Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 133

After hearing the emperor's words, Xu Guangqi was silent, lying on the bed, looking at the top of the bed with hesitant eyes.Seems to be thinking about something.The flushing of the cheeks is very strange.

Yang Reform is also waiting for Xu Guangqi to see what ideas Xu Guangqi has for him.

"...Your Majesty, I think that this matter is acceptable."

"How?" Yang Reform hurriedly asked.

"Your Majesty can send people to Fujian to find Chen Yinggong's descendants, apply for His Majesty's 'patent' for Chen Yinggong in the name of his descendants, and then allow His Majesty to protect this descendant. Then, the salt tax can be exempted, and a salt farm can be arranged secretly. When the time is right, the salt will be sun-dried on a large scale, and the salt merchants who are still cooking salt will be wiped out with a thunderbolt, and they will not be allowed to use the method of sun-drying salt. It belongs to His Majesty, so His Majesty can benefit from the salt industry every year without counting..."

Xu Guangqi seems to have made a lot of determination.He made such a trick for the emperor. This trick is not very upright, but discussing the issue of uprightness with those salt merchants and salt rats is playing the piano against a cow.Xu Guangqi seemed to be completely disappointed with the officialdom in the late Ming Dynasty. He no longer cared about the rules of the officialdom, and instead supported the emperor's practice of pulling wages from the bottom of the pot, stripping the skins to the end, and killing them all.

"Okay, okay!" Yang Reform became more and more excited the more he heard it. If Xu Guangqi's method was followed, sending someone to find Chen Yinggong's descendants and applying for a patent in the name of the descendants would be a plausible reason. In ancient times, there was still a big market. Many technologies were passed on from male to female, and from son to son-in-law. This exclusive formula enjoys a patent, which is barely a reason. Of course, this is just a cover. The key is that the emperor wants to prohibit it. Others use the sun-dried salt method, especially the salt merchants in Lianghuai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Yang Reform thinks this is a good idea.Call these salt merchants, depressed to death, and try what dumping is.

"However! Your Majesty, this method will definitely arouse the counterattack of the salt merchants, and even involve the counterattack of the bureaucrats who have entanglements with the salt industry. This..." Of course Xu Guangqi knew that the robbery of the salt merchants' money would definitely be punished by the bureaucrats. They attacked in groups, and the salt merchants instigated the kitchen households to cause trouble, and even threatened to stop the salt market, etc., so I also reminded the emperor.

"Master Xu, don't be afraid of this. Master Xu said that those salt merchants, the salt rats counterattacked? Hehe, I have sent the new commander of Jinyiwei, Fang Hongzan, to secretly arrange. Only a few of us know about this matter. He secretly deploys the salt field along the coast and protects it secretly. When necessary, I will authorize him to mobilize the garrison to strangle those salt merchants and salt rats. As long as the leader is killed, the others will surely disperse and will not do much. Even if the agitation is successful, or a few places are destroyed, it will not affect the overall situation. I am determined to hold this salt in my own hands, and I am ready to kill..."

Xu Guangqi thought deeply about this matter, the emperor is very courageous!The emperor is much more courageous than I imagined. I originally thought that the emperor was young, too little knowledge, lack of courage, and hesitation in planning. Bold and determined.

Xu Guangqi didn't know, the Emperor Chongzhen knew the later history, no matter what he did, could it be worse than the historical ending?Can it be worse than the 400-year backward history of the Chinese nation?
The emperor's decision affected Xu Guangqi's determination and judgment. Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty! My Ming Dynasty has reached a critical moment of life and death. I hope that Your Majesty will make up his mind to kill the people fiercely and control the salt industry in one fell swoop. In the hands, like this, there will be a way out for millions of people in the world! Your Majesty!"

Xu Guangqi not only approves of the emperor's massacre, but also hopes that the emperor will kill him. This is beyond Yang Reform's expectation. As Yang Reform expected, Xu Guangqi should gently persuade himself not to be reckless!However, now, he persuaded himself to kill the killer.Yang Reform didn't know that the will and thinking of the emperor would affect the people around him. What the emperor was thinking and how he wanted to do it were all concerned and valued by many courtiers. Otherwise, wouldn't this feudal society be in vain?

"Uh~~! Master Xu, I didn't expect you to think the same as me. The Ming Dynasty has come to a point where it must be changed. If it doesn't change, I'm afraid that my tens of thousands of people and the clothes of China will cease to exist in the future. Become a foreign slave!"

"Alas... the old minister is old, and time is running out. I have tried to make mild changes for decades, but there is no effect at all. This Ming Dynasty is already rotten. If you don't take heavy medicine, it will definitely come to an end in the future! This heavy blow The medicine, first of all, is in the salt class, if the salt class is not changed, my Ming Dynasty will surely perish..." Xu Guangqi said in a passionate tone with flushing on his sickly pale face.Speaking of the inevitable demise of the Ming Dynasty, he was already out of breath. It seemed that the resentment and anger in his chest had been accumulated for a long time and had not been vented.

"Master Xu, don't be excited, don't be excited, just rest assured to recover from illness. I have made up my mind and arranged it. Master Xu, don't be excited..." Yang Reform was taken aback. Unexpectedly, Xu Guangqi, who looked very gentle, said The words are so aggressive, so hot.

"I have nothing to say, I shouldn't speak wildly about the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty... Please punish me, Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi apologized quickly when he saw that his words had gone too far. What he said was that the Ming Dynasty would surely perish, such words , It is really not something that a minister should say. If another emperor is changed, based on this sentence, it will not be a decapitation, but also a dismissal.Fortunately, the otaku emperor Yang Reform believed and accommodated Xu Guangqi abnormally, so he didn't take it seriously at all.

"It's okay, Master Xu, I know you have good intentions, why would I blame Master Xu?"

"Thank you for your majesty's forgiveness. The old minister's own body knows that the old minister's time is numbered. He has the heart to serve the country, but he is unable to return to heaven. His majesty forgives the minister and said bluntly that the Ming Dynasty has accumulated so much that it is hard to return. It has reached the point where the building is about to collapse. Yes,... Your Majesty said that the foreign tribes are eager to enter the customs, and the natural disasters continue. The old minister really dare not think about what to do with the Ming Dynasty. The old minister is suffering. There is really no way to improve my Ming Dynasty.... In this way, it is better to kill the killer and win a gamble, maybe, you can blaze a trail for the Ming Dynasty..." Xu Guangqi's life has come to an end step by step, and even if there is no accident, he will die in a few years. Now He vomited blood again, and the fire of life was probably about to burn out, so he said this without any scruples, and poured out all the things that had been suffocated in his heart for many years.

Originally, Xu Guangqi didn't know that the wild boar skin would enter the customs, nor did he know that there would be continuous natural disasters, so he still had the idea of ​​improving as much as possible, and had a little illusion about the bureaucracy.But now it is different. The emperor deduced through the "sand table" a series of actions of the Donglu Houjin, inferring that the Donglu will definitely enter the pass; another god-man entrusted a dream, saying that there have been more than ten years of continuous natural disasters, which have been verified. , This made Xu Guangqi, who was holding the last hope, completely desperate. The Ming Dynasty had no time to improve. The most direct way was to kill, keep killing, and kill until it changed. Doomsday strong.Therefore, Xu Guangqi, who was originally gentle and kind, became radical and even desperate.

Yang Reform listened to Xu Guangqi's powerful words, and his heart was full of murderous intent. He wished to kill those salt rats and salt merchants. He also expressed his admiration for Xu Guangqi's eyes. North Korea has always worked hard on the land tax, and on the salt tax, it only dared to pick some teeth from the salt merchants' mouths. The highest salt tax is only more than 300 million, which is only a fraction of the actual tax. If the full amount can be collected The annual income of 1000 million taels of salt tax is more than enough to defend against the attack of wild boar skin.With money and no land tax, the peasant uprising would certainly not have been so violent and strangled, and the Ming Dynasty would not have suffered such a bleak demise.Chongzhen would not have killed his wife and children miserably, and hanged himself in Meishan.Thinking of this, Yang Reform sighed again.

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"I know, Master Xu can take care of his illness. I will definitely do my best in this matter and will not compromise at all." Yang Reform noticed that Xu Guangqi's face was becoming more and more abnormal, a man who was vomiting blood a few days ago Old man, the flushing on his face now is probably not a good thing. The word "returning to the light" instantly shrouded Yang Reform's heart. Yang Reform was horrified, knowing that Xu Guangqi was probably really overworked, mentally overdrawn, and life overdrawn. Yes, I have to leave quickly.Otherwise, Xu Guangqi's life is really burnt out, and he will suffer a great loss, and there will be nowhere to cry.

"I'm gone, Master Xu is at ease to recover from his illness, and when Master Xu recovers from his illness, he will guard me and direct the counterattack of strangling the salt merchants."

Before Xu Guangqi could speak, Yang Reform said again: "Big Companion, send a few imperial physicians to Master Xu to serve Master Xu in turn. If you want any medicine, you can go directly to the palace to get Master Xu to recover as soon as possible. If something happens to Master Xu matter, I will take them to death."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has ordered a few days ago that the slaves have already dispatched several imperial physicians." Wang Chengen, who was standing aside, replied hastily.

"Well, that's just right. Let's go!" Yang Reform was afraid that Xu Guangqi would stay or talk again, afraid that this "return to the light" would become a reality, so he left without looking back.

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After leaving Xu Guangqi's gate, Yang Huaihe walked aimlessly on the street, the bustle was still there, teahouses, shops, people coming and going, hawking and shouting, a prosperous and prosperous scene, like a place where the dynasty will change in ten years look?

Yang Reform is very uncomfortable. The appearance of Xu Guangqi is really scary. Yang Reform is really worried. He is afraid that someone will rush to him crying and report his funeral. If so, Yang Reform may be in the street. He just slapped himself a few big mouths, knowing that Xu Guangqi was sick like this, and still troubled Xu Guangqi, it really shouldn't be.Alas~ But this salt industry, if you don't talk to Xu Guangqi, who can you talk to?Although Sun Chengzong knew a little bit, his main energy was on the military, and he was so busy every day that he never touched the ground.

Yang Reform is very depressed and distressed. His own arm is too old. Xu Guangqi can only live for a few more years. It is still unknown whether he can live as long as he has in history.How can this be done!
Walking indiscriminately, I don't know where he was wearing the clothes. Yang Reform was a little tired from walking, and when he was a little thirsty, he looked up and saw a huge "tea" character, which was carried by a bamboo pole. Swinging around in the air, this word is a bit familiar!Yang Reform thought about it, he had been to this place before, and after thinking about it again, he remembered that he had drank tea here before, and heard those scholars discuss bamboo tube pens.

Now revisiting the old place, Yang Reform went to the teahouse as soon as he lifted his legs.The "security guard" at the back is even more hesitant to drill in.

Going upstairs, Yang Reform was going to find a place to sit down, to be quiet and quiet, his thinking was a little confused, and his mood was also very depressed!

"Brother! Are you interested in having a drink with us?" A man in his thirties, with a happy face, invited Yang Reform to have a drink.

uh~!Invited to tea by others?drink wine?How long ago was this?Since I became the emperor, I have never been treated like this again.After thinking about it, he said, "Okay! As you wish."

"Dare to ask Xiongtai's name? Do you have words?" The person who invited Yang Reform asked enthusiastically.

"Oh~ My surname is Yang, my name is Reform, and my name is Baidu..." Yang Reform suddenly remembered that he had told others before that his name was Yang Baidu.

When the person who invited Yang Reform heard this, he immediately said: "Neglect, negligence, it turns out that it is brother Baidu, Xiaoke's surname is Ye, his first name is Gaobiao, and the character is from the root. He is from Haifeng, Guangdong. ?” This Ye Gaobiao, facing Yang Reform who is obviously much younger than him, puts his posture very low.

"...Uh~ me? Hehe, I'm from the capital." Yang Reform was asked, and he was about to reveal his household registration in the 21st century. Think about it, it was at the end of the Ming Dynasty...

"Hehe, seeing how heroic your brother is, he must be a tribute to Enke this time." Ye Gaobiao began to chat with Yang Reform very attentively.

"Uh~ Well, the family has the protection of their ancestors..." Yang Reform was embarrassed. He couldn't say that he was the emperor, so he didn't need to take the exam, so he had to test others.I had to come to the shelter of my ancestors.

"Hehe, looking at Xiongtai, I also know that it must be a wealthy family... Come on, let me introduce you to a brother, Yang Reform, whose name is Baidu, and everyone can call him Brother Baidu." Yang Reform ushered in a small circle of literati.Of course, when introducing Yang Reform, the status was not low.

The people in the circle are all winking. Looking at Yang Reform's demeanor, you can tell that he must be a son of a powerful family. Just now, when he talked with Ye Zigen, he claimed to be sheltered. It is even more certain that he is a son of a powerful family. And those who dare to show off so much in this capital are probably not the children of ordinary dignitaries. It would not be unusual if there was a prince around. Therefore, everyone is friendly to Yang Reform and friendly, only occasionally one or two, I can't bear Yang Reform's showing off like this, and being a little contemptuous in one corner.

"I've met Brother Baidu... I'm going to..."

"I've met Brother Baidu... I'm going to..."

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After some introduction, Yang Reform had a little impression of the people here, and the people here can be regarded as destined to be with him. Last time, when I drank tea here, I had a face-to-face meeting with them and listened to them talk about bamboo tube pens. Things, now, I came here to drink tea by myself, and met them again.

"...It's a pleasure to meet, it's a pleasure to meet..." Yang Reform dismissed these two words, and he didn't hear a single name left in history. Yang Reform's attitude towards these people is just average. Celebrities, Yang Reform is not like this.

After everyone's introduction, they all sat in a corner of the teahouse and began to talk loudly.

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"This time, we gathered in the Ya Loft and discussed the 'Jinshi class'. I heard what the adults in the court said, that His Majesty the Emperor is going to open a Jinshi class. He will teach us some practical knowledge and let me wait for foreigners After release, it will benefit the people of one side. What do you think?" Ye Gaobiao was the leader, and he brought up the topic, and the discussion began to "buzz".

Scholars are released, and generally they can get a county magistrate to do it.This is a very common starting point, and it is also the only way for most Jinshi.

"Brother Zigen, is your news accurate?" Someone doubted the reliability of this news.

"There's nothing wrong with it. I heard that above the court, the adults have already confirmed, and also appointed a few teachers to give lectures, most of them are ministers of the court."

"Brother Zigen, this is a good thing! It's rare to meet you adults. Now that I have entered the Jinshi class, I can often meet the adults of the court. It is also my blessing!"

"Brother XX, what you said is very true. This is the opportunity we are waiting for. It is rare to encounter such a good thing. Usually, I want to see you adults, and it is difficult to even enter the door..." This person told the truth.

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Another person broke the news again, and said: "I also heard that the emperor plans to divide the courses of this Jinshi class into Chinese, mathematics, astronomy, geography, physical education, agriculture and so on. It seems that the divisions are very detailed."

Someone came out and rolled his eyes and said: "You don't even know this? Your Majesty advocates the six arts of a gentleman. One art is a class, but it is combined with imperial and archery as physical education. Everything else is to be learned. With the addition of astronomy , the agricultural class, it seems that I will wait until I can distinguish the weather and season, distinguish the five grains of the farmland, and become a county magistrate in the future, so that the five grains will not be discriminated, haha..." This person's attitude is not very good, with a hint of ridicule and proud.

Immediately, some people didn't like him and came out to contradict him, saying: "XX, don't be complacent, this is a course appointed by the current Holy Majesty, don't laugh at it casually, be careful..."

"You..." This person still couldn't bear the crime, so he shut up after being provoked.

Seeing the two parties arguing, Ye Gaobiao came out to mediate and said: "Okay, okay, everyone, don't argue, I'll wait and guess what kind of questions the emperor will ask in this imperial examination. If you guess correctly, everyone will benefit a lot." many."

Ye Gaobiao succeeded in changing the topic, and immediately attracted the attention of many scholars. The enthusiasm for discussing the Jinshi class just now disappeared immediately.

Palace test?Yang Reform thought for a while, isn't this palace test his own test?Hehe, this is interesting. I drink tea with my "students" in the teahouse to discuss the exam questions. If I say this, others will definitely call me cheating.

Yang Reform thought it was a bit interesting, and when everyone was still worried, he said, "This Enke Palace Examination, in my opinion, the topic is about discussing state affairs and how to increase taxes!"

Yang Reform doesn't mind revealing the topic to these "students" who are destined for him. This is also interesting. When we meet in the hall in the future, their expressions must be very exciting.

"Brother, why are you sure that the emperor will ask this question?" A scholar asked in disbelief.

Yang Reform laughed in his heart, hahaha~, I am the emperor, what is the question, don't I know?

(End of this chapter)