Mandarin Palace.

Now it has become the place where Zhu Xiongying works, similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's Wuying Palace.

Now Zhu Xiongying's treatment is the same as that of the original prince, except for major affairs such as military and political affairs, they are all reviewed by Zhu Xiongying, and then implemented by Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, in the Wenhua Palace, the six Shangshu, the Hanlin Bachelor, and other ministers of the interior gathered.

They had already discussed it here before Halloween.

That was the first time that the imperial grandson ascended to the palace, and the discussion was about the opening of the tea and horse market in Annam.

The imperial grandson dictated the court in the palace, completely ignored their opinions, and resolutely opened the tea and horse market on the Annan side, and the tea and horse market has now entered the implementation stage, and Xia Yuanji is in charge.

In the eyes of Qian Tang, Liu Sanwu and other old ministers, such a decision was too hasty, because of this matter, several old ministers even went to Zhu Yuanzhang to complain.

However, the old emperor finally chose to support His Royal Highness Taisun, which made several old ministers have nothing to say.

In their opinion, although the imperial grandson is intelligent, he is still a little reckless and immature in dealing with state affairs.

They understand the old emperor's intention to support the imperial grandson, because the old emperor is old, and the authority will eventually be in the hands of the imperial grandson, whether it is right or wrong, the old emperor will support the imperial grandson, because this matter has to give the imperial grandson a prestige, but they also feel that the old emperor needs to select a few prestigious ministers to assist and teach the imperial grandson.

For example, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, who taught Zhu Yunwen before, they thought it was good.

He is loyal, and he is familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics.

They felt that since the identity of the emperor's grandson had been established, these candidates should be decided as soon as possible, but this was all after this court meeting.

I don't know what amazing move the imperial grandson is going to make when he summons them this time.

Qian Tang and Liu Sanwu and other old ministers were a little drumming in their hearts, while the younger ministers, such as Zhan Hui and Zhao Mian, had some expectations in their hearts.

didn't let them wait too long, Zhu Xiongying had already come to the palace.

"His Royal Highness, Chitose Chitose Chitose!"

The ministers knelt down in unison and saluted Zhu Xiongying.

"Everyone, love Qing Ping!"

Zhu Xiongying raised his hand lightly and asked the ministers to get up, at this time, he had gradually become accustomed to such a scene.

"Your Highness!"

The ministers rose one after another and stood in their positions.

During the Hongwu period, the rule of officials was very strict, and at the same time, it was relatively clear.

Zhu Xiongying glanced at the ministers, smiled and said, "Ministers, you have all felt the cold weather these days, right?" How about it, let's still be comfortable with a fire at home! ”

When the ministers heard this, they nodded yes with a smile.

"yes!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded and said: "It's cold, of course it's comfortable to be able to bake at home, but I want you to see these notes today!" ”

"Shanxi Provincial Government Secretary reported that Shanxi suffered a cold wave this year, and in Taiyuan alone, 118 people froze to death, 73 people starved to death, 39 people died of charcoal poisoning, and 154 houses were crushed by heavy snow."

"The Gansu Political Secretary reported that in Gansu this year, 324 people froze to death, 185 people starved to death, and 88 people died of charcoal poisoning......"

"Shandong Political Secretary Recital ......"

Zhu Xiongying read it, and the ministers in the Wenhua Hall became solemn one by one, and only Zhu Xiongying's voice remained in the whole hall.

The cold numbers are so harsh, because they represent lives.

Today's Daming seems to be thriving, but in fact, there are still many problems, and the lives of the people at the bottom are still very difficult.

Many people have a hard time surviving, let alone living.

It is precisely in this way that these people, who are on the verge of survival, in order to survive, will lead to the annexation of land and become landless tenants.

Therefore, what the imperial court fears most is natural disasters.

The ministers also know this well, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, even in the peaceful world, it is inevitable that there will be natural disasters in some places every year.

Zhu Xiongying glanced at the silent ministers and said, "Let's talk about it, what should I do?" ”

The ministers were silent.

What can I do? Disaster relief!

Everyone knows this method, but since the emperor asked like this, he didn't want to get this answer.

Whoever wants to stand up and say this is tantamount to hitting the muzzle of a gun.

Those present have been officials for many years and are well versed in the way of being officials, so of course they understand this truth.

But beyond that, they couldn't think of a better way.

After all, when natural disasters are at the head, how can manpower resist?

Could it be that it can still make God pitiful and make the weather warmer?

So in the end, it's still disaster relief that should be done.

Seeing that the ministers didn't speak, Zhu Xiongying began to roll out names: "Hubu Shangshu, as the organ in charge of household registration and finance, what is your opinion?" ”

When Zhao Mian heard this, he hurriedly stood up and replied: "The minister thinks that natural disasters are not immune to human resources, and immediately let the affected provinces and governments calculate the affected population, and also calculate the province and the province, how much grain there is, and whether the harvest of the people in the affected areas is enough to cope with this disaster, and immediately report to the imperial court!" ”

"The imperial court will decide according to the situation, or from the official warehouse for relief, or the household department to allocate money and grain, approaching the end of the year, must not be caused by the disaster to arouse public resentment!"

"There is also a big cold this year, I don't know how to do next year, after the cold winter, spring ploughing is coming, spring ploughing is the top priority, and the state governments need to be cautious and cautious at the same time as disaster relief, find out the situation, and report to the court in detail, so that the court can properly arrange the next step!"

"Moreover, the minister thinks that the imperial court should also send a superintendent to the disaster area to avoid local officials underreporting and concealing the report, so that the affected people cannot bathe in the grace of heaven, and the imperial court cannot observe the people's feelings at the first time!"

Zhao Mian, as the head of the household, is naturally undoubted.

Moreover, he began to identify the imperial grandson early on, resolutely supported the imperial grandson, and hugged the imperial grandson's thigh, so when the imperial grandson asked him, of course he did not hesitate to say what he could think of.

Even Zhao Mian said in detail, so that the imperial grandson, who had just ascended to the throne and was not very familiar with government affairs, could consider it comprehensively and avoid omissions.

"Good!"

Zhu Xiongying nodded and said, "Zhao Shangshu said it very well, just do what you want!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Mian hurriedly surrendered his hand to receive the order, and his expression could not hide a little high-spirited.

"But ......"

Zhu Xiongying changed his words and said, "There is one more thing in Lone, who let you take a look at it, take it!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the two brothers Guo Zhen and Guo Xuan carrying a pot of black things.

"Coal?"

When the ministers saw this thing, many people recognized it immediately.

Coal is actually coal, and coal has a long history in China, and it was mined by smart Chinese people a long time ago.

However, ordinary coal will produce a lot of smoke when burned, and these smoke contains a large number of harmful substances, and if you are not careful, you will be poisoned to death.

What does it mean for the imperial grandson to take out the coal at this time?

Under the suspicious gaze of the ministers, Zhu Xiongying slowly spoke: "Now that many places in the Ming Dynasty have been affected by the cold, why not burn coal for heating?" ”

The ministers were dumbfounded when they heard this!

Coal can be burned, it can be heated, this is known to many people.

But why doesn't anyone burn coal for heating?

It's not because, once the coal is burned, the smoke is billowing and it is highly poisonous, and the warmth is taken, but the person is also dead.

What is the difference between this and Emperor Jin Hui's "why not eat minced meat"?

Qian Tang's whole face changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you really plan to let the people burn coal for heating?" ”

Zhu Xiongying nodded calmly: "Yes." ”

Listening to Zhu Xiongying's words, Qian Tang's old face suddenly turned red: "Your Highness, do you know that this coal is poisonous when it burns and will kill people?" ”

Zhu Xiongying smiled and said, "This coal is non-toxic!" ”

“……”

Qian Tang rolled his eyes in anger, held back for a long time, and spit out two words: "Faint gentleman!" ”

(End of chapter)