The feudal princes have had a very fulfilling life these days!
Not only did they accept countless chicken soups, but they also made various oaths to work hard throughout their lives for "everything the sun and moon shines on will be a bright earth".
They will be the first group of pioneers. Half a year later, they will lead the first group of Ming people to migrate to the New World.
This is a very large plan.
In the plan, the Ming Dynasty will relocate at least 5 million people, and even 10 million people in the future.
They will bring countless books, weapons, people, tools and food to explore the new continent.
Emperor Tianqi was moved by the pioneering spirit of the Ming vassal kings!
He specifically ordered that the vassal kings who expanded their territories outside the country should obtain military and civil governance rights.
And solemnly promised to restore the enfeoffment rights during the period of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang!
Most of the feudal lords were reluctant to part with their own glory and wealth.
But who is the amiable Wei Zhongxian? He is so manly when holding a whip and a steel knife!
All they needed was a passionate explanation to make these feudal princes happily accept the development plan to other places.
The feudal king who did not want to explore the outside world also had the opportunity to choose.
It's just that Ming Dynasty no longer provides any form of help, they must rely on their own knowledge and means to survive.
Countless feudal kings had no choice but to pinch their noses and convene their generals to begin discussing how to expand their territory.
Seven days later, it’s the eve of the Spring Festival.
The abdication ceremony was officially held!
Tianqi, who was swollen and terminally ill, insisted on passing the throne to Zhu Youjian.
The ceremony ended and the new emperor ascended the throne.
Nothing happened.
Those who had opinions were thrown into the cesspit and used as fertilizer.
I have to say that Wei Zhongxian is a loyal eunuch.
He was very dedicated in what he did for Tianqi.
On this day, a new page of Ming Dynasty begins!
The new era name of the Ming Dynasty was designated as Chongzhen, and the abdication ceremony was held very smoothly.
After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he directly issued several imperial edicts:
The first imperial edict was that the Ming vassal kings were deeply aware of the hardship of the people of the Ming Dynasty. The vassal kings would set an example by dedicating all their land to the countless people who had no land.
You must know that there are more than four hundred vassal kings and prefectures in the Ming Dynasty.
The fields they occupied amounted to millions of hectares.
The amount of land converted into modern acres in the Ming Dynasty was as high as fifty acres.
Fifty million acres of land were directly distributed to countless Ming people who had no land.
This decree was issued and directly captured the hearts and minds of countless people in the Ming Dynasty.
After the officials saw this, they also praised Zhu Youjian to the sky.
The second holy edict was also sent out a few days later.
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Tax exemptions on a large scale.
This imperial edict clearly stated that Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang sent people from the immortal world to guide the Ming Dynasty through the crisis.
They said that there will be countless disasters in the next ten years, and I have decided to exempt Ming Dynasty from all agricultural taxes in the next three years.
Except for public welfare construction labor such as water conservancy and disaster relief, all other taxes are exempted.
He also ordered that the salaries of officials would be derived from commercial taxes, and all government and government construction projects would be stopped.
The imperial edict strictly ordered officials from all over the Ming Dynasty not to collect any taxes in any name.
After this crazy imperial edict was issued, the people of the Ming Dynasty directly regarded Emperor Chongzhen as the living Taizu!
Emperor Chongzhen's reputation directly reached its peak.
At the end of the imperial edict, it was also written that in order to supervise the officials of the world, the Ming Dynasty Weekly would be published once every seven days for the entire Ming Dynasty to use.
The cost of the weekly report is borne by the Ming Dynasty Royal Commercial Bureau.
After the announcement was issued, many officials agreed.
But many officials felt uneasy and tried to stop it.
Then, Wei Zhongxian's mad dog showed its fangs again.
The bloody heads of more than twenty officials fell off, which directly shocked anyone who made small moves.
After two imperial edicts were issued, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty experienced some chaos, but it was ultimately harmless!
Government orders are also implemented very quickly!
Countless people of the Ming Dynasty saw that the innovation was of great benefit to them, and they all called the Lord of Ming Zhongxing.
The gentry and businessmen saw that these things did not touch their interests, so they did not rise up or cause any trouble.
Businessmen did not dare, and the gentry thought it was not worth it.
Those newly trained new troops were very powerful in combat. I heard that they wiped out more than 50,000 slaves in one battle.
Don't be picky this time, otherwise after the new army sharpens its sword, they will be their next target!
Ten days after Chongzhen ascended the throne.
A shop called "Da Ming Weekly" appeared in all prosperous places such as Beijing, Yangzhou, Sichuan, Jinling, and Zhengzhou.
There are many employees in this store, mostly women.
Many of these women have worked in the Jiaofang Department and are knowledgeable.
After several months of "equality", "fraternity", "harmony", "glory" and other glorious trainings and Morse code training, they became the radio telegraph operators who received messages from Kyoto of the Ming Dynasty.
After several months of development, hundreds of wireless telegraph units have been manufactured, which can be used by all newspapers in the Ming Dynasty.
This shop does nothing but print and sell newspapers and books.
The books on sale are mainly about industry, agriculture, and short stories.
The paper of the newspaper is extremely rough, but its price is super cheap, three cents a piece, the price of a steamed bun!
The newspaper begins with various government orders, and at the bottom is a large number of famous quotes and short stories about loyal ministers and good generals.
The secondary version contains various fascinating short stories, as well as some royal shop operations and the like.
In addition, there are various gentry business tips, small inventions, and small methods that are useful in agriculture!
The most eye-catching thing in this Ming Dynasty weekly is that Emperor Chongzhen talked to the people of Ming Dynasty as if they were talking about everyday things.
For example, he talked about Ali's policies in a homely way.
The civil servants instinctively felt uneasy and felt that the emperor was very rash in doing this.
They asked the emperor to withdraw the imperial edict, saying that this would seriously damage the emperor's majesty.
Wei Zhongxian, who was hiding in the shadows, appeared again.
The butcher's knife and the imperial staff come down together!
A few unclean guys were dealt with directly and clearly.
The civil servants who were bullied by Wei Zhongxian and were counting your sheep no longer dared to speak!
After this time, it became normal for Emperor Chongzhen to lower his status and talk about the future.
Chongzhen said many times in his weekly newspapers that in recent years, there have been so many man-made and man-made disasters that people's lives have not been easy. He even sold his golden hoe and went to work in the fields himself.
It is also said that the Ming vassal kings also felt that the people were hardworking, so they donated land to the Ming people who had no land for free.
When the people of the Ming Dynasty heard what the scholar said, they all burst into tears.
It turns out that the emperor was living a very hard life!
We all bought gold hoes, and we also want to raise money and food for everyone.
Young scholars in the Ming Dynasty also felt that the emperor's life was miserable.
The old fried dough sticks wanted to refute, but if this matter goes wrong, it will be stained with fishy smell. The people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei have been watching with eager eyes, waiting for these people to be arrested!
In this way, the content of the weekly newspaper successfully entered the hearts of Ming Dynasty people.
Naturally, newspapers are selling like hotcakes.
The first issue of Ming Dynasty Weekly sold out of 100,000 copies within three days.
In order to let more Ming people know about Ming Weekly, the Printing Bureau printed another 200,000 copies.
It sold out in less than two days.
This weekly newspaper was printed many times, but it could not resist the love of the people of Ming Dynasty, and everyone bought the newspaper one after another.
The Ming Dynasty Weekly started off with great sales and quickly circulated throughout the Ming Dynasty.
One month later, Emperor Chongzhen's third imperial edict was issued.
This imperial edict was mainly because Emperor Chongzhen felt that the salaries of Ming officials were too low.
In order to allow more officials to live a good life, officials will be given a salary increase of 3 to 10 times. Not only that, they will also consider giving more tax-free land to officials!
Considering that there have been too many natural and man-made disasters in recent years, the second half of the imperial edict emphasized the need to redesign taxes.
For example, we strive to reduce agricultural taxes by half within five years.
Promise never to add more gifts!
The gentry and the common people were excited after seeing it. The officials were greatly moved after seeing it.
Even the businessmen were so angry that their noses were crooked!
Because the imperial edict mentioned that the tax rate on luxury goods, wine, porcelain, etc. should be increased by three to twenty times.
Resources such as iron, ore, and coal are 10%.
The tax rate on grain, cloth, etc. is still at 3% and remains the same.
When the imperial edict was issued, some businessmen were indifferent, while some were so angry that they cursed!
Why are we always the ones injured?
Many officials have tasted the sweetness, and their stance suddenly became less firm. But
Officials of the Ming Dynasty gradually fell into a war of words.
Many civil servants submitted memorials and believed that commercial taxes should not be so high. However, there are also young officials who believe that this should be the case.
Emperor Chongzhen issued an imperial edict again.
Don’t worry, commercial taxes are only temporary! Agricultural taxes are also only temporary!
Officials' salaries are only temporary!
Then, more officials hesitated.
The next day, Chongzhen issued another imperial edict.
The content of this imperial edict is more straightforward, written entirely in vernacular:
"By God... My dear friends, there are so many officials in the Ming Dynasty, but their salaries are very low. I am raising the salaries of officials all over the world. Why do some officials disagree?"
"Qian Qianyi... and other Donglin people, why don't you agree to a salary increase? You keep saying that you don't compete with the people for profit, so why do you do business? Also, why do you protect businessmen so much? Are you doing business behind your back?"
The imperial edict was spread throughout the prosperous areas of the Ming Dynasty the next day through weekly newspapers.
The civil servants, gentry and businessmen of the Ming Dynasty were in great quarrels, and the officialdom was in chaos.
No matter how bad the officials in the Ming Dynasty were, there were still good officials.
It's just that they couldn't be upright officials before, and they didn't have the conditions to do so. Now that they have the conditions, they are naturally overjoyed.
Businessmen and gentry groups felt that this was Chongzhen's conspiracy.
They always feel that Chongzhen is playing a big game!
In order to deal with Chongzhen, these gentry and businessmen united one after another to establish weekly newspapers with the same function.
The weekly report is published every three days at all costs.
In addition to the emperor's daily gossip, the content of the newspaper completely imitated the Ming Dynasty Weekly.
A few days later, Wei Zhongxian went out again.
The eunuchs, Dongchang House, and Jin Yiwei are dispatched everywhere!
Then, those who ransacked homes, exterminated families, beheaded, skinned, bought to Jiaofangsi and then joined the Ming Dynasty Weekly, and some gave wives to the New Army...
One word: Those who dare to plagiarize businessmen and gentry will have a really miserable life!
This chapter has been completed!