Ming politicians

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After entering the Huangji Hall, the morning court officially began.

In the first early court after the Spring Festival, generally no specific matters are discussed, mainly to indicate that it is time to go to work. In fact, before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the common people were basically immersed in the atmosphere of the Spring Festival. If you have money, you will pay special attention to the Spring Festival. As for the merchants, their eyes are on the Spring Festival. They can use the time of the Spring Festival to do a lot of business. The purchasing power of the people has increased. The Spring Festival can sell countless commodities. It seems that making money is of course more important than celebrating the festival.

Crown Prince Su Mingjie presided over the morning ceremony.

This is also the rule of the court.

Su Mingjie has been familiar with the government for a long time, and his calmness and wisdom have won the admiration of many civil and military ministers. Su Tiancheng paid special attention to the cultivation of Su Mingjie. During Su Mingjie's three years of traveling abroad, Su Tiancheng's requirements It is very strict, and you cannot enjoy special treatment. You must face the reality, truly understand the sufferings of the common people, think about how to solve the difficulties of the common people, and at the same time pay attention to the government's style of work and other issues.

From Su Tiancheng's point of view, Su Mingjie's performance is still a little different, mainly in the aspect of showing his identity. After all, he was born in a wealthy environment when he was young, and he became the crown prince very early, and was respected by the ministers of civil and military affairs. This kind of superior status cannot be erased, but Su Mingjie's performance in handling government affairs is indeed good. The general affairs in the court are basically handled by Su Mingjie, unless it is a major matter. Tian Cheng will do it himself.

Su Mingjie began to put forward specific requests, roughly meaning that it was time to go to work, and many civil and military ministers.We must concentrate and set an example for the officials of the provinces, prefectures and counties. When the new year comes, it will be the spring plowing season, which is the busiest time.

Su Mingjie was in the early court.The special emphasis on spring plowing production is actually related to many situations that have occurred in various places in the Jin Dynasty. Over the years, with the tremendous development of commerce and trade, agriculture has gradually been neglected, especially in Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu and other places. Emphasis on the development of commerce and trade, not too much attention to agriculture, because of the rapid development of commerce and trade.It means that the government's tax revenue has increased significantly, which means that the government has more money.

This situation occurred as early as the tenth year of the Jin Dynasty. After the court found out, it did not attract much attention. However, the emperor made a clear request that the people depend on food, and agricultural production cannot be ignored at any time.We cannot ignore agriculture just because the economy has developed.Not to mention buying a large amount of grain, it is no big deal not to farm. At any time, we must keep in mind that grain production cannot be ignored.

It is precisely because of the emperor's request that every year in the early court, Su Mingjie will make clear requests.All localities cannot ignore spring plowing production. Of course, just emphasizing it is useless. The Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have long regarded spring plowing production and grain production as one of the indicators for evaluating and promoting officials.This made officials everywhere dare not ignore spring plowing production.

Next, Su Mingjie also specifically emphasized the problem of absorbing immigrants from various places. With the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty, more and more people from the vassal states went to live in the Jin Dynasty. Almost all the family members of these people have moved to Dajin. Those who can pass the imperial examination are all elites from the vassal state. People who moved to Dajin can easily find jobs, especially in Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu. question.

The imperial court's control over immigrants is generally absorbed, but these people must be registered with the government and must be truly recognized by the government. However, in recent years, the number of people who immigrate at will has increased, and some people do not register with the government. There has been a deviation in the management of population and household registration. We must pay attention to this situation, otherwise the population of Dajin will increase. After discussions among many officials of the imperial court, we believe that such a situation must be properly restricted.

The last thing Su Mingjie talked about was the issue of the envoys stationed in various places. Because of the prosperity of the Jin court, there were also some problems with the performance of the envoys stationed abroad, mainly in terms of attitude, and the performance was very strong. The emperor once specifically said that , the attitude cannot be too tough, what Dajin needs to get is actual benefits, and there is no need to be tyrannical in his attitude.

Half an hour later, Su Mingjie finished speaking.

According to the past practice, it should be the emperor's instructions, and the early court will finally end, but today's situation is different, and the next agenda is the pilgrimage of envoys sent by various countries.

The envoys brought a large number of gifts, these gifts will not be brought into the palace, they are all listed.

In fact, the envoys of various countries have already made a request for the pilgrimage, but the emperor has not agreed to it, and finally the court agreed. The envoys of various countries have made sufficient preparations, so this pilgrimage is very special. It's grand.

This is a symbol of national power. The role played by the Jin court today is basically the defender of the world order. Of course, the rules are formulated by the Jin court. Anyone who violates this order will inevitably suffer a blow. When determining the order, the emperor basically stood on the ground of justice, which also made the rulers of all countries very grateful.

The pilgrimage ceremony began.

Liu Jingting began to read out a series of lists, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites followed the names read out on the lists, leading each of the missions into the main hall, and the envoys took out the list of gifts they had prepared long ago, and presented them to the emperor in charge of foreign affairs. Zhou Yanru, the prime minister of Jin, then the envoys began to read the prepared letters, which were all praising the Jin court and the emperor.

All countries perform pilgrimage according to their own etiquette. Some kneel down, some kneel on one knee, and some bow. Not to mention one by one, the Jin court has banned kneeling, but there are no clear regulations for these envoys.

The pilgrimage ceremony lasted a little long.

But the civil and military ministers in the hall did not show the slightest tiredness. In their eyes, all this was such an honor. Just 20 years ago, such a thing was unimaginable.

Most of the officials in the Jin Dynasty had experienced the Ming Dynasty, and they all had memories of the decline of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, no one would have thought that they would face the situation they are facing today.

The emperor's achievements can be said to be unprecedented. From a penniless bastard, he worked hard step by step to enter the imperial court, set up the Jiangning camp, wiped out the bandits, overthrew the Ming court, eliminated the post-gold Tartars, unified the grasslands, developed the economy, and made the country more prosperous. The lives of ordinary people have become richer, making the Jin court the defender of the world order.

All of this, in the eyes of many people, is an impossible thing, but it happened in front of them.

The pilgrimage ceremony ended and it was past noon.

The emperor gave instructions, which also means that the early court has reached the last moment.

"Dear dears, today's morning court is a bit special. I never thought that the crown prince and the prime ministers may have discussed it long ago. I have heard of the matter of the coming of all nations to the court. It appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and it also appeared in the early Ming Dynasty. It has appeared before, but unexpectedly it will appear now, which shows that the path chosen by the Jin court is correct."

"However, I still want to remind everyone that you must not be complacent, and you must not indulge in achievements. Any dynasty must pursue long-term development. I have discussed such things with the prince many times. Why? A dynasty can prosper at the beginning, but after a few years, it will decline, and I have discussed it with all my loves before."

"Some things must be said day by day, month by month, and year by year. For example, the rise and fall of the dynasty, for example, the matter of doing things in accordance with the rules and systems. These are the foundations for the prosperity of my Jin Dynasty. I want to emphasize that no one can break the rules and the system, and no one can override the system and the rules, including me, this is the iron law of my Jin Dynasty, and it can never be shaken."

"I think of Chongzhen, the last emperor of Ming Dynasty."

When he said this, Su Tiancheng looked at Zhu Cihong, who was standing among the civil and military ministers. The crown prince of the last Ming Dynasty had already completed his status change and became the Minister of Rites of the Jin Dynasty. After so many years, he was completely adapted to Yes, Emperor Chongzhen's family has been properly arranged, and their lives are worry-free, and they have not left the capital. Many civil and military ministers in the past were worried that someone would use the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty to cause trouble, and there was no such thing.

"Zhu Aiqing, when I talk about your father, I actually admire Emperor Chongzhen very much. From the perspective of hard work and self-discipline, few emperors can compare with Emperor Chongzhen. I am afraid I am ashamed of myself, but Why Emperor Chongzhen was so diligent, but still could not avoid the fate of destruction. After so many years, all the lovers also want to understand. The late three great Confucian scholars Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou and Qian Qianyi wrote a special book, When it comes to this matter, I think it makes sense.”

"Everyone can guarantee your diligence and self-discipline. Can you guarantee what will happen in a hundred years? I can guarantee that the prince will be diligent in government affairs, but can I guarantee the situation in a hundred years? No, no one can do it, so education and the system are the key The real guarantee, I have been working on these things for so many years, I think you should also understand."

"Water can carry a boat and overturn it. Countless emperors have said this sentence, but how many emperors really understand the meaning of this sentence, and how many emperors can really do it. I often use this sentence To encourage myself is because I am afraid of making mistakes, and I hope that all of you who love you will also encourage yourself at all times, and you must know that no matter what you do, there is no best, only better." (To be continued...)