Chapter 566 – Three Arrows in One

Three million three hundred and seventy thousand taels of grain silver.

And it’s just a month of four installments in the district.

Just …… nothing to do, based on printing a few words in the newspaper, and you’re there?

How to think, how unbelievable!

What is even more surprising is that this January is such a gain, then a year, it is a horrible 40 million taels of silver ah!

This amount has even surpassed many of the investments in the palace.

No wonder at this time Zhu’s jaw dropped, actually a moment of shock unable to speak.

Seeing that Zhu Di did not make a sound, Zhang Anshi and Hu Mu did not dare to speak.

As for the other several Wen Yuan Pavilion university professors, they were also shocked and dumbfounded.

This Zhang Anshi is simply a ruthless earning machine, and the speed of this earning is beyond human imagination.

“Your Majesty ……”

After a long half day of silence, Zhang Anshi explained from the sidelines: ”Three million three hundred and seventy thousand taels is certainly quite a lot, but …… next, with the silver, the Postal Department also intends to do something about the printing technique, as well as paper and ink! The only way to continue to increase the bookings of newspapers is to print quickly and at a good price, plus the Postal Service reaches out to every corner of the world to provide convenience to the subscribing military and civilian populace, in addition to setting up more kiosks in various places. Naturally, the revision of the newspaper is also a top priority ……”

Only after hearing this did Zhu Di slowly slow down.

He already understood the pattern of Zhang Anshi and the Postal Service.

To put it mildly, the forty million taels of silver a year were as if they had been picked up, but in the final analysis, they were the dividends from the laying of the stagecoaches and newsstands.

If it were not for the countless postmen, who haughtily delivered newspapers to thousands of homes, it would have been difficult to do so, and the people, whenever they wished to read a newspaper, had only to sit down at their doorsteps and have it at their fingertips.

With this, it is the basis for the newspaper to keep spreading out, only the more the newspaper is spread out, the more people buy the newspaper, this revenue can be more and more.

At this point, Zhu Di couldn’t help but admire Zhang Anshi for this guy’s foresight.

This postal department at first seems to be smashed a lot of silver. But in fact, the court not only penetrated into the world’s villages and counties, and make the world’s military and civilian information has been strengthened, but also from it, earned a lot of silver.

This is a one-two punch, and to say it’s three birds with one stone would be an understatement.

So Zhu Di thought for a while, then said: “Postal Department here, still need to do our best, if not enough personnel, then recruit personnel! If there are not enough kiosks and post stations, then continue to set up more! This matter does not need to be reported to me, the Postal Service can decide on its own.”

With Zhu’s words, Zhang Anshi knew that he would be able to do things more conveniently in the future.

So Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “My Ming people are ten thousand, even if one adult reads the newspaper every day, this is ten million. Not to mention the content of the newspaper, many of the contents of the Di Di, are the court’s political orders as well as current news! These news, however, do not need to go through other people, directly to the ears of ordinary people and civilians. In my opinion, this is of great significance. Therefore, I thought, the postal department here, really need another hand, must not be complacent.”

In terms of Zhu Di’s position, this newspaper can carry out his words directly, since it is no better.

And from Zhang Anshi’s standpoint, the real horror of this newspaper is that it completely eliminates the middleman earning the difference in price.

It is important to realize that before the New Deal, almost all of the court’s decrees had to be interpreted through layers of officials, and even after they reached the local level, through the local scholars and bailiffs and armorers.

On the surface is the emperor’s will, but in fact, how to read, how to interpret, but almost manipulated in the hands of the readers!

In that case, it’s hard to say whose will it is.

And the essence of the New Deal was in fact to break down the middlemen, the scholars, through the new deal on land, so that they could not monopolize the economy, and then through the reorganization of officials and the adoption of a new tax law, so that these local tax-payers would be completely cut off!

And today, the promotion by the Postal Service and newspapers is essentially diluting their voice.

Economy, personnel, propaganda, these three points completely cut off from the scholars, then …… time a long time, this once entrenched millenniums of profit-eating class, naturally, but also inevitably weakened.

Naturally …… this is not something that is absolutely righteous.

For essentially, the dispossession of the scholarly class was accomplished by the new nobility and merchant class after the New Deal was spawned.

These merchants who slowly took control of the promotion business through bidding, the workshop owners who established workshops and controlled a large number of craftsmen and laborers, and the giants who owned a large number of seagoing ships and manipulated transportation were not necessarily more moral than the scholars who had preceded them.

Only …… the reason why Zhang Anshi support them, in addition to Zhang Anshi itself has unrivaled interests in it, is because …… the scholars have become obsolete, they can not adapt to the new social structure, or in this new social structure, there is no place for them. They can’t adapt to the new social structure, or there is no place for them in this new social structure.

The latter, on the other hand, can continue to grow the wealth of the world and accumulate astronomical amounts of wealth, so that the entire Ming Dynasty can begin to run wildly toward a new path.

This sort of thing is really no longer about morality.

This is like, the census of the population, the nature of this hidden households, is the cake of the scholar class, every hidden household, they can profit from it, so even if the census is made today, as long as there is no new policy, then as time goes by, there will be a new people’s households hidden by them, thus falling into a vicious circle.

But for the new nobles and merchants, the more hidden households meant that a great deal of good manpower was bound to their land by the clergy through various means.

This huge population became subordinate to the clergy, and it was a waste that the great manpower had to be engaged in that kind of production activities with low output value.

And if such a huge amount of population could be released, then it would be an absolutely universal blessing for the merchants and traders.

Therefore, as long as the New Deal is still in place, and the new nobles and the merchant class slowly begin to hold a certain amount of power, then …… they will inevitably try to do everything they can to clear the hidden households.

It is evident that there is an almost irreconcilable contradiction between the two in this!

And such a situation, Zhang Anshi knows, in fact, this in later history, can be said to be commonplace, such as that of the Glorious Revolution in Britain, or the United States of America’s Civil War in general, ostensibly under the banner of religion and slavery, but in fact, but is the emerging workshop owners and owners of the manor showdown. In the contradiction accumulated to a certain situation, both sides can not be reconciled, had to solve the problem through war.

Now Zhang Anshi, more hope in warm water to boil a frog, although he and the scholars, can be described as irreconcilable contradictions, and these years, directly or indirectly died in the hands of Zhang Anshi scholars in the minority, but Zhang Anshi still hope that through the more peaceful way, gradually complete this transition.

If not, it could be a bloodbath and a thousand miles of bare ground.

This was the last thing Zhang Anshi wanted to see!

And Zhu Di obviously did not think so far-reaching, but at this time the mood, but has been great, at this time can not help but fluttering eyebrows, said: “Postal Service cleared out more than 10 million hidden households, and got such a good result, really fearful of the future generation! Secretary Hu, you are the successor ah.”

Zhu said this to Hu Guang.

Hu Guang actually heard the January three million more than two silver, the heart will be a long sigh of relief, that lifted the heart can finally fall down.

In fact, even after clearing out the hidden households, and even being worshipped as the Nine Ministers, Hu Guang still has some worries in his heart.

After all, clearing so many hidden households, which is tantamount to offending the world to death, but this credit, the vast majority, in His Majesty’s mind, but still credited to Zhang Anshi’s body, his stupid son, to people as a gun.

But when he heard such a gain, Hu Guang was finally in a relaxed mood!

This is good, safe landing, tens of millions of taels of silver a year of pure profit, just based on this, he knew that no matter how many people in the world would hold a grudge against his son, his majesty would definitely do his best to preserve it.

Daming as long as the Jiangshan is still there, his son, will never suffer.

Now, your majesty this sentence successor, straight to Hu Guang heart blossomed, suddenly, the face of the haze has long been swept away, replaced by a smile, but efforts to put on a modest look said: “Your Majesty, I’m ashamed of the very, canine son …… ”

Just words did not say down, was interrupted by Zhu Di: “I see which, the son should not be a dog son, but you this for the father, say a dog father is also appropriate.”

Hu Guang: “……”

His pile of sentiments that were about to burst out of his mouth were suddenly blocked in his throat!

Hu Guang opened his mouth and resolved to keep quiet.

Zhu Di is continued: “The Censor Yuan to clean up, this matter, Wen Yuan Ge to do. The sky officials, more negligence, they and the local gentry, peers than for adultery, I three orders, they even dare to hide so many hidden households, really the crime should be ten thousand deaths! This matter …… should also be pursued in the end, Wen Yuan Ge, Ministry of mandarins, Da Lisi and even factory guards …… should be ruthlessly catch a number of crimes and evils, not to be lightly spared.”

Zhu said this.

Silent speech half a day of Yang Rong, but said: “Your Majesty, right now this time, I thought, or not to pursue too much good, if not …… I fear …… will be a disaster within the wall of Xiao Xiao. Might as well decree to reprimand, as for the other, to be allowed to speak again.”

Zhu raised his eyes and glanced at Yang Rong.

He knew that Yang Rong was not in collusion with the gentry, but instead, in the dynasty, as early as a few years ago, Yang Rong was one of the few university scholars in the dynasty who supported the New Deal.

So the criminal officials as well as the gentry to take a lenient attitude, others dare not say, for fear of letting Zhu Di suspected that this person and its complicity, but Yang Rong said, will never cause Zhu Di’s suspicion.

Zhu Di did not anger Yang Rong’s intention, but said: “If not severely punished, it is difficult to eliminate this hate, ten million households of the people, what do they want to do?”

Zhu Di sank his eyebrows and said, “If I condone, they will only be more unscrupulous, Yang Qing does not need to say anything more.”

When Yang Rong heard this, he could only shut up and keep quiet, with worry in his eyes, he could only sigh silently in his heart.

Out of the time is also long enough, Zhu Di then satisfied with the driving back to the palace.

The university professors, too, each returned to the Wen Yuan Pavilion.

At this time, the university scholars have to prepare to implement Zhu Di’s oracle, ready to carry out an autumn settling of scores.

Yang Rong was worried about the color, but Hu Guang was full of red.

Seeing that Yang Rong did not come to congratulate himself, Hu Guang detected some hidden worries, so he privately sought Yang Rong and said, “Does Yang Gong have any heart disease?”

Yang Rong didn’t hide it from him and sighed, “It’s just some worry.”

“Worried?” Hu Guang, however, said, “Worried about my son?”

Yang Rong some speechless, but still patient: “I am the Wen Yuan Pavilion university scholar, the concern, since the world, your son why old man need to worry about?”

Hu Guang could only smile awkwardly and then said, “But I don’t know what to worry about?”

Yang Rong said: “the way of politics, need to control the hearts of people at any time, this postal division, the results have been revealed, not only deprived of so many hidden households, so that many people suffer greatly, this time, if your majesty to take a tolerant attitude, temporarily stabilized the hearts of the people, and this is not pursued, then the world is bound to be peaceful, as for the settlement of scores, that’s a matter for the future, there is plenty of time. ”

“But at a time when many people have suffered great damage, but then suddenly shouted to kill them, to pursue their crime of deceiving the king and ignoring the emperor, which makes many people have been hit in succession, so that they are all disillusioned, Hu Gong, the old man came to ask you, when you know that, you have no way out, and that at any rate, you have to exterminate and break up your family, what choice will you make?”

Hu Guang but anxious, said, “You only destroy the door and break the family …… you ……”

Yang Rong’s cold face came down and he couldn’t help but say, “The old man is asking you.”

Hu Guang realized that he had lost his words, and he thought carefully before saying, “You mean …… to break the can.”

Yang Rong stroked his whiskers, the worry in his eyes growing stronger as he sighed, “This is highly likely.”

Hu Guang seriously thought about it, then said, “But …… the official army of the court, how can they be allowed to be reckless?”

Yang Rong shook his head quietly and said: “Although the official army is brave and tough, but once the rebellion, the army to start, it means, to lose a lot of money and food! A thousand rebels, need 10,000 troops to surround it, to eliminate it, the world if everywhere is a beacon, which not only countless people suffer greatly, the official army also need to run for their lives. The time is long, the court needs to pay the money and food is geometric? The people who suffer from the military disaster, and how much?”

Said, he sighed again: “ai, his majesty anger, since can blood flow scullery, but we are the Wen Yuan Pavilion university scholar, all things but can not be rash, after all, is to be cautious very small can.”

Hu Guang frowned up and subconsciously said, “What Yang Gong said, is not unreasonable, but His Majesty is angry …… In my opinion, it is better to wait for some time and days, and then enter the speech.”

Yang Rong nodded, knowing that there is no good solution now, but then said, “I’m afraid that time waits for no one!”

Time flew by, but a few days later, a report was sent to the capital with fire.

Inside the Wen Yuan Pavilion, the bachelors were all dumbstruck.

Instead, it was a message of rebellion from the Fujian Buzhengwei and the Guangxi Chengxuan Buzhengwei.

In particular, the situation in Fujian is the most serious, because raising the flag of rebellion, of course, only a local clan in Fujian, but the report said that the people are scrambling to adhere to the people, gathered 10,000 people.

Even among the Buzhengzhi, there are quite a few officials who have attached themselves to it.

These ten thousand people quickly break through, no, accurately speaking, almost the rebel army wherever they pass, look to the wind to be invincible, through the nine counties of the land, there are actually five counties bloodless, the remaining four counties, the local parents of the official is to hold on to, just two counties were broken, the rest of the two counties, but it is already in jeopardy.

For a moment, the hearts of the people were aflutter.

For Yang Rong, a Fujianese, he was certainly worried, and he was even more worried because originally he had actually made some mental preparations, but he did not expect that the reaction would be so fast.

This shows that the news channels of the scholars are also far quicker than he had imagined.

Now out of the huge losses after the hidden household inventory, coupled with the fear that the court may want to pursue, making a lot of people, simply broken.

As for the others, they are only sitting on the wall and watching, and there are quite a few of them, looking forward to seeing the jokes!

Many people’s psychology, not necessarily hope to be able to extinguish the Ming, but …… the rebels make a big mess, the more anxious the court, and the more anxious, then under this urgent pressure, it is bound to be cleared of all kinds of phenomena previously cleared, otherwise it may provoke more civil unrest.

And this is obviously a matter of great desire for all the divisions of the world, as well as for the state capitals.

Because of this, Yang Rong more worried about the situation lies in, the world states and counties, may be for the counterinsurgency is not active, the next, in the requisition of food, recruitment of people, and even treat the counterinsurgency army, will certainly be contrary, which will greatly slow down the speed of the counterinsurgency, and the longer the insurgency lasts, for the people of the Great Ming Dynasty, it means suffering.

“Hey ……” After reading the report, Yang Rong sighed long and said, “Immediately go to see the driver.”

In addition to this sentence, he did not say anything else, the university professors, at this time, also speechless.

All the people have an audience, Zhu Di ascended to the throne, in fact, the news of the rebellion, Zhu Di has also been informed.

He did not show any lost color, and even looked as usual. At this point, Zhu Di is not bragging, as a rebel ancestor, he is not too much for these small fights.

Thus, without waiting for the bachelors to speak.

Zhu Di but laughed: “These rebels, really ridiculous, do not take advantage of the chaos and immediately attack Fuzhou, but rolling hundreds of miles, raiding the counties, really did not distinguish between light and heavy. In addition, recruiting the people, sealing officials, but only to take the crepe official position, it is the monkey and the crown …….”

“Your majesty ……” Yang Rong stood out, said: “The rebels are certainly ignorant, but your majesty still need to be prudent to treat as appropriate. The rebels attacked and plundered everywhere, the people suffered greatly, once the opportunity to miss the war, it is necessary to bare land thousands of miles, blood flow into the river. I think, the immediate priority, when the three strategies.”

Then he said with a straight face, “For one thing, a world amnesty on fire.”

“Secondly, the rebels …… need to immediately enlist the best soldiers and strong generals to be eliminated.”

“The Third ……”

Said here, but someone violently interrupted: “I thought, this first article, the world amnesty, very bad.”

After this voice came out, the hall fell silent.

The monarchs and ministers looked in the direction of the voice, and it was Zhang Anshi who spoke.