When Xu Guan came out of the palace to look for Han Twelve Lang, he wandered around but saw neither of them. After asking several people, I found out that this kid went to Zhengyangmen to watch the fun.
Twelve Lang, who was wearing light brown coarse cloth clothes, also put his feet up and tried to squeeze in.
There are many people with families here, and they are all poor people, but regardless of whether they are children or adults, they are still very happy to receive the certificate of successful registration from the registrants.
This had an inexplicable impact on him, a kid from the frontier.
Suddenly a big hand rubbed his head, "Have you fallen in love with that girl?"
Following Xu Guan's direction, Han Twelve Lang saw a little girl with fair skin. Although the clothes were shabby, her clothes were very clean.
People, both parents.
My father must have got the job here, and the family is having fun.
Twelve Lang has almost reached the age where he understands the love between men and women. When Xu Guan said this, he couldn't help but blush, so he covered his shame with anger, "Don't worry about ***. You don't know where you are going." Looking for my mother-in-law."
Xu Guan scratched the back of his head, "You kid, you can't talk big or small. Do you know that I won you something you dreamed of."
"What is it?"
"Go back to the traveling camp. I'll tell you when I get back."
Han Twelve Lang twisted his eyebrows, looking a little disbelieving.
Xu Guan put it on his ears and said, "This is a sensitive matter and it's not convenient to talk about it here. But why did you come here alone?"
"...They said they can compete for wages here, thirty cents a day. I thought that since I have nothing to do these days, I would like to try my luck. It would take a saint to have so much money to hire so many workers at once. .”
A person earns 300 taels of silver a day. If there are 10,000 people, that means 300,000 taels of silver, which is 300 taels of silver. That means nearly 110,000 taels of silver a year, dear.
It is said that this time it will cost more than 10,000, but 30,000 or 40,000 people, which is even more terrifying.
The palace is also calculating the account, but the emperor said it's okay. Anyway, the money is not a one-time payment, and there is no need to worry about income in the future.
As these people gathered, various small shops outside Zhengyang Gate were also lined up. The capital was really becoming more prosperous day by day.
"You also want to work?"
"No Money."
"You were successful in killing the enemy this time. Didn't you get a reward of more than ten taels of silver?"
Han Twelve Lang was like a little grown-up, "Then I will be admitted to the military academy and won't be able to earn so much money. What will I do if I run out of money? I went there secretly in the morning, and those people were dressed very stylishly. , even if it costs a lot of money.”
He crossed his arms, somewhat worried.
"...It is said that there is also a registration fee."
"You can save this money."
Twelve Lang raised his head, "Will you help me out?"
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"What's wrong with the little girl? She can wear the clothes you two brothers had when they were little, and she will grow up the same. I have the final say on this matter, and this money must be saved. None of you can even think about spending it frivolously."
Sheng's mother gave Sanshu and Sishu a scolding, "I just signed up, and I haven't received my day's wages yet. I haven't even put a copper in my pocket and I'm thinking about taking it out?!"...
Sishu felt aggrieved, "My eldest brother and I just want to make new clothes for my little sister..."
"You are still young and don't understand. Just like last year, we worked well, but the construction ended and we finished it as soon as we said it was done. Have you forgotten the days when you were hungry? Who in our family can predict what will happen in the future? You know this time the government How long will the labor take? Three months? Or six months?"
Saying this, Sanshu suddenly had an idea.
"Mom, I'm going to buy an immortality tablet and pray for the emperor in the Forbidden City. Ask God to bless him with longevity, blessings, and health. In the future, the emperor will be happy and send more officials to recruit workers. Then our family will be happy. It’s been a long time.”
Sheng's mother did not immediately object to the spending of the money. She thought about it carefully, "This is what we should do... In the past, we
It’s okay if our family doesn’t have money, we will still have to establish one in the future. The emperor is a good man. Without the women's hospital he built, Yingying's life would not have been guaranteed. "
"Okay. Then after my son gets paid for his work, let's do this!"
Poor people have few distracting thoughts. Anyway, whoever gives them a mouthful of food to eat is a living Bodhisattva. The emperor attached great importance to public opinion work and was not willing to let civil servants pick the peaches.
Therefore, his reputation is excellent among this class.
However, in essence, this is still a process of redistribution of wealth. So much money is now distributed to this group of people who were originally refugees or poor people, but how did this come about?
Robbing the rich and giving to the poor sounds good, but it's not easy to do it.
In the past few days, memorials from the Censor of Zhejiang Province, the Censor of Fujian Province and the Censor of Jiangxi Province have all arrived in Beijing. Zhu Chengshi, the Chief Envoy of Fujian Province, led several prefects to submit memorials, saying that businessmen from Zhejiang had fled to Fujian. Some irregularities caused some chaos in Fujian, so they brought up Gu Zuo and said that he was being robbed too harshly in Zhejiang and that it was unbearable.
The main institution of the Shaofu was really hated by the civil servants. Someone started to take action, so officials of all sizes in the capital also went home to write memorials.
Anyway, officials cannot be killed for their words, and the Ming Dynasty will not be punished for their words. If I hear about something, no matter whether it is true or false, I will write it down when I hear it.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both began to sweat. They couldn't move it themselves, so they took their subordinates to see the emperor holding dozens of memorials.
When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, in the capital and in the local area, nearly 100% of the people have been impeached against Shao Situ. The situation is turbulent. In order to calm the resentment and show justice, should the imperial court make some remarks?"
"Where's the complaint?" Zhu Houzhao turned his back to them and was standing flipping through things on the imperial eucalyptus. "Young Situ opened the door at Zhengyang Gate to recruit workers. The guards in Jinyi reported. The people were overjoyed. The excitement in the capital was comparable to a temple fair. Who sees the people happy and uncomfortable and feels resentful?"
When he turned around, he indeed saw two piles of memorials on the ground next to Li Dongyang. "Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, please be at ease. As long as I am here, the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos. Unless someone puts their hands on it, It extends to the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers. Do you think there are such people among the six ministries and nine ministers?"
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian naturally shook their heads, "No."
"Since you don't have it, what are you afraid of?" Zhu Houzhao handed something in his hand to Xie Qian, "Mr. Prepare an imperial edict and promulgate it to the world. Order the governors, envoys, and inspectors from all over the country to come to Beijing in batches. There are two capitals and 13 provinces in the country. According to my opinion, they are divided into two batches. The most recent batch is in September, and the one in July and August is too late. Hot, the second batch is far away in March of the first year of Zhengde. I have only been on the throne for a short time, and I don’t even recognize some of the feudal officials. To be honest, millions of people are handed over to a person I don’t know. , I’m worried.”….
"Yes." Xie Qian accepted the imperial edict, but still couldn't bear his thoughts, "It's just that Mr. Li Ge said that the imperial officials impeached Young Situ... If Your Majesty says nothing, I am worried that it will cause criticism. In the end, Young Master Situ himself is afraid that he won’t be able to do it anymore.”
Zhu Houzhao frowned. It was true that Gu Zuo would resign himself.
The ministers of the Ming Dynasty had this political habit.
"It's better... don't worry, let them make trouble for a while. In the end, what can they do?"
who are they?
Li Dongyang didn't know either. Are they the people from Shang Shu? But that group of people are not all in the same group, some are just following the trend. Everyone is doing it anyway, but if he doesn't do it, doesn't it seem unjust?
But Zhu Houzhao knew that among the officials in the capital, there must be representatives of local interests.
The trouble that Zhejiang was in before was actually because he and Emperor Hongzhi deliberately controlled the scope. Otherwise, if there was such friction, someone would have to be unlucky in Henan and Huguang, and the capital probably only dealt with a few who were deeply involved.
The Shaofu was established at the beginning of this year, and Gu Zuo went to Zhejiang to inspect shops. This should make some people very alert.
The emperor directly took over many businesses and established them as official offices. This was actually a big deal. Zhu Houzhao had previously felt that he had been able to effectively control both the Beijing camp and the court.
But in fact, there were still a large number of low-level officials in the Ming Dynasty
, they themselves do business and have inextricable connections with businessmen. And he usually makes no sound. In a way, he is like a slow-reacting beast. He only moves when it hurts.
Now this group of people suddenly discovered that the people in the capital and the court did not stop it, and actually let the emperor take care of this matter. How could this be?
So targeting Gu Zuo, although not everyone agreed, was inevitable.
A real problem.
Zhu Houzhao thought that he could not offend everyone in the world. If people of this class opposed him, then the emperor would have nothing to do.
Fortunately, not everyone will rebel when their interests are violated. And this class actually can't accomplish anything big. Farmers and nobles have always been the emperor, but I have never heard of merchants successfully rebelling.
At the moment, the main reason was that the emperor didn't react at all, and many people started talking about it. A slight reaction would be different. As for any kind of reaction... it should be done to scare the monkeys.
April 17th was another beautiful day, and the sky was as blue as paint.
The peach blossoms in Mei Mansion are also in bloom, vying for beauty, and the garden is filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Mei Huaigu was sitting on the wooden platform extending out under the eaves of the corridor, drinking tea, while the accounting clerk of Mei Mansion was reporting accounts to him.
Mei Kejia brought millions of dollars to the capital, where he started pawn and inn business. Anyway, although I have spent a lot of money in the past few years, I can still make it back.
"...So, the only thing you can control is more than 200,000 taels?"
The accountant was a thin middle-aged man with a goatee. He said respectfully, "If it's more, Madam should ask."
"His Majesty will come to the house in a few days. The money is a little short."
The accountant's eyes moved, "How about taking out the famous paintings and porcelain that have been hidden for many years, and this cost can be saved."
Mei Huaigu was stunned when he said, "Uncle Zhang, what I'm talking about is the decoration and the money for welcoming the guests. Has His Majesty never seen it or eaten it? I'm talking about the door-to-door gift that I want to give to His Majesty."
"I've seen and eaten it, what else can I buy?"
"It's not about buying anything. Your Majesty has the people in his heart, and haven't you heard about what happened at Zhengyangmen recently?" Mei Huaigu still had some brains, "The Ministry of Household Affairs paid for the construction in order to provide the people with a better life." Work. The Ministry of Finance has money to do this. We also have money, so why can’t we do it? Making money is a trivial matter, but earning His Majesty’s happiness is a big deal. Now the matter of Young Situ is also very obvious. Your Majesty, you only protect your shortcomings. Woolen cloth."
How could the old accountant consider getting the court? Only when he said this did he understand.
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