Daming heir

Zhu Yunxi's questioning voice echoed in the main hall of the Tongzhengshi Si Yamen.

Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and saints are ruthless.

When there is a problem among the people, and it is a problem that is difficult to solve by manpower, everyone will implicate the crimes on the thieves, or the faint king.

It's still good now, these people just blamed the fault on the heavens, and didn't say that it was because of the king's personal morality that the natural disaster was caused.

But if there is a man-made disaster on the ground, when these people are helpless, they will probably still push the problem to the king.

If they encounter a strong king, they will inevitably elect a treacherous minister to take the blame.

In short, they are always infallible.

Ren Hengtai has no choice but to stand up at this time. He is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and it is his responsibility to uphold the ritual system and the father of heaven and earth.

"His Royal Highness, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry did not mean to criticize God, but because of the current season, it is the cause of the current difficulties."

Ren Hengtai changed the matter from his own point of view, and then turned to look at Qi Zhu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Jiang Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, with a more serious tone: "Your Majesty, the difficulty of founding the Ming Dynasty is comparable to today? The Three Emperors and Five Emperors created all peoples and all things How hard is it today?
We are all the rewards of eating the king, and we should share the worries for the king.Study hard for ten years, good fortune for the people.Not because of the difficult times, not because of the dangers of the place, not because of people's violations, just let it go, perfunctory. "

Qi Zhu and Jiang Yi bowed their heads silently.

No matter in terms of reason or Ren Hengtai's official rank, neither of them could explain anything.

At this time, Wang Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and said, "Grandson, Ren Shangshu, the Ministry of Industry will never abandon the people. After discussing the matter today, I will go out of the city to supervise the snow-covered official roads. It's just the current situation. The ministers also dare not be guarantors, so what can be done in the official way can be smooth."

Yu Xin also stood up at this time: "His Royal Highness, the household department has already loaded grain and grass in the large warehouses of various household departments. No less than [-] dan, there will be no horse-drawn carriages to transport any more. The household department only waits for the Ministry of Industry to clear the official road. You can immediately send food and grass to various places.

Prior to this, in order to solve the snow disasters in the Jiangnan and Jiangbei regions, the minister boldly advised to transfer the grain and grass stored in the Hangzhou Fucang and Huai'an Fucang to transport along the Yangtze River, the Canal, and the Yellow River respectively. Distributed to prefectures and counties along the coast. "

After finishing speaking, Yu Xin nodded and stood on the spot with his hands down, silently looking at Zhu Yunxi who was sitting above.

In the main hall, all the officials fell silent.

There is no problem with Yu Xin's strategy of transporting the grain stored in the Hangzhou government warehouse.

It was originally transferred from Jiaozhi Road to Hangzhou Fucang after the summer and autumn taxes of Jiaozhi Road came up every year, for use by soldiers and civilians in Jiangnan.

The grain stored in Huai'an Mansion can be adjusted and transported, so no one dares to raise opinions.

Most of the grain stored in Huai'an Mansion is now collected from taxes collected by prefectures and counties in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and transported and stored in the past.

The grain and grass currently stored in Huai'an Mansion were originally scheduled to be sent to Beiping Mansion after the beginning of spring, when the harvest in the north was scarce, and then distributed to all parts of the Nine Frontiers to ease the expenses of the frontier troops and the people in the frontier areas.

Some of them are transported to Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi through the canal and the Yellow River, and some are transported to Beiping Prefecture by sea.

If Yu Xin's remonstrance is carried out, the food, grass and military supplies of Jiubian will be affected in the spring of next year.

Zhu Yunxi lightly tapped his fingers on the table in front of him, his eyes were like gossamer, and he pondered for a long time.

After a long time, Zhu Yunxi slowly said: "Jiangnan and Jiangbei are snowy this winter, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Report to Your Highness."

Among the crowd, an official stood up, looked at Zhu Yunxi, bowed and said, "Charcoal, it's very cold at this time, and what the people lack most is charcoal for heating. It's coming to the end of the year, and most people have some surplus food in their homes. Worried about whether the stomach is full.

Even if it is less, it can always be dealt with.The most important thing is the charcoal for heating. Now that the mountains are covered by heavy snow, it is impossible for the people to keep firewood in every household.

But once the snow continues, the people trapped by the heavy snow will fall into a situation where there is no charcoal to keep warm, and in the end it is very likely that they will be frozen to death due to the severe cold. "

The south of the Yangtze River is not like the north. The people will cut down the entire mountain and forest in order to store enough firewood for winter use before the arrival of winter.

There will not be such a heavy snowfall in the south of the Yangtze River for a hundred years, so there is no need to ask people to store firewood in their homes.

Xie Jin, who followed Zhu Yunxi, stood up and said, "Your Highness has already explained the matter to the official. The documents to urge the mining and distribution of coal are issued every day, but the road is difficult and the time is getting longer."

The Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Yu, who had been silent for a long time, finally stood up at this moment: "His Royal Highness, colleagues, how many prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River are currently experiencing heavy snowfall like Yingtian? He went to the local area to report, and sent officials and servants to various places to find out the snow situation."

Zhai Shan turned his head to look at Ru Zhen: "In addition to Yingtian Mansion, there are already conclusive news about Zhenjiang Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, Guangde State Mansion, Huzhou Mansion, Ningguo Mansion, Taiping Mansion, Hezhou Mansion, Luzhou Mansion, Chuzhou Mansion, Yangzhou Prefecture and Shangzhong Capital are both like the snow conditions in the sky at this time.

There is snow in these eleven places. I think the winter snow this year may be quite fierce.I am afraid that Zhili, Zhejiang Road, Jiangxi Road, Huguang Road, and Henan Road will all suffer disasters! "

After finishing speaking, Zhai Shan slightly closed his eyes with a worried expression.

Almost the entire financial and taxation center in the south of the Yangtze River of Ming Dynasty is suffering from snow.

And Jiangnan and other places have such a heavy snow, what will happen to the prefectures and counties along the Yellow River in the north, even Zhai Shan dare not think about it.

Ru Yu took a deep breath, who would have imagined that the Ming Dynasty would face such a severe predicament after just two years of good life and two years of comfort for the courtiers.

He looked at Wang Jun, who was silent beside him, then glanced at the meritorious generals sitting opposite him, and said softly: "At present, how to clear the road is the most important thing. The Yangtze River is transported to the riversides of the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, but what about the next road?"

If it was in the past, the first thing that the imperial court and the local government thought of was to expropriate the common people for transportation, unblocking, and repairing roads.

But now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, not to mention the imperial court, even the local government may not be able to tell what the situation in their own jurisdiction is.

"Use Jingwei."

Zhu Yunxi frowned, spoke in a deep voice, then looked around, looking at the civil servants who were already showing their faces.

Zhu Yunxi continued: "The heaven and the earth are not benevolent, and the saints are ruthless. However, man will conquer the sky! Order the navy warships, troop ships, and grain ships to transport grain and grass to Hangzhou. The Jingwei camp divides troops to escort the grain and grass up the river. Arrive at the shore, distribute grain and grass, and the officers and soldiers of the capital guards will open the way, transport grain and grass to the localities, assist the local prefectures and counties in disaster relief, and distribute supplies to the people."

Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the capital of the Central Plains Dynasty has always hoarded heavy troops.

One is to ensure that the Gyeonggi region has a strong military guard, the other is to form a central army that is strong enough to crush the local area, and the third is to further weaken the local military power by drawing troops from the local area to form the central army.

The same is true for Ming Dynasty, although there is no so-called 80 forbidden troops in the former Song Dynasty.

But now there are nearly 20 soldiers and horses gathered in the rounds of the Beijing Army camp inside and outside Yingtian City.

In addition to the Beijing army, there are more than 100 million troops in the local area, including the Nine Frontiers.However, this has to be differentiated according to the region.

Roughly speaking, the current military strength of Ming Dynasty is dominated by the Nine Frontier Army, and then it is the nearly one hundred thousand army currently stationed and fighting in Wa Kingdom and Jiaozhi Road.

After that, it was the guard house at the dangerous pass of the [-]th Dao of Ming Dynasty.

As for the remaining local garrisons and reclamation guards, it is already a blessing to be able to guarantee the number of soldiers.

The nearly 20 Beijing army is led by nearly [-] meritorious officers, generals, and military officers in Beijing.

After excluding nearly 20 Shangzhiqin military guards who could not be mobilized, the [-] Beijing army is the most important garrison force in Yingtian City, which is always related to the safety of the emperor and the capital.

Zhu Yunxi wanted to use the soldiers from the Jingwei camp to help the snow.

For a while, the civil servants were in an uproar.

Zhai Shan got up directly and said: "Your Highness, this is not an appropriate move! The Beijing army and the Shangzhiqin army guards are guarding the capital, guarding His Majesty's safety, how can they move lightly? I think you can order the Ministry of War and the five armies Issued a document to urge the officers and soldiers of the Jiangnan local guards to go to the ferry along the Yangtze River and wait for the imperial court to transfer the grain and grass from the Hangzhou government warehouse to arrive."

Ren Hengtai also said in a deep voice: "The Beijing army must not move! In the land of the capital, where the emperor lies on the couch and where the court is, how can there be no heavy guards. I echo what Shangshu Zhai said, and issue a document to transfer the officers and soldiers of the local guards."

Wang Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was even more of a sliding shovel, so he knelt down and slid right in front of Zhu Yunxi.

There was a bang and bang.

Wang Jun is already thrown into the ground.

"I'm guilty of death, I'm in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and I'm incompetent in clearing the roads, making it difficult to move food and grass. Please punish me with death. Your Highness will not tamper with the Beijing army."

Following the remonstrance of the big bosses, all the civil servants present got up one after another and knelt down on the ground.

"The ministers and others seconded the proposal, and the Beijing army cannot move."

Zhai Shan even raised his head and said: "The safety of the capital is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Even if His Majesty has this order, the ministers will also advise it."

This is not like the town of Wo, the conquest of Jiaozhi, sending out [-] to [-] Beijing troops, and training the local guards to form a large army for conquest.

In just this instant, Zhai Shan had figured out that if the Beijing army was to be used for this snow relief, and if more than half of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing army who were still in Yingtian at this moment were not used, the matter would not be able to be done.

That is another army of [-] to [-] to be thrown out.

In addition to the Jingjun who are still in Jiaozhi Road and Wa Kingdom, there will be no more than [-] to [-] Jingjun left in Yingtian City to guard Gyeonggi by then.

Zhu Yunxi sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Man can conquer nature, but manpower is also limited. There are countless prefectures and counties along the Yangtze River, and not every place has guard assistants. For example, Chizhou Prefecture and Jiujiang Prefecture have no guards guarding them, and Raozhou Prefecture There are only thousands of households in Nanfu, Nankang and other places.

At this moment, the heavy snow is continuous, day and night, and it has the potential to cover the whole country.It is probably difficult for the local guards to maintain their jurisdiction and dredge the countryside in prefectures, counties and counties.If the imperial court reassigns the local guards to take care of the grain and grass, who should do the local affairs?
And Gu will also dispatch the Beijing army to Shouzhou, the central capital, Ningxiang, Huguang, and Pingxiang, Jiangxi, to collect and transport coal to various places in the south of the Yangtze River.If there is no Beijing army, according to the local situation at this time, do you think that only local people can handle these things well? "

Mu Ying also got up slowly at this time, and the iron armor on her body made clanking sounds as she walked.

"His Royal Highness, if the imperial court dispatches the Beijing army, from the day the Beijing army leaves the city, I will lead the troops with Tang Dudu, Jing Chuanhou and others to sit at the head of Yingtian City. The sun never sets to meet the city's head!"

After Mu Ying finished speaking, all the court dignitaries and generals of the Beijing army who shouldn't be here stood up one after another: "If the Beijing army does not return for a day, the last general will not go down to the city for a day!"

In the main hall of the Tongzheng Envoy's Yamen, the civil servants were silent, and the meritorious military generals were loud and powerful, and their words were vigorous.

Zhu Yunxi looked at these civil servants silently.

Not letting Yingtian have a shortage of troops is just one of the most obvious reasons for these people.

What they hope more is to use civilian means to solve the problems they are encountering now, rather than let the military play a decisive role in it.

Qiu Ba should fight the enemy to the death on the battlefield.

This is the common perception and subconscious perception of civil servants towards the military since the former Song Dynasty.

If the matter encountered by the imperial court has to be resolved by the officers and soldiers, where will the face of these civil servants be put?

But now, Zhu Yunxi knew very well that the current problems could be solved without the Beijing army, but he just wanted to let these civil officials know that even without them, Daming could solve the problems he encountered.

Ru Xun, who hadn't spoken for a while and just knelt down without seconding her, silently raised her head at this moment.

Ever since people like Mu Ying came in, he had a premonition.

At the moment of the heavy snow, the grandson let these people come, so it is not for the purpose of conquering the outside world.

Ru Yu, who raised her head, said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, whether to use the Beijing army or not, can we wait for the grain stored in the Hangzhou government warehouse to arrive in Yingtian before making a decision? Everyone has no solution.

His Highness is worried about the difficulties of the people, and so are the ministers.If His Highness intends to use the Beijing army, can you just send [-] to [-] officers and soldiers to go to Hangzhou Mansion Warehouse with the warships that transport grain and grass, and after the shipment, first transport grain and grass from Songjiang Mansion and other places to land. "

Ru Xun chose the second best way to ease the conflict.

Now instead of mobilizing tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Beijing Army immediately, only [-] to [-] Beijing troops will be used to transport grain and grass to the warehouse in Hangzhou, and land from Songjiang Mansion and other places to clear the official roads and transport grain and grass.

His reasons are clear.

No one knows when the snow will stop.

Maybe the snow will stop tomorrow, maybe?
At that time, only [-] to [-] Beijing troops will be mobilized, and the snow will stop. After the local government roads are cleared, there is no need to worry about the same situation overnight. Receive grain and grass on both sides of the Yangtze River.

As for the problem that after the snow stopped, the snow would melt and the official path would be corrupted.

Ru Xun glanced at the back of her hands that were somewhat purple. This damn cold temperature probably won't warm up until the beginning of spring.

It is not that the Beijing army cannot be used, but how much should be used, what role the imperial court will play in it, and what position the civil servants will be in.

Zhai Shan and the others also raised their heads at this time.

Ru Xun gave them a more secure plan full of compromises.

Zhai Shan immediately shouted: "The Ministry of War's strategy is very good. It saves the people from the wind and snow, and there is no need to let the officers and soldiers work in boats and carts. They move according to the time. The minister agrees."

After Zhai Shan expressed his position.

The rest of the civil servants once again shouted in unison: "The ministers and others seconded the proposal."

Zhu Yunxi hummed silently, then turned to look at Mu Ying in military uniform, only to see a slight smile on the other side's face.

He also had no choice but to nod and said: "Since all the ministers feel that this strategy is very good, I will follow the advice of the ministers alone. The Beijing army dispatched [-] troops and horses, and they went down with the boat to transport grain and grass to the Hangzhou government warehouse. Another [-] troops and horses were sent. , and went to Shouzhou, Ningxiang, and Pingxiang coal mines for mining and transportation."

Mu Ying and other meritorious generals immediately said: "The last general takes orders."

Zhai Shan, Ru Yu and other civil officials knew that it was impossible not to use every single soldier of the Beijing Army, and now this is the safest compromise strategy.

Then they said in unison: "The grandson is kind and wise."

The first test of the civil servants has yielded benefits and compromises.

Zhu Yunxi knew in his heart that this was an inevitable result.

It is impossible for civilian officials to hand over the power of herdsmen to the military, just as the military has never been willing to be inferior to civilian officials.

He waved his hand: "Let's go to work, it's a difficult time, and you should be alone to overcome the difficulties and maintain the peace of the people."

"The ministers respect the teaching."

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"When does Yue Zhang think this snow will stop?"

After coming out of the office of the Tongzheng Envoy, all the officials dispersed, Zhu Yunxi left Mu Ying behind, and the two of them walked towards the palace under the guard of a group of imperial guards.

Mu Ying looked up at Feixue who hadn't stopped after a short rest last night, and shook her head: "I don't know the calendar, when marching and setting up formations, and confronting the enemy, I always end up with the worst possible results." make plans.

If the snow this winter can stop within three to five days, it will be a good result, and His Highness can deal with it smoothly.

If the snow keeps falling for a long time, His Highness may not only need to transfer most of the Beijing troops in Beijing, transport the two large warehouses in Hangzhou and Huai'an, but also prepare for the situation after the snow melts in the spring of next year. "

Zhu Yunxi shook his head helplessly: "I asked Qin Tianjian, and they think that this snow will last at least until the arrival of the cold moon, or even during the cold moon. They can't guarantee it after that."

Mu Ying was stunned for a moment, stopped, lowered her head and stretched her legs to kick the snow in front of her: "It's been snowing for a long time, and the common people may have food to feed themselves, but what about clothes and firewood? Today, the minister and the generals agreed to go out of Beijing." After [-] officers and soldiers, we agreed on the regulations for the subsequent dispatch of the Beijing army and made preparations early."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and smiled at Mu Ying: "It should be so! The current situation is difficult, and the Beijing Army has to rely on Yue Zhang and Uncle Tang's family for everything."

"This is the responsibility of the ministers."

Zhu Yunxi turned around, looked at Mu Ying, and suddenly said earnestly: "Yue Zhang, maybe you also don't understand why I use the Beijing army to relieve the disaster. Or, you may think that I am using you to suppress civil servants."

Mu Ying froze for a moment, her eyes shifted slightly, she didn't speak, but it already showed that he probably thought so.

Zhu Yunxi smiled, this is human nature, most people would think so.

But he still explained: "The imperial court has 20 soldiers and horses in the direct military guards, [-] soldiers in the capital, and more than one million local guards and frontier troops under the command of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. They are the sharp swords in my Ming's hands. , Strong Shield, is my Da Ming's confidence to sit on the Central Plains."

Zhu Yunxi's tone gradually became more serious, and his eyes flickered like torches.

"However, although they are officers and soldiers of the guards, they are also the people of my Daming, and they also come from among those people. To say that they are soldiers of my Zhu family, soldiers under the command of your generals, is better to say that they are the people of the world. soldiers."

Mu Ying's heart was shocked, such a rebellious remark, he never thought that it would come from the mouth of his own son-in-law, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

"Soldiers..."

Mu Ying lost her voice.

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "They are my disciples of Ming Dynasty! In ancient times, there were eight thousand disciples of Xiang Yu from Jiangdong, who could defeat Qin Dynasty and fight against Han Gaozu. Now, these disciples of Ming Dynasty come from all over the world and are selected among the common people. .

How the imperial court governs, and how my Zhu family governs, they are watching.My Zhu family and the imperial court treat the common people kindly. I hide my soldiers in front of the common people and help the common people in disasters as my sons and daughters.

The people should be able to see it, and the officers and soldiers are also in it.After my Ming Dynasty, no matter how difficult it is, these people, even if they are very old, will definitely take out the rusty armor of the past to protect the country from danger. "

Mu Ying felt that something was shaking, and some understanding began to blur.

It's just that the current him can't explain what it is at all.

After a long time, Mu Ying can only speak the words of old people, expressing today's meaning: "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Love the people, and the people support them."

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "That's the truth."

Afterwards, he raised his head, only to see that the gate of the majestic imperial city was already in front of him.

"It's time for Yuezhang to return to camp."

The end of the year is just around the corner, and the great spirit comes from the east.May you add food, and you will be safe forever.The daily profit is huge, and the family is rich.

Respect from the distance!