Borrow the day to change the day

"The weather this year seems to be bad!" Zhong Jinwei was riding on the horse, on the way to the Forbidden City, looked up at the sky, and suddenly said such a sentence.

Li Laosi also looked at the sky, but found nothing, scratched his head and said nothing.

But Gu Baichuan noticed something different, and asked Zhong Jinwei, "Master Hou is referring to the temperature, which seems to be much colder than in previous years."

Zhong Jinwei withdrew his gaze, turned his head to look at Gu Baichuan beside him, and said, "Yes, the weather is getting colder. But I mainly sigh that it hasn't snowed this year, and it almost fell at this time last year."

When Gu Baichuan heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.But then I thought about it, Zhongxinghou was in a high position, so he thought more, he was just a slave, and his main duty was to protect Zhongxinghou, it was normal to not think of it.

So, following Zhong Jinwei's thoughts, he said calmly: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year, but it seems that this year's harvest is not very good. If there is no snow this winter, next year's harvest will be even more uncertain!"

Zhong Jinwei nodded, with a look of worry on his face, and said in a low tone: "The Little Ice River period really deserves its reputation, and Da Ming still has to fight hard!"

Originally, I thought it would be easier when Jianlu was killed.But looking at the weather, it seems that it is becoming more and more difficult for Daming, and the disaster next year is likely to be even more serious.

Zhong Jinwei couldn't help thinking that the focus of Ming's work in the future might not be to expand the territory, but to open up wasteland and farm to find food.

Gu Baichuan and others have heard the term Xiaobinghe from Zhong Jinwei several times, and they are no longer surprised by it, and no one asked him.

Zhong Jinwei was thinking about things along the way, and soon arrived at the Forbidden City.

Still in the old place, Zhong Jinwei had an audience with Emperor Chongzhen in the Wenhua Hall, and greeted Wen Tiren who was on the side.

Or maybe it was a tacit understanding, and the theme of today's meeting was also related to the disaster.

I saw that Emperor Chongzhen picked up a large pile of memorials on the imperial table, shook them to Zhong Jinwei, threw them on the imperial table again and said: "Many officials in Guangdong and Hainan provinces have written to impeach Zhang Tongchang for being cold-blooded and ruthless, so it is not suitable for inspections." Disaster relief."

These memorials were first delivered to the cabinet, and then delivered to the imperial court by Wen Tiren.Therefore, Wen Tiren knew what was inside and didn't show any special expression.

But Zhong Jinwei didn't know that his impression of Zhang Tongchang was not bad.Now that many officials have written letters of impeachment, it may be because they watched too many TV dramas in the past, and it immediately reflected in their minds that Zhang Tongchang performed well in the disaster area and offended people, so they wrote letters together to punish him.

But now that he is in a high position, he speaks a lot and has a great influence.Therefore, he didn't dare to be like the former Lusi, regardless of the truth, just his own understanding, and spray a few words casually.

Zhong Jinwei thought about it carefully, then suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Your Majesty, is there any news about this from Dongchang?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he nodded with a smile and said, "I have verified it. Most of these officials' memorials are exaggerated, or they avoid the important and ignore the minor, in an attempt to misunderstand the court and withdraw Zhang Tongchang."

Jinshi gentlemen with imperial examination background play with pens, that is their specialty.It doesn't have to be false accusations, framing, etc., just need to turn the pen slightly when using words, and the meaning can be misunderstood.But often in this case, they cannot be convicted of false accusations.

Zhong Jinwei heard that Emperor Chongzhen had come to a conclusion, but still told him about it, he couldn't help being speechless.However, he was also a little curious, and asked Emperor Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, how should we deal with this matter?"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen first glanced at Wen Tiren, and then replied with a smile: "I have agreed to Wen Qing's intention, and intend to transfer all the memorials to Zhang Tongchang, and at the same time promote him to be Zuoqian Governor Censor."

Zhong Jinwei heard it, and said repeatedly: "Wonderful, in this way, the local officials will know the intention of the court, and if they want to make small moves, they have to weigh it carefully."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Jinwei suddenly thought of an idea, and added: "Among so many officials who have submitted the memorial, it is better to select a few, and then kill chickens and scare monkeys, the effect will be even better."

When Wen Tiren heard this, the beard on the corner of his mouth curled up, and he laughed silently.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei, and said with a smile: "Master Zhong, you have the same idea as Wen Qing. I didn't finish talking just now, but I was going to say this again, and you told me."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was a little embarrassed, as if he was showing off a little.He looked at Wen Tiren with admiration in his heart. Regarding such matters, in fact, Wen Tiren's political experience and grasp of people's hearts are considered to be perfect.

Wen Tiren saw Zhong Jinwei's expression in his eyes, but he did not laugh at Zhong Jinwei for wielding a sword in front of Guan Gong. Instead, he praised: "Marquis Zhongxing has made more and more progress, and he is a different person from when we first met. Congratulations." His Majesty!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he also smiled and said: "Master Zhong has been in Daming for more than two years, and he has indeed changed a lot. However, Master Zhong's heart of promoting Daming has not changed."

Zhong Jinwei didn't expect that his words would get so many compliments, and he was a little embarrassed.He couldn't pick up on this topic, so he laughed and said, "I also feel that I have improved. I used to be a fat man, but now I am a handsome and handsome young man. I can laugh out loud in my dreams!"

As soon as he said this, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren laughed, and Marquis Zhongxing was quite humorous sometimes.

A few court ladies standing like wooden figures heard Zhong Jinwei's words in their ears, and couldn't help but sneak a glance at it with their eyeballs.

The atmosphere in the Wenhua Palace suddenly seemed relaxed and happy, which made the maids in the palace very happy.Because of this, their life is the best.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen picked up another memorial on the imperial table and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, this is a memorial from Zhang Tongchang, saying that after every typhoon along the coast of Daming, the roads are muddy and the embankments are muddy. It is easy to break through, and it is recommended to increase the output of cement, preferably every county has a cement factory."

"This is very good. There is a lot of rain in the south, and it really needs to popularize cement." Zhong Jinwei nodded after listening.

Emperor Chongzhen immediately explained the real reason why Zhong Jinwei came here: "But I have already asked the state-owned enterprises, and it is impossible to spread out so much at once, and the output cannot meet the requirements of the disaster-stricken provinces in the south. Master Zhong, what can you do? "

When Emperor Chongzhen asked this question, he definitely didn't mean to increase the manpower of state-owned enterprises and open more factories. Otherwise, there would be no need to recruit Zhong Jinwei to come.

Zhong Jinwei thought about it for a while, and three words immediately appeared in his mind, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that there seemed to be something wrong.For a while, Zhong Jinwei was silent.

When Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren saw Zhong Jinwei's appearance, they knew that he was thinking, so they didn't bother him.Waiting for Zhong Jinwei to think it over, he opened his mouth so as not to interrupt his train of thought.