Chapter 751: A thorough investigation of the warehouse
A minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who said he should take it down, took it down, which was the biggest shock in the court since Yang Xian's case. The father of the crown prince's concubine, and a high-ranking official in heaven, how could he not be able to resist the slightest disturbance?
It seems very unreasonable!
However, Li Shanchang felt that it couldn't be more reasonable. If Lu Ben continued to be tossed around, the crown prince's position as heir apparent would be really unstable!
Everyone feels that Zhu Biao is the most stable prince, and no one can shake his position.
This is certainly true, but if he falls out with the Zhang family, the consequences will be dire.
Li Shanchang had an insight into the secret of heaven. Zhu Biao's position as crown prince came from three major sources of help. One was the legal tradition inherited by Zhu Yuanzhang. The eldest son of Emperor Hongwu was naturally the well-deserved crown prince.
Secondly, it was the good popularity that Empress Ma had saved for him. So many veterans and adopted sons respected Zhu Biao.
Another point is that Zhang Ximeng gave it to Zhu Biao. As a disciple of Zhang Xiang, Zhu Biao himself was the leader of Zhang Xiang’s line. And it was this line that gave Zhu Biao abundant talents, strong appeal, and absolute
A good public opinion environment. Although Zhang Ximeng has few real disciples, those who consider themselves disciples of Prime Minister Zhang are like crucian carp crossing the river.
Not surprisingly, these people all recognize Zhu Biao as their senior brother, at least in their hearts they think so.
After understanding this, we also understood why Zhu Biao was so angry. Chang and Lu went to the library about something, and they blamed Xia Zhifeng.
Lu Ben even said that some people form associations through astronomy, and it doesn't matter if they sing poems and harmonies.
If this matter is not dealt with and a decisive attitude is not taken, once those members of Prime Minister Zhang's disciples become disgusted, the consequences will be disastrous!
Your Majesty, Zhu Biao, was forced upon Prime Minister Zhang. Xia Zhifeng was a disciple that Prime Minister Zhang took on his own initiative. She is considered your junior sister to Zhu Biao. Your concubine is not sensible, and her father-in-law is also not sensible. Senior Brother Qi wants to bully you.
Junior sister...Zhu Biao, if you don't give us an explanation, just wait and see!
Therefore, Zhu Biao's decisive dismissal of Lu Ben was not only not an overreaction, but also just the beginning.
He needs to do more.
On the third day after taking Lu Ben, Zhu Biao invited Li Shanchang and Xu Da over again.
"The case of Guo Huan arose because of the singing of poems, and it involved more than ten officials, including the Imperial Academy, the Hanlin Academy, and even the Minister of Civil Service. I would like to ask Mr. Li and Wei Guogong. Officials secretly concluded poems
It’s normal to get together in a club and do something, right?”
Li Shanchang paused and could only reply: "Your Highness, although the courtiers are officials, most of them came from the imperial examination. They have studied poetry, poetry, and passed the imperial examination. It is reasonable to have some hobbies in private.
matter."
Zhu Biao said with a sullen face: "Mr. Li, it is reasonable, but it may not be in accordance with the national law! Moreover, throughout the ages, it has been a serious crime to form parties for personal gain. If officials collude with each other, they cannot fulfill their duties and take care of state affairs. They will form parties for personal gain, and they will conspire against evil.
, Extravagantly expecting things that shouldn’t be done, I think we must take precautions, start early, punish severely, and not be lenient!"
Li Shanchang was startled for a moment and had to nod in agreement, "Your Highness is far-sighted and can see clearly that it should indeed be rectified."
Zhu Biao did not let it go, but turned to Xu Da and said: "Wei Guogong, what do you think?"
Xu Da nodded immediately. He had noticed this kind of thing a long time ago, "Your Highness is wise. Among the officials, there are not only poetry societies, but also teahouses. Some people are good at calligraphy and painting, and some people like antiques and treasures. They often gather together to appreciate treasures."
Of course, military commanders also have horse riding clubs and bow and arrow clubs. I even heard that some people simply appear on the stage and sing operas at home. The atmosphere is really disgusting!"
In fact, when it comes to officials singing operas, Zhu Jiajun's operas were a magic weapon when he first started his career. With a full propaganda campaign, they were more effective than swords, guns and sticks!
At that time, it was ordinary for a general to appear on the stage dressed as a woman, put on blush, and play a part in a play. But today, when officials gather together to listen to and sing operas, it is completely different.
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly!" Zhu Biao said decisively: "One more thing, I plan to take stock of the treasury and investigate carefully... This time something happened to the cloth in the Ministry of Household Warehouse, I'm worried it's just a drop in the bucket...
When my father founded the country for more than ten years, various treasuries had an astonishing amount of food and cloth. How many of these things are still there now? I dare not say whether they are all as reported."
"Also, this year, strong winds broke out in Fujian and Zhejiang and other places, damaging more than 200,000 houses. Henan, Shaanxi and other places have suffered another severe drought, with more than one million victims. All combined, the disaster relief expenditure is huge, and there is an urgent need to provide enough
of food. If the treasury is empty at this time and a civil uprising occurs, the world will be shaken! My father will not agree to it."
"Although my father is not in the capital at the moment, the more this happens, the more careful I have to be to ensure that nothing goes wrong before I can explain to my father."
Zhu Biao stared at Li Shanchang and said, "Mr. Li, you arrange for the officials of the Zhongshu Province, plus the Yushitai and Du branch, to go to each province, from top to bottom, from Changpingcang to other treasury, to conduct a thorough investigation to the end.
Count the numbers and give them to me. This matter is related to the safety of the country, and I hope Mr. Li can arrange it properly."
Zhu Biao's words really shocked Li Shanchang. If Lu Ben was dismissed and all officials were strictly investigated, Li Shanchang could accept it. However, the investigation of the treasury really frightened Xianggong Li!
As Zhu Biao said, it has been eleven years since Lao Zhu founded the country.
He also had the temperament of a hamster and liked to hoard items, food and cloth. There were a lot of them in Lao Zhu's treasury. This was also the family fortune Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to leave to future generations.
But everyone knows the problem. With so many warehouses, there must be mismanagement and reselling of materials.
Back then, Hu Dahai's son incurred the wrath of Lao Zhu Lei because of stealing military rations and making wine.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty had not yet been founded. In Huaixi and other places, some warehouses were twenty years old, so this matter could not be investigated. If there were only one or two accidents, the losses would not be too big, and Li Shanchang could still handle it.
But if something goes wrong everywhere, the losses will increase.
Then he, Mr. Zuo, might not be able to bear it.
So if nothing happens, don’t check randomly. What if something happens during the investigation?
Obviously, Zhu Biao didn't want to feel bad for Li Shanchang.
"Mr. Li, when fighting, it is important to know yourself and the enemy, and to govern the country, isn't it? In addition to taking stock of the treasury, I also have yellow books from various places, which I also want to revise. Especially in recent years, merchants have prospered, people exchanged, and those who live in other provinces.
It's everywhere. I want to know how many people there are in each place, how many fields there are, what the people's income is, what the taxes are, what the people's livelihood is like, and how they are."
Zhu Biao said: "Especially the matter of equalizing land. The land system is the basis of the Ming Dynasty. Are there any cases of arbitrary occupation of acres? Are taxes fair? There needs to be a number. So, the next thing is very complicated and very complicated.
The key. Mr. Li, I am very responsible!"
Li Shanchang was startled, but he had no choice but to bow deeply, "Old minister, I can only do my best and die!"
This old man even said the word "death", which shows how scared he is.
But Zhu Biao didn't care about this.
As the princes of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu have two different styles...Zhu Yuanzhang is strong and courageous, and does not show favoritism. When something goes wrong, he will cut through the mess quickly and solve it completely. In this process, there will inevitably be injustices and omissions. But
The advantage is fast speed and immediate results.
As the crown prince, Zhu Biao naturally did not have the same integrity as his father. Moreover, as a disciple of Zhang Ximeng, he was still influenced by Zhang Ximeng. He had to talk about data and provide sufficient evidence in everything.
Therefore, Zhu Biao believes that the most important thing at the moment is to check the yellow rolls that compile households and people, and to sort out the fish scale rolls for land distribution, as well as to find out the situation among the people.
No matter what Li Shanchang thinks, he has to do it anyway without negotiation.
Xu Da was very excited by Zhu Biao's attitude. In the past, he had always thought that the prince was a bit benevolent and weak, but now it seems that he also has a strong side. At least when facing Li Shanchang, the Zuo Xianggong, he still did not give in at all.
Xu Da said happily: "What His Highness said makes sense. It is the duty of the Censor to conduct an inventory of the treasury and the yellow books. We will investigate thoroughly as quickly as possible and live up to His Highness's trust!"
Zhu Biao nodded happily, "Starting from Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, where hundreds of thousands of houses were destroyed by strong winds, counting the treasury and providing relief to the victims to ensure that after the disaster, the people will not be displaced and lose their land, is something that cannot be done carelessly."
Xu Da nodded vigorously and was quite happy. This is the successor of Emperor Hongwu, who has courage and vision.
This breakthrough point was chosen well. It is indeed time to rectify the government affairs.
Xu Da and Li Shanchang each had their own ideas and returned to Zhongshu Province and Yushitai to arrange the arrangements.
After Zhu Biao made the arrangements, he pondered over and over again and dug out a complete set of Guo Shoujing's works from his collection of books. Zhu Biao was reluctant to take them out at first. After all, as a prince, he always had to prepare some books to decorate his appearance.
But there is no way, some things cannot be avoided.
He was ready and went directly to Zhang Mansion.
When Zhu Biao arrived, he found that someone had already arrived in advance, and it was Chang Yuchun who came. He was supervising the shipbuilding in Liujiagang and preparing to attack the Japanese country.
As a result, I heard about what was going on in Beijing and had to ask the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief to discuss military affairs and come over to take a look.
Jiang Nan didn't pay much attention to it, "Your Majesty, Madam, is concerned about chaos. She is also doing it for His Highness. It is a natural thing. Our two families, let alone others, just Lan Yu, he has been following Prime Minister Zhang for many years! What else do we have?
Isn’t it pleasant?”
Chang Yuchun's face turned red and he smiled bitterly and said: "Jiang Shangshu Mingjian, in fact, I, a mother-in-law, was not so ignorant before. But since the birth of the emperor's grandson, she seems to have gone crazy and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the child.
But she is unreasonable. I, I really want to divorce her!"
Jiang Nan's face suddenly sank, "Logically speaking, I am not qualified to speak, but she is your poor wife. She met in poverty and humbleness, and she has been there until today. I would like to advise you that it is best to have a good talk with your wife and let your feelings go.
It's one thing to cherish your children, but it's another thing to think about what you can bring by relying on your children."
Chang Yuchun was startled for a moment, then heard the meaning of these words, and said hurriedly: "Thank you Jiang Shangshu for your understanding, I will go back home right now!"
(End of chapter)
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