First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 643
"Your Highness is benevolent and broad, and the ministers worship him."

Although the first Wen Xun canonized after Wen Xun's restructuring was only a posthumous title, it was a start anyway, and they also have hope in the future. Who wouldn't want to be able to confer glory to their wife and son.

Zhu Biao's face didn't change at all, but he continued to order: "The Ministry of Rites will decide on the follow-up regulations. Has the Ministry of Officials ever discussed the selection of suitable officials to fill the vacancies?"

The minister of the Ministry of Rites went out to pay homage: "The ministers and others recommended that Zhou Shizhong, the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture, be suitable for the post. There are also candidates such as Liu Zhaoxian, the head of the Criminal Department of the Ministry of Industry, and Chen Xuan, the head of the Criminal Department, and others. I invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make an appointment."

The Ministry of Officials manages the promotion and relegation of hundreds of officials, but the two Huaihe Rivers are transferred to salt transportation so that such important and prominent positions are not theirs to decide. It depends on the monarch's wishes. Maybe just push one, and you have to give the monarch a choice, otherwise what is the difference from making your own decision?
Zhu Biao only had a general impression of these people, but it was difficult to make a decision. However, if he wanted to ask Lao Zhu for instructions, it would take a long time. It is inevitable that you will be distracted, and if the Lianghuai salt tax has a loophole, it will not be a trivial matter.

So he looked at Hu Weiyong and said, "Master Hu thinks who can take on this important task."

This is a temptation. Zhu Biao doesn't know who to appoint yet, but it is absolutely necessary to look at Hu Weiyong's thoughts first. No matter what he says, we can find some clues from it. There are some things in the officialdom that you can't hide. living.

Hu Weiyong bowed in response and said: "I think the time of week recommended by the Ministry of Officials is the most suitable. This person joined Peng Yingyu's army in the early years, and later became Pingzhang from Xu Shouhui. Shu Duanshi, the prefect of Shaowu Prefecture, and the Zuo Shilang of the Household Department have outstanding talents and have been praised many times by the sage."

"Although he was later demoted to Zhenjiang Mansion because of his crimes, this person is indeed available. If His Highness Jian Ba ​​appoints him, he will be able to forget his feelings and be loyal to state affairs, and he will bear the heavy responsibility of Lianghuai salt affairs."

Hu Weiyong's words were very clear, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were not stupid. They all looked at the Prime Minister's back in a daze, wondering if he had lost his mind due to the busy government affairs recently.

It's nothing to want to promote one's own people, not to mention the fact that both the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River are facing such a fat shortage. It's just that this is a bit too hasty and ugly, obviously it can be more tactful.

Chen Youzong, the Minister of General Affairs, came out and said: "My minister thinks that Hu Xiang's remarks are inappropriate. Zhou Shizhong committed the crime of abusing his power to bury money and food. The Holy Majesty cares about his past achievements and spares him from the death penalty. It is a great grace. Now How can we lightly give the sinner the important task of salt affairs in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River!"

Although he was a little puzzled by his benefactor's thoughts, Chen Ning still came forward and said: "Chen Tongzheng's remarks are over, Zhou Shizhong made a mistake, but the Holy Majesty has already condemned and punished, and it should not be added in the name of the guilty minister."

Chen Youzong stopped confronting Chen Ning after he finished expressing his views. He has always been kind to others, but he knows when to do something and when to stand up to share your worries. I care, but I will never let His Royal Highness face only one choice.

Zhu Biao looked at Hu Weiyong, whose face was like a deep pool, and he couldn't see the bottom, and said: "Since Mr. Hu has guaranteed it, this palace also believes it, so I transferred Zhou Shizhong, the magistrate of Zhenjiang, to transfer the salt transport envoy to the two Huaihe Rivers, and ordered him to take over. Immediately after the edict, he rushed to his post, and he must stabilize the salt affairs as soon as possible."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials bowed to promise, Hu Weiyong and other people are all honored, and it is a blessing to have another general in their camp, if it is not for Sheng Jia's northern tour, they have this opportunity to win such an important position.

The Huaixi warriors were also a little greedy, but Hu Weiyong was also their spokesperson, and I don't believe that he dared to reap the benefits and not spit out the slightest bit, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be a stable prime minister, and there was no trouble.

There were a few people in the back row of the queue who felt that such an important task should not be appointed so easily, but it was a pity that they were humble and shallow, and before it was their turn to speak, His Royal Highness made the decision.

Some officials belonging to the Eastern Palace looked at Chen Youzong's back with dissatisfaction, and felt that this person was really not suitable to be the spokesperson of the Eastern Palace in the court.

Everyone has different looks, and only Zhu Biao who is facing the ministers can see it. The more you look at it, the more interesting it is. Although each of them is somewhat concealed, what Zhu Biao is best at is to speculate on others. Zhu Biao had never seen him before.

The Lianghuai salt transport envoy is indeed an important position, even enough to support all the expenses of a faction, but under the current trend of the imperial court, I am afraid that there is no chance to move much tax money.

The Minister of the Ministry of War came out and said: "The Southwest Army is in urgent need, especially in the cold spring, and the lack of clothes is the most serious. Please send the clothes as soon as possible to warm up the soldiers."

Zhu Biao looked at the officials of the Ministry of Households and said, "Allow the shipment as soon as possible. If you need to use the treasury's memory, you can go to the palace to print it after the court. In addition, it is ordered that this year's autumn grain in the second province of Zhejiang and Jiangxi should be paid with cotton cloth."

"promise."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry came out and said: "The Japanese slaves serving in Linhao are almost exhausted, so the construction period is temporarily postponed. Please tell me whether to enlist the people in the vicinity to serve in corvee."

In the past two years, the Marquis of Jinghai fought several beautiful victories along the coast, and captured many Japanese pirates. Naturally, there is no need to show mercy to such livestock. Zhu Biao ordered them all to be escorted to serve in the sinister service, so as to make the best use of them.

The big head is Fengyang, the hometown of the emperor. Whether it is the construction of the Zhu family's ancestral mausoleum or the improvement of various cities, a lot of labor is needed. Naturally, it is not enough to rely on the corrupt officials and their families of the Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, there are not enough Japanese slaves, not to mention that many of them were secretly taken away by Quan Xu holding the prince's warrant. The training of Jin Yiwei naturally needs blood, and the progress and development of medicine also requires the dedication of Japanese slaves.

There are a few people in the Ministry of Rites of the Imperial Academy who want to speak out. After all, there are a lot of Japanese slaves. How can they be consumed so quickly? This is undoubtedly due to the strictness of the local supervisory officials. This is against the teachings of the saints and is not in harmony with Great court etiquette.

But in the end, they didn’t dare to speak up. Someone said this when the Japanese slaves were captured, but those people were demoted by the emperor to be officials in counties and villages frequently invaded by Japanese pirates. Two of them were later robbed by Japanese pirates. Zhong was killed, after all, it is not easy for a small group of Japanese pirates to intercept them.

Most of the officials frowned, not because they were soft-hearted. People in the founding years of the country were still very hard-hearted. If the people who died were ordinary people, then they would naturally not agree, but the people who died were Japanese slaves, so that would be different.

The frown is just a little dissatisfied with the short-sightedness of those local officials. They only know how to dare to work hard for themselves, but they don’t know how to flow. .

Zhu Biao knew in his heart that it was one thing to use the place too harshly, and the number of people Quan Xu had to leave was not small, and it was only exhausted until now, and the lives of those Japanese slaves were already hard enough.

Zhu Biao opened his mouth and said, "It's already the time of spring plowing. How can we easily enlist the people to serve as corvee and miss the plowing plan? All the projects in Fengyang are temporarily suspended, and there is an urgent need. The remaining Japanese slaves will also be raised. They will be useful in the future."

"My minister would like to follow His Highness' instruction."

Farming and mulberry is the first priority of building a country, the source of economics and endowments, and the foundation of food and clothing for the people. It is a law that young and strong people are not subject to corvee during the spring plowing season. No one dares to do so unless they want to arouse public resentment.

The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion said: "The Datong Guard sent 61 border widows and abandoned people to the capital, and I don't know how to resettle them."

Zhu Biao said directly: "If you wish to marry, the unmarried young and strong in the Beijing camp will accept them. If you don't want to marry, the household department will settle outside Beijing, and let them cultivate and settle down with rice seeds."

"promise."

Every piece of government affairs was handled extremely quickly in Zhu Biao's hands. This is the benefit of accompanying his father and emperor to review the memorials for many years. The inheritance is orderly, so they can extend to the Guangyao family.

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(End of this chapter)