Sure enough, I heard Xue Guoguan say after a pause: "I have sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other things as supplements." In addition, the yield of the rice hybridized by the Nongsi side seems to be a little higher. In addition, His Majesty has always arranged to purchase grain from Nanyang, so that in the absence of famine, a part of it can be squeezed out for the war between the two places. ”

The war between the two places he refers to is the war in eastern Liaodong and the rebellion in Tusi in the southwest. However, in terms of relative scale, there are many of them in Liaodong. Now that the Jianyu has been exterminated, the Japanese state has come to make trouble again, and the food used in this war is still indispensable.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately asked, "How is the matter of resettlement and reclamation going?" ”

"I have received His Majesty's will before!" Xue Guoguan continued to reply, "Together with the Governor of Jiliao, we have already begun to arrange for the first batch of immigrants to go to Liaodong. According to the report below, most of these first batch of immigrants are relatives, friends, neighbors, and family members who have been to Liaodong before, or have returned from Liaodong. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, this is understandable. As far as the people in Guannai are concerned, Liaodong is bitterly cold, and there is inertial thinking. However, in fact, there are many rivers in Liaodong, and the surrounding area has become a very good grain field. Although the weather is colder, there is no problem with planting one season a year. Those people who have been to Liaodong have seen it on the spot, and naturally know this. It is not surprising that they will be among the first to emigrate.

"We still need to strengthen immigration!" Emperor Chongzhen made a decisive decision, "After that, under the peace of the country and the people, the population of the Ming Dynasty will increase dramatically. It is necessary to emigrate to Liaodong, Hetao and North Korea to solve the problem of feeding the people. This matter is not allowed to be sloppy at all. ”

"Wechen obeys!" Xue Guoguan heard this and hurriedly responded.

Emperor Chongzhen then turned his head to look at the official Shangshu and said: "Hetao, Liaodong and Korea, I said that they are modeled after the mainland, and they will no longer be governed by the capital. Therefore, to divide the local yamen and appoint the local chief officials, the officials should come up with the charter as soon as possible and do a good job in the appointment of officials! ”

"Wechen obeys!" When the official Shangshu heard this, he naturally agreed immediately.

The emperor's energy was limited, and it was impossible to have a royal review of every official appointment and dismissal in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the power to appoint and dismiss middle- and low-level officials is mainly vested in the ministry. Because of this, Emperor Chongzhen will give an account of the ministers.

To sum up, the food issue is still the top priority, and we cannot be careless.

After saying this, the secretary of the military department came out and played to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the news from Annan has been returned, and it is against my will to be in line with the rebellious Tusi in the southwest. And in the southwest, because the rumors of changing the land and returning to the stream have been rumored for a long time, and the imperial court has not refuted the rumors, therefore, many Tusi in the southwest have serious signs of rebellion, and it is likely that there will be a big turmoil. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled coldly and said, "They all want to die, so it's better to die." Send a decree to Qin Liangyu, exit the place of rebellion, make room for those rebels, let them all jump out, and when I turn around and free my hands, I will serve them in one pot! ”

At this time, many courtiers were quite confident in the emperor's ability to lead troops to fight. Hearing the emperor say this, they also agreed. Instead of covering them, it is better to take advantage of the current time when the Ming army's strength is back to its peak, and they are all bulldozed.

The secretary of the military department retreated, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites then came out and said: "Your Majesty, now that my Ming Dynasty buys a huge amount of grain from Nanyang every year, many people from the southern coast have gone to the sea to Nanyang to rent or buy grain fields. What should be done with such people, please make a judgment on your majesty! ”

This kind of people, which can be said to be Diao people, is not liked by the government. After all, if you go abroad, you don't have to pay taxes to Daming, serve labor, and earn Daming's money!

If it were the same as before, people like this would not need to consult the emperor, and their courtiers would be able to deal with these things according to the usual practice. However, today's emperors, the way they look at things and deal with things are often beyond their expectations, so that they dare not do things according to the usual way, and after discussion, they decided to ask the emperor first.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen listened and said indifferently: "When they go out, they will grow food after all." And what Daming needs is food, the more the merrier. Since they want to go, let's go. However, before leaving, they should report to the local government what they were going out to do, how long they would come back, and when they returned, all the taxes and labor that should be paid should be converted into silver, and they should have fulfilled their obligations. If you go out without permission and are found out by the local government for more than a certain period of time, you will have the local government remove your household registration! ”

It would be a bit unfair to say that there is no treatment. This unfairness is not to say that it is unfair to those who leave, but it is unfair to those who remain in Daming.

After all, those who stayed in Daming had to pay taxes to Daming and serve hard labor, and they paid their obligations for the strength of Daming. Then Da Ming also has the responsibility to give them corresponding returns. And those who went out, they no longer paid taxes to Daming, and they no longer served as laborers, and when they came back, they still got the benefits of the imperial court with those who stayed in Daming, so why?

Hearing this, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu asked again: "What should we do with the people who have gone out before?" ”

"The first ones will not be investigated, and the future ones will be handled as such." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he said in a more aggravated tone, "I believe that in the future, everyone will think of a way to be the people of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

He still has this self-confidence. Then, there were courtiers who came out and played other things, and Emperor Chongzhen gave answers one by one.

The time soon came to noon, and Emperor Chongzhen saw that there were no more courtiers to say something, so he said with a smile: "Okay, since Zhuqing has finished speaking, then I will announce a few things!" ”

When these courtiers in the Wenhua Hall heard this, they suddenly became a little curious, I don't know what the emperor will say?

I only heard Emperor Chongzhen say to them: "To exterminate the Liaodong Jianyu, when I was in Shenyang, I had already announced a reward. Now that I have come back to Beijing, I should announce the world again, and I think it is glorious! ”

The matter of the reward has naturally been passed back a long time ago. However, at that time, the emperor did not come back, and Lu Xiangsheng and others did not come back, so everyone just heard about this matter and did not feel much. However, at this time, when they heard the emperor mention it again, it was to go through the formal process, and the matter about the reward was suddenly remembered by them.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was really generous, and he was given a civil official title, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the founding of the country, Wang Yangming was alone. But now, there is another Lu Xiangsheng! I really want to envy a lot of people!

But they are just envious, and Lu Xiangsheng's credit is obvious. They asked themselves, no one else could do what Lu Xiangsheng did. Forget it, let's take Lu Xiangsheng as a military general, what's so strange about getting a knighthood?

While they were thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen spoke again: "I know that it is difficult to verify the preferential exemption of the gentry and the collection of taxes, but now that I have achieved a great victory, I am very pleased. Therefore, I have decided to reward the people involved. ”

Subsequently, he announced the relevant people, mainly Zhang Pu, the governor of Jiangnan, Sun Chuanting, the secretary of Nanjing, Yang Tinglin, the imperial history of Nanjing, and Lu Jiude, the eunuch of Nanjing.

Hearing this, these courtiers below were also convinced. As for the matter of verifying the preferential exemption of the gentry and the collection of taxes, if it were not for the current emperor Shengming, no matter who did it, it would definitely be a matter of disaster to the whole family! And Zhang Pu and others were able to do this, and the pressure at that time was also very great, and they even involved the Changshu civil unrest, the rebellion case, and so on.

While they were thinking about it, they listened to Emperor Chongzhen continue: "In addition, Zhang Zilong, the Agricultural Division, and Song Yingxing, the Kaiwu Division, have made a lot of contributions. Such as the promotion and cultivation of various crops, the invention of glass, etc., these are the foundation for the Ming Dynasty to get better and better. I decided that Lian Si Zhangyin was promoted to the rank of squire. ”

The squire is the third grade, and the Lang Zhong is only the fifth grade. It can be said that Zhang Zilong and Song Yingxing's grades have improved, and they have jumped three levels in a row. For this reward, no one expected it beforehand, and for a while, these courtiers were surprised.

When the emperor does things, the courtiers under him will naturally have guesses. The previous thing is easy to understand, after all, the merit is there. And Zhang Zilong and Song Yingxing, although they do have a lot of credit, they are still very surprised to jump so many grades at once.

However, when you think about it, it doesn't seem like a surprise.

For a long time, whether it was Song Yingxing or Chen Zilong, he had always been favored by the emperor, and he was also appointed as the prince's lecturer to teach the prince and the children of various civil and military families. If you are an ordinary person, can you have this treatment?

Thinking about it again, the things that the emperor has been emphasizing over the years are not Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing, especially the things that the latter is doing. Now that he is rewarded, isn't it to show the people of the world how much the emperor attaches great importance to the affairs of the Agricultural Division and the Kaiwu Division!

Thinking in this way, they have enlightenment. It seems that the two generations of the emperor and the crown prince should attach so much importance to it! Then, the rabbit cubs at home also have to be cultivated in this area!

After Emperor Chongzhen announced these three things, the courtiers under him were naturally busy. Coupled with what Emperor Chongzhen said yesterday, it is necessary to honor the matter of repaying the grain, anyway, in the next few days, except for Emperor Chongzhen, everyone else is busy like dogs.

However, Emperor Chongzhen didn't really do anything, and he also made some adjustments to the palace.

The eight chamberlains who had been trained by his side, and the four who performed well, led by Chen Baoting, were promoted to eunuchs and eunuchs with a pen and a pen, officially entering the ranks of eunuchs. And the other four, led by Lan Tianbao, continued to serve by Emperor Chongzhen's side.