Kunning Palace.
Murong Jing'er of the art troupe personally led the dance, with red sleeves and graceful dancing, lotus steps and fragrant flowers, clear and sweet sounds, and the clanging of the piano and the harp.
Zhu Yunwen, Ma Enhui and others admired it and clapped and praised it from time to time.
After the dance, Murong Jing'er and other members of the art troupe knelt down and saluted in unison: "The art troupe prays that the emperor's dragon body is safe and that the queen's phoenix body is healthy. May the Ming Dynasty be prosperous, and the country be peaceful and the people be safe."
Zhu Yunwen was in a happy mood, motioning for everyone to stand up, and said: "In the past year, the hard work and contributions of the cultural troupe have been seen by me and the queen. "The Legend of White Snake" has been performed hundreds of times in succession, and it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and praised by the people. I am very proud of it. Feeling relieved.”
The maid Yinxiu came over with a wooden tray, and Ma Enhui stood up with a smile: "You are indispensable for the rewards you deserve. Here are five thousand taels of bills, which can be taken out from the central bank. It should be regarded as a reward for you. The capital is very lively right now, let everyone go and take a walk."
Murong Jing'er quickly thanked her.
Five thousand taels is a lot, but if it were applied to everyone in the art troupe, it would only be a single digit. Different from the yamen and bureaus that served the internal affairs of the harem, the cultural troupe was formerly known as the Jiaofangsi, and its main responsibility was to perform externally.
Although it belongs to the harem, it does not have such a strict management system. Especially after the cultural troupe accumulated a lot of money for the harem, and with the needs of performances, the cultural troupe has more than 2,600 people, of which 2,200 have moved out. The harem is located in several large houses not far from Xi'an Gate. There are only 400 people in the palace art troupe, which is mainly responsible for ceremonial dances, court dances, and reception dances to meet the daily needs of the harem for watching operas and listening to music.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a moment and asked Murong Jing'er: "Have you ever thought about the future of the art troupe?"
Murong Jing'er was quite confident and changed from her usual melancholy attitude: "According to the emperor's instructions, while the art troupe was performing "The Legend of White Snake", they were also studying other local dramas, mainly Yuan Dynasty dramas, and rehearsed several times. The people in the capital who watched it were quite approving of it. Next, the art troupe also wants to follow the example of Zhonghua Book Company and open some theaters for art troupes."
Ma Enhui nodded and praised: "It's good to set up a branch theater. I heard that in order to watch the performances of the cultural troupe, the common people in the capital shuttle back and forth from Jinchuan Gate, traveling twenty or thirty miles a day, and they are not afraid of foot pain."
The charm of "The Legend of White Snake" is that it is close to the people and the people like it. Even though many small theaters steal from art troupes, they all have one flaw: they don't have a complete script...
When should you laugh, when should you cry, when should you cry with laughter, when should you laugh with tears, it cannot be done well without a complete script. And "The Legend of White Snake" did not come out in one episode. There are as many as twenty-three scenes in the whole. If you want to read it in a row and understand it thoroughly, it will not happen overnight.
Zhu Yunwen supported Murong Jing'er in setting up a separate theater. After all, this had its own benefits. There were so many people living and eating together. To put it nicely, it was a close relationship between sisters. To put it worst, it was no different from living in a small house. These people had done a lot of things for the harem, so it shouldn't be Chilled people's hearts.
"There are many people, so it is beneficial to set up theaters in scattered places. But I have a suggestion. Please listen to it. If you think it is inappropriate, I will not embarrass you."
"The Emperor's orders will be followed by all members of the art troupe."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Murong Jing'er who agreed without hesitation, and shook his head slightly: "I want the cultural troupe to select some people to perform in Shandong, Henan, and Beizhili on a tour to serve the immigrants of Shanxi and the local people. We perform folk music in the open air to soothe the people's homesickness and calm their depression, without taking a penny, just for the sake of the people's hearts."
Murong Jing'er looked up at Zhu Yunwen with some surprise in her eyes.
I have only heard that the emperor cared about the life and death of the people, but I have never heard of the emperor asking about the people's homesickness and depression.
Zhu Yunwen not only asked, but also planned to do it.
Is this the ambition of Emperor Jianwen?
Murong Jing'er kowtowed heavily, her eyes were a little moist, knowing the suffering of others, showing compassion and extending a hand to help, this is a good monarch and a good emperor.
"I sincerely request your Majesty to allow Jing'er to lead a tour to the north."
Murong Jing'er shouted firmly.
For the sake of the people, for the sake of the people, in order to redeem those days and nights of pain and struggle, I should go there personally.
Zhu Yunwen looked deeply at Murong Jing'er, stood up and said: "The north is desolate, sleeping in the open air is no better than the capital."
"The women in the art troupe have endured so much hardship."
Murong Jing'er was not timid.
Seeing Murong Jing'er's behavior, Zhu Yunwen agreed: "Let Xiao Yue'er take over the duties on your behalf. You can take people to Beidi. Along the way, visit the people's concerns. As for security issues, let the Second Security Bureau send people to follow you."
Murong Jing'er smiled and thanked her again.
Ma Enhui looked at Murong Jing'er leaving and praised: "If the immigrant people knew that the emperor was like this, they would definitely shed tears of gratitude."
Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly and shed tears of gratitude. It would be nice if he didn't curse.
The court promised to provide immigrants with cattle for farming, but it is probably difficult to realize it now. Even if the court tried its best to purchase and buy calves, there are only 37,000 cattle, which is still far from the target of 85,000. .
The officials did not leave after the Hajj. This was not because they stayed in the capital to celebrate the National Day, but because they were actively feedbacking on issues during this period and raising local difficulties. There were a lot of memorials. Now that the National Day is over, we must consider what to do. Give officials a solution to these problems.
The Chief Envoys of Henan, the Chief Envoys of Shandong, and the Chief Envoys of Peiping did not mention any other issues. They just hoped that the imperial court would solve the problem of insufficient number of cattle. But Zhu Yunwen was not a cow, and he could not find so many at once. The cattle are coming.
If this problem is not solved, the imperial court's promise to the people will not be fully fulfilled. Ru Jin is afraid that she will lose the face to stay in the cabinet, and will probably go to Peking to hang herself and die to apologize.
Zhu Yunwen was very anxious and angry. He convened several cabinet meetings to discuss with no results. Today, it was even more necessary to convene an enlarged meeting, which expanded from internal, six ministries and nine ministers to the chief envoy.
Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen made the situation clear and said sternly to the ministers: "Although the weather is cold now, the earth's atmosphere is getting better with each passing day. The season waits for no one. I need an accurate word on how to solve the problem of farming cattle. I can't discuss it today. Once the result comes out, you can all stay at Wuying Palace."
There is no other way to go.
Xie Jin and others also knew that if they continued to waste it, they might delay the farming season. If they were prepared now, they could catch up with the planting season of cotton and soybeans. If they continued to waste it, the first crops would not be cultivated and they would have to wait for autumn.
But now that almost all the idle cattle in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places have been bought, how else can we get cattle?
Zhang Bing, the chief envoy of Peking, came out and proposed a compromise: "If there are no plowing cattle, and it is not suitable to delay the farming time and miss the land reclamation, can horses be used instead?"
Tie Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, twitched his lips and immediately objected: "War horses must not be used to cultivate wasteland. They are the sharp weapons of the country. How can they be used for farming?"
Zhang Bing had no way to be afraid of Tie Xuan, and said bluntly: "War horses cannot be used, but civilian horses can always be used, right? The imperial court promoted private horse breeding in Jiangnan and Jiangbei. Every year, not many war horses were replenished, but a large number of them were produced. Draft horses, it won’t be a problem to raise 50,000 draft horses, right?”
Ru Yu frowned and said with a serious face: "The imperial court promised the people that they would give cattle for farming, not horses. Did Qin refer to deer as horses, but did he clearly use horses as cattle?"
Seeing that Zhang Bing was about to get angry, Li Yanzhen, the chief envoy of Shandong Province, quickly stood up and spoke: "Governor Ru is right. The imperial court promised to give the people farming cattle, but only 500,000 immigrants were immigrated. This is the first time in our dynasty. In addition, the farming cattle The quantity is really insufficient. The most important thing right now is to clear the wasteland and cultivate the land. It is not a matter of cattle or horses. To put it bluntly, as long as the problem of land reclamation can be solved, it is okay for me to be a cow or a horse. But we went to the fields. , and how many acres of land can be cultivated? It doesn’t matter whether it’s a cow or a horse, the most important thing is to solve the problem.”
Shi Weizhong, the chief envoy of Henan Province, supported Li Yanzhen and Zhang Bing: "It is difficult for the people and it is difficult for the court. In the final analysis, it is difficult to find such a number of cattle at the moment. If horses are not used instead, it is really impossible to cultivate the wasteland."
Ru Yu had a gloomy face and said no more.
Zhu Yunwen knew that Ru Yun took the promise very seriously, and the imperial document announced to the people of Shanxi that it was for cattle farming. If it was really replaced by horses for farming, it would essentially be a breach of trust by the people.
"The insufficient number of cattle is due to my inconsideration. If we can do plowing with cattle, we don't need to use horses. Let's talk about whether we can solve the problem of cattle plowing."
Zhu Yunwen said.
The ministers hurriedly shouted in unison that the monarch was not at fault, and any mistakes were the fault of the ministers. How could he admit his mistakes casually?
Seeing that the imperial court still wanted to use cattle to solve the problem, Li Yanzhen, the chief envoy of Shandong Province, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if the imperial court insists on purchasing cattle, I thought that I could purchase them from Korea. According to my estimation, I bought five One thousand to eight thousand cattle are still feasible.”
The chief envoy of Shandong opened his mouth to talk about North Korea. Those who didn't know better thought that Liaodong belonged to Shandong.
Yes, Liaodong is really the scope of the Chief Secretary of Shandong.
To be precise, the Liaodong Peninsula is militarily subordinate to the Liaodong Dusi and is directly responsible to the Fifth Army Dudu. But in terms of civil affairs, the Liaodong Peninsula belongs to the Chief Envoy of Shandong. Li Yanzhen was not joking when he said this, nor did he overstep the administrative areas of other provinces. After all, North Korea is on one side of the Liaodong Peninsula.
Zhu Yunwen agreed with this point. Yizhen'er also mentioned that there are a lot of cattle in North Korea. The envoys from North Korea are almost at the Yangtze River. If they take the sea route from Shandong on their return trip, they can save a lot of time. , when the time comes, it should be too late to confer the title of King of North Korea and then negotiate the cattle sale.
"It should be feasible to purchase cattle for farming in North Korea. This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel. But even if we purchase 8,000 cattle, there is still a shortage of 40,000 cattle. How to solve it?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
For a moment, no one spoke.
Chen Di asked: "Can the merchants go out of Datong again and buy a group of cattle from Tatar and Oara?"
Ru Yu sighed: "Businessmen are already buying cattle, but the number is still limited. Even if we leave the country again, I'm afraid there won't be more than 3,000 cattle."
The courtiers were in trouble.
While everyone was silent and thinking hard, Yunnan Chief Envoy Zhang Yan came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to solve the problem of farming cattle. It's just that this method is a bit offending."
"oh?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhang Wen and said quickly: "As long as we can solve the cattle problem, what if we offend a group of people? Just talk about it."
Zhang Yan became serious, knowing that if he opened his mouth, he would get into trouble. It was impossible for the chief envoys, the six ministries and nine ministers, and the cabinet to know where the cattle were, but they did not tell them.
Not saying it is a matter of self-protection.
As I said, it is to protect the people and harm oneself.
But despite all the noise, no one is willing to speak, so let me, Zhang Ming, speak. You are afraid of offending others, but I am not.
Zhang Yan said in a deep voice: "During the Hongwu period, a large number of military camps were established. All guard posts were given farming equipment and cattle. In the 20th year of Hongwu, the imperial court allocated 20,000 yuan of Yunnan farm notes and purchased 10,000 cattle. Hongwu 20th year Three years later, the imperial court again allocated 6,770 cattle to the Yunnan Guard Station."
"Ten years of accumulation and ten years of farming have resulted in the number of cattle stationed in the Yunnan Army exceeding 80,000. However, they were controlled by the officers of the guard station and collected for private wealth. I requested an order to thoroughly investigate the guard stations all over the world, determine the acres of their fields, and determine their farming Regarding the number of cattle, the surplus will be distributed to places. Don’t say that there is a shortage of 40,000 cattle. Even if the shortage is 100,000, it can be solved.”
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