The pot is the emperor's pot, it's true!

But if the emperor needs to take the blame, what's the use of asking for ministers?

Those who are ministers must stand up and take the blame. Anyway, the emperor cannot take the blame. Even if it is the emperor's fault, the minister must take the blame.

Just when everyone wanted to stand up and take the blame, they only heard His Majesty say.

"When I talk about this, the fact that I was indeed inappropriate at the beginning was led by the Ministry of Works to promote flood control embankments such as the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Huai River and other major rivers. It seemed to improve efficiency, but it ignored supervision. I think that such a thousand-year plan that concerns the safety of hundreds of millions of people should be led by the court to avoid being affected by the departure of officials. However, I never thought that there were so many loopholes that were used by corrupt officials and tyrants. This was my fault."

It is because of the influence of not wanting to leave office for officials. It is clearly because of distrust of local officials. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Who knows whether those local officials will be corrupt?

Local officials will definitely be corrupt!

This is inevitable. Thanks for spending half of the money on projects. This is also the reason why Zhu Guoqiang will learn from the way to promote key projects in later generations, bypass local governments, and turn local dominance into local cooperation. However, he never thought that in this way, there will be more loopholes.

If local officials are corrupt, will the capital officials not be corrupt?

In the past, local officials would be greedy, but the construction of water conservancy is a major event that concerns their own wealth and life. No local gentry dares to pretend to be deaf and dumb. They would want to contract projects for profits, but I don’t know how many eyes were staring at the river embankment. After all, there are only a few people who contract the projects, but there are more than a few gentry on both sides of the river.

Moreover, the land on both sides of the river was originally a top-quality fertile land with convenient irrigation. Most of these fertile land belonged to gentry and local tribes. How could they watch the Baoshang cut corners and take risks with their home business? If a Baoshang dared to cut corners and did not have to come forward, the gentry would clean up the Baoshang.

Just like when building a building later, if the supervisor also bought a building in that community, at least the building he lived in would have to be strictly supervised and would never dare to be careless.

Why?

Who would take risks for some money and take their family's lives? Besides, this also involves their own homes and fertile land.

But what if this is changed?

The most effective supervision disappeared all of a sudden, and what was left was a feast for corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen!

Zhu Guoqiang said, and then ordered the historian.

"It is my fault for the historian to record this matter truthfully, and it is my fault. There is no need to cover up the Spring and Autumn style to record it truthfully to warn future generations."

Everyone was shocked and inexplicably shocked!

In China, the records of historians come at a price. The historians recorded in "Zuo Zhu" competed to die in order to write the "Cui Zhu killed Qi Jun". Although it was written into (Zuo Zhuan), it also makes people strongly feel that in China, it is often a price of blood and fire.

Throughout history, how many "stubborn historians" are there?

More historians probably still need the "Spring and Autumn Brushwork". But now His Majesty directly lets the historians record truthfully, so why are the ministers not moved and apologized for their guilt with their scepters.

"I'm waiting for death!"

Of course, this death penalty is just a matter of saying that the emperor would not take their lives, and they even breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty did not seem to investigate this matter in depth.

Just as they breathed a sigh of relief, His Majesty said.

"I am responsible for my fault, but they must also bear the crime of such scum. From now on, check the projects of all places. Once the collusion between officials and businessmen and those who cut corners will be found, they will be punished according to the Yellow River case. The officials who collect cash and bribers who bribe the bribe will not be left, and all of them will be executed. After the execution, they will be transferred to their clans, copy what should be copied, and punish what should be punished. In short, we must give an explanation to the scholars and people in the world!"

It's going to kill someone!

But some people have to be killed.

Everyone praised the "Saintly Intelligence" for this.

Who dares to object?

Killing those people is already a blessing from outside the law. If you continue to investigate thoroughly, you may find their own heads.

Of course, if it is really involved, it will definitely be beheaded.

"Your Majesty, please suspend the Daxing River Affairs Office, the official road, and wait until the matter is investigated, then..."

Before Gao Hongtu finished speaking, Zhu Guoqiang waved his hand and said.

"The river affairs and official roads are related to the welfare of the people in the world, and we cannot give up the food because of choking. Moreover, the development of river affairs and broadening of official roads is not only related to the safety of the people along the river and the convenience of travel, but also beneficial to local governments and can increase the income of the people and the development of various places in the Ming Dynasty. How can the profitable businessmen stop because of a few corrupt officials?"

On the surface, whether it is building a river embankment or widening the official road, it is just a project, but in fact it is a purposeful financial transfer payment from the Ming Dynasty. For example, Henan, Shandong, and northern Zhili involved in the Yellow River embankment are all poor provinces. Although they will recruit servants in winter, they usually only hire slack farmers and slack farmers. In this way, farmers and vagrants have income, merchants can make profits from it, and local areas will also flourish.

In the southwest, the same is true for the reconstruction and widening of official roads. Not only does it facilitate transportation, but a large number of employees also make the people profit from it. As for Shaanxi, Weihe, official roads, etc., more places use silver, which are paid by the central treasury.

In the past nine years, through such engineering transfers, the court paid no less than 10 million taels of project payments to the north, southwest and northwest. Such a large-scale project payment not only improved local transportation and water conservancy, but more importantly, it promoted the local economy and benefited the poor province a lot.

Can this kind of thing be stopped?

Of course you can't stop!

Not only can we stop, we must even increase our efforts. Otherwise, when will the poor provinces in the southwest and northwest catch up with the rich provinces in the south?

When the Ming Dynasty had money, it could not be proud of "the national treasury left with 10,000 taels of silver" as in the past. The silver in the treasury was just dead things. Only by spending the silver could it stimulate the economy and drive development, especially the development of poor provinces.

"Your Majesty's wise!"

Without waiting for someone to object, several officials from the southwest and northwest immediately praised it. After all, the poor provinces have benefited a lot from it over the years. Can they stop? Of course, they cannot stop.

What objections can others have?

The emperor had the final say in the major affairs of the Qiansheng Dynasty.

Why was the first few emperors in the Ming Dynasty who had the final say, but especially Hongwu and Yongle were the most important, because they had authority!

For the monarch, the easiest thing to gain authority is major military victory, both ancient and modern, both at home and abroad, without exception. The Emperor Qian Sheng was a great achievement of winning over the country and reviving the Ming Dynasty. Faced with the power brought by such achievements, everyone could only shut up.

What's more, the Emperor Gan Sheng not only has great martial arts, but also the reforms in the past few years have also made the national treasury full. It is almost overwhelming for the Ming Dynasty.

Facing such a prince, all you can do is shut up, but they cannot shut up. Looking at the timid ministers, Zhu Guoqiang suddenly said:

"This is my fault, but my dear friends can't give up their responsibility. When I proposed that the Ministry of Works lead the project, you did not raise any objection. Could it be that I did not see the loopholes in it at the beginning? Such loopholes have made no comments? I would like to ask you, is it possible that I am a foolish monarch? So, you all dare not speak out?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was shocked.

This is the "crime of trapping the king" and a death sentence!

All of them apologized for their guilt. Zhu Guoqiang waved his hand and said to their apology.

"What's the matter that can't be killed? A person's life is only once. My court is not a one-man rule, nor is I a foolish monarch. I can't listen to the advice of all officials. I have to blame for this matter, and you are also wrong!"

Looking at the ministers who were frightened and apologizing, Zhu Guoqiang said in a deep voice.

"In order to take this matter as a warning, after the execution of corrupt officials and tyrant merchants in Northern Zhili, I have ordered people to beat 267 beheaded swords to "cautions" and grant them to officials all over the world. In the future, all those who become officials will be granted "iron precepts" as a warning, hoping that they can "quit greed and stop thinking", and be greedy as officials, and the heads will fall to the ground!"

This "iron ring" must be worn on the thumb of the right hand, and they will see him when writing. This is a reminder to officials all the time, reminding them what the consequences of corruption will be.

This "rejection" is stained with dead blood.

Is it ominous?

Isn't it auspicious?

That's true!
Chapter completed!