Zhou Yanru was ordered to go to Shandong to investigate the case of Yansheng Gong’s Mansion.

He asked Hong Chengchou to go to Jiangnan under the order to investigate the assassination case of Jiangnan.

Emperor Chongzhen did make such a decision after careful consideration, and the goals he wanted to achieve were different. The former targeted the privileged landlords, while the latter targeted the group that occupied the official camp.

Compared with the former, Emperor Chongzhen cared more about the latter.

Although since the late Wanli Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has frequently experienced wars, fighting against Jianlu in Liaodong, fighting against Mongolian tribes on the Jiubian, fighting against Bailian rebels in Shandong, and fighting against the chieftain rebels in the southwest...

In just over ten years, the Ming Dynasty fought many wars. Including the natural disasters and corruption caused by the period, this also made the treasury empty and the northern provinces suffered serious damage, but even so, it did not affect it.

Development of provinces in the south of the Yangtze River.

Although there are natural disasters, they are far away from the forefront of war, which has actually led to the continuous development of industries in the provinces in Jiangnan.

The separation between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty was becoming increasingly serious.

"Weaving and textile industries have always been the pillar industries of the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River."

Zhang Kentang looked solemn, leaning on the official hat chair, looking at He Tengjiao and said, "We are following Hong Chengchou to Jiangnan with the order. We have been to Nanjing for a long time, but with the current situation, it is simply shocking.

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He Tengjiao sighed with emotion: "I really didn't expect that there were so many problems just in the investigation of some handicrafts, which shows how corrupt the officialdom in the provinces in Jiangnan was.

When the emperor explained this, the official was still a little doubtful. Why did he have to investigate the assassination in Jiangnan and secretly investigate weaving, textile and other handicrafts.

What is the connection between these two?

But now after secret investigation, the two have a lot of connections. Even His Majesty has gone through such a lot of trouble, and he still has to investigate the assassination case in Jiangnan. In fact, he just wants to rectify the provinces in Jiangnan!"

Zhang Kentang sighed lightly.

Since he was promoted to the position of Minister of the Interior, Zhang Kentang has actually not understood some of his decisions about Emperor Chongzhen. After all, many of the things that the newly established Interior Affairs Office did seem to be the power to take charge of the court affairs.

In fact, this is not the case.

This kind of idea is not only Zhang Kentang, but also other ministers in charge.

Most of the first batch of ministers in the Office of the Internal Affairs Office passed the imperial examination and had entered the Ming Dynasty officialdom, and some of them returned home. They did not respond to the call of Emperor Chongzhen like Yan Yingyuan and Chen Ming met these scholars and scholars, responding to the call of Emperor Chongzhen in various places.

Disaster Relief Administration is doing business.

However, the above groups have one commonality, that is, on the original timeline, no matter how difficult the situation is, they have not chosen to betray the Ming Dynasty, bow their heads to the rising Jianlu Eight Banners, even if they are facing death

Threat, still fighting on the front line of the anti-Qing Dynasty!

Even if there may be such or such problems among these people, they can clearly understand the national integrity and in the face of major issues.

They have ideals.

They have faith.

They are ethical.

Perhaps these ideals, beliefs, and ethics are limited to a relatively narrow category, but these people are extremely valuable wealth.

What is the root cause of the difficulty in maintaining reforms?

Isn’t it just that there is no successor?

Isn’t it just that there are few groups of people?

Why are the reforms of new laws in all dynasties ending in failure? The root cause is that the new policies and laws proposed are mostly carried out by individuals. Although there is no shortage of support from the monarch during this period, once an individual encounters an accident or is subject to political siege.

Then the new policy and new laws will die with it.

Emperor Chongzhen summed up this part of the experience and lessons, and conceived to gather a large number of talents, guide them step by step in a gradual adjustment method, moving closer to the reform he had decided, and then became the backbone of the reformists and did it in the early stage.

Only after the many plans and deployments of the country are gradually implemented will the new plans and deployments be proposed and implemented.

The special product that existed in a special period, the Office of the Internal Affairs is the gathering place of the reformists and the base camp of the Imperial Party. Under the wings of Emperor Chongzhen, they gradually changed, gradually became stronger, and gradually grew...

"The weaving industry in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places stopped at the beginning of the Great Emperor's reign."

Zhang Kentang frowned and said in a serious tone: "Your Majesty does not want the local people to bear heavy pressure, but in fact, these official weaving industries have indeed stopped on the surface, but in fact they continue to operate in a different form.

, all these silks that should have been put into the warehouse were put into the hands of various local groups."

He Tengjiao sighed lightly and said, "It's not just a weaving industry, but the problem of the textile industry in the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River is even more serious!

Many official textile industries can almost be said to be useless. These looms and weaving households under the jurisdiction of official textiles were privately divided up by a group of greedy guys.

Without investigation, there is no right to speak, and this statement is not false at all.

There were many officials sent by the imperial court in the past to the provinces in Jiangnan, but no one raised these things at all, and even helped the local area conceal it.

What exactly does this mean?

Your Majesty has mentioned more than once before that it is extremely tedious to rectify the administration of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, and there are too many aspects involved.

It cannot be solved effectively by simply killing a few corrupt officials.

Behind these corrupt officials, how many borers and how many interest conveyors are hidden, if they cannot be found out, then the rectification of the administration will become empty talk.”

"It's a long way to go, it's a long way to go."

Zhang Ken frowned, lifted his sleeves and said, "From the first year of Chongzhen alone, it involves weaving and textile industries, and I am afraid that millions of taels of silver will be occupied.

Only more or less!

Since the above industries have such serious problems, what about the official land in the provinces in Jiangnan? The salt tax, tea tax, tax tax, etc. in each province are afraid that there are quite a few problems.

The problems in the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are complicated. If you are not careful, you will cause turmoil. If you are even serious, you will likely have civil unrest."

"All we can do now is to respect His Majesty's will and continue to investigate these things secretly."

He Tengjiao looked serious and said, "The secret memorial submitted to the imperial court has been rushed to the capital for 800 miles. How to deal with it and decide, it will be time for His Majesty's will to be issued.
Chapter completed!