Chapter 929: Treating the symptoms but not the root cause
Yang Zheng sighed and said: "It must be that the test questions back then were too simple, otherwise how could a dignified Jinshi not even understand the simple words of the lower officials, which is really funny?"
Liu Guan's face changed greatly, and he said angrily: "The surname is Yang, what do you mean by this, who can't understand the words?"
Yang Zheng spread his hands, not at all frightened by Liu Guan's menacing appearance, and sneered: "Just now, the lower officials just said that the economic foundation and decided the superstructure, when did you say that you don't want to rectify the rule of officials?" ”
Liu Guan's face was red and white for a while, but he couldn't refute it, the other party really didn't say anything about not needing to be governed by officials in Jiangnan just now, his lips spurted a few times, but he couldn't speak.
Yang Zheng snorted coldly and said: "Your grandfather's, it's just a royal history, Lao Tzu is not even afraid of the bachelor of the dynasty, can he be afraid of you?"
"Is this little brother Yang really the master who doesn't admit defeat?" Yang Shiqi smiled when he saw that he didn't suffer.
Zhu Zhanji on the dragon chair also smiled slightly, and was able to refute Lord Liu speechless, he saw it for the first time, and said with a smile: "Then Yang Aiqing is talking about it, what should the current situation in Jiangnan be?"
Yang Zheng thought for a while and said: "Back to the emperor, although the lower officials said that the economic base determines the superstructure, but did not say that they should not be governed, on the contrary, a good economic foundation needs more political and Qingming, and the situation in Jiangnan is inseparable from these two. After a pause, once the officials rule Qingming, what Jiangnan needs is to restore the economy, Zhou Daren is good at financial management, and he is also a good candidate, the government and the economy need to be grasped with both hands, and both hands must be excellent, otherwise the situation in Jiangnan is just a symptom but not a cure?"
Zhu Zhanji nodded, the situation on the river bank is indeed as Yang Zheng said, only with both hands can be strong, otherwise the situation in the south of the Yangtze River can be governed for a while, but it cannot be governed for a lifetime, which is not what he wants.
"Yang Aiqing, what do you think?" asked Yang Shiqi.
Yang Shiqi thought for a while and said: "Brother Yang's words are reasonable, and the situation in Jiangnan is greatly favorable, Weichen thinks this method is the best?"
"Jian Aiqing, do you have any other opinions?" Zhu Zhanji nodded at Yang Shiqi, turned his head to Jian Yi and asked.
Jian Yi was cautious, thought about it carefully, and felt that Yang Zheng's words were indeed more thoughtful than himself, and said in a well-thought-out voice: "The old minister has no opinion!"
As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people just wanted to say any objections, and they didn't want to say much at this time, they all looked at Yang Zheng, and said in their hearts: "This guy is young, and his ability is not small, he first refuted Lord Liu, and then flattered Lord Jian, Lord Yang, and let the emperor agree to this matter, it can be said that he is a hero out of a young man?"
Zhu Zhanji didn't expect that the Jiangnan candidate he had a headache for was solved in this way, and he smiled secretly in his heart: "This Yang Zheng, is he really my lucky star?" nodded and shouted loudly: "Chen Wu, the purpose!"
Chen Wu stood respectfully on the side, and Zhu Zhanji raised his eyebrows and said: "The fourth rank of the Etiquette Division is in the middle of the clock, upright, self-disciplined, knowledgeable etiquette, and sensitive, so that he can be of great use and be promoted to the prefect of Suzhou...... , Shi Zhouchen, the governor of Yue Prefecture, is good at financial management, diligent and honest, knowledgeable and capable of teaching the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, and was ordered to patrol Jiangnan and the governor of taxation and grain. Chin!"
Everyone shouted in unison: "The emperor is wise." Only Yang Zheng's lips moved, and he wanted to say something, but he glanced at Zhu Zhanji and didn't make a sound, just as Zhu Zhanji looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Yang, do you still have something to say?"
Yang Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "Back to the emperor, the lower officials think that this holy decree of His Majesty will be better if it is delayed for another three years and five years?"
Zhu Zhanji heard it strangely and said, "What does Yang Aiqing mean by this?"
Everyone obviously heard him mention this move, and at this time, he asked the emperor to postpone the holy decree for three years and five years, and they were all curious and looked over.
Yang Zheng thought for a while and said: "Without him, the situation in Jiangnan, since the beginning of my dynasty Hongwu Ye has been difficult to govern, now decades have passed, I am afraid that Chen Ji will become more and more difficult to govern, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and he will reform the Jiangnan line, and if he is a little careless, he is afraid that the previous efforts will be wasted. In the democratic movement, the burden of transporting the people is quite heavy, "the military ships give the officials, the people go to the boats, and they are miscellaneous, and the rate is three stones to one stone, and they go back and forth for many years, and they lose agriculture." It can be seen that the Cao Yun in the south of the Yangtze River is not good, and His Majesty can start with the Cao Yun first, once the Cao Yun in the south of the Yangtze River is clear, first, it will save the people of Jiangnan from the difficulty of grain in the south of the Yangtze River, and second, His Majesty can also take the opportunity to make an in-depth understanding of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and in the future, it will also get twice the result with half the effort.
Zhu Zhanji frowned slightly, he lived in Nanjing for several months, and knew the situation of the Jiangnan Canal well, Suzhou, Songjiang area of the transport is indeed as Yang Zheng said, the people transport grain, it has become a big trouble, transportation will be consumed, rats and birds will eat, floating in water, rotting, etc. Therefore, in addition to the main items of field grain, the collection of rice consumption is a big burden and a big omission. The biggest problem is that "the powerful only provide the positive amount, and the one qiē transfers all the expenses, and the consumption and the positive amount, etc., are the only responsible poor people." This is also one of the biggest problems in Jiangnan's tax arrears for many years, and when I think about it carefully, the previous decision is indeed a little impatient!"
"What does Lord Yang think?" said Wen Yang Shiqi.
Yang Shiqi said: "The situation in Jiangnan is indeed urgent, according to Weichen, Yang Xiaodi's move is the most appropriate, the art of war is cloudy, knowing oneself and knowing the other, and not being defeated in a hundred battles, the reason why the situation in Jiangnan has not been solved for many years is that the imperial court does not understand the situation in Jiangnan, and river transportation in Jiangnan is the top priority, starting from here, it is the best, the old minister agrees with Yang Xiaodi's proposal?"
"Weichen also agrees!" Yang Rong also said.
Zhu Zhanji glanced at Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji, and said, "What do you think of the two Aiqing?"
Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji said at the same time: "The ministers agree!"
Zhu Zhanji didn't expect such a unified opinion to be formed on this matter, so he couldn't help but feel happy, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll start with the Jiangnan Canal, but this candidate, who should I choose?"
Before the words fell, Yang Shiqi said: "Weichen recommends Chen Xuan as the governor of Caoyun, and the commander-in-chief of Jiangnan Caoyun!"
This Chen Xuan is a martial artist, brave, familiar with the art of war, and good at riding and shooting. During the Hongwu years, he repeatedly conquered the southwest, and moved to Sichuan to command the same knowledge. In the last years of Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty (Zhu Yunwen), he moved to the right army to supervise the affairs and ordered the chief boat division to strictly guard the river defense. When the army of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, arrived, he surrendered with a boat division. After Zhu Di ascended the throne as the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, he was named Pingjiangbo. In the first year of Chengzu Yongle, he served as the chief military officer, the governor of the sea, a total of more than 490,000 stone of grain, and built a million warehouses in Zhigu (between Dongtanggu and Dagu in today's Tianjin), and became Tianjin Wei (now Tianjin), and later changed to Caoyun. In the ninth year of Yongle and Fengcheng Hou Li Bin unified Zhejiang and Fujian soldiers to capture Haikou and made outstanding achievements, but although they were military generals, they were officials who paid attention to people's livelihood and improved the river, opening the Qingjiangpu (now Qingpu District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province) to guide the water of the Guanjia Lake in the west of Huai'an (now Huai'an District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province) to flow into the Huaihe River, and dredged the river from Xuzhou (now Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province) to Jining (now Jining City, Shandong Province), and built Pei County (now Pei County, Jiangsu Province, northwest of Xuzhou City) to Jining Nanwang Lake Causeway, and opened Yangzhou (now Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province) The Baita River leads to the Great River (i.e., the Yangtze River), and the embankment of Gaoyou (now Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province, located on the east bank of Gaoyou Lake) was built. From the Huaihe River to Linqing (now Linqing City, Shandong Province), 47 sluices were set up according to the water potential, so that the water transportation was unimpeded. This move was rewarded by the imperial court many times, and there was no disrespect for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and it was mentioned by Yang Shiqi at this time, and the ministers echoed it.
Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "That's the best, Lord Yang's mention, I'm ready to play!"
The officials each breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed than just now, and the ministers turned their heads and whispered the words of this morning, most of them were talking about themselves.
Seeing that his mission had been completed, Yang Zheng didn't bother to continue listening, retreated to the position he was standing just now, and continued to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger.
The officials looked at the sky outside, and each rubbed their knees that were a little numb, according to the time stipulated in the past, today's morning dynasty should be coming to an end, so many people were even waiting for the emperor's words to disperse the dynasty, but after waiting for a while, the emperor on the dragon chair was serious, and he didn't seem to have this meaning, so he couldn't help but feel strange, and the sound of discussion started again.
Zhu Zhanji frowned, glanced at the ministers, and said, "I have one more thing that I need to discuss with you Aiqing?"
As soon as the officials heard that the emperor still had something to discuss, they all regained their calmness just now.
I only heard Zhu Zhanji say to Yang Shiqi: "Lord Yang, you have to talk about this matter, right?"
Yang Shiqi nodded, turned around and walked out, his eyes swept over the faces of the ministers, and suddenly said loudly: "Yang Zheng, the general of the original Shenji Battalion, is young and promising, and can be regarded as a pillar, and now he has been promoted by the emperor to a bachelor and is in charge of the Shenji Battalion!"
Yang Zheng was in a daze, heard this, and muttered: "This emperor is too, such an unsightly official has to wait for everyone to know, and let the subordinates get the will, isn't it over, this is good, it's a shame to be thrown home?"
At this time, if the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty learned what he was thinking at this time, it would be strange if they were not angry.
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