Wanli Youming

Chapter 458

Chapter 458

Behind Wenyuan Pavilion, there is a small row of houses facing several magnolia trees on the east side, which is the location of the cabinet planning department after Zhu Yijun decreed to expand Wenyuan Pavilion.

The policy department is mainly responsible for researching and formulating various policies for the reference of the ministers, and then the ministers will select and ask the emperor to implement them.

Because the Department of Planning and Strategy is mainly based on research and planning, many of the officials serving in this department have different backgrounds, and most of them are not the same. Proficient in foreign affairs, religion, etc.

Zheng Wang and Zhu Zaiyu both served as an internal historian in the Department of Policy and Policy because Zhu Yijun reformed the clan and ordered several government offices to grant jobs to the clan.

Officials of the Planning and Policy Department have real power if they say they have real power, that is, they provide reference opinions on many major policies, but they really don’t have real power if they say they don’t have real power, because they don’t have the power to decide which national policy to implement except for auxiliary ministers. Instead, it is in the hands of the cabinet ministers.

On the morning of the early spring of the 14th year of Wanli, when many officials Fu Que remonstrated with the emperor, a large number of red candles were still lit in the Planning Department, the sound of crackling abacus kept appearing, and people were still walking back and forth.

Bang!

Shen Li, a cabinet scholar in charge of the general affairs of the Planning Department, even accidentally bumped into the door frame when he was walking, and then he woke up a lot, and looked at the officials of the Planning Department who also stayed up all night with him, and asked:

"How about it, has the result been approved?"

At this time, Lu Kun came over and handed Shen Li a copy of the closed case, saying:

"Approved!"

Lu Kun replied.

"Then should we continue to clean up the Buddhist temple?"

Shen Li took over the closed case, squeezed the space between his eyebrows, and then asked a question.

"It's hard to say. If we don't stop cleaning up Buddhist temples, it seems that we will have to exterminate some people who have caused chaos and turned into rogues!"

"Because, according to the increase in the number of landless people and the number of temple farms after the clean-up of Buddhist temples reported in local newspapers, there are still more than 20 jobless people who do not receive land. If they are not allowed to serve as slaves in private temples and nunneries, It is necessary to use the fields in Dongying and Donglai to divide it, and it is already enough."

"However, since the 12th year of Wanli, there have been frequent natural disasters. First, there was a severe famine in Guangxi, and then the Huaiyang earthquake accompanied by floods. Since last year, severe droughts in Yan'an and Fengxiang have accompanied severe famines! Recently, there has been a severe famine in Yunyang, and this spring a large number of locusts crossed the river. .”

"And therefore, according to the statistics of the number of refugees reported by various localities, the number of refugees has increased to more than 50. After the increase of refugees due to the clean-up of Buddhist temples, these new refugees due to the catastrophe do not have much new land to divide. , because according to the number of undivided Dongying fields reported by the Chief Secretary of Dongying, there is still a gap of at least [-] mu of land!"

"What about the native land?"

"In southern Shaanxi, eastern Sichuan, and Huguang, it should be possible to reclaim some new fields, using the methods of clearing forests and filling lakes to make fields."

Shen Li asked at this moment.

King Zheng Zhu Zaiyu hurriedly objected: "If you don't destroy forests and fill lakes in the local area, don't destroy forests and fill lakes!"

"According to statistical statistics, in recent years, Shaanxi and Shanxi have experienced frequent droughts, which are closely related to excessive deforestation. The frequent occurrence of disasters in the Huaiyang area is also related to the diversion of the Yellow River and the excessive filling of lakes in this dynasty. In addition, Gyeonggi in recent years The frequent droughts in the past are also related to this, so it can be seen that the benefit of over-exploiting the local area is not a good strategy.”

Shen Li couldn't help frowning: "Then what else can be done? Originally, according to the original arrangement, using Dongying and other new lands to solve the landless problems of many people increased after the Buddhist temple was cleaned up was enough, but who would have expected that the heavens would not be beautiful."

"I have an idea."

"Please also refer to your highness and gentlemen."

Like Lu Kun, Jin Xuezeng, who was also on a second post in the Planning and Strategy Department, walked over to say something.

Shen Li and others looked at him.

"Although the imperial court is short of land, it is not short of silver dollars. You can use silver dollars to buy land!"

"Not to mention other places overseas, just near Dongying, where the country has stationed a large number of troops, there are still many fertile lands controlled by Japanese barbarians."

"For example, there is an area called Iino, which is called a granary by the locals, and there are millions of acres of fertile land. Now that the Japanese and barbarians are fighting each other, it is time to exchange our lead and iron in large quantities. We can take these materials. Exchange the silver dollars for their fields!"

"In this way, he Japanese barbarians can drive away a large number of farmland Japanese barbarians as soldiers, and we can also get a lot of farmland to distribute to the people, thereby strengthening the kingship of Dongying!"

Jin Xuezeng said at this time.

After hearing this, Shen Li couldn't help asking: "What if they don't want to?"

"Then spend silver dollars and send the king's teacher to seize it! Is it the king's land in the whole world, why should he occupy my king's land?"

"Giving him silver dollars now is just to show that my country is as benevolent as heaven, and I am willing to take back the king's land in the form of silver dollar rewards, so as to show that the way of governing the country is more in line with the benevolence advocated by the new rites, and try to be as little as possible. It turned into a reduced number of Han soldiers!"

Jin Xuezeng said in a deep voice at this time.

"That's all!"

Lu Kun said something at this time, then looked at Shen Li and said: "Otherwise, the national policy submitted by our policymaking department will be ridiculed by the people of the world, saying that we don't understand the people's sentiments and carry out the new policy without authorization, and at least we will be dismissed and exiled. More importantly, it may be indignant by the tyrants and the common people, but the key is that the Planning Department cannot be abolished because of this, because the existence of the Planning Department means that the country is always willing to improve."

"Then write the regulations like this, let the elders deliberate, either buy Tian Anmin, or suppress Yi Anmin!"

Shen Li made up his mind without hesitation.

At this time, it was already bright outside, and the bureaucrats outside the Huiji gate had knelt for almost half an hour. Zhu Yijun had also finished his breakfast and came back from the empress dowagers of the two palaces to greet him. Yu came to Wenyuan Pavilion.

As soon as Shen Shixing entered Donghua Gate, Li Zhe ran over first, followed Jianyu and said, "Enfu, do you already know about Baiguan Fuque?"

Shen Shixing closed his eyes in the radio and replied: "I already know."

Li Zhe said: "They are forcing you to give up the policy of cleaning up Buddhist temples!"

Shen Shixing opened his eyes: "Huijimen is the place where the ministers go to play. It is understandable for them to ask His Majesty to accept advice. Let them go. I will go to the cabinet first. If you have nothing to do, go back to the yamen and do your own thing." .”

"Yes!"

After Li Zhe responded outside, Shen Shixing really ordered the person who carried the shoulders to go directly to the cabinet.

As soon as they arrived at the cabinet, Liu Yingjie, Wang Xijue, Zhang Xueyan, Shen Li, Wang Jiaping and other cabinet bachelors and cabinet bachelors greeted them.

As soon as Shen Shixing saw these people, he asked, "How is it? Is it agreed?"

Liu Yingjie said: "It's settled. The blood of the people of the country will not be shed, but the land will be relocated! Change the previous policy of encouraging people to go to sea to buy land and reclaim wasteland to the imperial court to organize landless people to go to sea to farm and reclaim wasteland!"

Shen Shixing laughed after hearing this, and then asked, "Is the field enough?"

"not enough!"

At this moment, Wang Xijue followed up.

Shen Shixing's face sank after hearing this: "How can you not bleed if it's not enough?"

Shen Li said at this time: "Xingwu thought of a way, which is to buy the land with silver dollars. After the old Wangge discussion, I think it should be changed to buy the land directly with silver dollar certificates. If any famous name in Japan is not willing to accept the imperial court silver dollar certificates to buy them If there is no land, the sale of lead, iron, gunpowder, gunpowder, saltpeter, cotton cloth, silk, etc. will be banned! This will save a lot of transportation costs, and it will be more conducive to exchanging lead and iron for its fertile land, which is better than directly exchanging silver dollars .”

"If possible, ask Yousi to print silver dollar certificates now, and prepare to take them to Japan for additional issuance, without actually bringing silver dollars there."

(End of this chapter)