Chapter 42: If you don’t want to kill, then why don’t you get promoted?
He actually fell asleep, how could he sleep! !
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Ouyang Lun's remarks, he felt bad.
After all, someone is now telling him that his country will encounter extremely cruel extreme cold natural disasters in more than 100 years, which will threaten the rule of the Ming Dynasty! Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that the Ming Dynasty could be passed down for thousands of generations. For more than 100 years... he would never let the Ming Dynasty be so short-lived! If anyone else had said this, he would probably have been dragged out and chopped down, but it was Ouyang Lun who said this. Although this guy is a coward, he is really smart, which he has to admit.
Moreover, this guy also guessed that he wanted to move the capital, so he would rather believe Ouyang Lun's analysis.
We can't kill Ouyang Lun yet, we have to find a way to solve the extreme cold natural disaster before we figure it out.
"Biao'er, have you written down what Ouyang Lun said?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.
"Yeah, I've written it all down." Zhu Biao nodded.
"Only our father and son know about the extreme cold natural disaster. No one else is allowed to know! Anyone who knows will be killed without mercy!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.
"Yes, Father!" Although Zhu Biao felt that his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, was a bit cruel, he also understood that once this kind of news was known to those who were interested, it would definitely have a great impact and damage to Ming Dynasty.
"Let's go."
"Father, have you not seen your fourth brother-in-law?" Zhu Biao asked with some confusion.
"He is already asleep. Let's go at this time. Do you think he will pay attention to us?" Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to expose his identity in front of Ouyang Lun now. He had already heard what he should have heard, and it didn't matter whether he saw him or not.
After coming out of Tianlao, Zhu Biao returned to the East Palace, while Zhu Yuanzhang wandered to Kunning Palace.
"Girl!"
Zhu Yuanzhang walked into the palace with his hands behind his back.
Queen Ma is still collecting shoes, but the shoes are almost ready.
Queen Ma raised her head and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, then lowered her head and continued to put her shoes away.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, but took the initiative to sit next to Queen Ma, looked at the shoes in her hands, and said with a smile: "Sister, these shoes are boots, they must be made for us, hey, my wife knows how to love others. "
"Who said they were made for you? I made them for Biao'er. His shoes are broken!" Queen Ma said calmly.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze, he looked closer and said quickly: "No, no, this is definitely not made for Biao'er, his feet are small!"
"That's what I do for the second, third, and fourth children."
"It's still wrong. Their feet are small, so my feet are suitable. If you don't believe me, let me try!" After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his feet.
Queen Ma patted Zhu Yuanzhang's feet angrily, then put away the last stitch and handed the shoes to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Hurry up and try it on. If it doesn't fit, I'll change it."
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang's face lit up with joy.
Pick up the shoes and start trying them on. "Sister, are you still blaming me for being too ruthless and insisting on killing Ouyang Lun?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked while trying on shoes.
"Since you know everything, why are you asking me?" Queen Ma said calmly: "After all, you are the emperor, and I can only obey the decisions you make. Besides, the harem cannot interfere in politics, but I still want to say that before you make the final decision, I still have to think about Anqing, I always think Ouyang Lun is a good boy."
"There are indeed many things in Kaiping County that he has done a bit too much, but the flaws are not hidden. He has made Kaiping County have good harvests every year and the people have money."
"Chongba, don't forget, if it weren't for the 200 million shi of grain transported from Kaiping County in the past three years, how easy would it be to solve the famine in the Ming Dynasty?"
"Well, you already know it!" Zhu Yuanzhang said a little embarrassed.
"I have been in court for so long, and the matter of Fengtian Palace has already reached me. To be honest, when I first heard this, I felt it was incredible, but after thinking about it carefully, I think it is very reasonable. This child Ouyang Lun is in the border area. Xiaoxian has worked hard for three years without seeking fame or profit, which is enough to show that he is a good official who serves the people!" Empress Ma said with a smile.
"If he's not seeking fame, he's a coward. If he's not seeking profit, he's not greedy for the people!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered: "But the girl is right. Kaiping County alone can save 200 million shi of grain in three years. It's true. He is capable, so I decided not to kill him for the time being!"
Hearing this, Empress Ma smiled happily and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's brows suddenly furrowed, "But if Ouyang Lun is not killed, is it possible to return him to Kaiping County? I always feel that he is being given too much advantage!"
Empress Ma smiled and said, "Since we won't kill him, why don't we put more burdens on him, such as giving Ouyang Lun a promotion?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, "Sister, this is a good suggestion. In addition to being a coward, Ouyang Lun is also lazy. He can manage a county and go fishing every day. This time, we will promote him to be the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture, and he will be in charge of the entire prefecture. We want to see what tricks he can come up with!"
"That's it!"
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little dissatisfied with Ouyang Lun. Why was this boy smarter and more popular with the people than me? Just because a county is managed well does not mean that a government is managed well.
If Ouyang Lun doesn't do well, Zhu Yuanzhang can take the opportunity to scold and punish him and express his bad temper. If he does well, it doesn't matter. It's all the land of the Ming Dynasty anyway, and the people will benefit! Yong'an Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhili Province and is close to the Bohai Sea. It can be said to be the poorest place in the north of the Ming Dynasty.
The development of Kaiping County is completely an exception. The people are generally poor. The level of development is completely comparable to that of Nanjing. It is best to describe it as a remote area.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma agreed, and they didn't even want to eat, so they returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to draft an edict.
Soon, the "Kaiping Grain Case" was concluded. Except for Hu Weiyong, Tu Jie, and Chen Ning who were punished, all officials in Beizhili were acquitted. Zhu Yuanzhang also issued several imperial edicts.
"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that Guo Zi, the right chief envoy of Northern Zhili, was diligent in his administration, loved the people, and had outstanding achievements. He was promoted to the title of Crown Prince, Grand Master, and Minister of Household Affairs!"
". Mao Youfu, the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture, cares about the people and has done great work in disaster relief. He was promoted to the position of Secretary Zuo, the political envoy of Guangdong Chengxuan!"
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". Kaiping County Magistrate Ouyang Lun passed the examination and was promoted to the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture!"
This time, nearly a hundred officials in Beizhili were arrested, and a hundred officials were promoted. However, what is strange is that except for Ouyang Lun, the other officials who were promoted this time were transferred to other places or were recruited. In the capital, they were either promoted to other provinces, and only some minor officials were transferred closer to the capital, but they were also transferred out of Yong'an Mansion.
In other words, after these adjustments, all officials who are close to Ouyang Lun are not in Yong'an Mansion, or even in Beizhili! ! Ouyang Lun was confused when he received this imperial edict. (End of this chapter)
