Chapter Twenty-Five: The People Take Food as the Second Heaven

Zhu Qizhen didn't know what to say for a while.

In Zhu Qizhen's view, there is too much significance.

But the Ming Dynasty created by Zhu Yuanzhang really lacked the genes of the ocean, in their opinion, the ancient Tang and Song dynasties were quite perfect, as long as they inherited, but there were too many troubles to deal with by shipping.

Although the Yuan Dynasty also had successful examples, the Yuan Dynasty was too rough.

There are many things that were not true in the Ming Dynasty, at least in the attitude towards the sea. The Yuan Dynasty did not have the maritime ban of the Ming Dynasty, and there were a large number of civilian ships at that time.

The Ming Dynasty did not have this condition.

Zhu Qizhen put aside the matter of shipping for the time being, and asked, "Grandma, then just look at the people of Henan like this, waiting to be fed?" ”

The Empress Dowager smiled lightly and said: "Of course not, if you don't transfer grain from Beijing, you will naturally transfer grain from other places, if I don't guess wrong, it's either Qingjiangpu or Huguang." ”

"I guess it's Qingjiangpu."

Zhu Qizhen heard this name, thought for a moment in his heart, and said, "But Huai'an? ”

The name Qingjiangpu was more famous than Huai'an in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but for later generations, it was very unfamiliar with Qingjiangpu.

Qingjiangpu is an important node on the canal, the location of the Caoyun General Army, and the location of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion in later generations, with a large number of granaries. Waiting for transshipment to Beijing.

The Empress Dowager said: "From Qingjiangpu into the Huai River, you can reach most of the counties in Henan, and it is more convenient to transport here. As for governing the country, next year, we will just need to make up for some grain in the south. ”

And at this time, Wang Zhen hurriedly came over and said: "Knowing that the emperor is worried about the affairs of Henan, the cabinet has just presented the excerpt, and the slave maid sent it to the emperor." ”

Zhu Qizhen opened it and saw that it was Yu Qian's request for food. And Yang Shiqi's vote above is what the Empress Dowager said, transferring grain from Qingjiangpu through Fengyang Cang, and the food consumed will be made up in the coming year. The first batch of 200,000 stones was allocated.

Zhu Qizhen was ashamed and annoyed for a while. Dare to love him for nothing, the only thing that can be gratified is that in terms of administrative efficiency, Jinyiwei is better than the cabinet.

The Empress Dowager smiled: "If my grandson has this heart, I am already very happy." Yang Shiqi, a veteran of the three dynasties, eats more salt than you eat, and there is no problem in handing over the affairs of the court to him. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Today is the grandson who is reckless. ”

"Let's go to class." The Empress Dowager said: "It's too late, you can be boarded." ”

Zhu Qizhen saluted the Empress Dowager, and then left Cining Palace and went to Wenhua Palace.

Along the way, Zhu Qizhen was thinking about the food problem.

The grain problem is the top priority for the imperial court, and the economic imbalance between the north and the south is actually the most important place, which is the imbalance in grain production between the north and the south, and the grain production in the south is more than that in the north.

That's the source.

In particular, Beijing City could not be self-sufficient in grain, and the annual transportation of grain by four million stone cao made Zhu Qizhen panic, especially after the Qing court.

Why did we sign the "Treaty of Nanjing", of course, there were a series of defeats in the past. But the most important thing was that the British army cut off the transport. Beijing's side immediately couldn't hold it.

Therefore, on the issue of grain, the issue of grain distribution is of course important, whether it is a method of transporting grain from the south to the north by means of transporting grain from the south to the north, but the issue of grain production is equally important.

"Could it be that the north of the Ming Dynasty really can't afford to raise nine sides and one Beijing?" Zhu Qizhen thought deeply in his heart. Faced with this problem, Zhu Qizhen didn't even know where to start for a while.

After a while, we arrived at the Wenhua Palace.

As soon as he entered the Wenhua Palace, he felt that the atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall was not right, and Li Shimian stood in front of the imperial case. It's like a sculpture, motionless.

After seeing Zhu Qizhen coming, he saluted like a ceremony.

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly helped Li Shimian up and said, "Sir, I am not polite, I made a mistake today." ”

Li Shimian asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I shouldn't have stopped coming to class today. ”

Li Shimian said: "No, Your Majesty's fault is to lose your trust. Your Majesty will rule the world in the future, and naturally you can't change your orders overnight, and the so-called king has no jokes. His Majesty had promised the minister yesterday to come to class today, but after the minister came, he only sent a small eunuch to give a notice. It's not the way to be a minister. ”

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly said: "I know that I am wrong, I got the news yesterday, but the food for disaster relief in Henan is not enough, and I asked the Empress Dowager for advice, not deliberately delaying time." ”

When Li Shimian heard this, the stiff expression on his face turned out to be slightly kinder. Then he asked a few more questions.

Zhu Qizhen said them one by one.

Seeing that Li Shimian seemed to forgive, Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Some people are like this, even if they stand beside him, they feel that the air has become serious, Zhu Qizhen obviously knows, in fact, Li Shimian doesn't dare to do anything to him?

The most hitters.

But in front of Li Shimian, Zhu Qizhen was inevitably nervous, as if he had met a university tutor.

Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty has such a benevolent heart, which is really a blessing to the world. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Today's thing, is I not clear about the amount of money and grain in the world? It's a joke. ”

Li Shimian said: "If Your Majesty wants to know the amount of money and grain in the world, you should ask the household department, and if you want to know the amount of money and grain in the world, you have to ask the yellow book." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Yellow book? ”

Li Shimian said: "The fish scale atlas of the Taizu period included all the taxed land in the world into one volume, so as to levy and transfer errand servants and collect taxes. It is recompiled every ten years, and the people of the world, birth, old age, sickness and death are among them. ”

Zhu Qizhen was taken aback, this was almost the same as the household registration book of later generations, and immediately asked, "Where is this yellow book?" ”

Li Shimian said: "In Nanjing's Houhu Library, it's just that after Hongwu, all the officials in the world are conservative, and the yellow book is just a formality. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Whether it will work or not, let's see, I think that there is only a difference of more than 30 years between Taizu and now, and it is not useless at all, I want to bring the Houhu Yellow Book to Beijing, is it feasible?" ”

Li Shimian said: "The minister thinks that His Majesty should consider everything. The ministers did not know how many Yellow Books there were in Houhu, but they only knew that every time they compiled the Yellow Books, they had to requisition thousands of people from the Nanjing Guozijian. Houhu Reservoir has more than a dozen yellow books of heaven and earth Xuanhuang. They are all hidden in the back lake, and they are heavily guarded on all sides, although the birds are not allowed to pass. ”

"Your Majesty wants to transfer it, where to store it, and who will compile it, but it is a question."

Zhu Qizhen immediately knew that Li Shimian was euphemistically denying.

Zhu Qizhen didn't expect that there were so many so-called Houhu Yellow Books. Come to think of it, how can there be less household registration materials in the two capitals and thirteen provinces under the Great Tomorrow.

If you are not prepared, a hasty migration is not an option.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I understand, this matter is over for the time being." "Of course, it's just for now. Zhu Qizhen took this matter to heart, and if he wants to change the big tomorrow, he must have a deep understanding of the big tomorrow.

The Yellow Book of Houhu is one of the most important documents to understand the essence of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Shimian said: "Since Your Majesty is here, let's continue the class." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Yes." ”

Then he sat down on the throne and opened Mencius.

The mediocre passage in the university is very small, Zhu Qizhen concentrated on reading, and soon memorized it, Li Shimian explained it for a few more days, and began to study Mencius.

Of the four books, Mencius is the largest. 、

It's probably going to be a few months away.

"Before that, though." Li Shimian said: "Your Majesty's dishonest behavior has to be punished. Li Shimian gave an order, and suddenly two strong palace people suppressed Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen's face changed greatly, and before he could speak, he was pressed down.

Then the screams came.

Zhu Qizhen listened, with a look of unbearability. But in the face of such a situation, he is also used to it.

After all, people are not saints and sages, and they are infallible. Li Shimian can also be regarded as a strict teacher, and he is very strict with Zhu Qizhen, and once Zhu Qizhen makes a mistake, he will punish the people around him.

Wang Zhen is the one who has been punished the most on behalf of Zhu Qizhen. However, Zhu Qizhen also knew that Wang Zhen had already bought off the person who played the board.

It's just the way it should be, and it's still there. And just by making a look, it already hurts.