Chapter 88
Your Majesty! Can I listen to the minister? Zhu Yidao respectfully knelt down in front of Wanli, "First of all, please ask Your Majesty to promise the minister, and not punish the crime of the minister's false words!" ”
"Oh? Let's hear it. Wanli suddenly became interested. He knows that this Zhu Yidao always has some different methods, whether it is military training or the life test activities a while ago, it shows that this person seems to be very different from other ministers, at least he is not a pedantic person.
"The minister has an idea, since the earthquake in Beijing is seriously damaged now, then post-disaster reconstruction must be the key work. No matter what, we must let the people get through this year in peace! Chen believes that since there are so many wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is better to publicize it throughout the Ming Dynasty: if anyone can fund the reconstruction of the disaster area in Beijing, then their names will be engraved on the merit tablet in front of the building, and their descendants can justifiably take the imperial examination, and they will also be exempted from taxes for a year! I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? ”
Wanli stood up suddenly: "No! I think you're crazy? You probably don't know what happened to Shen Wansan of my Ming Dynasty?! Who else will be Shen Wansan's second? Regardless of whether those businessmen are willing or not, whether the officials are against it or not, you don't even think about passing this pass! The rules left by our ancestors must not be broken in my hands! ”
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Yidao kowtowed to this emperor sincerely for the first time, "In this Jingshi earthquake, the number of people and officials who died has reached 120,000!" The number of injured and crippled is hundreds of thousands! The sin of a thousand years, millions of living beings! Could it be that Your Majesty is really willing to do nothing in the harem and let the officials scold you every year? If Your Majesty can handle it properly this time, not only will the hearts of the people in the world belong to Your Majesty, but it will not be so easy for those rebellious people to rebel in the future! What's more, those businessmen lack nothing, the only thing they lack is fame! The imperial court does not need to pay a penny of silver, it can complete the entire post-disaster reconstruction work, and it can also buy the hearts of the whole Ming Dynasty! Why don't you do a book of great benefits? ”
"The future safety of this world depends on your majesty's thoughts! I hope Your Majesty will think twice! Zhu Yidao's forehead had already bled out of the big bluestone slab.
"Zhu Yidao! How daring! "Wanli smashed the precious tea bowl in his hand on his head, and the wolves behind the screen came out in response, looking at the pair of wide-eyed monarchs and ministers, they didn't know what to do.
Wanli angrily circled back and forth in the main hall, pointed at Zhu Yidao and scolded with hatred: "Do you know what it means to let you lead troops into Beijing for disaster relief?!" is so that you can accumulate enough political capital, only in this way can your official road be easy to walk in the future! But it's good that you're not an official yet, but you're really an official! Don't forget, you're not qualified to deal with disaster relief at all! ”
"The minister is an official of the Ming Dynasty, of course, he must do his duty, no matter what other people do, if he is an official for a day, he must do things for a day!" Zhu Yidao is neither humble nor arrogant.
"All the officials in the world are corrupt officials, ministers! You are the only one who is a loyal minister, a virtuous minister?! Wanli pointed at Zhu Yidao angrily, and his whole body trembled with anger.
"A minister is just a direct minister." Lao Zhu replied calmly.
Wanli's mind was a little dizzy, and when it was over, he finally thought that he had chosen an obedient person to be his agent and his puppet, but he didn't expect that in the end he was still a formal character of Zhang Ju, a Hai Rui-style character. It seems that I still looked away!
"Someone! Put him on death row and hand him over to Dali Temple for interrogation! ”
The wolves immediately came over, grabbed Zhu and dragged him out. It's just that there is a hint of admiration in their eyes.
As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw Shen Shixing and the newly promoted cabinet Wang Xijue, Xu Guo, and Wang Jiaping, four cabinet scholars, standing outside. It turned out to be a matter of post-disaster reconstruction, Daming's treasury was about to bottom out, and there was no way for these cabinet members to be in the family. Disaster relief is a must, if left unchecked, the people's will will be lost; But if it does, where does the money come from?
As soon as he walked outside, the little eunuch on guard nervously made a silent gesture to a few people, and everyone was a little strange, what's wrong? When I got closer, I realized that Wanli was getting angry, and after listening for a while, I realized that Zhu Qianhu was also here for this matter. It's just his way...... Watching Xom on the mobile phone really made several people cry and laugh. It's not that it doesn't work, it's that it doesn't work at all! However, there is one thing that makes a few people nod again and again, this Zhu Qianhu, the heart of loving the people is indeed rare! How much courage does it take for a Jinyi guard, regardless of his status gap, to rashly propose such a method to the emperor? Especially the last sentence, which made Shen Shixing nod. "Ministers are just direct ministers" is something that only Hai Rui's kind can say.
It's just that Wanli's anger is beyond everyone's imagination. Put him on death row and hand him over to Dali Temple? Wang Xijue was a little funny, how could Dali Temple dare to easily judge the thousands of households of Jinyiwei? Wanli just wanted to teach him a lesson, and didn't want to kill him and put him to death. Otherwise, it would have been pulled out and beheaded a long time ago.
"I'm Daming from now on, and I have another Shen Lianna......" Wang Jiaping looked at the figure of Zhu Yidao being dragged out, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Seeing that a few people were still coming for the matter of silver, Wanli, who was angry, yelled at the four of them: "I have already said it! The inner pocket is also empty! As an official of the imperial court and a member of the first rank, don't you know how to think of a way? ”
"Your Majesty, don't panic, the minister thinks that the top priority now is to reassure the people. No matter what the solution, it is still necessary to calm the people's minds. As for when and how to provide relief, these can be discussed again. Shen Shixing still showed his unparalleled kung fu.
Wanli's anger dropped slightly: "I heard that the noon gate and other doors are about to be repaired?" ”
And so it is. No matter what, no matter how bitter it is, there is no long live it, no matter how difficult it is, there is no long live it! I, the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, are all on the shoulders of Your Majesty, if the ministers even repair the noon gate to make Your Majesty so worried, then what face do you have to face Your Majesty again? "Xu Guo is a person who can't do anything else, but he has only one advantage: he has a sweet mouth and can speak. Therefore, his official fortune is far more prosperous than ordinary people, and this person's slippery is not comparable to ordinary people, he has been an official in the court for many years, and he can't find anyone he has offended!
"Tell me, what should we do about this post-disaster reconstruction?" In fact, Wanli was also anxious about this matter, but it was that Zhu Yidao who couldn't speak too much, which made him angry. What does it mean to do nothing in the harem and let hundreds of officials scold you every year? I just don't want to worry too much about those officials, lest the ministers think that I am intolerant. Who knew that these officials would scold everything. Compared with them, the aunts who scolded the street on the street are all amateur level, and in terms of scolding, these officials are definitely at a professional level! People scolded the aunt on the street and still had a time to rest, but these people scolded early and scolded late, and got up early the next day to continue after scolding, and there was no intention of stopping at all! Otherwise, how could he have a headache when he met these people? That Zhu Yidao is really pampered and arrogant! It's okay to lock him up for two days, sharpen his temperament, and let him know what kind of identity he is!
"The minister thought that he could first let Henan, Shandong, Huguang and other major grain-producing provinces transport all their surplus grain to Beijing to solve the urgent need; As for the silver, it may be possible to allow Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places to collect the taxes for next six months in advance, so as to ease the financial pressure for the time being. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places have always been rich, even if they can collect half of it, it is a good thing! After careful consideration, Wang Xijue put forward this opinion. In fact, he didn't know what kind of backlash the people would bring about by collecting taxes in advance, but Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich after all, even if there is some rebound, it is better than letting the people in Beijing and its surroundings rebel due to disasters. Now I can only tear down the east wall and make up the west wall like this, except for Zhu Yidao's whimsical method, this method is not practical and unfeasible, but the theory is not feasible, let those businessmen donate so much to disaster relief, I am afraid that it will bring serious consequences: these reputations can be bought with silver, so can the officials also use silver to buy and sell?
For these officials who are deeply educated in Confucianism, this trend must not be opened! Even if the people of Jingshi are dead, they can't open it!
"Let's go down like this...... I'm a little tired......" Wanli rubbed his temples, and his head began to hurt again. Instead of letting these officials go back and forth over taxes, it is actually not as effective as Zhu Yidao's method. To be honest, Zhu Yidao's method has pros and cons, and the key depends on how to operate. But in the final analysis, Wanli himself is still living in the shadow of Zhang Juzheng and has not come out. He himself will never take the initiative to do these things, if Zhu Yidao enters the cabinet, this method may be a try; But he is just a brocade guard, and he has done a lot of unbelievable things before, if he is impeached by the officials, Wanli himself will not be able to get rid of being scolded. So I had to put it first.
Walking out of the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Shen Shixing suddenly asked Wang Jiaping: "Lord Wang, tell me, what kind of person is this Zhu Yidao?" ”
Wang Jiaping shook his head: "I can't see through him either, but there is still a little shadow of Zhang Juzheng in his body, and there seems to be a little bit of Hai Rui's character...... Ge Lao, I heard that this person has some research on Mr. Yang Ming's psychology? ”
"There's more than that! The old man has always wondered if this person is the hope that Zhang Juzheng left for him at the beginning! Shen Shixing's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp!