Chapter 6 Internal Reference and Public Opinion Control
In fact, it was not only Zheng Sen who was concerned about the scholar-bureaucrats, but Zhu Yixi herself was also keeping an eye on the gentry class.
Common people, common people, in the beginning, ordinary people did not have surnames. Only nobles had surnames. This word represented the aristocratic class from the beginning.
Just like the famous Chen Sheng, but what few people know is that he has his own character - She, hence his name Chen She. And like Liu Bang, his name was simply Liu Ji at first.
Guizhou, common people, and commoners are not good words, but they are exactly used to describe ordinary people.
After the decline of the aristocracy, the gentry class rose up. With knowledge and public opinion, they gradually replaced the noble families and controlled the place.
Knowledge cannot be changed or taken away. Only public opinion is the key.
A good policy, if it is unfavorable to the gentry, becomes a bad policy when it comes to their mouths, inciting ordinary people to fight against the court.
"Internal reference——"
Zhu Yixi took out the finished newspaper and smiled at Zhao Shu:
"For example, the contents published in the Di Bao etc. are all important matters of the imperial court, and officials at all levels have to be informed."
"As for our shogunate, if the name is not justified, the name Dibao cannot be used, so let's use the word internal reference!"
Of course Zhao Shu knew that this was something that King Yu had been pondering recently.
He calmed down and looked at the internal reference. After a while, he was shocked: "Your Highness, why are all the sentences above marked?"
"otherwise?"
Zhu Yixi said matter-of-factly: "If you read without marking the sentences, what should you do if there is a difference in understanding? This is openly disclosed to the entire shogunate, and even to the people of Huguang, Sichuan and other places. There must be no loopholes."
Sentence reading, that is, punctuation marks.
As a person of later generations, whenever he reads a series of words, it drives him crazy.
The key is that there are so many words that reading it once or twice is not enough. You have to read it several times before you can understand it.
In learning, you do this to test your understanding. Zhu Yixi understood.
But damn, this application in official documents is simply torture, especially for him as a ruler.
This is also one of the reasons why monarchs are lazy in their administration. If they are not knowledgeable and have insufficient patience, they will not be able to understand the profound meaning of the memorials and have to consult the prime ministers.
If they were all written in vernacular, simple and crude, with punctuation marks, then a bunch of memorials would be nothing at all.
Therefore, after learning from the painful experience, Zhu Yixi single-handedly founded "Internal Reference" as a weather vane of public opinion, and also popularized punctuation marks throughout the shogunate.
“Universal sentence reading?”
After learning about King Yu's idea, Zhao Shu praised him: "Your Highness is very clever. This can effectively avoid clouds and mountains and fog, and everyone in the shogunate can breathe a sigh of relief and take a rest."
As the de facto chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhao Shu handles countless opinions every day. If the sentences are marked and read, it will definitely improve his work efficiency.
"Comma and period, these two are currently easy to understand."
Zhu Yixi was also quite relaxed.
"As long as the internal reference is popularized, it will be accepted by people. It is still not feasible to force popularization."
Hearing this, Zhao Shu looked at the general carefully.
He understood that this internal reference book was the work of King Yu for several months.
I saw two big words on the front page - internal reference.
The font is dragon and phoenix dance, quite good.
The content is very good.
The first thing he wrote was the suffering of the people in the north and the madness of Li Zicheng in Shaanxi, and even implicitly described the fierce party struggle in Nanjing.
It can be said that after seeing this page, Zhao Shu frowned and was in a bad mood.
On the other page, the brows are soothing and pleasant.
It is nothing more than the measures taken by the shogunate, such as the establishment of the Public Security Bureau, the adjustment of agricultural taxes, and the detailed rules of commercial taxes, which can be said to be all-encompassing.
Moreover, it also provides an accurate summary of the fight against bandits in various places.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand?"
Seeing this dazzling number, Zhao Shu couldn't believe it. This number was too exaggerated.
"That's right!"
Zhu Yixi said softly: "This is even larger than the population of our Huguang Prefecture, but it is an accurate number reported to me by the district guard, and the Staff Department also conducted a careful assessment."
"Since the Apocalypse, civil order has been in chaos, and countless people have done evil. It is not surprising that there are so many people in Huguang."
The government forces the people to rebel, resist taxes, and have no choice but to join thieves. In short, there are many reasons, but no matter what the reason is, thieves and bandits must be suppressed.
This has been Zhu Yixi's persistent request for more than a year.
"Your Highness, how should we arrange the arrangements for so many people?"
Zhao Shu frowned.
"The heads of thieves will all be beheaded, and those who commit all kinds of evil will be singled out for execution. As for the ordinary ones..."
King Yu fell into thinking.
Originally, he wanted these people to serve as corvees or military garrison, but it was very difficult to support 300,000 people with the current finances of the shogunate.
But it is impossible to ignore it, otherwise it will be more likely to cause trouble.
"Your Highness, you need to screen carefully."
Zhao Shu rubbed his brows and said: "Those who have committed minor crimes, or those who are forced to comply, it is better to let them go home or come to the military camp."
"As for the more serious ones, they have to do corvee labor. We are just going to go to war to repair officialdom, and we are short of manpower."
"Okay!" Zhu Yixi nodded: "However, the shogunate will prepare at least one million shi of food to prevent intruders, but we cannot delay the plan because of them."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, there will be no delay."
Zhao Shu said seriously: "There are still 1.5 million shi of grain in the treasury now. After the autumn harvest, there will be a lot more!" The first thing he wrote was the suffering of the people in the north and the madness of Li Zicheng in Shaanxi.
It even implicitly describes the fierce party struggle in Nanjing.
It can be said that after seeing this page, Zhao Shu frowned and was in a bad mood.
On the other page, the brows are soothing and pleasant.
It is nothing more than the measures taken by the shogunate, such as the establishment of the Public Security Bureau, the adjustment of agricultural taxes, and the detailed rules of commercial taxes, which can be said to be all-encompassing.
Moreover, it also provides an accurate summary of the fight against bandits in various places.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand?"
Seeing this dazzling number, Zhao Shu couldn't believe it. This number was too exaggerated.
"That's right!"
Zhu Yixi said softly: "This is even larger than the population of our Huguang Prefecture, but it is an accurate number reported to me by the district guard, and the Staff Department also conducted a careful assessment."
"Since the Apocalypse, civil order has been in chaos, and countless people have done evil. It is not surprising that there are so many people in Huguang."
The government forces the people to rebel, resist taxes, and have no choice but to join thieves. In short, there are many reasons, but no matter what the reason is, thieves and bandits must be suppressed.
This has been Zhu Yixi's persistent request for more than a year.
"Your Highness, how should we arrange the arrangements for so many people?"
Zhao Shu frowned.
"The heads of thieves will all be beheaded, and those who commit all kinds of evil will be singled out for execution. As for the ordinary ones..."
King Yu fell into thinking.
Originally, he wanted these people to serve as corvees or military garrison, but it was very difficult to support 300,000 people with the current finances of the shogunate.
But it is impossible to ignore it, otherwise it will be more likely to cause trouble.
"Your Highness, you need to screen carefully."
Zhao Shu rubbed his brows and said: "Those who have committed minor crimes, or those who are forced to comply, it is better to let them go home or come to the military camp."
"As for the more serious ones, they have to do corvee labor. We are just going to go to war to repair officialdom, and we are short of manpower."