History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

Doubts are doubts, but Minning ordered someone to invite him in.

Concubine Qi saluted with Er Gege, and Minning smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that you two came here, Hongshi just left from me just now."

Concubine Qi echoed, "The concubine met me at the door just now, and this child has come to disturb you again, Madam."

Minning held the handkerchief and twitched the corners of her mouth, and instead of greeting him, she went straight to the point and asked her, "Why do you want to come to me today?"

Concubine Qi pulled out Er GeGe who was one step away from her, pushed her back and said, "It's not that I have something to ask my mother for advice."

Seeing his Erniang acting so impetuously, Er Gege showed an embarrassed smile to An'erniang, who was at the top.

Minning is still at a loss, she really doesn't understand what Concubine Qi needs to ask her?

After being watched, Minning asked after Concubine Qi and Er Gege sat down, "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with Er Gege's dowry?"

During this period of time, Concubine Qi tossed about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Minning had heard of it, but these were trivial matters for her, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs should also rectify them.

Concubine Qi hurriedly waved her hand, "No, no, the dowry matter has almost been dealt with." With the 10 taels of silver given by Hongshi, Concubine Qi can try to buy some more dowry to add to her daughter's make-up, so it is It doesn't matter whether the Ministry of Internal Affairs handles Er Gege's marriage according to the regulations.

Minning picked up the teacup and nodded, "That's good."

Concubine Qi thought of the main purpose of coming this time, so she said, "This time, I want to ask my mother-in-law Er Gege to arrange some things to do. This child is too reserved, and I want her to do more things. Let's see if I can do it." Get it right." Even if Er GeGe was handed over to Er GeGe, she wouldn't be able to practice the sesame-sized matters in her palace.

Minning understood that if this was the daughter of a rich family, before she got married, her parents would hand over the affairs of the house to her daughter, and let her practice her skills.

After getting married, as the mistress of a house, she will not be in a hurry.

As a princess, Er Gege has her own princess mansion, and she will definitely be in charge of the princess mansion in the future, so it's hard for Concubine Qi to be kind-hearted.

"Then put the matter of the imperial dining room in the hands of Er Gege." Minning lowered his eyes, looking at the green tea stem on the tea bowl and said.

The Imperial Dining Room handles the meals of the entire Old Summer Palace, and there are a lot of things to do in it. If Er Gege can sort it out, it will only be a matter of raising your hand when you leave the palace to manage the Princess Mansion.

However, this is not what Concubine Qi wants to achieve. The Princess Mansion was originally owned by her daughter, and all the servants in the mansion depend on her daughter for a living.

What Concubine Qi hopes is that her daughter has her own career like Concubine An, instead of just a short-term management like the Imperial Dining Room.

She finally understood that both Mo Shu and Bi Ying beside the imperial concubine had their own careers, and this was what the imperial concubine valued most.

Concubine Qi lowered her head and expressed her thoughts.She herself did not have this hope, but she still hoped that her daughter would be valued by the imperial concubine.

Ergege's face was a little flushed, she felt that she and Erniang seemed to have too much appetite, she was just a daughter, how could she ask for an errand from the imperial concubine like her younger brother.

Minning fell silent after hearing this, and the tea cover in her hand made the sound of porcelain rubbing against the tea bowl.

While Concubine Qi was a little nervous, Er Gege's face gradually turned pale. An Erniang must think that she is too greedy, otherwise she wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.

Minning naturally supported Ergegeken's initiative to stand up and ask for errands, but the reason why she remained silent was not because she was making excuses to refuse, but because she wanted to assign some errands in her hands to Ergege.

Ergege is somewhat introverted, and it is very difficult for her to face outsiders alone.

So the errands she considers are basically inward.

After pondering for a long time, Minning looked up at the mother and daughter next to her.

Concubine Qi looked at her nervously, Er Gege had already clenched her fists, and she didn't have much hope in her heart.

Minning put down the teacup and made a slight knocking sound.

Er Gege raised her head, and Minning stared into her eyes and said, "Er Gege, you have studied in the Children's Academy, so you should know the situation of the academy better. During this time, I am planning to open a girls' school in the capital. The model of going to the children's academy, and future students are facing the private sector, I will entrust this matter to you, do you think you can take on this important task?"

Er Gege's eyes showed excitement, "I am willing to give it a try."

Minning smiled, with a look of satisfaction on his face, "Okay, I'll leave this to you. In a short time, I can only help you with money. As for the manpower, you need to find it yourself."

Er Gege nodded excitedly, "Niang An'er, I will handle this matter properly."

Concubine Qi at the side was also somewhat satisfied. This time she came to ask Concubine An Guifei for advice. She didn't want her daughter to achieve anything, but only hoped that she would have a career that she cared about so that the child could stand up. Don't let people look down upon you.

Having achieved their goal, Concubine Qi and Er Gege didn't stay much longer.

Minning looked at Er Gege and went out the door happily, and smiled before calling the palace servants, asking if Fourth Master had any free time?

"Returning to the noble concubine and master, Long Live just called Elder Zhang Ge to discuss political affairs. At this moment, Elder Zhang Ge is still in Siyi Bookstore."

In other words, Zhang Tingyu hadn't left yet. Minning nodded. It happened that the lottery matter was of great importance, and the cabinet had to draw up specific regulations.

If Zhang Tingyu was there, there would be no need to go back and explain a second time.

"Have someone prepare the sedan chair and prepare to go to Siyi Bookstore."

Siyi Bookstore is some distance away from Xinghuachun Pavilion, if you just wander around here, you can walk there, but at this moment Minning can't wait, and can't wait to rush over.

Taking the lottery plan that he spent half the night writing down last night, Minning put on a thin jacket and went out.

The sedan chair had already stopped outside the door, and there were four big men standing in front of and behind it. The sedan chair was relatively small, and they had to bend over to sit in it.

It took about half an hour to arrive at the Siyi Bookstore, which was wobbly. The Siyi Bookstore is quite close to the Zhengda Guangming Hall, and half of the early morning is in the Zhengda Guangming Hall. If dealing with political affairs, the fourth master mostly stays in the Siyi Bookstore .

As for the Wanzidian is the residence of the fourth master, but this year's government affairs are busy, most of the fourth masters stay in the Siyi Bookstore, anyway, the Wanzidian is not very much lived in.

The Old Summer Palace has undergone intermittent construction in the past two years, and many buildings have been added. For example, the Zhengda Guangming Palace is the first addition after Fourth Master ascended the throne.

After the construction of Zhengda Guangming Palace was completed, Fourth Master moved directly to Yuanmingyuan, even the early court moved here.

As for the imperial palace, most of them now only live with the younger brothers born to the Supreme Emperor. Without the emperor, the imperial palace does not live up to its name.

However, the emperor of Aixinjueluo's family never owed himself. He used to dislike the Shengjing Palace for being too small and moved to the capital.When the Supreme Emperor felt that the palace was too narrow and the atmosphere was too solemn, he moved to Changchun Garden, which is like a picture scroll.

Fourth master moved to Yuanmingyuan to work, but he just learned one thing.

When they arrived at Siyi Bookstore, Minning got off the sedan chair and came to the garden.

He didn't rush in, but asked someone to report first.

The fourth master is working with Zhang Tingyu's army. The army has been cleaned up once two years ago, and all the moths that have eaten their wages have been wiped out, but it can't change the foundation of the Eight Banners. There has been no war for more than ten years, and it is a bit rotten after all. .

In the past two years, fourth master had removed some of the weak households in the army without a trace, and put his own people in.

Coupled with the use of a new method of training troops, many dudes who were stuffed in became deserters, and now the whole army at least looks a little better.

This is a good time for reform.

This time, Si Ye discussed with Zhang Tingyu about disarmament, and the ones who were dismissed were the Eight Banners, and all those who were over 50 and younger than [-] were cleared out.

These have to be checked one by one. Fourth master doesn't want the kind of person who is nine years old but pretends to receive the salary again.

From this point of view, it means that the related households are stuffed into the army, and they are paid under the guise of a name.

"Send someone to find out all the people in the army. Be sure to match up all the soldiers. All those who have nothing to pay will be cleared out, and then they will be trained with a new type of training. As for the reduction of troops, I am very clear now. There are more than [-] million soldiers and horses, some of which are empty pay, and this part must be cleared out, as well as the old, the weak, the sick, and those with disabilities. They are planning to cancel their military registration and use compulsory labor in the future. To conscription."

Zhang Tingyu sat on the table playing chess with Fourth Master, and asked, "I don't know what kind of conscription method is the compulsory system that Lord Long Live said?"

Fourth Master put down a black coin in the corner, and continued to say, "Conscripts are all youths who have reached the age of [-] in my Qing Dynasty. They are obliged to perform military service. Of course, we recruit based on merit, not everyone. Conscripts can retire after three years of service. If there are outstanding ones, they can continue to be recruited as low-level non-commissioned officers and continue to rise. The method of conscription is the same as that of the navy. I will give you the method of military training written by Prince Zhi. What he wrote was to draw up a new rank of military attache. In the future, all ranks above the general will not participate in on-site combat, but will form a team to discuss the battle plan together. You can ask foreigners about these. Foreigners have similar recruitment plans. I am completely fine in the Qing Dynasty. Take its essence, discard its dross, knead it, and form our unique recruiting mode in Qing Dynasty."

Fourth master now speaks with a Minning flavor, probably because he listened to her too much, and used some words without paying attention to himself.

Zhang Tingyu was holding a chess piece that would eventually find a gap and drop it, so he could only put it back, and bowed his hands to the fourth master, "The slave surrenders."

The fourth master played with the chess pieces, showing a smile, "Okay, I don't know that you intend to give in." Then he felt that it would be boring to continue playing, so he got up, walked to the side and sat down, and immediately a little eunuch came to clean up the chessboard.

Fourth Master continued the previous topic, "The current fighting is mainly concentrated in the Yili area. Last time, although Yue Zhongqi drove the Junggar tribe out of Tibet, but in the past few years, they are ready to fight against Yili again."

The fourth master picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "Just take advantage of this time to reform the army as soon as possible and completely wipe out the Junggar tribe." The railways of the Qing Dynasty have already been laid to Outer Mongolia, and now only Junggar is left There is a large piece of fat in the Ministry, and there are many princes in Mongolia who handed over the book to the fourth master, wanting to attack the Junggar Ministry.

However, the fourth master had his own plan. He wanted to take the Junggar tribe into his own hands.Such a large piece of land cannot be handed over to others in vain.

Zhang Tingyu cupped his hands and bowed, "I will live up to the emperor's great trust."

Fourth Master nodded slightly, and was about to speak when Su Peisheng hurried in.

"Lord Wan Sheng, the imperial concubine is asking to see you outside."

With a puzzled expression on his face, Fourth Master said: "Please come in the noble concubine."

Zhang Tingyu stood up and bent slightly, "Your Majesty, Rong Chen will take his leave first."

Fourth Master raised his hand and said, "No need, Concubine An must have something important to come over, Ai Qing can stay and listen together."

The fourth master knew that Min Ning never liked to come here, knowing that Zhang Tingyu was here, there must be something wrong with coming here, which meant that there was no need for Zhang Tingyu to avoid these things.

Zhang Tingyu stood like this, and Su Peisheng had already brought Minning in outside.

There was Zhang Tingyu who blessed the fourth master in Minning, and Zhang Tingyu over there bowed long and said: "I have seen the imperial concubine and empress."

Minning raised his hand, "Mr. Zhang Ge, you don't have to be polite."

Fourth Master waved to Min Ning, Min Ning walked over and sat down beside him.

The fourth master said to Zhang Tingyu, "Okay, you sit too." Then he turned his head and asked Minning, "Why are you here?"

Minning smiled and said, "I came to see you for something. I heard that Mr. Zhang Ge is also here. Why don't we try our luck."

Fourth master called someone to serve a cup of tea, and then asked Minning, "What's the matter?"

Minning handed over a stack of papers in his hand.

Fourth Master took it casually and turned it over, glanced at the big characters on the top, "How does the lottery work?" After speaking, he looked at Minning.

Minning signaled him to continue reading.

At this time the tea was delivered, Minning picked up the teacup and sipped the tea while watching Fourth Master carefully read the manuscript.

Zhang Tingyu on the side lowered his head and pretended to be serious about drinking tea.

Min Ning started talking to him, "I heard that Mr. Zhang's fourth brother lives in the same building as Hong Yun. In recent years, Hong Yun has troubled Mr. Zhang's fourth brother a lot."

Zhang Tingyu thumped in his heart. He didn't expect that the noble concubine knew the situation of a marginal second prince. He didn't want Concubine An to mistakenly think that he was the second prince standing in the Zhang family. The last time I saw the fourth brother was during Chinese New Year, so I don't know much about his situation. He never told me about the relationship between the two. Ruochen's fourth brother met the second prince, presumably because of the same illness The reason.” Both of them could only stay in the hospital and could not come out to lead a normal life.

For the other patients, the hospital was just a place of treatment, but for the two of them, it was a prison with no iron bars.

Minning smiled and said: "Master Zhang, don't worry, I'm just asking casually. In recent years, Hongyun's schoolwork has troubled Zhang Silang. Originally, he wanted to arrange a teacher for Hongyun, but later found that the two of them already had the name of master and apprentice." , I have nothing to do with Long Live Lord."

Zhang Tingyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this tone was not completely relieved, and hearing Concubine An's voice, this tone was raised again.

"I heard that Lord Zhang has a younger brother who ranks among the top three?"

Zhang Tingyu nodded helplessly, "Yes, my younger brother, Chen, has been working in a newspaper office in the capital." Isn't this obvious?Back then, it was because of a sum of money his third brother got from the newspaper that he paid back the treasury money in advance.This is the time when he secretly helped the emperor a few times when you were not on the throne.

Of course Minning knew that she was the owner behind this newspaper.

"Zhang Sanlang is still a young talent, how can he be wasted in the newspaper office, how about Mr. Zhang recommending him, at least he will get a meritorious service and serve for the court."

Minning intends to separate the administrative office of publishing from the administrative department. At this time, he needs to find a senior journalist to manage it.

She originally wanted to consider Zhang Shaoyang, but it was a pity that although Zhang Shaoyang was a veteran in the news industry, his political capital was pitifully small, and he was transferred to be in charge of the publishing office for no reason, and he couldn't stand firm at all, so she let it go.

It happened that Zhang Tingyu's third brother had been in the newspaper industry since the beginning of the newspaper business. He had more than ten years of experience and had a deep understanding of the newspaper printing industry.

Hand over this yamen to him, presumably he will be able to drastically reform some unsuitable policies.

It turned out that this yamen was handed over to the Imperial Academy for editing, but after all, it was a layman who made all kinds of regulations restricting the development of newspapers, and now there is even a tendency to block the development of newspapers.

Minning wants the newspapers to flourish, and it is not a single flower. The Imperial Academy has recently made a lot of decisions not to report gossip from officials. It was quite satisfactory, and even the people who bought the newspaper felt that the content was not as good as before. This has touched Minning's bottom line, so the power to manage publishing must be withdrawn from the hands of the Imperial Academy.

No matter who handed it over to anyone, he was afraid of repeating the mistakes of the Hanlin Academy, so Minning took a fancy to Zhang Tinglu, especially because he had an elder brother who was the old man.

Handing over this yamen to him, no one else would dare to trip him up.

Coupled with Zhang Tinglu's more than ten years of experience in the industry and the formulation of more comprehensive rules, it must be able to make the news industry in the Qing Dynasty flourish.

Zhang Tingyu didn't know what Concubine An Gui suddenly mentioned what her younger brother wanted to do, but she finally agreed, "I will ask my third brother after I return."

Minning nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the fourth master on the side patted the table excitedly, "Okay." After speaking, he raised his head and looked at Minning, "If this lottery is really done, it will be able to solve the problem of the empty treasury in the future."

Minning nodded, but still mentioned, "Since it is a welfare lottery, the money raised by these lotteries will be used for good deeds, such as building children's colleges, nursing homes, and helping the poor."

Fourth Master nodded vigorously, "It's okay, these originally accounted for part of the national treasury's expenditure, if they can solve it independently, it can be regarded as lightening the burden on the national treasury."

Then fourth master handed over the papers to Zhang Tingyu who was listening in a daze.

The fourth master asked Minning who should be sent to operate it at this time. Although a lottery ticket is only two yuan a ticket, there are a million people in the entire capital, not counting the counties below the capital.

If it is really cost-effective, this amount is quite a lot, not to mention that the prize is drawn once a week, some people will definitely not buy only one lottery ticket, the chance of winning a lottery ticket is too small.

Minning thought for a while and said, "This matter must be mobilized by the government. Considering that this model will be extended to the entire Qing Dynasty in the future, I think we will set up a welfare lottery company and delegate the operation of the lottery to the branches of each province. The company, the charity money from these lottery tickets is specially used."

Fourth Master nodded, and asked another question, "How can you be sure that people will spend this money to buy lottery tickets?"

Minning was never worried about the charm of lottery tickets. She replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I have my own concerns, but I probably need your help."

Fourth master asked her with his eyes.

Minning said, "I hope the government will help ban gambling houses and brothels everywhere, so as to sweep away the atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty."

Fourth Master didn't expect that she would mention this point. He could still understand the banning of gambling halls, but what does the banning of brothels have to do with lottery tickets?

How did Si Ye know that the brothel was incidental, since the proposal to ban the gambling halls was proposed, the brothel would also be banned by the way, and Minning was still bitter about the fact that he was almost sold to the Bada Hutong back then.

Zhang Tingyu next to him focused on two things, listening with his ears pricked up while looking at the manuscript paper in his hand.

Minning seemed to be recalling something, and said, "Gambling halls and brothels are places where the three religions often gather. Gambling can separate a family's wives, and women in brothels are also deeply persecuted. These two For me, the Qing Dynasty is a cancerous place, and this is the place where all kinds of news are most likely to breed, like some rebels, most of them gather here, and eliminating these will also cut off the source of money for the rebels."

She has enough information to prove that the dens of many rebels are gambling halls and brothels all over the place, and whoever makes the two the most circulated information.

On the contrary, it is like a teahouse, because under the watchful eyes of the public, the circulating news is not so secretive.

Fourth Master frowned and looked at Zhang Tingyu who was on the side.

Fourth Master is a native of the ancients. Brothels and gambling halls are the most common places for him, and he never thought of playing with them.

Hearing Minning talk about it this time, he suddenly realized that both of these places can be moved.

Zhang Tingyu, who was next to him, had already finished reading the manuscript, and excitedly cupped his hands and said to Fourth Master, "Your Majesty, if this welfare lottery is used, it will definitely benefit the common people. The banning of gambling will allow some people with spare money to use it to buy lottery tickets." , the lottery is not like a gambling house, a person who is interesting enough to go bankrupt, the so-called small gambling is fun, this minister seconded the proposal of Concubine An."

The banning of brothels will liberate a large number of women. The most important thing is the impact on future generations. Without brothels, a large number of women will be saved from disaster in future generations.

Now the imperial court is racking their brains to think about how to increase the population, and they have ignored the brothels. If the brothels are liberated, these women can not only marry, but also enter the factory to solve the labor shortage in the factory.

The fourth master nodded, and made inferences: "The folk nunneries also need to be investigated. All the nuns who don't have a degree will be ordered to return to the secular world and become a monk, and they will be resettled on the spot." After thinking about it, the fourth master said: "The folk widows are encouraged to remarry."

Min Ning next to him took a sip of tea and said, "It's not that easy to encourage widows to remarry. How many families are counting on a chastity archway now? These women are widowed at a young age. Could it be that they voluntarily?" The two men glanced at each other, "It's just external pressure."

At that time, the Supreme Emperor was not yet in power. The main reason was that the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was fighting for power with the four ministers. In my eyes, it can't be called chastity at all, and the distribution of chastity memorial archways in that era had political factors.

The policy of the imperial court is to encourage widows to remarry, but they also distribute chastity memorial archways, which is simply a refutation of the policy.

Fourth master heard her say yin and yang strange words, Zhang Tingyu on the side was taken aback, this noble concubine actually said such words in front of the emperor, obviously he sneered at the chastity memorial archway among the people.

Fourth Master asked her in a good voice, "Do you have a good idea?"

Minning put down her glass and said dissatisfiedly: "The Chastity Archway was originally intended to encourage chaste women, not to trap a woman for a lifetime, guarding this cold stone tablet." She looked at Fourth Master and said seriously, "I think this chastity The archway has been posted too much, and it has lost its own meaning."

"Continue." Fourth Master nodded his finger on the table.

"In the future, we should be cautious in distributing these chastity memorial archways, and find out the contribution of the other party to the country. They can be distributed without observing the chastity. On the contrary, keeping the chastity will restrict the development of the country. All widows are chaste. A factor of stability. Only when yin and yang are reconciled can society develop harmoniously. Therefore, I think that this chastity archway is only issued for decades or hundreds of years, which shows the importance of the chastity archway. The recipients of the distribution are all over [-] years old , cultivate pillars for the country, or reform the country’s looms, and help the country promote economic prosperity. Like today, what’s the use of having dozens of chastity archways in one place, and only women are trapped , when a man is dead, why should a woman pay for it for the rest of her life? Shouldn't women stand up and hold up half the sky?"

Speaking of this, Minning started talking again, "This marriage law also needs to be changed. When two people get married, both parties must agree at the same time. Parents and others must not interfere. If the relationship is not good, divorce can be agreed, or one party does not want to divorce. , can be separated for two years, and take the initiative to propose a divorce to the government. Like now, a man can just find an excuse to divorce his wife. What is the matter? The marriage law has been changed. Alimony……"

Fourth Master didn't say anything, but Zhang Tingyu opened his mouth wider the more he heard it.

He never thought that Concubine An Gui was such a rebellious person, and everything he said was a fantasy.

However, Fourth Master didn't show any surprise at what Minning said. He had already guessed that Minning might be a fairy, and the marriage law she usually talked about should be implemented in the sky.

At the same time, he also understood why she couldn't keep her heart warm. It turned out that the two of them were wrong at the beginning. When he fell in love with her, she was his concubine.

If it was in her world, she would not be involved with a married man like him at all. She could only thank Er Niang for pointing her to him, otherwise the two of them would have missed it.

The fourth master has already guessed what she has done these years. She wants to transform this world into the world she is familiar with, the prosperous world in her eyes. These fourth masters are willing to help her and give her a trust.

Just hope she stays with him forever.

Fourth Master replaced his full tea bowl with hers, Min Ning spoke dryly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

After she finished speaking, Fourth Master calmly looked at Zhang Tingyu and asked, "Ai Qing, I think the marriage law mentioned by the noble concubine is good. I wonder if this marriage law can be integrated into the laws of the Qing Dynasty?"

Zhang Tingyu was tongue-tied, he really couldn't believe that the emperor, who was so tough in the court, would listen to the concubine's words like this.

This marriage law is too absurd, once it is proposed, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

"I don't think so."

Minning put down his teacup and said aggressively, "Why not, do you underestimate women?"

Zhang Tingyu stammered: "My lady, what you said in the Marriage Law that women can also file for divorce is really against the words of the saints."

Minning narrowed his eyes and asked, "Aren't saints born of women? Shouldn't women be equal to men? If there are no women in this world, how can you reproduce like an earth dragon just by relying on your men?"

Zhang Tingyu's face was flushed, and she stood up and bowed long, "Your Majesty wants to change the situation of a woman. Although I don't agree with it, I understand what your Majesty means. It's just that it's not so easy for this woman to become independent."

Min Ning looked down at Fourth Master, "Let your feet go, anyone with bound feet will be taxed!"

Fourth master was stunned for a moment, probably confused by her jumping thoughts.

Fortunately, the fourth master reacted quickly, pressed his hand to let Zhang Tingyu sit down, and Minning said, "Okay, I know what you mean. It's just that there is no rush to change the status quo of women. Let's do the same thing. Start by letting go and allowing widows to remarry."

Min Ning was shunned by him, and also found that he was too excited before, and apologized to Zhang Tingyu: "Please don't mind Mr. Zhang Ge, I just thought that outstanding women emerged in endlessly in history, but the whole society still treats women poorly today. For the bottom, some poor mountains and rivers, and even gave birth to a baby girl, this is a bit urgent."

Zhang Tingyu said in a slow voice, "Your Majesty is a person of great virtue. If you want to change the status of women for thousands of years, it will not work if you are too impatient among the Han people. You can only do it subtly."

Min Ning nodded, "I know, but please ask Mr. Zhang Ge to go back and study the Marriage Law. It will definitely be implemented in the future." Not now, not in ten years, not in ten years, not in a hundred years.

As long as women's thinking rises, there will always be a day when they will pursue their own rights.

Fourth Master patted her on the shoulder, "Okay, let's talk about these things later, and let's talk about the lottery."

Minning nodded and said, "I have ordered people to study the machine for publishing lottery numbers. Now, a lottery company can be established, and the imperial court can find out that the White Lotus Sect and other rebels are in the casino. For the reason of haunting and brothels, the entire Daqing casino was ordered to close, and then the casinos in the capital were mopped up. As for these unjust enrichments, they will be confiscated directly, and then fined according to the size of the casino will be charged to the state treasury."

Fourth master nodded, if they sweep up, they can receive a lot of money.

Fourth Master found that if the casinos and brothels were really wiped out, the big hole in the national treasury could also be filled.

"Of course, in order to avoid a resurgence, gambling and whoring can be banned throughout the Qing Dynasty, and the governments around the country are ordered to strictly clean up. Any gamblers found gathering to gamble will be arrested and exiled to the New World, and they will also contribute to the opening up of our Qing Dynasty." She couldn't believe that in the New World, alone and helpless, she could still focus on gambling.

"Of course, we can't let the local government arrest people indiscriminately. If the circumstances are minor, they will be locked up for a few days and punished. If the circumstances are more serious, they will be fined. The fine should be set to an approximate amount. As for the serious circumstances, there have been cases of selling children Misdemeanors such as selling their wives will be exiled for the crime of gathering a crowd to gamble."

The fourth master nodded, "Aiqing, did you hear that? This is for you to come back and draw up a specific charter with the cabinet, list all the laws in detail, and let the local governments follow the law. You must not place an unwarranted crime."

Zhang Tingyu replied "Yes" with a serious face.

Min Ning next to him explained, "The gambling I'm talking about refers to real money. Anything over 50 taels is considered gambling. It doesn't count if ordinary people play with a few pennies."

Zhang Tingyu replied: "I have made a note."

Minning nodded, and continued to say to Fourth Master, "We will start to promote the welfare lottery after the entire gambling market in the Qing Dynasty is swept away. This is also gambling in nature, but it has a charitable purpose. The money raised will go to The provinces are used to support charity. During this period, it will take about half a year before the lottery can be spread throughout the Qing Dynasty. Just tomorrow, because of the suppression of gambling, most gamblers shrink back. The lottery is being issued, which will definitely arouse public outrage. welcome."

In general, the purpose of sweeping up the gambling market in the Qing Dynasty was to open the way for the welfare lottery organized by the country itself.

Otherwise, if the common people took their money and went to the gambling house, who would buy the imperial court's lottery ticket?

Fourth master and Zhang Tingyu understood what she meant at once, no wonder the casino was going to be wiped out.

It is nothing more than that the country wants to do it by itself, so all these opponents from the people are cleaned up.

Cleaning up the casino can be regarded as a contribution to the stability of the country.

The food in the casino is too ugly. If the country directly competes with the casino, it is not known whether it can compete with others.

Simply let the opponent out early.