Wanli's tone was a little harsh, he loved Concubine Zheng the most.
The prince's father, Zhu Changluo, immediately glared at his son and warned him not to talk nonsense at this time.
Zhu Youxiao repeated: "No, it's not possible at all."
Then without giving others time to interrupt, he immediately and solemnly bowed to Wanli Concubine Zheng and her father: "In this crisis of autumn, we should first stabilize the people's hearts. If the people's hearts are stable, political affairs will go smoothly, and if political affairs go smoothly, our loved ones will be safe."
This...makes sense!
Emperor Wanli was suddenly startled, and Zhu Changluo, Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and others were also surprised.
In the past twenty years or so, the imperial court has been fighting for the country's foundation, pursuing cases, fighting among various factions, and leaving officials vacant. The people in the court were actually very unstable. It was all thanks to Emperor Wanli who temporarily suppressed the situation.
The prince can also get the support of civil officials, but if he makes Concubine Zheng the queen at this time, and then the queen mother soon after, he will inevitably encounter strong opposition from some radical officials.
The people in the court are already unstable, and all parties are looking forward to reshuffling the cards after the new emperor ascends the throne. By establishing a queen, the queen mother simply set up a target for them, telling them that the target is here, and the officials tried their best to complain about this matter...
Therefore, he suggested that Wanli should first stabilize the people's hearts, then deal with the court and political affairs, and then arrange the close relatives to the desired positions.
Except for Concubine Zheng, everyone else understood. Especially Wanli and some ministers present, who had been complaining about the official for a long time. After hearing this, they were shocked that the emperor's grandson could have such an opinion.
"What does the emperor's eldest grandson mean by this? How come I am so unstable when I am a queen!? Who dares to disobey the emperor's will!" She questioned Zhu Youxiao in front of everyone.
She also has her reasons. This was confessed by Emperor Wanli himself, and the prince, important ministers, and himself all heard it with their own ears. According to the truth, whether civil servants fight for status or speak officials to criticize the government, they should not object to the emperor's entrustment of orphans.
Who said this was the Ming Dynasty after Tumubao, when the status of military officials was greatly reduced, and the status of civil servants was greatly improved?
It is impossible for civilian officials not to counterattack.
Even if the chief assistant Fang Congzhe is loyal, he can't suppress Yan Guan...
"The emperor's grandson reminded me." Wanli suddenly spoke, and everyone fell silent and listened.
"This is what I'm most worried about. In this case, I need to reassure people first, stabilize the court, and then make my concubine the queen...cough cough cough! Queen Mother!" Wanli coughed up blood, and his condition was already very, very bad. p>
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Zheng cried and knelt beside Wanli.
"It doesn't matter... I don't have much time. I should first give Jiubianfa one million taels of internal treasury money, and then reduce or reduce taxes in the disaster-stricken areas this year... There are also matters such as the resettlement of the affected people and the appointment of officials. What do you think?" Wanli's tone was a bit intermittent, and his remaining energy was very limited.
The prince Zhu Changluo and the chief minister of the cabinet Fang Congzhe looked at each other quickly and were surprised and delighted that Zhu Youxiao persuaded Wanli to suspend the title of Zheng family.
They were about to reply when suddenly a voice from next to them interrupted:
"I thought that when reputable civil servants came back, people in the officialdom would be more stable! We also need to distribute one million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs to help the victims, so people would be more stable!"
Everyone hurriedly looked over and saw that it was Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
The Minister of Personnel, also known as the Official of Heaven, is the head of the six ministers, and often forms a check and balance with the chief minister.
Hearing what Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Civil Service, said, Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant and others on the side frowned slightly.
They knew that many of the so-called civil servants with good reputations mentioned by Zhou Jiamo must be from the Donglin Party and Qingliu. Not only Wanli was very tired of being tortured by them, but also several ministers.
But how to dissuade them? Direct opposition is like having a quarrel in the court.
"No, it's not possible at all." Zhu Youxiao spoke again, saying this again.
"The emperor has just given nine rewards and a benevolent policy to reduce taxes and silver in the disaster area. He can promote officials on a large scale and directly distribute money from the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, this is not a benevolent policy. On the contrary, it will cause changes in the court."
"Oh? Why did the emperor's eldest grandson say this?" Zhou Jiamo was straightforward and wanted to ask clearly in front of Wanli.
When Concubine Zheng saw the Heavenly Official questioning Zhu Youxiao, her eyes were still weeping, but the corners of her mouth were slightly tilted.
Who told him to stop me from making me queen immediately? Now that I have offended the upright official, I am afraid that I will make a big fool of myself in front of His Majesty.
Wanli also turned his head slightly and looked over, his lips moving slightly.
Zhu Youxiao was not verbose and analyzed in a calm tone: "If you appoint some prestigious officials immediately, you will eventually miss some talents, resulting in a situation where appointments are inconsistent and everyone has their own ideas.
It is difficult to level the playing field in a hurry, so will anyone think too much afterwards? Should we change some people after a few months?
Therefore, direct promotion is not conducive to the stability of the court. It is better to send out a signal, indicating that we will appoint wise people, but do not rush to appoint. In this way, the scholars have expectations in their hearts, but they do not formally appoint them. In this way, there will be no quarrel for the time being, and the situation will be much more stable.
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Not bad~
I am not in a hurry to make an appointment, but I am sending out a signal and I am very considerate.
Wanli Tuogu was most worried about the quarrel between Yan Guan and Qingliu. Fang Congzhe and others couldn't think of a way, they would just follow along and worry.
Everyone was having a headache, and Tuo Gu was worried and couldn't go out to study, but Zhu Youxiao, who was not favored, thought of a way!
Several other ministers even felt inferior to themselves and even looked forward to the emperor's eldest grandson.
But Zhou Jiamo was a little unhappy, so he changed the subject and said: "The victims suffered from natural disasters, so they should be given money for disaster relief. The Ministry of Household Affairs also has a surplus. This can really help the victims."
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Ruhua, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and showed a strong and undeniable aura. This not only left the Ministry of Revenue unable to argue, but also told Zhu Youxiao that there was nothing wrong with this matter!
Zhu Youxiao replied very confidently: "No, the silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot be disposed of at once."
"Why?"
"Because there is a better way, compared to giving money directly is a waste!"
As soon as he said this, everyone opened their eyes wide to hear what he said about why it was a waste.
"Distribute silver directly, divide the silver in stock, and distribute a little bit to the victims. After using it up, there is still no way to survive, and there may even be uprising. The national treasury money has been wasted in this way, and it is simply helpless to face the civil uprising.
If we allocate food support to surrounding provinces, reduce or reduce taxes in disaster areas for a few years, and then use the money from the Ministry of Finance to hire a large number of victims to repair water conservancy, control locusts, build roads, and develop industries... this is called relief for work.
Relief for work has given the people a way to live, strengthened the foundation for flood prevention and waterlogging, and controlled locusts and rats. Why worry about disasters happening to victims who have used up all their money? If the money from the Ministry of Households is spent in the right place, the people will erect monuments to praise it!"
Good guy!
"Using money to hire disaster victims to work for relief... is really far better than just giving money to the victims!" Fang Congzhe, Li Ruhua, and Huang Kezuan were shocked.
Zhou Jiamo and Concubine Zheng were dumbfounded. They didn't expect the emperor's eldest grandson to have such a powerful insight.
"Ahem!"
Emperor Wanli suddenly coughed twice, and everyone fell silent.
Although he was seriously ill and weak, Wan Li still tried his best to turn his head and stared at Zhu Youxiao with his cloudy eyes for a long time.
"The emperor's eldest grandson Zhu You will become a great talent in school and be established as the emperor's grandson!"