Chapter 390 Prince Yu’s Responsibility
More than a month has passed since the Huazhou earthquake, and the spring has finally passed.
The problem of chaos caused by the disaster victims that Emperor Jiajing and other officials in the imperial court were worried about did not occur due to various reasons and influences.
So, after this New Year, Emperor Jiajing stopped fasting and praying, and instead turned to continuing to practice.
Yan Song, Xu Jie and others also breathed a sigh of relief. During this period, they were worried about being treated as a scapegoat by Emperor Jiajing.
So after surviving until now, they found that everything was calm, and people on both sides of Yan Song and Xu Jie thought that the earthquake incident was over.
But Zhu Zaijing, the supervisor of the country, did not think so.
Zhu Zaijing believes that although the victims of the disaster in Huazhou did not cause trouble, it does not mean that the disaster has passed.
An earthquake as big as Huazhou caused more than a hundred states and counties to suffer disasters to varying degrees.
If the court cannot find an effective way to help and guide the disaster-stricken areas, it will become a post-disaster reconstruction work.
As long as the people in the disaster area rely on their own self-healing abilities to gradually restore production and order, the scar left by history on the Ming Dynasty will always exist.
The problems in the north will continue to be serious.
After all, the real people who are seriously affected by the disaster are ordinary people. Although the rich households and landowners have also been affected by the disaster, their ability to withstand risks is still many times stronger than that of ordinary people.
When these disaster victims have nothing to eat and nothing to use, won’t they have to sell their fields to big households at a low price, allowing the big households to invisibly complete another large-scale land annexation? .
Once the period of tax exemption by the court has passed, the court and local officials will continue to collect taxes and land taxes from previous years according to the yellow book before the disaster.
And the people here no longer have much land and wealth, but they still have to bear heavy court taxes and local miscellaneous taxes. So can their lives be easy?
So, in order to prevent these people from enduring endless suffering after the disaster, Zhu Zaijing could not help but write a memorial to Emperor Jiajing.
In this memorial he wrote, Zhu Zaijing explained the evil of land annexation that may occur after the disaster, as well as the heavy burden that the people in the north may have to bear in the future, and asked Emperor Jiajing to show mercy to the people in the disaster area. In the face of difficulties, we have allowed wealthy provinces to provide targeted assistance to some prefectures and counties that have difficulties in post-disaster reconstruction, and further extended the period of tax exemption for disaster victims.
At the same time, we also request Shunyi Industrial Park to transfer some industries to absorb some people who were seriously affected by the disaster so that they can have new livelihoods.
After Emperor Jiajing saw that Zhu Zaijing had submitted this memorial, he was silent for a long time.
There are so many well-educated people in the cabinet and the court, and they have read countless books by sages, but no one stands on the issue of post-disaster reconstruction and considers the future livelihood of the victims and the future development of the Ming Dynasty North.
Although Emperor Jiajing did not expect these problems, Emperor Jiajing was still very disappointed with the knowledge and ability of the officials in the court.
But even so, Emperor Jiajing did not immediately approve Zhu Zaijing's memorial.
Because the plan of this proposal is very large, it cannot be decided at a glance.
The cost and time to be invested also take tens to decades.
And if the court really wants to do this, the taxes that can be collected in the future will be much less, which is unacceptable to the court.
After all, the imperial court is also a big family, and there are many places where money needs to be spent.
But the taxes the court can collect every year are only the land taxes that the common people earn from farming.
As for the salt, iron, tea and other specialties in some places, the court could make some money, but the money had been clearly divided long ago, and it could not be used for much purpose.
So, after all this entanglement, Emperor Jiajing really hesitated. "Huang Jin, go and take this memorial back to San'er, and tell him that I have not removed him from his role as superintendent of the country. He can try to do things within his own authority, but not in the name of the imperial court. Do it.”
This is the method Emperor Jiajing came up with after thinking for a long time.
He really couldn't make this decree.
So after three considerations, Emperor Jiajing decided not to remove Zhu Zaijing from his status as a supervisor for the time being, but to allow him to continue to have certain rights to participate in political administration and implement some things according to some of his plans and ideas.
After hearing what Emperor Jiajing said, Huang Jin replied in a low voice, "Yes."
Then he took Zhu Zaijing's memorial to Prince Yu's Mansion.
After arriving at Prince Yu's Mansion, Huang Jin also conveyed Emperor Jiajing's will to Zhu Zaijing.
When Zhu Zaijing heard the news from Huang Jin, he first thanked him and then sighed softly.
As for the memorial and suggestions he wrote, Zhu Zaijing also knew that it was difficult to support the Ming Dynasty's current financial and national strength.
However, since Emperor Jiajing still has some conscience and did not leave this memorial unpublished, it means that these things are still turning around.
Therefore, after Zhu Zaijing sighed slightly, he also ignited his fighting spirit.
Zhu Zaijing said to Huang Jin: "I would like to ask your father-in-law to report to your majesty. I will live up to your majesty's expectations and will do my best to handle this matter."
Huang Jin listened. Hearing Zhu Zaijing's words, he also sighed, "Why bother, my lord? How can you do such a big thing alone? Why don't I let this old slave beg the emperor again and let the emperor arrange for the court to be involved."
Zhu Zaijing shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty has tried his best, and the imperial court cannot be involved in this matter. The imperial court has court affairs, and as his majesty's son and his majesty's minister, I naturally have to shoulder the responsibility. Responsibility, share the worries for Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty has given me the greatest support by not taking away the responsibility of supervising the country now. If I can't bear this pressure, I will still do it in the future. How can we raise greater expectations for His Majesty? ”
Huang Jin was moved by Zhu Zaijing's words.
Although he was treated coldly by Emperor Jiajing during this period, Huang Jin had no regrets.
Because Huang Jin always believed that the philosophy he upheld was the greatest loyalty to Emperor Jiajing.
So when Chen Hong rushed to talk about the affairs of Prince Yu's Mansion, Huang Jin strongly disagreed in his heart.
As a slave, you just have to do your duty well. How can you sow discord between the father and son for the sake of your own future and to please your master?
Therefore, there were some things and words that Huang Jin could not say, so this gave Chen Hong the opportunity to express himself, allowing him to win the favor of Emperor Jiajing and hand over the East Factory to him.
Huang Jindao: "If the emperor knew about the prince's loyalty and filial piety, he would definitely be extremely moved."
Zhu Zaijing chuckled and said: "Does your majesty know, this is all It is my duty. Others can weigh the pros and cons before speaking to your majesty, but I and your majesty are father and son, and we are both prosperous and harmed. Tell me all the worries in your heart.”
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