Chapter 85 The Priorities of the Imperial Court (Please order first)
Seeing that Zhu Zaijing was still surprised by this, Hai Rui thought that Zhu Zaijing must have thought that someone had already paid attention to Li Ban.
So Hai Rui explained: "Qiongzhou has been plagued by Li for a long time. In this year's rural examination, I wrote a "Strategy for the Governance of Li", in which I suggested opening cross roads, setting up county cities, and a Zhongzhi general's mansion. The soldiers, beacons, and other officials have strengthened their control to quell Li’s troubles.” Li Zhicuo, in order to attract the attention of the court and calm down the Li troubles in Qiongzhou."
After Zhu Zaijing listened to Hai Rui's words, he looked at Gao Gong again, "Uncle Gao is worried about Li troubles in Qiongzhou. What do you think? ”
When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaijing mentioning him, he thought for a moment and replied: "Qiongzhou is too far away from the imperial court. It has reached the end of the world. It is really difficult for the imperial court to pay attention to the Li troubles there."
" Moreover, the focus of the court is now on Anda in the north, so I think the Li problem in Qiongzhou cannot be solved directly by relying on the power of the court. It may be more difficult for the people and parents of Qiongzhou to wait until the court reaches the north. The problem of An Da must be solved."
Gao Gong's words immediately made Hai Rui feel cold. He never expected that the imperial court would not pay attention to Li's problem in Qiongzhou. This was a problem for a native of Qiongzhou. For Hai Rui, he couldn't accept it emotionally.
But reason also told him that this incident was like this. Although he had no personal experience with the troubles of An Da in the north. But when the court is dealing with crises, it always has to prioritize.
And from what Gao Gong said, Hai Rui also understood that compared with the Anda problem in the north, the Li problem in Qiongzhou was indeed "lighter", and it was indeed "light" by the imperial court. "slow".
But how long will it take to "slow down"? After all, the people of Qiongzhou were also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they were often threatened by the Li people in Qiongzhou. For Hai Rui, this was a real and important matter that happened before his eyes.
So at this time Hai Rui couldn't help but ask: "Is there no other way?"
Hai Rui looked at Gao Gong longingly. He thought that as a Hanlin minister, Gao Gong, a bachelor, should be better than him as a judge when talking about Li's troubles in Qiongzhou.
So at this moment, Hai Rui couldn't help but show his weakness and look for help, hoping to get Gao Gong's help. Let the people of Qiongzhou have some hope and let them feel the court's care for them.
Gao Gong couldn't bear to refuse Hai Rui, but Gao Gong knew more about the situation in the court than Hai Rui, who came from all over the world.
He had personal experience of how short of money the imperial court was and how sad it was. If his family hadn't sent him some money from time to time to supplement his living in the capital, Gao Gong would have starved to death in Hanlin Alley a long time ago given the imperial court's financial situation of arrears of salary every three days.
And now that I have the job of being the Attendant of Prince Yu’s Mansion, if Prince Yu, who respects his teachers and respects his teachers, had not sent people to deliver some daily food every now and then, Gao Gong would not have dared to go there in this winter. It was such a luxury to light a charcoal fire in the house during the day.
So we really have to find a way for Hai Rui to get the court to pay attention to the Li troubles in Qiongzhou. This is extremely difficult for Gao Gong now.
After all, today's Gao Gong is not the Ming Dynasty chief minister who wielded power more than ten years ago, scolded Fang Qiu, and guided the country!
He is now just a bachelor's degree from the fifth rank of Hanlin, and he has no influence on the court's decision-making and direction of attention.
Seeing Gao Gong's troubled expression, Hai Rui had to recognize the reality. It seemed that the court really didn't care about the suffering suffered by the people of Qiongzhou.
For a moment, Hai Rui didn't know whether he was sad or angry. He could understand the court's difficulties, but why didn't the court care about Qiongzhou?
Could it be that just because Qiongzhou is thousands of miles away from the imperial court, the imperial court can turn a blind eye to Qiongzhou’s troubles? Even if the imperial court devotes a little energy to paying attention to Qiongzhou and adopts any of his "Policies for Governing Li", it will be a good thing for the people of Qiongzhou, at least there is hope.
Zhu Zaijing, who was sitting by the side with a charcoal fire and a cup of tea, looked at the embarrassed Gao Gong and the helpless Hai Rui and couldn't help but add another sentence.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Actually, I think the key point of Qiongzhou's flood problem is not to control it, but to eliminate it. Since ancient times, there has been a saying: 'Poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people.' Although this sentence is unfair, it is also a portrayal of helplessness. Qiongzhou is It is an outlying island and has been regarded as a place of exile since ancient times. Both the people living here and the officials appointed here have a somewhat "criminal" mentality. "
"So, I think that if you want to solve the problem in Qiongzhou, you have to look beyond the appearance to see the essence. Think about why Qiongzhou is plagued by Li people? Is it because the Li people themselves are dissatisfied with the king's rule? Or is it because the governance of the Han people is wrong?"
As soon as Zhu Zaijing said these words, both Gao Gong and Hai Rui focused their attention on Zhu Zaijing, wanting to hear Zhu Zaijing's analysis.
Zhu Zaijing felt the two people's curious eyes and decided to show off a little.
Zhu Zaijing said: "My suggestion is actually not very mature. It is just a family opinion. The two gentlemen will listen to it and see if there is any merit."
Hai Rui bowed slightly to Zhu Zaijing: "Master, please speak frankly."
Zhu Zaijing was flattered when he saw Hai Rui saluting him, and he quickly greeted Hai Rui and Gao Gong, "Gao Gong Uncle, please sit down quickly, Mr. Hai. I feel pressured by the two of you standing here."
After Gao Gong and Hai Rui heard Zhu Zaijing's words, they also gave in to each other. Then he sat on both sides of Zhu Zaijing.
Although Hai Rui didn't know Zhu Zaijing's identity at the moment, Hai Rui naturally noticed from the position where Zhu Zaijing was sitting and the respect Gao Gong showed towards Zhu Zaijing. This noble young man is extraordinary.
It's just that this noble young master is unwilling to reveal his specific identity, so it's hard for Hai Rui to ask further questions.
Zhu Zaijing picked up the teapot and poured two glasses of water himself, then held them up with both hands and handed them to Gao Gong and Hai Rui.
Hai Rui saw that Gao Gong was slightly bent to greet him with both hands, so he couldn't help but catch the tea handed over by Zhu Zaijing.
Wait until both of them caught the tea they poured.
Zhu Zaijing also started his own performance.
Zhu Zaijing said: "In my humble opinion, the Li problem in Qiongzhou continues, and the biggest reason should not be that the Li people are difficult to accept the royal status of the court. The biggest reason should be that Qiongzhou is barren and the Han people are not prosperous. If it is If we can find a way to change the current situation and make Qiongzhou use its own advantages to get rid of poverty and become rich, not only will the Li people not be in trouble, but the Han people will also flock to it, and then there will be no more troubles from the Li people. "< br>
"So I think the focus of managing the Li problem in Qiongzhou is not to strictly control the Li people, but to bring into full play the benefits of Qiongzhou itself. Simply treating Li problems is just a temporary solution but not the root cause. If the benefits of Qiongzhou can be brought into play, Qiongzhou will be able to make full use of its own advantages." Both Han and Li will benefit, this is the fundamental solution!”
(End of this chapter)