Chapter 10: All walks of life

The flower hall of the county prince’s mansion.

Ye Zhao sat in the main seat, and there were more than a dozen famous scholars sitting respectfully on the sofas on both sides. The leaders were Zheng Zhen and Yu Quyuan. The other scholars were all talented people at the time, and they all had their jobs in Jingmo Hall of the Lifang.

The Jingmo Hall of the Lifang is really the propaganda department in Ye Zhao's eyes.

These scholars nowadays have different faces. They have just experienced great surprises. When they heard that the young master was wearing a yellow robe, they were shocked. The bandit Su Hongniang surrendered and was overjoyed.

When he heard the King of Generals and Kings arranges to draft the new emperor's edict to ascend the King of the King and proclamation to fight against rebellion, his moods are different. Some are eager to try to achieve eternal reputation, and some are timid and afraid of disaster to the whole clan. However, Zheng Zhen agreed happily. He often wrote poems to ridicule the darkness of the administration. When he came to Guangzhou, he could be like a fish in water. Seeing the various changes in Guangzhou, he felt a faint appearance of reviving China. Zheng Zhen was overjoyed and once wrote "Accompanying the General to Huangpu" to praise it.

Among all the Confucian scholars, although Yu Quyuan has achieved even higher successes in his later generations, now, he is naturally the only one who follows Zheng Zhen’s leader. Everyone knows that he is afraid that he will lose his head at any time when he retreats. Besides, Pingyuan’s army is strong and powerful. I heard that when he supported the young master last night, the five generals were there, and the Taiping thief party surrendered. The prestige of the general king is at its peak. It seems that Pingyuan’s army is under the control of the general king. It is not impossible to defeat the Northern Dynasties in this way. Maybe it will be a great wealth in the future. Although the future is a bit dangerous, it is also a big gamble. If you win, you will be successful.

Of course, there are a few Confucian scholars who are rubbing their hands and are inspiring their minds. If they can follow the general Wang to reign and achieve a peaceful and prosperous era, and promote the power of China in the external world, how magnificent?

Ye Zhaozi knew that they had different minds, but politics was to unite the majority. For the sake of glory and wealth or ideals, as long as they followed him, they should paint a bright future for them.

After tasting the tea, Ye Zhao said again: "All the most handsome men of the world and have a profound understanding. Saint Confucius said that the people can be used, but they cannot be used, and they should be taught. But the people who do not know should be taught. However, in ancient times, the saints could only benefit three or five disciples, dozens and more than a hundred. Now, they are different. The telegrams are thousands of miles away, and the schools are all over Guangdong and Jiangxi, and there is also newsprint that spreads to the people. This education must also be carried out with the times. I plan to take the lead in your Jingmo Hall to organize a newsprint. All the great things of your affairs can be listed above and all the people know it."

All the Confucian scholars' eyes lit up. Although there are several newspapers in Guangzhou, most of them are commercial information, romance, novel serialization, and never involve current affairs. Occasionally, there are articles criticizing opium to promote women's self-improvement, which are extremely rare, but they have to check the copy layer by layer. Be careful not to be careful, because they are afraid of breaking the ban.

Ye Zhao said again: "This newsprint, since it is famous, focuses on news, criticizes current problems and promotes the new policy. Of course, write less on the dark side and highlights the bright side. You can't be silenced? Then, from the Bureau of Commerce and the Office of the Office, we will draw personnel from the east and west, and news will be involved to broaden the public's horizons. Newspapers will be distributed to the rural level, with schools, teachers reading newspapers, and gentry in each village, and there must be newspaper readers reading newspapers. Of course, I have to think about this again, which is a long-term idea."

Speaking of which, now only Guangzhou Prefecture Primary School has gone to the countryside. Even if there are new schools in other prefecture villages, they are privately funded by gentry. Popularization of education is really a difficult and distant battle. There is no way to focus on it for the time being. If you want to become a fat man in one go, unless other developments stop, all the money will be allocated to education.

However, all the Confucian scholars nodded one after another. Today's Confucian scholars can be called a great scholar if they only talk about books and biography. Think about the articles they write can be spread among the people of the world with news and papers. What a beautiful thing that is? The hearts of these Confucian scholars are all hot.

At this time, a little maid hurried in and whispered a few words in Ye Zhao's ear. Ye Zhao smiled and picked up the teacup: "Let's do it today!"

The scholars of Confucianism hurriedly stood up to say goodbye.

...

In the Calendar Pavilion, the crimson curtain is rolled up and hung with golden hooks.

The ivory carvings of dragons and phoenixes are as luxurious as a red cloud bed like a palace room. There is a beautiful woman who is fascinating with the whole country. She has red clothes and cloudy hair, like a fairy concubine sleeping in the spring, and is full of lazy charm. She is Su Hongniang.

Ruyi knelt in front of the bed and gently put her beautiful brocade socks on her fragrant embroidered shoes.

Hearing the footsteps, the matchmaker looked up and came back to his senses in a daze. Only then did he notice Ruyi kneeling under the bed. When he saw Ye Zhao with a smug smile, the matchmaker's pretty face turned red. He remembered the crazyness he was tormenting last night, the begging for mercy for no reason, the screams of her husband and husband, and she was both ashamed and hated.

"Master, I will wait for you to wash up." Ruyi stood up lightly with a red face, but her hands seemed to be immersed in the smooth and wonderful taste. This new master was really like water, and it made people's heart beat when it was touched. I don't know how much the prince loved her.

He was tortured until his belly turned white. As a concubine, the matchmaker tried hard to support him and asked the concubine for help. Then he went back to the room and fell asleep until this afternoon. Ye Zhao had already handled several business tasks.

"Ruyi, in the future, even if you are a matchmaker's house, you will be responsible for your care when the matchmaker returns home." Ye Zhao said with a smile. If the matchmaker wants to integrate into this family, he naturally has to serve her. This will soon make her feel like a family. If she brings her maid back home, she will always be out of place.

"I obey the order." Ruyi quickly agreed.

Ye Zhao smiled again and said, "You are so powerful. The first baron in the Qing Dynasty is also the female marshal who leads the army. If you please her, you will be very rewarding if you teach you a move and a half-stage."

Ruyi opened her mouth in surprise, and the matchmaker said, "Don't listen to him." She stood up and walked towards the bathroom. Ruyi was stunned for a moment and hurriedly chased after her.

After washing up, Ye Zhao and his matchmaker went downstairs to the restaurant next to Tingyuxuan. While walking, Ye Zhao said, "Are you hungry?"

But the matchmaker didn't dare to look at him. He was bullied so hard last night. He remembered the situation of begging for mercy, crying and screaming under him, and his proud appearance, the matchmaker wanted to beat him hard now, but he could only think about it in his heart.

The restaurant is magnificent, with gold and silver utensils shining brightly. Ye Zhao and the matchmaker sat down for a while, and the maids delivered dishes like butterflies. The delicacies are the princes who usually like to eat. There are also several Guangxi dishes, taro buckles, three-fresh rice noodles, Cordyceps stewed fragrant chicken, etc.

Since Ye Zhao ordered the matchmaker to have dinner together, the entire Lotus Building and the kitchen became tense. When the matchmaker woke up, the little maid from the Lotus Building immediately made a series of messages, and the entire kitchen immediately became busy. The entire palace was like a huge machine, waiting or running at high speed with the prince's words.

Even Ye Zhao didn't know that a simple meal would cause many people to get nervous, and many people would be honored or humiliated.

"Chicken is the most famous little turkey in Wuzhou. It's tender, and I really like it. Sometimes I miss you, so I ask the kitchen to make a few cinnamon dishes, so the kitchen is full of ingredients."

Ye Zhao said while picking up a piece of chicken. Ruyi hurriedly took it with a colorful porcelain plate and delivered it to the matchmaker.

The little maids looked at the matchmaker with awe. The prince liked to give food to the little concubine, so these little maids were commonplace. Now, this red master is also very favored.

The matchmaker looked at the beautiful little maids standing in the restaurant, as well as the three maids, Ruyi, Zhaocai and Jinbao who were busy at the table, were quite uncomfortable, but naturally they had to adapt hard. They also had to secretly glance at Ye Zhao's every move and learn from his dining rules to avoid making jokes.

A little maid hurried in and knelt down and replied, "Prince, those merchants have arrived." The prince ordered that he would report to these people immediately even if he had time to eat.

Ye Zhao said to the matchmaker helplessly: "I wanted to have a good meal with you."

The matchmaker said, "It's okay."

Ye Zhao sighed and stood up, "I have to wait for dinner with you next time." After eating this meal, the matchmaker naturally had to leave for Zhaoqing and Wuzhou.

The matchmaker was also a little sad, but she breathed a sigh of relief. With him, she always remembered last night, and was so embarrassed.

The maid hurriedly brought a hot water towel. Ye Zhao rinsed his mouth, washed his hands and face and said, "I won't give it to you anymore. I'll ask for something later. Let me tell Ruyi."

The matchmaker nodded gently.

...

In the flower hall of the palace, there were more than a dozen business people and gentlemen, including Wu Chongyao, Liang Lunshu and other giants, Cao Feng and several industrial upstarts, including Huizhou landlord Mr. Shen and Foshan landlord Mr. Jiang, as well as Guangdong newspaper tycoon Hu Ningming, and Taihexing senior team Huang Wenxiu.

When these people saw Ye Zhao enter the hall, they all called for their worries and bowed down. Ye Zhao smiled and said, "No need to be polite, sit down, sit down."

The flower hall is grand and the sofas on both sides are very long. These people dare not sit down, but when they see Ye Zhao sitting, because it is a sofa, the General Wang is obviously half shorter, so these people hurriedly sat down carefully on the sofas on both sides one by one.

Ye Zhao glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "I think some of you have received letters last night, and some of you have received letters, but the two empress dowagers raised troops to fight against rebellion, and they still have to rely on your support!"

The merchants and gentlemen looked at each other, and several of them showed shock on their faces, obviously not aware of this.

Ye Zhao picked up the tea cup and tasted the tea, giving them time to digest.

After a while, Wu Chongyao said seriously: "Prince, how much money and food is needed, please make it clear that the people will do their best." His property is already closely related to the property of the General King, and both prosper and lose both. Even if he wants to stay out of the matter, the General King fell and the Northern Dynasties became in power, and it would be a strange thing if his property was not confiscated. It is even hard to say whether the entire clan's head can be kept. After all, the Northern Dynasties are not like the General King. It can be seen that the laws under the rule of the General King are gradually protecting the private ownership of property, and the Northern Dynasties like to engage in beheading and scouting the nine clans.

Some businessmen complained secretly, they didn't want to get into this messy water. Even if they hoped that the general and the king would gain power, they wouldn't want to cause trouble. What's more, don't you feel sorry for donating money for no reason?

Just donating money, what should Hu Ningming and Huang Wenxiu do? Huang Wenxiu is just a shopkeeper, so how could he make the decision? Hu Ningming runs a Guangdong newspaper, but only a few wealth? And two of the industrial manufacturer's wealth are obviously much different. What should he ask them to do?

Ye Zhao smiled and said to Wu Chongyao: "Liaofu, you have a bad idea. I asked you to come. I didn't ask you for money. If you want to say that the treasury can still be supported in this time, even if the war is in a tight future, there is no need for everyone to pay donations. Those who are willing to serve the emperor and the two empress dowagers will rely on their own voluntary responsibility, and will use the loan to collect principal and interest. Even during the war, we will act according to the law. I can guarantee this for everyone!"

All the merchants felt relieved and hurriedly said, "The prince is so serious."

Some people think that if we follow the customs of the European countries and raise military funds with national debts, we can buy some, but it will take a few months to see if the general and the king can hold on. Otherwise, we can only sell the industry as soon as possible to take refuge in Southeast Asia. No matter what, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to live a better life when the city of Guangzhou is destroyed.

If the factory is inconvenient to relocate, or if it has shares in the Railway Telegraph Company, it is thought that it would do its best to help the General King fight against the Northern Dynasties no matter what. Otherwise, it would be a waste of money.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "You are all people with noble character and are even more outstanding. I invite you to come because I and the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces have discussed it and want everyone to contribute to the new policy."

Everyone did not understand the meaning, and their financial resources and reputation were the leader of everyone. They immediately said: "The prince is only sent to the public, and the grass people do their best."

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "The two empress dowagers, the emperor and the king want to set up a lieutenant of the Eng-Ping, and are ready to grant them to you."

All the merchants were stunned, and they used their names to sell their official positions with money? But this was not like the style of the general.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Enping Wei is not an official position or a title. It is just a title that is granted to a virtuous person among the people to commend his virtues, but it is not just a honorary title. Enping Wei has to bear the right to maintain civil peace and prevent illegal punishments. For example, Enping Wei can inspect prisons and other detention centers and accept complaints from the detainees. If you find any violations of laws and regulations in various yamen, you can also directly appeal to the official room or even the secretary room of the General's Office."

This Enping Wei is similar to the justice of the peace in Hong Kong in later generations, but was changed a lot by Ye Zhao, and used as a signal to enhance the status of gentry in business people at this stage.

Ye Zhao smiled again: "The first batch of 15 Enping Weiwei is ready to be awarded to you, and the number of awards will be increased every five years from now. However, the review will definitely be stricter than the current laws. You are a few of you who are a little younger. According to what I think, in the future, the number of Enping Weiwei in each province will be about 30." Although it is a temporary solution, you can use the Enping Weiwei model to prepare public opinion institutions in the future.

Most of the merchants were familiar with the Western Affairs, but they knew that the British Empire established a Justice of Peace in Hong Kong, which was in common with the General Wang, who said that the Justice of Peace in Hong Kong had to serve as the magistrate. However, the Justice of Peace in Hong Kong also had to serve as the magistrate, and the Justice of Peace in Hong Kong was more inclined to be a civil title.

However, supervising the prison and the police detention room can also directly fold the bullet-chin yamen to the secretary's room of the General Wang Zhi? For them, this is an unexpected honor.

This is different from spending money to donate officials. Even if you donate a lot of money, what if you donate it to a red top? That is just a false reputation. In the eyes of others, if you are still a businessman, no one will really take your red top seriously.

Under the new policy of Guangzhou, Enping Wei was very different. He was not an official, but he had the right to comment on the yamen. General Wang Xiangwu could only think about how his status would be improved by becoming Enping Wei. At least, there was no need to worry about the insignificant officials who would blackmail them.

Ye Zhao looked around and said, "Of course, everyone knows the current situation of this king. You have been accepted by Empress Eun Ping. If the situation changes in the future, I will harm you. If you refuse, I will never force you."

Wu Chongyao immediately said, "The prince, Caomin and other humble bodies are loved by the prince. They are only afraid of losing the prince's high hopes. However, Caomin must work diligently to maintain peace in the countryside and harmony among the people. How dare you say a word "push?"

The rest of the people were also grateful and humble.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Since this is the case, you should not give in. Guangdong, Jiangxi and other industries are still up to you to maintain it."

The first batch of fifteen Enping Weiwei was particular about it, including tycoons and big landlords. And the few who run the industry, even if they are slightly inferior, are representative and promising people from all walks of life, just like Hu Ningming, the number one newspaper industry leader, is only richer than Huang Wenxiu, among the people. However, as the founder of Guangdong News, the boss of Guangzhou's hottest newsprint, is also very important to some extent.

Huang Wenxiu is not Ye Zhao's personal preference. Taihexing invests in all walks of life, and this shopkeeper is even more intimate and famous. He can be said to be the number one shopkeeper in Guangzhou. And the first manager of Enping Wei is to choose a manager representative, so he is naturally the one who must be.

The fourteen bosses and one shopkeeper announced to the outside world that the business world is not only the bosses of the bosses, but also the managers and even the shopkeepers can also give birth to excellent talents, which is enough to be the honorary title of Enping Wei.

The merchants here are very smart. Now we can know why the General Wang summoned representatives of the business gentry, and Hu Ningming and Huang Wenxiu were there.

Ye Zhao then smiled and picked up the teacup to see him off, saying, "Another day of the zodiac sign is chosen to award you all the merits. Boss Hu will stay for the time being, so I will not send you all."

The merchants hurriedly said goodbye, and soon only Hu Ningming was left in the hall.

Sitting alone in front of the general, Hu Ningming felt a little uneasy. Fortunately, the prince smiled gently, so he felt a little relieved.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Boss Hu, this house in the palace plans to organize a newspaper office, and I also want you to give more advice."

Hu Ningming hurriedly said he didn't dare, and he felt even more relaxed. He had contact with the people in the royal palace's secretary room from time to time. The articles criticizing opium and other articles were reported from the royal palace's secretary room. He felt that the officials in the royal palace were honest and efficient, and there was nothing scary about doing things.

Ye Zhao said again: "But this newspaper could not get to the emperor's throne ceremony. Therefore, when the emperor ascended the throne, the emperor ascended the throne and announced the world that the proclamation of the thief was announced, the military and civilians should be reported in Guangdong. Boss Hu, is that okay?"
Chapter completed!