Chapter two hundred and fifty-eight rules of profit
"That's why it's called restructuring, but there's no real reason for change." [Salt and Iron Theory·Zun Dao]
A burst of hot wind suddenly came in from the back of Qingliang Hall, blowing along the specially designed winding path, and the temperature actually became a bit cooler.
The emperor was silent for a long time, and then he spoke seriously, his voice even more cold as ice: "Listening to this, it sounds like the local county government, the county magistrate forced them into desperation, and in a good way, forced a group of good people to
Came to Chang'an."
He looked at Sikong Zhao Wen who was sitting closest to him with unclear meaning, and said leisurely: "Mr. Zhao, is what Mr. Xun said true?"
Zhao Wen heard the emperor's overtones, and it seemed that this matter was related to the government's inability to provide relief, and he was the minister mainly responsible for the relief. This time the emperor's words were uncertain, Zhao Wen did not dare to neglect, and immediately leaned over and buried his head.
He argued: "Your Majesty, I have been paying attention to the drought in Guanzhong since last year when I recruited grain and fodder for the imperial court to replenish the treasury. Now that I have received an imperial edict to preside over relief operations, I dare not neglect one day. I dare to say that all the counties in Guanzhong
The prefects, such as Zhongfu and Fu Rui, are opening warehouses to provide relief for the court. Everything is done in accordance with the imperial edicts. There are laws to follow, and there are also ministers and censors to supervise. There are still royal laws in the world, and with their virtues,
No one knows how to prey on the common people!"
Zuofeng Yi Zhongfu and right Fufeng Fu Rui were all selected by the emperor as prefects. Their abilities may not be as good as those of Du Ji, but their moral integrity can at least be guaranteed. The emperor's face brightened slightly, and he
I believe that the character of Zhao Wen, Zhong Fu and others, if they were county guards, would be rooted in the county-level officials. Even in later generations of society, official relief aid will be exploited at all levels, let alone today.
Troubled times with corrupt officials?
To govern the people first, govern the officials. The central government relied solely on ministers like Zhao Wen and Xun You. Although they could help the emperor handle government affairs very well, when it came to the specific implementation of policies, they were still lacking.
"That's what Sikong said." Dong Cheng carefully looked at the expressions of the emperor and Zhao Wen, and interjected in a sideways manner: "I also believe that government relief, even if there are delays and other long-term disadvantages, as long as no one makes profits from it, and
It is not wrong to allocate enough money to Li Shu to bring peace to the people."
This is also called Right Where to Go?
Zhao Wen's face turned red with anger at Dong Cheng's strange annoyance. He ignored him and still bowed his head deeply, believing that the emperor would have a stronghold in his heart. After Dong Cheng finished speaking, he was not prepared to receive a response.
His eyebrows were lowered, his eyelids were half-lidded, and a pair of pitch-black pupils swiveled left and right in the slits of his eyes. He glanced at the emperor for a while, and observed the expressions of Ma Rixi, Yang Qi, Xun You and others.
"If the local government delays for a day, the people will have to suffer for a day longer. If you lose everything for a bushel of millet and have no livelihood at all, then even if the government provides relief, what's the use?" The emperor sighed and took the lead slightly.
Dong Cheng deliberately provoked the conversation: "I have repeatedly issued lenient edicts, ordering the court to eliminate troubles and eliminate unnecessary responsibilities. I want things to be put to their best use and people to have their jobs, but the county guards cannot realize this.
meaning."
"It's all because of the incompetence of the ministers that they failed His Majesty." Dong Cheng immediately leaned down and said in a sincere tone.
Yang Zan's sudden illness from heat stroke undoubtedly gave Dong Cheng a huge benefit. On the way here, he thought: Since the emperor reformed the powers of the minister, the power of the minister has greatly increased, completely getting rid of the past as an emperor.
The image of a secretary. Under him are ministers such as the Du Branch, the Punishment Department, the Officials Department, etc. Any one of them can have a position of power comparable to that of the Jiu Qing, or even appear to be higher than the Jiu Qing.
As the head of these departments, Shangshu Ling can almost be said to be Prime Minister Quan Ya. If Yang Zan never rises again, then the first person next in line will naturally be Dong Cheng's close confidant, Shangshu Pu.
Shoot Wu Shuo. As long as he wins the Shangshutai, Dong Cheng does not need to worry about the Hongnong Yang family, or anyone in Guandong or Kansai. Therefore, the top priority is to gain enough advantages for himself!
"At the beginning of the drought this year, I said that the most important thing in disaster relief is the living people. This is a matter of course. How can the local and county governments turn a blind eye and deliberately delay relief?" The emperor was expressionless and glanced at the crowd.
, as if saying to the air: "Where is the crux?"
Ma Rixi suddenly seemed unable to sit still and moved his body. He looked at Yang Qi intentionally or unintentionally, with a worried and uneasy look, like two grasshoppers on a rope.
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Judging from Wu Shuo's performance today, Dong Cheng has already coveted the Shangshu Ling, and Yang Zan is one of the few remaining elders in the court who conspired to kill Dong. He also has a lot of political voice in the Shangshu Taiwan on weekdays. If you want to
To completely replace Yang Zan, it is not enough to just pray that the other party can't afford to get sick. And Ma Rixi also knows the predicament he is in. Guanzhong is not so much that there are situations where disaster relief is delayed to varying degrees in various places. In fact, it is Youfufeng.
They are the most powerful, and You Fufeng is led by the Ma family. At first, Ma Rixi ordered them to stop, but it seems that it has not had the desired effect.
This time, Ma Rixi believed that he was closely related to the Yang family. If he was not careful, he would end up with his hands and feet broken off. Therefore, despite all the discord in the past, at this time, we must work together to make things happen.
The impact is minimized.
Compared with the worried Ma Rixi, the other grasshopper on the end of the rope did not look very nervous. Instead, he listened with interest to Dong Cheng's prepared statement.
Dong Cheng said unhurriedly: "The disaster relief process in previous years started from confirming the disaster, to writing a memorial to report the disaster, then to the court for review and verification, to reporting again, and finally allowing the Qiangu to be distributed, traveling back and forth across states and counties.
, at least several months overdue. Even though the imperial court has now dispatched censors to various counties to verify the disaster on the spot, thus saving an official matter, the disaster relief procedures are still cumbersome and complicated. In addition, the local government deliberately delayed until the money and food arrived.
, Li Shu has already sold his sons and daughters and sold his fields to lease land."
The content of what Dong Cheng said was actually very cryptic, but everyone in the audience understood it: it was nothing more than a collusion between local officials and businessmen. Officials were stuck in the formal procedures and systems of disaster relief and deliberately delayed the time of relief.
Merchants took the opportunity to sell grain at high prices, buy fields at low prices, and annex fields on a large scale to seize wealth. When the land annexation was almost complete, the government would come forward to open warehouses and provide relief to ensure the minimum livelihood of the refugees, so that they would not be exposed because of lack of food.
The pole rebelled.
In the Qingliang Palace, apart from Fa Yan, who was sitting in the corner like an outsider with a surprised expression and did not dare to say a word, everyone from the emperor to the ministers and even Mu Shun of Xiaohuangmen had a silent and calm expression, as if Ye
Falling on the forehead of a ferocious beast, but the liger and tiger do not move. When Fa Yan sees this strange scene, those who are familiar with it will think that all the monarchs and ministers in the palace have collapsed but their expressions have not changed. This is the demeanor of a king and the magnanimity of a minister; those who are not familiar with it will think
This will give rise to the illusion that the monarchs and ministers in front of them are already prepared in their hearts, or have already known everything.
Fa Yan was somewhere between the two, but he did not dare to speculate that the monarchs and ministers in front of him had known that such a situation would happen. Instead, he forced himself to believe in the former, thinking that the political quality between monarchs and ministers was far superior.
For him, that's why Fa Yan immediately became interested when he heard about it for the first time.