Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 195 The new monarch continues to win over civil servants and ministers to create ZTE together
So far, Zhu Qiyu released all the descendants of Emperor Jianwen, King Wu, King Qi, and King Gu, but no one cares about them, and the ministers have no interest in standing up against them.

That is to say, all the men of Hanwang's family were completely killed by Xuanzong, otherwise they would have to be released by Zhu Qiyu.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "I asked the cabinet to draw up a list of Jianwen's loyal ministers to rehabilitate them and restore their reputation. How is the cabinet doing?"

Chen Xun replied: "Your Majesty, the war has been going on recently, and the cabinet is not manned enough. There are so many things to do to rehabilitate, I think it is necessary to wait until the current situation is not so tense, and then consider it slowly to avoid mistakes."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Yes, you just need to take this matter to heart. Do it seriously, don't wrong a loyal minister, and don't let a traitor go.

I emphasize again, those who are loyal and loyal like Huang Guan, Tie Xuan, and Pingan will all be rehabilitated, their reputations restored, and officials and posthumous titles given.

Those like Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng who separated the flesh and blood of the Tian family and harmed the royal family will never be forgiven by the Ming Dynasty. "

Chen Xun quickly agreed, this was a matter that had been negotiated between the new monarch and the civil servants, and naturally no one objected.

Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to continue to ask: "I chopped down the dozen or so generals in the Xuan Mansion who abandoned the city and lost their land, but the family hasn't had time to copy it yet.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple should be responsible for ransacking the house together.None of their properties in the capital, Xuanfu, and their hometown should be spared, and all of them were confiscated.

Give Yu Qian an order to make him responsible for confiscating the properties of these generals in Xuanfu.And began to review the civil and military officials of Xuanfu one by one.

It's the same as when the Beijing inspection was conducted, and Yu Qian was asked to write a review result report to me for every Xuanfu official of the seventh rank and above.

Those who are clean and honest in government and have outstanding achievements in government will be rewarded;They also ransacked the house, found a corrupt official, and copied a corrupt official. "

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he immediately added: "This matter is limited to Shanxi, and they have gone too far with the Tumubao incident. This is the punishment they deserve.

For other provinces, for other important ministers, I will not be so inquisitive and hold on.

As for those involved in the DPRK and Shanxi, don't ask about it, and only arrest local officials in Shanxi.

I know the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, they will never be treated.Even the traitors who liquidated the Xuande Dynasty were limited to Sanyang, and the ministers who attached to them, blatantly helped the emperor to abuse, and caused great harm to the interests of Ming Dynasty.

For others, as long as they are willing to look forward and follow me to create a prosperous world, I will not pursue the past. "

Zhu Qiyu was afraid that the ministers would not understand what he meant, and the two sides would quarrel, so he spoke so bluntly.

Now the ministers understood that the emperor meant that he would deal with a very small number of civil servants, and the rest only had to admit that the Ming Dynasty was in decline before Jingtai, and they were willing to follow the new king to set things right and create a flourishing world together. Things like greed for money and using power for personal gain will be forgotten.

Are the ministers still unwilling? As for the emperor's thorough cleansing of Shanxi, it doesn't matter. The big cleansing is the big cleansing.

Anyway, it's fine if you don't die as a fellow Taoist.The real protégé and former official in Shanxi is Yu Dashangshu, the former governor of Shanxi.Suffering to death and adding Wang Zhi, the current Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

First, many of the ministers participating in the court meeting now filled the vacant posts after the Tumu Fort change. Before that, they did not have so much energy to involve Shanxi affairs.

Second, Yu Qian's popularity in the court is not very good.Yu Qian's old Shanxi Ministry was not unlucky, and the courtiers didn't care. If they had to say something, they were a little gloating, and there was a hint of optimism in it.

Third, the emperor has already said that only local officials in Shanxi will be targeted, and courtiers, dignitaries, and imperial relatives who are involved in the capital and Shanxi will not be questioned.

Not only that, but Zhu Qiyu immediately increased the price again: "The proceeds from the house raids in Shanxi will be unified into the Ministry of Household Affairs. Then a special treasury will be established in the future to allocate the salaries of civil and military officials.

In my Jingtai Dynasty, three points must be guaranteed for the salaries of all officials: first, the increase must be greatly increased. According to what I have finalized, it will be officially implemented from the first year of Jingtai.

Second, it must be distributed in full, and the Daming treasure banknotes will no longer appear in the salaries of hundreds of officials.All will be distributed in silver and rice in the future.

Third, no more arrears.There must be at least one year's reserve silver in the special treasury for salaries.It will be posted when the time comes, and it cannot be delayed for a day. "

Chen Xun, Minister of the Household Department, took the order immediately, and the ministers even knelt down together and shouted long live.

Since the money was stolen from the house and everyone spent it together, no one would object to the emperor's cleansing of Shanxi anymore.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and nodded, telling the ministers to calm down.The ministers in the early Ming Dynasty were really not unreasonable, they were much easier to talk to than those in the late Ming Dynasty.

If you meet such a good minister, you should cherish it. If you really meet the gang of Donglin Party, you will be drunk.

Or from the perspective of the ministers, they should cherish Zhu Qiyu when they meet.If an emperor like Taizong is on the stall, he is also drunk.

It can't be blamed entirely on the ministers' opposition to voyages to the West. The ships were built with money from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War.

When the Western trade was successfully carried out, all the money earned went into the domestic treasury and was spent by the emperor at will.

The key emperor also spent most of the money on the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing, which the ministers hated the most.

Now Zhu Qiyu has a little understanding of the ministers. It is the truth that the ass decides the head. If I were a minister, I would object to voyages.

Anyway, when he came to Zhu Qiyu's place, he should give to the minister what should be given to the minister, and what should be given to the court to the court. Apart from raising his relatives and concubines to ensure his life safety and living needs, he would not want the rest if he could.

So Zhu Qiyu ordered: "The Ministry of Households will build two special warehouses in the future, one for disaster relief and one for river repair.

In Ming Dynasty, we have always paid no attention to helping the common people, nor paying attention to building water conservancy projects to prevent and control floods.

Starting from our Jingtai Dynasty, this situation will change completely.

Leaving aside, in the first 20 years of my administration, I will thoroughly clean up the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and canals.

And it is no longer treating the head for a headache, treating the foot for a foot pain, waiting for a place to be washed away by the flood before thinking about remedial work.

Let me tell you in advance, whoever is successful in governing the river, I will promote him.There are small achievements in river governance and small promotions, and great achievements in river governance and great promotions.

There is no upper limit, as long as you are capable enough, cabinet scholars, six ministers, and censors on the left and right, I am willing to give up all these positions. "

After hearing this, the ministers did not appear eager to try.Because everyone knows that river governance is too difficult, and it is not something ordinary people should do.

And this thing can't be faked, water and fire are merciless, when the flood comes, it will be clear in an instant whether the dike is repaired firmly or not.Even if you want to fool people, you can't fool them.

(End of this chapter)