The list of officials in Shandong Prefecture and County was finally passed, although only partially, and the cabinet scholars finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There is no fixed amount for vice-provincial officials such as political participation and senatory, and it doesn't matter how many or less, compared with the prefectural and county officials, it is not so important, that is, the emperor did not approve it, and the cabinet did not care too much.

"Your Majesty finally approved the appointment, for a few months, there have been no county officials in the provinces of Shandong, and the local government affairs do not know what kind of paralysis will become, seeing that autumn is coming, and the autumn tax will be levied soon, Shandong is not far from Beijing, and it should not be a mistake for these officials to hurry up." Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

Zhou Yanru shook his head: "How can it not be wrong?" At least for a month or two, it will be impossible for these officials to reach Shandong at all! ”

"How is it possible to use it for a month?" Sun Chengzong said in surprise, but his voice was getting lower and lower, and he had already reacted. The emperor is still staying in Jinan, and these newly appointed officials may not dare to take office at all, and they will inevitably grind, and it is normal to spend a month or two on the road.

"Your Majesty went to the south to worship the ancestors, but he was delayed in Jinan for half a year, which ancestor is this sacrifice?" After understanding, Sun Chengzong said angrily, "Yuanfu, we should play again, persuade Your Majesty to leave Shandong, simply cancel the southern tour, and return to Beijing directly!"

There are so many things in the Ming Dynasty, an emperor stays outside for half a year, only walks seven or eight hundred miles in half a year, and more than a thousand miles to Nanjing, plus the return trip, does it take two or three years to be outside?

Shoufu Huang Liji, who had not spoken, sighed and said in a gloomy voice: "Since Your Majesty is out of Beijing, it is impossible to persuade him to come back. ”

Huang Liji also has a good understanding of Zhu Youzhen's character, it is not a master who keeps to himself at all, and it is impossible for him to stay in the palace for the rest of his life like Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"But don't worry, Your Majesty should also leave Jinan." Huang Liji continued.

"How does Motosuke know?" Sun Chengzong said strangely.

"It's already September, the weather will get colder and colder, and once the canal freezes, it will be impossible for Your Majesty to go south, so I guess Your Majesty will go south in the near future." Huang Liji smiled.

"That's what Motosuke said!" Zhou Yanru also nodded, "But I'd rather Your Majesty give up the southern tour and return to Beijing City." ”

"Alas, I hope Your Majesty can understand our painstaking efforts and come back!" Sun Chengzong also sighed.

Huang Liji also nodded silently.

There was such a big stir in Shandong alone, and if he continued to go south, he didn't know what kind of thing the emperor would do. For the current court officials, they are worried all day long, for fear that the emperor will do something outside.

Most of the officials in Shandong have been dismissed, dozens of Shandong gentry have been raided, and there are quite a few officials from Shandong in the court.

If the emperor continues to go south, will he do the same in other places? Officials whose origins are in the area of the southbound route have to worry.

It is difficult to be an official, and it is the most difficult to be an official of the Chongzhen Dynasty!

Many officials seem to feel that they have traveled to the time of Taizu, and no one knows when the emperor will raid their homes and ask them for guilt!

"Alas, I'm going to write a note and ask Your Majesty to give up the southern tour!" Huang Liji finally said.

Although Huang Liji had to listen to Zhu Youzhen in everything because he was pinched by Zhu Youzhen, he was the first assistant of the cabinet and a member of the gentry, so he naturally didn't want Zhu Youzhen to go too far. If Zhu Youzhen's current practice is followed, how many gentry officials in this world can escape?

"I'm the one who signed it!" Sun Chengzong shouted.

"I'm also enclosed." Zhou Yanru continued.

In fact, it's no wonder that the three scholars are worried, it's really that the current situation of Daming is not very good.

Although the external humiliation is gone, there are still many internal troubles.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, the drought continued, not only in the entire north, but also in Jiangxi, Huguang and Zhejiang. The drought in Zhejiang is particularly serious, and the phenomenon of summer grain harvesting has not been harvested, and the people have no food and clothing. According to local newspapers, many people in Zhejiang now dare not go out, because once they go out and fall alone, they are likely to become the food in the stomach of the hungry people......

The drought in Jiangxi was not too much, and in the mountainous areas of southern Gansu, there were already hungry people rebelling everywhere, which made Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiangxi, tired of coping.

The situation in Huguang is better than in Jiangxi, but not much better.

According to the imperial court's estimates, many provinces will not be able to collect taxes at all this year, and if they are forcibly collected, more people will inevitably be forced to rebel.

Compared with another time and space, there is no essential difference in the situation in the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, but there is no Northern Shaanxi Exile Army that is ravaging the north, and there is no Jiannu outside the Guan, and it has not been fundamentally improved.

Of course, it is not unchanged, at least the levy of Liao is suspended, which makes the people breathe a little. At the very least, Zhu Youzhen no longer desperately levies taxes in order to deal with Jiannu and exterminate the thieves like in another time and space, which makes his government have less reason to extort the people, and many people avoid starving to death.

And there have been changes in the court. Zhu Youzhen no longer changes officials frequently, and if the cabinet and the six departments of Shangshu are not too wrong, they can continue to live in peace and stability.

The party struggle is still on, and the forces of the Donglin Party and the former eunuch party are still attacking each other, but the impeachment is neglected to Zhu Youzhen, and there is no response at all. As long as it does not involve corruption, Zhu Youzhen has not bothered to pay attention to the mutual attacks of court officials. Anyway, it's almost the same to change whoever becomes an official, so there's no need to bother with it.

Of course, except for corruption, once the impeachment of corruption is verified, all officials will be dismissed and their homes will be confiscated, and their property and land will be returned to the state treasury!

And Zhu Youzhen's indifferent attitude has also eased the party struggle a lot. Anyway, impeachment can't help the other party, so why bother?

For a time, the court was a lot more peaceful.

However, the officials of the imperial court were also worried, the treasury revenue was getting smaller and smaller, and they had to provide disaster relief and various expenses for the imperial court, so that the money was often not distributed in time. When the emperor was in Beijing, he was better, and he could ask the emperor to transfer silver from the inner treasury. And now that the emperor is gone, he can't find anyone to ask for money.

For many Qingliu officials, especially those of the Imperial History of the Inspectorate, they are located in the Qingshui Yamen, and they do not have many opportunities for corruption, and they dare not be corrupt.

Some officials with special skills can still make some extra money, and they will inevitably go to the Academy of Sciences or business schools to take part-time classes, but more officials do not know anything except the Four Books and the Five Classics, and it is difficult to earn some silver.

These officials preferred that the emperor would return to Beijing, even if the emperor would be more depressed when he returned.

At least after the emperor returns, he will reward some silver coins on festivals, and the distribution will be normal.

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