Let the people eat better and grow stronger...... This is indeed a great thing, Zhu Di also likes burly warriors, men in the army, all of them.

If everyone in the world can grow tall and strong, it is really something to be proud of.

"Xu Jingchang, you are still pouring ecstasy soup on me, your statement is not right."

Xu Jingchang was curious: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhu Di held his knee with one hand and thought for a while, "It's not wrong, it's just ...... Let's put it this way, even if the people of the Ming Dynasty are tall and strong, who will believe it? You see, expanding the territory, there are more territories, and the annals of history can be written clearly, how can what you say be written into the annals of history, how can people believe it? ”

Xu Jingchang paused and asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty must be praised by Qianqiu Shibi when he does things?" ”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and sighed in a low voice: "I always have to prove myself!" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled, "It's too easy, it's so easy, it's easy to catch." ”

Zhu Di was surprised, "How do you get it?" You can't measure your height one by one, right? ”

Xu Jingchang laughed, "No need, just sample investigation is enough." ”

Zhu Di was still puzzled, and Xu Jingchang didn't bother to talk nonsense, so he deployed it directly...... Fortunately, after all these years of accumulation, there are definitely a lot of talents who understand mathematics in the Ming Dynasty, at least in Yingtian City.

Soon Xu Jingchang got a result...... Based on Yingtian and the surroundings, all ages, different people, heights, weights, and even age distribution have all been figured out.

All kinds of tabular data, full of bookcases.

"Your Majesty, please take a look!"

Zhu Di watched silently, every thing made him feel quite novel.

When he picked up a form and glanced at it a few times, his brow furrowed.

"Xu Jingchang, what do you mean by the infant mortality rate of 20 to 5? Could it be that one out of four children will die? ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, "To be precise, there are two out of five mortality rates within one year old, and in fact, there are less than seven out of ten children who can grow up smoothly." ”

Zhu Di frowned, "Is it really so little?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty might as well think about your side." ”

Zhu Di was surprised for a while, so he said that the royal family, who failed to grow up smoothly and died early, also abounded, and the big guys knew that it was difficult for children to feed...... Including the child's mother, giving birth once is a ghost gate.

Queen Xu gave birth to several sons in a row, and her body sat down with the root of the disease.

Xu Zengshou's wave, there were a total of four brothers, and there was also an early one, and only seventy out of five survived and grew up...... As for Xu Jingchang's generation, some people have died, and the rest of the noble families are even more similar.

In this way, the mortality rate of more than 20% is not an exaggeration at all.

"Have you investigated why?"

Xu Jingchang said: "At present, most of them are short of medical treatment and medicine, and they don't know how to take care of mothers and babies. There is also a small number of drowning babies, especially girls. ”

Zhu Di took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "The one who was born was killed again, even if it is a parent, it can't be like this!" If you really do evil, it's not too much to kill you! ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, "What Your Majesty said is that tiger poison does not eat children, and drowning babies is not as good as tiger poison, and it is natural to kill them." It's just that there are still some things that can't be ignored, that is, the problem of medicine, which seems to be something that can be consulted by King Zhou. ”

Zhu Di was a little stunned and said with a smile: "What is my fifth brother busy with, but there are results?" ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Zhou has done a lot of practical work in compiling medical books for the benefit of the people. Maybe you can ask him to help, sum up some experience, and promote the world. ”

Zhu Di sighed, "With such a thing, it can be seen that I still have many shortcomings, and the Ming Dynasty is far from being prosperous, and I am really ashamed." ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if you can collect these materials and start to improve, my Ming Dynasty has far surpassed the previous dynasty, and the minister is fully sure that the future of the Ming Dynasty can be expected, and it will only get better and better." ”

Zhu Di nodded, "You, the general political envoy, are still competent, send me more of these things in the future, I want to know more about this country." ”

Xu Jingchang readily agreed, I'm afraid that you don't like to watch it, since you have the heart to watch it, I promise to let you watch enough.

Xu Jingchang returned to the General Administration Department and immediately began to arrange.

He believes that with today's development, how to govern the country cannot be determined by who is more reasonable...... It's about what the data says.

As a general political envoy, it is necessary for him to make the matter of governing the country scientific.

"How many of you understand? If you understand, let's go our separate ways, come up with a conclusion as soon as possible, and hand it over to me. ”

In front of Xu Jingchang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Jin Youzi, Huang Huai, Hu Guang, Hu Yan, seven bachelors, sat down neatly.

These few were originally from Hanlin, and were promoted to the cabinet by Zhu Di, and later served as the counselor of the General Political Department.

It's just that although their grades have come up, the authority in their hands is really unable to compete with the six departments and nine qing.

Especially the General Administration, due to the vague functions, although Xu Jingchang can meddle in everything, they cannot.

But this time, after Xu Jingchang assigned the task, the thoughts of the seven people were instantly clear.

Each of them kept an eye on one and conducted a comprehensive review of the situation of the government affairs of each ministry.

This kind of review is not just the kind of examination method, but from top to bottom, from the inside out, thoroughly.

Seven people gladly accepted the order and went down to carry it out.

Xu Jingchang crossed Erlang's legs, and his mood was not ordinarily good.

For things that can quietly increase his authority, Xu Jingchang has always refused ...... Now it's up to who's going to be unlucky.

Soon the results came out, and Yang Rong took a detailed report and went to see Zhu Di.

This time it was not Xu Jingchang who did it, but Yang Rong proposed it.

"Your Majesty, throughout the past dynasties, the official salary is so high, it is unprecedented, if it is not controlled, the minister is afraid that it will shake the foundation of the country and damage the foundation of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "That's it, I know it, the current Ming Dynasty officials are far inferior to the Tang and Song dynasties, especially the Song Dynasty, which is far from the same distance." ”

Yang Rong immediately shook his head, "Your Majesty, according to the minister's investigation, it doesn't seem to be the case. ”

Zhu Di was curious for a while, so he simply asked Yang Rong to sit opposite and have a good chat.

"Your Majesty, taking the Zaizhi of the Song Dynasty as an example, their Yulu is really higher than the officials of the same level in the Ming Dynasty, and it is more than a little bit higher. But if you count the seven-grade officials, I am the Ming Dynasty. It is not lower than that of the Song Dynasty, and it takes into account ...... The officials have repeatedly increased their allowances, and our salaries are even higher. ”

Zhu Di was surprised, what do you mean?

The recognized high salary in the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was actually higher than the Song Dynasty, which is too subversive of the impression?

"Do you have credentials?"

"Your Majesty, please see, this is verified by many ministers, we are a seven-grade Beijing official, and the monthly income plus allowance is equivalent to fifteen times that of an ordinary craftsman!" Yang Rong said again: "The problem of Jingguan is only the tip of the iceberg, and it is not worth mentioning. The local vassal king's money was removed, but several provinces continued to withhold the money and grain of the imperial court. Moreover, after the implementation of the treasure banknote, the fire consumption that should have disappeared is still being collected by the local government, and it is unscrupulous and does not stop. If you calculate it carefully, I am afraid that the money I spend on hundreds of officials is much more than that of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Yang Rong said as he sent the results of his investigation to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di frowned more and more when he looked at it, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, which was too nonsense!

"Master Yang, what the hell is going on? These people are so insatiable that they don't know how to restrain themselves? Zhu Di clenched his fists, "It's really forcing me to kill!" ”

Yang Rong's heart moved slightly, he had the heart to raise a big prison, if His Majesty didn't act, how could he break the backwater of the court?

It's just that how to reform and what method to adjust according to him, he has no idea for a while.

……

"Dingguo Gong, I heard that Zuo Tongzheng Yang Rong wrote a letter and put forward the disadvantages of hundreds of officials, you should be clear, right?" Jian Yi said lightly.

Xu Jingchang immediately shook his head, "I don't know, what they submitted is only a personal report, not the opinion of the General Administration...... It's just that after so many years, you can't be a little smarter? Make it look like you're spending a little less. ”

Jian Yi snorted: "We have been using your method back then, that is, to include local income...... But the problem now is that the local officials are leaving more and more benefits for themselves, and I can't help it! ”

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "Is there really no way?" ”

Jian Yi was stunned, "Dingguo Gong, the emperor is far away, I am really powerless, no matter what, you shouldn't doubt me." ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "I'm not suspicious of Jian Tianguan, I mean, cutting the expenses of the local yamen will threaten the safety of the officials in Beijing...... After all, the methods that are applicable in the local area are also applicable in the court. ”

Jian Yi's face changed slightly, and he saw Xu Jingchang continue: "I mean, if I become a celestial official, I will find a way to maintain the place, let them mess up, and continue." ”

"It's like the local yamen, although it is rotten. But they are like a pile of dung, nourishing the brilliant flowers of the imperial court. Xu Jingchang smiled and pointed at Jianyi, and then pointed at himself.

"If you count it, you and I should be the peony among the thousands of flowers in the court?"

Jian Yi suddenly changed color, and Xu Jingchang had already made it clear that the officials in the DPRK and China deliberately instigated the localities and allowed them to rot without restraining and rectifying.

If this charge is confirmed, it will be a serious crime of dereliction of duty at worst.

Jian Yi can't be afraid, "Dingguo Gong's words just now are really high, if Dingguo Gong is a peony in the imperial court, it can only be regarded as a peony, hibiscus." ”

Xu Jingchang paused and said with a smile: "Tianguan's words remind me of two poems, peony and Jun are close servants, where can Hibiscus avoid Fangchen?" ”

Yes, with the peony of your Dingguo Gong, we can only surround you and be willing to serve as a foil for you.

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Since this is the case, I should come down, how to rectify the place, I hope that the heavenly officials can cooperate." ”

Jian Yi nodded hurriedly, "Dare to disobey!" ”