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Chapter 87 Developing Huangzhuang

This time Hong Tao acted very tough. When faced with the opposition of some officials, he first severely reprimanded him. If someone started to complain, he asked Dongchang to investigate. As long as a problem was found, even a small flaw would be magnified and eliminated directly. Those who are citizens will never be hired.

It's useless for anyone to try to persuade you. This is a private matter for the royal family. As the heir to the royal family and also the patriarch, the emperor has the final decision-making power. He can really do what he says and he doesn't need to listen to anyone else's opinion.

As for the objections from the royal nobles and the harem, it is easier to deal with the objections. It is better to find one or two who are the most vocal and whose status is not too high and directly hand them over to the custody of the clan.This is also a royal family matter. When the patriarch punishes the children, does it require the intervention of outsiders?
Of course, there is no trivial matter in the royal family, and family affairs are also state affairs. Such reckless and insistent behavior will definitely arouse resentment among some officials and the royal family.People have nothing to do now, but they can make trouble with other policies in the future. If you really weigh it, the gains and losses are indeed a bit outweighed.

"I'm afraid your Majesty's actions will do more harm than good." No, even Li Zhi, the emperor's closest partner and cabinet scholar, couldn't sit still.

"Master Li, if I follow the rules in everything, I will never be able to govern the country well. You have seen with your own eyes that in order to save some money for the treasury, I have taken the lead in using my official position as a bargaining chip to sell my official title, but there are still not many people who can Taking national affairs as the top priority, everyone is calculating their own interests.

They are all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the country and the country will be in danger in the long run.If you want to make changes, you have to take certain risks. Putting this matter aside for now, is Huangzhuang ready? "

Since they had translated the Analects of Confucius together in the Siyi Museum, Hong Tao really admired Li Zhi's knowledge and regarded him as his teacher in private.But this time it was useless for anyone to persuade me. At best, I could give an ambiguous answer.

"According to your Majesty's wishes, I have selected three places in Tongzhou and Tianjin Wei. One is where Time Workshop is located, one is Liuguangzhai, and the other is located on the bank of Haihe River. It has been personally managed by Xu Guangqi, head of the Qing Li Department of Yu Heng of the Ministry of Industry. , I have not yet learned the specific details.”

Seeing that the emperor was so insistent, Li Zhi stopped trying to persuade him. In fact, he also had many doubts in his heart. He didn't believe that the emperor would be so childish. There must be a reason.

"There has always been a vacancy for the left minister of the Ministry of Industry. Zhao Shizhen, the head of the Camp and Maintenance Department, has made great contributions to the construction of the Europa Temple. Let him fill it."

Hong Tao felt quite proud when he mentioned the few middle- and low-level officials who had been secretly supporting him in obscurity. They didn't make mistakes at the beginning, and they didn't write anything in the history books.

Xu Guangqi, Li Zhizao, and Zhao Shizhen are indeed capable and willing to learn new things, and their work is no different from the technical men of later generations. As long as they are given funds and projects, they will rush into it wholeheartedly and rarely take the initiative to raise issues of personal treatment.

But just because others don't mention it, doesn't mean that you have to pretend to be confused. You still need the necessary encouragement.It's a pity that there are not many official positions available at present, and there is only one suitable one.For this, Li Zhi had to take the lead and Ye Xianggao cooperated, and they had to go around in circles to convince more than half of the nine ministers to get their wish.

"The director of the Europa Temple is Li Zhizao, a member of the maintenance department." Li Zhi didn't understand, so he reminded him in a low voice, for fear that the emperor would get the name wrong.

"Zhao Shizhen's father, Zhao Jin, once served in the Ministry of Industry. Please make it clear to Li Zhizao that I have not forgotten his contribution, but he is still relatively young and needs more time."

Hong Tao really got the name right. There were only three people around him who could do the specific work, so it was not easy to make a mistake.The reason why Zhao Shizhen was promoted and Li Zhizao stayed put was not because he had forgotten, but because he was based on the actual situation.

Zhao Shizhen's father, Zhao Jin, once served as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although he is dead, the old relationship should not be completely severed, so it is easier to operate.In the words of later generations, Zhao Shizhen was a son of his own unit, and he had to take advantage more or less.Li Zhizao, on the other hand, had no foundation at all in the court. He had just been promoted to the director-general level the year before last, and now he was being promoted to the deputy ministerial level. It was too unruly.Without some impressive political achievements, the six ministries and nine ministers would definitely not agree.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." After hearing this explanation, Li Zhi couldn't help but raise his eyelids and glance at the figure leaning on the soft cave, feeling even more uncertain.

When they first met a few years ago, the emperor was still the prince, and he kept saying that he wanted to translate the Analects into European language and spread it to the world. He was very ambitious and had no fear of anything, and he was also very overconfident.

But after several contacts, I discovered that the prince was not familiar with the Analects of Confucius at all, but he was very proficient in Europa. He could hold a conversation with the monks who came from afar and speak without falling behind. It was not as it seemed on the surface. Straightforward and simple.

After he ascended the throne, the young emperor often showed actions that were not consistent with his age and experience, such as cutting down vassals, inspecting foreign affairs, and joining the cabinet. His skills were extremely smooth, his methods were sophisticated, his thinking was extremely clear, and his mind was extremely firm. No worse than any emperor who has learned the art of vertical and horizontal since he was a child.

"Sheng Ming is a piece of shit. I have been on the throne for more than two years, but I have no one to help me. I have no choice but to please the internal officials. How pitiful!" What was originally a heartfelt sentence actually caused the emperor to blame himself, and his voice was filled with emotion. Feeling helpless and angry.

"Your Majesty, are you going to restart the mine supervision?" Upon hearing this, Li Zhi suddenly had a flash of lightning in his mind. He seemed to understand something, and his face was filled with astonishment.

"It has nothing to do with the mining tax. My clan members will definitely have a hard time without the imperial salary. As the head of the royal family, I cannot watch them go begging on the streets. But running the imperial manor is a science, and it cannot be done without trusting people. Man. Who can I trust, Chao Wenwu? Who do I dare to let take care of this matter?"

Hong Tao quickly shook his hand. The mining tax would really be untouchable for a while, and that thing already stinked the streets.But the eunuchs who should go out to make money for the emperor still had to be sent, but they just changed their names to more reasonable ones.

"I dare to ask you, can the imperial village really support so many people as your majesty said?" But Li Zhi really doesn't believe it. The new version of the grace order also has a supporting measure to use the imperial village to absorb the members of the clan who are living in poverty and use its output. Pay these people their wages.

From a certain perspective, it can be said that the emperor used the imperial palace instead of the treasury to support some members of the clan. This was one of the reasons why the officials pinched their noses and agreed to the promulgation of the grace order.

None of them were optimistic about this measure. They only thought it was a wishful move by the young emperor to save his face. When the internal funds could no longer be spent, they would have to come back and ask the officials to find a way to wipe their ass. Then they would be able to force the emperor to bow his head.

"Of course... Hey, I remember Master Li seems to be from Quanzhou, right?" Faced with such doubts, Hong Tao was unmoved. In his eyes, as long as this policy is approved and implemented, let alone feeding tens of thousands of people, plus one more The number of digits is not that difficult.

This is not the fearless delusion and fantasy of ignorant people. It not only has broad guidance but also specific implementation details. Every link from beginning to end has been tested by actual operation.

(End of this chapter)