Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 234 Another discussion on Haihe
When dealing with some phenomena, it is an attitude to choose to turn a blind eye when knowing that something is wrong, to choose to slowly figure it out, and to choose to make orderly adjustments.

A person will face countless choices throughout his life, and each choice is extremely difficult because the pros and cons have to be weighed, which means that everyone's trajectory will eventually be different.

The turmoil in the capital is still there.

The turmoil in the court is still there.

At three o'clock in the morning, the Qianqing Palace was warmer than at dawn.

Many people gathered in Dongnuang Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, if we want to truly build the Haihe River system under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhili Territory, we must take into account the coordination of various water systems."

Li Ruoxing, who took off his official boots, stood on the map paved with gold bricks, holding a long stick, and said with a serious expression: "According to what His Majesty said at the beginning, we must not only ensure the need for flood discharge and water storage, but also ensure irrigation. , water transportation and other requirements are only based on the minister's investigation of the situation of the Luanhe River system.

It is necessary to build no less than a hundred reservoirs in Yongpingfu and the north and east of Shuntianfu. During this period, rivers must be widened, canals built, bridges built, and roads built.

I have been busy investigating the actual situation of the Luanhe River system, including water conditions, terrain, land occupation, etc., but I have not yet made an estimate of the amount of labor required, the amount of money and grain, the amount of stone required, etc. If I really want to build the Haihe River system into a large scale, I am afraid that Without great determination, great perseverance is hard to achieve~”

When he reached this point, Li Ruoxing stopped. Although he still had a lot to say, when the words came to his lips, nothing came out.

Liu Rongsi, Pan Dafu, and Yang Fangxing, who were standing aside, showed different expressions at that time. Just now, they all reported the situation one by one.

The concept of the Haihe River system was proposed by Zhu Youxiao when he inspected Huangzhuang on the outskirts of Beijing to inspect new crops such as sweet potatoes and corn, and specially summoned Li Ruoxing and others.

After that summons, Li Ruoxing, Liu Rongsi, Pan Dafu, and Yang Fangxing led a team of people to various places to investigate the actual situation.

The construction of water conservancy facilities is definitely not something you can just make a decision based on lip service, or by picking up a few maps or finding previous records.

This will inevitably require a large amount of surveying, focusing on the overall and regional perspectives, repeated investigations and demonstrations, and then gradually clarifying how to build it.

Professional matters must be left to professional talents. Otherwise, it would be sheer nonsense to randomly recruit a team and throw in huge amounts of money and food without achieving the desired results.

"I understand what you all said."

Zhu Youxiao, who had been silent all this time, stepped on the map, took the long stick from Li Ruoxing, pointed at the map in front of him and said: "Can I understand this, if you want to build the Haihe River system in the northern Zhili border, you need to Taking into account the water systems of each region, we must take into account labor recruitment, money and grain coordination, stone and wood materials coordination, regional coordination, regional transportation and other matters. In other words, during the rectification of each regional water system, we must also focus on the overall level for coordination? "

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Ruoxing, Liu Rongsi and others bowed one after another.

In fact, Li Ruoxing and the others have reported so far that they have several central ideas. One is that they need people, many, many people, not only those who work on the front line, but also those who are proficient in arithmetic, coordination, and overall planning. After all, water conservancy construction of this scale is not It's enough to just work hard if you don't know anything.

One is the need for food. To carry out construction on such a large scale, there must be a lot of manpower. This requires a full supply of food. It cannot be cut off even for a day. If so many strong men gather and dare to starve them for a day, resentment will inevitably arise. And once the food is cut off for several days, On the [-]st, there will inevitably be a mutiny, so food supply is very important. One is the required silver...

In a word, if you really want to build the Haihe River system, you will not back down. Any difficulties and problems encountered during the period must be resolved first, otherwise there will be big problems in the Northern Zhili border.

"This matter is easy to solve."

Seeing the solemn expressions of everyone, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "Then we will set up the Haihe General Yamen under the Shaofu, and set up separate yamen in the Yamen. If we need any manpower, we will submit an official letter to the Shaofu and gather with the Shaofu."

The river services that are responsible for the various sub-construction yamen can be constructed in phases and batches, with clear priorities and controlling the scale within a certain range. This should not only ensure the progress of water conservancy construction, but also ensure the smooth transportation of internal funds.

As for the purchase of stones, wood and other materials required during the construction period, it will be centralized and coordinated by the Shaofu and conducted in the form of bidding. During this period, anyone who dares to delay the construction progress will need to pay the price.In addition, when it comes to coordinating with local departments and being responsible for the distribution of money and grain, etc., corresponding government offices can be set up separately and unified under the direct jurisdiction of the Haihe General Office. In this way, the pressure on each branch office can be reduced accordingly. "

Listening to what the emperor said, the expressions of Li Ruoxing, Liu Rongsi, Pan Dafu, and Yang Fangxing changed, and they began to communicate with each other. This was the first time they had heard these novel ideas and structures.

"If the main construction and separate government offices are set up separately, the corresponding pressure will be reduced a lot. There is also the idea of ​​building in phases and batches. If it can be planned well, then the labor involved in the construction of each water system can be controlled to a certain level. scale, which can effectively avoid riots."

"If that's the case, how can river supervision be ensured? After all, building so many reservoirs also includes widening river sections, building canals, building bridges and building roads, etc. What if..."

"Inspection offices can be set up in the main construction office to specialize in river affairs supervision. In order to ensure the quality of construction of reservoirs, river sections, canals, bridges, roads, etc. in each branch office, a complete supervision system needs to be defined. .”

"What I am worried about now is how to ensure the overall coordination of the River Affairs General Office and the branch offices. If food, stone, wood, etc. are used during the period..."

Dongnuan Pavilion became noisy. The emperor Zhu Youxiao was ignored by these pragmatic water conservancy talents. Liu Ruoyu and Han Zan, who were serving in front of the emperor, all frowned, but Zhu Youxiao didn't care at all. After all, it involves professional matters and they need to discuss it first.

Zhu Youxiao's role positioning is very clear.

He is the initiator of policy, the commander-in-chief of policy, and the steward of policy. When it comes to actual changes in various fields, he needs to gather batches of talents so that they can do things without distraction in familiar fields. As for everything that will affect them Zhu Youxiao will solve all the external factors!
Just like the overall management of large-scale projects mentioned just now, if Li Ruoxing and Liu Rongsi can truly implement the concept of the Haihe River System, then Daming will have corresponding large-scale project construction and management experience, which is extremely valuable.

Although in today's Ming Dynasty, you can ask the bottom groups to work for free by collecting corvees, but this model is bound to have many hidden dangers, and mutiny and riots will occur if you are not careful.

From the perspective of governance, stability is always the lowest cost, while chaos represents various crises.

Zhu Youxiao's governing philosophy is extremely clear. Before the bad policies and cancers accumulated in the past, including various existing problems, have been sorted out one by one, he must build a solid and solid basic base around the construction of Beizhili, involving politics. , military, agriculture, water conservancy, industry, mining, navigation, commerce, roads and other fields.

As long as this template can be created, even if the whole world turns against him, Zhu Youxiao will definitely not be afraid at all!
The location in Beizhili is great.

Not only does it have large plains, but it also has complex mountains, rich water resources, mineral resources, and most importantly, multiple outlets to the sea.

How to effectively utilize these advantages is what Zhu Youxiao needs to consider.

If an efficient and intensive handicraft center dares to gradually develop in the northern Zhili territory, it will be an absolute killer weapon for the Ming Dynasty and even other countries at the same time.

However, in order to realize this idea, Zhu Youxiao must consider food security. Pure self-sufficiency will not work. Foreign maritime trade must be opened up, and the dedicated food trade line must be guaranteed.

If these things are to be effectively implemented, it is necessary to fight with the civil servants. After all, in today's Ming Dynasty, conservative thinking is very stubborn. What Zhu Youxiao wants to do will not only exceed the cognition of many people, but also touch people's imagination. For the benefit of many people, counterattack is inevitable.

In the same way, if the basic foundation of Beizhili can be built, then Zhu Youxiao will not be afraid of the disturbances caused by vassals, gentry, local powerful, maritime merchants and other groups in various places, and then ask him to make the so-called Compromise, this kind of compromise, Zhu Youxiao will never bow his head!I won’t even back down!
"I am guilty!"

When Li Ruoxing and the others noticed something, they all bowed and apologized to the emperor who was standing aside, but Zhu Youxiao was not angry at all. These are all precious talents.

Be a fan of realizing his political vision!
"Okay, let's not talk about this."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hand, "We, monarch and minister, will continue to chat, explain our respective ideas, and see if we can draft a general charter first. With this, the next thing will be easier to handle."

"The ministers obey the order."

Everyone bowed immediately.

Time is too precious for Zhu Youxiao. He doesn't want to waste any time. Even if the wedding is coming, even if the government is unstable, if the matters related to his idea can be promoted as soon as possible, he must give priority to the idea of ​​Haihe System. , if it can be implemented in Beizhili, it will benefit too many groups...

(End of this chapter)