After ascending the throne, Zhu Youxiao, who had officially become the emperor of the Apocalypse in history, was lying in his own dormitory, Qianqing Palace, tossing and turning and unable to sleep, and his mind was full of thoughts.

On the night of the first day of being emperor, Zhu Youxiao suffered from insomnia.

When the initial novelty dissipated, Zhu Youxiao, who was alone, suddenly felt that he was very lonely, and although he was under a lot of pressure to go to work in later life, he often had his parents and brothers chattering and complaining to each other.

Qianqing Palace has always been the residence of the Ming Emperor.

This dormitory is so big, but it seems that something is missing, Xi Li is so keen to steal and occupy the Qianqing Palace, but Zhu Youxiao doesn't understand what this son has to worry about.

Looking at the dim candle flames around him, Zhu Youxiao, who was getting more and more energetic, simply didn't sleep, leaned against the wall with a pillow and looked at the huge dormitory carefully, and suddenly felt a little scared.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Youxiao heard a sound of broken footsteps outside the dormitory, but it was Wang An, the former eunuch who was a waiter, who came with a note.

"Yes, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep this night."

Wang An was originally Zhu Youxiao's companion eunuch, and now that Zhu Youxiao has ascended the throne as emperor, he naturally has to follow the rising tide.

Although he has not yet received a clear appointment, he is the one who is in charge of the position of eunuch sooner or later.

"Your Majesty, Yang Sichang, the secretary of the salary, is in a hurry, and the provinces in Huaibei are hungry!" Wang Anren hadn't arrived yet, but the sparse music he was dragging in his hand made Zhu Youxiao's heart sink.

This good day as an emperor has not been enjoyed for a day, but the first thing that came was such bad news.

Huaibei and other mansions had a famine in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Zhu Youxiao knew about this, but he only finished the enthronement ceremony today, can he let people stop for a while?

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Youxiao still sighed, got up suddenly, and said, "Show it to me, show me!" ”

However, Zhu Youxiao, who almost snatched the song into his hands, suddenly thought of a question, in later generations, he seemed to have heard the statement of a certain bricklayer about the illiterate carpenter emperor.

However, Zhu Youxiao soon found that not only was he not illiterate, but he also seemed to have a good level of calligraphy!

It seems that the statement that the carpenter emperor is illiterate is also a frame for civil officials, and he will show them another day.

In fact, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who was said to be "illiterate" was not only Zhu Youxiao, but also his father Zhu Changluo, and Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, all had rumors that he was illiterate.

But if these words are carefully corrected, they will be found to be full of loopholes and not worthy of a trial trial.

Because the characters of the Ming Dynasty are similar to those of later generations, the current Zhu Youxiao can both understand and look unfamiliar.

Wang An originally wanted to read it to Zhu Youxiao, but when he saw that the emperor snatched it directly, he was also confused.

Regarding whether Zhu Youxiao is literate or illiterate, Wang An, who is studying on the side, has the most right to speak.

In his impression, Zhu Youxiao's cultural literacy is indeed average, but he is talented and intelligent, and his personality is astute, and it is pure nonsense to say that he is "mediocre" or "illiterate".

Yang Sichang of Nanzhili Shilang said: "The minister is in Yingtian, and I heard that the residents of Huaibei have eaten up the bark of grass roots, or even several cottages, and the women and sons of the door, and ordered the bean and the rhombus stalks. ”

"After crossing the river, the stove households are grabbing rice, and the hungry people are grabbing grain, and there are many places. As soon as he entered Zhenjiang, he spent 100 dollars in rice, gradually to Su and Song, and increased to 130 or 40 and still has not ended. The merchant ships can't look forward to closing the rice, the shops are almost out of the market, and the small people are trying to get away with it. ”

"If the imperial court does not rush to provide disaster relief as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will become a disaster!"

After reading it, Zhu Youxiao also roughly understood what Yang Sichang meant, and the famine in this place has not only affected the people, but even the freight transportation and local prices in the north and south have also been affected.

This was already half a month ago, and the famine was not necessarily what it was now.

In the end, Zhu Youxiao glanced at the payment date, closed the note and asked, "Wang An, why did it take half a month to report such a big matter?" ”

Wang An said: "Back to the emperor, when this piece came up, the first emperor was sick and couldn't see it, and you haven't been canonized as the crown prince, and you can't manage the government." ”

Overnight, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, who had just ascended the throne for less than a day, had a few more gray hairs on the back of his head, and this Xiaoice period had already begun, and there was definitely more than one famine in Huaibei.

If it is to be dealt with, it will have to be a systemic change.

There may be two reasons why the affairs of Huaibei provinces have reached their ears, one is that the matter has reached the point where it cannot be cleaned up.

What does it mean to be untidy?

That is ten rooms and nine empty, the streets are full of hungry people, hundreds or thousands of people die every night, and at that time, local unrest will not be far away.

The second possibility is that because of this Yang Sichang, he did not abide by the rules of the Donglin Party, and reported the things that should not have been reported.

Zhu Youxiao still knows that this product is indeed there, and he does not belong to the Donglin lineage, and he dares to do things for the royal family and take the blame, so he was a little miserable by the Donglin Party.

When I remember correctly, the early years of the Apocalypse were a difficult situation at home and abroad, and the treasury didn't need to ask, it was definitely not a dime, and in Liaodong, Jiannu was also pressing step by step.

At this time, the famine that affected the entire Central Plains had already shown some signs, and in many places it even reached the point where the water could not be saved and the fire was near.

The fact that the news of the famine can reach their own hands shows that the civil officials basically know everything, and they will inevitably have another war of words when they come to court tomorrow morning!

However, he is not the eldest son of the emperor now, and with the identity of the emperor, there is no need to accommodate them in order to use civil officials to ascend to the throne.

If you don't have money in your pocket, it's hard to get things done!

What was Zhu Youxiao's first thought, who felt such an embarrassing situation, Jin Yiwei, this ancestor set up an institution dedicated to making money, it's time to come in handy!

"Who is the current commander of the Jinyi Guard's palm print, summon him to see me!" Zhu Youxiao said suddenly.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao suddenly mention the stubble of Jinyiwei, the old eunuch Wang Anxin was shocked, the emperor had just received the news of the great hunger in Huaibei provinces, and he turned his head to find the commander of Jinyiwei.

Jinyiwei is not a good thing, as long as you take the driving sticker, you can arrest people if you want to arrest people, and if you want to raid your home, the emperor asked them to do things, and I am afraid that there will be chaos inside and outside the capital.

However, although there is resistance to this, out of loyalty to Zhu Youxiao himself for many years, Wang An still does not have the slightest idea of making up nonsense, and said honestly:

"Your Majesty, now the post of Commander of the Palm Seal is vacant."

"Such an important position, unexpectedly vacant?" Zhu Youxiao was shocked, what happened to his cheap dad, who made the Donglin Party flickering and lame?

There are no commanders in Jinyiwei, who will make money for you.

"Now the biggest official in Beizhen, who is in charge?" Zhu Youxiao still did not give up, and planned to come to a firing line for promotion.

"Back to the emperor, it is Liu Qiao, the governor of Beizhen Fusi."

Zhu Youxiao didn't hesitate for a moment, got up and put on a dragon-patterned coat, and said while walking outside the dormitory: "Spread my message, summon Liu Qiao, the governor of Jinyi Guard, to see me in the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace!" ”

"Obey the order, the old slave will personally go to the Zhenfu Division."