"It hasn't been delivered yet?" It was rare for Emperor Yonglong to wait so eagerly, tapping his fingers lightly on the imperial desk in the east study room.
The two goldfish in the brown glass bowl next to them were swaying leisurely and dangling around. In the past, they could attract his attention and let him take a rest, but today they were no longer interested.
"Back to Your Majesty, we have arranged for someone to pick it up. The Hanlin Academy said that because there are a few more copies to be printed, it may be a little later. They will send it over as soon as it comes out." The chamberlain said softly.
"Well, have they said how many copies they want to print this time?" Zhang Shen's facial expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously picked up the copy of "Internal Reference" with the print number 001.
The number was actually written in two characters, one was naturally 001, and the other was 001. Emperor Yonglong was surprised at the time and didn't know what this symbol meant.
After asking later, I found out that this should be a text from Tianzhu and Tianfang that was specially used for counting. Emperor Yonglong also asked his chamberlain to go to the Hanlin Academy to ask Feng Ziying about this situation, and he brought back a handwritten pamphlet.
Zhang Shen naturally wasn't very interested in learning arithmetic, and he didn't have that much energy to learn it, but the things in the handwritten booklet still interested him.
In his opinion, this seemed to make it simpler and easier to perform some relatively simple calculations.
As an emperor, he also needs to deal with some figures, such as population, financial income, disaster relief expenses, water conservancy and road consumption, military expenditures, and even internal treasury income and expenditures. He needs to compare with previous years and balance other items.
So this counting method seems to be of some use.
"It is said that about a hundred copies may be printed." The chamberlain has obviously made preparations in advance. If the emperor asks but cannot answer, you may not have a chance next time.
"Oh? It's doubled in size?" Emperor Yonglong whispered in surprise.
"But I heard from the Hanlin Academy that it may not be expanded any further. They mean to control it to officials of the fourth rank or above in Beijing for the time being. We will see about the next step, but they may also give it to some famous scholars in Beijing." The chamberlain
The detailed and thoughtful answer finally made Emperor Yonglong take another look at him, "Well, that's almost it."
There are naturally many fourth-rank officials in the entire Zhou Dynasty, far more than a hundred, but there are almost the same in Beijing, and some idle duties may not require these.
As for the famous scholars who were mentioned, they usually refer to those who have served as fourth-rank or above but are temporarily in the opposition, such as Guan Yingzhen and Wang Yongguang.
It is said that the first "Internal Reference" caused a sensation among the officials. Xiao Daheng was furious and smashed a lot of things. Shen Yiguan even exaggerated and actually suffered a stroke. Emperor Yonglong felt pity for him because he couldn't even withstand such a storm.
, could it be said that Da Zhou’s first assistant is so fragile?
Emperor Yonglong has repeated those three articles several times. There are definitely some new ideas, but there is no way to say how exciting they are.
The only thing that may be a bit exaggerated is the worry about the military situation in the northwest, that is, the chaos in Ningxia Town, but Emperor Yonglong did not care.
The situation in Ningxia Town and Gansu Town has not been bad for a year or two. Even the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town was personally appointed by his father. It is said that even Feng Tang had to bow to Wang Ziteng in order to get the commander-in-chief of Yulin Town.
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The northwest is not a quiet place to begin with, but the Tatars have long passed their glory. They can bring trouble to the Zhou Dynasty, but they are not fatal, at least not to the three sides and four towns, but the Mongolian left wing
What about the side?
Thinking of this, Emperor Yonglong's face became a little colder. There were some things that he tried hard not to think about, but they still stuck in his mind and couldn't get over them.
He is the emperor, but why does he still have less decision-making power than a martial artist on many matters? Of course, he also knows that behind these martial arts is his father.
It would be fine if it was his father. Zhang Shen could accept it, but if this power and resources were to be handed over to someone other than himself, he would never accept it. He hoped that his father would
Don't be confused.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was the sound of trotting footsteps outside the door, and a little waiter who was sweating profusely came in holding something.
"Your Majesty, here we come."
The servant who was close to him checked out the book and nodded, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Yonglong took it and started to look at it without raising his head.
As soon as he got it, he knew that it was much thicker, at least half as thick as the previous one.
As soon as he looked at the catalog, Emperor Yonglong was attracted by the title.
In addition to the three columns last time, two new columns were added: "Feng Xian Warning" and "Extraterritorial Strange Tales". Moreover, one of these two articles was written anonymously, but Emperor Yonglong took a glance and knew that this should be
It was written by the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Yang He was most likely to have written it, and it was written by Feng Ziying.
These two people are currently the figures that Emperor Yonglong pays close attention to.
Putting aside the first three articles, Emperor Yonglong first read Yang He's "A Brief Analysis of the Shortcomings of Salt Affairs in Two Zhejiang Provinces"
What interested Emperor Yonglong very much was that Yang He did not write too many specific details about the investigation and supervision of the case. Instead, he wrote more about the causes and consequences of the involvement of several officials involved in the case and the supervision issues of how they collaborated to cover up each other after they found out, well.
, this is tracing back to the source.
This is also mixed with some of Yang He's insights and suggestions during the handling of the case. Many of these cannot be written down in official court documents and memorials. It even includes some private discussions and involves officials from the Ministry of Personnel.
The selection and salt affairs system of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and even the moral and political education of officials in the Ministry of Rites, are very interesting.
This article alone took Emperor Yonglong half an hour to read twice.
This kind of article, which is completely different from memorials and official documents, is very interesting to read. It does not have as many red tapes as in memorials, and it also lacks many business-like politeness. It is not as free as ordinary articles, but focuses on this one.
In terms of business, I talk about things when I have something to say. The content is rich but clearly organized, so that people can find what they are interested in at once.
The last paragraph even analyzes the final psychological monologues of two of the criminal officials. There are not many words, but every word is thrilling. Emperor Yonglong felt that this article was worth reading and feeling by all the magistrates and magistrates of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
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With an unfinished mind, Emperor Yonglong turned to the last column, "Stories from Outside the Territory", written by Feng Ziying.
Emperor Yonglong knew that this guy's literary talent was average, but his words were meaningful, but after reading this article, he really realized what it meant to be simple in literature and science, but his words were meaningful.
The article is very short and uses some descriptions of what they saw and heard, but it can make many people's hearts beat.
The gold, silver and copper mines on Luzon Island, as well as spices and the people of the Zhou Dynasty who came out of the sea, made Emperor Yonglong feel a little complicated, and the Francois only used a few hundred people to occupy such a place.
A place equivalent to Fujian or even Southern Zhili has seized countless wealth, which is even more difficult for Emperor Yonglong to accept. Now even the people of the Zhou Dynasty who have never returned from the sea have surrendered under the feet of these Xiyi people and contributed wealth, which is even more difficult for Emperor Yonglong to accept.
Emperor Yonglong couldn't sit still.
Emperor Yonglong did not have the mentality of his father who wanted to conquer a country without occupying land. He was facing attacks from the Jurchens and Tatars in the north and was short of money and food. If there was someone who could provide
Gold, silver, copper and food didn't require a big chance, so of course he was willing to take risks.
He even dares to risk the world's disapproval to do things like mine supervisor and tax supervisor, which offend countless people, as long as he can get money back to fill the needs of Jiubian in the north, let alone these?
Of course Emperor Yonglong knew who was behind this article. Feng Ziying was a student and only fifteen years old. How could he know so much about Luzon overseas? Even if it was just hearsay, there were naturally people working hard here.
But that's not important. Feng Ziying's willingness to write such an article means a lot, and it also suits her own taste, which is enough.
For Emperor Yonglong, he was willing to try anything that could bring in money, and he could even bear certain risks, because he firmly believed that no risk was greater than the risk of Tatar and Jurchen invasions and military rebellions.
, as he deeply felt now, the armies of the five towns of Jingying, Xuanda, and Jiliao were all under the control of his father, so he could only endure it no matter what.
One Luzon cannot mean anything, but Feng Ziying summed up one point in the final conclusion. If you dare not find and try new income, you will be doomed to be stuck in the existing limited income. It will be difficult for Dazhou to get rid of this kind of income.
A stretched situation.
Emperor Yonglong felt that these words spoke his mind. Without money and food, it would be difficult to support all this. But now it seems that all this has reached its extreme in Dazhou. He feels that his dreams every night are filled with money and food.
And without money and food, the army from the Nine Borders and the Tatar Jurchens could come roaring at any time. No matter what happened, he would find it difficult to accept.
In comparison, the article that was supposed to be Xiao Daheng's defense was of some value, and the article's suggestions and warnings about the reform of the Southwest brought more sighs to Emperor Yonglong. Why didn't he want to? Didn't he know?
There are also hidden dangers in the southwest, but you have to eat one bite at a time. How can these things be done in one go?
"A Preliminary Study on People's Livelihood" focuses on the problems caused by heavy taxes in several prefectures in southern Zhili. Emperor Yonglong read it patiently. As he said, these are all problems, he knows them, but he can't do anything about them.
Don’t you think you’re going to increase taxes in the provinces of Southern Zhili and Shaanxi, and increase taxes in Northern Zhili? Are you really hoping for another larger-scale rebellion or a civil uprising?
Emperor Yonglong sneered and looked at the signature. Cai Maode, a top-ranked Jinshi, Guanzheng Hubu, he knew without looking that he should be a scholar from Jiangnan, and his buttocks were not crooked.