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Chapter 457 Moved National Policy
The case of Shanxi merchants conspiring against captives is still a hot topic in the streets and alleys of Beijing.

Above the imperial court, after passing the San Judicial Division's intervention in the Shanxi Merchants' Rebellion case, Yang Reform was relieved. He had already occupied a favorable position in this first step. Next, it was time for the second step.

"Your Majesty, Shi Shoufu is here, do you want to see him?" Wang Chengen looked at the emperor who looked good, and was also happy, reporting with a smile.

"See you!" Yang Huaihe was drinking tea leisurely, thinking about how to play his own abacus next time, when he heard Wang Chengen say that Shi Feng had arrived, he would see you right away.

"Your majesty!" Shi Feng came into the Nuan Pavilion and saluted cautiously. From Shi Feng's point of view, the emperor must be furious, out of breath, and in a bad complexion, but he looked up at the emperor quietly, which is strange Oh, the emperor's complexion is not as bad as he thought!
"Excuse me, sit down!" Yang Reform smiled and motioned.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!..." Shi Fenglai sat down cautiously, and saw that the emperor's expression was normal, and his face was not bad, as if he was annoyed by the Shanxi merchant's treason case!

"...Your Majesty, it's all due to dereliction of duty by the ministers, so that the Shanxi merchants conspired against the captives. Please punish him..." Shi Fenglai was not sure what the emperor meant, and was about to sound out the emperor's tone.

"Those Shanxi merchants? I haven't noticed yet. Even their real master, Dongluzhen, beat them for mercy, let alone a few slaves under Donglu? Several merchants fell into the hands of Jin Yiwei. What turmoil was caused? To be honest, I was a little annoyed at the time, but now it seems that I am so annoyed that I think highly of them, and I don’t care about them now!" Yang Reform said relaxedly, indeed, those people only It's just a pawn in my hand, now in the hands of Jin Yiwei, it's even a dead person, I don't have any reason to be angry.

The chief assistant Shi Fenglai understood why the emperor was not angry anymore, and said again and again: "...It's all His Majesty's sages, who have seen through their plots, so that our dynasty has not suffered greater losses, but I still ask Your Majesty to punish. Didn't Your Majesty say that, Does this matter involve a frontier general? What's more, the minister heard outside,... I heard..." Shi Fenglai is very timid, and he is even more afraid when he hears that this matter may involve the court. The responsibility was put on his head. Although he believed that the emperor would not do such a thing, he could not guarantee that others would think so. Someone needs to be responsible for such a big "scandalous incident" in the court. He, the chief assistant, can just Come out and top the tank.

"...What did you hear? Tell me carefully." Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I heard from outside that this matter was involved in the court, so I... I feel ashamed of my Majesty, I failed to see through the traitor, and let the traitor confuse the court..." Shi Fenglai is not The emperor's real confidant, who doesn't know what the emperor is doing, knows nothing about the "insider situation" here, took advantage of the emperor's summons, and deliberately came to test the emperor's tone. If there is no one to protect him, he will have to leave, so Shi Fenglai is very concerned about the emperor's opinion.

"Hehehe..., Shoufu doesn't need to think this way. I never think it's the fault of Shoufu. As long as Shoufu remembers, there is a word of Emperor in front of the imperial party, and I will naturally protect you from wind and rain. The chief assistant doesn't need to worry about small things..." Yang Reform saw his chief assistant's cautious and timid appearance, and he roughly guessed what this guy was thinking. Now, I have begun to despise this first assistant. When Yang Reform was not familiar with the government, he thought this guy was useful, but now that Yang Reform is almost familiar with the government, he feels that this first assistant is more and more useless. Yes, but, useless is useless, and useless also has the advantages of being useless, so I can let myself be at the mercy of myself.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! I understand, and I will definitely keep the word "Emperor Party" in my heart." Shi Fenglai immediately thanked him, and he felt relieved when he got the emperor's approval letter. To be honest, he just wanted to do a good job under the emperor's protection. Nian Shoufu, if the emperor hadn't recruited him into the imperial party, he wouldn't have the confidence to be the first assistant. He is getting more and more incomprehensible in today's world, it's too messy, and he should do something under the emperor's protection Well, it's good to leave a name in history.

"Actually, I would like to thank those Shanxi merchants. Doesn't the chief assistant think that this treason needs to be ransacked? Isn't the house raid just money? I've been a little tight lately, and these people have jumped onto the chopping block. Fu said yes, hehehe..." Yang Reform looked at the shy Shoufu, deliberately making the atmosphere more relaxed.

"This..., Your Majesty..." Shi Fenglai blushed, the emperor was indeed a thoughtful master, and he would make money, even such a big matter as conspiracy, this open-mindedness was a hundred times stronger than himself.

"...Hehehe, I am in a good mood today. I want to discuss the state affairs of the coming year with the chief minister. Shoufu, please sit down and don't need to stand up." Yang Reform is in a good mood. Bai Laicai, why are you unhappy?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi Fenglai, who just stood up because of nervousness and shrinking, sat down again.

"Shoufu, here is Master Xu's memorabilia just arrived, let me take a look." Yang Reform handed over a memo written by Xu Guangqi about the promotion of sweet potatoes. This year's sweet potato harvest in Shaanxi has been bumper, so Xu Guangqi submitted the memorandum again. , Li Chen promotes the importance of sweet potatoes, and implores the emperor to promote it in a large area and vigorously across the country.After seeing it, Yang Reform was moved by Xu Guangqi's spirit of truly serving the country and the people. He originally planned to wait until he had fully grasped the government affairs. Now, Yang Reform plans to arrange this matter into his plan.

Shi Fenglai took it, looked at it carefully, and thought for a while before saying seriously: "Your Majesty, Xu Zi first serves the country and the people, he is a role model for my generation! I feel ashamed..." Shi Feng looked at Xu Guangqi's voice The emotional and well-founded memorials were also moved.

"Does Shoufu have any ideas about this matter? What Master Xu means is that we should vigorously promote it throughout the country, or fully promote it, learn from Shaanxi's model, and link the planting of sweet potatoes with the promotion of officials, or in other words, with the promotion of officials." According to Master Xu’s idea, if the official’s annual evaluation can be achieved, it will have a considerable effect on mitigating natural disasters and combating drought...” Yang Reformed.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think Xu Zixian is right. As long as Your Majesty supports it, I will have no problem." Shi Fenglai immediately expressed his opinion. Although he appreciates Xu Guangqi's memorial very much, he is very moved, and he is very optimistic about it, but he still has to read it. The emperor's face, he can do whatever the emperor says, but he never planned to plan this matter by himself.

"..." Yang Reform couldn't help laughing, his first assistant was really..., he was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Since the first assistant also supports, at least you and Master Xu are in the court. That's right, Master Sun probably doesn't object. In this cabinet, there is basically no problem. According to Master Xu's memorandum, the first assistant will make a detailed plan for the coming year, or even the next few years, as a plan for the coming year or the next few years. The government goals of the cabinet in [-], and at the end of the year, the performance of the cabinet will be judged according to the implementation of the plan..." Although Yang Reform was speechless about his chief assistant, he did not object to him being the chief assistant.

"..." Shi Fenglai stared blankly at the emperor, not knowing what to say, one year of sweet potato planting is enough, how many more years will it take?Is this court a sweet potato court?Isn't this cabinet the sweet potato cabinet?Shi Fenglai's brain didn't realize it for a long time. Even if this kind of sweet potato is to be promoted, he wouldn't have the guts to put it on the cabinet, right?
"...Reporting to Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to. It's just that the cabinet has always been assisting His Majesty in handling state affairs, and generally doesn't actually carry out a specific task. This..., for this matter, it's better for Your Majesty to send an imperial envoy..." Shi Fenglai After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't understand what the emperor meant.

"Shoufu may not understand what I mean. What I mean is that planting sweet potatoes will be regarded as a national policy for the next year or a few years. You don't need to say it year by year, but every month. Governments and officials from all over the country will follow this truthfully. To implement the national policy, there is no need to wait for a new order every year. I don’t have the energy to say it every few days, and the cabinet doesn’t have the energy to go back and forth to approve such memorials. It’s too wasteful. There is no need for the court to say it every day and every month, and there is no need for the cabinet to approve back and forth. The local officials also have a plan in mind, and they have a number, so they take it to heart. Only this kind of sweet potato can be implemented, what does the chief assistant think?" Yang said. Reform has expressed the plan of planting sweet potatoes in his mind, which is to regard planting sweet potatoes as a national policy, a national policy that has been unwavering for N years. I believe that with such a large effort, this natural disaster will definitely be alleviated. Farmers who cannot eat, There is also something to fill your belly.

"Ah!..." Shi Fenglai stared at the emperor dumbfounded, national policy?Is growing sweet potatoes a national policy?Now that the Sweet Potato court and the Sweet Potato Cabinet are really established, the emperor's thoughts are really too unbelievable, really unexpected.

"National policy..., this, Your Majesty, is there something wrong?" Shi Fenglai thought that sweet potatoes had become a national policy, and felt a pile of sweet potatoes flying around his head, and the sweet potato cabinet might not be able to escape.

"What's wrong? Since ancient times, food is the most important thing for the people, the people are the most important, and the king is the least. For the people of the world to have enough food, it is natural to put this sweet potato first and make it a national policy. Why not? In name Sweet potatoes are the national policy, but in fact, this also coincides with the old adage that "food is the most important thing for the people"! Although I am a king, compared to the food of the common people in the world, it is still light!" Yang Reformed, Looking at the reluctance of his chief assistant, he roughly guessed that this guy thinks that sweet potatoes are not on the table, and immediately pulled out a lot of reasons.

"This..., Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise for all people in the world, I admire you, I understand." Shi Fenglai agreed with the emperor's words when he heard the emperor's words. There is indeed a big difference between pretending to be the people of the world and what he thinks in his heart.

"Okay, it's good if you can understand. According to Master Xu's memorial, draft a one-year, or four-year, five-year plan. The cabinet will supervise the departments, the governor's office of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces, and the chief executive. The envoys, and then the departmental offices of various ministries, the governors of various places, and the chief ministers supervise the implementation of each state government, and each state government then supervises the specific implementation of each state and county, and the first level supervises and supervises the first level to implement this national policy that the people depend on food. , You can link the annual examination of each official with the implementation situation, so that officials from all over the country have pressure and motivation to implement this national policy of 'food is the first thing for the people'..." Yang Reform, "Teaching by Chun Chun".

"My lord... I got it!" Shi Fenglai roughly understood what it meant. It was better to call it "Food is the Heaven of the People" instead of saying it is a national policy of planting sweet potatoes. People can't refuse this plan. In fact, Xu Guangqi's memorandum has roughly written it clearly. Shaanxi also has ready-made experience, but it is not afraid that it will not work. Shi Fenglai thought it through clearly, so he had the courage to answer.

"It's good to understand. Is there any problem with the first assistant?" Yang Reform asked again. Seeing that Shi Fenglai was frowning, as if he was thinking about something, Yang Reform asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, I'm nothing, nothing, just..., just, I want to ask, the promotion of sweet potatoes must require money, and the Ministry of Households probably won't be able to pay for it, Your Majesty..., this..., I'm worried about this... ..." Shi Fenglai stammered, and there was a huge wave in his heart, what did the emperor just say to come here?A one-year, or four-year, five-year plan, that is to say, this national policy will be implemented for at least several years. If this national policy is implemented well, doesn't it mean that he can still work as the chief assistant for several years?The first assistant in four or five years?Shi Fenglai's heart jumped wildly, as long as he was willing to spend money, there would be no sweet potatoes that couldn't be grown!As long as the emperor is willing to pay the money, doesn't it mean that he, the sweet potato chief assistant, no, the chief assistant is determined?

"Oh, the matter of money! Well, the chief assistant hastened to formulate a plan, step up to formulate a promotional plan, and the matter of money, I will bring it up next time in the early court." Yang Reform gave a vague answer.

"Minister Zunzhi!" Shi Fenglai's heart was beating wildly, and he felt that his heart was about to jump out of his heart.

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When Shi Fenglai left, Yang Huaihe recalled his chief assistant with a smile. He felt that this first assistant was a bit interesting. He was very timid and lacked courage, let alone long-term insight and superb governance. However, that expectation was not small. Thinking back With the red face of the chief assistant, Yang Reform couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty, Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, has arrived." Wang Chengen said.

"See you!" Yang Reform said, seeing Shoufu, it's time to see Minister of the Household Department.Xu Guangqi’s memorial for the country and the people moved Yang Reform, Yang Reform slightly revised his original plan, and incorporated planting sweet potatoes as a national policy into his own plan. Some people were indeed on the sidelines Think about and look at problems from the perspective of the country, the nation, and the people.For example, Xu Guangqi is one of them. The things he wrote make people look awe-inspiring, and Yang Reform was moved. Otherwise, he would not have said these things to Shi Feng.

"Your majesty!" Bi Ziyan entered the Nuan Pavilion, saluted, and secretly glanced at the emperor. The emperor looks good!Not as angry as I thought.

"No, take a seat." Yang Reform also gave him a seat. Yang Reform has always maintained a gentle and talkative image in front of the officials, and he has given preferential treatment to the imperial party.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bi Ziyan thanked.

"There will be a war in the spring of next year. Next year may be a year of great war. It will probably cost several million taels. Three or four million taels may be indispensable. What will happen..." Yang Reform deliberately mentioned the money for next year's war.

"Your Majesty, this..." Bi Ziyan blushed as soon as the emperor opened his mouth, asking for three or four million taels of silver. Is this the emperor making fun of him?Even if he was killed, he wouldn't be able to get three or four million taels of silver!
"Hehe, it's nothing. I spent a lot of money on the war this year! Next year I will have to spend again, and I will be stretched too!" Yang Reform laughed.

"Your Majesty, it's not like your Majesty doesn't know that there are few taels of silver in the treasury of the household department..." Bi Ziyan said ashamedly.

"How much is the 500 million taels promised by the salt merchant this year?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Return to Your Majesty, that silver... I am ashamed, now, I have received less than 100 million taels. I guess this year is at most the same as last year..." Bi Ziyan lowered his head, he did not have the money for war, this salt The merchant's money has not yet been confiscated. It is not easy for him to be the secretary of the household department!It's purely a decoration.

"Hey..., this year is about to pass! It's only less than a million taels. Master Xu's immigrant relief, but they are counting on these silvers. I have already posted 200 million taels of silver. I originally planned to wait for the salt merchants. I paid this year’s salt class and then took it out. Now it seems that they are going to be ruined again. They are millions of immigrants! There is no money to settle down, but they are just a powder keg, which will explode at any time... These salt merchants, alas... "Yang Reform sighed.

"Your Majesty, it's all due to the lack of prompting by the ministers..." Bi Ziyan immediately blamed himself.

"I know, this is none of your business. If the salt merchants don't pay the money, can you manage it as a household secretary?" Yang Reformed.

"Chen..." Bi Ziyan choked on the emperor's words. Those salt merchants were really outrageous. They had promised 500 million taels, but they hadn't even paid 100 million taels. It seemed that they were fighting again. The arrears trick, according to what the emperor said, he, the minister of the household department, was probably not taken seriously by others.

"Next morning, Jinghui will bring this matter up. Those salt merchants are really outrageous..." Yang Reform said nonchalantly.

"The minister leads the decree!" Bi Ziyan choked on the emperor's words, and the Minister of the Household Department is not as good as a few salt merchants...

"What does Jing Hui think about running a school?" Yang Reform deliberately asked his household secretary again.

"School running? Your Majesty, to be honest, I don't think much about this matter. I feel that the only hope for this matter is Your Majesty. If Your Majesty gives them money, there is still some hope for this matter. Otherwise, relying on the court, it is absolutely impossible. I can’t support it.” Bi Ziyan told the truth, this view is not his alone, basically, everyone thinks so.

"Oh, I still have a lot of holes now! The money for next year's war..., alas, there will be a war in the beginning of spring, and the money must never be short! Alas, I am a little bit powerless!" Yang Reform deliberately sighed.

"Your Majesty..." Bi Ziyan, as an official who is proficient in finance, can understand the helplessness and suffering of the emperor, but he can't help much. Thinking about the kind of money that costs millions of taels, he feels dumbfounded. .

(End of this chapter)