Having said that, it is extremely difficult to implement it. The reputation of the imperial court has long been ruined in the hands of corrupt officials. In addition, the imperial court has collected taxes and suffered successive defeats in successive years, causing the people to be extremely disappointed with the imperial court. There are even some bold people.
People directly cursed the imperial court to no avail.
If you want to restore the reputation of the imperial court now, the required efforts are also huge. As far as the current situation is concerned, defeating the slaves, recovering the lost territory occupied by the bandits, severely cracking down on corruption, and redressing unjust, false and wrong cases. But everything is extremely important.
It was difficult. Just recovering the lost territory and quelling the bandits and slaves was already the biggest problem for the court.
"Your Majesty, if you really want to restore the people's support, pacifying Liaodong and exterminating the bandits are already difficult problems for the court. Naturally, it cannot be done for the time being. We must start from other aspects, such as allocating land to the people these days.
, thoroughly investigate corrupt officials, and give the people a stable life. Over time, people will naturally gain support."
After thinking about it, Wang Jiayan slowly said, as everyone thinks in their hearts, since they can't do big things, they should start with small things.
"I also think so." Huang Bodang also stepped forward and said: "The common people only want a stable life, food and clothing. As long as we give the people this kind of life, as time goes by, the people's hearts will naturally follow."
After listening to what the two of them said, Zhu Ling was just silent, and didn't seem to agree with their ideas. When the officials saw it, they didn't know what His Majesty was thinking, but they didn't ask. They could only wait quietly at the back, waiting for Your Majesty to say something.
speak his mind.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, Zhu Ling finally said: "You guys have ideas, but the time is too long. Neither I nor the court can afford to wait for such a long time. Ming Dynasty needs the support of the people. Tax cuts alone are not enough."
Yes, we still need enlightened people to teach the people, and we need to let the people understand the slaves and thieves."
Hearing this, Wang Jiayan immediately understood what His Majesty meant, and immediately stepped forward and said: "I understand what Your Majesty means, and in some way, I will tell the people the court's current good intentions and policies in easy-to-understand words.
.Furthermore, let the common people know the harm that bandits do to the imperial court and the harm to the people."
"Then what method can be used?" Huang Bodang looked puzzled. Of course, it was not that he was unclear. In fact, the land of the imperial court was falling apart and it was difficult to mobilize.
"Why don't your Majesty just use the method of opera?"
Behind him, King Lu looked enlightened. He seemed to already know why His Majesty wanted to ask about opera just now. He immediately stepped forward and said: "The people are always worried and have almost no entertainment activities. If the imperial court can cultivate a group of people who specialize in teaching and teaching."
The common people's opera troupes, coupled with various other methods, can subtly make the common people understand the imperial court."
Hearing that someone finally understood what he meant, Zhu Ling was extremely pleased and said: "Just an opera is not enough. If people like Wang Qing don't like opera, it is naturally useless. You have to think of other things."
The method can work together with the opera, so that it can educate the people to the maximum extent."
"Why not use the newspaper to polish all the major events that happened on the front line and in various places, and publish them all in one place. Then post them on the streets every day or every few days, so that the people will know what is happening everywhere.
At least I can earn a reputation and let the people know that the court will not hide anything." Zu Xiangyang suddenly said from behind. He had been thinking hard, and after hearing their reminder, he immediately said it.
"Furthermore, we can also post all the corrupt officials who are beheaded every year and the unjust, false and wrong cases that rehabilitate the people. In this way, the people will also know that the court is a court that loves the people. In a short period of time, it will definitely make people happy.
The people are very grateful to my court."
After listening to Zu Xiangyang's words, everyone also sighed. This plan sounds like a feasible plan. Although I don't know what the effect will be if it is actually implemented, it should not be bad. Since the ancient dynasties, no one has brought together such complicated things.
Even if there is a war in some places, only officials know about it.
Over time, the people also believed that the court officials only cared about their own lives and did not care about the lives of the people. This greatly affected the image of the court in the hearts of the people. This also resulted in the inability to recruit soldiers and raise food once a war broke out.
"The workload of this matter is extremely huge. I'm afraid the court will have to set up a new yamen to be responsible for handling this matter." Wang Jiayan also felt that this matter was feasible, but when he thought of what would happen next, he became a little worried.
"It just so happens that this matter is being handled by Wang Chengen, the Supervisor of Ceremonies." As he spoke, Zhu Ling turned around and looked at Wang Chengen who was standing aside. He finally arranged an errand for him.
"His Majesty."
When Wang Chengen heard that he had entrusted this matter to him, he immediately knelt down in fear. His Majesty had indeed not forgotten him and had been looking for a new job for himself. To be honest, his biggest support was your Majesty. Without him, he was nothing.
"The Information Department was established, headed by Wang Cheng'en, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, who served as the commander of the Information Department. He received 500,000 silver to prepare for the establishment of the yamen, and could freely choose the location for construction. Secondly, the Information Department has the same status as a royal guard, and is directly led by me. I will be granted privileges and follow-up.
The Jinyiwei are working together and can investigate and handle cases in any prefecture or county at will. No one is allowed to stop the Information Department from collecting information. If anyone obstructs them, they will be killed on the spot!"
After Zhu Ling said this, everyone knelt down. A new Yamen was planned today, but after the ministers heard this, they knew that there were two reasons for His Majesty's move. One was naturally to find Wang Chengen a powerful job, and the other was to find a powerful errand for Wang Chengen.
The second is almost equivalent to re-establishing yamen to investigate and supervise various places, almost the same as Dongchang.
Wang Chengen, who had received this life, was extremely grateful and lay on the ground trembling. The emperor valued him so much and gave him a job. This was a kindness that would never end in several lifetimes! If such a great privilege was given to him, then he would
It's an incredible amount of trust.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, King Cheng'en, will do his best to shoulder this responsibility."
"In addition, opera must also be done. Find some singers, train them well, and let the court publicize them. In this way, their reputation will naturally spread far and fast. In addition, the court will train some storytellers, especially those who
Those who are more famous will be given official positions if they are willing to contribute to the court, and if they are unwilling, just ask them not to discredit the court."
After Zhu Ling solved this matter, he felt much relieved and walked faster.
"Besides, what's going on over there in Nanjing?"
After hearing this, Wang Jiayan immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I received news three days ago that Shi Kefa, the Minister of War in Nanjing, is leading thousands of troops to Yanzhou Mansion and will arrive in two days. Secondly, Wu Linzheng and Ni Yuanlu in Nanjing
, the tax collection issue has been discussed a few days ago. The taxes in Shaanxi provinces have naturally been exempted. The main reason is to increase the commercial tax in Jiangnan and other places, and the agricultural tax is adjusted to the former commercial tax. Furthermore, in order to provide
The imperial court only raised taxes, but Nanjing mentioned a sea ban to encourage people to go to sea for business."
As soon as he heard this, Huang Bo Dangdang behind him felt a burst of anger in his heart, and immediately said righteously: "The imperial court only wants to open the sea, but it also encourages the people to go to sea to do business. Such ridiculous remarks are made by them. Since ancient times,
, every dynasty focused on agriculture and suppressed commerce, so there is a reason why it can continue. Today, merchants are actually encouraged. What if everyone works in the fields? Where does the food come from? Let the officials of the court do it? "
Hearing this, everyone has their own thoughts, and no one wants to be easily involved in this turmoil. Everyone knows that opening the sea is extremely profitable. Once business is strongly encouraged, not to mention the people's land, corruption alone will probably
This would be extremely serious. After all, we had already known before: just one trip to the sea for an ordinary merchant can make a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver, or as much as hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Although the commercial tax is not high, as long as the official in charge of this aspect gives a hint, even if only ten ships return every day, tens of thousands of taels of silver will fall into the hands. As a result, corruption will become common, which will be a disaster for the entire Ming Dynasty.
kind of danger.
"I also feel it's inappropriate to be a lower-ranking official." As Zu Xiangyang, who has read Confucian classics for generations, he couldn't help but say: "In the Song Dynasty, because of the encouragement of business, the people did not care about the country at all, and became indifferent and indifferent.
Money. Although our government receives several times the tax revenue every year, it is still weak. Although our government’s tax revenue is not large, it can be called a dynasty of integrity."
"What about other people's opinions?"
Zhu Ling was not in a hurry to speak, but asked other people's opinions first. Sometimes if all the ministers objected, it would be in vain for him to persist as the emperor. He had to rely on the officials below to get things done.
"The general believes that people can be allowed to engage in trade, but not encouraged." Fan Xianchao and other generals also said the same thing, and Meng Zhangming behind him also supported the idea.
"You all think that as long as the government encourages business, people will go into business. Do you think that doing business is too easy?" Zhu Ling chuckled and said again: "I have heard it myself.
Although the profits are huge, it is an extremely difficult thing. Doing business is like gambling. Once you make a mistake, you will lose everything."
"I have been in Yanzhou Prefecture for many years, and I have seen countless business people who went bankrupt because of a certain misfortune. They were even forced to sell their sons and daughters to repay the debts owed by the business. This kind of appearance is not similar to that of gambling.
Well? People in the world think that doing business is easy, just because they ignore the difficulties and only see the profits. In addition, some business people make a lot of money. They only see the money but not the bankruptcy. Naturally, it is wrong. "
King Lu is also very shrewd. It can be seen from the fact that although he is reluctant to contribute property and fields, he presents everything before His Majesty's arrival. He sees many things very clearly. Right now,
He will be able to see whether His Majesty agrees with encouraging merchants, and he will find an opportunity to speak.