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Chapter 366 Long live, it's time to build the three halls

The reason why the imperial power is strong is not because of killing and decisiveness, but because it allows you to be promoted to rank and honor your ancestors.Going deeper, it can be famous in history.

Therefore, a wise ruler has the support of his subjects, and a foolish and tyrant ruler also has a group of supporters.Whether it is to serve the emperor loyally or for personal benefit, it doesn't really matter.

This is Zhu Youxiao's understanding, he doesn't know what the courtiers think in their hearts, he only cares whether the work satisfies him.

In other words, if it really comes to the end of the dynasty, it is useless to have a group of courtiers who are loyal to the death, and the most important thing is the ministers who help the crisis and the disaster.

It's not that miserable now, and the requirements are naturally greatly reduced.It is of course good to have the ability to work, but if the ability is poor, it is good to have the ability to execute and implement the policies of the imperial court. That is also a good official.

If you don't need to complete the task perfectly or beyond the limit, if you can't do it by following the rules and performing it without compromise, no matter how gorgeous and beautiful your poems and articles are, how clean and poor you are, and you are also an unqualified mediocre official, what use are you for?

"Wang Qing." Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Sanshan, who was sitting respectfully on the embroidered pier, and still respected the veteran, with a gentle tone, "The work of the Jingchao has been done very well, and it has been fair and fair. I am very relieved. There will be rewards later."

Wang Sanshan hurriedly bowed and thanked: "This is the duty of the minister, I dare not be a long live reward."

"How many officials are there now, who can't even do their duties well." Zhu Youxiao sighed, waved his hand, as if he could shake off his dissatisfaction, and continued: "Wang Qing already knows the situation of Daming very well. , The war in the Southwest has not stopped, and there are disasters in various places, which makes the government's finances tight. I don't want to increase taxes and suffer the people, and the Ming Dynasty has accumulated many evils, and it is time to reform and cheer up."

"Wei Chen understands."

Although Wang Sanshan entered Beijing, he was still very concerned about the war in the Southwest. As the weapons and equipment of the Ming army continued to increase, it was difficult for the She'an rebels to break through the siege and could only sit and wait for death.

Of course, this method is more time-consuming and puts more pressure on the court's finances, but it is the safest way to win.

Last year's Jinhuayin, Zhu Youxiao devoted himself to the Southwest and Liaodong; this year, he is also mentally prepared to continue to support the war.

And Wang Sanshan is one of the rare civil servants with military strategies, and he has some slight words for the imperial court's siege tactics.Of course he didn't know that it was his underestimation of the enemy and impatience that was transferred back to the capital by the emperor.

This year's Jingchao was handed over to Wang Sanshan, which was also a decision made by the emperor after careful consideration, so that Jingchao would not become a tool for various parties to fight and retaliate.

The capable go up and the mediocre go down. The emperor didn't want to play any tricks, so he directly transferred Wang Sanshan to Beijing, and purgeed the officialdom in an upright manner.

Time waits for no one, how can there be time to plan it slowly.Even Chongzhen, the king of subjugation, would kill officials as soon as he wanted, let alone the current Zhu Youxiao?

Wang Sanshan did a good job. Zhu Youxiao not only wanted to reward him, but also continued to entrust him with important tasks, and sent him to the south of the Yangtze River to purge officials in Nanjing.

As the accompanying capital, Nanjing, like Beijing, also has a set of institutions including three provinces and six ministries.However, the institutions and officials in Nanjing do not have much work to do, and they often become the place for officials to retire and relax.

In the past, the Ming court believed that the presence of the Nanjing capital was nothing more than paying more salaries and supporting more officials.

But when he arrived at Zhu Youxiao's place, he wanted to carry out some purges, and he didn't want to raise so many free mouths.

Moreover, Jiangnan has a developed economy and is an important place for wealth. The collection of commercial taxes and the development of industry and commerce are all the focus of Zhu Youxiao's attention.

Of course, Wang Sanshan's duty is to purge officials, which is equivalent to the emperor's knife.The development of industry and commerce and the collection of commercial taxes are in charge of other professional officials.

Xin Wang Zhu Youjian and Tang Wang Shisun Zhu Yujian are responsible for cracking down on collusion between government and businessmen, mainly in Jiangnan; together with Wang Sanshan who purges the three provinces and six ministries in Nanjing, I believe there will be greater effects.

Eliminating an official who eats for free and punishing a corrupt person who colluded with officials and businessmen not only saves salary, but also paves the way for the development of Jiangnan.

In the eyes of the emperor, the potential of Jiangnan's development was far from being tapped.

The commodities of Haimao are mainly produced in the south of the Yangtze River.But the production scale and output are not very satisfactory, no wonder Xiyi is vying to do business with Daming, the supply is completely in short supply!

After the emperor told Wang Sanshan about the new assignment, he did not forget to remind: "It is good for officials to be clean and honest, but being clean and mediocre is not what the court needs."

Wang Sanshan cupped his hands with some stubbornness and said: "Long live Qizuo, I believe that incorruptibility is the first ethics of being an official. As long as you are incorruptible, you will not treat the people harshly."

The old curmudgeon!Zhu Youxiao rolled his eyes helplessly, thinking that it didn't matter much to accommodate first, and he didn't want to argue with him.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, integrity is important, but incompetence and mediocrity are also undesirable.A herdsman can benefit one place in one place; one can be an official and make a difference. This is the quality that an official should have.

But the traditional concept is deeply rooted, not only Wang Sanshan has this kind of thinking, but also ordinary people.It doesn't matter whether you benefit the locality or not, as long as you are clean, as long as you don't feed the common people, you will be able to gain the favor of the common people.

Well, the emperor has raised the salaries and benefits of officials, so they would not be poor under normal circumstances, and they would be decent even if they were clean.

But can you let the common people under your rule live a good life, can you let the common people have some savings before the catastrophe comes, can you cope well in the catastrophe?

The reason why Zhu Youxiao didn't argue strongly with Wang Sanshan was because he felt that his requirements seemed a bit high and a bit ahead of his time.

Integrity is already quite rare, and it is indeed a bit harsh to be able to work well and lead the people to a well-off life and fight famines.

"Long live." The emperor took a step back, but Wang Sanshan didn't finish. He bowed and said: "I heard that Long live is going to start the construction of the three halls? I think it should be repaired, and it should be repaired long ago. I would like to donate two months' salary, To help rebuild the three main halls."

Zhu Youxiao is a little confused, isn't it a waste of people and money to build a large building!It was okay during the Taiping period, but there were still wars in Liaodong and Southwest China, and the court's finances were still very tight. Why didn't this old stubborn man just advise, but donate money to agree?
In the 19th year of Emperor Chengzu Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the three main halls of the Forbidden City were struck by lightning and caught fire, and its main hall, Fengtian Hall, was burned to the ground.In the following ten years, the Forbidden City still suffered from fires every year.Until the time of Zhu Di's death, the reconstruction of the three halls had not yet been completed.

During the Jiajing period, lightning strikes once again caused the three halls to catch fire.This time the fire was so fierce that it burned down fifteen palace gates on the second floor of the three halls.

During the Wanli period, the Three Great Halls were struck by lightning for the third time, and the fire raged, completely razing the main buildings of the Three Great Halls to the ground.

Contrary to what Zhu Youxiao thought, after the three main halls were burned down, it was not Emperor Wanli who actively advocated rebuilding, but the officials below.

Because the three halls have very important political significance, the so-called "enough to tower over the world".

The ruins left after the burning of the Three Palaces not only affected the majesty of the imperial power, but also damaged the image of the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of envoys from various countries.

To use an inappropriate analogy, in future generations, can you imagine the dilapidated appearance of Tiananmen Square?

The three main halls are the face of the Ming Dynasty to the outside world, and the courtiers feel that the ruins are placed there, and they are ashamed in front of foreign envoys and cannot hold their heads up.

Therefore, since the 28th year of Wanli, officials have continued to play, asking Emperor Wanli to issue an order to rebuild the three halls.

But the emperor was not in a hurry for the eunuch, and Wanli's dead fat mansion ignored it and just didn't repair it.

There is no way, the officials retreated to the next best thing, and said: "The three halls are a major project, it is difficult to do it all at once. However, with the view of the corridor and the temple, and the hope of the subjects, the three gates will be built, can it be later? Fuqi ordered the Ministry of Industry Reserve land, please build in time."

What do you mean, to persuade the emperor that the rebuilding of the three main halls cannot be completed in a short period of time, so let's not do nothing and build the three main halls first, okay?
After so painstakingly persuading, Emperor Wanli still ignored it.It was not until the 36th year of Wanli that it was decreed to practice the two disciplines of Huiji and Guiji first.

As for the Huangji Gate, the Wanli Emperor refused to repair it, and it was not until the 47th year of Wanli that he issued an imperial edict to clear the foundation of the Huangji Gate and prepare to rebuild it.

Then, Wanli disappeared, Emperor Taichang came to the throne, and Huangjimen started construction. "On June [-]th of the second year of Tianqi, the Ministry of Industry completed the construction of the Huangji Gate. I respectfully invite Linyu to do so."

See, it was delayed by Grandpa Wanli for nearly 20 years, and the Huangji Gate was completed only after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, which can be regarded as a major event after he became emperor.

The three gates have been repaired, but the construction of the three halls has not started yet!It's not that Zhu Youxiao never thought of leaving a complete Forbidden City for future generations, but the money is not enough!

Zhu Youxiao looked at the budget of the Ministry of Industry and found that it would take more than 900 million taels for wood mining alone. He was so scared that he immediately gave up his mind. Let’s save the money and destroy the Jiannu first, and then we can settle the chaos of extravagance. !

Facing the emperor's doubts and wry smile, Wang Sanshan explained slowly, thinking that the three main halls had been abandoned for more than [-] years, and looking at the ruins would make people feel that the Ming Dynasty was already dying, which made people feel distracted.

For example, the Sifang vassal states, local officials, and scholars and common people who came to Beijing, how would they feel when they saw this scene?Rebuilding the three main halls can unite people's hearts, reproduce the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and raise the face of the Ming Dynasty.

Well said, it seems that if the three main halls have been repaired early, and if they stand tall, She Chongming and An Bangyan would not dare to rebel, and Jian Nu might be overwhelmed by Daming.

Zhu Youxiao blinked his eyes, thinking that if Grandpa Wanli didn't procrastinate, he would have repaired the three halls early and let those rebels visit, and they would be able to honestly bow down at the feet of Weiwei Daming.

"There are many trees in Liaodong, although they are not golden nan, pine splicing can also support..."

"If you don't seek luxury and magnificence, don't seek perfection in wood, and don't abandon flaws in stone, you can save a lot of materials, and you can greatly reduce the cost of money..."

Listening to Wang Sanshan's narration, Zhu Youxiao felt quite good.For example, do not seek luxury and magnificence. This is a euphemism, which means that the shape and scale of the three main halls should be reduced.

There are precedents for this. When the three main halls were built during the Jiajing period, due to the lack of wood, we could only use the enveloping technique of "one in the center, eight petals on the outside to form a column, and one bright beam or three or four". .In terms of shape and scale, it has almost shrunk by half compared with the three main halls in the Zhengtong period.

It is also feasible to pick pine from Liaodong instead of Jinsi Nanshan.Do a good job of anti-corrosion and splicing process, the same can be used.

The current situation in the Liaodong War is good, and there are many places where wood can be harvested. This is not considered a remote and uninhabited virgin forest.

"Wang Qing has a heart." Zhu Youxiao thought it was good, but he didn't make a decision right away. Instead, he comforted the old minister Wang Sanshan, saying that he would submit it to the Ministry for discussion before making a final decision.

He talked with Wang Sanshan about going to Nanjing for investigation, and Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Sanshan to resign.

The repair of the three main halls does have a symbolic meaning of revitalizing the country, because whether the palace remains or not is also a manifestation of the prosperity and decline of the national fortune.For foreign envoys, it can indeed act as a deterrent.

However, the ancient traditional wooden structure buildings have an unavoidable fatal weakness, that is, fire prevention.This is a completely different result from European stone buildings.

Don't think that everything will be fine with the lightning rod. There are many reasons for fires, not just lightning strikes.

Therefore, wooden structures are difficult to preserve for a long time, and the earliest extant one in China is the main hall of Nanchan Temple in Wutai Mountain in Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, there are also problems in the design of the three halls.There are inclined corridors connecting each building, which can easily cause the fire to spread, and three buildings were burned at once.

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time, and finally felt that there was no need to worry.The three main halls are a huge project, even if we save money, I am afraid that several million taels of silver will not be able to afford it.

And these several million taels of silver can almost support a year of war in the Southwest and Liaodong.As long as the foreign aggression is eliminated, the three halls can be repaired as they like, and it will boost the GDP of Daming!
Anyway, the current three main halls are not as unsightly as ruins and walls. When the Liao people were resettled, the ruins were cleared and replaced with flat blue bricks and flower beds.

Zhu Youxiao comforted himself and temporarily dispelled the idea of ​​building large-scale construction projects.

In fact, the emperor had other ideas.It is difficult for wooden structures to last for a long time, so what about stone and reinforced concrete?
In the side hall, Li Chengcheng was teasing the little hairball, the cooked chicken liver, which the kitty loved to eat.

Fan Xiaohui next to her had already peeked at her girlfriend several times, and opened her mouth to speak several times, but forced herself to hold back.

Li Chengcheng finally noticed the strangeness of his friend, turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile: "It's weird today, what do you want to talk about but don't talk about, aren't we good friends who talk about everything?"

Fan Xiaohui pursed her lips and smiled, a little embarrassed, she was silent for a while, and then asked: "Did the emperor punish you this morning?"

Li Chengcheng was a little surprised, and asked back: "Why do you ask that? Who did you listen to?"

Fan Xiaohui lowered her head and whispered, "I heard it myself. You were helping the emperor change clothes inside, and I vaguely heard you moaning, it was very painful."

Li Chengcheng's face turned red immediately, he turned his face away with some guilt, bit his lips lightly, and explained perfunctorily after a long while: "It's not the emperor's punishment, it's my accident, I knocked my head on the edge of the bed."

Fan Xiaohui was a little stunned, and asked with concern: "Does it still hurt now, let me rub it for you."

"It doesn't hurt anymore, it's good morning." Li Chengcheng avoided his friend's eyes, looking a little flustered.

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(End of this chapter)