Chapter Seventy-Four: Ease and Urgency

At least now, the local social virtuous are above the major national affairs, and there is no point in speaking.

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, feeling that this didn't have much to do with him, but it was beneficial to the imperial court. Zhu Qizhen said: "After the cabinet discussed this matter, just give me a question, it's just gold, silver and copper, don't you have anything to say?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty, these three are related to the foundation of the country and should not be acted upon. In the opinion of the ministers, it is best to lead the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, but His Majesty may not be willing. ”

Of course Zhu Qizhen was unwilling.

The gold and silver obtained from mining before were sent to the palace, and after being assigned to the Ministry of Industry, they were returned to the imperial court.

How could Zhu Qizhen be willing.

Zhu Qizhen understood the problem, and suddenly had a feeling of trouble.

The right to mine is to remain in Ouchi. Sending eunuchs to mine everywhere, to be honest, Zhu Qizhen was not at ease. The eunuch is loyal, but he is also ruthless.

It's really black, and you can't see the silver.

As for the assignment of this authority to the household department, hundreds of thousands of taels of income a year, although the empress dowager has removed most of the gold and silver mines, there are still a lot of retention.

Otherwise, such a large sum of money in the hands of the Empress Dowager was accumulated from there.

Ouchi's income has been cut off by a large margin. Financial resources are sometimes also political resources, and the emperor without money is always passive.

And although the discipline of the civil servants is a little higher than that of the eunuchs, there are no greedy people among the civil officials. It's impossible to say, but on the whole, it is still somewhat useful for civil officials to read the books of the sages.

Zhu Qizhen thought about it, decided to take a step, and said: "If the Ministry of Orders leads it, how much gold and silver does the Ministry of Industry contribute to Ouchi every year?" ”

Yang Shiqi said with a glance: "Your Majesty is rich all over the world, the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, isn't this money Your Majesty's silver in the Ministry of Industry?" Why does Your Majesty say yes? ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately knew that this iron rooster didn't want to give a penny to the palace.

Yang Shiqi has been very distressed recently, that is, Zhu Qizhen seems to be too rich in his hands. A young man has a heart and capital in his hands, so he naturally wants to do things boldly.

Yang Shiqi felt that restricting Zhu Qizhen's financial resources was also a good way to let Zhu Qizhen share a little more.

Naturally, he refused to retreat.

Zhu Qizhen didn't want to talk about it either. He casually asked, "Why does the gentleman say that these three are the foundation of the country?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty really doesn't know? There are some things that only the old minister will say to His Majesty, and when he goes to other places, the old minister will definitely not say it, and the treasure money is not good, and the people all use gold, silver and copper coins. ”

"These three are naturally the most important treasures of the country."

Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt that his head was big.

I just felt that all kinds of problems were smashed over with an ancient brain. The treasure is being announced

During the German years, the imperial court has been trying to maintain the value of the currency. Now Yang Shiqi told him the truth in private, and Zhu Qizhen also believed it.

The treasure money is hopeless.

However, the lack of treasure money greatly affected the operation of the imperial court, and the use of silver taels also had many drawbacks. Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but say: "Sir, since the treasure money is not good, can you mint gold and silver money?" ”

In fact, gold and silver coins were not absent in the Ming Dynasty, they were all rewarded by the emperor, but there was no large-scale circulation.

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty is rich in spring and autumn, and things always have to be done one by one. Hebei water conservancy is in the ascendant, how can Your Majesty be distracted elsewhere. ”

"All affairs are related to the whole body, and Your Majesty should be hasty and patient. Gradual progress is the way to do business. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Mr. said is extremely true. ”

After that, Zhu Qizhen's topic turned to the scenery of Nanhaizi, and it seemed that he didn't take what he said to heart just now.

It's just that after Zhu Qizhen sent Yang Shiqi away, he got up late at night, sat on the bed with his knees crossed, and secretly thought that Zhu Qizhen at this moment didn't need to fly paper all over the wall to sort out his thoughts.

But the flying paper in front of him is gone, but the flying paper in Zhu Qizhen's heart has already been pasted.

The battle of Luchuan and the drought in Hebei were imminent before.

Zhu Qizhen didn't have time to think about anything else at all. Only one problem can be solved, and now the disaster in Hebei has been alleviated. Yunnan had no choice but to withdraw its troops.

Zhu Qizhen's mind also came alive, and he said secretly: "Hebei water conservancy construction, the plan is not a matter of one day or two, is it possible that before the construction of Hebei water conservancy is successful, I will not do anything?" ”

"Ten years of water conservancy construction in Hebei, will I just sit and wait for ten years?"

"How many decades do I have in my life? And the tile spur can give me a few years, the Ming Dynasty has been founding for 70 years, and all kinds of malpractices have been highlighted, and that aspect must be adjusted, either to make a big change or a small change. ”

"How is it possible to take it step by step?"

A thought came out of Zhu Qizhen's heart, and he said secretly: "Changed Yang Shiqi?" ”

As soon as this thought came out, Zhu Qizhen shook his head slowly, and said secretly: "No, Yang Shiqi pins his hopes on the universe, he is in the cabinet for a day, the world is as stable as Mount Tai, and no one in the court can replace Yang Shiqi's position, even Yang Pu." ”

"And the Empress Dowager also recognizes Yang Shiqi."

"Replacing Yang Shiqi will do more harm than good."

"It's just that I don't do anything, don't I just watch."

Even Zhu Qizhen knew Yang Shiqi's approach in his heart, and many of them were also for Zhu Qizhen's sake. But Zhu Qizhen still felt in his heart that he had to do something.

He didn't want to tear his face with Yang Shiqi. But he was able to exercise power by joining other members of the Cabinet.

Anyway. The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty

Shousuke seems to be the prime minister, but it's just a seem. It's not always the prime minister.

So a few days later, after Yu Qian came to Jingshi, he was summoned by Zhu Qizhen to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters. The matter under discussion is naturally the issue of water conservancy in Hebei.

But after Yu Qian entered the Wenhua Palace, he noticed that something was wrong.

Because there is one less person in this meeting, that is Yang Shiqi.

Yu Qian asked Cao Nai beside him in a low voice and said, "Master Cao, why didn't the teacher come?" ”

Cao Nai's eyes did not squint, his lips moved slightly, and he said, "Your Majesty said that the teacher is sick." ”

Yu Qian couldn't help but wonder if the teacher was really sick, or His Majesty felt that the teacher was sick. This question has always been in Yu Qian's heart.

However, this did not prevent Yu Qian from stating his water control plan.

The master plan of three lakes and five rivers, this time what Yu Qian said is not just a general policy. Instead, there are many more details, and even in some places, the strategy of restraining water and attacking sand advocated by Zhu Qizhen has been overturned.

Yu Qian said: "The minister has visited the site of the 12 canals of the Zhanghe River many times, and it has been rebuilt this summer, which can irrigate tens of thousands of acres of land near the Zhanghe River. In the past six months, Chen has been thinking about a question, what is the purpose of Hebei Water Conservancy? Whether it is drought resistance or flood prevention. ”

"In front of His Majesty, the minister does not dare to say anything, these two must be emphasized, and it is impossible to do both."

Zhu Qizhen said: "What does Yiqing mean? ”

Yu Qian said: "Naturally, drought prevention is the main thing, supplemented by flood prevention. ”

"The minister has visited the local people, the people of Hebei are more afraid of drought than waterlogging, and the flood season in Hebei is very short, but between one or two months, but the drought is very serious, every time there is a drought in spring, the minister has asked about the climate of the past ten years, spring will be dry, summer will be waterlogged, summer flood can still be avoided, but spring drought is nowhere to avoid."

"Therefore, in the opinion of the minister, Hebei water conservancy, drought prevention first, waterlogging prevention last, so the minister thinks that the strategy of restraining water and attacking sand is not feasible in many places."

"This is a map of the twelve canals of the Zhanghe River, please take a look at it Your Majesty."

Wang Zhen immediately took out this picture from Yu Qian's hand and handed it to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen opened it and looked at it, although he felt that the painting was very abstract, but he could also see that twelve dams were built on the river to facilitate the difference in water level, each dam was a flood dam, and a canal was divided into twelve dams for irrigation.

Yu Qian said: "After Ximen Leopard ruled the Zhanghe River, 12 canals were opened, Yecheng was fertile soil, and all the water in Hebei originated in the Taihang Mountain. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay, it's just that if this situation encounters a big flood, what should I do?" ”

Zhu Qizhen also understands that fighting drought and preventing flooding are two completely different strategies for controlling water, and fighting drought naturally means leaving water, while preventing flooding naturally requires increasing the amount of water discharged. Of course, the two cannot be both, but the imperial court cannot let the flood rage because of the drought.