Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard the report.
Because although this first batch of southern grain only has 50,000 shi, it will take at least more than an hour for the Ministry of Revenue to complete the warehousing and distribution.
Judging from the time reported by Shen Zhanran, it would take Ni Yuanlu and others half an hour to complete at the earliest.
But now that Ni Yuanlu and Li Jing are here together, it is very likely that there is something wrong with Nan Liang.
You must know that the food supply in the capital could only last until today. Fortunately, when Chen Yan and others were raided later, some wealthy households were implicated, and more than 10,000 shi of food were confiscated.
In addition, the Ministry of Revenue purchased nearly 10,000 shi of grain at a high price, and they could barely supply the troops and horses that came to the rescue.
But as of today, the food stored in the military camp of Gong Yonggu and others is less than five days, and the food in the capital that can supply the people can only last two days.
If there is a problem with Nan's food supply, the army will inevitably mutiny if they are short of food. Without Li Zicheng's attack, they themselves will be in disarray and the situation may be reversed.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Shen Zhanran again. Seeing that the other party also had a confused look on his face, he sighed secretly in his heart and ordered the young eunuch to let Ni Yuanlu and the others in.
Then he said to Shen Zhanran: "Shen Qing, is there any news about Zuo Liangyu's imperial edict to stay in Wuchang and hold Yuan Zongdi back?"
Shen Zhanran shook his head and said: "Not yet. Although we have asked the Jin Yiwei to speed up the delivery, Shanxi, Hunan, and Shandong are all rebels. The Jin Yiwei wants to protect the imperial edict, so the speed is not fast."
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered and said: "You must hurry up and handle this matter. We are worried that Zuo Liangyu will take advantage of the power after hearing that Ma Jinzhong and others were granted the title of uncle. If Yuan Zongdi's army is also recruited to Shanxi, the situation will be detrimental to us." Very disadvantageous.”
Shen Zhanran nodded and said: "Weichen understands, Weichen will go and urge this matter now."
After that, when he was about to go out, he saw Li Jing coming in and winked at him, asking him to stay.
Shen Zhanran knew that Li Jing had always been straightforward and straightforward, but today he was so abnormal, and the uneasiness in his heart became even stronger.
He stopped and stayed because he was worried about Li Jing and Nan Liang.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Shen Zhanran, and after Ni Yuanlu and Li Jing saluted, he asked in a deep voice: "Ni Qing, have the Nanliang matter been settled?"
Ni Yuanlu seemed to have something else in mind, and was stunned for a moment before bowing and replying: "Your Majesty, according to your instructions, I have sent people to send ten days of military rations to Yu County, and other food has also been put into the warehouse!"
"In addition, the second batch of southern grain is already on its way. The quantity is about 100,000 shi. It is estimated that it will arrive in the capital in three to five days."
After listening to his report, Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved and said with a smile: "Okay, you did a good job on this matter, much ahead of schedule."
Ni Yuanlu heard this and said: "Your Majesty is so ridiculous that I am ashamed to accept it! In fact, the success of Nanliang this time is mainly due to the work of Mr. Zuo, the censor of Youqiandu."
"Master Zuo was on patrol in the south. After hearing that the capital was short of food, he not only rushed around to collect food, but also took into account the situation of military pay and people's food when loading the ship. That's why the ministers and others were able to complete it so quickly."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused when he heard "Master Zuo, the censor of Youqiandu", but then he remembered that Master Zuo was Zuo Maodi that Ni Yuanlu said.
This Zuo Maodi was a Jinshi for the fourth year of Chongzhen. Because of his excellent performance, Chongzhen promoted him from the county magistrate of Hancheng County to an important position in the capital and became one of Chongzhen's humerus.
Chongzhen once asked him to rectify the chaos in water transportation. Unexpectedly, although he was a scholar who restored society, he was also a practical man. It only took about half a year to restore water transportation to normal. Therefore, Chongzhen paid more attention to him.
So when there was a problem with the defense of the Yangtze River last autumn, Chongzhen sent him there again. Unexpectedly, this time he helped Zhu Yuanzhang transport southern grain.
After Zhu Yuanzhang cleared his mind, although he recognized Zuo Maodi's talents, he had some concerns about his status as a member of the society.
Because the war is still ongoing, most of the people in the DPRK and Central Government are members of the Donglin Party, and Zuo Maodi is the backbone of Fushe. If he is entrusted with important tasks, he may be in trouble in the future.
Thinking of this, he responded a few times without much praise.
Upon seeing this, Ni and Li glanced at each other secretly, and then Li Jing stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, according to Mr. Zuo's information, Shi Shangshu's army is expected to arrive at the port tomorrow morning."
"In addition to the soldiers and horses of Shangshu Shi and Lu Jianjun, the eldest son of Zheng Zhilong from Fujian, Zheng Sen, also brought 5,000 people to the Southern Army heading north this time. In addition, Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother Zheng Hongkui was also reorganizing his troops in Fujian. I believe it will be It will arrive in five or six days.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally worried that the southern troops were too weak and might not be able to put pressure on the Jurchens when they attacked Pidao.
At this moment, when I heard that the Zheng family sent troops, I felt very happy, but I suppressed the joy in my heart and said calmly: "Okay, the Zheng family sent troops quite quickly..."
As he spoke, he saw that both Ni Yuanlu and Li Jing had troubled expressions on their faces. After frowning slightly, he tried again: "Okay, apart from this, are there any other situations?"
Ni Yuanlu was stunned when he heard this, then took out a letter from his sleeve, presented it respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, I have another letter of recommendation here, please see it!"
After saying this, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and his body swayed slightly.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he was filled with doubts.
You must know that after he woke up, although he did not deliberately suppress the Donglin Party, he rejected many memorials recommended by Li Yuzhi to the Donglin Party.
After that, he dismissed Li Yuzhi and appointed Jiang Dejing. Coupled with his attitude towards Zuo Maodi just now, it was impossible for Ni Yuanlu not to know his intentions with his wisdom.
But even under such circumstances, Ni Yuanlu still wanted to recommend him, which shows that this person has a special status, otherwise Ni Yuanlu would never act like this.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied, he still smiled and said: "Okay, Ni Qing is worthy of being our loyal minister..."
As he spoke, he took the letter of recommendation and slowly opened it. After taking a look at it, he said with some displeasure: "Qianhu of Jin Yiwei?"
It turns out that there are three main ways to select officials in the Ming Dynasty. The first is to directly pass the imperial examination. This method has become the main way for the court to select officials since the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although the Ming Dynasty canceled the imperial examination several times, the imperial examination is still an important way to provide officials. way.
The second type is recommendation and school training. Because recommendation is greatly affected by the political situation, there has never been a clear regulation.
The main training in the school is Guozijian education. The teaching subjects were formulated during the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, and they indeed solved the problem of officials for Zhu Yuanzhang in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
However, due to the influence of the imperial examination, and the fact that many officials and gentry wanted to take shortcuts, the Imperial College was filled with dandies, who eventually became useless.
The third type is the nine-level Zhongzheng system. Although this name has the same name as the nine-level Zhongzheng system in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it is different in operation.
In order to ensure the purity of officials, the Ming Dynasty stipulated that the Ministry of Household Affairs was responsible for the selection of county officials in various states and counties, and they were replaced every year and could not be re-elected.
Precisely because the Ministry of Household Affairs has this authority, Zhu Yuanzhang was not too surprised when he heard Ni Yuanlu recommended him.
But now Ni Yuanlu is recommending officials from the Jinyiwei. You must know that the Jinyiwei are the personal guards of the emperor, and the appointment and dismissal of officials are directly decided by the emperor.
Now Ni Yuanlu not only recommends Jinyiwei officials, but also holds the position of Qianhu, but it is a bit beyond her authority.
After Ni Yuanlu heard Zhu Yuanzhang's angry words, she immediately knelt down to apologize, while her body kept shaking.
In fact, it's not that he didn't know that this matter would cause him trouble, especially doing this kind of thing during such a sensitive period. To say the least, it was overstepping his authority, and to say the worst, it was an evil intention.
But even though Ni Yuanlu knew it, he had to do it.
Because in addition to his good friend Chen Zilong, the person who begged him also had a private letter from Shi Kefa, the Minister of War in Nanjing. In addition, the life of a patriotic man was also involved.
