Establish a vassal state.
It sounds easy, but it's actually very difficult.
Unlike in the mainland, such as the Western Han Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty, there was a large amount of bureaucratic cooperation, and only the government affairs needed to be handled step by step.
In a foreign country, the language is different and the customs are different. Even with the help of the army and the palace's civil servants, the troubles can't be contained in a basket.
"It seems that we need to send more people over."
The emperor frowned, and then rejected the proposal.
Non-interference in the internal affairs of the vassal state was a principle he maintained in order to allow the vassal state to develop in the long term.
Because the king's interests are different from those of the vassal state, it is very easy to cause disputes if there is too much contact or interference.
On the contrary, if the relationship between Ming Dynasty and North Korea is maintained, it will be easier to last.
Zhu Yixi thought about it again and again and said, "Bring me a pen and paper——"
The private warning was enough to put King Qin on the right track.
In less than a quarter of an hour, a warning and slightly scrawled letter was written.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and thought about it in his mind:
When the Qin State was first established, an important problem occurred.
Is it integrated into the local area?
Of course this must be integrated, otherwise it will be the second Mongolian Yuan.
And this integration is extraordinary.
This was not the vassal king taking the initiative to enter the mainland, but transforming the mainland into Han territory.
In other words, it means popularizing Chinese characters, Confucianism’s Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules, corresponding etiquette, etc.
To be more specific, it is "Zhou Rites".
The King of Qin suffered a loss because he did not understand the scale of it.
"Obviously, the Ming Dynasty also needs its own Zhou rites, which can also be said to be the charter for the establishment of the vassal state. We can't let it run wild."
Until this point, Zhu Yixi realized the solution.
At this time, he was the Duke of Zhou, and the Ming Dynasty was the Western Zhou Dynasty.
When the King of Qin went to seize the vassal, he simply provided him with troops and bureaucrats. Without "Zhou Rites" in hand, people were naturally at a loss and didn't know how to start, so they lost their sense of proportion.
After a sudden realization, Zhu Yixi decided to create a vassal kingdom development charter to provide novice guidance to the vassal kings so that they could develop and develop more quickly.
Chapter 1, popularizing Chinese...
Chapter 2, etiquette and officialdom...
Chapter 3, Distribution of Land...
"What the hell, isn't this just writing?"
Zhu Yixi threw away the pen and said angrily: "I have traveled through time, why should I write? Grandma——"
He was thinking about those Zhongshushe people in the cabinet. Wouldn't it be enough to capture a few of them and listen to his dictation and write them?
But here, King Qin was ambitiously preparing for a career, waiting for the imperial decree to allow him to found the country.
As a result, before the imperial edict arrived, he waited for the emperor's reprimand:
"There are no rules. Have you forgotten the difference between Huayi and Huayi?"
"Today I enter the caste. You, King Qin, are above the fourth caste. So what caste am I? Brahmin or Kshatriya?"
These words directly confused King Qin.
For a long time, he sat down tremblingly, his whole face seemed to be shaking.
The emperor's reprimand made him feel extremely aggrieved.
Although the emperor did not threaten to summon him back and refuse to accept the vassal status, these reprimands were enough to make him frightened and unable to sleep well at night.
"Go and summon Mao back."
King Qin calmed down and immediately decided to change his policy.
Casteism, screw it...
Mao Fu did not hesitate and said directly: "Under the caste, the only ones who are affected are Brahmins and Kshatriyas. If your Majesty is determined to abolish caste, then the Vaishyas, Shudras, and a large number of untouchables below will inevitably return... …”
"Do you mean to completely abolish caste?"
King Qin asked seriously: "If the people under his banner rebel, will my father scold me?"
"Probably not." Mao Fu felt that this was a bit abrupt, but he still said bravely: "The Qin State has just been established, and some chaos is nothing. This is normal."
"Moreover, the veteran suggested that an abolition order could be issued first, requiring all nobles to unconditionally free their slaves, and the court would gain population; then the court would issue a land reclamation order, requiring each household to reclaim land within one hundred acres. Acknowledge it."
"The nobles have no support, and since hard work and ordinary people are busy cultivating the land, naturally no one will rebel."
Champa and Saigon are located in the Mekong Delta. It can be said that the land is fertile and there are many rivers. Due to years of war, the land is sparsely populated and the jungle is dense.
The big nobles own the territory, the small nobles in the villages own the land, and most ordinary people don't even own an acre of land.
This is very different from the Ming Dynasty where farmers were everywhere.
As we all know, the foundation of Confucianism and the imperial examination was the rise of landlord power and the overthrow of the slave-owning system.
Therefore, it is imperative to abolish slavery.
King Qin was surprised for a long time, and looked at the chief minister of the royal palace and the second prime minister of the kingdom seriously. He had always remembered this person as a well-behaved Confucian scholar, but he never thought that he would be so bold. .
After thinking about it, King Qin asked again: "Your Majesty will not object, right?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has already freed slaves in the Ming Dynasty. This is a royal government and a benevolent government. How can you oppose it?"
With so much certainty, King Qin plucked up the courage and said, "Everyone will have a meeting tomorrow, so let's just talk."
At this time, how could he be as passionate as he was a few days ago?
…
At this time, Tianjin.
Since the rise of Zhongxing Machinery in the world, Tianjin's business has become increasingly prosperous, and a large number of textile factories have gathered here.
Cotton ships arrived from the south, and female workers from all over Gyeonggi Province poured into Tianjin, causing the entire city's population to explode.
According to statistics, in the fifteenth year of Shaowu's reign, the population of Tianjin Prefecture exceeded 500,000.
There are more women than men, which is a headache.
What is surprising is that there may be too many women, so there are far fewer women's wards.
However, there are still many cases of abduction and deception.
At the beginning of the year, after Zheng Sen had been an official in Beijing for two years, he was sent to Tianjin Prefecture and served as the prefect.
Although the Tianjin Prefecture is the same as the Zhangzhou Prefecture and has the same rank, Tianjin Prefecture is close to Beijing City and is like an outpost. It can be said that every move can attract the attention of the capital.
No, he was sitting on the rails on the way, watching the horses pulling the carriages, carrying two or three servants, and the carriages moving lightly.
Sitting opposite him was an ordinary middle-aged man, neatly dressed, and next to him was a young man with a crooked mouth and drooling from time to time.
His eyes were dull and astigmatism, so he was obviously a stupid person.
Since he had to walk for a long time, seeing Zheng Sen's extraordinary clothes, the man thought of making friends and asked about the reason for going to Tianjin.
Zheng Sen chuckled and said, "Nothing, I just have something to do at home, so I was sent to do business."
The man sighed: "I have nothing to do when I go to Tianjin. I just want to look for my daughter."
"Huh?" Zheng Sen was shocked by these words: "Your daughter got married in Tianjin?"
"It's missing."
The man smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know what she read. She left a letter saying that she didn't want to get married and wanted to be independent in Tianjin..."
"I thought maybe there were more weaving factories in Tianjin. She wanted to escape from the marriage, so she hid in Tianjin to work."
"Going to Tianjin?" Zheng Sen was shocked: "Is there such a rare thing in the world? Your daughter is really brave."
"Look, this is something she watches all day long at home. Is this something a serious girl can watch?"
The man took out a stack of small books from his arms.
Zheng Sen unfolded it and saw that it was a newspaper that was almost the same as an ordinary book, but slightly smaller and with finer paper.
Small characters on the side read: Fengminghui.
The above article is even more likely to make people angry.
This is a story that introduces someone
A female worker escaped from marriage and came to Tianjin, found her husband, and lived a happy married life.
The remaining few articles are all about stories about talented people and beautiful women, escape from marriage, encounters with talented people, ghosts and gods helping each other, etc...
To put it bluntly, it's like a collection of stories specifically for women.
The words above are full of loopholes. If you read it carefully, you will find that it is filled with a lot of rebellious thoughts.
Zheng Sen said angrily: "This is really unreasonable. This kind of article, isn't it tempting others to fall into the sea of fire?"
"Deserves to be killed——"
The man smiled bitterly and said, "This stuff came from Tianjin. I heard it is very popular there."
"That's why I want to go to Tianjin to get my daughter back."
"This son will be useless in his lifetime. I just wanted this daughter to find a son-in-law. Who would have thought that she would run away?"
"If I don't get her back, my whole life will be lost..."
"Don't worry, the court does not allow private newspapers. These people are really looking for death."
"Is this a newspaper?" The man was shocked: "Isn't this a book?"
Zheng Sen sneered and said, "Look carefully, it's only a dozen pages in size. It's just a newspaper cut into a book."
"Calling it a book is actually just to avoid the censorship of the imperial court."
The remaining books all have the same words Fengminghui on their covers, and the dates marked on them are February, March, etc. respectively.
It can be said that this kind of thin book that comes out once a month is basically a newspaper.
Along the way, Zheng Sen came to Tianjin Mansion with a thoughtful look on his face.
When he got off the car, he ordered: "Go search the market. I want to see how many books like this there are."
After saying that, Zheng Sen went straight to the government office in Tianjin, presented his complaint, and was directly invited into the government office.
Officials from various magistrates, counties and government offices came to pay their respects, and then they had a banquet to celebrate together.
It wasn't until night that he came back to his senses and asked about the situation.
The servant said: "I didn't know how to find it, so I bought a copy of everything on the market..."
Zheng Sen was stunned.
What appeared on the table was a pile of newspapers.
In other words, it is a pile of thin volumes, newspapers in the name of selling books.
On it, there are not only various types, but also various comments and news.
Which wealthy family is getting married, which gentry is giving birth to a child, and any strange and weird things are happening everywhere.
And what about the Ming Dynasty Gazette?
As an official mouthpiece, it is just a pure political announcement, a few appointments, and political commentary. Only those who are educated like to read it.
And more ordinary people only like the trivial things at home and the rare things in the streets.
And these can meet their needs.
As an official and a solid member of the ruling class, Zheng Sen immediately saw a crisis from these:
The danger of control by public opinion.
As early as the early years of the Ming Dynasty Gongbao, the imperial court issued an edict that no one in the local area was allowed to operate newspapers, and violators would be dealt with accordingly.
But now, Tianjin Prefecture, a place three hundred miles away from the capital, is full of private reports.
Although he secretly used the book as a cover, he actually saw through it.
Anger comes and goes quickly.
After a bowl of sobering soup, Zheng Sen looked thoughtful:
Can private reporting really be tolerated?
From the moment the Ming Dynasty Gazette was born, it set off a storm throughout the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time made countless people ready to take action.
After all, even official silver coins are dared to be made privately, let alone newspapers?
If the communiqué sells for one cent, I will sell it for fifty cents, and ten thousand people will buy it for five hundred silver dollars. What a huge income is this?
If you secretly set up a newspaper office and then sell it on the streets, the chance of being discovered is too small.
The risk is small, the cost is low, and the profit is huge. Who can bear it?
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One batch, and another batch, there is an endless supply, just like private salt, there is no end. "
Zheng Sen sighed, feeling quite helpless.
"This is the case in Tianjin Prefecture. The whole of Jiangnan is probably flooded. Only the capital is better."
"Forget it, this matter is beyond my control."
Zheng Sen had no choice but to write a secret letter, seal it in a box, and send it to Yuquan Mountain.
At this point, only the emperor can do it.
However, when he took up a post in the Tianjin government, although he was helpless with regard to private reports, he used thunderous means to deal with matters such as abduction and trafficking.
First, he learned from Beijing and implemented the temporary residence permit policy.
All female workers in the factory must indicate their identity, household registration, and apply for a temporary residence permit before they can continue to work in the factory.
In this way, the number of cases of abduction and trafficking of women will be much smaller.
At the same time, this is also to help find parents whose daughters have fled or disappeared.
Then it expanded from the factory to Tianjin Fucheng, changing the mixed situation.
The second thing is to crack down on the green-skinned scoundrels.
As the saying goes, wherever there is moisture and filth, there must be insects and snakes. However, trafficking cases are prevalent in Tianjin. Without the help of green-skinned rogues, the operation would not be possible at all.
After many years, the batch of green skins that were killed in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China has grown again and must be harvested...
Zheng Sen was very busy in Tianjin Mansion, but in Yuquan Mountain, the emperor took a break and received the secret box again.
"Private report?"
The emperor was shocked and angry that these people were so unscrupulous and ignored my decree.
But in the blink of an eye, I thought, the emperor is nothing!
In later generations, the streets and alleys were full of cameras, and there were still countless people who abducted and trafficked children, not to mention him, an emperor whose imperial power did not leave the village.
"There is a saying that goes well, everything that exists has a reason for its existence."
"The Ming Dynasty Gazette is like serious literature, formal and upright, and you will get tired of it if you read it too much, but you have to read it; the Private Gazette is like, interesting and humorous, and lovable."
"This thing cannot be banned."
Zhu Yixi had to admit that releasing newspapers was really beyond his capabilities.
"It's better to block it than to open it up. If you can't control it, you can only control it."
The emperor said helplessly: "I really have to let go..."
