In the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen put down the pen in his hand. He moved his wrist.
Recently, there have been more and more memorials from various places. The Ming Dynasty was not stopped everywhere. Fortunately, the Qing army and the campaign to eliminate the eunuchs have ended. This year's tax revenue and food have finally returned to the level at the end of the Apocalypse. Let him breathe a sigh of relief.
The previous campaign to eliminate eunuchs left the vast majority of officials without political direction and people in panic. Agricultural production has been delayed. Neither Xia Liang nor Qiu Liang has completed the acquisition. Last winter, nothing serious happened.
With a population of one million in the capital, the food needed was not a small amount, and it all needed to be transported from the Grand Canal. Fortunately, Xinghe Supermarket provides a large number of cheap whole grains. These corns solve the food problem of the poorest people at the bottom. This way too many people didn't starve to death.
In addition, there have been many projects in the capital in the past two years, and the woolen mills and upstream yarn mills have developed rapidly, and there are already 30,000 textile workers. It has also solved the feeding problem of many poor people.
This year water transportation has returned to the level of Tianqi Dynasty. No need to worry about starvation this winter.
"Is Liu Hongxun gone?" Chongzhen put down his bowl of tea and asked in an understatement.
Wang Chengen knew the temperament of Long Live Lord, and the more he asked this question, the more concerned he became. He said carefully: "I said I was leaving today. I will set off with Zhang Wudian to go to Guihua City to take up my post."
"Well, who gave him a gift?" Chongzhen took a sip of tea and continued to ask.
Wang Chengen knew that the emperor was asking questions knowingly and deliberately watching Liu Ge's joke.
"Back to Your Majesty, I heard that there is only one old servant, Mr. Liu Ge, who is riding a green donkey. He has some luggage and no one to see him off."
Chongzhen sneered, Liu Hongxun was so powerful in the beginning, but when he was the chief minister, he didn't take me seriously. He spoke arrogantly and always talked about the common people, the country, the country, and the laws of the ancestors. It was as if he was the only civil and military official in the entire dynasty. Loyal minister.
This time it was better, the tree fell and the hozen dispersed, allowing him to experience what it is like to have cold tea when a person leaves.
After reading Mr. Liu Ge's joke, he asked again: "Does Uncle Dingyuan have any news?"
During this time, intelligence from Jinyiwei came one after another, and Liaodong seemed to be unsettled. Jiannu seems to be making big moves. However, Chongzhen considered that winter was coming soon, and this was not a good time to march and fight. It is estimated that Jiannu will not engage in large-scale combat operations. However, after spring begins, we should be more vigilant.
Anyone with military knowledge generally knows this. It is best to start a war at the turn of summer and autumn. In this way, you can plunder the enemy's food for a season. As Sun Tzu said, feed on the enemy. This is the truth. Eating one load of enemy grain means leaving at least three loads of our own grain. Because there is no need for transportation.
During the war, one load of food was transported to the battlefield, and sometimes three or even five loads of food had to be eaten on the way.
Yang Fan was not here, and Zhang Shize also stepped aside. It is not easy to activate it again in a short time. This made him a little worried. I feel very uneasy.
When Yang Fan was around, he didn't take Yang Fan seriously and rushed home as soon as he said he was going home. However, it had been almost a month and a half since Yang Fan went to sea this time, and there was no news at all, which made him feel a little uneasy.
"There is no news. The sea is so vast that it is really difficult to find anyone. Dongchang also visited some boat owners, but there is no news." Wang Chengen shook his head and said.
The Ming Dynasty is closed to sea, and there are only limited offshore merchant ships, usually domestic routes. It is strange to have news about Yang Fan. This time Yang Fan even took away his wife, concubines and children, saying he was going to sea to play.
No one can find them now. I don’t know when Yang Fan will come back.
Chongzhen thought about it, he now has a lot of talents of all kinds here, so there is no need to pay too much attention. On the contrary, it seems that I can't do anything without him. I just let this matter go.
Liu Hongxun rode a donkey and took an old servant with him out of the city from Xizhimen. Come to the edge of Jishuitan. He saw Zhang Wudian and his wife, his daughter-in-law Huo Shi, and more than thirty servants waiting for him. Step forward quickly.
"Mr. Zhang, I've been waiting for a long time." Zhang Wudian said with cupped hands.
He is also over sixty years old. He cannot walk fast and the old servant is no longer young. This journey takes a bit long. He was a little embarrassed.
Zhang Wudian originally thought that Liu Hongxun was the former chief assistant, with disciples and disciples all over the world.
There are many disciples and old officials. This time the master and senior leaders are going to take office, so various farewells and drinks are indispensable. So being late seemed natural to him. However, Liu Hongxun did not expect that Liu Hongxun only had one old servant, a green donkey.
This made Zhang Wudian stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
This time when Mr. Liu Ge was re-recruited by the emperor and returned to Beijing, hundreds of his disciples and former officials swarmed out of the city thirty miles to greet him. The grand occasion at that time caused a sensation in the capital.
Even Qian Longxi lamented that Mr. Liu Ge had deep connections.
Everyone thought that the emperor summoned him back to join the cabinet. After all, only Li Biao and Qian Longxi are left in the cabinet. It is imperative to increase the number of pavilions.
But subsequent developments made these smart people understand. The emperor did not want to re-enable Liu Gelao. This is obviously because I didn't deal with him enough at the beginning, and this is forcing him back again.
In this situation, who dares to move forward!
Therefore, after the dignified chief minister was appointed as the chief envoy to Suiyuan, he suddenly became destitute.
Liu Hongxun could only smile bitterly and said: "Human relationships are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold, but that's it, it doesn't matter."
Seeing Zhang Wudian sighing, Liu Hongxun said: "Uncle Dingyuan has a well-written poem, which is very suitable for this time and place."
Zhang Wudian said with a smile: "Uncle Dingyuan is known for his poetic talent. Qingyue might as well come and listen."
Liu Hongxun recited a poem and said: "Life is a pitiful thing, and it is a good thing to laugh at the troubles. There is a skill in running around to meet people, but most of them are like grass and only follow the wind!"
Zhang Wudian sighed for a long time and said: "Uncle Dingyuan really hits the nail on the head. He despises the civil servants in the court the most. He has a twelve-character summary. He says they are blindly stupid, blindly barbaric, blindly deceitful, and blindly afraid. Nine out of ten people You can turn your eyes at me, but you are a useless scholar."
Liu Hongxun said: "Today's court is said to be prosperous and prosperous, and it has restored the grandeur of the Taichang and Tianqi dynasties. Unfortunately, Donglin and these people are all sparse, making the court a mess. I think it is not as good as the Tianqi Dynasty. Human beings People only know how to rush around to please people and work up and down the camp, but those who have character and responsibility are becoming increasingly rare.”
Zhang Wudian smiled and said: "Forget it, forget it. Why are you talking about these unhappy things? Today I have booked a train ticket. Qingyue, you haven't been on a train yet, so you must experience it today. Hahaha."
Liu Hongxun also smiled and said: "The train's reputation is so famous that today it's all thanks to Haihong. Hahaha."
Zhang Wudian said: "This train now has new compartments, with beds, tables and chairs, and toilets. There are also waiters delivering meals. It's so comfortable that you don't need it. Don't look at it this season. The weather is already cold. Especially since it's snowing outside the Great Wall. Yes. But the car has a heater and it’s as warm as spring. It’s been a blessing this journey.”
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