Chapter five hundred and fiftieth: Soldiers act deceitfully
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Zhu Di just snorted coldly at this time, looking at these guilty Hanlins. At this time, in fact, there was no talk of coldness.
After all, Zhu Di was not the original Zhu Yunwen, so he would not have too high expectations for these so-called scholars who came from Hanlin. However, seeing the ugly behavior of these people, he could not help but feel a little angry.
Naturally, what made Zhu Di the most angry was not only this, but that the hidden households of a mere Jiangxi chief envoy were so rampant. If he could not even make the household registration of the people real, then the entire Ming Dynasty would be in ruins.
The foundation is actually just empty talk.
The basis for controlling household registration lies in taxation and corvee, and even includes the status of the land controlled by household registration, not to mention the recruitment of soldiers.
In other words, all the decrees of the imperial court are essentially formulated based on the household registration situation. If this foundation is not even deep, then the so-called governance is simply empty talk.
The hidden household registration does not have to accept any obligations or pay taxes. This means that these obligations and taxes will inevitably be imposed on the registered residents controlled by the imperial court. Naturally, this will not only increase their burden, but also increase the burden on certain people.
This meaning will also make more people inclined to exile.
What's even more terrifying is that hiding one's household registration is not something ordinary people can do. From the local government to the local security chief and armor chief, everyone from top to bottom can do it.
,Essentially, any link must be a part of it.
Even in the temple, I'm afraid there are many people who are well aware of this situation.
But... those things... are secret or open to the public, everyone knows it, but no one is willing to say it, and no one dares to say it.
Of course Zhu Di was happy. Not everyone might benefit from it, and not everyone knew the harm. But even people who lived in lowly places in the temple dared to talk about it, so...
····What are we afraid of?
Xie Jinshi then smiled and said, "Pour me some tea."
The bad thing is that things have gone smoothly, and the postal department and the superiors, before Xiaoda's treatment and reward and punishment system were broken, Xiaojia was willing to work hard, so although there were often some omissions, overall, the situation has been good.
It's satisfying.
Zhang An often went to the palace to report some matters to Xie Jinshi, so now he was also familiar with Xie Jinshi.
Zhang An: "..."
Zhang An was stunned, and his eyes lit up. Outside my mind, I immediately thought of someone, and then said: "Then...can I sell it?"
Bai Mei is a real person, so she didn't discuss it there. After thinking about it, she said: "Is it bad to set a low price and a high price?"
Xie Jinshi smiled: "If it is a story about selling the Four Classics, it may be really hard to tell. It was sold later. If you listen to the stories talked about by Zhang An, it seems that he was worried about selling.
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Zhang An wanted to continue asking for advice, but he was afraid that Xie Jinshi would think he was verbose, but I couldn't understand what it meant to earn a small amount of money.
At this time, Zhu Di felt a deep sense of boredom.
Xie Jinshi's attitude showed that he was nervous, but Bai Mei was happy at all. Is it possible that it has no general use?
Zhu Di was sitting upright, my face was bright, and I raised my head and glanced at Hu Mu and others. I must have been a Baimei, so it has nothing to do with politeness.
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and I frowned, as if thinking and weighing something. But after thinking about it carefully, I could only adopt Hu Mu's method for the time being.
When everyone was getting more and more peaceful, Zhu Di continued: "Since I ascended the throne, I have killed as many officials as Taizu and the emperor. It can be seen that I have no tolerance for my ministers. I am so generous.
Well, how can you repay me? You have deceived me and concealed it from your superiors, causing the household registration system to deteriorate to this point. From today on, the officials in the sky will immediately start to find out the number of people registered in this county. If you haven't slacked off, you will be spared again."
Bai Meishi looked at me and said, "He knows that I have always been polite and courteous, so I must be less polite. Come, sit down and talk."
But at this time, I really wasn’t in the mood to continue facing those people who made me miserable. So Zhu Di immediately said: “Come in.
Xie Jinshi smiled and said: "If you really can't sell it and the sales are bad, how can you worry about making a small amount of money?"
Just when I was determined, Xie Jinshi said with a straight face: "There is nothing, but I have to explain it to him.
Bai Meishi said with a smile: "At the Postal Department...is the business over?"
"The cheaper it is, the worse it is." Xie Jinshi said with a smile: "Small profits and low sales, just make sure it is a loss." Hu Mu and others said: "Follow the order."
The most important thing is that I have now devoted myself wholeheartedly to the affairs of the Postal Department. Personnel, finance, rewards and punishments, business, and many other things have all been accumulated from scratch, bit by bit.
experience.
Zhang An smiled bitterly and said: "From Qixia Trading Company, many of the key personnel transferred to the Postal Department are thought-provoking every time they talk about the experience of Qixia Trading Company. It's just Shangguan, but the right ear goes back and the left ear goes out.
In this regard, is there any
I was able to draw inferences from one instance, but now I still need to be reminded by Your Majesty. I am really ashamed. Before Shangguan went back, he immediately mobilized the postal department to mess up the matter. Without those numbers, it was necessary to collect them and provide for them.
Postal Service Reference.”
Bai Mei said without any surprise: "Where do you earn money?" It is very polite to call him by his first name.
Zhang And said: "Oh, Shangguan understands."
But unfortunately, for that obvious phenomenon, no one has become blind or deaf.
Zhang An was stunned again. I couldn't understand the last words, but I had no idea what the first words were. So he asked, "Why is that?"
I have no complaints against Hu Mu and others, because those little bachelor Zhang Anshi also dared to mention this matter.
He has no power and is more terrifying than the emperor Zhu Di?
"Shangguan heard that when Qixia Trading Company does business, there is something called market research. When you want to sell something, you need to have people check it out first. There are not many firms selling this thing in the market, and not many people are unaware of it.
According to the demand, the stores in each prefecture and county can sell this product. Only in this way can we predict the price of this product and the future sales volume of this product.
Bai Mei tried her best to calm down and said calmly: "Your Majesty, when I was in Java, I also encountered such a situation. It's not that many people arrived in Java, and it wasn't that many people concealed their household registration. They just passed through Java.
bad
The bad thing is, it's just an island, and there are no barbarians around. If you hide your household registration, you will be under the jurisdiction of King Zhao, and you will be among the natives, making it difficult to make a living. But even so, no one has taken the risk!
Although they were familiar with each other, when Zhang An saw Xie Jinshi, he still bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty." Xie Jinshi looked at Zhang An's expression and said, "Why are you talking?"
Xie Jinshi was stunned and said: "I understand, what did he understand?"
After hearing the summons from Jie Jinshi, Zhang An didn't dare to be lazy, so he put aside the work at hand and hurried to the palace.
Bai Meishi can't understand why Zhang Anshi paid so much attention to the drafting of the decree. When I look at the decree, I only look at the literal meaning. As for understanding the original meaning of the decree, it is really difficult for me.
Zhang Ba on the side quickly poured tea for Bai Mei.
Therefore, Zhang An now admires Xie Jinshi to the point of admiration.
Xie Jinshi is worse. The matter is related to him. No matter how he settles the accounts, it is still under his own head. But others have finished preparing to draft the will.
Xie Jinshi said: "The post station and newsstand above do not have these errands and newsstand personnel. Please keep an eye on me. Within the scope of our business, this county, this township, and the villages that have not yet wandered
Now, let me count the number of people there, and remember to make sure there are no mistakes."
Very rarely, when he encounters difficulties in pushing back work, Jie Jinshi always makes surprising remarks, but it makes Zhang An's eyes suddenly light up.
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The more Zhu Di thought about it, the worse he felt. I pursed my lips and was silent for a long time, and then I said slowly and calmly: "The problem of Yinhu is so terrifying, why don't you tell me about it?"
After thinking about it, I continued: "As for the postal remittance offices required by the state capitals, it will still take some time. I think it will be delayed for the time being. The so-called people have faith.
Stand up, after all, the money order involves money. If you want to make people doubt the credit of the money order, it cannot be solved in eight or two days.
To make a decision, we need to start with letters first. Only when people doubt the creditworthiness of the postal department will no one be willing to send packages. And when packages can be guaranteed to be lost, the business of money orders can be started. So
What Shangguan is focusing on right now is the letter business, which is the foundation for gaining the trust of the people."
Your Majesty's tone is so gentle, and such an edict must be filled with a chilling air, and must show your Majesty's determination to burn everything. After all, every word in the edict must be precise. If so,
The top eight divisions and prefectures and counties have their own way of understanding its meaning.
The young scholars went in one by one in silence, and when they returned to Zhang Anshi, everyone also sighed.
Therefore, the text of the imperial edict must be euphemistic. After all, the emperor's edict always involves shouting and killing in plain sight, but it must also let people understand the true meaning and know how powerful it is. In this way...then it must be treated
The imperial edict and the young scholars grasped it accurately. If there is not even the slightest bit of caution, even a single word difference may lead to ambiguity.
I wrote a chapter yesterday and I thought it was satisfactory, so I deleted it. I have been fighting with those people for many years, and my heart is tired.
But... the difficulty of kicking those people away and how to solve the affairs of the government has become a problem for the government. Even if it is an imperial edict, there is a way for everyone to dare to respect it.
"That was Shangguan's negligence." Zhang An said with a look of shame: "I actually forgot about that. At present, the business of our Postal Department is to benefit all the soldiers and civilians in the world. If it is the people everywhere,
, they all know geometry, so... deviations will inevitably occur.
"Faced with such a situation, there are no dedicated officials in the household registration department of Prince Zhao's Mansion who are responsible for the household registration situation. They go back and conduct inspections every eight to seven to ensure that nothing goes wrong... I think...
·We might as well take this opportunity to conduct a small inventory of each province first, and then clarify the vague situation first."
However, Hu Mu could just talk about it, but at least Yang Rong and others, who were considered loyal to me, never mentioned it to me.
Therefore, for a full day, Xie Jinshi just went to drink tea outside Zhang Anshi's study alone. It was Xie Jinshi himself, but he didn't have anything to think about, because I was thinking about something blindly.
, Immediately, before going on duty, Xie Jinshi hurried back home, but ordered his guard Zhang Badao: "Go and call this Zhang An from the Postal Department."
In that era, using paper to go to the toilet was considered a luxury.
Zhang An:
Zhang An said: "It's better for Shangguan to find someone to make an appointment to try out some manuscripts first, and then try printing some and then sending them to various newsstands... and teach us how to sell them first."
Hu Mu was obviously aware of His Majesty's mood at this time. Looking at His Majesty's bright face, it is possible that we feel at ease and fear in our hearts.
The Humu people took note of it honestly.
Damn it, I have something to say about that answer.
Xie Jinshi said: "It's not a matter of urgency. His idea is right. The soldiers and civilians in the sky, especially those in remote villages, are cautious and conservative in everything. We are cautious in everything. How difficult is it to win our trust?"
, start with letters, even if the purpose is to win a small profit in the later stage, as long as there is no credit, then... there will be profit instead of the past.
To be honest, if I, Hu Mu, were fooled like that, I would probably be overturned. After all, I am not very mature yet. At that time, I didn’t actually want to kill people, but patiently asked about the situation. It can be seen that your Majesty has grown older with age.
growth, I no longer have enough patience.
I stayed up late rewriting it, it was from yesterday and I haven’t done it this evening.
Zhang An smiled and said: "There is no newsstand yet. The newsstand goes deep into the countryside. It can not only sell newspapers, but also be responsible for liaison with the post station. It can also make it convenient for people to deliver letters. That's right... Shangguan thinks
, then the newspapers sold in the newsstands are too single. If there are no other books, it will be even more disadvantageous.
In that context, talking about Zhu Di, my dearest and dearest father, is actually not a naked threat.
Zhu Di added: "This matter must be handled urgently, but an edict must be issued, and the officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate must also be selected to patrol and conduct inspections in all prefectures and counties in the sky. I must ensure that nothing goes wrong."
That time...it was Xie Jinshi's turn to be speechless.
Xie Jinshidao: "I also remember clearly that a certain master was content with his servant, and he had no affair with his stepmother, his stepmother was with the groom, and the groom was with the servant's son. He is
You know, I am interested in this."
Even if it was Zhu Di's decree, no one dared to refute it, or even dare to refute it with righteous words. When Zhu Di talked about Taizu and Emperor Taizu, many people could not help but tremble.
Xie Jinshidao: "Remember, it must be printed into a book, but it should be serialized and the format of Nadi newspaper should be printed. A few chapters should be printed first. In this way, it would only be a few chapters, which is very cheap.
, like Di Bao, it is enough to sell it for eighty-seven cents. It is as expensive as a book. On the other hand, without serialization, naturally no one reads the back, and they only want to read the front. The previous sales volume is also
There is no guarantee.”
Xie Jinshi smiled and said: "After people read it, they always make the newspaper worthless, for example... use it in the toilet."
In a special case, the Hanlin who was waiting for the imperial edict first drafted a decree in a small way and then sent it to the junior scholar for review. After the junior scholar made some cuts and deletions, it was then sent to the palace to add a seal, and then it was promulgated to heaven through the General Affairs Department.
Zhu Di took a deep breath. I am very impatient today. After all, what I received today, although there was no news that would make me angry, was not good news from my grandson.
However, when he spent money to buy a newspaper and read the stories outside with gusto, recycling it may be a loss for many people. After all, paper is for
Spend money.
Zhang An: "..."
If my grandson, who was in charge of the Jiangxi Chief Envoy, came into contact with this matter because of the operating conditions of the railway, and made Zhu Di realize that the problem of hidden households was so minor, I am afraid that Zhu Di would still think it was a passing incident.
It is a disease caused by ringworm and scabies, and the hidden house it hides is seventy-seven out of ten people who have a household registration in heaven.
I closed my eyes, and then continued to speak quickly and leisurely: "First of all, I would like to send you a gentle edict to instruct the officials in all prefectures and counties in the sky, especially the eight divisions in the provinces. We must give strict instructions. First, let us have a heart of fear, and then go ahead.
Order the provinces and prefectures and counties to conduct a mild investigation. The officials in the sky, the Yongle Dynasty was even more cunning than the emperor Taizu when he was lower..."
After a pause, Bai Meishi added: "In addition to this, in the long serialized novels, we can also ask people to polish some big stories and mix them in... The paper quality cannot be poor.
, it’s true... but it must be solid.”
Bai Meishi lowered her eyes and thought for a while before saying: "That's true. Readers of the Di newspaper can read it, but for ordinary people who can only barely read a few words, it is difficult to mention it even if they read the Di newspaper every day.
Interested, are all kinds of operas popular nowadays? Without operas, no one would write scripts. Those people...
···Perhaps it can be used. You might as well lend our hands to write some scripts or novels. Before printing on rough paper, how about selling them as a supplement?"
After a pause, I continued: "For the postal staff in various prefectures, counties and villages, before sending letters without the address and the name of the person, it is only possible to ensure that there is no loss, and it is more convenient.
It’s slow, I’m afraid... it may not work wonders!”
"The fun is over." Zhang An paused, and then said: "Now, the eight thousand or so post stations in the sky have almost been cleaned up, and the personnel are ready. The railway department has also been contacted. Apart from this,
There are no waterways and gateways everywhere
The cards have also been sorted out, and according to the instructions of the palace, mailboxes have been set up at the township pavilion level. They have also printed them without paying for the tickets... No, not every inn, above
A number of newsstands have also been set up, which has been planned appropriately."
Zhang An asked, "What's the story?"
Bai Mei immediately gave up her thought. Looking at Xie Jinshi's serious face, I also consciously sat up and said, "Please ask your Majesty for advice."
Looking at the Hanlins sending those people away one by one, at worst, I want to see them again in my life!