Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1027 Huaihai Province
"Your Majesty is kind."

After getting into the carriage, Liu Afu hurriedly slapped off the snow on his body, and complimented him with a smile.

"It's just that I can't see her suffering."

Zhu Yixi smiled and sat on the soft couch: "From selling by the piece to selling by the catty, once you change your mind, it will naturally be very different, and maybe you can save a few families."

"By the way, do you know how many people in Beijing eat coal?"

"About a few thousand people!"

Liu Afu hesitated and said, "Rich people all use bamboo charcoal, but only those middle-class families are reluctant to part with money, so they all use honeycomb coal, which is cheap and warm."

"more than."

Zhu Yixi shook his head: "Dig coal in Xishan, make coal, run around Xishan, and then sell it. There are several turnovers during the process, and there are more than tens of thousands of people."

Coal is the peak sales season in winter, but it is also an important fuel in ordinary seasons, whether it is boiling water or why coal is always better than firewood.

The carriage moved accordingly, and arrived at Duke Feng's mansion in a short time.

The Zhao family went out to greet him.

Zhu Yixi went to visit Zhao Shu who was on the sick bed.

Since the beginning of winter, Duke Feng's mansion has been shocked three times a day, and Zhao Shu is lingering in the sick bed, it seems that time is running out.

The emperor also attached great importance to this, and continuously dispatched imperial physicians to treat him, and finally rescued him.

However, Zhu Yixi was still worried, so he visited the house in person to understand his appearance.

"The old minister was terrified, and he asked His Majesty to come in person..."

Zhao Shu opened his thin lips and smiled wryly.

His cheeks were thin, his eyes appeared huge, and he hadn't seen the sun for many days, so his skin looked very pale.

Seeing this, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but sat on the side of the bed, held his hand and said, "Mr. Zhao can have a good rest."

"I'm only in my 60s now. You can enjoy the great time in this prosperous age, and you can't abandon me."

Zhao Shu said with a wry smile: "The old minister is not attached to this, but only His Majesty is reluctant to part with it. Today I can feel relieved to see the Eucharist as before."

"What nonsense?" Zhu Yixi said angrily, "I can order you not to give up lightly. The imperial doctor said that as long as you have a good rest, you will be fine after this winter."

After all, he was relieved a lot before letting him sleep peacefully.

Old kid, old kid, sure enough.

Feng Guogong's family showed worry, but there was some joy in their hearts.

Although the father is in poor health, the holy family will not change, and sooner or later he will be kind to my family. This is a blessing in misfortune!

The honorable family will develop by watching Jun's favor.

After comforting his sons and others, Zhu Yixi returned to the Forbidden City in a carriage.

Beijing City, covered by heavy snow, is not much lively to watch.

Back in the palace, the cabinet sent a lot of bills and some secret boxes at the same time.

With the passage of time, the number of people who got the secret box has expanded from dozens to two hundred people, and two or three secret boxes are sent for approval almost every day.

Jin Yiwei, the cabinet memorandum, and the secret box, the combination of the three can avoid misinformation and concealment to the greatest extent.

As for the secret box, Zhu Yixi is not going to expand it anymore, otherwise, sooner or later, it will become like the Qing Dynasty, from precious to popular.

When everyone can play in secret, then it loses the foundation of secret playing.

Isn't Yongzheng just tired of approving secret concerts, bombarded with spam text messages every day.

In order to avoid this from happening, Zhu Yixi has repeatedly emphasized that there must be something to say, and the specific words should not exceed [-] words, and [-] words is appropriate.

Liu Afu took advantage of the situation and placed the secret box in front of the emperor, and took a few steps back, not daring to look around.

Zhu Yixi took it apart and saw that it was just a snow disaster.

There are disasters every year.

Opened the cabinet's proposal, and sure enough, he found the corresponding memorial.

It's just that the local government is corrupt as Mizhe said, so that the Changping warehouse is short-lived.

However, there is no word in the memorial, and the draft draft is to request the local governor to provide pension relief.

After all, the governor now has reserves, and the money is basically used for disaster relief, so why not let him spend it?

"Quite." He wrote with a ink pen, and then said: "There seems to be something hidden in the Changping warehouse in this province. Let the governor investigate."

After writing, I put down my pen.

If the local governor did not find out the situation, he could only send the censor.

He picked up another bill and opened it again.

The memorial is titled "Trial Implementation of the Establishment of a Province in Xuzhou", with only about [-] characters in length, it adopts the stereotyped style, and it is presented in a straightforward manner, full of momentum and practical arguments.

Due to the application of punctuation marks, the emperor would not have to punctuate the sentence himself, and it is very enjoyable to read.

"Tian Xi, a native of Xuzhou, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment..."

The article thinks that Liu Bang's rise in the past started with Xiang Yu's struggle for the world, and the Huaihai area is a vast and vast plain.

On the one hand, "control the throat of the Huaihai Sea, and at the same time facilitate the defense of the war, colonize the products of the original land, and the resources of Fujima", which can form a situation on its own; , Xiaojie's disciples, those who died in front of the parallel and then rose up in the bell, most of them are headed by Xu. 'It has been a hidden danger for the imperial court for a long time, but 'if you want to adapt to the current situation and change the location as the key point, it is better to build Xuzhou as a province. '

Tian Xi clearly pointed out the jurisdiction of this province:
With Xuzhou as the moon of stars, it reaches Haizhou in the east, Shangqiu in the west, Sizhou in the south, and Yishui in the north, including 45 counties in the intersection of the four provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong and Henan.

It is the land of ancient Xuzhou at the end of Han Dynasty.

This province is newly built, and there are two things and four things.

Two conveniences, one is to take care of the military households since the abolition of the Governor of Water Transport, so as to better coordinate the canal and dredge the benefits of the Huaihe River and the Yellow River.

The second is that the folk customs of this place are sturdy, and it has been a land of heroes since ancient times, cutting off the power of Anhui and the Soviet Union, and caressing the people of the land.

The four essentials are academic study, river management, canal repair, and trade.

It seems that once a province is established here, it can get rid of the poverty in the past and no longer become a depression.

Zhu Yixi laughed, this is a typical scholar's opinion.

In Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Henan, there are many disagreements, troubles, and vested interest groups are hard to be satisfied with the ceded land and the establishment of provinces in these four places.

Moreover, the folks have a feeling for the native land, and the abrupt establishment of a province will inevitably lead to a lot of rebellious psychology and make people unhappy.

At the same time, the establishment of a new province will also increase a large number of bureaucrats, which will put a lot of pressure on finances.

Zhu Yixi looked at Piao Wei again.

His words: "Xuzhou is located in the northernmost part of Jiangsu. If you build a military government on flat land, it will be expensive and expensive. The division of more than [-] counties in Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, and Henan will also involve disputes. The situation in the past and the present has changed. Wuchang, from the end of the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, Huaixu was an important town; during the Song Dynasty, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Xu had been reduced to Sanzhou. Since the Ming Dynasty, Huai'an has been emphasized, and it has been the seat of the former Caodu, and Xuzhou has declined."

"If Suhuai is divided into two provinces, the political head must be in the demarcation line. Since ancient times, when the border was drawn, it must be controlled by the mountains and rivers, and the country should be protected by danger. It can be traced back to the sub-provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui. , and it is not the victory of the old days, but when Jiangsu Province crosses the river, Xu Huai still has the strength to take advantage of the upper reaches. Today, Jiangsu is governed by drawing the river, and only four prefectures and one state remain in Jiangsu. The terrain is completely lost, and it is almost impossible to survive as a province. In the Tang Dynasty, Jiangnan Road, Tongzhou 42, in Song Dynasty, Jiangnan Road, Tongzhou [-]th, there is also a huge gap."

"Therefore, as the land of Xuzhou declines day by day, the imperial court does not need to add another official or raise a salary. The province has been established, the establishment is appropriate, and the name and reality match. There is no need to add more than one foot."

"allow--"

Zhu Yixi directly picked up the ink pen and drew a circle to express his agreement with him.

Xuzhou wants to be the boss, but his ambitions are too great.

In fact, there is one more thing left unsaid.

The land in northern Jiangsu is relatively barren. Basically, the whole of Jiangsu was brought up by southern Jiangsu, which is equivalent to a rich man bringing a poor brother.

In this way, it is naturally dragged down.

This is also the reason why the province was cut vertically instead of horizontally along the Yangtze River.

The locality cannot be too rich and united, which threatens centralization and is not conducive to governance.

The memorial was sent back, and the emperor ignored it.

But this matter was known to the officials of the four provinces in the capital, and they rushed to tell each other, very angry.

When they were abroad, the people of the world made friends with the province, then the mansion, and then the county.

The same is true for the distance of the relationship, the smaller the scope, the closer the relationship.

The splitting of one's own province is tantamount to destroying political resources and insulting one's affection for his hometown. Who can not be angry?
Even the scholars whose hometown is in this area disagreed one after another and were outraged.

These places are originally poor places. If Zhou was confined together, wouldn't he be with a group of poor people?

have a great impact on their development prospects.

You know, the township party plays a huge role in officialdom.

Tian Xi was widely criticized and had to sue for illness and close the door to avoid controversy.

This turmoil is nothing more than that.

The establishment of the province of Huaihai died before it even started.

And the Winter Solstice Dynasty began.

The emperor got up early, first went to Fengxian Hall to burn incense and pray, and then drove to the Qing Palace to entertain his officials.

Looking at the neatly lined up courtiers at the mouth of the Nine Dragons, they bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, shouting long live, and the emperor smiled in satisfaction, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Time flies, and it's another year. All the ministers and workers have worked very hard to serve the Prime Minister this year. Now that the government is about to be closed, all the members will take care of their spirits and take care of their bodies for the coming year."

"Your Majesty's praises and prayers, the ministers are very grateful."

"I won't say much, pass the decree, and set up a banquet."

Don't talk nonsense, let's set the meal directly.

When returning to the palace, one has to accept the bows of concubines and children below the queen.

Seeing that all the sons have become talented, each of them has a bit of courage, and he was suddenly happy: "Get up, today is the Tianjia family banquet, let's sit down separately. This is a family banquet, so there is no need to talk about etiquette."

The princes took their seats, while the dozen or so younger ones sat on the round table in an orderly manner, very well-behaved.

As for the smaller ones, they are held to nurse or coaxed to eat snacks.

Everyone took their seats, and the family banquet set up in the warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace was also lined up with cups and cups, and there were thousands of places before eating.

But growing up in Tian's family, I have seen this kind of food and drink a lot on weekdays, so I don't take it very seriously, so most of them only use a few chopsticks and stop eating.

Surprisingly, King Qi came back a few days ago and had this reunion dinner.

After staying in the feudal kingdom for many days, he was already tanned, which made a group of princesses and princes laugh.

"Second brother, how is your country of Qi?"

After taking a few mouthfuls of food, the emperor lost interest and asked casually.

"Thanks to my father, Emperor Hongfu, Qi State has annexed Sulu State, and now there is no shortage of craftsmen, and we are on the right track."

King Qi hurriedly got up and said respectfully.

The Luzon navy helped a lot this time, otherwise Qi would not be able to swallow the elephant.

A labor force of 10,000+, as well as gold and silver treasures, as well as mature craftsmen, are enough for Qi to rise rapidly and formally establish the eternal foundation.

"En!" Zhu Yixi nodded: "The Grand Temple of the State of Qi will also be built, assimilate those natives as soon as possible, and don't underestimate the enemy."

"Yes." King Qi agreed.

"Next year, the King of Liao will also take over the domain."

Suddenly, Zhu Yixi looked at the idle King Liao: "You have to manage well, learn from your elder brother, second brother, if you get into trouble, I won't beat you."

"Father, please rest assured that my son will not disappoint your trust."

King Liao patted his chest and said.

The emperor looked at King Yue again.

The latter stood up wisely and reported the situation of Yue.

"The country of Yue is close to North Korea and Japan, and it will take advantage of it. In two or three years, the number of Dingkou in the country of Yue will exceed 20, and it will stand tall in the North Sea."

The King of Yue also maintained his momentum.

At this time, the emperor looked at King Wei.

King Wei hurriedly got up: "My ministers have sent vanguards to Saigon. They are recruiting troops and buying horses, hoarding money and food. When they are ready, they can wipe out Khmer and occupy Phnom Penh."

"Khmer is weak, and I don't think it will be used for half a year."

"After Chinese New Year, you go to Saigon."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "I asked Zhu Shen to lead the army just to help you lead the army. It's not for you to stay in Beijing to enjoy happiness."

"Khmer has a long history and is not as ignorant as the Tartars, so if you, the king, want to establish your prestige, you must go there in person to establish your prestige."

"Sitting in the city of Beijing and reaping the rewards is not a good idea."

"I know." King Wei replied bitterly.

This is the end of the pleasant life in Beijing.

Immediately, this family banquet turned into a school exam, and no one could escape.

Those who are not crowned kings will be tested for school knowledge.

The princesses also have to take the school exam, but they have hired someone to teach them.

As time approached, in the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the major yamen began to close the yamen for a month.

This closure of the government office refers to the overtime work of each government office to deal with all the affairs quickly, and then the government office is closed for the New Year.

Except for the central yamen like the cabinet, which cannot be separated from people for a moment, the other eight ministries have long since disappeared.

The same is true locally.

No more cases, taxes, etc. will be accepted, and everything will have to wait until next year.

During the Zhengdan Dynasty, all the ministers and foreign envoys knelt down one after another.

Because of the ambassador system, these vassal states also set up embassies in Beijing to keep an eye on the situation of Ming Dynasty.

Once encountering any important event, such as the Longevity Festival, gifts can be given in time to avoid loss.

However, in this court meeting, an episode was born.

The North Korean envoy ran out of tears, and asked the emperor to change North Korea from a minister to an imperial envoy.

After all, North Korea cannot be the same as a foreign vassal like Japan.

People also enjoy the honor of the prince.

Zhu Yixi couldn't laugh or cry.

He did not expect that North Korea is still entangled in such a trivial matter.

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Yixi agreed to the matter: "North Korea is different, and it will be promoted to imperial envoy level from now on."

(End of this chapter)