Ming Dynasty: Abandoned baby at the beginning, Zhu let me be the emperor

After taking over the keys and power of the government office from Wang Ganju, Zhu Ming began to devote himself to disaster relief.

In just one day, Zhu Ming noticed something unusual in Shanxi.

Although the officials under him obeyed his orders verbally, they rarely implemented them.

It was as if their existence only existed in the government office, and once they walked out of the government office gate, all the officials disappeared.

Only when the matter could no longer be delayed and Zhu Ming kept asking questions would there be some progress.

It's the kind of thing that requires a push before it moves.

After a few days, Zhu Ming's desk was already piled up with memorials.

"Has Wang Ganju's control over Shanxi reached this level?"

Zhu Ming frowned, looking at the mountain of memorials. He had been very busy these days and was a little overwhelmed.

Perhaps, this is what Wang Ganju wanted to see. Dozens of officials from the prefect on down in Shanxi Province protected each other, and except Zhang Xing, no one listened to him, the emperor's grandson.

"Your Highness, it's not good."

Zhu Ming was looking at these memorials with annoyance when a yamen runner suddenly ran in from outside the door and pointed outside in panic.

"What's the matter? You're so flustered."

Zhu Ming frowned, didn't recognize him and cursed.

Is this Wang Ganju trying to trip me up again?

"Sir, the granary, the granary is on fire!"

The yamen runner was so nervous that he stuttered and stammered for a long time before he uttered a complete sentence.

"It's on fire again!"

When Zhu Ming heard that the granary was on fire, he ignored the documents in his hand and ran straight towards the granary.

The granary in the county is on fire, why is the granary in Shanxi also on fire!

By the time Zhu Ming ran to the granary, the entire granary had been engulfed in flames.

More than a dozen yamen runners were frantically carrying water back and forth to put out the fire, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

Such a big commotion attracted the people around.

Even though there were soldiers and officers in between, the common people couldn't help but start pointing and talking as they watched the granary turn to ashes from afar.

Listening to the complaints behind him that drowned out the sound of the fire, Zhu Ming could only shake his head helplessly.

No wonder these people like to attack granaries.

In this year of great disaster, the most important thing for the people is food.

Therefore, for Zhu Ming, who is responsible for disaster relief, the most important thing is food.

It was also my own negligence. I knew that these people only cared about their own power and did not treat the people as human beings, but I did not pay more attention to places like the granary.

Is even the lazy attitude of the officials part of the plan?

Deliberately distract yourself and let yourself be dragged down by these government affairs.

I guess Wang Ganju is probably in his house right now, smiling as he thinks about how anxious he is.

"Where is the innkeeper?"

When Zhu Ming thought of Wang Ganju's face, his face darkened and he shouted harshly.

The people are here! "

Hearing Zhu Ming's words, several men ran over in panic, knelt in front of Zhu Ming, trembling and not daring to look up.

"what happened?"

Zhu Ming stared at these people coldly and asked.

As a granary keeper, he was not at the scene when the granary caught fire.

"Your Highness, there are a few people wearing yamen servants' uniforms, saying that Your Highness has sent people to personally look after the granary, and they want to swap shifts with us."

Faced with the furious Zhu Ming, those people did not dare to hide anything and told him the whole story in trembling voices.

"You believe what those people say, but have you ever seen the token?"

After hearing these people's answers, Zhu Ming's face became even uglier.

You burned the granary and used your own name. You really don't treat me as a human being.

"No, those people brought wine, saying it was a reward for our brothers, so we..."

These people also knew that the incident had become a big deal, so the more they talked, the quieter their voices became, and finally they just lay on the ground.

"You know, this food is the only hope for these people to survive the disaster!"

Zhu Ming pointed at their noses and started cursing.

It's ridiculous that I could gain these people's trust with just a few bottles of wine.

"Your Highness, I know my crime, please spare my life!"

Seeing Zhu Ming so angry, these granary servants began to beg for mercy. What's more, the place where they were kneeling started to get wet.

"How much is your life worth?"

Listening to these people begging for mercy, Zhu Ming just snorted coldly.

"It's easy to spare you, but give the food back!"

They were just some granary servants, how could they take out the 8,300 bags of grain from the granary?

After hearing Zhu Ming's words, they just looked at Zhu Ming with a dead heart, and then kowtowed one after another.

"Come here, take them away and execute them at noon tomorrow!"

Zhu Ming sentenced these people to death with just a wave of his hand.

Even if people were killed, the people’s food problem still needed to be solved.

Fortunately, I distributed food a few days ago, and now I still have some food left, but it is only enough to support me for one or two days.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Outside the isolation of the officers and soldiers, the common people shouted at Zhu Ming.

Seeing that the food he relied on for survival was burned up, what would it matter even if Zhu Ming killed those who neglected their duties?

If Zhu Ming had not already had a good reputation and everyone had a good impression of him, they would have rushed in by now.

Zhu Ming also understood that the most important thing now was to appease the hearts of the people.

Otherwise, riots may break out, or even lead to civil unrest, which will be difficult to deal with.

"Don't worry, I will definitely solve this matter."

Zhu Ming raised his hand and waved, signaling the people to be quiet.

"Three days, everyone give me three days."

After the people had quieted down, Zhu Ming stretched out three fingers and shouted at them.

"In three days, I will deliver the food to you."

After hearing Zhu Ming's promise, the people who had been agitated just now calmed down a little.

"Your Highness, you must keep your word!"

They shouted at Zhu Ming again, saying that even if it was Zhu Ming, they wanted a guarantee.

"I promise!"

Seeing that the people agreed to give him three days, Zhu Ming shouted to them with gratitude.

After receiving a positive reply and with the grain that Zhu Ming had distributed a few days ago in their hands, the people gradually dispersed after their noisy response.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

After all the people had left, Liu Jin came over and asked cautiously.

Although the people gave them a chance, they were the only ones who knew how difficult it was to get the food within three days.

“Sell food from somewhere else.”

Zhu Ming just thought for a moment before answering.

At this point, we have no choice but to sell grain from other places to fill this deficit.

As for those officials, we will have to deal with them later.

But where will the money from selling grain come from?

This is still a problem.