes, the Donglin Party really didn't miss any chance.

In the current situation, their first thought is not how to rescue the disaster, but accountability?

Glancing at Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji, Zhang Haogu's expression remained unchanged: "Whether the Yellow River broke its embankment is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster needs to be investigated, but it is not now. Right now, all the people in Henan are doing disaster relief, and disaster relief is the top priority. After the disaster relief is over, Let's talk about other things."

Huang Liji stroked his beard and said, "Yuan Fu's words are not bad."

"However, at the moment when Henan is in disaster relief, Shengjia will go on patrol soon. If Henan is impossible, where should Shengjia inspect?"

Zhu Youxiao was a little unhappy: "Now that the Yellow River in Henan has burst its embankment, how can I still think about going on tour?"

Huang Liji bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the breach of the embankment in Henan is limited to one province. The cabinet will issue an order for all provinces to support and assist. How can the court's plan be delayed because of floods in one province?"

"The holy parade is to inspect the land of Daming and check the livelihood of the people in various places. It is the emperor's review of the Ming Dynasty. Now that all the preparations are completed, if the holy parade is canceled because of the disaster in Henan Province, it will not be worth the loss."

"What's more, the emperor can also take this opportunity to check the flood control projects in various provinces."

After Huang Liji finished speaking, Wei Guangwei immediately said: "Your Majesty, what Huang Ge said is not unreasonable."

Lu Xiangsheng frowned: "In this case, where will Shengjia go? Ganshan or Shandong?"

Huang Liji smiled and said: "Mr. Lu Ge, why do you only focus on the north? Isn't this south my country of Ming Dynasty?"

"Now Jiangnan, Hunan and Hubei are also implementing new policies. Shengjia can go to Jiangnan."

Zhang Haogu understood that the Donglin party members had already talked about this, and they definitely had prepared in private for the emperor to go to Hubei for inspection.

After all, Chu Xingyu, governor of Hubei, is a new star launched by the Donglin Party.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao and seeing Zhu Youxiao's expression, Zhang Haogu knew that he was moved.

Speaking of which, Zhu Youxiao has been in the world for ten years, and he hasn't been to many places in the Ming Dynasty. How much control can an emperor who has been sitting on the dragon chair in the imperial city have over the place?

Especially now that the Ming Dynasty is fighting north and south, leveling the grasslands, annexing Annan, and looking majestic and proud of the world.

Zhu Youxiao, who has gone from one victory to another, controls the military, political, and financial powers, and it can be said that he controls the world.

He has gone a long way in martial arts and martial arts, but the emperor has always been an independent husband. Even if he doesn't understand anything at first, he will gradually learn the way of checks and balances, the art of controlling others, and gradually become wary of the people around him. Is it my relatives or brothers from childhood to adulthood.

The same is true for Zhu Youxiao now.

How was the governor system implemented, what was the control of the Ming court over the localities, and what was the attitude of these southern provinces towards the court.

He wants to know.

This tour is a good opportunity to explore various places.

The emperor could not easily leave Gyeonggi and leave the palace.

Once you leave this center of power, no one knows what will happen.

That is to say, the founding emperors, those monarchs in the prosperous age, had the confidence to go on tour without worrying about chaos in the process. Today's Zhu Youxiao naturally has the confidence to go on tour.

Zhang Haogu understands that Zhu Youxiao will definitely not give up this opportunity. This is not only an opportunity to review the people's livelihood in various places and the government's ability to govern, but also an opportunity to show the imperial power to the world.

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly: "In that case, then prepare to go down."

Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei bowed immediately: "The emperor is wise."

Zhu Youxiao also said: "For this tour, Master and Huang Aiqing can do whatever they want. Zhang Aiqing, Wei Aiqing and Qiao Aiqing will stay in the capital. Zhang Aiqing will be the main government affairs officer. The papers about disaster relief in Henan will be directly handed over to Xingyuan."

The Shengjia tour was decided in this way. The Shengjia toured from the capital, passed through Shandong, entered the south of the Yangtze River, and then arrived at the two lakes.

The accompanying officials included Zhang Haogu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Huang Liji, the elder of the cabinet, and the accompanying censors, hundreds of military generals and civil servants, the Inner Palace Supervisor of Rites, Supervisor of Division, Supervisor of Yuma, Supervisor of Shangbao, Supervisor of Yinshou, Supervisors, eunuchs and other eunuchs accompanied them, as well as Jinyiwei Tiqi, Dongchang Fanzi, and the three major battalions accompanying soldiers and horses, the number of which had already reached ten thousand.

The cabinet first informed the provinces passing by to make preparations for picking up the driver, and then the preparations for the holy driver were completed, and the southern tour started in a mighty manner.

The Ministry of Ceremonies and Supervisors set up a guard of honor, and all kinds of flags fluttered in the wind and spread for several miles. 32 people carried them so that there were eighteen handsome white horses behind them. The accompanying officials and generals were also neatly dressed in imperial uniforms , Riding a sedan chair.

In front of Shengjia, Tiqi, wearing Jinyiwei Feiyu suit and straight body armor, cleared the way. On both sides and behind were cavalry and infantry guards from the Fifth Army Battalion. The guard of honor of more than [-] people set off from Gyeonggi, marched by land and water, and went straight to the south of the Yangtze River.

In the summer of the tenth year of the apocalypse, Chu Xingyu brought the civil servants and generals of Hubei, and the gentry and wealthy families to wait quietly at the junction of Hubei and Jiangnan.

Only five days after Shengjia arrived in Jiangnan and the emperor checked into the Nanjing Palace, Shengjia set off again, and his destination was Hubei.

Chu Xingyu, who got the news early on, has already cleaned up his Governor's Mansion, and at the same time ordered all prefectures and counties to clean up the streets and clean up all the things that should not appear, such as refugees and beggars, who should be put in prison In the prison, those who should be driven into the mountains should be driven into the mountains. In short, they cannot appear in front of the emperor.

what?
You ask why the Ming Dynasty was already a prosperous world where all nations came to court and guests from all over the world were served. Hubei is also a pilot site for the implementation of the New Deal, and it is also an excellent province that the Donglin Party members constantly praise.

This has to mention the excellent gentry farm system and the system of integration of officials and gentry implemented in Hubei.

After all, there are realities in various parts of Ming Dynasty, and it is normal for each place to have different conditions.

With the sound of the gong, a guard of ceremonies consisting of the Jinyiwei Tiqi and the priests who cleared the way could already be seen in the distance, and Chu Xingyu immediately said: "Quick, the holy driver is here, cheer up and get ready."

The officials, military generals and gentry in Hubei immediately cheered up and watched Shengjia arrive respectfully.

Looking from a distance, one after another, the flags of mountains, rivers, sun, moon and dragons of the Ming Dynasty fluttered in the wind and made a sound of hunting.

After entering the territory of Hubei, the guard of honor stopped, and a housekeeper stepped forward and asked, "Where is Chu Xingyu, governor of Hubei?"

Chu Xingyu hurriedly stepped forward: "Minister, Chu Xingyu, Governor of Hubei, has seen an angel."

Sheren said: "Governor Chu, the emperor wants you to come up and ask questions."

Chu Xingyu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly followed the sheren all the way through the guards of honor to the front of the dragon pulled by the eighteen white horses, and then knelt down respectfully: "My lord, Chu Xingyu, the governor of Hubei, kowtowed to the emperor, long live my emperor! Long live."

Long Mou's door opened, and Wang Tigan came out and said, "Governor Chu, come in."

"Thank you, long live." Chu Xingyu got up and patted the dust on his body, and then stepped on the bench to board the dragon. This dragon is not small, and it can be regarded as a small palace. Government affairs, dining and so on.

Chu Xingyu followed Wang Tiqian to Zhu Youxiao's office room, and when he saw Zhu Youxiao wearing a tuanlong robe, he bowed immediately: "My lord, Chu Xingyu, the governor of Hubei, bows to me for a long time."

Zhu Youxiao lowered his head slightly: "Chu Aiqing, I heard that your implementation of the New Deal in Hubei is different from that in the northern Jiangnan?"

Chu Xingyu said: "Back to the emperor, the new policies in Hubei are indeed different from those in the north."

"The New Deal in Hubei has never been bloody since it was implemented, and there has been no gentry resisting the law or officials being corrupted. It can be said that it is a completely peaceful New Deal. People all over Hubei applaud the emperor's benevolent government. what."

"Oh? Gentlemen don't resist the law, officials don't corrupt? I'm curious, how did Chu Aiqing do it?"

Chu Xingyu couldn't hide his complacency on his face: "Back to the emperor, I think that the key point of the New Deal is to share the land equally and pay grain as a whole, so that the people can not only get benefits, but also provide enough taxes for the court."

"The biggest difference between the Hubei New Deal and the Northern New Deal is the attitude towards the gentry."

"Different from the vigilance of the gentry in the north, I believe that the gentry have cultivated and read the books of the past dynasties, and the knowledge and principles they have mastered are beyond the possession of ordinary people. Even if ordinary people can enter Datong Academy to study, it often takes several years, more than ten years. At the level of a gentry."

"The management of the farms by these people and the management of the prefectures and counties by the students often have great limitations. This is the reason for their lack of knowledge and experience. They lack experience in this area."

"The implementation of this new policy does not have to use strong means to forcibly divide the land of the gentry, causing public dissatisfaction. Not to mention that the people are at odds with the court, and the people selected forcibly do not have enough experience and often mess things up."

"I think that the gentry can communicate with each other. Our country has raised gentry for 260 years. How can the gentry oppress the good and don't know how to be loyal to the court? How can the officials be all corrupt and break the law, and there are no law-abiding people?"

"The country favors the gentry and scholars, how can the gentry not want to be loyal to the emperor, and not want to reimburse the court?"

"The minister is very affectionate to the officials in Hubei, moves them with reason, and makes them introspect. The emperor is sage and kind, and he has repeatedly warned the officials of the world. The minister also awakened the officials in Hubei. The past is not to be blamed. In the future, we must wholeheartedly serve the public and serve the people. If If you commit another crime, you will be punished for several crimes and will never be forgiven!"

"Received by the emperor's kindness, all the officials from all over the country are grateful and grateful, and they change their minds and serve the court wholeheartedly."

"At the same time, the minister also urged officials from all over the country to understand the truth with the gentry, so that the gentry understood that the new policy of equal distribution of land, and the integration of grain payment is a national policy that cannot be reformed by the imperial court. All localities need to abide by it and discuss it with the gentry from all over the world. In the end, today's Hubei came into being. New Deal."

"All prefectures and counties in Hubei set up farms with villages and towns as units, and selected local gentry with high morals and prestige as farm owners to mediate conflicts among the people and handle farm affairs."

"In this way, whether the land of the gentry or the land of the common people is one, the common people and the gentry work together to farm and pay food, and in their spare time, the gentry can teach the common people the principles of sages and teach them how to read and write."

"Nowadays in Hubei Province, the people live and work in peace and contentment. They don't pick up lost things on the road, and they don't close their houses at night. This year is another bumper rice harvest. It is expected that the tax revenue will not be inferior to that in Henan."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Oh? The gentry in Hubei seem to be all talents of my Ming Dynasty?"

"Then I will take a look."

Chu Xingyu quickly said: "Your Majesty, the gentry in Hubei are now waiting for the arrival of the holy car, eager to see Long Yan."

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "In that case, let's get up and drive. I'm very curious about the situation of the New Deal in Hubei."

Chu Xingyu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the new policies in Hubei will not disappoint you."

Shengjia continued to move forward. Seeing Long Lu getting closer, the gentry officials on both sides of the road bowed down and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the gentry officials on both sides through the car window, and he was also quite satisfied. Judging from the situation in Hubei, it is not much worse than that in the north.

If these gentry are really loyal to the country and willing to serve the court as Chu Xingyu said, then it is not impossible for him, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, to relax the rope around the necks of these gentry.

Zhang Haogu listened to the whole conversation between Zhu Youxiao and Chu Xingyu, his expression was calm, and he didn't make a sound.

But for what Chu Xingyu said, Zhang Haogu was dubious. At least one official and gentry in Hubei was a national talent who was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but Zhang Haogu didn't believe it.

Whether there are benevolent gentry and honest officials in this world, there must be, but the whole of Hubei is there, and Zhang Haogu absolutely does not believe it.

Is it possible that honest and upright officials all over the world and benevolent gentry bet on coming to Hubei?

If you look at the implementation of the New Deal in the north, you will know that it is not that there are no gentry who are not aware of current affairs, nor are there no gentry who serve as farm owners, but these are not common phenomena.

After all, who is willing to share their fields with Mud Legs, and finally pay taxes to the court just like Mud Legs?
The gentry of the Ming Dynasty did not have to pay taxes for more than 200 years. It is strange that these gentry are willing to pay taxes now.

The gentry was raised and pampered so well by Daming.I really think that they have the final say in this world, and the common people are all mud legs serving them.

Collecting food for one body and sharing the fields equally is to cut the meat from the gentry.

Maybe some gentry will agree, maybe there are discerning people in the gentry's family, but most of the gentry are absolutely unwilling to lose their land and privileges.

The New Deal is against the entire gentry class. The North used tough measures in exchange for the implementation of the New Deal. In this northern capital, where the clan power is not very strong, it is difficult to implement the New Deal. Far away from Gyeonggi, how can the New Deal be implemented so smoothly?
Zhang Haogu didn't believe it at all.

Are the gentry in Hubei not gentry?

They obediently handed over their fields and started paying taxes because of Chu Xingyu's few words?

If the implementation of the New Deal is so easy, why would he need a sword?
The New Deal is not a dinner party, the New Deal is life and death!

Therefore, only through Chu Xingyu's words, Zhang Haogu was keenly aware that there was definitely something wrong with Hubei's New Deal.

(End of this chapter)