Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 414
A difficult night passed, and Yang Reform did not sleep very well.

Yesterday, the action was quite big. Not only did the 400 million taels of dividends appear in the mansion newspaper, but also the news that 80 cotton-padded clothes were about to be shipped. Such a big event, for those who like to ponder, must be able to figure it out. something.

Yang Reform has taken this crucial step, and he is also very worried. He is worried that the ministers will form a group to oppose him. Although he still has a plan, he does not want to tear himself apart with the current ministers. The maintenance of face is quite good. important.

The sun was already high, and the early winter fog had already dissipated, so Yang Reform sat up from the bed.

"Brother, is there any news worth hearing today?" Yang Reform sat on the bed in a daze, and after a while, he said to Wang Chengen beside him.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations to Your Majesty. Nothing major happened today. Therefore, this servant has the courage not to disturb His Majesty too early. Your Majesty, it's only two o'clock now. If Your Majesty feels that you haven't had enough sleep, you can still sleep for a while." Wang Chengen said with a smile.

Hearing this, Yang Reform was determined. There was going to be a showdown with those people at the end of the year. His actions today will inevitably become bigger and bigger, and it will inevitably arouse some people's vigilance. This is what Yang Reform is worried about, so last night was a sleepless night. Well, I'm worried that something will happen, but judging from Wang Chengen's attitude, there are basically no major problems. That is to say, this step has been narrowly passed.The bureaucrats didn't immediately form a group to show their cards against themselves, so I have succeeded in this step, and it is bound to get better and better in the next step. Indeed, as I expected, these bureaucrats in the late Ming Dynasty have been blinded by their interests. For the benefit, they can do anything. For the benefit, they can pretend not to see, pretend not to know, they can pretend to be stupid. It should not be difficult for someone with a heart to see what they are doing, but this is the last thing. The difficult night has passed, and there is still no movement. That is to say, I have united many people together through interests. This step can be regarded as a success. A new interest group has gradually taken shape.

"No, let's get up, we have to go to the Wenhua Palace." Yang Reform's drowsy mind has become much clearer, and he decides to get up and go to work. bed.

"I obey..." Wang Chengen agreed, and then greeted the maids and eunuchs to dress the emperor and wash.

Not long after, a vigorous emperor appeared in front of everyone, and soon, he was heading towards the Wenhua Palace.

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"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." everyone in the Wenhua Palace shouted long live.

Yang Reform said as usual: "Get up."

Then the ministers stood up.

As usual, Yang Reform was about to start the discussion, and he hurriedly glanced at the people in the Wenhua Palace. They all had serious, loyal, and honest eyes. However, today's eyes are obviously different from those in the past. In the past, Never feel such an uncomfortable feeling, is it vicious?Is it resentment?Is it a curse?or something else?Anyway, among these gazes today, there are always some vaguely unkind ones.

Take a closer look, everyone's eyes are still serious, peaceful, and honest, and they didn't find anyone staring at him with unfriendly eyes, maybe he was too sensitive?Yang Reform swept the ministers a few times and frowned.

"Let's see what we have to discuss today..." Yang Reform let out a long sigh of relief. The sinister and unkind gaze always existed in his feeling, but he couldn't find it, so he ignored it. Start the official office today.

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The front is full of "trivial" matters, and these matters will be dealt with soon. In fact, there are even more trivial matters, which will not be discussed in the Wenhua Palace at all. , it is more or less important, but in the eyes of Yang Reform, it is all trivial matters, which will be settled soon.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say, and I don't know whether to say it or not." A minister said suddenly.

"Oh, what's the matter, just say it." Yang Reform encouraged.

"Your Majesty, I have mentioned to Your Majesty a few days ago that some businessmen in the south wanted to help transport the victims. I don't know what your Majesty thinks." After the minister finished speaking, he looked up at the emperor.

When the other ministers heard this, they all turned to look at him.

"Oh, that matter? The Qing family mean to ask me to pay for them to build ships? Then every time they do business, they bring a group of immigrants?" Yang Reform had an impression of this matter. At first, he thought that these bureaucrats How shameless, I didn't expect that this person would dare to mention this kind of thing again.

"Yes, yes, yes... Exactly, Your Majesty, those fishermen in the south can share their new fishing boats with the disaster victims. Your Majesty, some businessmen in the south are also willing to share their worries! As long as His Majesty agrees to their shareholding, so In the future, you can entrust part of the continuous transfer of victims of disasters to them. In this way, you can save a lot of money, Your Majesty..." The official smiled with fawning, this kind of work of taking money from the emperor's pocket , It’s better to smile, in case the emperor turns his face, as the saying goes, don’t reach out to hit the smiling person, and accompany him with a smiling face, even if the emperor doesn’t want to, he won’t do anything to himself. The heroes of those people.

"This matter...well, I will seriously consider it..." Yang Reform wondered, what happened to this official?Why do you keep bringing this up?This is really taking money out of your own pocket!Is there anything wrong with this officer?Or is your brain showing off? ……its not right!Fearing that there might be other secrets, Yang Reform thought about it again and figured out something. It stands to reason that such an obvious act of asking for money would never be mentioned again and again to himself. It is really necessary for him to find Personal inquiries.

"...Okay, the Qing family can share my worries and plead for the people, good..., I have accepted this matter, but I still have to think about how to do it..." Yang Reform thought for a while, as if Suddenly understood something, so he suddenly changed his mind, of course, there was nothing substantial.

"Your Majesty is holy, long live my emperor, long live, long live..." When the official saw that the matter had come to fruition, he immediately burst into smiles, knelt down and kowtowed joyfully, and even made a big salute.

Yang reformed his mind. After finishing the discussion in the Wenhua Palace, he hurriedly found Sun Chengzong. This guy always talks about the south and keeps silent about the south. He must be trying to win some benefits for some people in the south. Ask someone who is familiar with the situation in the south, this person, Sun Chengzong is a good candidate, the target of the Donglin Party's resistance!

"Master Sun, why did you mention the shipbuilding in the south when you were discussing today?" Yang Reform asked.

Sun Chengzong didn't like to talk originally, his face was serious, and he looked quite dignified. Since he was called "Master" by the emperor, he didn't like to talk much. Well, it wasn't the emperor who asked, and he would never take the initiative to speak up. With Sun Chengzong's majestic appearance, he compared those big Han generals in court.

"Your Majesty, in fact, I just want to use the idea of ​​assisting immigrants to get His Majesty to pay for some man-made ships in the south..." Sun Chengzong frowned and thought for a long time before saying.

"Oh, yes! I'm just surprised, why is this guy so thick-skinned, he has the guts to bring up the matter of taking money out of my pocket again and again? Even if I have a good temper, I don't want to As for being bullied." Yang Reform asked about the strange thing, logically speaking, officials are all good people, how could they say such mentally retarded words?

Sun Chengzong was even more silent. After a long time, Sun Chengzong sighed and said: "Your Majesty, to say something disrespectful, this is some people testing His Majesty, or in other words, this is a signal to lean on Your Majesty..." Sun Chengzong hesitated for a long time , In the end, he told the emperor the meaning that only the old foxes in the officialdom could understand.

Yang Reform's mind thumped instantly, trying to test himself?Signal?
"Master Sun, what does this mean? Signal?" Yang Reform seemed to understand, but it was still hazy and foggy, so he asked Sun Chengzong again.

"...Your Majesty, this is a bit disrespectful. However, since Your Majesty asked about it, I just said it straight. Although I didn't say clearly what Your Majesty is going to do, the civil and military people in the whole court are all good people. From these things His Majesty did, the old minister reckoned that some people had smelled something, probably, testing His Majesty, or in other words, preparing to show their sincerity to His Majesty, in order to be able to settle down in the turmoil in the future..." Sun Chengzong revealed the mystery of this matter with a serious face.

This... Yang Reform has only one word in his mind at this time, that is "old fox", and his own work is concealed enough, but these old foxes can actually figure out something from these things, I have to say, I have underestimated myself They originally thought that they had a new army, money, high reputation, even righteousness, and enough evidence in hand, so they could easily put them to death. Unexpectedly, the noses of these old foxes Smarter than a dog, he could actually smell it and "greet" himself in advance.

Moreover, this way of greeting is so special and obscure, Yang Reform can be regarded as seeing the shrewdness of the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty.what is this?Seeing that the momentum is wrong, how many side bets are you betting on?Or do you trust yourself wholeheartedly?
Yang Reform has always thought that he is very smart. With the innate advantages from the future, he can kill the Quartet without any scruples. Today's incident dealt a considerable blow to Yang Reform. It seems that this matter of the Ming Dynasty, It's not as simple as I thought. The bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty were all human beings. It seems that my strategy still needs to be adjusted.

"Master Sun, who does this person represent? Those people want to say hello to me? Do they really want to join me, or test me? Or are they betting on both sides? Everyone knows what I'm going to do, right? ?" Yang Reform thought for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so he asked Sun Chengzong instead.Yang Reform is quite depressed. He hasn't done his own work yet, so everyone already knows about it?This world is too scary.

Sun Chengzong frowned and thought for a long time, then said: "Your Majesty, the old minister shouldn't have said these things, but the matter has reached such a point, some taboos and unscrupulous things, the old minister has no choice but to tell the truth. "Sun Chengzong's heart is also quite bitter. He started as a teacher of Tianqi, and his feelings for the emperor's family are different from others. However, he is also a figure like the anti-target of the Donglin Party. In today's Chongzhen Therefore, it is quite difficult to be in the midst of the emperor and the Donglin Party. Therefore, in the court, we try not to speak or speak as much as possible, unless we have to. The words are about the war, about the outside of the customs, and the affairs in the court. If you don’t talk about it, you can’t talk about it. However, the emperor has already asked about this matter today, and the question has already reached the core. After thinking about it, Sun Chengzong felt that he still had to tell the emperor truthfully. Although the emperor is young, he is an ambitious, capable, and promising emperor. It is the ideal of countless ministers to assist an emperor who can surpass the ancient gold, and Sun Chengzong is no exception.

"Master Sun, just talk." Yang Reform looked expectant.

"The person who brought up this matter today represents some maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. He asked His Majesty to pay for the shipbuilding for them. They transported the victims. In fact, he wanted to tell His Majesty that they intend to move closer to His Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty will be able to get His Majesty's protection in the next bloody storm..." Sun Chengzong's chatterbox was opened, and he had no scruples, and the inside story was poured out like water.

"Sea merchants..." Yang Reform has opened his eyes, and he has realized the power of the "elites" of the Ming Dynasty. Among other things, this dog nose is considered first-rate; the ability to stand in line is considered first-rate.

"Your Majesty, it's strange. Why would a high-ranking official speak for an underground maritime merchant?" Sun Chengzong opened his mouth and couldn't stop it. Many taboo topics were spoken out.

"Yes, I think so too." Yang Reform looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile, his master was so gossipy!

"Your Majesty, I follow the ancestral system and hide wealth among the people. The people have always been rich. Although the status of merchants has been set low, for hundreds of years, after those merchants have made money, they have supported good families and children of their own families. They are intelligent. Good scholars can often go to high school, so after hundreds of years, this businessman is no longer a pure businessman. It is not surprising that someone in the court speaks for them. ..." Sun Chengzong was afraid that his words would be too harsh and the emperor would not be able to bear it, so he asked a special question.

"Oh, hehe, that's it! I can understand..." Yang Reform listened intently to the gossip about Sun Chengzong's revelations about the Ming Dynasty. This is the core inside story of the Ming Dynasty!As long as these people have some knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, they are not considered insiders.

"...Didn't Your Majesty recruit a pirate named Zheng Zhilong a few days ago?" Sun Chengzong said again with a gleam in his eyes.

Yang Reform was shocked!There won't be any gossip, inside story.

"Yes, then Zheng Zhilong, I'm going to spend some money to recruit security, Master Sun, hehe, what are the arguments and details in it?" Yang Reform wished to know all the inside gossip of the Ming Dynasty immediately.

"...Your Majesty, you know, who dominates the sea in the southeast coast today? Who is powerful?" Sun Chengzong asked again.

"This? Pirates? Barbarians? Official army?" Yang Reform said, ranking his own official army at the bottom. Anyone who knows something about the history of the Ming Dynasty knows that Zheng Zhilong, a great pirate, rose in the late Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the official The army must be in the back.

"...Your Majesty, as long as you know, the most elite people on the southeast coast are the barbarians. One of their warships can often be compared to several of my Ming's warships, but they have fewer people and fewer ships; secondly, they are pirates. Although their warships are not as powerful as the Yi people, they are numerous in number and familiar with the local sea area, and they are the second force; the second is the official army, which has the advantage of the court. In fact, the ships are not as good as the Yi people's pirates, and the people are even worse. , but this southeast sea area is under their control..." Sun Chengzong opened the chatter box, and did not intend to close it.

Yang Reform listened with gusto.

"...Since the officers and soldiers can't control the sea, but those sea merchants have to do trade, so they must find a reliable person to protect them from harm at sea...Your Majesty, you know that the barbarians are actually at sea. Tax collectors?"

"This..., Zhen..." Yang Reform didn't know what to say, it turns out that everyone knows the face of the barbarians!Yang Reform originally thought that he knew that the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty were idiots, but now it seems that the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty actually knew.

"The Yi people rely on their warships to be sharp, so they have been collecting taxes at sea for a long time. The merchants feel that they are too much and don't want to pay. What's more, the Yi people can't guarantee that they can wipe out all the pirates, and they can't guarantee the safety of the sea merchants. What's more, there are officers and soldiers, so the maritime merchants wanted to find someone who could protect them at sea, so they first eliminated the barbarians, so these maritime merchants set their sights on the officers and soldiers again... Your Majesty also knows that last year, The officers and soldiers defeated Zheng Zhilong completely, so those sea merchants had no choice but to turn their attention to the pirates, among them was Zheng Zhilong. Some people wanted to help Zheng Zhilong to fight against other pirates and barbarians. In this way, does Your Majesty understand?" Sun Chengzong asked again, fearing that he would reveal too much and the emperor would not understand.

Yang Reform is really like listening to heavenly scriptures. The gossip in the last years of the Ming Dynasty is really not ordinary and complicated. According to what Sun Chengzong said, the situation in the southeast coast at the end of the Ming Dynasty is just right.

"I understand, Master Sun can just talk." Yang Reform swallowed and spit, this time, Master Sun, himself, can completely expose the inside story and gossip in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

"...Your Majesty can understand. Today's southeast coast is a three-legged confrontation. The barbarians, pirates, and the army will not accept each other. There must be one party to lead the overall situation to ensure the safety of the sea merchants. Otherwise, it will be impossible. An Sheng, therefore, Zheng Zhilong is very important... and His Majesty recruited Zheng Zhilong into Beijing again, a very high-level recruiting, which made some people who were very startled even more startled..."

"Those people?" Yang Reform asked hastily.

"Your Majesty still doesn't understand? Your Majesty is now building warships on a large scale, and even hiring barbarian fleets. This will undoubtedly bring about major changes in the sea situation. With His Majesty's financial and manpower, it is easy to break the three-legged situation in the southeast sea. Therefore, a certain Some people had no choice but to show their sincerity to His Majesty and take refuge in His Majesty, what's more, the Zheng Zhilong they are optimistic about is now under His Majesty's control, can Your Majesty understand?" Sun Chengzong said quite neatly.

Faced with the shocking gossip that Sun Chengzong broke out, Yang Reform was like listening to a scripture, perhaps an epic legend.

"... Then, why is it out of helplessness?" Yang Reform asked.

"Hehehe..." Sun Chengzong suddenly laughed, with some helplessness in his eyes.

"... Well, since His Majesty asked, the old minister knows everything..." Sun Chengzong sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "...As for why it is helpless, in fact, this has to be said from the Tai At that time, ancestors talked about..." When Sun Chengzong opened his mouth, it was a long story.

"...Back then, Taizu, alas..., it was not the fault of Taizu, my minister..." Sun Chengzong looked melancholy.

"It's okay, Master Sun can just talk." Yang Reform said.

"...Your Majesty, do you know about the empty seal case back then? In my Ming Dynasty, from the household department down, there were thirteen chief envoys, more than 140 prefectures, nearly two hundred prefectures, and more than a thousand counties. Thousands of people..." Sun Chengzong said, with a melancholy expression on his face.

"Well, I know something..." Yang Reform said.

"...This is just one of them. Alas, I won't talk about the others... There are too many right and wrong. Taizu killed too many people back then. Therefore, officials in the future, especially civilian officials, will always have unwritten rules. It is to limit the imperial power and not allow the emperor to do whatever he wants, so as not to repeat the events of the Taizu back then. Therefore, I, Ming, have the right to eunuch, and it is the emperor who came here to fight with the ministers..." Sun Chengzong said here, his eyes had already floated, as if Immerse yourself in the entire 200-year history of the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the inside story and gossip of the Ming Dynasty were buried so deeply that it even related to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"...So, in the 200 years since my Ming Dynasty, civil servants have always had the tradition and rules of restricting imperial power. Therefore, your majesty's gold flowers, silver, and salt lessons have become less and less, which is not unrelated to this. Back then, Shenzong The matter of the mine supervisor is so tense, which is also the reason. Everyone will not let the emperor and His Majesty have too much money, lest His Majesty's ability will become stronger and stronger, so as to reproduce the events of the Taizu back then. Therefore, His Majesty seems quite It's all because of this, so I can't say it outright..." Sun Chengzong said with a melancholy face.

"That is to say, in order to limit the imperial power, we can't open mining taxes, switch taxes, or open various taxes. Even the salt tax will become less and less. It won't work if the frontier army can't eat. If there is a war, you can only I can stand up." Yang Reform didn't know what to say in the face of this shocking inside story.

"...Yes or no, restricting the imperial power has become a tradition and a habit. Gradually, self-interest has been added to it, and the taste has changed. Now, although it is in the name of restricting His Majesty to prevent His Majesty from raising taxes, etc., to make money , In fact, it is more for the sake of filling one's own pocket, for the sake of profit, for the sake of money, it is irrelevant whether the border is tight, the war is tight, and there is no money for disaster relief..." Sun Chengzong opened his mouth to speak, with a trace of sadness between his brows. pain.

"..." Yang Reform didn't know what to say, the gossip of the Ming Dynasty was really shocking and unacceptable.

"...So, Your Majesty can see what happened today..." Sun Chengzong added.

　Alas, the writing is a bit complicated. I don’t know if everyone understands it. I will continue writing tomorrow if I haven’t finished it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)