back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 20 On the Right Track
After nearly half a month of high-level political turmoil, the cabinet system that emerged from the ashes was finally established, and in a short period of time it demonstrated its advancement beyond the times. The state's affairs are no longer in the hands of the emperor or the prime minister. This created a situation in which the real scholar-officials and the emperor ruled the world together.The documents from the center came from the post station, and the orders also came from the post station. The whole country was immediately connected as a whole, and the government orders were effectively spread throughout the entire area of ​​Dashun's rule.

In view of the disrepair of post stations, post roads, and official roads, Lu Chengqi also set aside half of the finances after the autumn harvest for renovations.Lin Zhenzhong, who had just taken office, was so busy that he couldn't afford so much money, so he had to report the truth to Lu Chengqi, and he was even ready to resign.

The northernmost part of the capital is already a slum area.The residence of Xu Chongguang, the first minister of the cabinet, was close to a slum. A middle-aged man in a second-rank official uniform knocked on the door of Xu's mansion with a sad face.

The middle-aged man was frowning, and entered the hall all the way. When he saw Xu Chongguang, he immediately saluted and said, "Old Xu Ge, you must save the students!"

Xu Chongguang was taken aback, and said, "Town, what's going on, did you reach out where you shouldn't?"

It was Lin Zhenzhong who came here. He sighed and said, "Mr. Xu Ge, you know that the student comes from a poor background. Although he dare not say that money is like dirt, he has always kept himself clean and never crossed the line. I came here this time to ask you for help."

Hearing what Lin Zhenzhong said, Xu Chongguang breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "As long as it is not corrupt, everything is easy to talk about. Town, remember, if you want to go far in the officialdom, you must win the trust of the Holy One, and you must not have a trace of it." Flaws. From my perspective, the current sage has made up his mind to deal with corruption, so don’t pretend to be smart.”

Lin Zhenzhong said: "The teacher's teachings should be kept in mind by the students. It's just that the Holy One gave the students an impossible task, and the students felt that it was impossible to complete it, so they were extremely distressed."

Xu Chongguang became interested. After all, he had been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for more than ten years. He still has deep affection for the old department, and he didn't want his students to lose their positions because of Lu Chengqi's impossible task. The biggest loss is the loss of the Dashun Dynasty. "Tell me, what's going on."

"This year's autumn harvest will be harvested in less than half a month, but the Holy Master asked the students to allocate general funds to repair the post roads, official roads, and post stations. He also asked the students to make sure that the roads are smooth and the government orders are smooth. Dao University has been in disrepair for many years, and it will not work out how much money you have to swallow. How can you do it with only 500 million guan? Teacher, you must save the students!" Lin Zhenzhong really had no idea, so he was so distressed.

Xu Chongguang pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "Calm down in the town, did the Holy Lord say when it will be repaired?"

Lin Zhenzhong carefully recalled the scene when Lu Chengqi summoned him, and shook his head: "That's not true."

Xu Chongguang said with a smile: "That's it. Although the Holy Majesty acted vigorously and swiftly, he was not very careful. If you submit a memorial to clarify the truth, the Holy Majesty will understand your difficulties."

Lin Zhenzhong felt that this plan was feasible, and he was overjoyed immediately: "Thank you teacher for your guidance, the students will go back and write a memorial."

The next day, Lin Zhenzhong's memorial passed through the cabinet and was delivered to Lu Chengqi.Lu Chengqi read carefully what Lin Zhenzhong had said, and immediately sent someone to summon Lin Zhenzhong.

Lin Zhenzhong saluted cautiously with anxiety, "I have seen Your Majesty."

Lu Chengqi got straight to the point, and said directly: "I have read your memorial. I am a little puzzled, why are you officials more stupid than ordinary people?"

Lin Zhenzhong was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground: "This humble minister is guilty..."

Lu Chengqi sighed, and said: "You are not guilty, it's just that you can't turn your head around. How can I repair all the roads in Dashun Dynasty in a short time? What I mean is that your Ministry of Households will make the whole country According to the statistics of the roads, which road sections are broken, and which post roads are no longer passable, or are rough and difficult to pass, and affect the transmission of government orders, if there are any, according to the length of the road, funds will be allocated for repairs. Moreover, the post roads in Henan must be repaired first. , and must recruit homeless victims to build roads, and at the same time pay wages. The flooding of the Yellow River has always been a thorn in my heart. This method can minimize the possibility of civil uprising in Henan. Don't wait until the autumn tax Appropriate funds, the sooner the better. I said so, do you understand?"

Only then did Lin Zhenzhong understand, and he said in fear: "I can't express my holy will, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Lu Chengqi sighed: "In the future, you need to use your brain when doing things. I can trust you, but I can't trust the people who work underneath. I'm afraid that they put all the money for road construction into their pockets. The Supervision Department still has to follow up the whole process. , You have to adapt to this process. In addition, for the shops in Jingzhao Mansion, their account books must be checked, and they must not be allowed to evade taxes and evade taxes. Tax concessions..."

Coming out of the Chui Gong Hall, Lin Zhenzhong found that his back was dripping with cold sweat.Lu Chengqi's arbitrary policy during the rectification campaign made Lin Zhenzhong feel the pressure of the emperor invisibly.Even if there was no supervisory department, he still didn't dare to disobey Lu Chengqi's order, and immediately started to prepare.

Lu Chengqi waved back to Lin Zhenzhong, then brought Xu Jingchun over, and immediately asked, "I ask you, how many people are there in the Supervision Department?"

Xu Jingchun said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I have recruited more than 1000 people, including more than a hundred outstanding talents. I have trained them one by one according to Your Majesty's instructions, and soon they will be able to go to the state capitals to be independent. .”

Lu Chengqi nodded, and said, "Very well, the Supervisory Department also needs to be supervised. A team of supervisors must be established as soon as possible, and they will be directly responsible to me. Do you understand?"

Xu Jingchun was stunned for a moment, but still said: "I understand!"

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "I know you are dissatisfied, but I want to tell you that in the face of absolute power, no one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes for a lifetime. Having a layer of supervision is actually helping you. I can give you the power to supervise hundreds of officials , but who will monitor you? People will change, but I don't want that person to be you!"

Lu Chengqi, who was joking before, looked at Xu Jingchun with the most majestic eyes at this moment, and Xu Jingchun was so frightened that he quickly said: "I will never dare to step over the thunder, and I will never touch what I shouldn't do!"

Lu Chengqi said: "It's better to be as you said, otherwise I will never forgive you lightly! Now, I'm going to see those big moths in the country, lead the way!"

(End of this chapter)