Domineering Daming

Fang Kongxuan and others worked harder and harder, and with the support of many people, the "New Deal" was implemented very smoothly, at least at the power level, the structure was extremely fast.

The Wu family, Wang Beicheng and others joined in, and the forces supporting the "New Deal" grew rapidly in Southern Zhili.The New Deal naturally has new benefits, especially with absolute power, and the political landscape of Nanzhili is changing rapidly.

Zhu Xu sat in the carriage and led nearly [-] troops along the official road, not hiding much.

Wherever he went, the officials and gentry were extremely nervous. Every time he went to a station or stop, there were officials and gentry gathering, clamoring for donations of food and money, and shouting support for the "Jingzheng New Deal", with a somewhat correct attitude. overdo it.

Zhu Xu ignored everything, except to let the army rest and add some things, he kept on his way.

When he was about to leave the border of Nanzhili, Zhu Xu was sitting in the carriage with a stack of newspapers in his hand.

The first big page is a signed article by Feng Jiangfeng, a right-scanner in Jiangsu Province. He began by talking about the word "Gang Ji", and then counted the abolishment of "Gang Ji" in the past few decades, which led to the corruption of the government, frequent party disputes, and chaos in the world.He is in charge of the Department of Prisons and Prisons, and bluntly said that Jiangsu will launch a vigorous crackdown on corruption and maintain "complaints and disciplines". , At the same time, he also called on corrupt officials to surrender, and the gentry and common people from all over the country actively reported.

Zhu Xu looked at this article, put down the pastry in his hand, shook his head with a smile, and said, "This Feng Jiangfeng is indeed Zhou Yingqiu's same year, and he is so beautiful even when he pulls a tiger's skin."

Cao Huachun sat on the side, smiling and bowing his head.

Zhu Xu looked at it for a while, and then changed another one. The first page was clearly from Xu Jie.

Xu Jie's status is quite special, he is the "imperial envoy" of the cabinet, left to participate in politics, and Fang Kongxuan has to "concede" three points to him, so his articles should not be underestimated.

His article is not gorgeous, but it is also well-founded, claiming that all officials in Jiangsu should be "clean and honest officials", otherwise they will all be dismissed, and the evaluation of officials should focus on "practical performance" to combat the "overstaffing" of officials.In the end, the topic changed and the imperial examination was mentioned again.

It is said that "the imperial examination is related to the rise and fall of the country" and is "the most important event in the world" and "nothing is more important than it". Therefore, the imperial examination must be strictly "examined" and all "gentlemen of praise" must be eliminated. Therefore, this year's imperial examination must "Standing down the model and being upright", "Strictly and repeatedly".

In other words, this year's imperial examination will strictly implement the imperial court's prohibition, and anyone who violates the regulations will be prohibited from entering the imperial examination!

Zhu Xu frowned, looked up at Cao Huachun, and said, "Look, I always thought that Xu Jie lacked courage, but now it seems that I was wrong..."

Cao Huachun took it and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "The imperial examination is related to the rise and fall of the country, and officials determine the survival of the country. Mr. Xu has a long-term vision, is decisive and courageous, and the emperor will reward him."

Zhu Xu clapped his hands, covered the snacks, leaned on the wall of the box, shook his head and said: "I want to popularize education and make society relatively fair. Instead of tossing slowly, it's better to be cruel and cut off the carrion. I can still control it..."

Cao Huachun looked up at Zhu Xu, but didn't make a sound.

He also gradually felt that the national power of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be thriving. Both the military strength and the treasury were far superior to those of the previous dynasty, but in fact it was an illusion. In the current situation, if he wanted to support such a huge army and deal with disasters in various places, it would be difficult for all the people in the country to support such a large army. All kinds of huge projects, officials from all over the world, yamen, etc., the money is being spent like flowing water, and it can't be stopped even if you want to stop it. According to his understanding, it won't last... two years!

"The emperor should know, that's why he's in such a hurry..." Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu worriedly, and whispered in his heart.

Zhu Xu rested for a while, then picked up the newspaper again.

These are all accumulated and sent from Yingtian Mansion in a hurry, so they are not real-time.

The one Zhu Xu got in his hand was signed by Wang Beicheng, Vice-Chairman of the Governor's Council.

His article is quite old-fashioned. From the perspective of the country, he analyzed the state treasury and expenditures in recent years, especially the emperor's internal funds that were spent a few years ago.Then it analyzed the taxes and grains of various places, and exposed the "tricks" in the form of "data", pointing out corruption, tax transfers, tax evasion, tax resistance, etc. in various places, and reprimanded them in an extremely severe tone , and claimed to conduct door-to-door investigations.

Then the topic changed, talking about the disasters in various places, the difficulties of the court, and the emperor's concern for the country and the people. The ancestral system makes an irrefutable interpretation of the gentry's taxation in a reasonable, reasonable and legal way.

He also put forward the idea of ​​"living with the people". Under the oppression of disasters, corrupt officials, etc., the common people are struggling to survive, and tax cuts should be made. Landlords should not squeeze tenants too much. It is necessary to set a reasonable "rent" range. Make sure the tenants don't "give up their complaints".

Zhu Xu nodded from time to time as he watched. Wang Beicheng was considered a cunning and cunning man, and his articles were full of emotion and emotion, and every word he should have written was ineffective, so he wouldn't suffer much complaints.

"Old guy..." Zhu Xu cursed with a smile.Although this old man is cunning, his wrist is very high. With his help, Fang Kongxuan and others will have to save a lot of effort.

Zhu Xu put it down and opened another chapter, he couldn't help but let out a little gasp.

Cao Huachun had read all these newspapers, so he naturally knew what Zhu Xu was seeing, and his expression remained unchanged.

Others were busy, and Fang Kongxuan was not idle either. The governor's office was rapidly establishing various functions and powers, and was also screening and tailoring other officials.

The prefects of Huai'an, Su, Zhou, Yangzhou, Feng, Yang and other prefectures were dismissed at the same time and sent to prison pending trial.

According to regulations, the governor's office does not have such power, but the cabinet and the Ministry of Officials temporarily granted such privileges to the governor's office in order to promote the New Deal, which also gave the governor's office in Jiangsu absolute power, and made bold and aggressive reforms. , unstoppable.

Cao Bushan, Bi Zikang and Zhu Xu didn't like them at all, so it was only natural that they were dismissed.

Zhu Xu was quite satisfied with the actions of the people in Southern Zhili. He put down the newspaper and said with a smile, "I will inform you that no more newspapers will be delivered in the future. I will try my best to get to Fujian in mid-June."

"Follow the order!" Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu accelerated to go south, Cao Wenzhao rushed to Ryukyu at full speed, and other things went on as usual.

The capital, the imperial palace.

Empress Dowager Zhang is worried now, and she is talking about the uneasiness in the center with the old concubine.

The old concubine was cheerful, and said with a smile: "It's not just two barbarian girls, it's normal for the emperor to favor him occasionally, and it will be fine after a while, and there should be a woman to take care of her along the way."

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned, and said: "That's what I said, but there is only one Li Cairen in the emperor's palace, and he hasn't given birth to an heir yet, so it's not an option to continue like this."

The old concubine understood Queen Mother Zhang's worries, glanced at her, and said in a clear voice: "The emperor's trip to Beijing is not for sightseeing, but for worrying about the country's important affairs. He is not a lustful person, otherwise he is not in the palace until now." There will only be Xie Yu alone, no matter what outsiders say, there must be no chaos in our palace, and some nonsense cannot appear."

Empress Dowager Zhang was startled, and immediately said clearly: "Well, then, do you want to write a letter to the emperor to remind him?"

The old concubine shook her head with a smile, and said: "The emperor has his own measure, so we don't want to interfere too much. If you have time, take a look at Xie Yu, and those girls, you might as well take them into the palace now, and let's train them again." .”

Empress Dowager Zhang has a sense of "responsibility" towards Zhu Xu. Even though Zhu Xu has grown up and is now famous, she still can't help worrying. The old concubine's words did not make her feel relieved, and she still couldn't stop worrying.

At this time, the cabinet is also meeting.

The imperial examination was imminent, but the imperial court's ban came first, and Zhu Xu's decree came later, blocking more than [-]% of the modern scholars from the door at once, and there was no room for change.

Just thinking about it gives these adults a headache!

Chapter 705

In the cabinet, except for Shen Yongmao, the minister of the Ministry of War who supervised the whole army outside Beijing, the left and right assistants, and the five ministers, all gathered.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, Xu Dahua, Shen Xun who was transferred to the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Wenda who was newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishment sat around the table.

Even if these seven people are the cabinet, they also represent the "imperial court", they can be regarded as the top management of Ming Dynasty.

There were teacups in front of the seven of them, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

However, the current problem is right in front of us, and we can't get around it.

Bi Ziyan raised his head to look at Shen Xun, and said, "Master Shen, what trouble do you have for this imperial examination?"

Shen Xun's expression remained the same, but he was slandering in his heart, the matter was obvious, wasn't it?

He still thought for a while and said: "Master, there is no problem at present, the Ministry of Rites can handle it, but once it starts, there will be trouble."

Keeping most scholars out of the door, making them "unofficial for life", such a ban will drive these people and the people behind them "crazy"!

Everyone present here has passed the imperial examination and understands the importance of the imperial examination to a person. This "prohibition" by the emperor and the court is equivalent to "murder", bloody and cruel!

A cold light flashed in Zhou Yingqiu's eyes, and he said in an extremely indifferent tone: "Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a great shortage of young and strong people to reclaim wasteland. Order the local government offices to be ready, and at the same time order the immigration government offices to be ready, so that we can supplement Liaodong."