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Chapter 377 There are some differences between the gentry and the common people

Xia Yunyi spoke first and said with emotion: "What Mr. Shen and Chen Zizhuang said just now were really wonderful."

Shen Youlong smiled bitterly, "What's so exciting? I'm already exhausted."

Mai Yongsheng said: "Mr. Shen was too humble. He hid it from the gentry in Guangzhou and let our army directly take over the city of Guangzhou. This is the safest way."

Shen Youlong took the opportunity to say: "Mai Junzheng also heard about it just now. Almost all the gentry in Guangzhou were dissatisfied with this matter, saying that Guangzhou is also the Guangzhou of the people, and I should not hide the change of flag and the surrender of Wei from them."

Mai Yongsheng said: "Your Majesty once said that the gentry and the common people are somewhat different and cannot be confused. Besides, how can major military and national affairs be decided by the public? The gentry in Guangzhou are just worried that their interests will be harmed, so they coerce public opinion. Come and ask."

Shen Youlong and the others couldn't help but be slightly stunned after hearing this.

Although many officials in the Ming Dynasty treated the gentry and ordinary people separately, the mainstream still confused the two. Some even regarded the gentry as common people and ordinary people as insignificant commoners.

Therefore, Mai Yongsheng's words had a great impact on the three of them.

In particular, Mai Yongsheng specifically mentioned that these words were said by Emperor Liu Sheng of Damei.

This means that in the future, it is very likely that the entire Damei court will distinguish the gentry from the common people, and they will no longer be confused as they were in the Ming Dynasty.

Immediately, the three of them couldn't help but think of another policy, or rule, of the Tai'an army, which was that every time the Tai'an army broke into a city, although they had nothing to do with the good people, they would find several local evil gentry, bullies, and corrupt officials for public trial. , and will also use the money and food obtained from ransacking homes to provide relief to the people.

It can be seen from this that the Da'ei imperial court is likely to take a clear-cut approach to suppress local powerful and powerful households.

Speaking of which, before the Ming Dynasty, there were no certain rules in this regard. Whether to restrain powerful households or rely on the power of powerful households to govern the local area all depended on the preferences and abilities of the local officials.

Generally speaking, the mainstream is to rely on the power of the gentry and big households, and the officials who will restrain the powerful households are a minority or even an outlier.

Because powerful people and wealthy families often have connections in the officialdom and even in the DPRK, if an official attacks powerful powerful people or wealthy people too much when he is serving in a locality, it will be difficult for him to be promoted, and he may even be dismissed from office and his official career will be cut off.

When they came back to their senses, the three of them had different thoughts and feelings.

Chen Zilong was born into a noble family, and it can be said that he grew up with a golden key in his mouth. When he was promoted to an official position in Shaoxing, although he never favored the gentry when he was sentenced to prison, and even if he constantly offended the powerful, he still wanted to resolve the case fairly, he would not favor the common people.

And he showed no mercy when suppressing civil unrest and riots; of course, he also provided relief to the victims.

It can be said that Chen Zilong is good at both military and political affairs. He is exactly the model of the ancient celebrities and has the potential to become a prime minister.

Therefore, when he was promoted to an official position in Shaoxing, the governor and governor of Zhejiang Province looked upon him with special attention and even praised him.

At this time, he was thoughtful, but he was weighing what would happen if Dawei focused on suppressing powerful people in the future, and whether it would be good or bad overall.

As for Shen Youlong, although he was poor since childhood and almost came from a civilian family, he entered the official career earlier and worked more traditionally for officials. He has almost become a traditional official of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, he prefers to rely on the power of large households to govern the local area.

In his opinion, the common people were weak and difficult to educate and organize, while the wealthy gentry were easy to communicate with and organized. As long as the gentry is willing to cooperate, officials can accomplish something.

As for organizing the masses of civilians, it is a thankless task.

Therefore, he frowned slightly at this time.

The only one among the three who was excited about this was Xia Yunyi.

He came from a poor family (he was a small and medium-sized landowner who had never been an official in his ancestors for several generations), and he could sympathize with the sufferings of the people. Therefore, although he served as the magistrate of Changle County for several years, he punished some powerful and slippery officials during his tenure.

At this time, he nodded in agreement and said: "It is true that ordinary people should not be confused with the gentry - ordinary people want nothing more than food and clothing. The most they want is for their descendants to have a way forward, while the gentry wants more, which is very difficult to satisfy." .”

Shen Youlong asked, "Does Mai Junzheng still need to interview Chen Zizhuang?"

Guangzhou City is now under temporary semi-military control, so the chief administrative officer is Mai Yongsheng, a division military and political officer.

Even the entire administrative affairs of Guangdong Province are temporarily decided by him.

Of course, this period of time will not last long, and the Da'ei court will soon appoint formal administrative officials to take office. Mai Yongsheng said: "Of course - although the gentry need to be distinguished from ordinary people, as long as they are willing to submit, they are also Dawei people.

If they have legitimate interests and demands, are they still willing to communicate with us through normal channels? Isn't it a good thing? It’s too late for us to encourage, so how can we not respond? "

"When will Mai Junzhi plan to meet with him, and where will the location be?"

Mai Yongsheng remembered that Xunfengwei had told him that Chen Zizhuang invited the Guangzhou gentry to hold a tea party in Nanyuan, and said: "I heard that Nanyuan is good and it is Chen's property. If Chen Zizhuang doesn't mind, let him invite me tomorrow." Let’s have tea in Nanyuan in the afternoon.

By the way, Duke Shen and the two envoys can also go there then, and let Chen Zilong also invite some representatives of the Guangzhou gentry. After all, some things need to be witnessed. "

Shen Youlong nodded, "I understand."

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On the afternoon of the third day after the Tai army took over Guangzhou City, Chen Zizhuang, Liang Zhao, He Shaowen, Li Suiqiu and other Guangzhou gentry met Mai Yongsheng, Shen Youlong and others in Nanyuan.

Chen Zizhuang and others had obtained some information about Mai Yongsheng from Shen Youlong in advance.

Knowing that although Mai Yongsheng looked to be no more than thirty years old, he was considered a disciple of Emperor Da'an and the "supervising army" of tens of thousands of troops, so he did not dare to neglect him.

After meeting, Chen Zizhuang and others all raised their hands and said, "I have seen Mai Junzheng."

"You don't have to be polite, please take a seat."

Mai Yongsheng said with a warm smile and sat down at the head of the guest seat.

After everyone was seated, Mai Yongsheng said: "We are busy with military and political affairs, so we won't beat around the bush today. If you have any ideas, you can speak directly.

Let me start it off - I understand what you are worried about. I can tell you this, there are certain rules for our Wei tribe to take over the city.

For a city like Guangzhou that took the initiative to change its banner and surrender, our Ministry will give certain preferential treatment to its officials and gentry, but it will not treat them specially because of the individual.

Now that our army has just taken over Guangzhou, all aspects of affairs have not yet begun, and there are so many things going on. Therefore, semi-military control will be carried out until the formal administrative officer appointed by the imperial court arrives.

During the period of semi-military control, all matters that were not clearly announced by our army were handled according to the old Ming regulations.

But once we make it clear to the army, I hope you can abide by it or cooperate with us and don't make things difficult for us.

Now that I have finished speaking, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. "

Chen Zizhuang and others were stunned after hearing this.

Chen Zizhuang thought that he was straightforward enough, but he didn't expect that there was someone more straightforward than him.

Now he somewhat understands why military and political officers are also generals in Damei. For example, Mai Junzheng, doesn't he speak like a general?

However, he prefers this straightforward and efficient way of talking.

He Shaowen and others were a little disdainful, thinking: Is this the level of speaking of the emperor's disciples?

Then they began to think about the content of Mai Yongsheng's words.

Because Mai Yongsheng's words were so straightforward, they quickly understood the meaning. He Shaowen then asked: "Mai Junzheng, what should we do about prison matters during this half of military control?"

Mai Yongsheng said: "Didn't I say, handle it according to the old Ming Dynasty rules?"

"What if it involves the officers and men of the Yi army?"

When Mai Yongsheng heard this, he took a deep look at He Shaowen and said: "Our army's officers and soldiers are bound by military laws. If there are cases involving soldiers and civilians, they will be tried by our army's military judges and Yamen prison officers. This way Are you satisfied with the answer?"

He Shaowen smiled timidly, "Satisfied, satisfied - I just asked casually, not questioning your army's military discipline. Please don't take it seriously, Mai Junzheng."

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