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Chapter 321 Planting sweet potatoes, fixed promotion

It was extremely hot in July. In the early court, Yang Reform ended early, and then hid in the Qianqing Palace or Wenhua Palace to work. You can enjoy all kinds of iced fruits, which are really good for dispelling the heat. up.

The third day of July.

Yang Reform ended the early court early, and this morning court has become more and more boring, especially once the time is too long, the weather is really unbearable, so Yang Reform strictly controls the time of the morning court, it is not a big deal, never Take it to the morning court and say that small things are all dealt with in the Qianqing Palace or the Wenhua Palace.

Today, Yang Reform came to Wenhua Palace to deal with some matters with the cabinet and ministers.

"The drought in the north this year has been confirmed. It is quite serious. All the ministries and yamen have received reports one after another, saying that the drought is severe. Not only will this year's summer harvest be greatly affected, but even the summer planting will be affected. It has been greatly affected, and there is no water, so the seeds cannot be planted! The seeds cannot be planted, and many places will have no harvest this year. What should the northern provinces, especially Shaanxi, do?" Yang Reform began to ask himself The cabinet team and several ministers, these people are the management core of the Ming Empire.By July, the drought in Shaanxi has been fully presented to the eyes of the world. It not only affects the summer harvest, but also makes it impossible to plant in the summer. Yang Reform's words came true. I'm also a little scared. This drought was the trigger for the peasants' rebellion in the late Ming Dynasty.

The chief assistant, Shi Fenglai, came first: "Your Majesty Quan Nai, Hong Fu, now, there are up to 1000 million taels of disaster relief money to go to the disaster relief. Although the natural disasters are ruthless, but your majesty is merciful, the emperor is merciful, and the Ming Dynasty is merciful. The people can suffer less suffering this year." It's already..." Shi Fenglai didn't care about 21, and flattered him.

"Yes! Your Majesty, Xu Zixian is in Shaanxi, so it should be fine. The victims should have known of His Majesty's kindness and kindness at this time. Presumably, they are trying their best to walk downstream along the river to find His Majesty's immigration relief point." Well, such a natural disaster is only the beginning, and only His Majesty’s strategy, moving people out is the right way!” Another minister also flattered him, and the emperor’s means of relief with tens of millions of taels of silver immediately made the emperor’s reputation Climbing to a fixed point, after overthrowing Wei Zhongxian, has become another thing that will shine through the emperor.

Several other ministers immediately followed up and flattered them.

Yang Reform also accepted it with a smile, and said: "I won't talk about this for now. I have a report here, which was posted by Master Xu. Master Xu said that he is already doing his best to immigrate in Shaanxi, and many victims of the disaster I heard that I have a plan to emigrate and resettle the victims, and they all dragged their families down the river to prepare for emigration. Because of the severe drought, the number of victims was quite large. Master Xu said that because of the large number of immigrants, the official documents between , the amount of information transmitted is very large, and today's couriers are far from meeting the needs of immigrants. In order to increase the speed of immigration, Master Xu advised me to increase the number of local postmen in Shaanxi to deliver more and more information. There are a lot of immigration documents, how do you see this matter?"

Yang Reform still couldn't forget the postman Li Zicheng in Shaanxi. In his letters with Xu Guangqi, he asked Xu Guangqi several times how fast his letters were delivered, whether it would affect the efficiency of immigration, and whether more postmen were needed to deliver letters and messages?Xu Guangqi didn't think much about it, and felt that more people were really needed to deliver the news, because there were too many immigrants, and the amount of official documents and information transmitted was quite large, so more people were really needed. Sinongsi recruited staff internally, and there was no need to add postmen, but since the emperor said so, Xu Guangqi followed the emperor's wishes and made such a memorial.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the project of millions of immigrants is indeed a huge one, and the exchange of official documents is indeed quite heavy. It is absolutely necessary to add a few more postmen. Now, everything is still focused on helping the victims. We should recruit some postmen. The minister fully agrees with this matter." Shi Fenglai was still the emperor's loudspeaker, he immediately followed up what the emperor said, and interpreted what the emperor said, which seemed reasonable.

Several other cabinet ministers, although they despised Shi Fenglai, did not make a sound. This matter is reasonable, and the money is still paid by the emperor, so there is no need to talk about it.

This matter was easily settled. The ministers made a memorial, the cabinet agreed, and the emperor used the seal. This matter is legal, and Liu Mao is responsible for the rest.

Yang Reform quickly insured Li Zicheng's job so that the postman could not lose his job.On to the next thing.

"Master Xu also said in the report that although the land in Shaanxi is very dry and cannot grow food, it is still possible to grow sweet potatoes. Master Xu said that after his visits and observations, the land that cannot grow food due to drought, Among them, at least [-]% to [-]% can be replanted with sweet potatoes. Everyone knows that the high yield of sweet potatoes can produce several thousand catties per mu. Now is a good time to plant autumn sweet potatoes. If you miss this opportunity, this year will be over. Yes, Master Xu said in the memorandum, hoping to get the strong support of the government and the imperial court to support him in promoting sweet potatoes with all his strength... Everyone knows that sweet potatoes were one of the strategies for disaster relief back then, but at that time, things were done in a hurry , that is to say, there is no detailed plan on how to promote this sweet potato. Now, the situation is urgent, and the extent of disasters in Shaanxi and its surrounding areas, I believe everyone knows that it is necessary to use a unique strategy and make great efforts to promote this sweet potato. Treat it as an important matter like immigration, let’s take a look, what are the tricks?" Yang reformed and promoted sweet potatoes. There are many ways, but the current drought is far beyond the original estimate, and now the time is urgent. , It cannot be carried out step by step according to the plan, but at the same time as the plan must be planned, another strange move, a new move, so that the sweet potato can quickly form an overwhelming trend in Shaanxi and alleviate the disaster in Shaanxi.

When it came to business, these ministers couldn't explain why. They all lowered their heads and looked at their toes, as if they were thinking about their ideas.

A minister said: "His Majesty, did your Majesty send an imperial envoy to urge all states and counties to replant autumn sweet potatoes?" A minister proposed a method according to the traditional practice. According to the traditional routine, something happened in the local area, You have to send an imperial envoy.

"Your Majesty, Xu Zixian has already been responsible for the disaster relief and replanting of sweet potatoes in Shaanxi. How can we send an imperial envoy?" The bureaucrats immediately debated whether it was reasonable to send an imperial envoy.

Yang Reform despises it, and the crooked building is not so crooked, so hurry up and stop it.

"Okay, gentlemen, stop arguing. Let's think of a strange move. After a few days, even if you want to replant sweet potatoes, it will be too late." Yang Reform said.

The ministers stopped arguing, and began to turn the topic to serious business.

A minister said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to quickly replant sweet potatoes in various parts of Shaanxi, the so-called strange trick can only be paid attention to by the states and counties. Only the states and counties pay attention to it. It may become a reality immediately..." A minister told the truth, this matter involves the whole of Shaanxi, and if it is possible to immediately replant sweet potatoes in the whole of Shaanxi, there is no other company except through the government. .

"That's right. The Qing family is right. Master Xu said that although the Sinong Division is promoting the replanting of sweet potatoes, it is still ineffective. It urgently needs the cooperation and support of the local government. The prefectures and counties fully cooperate and support them in replanting sweet potatoes..." Yang Reform nodded in agreement.This natural disaster depends on the mobilization ability of the government. The government's mobilization ability and execution ability are strong, and disaster relief is effective. However, it is undoubtedly a big challenge to rely on the execution ability of the bureaucracy in the late Ming Dynasty.

"I report to Your Majesty, and the minister agrees. Your Majesty should issue a decree to urge all states and counties in Shaanxi to immediately replant sweet potatoes, so as to reduce the losses caused by natural disasters..." A minister also agreed.

One person came out to agree, and the others also came out to follow up, as if everything would be fine as long as there was an imperial decree.Of course, this is also an old routine in the officialdom. You must know that even if the ancestral grave of the Zhu family is dug in the future, the emperor will issue an imperial decree to sin against himself. It can be seen that in the eyes of the imperial court at that time, the imperial decree is a universal tool for dealing with everything. good medicine.

Shi Fenglai felt it was strange, yesterday, he got a letter from the emperor, saying that he had to deal with a matter today, and he had to say whatever he wanted to do, and he had to be a trustee.

When talking about the replanting of sweet potatoes today, he has been looking for an opportunity to say what the emperor wants to say. He is still brewing his emotions and looking for an excuse. Unexpectedly, someone has already brought up his words , which surprised him, when did the emperor look for another trustee?
Seeing that no one was talking, he quickly stood up and acted as a trustee for the emperor, and said what the trustee wanted to say. If he didn't say anything else, his role as the trustee would be played by another trustee.

"I want to report to your majesty, I believe that saving the people from the fire and water is the most important thing in everything now, and if we want to quickly replant sweet potatoes in the whole of Shaanxi, in addition to urging and ordering all the prefectures and counties to fully cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture, There is no other way. From my point of view, this matter requires great determination, great efforts, and ruthless tactics to make it possible. The high yield of sweet potatoes is known to me, and one mu of land can be worth several mu of grain. The output of the field, even if the water and soil are not abundant, it is not difficult to produce a few thousand catties per mu. Your Majesty, this is a life-saving thing bestowed by God! For this reason, I remonstrate with Your Majesty, and decree that all states and counties in the In terms of replanting sweet potatoes this year, those who have made great progress, made great contributions, and achieved great achievements can promote the official rank as appropriate, so as to promote the rapid spread of sweet potatoes throughout Shaanxi in these days..., Your Majesty, help People are like putting out a fire, and millions of disaster victims can't afford to wait!..." Shi Fenglai finally found an opportunity to make good use of his entrusted role.

Shi Fenglai's idea is Yang Reform's meaning. Of course, this matter has to be said through Shi Fenglai's mouth, because the emperor has to stand in the position of justice and referee, so the matter of being an athlete and a referee at the same time should not be too obvious , to try to appear fair and just.

As soon as Shi Fenglai's idea was brought up, the temperature in Wenhua Palace was raised a few more degrees, and everyone started talking about it.

Yang Reform let the ministers discuss for a while, and then said: "What do you think of Shi Shoufu's method? Let's talk about it." Yang Reform became the referee.

A minister couldn't wait any longer, and immediately put forward his own opinion: "Your Majesty, I object. This matter completely violates the practice of being an official in our court. It is too much to determine whether to be promoted to a person's management by the number of sweet potatoes planted." It's a child's play, it's insulting to my reputation as an official..."

Of course, there are quite a few who are in favor of this matter: "Your Majesty, I agree with this matter. Is there anything more important than saving millions, or even millions, of disaster victims? The ability is determined by the number of sweet potatoes grown. Why not upgrade the grade? The more sweet potatoes you plant, the greater the harvest, you can feed more people and save more people. How can you say that it is insulting to the gentlemen? How can you say that it is insulting to the prestige of officials? ?”

"Your Majesty, I agree, human life is at stake! I think that the promotion of an official should be determined not only by the number of sweet potatoes planted, but also by the number of sweet potatoes harvested... Only in this way, the states and counties around the world will Make great efforts to replant sweet potatoes, if you want to complete this kind of thing in a short period of time, there is no other way..." There are many officials who support it.

"Your Majesty, I object. Even if replanting sweet potatoes is very important, don't other things matter? Don't officials appointed by the court need to do other things? If your majesty decides whether to be promoted based on the number of sweet potatoes, that's right Isn’t it unfair to those officials who are outstanding in other fields and have made outstanding contributions?” There are also reasons for opposing.

"XXX, you old man, what else is there in Shaanxi that is more important than disaster relief? Since replanting sweet potatoes can resist natural disasters and play a role in disaster relief, it is worth making great efforts to do it. Your Majesty has said that you need to do something strange." , do you want to watch His Majesty's millions of people starve to death without food? XXX, where do you put Your Majesty? Why do you feel at ease?"

Yang Reform was watching happily on the dragon chair. Yang Reform didn't need to guess that it belonged to Liu Yanyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Since Liu Yanyuan won the battle of ministers that day and won 200 million taels of military expenses, This temper gradually increased, and the swearing words became more and more frequent.

Liu Yanyuan's lethality was really too great, and all the firepower immediately turned to Liu Yanyuan.

"Liu Yanyuan, you..." The official didn't know what to scold Liu Yanyuan for a while, swearing, this is the Wenhua Palace, and swearing in front of the emperor will be punished; scolding gentle, there is no lethality at all.

"Your Majesty, Liu Yanyuan has insulted the gentlemen. He is so gentle and disrespectful. His words are dirty in the court. Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to punish him for his disrespect." A minister finally spoke clearly.

As soon as this person finished speaking, his voice was immediately drowned out. Yang Reform pretended that he hadn't heard this sentence at all. Looking at the scene where the officials were arguing, Yang Reform thought of Taiwan's "Full Martial Arts" in the future. The officials are too democratic and gentle, so that these people show signs of developing towards "full martial arts".

The officials debated for a while, probably because they were tired or lost their saliva.

Yang Reform just pressed twice with both hands.

The officials immediately fell silent, watching the emperor prepare to say something.

"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. Since the public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right, then I will adjudicate this matter." Yang Reform's current prestige has been established. After speaking, they all waited for the emperor's sanction.

"Is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials here?" Yang Reform asked.

"The minister is here." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials came out and said.

"How many prefectures and counties are there in the whole of Shaanxi?" Yang Reform asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, Shaanxi has eight prefectures, two Zhili prefectures, twenty scattered prefectures, and 95 counties." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials immediately replied that this data belongs to the basic quality of being an official. worthy.

"Oh, good! If this is the case, let's decree that all states and counties will fully assist Master Xu's Sinongsi to replant sweet potatoes. Those who plant more will get more rewards. Those who should be promoted will be promoted; those who planted less will be replanted." Punishment, now, nothing is more important than eating for my people, whoever dares to delay me for a while, I will delay him for a lifetime..." Now that Yang Reform has gradually established his authority, he also has the barrel of a gun. His tone became heavier and heavier.

The few opponents who wanted to say something at first were frightened by the emperor's words. What do you mean by "If you delay me for a while, I will delay him forever"?This is not clear, offending the emperor, will there be no good end in the future?Thinking of the governor of Shaanxi whose head was borrowed by the emperor a few days ago, suddenly, many people felt that their necks were much cooler.

In Wenhua Palace, the temperature dropped several degrees. Some people still wanted to say something, but they choked, but they still didn't say it.The scene suddenly became cold.

Bi Ziyan was not originally a minister and could not attend this level of meeting. However, Guo Yunhou, the minister of household affairs, "asked for sick leave". Therefore, Bi Ziyan participated in this meeting as acting minister. Of course, as the lowest status He didn't open his mouth to speak, and saw that the emperor was cold, so he came out to smooth things over.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the promotion of sweet potatoes is of great importance and imminent. It doesn't matter whether the number of sweet potatoes determines the promotion. However, the financial resources of each state and county are different, which is unfair to some states and counties. Your Majesty, please give All states and counties allocate special funds for replanting sweet potatoes, so that all states and counties can quickly promote this matter, so as to complete His Majesty's rapid promotion of sweet potatoes, and also make this matter of promotion more fair." Bi Ziyan said In these words, he directly skipped whether to use sweet potatoes to determine his promotion, and went directly to ensuring the fairness of the competition, which is a disguised agreement with the emperor's words.

The embarrassing scene was resolved, and those who opposed it stopped talking about the promotion of sweet potatoes. Instead, they discussed how much sweet potato promotion money should be allocated to different states and counties.

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