After Zhao Shen's memorial arrived in the capital,
The cabinet drafted the votes first, and they were shocked when they saw the depth of corruption in the Yunsi Yamen.
"Mr. Li Ge, how are you going to show this to the emperor? What kind of opinions should be drawn up for the cabinet vote?"
Li Dongyang had bags under his eyes due to old age, and he also had a serious face at this time.
He put down the brush in his hand and forgot about what he had just been thinking about. He read Zhao Shen's memorial twice and then said, "Just write it and let the Holy One decide."
The cabinet doesn't know how to deal with it, so it writes like this.
This matter is quite important. The two elders thought about it and felt that they should report it to the emperor as soon as possible.
Not only is there corruption in the Yunsi Yamen, but there is also the problem of resettlement for hundreds of thousands of kitchen households.
On the way into the palace, the two pavilion elders met Doctor Tan who was leaving the palace, and her pretty apprentice Miss Kui'er.
Since we already knew each other, we said hello.
After passing by,
Miss Kui'er said: "Your Majesty has not recovered yet, so he has to meet with the ministers so intensively again."
In fact, Zhu Houzhao's health has gradually improved, mainly because his appetite has improved, and he keeps eating fish and chicken. In addition to a bit of cough that has not completely recovered, his energy has basically recovered.
As for Doctor Tan, he relaxed and said,
He then ordered the attendant room to start calling people.
All of this happened under Tan Yunxian's nose, which made him a little unhappy after all.
Now that he heard his disciple say this, Doctor Tan also had a plan in mind:
"In the future, we can also send a note to the attendant's room. Then we said that the condition will be reviewed. Your Majesty still has a cough, which is right. Slowly, we will come once a month, and every time we come, we will try our best to persuade your Majesty to save time on work." Doctor Tan He was really worried, "Otherwise, with His Majesty's hard work, it is not surprising that he will fall ill next time."
Miss Kui'er pursed her lips and nodded.
She was able to see that the emperor was diligent and caring for the people, and was affectionate and righteous.
"However, we don't have to come every time. There are always people left at the medical center. You and Xin Hui are separated. Next time you become a teacher, you will bring Xin Hui into the palace."
"Oh." Miss Kui'er responded softly.
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Qianqing Palace.
The emperor blew hot tea,
He called Yang Tinghe.
"...The salt government has been corrupted to this extent, and the people have always suffered the most. Every time I think about this, I feel heartbroken. There were people who pleaded for mercy for the salt government officials before..."
Yang Ting and Qing paused slightly, but fortunately the emperor did not continue.
"...Forget it, I won't mention this in advance. The most important thing right now is the kitchen households. I know that it is difficult for the kitchen households to dry salt. Once it is not handled properly, unspeakable things will happen. Nowadays, in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River areas, The salt fields must have been affected, and the court cannot ignore hundreds of thousands of households. Yang Aiqing, I hope you can understand my thoughts."
No one will object to this matter.
The civil servants themselves also supported the court to provide more relief. This is what is called giving kindness to the world.
Things in the palace were made like that by Liu Jin, but the emperor still cared about all the people.
The money he got was not squandered and was finally spent on the people. Moreover, the emperor took the initiative to call him here. Thinking of this, Yang Tinghe felt that the familiar majesty was still there.
"The imperial court also confiscated some money during this salt lesson. I have all my daily clothes for all seasons, and there is no shortage of food and drink. There are occasional dilapidated places in the palace, which only need a little repair. Therefore, there is no need for them. This money. Besides, after layer upon layer of exploitation, the money that belongs to the kitchen households has been stripped away. This money must be returned to them in a way. Yang Aiqing, "
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"Wei Chen is here."
"There are many kitchen households involved in the Lianghuai Salt Farm. If the imperial court does not send a general minister, it is probably impossible to do this. So, are you willing to go to the rescue of kitchen households?"
Yang Tinghe said nothing, he raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty has an order, but you dare not obey it? I am willing to go!"
At this point, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian arrived.
Because it is said to be a memorial from Yangzhou,
The attendant's office didn't stop him too much. The emperor was now concerned about two places, one was Yangzhou and the other was Datong.
Besides, Yang Tinghe himself was talking about the Lianghuai Salt Farm.
"Your Majesty, Li Dongyang (Xie Qian), is here to greet you!"
"Ping Sheng. The two dear friends came just in time. I was discussing with Jie Fu about the relief for kitchen households. After the ban on private salt, the kitchen households lost the benefit of surplus salt. This must be noted. You all also tell me, there are some What’s your opinion?”
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were both shocked.
The emperor actually knew everything Zhao Shen said in the memorial.
But what could be faster than this eight-hundred-mile expedited memorial?
Or maybe the emperor thought of it himself.
This is more powerful.
Li Dongyang took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty puts the people first. This is the virtue of our great emperor. I have no opinion on this matter. However, there are no less than one hundred thousand households in the Huaihe River. After the imperial court banned illicit salt, We can provide relief this year, but what about next year? What about the year after and the year after that? And when the imperial court provides relief to the victims, although there are officials in the general office, they also rely on officials, large and small, to allocate money, but..."
"But what?" The emperor raised his eyebrows.
"I invite your Majesty to take a look at it."
Li Dongyang suddenly took out the memorial.
This made everyone in Qianqing Palace a little surprised. Could something important happen?
Zhu Houzhao coughed twice, and he already had a bad premonition. In fact, he probably knew some of the ridiculous things in the Ming Dynasty.
But he has already had a sense of belonging as an emperor. He has changed from a bystander to a witness, and sometimes he will still be very angry. Because today's various government affairs have put his efforts into it. If it always doesn't turn out well, would you say it's irritating or not?
As a result, Zhao Shen's memorial really came out 'just right'.
As soon as he saw that Sidu, the salt envoy of the Huaihe River, had been corrupted to the point where his entire army was almost wiped out, he immediately became furious.
So he threw the thing on the ground with a bang.
Then he suddenly stood up and roared: "I am really blind. Even if I raise a dog, I still know how to obey the owner! This Zou Cheng still dares to pretend to be crazy in the capital. Even if he is not crazy, I will drive him crazy." !
Lianghuai Salt Industry is the leader of the Ming Dynasty Salt Industry! As a result, almost all salt administration officials in the Transportation Department were corrupt! Where is the face of Ming Dynasty? Where is the dignity of Ming Dynasty? ! Rumor has it that I am a fool! Ahem...ahem! "
The emperor suddenly became so angry that the chief ceremonial officer, attendants and several civil servants were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.
Liu Jin did not forget to care, "Your Majesty, calm down and pay attention to the dragon body!"
Zhu Houzhao ignored him, "Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge! Do you think the imperial court can manage the salt administration well with such a transportation secretary and such officials?! Can the salt class not be lost? Has it been possible for thousands of years? Which dynasty and generation were so greedy and corrupt during the ZTE?! Thousands of years later, wouldn’t I and the Ming Dynasty be the laughing stock of future generations?!”
"Listen! The officials of Yunsi Yamen must be investigated thoroughly. No one can plead for mercy. They should be convicted of whatever crime they deserve. You can't ask me to be lenient just because more than forty people are involved... cough cough. Disappointment! Ahem."
The emperor was so angry that he suddenly couldn't stop coughing.
Several officials came over and tried to support him.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! As for the specific situation, we have to check with Zhao Yansi again."
Zhu Houzhao took a few deep breaths and slowly forced himself to calm down.
Then he suddenly thought of another thing, "...I thought it would not be difficult to help the kitchen households, since I already had the money. But now it seems that there are a lot of greedy things in the salt class. I don't have the money. Even if I’m willing to give it, I don’t know how much I can get!”
Sometimes, some of the imperial court's money would be lost before it left the capital.
Especially during the Jiajing period, when the court owed salaries, the salaries of other officials were taken first.
As long as there are more people, who dares to say anything? Can he still be an enemy of everyone?
"Because of greed everywhere, Zaohu will be exploited by subordinate officials. Now he is still greedy everywhere. How can any of you convince me that the silver taels allocated by the imperial court will really be used on Zaohu?"
Who dares to answer this question?
In an era of advanced information, there is a greater risk if some officials pay less money.
But in ancient times, when the superiors said that everyone would be given three taels, he would keep a little of it himself. Who knows?
The people themselves didn't know how much money the court would give them.
Therefore, many times when we provide relief, powerful people have to eat some of it.
Essentially it's an implementation issue. This is also the most challenging question. If every decree can be realized according to the ideal situation, then he only needs to use his mouth every day, so why bother to work so hard that he becomes sick?
This is also the reason why he established an attendant's office and kept an eye on various ministers. As the emperor, he just kept a tight grip on the cabinet and the six ministries.
Zhu Houzhao thought about it, but he still felt uneasy.
"This won't work! I'd better allocate the money to help the kitchen households at least to the grain merchants of the government. The kitchen households are mainly struggling with food and clothing, and clothing is okay. Food must not be careless. After the young government gets the money, they will use a special grain transport team. Transport grain to the salt fields in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River. Jie Fu will bring more people to work hard every day, going back and forth between the salt fields. Be sure to supervise the execution!"
In this case, you will bypass those subordinate officials!
Because salt administration officials are not trustworthy!
In fact, this is how it should be. The money was collected from that system with great difficulty, and now it is distributed through this system. Isn't this back to the original point?
So I would rather be a little more troublesome and awkward.
Although corruption is inevitable in the newly established bureaucracy of the Shaofu, after all, Xinjiang does not have that much time for corruption to reach that level.
Yang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I must be watching with wide eyes!"
"well."
Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief after getting angry.
Han Ziren said that being a county magistrate is to leave a way for the people to survive. In fact, this is true for any official. The key is to move your hands up and down, and act accordingly.
Even making money requires so much thinking.
"When Emperor Taizu set up the Lianghuai Salt Transport Department, he never thought that such a ridiculous result would be achieved today? There are fifty-three people in a yamen, and forty-six of them are corrupt. It is really unheard of! Our ancestors handed over the country to me. But it’s like this on my hands. I’m really heartbroken.”
"His Majesty!"
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also had some sympathy, "People in the world are divided into virtuous and unfilial people. Your Majesty must not injure the dragon's body for the sake of unfilial people."
Zhu Houzhao raised his head and said bit by bit: "I will ask someone to verify the true situation of this memorial. In addition to Lianghuai, the salt transport departments in Liangzhe, Changlu, Shandong and other places are probably not good either. Where to go. If it is true after verification, I really don’t know what the use of keeping this Yunsi Yamen is."
These words are very unusual. What does the emperor mean by this?
