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Chapter 896
On the day the emperor returned to Beijing, he directly issued an order to reject Wen Tiren's plea, and resigned, but it was still not allowed. After performing several times according to the usual practice, Wen Tiren was still the chief assistant of the cabinet, so he did what he should do!
Only on the second day, the emperor issued an imperial decree and officially announced it to the world, emphasizing the "Da Ming Law" volume 120 and "Ming Hui Dian" volume [-] "clothing violations", that is: all officials and civilians house cars Clothes and utensils have their own ranks. If they are used in violation of the rules, those who have officials will be punished with one hundred sticks and will not be dismissed;If those who use the forbidden dragon and phoenix script are used, the officials and civilians will each have a hundred sticks, and they will be imprisoned for three years; a craftsman with a hundred sticks will even be sent to Beijing as a craftsman.

However, considering the current public conditions, the government and the people are allowed half a year to make rectifications.Half a year later, strictly implement it, and include the implementation of this violation in the important evaluation indicators of officials.

Immediately afterwards, the second edict was issued, the imperial court encouraged good deeds, so those who have both moral character and recognized by the government can be given preferential treatment in houses, cars, clothing and utensils to encourage them.The next step is the detailed terms, such as donating to students, paving roads and building bridges, etc.

As soon as this decree was made, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the capital, and the streets and alleys were all about this topic.There is no way, because this imperial decree is related to almost everyone in Ming Dynasty.

No, diners on the first and second floors of the famous "Zuixian Tower" in the capital are discussing this matter.

"Ah, Brother Liu, haven't you seen the latest court announcement, how dare you wear such a bright dress?" A fat diner who arrived first said with a smile to a friend who came later.

In the founding law, it was strictly stipulated that the common people could only "wear light colors", and were not allowed to wear glittering brocades, and gold, jade, pearls and emeralds were not allowed to be used as jewelry.Therefore, the fat man said this when he saw the color of the clothes.

Brother Liu laughed and said, "Isn't it half a year, don't wear it much, and it's really hard to wear it out in the future!"

"Come, come, Xiaoer, order!" Fatty listened, greeted Xiaoer first, and then said to his friend with a smile, "That's not true, isn't Brother Liu's family rich? If you earn some money to do good deeds and get the title of a good man, you can be extrajudicially merciful!"

"It's not a small amount of money!" Brother Liu shook his head a little depressed after hearing this, "It's just a payment, and it's done every year. Only the 'virtuous' or 'master' recognized by the court The person with the title can get away with it once and for all!"

"The title of 'Master'? Forget it!" The fat man shook his head and said, "Even those masters, it is estimated that few people can get the title of the imperial court. The notice said that masters are not just exquisite craftsmanship. Only those good things that can benefit the country and the people, or leave a blessing to future generations can only be approved by His Majesty."

In fact, masters are divided into first, second and third classes, but it has nothing to do with these two people, and they didn't want to discuss it in detail.

After the fat man said, he glanced at his friend, and suddenly smiled, as if gloating and said: "Hehe, there are a lot of usurped things in Brother Liu's house. If you don't donate some money to a good person, don't say it." Whether it will look good when you go out in the future, it is too wasteful to just use those clothes!"

After hearing this, Brother Liu glanced at him angrily and said, "Don't you? Nowadays, every family buys some good things if they have some money. Not to mention anything else, just the gold, jade, pearls and jade jewelry from your family with one wife and two concubines. Don't you wear it to go out?"

"Ah, who's to say it's not!" Fatty lost his smile when he heard this, and sighed authentically, "With the decree of the imperial court, I guess every household will have to pay extra! Really, live a good life, come here Such an imperial decree!"

Hearing this, a strong man at the next table who was drinking alone suddenly turned his head and interjected, "You can't blame the imperial court, whoever made Jiangnan go too far, compared the grandeur of the Ming emperor, rich Can you play like this?"

There is a kind of mentality, which has existed in ancient and modern China and abroad, and that is hatred of the rich.

The Jiangnan side is famous for being rich, but the North side is naturally incomparable.Hearing the strong man's words, Fatty's emotions at the table immediately turned his finger on Jiangnan.

"It's amazing to be rich, you know how to show off, it's all right now, they deserve to vomit blood!"

"Yes, after half a year, there will be excitement to watch. Let's see how Jiangnan ends!"

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According to the announcement of the imperial court, houses, vehicles, clothes, utensils, etc. must be brought in strict accordance with the law.I heard that there are rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River who built their houses like imperial palaces one by one. How can such a large-scale house be demolished to live in small households?Certainly not, but the more you use it, the more money you have to pay.With such a comparison, the psychology of the few of them is much more balanced.

As everyone knows, even in the capital, those poor people treat them the same way they treat Jiangnan.With the comparison, many people who paid for it felt at ease.

Similar things happened in every corner of the capital.In the end, Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Jinyiwei, reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, from the current point of view, the guidance of the capital's speech is very effective. Most of the dissatisfaction caused this time is aimed at the wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded, that would be the best.

"Your Majesty's decree, the general really admires it!" Liu Xingzuo went on to say, "From what the general has learned, the people below hardly curse the government publicly, which is also an important reason for successfully diverting their dissatisfaction. .”

"Of course, if it is said that the imperial court collects money, there will probably be many people who object." Emperor Chongzhen felt a little complacent after hearing this, "But the money they took out was directly used for good deeds. Who can object?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but secretly thanked Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang for setting such a good limit at the beginning of the founding of the country.Now that the people of Ming Dynasty are rich, and they have raised the sheep for so many years, it is their turn to shear the sheep.It's just a decree, and without any capital, many things that the court originally wanted to use money to solve can be solved.

Another advantage is that there is this opening, and if you want to control the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty in the future, or cooperate with the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, you can continue to increase this matter.For example, soldiers who have made great achievements can also use this kind of reward to give them first-class merit, second-class merit, etc., and they can also enjoy preferential treatment for basic necessities of life, food, housing and transportation, etc.

This can't be announced yet, and it must be coordinated with the change of the social status of the Daming warriors.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen put this matter behind him, passed on the decree, set up the Beijing camp, and had to go and see the situation of the second batch of new troops.

(End of this chapter)