In the past few decades in the early Ming Dynasty, a large area north of the Yellow River has been plagued by natural and man-made disasters, and the people are struggling to make ends meet and starving everywhere.

During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, this was the main battlefield for the Ming Dynasty to expel Meng Yuan.

Driven away by the Mengyuan, the Yellow River was diverted several times over the decades, and floods continued.

When Zhu Di grabbed the throne, this was the main battlefield of the Battle of Jingjing, which made the local people miserable.

Subsequently, the imperial court organized the transfer of grain from the south to the north, repaired the canal, dug the Huitong River, and requisitioned a large number of people, and the people of Shandong were the first to bear the brunt.

In particular, the great flood caused by the diversion of the Yellow River in the sixth year of Yongle caused the people to eat tree bark and grass roots to survive, but they still continued to work and collect endlessly.

It was also from the thirteenth year of Yongle that the Ming Dynasty began to buy a large amount of grain from Nanyang, so that the people of Shandong could finally eat a full meal.

However, the price of being able to eat enough is that a large number of Shandong people have been conscripted, and hundreds of people are mainly laborers in their families, and they are transporting grain to the northwest for the army for most of the year.

Tang Sai'er's father is strong in martial arts, and he is well-known in the local area, and his family has more than ten apprentices.

Tang Sai'er has been practicing martial arts with her father since she was a child, and when she was fifteen years old, she excelled in martial arts.

Because she has been accustomed to seeing martial artists since she was a child, she is not very interested in martial arts at the age of years, and she fell in love with Lin San, who had read books for a few years.

Although this Lin San is also Tang's father's apprentice, he is angry because he has read books.

Tang's father himself also attached great importance to Lin San, and when Tang Sai'er was sixteen years old, he held a wedding for them.

In the fifteenth year of Yongle, the Yellow River seized the Daqing River into the sea, and their hometown of Putai County became the hardest hit area, and the people were displaced.

The Tang family's original little industry was wiped out in the water, and in order to survive, Tang's father had to leave home to transport grain.

But since last winter, the ships that were supposed to transport grain to Shandong have not been there, and the grain promised by the government is gone.

In autumn, the local output is still meagre, and it is barely able to survive, but after winter, every household faces the crisis of food shortage.

And Tang's father just returned home in winter, and in the face of his wife's serious illness and lack of food at home, he had not yet come up with a countermeasure, and he was even ordered to be forced by the government.

He has been serving two years of conscription, and according to the rules, it is not his turn to continue to serve.

But the government didn't listen to the explanation, forcibly escorted Tang's father out again, and then embarked on the road to the northwest.

Lin San had several classmates when he was studying in Meng, one of his best friends became the ambassador of the Ministry of Rites from Jiupin, and another classmate also became a clerk in the Qingzhou Mansion.

Relying on the classmates of Qingzhou as clerks and the guidance they were given, they came to the capital and wanted to ask why the grain from the imperial court had not been transported since last year.

There is no more food, and after the New Year, when there is no harvest in March and April, I don't know how many people will die!

Every time he slaughtered more dogs, Father Tang originally taught many apprentices, and most of these people were headed by Tang Sai'er and Lin San.

Although they are all poor, even the travel expenses to the capital are still made up by hundreds of people.

They don't have lofty ideals in their hearts, they just want to ask about this matter clearly, so that the people in their hometown can prepare early.

Even if it is to escape the famine, you can't wait for the mountains and rivers to run out, at that time, people are hungry and can't walk, and they can't escape if they want to.

And those county lords will not let them escape easily, as soon as this incident happened, the black gauze hat on their heads was also unstable.

When they came to the capital, their friends who were ambassadors in the Ministry of Rites received them warmly at first, knew what happened to Tang's father, and enthusiastically took them to investigate, and also went to the household department to help them ask why the grain from Shandong had not been transported.

But before a single result came out, his friend changed his attitude and gave Lin San five silver dollars to go home as soon as possible.

The matter was not investigated, and the matter of Tang's father was not resolved, of course they didn't want to leave the capital like this, so that they spent this year in the capital.

Lin San's friend never saw them again, and they were shunned from coming to the door. Although he didn't say what the reason was, Lin San could also guess a little reason.

He didn't blame this friend, in the final analysis, he was just a petty official from the ninth grade, the youngest official who had just changed from an official to an official.

He can support five silver dollars, which is already very moral. Even in the capital, these five silver dollars were enough for the four of them to live for a long time.

If it weren't for the five silver dollars, they wouldn't have been able to stay in the capital at all, supporting them to wait until after the Lantern Festival and then prepare to file a lawsuit.

Yes, they are in no way out, and can only be prepared to choose to go to the transshipment envoy to file a complaint.

If the officials in the capital are also officials and officials, then they can only return to their hometowns to find a way.

What they didn't know was that in the original history, their trip to the capital was fruitless, and after returning to their hometown, they could only lead the people to the county government to ask for food.

As a result, the food did not arrive, and Lin San was killed in the conflict.

Tang Sai'er's husband was killed, her father also died of grief and anger, and her mother, who was already seriously ill, also died.

Only then did she be ruthless and set off a tide of uprising.

The Tang Sai'er Uprising at the beginning of the eighteenth year of Yongle was the largest uprising in the early Ming Dynasty. They killed two commanders and occupied half of the province before they were finally wiped out.

But since then, the uprisings of the White Lotus Sect among the people of Shandong, and the uprisings in the name of Tang Sai'er have emerged one after another for hundreds of years.

But now, when Zhu Zhanji saw her name on the note, their fates all changed.

Because there was no curfew, the four of them played by the Qinhuai River until Kuaizi before returning to the hostel where they lived.

This is the lowest hostel in the capital, a room only costs 20 copper a day, and a living shop, only 5 copper per person.

Because of the woman Tang Sai'er, they asked for the cheapest small room, she lived with Lin San, and Bin Hong and Dong Yangao lived in Tongpu.

Seeing the prosperity of the capital, and then thinking about the misery of their hometown and the tragic fate of their own family, their hearts are also extremely uncomfortable.

As soon as he entered the hostel, Tang Sai'er found that something was wrong, the shopkeeper who didn't even look at them in the past stared at them nervously, and there were some strong men with strong expressions in the lobby.

Before they could get out, more than a dozen big men came up from behind, blocking the already small doorway.

Lin San's mind turned quickly, could it be that the mastermind behind the intimidation of his friends was going to attack him?

But his application was not too panicked, because this was at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and those people did not dare to be so unscrupulous.

If you do it, it should be convenient after you return to your hometown. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and no matter how big the trouble is, it can't reach the ears of the Son of Heaven.

At this time, a man in brocade sitting in the lobby said with a smile: "Since you're back, you might as well sit down and talk......

The shopkeeper was already frightened and knelt down all of a sudden. "Lord Yang, it's just a few of them. This is not a matter of the villain, let the villain avoid it. ”

"Go ahead, and don't shout around. Lin San, sit. The brocade-clothed man stood up, making Tang Sai'er feel a chill in his heart, seeing this person's movements, he was a master.

Seeing his clothes through the dim oil lamp, several people looked at each other. "Jin Yiwei!"

They never thought that they would have anything to do with the Jinyi Guard, this is the personal guard of the Son of Heaven, who is only responsible for monitoring the hundred officials, and the people of the Jinyi Guard basically have no connection with the common people.

However, because it was the Jinyi Guard, the hearts of several of them relaxed, because their enemy would definitely not be the Jinyi Guard.

Before coming to the capital, they had imagined what they might encounter. Tang's father was conscripted into forced labor for many years, and the offended must be the locals of Potai County.

The suspension of grain transportation in Shandong may be due to the embezzlement of grain by the eunuchs of the internal supervision, or the greed of the officials of the Transshipment Department, or the greed of the local government in Shandong, which has nothing to do with Jinyiwei.

The brocade-clothed man slapped the table, and someone next to him brought in a stove, bringing in a large pot of boiled fragrant meat, and a jar of good wine.

The brocade-clothed man said with a smile: "The official's surname is Yang, and His Royal Highness Mengtaisun appreciates it, and now he is the commander of the Jinyi Guard." I took the liberty to visit today because I have a question that I want to understand. I also know that you are struggling, you have been in the capital for a long time, and you have prepared a pot of food with steamed buns all day long, and we chatted while eating. ”

As soon as they heard that it was His Royal Highness Taisun, their fear was even weaker. Although His Royal Highness Taisun has not yet been in power, it is said that the order that he first decided to transport grain to Shandong and exchange it for grain through forced labor was given by His Royal Highness Taisun.

In the past few years, Shandong has suffered a series of catastrophes, and if it weren't for the grain transported by His Royal Highness Taisun, I don't know how many people would have died.

Although I don't know how Jinyiwei found the door, it is a knife to stretch out his head, and it is also a knife to shrink his head. The four of them glanced at each other, gritted their teeth, and walked over to the stove in the middle of the hall.

Lin San thought about Yang Zhangde and hugged his fists, and said a little nervously: "The people of the mountains and fields, I don't know why I can arouse Lord Yang's attention, and I ask my lord to make it clear." ”

Yang Zhangde took the lead in sitting down, waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk about ......."

In fact, he was also wondering in his heart, a few dirt buns, I don't know how to arouse His Highness's interest. If it weren't for His Highness's explanation, just a word from them in the afternoon would have been able to directly pull them to behead.

A half-grown boy came over at this time. "Master, I'm going to Yulin Health Academy tomorrow, I'll go home first."

Yang Zhangde nodded and said, "Who said that counter-remark?" ”

Ergouzi pointed to the strong Bin Hong and said, "That's what he said." But I'm afraid that if I'm angry for a while, it would be best if Master could be magnanimous. ”

Although sitting on the chair, Yang Zhangde kicked the second dog's ass as soon as he shook his legs. "Fuck off, when is it your turn to teach Lao Tzu a lesson!"

The second dog didn't dare to hide, but with the power of his kick, he suddenly rushed to the position of the door, dissolving most of the strength.

The other brocade guards also laughed when they saw the two dogs being beaten, which resolved a lot of the depressing atmosphere.

The four of them were even more sure that Yang Zhangde was a master, and even the kid just now was not bad.

Tang Sai'er only remembered at this time that he had seen Ergouzi in the afternoon. "You're the kid who followed us in the afternoon!"

Ergouzi said with a smile: "Now the Ming Dynasty is peaceful in all parts of the world, and the people are living a rich life. The emperor and His Royal Highness are all people of destiny. Today you are full of indignation, and even shout out in excitement, of course the boy should listen a little longer. If you want to turn against the Ming Dynasty, even I, a child, am your enemy! But well...... Since Your Highness asked you to inquire about the situation first, you don't have to worry about being imprisoned. ”

After speaking, he also bowed his hand, and then said goodbye and left with a few brocade guards.

Only then did a few people know what had happened, but at this moment there was no fear in their hearts, only joy. Even His Royal Highness knows about them, let him ask the reason, then the matter of Shandong's lack of grain can be solved smoothly!

As long as this goal can be achieved, even if they are imprisoned for a few years, they are willing!

So, they also let go of their vigilance, sat down, picked up their chopsticks, and stretched out into the steaming hot pot.

Before the meal was finished, Yang Zhangde relied on his experience in the past few years to ask the whole thing clearly in an orderly manner.

It is a trivial matter that Tang's father has been served in forced labor for many years, and the local officials in Shandong who he offended must have offended, since they themselves don't know who to offend, Yang Zhangde has no kindness to help them.

However, because of the continuous disasters in Shandong, the imperial court has been constantly transporting grain to Shandong, and the sea ships of the internal supervision have not stopped. But now they say they don't see food, and it's a big case.

"In the end, there is no food in Potai County, or there is no food in Qingzhou and Binzhou. It can't be that the whole of Shandong has not seen grain, right? ”

"Since the summer, when the people were originally organized to go to Jimo, the grain transportation in Jiaozhou has stopped, and most of the previous grain ships have also stopped. This is true of the villain's hometown of Putai County, including nearby Binzhou and Qingzhou. However, the villain and his entourage came to Beijing from the canal and found that there was grain in the canal. ”

"The corruption in the two states is also worth Jinyiwei's action...... Yang Zhangde stood up, looked at Bin Hong, who was still eating, and said: "You rarely see meat in a month, so you should eat less, otherwise you will vomit and diarrhea, and in the end it will be wasted." Let's go...... Come with me to Jinyiwei's house for a few days, this matter will not be small, and you will be safer to live there. ”

A few people were still in a daze, and Yang Zhangde said again: "Your Highness is also interested in your affairs, and I am afraid that I will see you again in the next few days." When you get to Jinyiwei, you must also teach you some rules, don't be reckless in front of His Highness. ”

A few people were even more surprised, they never thought that there would be a chance to meet His Royal Highness Taisun. Today on the banks of the Qinhuai River, they may not have the idea of risking to break into the imperial boat to sue the emperor, but when they see the strict guard, they still don't have the courage after all.

There were so many guards, I am afraid that they were beaten and covered in blood before they got on the boat.

They didn't have much luggage, and Lin San and his wife had a quilt, which was relatively new. Binhong's thin cotton wool quilt has cotton exposed everywhere, and the big kang in the hostel is covered with straw, straw mats, and fleas, and their quilt is also covered with a layer of fleas.

Yang Zhangde knows that it is already a lot of money to have a quilt, and many people are so poor that they don't even have a quilt, so they can only struggle in winter.

"When I arrived at the Jinyi Wei Binshe, this quilt could not be put in. Don't get our bins full of fleas. ”

When several people heard this, they couldn't help but blush a little.

When I arrived at Jinyiwei's house, this was the house prepared by Jinyiwei for the members from all over the country, which was equivalent to the internal guest house of later generations, and the conditions were naturally good.

Several people were herded into the bathhouse and took a good bath before letting them into the room.

Tang Sai'er had never been in such a luxurious place since she was a child, and looking at everything in front of her was still like a dream.

When she was taking a bath, she saw the fragrant pancreas for the first time, and when she entered the room, her eyes were not enough, even if it was their Wang Dahu in Putai County, their family business was not so good-looking.

They slept beautifully, and the next day, an old eunuch and an old palace maid began to teach them the etiquette of each meeting.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji was above the court and ushered in the first court meeting in the eighteenth year of Yongle.

Unlike the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, which was only pragmatic and not pragmatic, today's court meeting needs to make arrangements for the year's work.

The transfer of personnel from the Ministry of Officials, the financial expenditure of the Ministry of Households, the arrangements for the Autumn Festival of the Ministry of Rites, the transfer of generals from the Ministry of War, the logistical supply, the Imperial History of the Imperial Patrol of the Imperial Palace, and the reporting of large-scale projects by the Ministry of Industry must all be discussed one by one.

Led by Jian Yi, all officials above the fourth rank intermittently discussed new ways in accordance with the new rules of procedure.

Many ministers still can't control their emotions, and when the topics discussed are not in their own interests, they can't help but jump out to refute them.

Even the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kenyoshi, often forgets to exercise his authority and joins the controversy.

So much so that Zhu Di had to interrupt their quarrels from time to time to make everyone remember his duty.

Jian Yi has been studying the rules of the new law these days, and he has entered the state earlier than others, and the biggest power of the position of speaker is to be able to adjust the direction of the discussion.

In the past, only the emperor was qualified to make a balance in this regard, and all ministers were equal.

But now, this power has been handed over to the minister by Zhu Di.

Although Jian Yi felt that the power of the court council had been reduced a bit, because many powers had been directly withdrawn by various ministries, the feeling of superiority still couldn't help but intoxicate him now.

Although this is not the prime minister, it is almost the same as the power of the prime minister.

And he felt that there were many hidden privileges in this position that he did not discover.

All the ministers also found that when others spoke, although they could not refute and held back a little uncomfortable, there were indeed fewer quarrels, and the speed of deliberations was much faster.

Zhu Zhanji has been watching from the sidelines, watching everyone quickly adapt to their position, although there are many problems caused by this reform, but the changes have begun, and the general trend is good.

As for the reward for his trip to the West, the reward plan he came up with did not suffer too much embarrassment. Although Liu Jiang, the naval governor who made the declaration on behalf of Zhu Zhanji, also faced doubts from some ministers, he still passed the vote smoothly.

This time he went to the West, and the most meritorious person was the general secretary Ma Huan, who was a general of the five grades, because he reached a cooperation agreement with the Mamluk Dynasty with his own strength, obtained hundreds of miles of farmland in Suez, and stationed troops there, although he was temporarily arranged there by Zhu Zhanji in the name of the governor, but after all, it was not right.

This time, he was directly named Xihaibo, and he also got Zhu Di's official seal and became the governor of Xihai.

He not only controlled the military and political power of Suez, but also the armies of Crete and Ceuta, except that the commercial trade there was not under his control. In addition to him, most of the other high-ranking generals were rewarded with gold and silver, or awarded medals to their children and grandchildren.

However, in addition to material rewards, most of the generals and soldiers in the army were promoted to one level.

Because 10,000 of Zhu Zhanji's young army stayed in Suez, Zhu Di authorized him to give priority to selecting manpower after the army set out and after the soldiers of the new Shenji Battalion were trained.

And the middle-level generals of this new army are already all there, that is, the six hundred soldiers learned by Yu Linwei.

Of the 600 soldiers, Zhu Zhanji could only leave a hundred people, and the others were all asked by Zhu Di and arranged in various armies. Most of them were awarded the post of deputy commander and left in later generations, which is the middle-level general at the deputy battalion level.

However, the soldiers learned by Yu Linwei are all trained in new tactics, and everyone is proficient in surveying, positioning, and firearms combat, and their military literacy is definitely first-class in the Ming Dynasty.

Most of the soldiers of the former 200 Jiazi Battalion are now important cores of the armies, and no one doubts that they are too young to take on heavy responsibilities.

Zhang Wei was left to Zhu Zhanji by Zhu Di because he was going to get married, but Zhang Wu was arranged by Zhu Di to be a thousand households in Jin Wuwei.

There is no obstacle to his marriage with Sophia now, but if he wants to get married, he will have to wait until he returns with Zhu Di's personal recruitment.

During the Spring Festival, Zhu Zhanji contacted left and right, and yesterday Zhu Di's hint that neither the Governor's Office of the Five Armies nor the Jingwei Command Department raised the military issue at the court meeting.

It was not until the Ministry of War proposed various preparations for the Western Expedition that Zhu Di discussed the military issue separately with the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, the Navy Headquarters, and the Ministry of War, and it would not be officially announced in the content of the court discussion in the future.

At this time, the ministers had no ambition for the military and politics, and under Zhu Di's previous hegemonic style, they did not have the opportunity to participate in the decision-making of the military and politics, so this decision did not cause dissatisfaction among the ministers.

This made Zhu Zhanji a little surprised, and he thought that the ministers would be dissatisfied because of this!

On this day, the court meeting was held from eight o'clock to noon, and everyone moved to the Wuying Palace, set up a royal banquet, and entertained the ministers.

After the meal, there was no rest at all, and the discussion of the ministries continued.

It wasn't until the time of Shen that the great court meeting finally came to an end.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji wrote to Zhu Di in the name of his grandson, announcing that he would build a large arena in the capital that could accommodate 100,000 people.

There was an uproar among the people, and the stadium that can accommodate 100,000 people is inconceivable to most of the ministers of the Ming Dynasty who have not seen Western architecture.

But Zhu Di did not hesitate at all, and directly agreed to Zhu Zhanji's proposal, and this silver was not from the treasury, but directly from the inner treasury.

Since there was no need to extract money from their own people, the ministers did not object, and the matter was quickly decided.

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