Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 471 Personal Investigation
Yu Qian's rhetorical question made Jiang Yuan sneer again, thinking to himself that the officials in the Ministry of Industry were also hiding it from him. They all said that battleships were very good, but when you asked yourself why they were good, they did not elaborate, they just said that they did not rely on manpower and Sail!
Therefore, Jiang Yuan was suspicious of Lin Cunde's warship construction. Although the officials from the Ministry of Industry said that it was true, Jiang Yuan just didn't believe it!

The key is that Jiang Yuan believes that his power has been dispersed. When Chen Xun served as the chief minister of the cabinet, the power of the cabinet was very powerful. Now he is seeing that he will take over the position of chief minister of the cabinet in the next two years. But looking at the current situation The cabinet is really just a place to help His Majesty handle government affairs. It is not as powerful as the six ministries!

On the contrary, now he has even greater power in the Ministry of Household Affairs!
However, he still hopes to serve as the chief minister of the cabinet. The chief minister of the cabinet is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. The six ministers are only ministers, not prime ministers! Of course, the Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister. Therefore, starting from Zhu Di, ministers have always believed that the chief minister of the cabinet is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty!
But now the chief minister of the cabinet does not have much power anymore. What is the significance of this chief minister?
In addition, he also discovered that the power of the six ministries has actually been decentralized a lot now. The five-year plan involves many ministers in the review. After the review, it is implemented, and there is no autonomy. In addition, the vassal kings also have the power to supervise. Supervising the work of their civil servants also made Jiang Yuan very unhappy!

Yu Qian actually knew all this, and also understood why Jiang Yuan had such a change!
After Jiang Yuan walked away for a while, Yu Qian shook his head with a wry smile, and then sighed. Yu Qian was actually very satisfied with the current situation. The ministers in the court each performed their duties, and with supervision, they did not dare to mess around. If they don't dare to mess around, the people's rights and interests will not be violated, and if the people's rights and interests are not violated, then there will be no big chaos in the Ming Dynasty!

Why do you need so much power? If I had the power to bring peace to the people, I would rather not have any power at all. I just hope that the Ming Dynasty will be settled and the people will live and work in peace and contentment.

If the Ming Dynasty is not in chaos, won't ministers like myself be safe?
Does it have to be like the previous defeat of Tumubao? A large number of civil servants and generals, nobles and nobles, died in battle?
If the Ming Dynasty continues to remain so powerful and continues to actively fight external wars, then the officials of the Ming Dynasty, even if they are not corrupt, will live a good life!
Why cling to power?

Yu Qian thought about it and felt that he still needed to talk to Lin Cunde about this matter and give Lin Cunde a reminder. Now that Jiang Yuan has changed, it is estimated that many civil servants will also change!

Although the Five-Year Plan came out, it was very good, but it also reduced the space for those civil servants to sell their power. Therefore, many civil servants were opposed to it in their hearts. The Five-Year Plan made things done by the court public, which made those civil servants very unhappy!

Therefore, many civil servants are now ready to fight Lin Cunde!
But Lin Cunde is very smart. Apart from spending money in Luanzhou, they can't find any other problems. If you say that Lin Cunde is a powerful minister, Lin Cunde doesn't have much power now. Of course, there is still a lot of invisible power. After all, Lin Cunde has so many old subordinates. , and among the civil servants, there are still many civil servants who support him, and Lin Cunde also promoted a group of civil servants!
Therefore, it is difficult for those civil servants to find a way to attack Lin Cunde, but they will continue to wait for the opportunity to appear!

Therefore, Yu Qian wanted to remind Lin Cunde not to do anything rash!
In the next few days, Zhu Qiyu began to select the ministers who would follow him to Luanzhou!
Five days later, Zhu Qiyu announced that the prince would supervise the country, with Yu Qian, Jiang Yuan, Wang Zhi, and Xiang Qing assisting him!

The day after the announcement, Zhu Qiyu led six ministers and began to leave the city. Zhu Qiyu's plan was to stay in every county he passed through for a day and visit people's homes. If there was a military camp, he would also go to the military camp. Although he was only going to Luanzhou this time, he still wanted to contact as many people at the bottom as possible and understand their living conditions!

The first stop was in a county town on the outskirts of the capital. Before the inspection, Zhu Qiyu issued an imperial edict to the county magistrates. He was not allowed to work the people, was not allowed to organize people to welcome him, and was not allowed to be greeted by officials!

All local officials are on standby at the Yamen!

After Zhu Qiyu arrived at the first county town, he saw so many people standing along the street and frowned!
He didn't want to alarm the people, he just wanted to see the real side of the people. But now that there are so many people in the county, Zhu Qiyu suspected that the local county magistrate organized the people to come!

However, Zhu Qiyu did not get off the dragon chariot. Instead, he sat on the carriage and waved to the cheering people outside. When those people saw Zhu Qiyu waving, they all knelt down and shouted "Long live" three times, shouting "Kowtow to the Holy King!"

Zhu Qiyu just smiled and waved, mentally preparing to find out why the people were here, delaying the farming season!

When he arrived at the county government office, the county magistrate, led by the county government officials, knelt down to greet him!

Zhu Qiyu got down from the dragon chariot and asked them to get up. Then he put his hands behind his back and looked at the people in the distance. He said lightly: "I said, don't disturb the people!" The county magistrate was kneeling on the ground at the moment, holding his hands in front of him. Looking at Zhu Qiyu, he said: "Your Majesty, it was not the people organized by me, but the people who came to greet you spontaneously. If your Majesty does not believe it, you can send people to investigate. I posted an official document and asked the people to do their own things at home. But the people When everyone learned that His Majesty was coming, they all hoped to see His Majesty's face. In the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty is the Holy King of the Ming Dynasty!

When the Holy King comes, how can the people not come to welcome him? "

Zhu Qiyu just nodded, not believing what the county magistrate said in his heart. He walked inside with his hands behind his back, and the ministers followed. When he passed by the county magistrate, Zhu Qiyu said: "Come in with me, I have I have something to ask you. Today and tomorrow, I will inspect this county! There are some things that I need to be with you!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The county magistrate immediately stood up, then raised his hands to Zhu Qiyu and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Qiyu entered the county government office with his hands behind his back. The county government office was generally decorated. Zhu Qiyu sat on the main seat. The other ministers stood on both sides. Zhu Qiyu began to ask about the current situation of the people's homes, the situation of the warehouses in the county, and the tax situation. !
After asking, he also asked the county leader Bo to bring the account books, and Zhu Qiyu wanted to read them!

After finishing the meal at noon, Zhu Qiyu led the ministers out in the afternoon. They first went to the fields to see the wheat. Now the wheat had begun to turn green. Zhu Qiyu watched in the fields, and then took the ministers to the people's homes to see for themselves. The food stored in the people's homes depends on what the people eat!
To Zhu Qiyu's surprise, Zhu Qiyu discovered that almost every family had set up longevity cards for themselves. Looking at those cards, they didn't look like they were newly made, but had been made for many years!

"Take this away, I can't afford it!" Zhu Qiyu pointed to his longevity card and said to an old man standing at the door!

"Your Majesty, it's not possible. I have lived as a common man for most of my life, and these two years are the most comfortable. Moreover, there is food in the house, and the children are not hungry. In the past few years, although it was peaceful, there were always a few missing in the family. There is food for the month, and there are also corvees and servants. Every year, there is no food. We need to borrow food every year. There is not enough food every year! Got the money!
In the past two years, Cao Min has paid back the money he owed, and is also planning to build a small courtyard next to it to prepare a house for Cao Min's son to get married! Your Majesty, you are the sage king who will be rare in the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years. Every time people talk about your Majesty, they wish you a long life! "The old man knelt down, kowtowed to Zhu Qiyu and said!
"Without ceremony, please get up. How can I be so good? I just hope that you can have enough food and wear warm clothes!" Zhu Qiyuxu supported the old man, and the civil servant next to him immediately went over to help the old man!

Zhu Qiyu came outside at this time and saw a foundation built next to it!
"I'm going to build a house this year. Do I have enough money?" Zhu Qiyu said to the old man not far away!

"It's not much different. Moreover, now the government will hire people to do work, such as building roads, river embankments, reservoirs, etc. The common people and their sons will also go. After a month, there will be a lot left. I guess it will be there." There are still some left in this winter!" The old man said to Zhu Qiyu with a smile!
"Okay, okay, that's good!" Zhu Qiyu nodded after hearing this!

Then I saw many children looking timidly from a distance, and said to the Jin Yiwei beside me: "Give some snacks to those children. These children are all my Ming Dynasty's children. I hope they can grow up strong!" "

"Yes!" The Jin Yiwei immediately went to do it!
Zhu Qiyu continued to inspect people's homes, going door to door. When the people saw Zhu Qiyu coming, they all knelt down and called the Holy King!

After Zhu Qiyu inspected one village, he continued to other villages. He didn't believe what the officials reported. He just wanted to see with his own eyes the living conditions of the people's homes!
This kind of thing is very difficult to fake. Even if the officials deliver the food to the people's homes in advance, the people's clothes, expressions, and children are very difficult to fake!
Zhu Qiyu was still fine and asked the children what they had eaten at home a few days ago. Maybe they were full, but those children wouldn’t tell lies and they all said they were full, but they didn’t dare to say how good the food was!
Zhu Qiyu does not expect that if the people eat well and have enough to eat, Zhu Qiyu will be satisfied!
Zhu Qiyu inspected four villages in a row, and finally saw a lot of wheat in the grain circle of a common people's house. Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, patted the wheat, and said to the accompanying officials: "This is the My Ming Dynasty is the foundation of stability. Only when the people have food can they live a stable life! I went to almost forty households this afternoon and found that almost every household had a newborn child. I am very happy. I can eat enough!”

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Chen Xun and the others immediately raised their hands to Zhu Qiyu and said!

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "I don't dare to be a saint. I don't have much wish. I just hope that the people can have enough to eat and wear warm clothes!"

(End of this chapter)