Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 851 Merits in the present age, benefits in the future

Time flies by.

The first half of the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty gradually came to an end amidst the turmoil inside the court.

Also in the first half of the year, the members of the Datong Party who had spread all over Zhili, the north and the south began to withdraw gradually, and handed over large areas of local power to the old party.

Faced with the current situation where the Datong Party has shrunk and pushed outside the customs, on the one hand, the old party has begun to compete internally for the position of local officials, and on the other hand, it has tried its best to provide convenience to the Datong Party.

Obviously, the old party also understands that if they want to occupy more positions in the back and have more opportunities to get promoted and make a fortune, they must send the Datong party members away without any trouble.

Therefore, the old party was very cooperative during this period. Officials and family members of the Datong party provided a lot of help in relocating to the old party, including some businessmen and craftsmen who were turned a blind eye by the old party when they went to Liaodong.

The Datong party members withdrew, throwing away the three provinces of Jiaozhi, Dongying, Monan Mobei, and Liaodong. The rest of the governors and prefects of Shandong, Zhili, Henan, Shanxi, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangnan, and Zhejiang will be empty. There are a large number of positions, among other things, the position of the governor of the eight provinces alone is coveted by many people.

Especially the four places of Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Zhili. Jiangnan and Zhejiang are well-known and wealthy places, while the governor of Zhili has a key position, and Shandong is also known as the center of the new party, and it is very prosperous.

Coupled with so many prefect positions, this made the people of the old party a little dazzled at once.

But although the members of the Datong Party in the local area are all moving, the members of the Datong Party in the imperial court have not moved much. After all, the leader of the Datong Party, Zhang Haogu, is still in the capital.

The current Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Grand Master, and Grand Tutor may soon be leaving the customs, but who would dare to ignore what Zhang Haogu said?

For a while, everyone in the old party not only had to pay homage to Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, but also went to find out the position of the old party's bigwigs operating the local officials, and inquired about Zhang Haogu's thoughts.

But now the big bosses of the old party are also thinking about going further. Once Zhang Haogu retired, the position of chief assistant of the cabinet was vacated. Who has the final say on this position?

Not Zhang Haogu.

So Qian Qianyi has been trying every means to communicate with Zhang Haogu recently, hoping that Zhang Haogu will support him to become the next chief assistant of the cabinet and rule Ming Dynasty.

"Yuanfu, when you retreat, Zhang Xiang and Lu Xiang also leave the cabinet, and three positions in the cabinet are vacated at once. There are quite a lot of people staring at them now." Qian Qianyi picked up a chess piece and dropped it.

Zhang Haogu said casually: "Didn't you also stare at my position, Prime Minister Qian? Now that I am going out of the cabinet, Prime Minister Qian is not looking for His Majesty, why are you looking for me?"

Qian Qianyi smiled and said: "Who can take the position of chief assistant in the cabinet? It depends on what you say. If you don't speak, who would dare to sit in that position."

"Yuanfu, to be honest, this old man really cares about that position. It's because I feel that I have the ability to sit in that position, so that I won't harm the country."

"To put it bluntly, among those people, how many of them understand economics, and how many of them know how Daming develops? If the old man goes up, Yuanfu's hard work will not be turned into nothing."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "That's true. These years and Qian cooperate with each other. In the overall situation of my prime minister, Qian Xiang is in charge of the economy and industry, which complements each other. Now that I am going out of the cabinet, it is normal for Qian Xiang to be in the top position."

Hearing Zhang Haogu's words, Qian Qianyi was relieved a lot. Don't look at Wen Tiren as Minister of Rites in Nanjing, but he was just promoted by Chongzhen. It would be good if he could join the cabinet. Not enough.

No matter his qualifications or ability, Qian Qianyi thought he was better than a talker like Wen Tiren, not to mention that Chongzhen also promised to give him the position of chief assistant in the cabinet.

But if Zhang Haogu didn't nod his head, it would be useless for Chongzhen to say that. After all, Zhang Haogu wouldn't back down, so who can do anything about it?

So now that Zhang Haogu nodded, Qian Qianyi felt relieved.

But Qian Qianyi also knew whether it was good or bad, and he immediately said: "Yuanfu, please rest assured, after the old man takes office, he will definitely support the development of Liaodong with all his strength."

This is to make a promise to Zhang Haogu, to ensure that the superiors will not forget Zhang Haogu's benevolence and righteousness in the future, and to give Zhang Haogu some benefits.

Zhang Haogu couldn't deny it: "The development of Liaodong, what will happen in the future, I still can't say clearly. But I have remembered Qian Xiang's heart."

"Speaking of which, Liaodong is suffering a bit, and I am also a little worried right now."

When Qian Qianyi heard this, he not only immediately started to release water, but also spoke with incomparable sincerity: "Whatever Yuan Fu likes, just take it away."

Zhang Haogu accepted Qian Qianyi's kindness with a smile, and after one child, Zhang Haogu asked: "What if I like the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry and the military bureau of the imperial court?"

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, that is, the high-level technical personnel in the Ming court, many of these personnel are treasures.

As for the Ordnance Bureau, there is no need to mention it. Daming's ordnance manufacturing is all made by the Ordnance Bureau.

For example, the flintlock muskets used by the new army of the Ming Dynasty, such as the cavalry saber armor, and the latest general cannon, including the long snake breaking the formation arrow, the leopard running horizontal arrow, the hundred tigers running together arrows, the flying Vulcan crow, Even Ming Dynasty's warships, ironclad ships, etc. were all manufactured by the Ordnance Bureau.

After more than ten years of development and training during the Tianqi period, the Military Weapons Bureau of the Ming Dynasty has a large number of talents and the most advanced machinery and technology.

Among them, Zhili has three military bureaus, accounting for [-]% of the Ming military bureaus, and they are still the most elite part.

The meaning of Zhang Haogu's words is obviously that the talents and machinery of the three military bureaus are needed.

What does Zhang Haogu want to do? !

Qian Qianyi tensed up suddenly, and then relaxed again. Even if Zhang Haogu wanted to do something, could he stop it?

That being the case, generosity of others is not a big deal.

After pondering, Qian Qianyi said: "Liaodong is indeed working hard, and the imperial court should give some support."

After the agreement was reached, Zhang Haogu said: "The bachelors and academicians of the Academy of Engineering and the Royal Academy of Sciences may be abandoned by His Majesty in the future. If His Majesty really wants to close the Academy of Engineering and Science, he will bother you to protect them." People, they are all Daming's treasures, if His Majesty doesn't want them, I definitely want them."

Qian Qianyi naturally also knew the importance of these talents: "If His Majesty really wants to abolish the Academy of Engineering and Science and restore the ancestral system, then I will definitely not put these great talents in danger."

"Then after I leave, the cabinet will be handed over to Prime Minister Qian." Zhang Haogu finally said what Qian Qianyi wanted to hear most.

"Thank you Yuan Fu, old man." Qian Qianyi couldn't be more excited. With the approval of Emperor Chongzhen and the support of Zhang Haogu, who else can I have the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet? !

Soon, Zhang Haogu began to order people to relocate some important departments of the Military Weapons Bureau and the Ministry of Industry, and the old party completely acquiesced to Zhang Haogu's behavior at this time.

Speaking of which, the development of the Military Weapons Bureau and the Ministry of Industry was only possible when Zhang Haogu was the chief assistant of the cabinet. Now that Zhang Haogu is going to move out, the old party really dare not say anything, let alone let Zhang Haogu go. Gu left, everyone will be liberated as soon as possible.

After so many years of being careful, not to mention being corrupt, even the muddy legs have to be respected. Is this the life an official should have?

Zhang Haogu is gone, so that everyone can continue to live a life of feasting, feasting, singing and dancing.

Don't talk about the old party anymore, Zhu Youjian is taking the time to figure out when Zhang Haogu will leave.

Finally, in August of the first year of Chongzhen, the relocation of the Datong party members and important factories and departments in Zhili was completed. After the machinery and talents were almost transported, and the basic personnel of the Liao Palace were almost moved, Zhang Haogu finally set off with the last group of people.

It is said to be the last group of people, but most of these people are soldiers of the new army. Zhang Haogu's travel safety is of course extremely important. action.

Before that, two new towns had already escorted a large number of machinery, talents, family members, and common people to Liaodong. Now the government and the public are waiting for Zhang Haogu's action.

"Ming Gong, everything is ready." Huang Zongxi walked into Zhang Haogu's study.

Zhang Haogu was standing in the study at this time, writing a picture.

At present, all the things that can be moved in the study have been moved, including the plaques of high mountains and flowing water and the plaque of Datong written by Zhu Youxiao. Character.

The ink-soaked brush moved slowly on the paper to form vigorous and full characters, and as the last stroke fell, Zhang Haogu put down the pen: "Tai Chong, look at how I write these characters. "

Huang Zongxi stepped forward and took a look. Zhang Haogu wrote the four characters of Shang Shan Ru Shui: "The four characters of Ming Gong have the meaning of Wang Xizhi."

"There is nothing in the world that is weaker than water, and there is no one who conquers difficulties, because the best is like water." Zhang Haogu said slowly.

"Do you want to put away this calligraphy?" Huang Zongxi asked.

Zhang Haogu shook his head: "Stay here, the emperor must send someone to take a look, I hope he can understand the meaning of these words, tell everyone, let's go."

On that day, Zhang Haogu left the capital with the last Datong party members in Shuntian Mansion under the escort of the new army, and went straight to Liaodong.

When Zhang Haogu left, he also automatically resigned from the positions of the chief assistant of the cabinet and the minister of officials. When Zhang Haogu left the capital, the old party still couldn't believe it. Zhang Haogu, who was so strong before and held the world's power, so gone?

Not to mention that people in the old party couldn't believe it, even Zhu Youjian couldn't believe that Zhang Haogu really left.

But what followed was ecstasy!

Zhu Youjian finally waited until Zhang Haogu left!

The world of Daming is still in the hands of Old Zhu's family!

Looking at the excited Zhu Youjian, Wang Chengen said quickly: "My lord, calm down, calm down."

Only then did Zhu Youjian react, and restrained the joy on his face: "That's right, there's nothing to be happy about, I want to calm down."

Even though he said so, the corners of Zhu Youjian's mouth were almost crooked to the sky, Wang Chengen didn't dare to say anything when he looked at it, who made the emperor happy.

Not to mention Zhu Youjian, even members of the old party are holding back their joy and waiting quietly for news of Zhang Haogu's whereabouts.

After Flying Express reported that Zhang Haogu left Shanhaiguan, Zhu Youjian and the old party really started a carnival!

Zhu Youjian finally took charge of the government and took power!
The old party has finally driven out the Datong party, and it can continue to collect money!
Aside from the joy of the crowd, the court has become full of joy, with a clear sky and a sense of sweeping away old energy.

At the court meeting, Zhu Youjian even began to drastically deploy his own personnel and announced a series of appointments.

Including the dismissal of Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng from the positions of cabinet bachelors, allowing these two bridgeheads to become officials; promoting Qian Qianyi as the new cabinet chief assistant, Wenhuadian bachelor, and minister of the Ministry of officials; promoting Wen Tiren as cabinet assistant, Dongge University Bachelor and Minister of Rites; Shi Fenglai was promoted to the Cabinet Assistant Government, Zhongji Palace University Bachelor, and Household Secretary; Liu Hongxun was promoted to the Cabinet Assistant Government, Jianji Palace University Bachelor and continued to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War; Yang Sichang was promoted to the Cabinet Assistant Government, Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Together with Sun Chengzong, the second assistant of the cabinet and the great scholar of Wuyingdian, this constitutes Zhu Youjian's cabinet team of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

Looking at the seven cabinet scholars, Qian Qianyi is the leader of Dongnan Donglin and the leader of scholars, and Wen Tiren is the leader of Dongnan Donglin and some old party scholars.

There are also three members of the old party, Shi Fenglai, Liu Hongxun, and Yang Sichang, plus Sun Chengzong, a big man in the old party. get together.

At the same time, the positions of Governor of Shandong, Governor of Henan, Governor of Shanxi, Governor of Hubei, Governor of Jiangnan, Governor of Zhejiang, etc. were all obtained by members of the old party.

But Zhu Youjian was extremely happy at this time, because both civil and military officials and nobles in the Manchu dynasty called him holy, and he bluntly said that the Chongzhen Dynasty was a dynasty full of righteousness, which was only the configuration of a holy king.

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed and pardoned the world, and at the same time spent money to reward civil and military officials.

After all, Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Haogu really left Zhu Youjian with too much wealth. When Zhu Youjian knew how much gold and silver was in the Daming treasury and how much money the Daming Bank had, he felt as if he had been robbed. Knocked out.

With that huge number, Zhu Youjian felt that he was a prodigal and could not be defeated for 100 years!
And with such a huge succession, Zhu Youjian is even more confident, with money in hand, why worry that the Chongzhen Dynasty cannot develop?
Not to mention how Zhu Youjian imagined the bright future in the future, after Zhang Haogu arrived in Liaodong, he arranged everyone's tasks and arranged a series of plans for Liaodong, and then went to see Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi is now 72 years old, and he can be said to be very old.

During these years as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Xu Guangqi worked hard to improve Daming's equipment on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was studying the grain problem of Daming.

With the increasing population of Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi was deeply worried about the food problem in the future.

With Daming's existing technology and local grain production, it is just enough to satisfy more than [-] million households. Daming imports a large amount of rice from Nanyang and Southeast Asia every year.

Now Nanyang and Southeast Asia are under the control of the imperial court, but what about the future?
Therefore, Xu Guangqi has been studying how to increase the grain production of Daming. The arable land in the north and south of the Central Plains in Zhili is almost developed. Xu Guangqi naturally aimed at Liaodong. Compared with the environment in the northwest, the land in Liaodong is fertile and rich. The water system is more suitable for planting crops.

Both wheat and rice can be grown in Liaodong.

This allowed Xu Guangqi to take root in Liaodong for several years. At the same time, he traded with Koreans and even Dongying people, using Korean and Dongying rice seeds to improve his own rice varieties. Finally, in Liaodong, he produced rice that is suitable for the northeast environment and can be planted on a large scale. Here comes the rice.

This news is also the reason why Zhang Haogu hurried to see Xu Guangqi.

When Zhang Haogu came to the farmland outside Shenyang, what he saw was Xu Guangqi, who was 72 years old and gray-haired, but still rooted in the field.

"Master Xu, Duke Ming is here!"

Xu Guangqi got up with difficulty and looked at Zhang Haogu who was rushing over: "Baorui is here."

"Old Xu, you have worked hard these years." Zhang Haogu said sincerely.

Not everyone can still run around in the farmland at such an advanced age, especially when Xu Guangqi went to North Korea and Dongying for a tour. As for being so tired?
Xu Guangqi smiled: "It's all for Daming."

"It is said that Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the granaries of Daming, and Shandong and Henan are also the granaries of Daming. However, the food in these places is enough for the people of Daming to eat. What about the future?"

"Daming has developed rapidly in recent years. The people can eat enough and wear warmth, so they can rest assured to have children. In the future, there will be more and more people in Daming. It may not be enough to rely solely on Huguang and Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"The old man always thinks that if he finds another fertile land for Daming to use as a granary, he can't always rely on Nanyang's grain, right? This grain must be controlled by himself to be at ease."

Listening to Xu Guangqi's rambling words, Zhang Haogu was filled with emotion in his heart. The issue of food is always the most concerned issue of the Han family. Throughout the dynasties, all dynasties have worried about this issue. With the development of the dynasty, the population is increasing, and the arable land But it became less and less, and in the end, the annexation of land became more and more serious, and the people had no farmland in their hands, so naturally they did not have enough food.

Landlords and aristocrats’ homes were full of food, but the people’s families were ruined because of lack of food and clothing. In the end, a large number of people died in the turmoil, and a new dynasty was established. With new arable land, a change of dynasty, and the tragic death of a large number of people, the problem caused by overpopulation was solved.

This has been the case in all dynasties, but if you do this, how many bones are buried under the splendor of emperors and generals during the rise and fall of dynasties?

Why always sacrifice innocent people in exchange for the so-called future?

Why do all dynasties and dynasties look the same at the end?
Zhang Haogu can't guarantee what the future will look like, and nothing unexpected happens in the spiraling history.

However, the new rice species researched by Xu Guangqi can turn Liaodong into a real granary.

This is very important news for both Liaodong and the people of Ming Dynasty. It means that in the future, the people of Ming Dynasty will not starve to death easily, a large number of people will not be displaced, their families will be destroyed, and even if there is a war, the people will survive. Possibilities have also been greatly increased.

The transformation of Liaodong into a granary is an achievement that will benefit the future.

Zhang Haogu looked at the rice seeds in Xu Guangqi's hands, and finally bowed his head to Xu Guangqi: "Mr. It will last forever."

(End of this chapter)