Chapter 698 Out of Control?
After hearing Zhang Yuliang's bid so readily, Yang Fan couldn't help but look at him suspiciously. When was this old man so generous? How much land can his family have? Even Baiqing is not enough, why would he spend money to ask for him?
After pondering slightly, Yang Fan said, "Shi Bo, why are you doing this? So many people who have hung the thousand-acre plaques have not come forward, why should you make this happen? Besides, there are still many children among the gentry in Jiangning who serve as officials in the court, why should you be troubled?"
Zhang Yuliang was commissioned by a group of gentry in Jiangning and said immediately: "There must be someone who stands out in everything. I am just a throwing brick and a sensation."
Seeing Zhang Yuliang's mouth tight, Yang Fan frowned and said, "It's not because of my nephew's control, but because of this, it's very risky. Otherwise, my nephew's writing an article about Ming's death by a whip method, how about?"
"How useful can scratch the itch through the shoe?" Zhang Yuliang said dissatisfied. He knew that he thought the money was too low, so he paused slightly and said, "Why don't you tell me a number."
"Ningbao is no longer the same as before. I am rushing to treat you to countless people. Now there are dozens of taels of good tables on a table." Yang Fan said, then he slapped him in the face without hesitation and said, "Fifty taels, 200 taels of rewards. My nephew is trying to make a future for the best man."
After more than ten years of exams, he was still a poor scholar. What future could he have? Zhang Yuliang secretly despised himself, but his face was filled with smiles. His wrinkles looked like a walnut. For the gentry who was holding a thousand-acre plaque, hundreds of taels of silver were not a matter of anything. He said readily: "Just according to the old nephew, you need both articles." Then he took out a hundred taels of silver bill.
The two articles of "Ming's Death in One Whip Method" and "On the Disadvantages of the Distribution of the Rising of the Acres" were quickly placed on the desk of the Governor of Liangjiang Lang Yanji. Lang Yanji read it carefully and picked up the article "On the Disadvantages of Shanxi's New Deal". After pondering for a while, he said: "It's better to make a transition. These two articles are first, and "On the Disadvantages of Shanxi's New Deal" are postponed for two days."
"The Ming Dynasty's demise was in the One Whip Method" and "On the Disadvantage of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Acres" were published in Ningbao, which immediately caused a thousand waves and caused a huge response. "The Ming Dynasty's demise of the One Whip Method" offended the gentry from the One Whip Method, which led to the Ming Dynasty's loss of support from the vast number of gentry to explain the reasons for the Ming Dynasty's demise. "On the Disadvantage of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming of the Streaming
Jiangnan gentry, who had already had a lot of opinions about the stall Ding Mu, was excited when they saw these two articles. No one had ever thought that Ning Bao was so bold that he not only dared to violate the taboos of the court, but also dared to criticize the court's new policies. In addition, a group of gentry asked gunmen to write articles to agree, hoping to make the bigger the momentum better. Not only that, many gentry took the initiative to fund Ning Bao's expansion of printing scale and strive to be able to issue a daily issue.
The big debate between Beijing News Ning newspapers was becoming more and more intense. All officials, gentlemen and businessmen in Jiangning City were becoming more and more interested in Beijing News Ning newspapers, and their attention was getting higher and higher. Every day, officials went to the office. The first thing the gentlemen and merchants did to enter the teahouse was to ask for newspapers.
The decisions of the court have always been unquestionable, and the new policy of implementing the taxi-diplomatic policy cannot tolerate any objection. Ningbao dared to openly publish articles questioning the disadvantages of taxi-diplomatic capital, and naturally they couldn't wait to see how the Beijing News would refute it. At the same time, they also wanted to see how far Ningbao could go and how this debate would end. Of course, what everyone wants to know more is what the bottom line of the imperial patience is.
Without waiting for the Beijing News to fight back, the Ning News then published an article "On the Disadvantages of Shanxi's New Policy". The article pointed out that the whole province of Shanxi is trying to collect food and serve as one person. This is like cheering up the fire, and the entire Jiangnan capital is sensation. The stations in various places are extremely busy. The fast horses and fast ships conveying Ning News are constantly passing through. The Beijing News Ning News is all passing through Beijing and Ning at a speed of 600 miles.
In history, scholars and gentry did not pay grain. If they did not perform corvee service, they could be exempted from taxes and labor service as long as they had fame and fame. This is the privilege of gentry and the honor and decency of gentry. If the court advocated that officials and gentry pay food together and serve as a whole, wouldn’t this treat the gentry equally with the people?
Nowadays, the scientific examination is becoming increasingly difficult, and it is even more difficult to enter the officialdom. What is the use of abolishing the privilege of exempting taxes from gentry? Although officials and gentry are allocated to pay food and work together, they are only being tried in Shanxi, but before the resident and arbitration of the acres were only being tried in Guangdong, but they have been promoted in Jiangnan in just two years. How can they not worry?
However, one day, the Beijing News, who arrived in Jiangning, also published an article about Shanxi's trial of the new policy, but it was more comprehensive than that in Ning News. The article lists the various measures for Shanxi's trial of the new policy, not only did officials and gentry pay food and work together, but also abolished the collection of sacrificial taxes and the supervision of local officials by the gentry, and explained them in detail.
The Beijing News' comprehensive introduction to Shanxi's new policy is just a little comfort for the officials and gentry. The cancellation of envy is just to pay 10% or 20% of the money and grain less and supervise the supervision power of local officials. This thing is too mysterious and has never been heard of since ancient times. Who knows whether it can be implemented? Besides, even if it can be implemented, it can only guarantee that they will not pay the money in vain.
The gentry was dissatisfied, and officials were frightened and angry. When officials from the capital to the local government saw the cancellation of the sacrificial trait, they were both shocked and angry. If they abolished the sacrificial trait, the officials of prefectures and counties could not collect the people’s wealth justified. The officials of prefectures and counties had no place to make money, and the officials of prefectures and local governors naturally had no filial piety. The officials of the capital were naturally unable to say what official they had without money? How many people could they have with the salary increased by the court and the manors subsidized overseas?
Articles against the New Deal were immediately overwhelmed, and even articles against the spread of ditches have increased rapidly. They quoted classics from the tax system of the Qin and Han Dynasties to the tax system of Kangxi Shunzhi, and vigorously refuted and criticized the evils of the new policy and praised Kangxi's lenient governance.
Zhenwu, who had arrived in Baoding Prefecture, couldn't help but smile after seeing the latest Ningbao, and then said in a deep voice: "Quick Horses spread the word Qing Beile Yinzhen, and the Beijing News will temporarily stop."
Qingbeile Yinzhen was so busy that he was overwhelmed. After receiving Zhenwu's orders, he felt relieved. Zhenwu returned to Beijing, and his hard life was over.
The officials, gentry and merchants in the capital were also opposed to the new policy that was piloted in Shanxi, and they all tried their best to see any rebuttals from the Beijing News. Unexpectedly, the Beijing News suddenly disappeared. The officials, gentry and merchants in the capital couldn't help but suspect it, not knowing the reason, but everyone knew that the Beijing News would not admit defeat.
Amid the suspicion in the capital, Zhenwu rushed back to Changchun Garden with a quick horse.
Prince Lian Yinsi, Prince Yi Yinxiang, Prince Yi, Qingbeile Yinzhen, Zhang Pengfeng, Xiao Yongzao, Songzhu and others rushed to the front hall of Danningju, Changchun Garden to meet.
Everyone knew the big debate between the Beijing News and Ning Newspaper. It was manipulated by Zhenwu, but some people were a little puzzled. Why did Zhenwu act like this?
Look at the current situation, it seems to be a bit out of control. The government, the government, the government, the government, the gentry, and the merchants strongly opposed the new policy. Now it has become a difficult situation. I don’t know if Zhenwu still has a backup plan or can no longer control it. If such a huge debate is a start or abrupt end, or completely lose control, it will be a big blow to the royal majesty to the court’s reputation. Several marquis outside the hall were thinking about how to deal with the aftermath and how to clean up the mess beautifully.
Just as everyone was thinking about it, Bao Fu, the eunuch in charge who had been leisurely for two months, walked out in a thrilling manner, glanced at everyone, and he calmly said: "The emperor has an order to announce the visit of all of you."
Prince Lian Yinsi hurriedly led everyone into the hall, and several people knelt down and said, "My ministers, Yinsi and others respectfully requested the Emperor's Holy peace."
Zhenwu glanced at the few people and said with a smile: "Don't give me a gift, give me a seat."
After several people thanked each other, Yinsi smiled and said, "The emperor went on a tour of Shanxi and Shaanxi. He saw that he had cleared and darkened, but he was more energetic."
"I ride on the road every day, all over a hundred miles. It is inevitable that the tanning spots will be exposed." Zhenwu smiled slightly.
Yinxiang bowed and said, "The emperor is working hard on national affairs. In just two months, he traveled thousands of miles back and forth. I am really guilty that the emperor is a body of a thousand gold, and he should also take the dragon body first."
Seeing that several people came and reported the situation, Zhenwu knew that several people would advise him. He waved his hand and smiled and said, "This tour is a hasty matter." As he said that, he asked, "What is the situation in the capital?"
"Go back to the emperor, everything is fine." Yinsi hurriedly bowed.
Zhenwu nodded slightly and said, "I have repeatedly ordered that the money and food for greed and disaster relief are not allowed to be misappropriated. However, the provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi still ignore it and embezzled the money and food for disaster relief for rivers without authorization. The local deficit is also horrifying. In order to prevent local officials from maliciously exploiting the people to fill the gap, they have to clear the deficit in Shanxi in advance and try the new policy, which is also in line with the trend. Now, officials, gentry, and civilians are strongly opposed to the new policy of Shanxi. Do you think how should you deal with it?"
After hearing this, everyone was secretly complaining about it. How to deal with it? Didn’t you plan the debate between Ningbao and Beijing News? You won’t be too late or give up halfway. Zhang Pengchong bowed and said, “Returning to the emperor, the positive guidance of public opinion is actually the best way.”
Yinxiang continued, "The emperor, I am stupid, and I would rather pay the same public opinion organization as the court in Jiangnan. Why don't you guide it directly but do it the opposite?"
Chapter completed!