Zhao Junchen smiled when he saw that Fang Ru was thoughtful and seemed to understand.
If Fang Ru still couldn't figure it out despite being given hints, then Zhao Junchen's method might really be able to hide it from Emperor Deqing.
On the other side, Fang Ru asked tentatively: "Sir, are you saying that even if the prince makes arrangements according to the suggestions in your brochure, it is very likely that the responsible officials below will do bad things?"
Zhao Junchen is not a mystic and doesn't like to make mysteries. When Fang Ru asks, he will explain clearly and smile: "It's not that it is very likely that something bad will happen, but it will definitely happen."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "Our Ming Dynasty today is short of money, talents, civil servants, and martial arts, but there is no shortage of corrupt officials who deceive superiors and deceive subordinates. If they act according to my suggestions,
, the central government delegated all preparations for the southern tour to local officials, which seems to have distanced itself from the central government, but the local officials will also become unscrupulous, and if there is no trouble, it will really be a ghost."
After lightly smiling, Zhao Junchen continued: "What's more, these suggestions of mine have many traps. For example, according to my suggestions, before the southern inspection, the road and river construction work will no longer forcefully recruit people, but
It is all based on voluntariness, but on the other hand, in the counties with the best progress and quality, the local officials can be credited by the Ministry of Personnel. In this way, those county officials, in order to keep up with the progress, how can they let the people's voluntariness go?
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"...For another example, once the central government no longer directly interferes and allows the localities to prepare on their own, those local officials will inevitably go to war to please His Majesty during the southern tour. Needless to say, there are various means, but if they go to war, they will definitely need to
Silver, but after all, the money allocated by the central government is only a fixed amount and will never be enough. If so, where can we find the remaining money?"
"...For another example, people who voluntarily work, with those from poor families first, can be rewarded with tax reductions and exemptions. But faced with the temptation of tax reductions and exemptions, how can the big local households remain indifferent? You know
, the tax burden reduction for poor people is only one or two taels of silver, but for the wealthy families, the tax burden may be reduced to thousands of taels. By then, with all kinds of bribes, I'm afraid
After many people worked hard to build roads and expand rivers, they found that all their credit was credited to others...
"...There are all kinds of similar ills, and there are many more. How can there be no trouble and no resentment among the people?"
After listening to Zhao Junchen's explanation, Fang Ru discovered that the suggestions put forward by Zhao Junchen, these "good strategies" that she had been so impressed by, actually had so many shortcomings.
On the other hand, Zhao Junchen lamented: "Many policies seem to have good prospects, but they only 'seem'. Sometimes, certain strategies are only suitable for one place and time; sometimes, two equally beneficial countries
Good strategies that benefit the people, if implemented at the same time, will turn out to be harmful to the country and the people; sometimes, certain strategies can be effective for a while, but if the timing and environment change slightly, they will be harmful for hundreds of years. Similar lessons have been learned in all dynasties, but people in the world always
There is no lesson learned. After certain strategies are proposed, they only focus on the bright prospects after success. As for the feasibility of the strategy and the harm that will occur after failure, they are always subconsciously ignored."
Thinking of some things that he would be familiar with in later generations, Zhao Junchen's emotion was sincere, although he was planning to submit a "good strategy" to Emperor Deqing that would bring disaster to the country and the people but had a bright future.
After Fang Ru understood Zhao Junchen's deep meaning, she became more and more confused. She frowned and asked: "Master, just like this, all the chaos and grievances are caused by the local government. You want to discredit the crown prince Zhu Heyu."
I’m afraid I won’t be able to achieve my goal.”
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "When trouble occurs in the future, the prince will at least be accused of poor supervision. His reputation will inevitably be damaged, and his ability to do things will be doubted by your majesty. What's more, do you think that with the temperament of our prince?
, with all the preparations for the southern tour, will he really feel comfortable delegating it to the local government? Interference is inevitable, but the deeper he interferes, the greater his future guilt will be."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen smiled meaningfully again and said: "At that time, if something goes wrong, the local officials who committed the crime may be beaten up. After all, according to my suggestion, the prince will be personally responsible for the allocation of the money.
, and given the prince's temperament, the money allocated to local officials will inevitably be carefully calculated. Those local officials can say that the money allocated by the prince is too little, and all their actions that waste people and money are all forced by the prince.
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"So that's the case. The master is wise and has no plans left."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, admiration flashed in Fang Ru's eyes.
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "Since you already understand the purpose of this letter, please help me copy it, and then send the letter you copied to the palace."
After Fang Ru was stunned for a moment, she finally understood Zhao Junchen's intention of letting her read this envelope, and said with a smile: "Yes, sir, you are seriously ill now and can't even write, but you are concerned about state affairs and devoted yourself to your majesty.
After considering the southern tour, I asked my concubine to write it for me, and dictated this letter while I was ill. If your Majesty learns of this situation, he will definitely be moved by your good intentions."
Zhao Junchen waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is exactly the truth. The situation must be explained clearly. How to describe it specifically is up to you. In addition, at the end of this letter, you must explain clearly why I want to be in this letter.
The purpose of the excerpt is to recommend Zuo Lanshan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is familiar with the waterway regulations. It makes sense that he is responsible for all the preparations for the southern tour, but not to help the prince."
"These concubines naturally understand, so I don't need to worry."
Fang Ru also smiled.
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The next day, the Forbidden City, Yangxin Hall.
At this time, Emperor Deqing was reviewing Zhao Junchen's excerpts.
"I, Zhao Junchen, take the liberty to present this report while lying ill: Although I am recovering from my illness at home, I still hear about the affairs in the temple from time to time, and I understand the difficulty of Your Majesty, and I am tossing and turning because of this, and I am worried. However, Nan
There can be no further delay in preparing for the tour. In order to relieve your Majesty's worries, I have been thinking about it for many days and finally got something. However, I am weak and weak, and my hand cannot hold a pen. When I am dictating, I have someone else write for me. I hope your Majesty will forgive me. I think
, during this southern tour, it is rare that the national treasury has enough money. The power of the southern tour must be far greater than before. However, in addition to showing the imperial power, for the sake of your majesty's century-old reputation, you also need to pay attention to the people's livelihood and people's strength. If you are concerned about this, I will respond.
There are three strategies..."
When Emperor Deqing received the brochure from Zhao Junchen, he couldn't help but be moved by Zhao Junchen's loyalty when he saw the mention in front of the brochure. He actually didn't forget to relieve his worries even when he was ill.
But this feeling only lasted for a moment, and then Emperor Deqing had a look of deep thought on his face.
Emperor Deqing was known for his imperial scheming, but national construction was not his strong point. He was always fond of great achievements, and he was destined to be easily blinded by the bright prospects of these so-called "good strategies".
Therefore, after seeing the suggestions in this envelope, although Emperor Deqing also thought about the possibility of local officials doing bad things, more like Fang Ru, he felt that Zhao Junchen's suggestions were actually good strategies.
Although Zhao Junchen recommended Zuo Lanshan, at this time, Emperor Deqing thought of Prince Zhu Heyu.
Emperor Deqing did not like Zhu Heyu, and he did not like Zhu Heyu much more than his own virtuous reputation. However, for the sake of the inheritance of the country, after seeing Zhu Heyu repeatedly suppressed by powerful officials in the court, he would still defend Zhu Heyu.
Plan carefully.
In the past, Emperor Deqing did not agree that Zhu Heyu should be responsible for the various arrangements for the southern tour. It was for Zhu Heyu's consideration. However, with the emergence of these "good strategies" from Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing felt that,
It would not be a bad idea for Zhu Heyu to try out all the arrangements for this southern tour.
"... Zhao Junchen's suggestions are quite good. In all arrangements for the southern tour, the center and the localities are separated. The center is only responsible for checking the progress and allocating money, while the local yamen are responsible for the specific preparations. In this way, if everything goes well, the government will
In the central government's good policy, even if something goes wrong, the fault lies in the place and not in the central government. What's more, if you act according to this suggestion, although you will spend more money, it may not waste people and money, and it may have the effect of supporting the people.
To be praised by both the government and the public..."
"...In this way, the prince can be responsible for this matter. If he succeeds, he will have merit, and if he fails, there will be no hindrance. After my southern tour, the prince will have both merit and reputation, and his ability can be recognized by all the officials. In addition, the southern
With the experience of holding the country during the tour, the prince will be able to legitimately participate in political affairs and share my worries..."
"... However, the candidate recommended by Zhao Junchen is Zuo Lanshan. Zuo Lanshan is Zhao Junchen's person. Although he is selfish, such a good idea was proposed by Zhao Junchen after all. If it is handed over to the prince rashly, Zhao Junchen will
Even if you are afraid, you will feel uncomfortable, but you have to find a way to comfort yourself..."
After thinking about it secretly, Emperor Deqing finally made up his mind and raised his voice to convey the decree: "Publish my decree, Zhao Junchen, the Minister of Household Affairs, has made meritorious service to the country, and is awarded to a good doctor. He will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver, one hundred pieces of silk and satin, and two pearls."
Ten pieces, three pairs of jade. In addition, someone will select some good tonics from the inner treasury and send them to Zhao Junchen together."
Although the title of "Zi Shan Dafu" was only a second-grade casual official, it was a rare honor and could not be awarded to those without great reputation and meritorious deeds. Emperor Deqing's arrangement was obviously to appease Zhao Junchen.
After the eunuch beside him agreed, Emperor Deqing took up the imperial pen and erased all Zhao Junchen's name on the fold, and then ordered: "Send someone to the East Palace to convey my decree and bring the prince to the palace for an audience."
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On the second day, during the morning court, the prince sent a note to Emperor Deqing, but it was modified from Zhao Junchen's note, and the signature was changed from Zhao Junchen to the prince Zhu Heyu. Discussing the preparations for the southern tour
As he talked about his strategy, he even impressed all the courtiers.
Emperor Deqing also went against the norm and supported Crown Prince Zhu Heyu to take charge of all preparations for the southern tour.
Although Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao and others had objections, they were ultimately unable to compete and had to give up in the end.
All the preparations for the southern tour and the selection of host after many days of competition have finally been settled.
Since Zhu Heyu entered the court, he rarely defeated Zhou, Huang, Shen and others. He felt complacent for a while, but when Zhu Heyu got what he wanted, he didn't know that his disaster would begin because of this. .
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ps: Seeing that everyone has been urging me to update it, I wanted to prove it with actions in the future, but finally I couldn't help but say a few words, and I hope everyone can take a look.
Machiavellian writing has always been the most difficult to write. In addition, Chongzi does not like those supporting characters with insufficient IQ. All kinds of battles and various layouts must be considered comprehensively. Every word and every subtle expression also needs to be carefully considered. It can be done every hour Writing a thousand words is already considered extremely fast. In this case, the investment and gain are not directly proportional.
But Chongzi really wants to write a novel like this and will write it seriously. I just hope that everyone can continue to support it.
In terms of updates, I can't even find the bugs about my character and integrity now. I can only promise that I will do my best, write as much as I can, and will never stop updating. But for more guarantees, after breaking my promise several times, I don’t dare to say anything more. I have no choice but to leave the campus and enter the society. I have no choice but to arrange my own time. (To be continued!)