Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 921 Staff
Thinking of this, Du Ning burst into a cold sweat again.

It's not because he feels that he will offend people, or that he is frustrated by doing useless work.

Because he suddenly realized a serious problem.

That is, if this situation becomes a reality, then he has done bad things purely with good intentions.

How vast is Shaanxi Province?

Just imagine, once the kings really use this method, or if they are more determined, they will bear it a little longer, and when Du Ning goes to inspect other county governments, they will take back Du Ning's "official land" by force. And the fields of "military fields".

So, can those powerless tenants resist?

It must be impossible!

In this way, what kind of situation will it cause?
According to the government's field records, these acres have already belonged to the court, but in fact it is controlled by the kings.

This means that the taxes of the government and the kings will fall on the tenants at the same time.

Taxes on official land are already heavy. If the exploitation of the kings is added, the tenants may work hard for a year, but they will owe rent instead.

This situation is entirely possible.

To take a step back, the kings knew the truth that they could not exhaust the water, and would not exploit the tenants too much, but the harvest in the fields was so much.

The kings won't give up the fat they got when they took the land, so, in this way, another situation will form.

That is, it is obviously all the fields registered by the government, but they cannot be taxed, and can only become the fields on the books.

If this is really the case, then what is the reason for the imperial court to mobilize the people and toss this scene?
At this moment, Du Ning really felt that local common affairs are complicated and complicated, and they are definitely much more difficult than the so-called court struggles and criminal trials.

At this time, the voice of the Son of Heaven sounded again, saying lightly.

"The so-called one term as an official benefits one party. When Du Qing came to Shaanxi, he couldn't just focus on his own achievements as an official and leave a mess for the next one, right?"

These words were quite teasing, which made Du Ning feel relieved.

It's good that the emperor is not angry...

With a wry smile, Du Ning cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty's forgiveness, it is true that the minister's thinking is too simple. The way of governing should not only focus on the short-term, but also think about the long-term development. Otherwise, one official and one policy will really suffer, or the common people!"

The so-called listening to string songs to know elegance.

Although the emperor said to leave a mess for the next generation, but combined with the "teaching" of the emperor just now.

But Du Ning immediately realized that this might be a trap.

You must know that if the policy is not consistent, it will certainly bring troubles to the next officials, but more importantly, it will cause great losses to the interests of the people.

He can be tough, but there is no guarantee that every official will be like this. Therefore, if you want to solve the problem completely, you have to think of a way that can be maintained in the long run.

However, after thinking hard for a while, Du Ning finally shook his head and said.

"I'm stupid, I owe Your Majesty's grace, and I can't find a way to get the best of both worlds, so please forgive me!"

In fact, if you insist, there are still several ways.

For example, the recovered fields are handed over to the army for farming and become real military settlements. In this way, it is only necessary to send capable generals to cooperate with the local supervisory censors to ensure that the generals will not collude with the kings. It is not difficult for the imperial court to really control these lands.

After all, no matter how powerful the kings are, it is impossible to use force to compete with the officials and soldiers. As long as the local officials and soldiers are ordered to garrison on the spot, their worries will naturally be relieved.

But in this way, all the tenants who rent and plant these acres will lose their jobs, and if it is serious, there will even be a large number of refugees...

Normally, Du Ning might be cruel, so he did it.

But now, after knowing what the emperor thinks, it is naturally impossible for him to touch this bad luck again.

In addition, there are more radical methods, such as persuading the court to cut down the vassal, or directly accusing the kings of hiding the land, and more gentle methods, such as cooperating with local gentry, etc...

Du Ning has been in power for so many years, although most of the time he is talking on paper, but after all, he is in the center, and he has seen a lot of memorials and government affairs.

He could even list seven or eight of these methods.

However, as he said, these methods all have serious sequelae, and the difference is only in the severity.

If Du Ning is just an ordinary magistrate, he can use all these methods.

However, if Du Ning's goal is to be able to pass the test of the court and the emperor, complete the task of rectifying the military station beautifully, and add a glamorous stroke to his resume.

Then, he must achieve the best of both worlds!
Still the same sentence, a province can't be managed well, how can the emperor rest assured that he will entrust the central yamen such as the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the cabinet to him?

Therefore, although he was depressed, Du Ning still had to honestly admit that the current him is still far behind Qiqing.

However, this also made him more determined. After returning, he must sort out all the joints in the middle and come up with the most effective plan that can best take into account the interests of the people.

Seeing Du Ning who was a little discouraged, a smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face.

Man, sometimes you have to beat and beat!
In all fairness, Du Ning is a talented person. Although he has read a lot of poetry and books, he is not the kind of person who studies hard. On the contrary, his ability to learn and draw inferences from one instance are very strong.

In the previous life, Du Ning was actually reused after the civil engineering change, and he was in charge of the military administration together with Yu Qian. Moreover, at that time, he was at the time of his father's death, and he was recovered from love, and there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Under such tremendous pressure, although Du Ning was a little rusty at the beginning, he quickly matured and was praised by Yu Qian many times, almost becoming his right-hand man.

In this life, because Zhu Qiyu personally took charge of the overall situation, the things Yu Qian was responsible for were greatly reduced. Therefore, although Du Ning was also rehabilitated, he did not play a big role in the Battle of Oala.

However, Zhu Qiyu recognized his ability.

However, at Du Ning's current age, it was a coincidence that he was promoted so suddenly, but after the panic, there must be a faint sense of pride and pride in his heart.

Even Du Ning himself may not be aware of this emotion.

However, if left alone, Du Ning is bound to suffer.

Therefore, in this majesty speech, Zhu Qiyu first treated Du Ning with the courtesy of a minister, and then mercilessly pointed out his idealization, in order to dispel his anxiety.

At this thought, Zhu Qiyu hummed in his heart.

Chen Xun is an old guy, no matter what happens this time, I have to thank him well.

My own students can't teach well by themselves, so I have to ask him, the emperor, to make some points.

In fact, it seemed that Du Ning had worked hard for this performance, but Zhu Qiyu himself was not easy.

He wanted to dispel Du Ning's arrogance, but also reminded him so that he could see his future path clearly. Moreover, he also had to consider whether Du Ning would be hit too hard and lose confidence.

Press when it should be pressured, and be peaceful when it should be peaceful. If someone else is here, even if they are willing to put in the effort, they may not have the ability.

Seeing that the heat was almost ready, Zhu Qiyu continued to speak.

"It's good to have ambition, but ambition alone is not enough. Du Qing doesn't have to worry. The so-called one hero and three gangs, such a big matter, it is not easy for Du Qing to solve it properly."

"I have heard that the local governor, because of the cumbersome and complicated affairs, often seeks out more aides to advise himself and answer questions. I don't know if there is such an aide beside Du Qing?"

Ah this...

Du Ning was stunned, he didn't expect that the topic of the emperor would change so quickly.

Obviously just now they were still discussing how to solve the problem of rectifying the military settlements, and they were so thorough, and in the blink of an eye, they turned to the matter of the staff.

This staff, of course, exists!
In fact, not only the governor, but ordinary state officials and even county magistrates will recruit some targets to advise them.

Most of these staff members are unsuccessful candidates, mainly recruiting people and scholars. These people often fail to succeed after repeated trials, but they are unwilling to give up the opportunity to be an official.

Therefore, these governors and state officials will be appointed as staff, hoping that after working for a few years, they will be favored by the boss and be able to recommend them to enter the Imperial College, or to be small officials in other places.

Since Du Ning was going to Shaanxi, he naturally would not ignore the matter of his staff.

He was originally a scholar, with a wide network of contacts, and Chen Xun's favorite student. With this golden signboard, it was really easy to find some useful staff.

As long as he thinks about it, the people who recommend themselves in his mansion may be ranked outside the capital.

However, Du Ning has a high spirit, so the selection of candidates is naturally very strict.

Although the staff is not full now, there are roughly candidates.

Of course, you can't say that in front of the emperor.

Although he admits that he has no good solution to the problem for the time being, if he admits from the beginning that he plans to find a lot of staff, it will inevitably make the emperor think that he is incompetent.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Du Ning could only resign modestly.

"Your Majesty, I have learned that these days, I have been busy explaining the affairs of Dali Temple. When I got some free time, I went to the Ministry of War to check the documents about the military settlements. I have no time to think about other things."

This answer is relatively safe.

I don't say I don't look for it, and I don't say I look for it. I just say that I am busy with official duties, so there is no one for the time being. Not only does it leave a way out for myself, but it also creates a good image of being dedicated to work.

However, Zhu Qiyu obviously didn't care about Du Ning's little thought, but continued following his words.

"If not, how about I recommend someone to Du Qing?"

what?
Even though he had a premonition in his heart, Du Ning couldn't help being surprised when the Son of Heaven really spoke.

But soon he reacted and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty's recommendation must be a good minister, how dare I refuse!"

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu's expression was a little strange, he shook his head, he said.

"Actually, this person is no stranger to you!"

As he spoke, he nodded slightly to the servant next to him, so the servant immediately understood and stepped back lightly.

A moment later, a gray-haired waiter in a python suit came in. Du Ning's eyelids twitched immediately when he saw his figure, and he couldn't help but gasped.

This... no way...

As if he didn't see Du Ning's surprise, the old servant stepped forward, kowtowed respectfully, and said.

"My minister, Cheng Jing, greets His Majesty!"

That's right, this person is none other than the current eunuch, Cheng Jing!
As an old man in Prince Yi's mansion, he is also one of the emperor's most trusted elders.

After Jin Ying went to Nanjing to retire, Cheng Jing was undoubtedly the most powerful person among all the eunuchs.

Although, he is not as familiar with Wynn and the officials, nor is he as famous as Shu Liang.

What's more, because the emperor is diligent, the supervisor of ceremonies seldom approves reds on his behalf, and it seems that Cheng Jing's presence is not strong.

But in fact, Cheng Jing's status is not only no lower than the first two, but even much higher.

Today's Cheng Jing has long since ceased to serve the imperial court, but he is indispensable in the meetings of various ministries, and even the cabinet meetings.

If among the ministers, there is one person who has the deepest participation in the government and the most comprehensive understanding, then it must be Cheng Jing!
Du Ning breathed out lightly, the emperor summoned Cheng Jing at this time, could it be...

Looking at Du Ning's expression at the moment, Zhu Qiyu didn't hold back, and said straightforwardly.

"Du Qing, since you don't have anyone who can advise you, I will give you one!"

"From now on, Cheng Jing will go out of Beijing with you and serve as the guard eunuch in Shanxi to assist you in rectifying the local army. How about it?"

Asking this question, what else can Du Ning say...

Although the Son of Heaven was talking about a staff member, how could Du Ning have the guts to take a guarding eunuch as a staff member.

Not to mention, this guardian eunuch is still a big peng like Cheng Jing!
Of course he could hear that the aides were just nice words, and the emperor's intention was to let Du Ning and Cheng Jing, the guarding eunuch, discuss the matter.

Strictly speaking, this is against the rules.

However, Du Ning was obviously not stupid enough to argue with the emperor on this.

After pondering for a moment, Du Ning stepped forward with cupped hands and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your sympathy. Your Majesty has a will. I should cooperate sincerely with Eunuch Cheng, and do a good job for the court!"

But having said that, Du Ning still felt a little strange in his heart.

Cheng Jing's palm print eunuch is well done, why should he be a guardian eunuch?
Among the internal officials, what better yamen is there than the Supervisor of Rituals...

What a strange thing...

Although he had doubts in his heart, Du Ning didn't show it. After all, he was born in Qingliu. If he was too enthusiastic about eunuchs, it would damage his reputation.

Of course Zhu Qiyu could see this, but he didn't say much, he just said.

"That's good, it's getting late, I won't keep you, I hope Du Qing can give me a satisfactory answer when he goes to Shaanxi!"

Du Ning's expression was a bit complicated.

He knew that with the emperor's words, he had truly bid farewell to his status as a Beijing official and was about to embark on a local official career.

Taking a long breath, Du Ning looked up at the emperor's gentle face and said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to repay Your Majesty's grace!"

While speaking, Du Ning knelt down on the ground and kowtowed respectfully.

"Long live my emperor, long live!"

(End of this chapter)