Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 64 Shocking
"I have read the memorials of the two Qing families."

Zhu Youxiao held two cups of tea and handed them to Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting. The two took them with trembling hands, as if they were about to thank you. The family did not only report good news but not bad news like some people did."

"Shangqiu belongs to the east of Henan, Luoyang belongs to the west of Henan, and Henan, located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, is a major grain-producing province in the country. However, I also know that Henan has been very difficult in recent years!"

When Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting heard this, they were inexplicably excited. One of them was the magistrate of Luoyang and the other was the magistrate of Shangqiu.

If I had to spread out all the experiences I experienced during my tenure, I would never finish writing.

No matter how thick a memorial is, it cannot contain the bitterness contained in it.

With the advent of the Little Ice Age, natural disasters became commonplace in the Ming Dynasty.

Such as floods, droughts, locust plagues, earthquakes, snow disasters, etc., as if they were discussed in advance, I will appear on the stage after you sing, which caused a lot of trouble for Daming.

Not to mention the fact that under the influence of party struggles and internal friction, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were severely corrupted. Whenever a disaster broke out, it was a carnival for the local people, and it was the lower class people who suffered.

Well, in the eyes of those in power and the opportunists, they are just a group of ants. No matter how many people die, what do they care about?
As long as you write less, who knows?
"Sit down, there are no outsiders here, only our monarchs and ministers, don't hold on to the rules of the outer dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his skirt, sat on Luohan's bed, and stretched out his hand to signal the two to sit down and talk, "Let's talk about river politics first, this is what I'm most worried about."

"Chen Qing was appointed as the magistrate of Luoyang, and Sun Qing was appointed as the magistrate of Shangqiu. I would like to ask the two Qings about the Yellow River that flows through Henan, and the Yellow River dams built by the prefectures and counties along the way. What is it like?"

Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting looked at each other with different expressions, although the memorials they submitted each mentioned the river affairs.

But those are all concise and concise lists. After all, there are too many things they want to present, such as apportionment of Liao pay, land annexation, suzerainty in Yudi, soaring grain and salt, Yellow River administration...

Although one of them is in charge of Luoyang and the other is in charge of Shangqiu, it doesn't mean that they can do whatever they want, after all, there are so many officials who can manage them.

After the official document from above is distributed, do you, as a subordinate official, have to fulfill it?

On one side are the superiors, on the other are the common people. How to figure out this damn propriety often troubles the two of them. Many times, even if they want to do something, they are often unable to do so due to the cruel reality!
this is the truth.

This is officialdom.

"Your Majesty."

Chen Qiyu put down the teacup, stood up and bowed to Zhu Youxiao, "I think the Yellow River administration has reached the point where it needs to be rectified. As far as I know, the Yellow River in Henan Province (a government under the jurisdiction of Henan Province) Dams, there are many river sections with hidden dangers."

"Although the autumn floods have ended, I really had trouble sleeping and eating during that period. The money allocated by the imperial court for river control has been decreasing year by year. However, this is the case. Very little of this money is actually used to control the river. If the imperial court fails to pay attention to the governance of the Yellow River, there will be endless troubles in the future."

"My minister agrees."

Sun Chuanting followed closely and said: "Since I became the magistrate of Shangqiu, I have inspected the Yellow River section many times. It seems that there are no problems with the Yellow River dams that have been built. However, according to my inspection, I found that there are many dams in the river section. , simply cannot withstand the turbulent flood season..."

What Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting said made Zhu Youxiao's face look ugly. Zhu Youxiao didn't have any dissatisfaction with the two of them. What he was really dissatisfied with were the corrupt officials in Henan!

The Yellow River is known as the mother river of China. However, as time goes by, the mother river has turned into a disaster river. Although it has been over-harvested, which has led to irreversible soil erosion, the most important point is the river policy involving the Yellow River. There is serious corruption in this area.

no way.

There are too many loopholes that can be exploited for river governance.

The money that slipped away casually was unimaginable.

Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting stated various status quo to make Zhu Youxiao understand that the river administration must be arrested as soon as possible. Henan, but no matter where it is, it is in the territory of Daming after all!

We chatted about Yellow River Politics for almost half an hour, and the many things mentioned after that made Zhu Youxiao feel even heavier.

The apportionment of Liao pay, land annexation, vassalage in Henan, soaring grain and salt, exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes, private corvee service, etc. These are all objective facts.

At first, Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu were a little worried, thinking that talking too much would make the emperor angry. This also made Zhu Youxiao bring up new topics after finishing a conversation. Although Zhu Youxiao was in a bad mood, he had been restraining himself. But Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu gradually let go of their psychological burden.

shocking.

This is the conclusion that Zhu Youxiao learned about Henan, no, for the whole Daming, and it was not only the imperial court that was rotten, but the entire Ming Dynasty was rotten!

"I am very pleased that the two Qing families can tell me this."

I don't know how much time passed, but it got dark outside Dongnuan Pavilion. Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting with a heavy heart, "Don't mention these things to anyone after you leave Dongnuan Pavilion. The capital city is not as good as the place, so trouble will come from it." I don’t need to say any more about the truth you just said, right?”

"Go to the newly established Zhili Qingli Department of the Criminal Ministry. They will all be in charge and assist Zhili Qingli Langzhong Hong Chengchou in charge of the two cases of Hongwan and Yigong. If the official document of the Ministry of Officials is not issued, then I will issue an order."

"The minister leads the order."

"The minister leads the order."

Chen Qiyu and Sun Chuanting looked at each other. Although they each had doubts, they both bowed and saluted. From tonight on, they were considered officials of the capital. However, their moods did not have any joy. On the contrary, they were heavy.

How can we save such a great Ming Dynasty without killing him?

Looking at the back of the two leaving, Zhu Youxiao clenched his hanging hands tightly, his eyes flashed coldly, the killing intent in his heart could not be concealed, but even if he wanted to kill again, he had to judge the situation and the military power was not in his hands hands, financial power cannot be opened up, no matter how many people are killed, it will not benefit the bottom.

"My lord, it's late at night, it's time..."

At this moment, an eunuch walked into the hall and wanted to remind Zhu Youxiao to go to bed, but Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Sleep! How can you tell me to sleep!"

The eunuch immediately knelt down on the ground, his body like sifting chaff. Zhu Youxiao shouted angrily, making all the eunuchs, eunuchs, and generals waiting outside the hall bow their heads. After so long, they were still the first This is the first time I have seen the emperor so angry.

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