Chapter 274 [There is a ghost in it, it's hard to tell who it is] Next
Mu Linfeng's worries were not unnecessary. In fact, Mu Linfeng had already thought about this since the first day he rebelled against the imperial court. After all, these people were a mixed bag of people, and some of them had sincerely surrendered to Mu Linfeng.
Linfeng, Mu Linfeng himself was not sure.
Even Shi Kefa, Wang Zhizhen, and Mu Linfeng, whom he relied on most, did not trust them 100%, let alone Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, and Liu Liangzuo.
In addition to these imperial generals who have surrendered, there are also people from the Qinglong Society, people who have returned to society, and all kinds of people. In this era, everyone's thoughts are only known to themselves. Today, they can obey Mu Linfeng, and maybe one day they will be with him.
Others call me brothers.
Mu Linfeng sat silently in his seat, watching the people below the city tower laughing happily, and the Yangzhou officials around him chatting and laughing happily, but how many of them really share the same heart with him, Mu Linfeng?
Mu Linfeng didn't know, and he was even less sure. Mu Linfeng suddenly felt that the recent assassination was arranged by God to warn Mu Linfeng. At the same time, Mu Linfeng also felt that the emperor was superior, but the officials below all had their own agendas.
Mu Linfeng deeply understood the emperor's lonely mood at this moment.
Mu Linfeng also understood why Zhu Yuanzhang set up the Jinyi Guards to monitor all officials in the court when he founded the country. Although the Jinyi Guards in the middle and late Ming Dynasty had deteriorated, Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention of setting up the Jinyi Guards was good. As long as they are guided correctly, they can be
Jinyiwei developed into departments such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption in the future.
Mu Linfeng's mind was filled with random thoughts. The officials around him were talking, and the people below the city tower were dancing and making noise. Mu Linfeng didn't listen at all, as if these people were no longer in the same time and space as him. No matter how sincerely Mu Linfeng treated these people
, these people can only be some kind-hearted wallflowers, foxes who don’t know how to truly love someone.
Zhang Cai saw Mu Linfeng in a daze at the side and couldn't help pushing Mu Linfeng. Mu Linfeng came to his senses and heard Zhang Cai say: "Linfeng, what are you thinking about?"
Mu Linfeng immediately smiled and said: "Oh, it's nothing..." After saying that, he looked at Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu sitting behind Zhang Cai, and quickly said with a smile: "Brother Yanwu and Brother Zongxi, the world's economy will depend on you in the future.
Two of us!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu immediately stood up and cupped their hands and said, "Mu Shuai, you are so proud!"
Mu Linfeng suddenly thought of something, and quickly motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then said to Gu Yanwu: "Brother Yanwu, if Mu remembers correctly, have you always wanted to improve your status as a businessman?"
Gu Yanwu immediately nodded after hearing this and said: "Yes, the status of merchants has been very low since ancient times. The so-called scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, merchants have always been ranked last, but the rise and fall of a country mainly depends on commerce. Only when commerce is developed can the country have an economy and people
Only in this way can the living standards of the merchants be improved, and all of this depends on the trading and circulation of merchants. However, the status of merchants has been suppressed by the imperial court. This is actually very unfair to merchants, especially in our dynasty... no... it is the Ming Dynasty.
The rise of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed merchants even more than previous dynasties, so Yanwu believed that if he wanted the country to prosper, the status of merchants must be improved..."
Mu Linfeng couldn't help but lower his head when he heard the words, and then smiled and said: "What Yan Wu said is absolutely right. If there is no circulation of merchants' transactions, then the entire country will be like a pool of stagnant water. How can the economy improve... In fact, it is not just businessmen, anyone
People of any status should be respected by the court and the people, and people are divided into the upper and lower classes. Are these people born with such low life, and should they be looked down upon... Could it be that those nobles and nobles are born with
Should orcs respect it?"
Mu Linfeng spoke plausibly and was filled with righteous indignation, but Zhang Cai and others were heartbroken when they heard it. Zhang Cai and others could accept all Mu Linfeng's reforms, but these words, although said lightly, were earth-shaking.
Although Zhang Cai and others have always supported reforms, they are also influenced by Confucianism. Their so-called reforms basically belong to Confucius's style of returning to the past, and these are the upper nine streams, the middle nine streams, and the lower nine streams.
It is a clear rule handed down from ancient times, and Confucian scholars belong to the class of scholars, and their status has always been very noble. If they are really asked to be on an equal footing with those actors, back rubs, prostitutes, etc., then what else does their status have?
In particular, what is the use of a cold window for ten years?
After Mu Linfeng said something, he looked at the expressions of Zhang Cai, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu and guessed what they were thinking. This kind of thinking was indeed a bit too aggressive for the three Confucian scholars, and he wanted them to accept it immediately.
, is definitely not an easy task. Thinking of this, Mu Linfeng laughed and said immediately: "Well, let's start by improving the status of businessmen. As for the other things, we will implement them step by step in the future... As for the status of Confucian scholars, that's for sure
We still need to be different from these low-life people, otherwise wouldn’t they have suffered ten years of hardship in vain?”
When Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu heard this, they made up their mind and nodded repeatedly.
Mu Linfeng thought: "Yes, if you want to reform in this era, everything else is possible, but it is difficult to change your status. Besides, except for Confucian scholars, there are no learned people available in this era. Naturally, we must first convert them
Confucian scholars should be distinguished from other people, and we will find ways to gradually achieve unity in the future!"
After Zhang Cai heard Mu Linfeng's words, he thought a little and was silent for a long time.
But at this moment, Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen returned to the city tower at the same time. The officials on the city tower looked at the two people and started talking again.
Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen walked up to Mu Linfeng and were about to speak. Mu Linfeng immediately motioned them to sit down first, and then said to Wang Zhizhen: "How about it? If Mu's guess is correct, everyone has already run away, right?"
Wang Zhizhen said quickly: "Yes, alas, it's just Wang's poor eyesight that didn't recognize that Xiong Wencan was fake, otherwise he would have taken precautions earlier!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Master Wang, don't blame yourself too much, no wonder..."
When Mu Linfeng said this, his head suddenly exploded with a "buzz". Didn't Wang Zhizhen say before that he knew Xiong Wencan and Yang Sichang, so he wrote to Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan, and it was because Wang Zhizhen knew Xiong Wencan, and Mu Lifeng
He was asked to receive Xiong Wencan. How could he not recognize the fake Xiong Wencan?
When Mu Linfeng thought of this, he couldn't help but stare at Wang Zhizhen, and thought to himself, there are only two possibilities now. One is that Wang Zhizhen was the one who pretended to identify Xiong Wencan this time. If so, what was Wang Zhizhen doing?
Another possibility is that Xiong Wencan used some kind of disguise technique, so Wang Zhizhen did not recognize it, but the problem is that this fake must have seen Xiong Wencan, otherwise how could he disguise himself? Then it is possible that the real Xiong Wencan is still around
In the hands of these people.
When Wang Zhizhen saw Mu Linfeng suddenly stop talking mid-sentence, but stared at him, he couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart, and said quickly: "Mu Shuai..."
Only then did Mu Linfeng come back to his senses and said: "Oh, this was also Mu's carelessness. No one was left alive. No wonder Mr. Wang!"
Mu Linfeng didn't wait for Wang Zhizhen to speak, and immediately asked Shi Kefa in a low voice: "Master Shi, has the matter been settled?"
Shi Kefa nodded and said in a low voice: "Yes, the entire Yangzhou should be under Shi's surveillance now. Anyone who meets you will not escape Shi's eyes. Don't worry, Mu Shuai!"
Mu Linfeng nodded repeatedly when he heard this, but Wang Zhizhen said from the side: "Is Mu Shuai doubting Wang?"
Mu Linfeng's heart trembled when he heard this, and he quickly turned around and asked, "Why did Mr. Wang say this?"
Wang Zhizhen said quickly: "Wang and Xiong Wencan are acquaintances. If someone pretends to be Xiong Wencan, Wang should be the easiest to spot..."
Mu Linfeng nodded when he heard this and said: "Yes, it is true!"
Wang Zhizhen said: "So, letting this fake Xiong Wencan sneak in must have been deliberately arranged by Wang Mou. Mu Shuai must have thought so, right?"
Mu Linfeng laughed when he heard this, then nodded and said: "Yes, Mu thought so just now, but now I don't think so!"
Wang Zhizhen asked curiously: "Oh? Why?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "It's intuitive, and it's very simple to check this matter. Just go and see if the person is disguised... What I'm most worried about now is whether the real Xiong Wencan has been kidnapped by these people.
, what is the real edict brought by Xiong Wencan?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhizhen pondered for a while and said: "Mu Shuai suspects that these people kidnapped Xiong Wencan and then fabricated the imperial edict?"
Mu Linfeng couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words: "Yes, but the biggest doubt now is that since Xiong Wencan is in their hands, why is the imperial edict the same as Zhou Yanru's? Could it be..."
Wang Zhizhen couldn't help but feel trembling when he heard this, and whispered: "Mu Shuai means that Zhou Yanru is also in their hands?"
Mu Linfeng did not answer, but looked towards the night sky and murmured: "I am becoming more and more interested in this group of people!"