Zhu Xu spent a few days in Gansu Town, inspecting the army, the fortress, and strategic planning. ξ After Qin Liangyu and Xiong Tingbi here, Zhu Xu couldn't point out anything, so he happily transferred to Chengdu.
Sichuan Governor Wei Liangyong and others accompanied Zhu Xu to walk around, introducing various situations and observing the people's feelings.
Coming back from outside the city, Wei Liangyong and Zhu Xu rested in a small teahouse.
Wei Liangyong saw that there was no one around, so he said, "Your Majesty, the disaster in Sichuan is more serious than Shaanxi, and the civil unrest is also heavier than ......
Shaanxi."
Sichuan not only has civil unrest, but also Tusi rebellion, many years ago, there was also a major rebellion of Tusi 100,000 troops besieging Chengdu.
Zhu Xu drank tea and looked everywhere.
Wei Liangyong has participated in the Senate of Zhejiang, Guizhou and Shaanxi, and has very solid qualifications, and he has a special understanding of the situation in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Guizhou, etc.
Seeing that Zhu Xu seemed absent-minded, he continued: "Your Majesty, the Tusi gathered in Guizhou, Sichuan, Huguang, Shaanxi and other places have been scattered in various places among the immigrants, and there is no danger of rebellion, Sichuan has moved out more than three million people, the pressure has been greatly reduced, and it is barely self-sufficient......"
Zhu Xu turned his head, looked at him, and suddenly said, "What do you think are the problems restricting the development of Sichuan?"
” Wei Liangyong was stunned, reacted quickly, and said: "Sichuan is a country of abundance, fertile fields for thousands of miles, if the disaster passes, the 'New Deal' can be completed, and the people will inevitably be rich, live and work in peace and contentment, and become the most prosperous period in ancient times......
Zhu Xu looked at him, shook his head and said, "That's not what I said, well, for example, after the disaster, what are the conditions that restrict the further development of Sichuan?"
” Wei Liangyong's mind is full of coping with the disaster in front of him, and he really hasn't thought much about the future, plus the government has focused on agriculture since ancient times, is there anything to deliberately play here?
Wei Liangyong's heart was racing, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
Zhu Xu shook his head secretly, these adults in front of him still didn't pay attention to the commodity economy, and they didn't know how to develop.
Zhu Xu also knew that it was a bit early to say this, so he took a sip of tea and said lightly: "The Ministry of Industry is vigorously building water conservancy, building bridges and paving roads, and building a national network of official roads. ” Wei Liangyong hurriedly said: "The minister has applied for special funds from the imperial court to plan the roads in Sichuan, and is ready to use five years to open up six main official roads in Sichuan to the surrounding provinces, connecting Jingshi, Nanzhili and other places, and the internal provinces will also be opened up one after another to ensure the smooth flow of official roads......"
Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Well, smooth roads are the first element of development, and we must take it to heart."
I will allocate 5 million yuan to you every year from the inside of the Sichuan Governor's Yamen, and you will set up a special road department for the construction and development of roads in Sichuan. ” Wei Liangyong looked overjoyed, stood up and raised his hand and said: "For the people of Sichuan, thank the emperor!"
” Zhu Xu pressed his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank you, you have to use it to the letter, you can't embezzle this silver, all the funds are earmarked, you make a plan and present it to me."
I, the Cabinet, and the Ministry of Industry will send out multiple rounds of inspections every year, and you will personally keep an eye on this matter, and if something goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!
” These Wei Liangyong naturally assured again and again, and they almost patted their chests.
Zhu Xu didn't bother to listen to his big words, and continued to walk around Sichuan.
The situation in Sichuan is indeed not easy, even if there is the promotion of sweet potatoes, there are still people starving to death from time to time, and even if they do not starve to death, they can only be hungry, and there is no leftover.
After staying in Sichuan for seven or eight days, Zhu Xu set off for Shaanxi.
This time, he made a private visit to Weifu, and did not alarm the yamen of the governor of Shaanxi, and directly entered the farms of several state capitals to gain an in-depth understanding of the operation and problems.
This farm, not a farm in the real sense, is more of a gathering of a group of people, divided into some places, work and rest together, and then the farm distributes the food every month, because the immigrants caused less people and more land, plus the concentrated planting of sweet potatoes and so on, it can be said that there is no problem with food and clothing, plus the labor gap, and a variety of manual production to make up for it, it can be said that unless the farm appears, no one will take the risk zàofǎn.
Zhu Xu turned a few, and then entered Xi'an Mansion and walked into the largest farm.
The farm has as many as 3,000 people and more than 3,000 acres of farmland.
The farm has a large canteen, a school, a factory, a clothing shop, and even a bank branch, which is simply a small society, although small, with all kinds of organs.
Zhu Xu stayed here for two days, then left quietly and walked straight to Shanxi.
Zhu Xu stayed in Shanxi for more than ten days before returning to Beijing.
The time has come to June, and the crown prince canonization ceremony prepared by the imperial court is ready, which is scheduled for June 21.
And the show girl selected for Zhu Xu in the harem has also been completed, originally there were three people, but the last one could not be chosen, so two people were decided.
Zhu Xu quietly returned to Beijing and did not enter the palace, but lived in the Cao family.
Cao Wenzhao's royal legion was stationed in Langfang, a stone's throw away from Gyeonggi, and he had been waiting before Zhu Xu entered Beijing.
Behind the courtyard of the Cao family, there is a bathhouse, and Zhu Xu and Cao Wenzhao are bathing in the hall as in the past.
Although Cao Wenzhao is over forty years old, he still looks very strong, half lying on Zhu Xu's right not far away, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if you don't come back, the cabinet will explode." ” Zhu Xu covered his face with a towel, the heat spread all over his body, and his voice was muffled: "What's wrong?"
” Cao Wenzhao smiled and said, "There is a rumor in the cabinet, and I want to lower the grade of the military department and the criminal department, and classify it as the yamen directly under the cabinet, the third grade, or even the fourth grade." ” If these two departments are lowered, not only two are the second rank, but also six from the second grade, and countless third-grade, fourth-grade, and fifth-grade officials will be lowered in turn.
When it comes to various affairs in charge of the two departments, there will be more involvement, not to mention the explosion of the cabinet, even if it comes to Zhu Xu's hands, it will have to be considered again.
Zhu Xu laughed and said, "It's okay to say that the criminal department has less power and responsibility, and the criminal department is also a small book, but the military department is not so easy." ” In the past, the military department was in charge of internal and external military affairs in the Ming Dynasty, and after Zhu Xu was reformed, he was still in charge of daily affairs, including part of logistics, import and export of commerce, and was also in charge of the recruit training camp.
The relationship between the current Generalissimo's Mansion and the Ministry of War is also inextricably linked, even if Sun Chengzong supervised Liaodong, he was also the title of Secretary of the Ministry of War back then.
In addition, there is another important factor in this, that is, the secretary of the military department is Zhang Guowei, this person is the heir of Bi Ziyan's political legacy, and the representative of Bi in the imperial court.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
Cao Wenzhao naturally knew the Tao inside, turned over slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, now the government and the opposition dànhé Zhang Shangshu, that is called a huge momentum, the crowd is surging, I am afraid that if you don't wait for Sun Shoufu to make a move, Zhang Shangshu will not be able to bear the pressure to resign." ” Sun Chuanting's position is becoming more and more stable, and his power is expanding rapidly, since the cabinet has revealed the wind, it is natural that some people are rushing to perform.