After the morning court ended, Zhu Si once again summoned the four cabinet ministers.
First, let’s talk about the appointment and removal of court personnel.
"Dear gentlemen, after Zhao Huang, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was promoted to the position of Minister, the position he left behind has been vacant. Originally, these vacancies could be considered in the long run, and there may not be a need to rush. However, now it involves the construction of Kangling and the supervision of river construction and other issues. , everything is complicated, I want to confirm the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Works as soon as possible, so as to avoid the backlog of affairs of the Ministry of Works and the worries of the ministers and families in the court."
The emperor wanted to arrange for more people to come to the court to enhance his voice.
On this matter, few people present basically had no opinions.
Zhu Sidao: "If you think it is feasible, I propose that Yin Tongrui of Shuntian Prefecture should take up this position... He is mature and prudent, so he should be qualified for this job. If you agree, then find someone to propose it to the court tomorrow, or else Find a few people to compare their capabilities with, and Ting Tui will decide."
The new emperor was very considerate to Yang Tinghe. When it came to the appointment of the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, he even called several cabinet ministers to discuss it first.
Yang Tinghe nodded.
This matter can be regarded as a decision made in advance, and Tong Rui is considered as an alternative, and he is also the most popular candidate. Whether it is him or not is another matter.
After talking about this matter, we soon moved on to a more important matter, which was to add a head of the household department.
"...Mr. Yang Ge, this is a joint report from the Department of Household Affairs to Shao Xi and others, proposing that I add a new director in the Department of Household Affairs to be responsible for the disposal of the Huangzhuang land. This is against etiquette and law. Please take back the order. , take a look."
Zhu Si was very polite and handed the memorial directly to Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe already knew the contents. How could it be unclear whether those people jointly submitted the memorial or he secretly sent someone to give instructions?
Mao Jidao: "This move is also to not violate the old system, and may have merit..."
The words are very polite and have merit. It means that as an emperor, you should just give up and quit. Don't think about doing some fancy things all the time. Isn't it better to just be your true emperor?
Zhu Sidao: "I also think what they say is reasonable. I have issued an order to ask, since we do not create new official positions in the Ministry of Household Affairs to supervise this matter, how should we solve the problem?
"Previously, all the management personnel of Huangzhuang were considered to be traitors around the late emperor and were eliminated. Now the farmland of Huangzhuang is idle there. It seems that the only way to sell it is to hand it over to the Governor's Mansion again and let them use it as a low price. The method of selling is to benefit the rich and powerful ministers and make the court suffer?"
When Mao Ji heard this, he felt something was wrong. It was not a good strategy to just raise objections without proposing specific solutions, so I still said nothing.
Whoever asked for it should resolve it. Wasn't it you, Yang Zhongtang, who did this?
Yang Zhongtang, if you don’t want to go with me right now, who will you go with?
The problem was thrown to Yang Tinghe.
After Yang Tinghe read the memorial, he cautiously said: "Maybe it can be left to others in the Ministry of Household Affairs to handle it, without setting up special official positions."
"also."
Zhu Si agreed without hesitation, "My request for tens of thousands of hectares of land is very simple. Either continue to manage it and not increase the burden on the court, or sell it to increase the treasury income. But I only have one request. The price of the land cannot be sold." It is lower than the price of good mature fields at the beginning of the year.
"Time is running out now. I heard that wheat and millet are mostly planted in the northern fields and will be sown after autumn. Farming cannot afford to be delayed. Otherwise...these fields will be barren. Firstly, it will reduce the harvest of the imperial court. Secondly...the capital is... The most beautiful place, the Huangzhuang fields are left lying there, which will inevitably make the magnanimous people laugh."
Yang Tinghe instantly felt that the little emperor's action was unusual.
We give you a goal and ask you to implement it according to this goal. The goal is not unattainable, but we do not provide you with funds and manpower and let you solve it on your own. If you fail to solve it well, you will be held accountable...
"One Sword Dominates"
What a bastard who follows the rules!
We use rules to suppress you, so you use rules to control us?
Zhu Si further said: "Mr. Yang Ge, this matter is a bit difficult. I don't think it can be solved immediately. In my opinion, we can first hire tenants to come back to farm, and it will not be too late to deal with it slowly. This matter does not require powerful people.
You can't preside over it. How about this? I heard that your son is very knowledgeable and has always been highly regarded in Hanyuan. It's better for him to take over this job temporarily until the end of the year. I also want to give him a chance to do practical things. What do you think?"
Yang Tinghe almost wanted to hit someone after hearing this.
You knew it was very difficult, but you asked my son to do this job?
The other ministers in the cabinet all heard that the emperor was clearly trying to create a problem for Yang Tinghe. The calm and pleasant conversation between the emperor and his ministers created an atmosphere of tense tension.
Zhu Si smiled and hid a knife, and slowly thrust a murderous sword in front of Yang Tinghe.
Of course Yang Tinghe could hear the anger in the new emperor's words.
I kindly proposed to add a director to the household department, but I didn’t say who would take over. For the sake of partisan strife, you directly found someone to come and silence me. That’s okay. Don’t you think this position should not be increased?
Then you should come up with a solution!
There is no other way. I don’t even think about how to solve the problem. I just want to sell the land at a low price and return the money to the household department. From now on, there will be no hidden dangers in Huangzhuang. But the question is who will bear the losses of selling Huangzhuang at a low price?
Yuan Zonggao came out at this time and said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the veteran, it is still necessary to add an additional director to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
At this time, Yuan Zonggao also had a headache. Now the two sides were riding a tiger, and the atmosphere of confrontation was fully exaggerated. Neither the new emperor nor Yang Ting wanted to retreat, and the situation was at a stalemate. Only I, Yuan, would be the peacemaker. If we each take a step back, the world would be brighter.
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Zhu Si asked: "Mr. Yuan Ge, can you make the decision on this matter? There are so many objections. If I insist on adding a head of the household department, won't it mess up the court rules? It is better to handle it with the existing people.
…I don’t want to have a reputation as a headstrong person when I first take over the throne.”
If the little emperor was smiling with a knife behind his back before, now he is showing off his face.
"Although the matter can be discussed in the long run, don't delay it until after the autumn planting. Let the Ministry of Revenue and the people in the court discuss it on their own to see if it is necessary to add another position. If there is indeed a need, think about who should take this position.
, I don’t want to be known as a nepotist, anyone can do it, just don’t look for anyone related to Prince Xing’s Mansion... That’s it. Dear lords, please let someone send you away..."
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It was another court summons that ended unhappily.
Yang Tinghe suppressed his anger, and at the same time he heard that it was imperative to increase the number of chiefs in the Ministry of Household Affairs. However, he found someone to oppose this matter. Instead of frightening the little emperor, he buried himself in a pit.
Not only did it cause tension in the relationship between the emperor and his ministers, he was also criticized by the emperor for not finding a solution. Yang Tinghe was considered to be arbitrary in the direction of the court, regardless of the interests of the court.
On the issue of the Great Ceremony, Yang Tinghe could still criticize the young emperor's misbehavior from the moral high ground, but in this matter, the young emperor turned his back on the guest and sharply criticized them, the civil servants who controlled the order of the Ming Dynasty, from the moral high ground.
"Jiefu, look..."
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Jiang Mian couldn't help but ask Yang Tinghe for his opinion to see if it was necessary to compromise.
Yang Tinghe knew that Yuan Zonggao was nearby and it was inconvenient to speak, but he still did not avoid suspicion and said: "How many manpower do you think will be needed to dispose of the Huangzhuang land without adding more manpower, or to continue to manage it?"
"A hundred people?"
Mao Ji tentatively named a number.
There are tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and this is just on the surface. Some private fields, coupled with the operation of the manor, and all kinds of troubles, a hundred people are not enough to take care of it.
Yang Tinghe asked again: "Then how many people do you think the Ministry of Revenue can allocate to take care of this matter?"
Next to him, Jiang Mian smiled bitterly and replied: "I'm afraid it's difficult for just one person."
Several people present knew very well that the people in the Ministry of Household Affairs all depended on their salaries, and the imperial court did not increase funds or send personnel to assist. It was simply impossible to rely on officials with specific responsibilities in the Ministry of Household Affairs to free up their hands to solve this matter. .
Previously, Yang Tinghe handed over the disposal of Huangzhuang to the Dudu Mansion because he could not allocate manpower. It was better to use profits as bait and let the people of the Dudu Mansion profit from it, which could not only solve the problem of Huangzhuang that had existed since Chenghua Year, He also benefited from those nobles, sold personal favors, and increased the income of the Ministry of Household Affairs...
It was a good idea at first, but I don't know why the emperor knew about it. Logically speaking, even if the emperor found out the inside story, he would have to wait until all the land in Huangzhuang was sold out. After finding someone to report it, the emperor would have no choice but to admit it even if he was dumb. Who knows now? The emperor noticed it as soon as it started and stopped it.
Now the emperor is facing even more difficulties. He must either continue to manage the imperial estate without manpower, or sell off the fields based on the market price of the fields in the capital at the beginning of the year.
is it possible?
Yang Tinghe suddenly thought of something and asked, "Who was coordinating this matter in the Governor's Mansion previously?"
Jiang Mian suddenly understood and asked tentatively: "The Marquis of Shouning and the Marquis of Jianchang?"
When Yang Tinghe heard this, he almost wanted to vomit blood. Why did he forget these two living brothers? They had interests at stake. They relied on the support of their sister, Queen Mother Zhang, and their ability to support the new emperor. Of course, they stole this kind of oily job. , with their flamboyant personalities, it’s strange that no one knows about them.
If one had inquired in advance and found a low-key noble to take charge of the matter, the new emperor would not have known about it so quickly and would have stopped it quickly.
It was precisely because the two brothers of the Zhang family had no sympathy for betraying their father, and their arrogant and domineering behavior to enrich themselves, that the new emperor, who had just ascended the throne and was under constant control, made the new emperor's counterattack so swift and violent, and many ministers could not come to Taiwan because of this matter. .
"Sure!" Yang Tinghe immediately decided, "The Ministry of Household Affairs will add one person in charge. If everything goes well, this position will be abolished soon."
Jiang Mian heard the crux of the problem and quickly asked: "Does that mean that the Huangzhuang farmland must be sold off? Instead of continuing to operate and manage it?"
Yang Tinghe said: "It is impossible for the imperial court to allocate so many people, and it will not support so many idle people! This long-standing evil must be eradicated at once!"