Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 275
If you want to accomplish something in the Chongzhen Dynasty, if you don't have officials with corresponding talents, and if you don't have a scale, you won't be able to open up the situation at all.

Against the background of frequent disasters, serious land annexation, and the absence of imperial power in the countryside, the government's control over taxation has been continuously weakened. Any change related to the national economy and people's livelihood will cause serious trouble.

During the three-year period of temporary stability, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to build and cultivate the political group "Emperor Party", which would become the backbone force to check and balance the imperial court and promote the reform of the New Deal.

The political group of the imperial party can come from all corners of the country in Ming Dynasty, and they can all be born in noble families, dignitaries, gentry, landlords, and poor families.

However, in order to be selected into the imperial party, in addition to being talented and loyal, one must either be young or have a bad career.

Being young means that you have a strong ability to accept new things or new ideas.

If the official career is not going well, it means that you can calm down, accept new ideas, and induce changes little by little.

"Yan Xianggong doesn't have to be so nervous."

Wang Chengen smiled, looked at the tense Yan Yingyuan, and said as he walked: "This time the emperor summoned you by name.

When you get to Qianqing Gate, whatever the emperor asks, Yan Xianggong can answer whatever you want, but you must not forget the etiquette in the palace that our family taught you. "

"Please trouble the prince."

Yan Yingyuan let out a soft cry, squeezed out a smile, and said: "The students are much better now, and the etiquette in the palace is kept in mind by the students."

Seeing that Yan Yingyuan had recovered a lot, Wang Chengen's eyes flashed a hint of approval. Although he didn't know why his emperor knew Yan Yingyuan who came from a poor family, Yan Yingyuan's performance was quite good.

If it was an ordinary student who was summoned into the palace for no reason to meet the emperor, he would be scared to death.

Looking at the Qianqing Gate in front of him, Wang Chengen couldn't help but quicken his pace. These days, his emperor is either in the Wenhua Palace or at the Military Aircraft Office, dealing with various government affairs. Even if he wants to rest late at night, he has not returned to the harem. Just rest in Qianqing Palace.

Although he stayed by his emperor's side, he didn't serve for a long time, and he had to go to and from the supervisor, the inner factory, several Huangzhuang and other places every day to do the things the emperor asked him to do, but Wang Chengen could clearly feel that the outer court The situation here is gradually returning to calm.

"My lord... you take a break and drink a cup of tea."

Han Zanzhou looked worried, holding a cup of tea, looked at the busy Emperor Chongzhen at his desk, and persuaded: "You have already processed more than a dozen memorials, you should take a break..."

"It's really long-winded."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the vermilion pen, frowned and said, "Don't I know how my body is? You don't have to persuade me every now and then, just bring it."

"Yes, the emperor is as fierce as a tiger, but he should rest when he should."

Han Zanzhou handed over the teacup with a smile, and said: "These days, the emperor works day and night, and when he gets tired, he goes to bed in Qianqing Palace, slaves..."

Emperor Chongzhen, who was drinking tea, listened to what Han Zanzhou said, and secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder the emperors of all dynasties loved and trusted the servants around him so much.

Under the feudal monarchy, whoever stays with the emperor the longest is the group of castrated eunuchs and eunuchs. After getting along for a long time, as long as they can speak and know how to read their words, they will definitely trust them more.

"Slave Wang Cheng'en, pay homage to the emperor."

When Emperor Chongzhen was feeling emotional, Wang Chengen's voice sounded outside the hall: "According to the emperor's order, Yan Yingyuan, a student from Tongzhou, enters the palace to have an audience."

"Yan Yingyuan, who fought against the Three Lords of the Qing Dynasty, have you found it?" ! '

Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly, put down the teacup in his hand, and said loudly: "Come in."

Familiar with the history of the late Ming Dynasty, he knew the anti-Qing heroes that emerged during the period from the Jiashen Rebellion to several regimes representing the Ming Dynasty that were defeated by the Qing Dynasty.

Yan Yingyuan, a native of Tongzhou, Zhili Province, went to Jiangyin Dianshi in the 14th year of Chongzhen. Before the Qing dynasty went south, no one knew Yan Yingyuan's name.

Until the military groups of various banners of the Qing Dynasty headed by Duoduo went south in a large scale and attacked the area around Jiangyin. The name of this battle should also be left in history.

"Student Yan Yingyuan, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Yan Yingyuan, who followed Wang Chengen into the office, bowed his head, trying to restrain his nervousness, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen, and said loudly.

"Quick... free of charge."

Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, stretched out his hand to signal, and under the surprised gazes of Han Zanzhou and Wang Chengen, he stood up and walked towards Yan Yingyuan.

"Yan Yingyuan, I heard that you organized a group of hundreds of brave men in Tongzhou when you were building a captive to invade the country?" With such courage, shouldn’t you be nervous when you see me?”

"Yes."

Yan Yingyuan bowed his hands first, then raised his head, met Emperor Chongzhen's gaze, and said: "The students indeed organized a team of hundreds of brave men, but in the end they were incorporated into the transport team responsible for grain and grass.

Jianlu is rampant, dare to invade the important areas of our Ming Dynasty, it is really a damn existence, it is all because the students are stupid and failed to make progress in the imperial examination, otherwise..."

"Don't be upset about this."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "It is good in my opinion to be able to obtain the status of a student. Yan Yingyuan, I have something that I want to ask you to do.

If you can do it well, then I can call you into the military plane to share my worries and the country's worries. "

"I would like to die for His Majesty!"

When Yan Yingyuan heard the words, he didn't care what errands Emperor Chongzhen wanted to tell him, he just bowed his hands and bowed.

"Only by living can I share my worries."

Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, pulled Yan Yingyuan up, and said, "I want you to go to Fuzhou, Fujian, to find a rumored crop. I heard that this crop is grown in Fuzhou.

This product is sweet and has a very high yield per mu. If this product is found, the people who promoted it, together with the corresponding crops, will be brought back to the capital.

On the way back to Beijing, I went to Jiangyin to find two scholars named Chen Mingyu and Feng Houdun. If this matter can be done well, I will reward you generously.

Going to the south of the Yangtze River, I will give you a small flag official in Jinyiwei, so that you can do your business, but you must know how to keep your name anonymous, and write down everything you see along the way and feel touched, and report it to me when you return to Beijing. "

"Here!"

Asking Yan Yingyuan to go to the south of the Yangtze River was a decision made by Emperor Chongzhen after careful consideration. First, he searched for sweet potatoes so that he could breed good varieties suitable for the Ming Dynasty. Second, he brought Chen Mingyu and Feng Houdun back to the capital. Take a look, from the north of Zhili all the way to the land of the south of the Yangtze River, what kind of things, what contradictions exist, what about the local government, so that you can better understand the gaps and problems between the north and the south of Ming Dynasty in the future.

Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, since Yan Yingyuan's loyalty has been tested, then spending a little money to broaden Yan Yingyuan's horizons and recruit Yan Yingyuan into the military aircraft is the way Emperor Chongzhen paved for him.

(End of this chapter)