"Your Majesty, this result is actually enough!"
When Zhang Mingwei spoke, Emperor Chongzhen immediately attracted attention, and Wang Chengen secretly wiped his sweat. It had been a long time since he had seen Long Live Lord angry at him.
Thinking like this, he also listened to Duke Xingguo's words with open ears.
"Two of the eight major Shanxi merchants were arrested in the capital. Although the remaining six have not been caught yet, it is not easy for them to escape from the court's pursuit. Maybe there will be good news when they turn around! "
When Zhang Mingwei said this, he smiled and raised his voice, and said to Emperor Chongzhen, "The most important thing is that the property of these Shanxi merchants has basically been seized by the imperial court. As for the food, grass, silver and other things that the imperial court urgently needs now, haha, Your Majesty, I’m getting rich!”
Hearing his funny words, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but turn his anger into joy, and immediately said with a smile, "The court has no money and no food, I feel really uneasy! Now it's better, I can sleep well tonight !”
Speaking of this, he remembered the past and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Since I came to the throne, I have been having a headache about money and food. To be honest, sir, sometimes I dream and see all the ministers coming to ask me for money, and I wake up directly. Yes! It’s really… it’s really hard to look back on the past!”
After hearing what he said, Wang Chengen buried his head low, fearing that he would meet the emperor's eyes and that the emperor would remember that he had also been greedy for money.
But it was obvious that he was overthinking it. Emperor Chongzhen, who was sighing, only had Duke Xing Guo in his eyes. "Only Mr. Tianjiang can know who is lying on Ming Dynasty to suck blood! If these cancers can be eradicated, great benefits can be obtained."
Having said this, he laughed again and said, "Sir, I am becoming more and more sure of ZTE's revival of the Ming Dynasty!"
After saying that, it was like changing his face again, his face became serious, and he said to Zhang Mingwei again, "These are all the credit of sir. Please continue to help me revive the Ming Dynasty!"
"Of course!" Zhang Mingwei was in a good mood after hearing this, and replied with a smile, "Your Majesty, then we should plan how to arrange the seized money and food. In addition, another important point is that the martial law in the capital should be lifted ”
Martial law in the capital means that everyone is restricted from going out. Needless to say, it will definitely affect people's livelihood. Therefore, when he said this, he raised his voice and emphasized that "we must always pay attention to the people's livelihood. Only by allowing the people to support the court can the Ming Dynasty achieve true rejuvenation and even create unprecedented glory!"
"Sir, you are right, I think so too!" Emperor Chongzhen said with a little excitement after hearing this, "I will issue an order to lift martial law!"
Seeing that they were chatting happily, Wang Chengen knew that everything was fine, so he reminded him, "Your Majesty, before the martial law was about thieves coming to the capital, what should I say when the martial law is lifted?"
There must be a reason for doing anything.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said nonchalantly, "Of course I am speaking truthfully. Anyway, now that the case of Shanxi merchants and prisoners of war and the case of resumption of social examination manipulation have come to an end, it is just right to announce it!"
At this point, he thought of something and added, "For these matters, Ming Pao will also comment and explain them to guide the public opinion in the capital."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhang Mingwei with great interest, "Sir, if Ming Pao is to be published later, a few more copies must be sent to the palace. While I am busy with political affairs, I found that reading Ming Pao is also very good! "
Upon hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately thought of something, and immediately said with a smile, "This must be no problem. In addition, every yamen in the capital will give you one for free."
Although it is free, it is one for each yamen. Even if Da Mingxiao has the most yamen in the capital, it will not cost much. But the advertising effect brought about by this is unimaginable!
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen also smiled and said, "If you want to make it easier for them, let them pay for it. Otherwise, sir, you will lose money!"
It was only a few dollars, and Emperor Chongzhen was obviously in a good mood, so he also started joking.
So, while talking and laughing, the matter was settled.
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Generally speaking, after the martial law is lifted, everyone in the capital who is stuck at home will definitely rush out of the house as soon as possible, go outside to get some fresh air, and inquire about news.
However, this time, after the martial law was lifted, there were not many pedestrians on the streets. Most of them were ordinary people who had to come out for livelihood.
Other classes, such as wealthy families, powerful families, etc., are still hiding in their own houses and worrying.
In fact, this martial law is more frightening than any previous martial law. A large number of factory guards and even the army were mobilized to arrest people everywhere. The momentum was so great that many people probably saw it for the first time in their lives.
They were afraid of such a big movement, so they usually sent their servants out to find out the news.
Of course, when the imperial court lifted martial law, it naturally posted notices. Therefore, the servants sent out quickly conveyed the news back to their respective houses.
"Sir, what a shocking event! Eight major Shanxi merchants and captives sold grain, ironware and other prohibited military supplies to the Liaodong built captives, and even tipped them off, and they were caught by the imperial court!"
"Sir, this is appalling! People in Fushe formed cliques for personal gain and manipulated the county and government examinations of the Ming Dynasty imperial examinations. Many people have been arrested by the court and Fushe has been banned."
"..."
Regarding these two breaking news, depending on where the butt is sitting, the emphasis will be different.
For example, those wealthy families, government officials and businessmen, etc., are very concerned about the first news.
"The eight major Shanxi merchants were connected with the captives, what about the eight major Shanxi merchants?"
"The notice lists Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa."
"What, it's them, no wonder it's the Eighth National Congress!"
"Is there something wrong here? Do you think, what were the rumors before martial law? Could it be that the court had no money, so it took action against rich families like them? Not to mention anything else, just the money they opened in the capital Shop, and the imperial court will make a fortune!"
"It's possible, very possible, that the court is doing this for money. It's really shameless!"
"..."
And those in the officialdom, or the children of officials, pay more attention to the second news.
"What, the resumption of society happened?"
"The chief assistant was imprisoned not because he contradicted the emperor during the impeachment of Duke Xingguo, but because of the restoration of society! He was sent there by the people of restoration with money and their connections."
"I have long expected that this day would come when society is restored! Haha, when I saw that Wu Chang, I couldn't wait to take over the power from Zhang Pu. Now, I've become the first offender!"
"I regretted not joining Fushe before, but now it seems that my ancestors have truly blessed me!"
"..."
Compared with these people, those who have already joined the Fushe are a little worried all day long. Even if there were footsteps outside, it was already factory guards coming to arrest someone.
In short, because the content of the court notice is limited, the movement caused by these two big news is brewing after the martial law is lifted. If nothing special happens, it is likely to break out in the next few days.
After all, those rich people felt that the imperial court was trying to slaughter the fat sheep. They wanted to escape from the capital, but the family had a big business and it was not possible to leave immediately.
And those people in Fushe were afraid to leave when they saw the notice. It said that there was no three hundred taels of silver here, which was equivalent to confessing that they participated in the manipulation of the imperial examination in Fushe, so they did not dare to leave immediately.
In short, everyone is preparing and watching the wind direction. On the contrary, no one paid attention to the fact that the imperial court said that the bandits had been approaching the capital. They subconsciously believe that it is fake.
Early that morning, the curfew in the capital had just been lifted. As soon as the early risers took to the streets, they suddenly heard the clear cry of "Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, a copy of Ming Pao for twenty copper coins!"
"The Ming Pao, inscribed by the emperor himself, has all the news from the world. Come and read it!"
"Major inside information, the details of the Shanxi merchant gangster case and the social examination fraud case are all in Ming Pao!"
"..."
Those who get up early are either officials preparing to go to court, or servants of various governments, etc. Suddenly hearing these cries in this quiet morning, I felt very fresh.
Although to them, they don’t know what Ming Pao is. However, the weight of the emperor's signature is enough for them to buy one to see what it is!
In fact, for them, it is twenty taels of silver a piece, and they are afraid they will pay this amount.
Needless to say, when officials from the upper court read Ming Pao, they were immediately attracted to the political section.
The political section is a full page, and it is the first page. It roughly lists the details of the Shanxi Merchant Tonglu case, including when it started, what the main trade was, etc.; there is also the case of Fushe's manipulation of the imperial examination, which lists the details of a certain official's manipulation of the county and government examinations on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year. etc.
Seeing these contents, these officials forgot about going to court for a moment, and quickly ordered their men to stop and read through them immediately with lanterns.
After they finished reading, they quickly looked through other pages and found that the second page contained comments on these two major cases, all of which were to the point and added some things that were not stated clearly on the notice.
After looking at these things, needless to say, the officials I met began to discuss the two contents published in "Ming Pao".
When the servants who had come out early in each government heard the newsboy's hawking and saw the official like this, they bought a copy of "Ming Pao" without saying a word, and then hurried back to the government.
Twenty pennies is actually relatively expensive for ordinary people. However, ordinary people are not literate! Even if they want to buy it, they can't see it.
As for those wealthy families, they were not short of money, but they were short of news. Therefore, in just over an hour, all 10,000 printed copies of "Ming Pao" were sold out. Even the 5,000 copies of Ming Pao that were not sold in the previous issue, the first issue, were sold out.
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