Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 597 Expanding Domestic Demand
It was another sunny day, and Lu Xiangsheng felt a little uneasy. Walking in the Forbidden City, the breeze was blowing, blowing the official robe he was wearing.

Looking at the Qianqing Palace in front of him, Lu Xiangsheng looked dignified. He had doubts in his heart about the imperial edict to enter the capital. At present, there are a lot of matters that need to be dealt with in Zhili Governor's Yamen, but the emperor ordered to summon him. Let Lu Xiangsheng arrange the corresponding matters, and rush to the capital urgently.

Ok?
Lu Xiangsheng, who was in a mess of thoughts, saw a familiar figure in front of the main hall of Qianqing Palace, which made Lu Xiangsheng subconsciously stop.

When he saw that Emperor Chongzhen was walking towards him with a smile on his face, Lu Xiangsheng's expression changed slightly, and he walked towards the emperor quickly.

"Chen... Lu Xiangsheng, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"The Qing family has lost a lot of weight."

Emperor Chongzhen bent down to help Lu Xiangsheng, and felt emotional in his heart, this is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, how long has it been since he served as the governor of Zhili, and within two years, he has become so thin and thin.

If many officials of the Ming Dynasty were like Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Yuan Keli, thinking of the Ming Dynasty in everything, why did the Ming Dynasty end up in such a situation.

"The Qing family became the governor of Zhili, and I have seen and remembered all the political achievements they have achieved." Emperor Chongzhen restrained his mind, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said.

"In the situation in Beizhili, under such a complicated premise, it is not easy for the Qing family to be able to overcome all difficulties and clarify every item of deployment.

I am very satisfied with the current development under the rule of Beizhili. If this momentum can be maintained, it will certainly be of great help to the future development of Ming Dynasty. "

"I dare not take credit."

Lu Xiangsheng bowed slightly and said: "Beizhili's current situation is not due to one minister, but because there are many people who are worried about the country and loyal to their duties, and they are doing things in their respective fields.

As far as the Zhili Disaster Relief Office has clearly implemented many arrangements, the group of officials who are loyal to the emperor and love the people have silently made many..."

What Lu Xiangsheng said, Emperor Chongzhen knew in his heart that the scholars gathered by the Disaster Relief Administration were the talent echelon he built.

It is holding the banner of disaster relief, and under the rule of the northern provinces of Ming Dynasty, doing many things that the local government should do, but they don't.

Under the rule of the northern provinces of Daming alone, the group of bankrupt groups gathered was extremely large in scale. If it were not for the coordination of disaster relief agencies in various places, I am afraid that the current Daming would be in chaos.

"The Qing family is called to Beijing this time because there are a few things that I want to discuss with the Qing family in detail."

Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said: "In view of the fact that under the current rule of Beizhili, a large number of out-of-work groups have been gathered, and the trend is increasing, I feel that part of their treatment must be followed up in an orderly manner.

As far as I know, under the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Zhili, many out-of-production groups earn corresponding money through their own labor, but they and their relatives mostly live in simple shantytowns.

This is not good.

The Zhili Governor's Office, including the Zhili Disaster Relief Office, must resolve this matter in an orderly manner in various places. The area within the city is not convenient for large-scale construction of houses. Can we find suitable areas outside the city and build corresponding houses? ?
Like many artisans in government-run factories, they are obviously capable of making money, but the place where they live is simply horrible.

The imperial court can't just let these bankrupt groups, through the system of the disaster relief agency, stop starving and stop taking care of them. "

Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly.

The situation mentioned by Emperor Chongzhen is a relatively common phenomenon in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Beizhili, and there are many levels involved behind it.

If this phenomenon only exists in some prefectures and counties, then Zhili Governor's Yamen and Zhili Disaster Relief Administration can still try to solve it.

But now most prefectures and counties are involved, and the situation in different places is different. Even if Lu Xiangsheng wants to solve this matter, he will face many difficulties and troubles.

"This matter must be resolved."

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "The disaster relief sub-administrations of various prefectures must coordinate with the local governments to allocate corresponding areas and build corresponding houses uniformly.

They can be resettled in various prefectures and counties, which can not only meet their actual needs, but also accelerate the development of workshops in various places.

If the resettled group does not have enough money to buy real estate, the Zhili Disaster Relief Office can take the lead and provide low-interest loans with the Huitong Bank..."

Lu Xiangsheng showed a surprised expression.

Emperor Chongzhen summoned Lu Xiangsheng to Beijing this time, and his intention was very clear, which was to increase domestic demand in northern Zhili, and then promote the development of workshops in various places in Zhili.

The orderly advancement of primitive industrialization will inevitably require extremely strong demand. Whether it is domestic demand or external demand, it can generate strong attraction.

Since Emperor Chongzhen decided to take this path, he would promote the established plan in an orderly manner, but the reality before him forced Emperor Chongzhen to think more.

It is definitely unrealistic for a group of illiterate and out-of-work groups to move in an orderly manner in the direction he envisioned just for resettlement housing and low-interest loans.

So these heavy burdens, without exception, are all on Lu Xiangsheng, on the Zhili Disaster Relief Office he leads, let them carry out the bottom line, and gradually straighten out these things at the local level.

"Your Majesty, there has never been such a precedent for this kind of thing under my Ming rule."

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Even if compared with the reconstruction of the capital, there are still many differences. If you want to facilitate this in an orderly manner, I am afraid that you will not be able to see results in the short term. In three years, this It is the deadline for the minister to ensure that the matter can be implemented in an orderly manner.

Through the gradual sorting within this period, Chenhe Disaster Relief Administration can improve the system in various places to ensure that these resettled full-time groups will not be affected by any disturbances. "

"I can give the deadline that the Qing family said."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "I also know that this matter is complicated, but if it can be done well and done solidly, it will bring a good forerunner to the future development of Daming.

In addition to this matter, there are policy adjustments to support industrial construction, the establishment of a batch of smelting industries, and the expansion of Chidao construction scale, etc., all of which require the Qing family to share my worries. "

Since it is to expand domestic demand, it is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to focus on one point and make corresponding demands on Lu Xiangsheng for planning in other fields.

Although Emperor Chongzhen knew in his heart that these burdens were really on Lu Xiangsheng, which would increase Lu Xiangsheng's pressure day by day, but under the current situation, it was impossible not to burden the burden. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to increase the efficiency of forcing Ming to change up and down.

(End of this chapter)