For the name given to Wei Zhongxian, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and many officials wrote to impeach the emperor not to favor eunuchs, but to follow the example of Ming Jun's pro-virtuous ministers and stay away from villains, among which the sharpest words were Yang Lian and Zheng Sanjun.

Yang Lian is a well-known loyal martyr, who was crushed by the soil bag and died with iron nails, and before his execution, he wrote a blood book "I want to return to the court with my life, and I don't want my wife to cry!" "His loyalty is evident by the sun and the moon, and the sky is the proof. In contrast, everyone may know less about Zheng Sanjun, the specific reason is that this person is too low-key. Although he has the power of prime minister, he is still strict and clear, and he is upright, if it were not for the nickname "Zheng Tianguan" given to him by later generations, I am afraid that his great achievements will be drowned in the Ming generation of famous ministers.

In the early years of the Apocalypse, Zheng Sanjun was still in Fujian as a deputy envoy for education, that is, a high-ranking official in charge of education. He was honest and fair in office, maintained the style of teaching, advocated loyalty and filial piety, put an end to hospitality and gifts, and cultivated a number of cadres such as Huang Daozhou, Hong Chengchou, Huang Jingfang, Wang Jiayan, He Kai, Liu Zhongzao, etc., and the people of the time called him "a man who knows people".

However, this person is too energetic, in addition to education, he also points out the new policies of the imperial court, and the twists and turns of Fujian Province are not as many as he alone. Zuo Zhan knew the significance of this person to the education of the Ming Dynasty, not only did he not blame him, but he was also promoted to the priest of the country.

Although this person took the benefits of the little emperor, he did not intend to be polite at all, and seeing that he was so partial to the eunuchs, he said indignantly:

"Your Majesty grew up in the deep palace since childhood, and it is easy to trust the attendants around him, but the affairs of the world are mostly governed by the way of the sage, and the scholar has studied the words of the sage for decades, which should be the humerus favored by His Majesty."

Seeing his righteous words, Zuo Zhan didn't want to chill the hearts of students all over the world, so he asked rhetorically in front of hundreds of civil and military officials:

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been able to rule the country and the world with military energy, and there are countless loyal ministers and good generals around me. However, there are also unscrupulous officials who form parties for personal gain and protect businessmen, resulting in a deficit in the early years of the Apocalypse, for which the people of the world are miserable, and my internal affairs government is also unable to make ends meet.

I have the heart to get rid of this drawback, rely on the internal supervisor to clarify the rule of officials, and save the people from fire and water. In fact, the Donglin Party members who were punished were all evil, and Wei Zhongxian did not wronged a good person. Now that you are persuading me to be close to the virtuous ministers and far villains, I know that there are many virtuous ministers in the court, but I don't know who the villains are, can Zheng Aiqing be more specific? ”

Although Zheng Sanjun is selfless and fearless, he will never be stupid enough to openly oppose Dongchang, and replied vaguely:

"Your Majesty Shengming, whether it is to conquer Liaodong, pacify the southwest, or implement the new policy and resume production, the government and the opposition all serve Your Majesty. Wechen heard that there was no disaster in the disaster area this year, and the tax exceeded the budget of the household department, which is enough to show that there are virtuous ministers inside and outside the court. As for whether there is a villain, His Majesty is aware of everything, and naturally he can see it more clearly than Weichen. ”

Zuo Zhan saw that Zheng Sanjun didn't leave any affection for himself, and thought to himself that he was really lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot. This Zheng Sanjun was originally promoted and reused by him, but now he can't get along with himself, and his face can't help but be a little unbearable, Han Xi saw this and hurriedly interjected:

"Your Majesty, this year's provincial taxes have been reported, totaling five million three hundred and ten thousand taels of silver. If the trade income of the Yingtian Weaving Bureau is included, the total amount will exceed seven million taels, which is enough to reverse the situation of the national treasury being in deficit year after year, and it can even make up for the internal bank allocated by the Holy Upper year by year. ”

As for the situation of the annual income, Zuo Zhan had already asked Fang Congzhe and Han Xi to calculate, and collected a total of more than 7 million taels of silver, the main expenses were 1.7 million taels of military salaries, 1 million taels for disaster relief, and 2.3 million taels for food, in addition, 600,000 taels were spent on dredging Cao Yun and building Chidao Post Stations, and 300,000 taels were spent on hiring foreigners to set up military schools and casting new firearms, and there was a surplus of 1.1 million taels of silver this year.

After deliberation, the cabinet decided to make up all the surpluses to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and at this time, Han Xi mentioned in front of everyone that Zuo Zhan knew that he was short of people, so he couldn't help but soften his tone, and said in a harmonious voice:

"All of you are my ministers, so I have the confidence to prosper. Now that all industries in the country are waiting to be prospered, and the situation outside the border is rising again, I am walking on thin ice every day, and I dare not slack off, I hope you will not be complacent because of this year's achievements. ”

Zheng Sanjun and others saw that the emperor intended to show goodwill, and it was inconvenient to ask any further, it was a sure thing for the eunuch to become bigger, and he was not afraid of the shadow and had no fear.

Zuo Zhan saw that everyone was calculating their own gains and losses, and knew that the catfish effect had already played a role, and the court had Wei Zhongxian, a catfish spirit, eyeing him, and no one dared to be negligent, so he said easily:

"Although the war in the southwest has subsided, what is more important is how to promote the reform of the land and the proper resettlement of those who have returned. For this reason, I have decided to carry out cash-for-work in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces, what is the opinion of the Ministry of Industry? ”

Cash-for-work was a strategy used in the Left War to provide relief to the disaster-stricken areas, and the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry carried out very smoothly in Shandong and Gansu. This policy has not only provided food and livelihood for the victims and displaced people, but also cleared up transportation in various places, restored the function of water conservancy facilities, and more importantly, allowed local officials to take advantage of the opportunity to get oil and water, so it has received strong support from all sides.

The key to the goodness or badness of a policy lies in whether it can be implemented and whether it can achieve the desired results after it is implemented. As for the corruption that occurs in the process of implementation, it needs to be eliminated by an effective supervision system, and Dongchang and Jinyiwei are a sword of Damos hanging over their heads.

When Huang Kezhang heard that he was going to build a water conservancy and repair the road in the southwest, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, this year, the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal has been dredged, and the water of the Yellow River has also been introduced into Xi'an City, and the transportation conditions between the north and the south have been greatly improved, which has played an immeasurable role in the timely transportation of grain and goods by the imperial court. In accordance with the standard of the galloping road from Jingshi to Shanhaiguan, Lao Chen decided to connect the main government offices in the southwest first. ”

Among them, when Zhu Kuiyuan was selected to guard the southwest, Zuo Zhan foresaw the end of the Lu'an Rebellion, so he decided to add Enke to select the liuguan of the four southwestern provinces. Now that luxury and security have been subdued, the cabinet does not dare to delay for a moment, and begins to carefully select talents to take office.

"Your Majesty's civil and martial arts are really a blessing for my court's subjects. The four southwestern provinces have a vast territory but are sparsely populated, so the ministers suggested that villages and towns should be relocated near rivers and roads, which could improve the local living environment and facilitate the management of the imperial court. ”

The two bigwigs in important positions spoke, and the minions below also echoed the gossip, Zuo Zhan saw that everyone had no objections, and continued:

"Since ancient times, all wealthy areas have convenient transportation conditions, so if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, have fewer children and grow more trees. As long as the roads are smooth, the products of various places can be circulated, the common people have money in their hands, and the taxes of the imperial court will be abundant. However, it is still a strategic decision for me to build a galloping road, that is, to change the situation of being passively beaten in the past. ”

At the beginning of the year, Hao Chongming had already occupied Chongqing to rebel, An Yaochen burned and plundered in Pushi, Mani and other places under the guise of the official army, and An Bangyan hijacked the young lord of Shuixi to confront the government, but subject to the cumbersome military system and backward transportation conditions in ancient times, the army did not arrive in Chongqing until July. If there were convenient transportation conditions and a flexible military deployment system, similar rebellions in the future could be nipped in the bud and would not bring endless disasters to the local people.

However, although the determination of the left war was great, the difficulties were still very severe. The Central Plains Dynasty mostly called itself thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, it can be seen that this famous mountain and river are all over Kyushu, the natural conditions are complex and harsh, and the current production technology and material level of the Ming Dynasty is very low. Even though Bi Maokang, Xu Guangqi and others had begun to learn from the smelting technology of the Western Regions and Europe when casting firearms, their production capacity was so limited that even the army could not meet them, let alone use them to build bridges.

Zuo Zhan put forward the wise saying that "if you want to get rich, you must first build roads", and everyone showed joyful expressions when they heard it, probably because they were amused by his latter sentence "Fewer children and more trees". However, Zuo Zhan didn't think it was funny, thinking of the scientific and technological strength of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help but fall into distress, as if all this was caused by him, and if he didn't solve it in time, he would be a sinner for the ages.

"At present, it seems that the construction of the road can be completed by requisitioning people's labor, but it is a problem to build bridges over large rivers. I envision using stainless steel to make bridges from firearms, do you have any opinions? ”

Hearing that the emperor wanted to take a stainless steel bridge that was more precious than gold, Huang Kezhang gasped and replied in surprise:

"Your Majesty, the refining of stainless steel is extremely complicated, and the current casting of firearms and sabers cannot meet the demand, and if it is allocated for the construction of bridges, I am afraid it will be a drop in the bucket."

After Huang Kezhang finished speaking, everyone came to their senses, and the emperor wanted to build a bridge over the river, not to mention whether it could be realized, this courage alone was enough to shake the earth. But this steel is indeed rare, and only generals above the captain level can be distributed in the army, and a saber can be sold for 100 gold on the market, which shows its preciousness.

Zuo Zhan saw that everyone first shook their heads, then stretched their necks to look at themselves, and said confidently:

"Although my plan has the potential to swallow the sky, it may not be impossible to achieve it. When the initial Emperor Fen VI Yu Lie, Zhen Chang and Yu Yu, creating a situation of great unification that has never been seen for centuries, he is afraid that even God will question it when he does these things. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has been fighting against the Xiongnu all his life, although he has exhausted the savings of Wenjingzhizhi, but he has played a place in the Han people, how many people can understand when he does these things?

Since ancient times, kings have been commanded by heaven to achieve great things but to obey the will of the people. I feel that improving the isolated and backward situation in various places will be supported by the people of the world, and will not only change the living standards of our generation, but also benefit future generations. Isn't there a lack of steel? Even if I demolish the Forbidden City, I will also fill in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and I am determined to do everything I can in my life to accomplish this feat, and time is on my side. ”

These words were the greatest wish in Zuo Zhan's heart, and the ministers couldn't help but be moved when they heard it. In fact, even Sun Chengzong didn't know what his beloved disciple was going to do, as if he had both iron-blooded pride and benevolence, and he was never merciful to his enemies, but he was generous to his people. This may be what the little emperor said at the beginning of the split personality, everyone has two sides or even multiple sides, and transforms different personalities in different scenes, and finally realizes the recognition and value of self.

It was not easy to return to the left battle of the Qinzheng Palace, according to the secret agent to report that the emperor Taiji took advantage of the imperial court to use troops in the southwest to conquer Tunguska again, and joined forces with the Rakshasas in the Yakusk area to flank the Khalkha Department, not only forcing Halbara to retreat, but also taking the opportunity to sack the Korqin Department. The harvest from this trip is much more than what Nurhachi has robbed in his life, and the strength of Jianzhou Jurchen has been greatly improved compared with before.

Poor Kharbara's dream of unifying Mongolia for a year was brutally awoken, but he had no way out, and the Dzungar tribes in the west, led by the leader of the Khoros, took the opportunity to capture his lair, and now his only place to go was the Hetao region.