The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 556 Running a Newspaper [4000 words combined into one chapter]

This question cannot be explained clearly in a few words.Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao didn't intend to delve into it, so he pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, you mean to transfer people to the Western Regions and let them farm?"

Zhu Houzhao is a king, and his angle of consideration is not exactly the same as that of Xie Shen.The first thing he considered was whether such a large-scale immigration would lead to separatist rebellion.

When Emperor Taizu created this set of military household system, he referred to the military system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.However, Emperor Taizu was worried that the Ming Dynasty would repeat the tragedy of the separatist regime in the late Tang Dynasty, so he castrated the "fubing system" and canceled many core powers of the fubing.This also led to the military generals of the Ming Dynasty being suppressed by civil officials, and they had no power to fight back.

Zhu Houzhao is not as wary of generals as Emperor Taizu, but his instinct still tells him that generals are a dangerous group, and if they are not used properly, there will be big troubles.

It is of course good to immigrate common people to Kansai to reclaim the Western Regions, but the first batch of people to go there must be military households. If they separatize Kansai, the Ming court will be beyond their reach.

"Sir, do you think there will be no separatist rebellion?"

Zhu Houzhao held back for a long time, but still said it.

Xie Shen thought in his heart that it turned out that His Majesty's heart knot came from here.

It's no wonder that people in high positions are more or less suspicious of those around them, let alone those generals who are in charge of the military.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. As long as there is land to grow, those military households who settle down will be loyal to Daming."

Reclamation, reclamation.The most important thing is naturally the ground.

As long as there is land, everything is easy to say.

The most important thing is that this land is not owned by Zhu Houzhao, just draw a big cake and let the military households cultivate it by themselves.

Xie Shen would really doubt the IQ of His Majesty the Emperor if he didn't do such a business that is sure to make money without losing money.

In fact, the government military system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was a very reasonable system. As long as sufficient land distribution could be ensured, the dynasty could continue to prosper.

This is why the Tang Dynasty has been constantly expanding its territory, especially in the Western Regions.

The land in the Central Plains is just that big, and the land has been almost divided after more than 100 years.But the government soldiers were not allocated land, so naturally they had no motivation to serve, and the system was dying.

If the Tang Dynasty hadn't encountered the prosperous Dashi Empire at that time, perhaps the whole Chinese history would have gone in a different direction if it went all the way west.

Daming is now facing almost the same problem as the Tang Dynasty.

After more than [-] years in the dynasty, land annexation was serious, and military households fled
If the Hexi Corridor can be opened up, the Western Regions can be slightly reclaimed, and the land conflicts in the Central Plains can be diverted, perhaps it is possible for the Ming dynasty to continue for hundreds of years.

Of course, the final decision was made by the Son of Heaven.If Zhu Houzhao disagreed, even if Xie Shen's lips were worn out, it would be useless.

Zhu Houzhao walked up and down with his hands behind his back, nodded for a long time, and said, "Mr. is right. It's just that Daming has always followed the policy of guarding Jiayuguan. Just leaving the pass like this will cause the government and the public to boil."

Zhu Houzhao's worry is not unreasonable, and this is exactly what Xie Shen is worried about.

If there was anyone in the Ming Dynasty who was the most successful but not the most successful, it must be the civil servants.

Regardless of what is right or wrong, it will all become wrong when it comes to them.

"Your Majesty don't have to worry about this. If they object, let them object. I have my own countermeasures."

Xie Shen has had enough of these corrupt civil servants.The death of the Ming Dynasty was in their hands.

"Well, I listen to sir."

With the flintlock gun, Zhu Houzhao also has confidence in his heart. If he is pointed at the nose by a civil official when he promotes the so-called strategy of the Western Regions, he can at least fight back.

"Actually, it's very simple to silence these civil servants."

Xie Shen thought about it, and decided to use this nirvana in advance.

"Sir, come and see."

Naturally, Zhu Houzhao also suffered from civil servants, so he was very happy to hear that there was a way to silence these old men.

"Publish the newspaper."

Xie Shen smiled slightly.

"run the newspaper?"

Zhu Houzhao pondered over these two words repeatedly, but still didn't understand what they meant.

Seeing His Majesty looking at him suspiciously, Xie Shen explained: "The imperial court runs some newspapers similar to the mansion newspaper and publishes some articles. It's just that most of the mansion newspapers are government orders, and these newspapers should have more lace articles .”

"What kind of frivolity is this?"

Xie Shen took the trouble to explain to His Majesty, Zhu Houzhao's cheeks flushed immediately.

Xie Shen pretended not to see it, and continued to talk freely: "Whatever the common people want to see the most, we will write in the newspaper. Li Shangshu broke his sleeve, Zhang Shilang picked up the ashes, and we will write whatever is hot."

Zhu Houzhao stared at Xie Shen dumbfounded, thinking that he couldn't see that Mr. Xie was so sullen.
Being taken care of by Zhu Hou was a little hairy, Xie Shen couldn't help coughing.

"Ahem, of course, the newspaper is just a trump card, and it serves as a deterrent. If these civil servants are obedient, they will be able to say anything. If they have nothing to do and are opposed to the implementation of the New Deal, the newspaper run by His Majesty can naturally copy some Lace articles go up."

What are Ming officials most afraid of?Naturally it was a rumor.

The reason is simple, almost all officials have something shady to some extent.

Corruption, accepting bribes, and even robbing civilian women, breaking the sleeves of Longyang
For the Ming officials who cherish feathers more than their lives, publishing these in newspapers is tantamount to killing them.

When Donglin's party struggle was at its worst, weren't those tricks used by officials?If you want to kill a political opponent, you need to destroy him from the moral image.

Because once the moral image is destroyed, the person is also destroyed.

Of course, Xie Shen didn't hope to use this to cut off dissidents. As he said to the reporter, the newspaper is just a trump card.Civil servants are obedient, of course hello, hello, hello, everyone.What Xie Shen hates the most is when you work hard on your side, and a group of colleagues with pink eye disease make trouble behind you.

It is impossible to expect civil servants to overcome bad habits by themselves, so Xie Shen put a magic spell on them to help them change their bad habits.

The reason for choosing a government-run newspaper is also a helpless thing.

In a feudal dynasty like the Ming Dynasty, where imperial power was supreme, wouldn’t it be tantamount to rebellion if newspapers were not run by the government?

Maybe the court couldn't react at first, but when it did, the person who ran the newspaper would definitely die.

Instead of waiting until the newspapers are banned and the newspaper office is sealed up, it is better to limit the power to run the newspaper from the very beginning and let the court handle it!
Anyway, the imperial court already has a residence report, and there is no lack of experience.

This thing is used to kill chickens and monkeys.

There are too many ignorant monkeys in the imperial court now. If they are not given some color, these clowns will surely turn the court affairs upside down.

For them, they can't do things themselves and don't want to see others do things. The only good way is to treat others in the same way.

Of course, it is difficult for His Majesty the Emperor to make a decision immediately.

Xie Shen didn't use force, leaving enough time for the emperor to think about it.

After leaving the Leopard Room, Xie Shen went to the cabinet to discuss with Gu Dingchen about dredging the canal.

The escaped households uncovered by the landlords and gentry's family were enough to dredge the canal in the Zhili section, but the Shandong section was still in a state of chaos.

"Jiuhe, His Majesty has issued an imperial decree, ordering those fleeing hermits to go to the river to dredge the silt. There should be no need to worry about the work of the Zhili section. What I am most worried about now is that the river section will be connected."

The so-called Huitong River refers to the section of the canal from Linqing, Shandong to Dongping.

Linqing's geographical location is very special, just beside the Yellow River, where the Yellow River and the Grand Canal meet. (The Yellow River has changed its course many times. Now Linqing is not on the edge of the Yellow River, but it was on the edge of the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty.) Therefore, the imperial court used Linqing as the boundary to divide the north and south canals and set up a chaoguan here to collect taxes on ships.

For a while Linqing became an extremely prosperous town.

But prosperity also has its troubles. Because it is close to the Yellow River and there are too many ships, more and more silt has been deposited in the section of the Huitong River, which has continuously raised the river bed. Now large merchant ships are no longer navigable.It can be said that the Huitong River from Linqing to Dongping needs to be dredged more than the canal in the Zhili section.

But maybe because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the prefect of Linqing didn't pay much attention to this matter, and there is still no movement until now.

Xie Shen saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

"Yes, Jisuke's worry is also Gu's worry."

Gu Dingchen also frowned and said: "The local government does not take the imperial government's decrees seriously, and the atmosphere of obedience and disobedience must be changed. Gu is going to invite His Majesty to go to Linqing to supervise the dredging of the canal."

"Good, great good!"

Xie Shen was overjoyed when he heard the words.Gu Dingchen demonstrated extremely high ability when regulating the Zhili section of the canal.If he goes to Linqing, he will be able to sweep away the fascination and create a new atmosphere.

"Jiu He will surely succeed in this trip, and I will be waiting in the capital to celebrate your success!"

"By borrowing this auspicious word, Gu will definitely do his best to go here."

Gu Dingchen said in harmony.

Linqing Prefecture, Shandong Province.

In the state government office, Zhao Mengqing, the state magistrate, was playing with a teapot.

Behind him stood two beautiful servant girls, one was pinching his shoulders and the other was beating his back.

From time to time, Zhao Mengqing stuck in front of the beautiful maid and took a deep breath, letting the fragrance fill her nose and mouth.

Although Zhao Mengqing's rank is only known from the fifth rank, but in the border of Linqing he is the emperor of the earth.

The feeling of power in hand is intoxicating and intoxicating.

If there is a prefecture or county in the world that is richer than Suzhou, it must be Linqing.

As the north-south dividing point of the Grand Canal, the intersection of the Yellow River and the Grand Canal is, of course, a transit hub.

In addition, the imperial court set up a banknote gate here, and ships traveling in and out had to pay taxes, and money naturally poured into the state treasury continuously.

Although the money will eventually be sent to the capital, according to the "rules", "fire consumption" must be eliminated.

The so-called fire loss refers to the loss during the transportation of money. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is the part of the local officials who are greedy for ink.

The imperial court is naturally well aware of this, but it also turns a blind eye.Because the local officials will not take the fire consumption alone, but will send charcoal and ice tributes to the Beijing officials every year.

Good use of the word respect.People admire my character, so what I give can't be called bribery, right?

Hello, hello, hello, everyone. In this way, the Beijing officials and the local officials are colluding, and half of the tax money is pocketed.

Among them, the biggest loss is naturally the imperial court.

But the court was helpless.There are ten officials and nine corrupt officials, and if you take down a batch and replace them with new ones, you can still catch them.Finally, the court also wanted to understand.

As long as the local government escorts the tax bank to Beijing as scheduled, the dirty things done by the local government will pretend not to be seen.

Only two years after Zhao Mengqing came to Linqing, he had embezzled a full 30 taels of silver, which was equivalent to one-seventh of Daming's annual income.

Of course, such a huge amount of money comes not only from tax money, but also from the money for building river embankments.

For this reason, Zhao Mengqing also ordered people to build a silver cellar, in which all the silver from the corrupt ink was hidden.

Seeing that the three-year term was approaching, Zhao Mengqing couldn't sit still.

It was too conspicuous to carry so much silver at one time, so he ordered people to transport the silver to his hometown Ji'an, Jiangxi in batches.

Now most of the silver in the silver cellar has been transported away, and the remaining three months should be finished.

Zhao Mengqing was over [-] years old and only managed to know the state from the fifth rank. There is basically no possibility of climbing up. The only pursuit is to make money.

He thought that he would write a letter to beg for his bones when he was released as an official. An official emperor of his level would not retain him.After earning so much money, Zhao Mengqing just wanted to enjoy his life and go to his mother's official career. What's the use of power?In the end, it was not replaced by others.

Only money is the most useful thing. With these 10 taels, Zhao Mengqing can enjoy the rest of his life luxuriously.

"Master, it's not good, it's not good."

Master Wu Lian walked into the room with a sad face, and couldn't help being a little embarrassed to see the scene surrounded by beautiful maidservants.

Zhao Mengqing coughed and said, "You two go down first."

The two beautiful maidservants gave Zhao Mengqing a blessing, and retreated respectfully.

After the two went out, Zhao Mengqing said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what happened?"

Wu Lian sighed and said, "My lord, the imperial envoy is coming to clean up!"

"what!"

Zhao Mengqing was shocked and almost fell off the official hat chair.

"You said that the imperial envoy is coming to Qing Dynasty? Are you serious?"

"My lord, why did I lie to you? The imperial envoy has already set off from the capital, and will arrive in Linqing soon."

"Who is this imperial envoy?"

All local officials dislike imperial envoys, but if the imperial envoys must come to stop them, they cannot be stopped.

It is the most correct way to find out the preferences of the imperial envoy in advance and match them.

"The third great scholar in the current dynasty, Gu Dingchen, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Gu."

Bachelor?
Come on, this is so rare.

Generally, imperial envoys are selected from the six metropolitan procuratorates, and rarely selected from the cabinet.

This can only prove one thing, His Majesty attaches great importance to the dredging of the river.

"What does Mr. Gu like?"

Wu Lian is naturally very clear about his master's temperament.He must have wanted to get away with presenting a gift to the imperial envoy.

"This Mr. Gu seems to have nothing to like."

"how is this possible!"

Zhao Mengqing flicked his sleeves and said: "Everyone has something to like, whether they are greedy for money or lustful, or both. Gu Dingchen eats whole grains, how can he not eat the fireworks of the world?"

"Proprietor, I'm afraid this Mr. Gu is really a strange person who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world. Not only is this person not greedy for money or lustful, but he is also upright and can't do favoritism!"

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