It was another sunny day, and Lu Xiangsheng felt a little uneasy. As he walked in the Forbidden City, the breeze blew gently, blowing the official robe he was wearing.

Looking at the Qianqing Palace in front of him, Lu Xiangsheng looked solemn. He had doubts about coming to Beijing this time. At present, the governor's office of Zhili had a lot of matters that needed to be dealt with, but the emperor ordered to summon him. Let Lu Xiangsheng arrange the corresponding matters and rush to the capital as a matter of urgency.

Um?

Lu Xiangsheng, whose thoughts were confused, saw a familiar figure in front of the main hall of Qianqing Palace, which made Lu Xiangsheng stop subconsciously.

When he saw Emperor Chongzhen walking towards him quickly with a smile on his face, Lu Xiangsheng's expression changed slightly and he immediately walked towards the emperor quickly.

"Your Majesty... Lu Xiangsheng, pays homage to Your Majesty."

"The Qing family has lost a lot of weight."

Emperor Chongzhen bent down to pick up Lu Xiangsheng, feeling emotional in his heart. He was the pillar of the Ming Dynasty. He had only been appointed governor of Zhili for a long time. In less than two years, he had become so thin.

If many officials in the Ming Dynasty were like Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Yuan Keli, who thought about the Ming Dynasty in everything, then how could the Ming Dynasty end up in such a situation.

"I have seen the political achievements that the Qing family has achieved since they took office as governor of Zhili, and I will remember them in my heart." Emperor Chongzhen calmed down and looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said.

"Under such a complicated situation in Beizhili, it is not easy for the Qing family to still be able to overcome all difficulties and clarify every deployment.

I am very satisfied with the current development under the rule of Beizhili. If we can maintain this momentum, it will definitely help the future development of Ming Dynasty."

"I dare not take credit."

Lu Xiangsheng bowed slightly and said: "Beijing Zhili's current situation is not due to one person, but to many people who are worried about the country, are loyal to their duties, and work hard in their respective fields.

As far as the Zhili Disaster Relief Administration has clearly implemented many arrangements, the administrative staff who are loyal to the emperor and love the people have silently made many..."

Emperor Chongzhen knew what Lu Xiangsheng said. The scholars gathered in the Disaster Relief Agency were the talent echelon he had built.

Holding the banner of disaster relief, under the rule of the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, they did many things that local officials should do but did not do.

Just under the rule of the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the number of bankrupt groups gathered was extremely large. If it were not for the coordination of local disaster relief agencies, I am afraid that the current Ming Dynasty would be in chaos.

"This time I summoned the Qing family to Beijing because there are a few things I want to discuss with the Qing family in detail."

Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said: "In view of the current increasing trend of a large number of out-of-work groups gathered under the rule of Beizhili, I feel that some of their treatment must be followed up in an orderly manner.

As I know, under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties under Zhili, many unemployed groups have earned corresponding money through their own work, but they and their families mostly live in simple shantytowns.

This is not good.

The Zhili Governor's Office, including the Zhili Disaster Relief Agency, must resolve this matter in various places in an orderly manner. The area within the city is not suitable for large-scale residential construction. Is it possible to find suitable areas outside the city to build corresponding residences? ?

Like many craftsmen in government-run factories, they are obviously capable of making money, but the place they live in can only be described as miserable.

The imperial court cannot simply let these bankrupt groups stop going hungry through the system of the Disaster Relief Agency and then stop caring about them."

Lu Xiangsheng frowned slightly.

The situations mentioned by Emperor Chongzhen are relatively common phenomena in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Northern Zhili, and there are many levels involved behind them.

If this phenomenon only exists in some prefectures and counties, then the Zhili Governor's Office and the Zhili Disaster Relief Administration can still try to solve it.

But now it involves most prefectures and counties, and the situation is different in different places. Even if Lu Xiangsheng wants to solve this matter, he will face many difficulties and troubles.

"This matter must be resolved somehow."

Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Let the disaster relief sub-offices of each government coordinate with the local governments to allocate corresponding areas and build corresponding residences in a unified manner.

They can be concentrated in various prefectures and counties for resettlement, which will not only solve their actual needs, but also speed up the development of workshops in various places.

If the resettled group does not have enough money to buy real estate, the Zhili Disaster Relief Administration can take the lead and provide low-interest loans with Huitong Bank..."

Lu Xiangsheng looked surprised.

Emperor Chongzhen's intention in summoning Lu Xiangsheng to Beijing this time was very clear, which was to increase domestic demand in Northern Zhili and then promote the development of workshops in various parts of Zhili.

The orderly advancement of primitive industrialization will inevitably require extremely strong demand. Whether it is domestic demand or external demand, it can generate extremely strong attraction.

Since Emperor Chongzhen decided to take this path, he would promote the planned plan in an orderly manner, but the reality before him forced Emperor Chongzhen to consider more.

It is definitely unrealistic to allow a group of illiterate out-of-work people to move in an orderly direction in the direction they envisioned, just by providing resettlement housing and low-interest loans.

Therefore, these heavy burdens, without exception, all fall on Lu Xiangsheng and the Zhili Disaster Relief Office he leads, asking them to dig into the details and gradually straighten them out at the local level.

"Your Majesty, there has never been any precedent for this kind of thing under my Ming Dynasty."

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Even if compared with the reconstruction here in the capital, there are still many differences. If we want to promote this in an orderly manner, I am afraid that we will not see results in the short term. In three years, this will

This is the time limit within which I can ensure that the matter can be implemented in an orderly manner.

Through the gradual sorting out within this period, the Chenhe Disaster Relief Administration can improve the system in various places to ensure that these resettled out-of-work groups will not be affected by any disturbance."

"I can give you the time limit mentioned by the Qing family."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "I also know that there are many things involved in this matter, but if we can do it well and do it solidly, it will bring a good lead for the future development of Ming Dynasty.

In addition to this matter, there are also policy adjustments to support industrial construction, preparations for the establishment of a number of smelting industries, expansion of the scale of Chidao construction, etc., all of which require the Qing family to share my worries."

Since it was about expanding domestic demand, Emperor Chongzhen could not just focus on one point, but also put forward corresponding requirements to Lu Xiangsheng for planning in other areas.

Although Emperor Chongzhen also knew in his heart that if these burdens really fell on Lu Xiangsheng, the pressure on Lu Xiangsheng would increase day by day. However, under the current situation, it was impossible not to bear the burden. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to speed up the efficiency of ups and downs changes in the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!