Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 286 The Temptation of Accompanying Readers

Whether it is to check the quota for preferential exemption for officials and gentry, or to urge the payment of owed taxes, or to let the princes, including the prince, study "Nongzheng Quanshu" and "Tiangong Kaiwu", these are all attributed to the craftsman , Your Majesty, what is this for?
These few things are very topical. Restaurants and teahouses, after dinner, have become the most interesting topics for the people of the capital.

While they were discussing, suddenly the emperor made another decree.

"Have you heard? The emperor has a decree. Those civil servants and generals who have made great achievements this year, as long as their children are of the right age, can choose for themselves whether they want to accompany the prince to study!"

"What, what else is there? Wouldn't it be my wish to be able to go to study with the prince, and I have to choose myself, I must go!"

"I heard that I will accompany the prince to read "Nongzheng Quanshu" and "Heavenly Creation of Things". Moreover, I heard that there is some experiment to be done, which is to let them actually do it according to what is written in the book."

"Ah, really? It's a bit hard to imagine! After the prince and those heroes, do carpentry work together? Do blacksmith work? This... Is this a mistake?"

"That's why I said, you can choose whether to go crazy with the prince or not!"

"This... Definitely go, accompany the prince, and the prince's madness is nothing, even if you go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire!"

"..."

Obviously, the appeal of the royal family is still unparalleled.Even doing some low-level work that the scholar-bureaucrats seem to be, they still envy them.

"The three major governors are the most trusted by the emperor, and they also contributed a lot when the Jianlu were rampant. They have no problem. The commander-in-chief of the three major battalions also has this qualification. But I heard that even Mr. Chen, the governor of the five provinces, still It is a bit of luck to have Lord Zheng, the governor of the three sides, to send his son there!"

"That's right, everyone in their position has that credit, after all, it's the emperor's personal command, isn't it?"

"Actually, it's fine for them governors. Do you know that the son of a southern Fujian man was appointed by the emperor to accompany the prince to study? What a piece of shit luck!"

"I've also heard about this. It is said that some of the princes in the court had an opinion, and they have already reported that it is unfair, saying that their children are absolutely suitable for studying with the prince. Even the sons of the chief soldiers are eligible. Then their sons I also want to accompany you!"

"There is still such a thing? But it's no wonder, after all, the prince is here, and he is studying with the prince, and they are all under the prince's team! It seems understandable to be shameless for the future of your own children!"

"..."

It is indeed like the rumors in the market, the six officials in the imperial court, the cabinet and the nobles in the palace, heard that the emperor recruited a large number of children of civil servants and military generals to accompany the prince, or in their eyes, it can be said that they are accompanying the prince to study, they are all jealous , it doesn't matter what you teach, as long as you can study with the prince, you have to go to the emperor to intercede for your own children.

Regarding this situation, Emperor Chongzhen was actually happy to see it.He just wanted to use this excuse to accompany the prince to study, so that the next generation of the official family would consciously come to accept the influence of science and technology.Using this method, compared with forcing each family to learn scientific and technological knowledge, the resistance should not be much less.No, I begged to come and learn.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was very happy in his heart, he still made a fuss.In the end, it seemed that he couldn't bear the noise of those courtiers, so he finally agreed.

Good guy, after the final statistics, there are actually 200 people studying with the prince!

This result stunned everyone who knew it, including civil servants and generals inside and outside the palace.

So many people accompany the prince to study, how much weight is there?
However, no matter what, there is always a chance, isn't it!
Therefore, each family taught its own child that he must perform well in it, strive to stand out, and build a good relationship with the prince.Only in this way, the prince will benefit a lot when he ascends the throne as emperor in the future.

However, what they didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen organized these two hundred people into ten classes, each class had about twenty students. Although they were also taught by Zhang Zilong and Song Yingxing, they were not in the same class as the prince.It's only possible to be together when there are practical classes.

In this way, everyone wanted to get the prince's attention, and everyone rushed to answer Zhang Zilong's and Song Yingxing's questions. They just wanted to get the prince's attention by performing well during the rare time when they were in class together.

Emperor Chongzhen secretly observed for a few days and found that the effect of this kind of learning was very good, and he couldn't help being very satisfied.

However, there was one situation that was a bit beyond his expectation.That is Zhang Zilong and Song Yingxing's family, the senior civil and military officials of Ming Dynasty, as long as there are children studying with the prince, they will all find the opportunity to visit their family.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a bustling city. It is much more lively than the gate of the cabinet chief assistant or the six ministers' mansions.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to Wang Chengen's report, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, and asked, "What do they usually do when they come to the door?"

"The servant sent his subordinates to understand that some of them teach their children at home on weekdays. When they encounter difficulties, they have to come to ask for advice, and then they can go back to teach their own children, so that their children can learn very well when the two adults are teaching. easy!"

Wang Chengen had a smile on his face. When he said this, he found that the emperor had a happy smile, so he had some confidence in his heart and continued: "There are still people who come to the door to praise their children's cleverness, and signal to the two adults that they can do it." Ask them more questions, test their children more, and make sure you won't disappoint the two adults!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile again. This enthusiasm for learning has caught up with later generations.A child's performance in school is directly proportional to the hard work of the parents.It is also difficult for these civil servants and military generals, and they have to worry about this matter after they are separated.It is estimated that if it was changed before, this kind of thing would rarely happen!
Accompanying the prince to study is a good bait!

Emperor Chongzhen smiled from time to time while listening to Wang Chengen's report. He was very happy to see these phenomena.

At this time, the good news from Shanhaiguan arrived.

Although there was a great victory in the Battle of Tianjin as a base, at this time, there were still too few great victories against Jianlu in Liaodong, so it was still somewhat rare.This good news spread quickly in the capital, and immediately attracted a lot of discussion.

"Have you heard that there are even the leaders of Jianlu's Batulu, about two hundred of them, and the Guan Ning Army has started to win battles!"

"It's really not easy! In the past, it was so difficult to have a head. It was always said that Jianlu would fight to snatch the corpse, so there was no head. This time, there are more than two hundred heads, which is amazing!"

"Actually, have you noticed? Ever since the emperor entrusted his dream to Taizu, everything has changed. In the past, it was rare to win a battle. Now, even the Guan Ning army has beheaded more than 200 heads."

"That's right, on the Guan Ning army side, isn't it just that the emperor sealed Governor Sun to go there, and it's only been a while, isn't it just a victory!"

"Based on this, maybe in our lifetime, we can really see the end of Liaodong Jianlu?"

"That's for sure, don't look at the emperor is still young! If this continues, sooner or later, Daming will return to Liaodong!"

"..."

While the people in the capital became optimistic, they also sincerely admired their emperor.Because they felt the changes brought to them by the wise emperor, the hope brought to them, and the pride brought to them.

In this way, on the capital's side, some people used to call the emperor incompetent after drinking too much, and the people had nothing to do with life.It may even attract the approval of others, because many people feel the collapse of current events.

But since the end of last year, after the rumor that Taizu fell into a dream, everything has slowly changed.The emperor became more and more wise, and the good news came one after another. As a result, many people in restaurants, teahouses, and streets and alleys changed their minds. Not only were there fewer people scolding the emperor, but even more and more people were defending the emperor.

After all, the emperor's policy cannot benefit everyone.Not to mention, let’s just say that recently, the emperor sent people to check the quota of officials’ preferential exemption and collect the owed taxes. This matter must have damaged the interests of many people. Would they not complain?Absolutely!
However, at this time, if anyone dares to complain publicly, those officials who are exempted from quotas dare to speak out less, and they mainly focus on collecting owed taxes.Some people say that someone in a certain place is really poor and owes taxes because he can’t pay them. But the emperor sent people to collect the owed taxes. That’s driving people to death. It's on!

For this kind of similar statement, even plainclothes factory guards were not required to handle it, and some people spontaneously began to refute it.And if it is in a public place, it will often attract condemnation from a group of people, from various angles, such as how poor is it, and what kind of poverty is it?Some people also said that the emperor sent people to collect the owed taxes, and they all had more than [-] acres of land. Such people are still poor, are they lying to ghosts?
Under the turmoil of the public, even if these complainers are really justified, they will often be sprayed by passers-by and common people!
No way, not many people have the ability of Zhuge Liang to fight against the Confucians with his tongue. A lot of saliva was sprayed, mixed with loud voices and big fists, no one could stand it.

In the blink of an eye, it is December, and in a few days, 12 years of Chongzhen will pass.When the people in the capital thought that this year had passed like this, Emperor Chongzhen started to make trouble again.

An imperial decree issued to the world is related to the innovation of the suzerain-vassal system.

Starting from the generation of Emperor Chongzhen, the title of imperial relatives was no longer hereditary, but was inherited by downgrading from generation to generation.That is to say, apart from the crown prince, the other princes, the Chongzhen Emperor, will all be named vassal princes. However, the grandson of the Chongzhen Emperor, even if he is the eldest son, can only be the county prince.

The emperor treats his own sons like this, so there is no reason for other vassals to continue to inherit, and they must follow the new system.

Of course, there are good things in the innovation of the new suzerainty system.For example, starting from lieutenant, that is, the three levels of Zhenguo lieutenant, Fuguo lieutenant, and Fengguo lieutenant, in addition to receiving salary, enjoy the same rights as civil registration: you can do business, you can also do scientific research, and you can’t do it. There will be no restrictions.

As for royal relatives at the levels of vassal king, county king, general Zhenguo, general Fuguo, and general Fengguo, it is still forbidden to engage in business and imperial examinations, but they can engage in other academic research. For example, the first king of Zhou, who once Organized and compiled medical books such as "Materia Medica for Relief from Famine", "Baosheng Yulu", "Pocket Prescriptions" and "Puji Prescriptions".Things like this are encouraged by the court.If you need to travel for this purpose, the local officials should not make it difficult.

In this way, these royal relatives no longer have to be imprisoned in the fief to eat and die like before.As long as they want to go out and have a look, they must at least choose a direction to study.

The greatest resistance to the innovation of the suzerain-vassal system actually came from the emperor himself who held the greatest power.No matter what, if his son wants to do the same, there will be emotional problems after all.Even many emperors felt that this world belonged to their own family, and even their sons could not enjoy this world, so this world still belonged to them?

Therefore, this suzerain-vassal system, in any dynasty, any emperor, if any courtier dares to raise it, it will definitely not end well.

However, the current Emperor Chongzhen came from later generations, and his thinking is not comparable to that of all the emperors hundreds of years ago.His consciousness is obviously too high.In addition, these princes and princesses seem to be separated from him by something, and for him, there is still a layer of close affection. Therefore, the suzerain vassal system was thought up by the emperor himself.

He also warned the harem for a good reason. The current status of the suzerain vassal, you can know how serious the situation is just by throwing a stack of memorials, and then the righteousness is awe-inspiring. To destroy relatives in righteousness, such a change must be made.

The authority of Emperor Chongzhen has been very high after this year.And his princes are still very young, even the prince is only ten years old, and has no thoughts of his own at all. Therefore, basically, not many people in the harem dare to object to his decision.The queen of Zhou, who is the ultimate queen, has no objection because she has a son who is the prince.

As soon as this decree came out, there was a sensation in the world.

Of course, this matter is only related to the royal family after all. Most people have the mentality of eating melon seeds to watch the show. Their evaluation is based on their own buttocks, which is absolutely supported.

However, there are also some people who are not royals who are more worried, that is, those hereditary nobles.They thought, even the emperor's son has canceled the hereditary title, so what about their hereditary title?Will the emperor abolish their hereditary inheritance one day?
Therefore, they expected that those vassal kings would object, as long as those vassal kings were at the front, then they would be safe and sound.

(End of this chapter)