Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 931 Salary Settlement
Whenever a natural disaster occurs, as long as the impact area is wide, rumors will appear. This seems to have become a pattern.

Zhu Youxiao knew very well why this kind of phenomenon occurred. Most people were exploited by a small group of people who used all kinds of rumors to amplify their panic and achieve their ulterior motives.

When encountering such a thing, we must follow the clues and catch all the people hiding behind it. Not only must we act quickly, but we must also execute them decisively, otherwise it will not have a deterrent effect.

"Your Majesty, some of the treacherous people who were arrested were previously executed nobles who stayed behind and were sent to Tianjin and other places to engage in maritime trade and commerce."

On the way to Tianjin New Town, Li Ruolian reported truthfully: "These treacherous people have been hiding their identities since they went north, and have maintained close contact with many groups. During the arrest and interrogation this time, a lot of stolen money and property were found."

"Through this line, the Luanwei also found out a lot of people, including people from Tianjin Thirteen Hongs. The real purpose of these people spreading rumors may be related to Liaodong."

"An armed merchant group involved in hunting captives and panning for gold?"

Zhu Youxiao thought of something and looked at Li Ruolian.

"Yes."

Li Ruo Lian lowered his head and said, "Previously, in some places in Liaodong, we found counterfeit currency in circulation. Many armed merchant groups are closely connected with the forces inside the Great Wall."

"You really don't give up."

Zhu Youxiao laughed, but his eyes became colder. "Whether it was the Money Supervisor under the Money Law Office or the Detective Team under the Ministry of Finance, they used to privately mint coins or new currencies, but they handled many major cases and killed countless people, but this did not deter the greed of some people."

"You think Liaodong is far from the capital, and the emperor is far away, so you think the court won't pay attention to it, right? Keep investigating. If there is anything related to Liaodong, report it to the detective team and other officials immediately, and tell them to solve it as soon as possible!"

"Here!"

Li Ruolian responded immediately.

Whenever there is a large-scale public opinion event, there are bound to be interests involved behind it, and this interest is not a single one, but must involve multiple groups and interests. At the beginning of the planning, they don’t even know the existence of each other, but as some events occur, they know of each other’s existence, which makes things complicated.

When dealing with this type of incident, one must have enough patience and investigate each category separately. One cannot be led by the nose, otherwise one will never be able to find out the truth.

As time went by, the Luanwei led by Li Ruolian had already moved towards formalization, specialization and scale. This was one of Zhu Youxiao's many weapons.

"Everyone line up!!"

“Don’t push!!”

The noise coming from afar interrupted Zhu Youxiao's thoughts. After seeing Zhu Youjian off, Zhu Youxiao did not rush back to Beijing. Instead, he went to the new city of Tianjin.

This earthquake of this magnitude occurred in northern Zhili, causing losses and impacts to many places. Although Tianjin was not the epicenter, it was also affected to some extent.

With Tianjin opening up to the sea and abolishing the garrison to become a central prefecture, Tianjin has undergone tremendous changes. The permanent population in the core area of ​​Tianjin alone has reached hundreds of thousands, not to mention the counties under its jurisdiction. The many industries derived from the opening of the sea have made Tianjin the most intensive region.

“Tianjin has changed a lot.”

Zhu Youxiao said with some emotion: "Especially the planning and construction of the new city, its efficiency is no less than that of the capital. Let's go and take a look."

"Here."

Li Ruolian, Liu Ruoyu and his party responded. Zhu Youxiao did not wait for Zhu Youjian and his party, as this would be too conspicuous. He left Beijing for Tianjin this time, one to resolve Zhu Youjian's knot, and the other to see what Tianjin was like.

This journey gave Zhu Youxiao a deep feeling.

Although Tianjin was affected by the earthquake, the authorities headed by the Zhili Tianjin Prefecture handled the situation extremely quickly.

Even when some rumors emerged during this period, Dong Zhining, the then prefect of Tianjin Prefecture in Zhili, ordered people to arrest them without waiting for the Jinyiwei and Luanwei stationed in Tianjin to intervene.

Tianjin, as one of the most important regions in northern Zhili, all the prefects were specially promoted by Zhu Youxiao. This position was as important as that of the Shuntian prefect.

Some capable people who have stood the test of time will be appointed to key positions in particularly important places. If they can achieve certain results during their tenure, they will be entrusted with heavier responsibilities and burdens.

It was getting dark.

Zhili Tianjin Prefecture Government Office.

"...by the year after next at the latest, the planned core area of ​​Tianjin New City will be fully completed." Dong Zhining stood in front of the map and reported carefully and in detail.

"As the new city is being prepared for construction, the construction of water conservancy facilities, especially reservoir construction, flood control dams, and flood storage and diversion area demarcation, is also progressing steadily during this period."

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Dong Zhining was excited about the emperor's incognito visit. After all, there were many affairs to deal with in the court. But even so, the emperor still came to Tianjin for inspection, which shows how much importance the emperor attached to Tianjin.

"I feel relieved that you are in charge of Tianjin."

Looking at the various facilities marked on the map, especially the markings on the core area of ​​Tianjin New City and the areas to be built later, Zhu Youxiao smiled with satisfaction.

Whether it is Tianjin New City or the core areas of other new cities, it is an attempt by Zhu Youxiao to develop intensively. Combining the emerging new building materials and integrating the unique oriental architectural aesthetics, he explored a new architectural system, which is not a copy of those of later generations.

Since the Ming Dynasty is going to go out and occupy important overseas territories in the future, it must organize its own cultural heritage in all aspects and then transport it to areas outside the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao wants everyone to yearn for the Ming Dynasty and even worship the Ming Dynasty. If he wants to conquer them, he does not necessarily have to rely on force, but civilization can also do the job.

"In addition to the inspection, I also want to ask your opinions on one thing when I come to Tianjin this time." At this point, Zhu Youxiao looked at Dong Zhining and his party, "Starting from this year, all the ministries in Beijing, Northern Zhili, Shandong, and Liaodong will fully implement the salary schedule, abolish the old practice of dividing land by position, and settle salaries with the new currency. What do you think of this policy for the court?"

"I think this is a good policy that benefits the country and the people."

Dong Zhining immediately bowed and said, "The court has a firm and tough attitude on this matter, which will be of great benefit to the subsequent implementation."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Others also echoed.

The issue of salary setting was tried out in Tianjin in the past. Whether it is good or not is best known to the officials in Tianjin, especially those who want to make a difference.

In the eyes of these people, if they want to truly change some of the long-standing problems, they must make major changes, especially adjustments in the officialdom must be made with great effort. Otherwise, the administration of officials will be rectified over and over again with little effect, which will cause too much harm.

(End of this chapter)