The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

Seven days later, in the early morning court, the emperor announced in front of all Chinese and military officials the imperial decree to invite back his Tai Tuo, Fu Yihan, as the prime minister.

The officials in the court did not expect that the emperor would invite this one back to the capital, and also invite him to be the current prime minister.From the prime minister to the first rank, the head of civil servants, under one person, above ten thousand people, is a position that many people want to sit on.Ever since Dong Xian resigned from the position of prime minister and the position became vacant, many officials were staring at the prime minister's position, but they didn't expect that Cheng Junjin, who broke out halfway, would take it away.

"The minister accepts the decree." Fu Yihan knelt down to receive the decree with a calm face.

Before today, none of the officials in the DPRK and China had received news of this one returning to Beijing.

When returning to Beijing this time, Fu Yihan came back in a low-key manner, and did not tell his colleagues and friends in the capital.In the past few days when he first returned to the capital, he was resting at the mansion and learning about the current situation in the court and the capital.Except that his student Li Wen would go to greet him every day and chat with him about the affairs of the capital, the emperor went to see him twice, and people outside did not know that he was back.

Therefore, it is not surprising that none of the officials in the court knew that Fu Yihan had returned to the capital.

Many officials in the court knew that Fu Yihan was the number one scholar handpicked by the late emperor, and he was the number one scholar who was so beautiful that so many women in Beijing wanted to marry.Fu Yihan entered the court and became an official, and rose steadily all the way. He was the emperor's most favored courtier, and later became the Tai Tuo of His Highness the Crown Prince.It's just that later, for some reason, this person resigned from his official position and quietly left the capital. He hasn't been back to the capital for so many years.

This time, as soon as Fu Yihan came back to the capital, the emperor asked him to be the prime minister, and everyone guessed in their hearts that the emperor had invited this one back to the capital.

Although everyone was surprised by this matter, no minister raised any objections.Even if there are officials who have opinions on the emperor's invitation of Fu Yihan to be the prime minister, they can only hold back in their hearts and dare not raise them.

Now that the prince has become the emperor, the officials who supported the prince's faction in the past are naturally on the side of the emperor.Those officials who were not from the prince's faction in the past can't wait to be a man with their tails between their legs, so how dare they raise any objections.

After the morning court ended on this day, the officials of the court came to congratulate the prime minister one after another. Some of them were colleagues and friends who used to be officials in the same court as the prime minister. They did not expect that Fu Yihan, who had resigned in the past, would return to the capital again. It's the official worship of the prime minister.

In fact, the officialdom is also a very realistic place. Everyone wants to climb to a higher place. Most of the contacts between people are related to those who have interests. If there are no interests, there will be fewer contacts.In the years since Fu Yihan resigned and left the capital, there are actually very few friends who still keep in touch with him.

Sometimes Zhan's hair at the temples is completely white, and his face is old and wrinkled.

Standing with former colleagues and friends, the appearance of the other party has not changed much. If there is a change, the temperament of the other party is more elegant and mature.

"Ziru, when did you return to Beijing, why don't you tell me, so that I can cleanse you up." Seeing his friend come back to the capital, Zhan sometimes felt very happy in his heart. He has been pitying Fu Yihan all these years The matter of resigning from office and returning to his hometown.

Until Fu Yihan's disciple Li Wen came to the capital to participate in the scientific examination two years ago, the letters between the two increased.

Sometimes Zhan didn't know that Fu Yihan had returned to the capital, and he never thought that the emperor would ask Fu Yihan to be the prime minister.However, if this person took the post of prime minister, Zhan sometimes felt no dissatisfaction in his heart. There were not many officials in the court that he could truly admire, and Fu Yihan was the only one.

"I have just been back for a few days, and I haven't had time to see you in the future. There is no need to pick up the dust, but if you sit down and have a cup of good tea, it is still possible." Fu Yihan is not a person who likes to be lively, so he didn't tell the past His colleagues and friends came back because he didn't want to be too laborious, and these were unnecessary.

But if you can sit down and chat together, talk about the past, it is still possible.

When two friends met, they had endless things to say and wanted to talk to each other, but they didn't have time right now, so they made an appointment to drink tea together another day.

From coming to the capital to participate in the scientific examination to becoming an official in the court, Li Wen did not reveal to outsiders that he was a disciple of Fu Yihan, so not many people in the court knew about him and the emperor except for the scholar Zhan and the emperor. Prime Minister Fu's relationship is over.

Now that the teacher is back as an official in the court, he is still a first-rank prime minister. Li Wen is busy following his teacher's buttocks, so in the eyes of those who don't know, it seems that he is just rushing to hug him. The thigh of the new prime minister.

"Hey, it turns out that Li Wen is nothing more than that." Some people felt ashamed of his behavior.Of course, when these people found out that Li Wen was a student taught by Fu Yihan himself, their faces were slapped.

Li Wen: I'd love to hug Dean Fu's thigh... Slightly slightly, those of you who want to hug your thigh haven't had the chance yet!

After the person for the position of prime minister was selected, some officials in the court also stopped thinking about it.

After having a prime minister, the civil servants in the court seem to have found the core bone, and they all move closer to the new prime minister.Some officials before were still fighting to the death for this position, and now they all stopped. As long as it is not the enemy who takes the position of prime minister, changing someone else to be the prime minister will always make their hearts more balanced. No one can sit anyway.

The new prime minister is a man of hard work, and soon won the support and support of some hard-working officials in the court.

The implementation of the new tax law has been discussed, and finally determined to be implemented in several important towns.At the same time, the emperor issued an order to prohibit local officials from collecting any money from the people in the name of the court, and those who are serious will be dismissed from their posts for investigation and punished according to their crimes.

Government orders are issued from the central government to the local governments.

The next day, the People's Daily newspaper also published this news: The new tax law will continue to be implemented in Beijing, and from July [-]st, the new tax law will be implemented in Nanyangfu, Yuancheng, Pingzhou, Xiangzhou and other places.At the same time, it was also published that the emperor promulgated a message prohibiting local officials from collecting any money from the people in the name of the court. There was also the emperor's jade seal on it, indicating that the news was promulgated by the emperor.

This news caused a huge splash among the merchants, and the merchants rushed to tell each other, "Good news, great news!

News. "

"Haha, we also just saw the newspaper, which said."

Now that there are newspapers, these businessmen can know the news promulgated by the court and the decree promulgated by the emperor in the first time. It costs more money than before to learn from some officials. It is much better to know whether the news is reliable or not.

A newspaper only needs a few copper coins, and as long as it is news published in the newspaper, it cannot be faked, so the merchants here in the capital send their slaves to buy newspapers every day.Those who have a fixed residence can also order newspapers for a whole year, and newspaper boys deliver newspapers to their homes every day, which is very convenient.

As soon as they saw the news released by the imperial court, these merchants gathered together to discuss, saying that the current emperor is a wise king

Before the new emperor was enthroned, everyone was still worrying whether the new regulations promulgated by the first emperor would be irrelevant. Many of them signed cooperation projects with the government and spent money on them. Yes, if the court doesn't count, they will have nowhere to get back the money they spent.

Unexpectedly, after the new emperor ascended the throne, not only did he not suppress these businessmen, but he also enlarged the limits of their business and implemented new tax laws locally.

Now the emperor has ordered that local officials are not allowed to collect money from them. If there are officials who deliberately collect money from them in various names, they can still go to the court at that time. Then the officials who were sued by them They can't afford to walk around, I'm afraid that it's a trivial matter to be demoted, but if it's serious, it's a matter of losing your head!

In the past, these merchants were terrified of corrupt local officials. Now that the emperor's decree came out, all these officials stood up straight. The one who supported them was the emperor. Who would dare to provoke them? up? !

They counted the projects they had discussed with the government before, and after the spring, several business routes will be launched soon.Several big business gangs and big families here in the capital have prepared a lot of goods, most of which are silk, porcelain, spices, etc. that the nobles of neighboring countries like. These goods can be exchanged for a lot of things when they are shipped to neighboring countries. Then transport the goods exchanged from neighboring countries back to the capital. After such a round trip, you can earn dozens of times the money by changing hands.

This is also the reason why these merchants risked their lives to go to the small countries in neighboring countries to do business in the past when they knew there was danger.

But now that the imperial court came forward and sent soldiers to escort them along the way, the danger along the way would be reduced a lot. These businessmen are gearing up one by one, wanting to make a fortune back.

After half a year of hard work, the pipeline under the auspices of the government was laid for a long distance from the capital to the south and north, and post stations and post offices were built along with the road.

The station is operated and managed by merchants, and the authority for this operation is not permanent, it can only be three years at most.After three years, the right to operate these post stations will have to be re-bid.

The post office is in the hands of the imperial court, and it is managed by personnel arranged by the imperial court.

The station built along the way serves as a transit point, and there is a place for the placement of materials and the rest of personnel.The roads were laid along the way, and the post stations were built along the way. The personnel who laid the roads had a place to settle, a place to rest and sleep.

Author's gossip: Thank you Chongya y (yahou) for supporting me,