eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 272
The demand for horses is not large in normal times, but extremely high in wartime, so it must be provided by the imperial court's finances.

After Yang Yiqing left, the court also began to discuss specific implementation issues. The core of the reconciliation was actually the cavalry, and the core of the cavalry was the horse.

Today, the horse farms in Shaanxi are gradually recovering. In the 17th year of Hongzhi, the court restored the Anding Garden. Therefore, there are 7 horse farms in Shaanxi this year, which can raise a total of [-] war horses.

In the 18th year of Hongzhi, the imperial court planned to add a Shangyuan horse farm like Andingyuan in Shaanxi.The so-called Shangyuan is a horse ranch that can raise [-] war horses every year.

In order to recover, money is needed to repair the horse camp castle and barracks, and increase the number of stallions and herding troops.

Every horse and every soldier must be accumulated bit by bit, and these things must be done in a serious manner, so that there is strength in repetition.And after re-covering, there will be better horse ranches on the Hetao Plain!

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao never slackened his attention to horse politics from the beginning to the end. Not only that, he also told the cabinet more than once, asking the cabinet to pay attention to the restoration and construction of official horse farms in various places in the imperial court.

Now that multiple sets have been proposed as a national policy, the horse policy has naturally become more important.And the need for silver has become its due meaning.

Now with the extra 46 taels of silver, Zhu Houzhao felt more secure in his heart.

In fact, these silvers are not the silver taels that enter the household department, but basically the disaster relief, money and grain relief, the household department is almost the same.Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, didn't have a lot of construction and various image projects, and he was able to do nothing, which is not easy.

What's more, when Yang Yiqing set off for Guyuan, he also paid 10 taels of silver from the household department.

With the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is definitely not possible to restore the number of millions of horses in the prosperous Han and Tang Dynasties in three or two years. What Zhu Houzhao is looking for is to be able to support a medium-scale battle.

In the era of the rule of man, the imperial court attaches great importance to it, and appointing capable officials can at least make the situation better.

After Liang Chu resigned as Minister of Taipusi, the new official was named Wang Teng. He was neither the former minister of the Eastern Palace Qiandi, nor the pragmatic minister whom Wang Jia aspired to when he was giving lectures. He was the general manager of the Anningyuan Horse Farm recommended by Yang Yiqing. .

He is just a Juren, at the age of 40, he has spent seventeen or eighteen years in the racecourse.

Zhu Houzhao was clear about Yang Yiqing's sorting out of Shaanxi Mazheng, so he was naturally credible in recommending this person.

This time, the Ministry of Rites summoned provincial-level officials from all provinces to Beijing, and officials of the same level from the capital were also included, and Wang Ting was among them.

What is good at the top will be worse at the bottom.This sentence still makes sense.

Zhu Houzhao summoned the officials to be particularly diligent, and tried to be pragmatic in handling political affairs, and promoted officials based on their pragmatism.Therefore, the number of people working in the court is increasing, and it is difficult to guarantee whether they will work in a down-to-earth manner.

But at least it's working.

In addition, lectures on the feast day can also be held normally, and if government affairs are not dealt with, the emperor's daily life is in Kunning Palace or exercising.

Furthermore, the Supervisor of Rituals and Jin Yiwei were all restricted.As long as major cases are not frequently revealed, some officials can't help but sing the praises.

Under the impetus of Zhu Houzhao, the cabinet and the six ministries prioritized handling state affairs, but the previous re-set of state policies had been agreed, and the imperial edict to open the sea had not yet been issued, and the court fell into peace during this period.

Zhu Houzhao also entered a period of calm in the emperor's years, that is, he was in charge of governing normally.

For the ancient emperors, the reports that were often heard were local disaster reports, requests for money and food relief, or some officials impeached others. In addition, for him, the most common thing was that various officials began to give him advice. , Saying that this is a bad government and that is also a bad government, each of them is as energetic as if they want to revolutionize the life of the empire.

But by this time, Zhu Houzhao would not agree easily.

In addition to the restoration and opening of the sea, the biggest move of the imperial court this year is to cancel the people and herdsmen in the four counties of Fucheng, Suning, Renqiu, and Jiaohe in Hejian Prefecture, North Zhili.

The horses raised by the people are not only thin and weak, but also malnourished, and they are also prone to illness. People can’t eat enough. Where can the horses get fat? If war horses eat refined grains and beans, they can’t just eat grass.

This kind of horse breeding policy started because the Song Dynasty completely lost the territory suitable for horse herding. Zhu Houzhao deliberately wanted to withdraw it from the stage of history.

Even for this reason, he wants to take back those territories suitable for raising horses!
"There are many yamen in the Northern Zhili area. Officials at all levels and nobles from various families have invaded a lot of land, and once they make a move, they will occupy the good land. The people have no way to live and raise horses. These days are still How do you live? So many people have no food to eat, they will not rebel this year, they will not rebel next year, and they will rebel the next year.”

"And the capital is in this area. You always remind me that the southeast has half the taxation. Don't you know that Hebei is also an important place in the capital. In the 18th year of Hongzhi, the facilities, personnel, stallions, and the number of herding troops in Wu'anyuan Horse Farm must be complete. If it is in place, with this racecourse, the imperial court can raise another [-] war horses. In this way, next year, the remaining counties of Jinghai and Ningjin in Hejian Prefecture will be canceled. In this way, Beizhili will have Shuntian Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture, The three prefectures of Hejian Prefecture have completely abolished the folk herding, and the common people can breathe a sigh of relief."

The emperor discussed government affairs with the main ministers outside the Fengtian Gate.

The big thing is a few old men, like today is not a big deal, and many ministers and principals from various ministries have also come.

Han Wen and Gu Zuo of the household department, Wang Chang and Wang Teng of the military department took orders together, and a special person, Yang Tinghe of the military aircraft department, was also sent to take charge of the horse administration.

Because Ma Zheng and the re-set were linked, the Military Aircraft Department was responsible for all matters of Ma Zheng, so Yang Tinghe couldn't escape.

According to the emperor's request, the household department should provide support for seeds and agricultural tools in the counties that have changed their people's pastoralism to grain cultivation. Counties with special difficulties will be exempted from taxation of money and grain for one year. After that, everything will be as usual, and Zhu Houzhao will focus on these The county's food payment situation can be faked, but don't be caught if you have the ability.

Because he wants to know whether the policy will be effective if it continues to be implemented.

Fortunately, the results shown in Shuntian Mansion and Baoding Mansion are gratifying. Chinese people are like this. As long as you give him a way to survive, he will definitely survive tenaciously.Therefore, the money and grain of these two prefectures have increased by tens of thousands of stones in the past three years.

Coupled with the tens of thousands of workers employed by various constructions in the capital, the number of refugees in the capital area has been greatly reduced, and social conflicts have also been greatly eased.

Seeing that the reign name is about to be changed to Zhengde, this government affairs has also made many people feel that it should be the outstanding achievements of the Zhengde Dynasty. Although the effect is slow, and the two governments have been abolished after seven years, it has indeed worked.

Since it is effective, the whole court will naturally go all out, so there are officials at all levels, large and small, rushing to it, waiting to gain fame for the benefit of the people and show their presence in front of the emperor at the same time.

"Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge."

Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and Han Wen bowed their hands in front of the emperor.

"In the past few days, I have received seven or eight disaster reports. There are droughts in Fujian and Shaanxi, and floods in Anhui and Huguang. A total of eleven counties were affected. I have approved them all. Take them and follow the instructions as soon as possible. .”

"According to the order!"

Zhu Houzhao stood up, with his hands behind his back, "In mid-May, the imperial court will hold lectures for provincial officials for the first time, which will become a practice in the future. The purpose is to greatly improve the government affairs capabilities of this level of officials. More importantly, To provide them with a greater possibility of promotion, let the person sitting in that position understand that there is a golden bench under his buttocks, and this gold does not refer to silver, but refers to this place, the Forbidden City."

"In this way, this group of talents can cherish their official positions. This is the psychology of people. He knows that he has a high probability of being promoted, so he doesn't like to take risks in that position. Otherwise, thanks."

The cabinet and the six ministries all nodded.

Wang Jia asked: "However, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty. There are many local officials and few Beijing officials. In terms of quantity, it is always not enough."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "It's just that it's not enough, so that the imperial court can select the best candidates, and there is a high probability of promotion, not necessarily promotion. This is a guarantee for you to speak up. Anyway, I won't do so."

The ministers smiled, and they all knew that the emperor's words were a bit of a joke.

"In this way, officials in charge of a province must abide by the rules and produce results." Wang Yan stroked his beard, "This method is infinitely useful."

"The ultimate goal is to decentralize some very time-sensitive government approval powers." Zhu Houzhao explained to the group of old men, "Decentralization does not mean leaving it alone. It is divided into two steps. The first step is that the magistrate and the magistrate report to the chief envoy. In the event of a disaster, the chief envoys will decide whether to allow or not according to the situation, so that it can be dealt with as soon as possible. The second step is that the chief envoys of each province will report to the imperial court for the record, and the cabinet and the chief inspector will jointly check."

"If the verification is true and the handling is proper, the person will be reported to the Ministry of Officials, who will be rewarded in a special paper by the Ministry of Officials, and the Supervisor of Rites will also keep a set of files. It is impossible for me to remember the resumes of so many provincial officials in the future. I still have to look at For these rewards, if the verification is false, or the handling is inappropriate, I will report to the imperial court, and I will give different degrees of punishment. The wasted silver, money and food will be dealt with according to the principle of "whoever treats the guests, who pays the bill". If you can’t afford the bill, just ransack his house, generally this kind of officials are also corrupt officials, and they will have money.”

In this process, of course, there will be fraud.For example, those who have a way are easy to get rewards, and those who offend their superiors are easy to be falsely accused.

But under the rule of man, any system and any measure can be falsified, and it cannot be perfect anyway.Unless, the one who rules, is God.But even God has shot corrupt criminals.

"This system, Shandong and Sichuan have announced that the political envoys will try it out for a year, right?"

The chief envoy of Shandong is Liu Jian, and the chief envoy of Sichuan is Fei Hong.The emperor's arrangement in this way is obviously very cautious and stingy with the delegation of power, so that no one else will allow it if he is not such an official he trusts very much.

The civil servants did not have much opinion.To some extent, this is an expansion of ministerial power.

After leaving the court, the cabinet immediately copied the emperor's decree in the residence newspaper for reading by officials of all sizes in Beijing.

After the new head of the household department, Lu Shen, went to the tavern with his friend Lin Zhou to have a small gathering, Lin Zhou was also a new scholar this year, but he failed to stay in the capital, but got a post as magistrate of Wukang County, Huzhou Prefecture. Day is also going to take office.

In the capital, vendors of all sizes yell along the streets, and there are rows of shops of all kinds, and people come and go, each having his own time.

Lu Shen couldn't help but sing a poem excitedly about this situation, "Chang'an is full of moon, thousands of households are pounding clothes. There is peace and prosperity, prosperity and peace. The Holy Son of Heaven is in power. I think that in another ten years, my Ming Dynasty will be able to restore the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. "

"Make decisions first, then report. Brother Lu also saw it?" Lin Zhou waved his fan, looking like a scholar.

Lu Shen nodded of course, "Blessed are the people, Brother Lin, I will report to the mansion today, and let me know!"

It was loud and noisy outside, and there were people fighting along the street, but this was their favorite scene to see.

Meng Ying, who had just entered the capital, was directly shocked by this scene.

The prosperity of the capital!
Thousands of people beat and beat inside Zhengyangmen, saying that they wanted to build a city that never sleeps, and outside Zhengyangmen, along a small river, hundreds of people gathered around and began to clean up the ground attachments and level the land. a tall building!
She even doubted that there is no need for sweet potatoes here. If this continues for several years, everyone in the world will have food!
I don't know when, Mei Kejia came behind her, "There are so many people?"

"It's a lot! It's worthy of being under the emperor's feet!"

"Actually, Hongzhi's 11th year was not like this."

The image of the emperor she saw yesterday flashed in Meng Ying's mind, "That's why you keep telling me that the Emperor Ming is in court."

"good."

(End of this chapter)