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Chapter 219
Faced with Xu Guangqi's huge and complicated disaster relief plan, Yang Reform was both loving and afraid. What he loved was these few moves, which were the magic weapon to completely solve the peasant rebellion. The fate of the state machine that can no longer be old.

All plans are good, but unfortunately, it is doubtful whether they can be implemented.

"...Your Majesty, in addition to constructing water conservancy projects and promoting drought-resistant crops, the minister also has the content of tax exemption." Although Xu Guangqi's words caused a huge wave in the hearts of the monarch and ministers, but above the court, there was silence. Very, only Xu Guangqi narrated calmly.

"This, what are those?" Yang Reform asked.

"In terms of tax exemption, it is relatively simple. It is almost the same as after the previous disaster. The only difference is that now it involves immigration. This immigration, some taxes and taxes, fall on these people who need to immigrate. Once emigrated, this Taxes may need to be recalculated, which may be unclear. Therefore, the minister believes that this involves the taxation of immigrants. Re-paying taxes and completely decoupling from the original place will make the immigration smoother..." Xu Guangqi explained his plan again.

Yang Reform secretly sighed in his heart. It really is super complicated. In ancient times, some taxes were indeed tied to the head of the people. If this immigrant, it will indeed lead to a change in the tax situation of the place where the original immigrant moved out. This is indeed worth noting. Otherwise, there may be troubles in the place where the immigrants move out.After all, the government has the right to use many people to work for free every year. Once these people move away, the free labor will be gone. Alas... complicated!Yang Reform couldn't help lamenting, why is this state affairs so difficult?

"Well, I understand what Master Xu said, and this is also something worth noting. Are there other things?"

"I would like to report to your Majesty, the general plan drawn up by the minister is just like this. For other details, the minister will not be too cumbersome. I have little talent and learning, and the plan I have drawn up may not be foolproof. Please correct me..." Xu Guangqi finally came A modest ending.

Yang Reform has been entangled in Xu Guangqi's super disaster relief plan. He has long felt that this plan is too high to be looked up to. He still has the ability to say one or two points about this plan. The manpower, material resources, and financial resources involved in this plan. There is still no spectrum for Yang Reform, and you still point out the shortcomings?Yang Reform felt that this was too embarrassing for himself.The only thing that can be said and pointed out is that this Xu Guangqi did not communicate with himself beforehand, and he is now very passive.

"Well, very good. Master Xu's plan is quite timely and powerful. It is indeed a rare good plan. Ladies and gentlemen, let's discuss it." Yang Reform bowed and gave this opportunity to the ministers. See what the ministers have to say.

There was also a lot of discussion in the court. What Xu Guangqi said was indeed far beyond the imagination of many people. After being amazed, they all began to discuss the pros and cons of this plan.

Shoufu was the first to come out to support Xu Guangqi. Since he decided to join the emperor, let's be more thorough.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Shi Fenglai was the first to come out.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Yang Reform is now eager for someone to come up with some suggestions or something.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that Xu Shaobao's methods of coping are indeed unconstrained, and give people a feeling of surprise. However, after careful taste, I feel that this is not Xu Shaobao's independent special practice. , In order to show the limelight, the weird method that I came up with to make a blockbuster, I thought about it carefully, and found that many of Xu Shaobao's coping methods are based on the wisdom of the predecessors. There has been a precedent of emigration. Here, I suddenly heard that it is necessary to emigrate millions of dollars and the cost is tens of millions. I also feel very abrupt, but after thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the only way to solve the continuous natural disasters in Shaanxi. Your Majesty, Your Majesty. I fully support His Majesty in doing this..."

As soon as Shi Fenglai came up, he tried his best to speak well of Xu Guangqi's plan.

Yang Reform nodded, and he thought so too. This emigration is obviously more direct and effective than any disaster relief method. Only by relocating all the people out can the rebellion of the peasants be completely calmed down. Otherwise, any of these The methods of disaster relief are all to stop the boiling soup and treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

"Shi Aiqing's words are reasonable. It is indeed the truth. I also agree with it." Yang Reform nodded and said a few good words to Shi Fenglai. At the same time, he also made up his mind that the immigration plan must be implemented. To create conditions.

However, there are also people who have different opinions.

A minister stood up and held a different opinion.

"Your Majesty, I have a different opinion. Although I also think that this emigration is indeed a good thing and can completely solve the problem of natural disasters, but it costs tens of millions of taels of silver. For our current court, the amount is too huge Thinking about it a little bit, I thought about my expedition to North Korea, mobilizing tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight in North Korea. It took several years and the cost was less than ten million. It has already caused considerable pressure on the court. The cost is even greater, and I am afraid that the impact on the government will be immeasurable! Your Majesty, please think twice about this matter..." The minister also expressed his worries, the tens of millions of taels is really too huge It is even bigger than the military and state affairs such as fighting against the Japanese and aiding the DPRK, and it costs more money. This can no longer be described as a burden on the court.

"Well, what this Qing family said is reasonable. This immigration will definitely have a profound impact on our dynasty. The cost is indeed very high. However, didn't I collect more than 800 million taels of silver? The 800 million taels of silver are all It's extra income, and it has nothing to do with the original income. Although it costs a lot, I think it's worth it. Well, I have already mentioned this matter before, and I will postpone the research. Then, let's leave the matter of immigration for the time being. Don’t think about it, ladies and gentlemen, let’s talk about other things.” Yang Reform is a staunch immigrant, and he will never give up immigration. If 1000 million taels is not enough, then 2000 million taels, and he is standing at the gate of the Palace Museum. Tickets also need to continue this immigration work. Anyway, in a word, only by completely extinguishing the peasant uprising that caused the demise of the Ming Dynasty can they live in peace.

Seeing that the emperor had made a conclusion on this matter, the courtiers stopped arguing and started talking about other issues.

"Your Majesty, I am very much in favor of Xu Shaobao's strategy, but I also have some concerns, and I don't know whether to say it or not." Another person came to comment.

"Speak, say what you have, don't hide it."

"I obey, Your Majesty. Although I agree with these many strategies, I also want to ask, how to implement such a huge and complicated plan, and who will implement it? This involves the use of tens of millions of taels of silver, how to supervise? This, Your Majesty, can I have considered it..." The minister pointed out the core problem of Xu Guangqi's super plan.Who is in charge?
Who is in charge?Yang Reform could only look up to the sky and sigh. As an emperor, he never left home, and the farthest he has only been to the city wall of Beijing. If he wants to let himself manage this matter, he is afraid that he will be very painful and mess up this matter. It's a mess, so who's going to manage it?

Xu Guangqi?In theory, he is the best person in charge and also the initiator of this plan. However, Yang Reform is reluctant to let his right-hand man go out. If Xu Guangqi is busy with this matter, who will be responsible for the affairs of the court?Xu Guangqi is his helper in internal affairs. If he is going to emigrate, he will definitely leave Beijing, go to Shaanxi, and go to the south. Who will help him in the court?At present, I don't have a person worthy of respect and reliance.

Sun Chengzong is even worse. This is a military helper. The training of the new army is at a critical juncture, and it is even more impossible to jump ship to implement this super plan.

Bi Ziyan?This guy, many of his actions, such as replacing silver with bank notes, such as issuing silver coins and banknotes, all require the cooperation of the household department. There is no reliable "insider" in the household department, and he is afraid that things will not go smoothly. Don't mess up your way of making money when the time comes.

others?Either Yang Reform didn't believe it, or he didn't know much about it, or some people's "historical achievements" were very bad, and Yang Reform didn't dare to send such people to do this.

"My love, what I'm worried about is exactly what I'm worried about. I don't have a definite candidate for now. Let's talk about this later, let's not mention it for the time being..."

The words of the emperor made the officials below secretly happy, and they were all eager to try. They all knew that this immigrant imperial envoy must be a super fat man with great power and control of countless financial resources. Seeing that the emperor said that there was no definite candidate, everyone was amazed After a while, prepare for activities and see if you can do this job.This is estimated to be the first fat job in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

The courtiers below, knowing that the emperor did not have a definite candidate for immigration, looked at the emperor differently, and the tone of his speech also changed. At first, there were still a few objections. Those who hold different opinions and hope that the emperor will be more cautious, now all have become praises, good words, and flattery to the emperor. We all know that immigration can be opposed if the court has no money. After all, nothing can be done without money, but now that the emperor has saved nearly ten million taels of silver, there is no shortage of money. This emigration has become a ten-tenth of a thing, and this errand has become He became the number one fat vacancy in the Chongzhen Dynasty. If he is not tempted, why should he still be an official?

The ministers discussed the issue of disaster relief for a while, but they were all leftovers, not of high value.

The emperor did not understand the minds of the courtiers. However, Yang Reform did not have his own ideas. Yang Reform's idea was to go back to sleep by himself, search for this famous person in the late Ming Dynasty, and look at the "historical achievements" of these people. ", and then choose one of several reliable candidates with "historical achievements". If the courtiers know that the emperor intends to do so, they are afraid that all of them will be stunned and shout unfairly.

Therefore, Yang Reform called a timeout.

The emperor suspended the issue of candidates, and the courtiers' attitude towards the emperor was called intimacy and flattery.They all hope that they can give the emperor a good impression and get this good job.

This immigration is the most involved issue in the disaster relief plan. If this issue is suspended, there will be no point in discussing other relief plans.After listening to it for a while, Yang Reform felt that there was nothing to gain, so he decided to end it. Seeing that today's morning court is about to turn into a noon court, his matter of withdrawing the right to mint coins has not yet been shadowed. This must be done quickly!
Yang Reform's hands pressed down, and all the officials were very well-behaved and quieted down. Now, the first fat job in the Chongzhen Dynasty is about to be released. This depends on the emperor's intentions. Therefore, the current emperor's words should be listened to, especially You have to listen carefully, in case that point annoys the emperor or has a bad influence on the emperor, the number one vacancy in the Chongzhen Dynasty may belong to someone else.

The ethos of the entire court changed rapidly, and everyone became a good baby.

"This disaster relief matter involves too much. I haven't had a clue for a while. Today, let's stop here for now. I will make a decision after considering it thoroughly in the future." This disaster relief is really a super project. It is impossible to make a decision in just a few hours. This requires repeated deliberation and repeated consideration before specific measures can be introduced.

All the ministers fell silent. This matter is indeed of great importance, and it really needs a long-term discussion. Only after a long-term discussion will there be time for activities. There is still a fight over who will get the imperial envoy of the immigrants.

But Xu Guangqi came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that although the specific details or the plan still need to be discussed, is the raising of grain in the south of the Yangtze River ahead of schedule? I think it's time to send people to Jiangnan to start the process." Collect grain? Let the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River start to raise grain? Let the states and counties along the river start preparing to mobilize manpower on standby? Once the specific plan and people are selected, it can also save a lot of time? What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"What Master Xu said is reasonable. No matter who is in charge of the disaster relief, it is necessary to raise food, and it should be advanced. Then, according to what Master Xu said, the decree is to raise food first, and let the states and counties along the river , let’s start preparing, once the candidate for the plan is decided, you can respond immediately, and you won’t be at a loss.” Yang Reform agreed with Xu Guangqi’s proposal.

After Yang Reform made a decision on this matter, seeing that no one came forward to speak out, he felt that it was finally time to deal with the right to mint coins. Today's mind is really confused.After I was busy with this matter, I still had a lot of puzzles to ask Xu Guangqi. I didn't discuss this super huge plan with myself in advance. I was so angry that I was very passive now. I let my direct descendants find it on the minting rights What a pity, bring out the matter of taking back the right to mint coins, but Xu Guangqi didn't ask a pleader to entrust the matter of early disaster relief!This Xu Guangqi is too ignorant, Yang Reform complained about Xu Guangqi again, he will have to ask Xu Guangqi what is going on, even if it is very important to provide disaster relief in advance, but he should not discuss it with himself !
"The Qing family, do you have something else to play?" Yang Reform just wanted to finish the matter of minting rights as soon as possible, and then asked Xu Guangqi what was going on, and see how Xu Guangqi explained it.

Sure enough, Yang Reform's words fell into the background, and someone stood up behind him, and he was about to make a fuss. Yang Reform saw that he was standing behind. This, maybe Xu Guangqi and the others asked for it.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to play."

Yang Reform was very happy, it finally came to the issue of minting rights, so he said: "Well, very good, what is the Qing family going to do?"

"Your Majesty, regarding the settlement of immigrants and resettlement of the common people, I also have a plan for your Majesty to choose." The minister standing behind spoke.

Yang Reform was puzzled, it didn't seem to be about the right to mint coins!The right to mint coins was so difficult at the beginning. Didn’t it mean that I had just ascended the throne and changed the yuan, so I needed to issue new money?Why did you talk about immigration again?This, too, is going too far.However, Yang Reform still asked the minister to continue talking: "Oh? Let the Qing family talk about it, what is the plan?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that since His Majesty wants to relocate and resettle the disaster victims, why doesn't Your Majesty open more fields?" said the minister.

Yu Tian?what is this?Yang Reform was puzzled, it was still a bit of an obstacle to communicate with the ancients!

"Yu Tian? What is Yu Tian?" Yang Reform, a history novice, asked again.

The ministers didn't have the nerve to laugh at the emperor. The emperor stayed in the Forbidden City all day. I'm afraid he hadn't even seen what Tian looked like. Let alone Yu Tian, ​​the ministers understood the emperor's difficulties very well.They all just smiled in their hearts.

The minister explained with a serious face: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Yutian is the silt washed by the river water. It is introduced into the field by digging water to make the soil fertile, and it is called silted field."

Hearing this official's explanation, Yang Reform understood it. When he was a child, he heard an old man say that in winter, digging up the silt in the river and using it as fertilizer can increase the yield of the farmland. It turned out to be so!
"Well, I understand, the Qing family will continue." Yang Reform gave the minister an encouraging look.

"Your Majesty, I believe that there are millions of people who need to be relocated and resettled. I believe that it is better to resettle in the north instead of moving thousands of miles away to the south. This will save effort and money.  … ...The minister thought that by digging rivers with a lot of sediment, such as the Yellow River and the Jing River, and digging dikes to flush waste beaches and wasteland, good fields will be formed, and many people can be resettled nearby, although it is not as good as Xu Shaobao's hundred. Tens of thousands of immigrants, but tens of thousands of immigrants, there is no problem." The minister seemed very confident.

"Open the Yellow River, the Jinghe dam? Rush to the field?" Yang Reformed the messy things in his head, and he couldn't help recalling what happened to the Yellow River in the back of his mind. When he remembered, the history book of the Yellow River Middle School said, It is an aboveground river. The river course is much higher than the two banks. The reason is that the Yellow River has too much silt. Over the years, the river bed has become higher and higher, and the dams have been built higher and higher, so there is an aboveground river. It is said that as soon as the dam is dug..., obviously, the water in the river will rush to both banks.

"This Qing family, I understand what you mean, can you be more specific? Do you have a plan?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the decision to irrigate the Yellow River and the Jing River into the fields has always been in my court and has never stopped. What I mean is that Your Majesty only needs to send people to organize the disaster victims from Shaanxi. Everything has a rule to follow. It is simple and easy." All right, His Majesty only needs to send more people to find more places where the embankment can be broken, and there will be countless more fertile fields. If the scale is large enough, it will not be a problem to resettle tens of thousands of people."

(End of this chapter)