Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 780 If the tree is moved, it will die, but if the person is moved, it will live.

The next day.

The sun was high in the sky, the sky was blue, and the clouds were dense, but the heat swept across the entire West Garden.

The wind that blew from time to time did not bring much coolness.

The birds jumping on the branches chirped non-stop.

"The immigration filling project decided at the beginning of the year has been intensively prepared for several months, and joint branches in Beijing and local areas have been set up one after another. The pressure is not small."

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back beside the Taiye Lake, looking at Lian Guoshi and other ministers, "Especially during this period, due to the rectification of officialdom and the fight against corruption, both the central government and the local governments have been affected to varying degrees."

"I am very pleased that you are able to overcome numerous difficulties and work hard in this situation while taking care of your respective duties."

The joint branch should specifically promote immigration to fill the border areas and transport a large number of people from northern Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places to Liaodong in order to speed up the development and governance of Liaodong. Zhu Youxiao believed that it was necessary to convene a court meeting for this purpose.

Whether this matter can be effectively implemented not only affects Liaodong, but also affects whether the above-mentioned places can actually reduce their burdens, avoid reducing casualties and civil unrest due to frequent disasters, and also affects the future delivery of actual control strategies to multilateral parties, and the continuous improvement of systems and experience. There must always be pioneers to explore and summarize.

"Your Majesty, under the current situation, setting up a general office in the Beijing Joint Branch Office to strengthen the management of various regions is facing a practical problem."

Lian Guoshi pondered for a moment and expressed his worries, "There is a severe shortage of manpower and increased expenses. This is not a good thing for the joint branch in Beijing."

"Another thing is that I have summarized the urgent dispatches from the joint branches in various places. In terms of manpower alone, there is a big shortage in various places. This will also bring a lot of trouble to the subsequent immigrants to Liao."

“There are always more solutions than difficulties.”

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled and looked at Lian Guoshi and said, "You are telling me all this just to get me to speak up. If the branch office in Beijing is short of staff, you can select a group from the officials under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu. The officials must cooperate fully."

"As for the local areas, why can't we refer to the special appointment of the Shaofu and recruit in batches from the capital, the capital area, and even the northern Zhili areas when faced with a shortage of manpower?"

"The imperial court holds provincial and imperial examinations every three years, but the number of people admitted is limited after all. Regardless of other things, the number of students who fail to pass the imperial examination alone is quite large, right?"

"I want all the local branches to let go and do their work. I don't believe that there is no one who doesn't want to be an official!! In a word, those who are recruited by the local branches and have outstanding performance will have plenty of official positions waiting for them in the Ministry of Finance!!"

After hearing this, Ma Shiying showed some hesitation on his face, "But if this is the case, the officials in the outer court might..."

"This is not something you need to consider."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and interrupted, "Do the job I gave you. That's what you need to consider. As for the rest, I will take care of it myself."

Lian Guoshi's feelings were somewhat complicated.

There are two complicated reasons. The first is that the shortage of staff that troubled them was solved by the emperor's words. The second is that this will inevitably intensify the contradiction between the special officials and the officials outside the court. In particular, the frequent recruitment of personnel from outside to fill the vacancies of the special officials will also have a significant impact on the imperial examinations.

"The Ministry of Revenue has compiled the tax revenues of the Wanli Dynasty. I'm sure all of you have seen it, right?" Zhu Youxiao noticed the changes in Lian Guoshi and the others, and talked about another thing.

"How do you feel? Anyway, I feel a lot. I don't know since when, the tax and grain transported by the southeastern provinces have been decreasing year by year. Although the annual fluctuation seems small, the fluctuation is alarming when it is once every five or ten years!!" "The southeastern provinces, this is the richest place in the Ming Dynasty. Even if the prefectures, counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the provinces are attacked by disasters from time to time, it is not the case that a disaster will affect the entire province, right?"

"In addition, the tax silver sent to the northwestern provinces has increased year by year. Some of the tax silver is only transferred in Beijing before being allocated to the places in need. You are not unaware of the situation in the northwest, right?"

"What exactly went wrong? Even if the court wants to investigate, it will take at least three to five years to find out everything. But I understand one thing: a big problem has occurred in the southeast. If the court really wants to investigate further, it must consider the consequences!"

Lian Guoshi's expressions became serious.

Especially among them, the officials from the southeastern provinces had somewhat complicated expressions.

“Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Once you choose to do something, there is no such thing as regret or retreat.”

Zhu Youxiao continued, "Without a thorough investigation, the tax reform of the Ministry of Revenue will be a joke. Otherwise, various problems will inevitably be exposed. The central government must be prepared for a rainy day when doing things."

"So what you are doing, in a sense, is helping the central government to open up new sources of finance. After the battle in Liaodong, it has been basically made clear that the area near Liaodong is stable, and the area within the Liaodong border wall is also stable. Even if there is a conflict, it will be outside Liaodong."

"Liaodong has already ushered in a new life. If the newly established prefectures, states and counties under its jurisdiction can grow and develop as the population increases, and then become one of the important sources of tax revenue for the court, what will it bring to the court? What will it bring to the country?"

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about what would happen if everything you are doing now ultimately fails to achieve the desired results?" Lian Guoshi pondered for a moment, then bowed to the emperor.

The more things he did and the more things he came into contact with, the more he thought and worried about them. Lian Guoshi was very afraid of the immigration to Liao. In the end, it did not bring any benefits to the court, but on the contrary brought many difficult troubles.

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“I can’t answer that.”

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "Only after we do it, we can know whether the result is good or bad."

Zhu Youxiao was confident about the development and governance of Liaodong. After all, there were so many miracles on that vast black land.

Zhu Youxiao knew it clearly, but he couldn't say it. After all, miracles are created by down-to-earth work and then by accumulating strength over time.

Everything Zhu Youxiao knew were pointed paths, but how to present them to the Ming Dynasty was a test for Zhu Youxiao.

"There are too many empty talkers in the Ming Dynasty, but too few down-to-earth people."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers in front of him and said, "Since you have chosen to do something, don't think too much. Just do what you should do well. This is what I ask of you, and it is also what I ask of myself. I hope you can encourage each other!"

This sentence shows Zhu Youxiao's attitude. Anyone who goes against his new policy should be kicked out or executed, and the vacant position should be given to those who are willing to follow him.

The people selected by the imperial examination alone could not meet all the requirements set by Zhu Youxiao.

During this special period and with special needs, Zhu Youxiao was determined to do things his own way no matter how many people opposed him.

In a sense, the current efforts to rectify the administration of officials and fight corruption are also actively responding to the various new policies planned by Zhu Youxiao. Making those who oppose them step down can not only serve as a deterrent, but also replace them with grateful pragmatists. As for the collisions and frictions, they need to be digested and resolved by each party.

(End of this chapter)