Chapter 559: Nengchen
After Zhang Mingyue finished speaking, he raised his head and glanced at everyone, and then said:
"What do the two fathers-in-law think of me?"
When the fish father-in-law heard this, he said:
"This is your scholar's business, and I have nothing to say about an old eunuch."
Gonggong Long nodded and said:
"What Lord Shoufu said is very true, those who are far away are gentle and gentle, and it is indeed a good thing to summon the sons of tribal chiefs to come to Beijing to study. It's just that I don't know if it was Ashina Dur or Liu Yuanhai who was raised in the end. ”
When Zhang Mingyue heard this, he said:
"Emperor Hui is incompetent, there are many politicians, the kings compete for the throne, the Central Plains is chaotic, the Jin family is internal friction to death, Liu Yuan just took the opportunity to pick up the leaks. If Liu Yuan is placed under the rule of Taizong, he may not be a capable minister like Ashinadur. As long as I am in the government, the people are not in the people, as long as I am in harmony with the government, and the whole is united, the surrounding barbarians only have the power of Xi Yang weathering, how can I say that I rebel? ”
Gonggong Long obviously liked Zhang Mingyue's point of view very much, and he nodded vigorously and said:
"It's a good government for yourself, and Lord Shoufu deserves to be my first assistant."
When Zhang Mingyue heard this, he turned the pages of the documents on the table, and then said:
"In that case, let's move on to the next thing."
Zhang Mingyue was about to speak, but the sound of footsteps from outside the door interrupted him, Li Chenghai trembled into the military plane with the support of several people, and then arched his hand and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's too late, please forgive me and my father-in-law."
Then Li Chenghai looked at Zhang Mingyue, squinted his cloudy eyes and asked:
"Didn't disturb Shousuke-sama's deliberations, did you? It's not too late to get old, right? ”
Zhang Mingyue had already gotten up at this time, he helped Li Chenghai to take a seat, and said at the same time:
"Li Zhongtang, what are these words, you can come when you want, how can you say it later? On the contrary, we loudly agreed to disturb Li Zhongtang's spirit. I thought you weren't coming, Li Zhongtang. ”
Then Zhang Mingyue changed his words and said:
"It's just that Li Zhongtang is not sick? Why do you still have the energy to receive Wei Hou today? ”
Hearing this, Li Chenghai replied to Zhang Mingyue with a pale tone and a smile, the voice was like a night owl, and he said:
"Wei Hou sent someone to my house a few days ago to ask for a meeting, I don't want to refute the face of the juniors, I just feel good health today, so I met Wei Hou."
Zhang Mingyue had already returned to his seat at this time, and when he heard the words, he said:
"That's really hard Li Zhongtang, Li Zhongtang still has to pay attention to taking care of his body."
Lan Ziyi, who was sitting at the other end, listened to Li Chenghai's words, and the fists in his sleeves creaked, this Li Chenghai is only one old and poor man, and he knows that he is begging for cheapness, so he has to say that Lan Ziyi is asking to see him in the past, and he stabbed the matter to Zhang Mingyue so openly, which is equivalent to throwing Lan Ziyi out as a target, fortunately, he didn't say the content of today's talk about flowers, but Li Chenghai's personality Lan Ziyi has seen it through, this old thing is not right, you have to be careful.
Lan Ziyi glared at Li Chenghai viciously, and Li Chenghai pretended to fall asleep after sitting down, and did not respond to Lan Ziyi.
After Zhang Mingyue settled Li Chenghai, he just acted as if nothing had happened, and he continued:
"Then let's talk about the next thing. Although the thieves are peaceful this time, the roads along the river have suffered from military disasters, and the other roads have also been affected to some extent, since the people's hearts are unstable, I propose to take the victory just after the dawn, when the people's hearts are prosperous, open Enke, and gather the hearts of the people in the world, what do the two fathers-in-law think? ”
Hearing this, Father-in-law Yu took another sip of tea, and he said:
"Good way."
Gonggong Long also said:
"It's a good move."
Zhang Mingyue nodded when he heard this, turned another page of paperwork, and then he said:
"The third thing is the old question that has been raised in the past few days, this year I am in the south of the country, the north is dry, it can be concluded that the summer grain harvest is not good, the situation of the autumn grain is not optimistic, if the imperial court does not act as the whole country, from the south to the north will face a national famine. I plan to plan to have a concert and let all localities open warehouses and release grain to deal with this year's famine, so as to avoid chaos. ”
When Gong Long heard this, he said:
"Opening a warehouse to release grain is a righteous act, and I shouldn't have objected to it, but this year's disaster is too serious, and I don't think the granaries in various states and counties will last long if they release grain directly."
Zhang Mingyue nodded when he heard this:
"I have two granaries in the north and south of Taizheng, Taicang in the capital, and Pingcheng warehouse in the north, these two granaries store enough grain for the people of Taizheng to eat for a whole year, plus the grain stored in the warehouses in various places, food is not a problem."
Father-in-law Yu interjected at this time:
"But Taicang and Pingchengcang are only located in one place, no matter how much grain there is, it is impossible to supply the whole world, and there will still be famine if it is too far away from the two warehouses."
Hearing this, Zhang Mingyue replied:
"What my father-in-law said is true, I have been discussing this matter with my colleagues in the past few days, and I have already found a way. In the north, Pingcheng becomes the core of the circle, and the grain is transported from the Pingcheng warehouse to the neighboring states and counties, and the neighboring states and counties open warehouses at the same time to send grain to the outer ring states and counties, one city after another, layer by layer, so that the grain in the warehouse can move, and on the road, even the remote states and counties can also get the grain and grass support of the neighboring states and counties.
In the south, the prefectures and counties along the rivers, along the coast, and even along the navigable tributaries are the points, and the grain is transported inland, while Taicang transports grain along the waterway to the coastal counties, so that the remote prefectures and counties in the south also have food supplies from neighboring counties, and there is no need to starve. “
Hearing this, Gonggong Yu didn't speak for the time being, while Gonggong Long said:
"The plan of the first assistant is reasonable, but the grain can only be sent by Heisei on the dry road, the dry road grain transportation is expensive, the transportation volume is far less than the waterway, the implementation of the plan such as the first assistant plan will cost a huge amount of money, where will the money come from?
The big water in the south of the Yangtze River, can the river surface be navigable normally? These months are the season of Thai winds along the coast, and once the grain ship encounters a hurricane by sea, the ship will be destroyed and people will die in a tragic end, and the grain cannot be delivered, and a large number of people will die, so the gains outweigh the losses. “
Zhang Mingyue nodded when he heard this:
"What Gonggong Long thinks, Mingyue has not thought about it, I have two solutions.
At the same time, the prefectures and counties came forward to open porridge factories, so that the people who had no money could make a living through the porridge factories, and the rich people could buy grain from the warehouse, so that the imperial court could not only raise silver taels by selling the stored grain, but also stabilize the price of grain, and crack down on the hoarding of rich merchants and the big families who did not sell the grain. As long as there is a steady flow of grain and grass into the city, it is impossible for the local grain merchants not to sell the grain, so that the grain stored by the people will also be brought into the city to alleviate the famine.
Second, at the same time that the two warehouses in Taicang and Pingcheng were sent to foreign officials, merchants were recruited to sell grain directly, and as long as the price of grain sold in the two warehouses was lowered and the merchants were profitable, there would naturally be people who would take the initiative to sell grain to various places, which could greatly ease the pressure on the government to transport grain.
As for the issue of waterways, although the river has been flooded incessantly since the beginning of this year, flooding several large cities, according to recent reports from various prefectures and counties, the rain has been collected, the river level has stabilized, and there is no problem with navigation. As for the sea route, we try our best to recruit veteran sailors along the coast to avoid the Thai wind, and if we do, there is no way, and it is better to wreck than to do nothing. “
Zhang Mingyue explained so much, there was no problem with Grandpa Long and Grandpa Yu, and unexpectedly, Grandpa Long actually took the initiative to look at Grandpa Yu for advice, and Grandpa Yu also nodded to Grandpa Long in agreement for the first time. It seems that on the major issue of right and wrong, the minds of the people in power in the DPRK and China are still able to put aside their factions and work together.
After getting the affirmation of Father-in-law Yu, Father-in-law Long nodded to Zhang Mingyue and said:
"Just do what Lord Shoufu said, the cabinet only cares about the draft, and the emperor will explain there, and any plan will be approved by the master of ceremonies as soon as possible."
Yu Gonggong also said:
"Taichengwei has branches in various places, and major events such as disaster relief, if necessary, our Taichengwei can also participate."
Zhang Mingyue let out a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the last remaining haze on his face was also swept away, he cleaned up the documents on the table, and then said:
"Then it's okay today. There is also a small matter that needs to be informed to the two fathers-in-law, the position of the assistant Jingying Rongzheng arranged before, I don't think there is any need to insert one more person to recruit Gao Yanzong into the capital, I plan to let him lead the Dongji Tiger Camp. “