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On the day the emperor returned to Beijing, he directly issued an order to reject Wen Tiren's memorandum of apology, and even resigned, but it was still not allowed. After going back and forth several times as usual, Wen Tiren was still the chief minister of the cabinet, and he continued to do whatever he was supposed to do!

On the second day, the emperor issued an imperial edict and officially announced it to the world, emphasizing the "Submission and Violation of Standards" Articles in Volume 12 of "Da Ming Law" and Volume 129 of "Ming Huidian", that is: all officials and citizens Houses, carriages, clothing, utensils, etc. have their own rankings. If they are used in violation of the rules and regulations, the official will be punished with a hundred rods and dismissed from office; the unofficial will be flogged fifty times, and the head of the family and craftsmen will be flogged fifty times. If anyone arbitrarily uses the forbidden dragon and phoenix inscriptions, the official and the citizen will each have a hundred sticks, and they will serve for three years; the craftsmen will have a hundred sticks, and even the young people of the Fang family will go to Beijing to work as craftsmen.

However, considering the current public sentiment, the government and the people are allowed half a year to make rectifications. Six months later, we will implement it strictly, and include this uncompromising implementation as an important evaluation indicator for officials.

Immediately afterwards, a second imperial edict was issued. The imperial court encouraged good deeds. Therefore, those who had both moral character and were recognized by the government could be given preferential treatment in houses, cars, clothing, utensils, etc. to encourage them. Next are the detailed terms, such as donating school funding, paving roads and building bridges, etc.

As soon as this decree was issued, there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the capital, and this topic was all on the streets. There is no way, because this imperial edict has something to do with almost everyone in the Ming Dynasty.

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

"Ah, Brother Liu, didn't you see the latest court announcement? How dare you wear such bright clothes?" A fat diner who arrived first said with a smile to his friend who came late.

The founding laws of the People's Republic of China strictly stipulate that common people can only "wear light colors", are not allowed to wear glittering brocade, and are not allowed to use gold, jade, and emeralds for jewelry. Therefore, the fat man said this as soon as he saw the color of his clothes.

Brother Liu laughed after hearing this and said: "Isn't it half a year? If you don't wear more clothes, it will be really difficult to wear them out in the future!"

"Come on, waiter, take your order!" After hearing this, the fat man greeted the waiter first, and then said to his friend with a smile, "I don't know how to do this. Isn't Brother Liu's family rich?" Spend some money to do good deeds, and if you get the title of a good person, you can be merciful outside the law!"

"This is not a small amount of money!" After hearing this, Brother Liu shook his head a little depressed, "It's just money. You have to pay every year. Only the 'virtuous' or 'masters' recognized by the court Only those who have the title can be saved once and for all!”

"The title of 'Master'? Let's forget it!" The fat man shook his head after hearing this, "Even among those masters, there are probably not many people who can get the title of the imperial court. The notice said that a master is not just a skilled craftsman, he must be Only those good things that can benefit the country and the people, or leave a blessing to future generations, must be personally reviewed and approved by His Majesty."

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

After the fat man said this, he glanced at his friend and suddenly showed a smile, seeming to be a little gloating: "Haha, there must be a lot of misappropriated things in Brother Liu's house. If you don't donate some money to a good person, don't tell me." Will you look good when you go out in the future? It’s such a waste just not using those clothes!”

After hearing this, Brother Liu glanced at him angrily and said, "Don't you? Nowadays, whoever has some money will buy some good things. Not to mention anything else, just the gold, jade, pearls and jade jewelry from your wife and two concubines. Don’t you want to wear it when you go out?”

"Ah, who says it's not the case!" When the fat man heard this, his smile disappeared and he sighed, "With this decree from the imperial court, it is estimated that every household will have to pay extra! Really, live a good life, come on Such an imperial edict!"

Hearing this, a strong man who was drinking alone at the next table suddenly turned around and interjected: "You can't blame the imperial court. Who made Jiangnan go too far and make the Ming Emperor's pomp even worse? Rich people Can you play like this?"

There is a mentality that has existed at home and abroad in ancient and modern times, and that is hatred of the rich.

The people south of the Yangtze River are famous for being rich, but the people in the north are naturally incomparable. Upon hearing this strong man's words, the fat man's new emotions at the table immediately pointed their finger at Jiangnan.

"It's amazing how rich you are. You just know how to show off. It's okay now. They deserve to vomit blood!"

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

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According to the announcement of the imperial court, houses, cars, clothing, utensils, etc. must be strictly in accordance with the law. I heard that wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River have built their houses to look like palaces. Should such large-scale houses be demolished to live in small households? Definitely not, but the more you misuse it, the more money you have to pay. Such a comparison shows that the psychology of these people is much more balanced.

As everyone knows, even in the capital, the poor people treat them the same as they treat them in the south of the Yangtze River. With comparison, many people who pay for it feel at ease.

Similar things happened in every corner of the capital. Finally, Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the guidance from the capital is very effective so far. Most of the dissatisfaction caused this time is directed at the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan."

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded with a smile. This is best.

"The general really admires your majesty's decree!" Liu Xingzuo continued, "From what the general learned, few of the people below openly cursed the government. This is also an important reason for successfully diverting their dissatisfaction. .”

"Of course, if it is said that the court collects money, many people will probably object." Emperor Chongzhen said with a little pride after hearing this, "But the money they take out is directly used for good deeds, who can object?"

Having said this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little secretly grateful to Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang for setting such a good restriction at the beginning of the founding of the country. Now that the people of the Ming Dynasty have become wealthy, after raising sheep for so many years, it is their turn to shear the sheep. Just by making a decree, without any capital, many things that the court originally had to use money to solve can be solved.

Another advantage is that with this opening, if you want to control the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty or cooperate with the national policies of the Ming Dynasty, you can continue to improve on this matter. For example, if a soldier has made great achievements, he can also use this reward to give him first-class merit, second-class merit, etc., and he can also enjoy preferential treatment in food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc.

This cannot be announced yet. It must be done in conjunction with changing the social status of the Ming Dynasty warriors.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen put the matter behind him and sent an order to the Beijing camp to see the situation of the second batch of new troops.