Chapter 6: The Dilemma

The locust plague is still an imminent problem.

But the legacy of last year's floods was enough to give Zhu Qizhen a headache.

During this period of time, Yu Qian did not have a day off and traveled to almost all the prefectures and counties in Zhili. All the affected people were inspected.

Give Zhu Qizhen an estimate.

100,000 households.

If it is not allocated, 100,000 families will be called homeless.

That's 100,000 households, not 100,000, and even if there are only four people per household, that's 400,000. What's more, many people have more than four people in a family.

Such a mass displacement. There is also the coming locust plague.

Zhu Qizhen felt very distressed when he thought about it.

Zhu Qizhen is not short of money, and the money in the inner treasury has not been used much, but there is a shortage of food.

There are more than 10 million stone of grain in various warehouses in Beijing, and 4 million stone of grain must be put into the warehouse every year, and the old grain will be released to maintain a savings of more than 10 million stone.

Seems like a lot.

But this is the family background of the imperial court.

Support the nine sides, support the hundred officials, and support the Beijing camp.

Even if half of it is used, the Empress Dowager will not allow it.

This is directly related to the strategic security of the imperial court. The current situation in Beijing is that even if you have money, you can't buy food, and the price of grain has skyrocketed.

It is also the grain in the hands of the imperial court, which can support the foundation of the imperial court, and the army and hundreds of officials have no worries about food and clothing. And they have no worries about food and clothing, and they can stabilize the situation, so that the food will not rise too high.

Once too much food is used, the price of food will be difficult to control.

You have to see blood.

Moreover, the food problem is a comprehensive problem, and as soon as there is a shortage of grain on Beijing's side, it will not be easy for the nine sides to deal with it, and this will have a considerable impact. And the nine-sided grain issue will involve the military.

The stakes are significant.

There are also some troublesome things, which are about Zhili Province.

The establishment of a province is not just Zhu Qizhen's single-handedness in the holy decree, there are many things below, especially the demarcation of Zhili Province and Shuntianfu, as well as the establishment of Tianjin Mansion.

As for whether Tianjin Fucheng was built separately or borrowed from the Tianjin Acropolis, and whether Tianjin Sanwei moved out or disposed of otherwise.

It's all a problem.

And these problems are all caused by Zhu Qizhen.

If he had known that after the beginning of spring, he would have encountered such a complicated situation, he would never have issued a righteous edict at that time.

It's just that no one can know in advance, since the world has been clearly decreed.

Only broken teeth and blood swallowed. No matter what you do, this thing has to be done.

In this way, Yu Qian suffered.

During this period of time, Yu Qian was almost desperately doing things.

And in this way, it also shows Yu Qian's demeanor of a national soldier, the preparation for the establishment of Zhili Province, the Lugou River project, disaster relief, and other problems are all in his hands, but he does not have the slightest

Delay. Deal with it, like peers, no worse.

Even when it was time to eat, there was still a little official reading the paperwork by his side, and he made up his mind while eating. There was never a mistake. All of them are cool.

The more difficult the time, the more Yu Qian's administrative genius ability was shown, otherwise, Yu Qian would not have been able to reorganize the 100,000-strong army in a short period of time and win the battle to defend Beijing under the situation that the Tumubao army broke and fled and the Beijing camp lost almost all the senior generals.

Today's Yu Qian is ten years younger than the time of the defense of Beijing, and he is more energetic, and he may lack experience, but with the emperor's trust and the support of the first assistant, it is enough to make up for these lack of experience.

Although it is not good news from Yunnan, for Zhu Qizhen, the news from Yunnan is not so bad that it is not bad.

Compared with the problem of Beijing, the problem of Yunnan is much smaller.

It's just that after thinking about it, Zhu Qizhen decided to deal with the discord between the two generals in Yunnan first.

The reason is simple.

Whether it is the cabinet to fill the personnel, disaster relief, the construction of the province under the direct government, the Lugou River project, and various construction projects, there is no problem in slowing down.

And the matter about the military situation is not relaxed at all.

It is likely that because of a slow step, it will lead to serious consequences. So prioritize.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen was about to summon the British Duke Zhang Fu, but he heard Wang Zhenlai report that Dingguo Duke Xu Xianzhong asked to see him.

Zhu Qizhen frowned and said, "What is he here for?" "Zhu Qizhen is now a lawsuit, where do you have the heart to care about what is going on with Dingguo Gong.

The Ming Dynasty now has five major families.

According to the time of knighthood, it is the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Qian, the Duke of Chengguo, the Duke of Dingguo, and the Duke of England.

However, according to the division of rights, it is the Duke of England, the Duke of Chengguo, the Duke of Qian, the Duke of Dingguo, and the Duke of Wei.

In fact, the two princes of Dingguo and Wei are both from the lineage of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and they are still very close to each other. However, the performance in the Battle of Jingyan made the relationship between the two princes and the imperial court different with the passage of time.

Xu Huizu, who served as the Duke of Wei, supported Emperor Jianwen and could be said to be a pure minister of Jianwen. Even after the Northern Army entered Nanjing, Xu Huizu continued to fight until the fall of the Imperial Palace.

Emperor Taizong personally interrogated Xu Huizu, but the confession written by Xu Huizu was that the descendants of the founding heroes of the King of Zhongshan were spared death. These are the words on the iron coupon issued by Taizu to the Duke of Wei.

It was a person who fought with Emperor Taizong to death.

Xu Huizu died in Yongle for five years, some people say that he was ordered to commit suicide, and some people say that he died by killing himself with wine.

However, Xu Huizu's son, Xu Qin, after inheriting the title of Duke of Guo, asked Emperor Taizong to guard the tomb. This attitude of non-violence and non-cooperation made the Wei family suppressed during the Yongle period.

But as time passed, Wei Guogong's insistence was respected.

After Taizong, Renzong and Xuanzong eased the relationship between the Wei family, and the Wei family is now in a period of recovery.

Contrary to Wei Guogong, it is the Dingguo Gong family.

The Dingguo Gong family was founded by Xu Zengshou, but Xu Zengshou was Emperor Taizong's chief undercover agent in Nanjing, and all the arrangements of Emperor Jianwen were told to Taizong by Xu Zengshou. And misled Emperor Jianwen many times.

So much so that Emperor Jianwen was furious, and on the day the northern army crossed the Yangtze River, he stabbed Xu Zengshou to death on the main hall.

Although Xu Zengshou's behavior earned a hereditary and unscrupulous prince for future generations. But this kind of behavior is despised by most people.

The reason why Emperor Jianwen trusted Xu Zengshou was not only because of Xu Zengshou himself, but also because of the face of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan. Xu Zengshou's behavior made Xu Da's face disappear.

Even when the crown prince was crowned, even Empress Taizong, who was Xu Zengshou's sister, actually had objections.

In the Taizong Dynasty, Dingguo Gong was valued. But with the departure of Taizong, the status of the Dingguo Gong family is declining little by little.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "But the position of guarding Nanjing? ”

As soon as Huang Fu died, Nanjing was guarded by the air, and important ministers should be sent to guard Nanjing.

It was proposed to send a retainer to defend Nanjing.

After all, Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no hereditary guard in Nanjing, which is somewhat inconsistent with Nanjing's political status.

Wang Zhen said: "Your Majesty, when Emperor Taizong was here, he had already divided the Xu family into sects, and the family of Dingguo Gong had already selected the ancestral tomb in Beijing, and the ancestral tomb of Wei Guogong was still in Nanjing. Zhongshan Wangtian, in the north of the Gui Guogong, in the south of the Wei Guogong"

"For the matter of returning to Nanjing to guard the town, Wei Guogong attaches great importance to it."

Zhu Qizhen listened, patted his head, and said, "Seeing that I have been busy for a while, no matter what, since he is here, let him see him." ”

Wang Zhen said: "Yes." ”

A moment later, Xu Xianzhong, the Duke of Dingguo, had arrived.

"Xu Xianzhong, the minister of the country, greets Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Xu Xianzhong saluted.

It's not the first time Zhu Qizhen has seen Xu Xianzhong.

Xu Xianzhong is only fifteen or sixteen years old now, about a year older than Zhu Qizhen.

However, Xu Xianzhong is like a child meeting an adult in front of Zhu Qizhen at the moment, although Xu Xianzhong is older, he still tries his best to show a solemn temperament. But it still can't hide its childishness.

And although Zhu Qizhen's childishness can't be hidden, his temperament is the same as that of an adult.

At a glance, Dingguo Gong was compared.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Guogong, please get up, I don't know what is going on when Guogong is here?" ”

Xu Xianzhong, as the prince of the country, is actually an idle position, except when he sacrifices to the gods of all parties on behalf of the emperor, it is useful, especially after the death of King Yue, these things are explained to the lords.