The Ming Dynasty was so great that natural disasters occurred from time to time, including drought in Huguang, but Zhu Houcong only expressed his knowledge.
Checking the disaster situation and preparing for disaster relief will be carried out at the same time, and the State Council is also concerned about it. Report solemnly to Zhu Houcong, firstly, there are due procedures, and secondly, the emperor needs to order to mobilize the strength of many companies under the Assets Bureau.
For example, it has become a grain storage bank integrating grain production and grain storage, as well as a transfer operation under Huangmingji, plus the river transportation bureau.
Zhang Lun was called to hear the order and went to make arrangements without stopping - His Majesty had warned him: if the enterprises have not improved after three years, he, an Englishman, should go home and retire.
At this time, the people in the capital were not concerned about the disaster in Huguang. Instead, they were discussing the general elections for the provincial armies.
This matter has been officially implemented since last year, and it did not cause much disturbance in the first year.
But since the large campus was built on a vacant lot east of the Temple of Heaven at the end of last year, this year's general election has become a hot topic.
That large campus was managed by the Ministry of War, and the current Minister of War is Wang Hong, who entered the capital with blood during the Tuen Mun Sea War and later made meritorious service.
He didn't know much about the significance of this matter, and he only left it to a right-hand minister to deal with the five mansions on weekdays.
However, the prefectures in Southern Zhili and the three provinces of Jiangxi, Huguang, and Zhejiang were all handled by the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs in the past. This time, it is also a new task for the Beijing Ministry of Household Affairs.
In her opinion, it looked like a fortress. It was surrounded by stone walls and had many flags.
Then it gradually became quiet. After the car stopped somewhere for a while, it passed through the doorway as if it had entered the city before.
This is a struggle within the rules, and even the emperor cannot ignore it. Just like when Yang Tinghe attacked Wang Qiong, the emperor had to abandon a Liang prince in the end.
She pursed her lips and lowered her head. Standing there, she had no intention of marveling at the Forbidden City she had just seen. She only felt a lot of humiliation welling up in her heart.
Both of them had already sat down. When Yang Yiqing heard this, he said: "Wang Shangshu has stayed in Guangdong and Zhejiang. It was also Wang Shangshu who led the army in conquering the west coast of Taiyuan in the third year of Jiajing. Now it seems that the Ming Dynasty has a very vast sea area.
If you only want to train a serious naval force, I'm afraid it would be best to stay in Susong. It's close to Nanjing and the Yangtze River Navy has some foundation. It's not far from Susong to the north or south."
"……oh."
Tao Zhongwen was also helpless.
If this naval force is fully trained, its combat power will be extraordinary. In the future, if the people leading the navy are not easy to control, they will be able to easily separatize overseas parties - such as the island of Taiwan.
Yang Yiqing's eyebrows showed some hidden worries.
Tana was very curious when she heard the deafening cheers from the south and asked: "Tong Dianzheng, what are you doing there?"
When he met the Queen Mother and the Empress, they only gave him cold warnings and instructions, asking him to abide by the rules and not to charm the emperor, let alone say anything to the emperor to ask for benefits for the Duoyan Tribe.
Although Tana said "Hello", her eyes were still looking at the main campus over there.
Just like this, we entered the city. All the way, we could only hear the bustle outside, but we could no longer rashly open the curtain and look outside.
The matter of Southern Zhili is actually not that urgent. For the imperial court, it would be good to prepare more official salary. The real grain and tax that can be collected will definitely be much more than in the past. If there is a big war, it will still happen after all.
It involves the entire imperial court and nearly half of the local officials' families have some unspoken rules that can be manipulated.
Tana, who had already been inspected once in the diplomatic embassy, once again faced more stringent inspections by the female officials in the palace. In fact, they only carefully inspected Tana's body like the draft girls, and whether there were any problems.
There was no peculiar smell, etc., but those actions made Tana feel like she was being scrutinized like a cow or sheep.
Zhu Houcong shook his head: "Why should we set up a naval division? The purpose is very clear, that is, for the future major events in Nanyang. You can't tie your hands and feet just because of the consideration of good governance. This naval division is set up in Guangdong, right in Dongguan and
Among the islands in the south, things in South Zhili are easy to handle."
She is as pure as the white clouds and dew on the grassland. Where can there be anything unclean?
Then, many people helped her bathe again and again.
Zhang Zuo looked at this beauty who was dressed in Mongolian Yuan attire, and his eyes could not help but be attracted by her clear eyes, and then he quickly lowered his head.
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Wang Hong serves as Minister of War and has an extremely important mission.
"How did the discussion go?" Zhu Houcong asked after sitting down after being interviewed by them.
So, can’t we take a look at what the capital of the Ming Dynasty looked like?
Starting from the topic at last year's major national policy conference, the emperor's actual plan to take action on Nanjing, another capital, has already begun.
These two missions have been temporarily cancelled.
After that, he added another warning: "Your Majesty, after entering the palace, it is better to be more cautious in your words and deeds. Your Majesty is... too curious now."
She was startled and couldn't help but look at her twice.
In order to prepare for the war against the Northern invaders, and to prepare for the rainy day, Fei Hong's house had been visited by officials, scholars and people sent by some wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River for several months.
Next to the carriage, the female official who knew very well that she would dress as a foreign queen from now on answered first: "It is the people of the capital who are applauding the military teams selected from each province to compete in the capital."
Yang Yiqing felt that the emperor's mood had not been very stable for more than half a year. Now facing this matter, he did not know why he had to express such obvious dissatisfaction.
After Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian took office, as a large number of veteran ministers withdrew from the court, Zhu Houcong could not choose anyone with enough weight and talent to continue to take over as the governor of Yingtian and Huaiyang.
Hearing Yang Yiqing's words, Zhu Houcong sneered and said: "Starting from this year, the Beijing Ministry of Household Affairs will collect grain taxes from all over the country. Why are they so unsettled? It can only be said that in the past, the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs collected taxes on their behalf, and there were too many inside stories."
After being elected, she learned Mandarin from this female official, and now she is only familiar with her.
"How can Suzhou Prefecture be so badly affected by the wind this year? Of all the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, 30% of Suzhou's crops were destroyed? Lu Bing, please send someone to investigate thoroughly!"
As a result, I received an order from the Queen Mother to perform rituals to exorcise evil spirits for this beauty who was presented to me by Duoyan Sanbu.
This is the terrain of the Ming Dynasty territory that took more than two years to continuously fabricate and improve. Of course, there are still quite a few mistakes, but it is far more precise and practical than a purely hand-drawn map.
It’s not that he thinks that the Ming Dynasty will be unable to defeat the Meng Yuan in the future, but that the decisive battle that will destroy the country will come sooner or later, and the pressure on the money and food of the Ming Dynasty will be borne by Fei Hong. Even if he wants to complete the task, he cannot let Jiangnan
What happened to the basic tax system?
And Tana gradually understood that the emperor's mother was worried that there was something unclean on her body, just like a shaman exorcising ghosts.
"The naval division is located in Susong, building warships and armaments, and purchasing food and military supplies. This will always allow some wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to make more money. Even if there is an inside story, it will not cause many people in the south of the Yangtze River to panic and delay their preparations for the Northern Expedition in the future.
A big plan for food and salary.”
"Su Song?" Zhu Houcong frowned.
"...Your Majesty, in the future we will definitely march to the north. The reserve of money and grain is still the top priority in Jiangnan. At the national policy meeting, the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs announced that the grain and tax of the three provinces of Jiangxi, Huguang, and Zhejiang are no longer representative.
It is better to be more secure in the power of conquest."
But all the new officials were selected, and the situation became clear. Qinghai changed hands, and the right wing could attack Gansu from the north and south. The situation of the two towns in Ningxia was beginning to take shape, and even Fei Hong's attitude was more conservative.
How can I be willing to go directly to work?
Most of them have high official status. Even if they just go to Nanjing to work as part-time jobs and still have some power in their hands, it is still good.
The disaster in Huguang, the border towns preparing for autumn, the start of this year's grain tax collection...everything is pressing at the State Council Palace.
Zhu Houcong understood what he meant.
For them, the best hope is to survive for another three to five years, and then go to various ministries in Nanjing to gain the title of minister, and enjoy better retirement benefits and a good name after their death.
Tana nervously saw someone opening the door curtain in front of the carriage, and Tong Dian was reaching out his hand to help her get out of the carriage.
Tana just kept her head down in the palace, going through one process after another. Even though she was hungry, she was only allowed to eat a little bit first, so as not to have a stomach upset when she saw the emperor.
"That's Concubine Shu, she deserves to be greeted." Tong Dianzheng saluted Wen Suyun first, and then reminded Tana.
Tao Zhongwen was so distracted that he was still thinking about the reactions in bottles and jars.
Following Zhang Zuo and Na Tong Dianzheng, when Tana passed by the palace called Changle Palace, she saw a girl who was also not Han.
Soon after, Zhu Houcong came here with only Yang Bo. After entering the palace, he saw the two of them gathered around the sand table.
The household establishment under Yang Shen has grown larger and larger. There is now a relatively independent tax administration department, and the Thirteenth Cleaning Office has now entered the busiest time of the year.
"Your Majesty! My father-in-law, who is the Supervisor of Ceremonies, is already waiting. You'd better sit in the car! We are about to enter the city. How can we let the common people see your face?"
In another ten or twenty years, Southern Zhili will no longer be able to form a strong rebound capability in many aspects such as taxation, grain, culture and education. By then, it will be time to destroy another invisible center of Southern Zhili.
Is it because after the news came back that the right wing of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty had taken possession of Qinghai, some people reiterated the importance of Nanjing as a country? That's nothing, just worry about defeat before thinking about victory.
The military teams are competing in martial arts? I don't know what the situation is inside now, but there seem to be tens of thousands of people there cheering and applauding.
Zhu Houcong doesn't want to be in South Zhili because the three border cities of Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Liaodong, the two light industry and heavy industry parks in Beijing, and the convenient layout of many enterprises are slowly eroding the future of many wealthy families in South Zhili.
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Zhang Fujing understood the importance and nodded and said: "We will never cause unnecessary trouble. There are still disasters in Huguang, and we will investigate and reduce them as appropriate."
If they want to express their dissatisfaction, they will definitely have something to say. If the imperial court wants to uphold its principles, it must not sit idly by and ignore some impeachments. If it is not handled carefully, it will become a trend of mutual criticism.
He knew very well the emperor's determination to eventually abolish the Six Ministries of Nanjing, and he knew very well that the emperor would eventually treat Nanzhili as a province with the same location as other provinces. How to dismantle it and how to change it was just a matter of waiting until the time was right.
The new era of the Ming Dynasty has arrived. How many remnants of the old era can be carried on this ship of the old era in Nanjing?
People like Zhang Fujing crowded into the center with great momentum. Some people who were not able to jump up this time, many are just like Zhang Lun, who was formerly the Minister of State. In fact, they are just seniority weirders. Their talents and practical abilities
, it is obvious to the naked eye that he cannot compare with some young people.
He is not worried about big troubles in Jiangnan. He is only worried that many officials from Jiangnan will look for breakthrough points from other angles to trigger conflicts between the court and the party. How many officials have no dirty information at all? If this is the case,
One way to trigger protests is to suspend many government affairs.
After she reminded her, Tana finally reluctantly lowered the curtain.
While sitting there quietly, I heard a sudden roar from the front yard.
Yang Yiqing said bluntly: "Your Majesty, if the navy is successful, it must be easy to control. If it is located in Ningbo, Taiyuan, Fujian or Guangdong, it will be too far from the center. After all, Nanjing still has six departments with garrison. Furthermore,
There is another army in South Zhili and it is more secure."
Watching the excitement at the entrance of the palace were naturally the lively and active Wen Suyun, Carolina, Qu Mei and others who lived in the same palace with her and had the status of beauties.
It was just burned today, and the ashes do indeed contain the kind of phosphorus His Majesty mentioned in urine. This result shows that they can be used as fertilizers, and I am afraid that the reason is not least because of this phosphorus.
Nothing else. I am worried about increasing taxes on Jiangnan in order to prepare for future wars. In addition, the new laws and new studies have gained momentum. Many officials of the older generation, who cannot keep up with the pace, do not want to lose Nanjing as a good place to retire.
Along the way, she opened the curtain frequently and looked around. The female officer was very worried that she would be rude if she entered the palace later.
Fei Hong cannot ignore them. After all, Ming Dynasty is under great external pressure and its internal affairs must be stable.
This is not just a few official positions, it is a chain reaction caused by the fact that the three provinces of Beijing and Beijing were deprived of many operating spaces and preferential treatment they had enjoyed due to the Nanjing expedition.
Fei Hong was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.
After so many years, he has actually gradually accepted his identity as a "refining master". To be honest, those various wonderful reactions really made him feel like he was searching for a great way.
Tana bowed and was then taken to the back hall of Qianqing Palace.
At that time, the outcome of the Mongolian-Yuan right wing's battle in Qinghai was still unclear, and there were many opportunities for advancement provided by the general change. There was not much resistance in taking back the Nanjing Ministry of Household's right to collect grain taxes from Southern Zhili and the three provinces.
Let's set it up closer to Nanjing first. This main base will be easier to control.
"Mao Gong, when you go to Nanzhili, you and Yong Xiu, the grain superintendent of Jiangxi, Huguang, and Zhejiang provinces, should give this advice." Fei Hong solemnly said to Zhang Fujing, "Everyone in the field has made a new registration, so don't make unnecessary mistakes. Just levy the amount according to the amount. It’s easy to say about other things. If everyone criticizes each other and everyone has to wait for investigation and defense, then it will miss the national affairs."
"According to the decree of the Queen Mother, I would like to ask Queen Tana to undergo the ritual of exorcism from Tao Zhenren in front of the Qin'an Hall, then take a bath and change clothes. After meeting the Queen Mother and the Queen, she will be sent to the Yangxin Hall to meet her."
How to collect grain from other provinces, the Chief Envoy will take care of it.
After a while, I heard the eunuch called Eunuch Zhang respectfully shouting from outside the carriage: "Your Majesty, please get out of the car first."
Let's find another opportunity to advise Fei Hong.
Tana didn't know why, and then she looked dizzy as a Taoist priest walked around her with a magic weapon.
On Wang Hong's side, Hu Zan, who had served as the censor of Caojiang in Nanjing, was now promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War. He was responsible for the preparation of the naval division and set off for Guangdong.
On September 23, the team starting from Duoyan arrived in the east of the capital.
Today, he entered the palace according to the order and waited with Yang Yiqing for the emperor to come from the Yangxin Hall.
She was a little helpless. The temperament of this foreign queen was too different from the other queens.
"Your Majesty, calm down..." Several voices came.
Tana looked over there blankly, and then she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Why is it so unlucky that the emperor is angry when he enters the palace...
Zhu Houcong was indeed very angry now, with a cold look in his eyes.
Did the heavy reliance on Jiangnan grain taxes during the declaration of war the year before last emboldened some people?