But before that, a storm swept through the entire officialdom as expected.

Beijing, Yongfang, Yangfu.

This house was once the flag of the Shanxi Gang, the residence of the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the official residence of the Minister of Industry. However, at this moment, it is surrounded by the National Security Bureau.

"Who are you? This is the Yang Mansion!" The housekeeper shouted angrily when he saw the officers and soldiers pouring in.

The official from the Criminal Department held an arrest warrant and said expressionlessly: "Shilang Yang participated in the murder of the emperor. We are ordered to seize the entire mansion and take Master Yang back to the Yamen for trial!"

When officials from the Ministry of Justice followed the housekeeper into Yang Junmin's room, they saw that Yang Junmin had hanged himself from the beam.

Wangfu Street, Xiangcheng Bofu.

This is a century-old house. Li Jun, the ancestor of Li Chenggong, the uncle of Xiangcheng, inherited his father's position as the deputy Qianhu of the left guard of Yanshan. He followed Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to fight against Jingnan, and was promoted to commander of the capital. He was granted the title of uncle of Xiangcheng and received a salary of thousands of stones.

"This is Xiangcheng's Mansion, and it's not something that cats or dogs can break into casually!" The housekeeper shouted angrily when he saw the officers and soldiers breaking in.

The National Security Bureau official held an arrest warrant and said expressionlessly: "Uncle Xiangcheng is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason. We have been ordered to arrest Uncle Xiangcheng and bring him back for trial!"

When officials from the National Security Bureau followed the housekeeper to the back house, Li Chenggong fell into his own lake in a panic and died when he was fished out.

Wangfu Street, British Palace.

"Who gave you the courage to break into the British government? Are you impatient?" The housekeeper said angrily when facing the officers and soldiers who broke in.

The Ministry of War official held an arrest warrant and said expressionlessly: "The British public is suspected of supporting Zhu Yijun's rebellion. We have been ordered to arrest the British public and bring him back for trial!"

When the officials of the Ministry of War followed the housekeeper to the back house of the Duke's Mansion, they were resisted. However, they did not know where the British Duke Zhang Yuangong got the flintlock rifle. The officials of the Ministry of War who were former military generals were the first to kill him.

Forbidden City, Chengxi Palace.

"This is the residence of the concubine, do you want to put them all to death?" When the female officer in charge saw it, she shouted angrily.

The officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate took out an arrest warrant and said with a deadpan expression: "Concubine Li is suspected of tipping off Zhu Yijun, and we have been ordered to come and arrest the concubine!"

When officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate entered Concubine Li's room, the palace maid burst into tears, and Concubine Li Caifeng chose to commit suicide by taking poison.

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Although King Shun's rebellion did not cause any harm to the dynasty, the court also launched a large-scale investigation operation and arrested all those who were related to the rebellion and the murder of the emperor.

In addition to some officials who committed suicide out of fear of crime when officials came to arrest them, more than 30 officials were imprisoned, and more than half of them were executed by beheading.

This holding is actually very necessary. Currently facing the deep waters of political change in China, some conservative forces will inevitably be ready to take action.

If the imperial court with Lin Haoran at its core does not use thunderous means to attack these officials with ulterior motives at this time, it will definitely increase the arrogance of some people.

In view of this, if political reform is destined to be bloody, Lin Haoran would be more willing to use the blood of these careerists to wash away the rot in China.

The results are also obvious. After this great purge, the die-hards have become insecure and fearful of Lin Haoran.

The capital, the center of power of this dynasty and even the world.

As winter approaches, snowflakes fall heavily on this ancient city, and the roofs of every household turn white, and the splendid Forbidden City is no exception.

The black glazed tile roof of Wenyuan Pavilion is covered with a layer of white snow again, but there is a faint scent of sandalwood in the pavilion, and the charcoal fire inside makes it warm.

Zhang Juzheng died of illness in office, Chen Yiqin has retired and returned to his hometown, and now Lin Haoran is a veritable independent prime minister and the unequivocal master of the empire.

Lin Haoran, who was wearing a python robe, looked even more mature. He had been sitting at his desk for ten years, dealing with national affairs and managing the most powerful country in the world.

However, the strength of the country cannot control the climate. Because China is about to enter the Little Ice Age stage, disasters have continued across the country this year.

In February, the temperature dropped sharply in Ningxia, causing numerous frostbite injuries to people and animals.

In March, a rare heavy snowfall occurred in Luoyang, Henan Province, causing frost damage to crops throughout the region.

In April, there was a hailstorm in Anlu, Huguang. Thousands of houses were destroyed, countless people and animals were killed and injured, and rice was destroyed.

In May, locust plagues occurred in many prefectures in northern Jiangxi. All vegetation in the territory was wiped out, and all local crops were harvested.

In June, Leizhou, Guangdong Province was hit by a typhoon and floods. Sixty-seven out of ten houses in Xuwen City were destroyed, not counting fishing boats.

In July, the Datou plague reappeared in Xinghua Prefecture, Fujian Province. More than half of the people in the city were infected, and seven out of ten people died.

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These natural disasters are no longer accidental, but will be inevitable. China will suffer more climate tests in the days to come.

This series of disasters would have occurred in the past, and there would have been countless casualties, and even the tragic situation of exchanging children for food, but China has long since changed.

Based on the guiding ideology of "development is the last word" advocated by Lin Haoran, although China is about to suffer a more cruel climate, it is also making continuous progress.

For example, people in many prefectures in northern Jiangxi had no income. Although local rice prices rose sharply, as the government opened warehouses to provide disaster relief, rice prices immediately peaked and fell.

Thanks to the rapid increase in industrial and commercial tax revenue, local government finances are now very healthy.

As long as there is no extreme and sustained disaster in the local area, the yamen at all levels do not need to ask the court for help and can save themselves with their own finances.

After so many years of economic development, people's ability to cope with disasters has also been enhanced.

Not to mention that every household has a surplus of food, many people's savings have become very considerable, and they have the financial ability to independently cope with disasters.

At the national level, Lin Haoran also attaches great importance to food security issues.

Thanks to the increased enthusiasm of the people for farming and the promotion of high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, grain output in the Ming Dynasty increased.

However, the imperial court still imported a large amount of grain from Siam, India and other places every year, and encouraged people to go to America, Australia and other places to develop Chinese farms, thereby better ensuring China's food security.

In fact, China is now not only the world's largest commodity exporter, but also the world's largest gold and silver producer. It is also a major food country that controls the most food in the world.

China's political, economic and cultural issues were handled in an orderly manner by Lin Haoran.

If Huaxia is already an aircraft carrier, then Lin Haoran is the best and only ship owner, steering the Huaxia aircraft carrier towards a more glorious future.

There was snow and wind blowing in the courtyard outside, and five officials wearing second-grade official uniforms came together despite the wind and snow.

The commander-in-chief, Zhu Guozuo, led the five court officials to the meeting hall, then gently opened the door and came in to report: "Master Yuanfu, all five ministers are waiting in the meeting hall!"

Since Lin Haoran is the only pavilion elder in the entire cabinet, he is now equivalent to the master of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Lin Haoran became more and more like an imperial ruler. After approving the Ministry of Punishment's decision to execute Zhang Siwei and others, he put down the pen in his hand, then stood up and went to the council hall to preside over this highest-level meeting.

The status of the five ministers is completely different from what it used to be. Each one of them is a very important figure in the country, and they are also the targets of the people below who try their best to fawn over.

When they saw Lin Haoran coming in from the outside, the five people stood up one after another and saluted with great respect: "I have met the Chief Assistant!"

Lin Haoran asked the five people to take their seats, and then listened to the report from Wang Honghai, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Master Yuanfu, so far, the income of the imperial court is as follows: the value of gold and silver shipped back from the American continent is 60 million taels. It is estimated that the total value of gold and silver shipped back this year is 80 million taels, of which 40 million taels will be imported into the country.

National Treasury..." Wang Honghai held a memorandum in his hand and read the data on it carefully.

Although Chen Jingbang and others knew that overseas gold and silver were very considerable, they still couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when they heard the above specific data.

"The influx of a large amount of overseas gold and silver will dilute the purchasing power of the people, so the Ministry of Revenue must do a good job in guiding it! On the one hand, each bank will increase the deposit interest rate to allow more gold and silver to enter the reinvestment stage; on the other hand, our court will increase

Treasury bond interest rates, issue more treasury bonds and invest in infrastructure!" Lin Haoran knew the dangers of the influx of large amounts of gold and silver, and immediately issued the highest instructions.

Wang Honghai knew that this teacher was the most outstanding financial expert in China, so he nodded seriously and said: "Please remember, the Ministry of Accounts will come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible!"

"Haha... I am the best at spending money in the Ministry of Industry. Today's railways are simply gold-eating beasts. I promise to spend all the money!" Yang Futian looked at Lin Haoran like a maggot in Lin Haoran's belly.

He patted his chest and promised.

Lin Haoran knew Yang Futian's ability, so he emphasized again: "Railway projects must consider not only people's livelihood and business convenience, but also investment returns. This matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry!"

"Today we see that the Ming Dynasty is strong and the people are prosperous, and all regions are connected in all directions. People who have grievances can go to Beijing to redress their grievances, and officials who are guilty can be punished as soon as possible. How can we, the Ministry of Industry, talk about hard work!" Yang Futian changed his frivolous image and looked serious with emotion.

Lei Changjiang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, who is in charge of the judicial system, also expressed emotion: "Now that we see more and more cases, everyone says that people's hearts are not as good as before, but they don't know that it is actually our court's determination to strengthen the fight against crime, so it seems that there are more cases than before.

, but I believe that China will eventually achieve Qingming!"

"The Ministry of Personnel aims to create a clean government. While strengthening the crackdown on bad apples, it will also strengthen the ethics education of officials so that officials who are truly willing to serve the people can be reused!" Chen Yubi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is in charge of the promotion of hundreds of officials.

He expressed his stance solemnly.

"As long as you have the hearts of all the people in the world and consider everything for the people, China will prosper forever!" Lin Haoran said solemnly after listening to the speeches of these disciples and former officials.

When Wang Honghai and others heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

Thanks to the leadership of Lin Haoran, the current Ming Dynasty not only created a truly prosperous age, but also reached unprecedented heights in China and became the largest country in the world today.

"The Emperor has just signed the Constitution and agreed to abolish the monarchy. It's time for us to talk about the path China will take next!" Lin Haoran took a sip of tea and said seriously.

As soon as these words came out, everyone cheered up, knowing that they would lead China on a more glorious path for hundreds of years.

The sixth day of the twelfth lunar month in the 12th year of the Baili calendar is a day destined to go down in history.

A rising sun rises from the east, and the entire Forbidden City becomes extremely clear. Although it is covered with snow, it cannot conceal the charm of this most majestic palace in the world.

In the square in front of the Meridian Gate, civil and military officials were separated on both sides. They were wearing the most solemn court clothes, with a black rhinoceros horn belt tied around their waists, but their expressions looked solemn.

When the auspicious time comes, the bells and drums of the Meridian Gate Tower will ring in unison.

"All officials come in!"

Under the leadership of Lin Haoran, the civil and military officials closed the doors from the left and right and filed in. After passing the Jinshui Bridge, they went up to the two platforms in front of the Huangji Gate, and then stood opposite each other on the platforms according to their official positions.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Amidst the sound of music and drums, Emperor Baili, wearing a dragon robe, arrived at the altar in front of the Huangji Gate in a jade chariot, but his overall condition was very bad.

In fact, in order to complete this ceremony, Zhu Yijun also received acupuncture from the imperial doctor when he was in Qianqing Palace just now.
To be continued...