Hanguang Palace, the place of banquet, is in the west of Jiying Palace.

Today, Zhu Ming hosted a banquet for many vacant officials, as well as last year's new science and technology scholars, to practice for their upcoming departure from Beijing to take up their posts.

Zhu Ming plans to send these people to be county magistrates. And the officials of the old Song Dynasty who dedicated the city to obedience were all recruited back for promotion and use, and they were not held accountable for their past crimes - they were all county orders, where can they be outrageous if they do evil again?

Last year's new champion, Shen Hui, was also invited and sat at the front.

He first served as a school secretary, and Zhao Huan ascended the throne and was promoted to a writer, all of whom were low-level civil servants in the central department, and they were so low that they starved for a long time during the siege.

Bangyan Zhou Zhilamb and Tanhua Luo Mengjiao all participated in the banquet.

Zhao Huan and Bai Shizhong had the same idea as Zhu Ming, when they first took power, they also vigorously promoted new science and technology scholars.

was supposed to be a magistrate, but he was first recalled to the capital by Bai Shizhong, and after Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he promoted them to be a doctor of Taixue and Taixuezheng.

Zhou Zhilamb sighed: "I also feasted here last year, and the emperor who was sitting on it at that time was still the emperor. In just one year, it is now a matter of people, which is really embarrassing. ”

Luo Mengjiao sneered: "What is the emperor? I only know that there is a puppet emperor in the southeast! ”

"Zhao Ji is in trouble with the world, and he deserves to die and the country will be destroyed!" Shen Hui also said.

Song Huizong's hand-picked champion and tanhua all cursed him, without thinking of any kindness.

In Zhao Gou's original words, Shen Hui is "a man of great words and a lot of courage".

Commonly known as the mouth cannon!

Shen Hui can force anything, even command the army in violation of regulations, and dare to teach Han Shizhong how to fight, but Han Shizhong doesn't like him at all.

He sprayed the place where he didn't like it, and he was the same as an angry young man when he was the champion. From top to bottom, he offended countless people, and the emperor, civil officials, and military generals couldn't stand him.

Luo Mengjiao is also an unruly, in history, Chen Dong led the Tai students to knock on the que, asking Song Huizong to punish the six thieves, and it was Luo Mengjiao who instructed him behind his back. Later, he and Qin Hui were just demoted to the water and soil of Jinghu Lake and died. Qin Hui hated him to the core, and specially sent someone to murder him, only to find out afterwards that he had died of illness.

Compared with the two trolls of Champion and Tanhua, Bangyan Zhou is much more normal, and he is a capable official who really does things in a down-to-earth manner.

After Nandu, he served as the Cheng of Yihuang County.

Thieves in the county came and went, and Zhou Zhilamb thought that the thieves must feed the people. So he only took a few entourages, one village at a time, and one household at a time, to investigate and visit in person, and had in-depth exchanges with thieves, rebels, and hungry people, and tried to solve their survival difficulties.

Without spending a single soldier, the county's law and order is stable, and the rebels and thieves take the initiative to be good.

"The Generalissimo has arrived!"

Everyone immediately stood up, and when Zhu Ming appeared, they shouted in unison: "Welcome to the Generalissimo!" ”

Zhu Ming smiled and nodded, raised his hand and said, "Gentlemen, sit down." ”

"Generalissimo Xie."

The average age of these officials is thirty-two years old, which can be described as a true young Zhuang faction. There are a total of 100 people, 60 percent belong to the new science and technology scholars who have not been sent, and 40 percent belong to the lack of officials who have no money to give gifts. The champion, the top eye, and the tanhua are really special cases, and the three of them have officials.

Zhu Ming sat down and said, "Among the gentlemen, only ten people stayed in Gyeonggi, and the rest had to go to Hebei and Shandong. Nowadays, the counties are full of displaced people, and thieves are also emerging in an endless stream. When you arrive in the locality, you should suppress and appease them and restore the livelihood of the people within your jurisdiction as much as possible. This banquet is for the sake of all the kings. Eat and drink! ”

The food was a little shabby, with one meat, one vegetable and one soup per person, plus dried white rice. It's all in small bowls, you can add more if you don't have enough to eat, and there is no wine but tea.

The officials looked at each other, Marshal Zhu was too picky, right?

Zhu Ming said: "Now there is not enough food, everything is simple. In addition, there is no alcohol in Tokyo, and it has to be trafficked from neighboring prefectures. I hope that in five years' time, you will be able to gather again, and you will be able to drink and eat fine food, and the people of the world will be able to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"The marshal cares about all the people, and the blessing of the world is also!" Shen Hui was the first to speak.

This troll champion, who catches anyone first, will be a sycophant today, it seems that Zhu Ming really has his appetite.

Luo Mengjiao also said: "The people in the city are limited to buying food, if we wait for big fish and meat, then it really shouldn't be." The marshal shares the weal and woe with the people today, and he will be happy with the people in the coming day! ”

Zhu Ming smiled: "Your name is Luo Mengjiao, right?" Listen to Shi Yuangong and Li Bangyan say, a few days ago, the students knocked on the que, and you secretly led and commanded. ”

Luo Mengjiao said: "The students, the people, and the soldiers are all starving, but the faint monarch and the traitorous ministers are clothed and fed. They can't share the weal and sorrow with the people, so why should the people help them defend the city? On the first day of the marshal's entry into the city, he was able to maintain the stability of Bianliang, and he made a judgment compared to that faint king. ”

Zhu Ming was very happy: "Don't stand up, and sit still, while eating, while talking." Whatever you want to say, speak freely. ”

Shen Yuanheng, who was half starved to death that day and even had difficulty holding a pen, took two bites of food and said: "I can see it, people can do anything when they are hungry." This is the main point of government, that is, to feed the people. The minister's dispatch was the Chengwu County Order, which had been attacked by soldiers for a long time, and was exploited by Xicheng, and the government also had heavy taxes, and the people were already unbearable. Please exempt the marshal from harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes and collect only half of the regular levy next year, and the minister will be able to make the whole county governed. ”

Zhu Ming nodded and said: "This is the case in all counties in Shandong and Hebei, miscellaneous taxes are exempted, and the positive tax is halved." In some places, depending on the situation, you can declare full exemption from taxes. I and the kings can eat poorly, but at least we can eat enough, but the people do not have three meals. I also hope that the monarchs will observe the sufferings of the people, be honest and honest, and don't want fish and meat places. Twenty years later, among the monarchs, there may be more than one important minister. ”

"Obey the orders of the marshal!" The crowd responded excitedly.

Zhu Ming has made it very clear that the current 100 people belong to his henchmen.

As long as you are willing to work hard, don't bend the law for bribes, and you will definitely be promoted quickly in the future.

This is a bit of a meddle in civil affairs, and when Zhu Guoxiang comes to Kaifeng, Zhu Ming will take the initiative to explain the situation and give the list of these officials, so as not to have any suspicions between the father and son.

Zhu Ming picked up the teacup: "Replace wine with tea, and toast you with a cup." ”

"Congratulations to the marshal!" The crowd raised their teas and shouted.

After the meal, Zhu Ming asked people to bring money and give each person eighty pieces of coils.

When the new official took office, the Great Song Dynasty also had to send travel expenses. There were even horses, grain, slaves, and so on, which were generally converted into cash.

At present, there are 100 officials, one counts as one, and all of them are poor.

If Zhu Ming doesn't give away the coils, it is equivalent to forcing them to embezzle, and eighty yuan is enough for them to survive for a while.

Anyway, now Zhu Ming is not short of money, and he has copied millions of yuan, not counting all kinds of fixed assets and treasures and antiques.

"A clumsy work, for you."

Just when everyone was collecting the road fee, Zhu Ming wrote a poem: "Hunger is all from the sky, and the need to know about governing the country is small." The greedy shuttle bus stands square, and the thunder god has been beaten. Hongyang has nothing to do with the people in the past, and the drought does not come to the book for many years. Since then, Kyushu Gele has been in the past, and Yuli Tianbao will never be guilty. ”

Shen Hui, as the champion, accepted it on behalf of everyone, and was overjoyed on the spot.

Zhu Ming left with his entourage, and the officials borrowed pen and paper to copy and copied poems, chatting happily while copying poems.

"Marshal Zhu is really a great sage, and he will be a generation of saints in the future." Luo Mengjiao was amazed, and he especially admired Zhu Ming for impeaching the six thieves in the first place.

Shen Hui said, "Have you forgotten? Marshal Zhu was a great Confucian before he raised his army. He angrily scolded the faint monarch and traitorous ministers for bringing disaster to the country and the people, and now we naturally have to think about the people, we should work together to assist the holy monarch to create a prosperous world! ”

Shen Yuanheng said: "Whoever can feed the people will be worthy of the title of holy monarch." ”

In this pile of poor people, there is actually a child of a wealthy family mixed in.

Zhang Jie, the grandson of Zhang Tun, although his rank as a jinshi was not high last year, he had the qualifications of grace and could be superimposed when he was conferred an official, so he stayed in the capital and became a school scholar.

Zhu Ming treated everyone equally and appointed Zhang Jie as the county magistrate.

At this moment, Zhang Jie's mood was a little complicated. He is a Jinshi appointed by Song Huizong, and the Zhang family is still under the rule of Song Huizong, is it a little inappropriate to be an official to help Zhu Thief?

It can only be said that Zhang Jie has not become an old fritter for the time being, and now he has a little bit of a moral bottom line. This product later framed Zhao Ding's son, because the process of fabricating the charges was so outrageous, even Qin Hui couldn't stand it.

Although Zhu Ming is familiar with history, he doesn't know everything, and he really doesn't know what Zhang Jie has done.

Shen Hui began to brag again, he watched everyone copy poems, patted his chest and said: "I am going to Linzhang Zhi County, the first year to settle the homeless, the second year to eliminate bandits, the third year to build water conservancy, so that the county can be governed!" ”

"Beware of the treacherous old officials." Zhou Zhilamb reminded.

Shen Hui said disdainfully: "A little bit of a little official, just deceive the upper and lower, how can you escape my eyes?" A little trick will make them obedient. ”

Zhou Zhilamb no longer spoke, he is a descendant of Zhou Dunyi, although the family has fallen, but it is by no means comparable to ordinary gentry, and he knows that the important task of being an official is to govern officials.

With his ability and means, a county can be easily governed, and now he is only worried about his stepmother who is far away in Jiangxi.

He has no real mother since he was a child, and his stepmother treats him as her own, and later his father also died, and his stepmother really lacks someone to take care of him at home.

"I hope Marshal Zhu will take Jiangxi as soon as possible." Zhou Zhilamb was worried.

Back at his residence, Zhou Zhilamb watched the sky at night, and wanted to see some signs, but unfortunately there was nothing abnormal in the sky.

This is not only a capable minister, who was a scholar of the Ministry of Rites in the Southern Song Dynasty, but also an astronomer, author of books such as "Almanac", "Almanac", and "Five-Star Test". The official calendar of the Southern Song Dynasty was revised by Zhou Zhilamb.

"Brother Cousin is stargazing again, what can be observed?" Luo Mengjiao said with a smile, they rented the same yard.

Zhou Zhilamb shook his head: "There is no warning." ”

"Hunger is all from the sky," Luo Mengjiao quoted Zhu Ming's poem just now, "The destiny of heaven is not fearful, the husband was born in the world, and if you want to do things, you must go against the sky." Fang is now crossing the sea, it is the time for my generation to show his strength! ”

Zhou Zhilamb said: "Blindly going against the sky can't succeed, or you should move with the times." ”

Luo Mengjiao asked: "Zhu Jingluo and Marshal Zhu, are they just acting against the sky?" ”

Zhou Zhilamb said with a smile: "The two of them chose a good time to start their troops, just because they moved with the time. ”

Luo Mengjiao was stunned: "Indeed, it's really a good time." At that time, the elite soldiers of the imperial court were all in Liaodi, and there were no available soldiers in the south, so it only took a year to sweep the Sichuan Gorge. ”

Zhou Zhilamb looked at the starry sky and said: "Although the stars have no omen, I feel that the prosperous era is coming, and I can witness a grand plan and hegemony." ”

(End of chapter)