Three million three hundred and seventy thousand taels of silver.
And it’s only the fourth period of one month.
Just like that...you don't have to do anything, just print a few words on a newspaper and you get it?
What do you think, how incredible!
What is even more surprising is that with this kind of income this month, it would be a terrifying 40 million taels of silver in a year!
This amount has even exceeded many investments in the palace.
No wonder Zhu Di was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Seeing that Zhu Di remained silent, Zhang Anshi and Hu Mu did not dare to speak.
As for the other bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion, they were also shocked and dumbfounded.
This Anshi is simply a ruthless money-making machine, and the speed at which it makes money is really beyond people's imagination.
"His Majesty……"
After being silent for a long time, Zhang Anshicai explained: "Three million three hundred and seventy thousand taels is certainly a lot, but... Next, with the money, the Postal Department plans to do something about printing, paper, and ink.
!Only by printing quickly, with high quality and low price, and with the Postal Service reaching every corner of the world to provide convenience for the military and civilians who order, and in addition by adding newsstands everywhere, can we continue to increase the number of newspapers.
Predetermined amount. Naturally, the compilation of newspapers is also a top priority..."
When Zhu Di heard this, he slowly came to his senses.
He already understood the pattern of Zhang Anshi and the Postal Department.
Speaking of which, the 40 million taels of silver this year seemed to be picked up, but in the final analysis, they were the dividends of building inns and newsstands.
If there were not countless postmen who diligently delivered newspapers to thousands of households, it would be difficult to do it. If people want to read newspapers, they only need to sit at their doorsteps and they will have newspapers at their fingertips.
These are the foundations for the continuous spread of newspapers. Only when newspapers are spread wider and more people buy newspapers can the revenue increase.
At this time, Zhu Di couldn't help but admire Zhang Anshi's foresight.
The Post Office seemed to have spent a lot of money at first. But in fact, the imperial court not only penetrated into the villages and counties all over the world, but also strengthened the information of the soldiers and civilians all over the world, and actually earned a lot of money from it.
of silver.
This can be said to be killing three birds with one stone. It is an understatement to say that it kills three birds with one stone.
So Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "The Postal Department still needs to do its best. If there are not enough people, we will recruit more people! If there are not enough kiosks and post stations, we will continue to add more! There is no need to report this matter to me. The Postal Department can decide on its own."
With Zhu Di's words, Zhang Anshi knew that it would be easier to do things in the future.
So Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "There are tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. Even if one adult reads the newspaper every day, that is tens of millions. What's more, the content in the newspapers, many of the contents in the newspapers, are from the imperial court.
The government orders and news are heard all the time! These news are directly conveyed to the ears of ordinary soldiers and civilians without having to go through others. In my opinion, it is of extraordinary significance. Therefore, I think that the Postal Department really needs to work harder and earnestly.
Don’t be proud and complacent.”
From Zhu Di's point of view, this newspaper can implement his words directly, which is the best.
From Zhang Anshi's point of view, the real frightening thing about this newspaper is that it completely eliminates the middlemen from earning the price difference.
You must know that before the New Deal, almost all the decrees of the imperial court had to be interpreted by officials at all levels. Even after reaching the local level, they had to be interpreted by local scholars, security chiefs and armor chiefs.
On the surface, it is the emperor's will, but in fact, how to interpret it and how to interpret it is almost in the hands of the scholar!
In this case, it is really hard to say whose will this is.
The essence of the New Deal is actually to defeat the middlemen of the scholars. Through the New Deal on land, they will not be able to monopolize the economy. Then, through the restructuring of officials and the adoption of new tax laws, these local tax collectors will be completely cut off.
!
Nowadays, the promotion of the Post Office and newspapers is essentially diluting their right to speak.
If the economy, personnel, and propaganda are completely cut off from the scholars, then... over time, this rentier class that has been entrenched for thousands of years will naturally and inevitably weaken.
Of course... this is not absolutely just.
Because in essence, the deprivation of the scholar class was completed by the new rich and business class after the New Deal.
These merchants who gradually took control of the promotion business through bidding established workshops, workshop owners who controlled a large number of craftsmen and laborers, and giants who owned a large number of sea ships and controlled transportation. The moral level of these people was not necessarily higher than that of the previous scholars.
More noble.
It's just that... the reason why Zhang Anshi supported them, in addition to Zhang Anshi himself having unrivaled interests in it, was because... the scholars were outdated, they could not adapt to the new social structure, or in this
In the new social structure, their place is no longer there.
But the latter could continuously expand the wealth of the world and accumulate an incredible amount of wealth, causing the entire Ming Dynasty to start galloping towards a new road.
This kind of thing actually has nothing to do with morality.
This is just like the census of the population. The essence of these hidden households is the cake of the scholar class. Every time a household registration is hidden, they can benefit from it. Therefore, even if the census is carried out today, as long as there is no New Deal, over time, it will
There will be new households hidden by them, thus falling into a vicious cycle.
But for the new rich and merchants, the more hidden households there were, it meant that a large number of good manpower were bound to their land by the scholars through various means.
This huge population became the vassal of the scholars. However, the great manpower had to engage in production activities with low output value. It was really a waste of resources.
And if such a huge population can be released, it will definitely be a great thing for merchants to celebrate.
Therefore, as long as the New Deal is still there and the new rich and merchant class slowly begin to gain a certain amount of power, then... they will definitely try every means to track down the hidden households.
It can be seen that the contradiction between the two is almost irreconcilable!
Zhang Anshi knew that such a situation was actually not uncommon in the history of later generations, just like the British Glorious Revolution or the American Civil War. On the surface, it was under the banner of religion and black slaves, but in fact
Above, it was just a showdown between emerging workshop owners and manor owners. When conflicts accumulated to a certain extent, the two sides were unable to reconcile and had to resort to war to resolve the problem.
Now Zhang Anshi hopes to boil frogs in warm water. Although the contradiction between him and the scholars can be said to be irreconcilable, and in recent years, many scholars have died directly or indirectly at the hands of Zhang Anshi, but Zhang Anshi still hopes to pass the test.
A more peaceful way to gradually complete this transition.
If not, it may be a river of blood, and the ground will be covered with blood for thousands of miles.
This is what Zhang Anshi least wants to see!
Zhu Di obviously did not think so far, but he was in a good mood at this time. He couldn't help but be very happy and said: "The Postal Department has identified more than 10 million hidden households, and achieved such a good result, it is really formidable for future generations."
!Hu Qing’s family, you have a successor.”
Zhu Di said this to Hu Guang.
In fact, when Hu Guang heard that there were more than three million taels of silver a month, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and his heart finally calmed down.
In fact, even if the hidden house was found out and he was even worshiped as Jiuqing, Hu Guang was still worried.
After all, the investigation of so many hidden houses is tantamount to offending everyone in the world. However, most of this credit, in His Majesty's mind, is still recorded in Zhang Anshi's body. His stupid son was cheated by others.
Gun user.
But when he heard such profits, Hu Guang finally felt relieved!
Now it was good, he landed safely, and he made a net profit of tens of millions of taels of silver a year. Based on this, he knew that no matter how many people in the world would hate his son, His Majesty would definitely do his best to preserve it.
As long as the Ming Dynasty still exists, his son will never suffer.
Now, His Majesty's words had a successor, which made Hu Guang feel elated. Suddenly, the gloom on his face had been wiped away, and instead, he smiled happily, but tried hard to look modest and said:
"Your Majesty, I am very ashamed, Quanzi..."
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Di: "Look, my son shouldn't be the son of a dog, but as a father, it's appropriate to call him the father of a dog."
Hu Guang: "..."
The pile of emotions that were about to burst out of his mouth were suddenly blocked in his throat!
Hu Guang opened his mouth and decided to remain silent.
Zhu Di continued: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate is going to clean up, and Wenyuan Pavilion will take care of it. There are many mistakes among officials in the world. They are friends with the local gentry, and they dare to hide it secretly despite my repeated orders.
There are too many hidden households, and they really deserve death! This matter... must also be investigated to the end. Wenyuan Pavilion, the Ministry of Personnel, Dali Temple and even the factory guards... must severely arrest a group of people who have committed the most heinous crimes, and they must not be leniently spared."
As soon as Zhu Di said this.
Yang Rong, who had been silent for a long time, said: "Your Majesty, at this time, I think it's better not to pursue too much. If not... I'm afraid... it will cause trouble within Xiao Qiang. You might as well issue an order. As for the rest,
Yes, let’s talk about it later.”
Zhu Di raised his eyes and glanced at Yang Rong.
He knew very well that Yang Rong was not colluding with the gentry. On the contrary, Yang Rong was one of the few academicians in the court who supported the New Deal a few years ago.
Therefore, he adopts a lenient attitude towards criminal officials and gentry. Others dare not say it for fear of making Zhu Di suspect that this person is complicit in the crime. But Yang Rong will never arouse Zhu Di's suspicion if he speaks out.
Zhu Di did not mean to offend Yang Rong, but he said: "If we don't punish him severely, it will be difficult to eliminate this hatred. What do tens of millions of people want to do?"
Zhu Di frowned and said, "If I tolerate them, they will only become more unscrupulous. Yang Qing need not say anything more."
After hearing this, Yang Rong had no choice but to shut up and say nothing. His eyes were full of worry and he could only sigh silently in his heart.
It had been long enough for him to be out, and Zhu Di then drove back to the palace with satisfaction.
All the great scholars also returned to Wenyuan Pavilion.
At this time, the academicians were already preparing to implement Zhu Di's oral instructions and prepare for a post-Autumn reckoning.
Yang Rong looked worried, but Hu Guang's face was glowing.
Seeing that Yang Rong did not come to congratulate him, Hu Guang noticed some hidden worries, so he went to Yang Rong privately and asked, "Does Mr. Yang have any heart problems?"
Yang Rong didn't hide it from him and sighed: "I'm just a little worried."
"Worried?" Hu Guang said, "Worried about my son?"
Yang Rong was a little speechless, but he still said patiently: "I am a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. What I care about is the people of the world. Why should I worry about your son?"
Hu Guang could only smile awkwardly, and then said: "But I don't know what to worry about?"
Yang Rongdao: "The way to govern is to control people's hearts at all times. The result of this postal administration has been revealed. Not only has it deprived so many hidden households, it has also caused many people to suffer. At this time, if your Majesty adopts a tolerant attitude, it will temporarily stabilize the situation."
If you keep people's hearts in mind and don't pursue this matter, then the world will definitely be at peace. As for settling accounts, that is a matter for the future, and there is plenty of opportunity."
"But when many people suffered huge losses, they suddenly shouted to kill them and wanted to investigate them for the crime of deceiving the emperor. This caused many people to be hit repeatedly and made them despair. Mr. Hu, I am here to ask you.
, when you know that you have no choice but to destroy your family anyway, what choice will you make?"
Hu Guang was anxious and said: "You just destroyed your family and destroyed your family...you..."
Yang Rong's face turned cold and he couldn't help but said: "I'm asking you."
Only then did Hu Guang realize that he had made a mistake. He thought about it carefully and then said: "You mean... break the jar, break the jar, break the jar."
Yang Rong stroked his beard, the worry in his eyes became more and more intense, and he sighed: "This is extremely possible."
Hu Guang thought about it seriously, and then said: "But... how can the officials and soldiers of the imperial court allow them to be arrogant?"
Yang Rong shook his head faintly and said: "Although the officers and soldiers are brave, once the rebellion is suppressed and the army moves out, it means that a lot of money and food will be lost! A thousand rebels need ten thousand soldiers and horses to surround them.
To eradicate them, if the world is filled with beacon smoke, not only will countless people suffer greatly, but the officers and soldiers will also be exhausted. Over time, how much money and food will the court have to pay? How many people will suffer from the military disaster?"
After saying that, he sighed again and said: "Hey, when your Majesty is angry, you can shed blood. But we are the bachelors of Wenyuan Pavilion. We can't act on impulse in everything. After all, we have to be cautious."
Hu Guang frowned and said subconsciously: "What Mr. Yang said is not unreasonable, but His Majesty is angry... In my opinion, it is better to wait for some time before making any further remarks."
Yang Rong nodded, knowing that there was no good solution now, but he said: "I'm just afraid that time waits for no one!"
Time passed very quickly, but a few days later, a report was quickly delivered to the capital.
In Wenyuan Pavilion, all the scholars were stunned.
But it was the news that the Fujian Chief Envoy and the Guangxi Cheng Chief Envoy were rebelling.
The situation in Fujian was particularly serious, because although the person who raised the rebel flag was only a local wealthy family in Fujian, the report stated that the scholars and the people rushed to rely on each other and gathered tens of thousands of people.
Even among the chief envoys, there are many officials who have attached themselves to them.
These ten thousand people quickly broke through. No, to be precise, they were almost everywhere the rebels passed. They were invincible. Five of the nine counties they passed through were killed without a single blow. In the remaining four counties, the local parents and officials held on. Only two
One county seat was captured, but the remaining two counties were already in danger.
For a moment, people's hearts fluctuated.
For Yang Rong, a native of Fujian, he was certainly worried, but what was even more worrying was that he had actually been mentally prepared, but he did not expect that his reaction would be so quick.
It can be seen that the news channels for scholars are much faster than he imagined.
Now, due to the huge losses after the investigation of hidden houses, coupled with the fear that the court may pursue them, many people simply broke the pot and threw it away.
As for other people, I'm afraid they are also sitting on the wall and watching. Many of them are looking forward to watching the joke!
The psychology of many people is not necessarily that they hope to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but...the bigger the rebellion becomes, the more anxious the court becomes, and the more anxious it is, then under this urgent pressure, it is necessary to investigate the various phenomena that were previously investigated.
Don't let bygones be bygones, otherwise it may provoke more civil unrest.
And this is obviously a dream come true for all departments and state governments across the country.
Because of this, what Yang Rong is even more worried about is that the prefectures and counties in the world may not be active in countering the rebellion. Next, in terms of requisitioning grain, recruiting civilians, and even rewarding the army to suppress the rebellion, they will inevitably be overt and underhanded. This will greatly affect the situation.
Slow down the speed of countering the rebellion, and the longer the rebellion lasts, it will mean suffering for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"Hey..." After reading the report, Yang Rong sighed and said, "Go see the driver immediately."
Apart from these words, he said nothing more, and all the great scholars were also speechless at this time.
Everyone came to see him and Zhu Di ascended the throne. In fact, Zhu Di also knew the news of the rebellion.
He didn't show any signs of losing his composure, and even looked as normal. At this point, Zhu Di was not bragging. As a rebellious ancestor, he didn't think too highly of these petty fights.
Therefore, I did not wait for the scholars to speak.
Zhu Di smiled: "These rebels are really ridiculous. They didn't take advantage of the chaos to attack Fuzhou immediately, but they traveled hundreds of miles and raided counties. They really didn't distinguish the priorities. In addition, they recruited soldiers and people, appointed officials and made wishes.
, but he only takes the official position of being a civilized person, which is really like taking the crown just like a monkey..."
"Your Majesty..." Yang Rong stood up and said: "The rebels are ignorant, but Your Majesty still has to be cautious. The rebels are raiding everywhere, and the people are suffering from it. Once the opportunity is missed, it will be necessary to fight thousands of miles.
, blood is flowing like a river. I believe that the current urgent task is to implement three strategies."
Then, he said sternly: "First, a universal amnesty as soon as possible."
"Secondly, for the rebels... we need to immediately recruit elite soldiers and generals to destroy them."
"Third..."
At this point, someone suddenly interrupted: "I think this first article, universal amnesty, is very inappropriate."
After this voice came out, the palace suddenly became quiet.
The monarchs and ministers looked in the direction of the voice, and it was Zhang Anshi who spoke.