(On the matter of a college student who is preparing for the final semester and is almost finished with his survival draft...)
It is not only the soldiers who suffer at the border, but also the common people.
Outside, they have to endure harassment from enemies one after another. Rich people have the strength to defend themselves and are not afraid of foreign enemies, but they are different. They only look forward to the end of the winter without starving.
In every border report Zhu Zaijing received, hundreds or even thousands of them suffered behind the few words.
Inside, they would be exploited and oppressed by landlords and high-ranking officials. Even soldiers would occasionally come to snatch their things, and unscrupulous merchants smuggling at the border would sometimes take away their children.
Not to mention how many things that are borrowing from fellow villagers have not yet surfaced...
If a fellow villager shaves his head, he can pretend to be the head of a Jurchen or a Mongolian to receive a reward, right?
The days in the late feudal dynasty were unlivable, let alone the border areas.
And these areas are also the places where Zhu Zaijing's voice needs to be heard first.
Such a big thing happened in the past, the Beijing camp has been rectified more thoroughly, and the illegal business of the nobles has also been curbed a lot. Many nobles are asking the court to apologize.
Under the influence of Li Yuan, a heavyweight criminal, the Ministry of War is cleaning up everything inside and out. Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong are doing this.
Zhu Zaijing no longer has to worry about the Beijing camp and the Ministry of War in a short time.
Then his attention naturally turned to the border.
In order to rectify the military fields in Jiubian, Zhu Zaijing decided to open the Daming Newspaper Office in the important town of Jiubian, which was the clone of Daming Daily.
Because they are far away from the central government, it will take more time for policies to reach them and be implemented. This has always been the case, right?
Therefore, military households and ordinary people urgently need to hear the true voices of the court and the emperor, and avoid being deceived by their only channel of information: the landowners and officials united.
Or misinterpret court policy.
The Ming Dynasty is so big that any policy implementation process will definitely be distorted and deviate from the original intention.
This is why Zhu Zaijing's military reform was carried out first in the central government. It was first tested in a certain area. After success, other places could just copy the work.
Gao Gong in history is that some provinces are now experimenting with a whipping method, and then Zhang Juzheng promoted it nationwide.
"So, from now on, you will only be responsible for the work of the Daming Daily at the local level, and will no longer perform the duties of guarding eunuchs!"
After hearing the last sentence, Feng Bao's eyes darkened.
He had seen the pieces of paper beside the emperor's bed.
There is a piece inside that says "Eunuch troubles".
He knew that the emperor did not like eunuchs and would one day kick them out of the administrative system.
And this order to the Jiubian Guarding Eunuch is an attempt.
Wouldn't this make the military generals completely turn towards the civilian clique?
Won't.
Unless the military generals always want to be stepped on by civilian officials and do not want to restore the respected status they had in the early Ming Dynasty.
In the early Ming Dynasty, all the princes of the six kingdoms were warriors.
Li Shanchang? He is a military logistics captain like Xiao He, not a pure civilian official.
In the early Ming Dynasty, military generals were also higher in rank than civil servants.
After the abolition of the prime minister, among the central officials, the country's highest military commander, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, became the largest official, with a rank of Zhengpin. The largest civil official is the Six-Bus Shangshu, whose rank is the second rank. Furthermore, it is almost impossible for a civil servant to be promoted to the first rank.
Looking at the local official levels, the commander-in-chief who is responsible for the military affairs of a province is at the second rank, which is equivalent to the official rank of the six ministers, while the chief envoy who is responsible for the administration of a province is only at the second rank.
In addition, even the commander-in-chief of the guards who was in charge of thousands of people had obtained the rank of third rank, while the rank of a prefect was only the rank of fourth rank.
Zhu Yuanzhang learned the lessons of Zhao and Song Dynasties in emphasizing civility over military affairs, and always maintained the status of military generals above civilian officials.
After Jianwen came to power, the ranks of civil and military officials became equal. Because Jianwen, a concubine who rose to power, was not favored by the noble group, he needed to win over civilian officials.
Later, as the cabinet gradually became stronger and the Ming Dynasty stopped engaging in frequent foreign campaigns, the status of literati began to surpass that of the military generals.
In the end, during the Hongzhi period, it completely expanded into a behemoth that could take over the imperial power.
This is also the reason why Zhu Houzhao reused Liu Jin.
(Ah, yes, yes, I started analyzing each emperor again...)
"What His Majesty the Emperor means is that you must ensure that the people at the border and military households can hear the most authentic voices."
"Your Majesty's voice!" Chen Hong said.
Zhu Zaijing did not want to hand over all the newspapers to the eunuchs. The matter would eventually fall into the hands of civil servants, but for the time being, Zhu Zaijing could only use the eunuchs first.
At least their servility and hostility to civil servants can ensure that they will not tamper with newspapers without authorization.
"After three months, the Ceremony Supervisor will review you based on your performance. If you are all qualified, you will continue to be in charge of the newspaper office in Jiubian."
"If you fail to pass the exam, you will have no choice but to return to the palace to do the hardest and most tiring work, or you will be kicked out of the palace directly!"
What? Three months is too long?
Do you think this is a time-travel novel?
Do you turn the tide?
Can you see all the problems brought about by a new policy in a few days or a month?
"These are the notes for the Ming Dynasty Daily written by His Majesty himself!" Feng Bao took out some brochures and said, "It details all the rules you must abide by, as well as the penalties for violating the rules!"
This is a rule written by Zhu Zaijing relying on the memory of later generations and his little understanding of journalism.
He never imagined that a few years later, these books would be rated as the originators of modern journalism in history textbooks.
"Okay, now that we've finished talking about business, let's talk about some personal stuff."
Feng Bao motioned to the kneeling eunuchs to stand up.
You guys look at me and I look at you getting up, with confusion written on your face.
"After that, you will all report your work to Eunuch Chen!" Feng Bao said, "Logically speaking, our family has nothing to teach you, but we still say that."
"You all remember, any of you can deceive or hide, but His Majesty and Eunuch Chen must not deceive anyone!"
Hearing his name, Chen Hong had a satisfied expression on his face.
At the same time, I felt more favorable toward Feng Bao's actions in helping him establish his prestige, and became less hostile at the beginning.
"Eunuch Chen, our family knows that he will never hide anything from His Majesty, so you can't hide anything from Eunuch Chen."
"This newspaper is the Emperor's Yuyin. Not a word can be misinterpreted, and not a sound can be tampered with!" Feng Bao stared at them fiercely, "Remember, you are all the Emperor's slaves."
"Your only ability is your loyalty to your master!"
“Our family has cut off all previous contacts with the local wealthy people and civil and military officials!”
"Right, Eunuch Chen?"
Chen Hong nodded.
"The Ming Dynasty News Agency must not be influenced by any officials or gentry, and the Ming Dynasty Daily will not be affected either!"
"If... for whatever reason our family has, all the words in the Ming Dynasty Daily will truly reach the ears of the people and military households."
"Otherwise, our family will ask you for your crimes!"
