Daming: You are really my eldest son

Chapter 59 Bachelor Song, he is what you call a great talent
Chapter 59 Bachelor Song, he is what you call a great talent

Zhu Yuanzhang finally left the Wu Palace with regret.

Because until it was dark, he never touched the corner of Zhu Ji's clothes.

But he is not disappointed that he did not catch the last fish that slipped through the net of sole education today.

Thinking back to the words that Zhu Ji and his son were exhausted from chasing and beating just now, when Zhu Ji and him sat on the ground dozens of steps apart and said out of breath, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this fish that slipped through the net could continue to get away with it for a while.

With this intimate communication between father and son, Zhu Yuanzhang, who returned to the palace, was no longer constrained by the emergency notes, and simply approved a few inscriptions, and walked briskly, Zhu Yuanzhang walked to Kunning Palace.

The cattle plowing the field are going to rest today, and he also has enough happy things to tell Queen Ma.

When the twilight sky was still shining with stars, and several rhythmic whips resounded through the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Fengtian Hall full of energy.

The courtiers kowtowed, and after all the ministries followed the routine, Hu Weiyong coughed lightly, and went out to consult the emperor again on the matter of disaster relief.

When I returned to the center yesterday, I sent a clerk to inform the Ministry of Households of Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions in the form of a note. Just now, Yan Xizhe, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, also said that the old documents for disaster relief have been urgently sent to the disaster-stricken states with the officials of the Ministry of Disaster Reconnaissance. county.

But the area affected by the disaster is so large, in addition to the actual operation of the local chief envoy to carry out disaster relief, the imperial court also needs to send people to comfort the people and check the officials.

This matter should have been decided after the officials sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs to investigate the disaster returned, but this time the situation was a bit serious. While opening the warehouse to release grain, supervisory officials must also be in place.

"Your Majesty, since the Ministry of Households has issued the ultimatum, should we agree on a few appeasement envoys to go to the states to supervise the localities today?"

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Hu Weiyong and the household department would move so quickly.

While nodding his approval for the efficiency of these people, Zhu Yuanzhang did not immediately respond to Hu Weiyong's inquiry.

"Before discussing this, we have something for you to discuss."

"This time, the disaster-stricken places have inconvenient transportation, poor water conservancy, dilapidated cities, and a declining style of writing. We want to take advantage of this locust disaster to provide relief with work, build water conservancy roads, city schools, and recruit scholars to do the work of education. I don't know what you think ?”

Replacing relief with work is nothing new to these civil servants standing on the left side of the train.

Its measures were first recorded in "Yanzi Chunqiu", and it was widely used in disasters in various places in the Northern Song Dynasty.However, although its effect is remarkable, it has great limitations and drawbacks after all.

It's not that many people have never thought of using this method for disaster relief, but considering that the locust disaster has affected too many states and counties, if there is no more careful planning and arrangement, the methods Zhu Yuanzhang said will not only fail to appease the people's livelihood, but will appear unpredictable. estimated impact.

Song Lian stood up first in the train and said:

"Your Majesty, it is good to use work for relief, but there are many disadvantages, and there are no precedents to follow in our court. Local officials will inevitably make mistakes in their busy schedule. If there are no perfect rules, I am afraid that this policy will not be feasible."

The idea of ​​cash-for-work is brilliant, but there are many gaps that need to be filled before four words can be expanded into a set of strategies that can be perfectly implemented.

Of course Zhu Yuanzhang knew what Song Lian wanted to know.

Next, Zhu Yuanzhang described in detail how to take care of the poor, weak, old and young during the work-for-relief period, how to prevent corruption, how to ensure the quality of the project, and how to enable the people to maintain their lives after the completion of the work.

After some explanations, Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth became a little dry.

However, seeing some of the courtiers frowning in thought, some closing their eyes and pondering, and some nodding repeatedly, they couldn't help feeling a little proud in their hearts.

Ren these people usually claim to be knowledgeable, why don't they want to think carefully about their elder son's good strategy at this moment.But thinking about it, the method to make up for the gap is not only novel but also pragmatic, and it is beyond the comprehension of these courtiers who have not been in the countryside for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang waited for about a moment, and saw that the courtiers were still thinking hard, but lost their patience.

"You think that there is something to add to this policy?"

Supplements must be supplemented, after all, he only heard so much.However, the content of what he said must be implemented in a short period of time. Even if there is a mistake, it will not have much impact.

Whether it was Hu Weiyong, Yan Xizhe, or Song Lian, they were all fascinated by what they heard just now, so they couldn't care less about checking for omissions and making up for vacancies.

When Zhu Yuanzhang asked this question, the hall was still silent.

Such a perfect constitution was not something they came up with, let alone just listened to it once, how could they add luster to it in a short time.

"The details are yet to be discussed. However, I implore Your Majesty to allow me to copy a copy after the court meeting as a material for the professors of Guozixue and Wenhuadian. In addition, I hope Your Majesty will inform me of this matter." Who came up with the strategy, I would like to be famous for this great talent."

Song Lian is a person who cherishes talents.

Many of Zhu Yuanzhang's dictated policies and theories were quite sophisticated, and he even grasped the psychology of low-level officials and disaster-stricken people quite accurately.Being able to have such an insight into the overall situation and the ability to penetrate the hearts of the people, if he can enter the court, with this merit, it will definitely be a blessing to the Ming Dynasty.

Song Lian glanced at Hu Weiyong secretly, and a thought secretly arose in his heart.

This is definitely a powerful person—even, even more powerful than Yang Xian.At that time, the situation of the dominance of one family in the court will undergo new changes.

Hu Weiyong, who didn't know what Song Lian was thinking at all, responded with a sense of current affairs.

Just now when he looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang, the slick prime minister could clearly see the complacency on the emperor's face.

His mind will inevitably think that this is the solution Zhu Yuanzhang racked his brains to think of.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had taken precautions against himself during this period, Hu Weiyong had to use various small actions to regain trust.

If not, without all the power he has today, can Hu Weiyong continue to be so majestic?

Seeing that the courtiers followed Song Lian and Hu Weiyong and congratulated him one after another, the corners of Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth almost went to the sky.

Looking across Xu Da and Feng Sheng, who had some doubts and guesses on their faces, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at everyone in His Highness with a smile:

"Haha, I don't want our eldest son to be praised by Song Xueshi as a great talent."

Seeing the courtiers looking at each other after revealing the mystery, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing again:

"Life note, let the scribes copy a few more copies in the morning and later, and send them to the ministries and Song scholars. Remember to send us a copy, such a good idea, we should appreciate it."

(End of this chapter)