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Chapter 705 Disputes
a new day.

Yang Reform had to get up early to prepare for today's affairs. Originally, he was very leisurely. However, the war outside the pass and the severe drought in the pass were not stable. Yang Reform did not dare to take it lightly, and he got up early every day.

It is said to get up early, but in fact, it is only after seven o'clock. At this time, in reality, it is already dawn, and many people have already done a lot of things.

"Heh..., big companion, what's the matter today?" Yang Reform yawned as soon as he got up, and asked Wang Chengen about his plans for the day.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not..." Wang Chengen thought for a while and said.

"What's the matter? Big companion just say it." Yang Reformed.

"Your Majesty, people from all over the world who come to Beijing now have to go outside the Zhengyang Gate and kowtow towards the palace first. When asked why they kowtow, the people all said that this is to thank His Majesty for their life. Your Majesty, this matter is now in the capital. , There was also a lot of discussion, and there was a lot of discussion..." Wang Chengen thought about it for a long time, and then reported this matter to the emperor.

"...Your Majesty, this is definitely not a slave girl saying this to please His Majesty. It is true. All immigrants from all over the world who fled to Beijing are grateful for His Majesty's life. The young ones came to the inner city, but they couldn't easily enter the inner city. Many of them could only kowtow outside the Zhengyang Gate. Some of them were well-dressed, but they could enter the inner city, but they kowtowed at the foot of the imperial city. Your Majesty, Now all the people think of His Majesty, and they all say that Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Bodhisattva who survived..." Wang Chengen tried his best to tell the truth, but the more he talked, the more he felt that he was flattering the Emperor, and the more he said it , The more I feel that the emperor does not believe in himself.

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he tried to look at the emperor with sincere eyes, hoping that the emperor would believe what he said was true.

Yang Reform was still half asleep and half awake, when he suddenly heard Wang Chengen say this, he was a little baffled, thinking that he was dreaming, and when he went to the root of the imperial city to kowtow, all the people who came to Beijing kowtow?Yang Reform felt that he had heard wrong.Don't take it seriously.

"Big Companion! Is there anything else?" Yang Reform hadn't been out of the palace for several days and hadn't seen the actual situation. In short, he didn't believe it, so he asked Wang Chengen to say something else.Yang Reform has always wanted to turn the tide, to save Daming from collapse, to prevent Huaxia from sinking, and to prevent his own life from being lost, but he never thought that he would be so grateful from the common people. Yang Reform was very disbelieving, and even felt a little ashamed.

"Your Majesty, this is true. This servant is not lying... If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send people to guard outside Zhengyang Gate and the root of the imperial city every day. You are sure to meet many people. Your Majesty, this servant is really not lying. ..." Wang Chengen quickly explained.Wang Chengen knew that the emperor didn't like to talk nonsense, he didn't like others to flatter him, and he didn't like others to tell lies. Seeing that the emperor didn't believe him, Wang Chengen immediately promised.

"..." Yang Reform held back for a while. If this is true, it means that the people are too kind. A little favor can be exchanged for such pious gratitude. Yang Reform felt that he deserved it, and thought for a while , smiled and said: "... If my companion says that Master Xu has this kind of treatment, I still believe it. If I say that I have this kind of treatment, I don't believe it. How difficult it is for me to be the emperor. If my companion doesn't know, don't lie Oh, hahaha..." Yang Reform laughed, even if it was true, Yang Reform didn't dare to admit it for a while, and panicked with embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, what this servant said is true..." Wang Chengen said hastily and sincerely again.However, the emperor didn't believe it, so Wang Chengen had no choice but to sigh. He had been thinking about this matter for a few days, but he didn't dare to tell the emperor.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter, let's talk about other things..." Yang Reform interrupted, Yang Reform didn't want to get entangled in this matter, even if this matter was true, Yang Reform didn't feel a sense of accomplishment , some only have sadness, shyness and fear from the bottom of my heart. If I can travel through time, it may not disappear suddenly. I gave these ordinary people such great hope, and then destroyed their hope in a blink of an eye. There is nothing more cruel than this, Yang Reform felt fear from the bottom of his heart.I just hope that the time can be as soon as possible, and let more people walk out of the abyss of death while I can still control the empire.

"...Yes, Your Majesty, there is still something to do today, that is, Mr. Han Ge published the report on the construction of the Tianjin Port to Tongzhou Oil Residue Road. Many people in the court objected. This matter may be discussed in today's small court meeting. Controversy, Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen reminded.

"Oh, is that so?" Yang Reform murmured. It was his instigation to ask Han Yu to build the oil residue road from Tianjin to Tongzhou. If you obstruct this matter, the government along the canal and relying on the canal for food will also oppose it. Yang Reform also knows about it, so he has never mentioned this matter. This matter has the support of the imperial party, and Han Yu is in the lead. The resistance should not be great. Unexpectedly, when the matter is actually implemented, there will still be considerable resistance. This matter will still be discussed by Xiaochao Going up to discuss it is enough to show that there is considerable resistance.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, but, with His Majesty's support, Mr. Han Ge should be able to do this. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much..." Wang Chengen said again.To be honest, although there is a lot of resistance to this matter, there are many people who agree with it. Needless to say, the imperial party, the people of Han Yu's line also support it. With the support of these two forces, there will be no imperial court. Can't do it.

"Well, I know about this matter, is there anything else?" Yang Reform had already figured it out in his heart, and he had already made arrangements for this matter, so he was not afraid of accidents.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, if there is anything else to say, it is the disasters reported from various places. In the northern provinces, more places are suffering disasters. Your Majesty, the drought this year is far more than last year..." Wang Chengen also said worriedly, This year's drought is fierce, and its degree of danger even exceeds that of the first year of Chongzhen, not just last year.

"Oh, this! I know..." Yang Reformed said.Then he adjusted his clothes, and it seemed that he was dressed neatly. Yang Reform decided to go to work.

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Wenhua Hall.

Today's morning court, that is, the big court meeting has become a formality, basically no discussion of things, basically just going through a process, and then the meeting ends, everyone should do what they want.Important things are discussed at the small court meeting, and small things, the cabinet, are handled by the emperor himself.

Yang Reform arrived at the Wenhua Palace, accepted the bows of the courtiers, and then began to discuss matters.

"Gentlemen, do you have anything to discuss today?" Yang Reform asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play." Immediately, a minister stood up and spoke.

Yang Reform took a look, it was neither Shi Fenglai nor Chen Yuting.Yang Reform thought to himself, today's matter is a bit strange, these two people should have spoken, but none of them spoke.

"Oh, what's the matter with the Qing family?" Yang Reform asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, I want to impeach Mr. Han Ge..." This minister was a surprise when he came out. Yang Reform had been reminded by Wang Chengen that he would attack Han Yu today, but he didn't expect that it would be impeachment. Very fierce!It seems that the energy of the "Canal School" is not small.

"Oh, you want to impeach Mr. Han Ge? I don't think the Han Qing family did anything wrong! What is the Qing family wanting to impeach Han Qing's family?" Yang Reformed, inadvertently revealed his intentions, and then let When the minister expresses his opinion, he expresses his intentions to the ministers. He does not want Han Yu to step down.

Sure enough, as soon as the emperor's words came out, many ministers began to shake their heads and turn their eyes in private.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it is good for Mr. Han Ge to provide relief with work, but the construction of the oil residue road from Tianjin Port to Tongzhou is a waste of money. Your Majesty, this matter should be stopped..." The minister was filled with righteous indignation Said.

Yang Reform took a look.I knew that someone would come out to stop this matter, but I didn't expect that there would be someone. Since this matter has reached this level, it should be resolved together. This is the time to completely resolve this matter.

"Everyone, please tell me..." Yang Reformed.Let the ministers discuss it.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate. Tianjin to Tongzhou is a small three hundred miles away. If such a long road is paved with oil residue, the cost must be tens of millions. Your Majesty, now, there are east roads outside. The captives are not peaceful, there are natural disasters in the country, and the people are waiting to be fed, and they are so extravagant, it is shameless..." Immediately, a minister answered.

Yang Reform secretly laughed, isn't this his own rhetoric?How did you kidnap me?
"I want to report to Your Majesty, I also think it's inappropriate. I think it's okay to use labor as relief, but you must never spend so much money to build such a luxurious road. Your Majesty, this road is too luxurious and will be punished by God! "The minister cursed, based on the cost of building the oil residue road in Tongzhou, it is indeed quite outrageous to calculate the cost of building the road from Tianjin to Tongzhou. Without a few million, this road cannot be built.

"Your Majesty, I think that since you want to use work for relief, why don't you dredge the Grand Canal?" Some people began to expose themselves and involved water transportation.

Yang Reform listened for a while, and already knew that this was the rebound of the gang who depended on water transportation for their food.Yang Reform took a closer look and found it strange that those who came out to oppose today were not members of his own imperial party, nor were they the people from Chen Yuting's group who yelled the loudest in the past. The ones who yelled more fiercely today were from Han Yu's group. The people in the house plus a few people who usually make soy sauce.In other words, today's matter is actually Han Yu's civil war.

Yang Reform is now very familiar with Chaotang. It can be said that he knows it well. He only saw it for a while, and he saw the way. He looked at Han Yu with a half-smile and found it interesting. It seems that he wants to eat meat. Learn to be beaten first, it is indeed true.

Han Yu lowered his head and remained silent.

"Well, that's right, does the Qing family have a different opinion?" Seeing the ministers discussing for a while, Yang Reform said that Han Yu was wrong, and it was his turn to defend Han Yu, so he said again.

Sure enough, when Yang Reform said this, those who defended Han Yu immediately went on stage.

"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion..." As soon as Yang Reform finished speaking, someone stood up and said loudly.

Yang Reform took a closer look, but it was Chen Yuting.Yang Reform felt that today's matter was a bit interesting, and Chen Yuting only jumped out to speak at this time. Could it be that he still has to defend Han Yu today?If so, it would be strange today.

"As the chief constitution of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing family can just say what you think." Yang Reform encouraged with an air of watching the show.

"Your Majesty, I support Mr. Han Ge and use work for relief. It should be activated immediately..." Chen Yuting said loudly with an angry expression.

"Oh, can the Qing family explain in detail why?" Yang Reform asked, it's strange today, this Chen Yuting is quite Han Yu, isn't he a deadly enemy in the past?Yang Reform also had to ask again.

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask the people outside the Zhengyang Gate who kowtow to the palace instead of the people who kowtow at the foot of the imperial city? For those people, if you don't start working for relief immediately, when will you wait? "Chen Yuting yelled with red eyes, looking at the situation, he was quite "majestic".

Yang Reform was very surprised. He didn't expect that Chen Yuting would say this. This was indeed beyond Yang Reform's expectation, and Yang Reform's heart sank.

Not only Yang Reform's heart sank, but many ministers present also sank. What Chen Yuting said made many ministers who were originally on the side of the Yunhe faction change their minds. They usually talk about petitioning for the people. Now Wanmin went to Beijing to kowtow to the emperor, this situation was heard in the past, but now seeing it with their own eyes, it will inevitably touch some nerves in their hearts.Above the court hall, there was a lot of silence.

For the common people, Yang Reform has only unspeakable guilt and countless shame. For the gratitude of the common people, Yang Reform is even more afraid, afraid that he will hurt them again, afraid that he will not be able to control the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and send them to the Ming Dynasty again. hell.

Thinking of this, Yang Reform was ruthless, and decided to expose Chen Yuting's rhetoric.

"...does that Qing family want to talk about it?" Yang Reform said, gently turning over Chen Yuting's page.

In the hall, after a little dullness, discussions started again.

"Your Majesty, I think that if the disaster spreads to several provinces today and the north is mourning, if we don't start a large-scale work-for-relief, how will we resettle the victims? We should start a large-scale work-for-relief, and road construction, no doubt It is the fastest and most effective resettlement method..." Immediately someone came out to support Han Yu.

Han Yu himself didn't make a sound, as if he was trying to avoid suspicion.

"Your Majesty, I think this is wrong. Isn't there Xu Ge who immigrated to the south in my dynasty? The effect is quite good. It has already alleviated the drought in the northwest. Why spend huge sums of money to build a road? If you have so much money, why don’t you give it to Mr. Xu Ge, who has so much money, but if he can completely emigrate hundreds of thousands, wouldn’t it be better than supporting the disaster victims for a year or so?” Someone immediately retorted.

"I want to report to Your Majesty, I think this statement is wrong. Although emigrating to Ryukyu is indeed good, there is a limit to emigrating to Ryukyu. It is impossible to immigrate here without limit. Last year and this year, Xu Ge always immigrated there. I'm afraid they are all over a million, and this number is still increasing. Your Majesty, Ryukyu is just a big island, and it will be crowded sooner or later. I think that it is better not to pin the hope of disaster relief on the Great Ryukyu. Thinking of his method of disaster relief, labor relief is undoubtedly the best way. Now it is late April, and the drought is raging. Is there still time for the court to prepare calmly? The minister thinks that large-scale labor relief should be launched immediately Relief, to accommodate the victims, and building roads is undoubtedly the fastest and most suitable method..." This person also spoke for Han Yu, and the reason was very strong and convincing.

"Well, that's not bad..." Yang Reform also said the same. As an emperor, he naturally has to stand in the middle and be the arbiter instead of ending the game himself. Otherwise, the emperor will be unqualified. In the current situation, Yang Reform It feels normal and fine.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's not that I disapprove of labor relief, but that building the road from Tianjin to Tongzhou is too wasteful and unnecessary. It would be better to spend a small amount of money on other labor relief..." just now At the beginning, the minister who stood up to impeach Han Yu was still in the lead and continued to argue.

"...Yes! Your Majesty, road construction is too costly to use work for relief. Your Majesty, it is better to use other projects. It can be used for work relief and accommodate the victims to work, and it can also reduce costs. Isn't it a multi-purpose... "Someone followed up immediately.

"...In this capital city, even the ditches in the outer city have been turned over. What big work-for-work is there to do in the capital? Could it be that the ditches that have just been dug up have been buried and can't be dug again?" I don't know who Say something.

"Your Majesty, I think that now that there is a severe drought in the world and the people are suffering from disasters, it is just a good time to take the opportunity to overhaul the canal and completely dredge the canal. In this way, we can spend less money on labor relief, resettle the victims, and dredge the canal. Guaranteeing the food supply in the capital is killing three birds with one stone! Your Majesty..." The person who impeached Han Yu at the beginning immediately said this.

Sure enough, it was the "Canal School", finally showing the fox's tail, Yang Reform secretly smiled.If the canal can be built to collect tolls, I don't mind building the canal, but can the canal receive money?Obviously not, the canal is now controlled by the "Canal faction", so it is obviously useless to worry about receiving tolls.Since he couldn't receive the money, Yang Reform didn't have that kind of thought, let alone invest a lot of money. You know, the raw material for road construction, the oil residue, is monopolized by himself. How much does he want for a truckload of oil residue? It costs as much as a car, and you can adjust it as you want. How can this canal be comparable.

Actually speaking, this canal was built with the country's financial and material resources and manpower, but the imperial court actually transported grain every year. More often, it was the "Canal faction" who controlled the money-making tools. It can be transported by sea instead of the canal.In fact, more to the point, it is the Canal faction that controls the canal and takes advantage of the country through the canal.According to Yang Reform's thinking in the 21st century, the principle is that whoever builds the road benefits; whoever benefits builds the road.

Therefore, Yang Reform naturally couldn't pee in the same pot as those Canal factions.It is natural to despise those people.What's more, now that Yang Reform is focusing on shipping and maritime expansion, he wants to support the shipping faction and suppress the canal faction.

"Han Qing's family, what do you say about this matter?" Yang Reform said with a smile, now that both parties have mentioned it, it's up to the rightful lord to speak.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the canal is still usable, and there is no need for major repairs. It is a waste of money to build the canal for labor relief, but it is necessary to build the road to Tianjin. Now Liaodong is about to It is not enough for our court to recover Liaodong. Liaodong must also be managed. Otherwise, Liaodong will definitely raise another Donghu. For the promotion of crops, Liaodong will definitely become the granary of the north, and from Liaodong to the capital, it must be transported by sea, and by sea, it must go to Tianjin. Therefore, I believe that the advantages of building a road from Tianjin to the capital will actually outweigh the disadvantages..." Han Jian was also unambiguous, and immediately sent back what the emperor had said to him.After finishing speaking, he also looked at the emperor.

Yang Reform smiled secretly again, which is a bit interesting.This Han Yu brought the matter to himself again.If I don't help him get ahead, I can't do it.

"This is indeed a good statement. It is not enough to just recover Liaodong, and we have to manage and develop it. Otherwise, we will definitely raise another Donghu, and then our dynasty will suffer a big loss... If after the development and management of Liaodong, it becomes I am going to the granary in the north, and Liaodong to the capital must go by sea, and I think it is necessary to build a road from Tianjin to the capital..." Yang Reform expressed his attitude and supported Han Yu.

As soon as Han Yu's rhetoric came out, many ministers were surprised, and this rhetoric?Run Liaodong?Northern granaries?Could it be that the emperor intends to reduce his dependence on the south?This is a big deal!It has a huge impact on the future development!Many people discussed it one after another.

When the emperor affirmed Han Yu's statement, the ministers were even more surprised. Although the sale of land in Liaodong was booming, no one raised him to such a high level. The emperor's words today show that the emperor is very concerned about the land in Liaodong. The land is very important. If Liaodong really becomes another granary of the Ming Dynasty, then the center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty will be moved north here, and the importance of the South will be greatly reduced. The importance of the South The reduction, and incidentally, the distribution of power above the court will also be reduced accordingly.This is really a far-reaching thing.

"Your Majesty, the cost of building the road to Tianjin is too high. Your Majesty, this is a waste, this is extravagance..." The minister who had just impeached Han Yu was also unambiguous, and still stood up and said loudly.Quite heartbroken.

"Well, I know that what the Qing family said is also reasonable. How about this, the road construction is limited to 300 million taels of silver, and no more than 300 million taels. If it is too much, it is indeed a waste. I will pay for the money. Now that there is a severe drought in the world, we must immediately launch a large-scale work-for-relief project. A general project cannot accommodate hundreds of thousands of people to work. The people must not be displaced, and the people must have something to do..." Yang Reform immediately said decisively.

"Yes, Your Majesty..." The man wanted to say something else.

"I also understand the meaning of the Qing family. The canal should indeed be repaired. How about this, and this year I will also allocate 10 taels of silver to dredge the canal..." Yang Reform gave a consolation prize, just to make sense of it.

The person who came out to impeach Han Yu had a look of pig liver, 300 million taels and 10 taels, the difference between these numbers is too big, and the emperor's heart is too biased.This person wanted to say more, but the person on the side pulled his sleeve to prevent him from speaking again. This person was about to argue with the emperor, but he saw the person who pulled his sleeve keep winking. The wink made him sincere, and he was puzzled in his heart. He didn't know what he had done to make his colleague wink so much. He stopped in doubt and stopped fighting.

When the main force ceased fire, the dispute stopped.

(End of this chapter)