"Liu Lishun is not suitable." Chongzhen rejected it directly.
Wang Jiayan recommended another person: "Mr. Ma Shiqi is a concubine in the fourth year of Chongzhen. He has been raised in the Hanlin Academy for 11 and 8 years. He is famous enough to serve as a liberator at the Imperial Academy in Beijing."
"Ma Shiqi is not suitable either." Chongzhen waved his hand.
"Like Liu Lishun, he has no experience as a county official."
After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "Wang Qing, why don't you recommend yourself?"
Wang Jiayan waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty, I have few talents and little knowledge, so I may not be qualified for the job."
"I think you are very suitable." Chongzhen said solemnly, "Not only are you outstanding in talent and learning, you were awarded the Wenzhen Mengban Jinshi. After you became an official, you served as county magistrate twice in Kaihua County and Lanxi County. During this period, you observed the public sentiment in secret and eliminated
The yamen had accumulated many shortcomings and tried their best to reduce the burden on the people. They organized the people to build water conservancy projects. In just a few years, they were civilized and the appearance of Lanxi County took on a completely new look."
After a pause, Chongzhen continued: "You have outstanding political achievements in the local area, and you really care about the people in your heart. This is what I value about you. People like Liu Lishun, Ma Shiqi, etc. may also have the idea of achievement, but they
If you have never been a local official and have no idea of the sufferings of the people, you will inevitably go in the wrong direction when administering policies, which is self-defeating."
Wang Jiayan couldn't refute this, and it was actually true.
Speaking of which, most of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet ministers did not know the sufferings of the people.
There are also few ministers in the cabinet who really care about the people.
What these cabinet ministers consider is always the interests of the state and the entire civil service community.
Chongzhen said: "From now on, our officials in the Ming Dynasty must come from the Imperial College in Beijing, and the cabinet assistants in the Ming Dynasty must come from the state departments. Therefore, as a school for cultivating professional civil servants, the selection of the first wine minister and the philosophy of running the school in the Imperial College in Beijing are particularly important.
I hope you can inject the genes of integrity, diligence and people-oriented into the Imperial College of Beijing!"
Integrity is against corruption, and diligence is against laziness and laziness.
People-oriented service consciousness is the opposite of bureaucratic formalism.
Throughout the ages, the bad habits of officialdom are basically the same.
As long as the above points are overcome, the atmosphere in the officialdom can be cleared up.
Chongzhen did not expect that doing well in Beijing's Imperial College would eliminate bad habits in officialdom, but he could at least inject new blood and new trends of thought into Ming Dynasty officialdom, thereby stirring up the lifeless Ming Dynasty officialdom.
Speaking of this, I must mention that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty really disappointed Chongzhen.
The ministers of the cabinet have been changed several times, and even the chief minister has been changed. However, many bad habits in the Ming Dynasty officialdom have shown no sign of improvement. Lu Zhenfei clearly had outstanding political achievements when he was the governor of water transportation, but since he became the cabinet chief
After being assisted, he immediately seemed like a different person and became a good gentleman.
All in all, Chongzhen no longer had any expectations for the official ecology of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Chongzhen decided to make a thorough reform of the official selection mechanism.
Wang Jiayan's expression immediately became serious, he bowed to Chongzhen, and then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I was short-sighted just now, but now I have fully understood the holy intention. I am willing to take up the post of offering wine to the Imperial Academy in Beijing, and I am also willing to do it for the emperor."
Practice the concepts of integrity, diligence, and asking for orders for the people proposed by the Holy One, dedicate yourself to death, and die."
After a pause, Wang Jiayan continued: "However, I will inevitably be alone."
Wang Jiayan's political sensitivity is still good. He knows very well that once he takes up this responsibility, it means that he will attack the long-standing bad habits of the Ming Dynasty officialdom. This is equivalent to making an enemy of the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom. The resistance during this period and
The dangers will be beyond imagination, so he can't stand it alone.
"You don't have to worry about this." Chongzhen said, "I will find a good helper for you."
Chongzhen has indeed found a helper for Wang Jiayan, and this person is the ruthless Jin Xuan.
While the two were talking, the sun was gradually rising. There was no cover on the altar of earth. Chongzhen and Wang Jiayan were exposed to the sun for a long time and felt a first-class heat.
"It's too hot." Chongzhen immediately waved and said, "Come on, please undress me."
"Long live Lord, you can't do it." Gao Qiqian quickly stopped him, "Now is the season when spring and summer change, and it's easy to catch cold when it's warm and then cold, so Long live Lord, you must not be greedy for cold."
Wang Jiayan also admonished: "What Mr. Gao said is reasonable. Your Majesty, please be patient."
However, Chongzhen thought of another level in his advice and frowned: "When the seasons change between spring and autumn, it is indeed very easy to catch a cold, but colds are the next best thing, and the more troublesome thing is the plague."
"Plague?" Wang Jiayan, Gao Qiqian, Lu Jiude and others looked stern.
Wang Jiayan and others also suddenly realized that the Ming Dynasty was currently at war with the Jiannu slaves. From Beijing to Jinghai to Dengzhou, wars were going on everywhere, and people were dying everywhere. If the dead bodies were not disposed of in time, it would indeed be easy for the plague to break out.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Ming army were provided with one liter of Ming wine every day, so there was no need to drink raw water to quench their thirst, but even if they did not drink raw water, they still had to be vigilant.
At that moment, Chongzhen said: "In this case, immediately call Wu Youxing, the vice president of the medical school, to lead a thousand students to come to the army to listen to them, and let the baggage team transport more quicklime."
"Everyone who died in battle will be cremated by our Ming Dynasty soldiers and civilians."
"Soldiers and civil servants who established slaves need to be sprinkled with quicklime and buried deeply!"
"Starting from today, the supply of Mingshu will be doubled, to two liters per person per day!"
"It is strictly forbidden to boil water in a pot. Drinking raw water is strictly prohibited. Once found, you will be severely punished."
After talking about this for a while, he added: "Also, anyone who is found to have fever or is hot and cold should be isolated immediately. Military doctors and guards must cover their mouth and nose with a towel when they come into contact with them."
Influenza, or the plague, cannot be taken too seriously.
Because throughout the ages, too many battles have been lost because of plague.
Chongzhen did not hope that the Northern Expedition, which was originally a sure thing, would eventually be defeated by the plague.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What surprised Chongzhen a little was that the courier sent to Nanjing had just left, and the Secret Investigation Department was in trouble. Zhang Huangyan hurriedly found the Temple of Earth: "Holy Lord
, the hard-working person sent a secret message."
The painstaking person is the code name given to Meng Xueli by Chongzhen.
Chongzhen did not shy away from Wang Jiayan and others, and asked: "What do you think of the painstaking people?"
Zhang Huangyan took out a wax pill, crushed it, and took out a small paper ball.
Then he carefully unfolded the paper ball and flattened it. After reading it, his face changed and he said: "The hard-working people say that Jiannu is planning to take advantage of the warmer weather to create a plague artificially."
Wang Jiayan, Gao Qiqian and others' faces immediately showed expressions of admiration.
He said in his heart that Jiannu had just had this idea, and before he had time to implement it, the Holy Spirit had already anticipated it and had taken full precautions in advance.
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In the evening, Yao Qisheng returned to Juzi Camp.
"Sir, everything has been settled."
Yao Qisheng gave Meng Xueli a long bow, and then gave him a meaningful look after standing up.
Meng Xueli nodded imperceptibly, and then said to Yao Qisheng: "Xizhi, follow me to see Hou Canjun."
After asking, he learned that Hou Fangyu was at the governor's residence in Hong Chengchou. Meng Xueli immediately took Yao Qisheng to the governor's residence.
After Meng Xueli and Yao Qisheng met, Hou Fangyu asked: "Meng Xueli, Yao Qisheng, are everything done?"
"My Lord, everything has been done." Meng Xueli replied, "Our Juzi camp has thrown the half-rotten livestock carcasses prepared in advance into wells, ponds, canals and lakes. The nearby Ming troops collected water for drinking soon.
You will get sick soon, and if you are unlucky and a serious infectious disease occurs, it will soon spread to the entire army."
Hou Fangyu said solemnly: "At that time, the Ming army will collapse without a fight."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Hong Chengchou said happily, "Go and have a rest."
"I'll beg you to leave." Meng Xueli took Yao Qisheng and bowed out of the Governor's Palace.
Hong Chengchou then said to Hou Fangyu: "Hou Shenjun, once the plague really breaks out, it doesn't matter whether you are the Ming army or the Qing army, so we must be prepared in advance."
"Don't worry, Hong Butang, we have made full preparations according to the Treatise on Febrile Diseases."
Hou Fangyu said solemnly: "No matter the army sergeants or civilians, they are not allowed to drink raw water or eat raw food. Human and animal feces must also be collected and properly disposed of. If any sick people are found, they should be isolated immediately!"
Isolating sick people is a treatment method that has been available for a long time.
"Then it's okay." Hong Chengchou said solemnly, "Now, leave everything to Tianshi."
And the weather did not disappoint Hong Chengchou. In the next half month or so, the weather in Beizhi was extremely bad. The first day it was so hot that I wanted to wear single clothes, but the next day it was so cold that I had to burn a kang to keep warm.
Within a few days, it was a sunny day with the sun shining high in the sky again, and it was so hot that I almost couldn't breathe.
The frequency of alternating hot and cold is really unbearable for most people.
Fortunately, most of the soldiers were strong young men, and most of the civilians were young and strong men with fairly good resistance, so not many people got sick, whether in the Ming army or among the slaves.
Even those who were sick were quickly put into isolation.
There was a huge difference in the way the Ming army and the Jiannu dealt with sick soldiers.
The Ming army took proper care of them until they fully recovered, and those who died of illness were cremated immediately.
The slaves were simply and crudely locked up in bunkers and left to fend for themselves. Once dead, they were dragged into the fields and thrown into various water bodies, leaving them to rot. This way they could create more sources of poison and trigger a large-scale plague.
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Hong Chengchou and Hou Fangyu went to the point of going crazy in order to create the plague.
However, what disappointed the two of them was that until late May, the weather was extremely hot, but the plague that they were looking forward to had still not arrived.
Not only did the plague not come, but even the cold was almost gone.
Because after entering mid-May, the temperature gradually stabilizes, making it less likely to catch a cold.
In addition to the fact that the plague did not come, what worried Hong Chengchou and Hou Fangyu even more was that the food and grass prepared by the Qing court for Hong Chengchou's army was running low and could last for a month at most.
