Chapter 1829, what's wrong with going out to play?
During the morning court in the capital, although Emperor Hongzhi went out for fun, the morning court still had to be held. Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing the prince's uniform, was in charge of presiding over the morning court.
"Father, it's true that he went out to play by himself and asked me to supervise the country and handle the government affairs. The court started too early this morning and I didn't even get enough sleep."
Zhu Houzhao was a bit listless. From the beginning, he did not like people who dealt with government affairs and had no interest in things like governing the country and ensuring peace.
I fought all night last night and cleared a lot of wasteland. Now I am very tired. I just want to have a good sleep. I don't want to go to the morning.
But there is no way. The prince oversees the country. Not only does he have to go to court in the morning, but he also has to hold a small meeting in the minister's study later to discuss national affairs. Anyway, Emperor Hongzhi is now the boss and doesn't care about anything.
You, Zhu Houzhao, have your own say and can do whatever you want.
In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was very at ease with the prince and never worried that the prince would rebel and seize his position. The prince seemed to have never wanted to become emperor in advance.
This point is very rare in the past dynasties. The scene of father's kindness and son's filial piety is mainly attributed to the prince system established by Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang, which clearly stipulates the inheritance and continuation of the country in the form of system.
The prince is the future emperor, and his status cannot be shaken at all. In the Ming Dynasty, when you became the prince, you could not escape the throne, because the ministers in the court were not only the emperor's ministers, but also the prince's ministers, and they could openly give them to the emperor.
The prince is in charge.
Based on this kind of trust and relationship, Emperor Hongzhi was completely at ease with Zhu Houzhao. You can do whatever you want and you can do whatever you want.
"Your Royal Highness, the imperial censor Shen Huai impeached Liu Jin, the chief minister of the cabinet, for being a minister in vain, and encouraged the emperor to leave the capital for a visit without disturbing the government..."
The morning court had just begun, and Yushi Shen Huai stood up to impeach Liu Jin again. He impeached Liu Jin almost every day, and this time he found a reason.
Liu Jin was the chief minister of the cabinet, and Emperor Hongzhi wanted to go out for fun. Logically speaking, he should have objected based on reason and strictly prevented Emperor Hongzhi from going out.
The emperor is concerned with the country of the Ming Dynasty and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people. How can he treat it like a child's play, put it down as soon as he says it, and go out to play as soon as he says it is fun?
Liu Jin should know this. As an important minister, he refused to give advice and even supported Emperor Hongzhi in his travels. This must be impeached.
"Okay, okay~"
Zhu Houzhao listened to Shen Huai talking a lot of nonsense, and waved his hand extremely impatiently to signal him to go down.
What a big deal, isn't it just a matter of going out and having fun?
My father has worked hard all his life and has never been out of the two provinces of Beizhili. Being locked up in this palace every day is suffocating to death. If it were him, he would have gone out to play countless times.
Now I just go out for fun once while I am in good health and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. What’s the point?
What can be wrong with wanting to see the great mountains and rivers that I personally govern?
To be considered a good emperor, you have to die from exhaustion on writing documents?
Or maybe those pedantic civil servants like you who have to listen to everything you say are the saints in your hearts?
Old Liu is still sensible and understands the real principles.
My father has worked hard all his life, so what does it matter if he goes out for fun? What's more, isn't everything in the court fine?
With the prince Jiang Jianguo, and people like Wang Shouren, Ji Zhong, Han Wen, and Yang Yiqing handling government affairs, what could happen?
"Is there anything else?"
"If not, just retreat."
Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to waste time with these people. If he had something to say, he should hurry up and get out.
When doing things, you should tell Liu Jin, pay attention to efficiency, don't procrastinate all the time, and argue endlessly over trivial matters.
Emperor Hongzhi and everyone have gone out, so there is no point in arguing now.
"Your Highness, we received a call from Black Earth Province yesterday. There was a local aboriginal rebellion in Black Earth Province. The governor generals of Black Earth Province, Huo Ying and Liao Yuan, requested instructions?"
Zhu Fu stood up and reported to Zhu Houzhao.
"Rebellion?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became energetic, finally doing something decent.
"Tell Huo Ying and Liao Yuan that all those who participated in the rebellion will be killed without mercy, and all nine tribes will be demoted as slaves and sent to Houzhao City to build the city."
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered.
"yes!"
Zhu Fu quickly replied respectfully.
The Ming Dynasty did a good job on the natives of Black Earth Province, and did not kill too hard. There were actually some people who rebelled. It seemed that it was impossible not to kill a group of people.
On this point, we still have to learn from Liu Jin. When Liu Jin first raided the Western Regions and the Hezhong area, he used iron-blooded methods. All the tribes in the Hezhong area were wiped out. This is how the Ming Dynasty's granary and meat are now established.
In the Cang River.
Since then, the majesty of the Ming Dynasty has been established, and all tribes dare not have any thoughts of rebellion. Even if they appoint exiled officials to manage, often with only one exiled official plus some official duties, the government officials can manage hundreds of thousands of people.
A large tribe of people.
Because everyone knows that if you obey, you can live a good life, but if you don't obey, you will face destruction.
"Your Highness..."
One matter after another was brought up by the ministers and discussed and dealt with on the spot.
The entire vast empire has a large population and a vast territory, and there are always various things to deal with every day.
On the other side, above the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin were taking a leisurely walk on the bridge, looking at the majestic Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in front of them.
"One bridge flies from north to south, and the chasm becomes a thoroughfare!"
"It's really majestic and powerful!"
"The imperial court's 40 million taels of silver are not in vain!"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.
This bridge is very majestic and majestic. Look at the vehicles and pedestrians coming and going on the bridge, and you can hear the whistle of the train from time to time.
This made Emperor Hongzhi feel that the money spent was worth it!
"Your Majesty, with this Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, from now on, our Ming Dynasty trains can run directly from the capital to Songhu, and westward to Ganzhou in the southernmost part of Jiangxi. If it is built in the future, it can go to Guangdong and Guangxi.
The railway can also run directly to Guangdong and Guangxi, and even connect Jiaozhi and Xianglin in the future."
"Including the Beijing-Liaoning Railway that has been completed, we can take trains from the Liaodong region in the north to Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiaozhi and other places."
Liu Jin looked at the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in front of him. Compared with the bridges built in later generations, this bridge was more majestic. Because the importance of navigation of the Yangtze River was fully considered, the bridge was built higher, forty meters above the river.
More than meters high, the supporting pillars stand like giants on the Yangtze River.
When you look at the entire bridge, it looks like it is suspended in the sky. It is very majestic and majestic.
"Not bad, not bad~"
"More railways still need to be built, so that travel between various parts of the Ming Dynasty will be more convenient."
"With the railway, everything can be mobilized very quickly."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and the importance of the railway became more and more apparent.
Wherever there is a famine or something like that, as long as there is a railway and a few trains of food can be transported there, no matter how big the famine is, it will disappear quickly. If it were in the past, it would take a few trains of food and how many people would be dispatched.
, how long does it take? Maybe after the grain has passed, the day lily will be cold.
In addition to disaster relief, the mobilization of military power is also particularly important.
Trains travel thousands of miles a day, and as long as there are trains, troops can be mobilized quickly.
Once something happens in the capital, the emperor can mobilize garrisons from various places to the capital in the shortest possible time. If there is any rebellion or war between various places, the imperial court can also quickly mobilize troops from other places to suppress it.
In the future, as more and more railways are built and expanded, Daming will become more and more stable.
"Woo~"
At this time, a large ship was approaching on the river. With the sound of its whistle, a large number of people could be seen on the ship's deck watching the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in front of them.
"Hey~"
There were many people on the bridge who had nothing to do. They immediately shouted and waved excitedly at the people on the ship.
"Hey~"
When people on the ship saw it, they immediately started shouting and waving.
"This ship is really big, much bigger than the ocean-going sailing ships we saw in Tianjin back then."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the large ship in front of him and remembered the large sailing ship he had seen in Tianjin Port.
"This is a large ship newly developed by Tianjin Shipyard. It relies on the screw power of an internal combustion engine, so it does not need sails. And because the power is strong enough, the ship can be bigger and bigger sooner, and it is now being built using steel plates.
The ship is gone.”
"Thanks to the imperial court's dredging of the Yangtze River, large ships can sail from Songhu at the estuary of the Yangtze River to Hanyang in Huguang. If you use Poyang Lake and the Ganjiang River system, you can also go all the way to Ganzhou. The entire
Water transport is very busy now."
Liu Jin also said quickly, just look at the logo on the ship and you will know that it is a large ship produced by his own shipyard.
"Well, not bad, not bad!"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction. Water transportation is much cheaper than land transportation, and the transportation volume is also much larger. That is to say, there are railways now. If there were no railways before, only four-wheeled carriages could transport many goods at a time.
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"Your Majesty, the value of the Yangtze River transportation mainly depends on the water of the Yangtze River, and the stability of the river water also depends on the protection of the mountains and forests in the Yangtze River Basin. If the damage to the mountains and forests is too serious, a large amount of sediment will enter the Yangtze River, and
Sometimes the river channel becomes silted up, which also makes the river water unstable."
"I believe that our country, the Ming Dynasty, should ban the deforestation of mountains and forests in the Yangtze River Basin in order to protect the Yangtze River!"
Liu Jin looked at a group of finless porpoises that suddenly jumped up on the river, and after thinking about it, he made a suggestion to Emperor Hongzhi.
