Chapter 27 The Ministry of Water Ideas

Although Zhu Qizhen kept saying that there was no problem with this, the Empress Dowager still found a doctor for Zhu Qizhen after laughing.

This is a minor illness, and the Imperial Doctor of Daming is still a little useful. After applying something, Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt much cooler, at least not itchy.

After Zhu Qizhen returned to the Qianqing Palace, he looked at the squeezing notes one by one, and then asked, "Is there any news from Yunnan?" ”

Wang Zhen said: "Your Majesty, Jinyi Wei Feige has passed a book, saying that Mu Ang has sent troops from Jingdong to attack Luchuan, and the outcome is still unknown. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded. said: "In the future, you have to worry more about the affairs of Yunnan, and report to me as soon as there is news." ”

Wang Zhen said: "Yes." ”

Although Zhu Qizhen trusts Zhang Fu and Meng Ying, he is in a desperate situation, and anything can happen. So Zhu Qizhen has always been worried.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Zhang An seems to be a general, and he actually settled down Songpan so quickly, and the matter of moving Songpanwei out is accurate, but you sent Jinyiwei to Songpan to learn more about the situation and see if there is any greasy in this battle." There is also Zhang An who asked him to escort grain and grass into Yunnan, and listen to it under the tent of Baoding. ”

Zhu Qizhen had doubts about this, but it was because the Songpan War ended too quickly.

It's only been a few months, and it's settled.

In addition, the Ministry of War wants to move all the four thousand households of Songpanwei out of the Songpan area, which is obviously a big concession to Songpan Tusi.

That's why Zhu Qizhen wondered, is there something greasy in this?

Is it really to absolutely maintain the Songpan Wei is too much food and grass, or is it a compromise with the Songpan Tusi, and the Songpan Wei relocation is the condition to end this war.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen also knows that even if there is something greasy in this, Zhu Qizhen is not ready to pursue it now. Just assume that you don't know. sent Jinyi Wei to investigate, but it was for the purpose of turning over old accounts in the future.

Now that there is a catastrophe in the north, the south uses troops, and the world's money and food consumption is too tight. Zhu Qizhen naturally didn't want to use troops anymore. So no matter what method is used, whether it is to retreat or appease, in short, let Songpan stop first.

Zhu Qizhen pinched his nose and recognized it.

However, when the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is restored in the future, if Songpan Tusi stays in the mountains honestly, it will be fine if he doesn't cause trouble, otherwise Zhu Qizhen's new accounts and old accounts will be counted together.

Wang Zhen immediately said: "Yes, the slave will arrange it." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "In addition, I sent someone to invite Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Cao Nai, and Li Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, to wait in the Wenhua Palace, and I will wait for a while." ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen said.

After waiting for an hour, Zhu Qizhen came to the Wenhua Palace.

Yang Shiqi and others saluted one after another. Zhu Qizhen said

"No courtesy. After the two sides sat down, Zhu Qizhen said: "I went out on patrol this time, and I felt a lot of emotion in my heart, and then I knew that the difficulty of water control is not only before the water control, but also after the water control, and the Ministry of Industry only pulls out the money to Zhili for water control every year. Most of these 10,000 taels are used on the canal, Lord Li, are you right? ”

When Li Cheng heard this, he was taken aback, and without saying a word, he knelt on the ground and said, "The minister is guilty." ”

Because Li Cheng is different from others, he is a native of Annam, and he has no foundation behind him and no backer, so he is usually a person and could not be more cautious.

So hearing Zhu Qizhen like this, he was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were split, and he immediately pleaded guilty.

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Get up,." Why do you have to do this, it is not your business alone to get to this point. ”

Li Cheng stood up cautiously and sat down cautiously.

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty's intention to increase the funds for water control in the future of the various prefectures of Zhili?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Not only that, but the imperial court has spent so much effort to build so many water conservancy projects in various places, can it just be left alone?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty, there are tens of millions of rivers in the world, if Your Majesty has to set up people to manage each river, then the number of personnel required is not only tens of millions, and the imperial court will definitely not be able to support such a large expenditure." Moreover, Emperor Taizu taught the people with a township covenant, which was to make the people self-governing. Therefore, all the waterways in the world are in charge of the squire, and the disaster of flood and drought gathers the people to discuss, and decides from the people, without spending a single dollar of the court, and the world is autonomous. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, and didn't know how to refute it for a while.

Because this is the proud work of Emperor Taizu, which has influenced the rural model of China for more than 600 years. It is a township covenant based on science, which was promoted to the world by Emperor Taizu by political means.

Many things were not managed by the imperial court, and were managed by the gentry.

And Yang Shiqi's Yang family is also a famous family in Jiangxi, which is where their interests lie. He naturally wanted to stop Zhu Qizhen's thoughts, and Yang Shiqi was also unsafe and selfish.

What Yang Shiqi said is also very reasonable.

Because it is simply impossible to bring every river under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

There is a limit to the management ability of the imperial court. Yang Shiqi has served as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, how could he not know this truth.

Therefore, no matter how later generations decided that Emperor Taizu's original model was wrong and imprisoned his mind, but before anyone provided another set of governing strategies, especially for rural governance. This is unshakable.

The administrative ability of the imperial court cannot be locked into everyone. It's almost the same to get to the county. There needs to be a class between the court and the people. And the gentry was a helpless choice.

Zhu Qizhen knows this very well.

Because Emperor Taizu was afraid that future generations would not understand his intentions

Think, there is content in the emperor's ancestral teachings. Of course, that's not necessarily what he wrote. Zhu Qizhen figured it out on his own.

Now Zhu Qizhen has no intention of challenging this rural autonomy model, saying: "The meaning of Shoufu, I know, some small rivers, the imperial court naturally does not need to care, but if it is now the Lugou River, Hutuo River, Fuyang River, Zhanghe River, Wei River, North Canal. These rivers cross prefectures and counties, and they affect each other, and if they want to manage well, they cannot be done by the power of one government and one county, and the people depend on agriculture for their livelihood, and agriculture depends on water for their survival. Water conservancy is not prosperous, and all industries are difficult to be safe. ”

"How can the imperial court stand idly by, and water conservancy is such a major matter, only the Ministry of Industry is responsible for the water department, which is too light."

Yang Shiqi's heart jumped, and he said secretly: "The emperor has a new idea again." To be honest, dealing with the little emperor with endless new ideas, Yang Shiqi felt a little tired of coping.

Yang Shiqi didn't seem to have done anything, but Zhu Qizhen made such a big move, and all the officials didn't react, which was Yang Shiqi's greatest credit.

I can hold the field.

As long as Yang Shiqi nods in front of the emperor, there are objections within the hundred officials, Yang Shiqi can suppress it for the emperor, and he will never let the following things interfere with national affairs.

Otherwise, I really think that the officials below, especially the people in the Hanlin Courtyard of the Imperial Court, are really little sheep. Whatever Zhu Qizhen did, everyone below obeyed.

Yang Shiqi seemed to be complimentary, and said, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Zhu Qizhen said; "What I mean is that since water control is so important, the imperial court should pay attention to it, and I want to set up a water ministry to oversee the management of rivers and irrigation water in the world. And set up a Tongzhi at the local level, or set up an ambassador for river governance in the county. In order to reach up and down, water conservancy. ”

In Zhu Qizhen's heart, this Ministry of Water is the Ministry of Water Resources in later generations.

When Yang Shiqi heard this, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, by all means." The six decisions should not be taken lightly. Immediately, Yang Shiqi painstakingly explained the importance of the six parts one by one.

These six have been inherited for thousands of years from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the present day, and they have long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

Moreover, each of the six ministries is from Zhou Guan, and even has a lot of special significance, such as the number six. It's a no-go to have another one.

Moreover, the functions of the Ministry of Industry are very perfect, and the Ministry of Industry and Water Division was known as the Ministry of Water in ancient times, and now the Water Division is also known as the Ministry of Water. There is no need to set up a new one.

Before Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth, he knew that this idea would not work.

Reforming the official position was a major event in ancient times.

Zhu Qizhen said; "Since Shoufu thinks it can't be done, what should it do, in short, now the imperial court has no overall planning for water control at all, just staying at where the embankment breaks, where the disaster occurs, and where to repair it, this is not good at all, so we must let the people of the world know that repairing the water conservancy in the world is the national policy of this dynasty."