There are so many things involved in running a country.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces. With such a large land and such a large population, even if something happened in each county, the emperor could not control it, let alone more than one thing at all.
It cannot be managed by itself. If it is not taken seriously, the official system will inevitably enter a state of incompetence to some extent.
Therefore, in ancient times, when officials were killed and rebelled in some places, the imperial court had to react and send a large army to eliminate them. What are the governments at the county, prefectural and provincial levels doing?
Do you have no power at this time? But when it comes to dealing with obedient people, aren't there a lot of tricks?
Zhu Houzhao has always attached great importance to the selection and appointment of officials in order to deal with this. On this basis, he emphasized execution ability.
Without execution, no matter how nice your slogans are, no matter how good the political environment is, and no matter how sufficient the conditions are, things will never get done.
Because no one really cares about it. Whether things are done or not depends entirely on God's will and luck.
Many years ago, he said, you must give me a result for the things I focus on.
This was the purpose of setting up the Attendant's Room in the first place.
In fact, the effect is still very significant.
At least the things he cared about, such as the opening of the sea, the library garden, the academy, the horse administration, etc. were all completed.
So officials were also afraid of attracting the emperor's attention,
At that time, Xie Guangxie and Liu Chun were concerned about the 'reversal' issue, which was Zhang Cong's sudden reversal from exposing corruption to becoming himself corrupt, which could easily make the emperor suspicious.
That's why Liu Chuncai said that the lie was about to come true.
Unfortunately, the emperor still paid attention.
Not only did it pay attention, but it was very vigorous.
Wang Hao was urgently ordered to leave the capital.
This is actually an abnormal situation. Originally, there was only an official at the level of a minister, but now he suddenly became a senior official. In the final analysis, things were handled very improperly.
Mr. Ge, there is nothing else to do. Zhu Houzhao originally wanted Wang Hao to be responsible for the immigration. After all, immigrants need money and good seeds, and they need the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Now that he was a different person, he still ordered Yang Yiqing.
For Chinese people who want to relocate to their new homeland, immigration is really not an easy job. It’s not that it can’t be done, but that it can be done at low cost.
The refugees had no food or drink. Even though they knew in their hearts that Jiangnan was a good place, they didn’t have to pay for it!
People taking exams sometimes worry about travel expenses, let alone refugees.
Therefore, it can only be supplied by the imperial court.
However, for immigration to be effective, hundreds of thousands of people must be needed, but how much food will be needed?
The common people had no land just now, and farming took time. When the food was grown, the court could take action. How long would it take?
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao discussed with his ministers and still felt that this strategy needed to be implemented for a long time.
It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to survive in the short term, and they can only do it year after year, one after another. Raise Shuofang Town little by little.
"Is there anything else?"
the emperor asked.
Qi Chengsui, the Minister of War, reported, "Your Majesty, there is also the matter of the Shaanxi official horse ranch and the pasture being occupied. I have sent someone to verify..."
"Who is it?"
Qi Chengsui was a little afraid to answer.
Yang Yiqing put it simply, "The army and the people are in charge of self-stealing and punishing the Qi clan! From the Hongwu period to the present, the shortcomings of Ma Zheng have spread from the capital to the whole country, and there are many supervisors and pastors in Shaanxi, and the disadvantages are especially serious. Over the past few years, His Majesty has worked hard to restore The horse administration was feasible in the past, but it has become extremely difficult to implement in the past two years. The reason is that the remaining horse pastures have been occupied and used for farming.
These official horse farms have long existed in name but in reality. The so-called existence of name means the place name is Caochang, the section is painted and sealed, and the ministry and books are all there; the so-called actual death means that the land has been cultivated for a long time, the soil is not of its nature, the yellow pole trees are standing, the grass is packed with roots, and the smell cannot be smelled. Dare to approach people, but only suffer hardships to feed horses. "
"The army and the people guarded and robbed themselves, and they punished the Qi clan and the clan..."
Zhu Houzhao read this sentence.
What this means is that the top and bottom are occupied.
In fact, they not only occupied the pastures, but also the fields of the military camps.
This matter is much more serious than the deduction of wages in a small Huai'an Prefecture.
Zhu Houzhao walked down with his hands behind his back. He thought to himself that back then, Zhu Yuanzhang was full of pride and ambition, saying that he could raise millions of soldiers without costing the people a grain of rice.
Did he expect that just a few decades later, future generations would no longer be able to do this.
But the problem cannot be dragged on from generation to generation.
He is successful in opening the sea and making complex schemes, the court is under control, and there is no shortage of silver. Both the Beijing camp and the frontier army have direct elites. If we want to solve this problem, the conditions are actually relatively mature.
"Mr. Yang Ge."
"The old minister is here."
"There needs to be an explanation for this matter."
"Go and find out how many hectares of pasture there are in the register, how many hectares have been occupied, and the key point is who has occupied it."
Yang Yiqing was slightly shocked.
He knew Emperor Zhengde. This ancestor's character is actually a bit like that of Emperor Taizu back then. He either doesn't do anything or never does anything. As long as you start doing it, it will not be in vain.
"Old minister, I understand."
“Just go ahead and do it.”
In fact, it’s not easy just to get a feel for it.
But everyone knows how to adapt. For example, if 30,000 hectares of pasture is occupied, you must figure out the majority of it. You have to measure every acre, and measure it bit by bit. That is too rigid.
On the way out of the palace, Qi Chengsui followed Yang Yiqing.
The two old men were a little silent. They both knew what the emperor's first step meant.
Outside the Meridian Gate,
Qi Chengsui first said: "I will send someone to understand the matter that your Majesty has told me. When the time comes... Mr. Ge,"
"What do you want to say?"
"There are many military camps and pastures involved, and those who have always inspected the land all over the world have saved their lives, but not their lives. I am worried about Mr. Ge."
"Having been in Shaanxi for a long time, you and I both know the situation on the border. If we don't do this, ZTE will just patch up the world. Your Majesty is very ambitious. If you raise more troops in the future, once the national strength is insufficient, the people of the world will only suffer more than now."
Yang Yiqing raised his head and recalled, "Everyone at that time knew that Mr. Dongshan (Liu Daxia) had helped me, but when he was in trouble, I didn't help him. So I was ungrateful. But at that time, I also thought that I should be resolute Use troops. In such a situation, in public, I am the Shaanxi governor of the imperial court, and in private, I am Mr. Dongshan's long-lasting friend. And the so-called gentleman, should he be for public or private?"
"Of course it is for the public good. People in the world have not understood the meaning of the elder for a long time."
"That's it. It was public at that time and private at this time. No matter how you face Mr. Dongshan, you won't be able to get through it no matter what."
Qi Chengsui couldn't help but be in awe.
"When a holy king comes to court, it is a rare opportunity. If you really want to say it, I, Yang Yiqing, am still the first chief minister appointed by the emperor. If I don't accomplish anything, what's the fun in this life?"
Talking about it this way, I don't feel so suffocated, but rather feel the pleasure of realizing my ambition.
"I am willing to follow Mr. Ge and I will never regret it in this life!"
Qi Chengsui was considered his old subordinate, and Yang Yiqing didn't have any doubts.
"But, it's a pity."
"What's the pity, Mr. Ge?"
"Back when we were in a local area, nothing could be done with just a few words. Now that we are at the center, there is no one available to stir up the muddy water."
Qi Chengsui frowned and thought for a moment, "Such a person is really hard to find. How about Governor Shuntian Gu Renyi?"
"He has an upright temperament, but he is Fei Zichong's man."
Ah, if there are still such restrictions, it will be basically difficult to find in the world.
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