August 2, 4338 (1641 AD).
Emperor Su He took a special train and arrived at the Beijing Railway Station at dusk.
He concluded a tour that lasted more than two months.
Emperor Su He inspected the local situation in the Central Plains, southeast, southwest and northwest.
He traveled across most of the country by special train, and he knew the local situation well.
During this tour, we witnessed the opening of a new channel of the Yellow River.
The Yellow River has been tamed, and floods on both sides of the Yellow River will no longer flood.
There will be tens of millions more acres of fertile land on both sides of the Yellow River.
He also saw the development of future industry and the current situation of industry.
Emperor Su He inspected so many places and had in-depth conversations with people's representatives from various places.
He could see that the Great China Empire was now in an era where the small-scale peasant economy and the commercial economy coexisted.
The small-scale peasant economy gradually declined and was replaced by a commercialized economy.
If it weren't for the continuous expansion of the Dahua Empire, the military would win successive victories and earn a lot of benefits for the country.
There was more land available for cultivation, attracting a large number of farmers.
The bankruptcy of the small-scale peasant economy will cause severe turmoil in the country.
Emperor Su He stepped off the train.
He saw Queen Wang Wenjun taking the prince and princess.
Li Zhisheng and other cabinet ministers led the main civil servants.
Governor Feng Sanqiu led military attachés.
They were all at the train station, waiting for Emperor Su He to return to the capital.
The eldest princess Su Rong saw Emperor Su He stepping off the train.
She immediately ran over and hugged Emperor Su He's waist.
"Rong'er hasn't seen my father for a long time, and I miss him very much."
Su He rubbed his daughter's chubby face.
"Rong'er is good, my father misses Rong'er too.
When the father is away, does Rong'er listen to the mother's words? "
Su Rong pursed her lips and said, "Father, don't worry, Rong'er listens to her mother very much. She studies medicine seriously and now she can treat people."
Su He praised the eldest princess Su Rong. He picked up Su Rong and handed her to Queen Wang Wenjun.
He told the people accompanying him: "You have followed me all the way, and it has been very tiring.
Now go home and rest. Tomorrow I will hold a royal meeting. Some people will also participate in the royal meeting to discuss the issues accumulated during this period. "
Emperor Su He returned to the Forbidden City. He summoned Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng, Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang, Cabinet Minister Wang Yanhu, Governor Feng Sanqiu and others in the Qianqing Palace.
He asked these ministers about what happened in the capital and across the country in the two months since he left the capital.
Emperor Su He was able to learn about the situation in the capital through telegrams.
But the telegraph is not omnipotent. The newly invented telegraph has great limitations.
He changed locations frequently, and the content of his telegram transmissions was limited.
Emperor Su He was on his way to patrol. In order to fully understand what was happening in the capital, most of the telegrams conveyed the outline of some things.
Only extremely important matters would be detailed via telegram.
Emperor Su He summoned the ministers, and he wanted to understand the causes and consequences of the matters he was concerned about.
He summoned officials from multiple factions to understand a certain matter from multiple perspectives, so that he would not have preconceived ideas and be biased against certain things.
These officials all have their own positions, and what they say is basically biased towards the interests of their own faction.
Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng and Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang, their descriptions of the same thing turned out to be completely different.
After Emperor Su He met with the ministers, he summoned the senior officials of the Xuanwu Guard including Su Changsheng, the commander of the Xuanwu Guard.
Xuanwuwei, the emperor's eyes and ears, allowed him to obtain the most realistic situation.
Xuanwuwei usually just introduces the true situation of the incident without emotion.
Emperor Su He listened to Su Changsheng and others introduce the situation in the capital in the past two months.
What he and the minister said were compared with each other.
He can see the whole picture of a certain event clearly through several perspectives.
The most important role of Xuanwu Guard is to monitor the situation of various ministers.
The Great China Empire had just been founded, and its national power was on the rise.
Emperor Su He sent ministers with power and status overseas to found their country.
The power and status of the current ministers are not enough to support their rebellion.
These ministers were very self-aware. Even when Emperor Su He left the capital, no one was doing anything secretly.
On the contrary, Xuanwuwei found evidence that some officials were corrupt and perverting the law.
Emperor Su He saw this result and was very satisfied with the performance of these officials.
He asked Xuanwuwei to hand over the evidence of officials' corruption and violation of law to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for processing.
Xuanwu Guards generally only deal with serious crimes such as treason and rebellion.
For ordinary corruption, all cases are handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other relevant yamen.
Emperor Su He informed Su Changsheng, the commander of the Xuanwu Guards, about the situation outside the Great Wall that he learned in Zhangjiakou.
At the same time, he proposed the two strategies he had in mind.
"Chang Sheng, regarding the bronze water pipes, Xuanwuwei secretly controlled the private company and carried out the matter quietly.
To engrave the official seal of gemstones, foreign craftsmen and craftsmen who have committed crimes are selected for production.
Gemstones that glow by themselves are extremely dangerous and must be transported in thick lead boxes. "
The commander of the Xuanwu Guards, Su Changsheng, heard about Emperor Su He's arrangements.
He confidently assured: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Xuanwu Guard will be able to do these things well."
Su Changsheng has great confidence in Xuanwuwei. Both of these things are not difficult. Xuanwuwei will definitely achieve the goal perfectly.
Emperor Su He was very happy to see Su Changsheng's confident look.
Once these two household-extinction plans can be implemented, the generation of old nobles in Mobei Mongolia will slowly disappear.
When the new generation grows up, they will have become accustomed to the rule of the Great China Empire, and they will not have the strong resistance to it as they do now.
These two tactics are effective, and the court will also have a trump card to deal with any possible rebellion without bloodshed.
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After Emperor Su He met with the ministers, he walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and a crescent moon was already rising in the sky.
The roads in the palace were brightly illuminated by street lights.
He went to Kunning Palace to have dinner with his wife and children.
On his way back to the palace, Emperor Su He had already asked Queen Wang Wenjun to call everyone in the harem to Kunning Palace to have dinner with him.
He rushed to Kunning Palace and found Wang Wenjun, Li Huixin and other wives and children.
They were listening to Concubine Jing Liu Rushi telling stories about the journey, and they laughed and laughed from time to time.
Su Lei had sharp eyes. When he saw Su He arriving, he immediately said loudly: "Father is here, it's time to start dinner."
Emperor Su He sat down on the main seat and said with a smile: "The little ones are all impatient. Please inform the imperial kitchen to start dinner."
While he was eating, he asked Queen Wang Wenjun and others about the situation in the palace and the royal family during his absence.
There were not many people in the palace, so nothing happened during this period.
Pregnant concubines are raising their babies with peace of mind, and concubines with children are educating their children.
There is a problem with members of the royal family. These are the families of Su Xiong and Su Hu. They are making noises about going to America.
Queen Wang Wenjun went to the two families many times and comforted them.
It was rare to have dinner together in the palace, so they enjoyed the meal happily.
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August 3, 4338 (1641 AD).
Emperor Su He moved the imperial meeting that was supposed to be held today to tomorrow.
He held an imperial meeting in the Qianqing Palace to discuss some important policies with ministers.
Emperor Su He also encountered many situations during his tour this time.
Some situations do not need to be solved urgently, but some situations must be dealt with promptly.
Emperor Su He saw civil and military officials arriving one after another.
The civil officials who participated in the meeting mainly included officials from the cabinet and the six ministries, as well as Li Yuanzheng, the censor of Zuodu, Han Youzhe, the Shaofu Ling, and others who were observing.
The military attaches appeared more united, as they all came from the Governor's House.
Many of them also accompanied Emperor Su He on his trip.
They saw many situations on the road.
They have some questions that they have thought about all the way and are ready to raise them today.
Emperor Su He spoke first: "I sacrificed to the Yellow Emperor and changed the country's name to Dahua Empire.
I will issue an imperial edict later to officially change the country's name. "
Both the civil and military factions strongly support the change of the country's name.
Dahua's strength far exceeds that of previous dynasties, so it should have a new national title.
Once the new name of the Dahua Empire comes out, they all hope to be remembered in history.
No one would choose to stop this kind of thing that makes everyone happy and does not touch their interests.
After Emperor Su He said the name of the new country, he looked at Prime Minister Wei Shiming.
During their trip, they discussed some of the problems they encountered.
These questions were not suitable to be raised by Emperor Su He personally.
Prime Minister Wei Shiming proposed at the imperial meeting that there is still room for discussion on these policies.
Emperor Su He personally proposed it, but the atmosphere of the discussion was not very good, and many ministers would be submissive.
It will lead to the distortion of relevant policies, and it is easy for policies to be decided on the head regardless of the facts.
Prime Minister Wei Shiming saw the look in Emperor Su He's eyes.
He stood up and said: "This time I went on tour with His Majesty and saw many bad situations in various places.
If this problem is limited to a certain province, I have already sent a letter to the local governor and set a deadline for them to resolve the matter.
Some of the common problems I encountered were very representative, and I brought them to the meeting to discuss them with everyone.
I hope everyone can put their minds together and come up with solutions to these problems. "
Prime Minister Wei Shiming attracted everyone's attention.
He then said slowly: "I have found in various places that many officials falsify their political performance, or collect taxes under false pretenses for their own benefit.
Some counties clearly had a bad harvest, but they reported a bumper harvest to the court.
If there is a bad harvest, the court will investigate the cause, and if there is a good harvest, the court will reward the officials in charge.
If one county falsifies, it doesn't matter. If every county falsifies, it will shake the foundation of the country.
It will inevitably happen that the people will starve to death, but the imperial court will see a good harvest throughout the country.
If you don't think of a way to help the people, you still have to consume the old grain.
We must crack down on such officials and resolutely eliminate the bad apples.
I have also seen things that are more serious than fraud.
Some officials think that the sky is high and the emperor is far away. They are so lawless that they even increase taxes on the people.
The imperial court has unified all taxes on farmers into field taxes, and the tax bureau is responsible for the taxation.
Some officials were so bold that they collected the poll tax privately and asked the government officials to collect it directly.
This traditional tax item and tax collection method makes it difficult for people who have never traveled far to distinguish the true from the false.
I don’t know how many such officials there are in the country. "
Li Yuanzheng, the censor of Zuodu, stood up and said: "The current situation is very serious, and the official system is collapsing very quickly.
These corrupt officials must be dealt with promptly in order to rectify the atmosphere in the officialdom.
However, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is currently short of manpower, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in each provincial capital is prone to officials protecting each other. "
Cabinet Minister Qu Xiangyang suggested: “This kind of problem must be solved by strengthening supervision.
Then supplement it with propaganda to let the people know the real situation.
If you find a group of bad apples, get rid of them immediately.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate is short of manpower, and the Provincial Metropolitan Procuratorate may be guarded by officials, and no clues can be found.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate in the capital can send people to direct the Provincial Procuratorate in another place to investigate a certain place. "
Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng praised: "This method is indeed very effective. Does the Metropolitan Procuratorate have any difficulties?"
Li Yuanzheng, the censor of Zuodu, saw that the cabinet had reached a consensus.
Even though there would be some hidden dangers with this method, he still agreed to it.
Prime Minister Wei Shiming wanted to speak again.
Qu Tian, the deputy chief of staff, was one step ahead of him, saying: "I followed His Majesty on this tour, and I discovered a big problem.
Retired officers and soldiers will be assigned jobs in accordance with court policy.
The lowest job position is also a patrol officer in the township office.
What I have seen is that veterans are not well placed in various places.
The pensions for fallen martyrs can be paid in full, which is a good situation.
Let the heroes’ spirits of the martyrs rest in peace.
But retired soldiers should be assigned jobs, even as government servants.
But I found that many people make their own living.
The soldiers shed their lives and blood in the officialdom, but the rewards promised by the court could not be fulfilled.
We cannot let our heroes bleed and shed tears.
Corrupt officials in some places are simply lawless.
There is no backing for retired soldiers, so they can bully retired soldiers arbitrarily.
Your Majesty, Wei Chen suggests adding a military governor or deputy governor to participate in local politics.
It is used to supervise local governments and cooperate with local governments to implement military-related policies. "
As soon as Qu Tian's words came out, the civil servants immediately became excited.
Han Cuibai, the Minister of Rites, immediately stood up and said excitedly: "This situation must not happen.
This is inconsistent with etiquette and will cause serious hidden dangers.
In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the emperors took turns.
A slightly powerful military leader would lead troops to overthrow the emperor.
The army cannot be allowed to get involved in government affairs, and the army should be freed from the government's funding and have its own small treasury.
If this happens, it will become extremely dangerous. "
What Han Cuibai said was sensational, and he just wanted to make the military give up the idea completely with words and words.
The military wants to get involved in local affairs, which is an extremely dangerous sign.
After Han Cuibai broke up, Cabinet Minister Wang Yanhu and Cabinet Minister Li Zhisheng.
They also refuted the military's ideas in an extremely harsh manner.
The military generals saw the violent reaction of civilian officials.
These civil servants also accused them of wanting to rebel.
This situation cannot be tolerated.
The military commanders headed by Governor Feng Sanqiu immediately started arguing with the civilian officials.
In the beginning, we can still argue with each other based on facts.
But in this aspect of the debate, generals are naturally at a disadvantage.
They soon realized that they could not defeat the civil servants, so they pushed away the table and wanted to take action.
When Emperor Su He saw this situation, he immediately slapped the dragon chair.
He ordered the Qilin Guards, who maintained order, to separate the two groups.
Emperor Su He reprimanded: "You are all important ministers of the country, and you are preparing to fight in the Qianqing Palace. How unbecoming is this?"
The civil and military factions were suppressed by Emperor Su He, but they disliked each other.
Order was restored in the Qianqing Palace, and the ministers continued to discuss the policy.
(End of chapter)
