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Chapter 203 Fake News, Fake Newspapers

In Zhu Youxiao's vision, the "Pingliao Debt" will be divided into four denominations: one yuan, ten yuan, hundreds yuan and thousands yuan, covering all the Ming people from ordinary people to powerful and wealthy people.

The three-year period has an annual interest rate of 2%, and the total issuance amount is 6 million. This is planned, and we must also listen to the opinions of Bi Ziyan and Wu Dazhang.

Since it is named "Pingliao Debt", those who hold more than 100 yuan of bonds after Pingliao will be able to rent land to farm in Liaodong and enjoy the minimum tax preferential treatment.

That's right, Zhu Youxiao is preparing to gradually turn "grain" into a fixed national policy.

It is still a historical method. Any farmer who pays taxes below 10 yuan will not be taxed, but a wealthy household who pays taxes above 10 yuan will be taxed to varying degrees according to the amount of property.

This standard is improved more than the five liang in history, and can cover more people; and the additional levies for wealthy households are not like fishing in a dry pond, at least Zhu Youxiao believes that it is acceptable.

But officials and gentry with a fat head will definitely feel pain. Not to mention the additional levy, even if they are charged as usual, they will find ways to steal the leak!

Well, since you are so greedy for money, let your people and money be empty, and both hands roll to develop border areas.

If the emperor had just been a little worried before and wanted to find an excuse to deal with the gentry and bureaucrats, now he simply stopped pretending and the court formulated and promulgated policies. Whoever dared to violate them or did not abide by them, then he would be rude to anyone.

I have such a powerful army that even Jiannu can defeat you, but I can't cure you greedy and stupid bastards?

The ideas derived from the issuance of "Pingliao Debts" are more than these. If the issuance of "Pingliao Debts" is smooth, Zhu Youxiao thinks it can be circulated on the market.

Perhaps not all merchants and everyone are willing to accept "ping Liao Debt", after all, it is not a formal currency.

However, it is not ruled out that because of the successive victory of the Pingliao War, the "Pingliao Debt" has risen and become a relatively popular priced bond.

Of course, the court and banks can also contribute to the fire. Opening a bond exchange and banks conduct reverse repurchase are all methods that can be tried.

The purpose is also very simple, turning paper bonds into credit currency, laying the foundation for issuing paper notes and smooth circulation.

Zhu Youxiao did not write all his thoughts in a secret letter. Lao Bi and Lao Wu didn't need to know too much, at least not to mess up their thinking in a short period of time.

Bang! Before the emperor finished writing the end, he was disturbed by a sound, and he glared at him and looked over with an unhappy expression.

In fact, the sound was not loud. It was just that the emperor was too focused on the financial cause of the Ming Dynasty and was unhappy.

Fan Xiaohui accidentally knocked to bed and hit the screen next to her. As soon as she woke up, she saw the emperor looking over with some anger.

"I should die, I should die." In Fan Xiaohui's impression, she had not seen the emperor like this, so she was so scared that she knelt down and apologized.

Humph! Zhu Youxiao expressed his dissatisfaction with his heavy nasal voice, which scared Fan Xiaohui to kneel on the ground and dared not speak out, nor did she dare to raise her head.

Silly girl, this is something you asked for. Just when you were about to find an excuse to "punish" you, you came to your door.

Zhu Youxiao sorted out his thoughts, wrote the secret letter and sealed it. Then he stood up and walked off the imperial throne. When he passed by Fan Xiaohui, he ordered in a deep voice: "Come with me."

Fan Xiaohui got up from the ground, lowered her head and tied her clothes and followed the emperor, feeling uneasy, not knowing how the emperor would punish her.

Should I slap you or slap you?

The emperor walked in front, his mouth slightly raised, showing a bad smile.

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Since the 46th year of Wanli, Jianlu Nurhaci "blame the sky" in Xingjing to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. The Liaodong War has been constantly reported, which has always shrouded a layer of dark clouds.

But for the people who are not Liaodong, it is still a distant thing. Apart from the increase in taxes, it does not affect their own interests.

Even if Jianlu occupied the entire Liaodong, no one would have thought that Jianlu, with a population of only a few hundred thousand, would sweep the world and end the Han dynasty that had been established for hundreds of years.

No one expected that the war decades later would not let anyone go. No one could escape the light of swords and blood, and the sea of ​​corpses and blood. It would be a different matter if they could not survive that time.

Because of this, the people in the north do not have a strong sense of war, let alone in the south.

Therefore, many people do not understand the huge investment in the war in Liaodong and the urgent desire of the emperor to pacify Liao, but only care about whether their own interests are damaged.

But the emperor ignored these things and only cared about the safety of the country. Even more concerned about ordinary people than the powerful and noble gentry.

This is very different from the emperors in history. They do not rely on nobles or scholars. Is this the true meaning of governing the world since ancient times?

But no matter how many complaints or how many collusions and resistances there were, under the supreme imperial power and under the increasingly strict factory and guard investigation, they were all beaten to pieces.

Factory guards are rampant, the inner court is favored, and the country is in chaos...

Some people were cursing with resentment, but the national power of the Ming Dynasty had already shown signs of revitalization; wars in Liaodong and southwest also spread frequently, and victory was expected.

Curse or resentment can only be hidden in the dark, but the "Ming Forum" is the only mouthpiece that can be made public and is in the hands of the emperor.

Articles published from time to time expose and refute those hypocritical gentry, greedy and righteous businessmen and tyrants, greedy and illegal powerful officials.

Moreover, the emperor ruthlessly dismissed and exiled the court, and became calm and political affairs, and was usually generous in saying goodwill but had no plans to deal with things.

This is really a slap in the face. Without those bureaucrats who thought they were indispensable, the situation of "the kingdom was full of justice", the state affairs were thriving, and the battlefield in Liaodong, which had been defeated repeatedly, was completely reversed, and the slaves were destroyed.

I really think it's not possible without you. Do you really take yourself seriously? Bullshit!

Let’s see, government affairs are still operating smoothly, more smoothly than before; those who want to be officials are still studying hard, while those who choose to choose from the Ministry of Personnel are still lined up.

For the people, these changes are still unrelated to them and are stubborn. However, for the privileged classes such as bureaucrats, gentry, and students, it is a frustrating change that has to be accepted.

As the "Imperial Party" continues to expand, fewer and fewer people speak for the frustrated, and even fewer sympathize with them.

Those who dare to blow up the thorns were either confiscated and exiled or were beheaded and cleaned. The opposition forces became weaker and weaker, and no one dared to resist, and there was no storm.

The emperor could also feel that fewer and fewer people were raiding homes and exiling, which cut off his way to make money.

There are advantages and disadvantages. Zhu Youxiao said helplessly: I am much more capable than Old Wei. I have settled the civil service group in just about two years, and there is no unjust prison.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao also had to admit that he defeated a civil servant group and he built up a bureaucratic force. Who made so many people want to be officials roll and gather around me?

However, the emerging bureaucratic forces listen to the emperor and they do whatever the emperor says.

Although there were Liu Lishun and others who loyally served the court and Ni Wenhuan and others who were speculative and attached to the situation, the results were not much different.

From Zhu Youxiao's perspective, those who can implement his own policies have achieved his goal, and what are the bureaucrats doing!

Zhu Youxiao is too lazy to guess whether it is to bring honor to the family, to keep a name in history, or to be promoted to a title. Just be a good department manager, and Chairman Zhu Da will naturally make your dream come true.

It can be said that only by continuously strengthening the execution ability, Zhu Youxiao’s various policies can be implemented and truly revitalized the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the execution ability of officials, the performance of several major chambers of commerce also satisfies Zhu Youxiao.

While making money, the Maritime Merchant Federation used shipping to provide great help to the court. Most of the transportation of grain, ammunition and materials in Liaodong were completed by the Maritime Merchant Federation.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce actively implemented the emperor's orders, relying on the post roads and stations of the Ming Dynasty in the north and south, vigorously built logistics and warehousing facilities, and tried to carry out private mail business.

In ancient times, for ordinary people, they could only ask acquaintances to take the time. No one could tell whether they could deliver it, and it was difficult to determine whether they could deliver it.

Zhu Youxiao passed administrative orders to let major cities name streets, determine address and brand names, and laid the foundation and created conditions for the development of private mail.

Although this cannot be accomplished in a short period of time, which country in the world is currently vigorously building a warehousing, logistics, transportation and postal system?

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce started the action first, and Wu Dazhang also worked hard. The north should be built very quickly, and the transformation of the station will benefit many people.

It also includes the boy named Li who destroyed the Ming Dynasty in history. When the emperor thought of this, he couldn't help but smile intriguingly.

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"Fake, fake news, random fabrication..." Nurhaci's roaring voice spread far away, and maybe everyone on the street outside could hear it.

A brand new "Ming Dynasty Forum" has been wrinkled and torn, thrown on the ground, and kicked away by the angry old slave.

Unfortunately, Lao Nu is not educated and cannot flatly refute "fake newspapers and fake news".

Li Yongfang was deposed, but Jiannu's intelligence system was still in operation. Now, even if he did not secretly bring back newspapers from Zhangjiakou, people from southern Liaoning and Dongjiang headquarters would send people to infiltrate and distribute them.

Huang Taiji, who was no longer a banner owner, stayed in Shenyang as a political consultant, had read this newspaper and knew the reason why his father Khan was furious.

After getting the news so soon, he also suspected that it was done by the Ming court on purpose. Well, it wasn't a doubt, it was almost certain.

The newspaper vividly describes the fact that Amin and other prisoners were taken to the capital of Daming, and were warmly treated with rotten vegetables and rotten eggs. They also shouted to spare their lives on the execution ground, and their pitiful appearance of being weak and timid.

In fact, this cannot be regarded as news, but a novel. The vocabulary and plot are fascinating. The ugly appearance of Amin and others in the flow of shit and urine is presented to readers like a movie.

Even the Jiannu prisoners scolded Nurhaci and resented the old slaves for harming them, which led to such a miserable end.

"Drinking his blood and eating his flesh, I couldn't relieve my hatred. I went to the underworld and waited for the old slave, so that he could taste the torture of hell..."

Could this be called by Amin? Even if the ghost doesn’t believe it, Nurhaci scolded “fakes and fakes”, which is also very correct.

But it is normal to know that it is fake, but it is so angry that it almost explodes in blood vessels. Just like hearing slander and rumors, it will make you angry and your heart flutter.

Nurhaci roared and screamed, then he sat in the chair, panting like a mad cow.

"Father Khan." Huang Taiji bowed and said, "This is a rumor spread by the Ming court, deliberately angering us. Although Amin and others were unfortunately captured, how could I, the Jurchen warrior be so unbearable?"

Nurhaci snorted, as if he had relieved a little of his anger. Perhaps he was tired of crying. He reached out and stroked his forehead lightly, and then slowly said: "It's a provocation method, I won't be fooled. It's the hot summer, and it's not a good opportunity for our army to launch an action battle."

Huang Taiji pondered for a moment and reminded tactfully: "According to the intelligence, the enemy in Dongjiang showed signs of attacking Jianzhou Guards. The twelfth brother and Du Du led the army to garrison, so they should tell them to be careful."

Nurhaci looked up at Huang Taiji, with a little suspicion in his eyes, but he nodded.

Huang Taiji sighed in his heart, knowing that his father Khan might be suspected that he had other intentions and wanted to take back the position of the lord of Zhengbai Banner.

"Didn't the Yehe tribe kill?" Nurhaci suddenly pointed to the broken newspaper on the ground and asked in a deep voice: "It's written above, it's all sent to Zhenjiang, led by Nara Zhongming."

Huang Taiji bowed and replied, "This is a trick to pick and divide, and my father Khan will definitely not believe it."

Nurhaci lowered his eyes, but he was not so sure. When he attacked and destroyed Yehe's tribe, he promised Bu Yanggu that he would surrender without killing him.

However, after the Buyanggu League surrendered, Nurhaci broke his promise to kill Buyanggu in order to prevent Yehe's troops from making a comeback, and moved Yehe's civilians to Jianzhou, became naturalized and flagged, and became his own subjects.

This matter is also a knot in Nurhaci's heart. After all, going back on one's word is not a good reputation.

Therefore, when the Ming court introduced Nara Zhongming as the commander of Jianzhou Guard, Nurhaci also realized that it was a plan for division and disintegration, but he still could not completely relieve it.

As the saying goes, husband and wife are birds in the same forest, and they fly away from each other when the disaster strikes. What's more, those vassals who are not as close to husband and wife as tribes?

After a series of defeats, how many Mongols who depended on the Later Jin Dynasty ran away? They helped the Later Jin Dynasty war and gained a lot of benefits.

From the centrifugation of the Mongols, Nurhaci had to beware of the betrayal of other Jurchen tribes, such as the Yehe tribe, Huifa tribe, Haixi Jurchens, etc.

People's hearts are separated from their belly, and even Liu Xingzuo, who is so trustworthy, can rebel, which makes Nurhaci's suspiciousness even worse.

"Father Khan." Huang Taiji bowed again to report: "The muskets seized from fighting the Ming army have been summoned to imitate the firearms. If they can succeed, they can equip the Han soldiers led by Tong Yangxing."

Han soldiers?! Nurhaci narrowed his eyes and pondered for a long time before he slowly said: "The Ming munitions are sharp. If our army can also be equipped, it will be a good thing. You should be responsible for supervising!"
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