Jinyi Night Walk

Sitting in the palace, Xia Xun, who had arrived in a hurry, was quietly listening to the ministers report the disaster relief to the emperor.

After Jingli received the news from Su Song's area, he immediately raised relief supplies urgently and began to make preparations for disaster relief, and now he has some clues.

The person who was talking was Zuoshiro Natsuhara, who said: "Food is the top priority. After saving enough grain for the capital, we have already raised a sum of grain and grass, and at the same time, we are transporting grain from other places to the capital by land and water. Meng Shengshang Enzhun suspended the brewing business of all wineries in the capital and squeezed out another batch of grain, but..."

Xia Xunji frowned and said: "For the time being, these are still a drop in the bucket. The disaster-stricken area is too large. I'm afraid the relief will not last long if these grains are transported over."

Zhu Di pondered and said: "In this way, another 50 stone grains will be allocated from the treasury of the capital..."

Xia Xunji moved and said: "Your Majesty, once the capital runs out of food, the situation may be unstable, which will be more serious than Su Song's disaster!"

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Of course I understand!"

He said solemnly to Yu Xin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Xia Yuanji went to Susong to provide disaster relief, and you will do your best in Beijing. On the one hand, you must ensure that the people of Susong will not starve to death, and at the same time, you must ensure that the grain shipped from the capital arrives in time. If you are late on a business trip, I only ask you!"

Yu Xin is also a young and capable official. During the Jianwen Dynasty, he had just entered the official position not long ago. He was just a young imperial envoy in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Because the Emperor Jianwen insisted on cutting down the vassals, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty dared not speak up at that time, This Yu Xin was young and vigorous, and he repeatedly wrote to oppose him, and dared to argue in court with Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other important officials of Jianwen.

Yu Xin said solemnly: "I will do my best to live up to the high expectations of the emperor!"

The cabinet scholar Xie Jin whispered to several cabinet scholars, bowed and said: "This continuous heavy rain has caused Su Song to become a country of floods. Most of the rural areas have been severely affected. I am afraid that there is no food to harvest or store. The minister thought that those big cities and big mounds still had a lot of food in stock, and the disaster-stricken areas should also save themselves by the imperial court's relief. Use, in this case, the gap should not be too big!"

Zhu Di said: "There is no problem with this. At the beginning of my ascension to the throne, I issued an edict. When floods and droughts occur in various places, the government treasury will be opened to provide relief first, and then the account will be reported to the imperial court. The disaster is so serious. Forgive me that no local officials would dare to disobey it." In addition, the grain shipped from various places is convenient for transporting to Susong. It can be transported to the nearest place and reported to the household department with a note. Well, some places on credit from nearby areas that have not been affected by the disaster will save some grain for disaster relief. It will be released next year. The corvée in the grain area will be labored by the relief area, and the work will be paid for the grain.”

Yang Rongdao: "The Susong area was originally a water town, and the people in the water town are all connected to the water. The imperial court can also organize and dispatch a group of boats to form a fleet of young and strong people among the affected people. On the one hand, they rescue the people trapped in the flood. Catch fish, shrimp, lotus root and other edible things, which can also be used to satisfy hunger. In addition, Susong was originally an important grain-producing area in our dynasty, but now it is affected by this disaster. The spring crops may be completely wiped out. We should raise funds suitable for later planting as soon as possible. Grain seeds, once the flood recedes, we will organize the people to replant them as soon as possible to make up for the loss!"

All the officials offered their suggestions one after another, and the main body of the Tai Hospital was naturally not to be outdone, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the doctors and doctors dispatched by our Tai Hospital to Su Song and other disaster-stricken areas have also been assembled! After the flood, there must be a big epidemic. Prevention must be the first priority. They will urge the local government to prepare boiled water for the victims as much as possible, and prevent the victims from eating the livestock salvaged from the water. They also brought a batch of medicines, but the reserves of these medicines are insufficient, and they have to be collected from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan and Guizhou. Huang Lian and others are in urgent need of medicine, and these officials will supervise it personally!"

The minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "The minister has sent people to wait for the collection of straw mats, reeds, clothes and bedding, to temporarily relieve the temporary needs of the victims, and then will dispatch large wooden purlins to transport them, and call craftsmen to go to the disaster area to burn bricks and tiles nearby. Finally, help the people rebuild their homes!"

Zhu Di nodded again and again after hearing this, and said happily: "All ministers work together, even though the natural disaster is great, I believe the loss can be minimized!"

Yu Shiji, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is the third leader who went to Susong for disaster relief. He is a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Of course, his main responsibility is to be in charge of legal matters, to supervise disaster relief personnel and local officials, and to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to make money in the country. Taking advantage of the rush to distribute disaster relief materials, and the accounts cannot be recorded in detail, they took the opportunity to greedy ink.

At this time, I also found an opportunity to interject: "I would like to ask the emperor to send a few more colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the disaster-stricken areas. Since I was young, I know very well what is going on in some places. As the saying goes, let your official status be as clear as water, and helpless officials It is as slippery as oil, but in any catastrophe, there are always corrupt officials who are not afraid of the king's law and take advantage of the opportunity. In the disaster-stricken area, many yamen have been washed away by the flood, and it is urgent to rescue the disaster. Many officials have to hold multiple positions. I don’t care about the rules and regulations, if someone among them is greedy for ink, I only worry about the lack of manpower, and I won’t be able to see clearly!”

Zhu Di sneered and said: "I understand! The people's life-saving food has been withheld by black-hearted officials and thieves." Even if the food relief is tens of millions of stones, less than one out of ten falls into the mouths of the people.Even if the dagger is hung high, he is still motivated by profit, and he is not afraid of death. This situation is the same in ancient and modern times. However, Chen Ying presides over the Metropolitan Procuratorate and cannot leave the capital. return……"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di secretly felt remorse, and he thought of Xiao Zujie again. Yes, some people said that Xiao Zujie was cruel and cruel, and enforced the law too strictly, but any kind of official can play his best as long as he is placed in the right position. In this situation, how good would it be if Xiao Zujie was there?This cruel official who is known as a cold-faced and cold-faced official who can stop children from crying at night will scare many corrupt officials from reaching out to the officialdom in the disaster-stricken area!

Zhu Di sighed secretly, and said, "So, you are still in charge of the supervision, but I will gather as many people as possible from the Supervisory Council to go to the disaster area with you."

Having said that, he glanced at Xia Xun who had hurriedly arrived, his robe still dripping with rain, and said with a calm face: "Why do I want Yang Xu to take charge of the overall disaster relief? It's just to support you, and he wants to do other things." I don’t care, of course he has to take care of those who are corrupt and illegal! The Susong area was originally the wealthiest area in my Ming Dynasty. The place is rich, and corruption is more likely to breed. Most of the people who can be officials in the Susong area have complicated backgrounds. , The network is intricate, the backstage is very hard, you Yu Shiji can't hold them down, didn't I invite you a great god to suppress the battle?"

Zhu Di had just said a joke, and his expression became awe-inspiring again: "Yang Xu, I and you ordered the flag card to take charge of all matters in the disaster area. If you are a member of the third rank or below, if you break the law, you can kill it first and then play it! This offending job , if no one else can come, I will leave it to you!"

Xia Xun hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey the order! As long as anyone who is greedy for food, pretends to receive food, hoards, and all kinds of illegal things, as long as he commits crimes in the hands of the minister, the minister will never forgive him lightly! Who dares to take the people's money The life-saving food, I will take his life for the emperor!"

Zhu Di cheered up and said: "Good! Very good! With your words, I feel relieved!"

He let out a breath, slowed down his voice and said: "Yang Xu, I want you to go to the disaster relief, not only to fight for an extra morsel of food for the common people from those corrupt officials, but also to do a big thing for you!"

"Your Majesty, please order!"

Zhu Di said: "After a catastrophe, one is prone to plague, which is a natural disaster; the other is prone to thieves, which is a man-made disaster. Those who have nowhere to go will raise their arms and rise up, and if they do it, they will cause great chaos. When we go to the disaster area, we must comfort the people well, so as not to cause troubles, and if there are dissidents who take the opportunity to instigate the victims to rebel, we must not be lenient, we must quickly extinguish it, and prevent it from spreading!"

It was only then that Xia Xun knew the reason why the emperor wanted to help the disaster by himself. The emperor had thought so deeply, and his thoughts were indeed more comprehensive and far-reaching than his. He hurriedly agreed solemnly, and at the same time explained his opinion to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I usually do things without moving soldiers and horses, and food and grass go first, but this time it is different. It is getting late today, and I want to go to the disaster area with the ministers of disaster relief and appeasement early in the morning! Before the food and grass arrive, we Get there first, you can organize local self-help first, organize local gentry and people to donate money and materials, and at the same time, it can also stabilize people's hearts, let the people know that the court has not forgotten them, the emperor has not forgotten them, and the food and clothing that is aided to them should be all What, it will be here soon, to reassure the people!"

Zhu Di happily said: "Okay, let's do this!"

The monarchs and ministers discussed for a while, and then went away to get busy. The cabinet scholars took care of the overall situation, and they needed to consider the most detailed aspects. After the court meeting just now, they had to list detailed regulations and ask all ministries to follow the regulations as soon as possible. To do it, time waits for no one, they have to go back and fix it overnight, and the emperor will issue a court order tomorrow morning.

Because everyone was busy, they went about their own business after finishing the Jinyi Ye sketches. Xia Xun left Jinshen Hall and walked forward, but there were no officials around to ask for warmth.Walking to the corner of the front hall, just about to turn to the palace gate, a young civil servant stood quietly on the road beside him. As soon as he saw him coming, he immediately walked up to him, smiled and bowed, and said, "Your official has met Yang Shaobao!"

This is an official dressed in a green robe, wearing miscellaneous color wenqi on his head, and heron embroidered on his chest. There are three small beards under the jaw, which make people feel good at the first sight.In the palace, such a small official is rare, Xia Xun couldn't help but startled, and said strangely: "You are..."

The official gave another bow with a pleasant smile, and said respectfully: "Your official Yang Shiqi, East Palace Zuo Zhongyun!"

Xia Xun had heard of Yang Shiqi's reputation in his previous life, and he was the most famous among the three Yangs. He didn't expect to meet him here, but now he is still a sixth-rank official. He was very surprised. He looked at Yang Shiqi intently, and then asked: "Ah, it turned out to be Yang Zhongyun. Zhongyun came here to greet me, but does His Royal Highness want to summon me?" @.