I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"I called you here to accompany me on a hunt. How can you ride a horse with this clothes?" Zhu Youxiao saw that Wang Tigan was dressed in a military uniform, and he looked serious, so he laughed and said:

"Go, ride with me in the garden!"

Wang Tigan looked puzzled, seeing that the emperor had already slapped his horse away, he had no choice but to follow.

Nanhaizi is a hundred miles away from Pingchuan, Wang Tiqian's narrow-sleeved military uniform, and a jade belt around his waist. He gallops around with Zhu Youxiao, and he feels relaxed and happy.

Suddenly there was a rumble of hoofbeats, but it was Huang Degong, more than [-] brave guard cavalry, chasing after him, accompanying him to the left and right. Such a loud noise made the sika deer flee in all directions.

Not long after, Zhu Youxiao came to a lush green slope, took a rest, and with the breeze blowing, he muttered in satisfaction for a moment, and then took out the cross-bow again.

Suddenly said:

"In the past, Qin Xianggong escorted King Ping of Zhou to move eastward to Luoyang for his meritorious service, and he was first named a prince. Later, Qin Xianggong chased Quanrong, and then there was a land of eight hundred miles in Qi and Feng, the capital of Western Zhou."

"The Jurchens are always proud of being good at riding and shooting, so how is it better than the people of Qin?"

Wang Tiqian entered the palace earlier than Wei Zhongxian, and had read some books in the inner study, but he didn't know how to answer, fearing that he would spoil the emperor's interest by saying the wrong thing, so he kept silent.

Zhu Youxiao didn't pay attention to this side, and rode forward slowly, saying:

"I read in ancient books that when the people of Qin were hunting, Luo Qian rode on Lin Mang, and Lie Wan rode on Shan Luan, and the momentum was magnificent for a while."

"A person who is good at controlling the six bridles is in order; a person who is good at reasoning is in the six palaces."

"Since the Qin Dynasty, Tang and Song Dynasties, the emperors of the Han Dynasty have repeatedly shot at the emperor. I often think about how to be a wise emperor who can manage the army and govern the country like Duke Xiang of Qin."

Wang Tiqian really wanted to speak freely with the emperor, but he had no choice but to remain silent and follow behind quietly.

After saying these words, Zhu Youxiao stopped and said seriously: "I called you here, besides hunting, I also have one thing to ask you."

Just now Wang Tiqian was still thinking about what the emperor was doing when he said this seemingly heartfelt words to himself.

Hearing these words, my doubts were cleared up, and I quickly expressed my loyalty:

"Slaves would like to obey His Majesty's orders!"

"The nationwide seizure of Donglin Academy this time around will inevitably provoke a backlash from the scholars. It is not feasible to rely solely on factory guards to arrest them and the army to suppress them."

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, then said:

"After thinking twice, I decided to completely reorganize the original "Beijing News", instead of having it published by the offices of the general administration departments in various places, and handing it over to your Metropolitan Government."

The highlight!

After walking with the emperor for so long, the main event finally arrived. Wang Tiqian, who had expected it for a long time, still flickered when he heard this, and almost fell off his horse.

This is the "Beijing News", so I just leave it to myself.

It is also said that the system needs to be reformed, how to reform the system?

Chapter 149 Big Layoffs

In fact, such a thing as a newspaper office existed a long time ago.

The first "newspaper" came out, and it is recorded that it was in the first year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

At that time, there was only one kind of official newspaper, which was copied and distributed to various places by the Jinzhao Academy and officials stationed in Chang'an who were responsible for submitting memorials and reporting news, called "Kaiyuan Miscellaneous News".

In addition, it also has common names in ministers' memorials, such as Jinzuoyuanzhaobao, Jinzuoyuanzhao, Dilizhang or Baozhao.

As for the term Dibao, it originated from the Song Dynasty.

In the Song Dynasty, various non-governmental newspapers were flooded, and the government gradually paid more attention to them. As a means of controlling public opinion, the system tended to be perfected.

Song Huizong and Song Xiaozong respectively stipulated:

"The bureaucrats of the officials under the Yellow Gate are sparse, and self-healing dissemination of reports: it is not the case that the officials of the Yellow Gate are sparse, and those who disseminate reports are considered violations of the system."

"Writings about military planes and frontier planes will not be recorded and sent to the province, so as not to be leaked in the residence newspaper."

Generally speaking, compared with the Tang Dynasty, newspaper offices in the Song Dynasty were very strict. The Privy Council had to review the sample newspapers in advance and approve the "final version" before distributing them.

To put it bluntly, the newspaper office at that time was simply conveying government orders to ordinary people.

Before the Ming Dynasty, private and official newspapers were already well developed.

Local tabloids that spread folklore and stories began in the Tang Dynasty, but flourished in the Song Dynasty because of the harsh official newspaper censorship system in the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao once consulted the newspaper system of the Ming Dynasty. In general, he said:

The local General Administration Department specially appointed Titang officials, who were responsible for the receipt and delivery of official documents and newspapers. All documents and government news agreed to be released by the emperor and the cabinet were reported to the local area by them.

As for the burden of the "delivery brother", it is the postmen in every town. Now Li Zicheng is probably still doing his job conscientiously.

In addition to the general name Tang Bao, there are also other names such as Di Bao, Ge Bao, Chao Bao, etc. As for the newspapers and periodicals on the court, they are called "Beijing News".

Compared with the Song Dynasty, the imperial court's policy at this time appeared to be relatively loose.

The imperial court tacitly allowed the localities to establish their own newspaper offices and encouraged the people to do newspapers. Today, the newspaper office also has an easy-to-understand name - "Newspaper House".

Non-governmental newspaper offices in various places can pay a lot of money to buy certain decrees from the emperor, the cabinet and the six ministries and courts to publish the government orders.

After obtaining the right to publish, newspapers in various places can choose to print. When it comes to this, we have to mention the "header".

Because "Beijing News" is often confused as Dibao or Tangbao, during the Zhengde period, Emperor Wuzong stipulated that the front page of the imperial court's "Beijing News" must be printed with a header for identification.

It has to be said that this is a pioneering work.

Since then, after buying the right to publish from the office of the General Secretary, newspapers in various places must print the masthead of the Beijing News on the front of the newspaper to identify the source.

Otherwise, the imperial court has the right to take it back and let them report the money.

If there is a fake header, the newspaper office will be inspected at the least, and the family property will be confiscated and the whole family will be exiled.

But having said that, although the imperial court has relaxed restrictions on private newspapers, it still has strict regulations on the content of the "Beijing News".

Zhu Youxiao learned that at present, the "Beijing News" publishes twice a month, and the content it publishes is actually not much different from other Di Bao, Tang Bao, etc., except that it occasionally selects some folk news.

Although such a Beijing newspaper is authoritative, it is far less effective than the Donglin party members gathering people to form associations and spreading word of mouth.

Zhu Youxiao's first step in reorganizing the Beijing News is to remove the right to publish the Beijing News from the Departments of General Affairs and transfer it to a new government office directly under him, the Metropolitan Government.

Compared with the civil society group where officials protect each other, the Dujian Mansion established last year is completely trusted by Zhu Youxiao himself.

What to publish, which newspaper to publish the right to publish, all have the final say on the emperor himself!

Of course, after the power of the Secretary of General Administration is removed, there will be a large-scale layoffs nationwide, and all Titang officials and subordinate officials will be abolished. This is a major personnel change.

It is conservatively estimated that at least 10,000+ small officials will be laid off this time.

Whether there will be another Li Zicheng among these people, Zhu Youxiao has no time to take care of it, and there is no way to arrange a way out for each of them.

At this time, Donglin Academy is still being destroyed in a hurry all over the country, and the whole country is laying off employees. Maintaining stability is the most important thing.

In the world, there are too many unknown juniors, even the emperor can't cover everything, Zhu Youxiao can only think about the overall situation and do what he thinks is right.

……

Wang Tiqian let out a loud cry, looked at the deer corpse that Huang Degong had brought, and said:

"Master, I shot a deer today, and my servant took it back and roasted it for you and the empress, it's nourishing!"

"I know how to eat."

Zhu Youxiao gave Wang Tigan a blank look, put down his bow, and was satisfied with his archery skills. He always ran to Nanhaizi for nothing, and it was not for nothing.

"Ouch—"

Suddenly hearing a cry of pain, Zhu Youxiao immediately tightened the reins, sat down on the horse, stopped its hooves, stopped in a well-trained manner, and snorted.

However, Wang Tiqian was not good at equestrian skills. He rode behind Zhu Youxiao and saw an old locust tree with its branches crooked. He couldn't avoid it no matter what.

In the end, a big bump came out of his head and he fell off the horse.

This time, it was not a light fall...

Zhu Youxiao's demeanor didn't change, he just stared at him coldly, and said, "No matter how you walk, you can't even ride a horse?"

Wang Tigan didn't care about the pain in his head, just got up, but fell to the ground again, tremblingly said:

"Your Majesty's servant was only focused on looking at His Majesty's back, but she didn't pay attention to her head, and His Majesty was startled. This servant deserves death, death!"

The eyes of Huang Degong and other guards moved slightly, they just watched this scene quietly.

However, Zhu Youxiao dismounted from the royal horse, picked up Wang Tiqian's cap that fell on the ground and handed it back to him, then wiped his forehead with his sleeve, and asked softly:

"How is it, does it hurt?"

Wang Tiqian stared blankly at the emperor for a while, then suddenly realized, but stammered:

"Slave, no, no, no, it doesn't hurt—"

Zhu Youxiao hummed, raised his head, turned around the old locust tree, sneered suddenly, and said:

"Decree, the old locust tree in Nanhaizi is not growing well, and its branches are crooked to play tricks, and I put the shackles in public for three days, and then cut it down!"

This oracle is quite strange, but no one dares to laugh.

Wang Tiqian prostrated himself on the ground, crying in his voice: "Master, it's not like this, it's not like this..."

"Isn't it?"

Zhu Youxiao let out a chuckle, stepped on his horse, looked around in a solemn and majestic manner, then set his eyes on the old locust tree again, and said loudly:

"I am the Son of Heaven. In this world, no matter whether it is a human or an animal, even if it is this old locust tree, whoever hurts me will die!"

"Listen up to me. Be careful with your errands. If you don't do your job well, I will chop you down like a tree!"

Wang Tiqian naturally understood the deep meaning of the emperor's words, and was so moved that he wept bitterly, hunched over, sobbing, and decided to publish the matter in the next issue of the Beijing News.

Your Highness, you should still be kind to your own people!

After a while, Zhu Youxiao and Wang Tiqian came to the hillside, accompanied by dusk, pointed to a herd of deer in the distance, and asked:

"How many Jun bows can you draw?"

"Servant...can't draw a bow." Wang Tiqian was a little embarrassed.

Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly, but didn't pay much attention to it, suddenly got excited, waved his hands and said, "Give me a two-stone bow!"

Huang Degong led a cavalry and presented the bow to the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao took the bow in his hand, and his whole body really sank. This powerful bow was at least several times heavier than the bow at his waist.

Huang Degong offered arrows with both hands, and then took a few steps back knowingly, watching the emperor lead his bow and shoot from a distance.

When Zhu Youxiao was fighting in the southwest, he once asked Zhang Ling for advice in the camp.

At this time, he took a deep breath, nocked the arrow, put his thumb down on the middle finger, gathered strength in the jaw of the tiger, pursed his lips, tightened his right arm, drew the string to his right cheek, and opened the bow to the full.

1 Chapter Fifty

Even Huang Degong was surprised that the emperor could draw a two-stone strong bow with a full bowstring.

Under the nervous attention of everyone, Zhu Youxiao shot the arrow sharply, spinning in the air, and with a "swoosh", it shot into the lush green under the hoof of a sika deer a hundred steps away like a shooting star.

There was a clang under the hooves, and the surrounding deer herd suddenly dispersed.

"Miss..."

Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips and smiled, but didn't care too much.

It was already a surprise that the strong bow could be drawn by itself. Just now, the arrow was trembling slightly in his hand, and it was really difficult to control.

After a small test, Zhu Youxiao can also realize how difficult it is to train a qualified archer at this time.

At that time, the standard bows and arrows of the guards were generally five to eight fights, and those who could pull a stone-strong bow could be called extraordinary force.

But the bird gun is different, the steps are very simple, and there is no hard requirement on the physical fitness of ordinary soldiers, as long as they are willing to use sub-drugs to feed them, within a few months, they will be a group of sharpshooters!

Now is the age of firearms. As for the strong bow in your hand, it will gradually be eliminated by this era. It is okay to use it for hunting and entertainment, and it can strengthen your body.

The emperor's state of mind at this time had already flown to the sky with the setting sun, but the attendants around him had different hearts.

Wang Tigan thought about it for a while, looked at that end, then at this end, seeing the faint disappointment on the face of the emperor in fresh clothes and angry horse, suddenly thought of something, stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty is benevolent and unwilling to shoot and kill living beings. If God knows about it, he will be very touched and bring blessings to my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Youxiao laughed out loud when he heard this series of farts.

The people around didn't know why the emperor laughed, and subconsciously burst into laughter. After laughing a few times, Zhu Youxiao threw the bow to Huang Degong, and said in high spirits:

"Take it, I'll reward you."