Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty has been in Zuo for more than two hundred years. It is extremely normal for problems of one kind or another to occur under the rule. Just talking about a land annexation will give rise to many problems, not to mention that in the Little Ice Age, frequent The disaster caused a significant reduction in food production, which undoubtedly exacerbated the breakdown of order and intensified conflicts...

If we want to reverse the overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, we must sort out the main contradictions and secondary contradictions, and gradually restore the Ming Dynasty's hematopoietic ability. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty be revived again.

The sun sets in the west, and the clouds in the sky look like burning fire.

A ray of golden light shone down, and the Forbidden City was covered with a layer of golden light.

Zhu Youxiao, who was in a depressed mood, stood outside the main hall of Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his hands, looking at the sun that was gradually setting in the west. The scene was a bit twilight, very much like the Ming Dynasty today.

"Your Majesty, Sun Chuanting is here."

Liu Ruoyu, who was standing nearby, saw a figure approaching from the direction of Qianqing Gate. After hesitating for a moment, Liu Ruoyu stepped forward and lowered his head to remind him.

Zhu Youxiao looked around and saw a tall, thin man wearing a blue official robe with a white pheasant embroidered on the chest, following an eunuch from the inner court, walking quickly towards the Qianqing Palace.

"My grandson Chuanting pays homage to His Majesty!!"

Seeing the emperor standing in front of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his back, Sun Chuanting sped up a lot. When he reached the emperor, he stopped and raised his hands in obeisance.

Sun Chuanting, who was specially summoned to the palace, had doubts deep in his heart. He didn't know why the emperor suddenly summoned him. After all, it was still difficult for him to meet the emperor at his current level.

"Come for a walk with me."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Sun Chuanting, pondered for a moment, lifted his sleeves and said, then stepped on Danbi, raised his feet and walked forward with his head held high.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Although Sun Chuanting was doubtful, he still bowed his head in response, and then followed closely beside the emperor, walking with him in Qianqing Palace.

"The Qing family won the Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

"The first appointed official was the magistrate of Yongcheng County?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

When accompanying the emperor, the emperor asked from time to time, and Sun Chuanting always told the truth, but this made Sun Chuanting have more doubts in his heart.

Why does the emperor ask these questions?

"Qing family, if I ask you to do something that benefits the country and the people, are you willing to go?" When Sun Chuanting was doubtful, Zhu Youxiao stopped and looked at Sun Chuanting seriously.

"I am willing to go!"

Sun Chuanting did not hesitate and bowed directly and said: "I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty. It is my duty to share your Majesty's worries and worry about the country!"

Zhu Youxiao continued: "Even if you don't serve in the Ministry of Personnel?"

"I am willing to go!"

Sun Chuanting said firmly.

Yes.

The future of being an official in the Ministry of Personnel is better than that of other government agencies, but Sun Chuanting became an official not for promotion, but to do more practical things!

Perhaps it would be ridiculous to say this in the current officialdom, but this is what Sun Chuanting thinks. If it is really for being an official, then he can do too much.

But Sun Chuanting has never gotten involved since he came to Beijing to take up his post.

"Bandit trouble has occurred under the rule of Gyeonggi, and the situation is quite serious."

Zhu Youxiao stepped forward, held Sun Chuanting's arms, frowned and said: "I have ordered the Beijing camp to send troops to suppress it, but because of this incident, I learned about another thing. There are a large number of people under the rule of Beizhili. For refugees, suppressing banditry may bring temporary stability, but if the refugee problem is not solved, it is difficult to guarantee that banditry will reoccur at another time."

"Your Majesty, the existence of refugees is definitely not limited to Beizhili."

Sun Chuanting heard this and said with a solemn expression: "According to what I know, there are also a large number of refugees in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places, many of whom are runaways from various places. They..."

"I thought of it."

Zhu Youxiao sighed softly and said sadly: "I should have thought that the people below would suppress these things for the sake of their own future. This is my fault."

"Right now, I don't believe them anymore, but the problems that have arisen need to be solved. I want to set up a disaster relief office to be responsible for disaster relief and people's peace in the future."

"Disaster relief office?"

Now Sun Chuanting had doubts.

"Yes, I have thought about it and will call the Disaster Relief Office."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "The Qing family holds the title of Imperial Censor of the Capital Procuratorate, and concurrently serves as the Minister of the Disaster Relief Office. He is temporarily in charge of disaster relief and people's affairs in all prefectures and counties under the rule of Northern Zhili."

"For the officials who are vacant in the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Qing family can recommend them. There are still vacancies. We can select a group of students from nearby places who have no hope of taking the imperial examination and ask them to serve in the Independent Commission Against Corruption."

"Your Majesty, this matter has no precedent in our country."

Sun Chuanting thought for a moment and expressed his worries, "If this matter spreads in the court, I am afraid there will be a loud voice of opposition, not to mention that disaster relief requires money and food, and blindly allocating food for disaster relief will also be a heavy burden on the national treasury. "

After all, he is the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, and he looks at problems so viciously.

Zhu Youxiao showed an expression of approval, lifted up his robe sleeves and said: "If there is no precedent, then create a precedent. As for the objections, just ignore them. If anyone objects, then I will ask him to work at the Disaster Relief Office. It will save you money." He talks a lot, but doesn't do anything practical."

"As for the money and food needed for disaster relief, the Qing family does not need to worry. I will try to solve it. What the Qing family needs to do is to implement the work-relief policy."

Cash-for-work?

Now Sun Chuanting had new doubts. This was the first time he heard this statement.

"Work-for-relief, to put it simply, means working in exchange for food rations."

Seeing Sun Chuanting's confusion, Zhu Youxiao explained: "The Disaster Relief Office represents the imperial court and builds a number of large-scale projects among the people to bring refugees from all over the country together. If you work more, you will get more food, and if you work less, you will get more food." Less rations.”

"Your Majesty, isn't this just corvee service?"

Sun Chuanting frowned.

"It's a kind of corvee."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "But this kind of corvee service is to stabilize the order under the rule. While providing disaster relief and reassuring the people, it also improves local roads, water conservancy and other facilities."

"If that's the case, the imperial court can first rise in Shuntian Mansion."

Sun Chuanting's eyes lit up and he said: "Especially the canal from Tongzhou to the capital can be widened with work-for-work relief. Even the construction of city defenses inside and outside the capital can be improved by taking this opportunity."

"It's up to the Qing family to complete these things."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "How to make the Disaster Relief Office run and ensure that all prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Beizhili can be effectively controlled. This is what the Qing family must consider."

"Even when necessary, the Qing family can recruit a group of brave men for training in the name of the Disaster Relief Office. If there is a disturbance, the Disaster Relief Office can suppress it as soon as possible."

When he said this, Zhu Youxiao stopped smiling, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.

Allow the Disaster Relief Agency to recruit troops?

Sun Chuanting was shocked. This level of authority was too great!

It's just that Sun Chuanting didn't know that he was going to take over the Disaster Relief Office, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would definitely not delegate such powers.

A Lu Xiangsheng.

A Sun Chuanting.

They were all pillars of the Ming Dynasty who were capable of both literary and military skills. Since there was no question about their loyalty, and the key was their extremely strong abilities, Zhu Youxiao had no reason to suppress them.

According to Zhu Youxiao's idea, in the future, the Disaster Relief Office will take root in the local areas, from the center to the local areas, to form an effective management and control system. During the period of providing disaster relief and providing relief to the people, it will also recruit a group of brave and well-trained personnel. army, which can not only act as a deterrent, but also replenish the resources of the strong army under his control.

When the Disaster Relief Office spreads all over the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty and can effectively perform disaster relief responsibilities, then he will abolish the authority to recruit soldiers and train them into an army. After all, by that time, Sun Chuanting will inevitably go to a new position to shine.

"The Qing family, I will leave the Disaster Relief Office matter to the Qing family."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Sun Chuanting and said: "First we will base ourselves on the prefectures and counties of Northern Zhili. When the Disaster Relief Office improves, I can let the Qing family go to other places to provide disaster relief and bring peace to the people. This matter is related to the fate of the country. The Qing family We need to pay attention to it.”

"The minister obeys the order!"

Sun Chuanting's eyes were firm and he said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter well and I will never disappoint Your Majesty!"