Governor Yu Zhao of Shanxi Province was impeached on two counts of "eager for quick success and ineffective in disaster relief." The two charges were based on the facts and did not lead to corruption or other crimes. After he left office, his eunuch's bag contained no more than two boxes of old books and several bags of old clothes. Shanxi scholars said that he was
He was honest and honest, but in the countryside, Hou Yuzhao was scolded by the people.
Because of his wrong decision-making, Shanxi's grain hoarding was short and it was suddenly defeated by a disaster. In fact, when Zhao Cong started to spring, he had already discovered that the situation was not right. He took some remedial measures, but it was still the same difficulty. The food entering Shanxi was faced with the dilemma of insufficient channels.
, not to mention that the Chief Secretary of Shanxi does not have enough financial resources, so it is not surprising that as the disaster becomes increasingly serious, it will lead to a catastrophe. It can be seen that honest officials are not necessarily good officials - some officials do not love money or sex, but
A good name and a good reputation can bring about serious consequences, sometimes even more serious than corruption.
Because the emperor was furious, Hou Yuzhao's inspection process went very quickly. But there was no corruption problem, but in the end he had to pack up and get out. Because the disaster relief was urgent, the court did not dare to send a new governor to Shanxi, lest he would not be familiar with it.
Because he was making blind decisions and delaying matters, he promoted Chief Secretary Liang Wenmeng to a higher level and made him governor concurrently as Chief Secretary to take charge of the overall disaster relief situation.
The governor system of the Ming Dynasty sprouted in the Yongle period, was founded in the Xuande period, the Zhengtong period, gradually developed from the Jingtai to Zhengde periods, and was basically established by the Jiajing period. This system was actually designed to not undermine the benefits of Zhu Yuanzhang's weakening of local power.
It was born to plug the loopholes in the inconsistent powers of the "Three Law Divisions". As can be seen from the official title, it patrols local areas, appeases the military and civilians, and flexibly manages local affairs as a "temporary dispatch".
After the governor system matured, the powers and responsibilities of the chief secretary were much smaller. Now that Hou Yuzhao has withdrawn, Liang Wenmeng has become the boss of the province. Although Lu Mingke, the inspector-general, is unwilling, there is nothing he can do. Who says that the inspector-general cannot manage civil affairs?
, there is no doubt that the civil affairs officials are the largest in Shanxi today.
It is said that Hou Yu Zhao's stupid things could not have been done without the support of Liang Wenmeng. The Chief Secretary was a subordinate of the governor, but civil affairs such as grain storage and water conservancy construction were under the charge of the Chief Secretary. Liang Wenmeng flattered Hou Yu Zhao.
I never thought it would cause such a big mess.
Liang Wen and Meng Neng colluded with Hou Yu Zhao Hang because he and Hou Yu Zhao had similar tastes: neither of them loved money and had a good reputation. In the tenth year of Wanli, this guy accidentally fell into the water when he went to Huguang Chief Secretary to consult.
After being rescued by a puffer fish, this guy started to hype up the situation and came up with a couplet of "holding up to the sky and dancing with dragons; riding the sea and looking at the sun and moonlight", which became a legend in the literary world.
Hou Yuzhao was a very particular person, and relied on his integrity to shoulder all the responsibilities. Liang Wenmeng was a blessing in disguise and was promoted to a higher level. This shows how important it is to have the right person in the officialdom.
But Liang Wenmeng also knew that his appointment as governor was an expedient measure for the imperial court. When the disaster was over, if there were those who wanted to settle accounts, he would not be able to reap the consequences. After all, there was a line in the imperial edict that appointed him: "If there is any trouble,
I will not hesitate to punish you for your incompetence." This sentence can be regarded as the first of its kind in the history of promotion.
Therefore, this good thing must be divided into two parts. If Liang Wenmeng did a good job in disaster relief during his term, it will be a win-win situation for all parties. If something goes wrong again, it will be punished for several crimes, and there is a high possibility of losing his head.
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Liang Wenmeng was also a very smart person. Although he was full of sourness and had a good reputation, he did not dare to be careless about the possibility of losing his head. Therefore, as soon as the order came, he went into various places with the governor's royal order flag.
In disaster-stricken areas, people rush to the front line of disaster relief and do their best.
As a large amount of grain entered Shanxi, the tense situation gradually eased, and Zhu Yijun felt relieved. As the prime minister, Zhang Siwei was entrusted by the village elders. His eyes were red starting in June, and Jun Ling lined up in the political affairs hall.
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First, Shanxi gentry are called upon to donate grain for disaster relief. Anyone who donates more than 500 dan will be awarded a plaque of "Righteous Gentleman"; those who donate more than 1,000 dan will be awarded the title of "virtuous gentleman" and have the privilege of not kneeling before officials; those who donate more than 2,000 dan will be awarded the title of "virtuous gentleman".
The imperial court allowed them to raise the height of their gates; for those with more than five thousand stones, they were allowed to build a "Xianliang Gate" archway and provide a place for Yizi to study at the Capital University.
Except for the last item, all the court paid was a false name. But for the country gentry, this false name could be converted into real benefits. After all, although the reform movement was popular, the governance of rural elders was still the mainstream among the people.
In Mentuifang, this family's status is naturally different from that of ordinary people. It has the right to speak in civil disputes, settlement of lawsuits and settlements - the benefits here cannot be bought with thousands of stones of food.
Therefore, after the government order was issued, Shanxi landowners actively donated grain, which greatly eased the burden of grain transportation on the court. The grain donated by the landowners was closest to the disaster area, which had a quick and immediate effect on alleviating the disaster. At the same time, because a large number of landowners donated grain, such as
Homeowner farmers like Mrs. Tian's family in Mayi County were able to keep their fields, which also greatly eased the merger frenzy caused by the disaster.
The second important order of the Government Hall was to establish labor services and use work in exchange for relief. The imperial court allocated money to overhaul water conservancy projects in Taiyuan, Ningwu, Datong, and Shuoping prefectures, and to store water and open canals. This led to a climax in farmland water conservancy construction.
Prime Minister Pan Jixun's Huanghuai Water Conservancy Project originally had nothing to do with Shanxi, but in recent years, the late Zhongxing County Prince Zhang Juzheng used this style to strengthen the assessment content in this aspect in the examination method, and Shanxi has already laid a good foundation.
Hou Yuzhao, who has been working hard, has carried out a wave of work-for-relief projects last year. This year, the amount of government funding has quadrupled. Bai Longyang has almost fully allocated the gray silver notes under Zhang Siwei's red-eyed supervision.
Shanxi officials at all levels will have no choice but to suffer under the banner of Wang Ming if they continue to do bad things - when it comes to disaster relief food funds, Liang Wenmeng is even more afraid to lose control in this regard.
The third is the order to prevent secondary disasters. There are many droughts in Shanxi, and they are evil. Almost every disaster is a chain. Although there are not many severe droughts across the country like this year in history, local droughts are also accompanied by secondary disasters.
Disaster occurs.
It is almost a rule that after a drought there will be a locust plague; then there will be difficulty in drinking water for humans and animals, resulting in over-exploitation of groundwater and land subsidence, with "the ground subsides hundreds of feet in radius, and houses will collapse without warning"; and there will also be forest fires and land desertification.
As for the long-term impact, the ancients have long recognized the connection between these disasters and anomalies.
In order to prevent secondary disasters, the political affairs hall Jun ordered Shanxi local governments to consider the utilization of water resources in an all-round way. In counties that can use the Huang, Fen, Qin, Sangqian, Zhang, Hutuo and other large river systems, the governor's office must ensure that the entire province has an average level of chess.
Utilization - must not be protected anywhere.
Although it is difficult to have a harvest this year, irrigation cannot be stopped if conditions are met. We must irrigate one area after repairing it, try our best to eliminate the geographical conditions for locusts to breed, and try our best to meet the drinking water problem of people and animals in the province.
In fact, there are more than 50 rivers in Shanxi with a drainage area of more than 1,000 square kilometers, so there is not a lot of water resources. However, under the severe drought in the whole territory, the small rivers are basically dry and the big rivers are shallow, which creates conditions for the construction of dams.
In order to implement Jun's order, Liang Wenmeng requisitioned cement from all over the country. Since the invention of this thing, the supply has been in short supply for a long time. After all, this thing is much cheaper than glutinous rice triple clay, and it is easy and quick to use.
Under the overall situation of disaster relief, the princes and princes behind these cement plants did not look for trouble. Anyway, the disaster relief funds were sufficient, and if they did not increase prices, they would give the emperor face, so why bother to come forward to ask for trouble.
The last one is epidemic prevention. It is almost a standard procedure that there will be a major epidemic after a major disaster - the imperial court sent a large number of epidemic prevention experts to Shanxi counties to guide epidemic prevention, which basically means getting rid of pests, drinking boiled water, practicing hygiene, and washing hands frequently - reverse
It is also very effective.
How can we not say that after the policy is determined, cadres are the decisive factor. Zhu Yijun was dismissed from his post and replaced by Zhao, and his promotion of Liang Wenmeng played a decisive role in disaster relief. This man can be regarded as a man with many years of experience. He figured out what to do after understanding the situation.
There is no lack of it, and the disaster was actually controlled under a severe and complex situation, and no large-scale civil uprising occurred in the entire province.
After Zhu Yijun received the phased report that the disaster relief was being carried out in an orderly manner, he was relieved and sighed - these bunch of bureaucrats really didn't give anything for free. I am using a knife to force out a capable minister.