Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 988 Water Conservancy (1)

The Ming Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years. Although the system established in the early Ming Dynasty was adjusted in some periods, by the time of the Tianqi period, there were still many aspects that were not well taken into account.

Civil servants are needed to govern the country, but that does not mean that we have to listen to the civil servants in everything. The reason why the Ming Dynasty is in its current predicament and difficulties is that many things are controlled by the civil servants.

This is very dangerous.

What Zhu Youxiao has been doing since he came to power is to break this deadlock. He needs to create new officials and let people who can and dare to do things take power under these officials. Only in this way can the long-lasting deadlock in the Ming Dynasty be achieved.

Under this situation, there will inevitably be great conflicts and even chaos, but what can be done about it? As long as Zhu Youxiao is firm enough and does not blame the people under him for some things, even if he really encounters some problems, Zhu Youxiao will still remain firm in his thoughts.

If you always try to pass on the blame and back down as soon as things start to look promising, then you'll never get anything done.

Zhu Youxiao's overall reform idea is to revitalize and reform from top to bottom and from bottom to top, so that the Ming Dynasty can be revitalized.

Otherwise, if the basic situation does not change, everything will be in vain.

This is also the reason why Zhu Youxiao did not choose to stay in the Qianqing Palace many times, but instead chose to handle government affairs in the Western Garden.

As for the system headed by the cabinet, you should do your job and don't bother me if there is no problem. I will find you if there is a problem. If there is no problem, then we will live in peace.

When the overall adjustment of the departments that Zhu Youxiao wanted reached a certain scale and level, the major adjustments at the central and local levels would come naturally.

During this period, Zhu Youxiao's role was both a guide and a steward. In a nutshell, he allowed those who dared and were willing to do things to do them without any worries. As for those who fell behind or were even corrupt in the process, they would be dealt with according to the law.

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The next day.

The Chongzhi Hall in Xiyuan is very different from the past.

Countless people gathered here.

"The Haihe River system, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of River Management, does have a lot to learn from. If there is such a clear outline for managing the Yellow River, then the flooding of the Yellow River can certainly be effectively solved."

"That's what we say, but it's too difficult to do. After all, the Yellow River flows through too many places, and the conditions in each place are different, especially the terrain, which we have to consider."

"I hope that when we arrive in Beijing this time, there will be a clear outline for the management of the Yellow River. After all, each of us acting on our own will not be able to solve the Yellow River problem at all."

"But speaking of which, your Majesty summoned us to the capital. Are you ready to make an effort to control the Yellow River? Has the special silver problem been solved?"

"It's hard to say. After all, the court has to spend too much money. In the past few days, we have been to various places in the Haihe River system. The results are very obvious, but the money spent is also very large, and this part of the money is basically related to the treasury."

The people gathered here in groups of three or five, and everything they talked about was related to one thing, that is, river policy!

In the past few years, the river inspectors were sent out to patrol the rivers, and the powers of river administration in various places were gradually taken over from the governors and governors-general in various places. A lot of things were accomplished during this period, but in Zhu Youxiao's view, the results did not meet expectations. After all, river administration involves too many things.

If you want to do a thorough job in river management, you must have a corresponding system. This is exactly the case. Zhu Youxiao knew that the Yellow River was flooding in some places, but he still adopted a method of each doing its own thing. This was to make the imperial censors who patrolled the rivers feel pressure and know the importance of managing the Yellow River. In this way, he could expand the river management talent team in various places, clarify the river engineering team in various places, and accumulate momentum for the systematic management of the Yellow River in the future.

Of course, there is a prerequisite. That is, the river management officials under the Shaofu led the construction of the Haihe River system. What they did in this field was not only to solve the water system in northern Zhili and other places, but also to accumulate experience.

"Brother Wen Ru, there are quite a few people who have arrived in Beijing in response to the imperial edict."

Zuo Guangdou, the Imperial Censor of Lianghuai River Patrol, looked at the crowd gathered in front of him and said to Yang Lian with some emotion: "Is the reason why His Majesty summoned us to Beijing this time really to comprehensively control the Yellow River? If so, then the Yellow River flooding problem may be solved from the root."

"Yes."

Yang Lian said with some emotion: "In fact, I am looking forward to this day. As for the Yellow River flooding, treating the symptoms only partially will not solve the actual problem at all."

“This has been proven in past floods.”

"Before arriving in Beijing, I visited various places along the Haihe River system and saw that the river management officials of the Ministry of Finance did a very good job. If we can replicate this model, then perhaps we can solve the problem from the root."

"But this will cost a lot of money."

Zuo Guangdou said with some emotion: "Based on the current situation, if we really want to achieve this, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for the court."

"Alas, I don't know when this chaos will end."

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Yang Lian said nothing after hearing this.

How could he not know what Zuo Guangdou said? It’s just that he no longer cared about these things. What he cared about was the river policy.

Time can change a lot.

In the past, Yang Lian hated evil and was easily provoked. It was precisely because of this that, in many cases, the central situation would undergo major changes because of his presence.

But Zhu Youxiao demoted him from the central government and asked him to go to the local area to work hard, and the area he was involved in was river administration, which everyone avoided.

After all, if you do river management well, it will cause a lot of trouble, but if you do it badly, you may lose your head.

But someone has to do this after all, right?
It was precisely this situation that caused the Ming Dynasty to experience ups and downs in river policy. Zhu Youxiao was well aware of this and wanted to solve the problem at its root.

Yang Lian, with a lot of thoughts in his mind, looked at the crowd gathered in front of him. Among them, he saw many familiar figures. The one who surprised him the most was Fang Zhenru.

The change is really huge.

"Your Majesty is here!"

In this situation, a loud voice sounded, and the chaotic crowd immediately quieted down. Then, a team walked out of the hall. Under their leadership, the group of people gathered outside the hall walked into the hall in an orderly manner. Those who entered the hall first were all surprised when they saw the things displayed in the hall, but besides being surprised, they were also excited.

Because they knew that what they had thought before might be true, the emperor summoned them to the capital to discuss how to solve the problems of the Yellow River.

(End of this chapter)