"Your Majesty, the minister has a performance." At such times, there are still people who dare to speak.

Emperor Yonglong's cold gaze stared at the person who stood up, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said warmly: "Qi Qing, please speak." ”

"The embarrassment in Jingshi City in recent days is certainly related to the dereliction of duty of the local government of the imperial court, but it is not the main cause." Qi Yongtai's words seemed so out of place at this time, and everyone's hearts were in agro.

Didn't this courtier, who had just been promoted and revived by Emperor Yonglong, really think that he was tough and wanted to be a minister?

Emperor Yonglong narrowed his eyes and looked at Qi Yongtai, but did not speak for a long time.

He has long known that this Qi Yongtai is different from Zhang Jingqiu, Zhang Jingqiu will also put forward different opinions, but he may not raise them in front of the imperial court, but may look for some private occasions to admonish, and this Qi Yongtai is different, very uneven.

Emperor Yonglong naturally knew that it was a blessing for the court to have such a courtier, and it was also a sign of the emperor's Qingming, but he still didn't like such a courtier in his heart.

Can't you Qi Yongtai be as tactful as Zhang Jingqiu? Do you have to use this gesture to show your attitude?

Anger swelled up, and he was suppressed by Emperor Yonglong, and he needed to show his broad-mindedness and bearing as a superior person.

"Qi Qing's statement, I am also very interested, let's say, I and the princes are listening." Emperor Yonglong's cheeks twitched, and he didn't smile.

Qi Yongtai also knew that in fact, this emperor was not a big-hearted person, but he had to show this side of him to his ministers when he sat in this position, but he didn't care.

"Your Majesty, since the capital of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty was moved, Jingshi City has only briefly experienced more than ten years of the capital of Yingtianfu in this dynasty, and then it has been the imperial capital again, and it has been two hundred years so far, and in the past two hundred years, the scale and population of Jingshi City have increased tenfold? Even after the establishment of the capital of this dynasty, this population should have tripled, but the management system of Jingshi City in this dynasty has continued in the previous Ming Dynasty, and there has been no major change,......

Emperor Yonglong's face slowly softened, and he had to admit that what Qi Yongtai said was reasonable.

When the foundation of this dynasty was laid, it was also the unification process of the former Ming Dynasty from the south to the north, Ying Tianfu briefly became the capital of the dynasty, but soon Emperor Guangyuan realized the disadvantages of Ying Tianfu as the capital, the rise of the northern Tatar power, if it could not stabilize the situation in the north, it was very likely to evolve into the embarrassing situation of the former Song Dynasty, so Emperor Guangyuan would move the capital to Shuntianfu after ascending the throne, which is now the Jingshi City.

At that time, Shuntianfu was only used as the northern capital for more than ten years, and the population dropped rapidly from nearly one million in the former Ming Dynasty to only about 300,000, but after Emperor Guangyuan moved the capital, the population of Jingshi City suddenly skyrocketed again in the past 70 years.

In particular, Emperor Guangyuan and his successor, Emperor Tianping, both migrated a large number of craftsmen, merchants, and military households from the south, and these people multiplied after staying in Beijing.

In addition, there has been no major war, so that the population inside and outside the city of Jingshi exceeded one million as early as the 30th year of the Yuan Dynasty, and the scale of the city has also continued to expand, from the inner city of only nine squares to the current inner and outer city of 36 squares, the population is estimated to be around 1.1 million people.

"The minister thinks that following some of the control strategies of the former Ming Dynasty to the Jingshi City is not very suitable for the scale and population of the current Jingshi City, and some of the management strategies of the former Ming Dynasty itself are not very reasonable, the rights and responsibilities between the patrol battalion and the five cities have never been clarified, Shuntianfu and Wanping, Daxing two counties can manage anything, but in fact they can't control anything, the patrol of the city has the greatest power and responsibility, but it is limited to its own rights and responsibilities and manpower, and it can't be managed at all, and the military department and the Ministry of Industry are only in charge of their own little things, When encountering other things involved, they can push and push, and even the dragon forbidden lieutenant can come and intervene, how can this make this Jingshi City safe? ”

Unceremoniously, almost all the people involved were pulled in and talked about, especially the faces of several bigwigs from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were not good-looking, but Emperor Yonglong's face looked better and better.

"Even the two counties of Shuntianfu and Wanping and Daxing, even the entire inner and outer cities, how many of these people are native and how many are attached to them, and how many of them are temporarily living in Jingshi City, and what kind of people belong to this million people, how can they really be controlled?"

It's not that this kind of cleanup has not been carried out, but the expansion speed of Jingshi City is too fast, and it has not had time to verify it before it has encountered changes again.

In almost every year of famine and disaster, there will be a large influx of displaced people, and in the past 20 years, there will be a wave of famine almost every two or three years, either in the north of Zhili, or from Shandong, Henan, or from Shanxi, the number is huge, and it is difficult to exterminate the returnees every time.

Many of them have become hidden hukou, and these people have either become beggars and thieves, or they have become hidden slaves in the army, or even these hidden slaves and maids have children and daughters to become a new hidden population, so it can be said that the number of this group of people is quite large.

According to Qi Yongtai and Feng Ziying's discussion, in the past few decades, the number of such people is probably no less than 100,000.

Emperor Yonglong's face finally became clear, "Qi Qing, in Qing's opinion, what should we do now?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is no good way for the ministers to do it at the moment, the top priority is still to keep the people safe, how to do it, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households should have a strategy." Qi Yongtai said coldly: "As for how to make the management of Jingshi City more reasonable and stable in the future, that is all a later story, the most important thing at the moment is two things, one is to provide relief to the victims, and the other is to prevent the post-disaster battle, such affairs must come up with a strategy as soon as possible, and implement the personnel assignment, once the flood subsides, it will be continued." ”

Emperor Yonglong breathed a sigh of relief, but he had some regrets.

He originally thought that Qi Yongtai would take advantage of the situation to put forward some suggestions, even including the appointment and dismissal of officials, but Qi Yongtai did not, and only put forward his opinion on doing the most important things at the moment.

This person is also a loyal minister, which can be of great use, but it is difficult for Emperor Yonglong to get close to the other party in his heart.

"Well, what Qi Qing said is very true, but is there anything else?"

"There is also the fact that after the disaster, it is necessary to let the patrol camp, the five city soldiers and horses, and the two counties of Long Banwei and Shuntianfu pay close attention to the inside and outside of the city to prevent rumors from spreading, especially the disaster on the side of Beizhili, which is also seriously affected this time, and it is necessary to strictly prevent the displaced people from entering Beijing, and the White Lotus Sect and the Wenxiang Sect also have a tendency to spread in the Beizhili side, so it is necessary to prevent them from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."

Qi Yongtai's suggestion made Emperor Yonglong also surprised, and before he could speak, the criminal department Shangshu Xiao Tycoon couldn't help but interject: "Lord Qi, this White Lotus Sect and Wenxiang Sect have always spread in Shandong, when did it become the spread of Beizhili?" ”

"Lord Xiao, the White Lotus Sect has a lot of ability to change its face, it is not an exception to go to Beizhili under a pseudonym to win over the people, Baoding Mansion has already found it, the Criminal Department might as well check it, don't wait until the Shandong people change the case to be staged in Beizhili!"

Qi Yongtai didn't have much affection for this old slippery head who was eating and waiting for death, and retorted unceremoniously: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can also ask Long Banwei, and the minister believes that there will be gains." ”

Xiao Daheng didn't care about Qi Yongtai's attitude, this guy's attitude towards everyone was about the same, and he wouldn't sell anyone's face, but if the White Lotus Sect had infiltrated Beizhili, it would be a big deal.

This flood disaster is not only the city of Beijing, but also the Shuntian Mansion and Baoding Mansion outside the capital, and these demons are accustomed to taking advantage of such natural disasters, either to deceive people's minds and attract people to religion, or to incite dissatisfaction with the government.

Seeing that Xiao Daheng didn't dare to say anything more, Emperor Yonglong estimated that this guy should not be too sure in his heart, and he was even more disdainful of these old ministers in his heart, but he could only endure many things, and he had to take it step by step.

This Qi Yongtai is a good minister, but he is not a suitable candidate for the first assistant, and this has just served as the left attendant of the ministry, and it is impossible to enter the cabinet in a short time.

Emperor Yonglong also sighed in his heart, Zhang Jingqiu's qualifications were too shallow, and he stayed in Nanjing for too long, so that many people in Beijing were not familiar with him, and the military department Shangshu who connected Ren Xiao Tycoon was subject to a lot of resistance.

Speaking of which, my foundation is still too shallow, and when I think of this, Emperor Yonglong can't help but grit my teeth, I have to survive these two or three years, and I want you to see my methods.

How Fang Congzhe and Ye Xianggao choose is also a problem.

From the bottom of his heart, Emperor Yonglong is not very interested in these two people, they are both important ministers and elders promoted by his father, but he can't admit that these two people have some tricks.

If Shen always leaves, the first assistant can only be produced from these two people, but who will serve as the first assistant, on the one hand, Emperor Yonglong himself has not made up his mind, on the other hand, he has to listen to his father's thoughts.

After stabilizing his heart, Emperor Yonglong didn't think much about it anymore, and looked at Shen Yiyi, "Shen Qing, what Qi Qing said, what does Qing mean?" ”

Shen Cheng sighed secretly in his heart, he knew that he was becoming less and less trusted by the new emperor, maybe it was just because he was not ready to choose who would replace him from Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, or he was still worried about the feelings of the emperor, so he dragged it out, but he knew that he was afraid that he would leave after the spring of next year at the latest.

But it doesn't matter to Shen Zheng, after serving as the first assistant for so many years, what has he never seen in the world, even the emperor is not the same to compete with himself?

The emperor wanted to choose an obedient Shousuke, but he didn't want to think about it, how could he be obedient in everything when he sat in the position of Shousuke? Then the ministers and the six departments below will rebel against him, and the first assistant cannot represent Shilin Wenchen, so he is not qualified to be the first assistant!

The courtiers who were obedient before sitting on the position of the first assistant, it is impossible to bow down to your emperor when they sit on the first assistant, this is the first assistant!