The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 378 Master Di’s notice made Zhu Yuanzhang twist his lips and made Queen Ma blush!

"What are you doing?"

"You just want to rush in like this?"

"We'll just drink tea outside. When the gentlemen who helped write the book come out, we'll find out."

When Empress Ma saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was about to go in, she immediately grabbed him.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Empress Ma saying this, he nodded and followed to the teahouse opposite the government office.

In fact, he was not so impulsive in the first place!

However, once he got too close to Ye Qing, his brain became inoperable and it became a disease that he could not cure.

This is the case with Zhu Yuanzhang now. When he was in the capital, he did not get angry easily, nor was he too impatient, and was even very smart.

The reason why he made those wrong decisions was just a matter of knowledge and cognition. He definitely cannot be said to be unintelligent.

At least those wrong decisions, in his personal opinion, were for the good of Ming Dynasty and the good of the people!

At most, it can only be said that he did bad things with good intentions!

But once he gets too close to Ye Qing, he will become impatient and irritable, especially when he stands opposite Ye Qing!

But he was also very strange. Even though he knew that Ye Qing would get angry easily, he still wanted to see Ye Qing!

Especially when Ye Qing is inside the wall and he is outside the wall!

In the lobby of Guide Mansion's Yamen, Ye Qing was wearing a red official robe and directly occupied the position of Governor of Guide Mansion.

Xu Da and Wang Baobao also directly occupied the positions of magistrate and magistrate of Guide Mansion.

As for the officials of the former Guide Mansion, in front of him, the imperial envoy, they could only stand below and listen to Lord Ye's instructions with the officials from various states and counties.

But he didn't plan to lecture, he just wanted them to witness his next arrangements!

"grown ups,"

"All the ghostwriters in the city have been invited."

Shen Wan'er walked to the front of the hall, bowed to Ye Qing and saluted.

Ye Qing nodded and said: "Please invite them in quickly!"

After Shen Wan'er responded, she went out to say hello.

Soon, all the ghostwriters in the city were invited in by elite soldiers, and they stood in queue one by one, waiting for the imperial envoy's orders.

After Ye Qing saw them, he also smiled and said: "Do you know the purpose of why I invited you here?"

Everyone looked at each other, feeling that this imperial envoy, who had outstanding political achievements and was famous in the north and south, was somewhat shameless.

This soldier is holding a scholar and dragging him in. How dare he say that he is inviting?

Of course, if the imperial envoy said it was an invitation, then it must be an invitation!

Seeing that no one could answer, Ye Qing was not prepared to give in.

He said directly: "Have you all seen the notices posted by the government about the promotion of [everything is as small as an acre] and [the gentry all work as errands and pay as one]?"

Everyone immediately nodded and replied: "After reading it, it is still very pertinent, and it also states the key points of the two national policies."

"It's just that the grammar of this notice is too advanced, and it's all written in the style of a sage's writing."

"That's right, we have to take our time to understand it. How can those common people understand it?"

“So, if it’s posted, it means it’s not posted!”

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The local officials and wealthy country gentlemen standing on both sides just bowed their heads the more they listened, because this was their intention.

But their intentions have now been exposed by Ye Qing!

After Ye Qing glanced at them, he didn't blame them. He just said to these gentlemen who wrote letters in front of them:

"Gentlemen, I have invited you here for no other important reason. I just want you to help me write a notice."

"You are all locals. You know better than the people in the government where to put up local notices to achieve the best publicity effect."

"There is only one thing you have to do, and that is to work hard to write notices for me. After writing, you will go everywhere to post notices under the protection of my soldiers."

"I have also found out clearly that the fee for writing a letter for someone is ten cents."

After that, he said loudly: "You also know that there is no benefit to me. The only benefit is that people who are stupid pay more money."

"I just like you common people and want to make money from me."

"In this way, you can help me write notices. I will get fifty cents for writing a notice and fifty cents for posting a notice."

"In addition, as long as the notices you posted are not secretly torn down, after seven days, I will reward each of you with five hundred coins!"

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, these ghostwriters, who had never seen so much money in their lives, were stunned.

And at this moment,

Those officials and wealthy country squires frowned.

Because they know that Ye Qing is not someone with a lot of money!

He wanted these people to become his loyal writers, and then he wanted them to mobilize the beggars and poor people in the city to become the guardians of the notices.

At the same time, the guardians of these notices will also become the propagandists of the notices.

How do they guard so many notices?

Instead of mobilizing beggars and poor people to guard the notices, how much of the five hundred dollars they can have left depends on their own abilities.

But even if they knew Ye Qing's plan, there was nothing they could do! As long as they dare to touch these beggars and poor people, or even these ghostwriters, that will be the reason for Ye Qing to confiscate his house!

They had no choice but to watch helplessly!

Besides, their house deeds and land deeds are all in Ye Qing's hands, so he really doesn't dare to say more!

They could only watch helplessly as the ghostwriters wrote according to what Ye Qing dictated!

Soon, the time came to three o'clock in the afternoon.

In the tea shop opposite the government office, Zhu Yuanzhang and others looked at the ghostwriting gentlemen again and walked out one after another under the escort of elite soldiers.

It's just that each of them is holding a thick roll of paper notice, and each of them is very bulging in their arms.

Suddenly, an old gentleman stumbled and a lot of treasure money fell out of his arms.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others looked at this scene and immediately knew that Ye Qing must have used his unique 'money power' again!

"Follow!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he followed with his people.

Soon, they came to a vegetable market!

The ghostwriter not only posted it himself, but also invited everyone to come and take a look.

Soon, many people gathered around.

There has always been a custom when reading notices at Caishikou, that is, people who have read the book will read it out loud.

It's not that they are very enthusiastic, they just like to show that they have read in front of uneducated people.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, an old man with a beard read loudly: "According to His Majesty's decree, I exempt the people of Guide Mansion from the head tax. From the date this notice is posted, no matter how many people are in your family, everyone will be exempted from the poll tax." People don’t have to pay the annual tax of fifty cents.”

"Then where did the fifty cents of tax go?"

"You've all gone to Tian!"

"From now on, an additional tax of fifty cents will be levied on each acre of land. Those with more land will pay more, those with less land will pay less, and those with no land will not pay!"

"This is called sharing the land!"

"Then what is [the gentry and the gentry all work as servants and pay the rations together]?"

"To put it simply, bah, to put it simply, all officials, landlords and rich people will cancel all privileges and treat them the same as ordinary people. They will serve when they need to serve and pay taxes when they need to!"

"I know that if this happens, those people with a lot of land will be unhappy, and they will change their ways and not pay this tax to me."

"OK!"

"Let's fight!"

"You have plenty of fields, I have plenty of power!"

"You have a lot of money. I not only have money, but I also have soldiers!"

"You have cultivated the country's fields, how can you not pay taxes?"

"If you don't pay taxes, what will the court use to govern the country?"

"You don't pay taxes. If foreign enemies invade, what will the soldiers do to resist the foreign enemies? What will they do to protect your lives and peaceful life?"

"Starting from tomorrow, you all go to the Yamen to register for me and pay the taxes to me truthfully!"

"As long as there are those who don't come to pay taxes, I will send all the soldiers and servants raised by the imperial court to your house for meals!"

"A meal of white flour steamed buns, a meal of white rice, a meal of fish and meat, and there will also be singing and dancing to add to the fun!"

"If you don't pay for one day, I will send ten people!"

"If you don't pay for it in ten days, I will send a hundred people!"

"You have to eat until you pay taxes. I'll say hello so you can take care of yourself!"

"Yes, there is more!"

"If you don't pay taxes, they don't have military pay, and they can't afford wives, so I will marry your wives and daughters to them as wives!"

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When the people heard this, they all laughed.

They laughed and said that such notices were for the common people, and they understood them as soon as they heard them.

They firmly supported "everything is like an acre" and "the gentry all work as errands and pay the grain as one".

But Zhu Yuanzhang, who was behind the crowd, trembled when he saw such a notice.

Queen Ma looked at this notice and her cheeks turned red unconsciously!

　I wish all readers a happy new year, good health, all the best, and may you all make a fortune!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)