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As a result, the subsequent meeting process entered the next stage, which was the important case in which Emperor Chongzhen was attacked in revenge after intervening in his hegemony, and showing the Jinyiwei badge was of no avail.

In this matter, Emperor Chongzhen never thought of following the normal procedures. Instead, he cut the knot quickly and directly announced the witnesses and physical evidence, and then issued an edict to accuse the main culprits of the conspiracy, namely Chen Donghai and several other principals and the people behind them. The magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture, Tong Zhi and other officials executed the nine tribes, and the accomplices, that is, the more than 3,000 mobs were all exiled for 3,000 miles. They were all sent to the grasslands and left to Hong Chengchou's men to increase the number of Han people.

Among them, it is worth mentioning that the Suzhou prefect did not actually have physical evidence of letters, but it was confirmed from the oral confession that he was one of the backstage. Besides, if something like this happens in Suzhou, the prefect cannot escape his involvement. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen showed no mercy and showed no mercy outside the law.

As the emperor's order went down, the Jinyi Wei Xiaowei and the Dongchang Fanyi didn't care what other people thought. They obeyed the emperor alone and immediately carried out the execution. They took the prisoner into custody and killed him not far from the side of the stage in full view of everyone. Roll.

I have to say, this scene is still shocking. Nearly three hundred years have passed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Scenes of people plotting against and killing the nine tribes are really rare. At this moment, the majesty of the imperial power was once again deeply engraved into the bones of these civil servants, military generals and ordinary people with their heads. Especially the older people, those who had participated in the Suzhou Civil War in the past, felt deeply scared.

If this matter had happened in the past, many officials on stage would have come out to oppose it. They have no control over what happens to the common people. A high-ranking official like the prefect will kill them at will, or he will kill the nine tribes. When the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, they must try to stop them as much as possible. Because they can be sure that if the prefect knew that the emperor was in the house, he would not dare to do this even if he had ten thousand courages.

But what happened this time, if the Royal Guards Cavalry hadn't arrived quickly, the emperor would have almost died in this private residence. It is said that it was so thrilling that the mob broke down the door of the house and rushed in. If something like this happens, will the emperor still reason with you? Will I have the patience to discuss with you in detail whether the prefect has any rebellious intentions? Believe it or not, the furious emperor directly classified you as one of his comrades?

Judging the situation and protecting oneself wisely are also part of the officialdom. Therefore, all the officials present were as well-behaved as the Clay Bodhisattva, and no one dared to have an opinion.

Taking advantage of this power, Emperor Chongzhen announced several more measures after the execution.

First, in the past, the government did not go to the countryside, and the townships agreed to govern themselves. There were too many disadvantages. Not only were local tyrants and evil gentry oppressing the countryside, but there were even no government agencies. They dared to confuse right and wrong and call a deer a horse. This must never happen again. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen decreed that towns with more than 1,000 households should have township chiefs, who would be appointed by the government, have eight grades, and be officials in other places. It is equivalent to setting up another chief official under the county magistrate. For those with less than 1,000 households, it remains unchanged and is still approximately the same length. Regardless of whether they are the township chief or the contract leader, they all follow the rules of the township convention.

This system, to put it bluntly, is a borrowed form of the administrative system of later generations. Towns with more than 1,000 households are similar to the concept of townships in later generations; while towns with less than 1,000 households are similar to villages in later generations. Of course, there are still many actual differences. But at least this way, the government will go to the countryside!

With this decree, the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to having one more official position. If it were a township head like Nanxun Town, it would be better than the county magistrate of some lower counties, which shocked many officials. I don’t know how many talented people there are, even Jinshi. But with one more layer of officials, there are more opportunities! Therefore, most people naturally welcome this will.

Of course, there are also those who do not want to. For example, local powerful people will have their interests deprived of them, and they will no longer be able to be emperors. Although they can still make trouble and manipulate the township chief appointed by the court, they are not as good as before.

If this decree had been made before, it might have attracted a lot of opposition. After all, this is a change that has not happened in thousands of years, and there are still conservative people. But now the emperor uses his personal experience to tell the world that this system is very necessary. Anyone who opposes this has no regard for the sufferings of the people in the countryside.

Secondly, it is another very innovative decree. At the township level, that is, in towns with more than 1,000 households, a children's school must be set up. Anyone who wants to become a child student must attend a children's school for one year and obtain a certificate of completion before taking the child examination. As for the tuition fees, you have to bear them yourself!

If we follow Emperor Chongzhen's original intention, it would be best to have compulsory education, and send all children to school so that they can not only read and write, but also receive ideological education from an early age. However, reality is greater than ideal. It is impossible for the current court to come up with this money. With no other option, I had to use this alternative method for the time being.

The reason why this alternative plan is used is because those who want to become children are naturally the youngest ones studying at the first level. Of course, we don’t exclude those weirdos who can’t even pass the Tongsheng test even when they are very old. In this way, at least under the current circumstances, the youngest scholars can gather together with the greatest possibility.

Then regarding the subjects of the children's school, Emperor Chongzhen also had other plans, which was to teach them from the beginning and teach them for one year, and would not teach students in accordance with their differences. In other words, the best choice for children from wealthy families is to put their children's education in children's schools, so that they will not waste a year. So during this year, the scholar was brainwashed at his youngest age. Let them sing the national anthem, carry the national flag, identify with the concept of country, and be loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

When the court has more money in the future, on this basis, it can become free admission, and even subsidize the children's families, so that all children can receive reading, literacy and brainwashing for this year. If we have more money, we can go one step further. Anyway, we can gradually introduce compulsory education.

This plan can be said to be the most cost-effective one. The government only needs to provide a piece of land and recruit some civilians to build the school building. This is basically cost-free to the government. As for teachers, you can just leave the talents from the county school to work as teachers for a period of time, which can be regarded as making the best use of them.

Of course, this plan can only be implemented on the basis of the reform of the rural contract system. After all, if it were changed before, the government only went to the county level, and it would be beyond the reach of such matters.

The last decree is also closely related to the previous decree, and is used to solve the problems discovered during this trip to Jiangnan.

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