"Your Majesty, this is a secret report sent by an undercover agent of the brocade guard before he died."

Liu Chun's face was solemn, and he sent this secret report to Zhu Di, his fists were clenched, his temples were bulging, and in his eyes, the anger was difficult to hide, and it was constantly burning.

This is the conclusion that a person has paid for with his life.

For a long time, a hidden danger finally broke out.

Zhu Di faced the secret report, he was very calm, which was very different from the image of the two monarchs and ministers in the past, you must know that it was Zhu Di who was impassioned in the past, and this time His Majesty the Emperor was exceptionally calm and patient.

He didn't let go of a word, and after reading them all, Zhu Di closed his eyes for a long time, and then slowly opened his eyes and stared ahead.

"Liu Chun, in this way, this fault is mine?"

"It's not!" Liu Chun gritted his teeth and said: "It's a contradiction of development, it has been accumulated for too long, and if it is not resolved, everyone is at fault." ”

Zhu Di suddenly smiled, "No matter whose fault it is, in the end it is mine, I am the son of tomorrow and the father of all the people." Under my rule, there are people who can't survive and take risks, which is my negligence, and I must be responsible. ”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, "Pass the decree, announce that all the ministers in Beijing will meet you, I have something to say." ”

Liu Chun nodded, and hurriedly went down to arrange, an hour later. All the civil and military clans in Beijing rushed to the scene.

The cabinet has four scholars, six officials, Wu Zhong, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Xie Jin, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Zhao Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Shen Yin, the right capital of Yushi......

All the ministers gathered in the Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Di was dressed in a dragon robe and sat in the middle.

His face was solemn, he couldn't see his joy or anger, and after the ministers worshipped, Zhu Di said slowly: "Xie Jin, you come out first." ”

"Wechen is here!" Xie Jin bowed and replied.

Zhu Di said again: "Some time ago, you proposed to change the transportation to sea transportation, but now, do you have any deeper views?" ”

"Yes!"

"Speak!"

"Yes!" Xie Jin paused, and said loudly: "I rely on water transportation for material exchanges between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty, and the canal is particularly important. Three years before Yongle, Jiangnan needed to transport 4 million Shicao grain to the north to supply Beiping and Jiubian. After the relocation of the capital, it is conservatively estimated that two million stone of grain will be added every year. And this does not include the expenses of the vast steppes after the pacification of the Tatars. If all of them are counted, the amount of grain transported from the south will be doubled in a year! ”

"Twice as much!"

Xie Jin suddenly raised his voice, "Princes of the court, do you know what this means? The burden on the entire canal will more than double! ”

Zhu Di heard Xie Jin say this, and turned his head to look at Liu Chun again, "Liu Qing, Xie Jin said that he would send grain to the north, so you can talk about sending materials to the south, after all, you are most familiar with this piece." ”

Liu Chun couldn't help but blush.

The method he came up with was the method he came up with to use the empty ship to transport supplies to the south, and it was definitely a free ride in those years, which saved financial resources...... But after these years of development, there are more and more materials in the north.

First of all, steel, coal, and timber, these three major items constitute the focus of northern goods and southern transportation, in addition, such as cement, live livestock, soybeans, and sorghum, are also bulk goods.

Carefully calculated, the amount of goods moving from the north to the south is just as staggering.

Under normal circumstances, the canal is already overloaded, and if there is a drought or a ship accident, the entire canal, and the ships coming and going from the north to the south, will be affected, and the consequences are very terrible.

"Last year, the army went north to patrol the border and deal with the Tatars. During this period, more than 100,000 people went north, dispatching 5 million stone of military supplies and grain, which made the original canal even worse. In order to be able to transport goods to the north on time, 1.5 million men were requisitioned along the canal, as well as 100,000 horse-drawn wagons. ”

If the river is not enough, the people have to carry it on their shoulders and pull it by cars.

In the whole process, more than half of the materials were lost, and the people's power was more than doubled.

"In recent years, the pressure of water transportation has increased, and there is only one way for the household department to deal with the shortage of water transportation, which is to continue to allocate money, continue to widen the canal, and dredge sediment."

Liu Chunlang said: "The capacity is insufficient, and the expansion of the capacity seems to be-for-tat." However, in fact, the canal is limited by geographical environment and climatic factors, and the amount of water is insufficient, and the sediment accumulation is serious. To put it bluntly, even if you want to increase your capacity, you can't start. It's just a waste of investment, and it can't be said to be a waste of money, but it was stripped away by those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they filled their own pockets. ”

……

Liu Chun and Xie Jin's words corroborated each other, and a clearer conclusion appeared.

Between shipping and shipping, it is not a choice question at all.

The rapid development of the economy requires the elimination of inefficient river transport, and if it continues, it will not only waste money, restrict the exchange of goods, but also be a complete disaster for the people along the canal.

"I have a secret report here about the situation of a Shandong family. In the first year of Yongle, five Ding drew one, participated in the dredging of the river, and in the second year of Yongle, due to insufficient precipitation, the water level dropped, and the big ships could not pass. When I moved the capital to the north, all four brothers in the family were recruited, and they were in a hurry for four months. When they went back, the old father was already sick in bed, and the dozens of acres of land at home were too late to cultivate, so the four brothers had to borrow money to save the old father. ”

Zhu Di said this, his fists clenched tightly.

"You may say that the imperial court has already paid the people for recruiting people, how can this be the case?" Zhu Di muttered: "There are two reasons, first, the carrying capacity of the canal is too small, and second, the imperial court needs too many people...... At the end of the day, the burden falls on the common people. Those corrupt officials and corrupt officials are even more shoddy, distributing old grain to the people, and these grains cannot be exchanged for money at all. Some people were dissatisfied, and as a result, they were convicted by the government and directly arrested. Also, I was sent to Dongban! ”

Zhu Di gritted his teeth, he needed manpower to develop Dongfan Island and grow sugarcane.

But you can't frame good people and send innocent people?

What I can't bear is that these officials all carried Zhu Di out when they were distributed, saying that this was the meaning of the Son of Heaven, and it should have been a capital crime, but as a result, they were extrajudicially gracious and went to Dongfan Island to plant sugarcane!

It was difficult for the common people to figure out what was going on, they had no way to ask for help, and in the end they could only settle the account on Zhu Di's head.

Carrying the black pot for these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, Zhu Laosi is going crazy.

"I'm guilty!"

These four words came out of Zhu Di's mouth, and all the ministers of civil and military affairs, including Liu Chun, couldn't help but fall to their knees.

"Your Majesty is diligent and loves the people, all of them are incompetent ministers, please punish your father!"

Zhu Di waved his hand, "I am guilty, I am guilty of acting impatiently, and I am guilty of not carefully understanding the situation, and the people's power is limited after all." The transportation of materials from the north and the south, the battle of Jingjing, and the relocation of the capital to the north...... So many things, from south to north, the pressure is on this river, all on the millions of creatures along the canal. The canal is home to nearly a million people. An additional million more people will be requisitioned. At most times, two million people are busy on the river. But at both ends of the river, there are still mountains of goods that need to be transported. ”

"This is not something that can be solved by my will, after all, a new way must be found to replace Cao Yun...... As the Son of Heaven, if I fail to notice it, I am derelict in my duty. As the Son of Heaven, I will issue an edict to the people to sin against myself. As for your ministers, you must also reflect on yourself. ”

Zhu Di habitually got up and paced back and forth in front of the ministers. His steps were heavy, and each stroke felt like stepping on his heart.

"Science! Science must be respected! ”

As soon as Zhu Di spoke, Liu Chun almost sprayed, Your Majesty the Emperor, can we be serious?

How do you know that Zhu Di has an old face and is extremely serious.

"The decision-making of the imperial court must be scientific. You can't just rely on imagination. As the Son of Heaven, the last thing I should do is to blindly exert pressure, and I must fully demonstrate and come up with a reliable plan before I can make a decision. ”

"As for your courtiers, you can't say anything and rush at all costs, nor can you shout every day for the country and the people, and as a result, you don't do anything."

"All in all, we monarchs and ministers need to reflect and respect science."

Zhu Di's statement of guilt is really sincere and sincere.

No matter what you do, there are objective laws there.

Manpower is limited, and there is no way to defy the sky.

Counting from the Battle of Jingjing, for several consecutive years, the pressure on Caoyun has become greater and greater year by year, and this is not something that can be overcome by gritting his teeth.

Although the imperial court will not requisition the people for free, the remuneration given is only to make the people willing to come out to work when the farm is not working.

Continuous high-intensity recruitment of people, even the fields can not be taken care of.

They complained, were dissatisfied with the court, scolded the emperor, and hated traitorous ministers.

As a result, they were used by the Ming Sect, who incited the farmers and boatmen along the canal to rebel together. Many people were held hostage by them.

Not only Dongchang Mansion, but also the entire canal, even in Yangzhou, there is chaos.

"Immediately issued an edict to suspend the requisition of the people along the canal, and for all the people who have served for more than one month since the Yongle reform, they will be compensated twice, and those who have served for more than three months will be compensated three times. It was ordered that the yamen in all localities must send compensation to the homes of the people in each household, and that they should personally explain to the people and make amends. This cost is paid for by me. ”

Zhu Di is not fake, but when it really comes to spending money, it is not ambiguous at all.

"Then the decree should be given to the sky, and seventy percent of this year's grain will be shipped by sea. We must cherish the people's power as much as possible. ”

"My emperor is merciful, long live long live!"

In the face of the black oppressive civil and military ministers, Zhu Di did not have any ease, "Now on both sides of the canal, the Ming Sect traitors are coercing tens of thousands of people to rebel, and there are as many as a dozen prefectures and counties that have been attacked, many cities have been captured, and officials have been killed. I have compassion for the people and love for the people. But there is no mercy to these thieves. The forbidden army was ordered to immediately dispatch the Shenji Battalion and the Fifth Army Battalion to send 50,000 troops to suppress the thieves. All officials and businessmen who collude with Mingjiao will be killed! ”

An edict for self-sin, a counterinsurgency order, Zhu Di stretched out two hands, just to see if these two hands worked......