"It's Maozhen, it's actually Maozhen! This "Ming Pao" was actually written by Maozhen!"
Outside Huai'an City, Wang Shenzhong and others are staying in a temple - that's all, and it's because of Tang Shu's recommendation.
For this reason, everyone crowded into Datongpu.
Now, it was Gong Yongqing who rushed into the temple door with a loud shout, waving a pamphlet in his hand.
The expression on his face was ecstatic: "Chief Editor of Ming Pao! In this second issue, an article titled "His Majesty Answers Ten Questions to the Editor-in-Chief of Ming Pao" was published. This editor-in-chief of Ming Pao is actually our Quanzhou Lin Maozhen!"
On November 27th, the second issue finally began to circulate in Huai'an.
"...why is it traditional Chinese characters or running script...this running script already has a rather cursive look!" Someone came over and took a look and expressed his disgust.
"It cost a whole three taels of silver!" Gong Yongqing was very dissatisfied. "Nowadays, only the local government offices can read Ming Pao. If the hand-written copies are sold, I am afraid that if someone who knows simplified Chinese characters reads them, others will still study them."
It’s just a short book, how can I care about so much? Shocking! Earth-shattering! Do you know what the opening article of this second issue is? "A letter from His Majesty the Emperor to the people of the world"!"
There was so much he wanted to shout about.
In this second issue, he discovered that the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao was Lin Xiyuan.
In the transcript of the first issue of Tang Shu Na, where is the irrelevant information at the end of the newspaper copied?
But in the article "Answers to Ten Questions", Lin Xiyuan's name appeared frequently in the text.
"Also! The editorial department of Ming Pao is recruiting writers!" Gong Yongqing was extremely excited. "Regardless of whether they have official status or Jinshi status, candidates and scholars can write and send their manuscripts to Ming Pao outside Donghua Gate! If
If you adopt it, you will not only get money to polish your pen, but you can also sign your name and become famous throughout the country. If your article is adopted many times, you can even become a special writer!"
He wished he could write to Lin Xiyuan now.
They were all scholars from Quanzhou Prefecture. Lin Xiyuan was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Zhengde's reign. He was both a fellow countryman and a senior of them. How could they not be familiar with each other? Since they were familiar with each other, how could they not help the underachievers from their hometown?
Just imagine, if before the examination, which articles and famous names who took the examination could be published in the "Ming Pao", how much impact would it have on the marking of the examination?
The emperor personally wrote to the people of the world through "Ming Pao". The emperor who clicked on the first letter would not read every issue of "Ming Pao" carefully.
"This is shocking! His Majesty is going to establish a Prime Minister and a Minister of State, and Ming Dynasty will have a prime minister worthy of the name!"
Gong Yongqing's words were incoherent, and it was only now that he mentioned the most important news in the second issue.
"The newspaper said that the national policy meeting will start on the fifteenth day of the winter lunar month. Now, I'm afraid who will be the prime minister and minister of state has been decided."
Gong Yongqing had already read the contents on the way, and now he looked at Wang Shenzhong and others with their heads together to read the contents of the handwritten newspaper, with extremely envious eyes as he murmured to himself.
"Who else could it be? Of course it's Mr. Yang Ge." The person who was reading carefully didn't even raise his head, just muttered, and then urged, "Have you finished reading this page?"
He saw quickly, and there was no point in being anxious at this time. He could only mutter repeatedly: "The world is not unique to the emperor's family... If it is not His Majesty, who dares to say this? Who dares to say... I have finished reading this page What kind of agreement can we make with the world's officials and gentry if we become Prime Minister and Minister of State? I'm so anxious!"
Really, when I was copying, why did the page just end here?
At this time, a fast horse had just arrived in Qianshan County, Guangxin Prefecture, Jiangxi Province.
I saw that the corner of the horse's mouth had been strangled so much that it was spitting out foam, and the man on the horse kept whipping his belly from time to time.
We quickly arrived at Henglin Town and passed directly through the archway built when Fei Hong was the top scholar in high school. There were several archways on this road because Fei Hong won the top prize, Fei Maozhong won the top prize again, and Fei Hong's previous generation also came out. A Jinshi, Fei Hong's cousin Fei Cai also won the Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde...
The people on horseback walked straight through these archways, and in front of them was the "Xiaoyou Hall", the Fei family's residence.
A monument was erected at the entrance of Xiaoyoutang, which was "The Story of Xiaoyoutang" written by Li Dongyang, the then chief minister of the cabinet, for the Fei family.
The man got off his horse when he got outside the monument. His feet went limp when they touched the ground. The horse's legs also trembled, and then it fell to the ground.
"March? What are you? Could it be Mr. Ge..." The Fei family members were shocked when they saw this familiar face coming back and how tired he was.
"...Hurry! Please invite the clan leader, clan elder! This great joy cannot be delayed for a moment!" This person named Sanyue is also a member of the Fei family. He is just a member of the side branch and has no academic potential. He has been following Fei Hong to listen. command.
The words "happy news" made them feel relieved, and then they went to invite the elders of the Fei family. There had to be a reason.
A moment later, there was an explosion in Xiaoyou Hall.
"really?"
"God bless the Fei family!"
"This is really..."
"I traveled day and night! I bought seven strong horses along the way!" Fei Sanyue sat on the bench, drinking water and panting. "I dare not announce it rashly. The prime minister has been recommended by the imperial court, and your majesty only asked for my favor after he selected it. In return. How can we not comfort our ancestors for such a big event? On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, His Majesty will hold a ceremony in the capital. There are only ten days left, so we have to prepare well and have a big banquet for guests!"
The Fei family, who had been tacitly allowed by King Ning to dig up their ancestral graves, had a prime minister!
Fei Hong's brother Fei Wan quickly came after hearing the news, and Fei Sanyue handed him Fei Hong's autographed letter.
Fei Wan was shocked and confused at first, but he was still shocked and confused after reading the letter.
Is it so easy to be the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty? What were the real prime ministers before the Ming Dynasty called?
Xu Da, Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong.
Xu Da died of illness, so let’s not talk about it. Which one of Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong had a good death?
Two generations of the Fei family had two champions. When Fei Maozhong became the champion, there were already a lot of rumors. Now the Fei family's role in the implementation of the new law is disgraceful, and now they have to be at the forefront when the new law is about to be implemented nationwide.
Why did Yang Tinghe know that he could not be the prime minister?
Fei Wan didn't know what his brother was thinking, and he even specially asked En to send people back to organize and celebrate.
Now that Fei Hong's letter has arrived, Fei Wan can only listen to him.
There are many meanings in the letter, but I'm afraid I still need to think about it carefully. Fei Hong has been in officialdom for a long time, and his actions have profound meanings.
"Go to the county government office first, then the government office." Fei Wan pondered for a moment and then said, "The second issue of "Ming Pao" was delivered to Guangxin Mansion yesterday. The news of the Prime Minister and Minister of State has already spread. Now that it has been recommended,
Your Majesty has appointed it, and I am afraid that it will be announced to the world in the next issue. Holding my name and speaking frankly, I invite the county magistrate to come to the mansion to say something. Zichong said that the angel is already on the way. Your Majesty will give it to me.
The Fei family has many blessings, and many people have been granted titles and decrees. On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Your Majesty will pay homage to the Prime Minister. I, the Fei family of Qianshan, will also make a great success here and let everyone in the world know about it."
"Is there still a posthumous title?" Another elder of the Fei family suddenly asked in surprise.
Fei Wan felt that this was probably one of the reasons why Fei Hong was willing to take on this important task.
Is the grand event meant to help the emperor inspire the people of the world? Since he wants to build an archway, at least nothing will happen to the Fei family in the past few years, unless the new law fails in the future and His Majesty's temperament changes drastically. Or maybe after Fei Hong becomes more powerful, he will be
Be suspicious of too many criticisms.
He sighed: "Since our ancestor Rong, three generations of posthumous gifts have been given to Dr. Guanglu, Zhu Guo, Young Master and Crown Prince Taishi, Minister of Hubu, and Grand Scholar of Wuyingdian. My Fei family has received such great grace from heaven, which is unheard of.
"
There was sudden silence in Xiaoyou Hall, followed by heavy breathing.
What is Guangzong Yaozu?
This is called Guangzong Yaozu!
[Note: The verification of the Fei family’s information in Chapter 195 is incorrect. The fourth generation of the Fei family, Jiu Qing, wrote this plot here because of Fei Hong’s posthumous gift.]
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Because the emperor attaches great importance to it, the Interpretation Bureau and the Vehicle Driving Department of the Ministry of War and the local post system, which are still in the process of integration and handover, are now delivering the previous issues of "Ming Pao" in accordance with the standards of military emergency delivery.
How reluctant the express delivery shops along the road are is another matter, but the Tongyi Bureau has already spread the word: from now on, Pubing will be the employees of the Tongyi Bureau, and the Tongyi Bureau will take care of everything, but everyone is in a hurry.
The delivery shop must not ignore the several important tasks undertaken by Tongyi Bureau.
Accordingly, Pubeng's salary is different from the past.
For the sake of money, and the fact that the head of the Tongyi Bureau was the newly appointed Chengyi Bo, Ming's post station and express delivery system could barely operate at wartime speed during these two months.
And it is within the entire Ming Dynasty.
Everyone is looking forward to the red envelope as a reward at the end of the year that Mr. Cheng has promised.
Despite this, in Chengdu, it took half a month for the second issue of "Ming Pao" to be delivered.
Then Chengdu Prefecture exploded.
The prefect of Chengdu and the magistrate of Xindu rushed to the Yang family almost overnight to celebrate.
The previous magistrate of Puxian County, Xindu County, was an "organic change" in the Yang family at the beginning of last year, and now he was promoted to a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Now His Majesty wants to appoint a Prime Minister and a Minister of State. Who can take this position other than Yangge?
However, Yang Tingzhong only saluted them, and then said: "My brother has already received a letter, and the Yang family does not dare to accept the congratulations from your two masters."
"... Mr. Ge declined?"
They ask this subconsciously.
Yang Tingzhong said righteously: "My brother is presiding over the new law as the first assistant, and it is only for the sake of loyalty to the emperor. I have your majesty's trust, and my brother has other important responsibilities."
The prefect of Chengdu and the magistrate of Xindu could not think of any other important task more important than that of prime minister.
Yang Tingzhong's words were so categorical that the two people who expressed their misunderstanding couldn't help but look at each other, wondering in their hearts: Who could this prime minister be?
"Two gentlemen, my brother presided over the new law, and Fei Getai also advocated in Sichuan that Sichuan officials and gentry declare and pay taxes on their own. After the Gao Kewei chaos last year, there are no longer many obstacles to the implementation of the new law in Sichuan. Your Majesty has already informed the world in that letter that the new law will be implemented next year
If you want to spread it to the whole country, you two adults have their own merits."
He tactfully told the two officials that there was no need to come to Yang's house to get close to them.
Yang Tinghe was going to South Zhili to take greater risks, so that the emperor would remember Yang Tinghe's painstaking efforts and loyalty, and protect the Yang family from suffering.
The Yang family needs to keep a low profile.
If you preside over the new law first and then become the prime minister, it will be like a thorn in your back. Who knows whether enemies in the officialdom will all attack the Yang family in the future?
Now I have to let others share my attention.
Early in the morning on the first day of the twelfth lunar month in Guangzhou, Mai Fu personally went to the Chief Envoy of Guangdong to announce the decree.
"...Yang Shen served as the magistrate of Guangzhou. He was loyal and courageous in his duties, caring for the country and the people. He was in charge of the ceremonial hall, promoted culture and education, and emerged in large numbers. Now that the trial of the new law in Guangdong has been successful, Yang Shen is promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and leads the Jiangxi Qing officials department.
In order to accomplish the task, I will be granted the title of Chief Tongyi, be granted the title of Prince's guest, be granted the title of Duke of Nanhai County, be given Feiyu clothes, and be rewarded with four hundred taels of silver."
"...I thank your Majesty for your kindness. Long live your Majesty! Long live! Long live your Majesty!"
Mai Fu's announcement was oral, so after he finished listening, he smiled and helped him up: "Shilang Yang, your Majesty's decree has been issued, and I hope you can return to the capital before the examination. Your Majesty said, I heard
Yang Yongxiu is running around in Guangdong, and his body should be getting stronger and stronger, no matter the fatigue of traveling and traveling."
Yang Shen is indeed a bit darker.
He was in charge of the auditorium, Xinxue, Enke, Huangming Primary School and Middle School... He was willing to run around for so many things.
Four years after arriving in Guangdong, he received a reward of four hundred taels of silver, which shows that the emperor remembered his hard work.
But what is more important is not that he has been promoted from the fourth rank to the third rank, but the title of his guest as the prince.
The Ming Dynasty has not established a prince yet, but the prince guest is a false title to teach the prince etiquette, and his majesty conveys another meaning.
Yang Shen was stunned: "I will try..."
Mai Fu smiled and said nothing: when the emperor pointed out this time, he naturally intended to let Yang Shen be an examiner.
Coupled with the fictitious title of Prince Guest, His Majesty gave Yang Tinghe a more substantial guarantee: allowing his son and the emperor's son to have a future to look forward to.
Three months was enough for Yang Shen to arrive in the capital.
Before the official convening of the national policy meeting, some candidates for new central government officials had been decided, and now the appointment decisions have been conveyed to the local governments much more efficiently than in previous years.
The method is to spread the message to the eunuchs in various places, and then have them orally deliver the message to ministers who are important enough.
The efficiency of document delivery is still a bit slow.
Now is also a special period when the central court is in urgent need of people with experience in new laws.
Also receiving the decree was Cao Cha, the father of Duan Concubine. He was promoted from the head of the punishment department to the left minister of the punishment department.
Riding on the south wind of Guangdong's trial of new laws, smart officials who survived the two storms in Guangdong and Guangxi in the 16th year of Zhengde and the first year of Jiajing were promoted on a large scale.
The lowest level is to go to the Sixth Department and serve as the newly emerged fourth-level chief general, between the minister and the doctor.
A real and powerful official of the fourth rank or above!
This morning, at the dock of Qingjiangpu outside Huai'an City, Liu Tianhe and Tang Shu's parents came to see them off in person.
Naturally, the governor of the river has no shortage of boats. Although it is impossible to allocate public boats to Tang Shu, it is still possible to find a private boat to send them directly to Beijing without changing.
"Even after crossing the Linqing Canal, it was really frozen. I prepared carriages and horses for you by land." Liu Tianhe told him, "I will wait for you for half a year! Whether you win or not, you will go to the river.
The Yamen has come to serve as an official. With the combined efforts of my master and apprentice, we must find a strategy for this Huanghuaishui sufferer!"
Gong Yongqing and other people who were riding the boat looked at Tang Shu with envy: This is called a bright future!
Recommended by a high-ranking official like the Governor of the River Channel, Tang Shu felt like he was going to the capital for a formality.
Will he still fail? No wonder he doesn’t study at all!
In Fei Hong's house in the capital, his son Fei Maoxian looked helpless.
The third issue of "Ming Pao" was officially published today, and the headline on the front page was the news that was sure to shock the entire Ming Dynasty: Fei Hong was appointed as the first Prime Minister and Minister of State of the Ming Dynasty.
Fei Maoxian didn't pay much attention to other analysis of national policies in the newspapers for the next three years.
But why was his road to the imperial examination so bumpy?
The first time he went to the examination was because Fei Maozhong was the top scorer in high school in his first year, so he was forced to "hide his clumsiness", so that someone from Fei's family won the Jinshi for two consecutive years.
On the eve of the second general examination next year, his father becomes prime minister. Should he take the exam or not?
If I wait another three years, I will be almost thirty.
But if he doesn't succeed in the examination, will he be accused of having Fei Hong arrange for his son to be recommended as a good official in the future?
There was an endless stream of people who came to send their greetings today, but Fei Hong didn't see any of them.
"Take the exam again in three years and pass the exam from the new school!" Fei Hong categorically warned his son, "After three years, my father will definitely resign. At that time, it will be the best time for you to become an official again."
Fei Maoxian sighed: "My son has remembered it."
"Don't worry, when it comes to new learning, you are uniquely endowed." Fei Hong's eyes were full of scorn, "Next year, I will spend more energy on your homework. The year after that, you will go back to Qianshan to teach your children and lay a solid foundation.
.The year after next, you come back to Beijing!"
Fei Hong had arranged the affairs of the Fei family clearly, and as the twelfth lunar month entered the capital, many people were circulating and discussing the new issue of "Ming Pao", and they were becoming more and more aware of the situation in the Ming Dynasty after next year.
The imperial court's major policies for the next three years have been clearly stated in this issue of Ming Pao.
The new law was determined to be implemented throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Next year, there will be only two things to do at the local level: clearing the land of Zhang Tian and recreating the Yellow Book, and reforming the government offices.
The transformation of the center of the imperial court has been completed: Taipu Temple has been changed to the Director-General of Public Security, the Prime Minister and the Minister of State lead the State Palace, the six ministers of state lead the six ministries, the ministers of the six ministries lead the ministers, each of the right ministers of the six ministries leads one department, and each department of the six ministries has one.
The fourth grade chief.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises everything to the end. The province has the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the prefecture has the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the county has the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
The same goes for the Directorate-General of Public Security and the Director-General of Taxation.
The Ministry of Punishment also has its own local punishment departments, punishment bureaus and punishment departments directly under its own jurisdiction.
From now on, the local vassals, government offices, and county offices will only focus on civil affairs, criminal justice, public security, and taxation. The Metropolitan Procuratorate system and the Xiangxianyuan system will be responsible for official and private supervision of officials respectively.
Naturally, no one will forget that there are also Jinyiwei and the Internal Inspectorate.
Ming Dynasty is about to usher in a new structure. After the emperor delegated some political power to the prime minister and minister of state to make decisions, what did he do?
"In just twenty days, you have a prototype?" Zhu Houchun looked at Huang Jin in surprise.
"Dean Shen has been working day and night, and now the studs and nuts are all made of wood. It is said that he adheres to His Majesty's strategy of first determining whether the principle is feasible and then making improvements." Huang Jin reported, "The lead type molds are only fired first.
It’s just the first hundred words out of a thousand words in a kiln. After the trial printing, there are still many questions, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to review it again and give you advice.”
The emperor fed them cakes, and they built the machine according to the plans. The skilled craftsmen gathered together, and the prototype machine was pieced together.
This is the power of grabbing merit, and it is also something that can be accumulated in a short period of time by piling up resources.
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem like it would take too much time to carve only a hundred characters, fire one kiln of character molds, and then carve wooden studs and nuts.
Later, if I want to improve it to a practical level, the cost will be lower than the current movable type, and the quality will be more stable. I'm afraid it won't happen overnight.
Zhu Houcong was very interested: "Go and have a look."
He thought it would take several months no matter what, but Shen Zhongming really understood the development ideas he mentioned.
It's a prototype, to verify the principle.
The officials and people in the capital were thinking about where the emperor would focus in the future, and Zhu Houcong went directly to Huangming University.
Looking at the huge thing in front of him, Zhu Houcong was dumbfounded.