Chapter 55 Resettlement of border people to build a new city
In the Ming Dynasty, there were two kinds of official assessments, full examination and inspection. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The examination can be regarded as a stage assessment, internal and external officials are examined once every three years, re-examined in six years, and dethroned (promoted) in nine years, and the assessment is divided into three grades: competent, ordinary, and incompetent.
The investigation is also known as the big plan, which is divided into Beijing inspection and Hajj investigation. The Beijing inspection assessment officials in Beijing will be inspected once every six years, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be responsible for the next inspection in the year of Guihai, that is, the third year of the Apocalypse; Foreign officials take Chen, Xu, Chou, and the year of the year as the period of Hajj (that is, once every three years), and the household department investigates the money and grain, and if the money and grain are completed more than eighty percent, it is considered to be full, and then the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate inspect and decide.
Since the imperial court existed, it was inevitable that officials would be deposed. In the more than 200 years since the founding of the dynasty, there has been a complete set of mechanisms for the metabolism of officialdom, as long as those who enable them advance and those who are mediocre retreat, Zhu Youxiao will not interfere indiscriminately.
After Liu Yixian retreated, Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Zhu Youxiao, "Long live Lord, before the minister entered the palace, the eunuch of the direct hall just went to the Qianqing Gate to change the hour card, and it was past 13 o'clock, or let the Lu Book of Xi'an Gate evacuate and leave the palace another day." ”
As soon as everything was disturbed, Zhu Youxiao forgot all about the itinerary and got up.
Liu Yixian, who had just turned over half a hundred years old, was deaf and clear-sighted, listened to Wang Chengen's words sincerely, thought about the fact that the Son of Heaven had gone to the inner teaching field many times, turned around and scolded Wang Chengen, "As a close servant, you don't know how to persuade the Son of Heaven to concentrate on state affairs, and you offer ...... with dogs and horses all day long."
Zhu Youxiao saw that Liu Yixiao was furious, and knew that the ministers had opinions about his many times to protect his close ministers, so he hurriedly explained, "Your Excellency, I want to go to the city wall to have a look, not to go out of Beijing. ”
Liu Yixiao heard that he was not only going to Xiyuan, but was going out of the palace, and he was even more anxious, "Your Majesty, fortunately, the matter of Weifu Mentougou was protected by the ancestors, so it did not cause a big disaster." Today's throne is initially decided, if the thief disturbs the holy driver, how can the world be safe? His Majesty should inform the Cabinet before the tour, and the Cabinet will then work with the secretary to determine the details of the trip and escort him. ”
Zhu Youxiao heard his words, that is, without the consent of the cabinet, he was not allowed to take a step out of the imperial city, whether it was the ancestral system or they really cared about their comfort, and said coldly, "Zhu Qing has been admonishing all day long to save people's power, and the Tianjin Silverfish Factory has been abolished, and the mine supervisor has also been recalled, and it is only half a day's work to get to the city wall, Luo Sigong has been on the police along the way, so why bother the thieves?" I don't want to work hard to mobilize the people, so I didn't edict the cabinet to accompany me. ”
Liu Yixiao thought about it for only half a day, and felt the anger of the Son of Heaven, so he didn't dare to push it too much, so he knelt down and said, "In this case, the minister begs to drive, if Your Majesty does not allow it, the minister will not die." ”
Zhu Youxiao felt like he was in captivity, so he no longer ignored Liu Yixiao, who had always been trusted, and stepped out of Xinuan Pavilion.
After going out of the Qianqing Gate, Zhu Youxiao saw Ren Rongrong who was wearing a double bun, a peach jacket, and a white Luo embroidered skirt, and said Wanfu, thinking that he hadn't seen her for a few days, so he walked up to her and asked, "What are you doing in the palace?" Hey, what's wrong with your eyes? ”
The bloodshot in Ren Rongrong's eyes did not dissipate, and the reason was clear, "Mama Ke asked the people to enter the palace and ask Your Majesty when the guys in the store will be delivered." ”
"I ask you for your eyes."
"It's fine."
Seeing that she didn't want to speak, Zhu Youxiao sighed and said, "If you don't want to say it, it's okay, you're still young, don't be too tired, just ask Kebaba to handle everything." Chen Dadao is waiting at Fuchengmen, so you can go with you. ”
Although she asked Yin Chen Dadao of Shuntianfu Mansion to coordinate the affairs of the private houses on East Chang'an Street, Ren Rongrong did not come forward in person, but she did not get an answer from when to send the capital, so she had to comply.
Chen Dadao was originally the political envoy of Zuobu in Sichuan, and was promoted from Guangmiao to Shuntianfu Yin. Shuntianfu is the three-product yamen, leading the Beijing division and the surrounding Tongzhou, Wuqing, Zunhua, Changping land, and the government is in the Shuntianfu Street in the Andingmen in the east of the north city wall.
The city gate of Fuchengmen is the eunuch commander, the city wall is garrisoned by the Beijing camp, and when Zhu Youxiao and his entourage came, Chen Dadao Marshal's Mansion, Zhou Jichang, Bi Maokang and others have been waiting for a long time, and there is no need to mention the ceremony.
Zhu Youxiao went north along the city wall, and saw that the houses outside the moat outside the city were scattered, and he called Chen Dadao, who had seen Shuowang several times, to him and asked, "Who does all this land outside the city belong to?" ”
Chen Dadao has a melon seed face, with a sparse half-black and half-hundred beard on his upper lip, and he is wearing a big red auspicious cloud regular clothes, and the front and back complements are embroidered with lifelike peacocks. He is a Jinshi in the fourteenth year of Wanli, for example, he is a late subject from Zhe, but he is the same age, because Jingshi is the first good place, and his weight is comparable to that of Shangshu.
Chen Dadao has just taken office, and he has only made a cursory understanding of the instructions for taking office outside the city, "Back to the emperor, eighty percent of the outside of the city is the imperial village, and in addition, they are all in the capital and the ministers give land." ”
Zhu Youxiao nodded, turned around and asked Liu Yixiao, who was not far away with a confused expression, "Your Excellency, can I take back the Zhuangtian outside the city?" ”
Liu Yixian stepped forward and bowed, and before he figured out the reason, he didn't answer directly, "Your Majesty is rich all over the world, and the whole world is the king's land." ”
"Your Excellency doesn't know that Xiong Tingbi is difficult to leave the homeland of the border people in eastern Liaodong, and it is difficult to implement my strategy of clearing the wilderness." Zhu Youxiao pointed to the farmland outside the city that was bare due to winter and said, "I want to take back these fields and let Shuntianfu resettle the border people, what do you think?" ”
The courtiers have long been aware of the policy of clearing the wilderness, of course, there are many opponents, a few days ago because of the difficulty in implementation, the military branch Yang Lian, the household Li Ruhua and others are all opposed, saying that the eastern border of Liaodong is the police, Xiong Tingbi is afraid of the enemy's cowardice, and moves the border people to the two cities of Liaoshen and Shenyang, opening the river and building a gate without thinking of enterprising, begging to be arrested under the law to punish the crime, and choose another soldier to fight well.
"Your Majesty, by all means, there are nearly 300,000 border people in eastern Liaodong, how can they get the money to build houses and resettle them? Where does the grain and grass come from? The border people have lost their land when they enter the customs, how can they make a living? And know that it's not messy? ”
Zhu Youxiao saw Liu Yixian's nervous appearance of becoming a country, and smiled slightly, "Your Excellency, you don't need to be like this, I didn't let 300,000 border people enter the customs with all their skills, but first placed the lonely, widowed, young and other people who had no food and clothing outside the city. ”
Xiong Tingbi played due to the war, nearly 20,000 people in Liaodong were helpless, most of them were women and children, and these people were left near Liaoshen and only became slaves. Zhu Youxiao wanted to build an open new city outside the city, and if one day the soldiers of Jiannu came to the city, they could also conduct street battles, giving full play to the advantages of the Ming infantry and firearms, so that its cavalry could not play its strengths.
Liu Yixiao had a flash of inspiration, but he didn't grasp the key, "Your Majesty, the lonely and widowed are not able to farm, and it is not a long-term solution, please discuss with the cabinet and the six ministries before returning." ”
Zhu Youxiao knew that the immigrant was very important, and he couldn't be in a hurry, so he said, "Outside the city is the jurisdiction of Shuntianfu, and he also participates in the assembly. The border people are also my people, and I hope that the Qing Dynasty will not discuss how to let me retreat. ”
How to weed out the spies, how to persuade the border people and safely deliver them to the customs, how to prevent them from causing trouble, how to build a new city, how to raise money, how to set up the yamen, what kind of livelihood they can do, and so on, all need to be coordinated by all departments, and they cannot be solved in a moment.
After Zhu Youxiao left the specific details to everyone, he went down to Ren Rongrong, who was saluting Chen Dadao, and went down the city wall.
Chen Dadao didn't want to take care of the matter of the guest Yinyue, but later Wang Chengen agreed to mediate the soldiers and civilians who were unwilling to move away on East Chang'an Street. It's just that he doesn't understand the identity of the little girl who doesn't care about the defense of men and women. Let's talk about all the people, and they live outside the palace and have eunuchs to serve them; Let's talk about concubines, the Son of Heaven has never issued an edict. He looked at the Son of Heaven surrounded by the brocade guards, secretly sighed whether he was old, no longer thought about it, and decided that as long as he didn't hurt the heavens and reason, he would try to help him in the future.
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When returning to the palace, Zhu Youxiao turned around and came to the Puen Temple Newspaper Hall, and Wei Jinzhong and Zheng Sipin's Zhan Shifu Shao Zhan Shi Qian Xiangkun were waiting here.
Puen Temple is a Buddhist temple, the 'mountain gate' is open to the south, there are two entrances, and the statue of the original god has been moved outside the city, and another site is rebuilt. The door is guarded by the soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division, and the plaque on the door is taken off, and the traces are obvious.
At this moment, the hall has been searched by the brocade clothes, and everyone is gathered in the courtyard behind the gate.
Zhu Youxiao did not stay in the front hall used for sending and receiving proofreading, and went directly to the main hall of the apse, where the east side belonged to Wei Jinzhong and the west belonged to Qian Xiangkun as an office.
Zhu Youxiao asked Qian Xiangkun, the Japanese lecturer, to be promoted, and his responsibilities were equivalent to that of the editor-in-chief of later generations, responsible for content review; Let the illiterate Wei Jinzhong supervise the factory and be responsible for printing and other matters.
Zhu Youxiao sat on the main seat in the north of the main hall and asked Qian Xiangkun who followed up, "How much is the first issue?" ”
Qian Xiangkun Guozi has a small face, big eyes, thick lips, and a long beard, and is a third-class jinshi in the 29th year of Wanli, and he has more than 50 this year. Because the newspaper also determined the grade of the yamen, and was not sure whether it belonged to the outer court or the inner prison, so he had been wearing a shishu uniform to work here, and at this time he was wearing a fluttering scarf, a wide tie and a straight sleeve, and he always gave people the impression of smiling when he kept his mouth shut.
Qian Xiangkun, as the emperor's teacher, had just seen the Son of Heaven in the morning, so he did not kneel, but bowed and replied, "Two thousand copies were sent in Beijing, and ten thousand copies were sent in Beizhi counties, a total of 12,000, and the copper coins obtained have been distributed according to His Majesty's orders." Is Your Majesty increasing the amount of print? ”
"Master Qian is in charge, I just don't want to have rumors spread among the people as soon as something happens."
Originally, Qian Xiangkun didn't value the newspaper, and after writing the article, he was shocked by the reaction of the government and the opposition. It turned out that this was more able to guide speech than hand-copying the newspaper, and it could also help the poor, so it was more concentrated.
But where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are rivers and lakes where there are disputes, Qian Xiangkun and Wei Jinzhong do not get along very well, not that he looks down on eunuchs, but that Wei Jinzhong is illiterate, and he ordered someone to read the articles he selected to him before he can be sure.
"Your Majesty, the contents of the print ......"
Zhu Youxiao heard Wei Jinzhong's report, smiled and shook his head, "Let's do it as usual, although Wei Jinzhong is illiterate, he is loyal, and he will also share the burden for Master Qian, right?" ”