Chapter 335 – Opening the Peace
See that the crowd is silent.
It was only then that Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Your Majesty, the underlying cause is still the benefits of this division of land.”
When Zhu Di heard this, he was a bit puzzled.
Zhang Anshi then patiently analyzed, “Once upon a time, the people ate the last meal and thought about the next, while the rich families and the gentry, although they had silver, but most of their silver saved up, after all, a family and then how to eat and drink, but also a limited number of people, you can not eat a pig a day, right?”
“It is for this reason that the rich households and township sages, the vast majority of the time, earn a hundred and save ninety. And what is the surplus grain and silver saved for? Isn’t it to annex land and acquire more cultivated fields?”
“It is for this reason that the people are so distressed that they do not have enough to eat, let alone any surplus.”
“But since these nine counties have land, many people have surplus food, then it is not inevitable that some people need to spend money, in order to save labor, they often purchase farming equipment. And …… now the cattle market is also very hot. The government and levy them to dig ditches and build canals, can also earn some money. Thus …… the money on hand is not much, but this is hundreds of thousands of families ah, each person a day even if the expenses of a few pennies, the accumulation of less into more, the purchasing power of the market, is not small. As a result, many small goods and traders see this situation so that in the townships and counties there to set up store, selling some of the farmers need things, from the woman used cloth, hairpins, children’s toys, or cloth shoes, and even open a small museum for people to eat and drink, also profitable.”
“According to the minister’s statistics, this year, the nine counties of the county town, to the townships, after the rain, after the spring, the emergence of a variety of small stores, there are more than 1,700. This business well, there are good and bad. But so many stores, they always have to buy goods. This source of goods …… will be in Qixia, Qixia naturally, has bred a lot of supply these large and small workshops.”
“In this way, the nine counties are considered to be revitalized, although the consumption power of farmers is not strong, but this is a newly opened market, coupled with many more stores and workshops, which in turn led to everywhere had to recruit workers to produce. These recruited workers, but also need to eat, drink, need to eat, but also prompted the prosperity of the businessmen, businessmen naturally, to enter more goods, the workshop will inevitably have to expand production, so ……”
Zhu heard dizzy, how it seems as if …… has been on a loop all the time?
However, upon careful consideration, he understood the meaning of Zhang Anshi’s words, and said, “This does not make one think.”
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “To put it bluntly, the prosperity of Qixia is brought by the nine counties. The people of the nine counties are doing well, and only then does Qixia have this abundance of stores and workshops all over the place. Your Majesty, so complementary, it can be said that one is indispensable.”
Zhu Di sighed, then turned back, looked at Yang Rong and others, said: “Learn well, you have to see more, if not, with that four books and five sutras, can you really know what the world looks like? Taipingfu here, there are different from all the other provinces, you have to feel its laws, lest by the time …… what happened here, you are all two eyes, do not understand anything.”
Yang Rong listened carefully and seemed to have been pondering over Zhang Anshi’s words, and under careful chewing, he actually felt that it was completely new territory.
The last time he came to Qixia, he only patronized the countryside, but now that he thought about it, the countryside of those six counties was not just the entirety of the Taiping Province.
Xia Yuanji old face red, in fact, Zhu Di s a scolding, he only felt that it was scolding him Xia Yuanji, after all, …… he Xia Yuanji …… is the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, if it is even money and food can not be understood, it is indeed ashamed of the holy grace.
So Xia Yuanji awkwardly said, “This money and grain affairs of Taipingfu, is indeed different from other places, I …… am ashamed of it, and I am ashamed of the holy grace. Your Majesty, I implore Your Majesty, allow me to some time, take the household department up and down officials, come here to visit for a few days.”
Zhu Di thought that Xia Yuanji’s idea was good, so he nodded and said, “That’s right!”
Then he looked at Zhang Anshi and said, “Zhang Qing, you are responsible for entertaining them.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Yes.”
Zhu Di then remembered something, so he added: “Taipingfu’s commercial tax, has it been levied this year?”
“It is already levied, but the first to be levied is the grain tax, so ……”
Zhu Di nodded: “Taiping Province’s agricultural and commercial taxes, a blanket to enter the Ministry of households half, the rest, stay Taiping Province to dispose of themselves. When the commercial tax has a result, it is prepared to pay the grain to the Ministry of the household, also to be escorted together.”
Zhang Anshi responded.
Said, Zhu Di stood up, sighed: “Zhang Qing is really not easy ah, such a big mess, oh yes, I also have a decree, but …… I will not talk to you, you will naturally know at that time.”
Zhang Anshi was in two feet of water and couldn’t make sense of it.
Zhu said with his hands behind his back, “It’s getting late, what should be looked at is also looked at, into the motherfucker, jumping off a building in broad daylight, it’s fucking bad luck.”
People don’t have the same sorrows and joys.
Under the great sorrow of this Zhou Ju Ren, he jumped down from the upper floor and fell directly into the mud, but Zhu Di only felt nasty.
As for Yang Rong and Hu Guang and others, when they followed Zhu Di out of the Qunru Pavilion, they all pawed at their feet, fearing that there would be blood that had not been wiped dry and stained their shoes.
Zhang Anshi was busy being respectful to the Emperor.
It was only when he could no longer see the hulking figures that he breathed a long sigh of relief.
But at this moment, Qusong came running in a hurry, “Big brother, big brother ……”
He ran as fast as he could.
Zhang Anshi looked at him with a smile, “What’s the matter, what did you do again?”
Qiu Song rare with a few points of excitement said: “There is a lively look, Dongxiang Temple there, many people …… climbed to the bell tower, to jump down it, has jumped down three. Second brother and third brother look happy, called me to invite big brother to go together.”
Zhang Anshi instantly turned cold and scolded, “What’s there to see, you’re so old and still doing child-like things, Zhu Yong and Zhang Yoking those two bastards, they’ve brought you down. Come on people, go and drag those two guys back to me, you guys are considered generals in a good way, you are idle all day long.”
Qiu Song thought for a moment and said, “We only just took our men and horses to the six counties to drill, and only returned the day before yesterday, didn’t we agree to rest for three days?”
Zhang Anshi said with a stern face, “Less nagging, oops …… those dogs, jumping in Qixia, it is detrimental to the image of my Taipingfu! Into his mother, give me to find people, find their families, teach them to compensate for the money, compensation for health costs and moral damage. Let that Chen Li personally go, under the driving sticker, good death, but to die here, what is the meaning of this?”
Chuson: “……”
Qiu Song had been scolded angrily by Zhang Anshi, and the stubbornness in his bones kicked in all of a sudden, he wanted to try to confront his elder brother, but when he heard his elder brother’s words, he suddenly felt that his bones were soft.
I have to say, big brother is a good man, he is even more ruthless than I, Qiu Song.
Zhang Anshi pulled Qusong and taught Qusong not to run around, Qusong had to accompany Zhang Anshi to eat a meal.
At this time, however, a eunuch came, “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has invited Duke Wei to meet him.”
Zhang Anshi said in surprise, “What is it that brother-in-law seeks me for?”
This eunuch said with a bit of anxiety, “It should be official business, very urgent.”
Zhang Anshi then said no more, only saying, “Then I will depart immediately.”
After saying that, he directly carried Qiu Song, and said as he walked, “You follow, protect me along the way, and don’t hang out with Zhu Yong and the two of them assholes anymore.”
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In the Eastern Palace.
Zhu Gaoqi, who had received the decree, did not take his eyes off the holy decree.
After a long time, he handed over the holy decree to Yang Pu, a bachelor of Zhanzhengfu, who was beside him.
Yang Pu already had a foundation of trust with the crown prince Zhu Gaoqi, and his talent, too, was recognized by Zhu Gaoqi.
With the assistance of Yang Pu, Zhu Gaoqi disposed of the affairs of Zhanzhifu to be more at ease, at this time, he had to thank Zhang Anshi recommended a sage to him.
The most important thing is that Yang Pu is a person who acts steadily and does everything with his own opinion. Many times, he proposed things that convinced Zhu Gaoqi.
Zhu Gaoqi said, “Master Yang, look and see, what is the deep meaning of Father’s being like this?”
Yang Pu only looked at it, then said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince …… think?”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “The prefectures of the prefectures and counties, it should have been the Ministry of Appointments to recommend, especially below the fourth rank, there is no need to go to such great lengths, and now Your Majesty gives the Palace full power to ……”
Yang Pu shook his head and said, “This is not a right, but a responsibility.”
“Blame?” Zhu Gaoqi looked at Yang Pu in surprise, with a puzzled look in his eyes.
“His Majesty has abolished so many governors and magistrates at once, so it can be seen that for the affairs of the governments, he is extremely dissatisfied, and has also set his mind on a good purge. Since it is necessary to purge, then what person does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intend to let …… be promoted? If it is the person after the appointment, still so, this heavenly responsibility, is the crown prince highness bear.”
Zhu Gaoqi smiled bitterly, “Father …… this is a problem for me.”
Yang Pu shook his head and said, “Actually, this is not a question, because the answer is already written. His Majesty has just honored the Taiping Prefecture, and then turned around and directly abolished all the officials of the prefectures and counties, isn’t the answer very obvious?”
Zhu Gaoqi looked hesitant and said, “So …… what do you mean ……”
“His Majesty wishes His Highness to promote the same people as the officials of the Taiping Province.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “The same person?”
Yang Pu said, “To be precise, it is His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, who promotes the officials of Taiping Province, appoints them, and governs the prefectures.”
Zhu Gaoqi heard, suddenly realized, then said: “This Palace in fact also thought of this possibility, but …… so, the father’s decree is, why need to ……”
Yang Pu smiled and said: ”Because the Crown Prince is the future lord of the kingdom, if His Highness the Crown Prince appoints, it is both a sign of grace, in this way, those newly promoted officials, naturally, will also be grateful to the Crown Prince. On the other hand, it also removes their worries. Those who implement a new government are most afraid of the change of policy. Today, His Majesty wants them to implement a new government, and they are doing their best to do it, and I don’t know how many people have been offended, and they are being criticized by thousands of people. But when the new ruler ascends the throne, they may be left out in the cold.”
“Your Highness, why is it that people in later generations are seldom afraid to push forward new ideas? The root cause of this is Shang Yang, ah, to implement a new policy, it is necessary to touch the fundamental interests of the people, in order to be successful. But once you offend people to death, you will put yourself in a very dangerous situation, even if you are protected by the son of heaven, you can gain power for ten or twenty years, but once …… change the new master, you will have the risk of being killed or even open coffins to kill the body. Because of this, the later generations of politicians, most like to muddle, the so-called rare confusion is also, often do anything four flat, never dare to easily cross the thunder pool, to be honest …… this is a lot of people …… are afraid.”
Zhu Gaoqi listened attentively and seemed to have gained some insights from it.
“So His Majesty needs His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to do this, is to tell the whole world, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince …… also supports the Taiping government, but also to teach these officials who took their own lives to follow Zhang Anshi’s rampage to know that His Majesty, if he is … …”
Yang Pu here, deliberately paused, and then only then added: “That also has the crown prince highness in, the palace, do not have to worry about them, they as long as they dare to break the boat, in the future will be able to rest on their laurels.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “Father is borrowing my name?”
Yang Pu smiled and said, “Exactly.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “Mr. Yang, it seems that Father has completely made up his mind.”
Yang Pu said, “With such a contrast, how could His Majesty not make up his mind? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a generous temperament, His Majesty is aware that His Royal Highness is not a harsh person, that is why he is mentioning to His Royal Highness that it is time to make a move.”
Zhu Gaoqi sighed and said: ”From the results of the new policy, this new policy is already inevitable. It is just that this palace is afraid of being too hasty and causing turmoil in the world. But …… father is determined, I do son, how can I hesitate? Furthermore, Anshi this kid, made a real achievement, this palace is also spit out the breath and raise eyebrows.”
Yang Pu did not have too many words about this, but with a smile on his face, he was considered to be in agreement.
Zhu Gaoqi mood lightened up, said, “In fact, ah …… according to the Palace, have to let Zhanji to come under this appointment, those Taipingfu officials, only willing to be relieved it.”
This is a joke, Yang Pu heard it, and could not help but hold his tongue.
You see …… three generations have set you up in a clear way, which is a little less polite if you are not sure.
But at this moment, a voice was heard saying, “Aiya, brother-in-law, you’re waking up the dreamer with one word!”
Zhu Gaoqi: “……”
But then he saw Zhang Anshi walk in with gusto.
Yang Pu was surprised and hurriedly got up to greet Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi only nodded to him and said excitedly, ”It would be great to have Zhu Zhanji. Zhanji, where is Zhanji? Teach him to come, I want to personally urge him to write the appointment letter.”
Zhu Gaoqi then said, “Alright, don’t fool around.”
He took his seat, and then said: “You in Taiping Province, the Palace has known, do a good job, very good, the Palace is also with honor. This time there are Feng Yang province, Huaian province, Zhenjiang several provinces of the governor, governor of the county all were deposed, now His Majesty ordered the Palace to select a new official, the Palace thought …… or let the officials of the Taiping province to fill, you give the Palace to draw up a statute to, choose the candidate.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Brother-in-law, this is a good idea, I will draw up a candidate in a few days.”
Zhu Gaoqi looked deeply at Zhang Anshi and hinted, “Be thunderous.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Surely thunder and lightning! Just there are some people, may be official position is relatively low …… let them directly …… promoted, will not ……”
This could involve, well, jumping several levels in a row.
“This is not a problem.” At the time of Zhu Gaoqi’s hesitation, Yang Pu said without hesitation, “In fact, as long as they are allowed to try temporarily, the court has a precedent of ‘trying to know the government’ and ‘trying to know the county’, so they can temporarily not increase the rank, try to serve first, and if they are really useful, then make them regularized. If they are really useful, then they can be regularized.”
Zhang Anshi said, “It is still Maester Yang who knows more.”
Yang Pu smiled and said: “But the civil officials, there is no such precedent, just the time of Emperor Taizu high emperor, there is a ‘test thousand households’ precedent just, but such things, pay attention to is the variation, Taiping House is the precedent, these are all the minutiae, and now we want to be just the effect. ”
Zhu Gaoqi smiled and said, “You see, Master Yang has spoken all the words of this palace.”
Zhang Anshi said, “In that case, then it is considered finalized.”
“There is no hurry.” Yang Pu, however, said, “In fact, there is still one thing that has not been negotiated.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “What is it?”
Yang Pu said, “There is no need to appoint people from Taipingfu first. Rather, …… please, Your Highness the Crown Prince, first appoint Hanlin officials to serve as governors and counties ……”
Zhu Gaoqi: “……”
Zhang Anshi seemed to have caught something at once, and his eyes seemed to open up and brighten suddenly.
Hanlin officials, to serve as governors and prefects, this is obviously crazy.
On the one hand, Hanlin Qinggui, the same seven products of the editorial, and seven products of the governor, the same grade on the surface, in fact, it is a world of difference.
To put it bluntly, the district governor, in the eyes of the editor, the dog is worse than.
If we let the editor go, this is tantamount to killing the whole family.
On the other hand, His Majesty has just dismissed so many governors and prefects, and the descendants of these people are still officials, so it can be seen that the risk of succeeding to such an official position is extremely high.
Can you guarantee that in the coming year, food production will not be reduced? And you can still pay a certain amount of money toward the standard of the Taiping government without provoking the wrath of heaven and earth?
Once the coming year rolls around and it’s the same old story, it means that maybe these new officials, too, are going to be just as screwed as their predecessors.
Zhang Anshi cheerfully said: ”Yes, yes, brother-in-law, you should show your regard for the Hanliners, aren’t they the most eloquent? If you directly appoint the officials of the Taiping Province, they will surely be unconvinced again. Solely appoint them first, and they will surely seem as if their parents have died.”
Zhu Gaoqi could not help but hesitate, “Isn’t this a little …… some ……”
He wanted to say that it was underhanded, but he thought that it was Yang Pu s idea …… and he was not good at saying it too bluntly.
Yang Pu smiled and said, ”If not, there are bound to be people who will be shady about His Royal Highness’s decisions. To make people shut up, appoint them first. When the time comes, it is bound to be everyone who pushes back.”
“When the fire is almost ready, since they all refuse to go, His Highness follows the trend and directly appoints the candidate of the Taiping House, and in the future, if they still dare to be eccentric, His Highness the Crown Prince is furious, and also has a reason to ruthlessly rule their sins. Both refused to share the worry for the Crown Prince, but now choose another high-minded, but still dare to talk nonsense, this is disloyal and unrighteous.”
Zhu Gaoqi shook his head with a bitter smile and said, “Then, according to Master Yang, which Hanlin is appropriate to appoint?”
Yang Pu calmly said, “Hanlin Academy up and down, the next official familiar, which some people …… the next official first proposed some candidates.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “Very good.”
Zhang Anshi had to admire Yang Pu, this guy …… is also very Yin.
That said, were all these ancient humanoids this black-hearted?
Yang Pu seemed to see Zhang Anshi’s mind, so he laughed bitterly and said, “Duke of Wei, this is not that I am cunning, but it is that things in the temple are treacherous. To do anything, you have to have the name of righteousness, you have to consider all the opposing measures, to be one step ahead of others, to teach people to be dumbfounded, so that you can go along with the trend in a dignified manner. This banner of moral righteousness, if you don’t hold it up, someone else is going to hold it up.”
“Ah …… right right right!” Zhang Anshi followed the good advice and nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, “I get it, be taught, be taught.”
Yang Pu also said to Zhu Gaoqi: “Your Highness, in addition to this, the officials up and down this Eastern Palace, also to select a group of people, to the Taiping Palace to observe the government.”
Zhu Gaoqi was surprised and said, “What is the meaning of this?”
Yang Pu then said, “The officials of the East Palace, not the officials of the dynasty, most of the officials of the East Palace are young and less senior, although they are in the time of spring, but their hearts have not yet been smoothed out. Let them go to observe the government, one of them is to show to his majesty, his highness the crown prince follows his majesty closely, the father sings and the son follows, this is filial piety.”
“Secondly, is also to tell the world, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supports the new government, is not to do the surface article, but to fall into place, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s own bureaucrats, but also need to be decentralized to the Taipingfu, to understand the pros and cons of the new government. This third well, these officials, go to observe the political, His Highness the Crown Prince can also take the opportunity to observe them, who is the material that can be made, who is stubborn, and who is clamoring and frivolous, a look at it, in the Zhanfu, if only talk about the doctrine, purely look at the zhangshi system enjoinment, it is difficult to see the depths of the people, take this opportunity, His Highness the Crown Prince has a number in mind, what is not possible?”
Zhu Gaoqi nodded secretly, then looked at Zhang Anshi, “Anshi, you are responsible for resettling these people.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Then don’t blame me when the time comes if they are aggravated.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “This is the important thing, aggrieved or not aggrieved no harm, the important thing is …… to watch closely, when it is better or worse, you are close, see more clear.”
“Yes.” Zhang Anshi was overjoyed.
Zhang Anshi secretly looked at Yang Pu, this Yang Pu do things, one, two, three, four, five, very chapter and verse, you say he is underhanded, it is not right, people are in the open, belong to the yang conspiracy. But you say he is serious, these means, but not according to common sense.
Zhang Anshi coughed, “Master Yang, what do you think about Taipingfu?”
Yang Pu said, “Truth or falsehood?”
Zhang Anshi said, “The truth.”
Yang Pu said, “Some days ago, Your Highness the Crown Prince read the Book of Han and kept praising Zhang Shizhi, the court captain during the time of Emperor Han Wen, for his virtuous talents, but I replied to Your Highness the Crown Prince, “Zhang Shizhi is indeed virtuous, but if not for Emperor Han Wen’s leniency and benevolence, he wouldn’t have been able to carry out his ambitions.”
After a pause, Yang Pu continued: “The so-called soldiers die for the one who understands them, I Yang Pu’s talent is shallow, but I can be recommended by the Duke of Wei, the Crown Prince’s love, and cited as a humerus and heart, then today’s Yang Pu, private preferences and loathing in fact has been unimportant, there is only one in the world to do everything possible to serve His Highness the Crown Prince of the Yang Pu, in order to work for the dog and horse, ten thousand deaths can not be resigned. ”
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