The Fengtian Emperor's anger lasted for a long time, and everyone from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of War to the Supervisory Office was scolded to the point of trembling.
What makes the emperor even more angry is that such a big thing has happened in Fuzhou, and he can't kill people now. With just a few days and a decree, a team of royal guards can kill people. But at this point, if all the local officials are killed
, but also sending officials who are unfamiliar with the situation to provide relief, which is counterproductive.
"Just now, King Wu told us that foolish officials are more dangerous than corrupt officials. Shi Shi Su Pian only knows how to act like an official. When he comes out, he thinks about how to keep his hat and cover the lid. Instead of really thinking about the people, he thinks
How can we bring the grace of the court and our kindness to the people."
"We just don't understand how the distribution of relief grains can lead to civil unrest? Why are the people looting? Is it because the distribution is not in place, unfair and timely, leaving the people feeling unsure?"
"Natural disasters are scary. The whole Ming Dynasty worked together to make the people survive. But what about this man-made disaster? Officials mishandled it, which led to civil unrest. There were 20,000 victims. When I attacked Chuzhou, I didn't even have 20,000.
people!"
"We talk about it every day, every month, and every year. To support the people is to be lenient, and to be an official, you must dare to take charge."
"Wearing official hats and ignoring civil affairs, but not being able to manage civil affairs, what is the use of these people? Let them be officials, and everyone will be happy. Let them manage affairs, make excuses to shirk them, and the good things will be ruined! Our relief to the local area is a virtuous policy.
When they get to the place, they will be destroyed. What is the use of these officials? Are they just taking the salary from the court for nothing? Are they just hoping to get promoted and make a fortune?"
"Let me put it bluntly, the relief provided by the imperial court may have been embezzled by local officials at various levels. There is no way of knowing."
"Tigers don't eat meat, so they think we are cats! Ah! Virtue and governance are withheld at every level, and good governance is enhanced at every level. This is the official of the Ming Dynasty, and this is the scholar who is full of knowledge!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's roar echoed in the hall, making everyone's eardrums buzz. He was originally an emperor who was happy with revenge, but when he was furious, he had the tiger-like expression he had when he was conquering the world, which made people's hearts palpitate.
No one dared to speak, they all lowered their heads, not daring to anger the emperor at this time.
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When Zhu Yunxi listened to the old man's abuse of officials, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The old man really knew everything about being an official and the psychology of officials. He also knew all about the fishy things in the place.
Being an emperor is tiring, and being a shrewd emperor is even more tiring. Not only is it tiring, but the more you understand the true situation of the imperial officialdom, the angrier you become.
Zhu Yunxi was a little distracted by the old man's roar.
He suddenly thought of an Internet program he had watched in later generations. A so-called scholar and intellectual holding a fan, wearing glasses, shaking his head, made nonsense on TV.
"The wages in the Ming Dynasty were so low that Zhu Yuanzhang was a stinker. After he became emperor, he discriminated against scholars. Not only did he give him the lowest wages, but he also used the most cruel methods. He killed tens of thousands of scholars at every turn and launched a literary prison."
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhu Yunxi might have really believed it. But after coming to this world, Zhu Yunxi realized how much the old man cherished talents and valued scholars.
He opened up various schools and invited great scholars from all over the world to serve as officials and give lectures. He also attached great importance to the annual imperial examinations.
Later generations said that officials' salaries were low, but who said anything about the privileges that the old man gave these officials.
In this era, only scholars have the opportunity to be officials, and officials must be scholars. The privileges of scholars personally promulgated by the old man lasted for hundreds of years.
The old man gave the scholars three huge ones, which could ensure that they lived a worry-free life and had the privilege of being superior to others in the feudal society.
The first is legal power. Scholars can not kneel before officials. Even if they break the law, the government cannot impose punishment. Moreover, all common people must show respect to those who have merit.
The second is the right of etiquette. Scholars and above have the right to use slaves.
Although there were countless wealthy merchants in the Ming Dynasty, under the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the only people who could really use slaves and buy and sell slaves were scholars.
The third is to protect their livelihood, tax rights.
Scholars of the Ming Dynasty were entitled to a tax-free quota of ten acres of land every year and were exempted from all corvee labor.
Each person is entitled to a tax-free quota of four hundred acres of land per year.
Jinshi, even more than two thousand acres of land.
Moreover, the imperial court did not prohibit affiliation, that is to say, others could put the land in the name of the scholar tax-free, so that the scholar could get real money from others.
In the heart of the old man, if you have privileges, you must have responsibilities. The responsibility of officials and scholars is to take care of the people and take the world as their own responsibility.
"Hey!" The old man roared, interrupting Zhu Yunxi's thoughts.
I saw Zhu Yuanzhang standing in front of all the ministers and roaring, "Why don't you say anything? Tell us, what should we do now? What should we do about the disaster relief and civil commotion in Fuzhou and Jianchang in Jiangxi?"
"I am guilty!" All the ministers knelt down to plead guilty.
If you encounter a leader who is too strong, it will not be easy for your subordinates. These ministers are not incompetent, but they are scared. The more scared they are, the less they dare to speak out, for fear of being exposed to the emperor's wrath and losing their heads.
"Grandpa Huang, my grandson has something to say!" Zhu Yunxi spoke first.
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the strong tea on the imperial desk and drank a few sips, "Say, don't be afraid of making mistakes, just say whatever you want!"
"My grandson thinks that the top priority now is not to hold local officials in Jiangxi accountable." Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man and continued, "but how to better provide relief to the victims and deal with the civil unrest. If the relief is not done well, there will be more and more victims.
If the civil uprising doesn't go well, the people gathered will become rogues."
"Did you see that?" Zhu Yuanzhang spat at the ministers, "Our eldest grandson is only fifteen years old, and he can say these things. You are all ministers of the imperial court, but you can't even say a thing!"
, continued to Zhu Yunxi, "Dasun, keep talking!"
"Sun'er thinks that the imperial court should immediately send officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and Supervisory Censors to Jiangxi to direct and supervise relief efforts and recruit victims. And the troops and horses of Ganzhou Guards should rush to Fuzhou to prepare for future troubles!" Zhu Yunxi said loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nodded, and pondered, "In your opinion, how should we deal with the victims of the civil commotion!"
"Just now, my grandson read the memorial from the imperial censor in Fuzhou. The civil uprising was caused by thieves who spread rumors among the victims and deceived people's hearts." Zhu Yunxi continued, "Most people are blind. They are blind in life and death.
I can't tell right from wrong at the critical moment. So Sun'er thinks that the main thing is to appease the people who are involved in the civil uprising. But the chief culprits of the civil uprising and those who instigated trouble must be killed!"
The law comes from reason, but the law is not unreasonable either.
In mass incidents, most ignorant people can be pardoned. But the leader must not be let go. Otherwise, the national law will be a piece of paper. If you let it go this time, next time others will learn to follow the example, and the law will become
furnishings.
Moreover, Zhu Yunxi had other worries. The old man joined the Red Scarf Army back then. The reason why the Red Scarf Army in the late Yuan Dynasty could be so large was because the backbone of the Red Scarf Army at the beginning were all members of the White Lotus Sect.
During the Great Yuan Dynasty, because the Mongols were tolerant of all kinds of gods, they would treat any god as a Buddha. As a result, various cults with ulterior motives emerged one after another in the original land, and they had many disciples.
The most representative one is the White Lotus Sect, which uses the theory of reincarnation and likes to encourage people to rebel.
If people from the White Lotus Sect organize themselves among the victims, the consequences will be disastrous.
"I think His Highness King Wu is right!" Zhan Hui, the Minister of Household Affairs, said. "I would like to ask Your Majesty to send an imperial envoy to Fuzhou to handle disaster relief and civil commotion matters."
"I second the proposal!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was almost furious. He nodded and said, "That's the reason. Pass the decree to the Ministry of Household Affairs..."
"Grandpa Emperor!" Zhu Yunxi suddenly bowed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and said loudly, "My grandson invited himself to go to the governor of Jiangxi to supervise this matter. My grandson is the direct grandson of the Ming Dynasty, and he should contribute to the Ming Dynasty. When my grandson grows up, it is time to visit him.
Look at my empire in the Ming Dynasty. If you are the emperor and are worried, please ask the emperor to appoint capable veterans to guide your grandchildren."
After the words fell, the palace fell into silence.
None of them expected that King Wu would ask himself to be an imperial envoy to go out to the capital to patrol the area. These ministers of the Ming Dynasty all knew that King Wu was the successor chosen by the old emperor, but they had not yet announced it to the world.
They didn't dare to say nonsense when it came to the Crown Prince's departure from the capital. If King Wu's errands were not done well or something went wrong, whoever agreed today would be waiting to take the blame in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi and pondered for a while, "Okay, now that you are old, it's time to go out for a walk. When your father was this old, he had already started patrolling the place."
As he said this, the old man thought for a moment and said, "The emperor's grandson, King Wu Zhu Yunxi, is the imperial envoy to inspect the disaster relief work in Jiangxi. Zhang Gou from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Feng Jian, the imperial censor Zuo Qian of the Inspectorate, accompanied him as counselor. The commander of Jinyiwei notified He
Guangyi, the army in front of the palace, thousands of households, Fu Rang, Liao Yong, and Liao Ming, together with a thousand sergeants, will protect the King of Wu!"
Later, the old man continued to the Hanlin scholar who wrote the edict, "Special edict, if the King of Wu comes to me in person, the officials in various places must do their best to handle the errands and must not be perfunctory. Anyone who disobeys the King of Wu will be killed!"
This chapter has been completed!