Emperor Ming Dynasty

A good policy is like the human brain, and the bureaucracy is the hands and feet that work with it.

Therefore, when he was in Huguang, Zhu Yixi kept his promise and relied on the army to complete the task of dividing the land and reorganize the household registration.

But now, even if he has an army of one million, it is difficult to control the world, and without the cooperation of bureaucrats, it is absolutely impossible to accomplish anything.

This is also the reason why he allocated all the Jinshi to the localities. Although there are factors of exercise, it is also to change the local officialdom.

In the same way, the purpose of the provincial test is the same.

The first step is to refresh the administration of officials, which is the key.

Thinking in this way, the emperor suddenly became interested and went to inspect the Daming Gazette.

At this time, the Daming Gazette had been hung under the banner of the cabinet, under the dual leadership of the emperor and the cabinet, representing every word and deed of the imperial court.

The content it publishes is almost all-encompassing, from state policy, to personnel appointments, to local events, so that the initial four pages have become a thick eight pages.

The time of publication has changed from monthly to ten-day, and by this time, it has expanded to a three-day publication.

Next to the imperial city, Daming Gongpao occupies a three-entry courtyard exclusively, and hundreds of people come and go.

They are responsible for sorting out the content of the communiqué, and then distributing it outside the city for large-scale publication, and then distributing it to all parts of the country.

The most important task of the cabinet ministers every day is to consult the Daming Gazette to see if the contents are sensitive.

After all, the mansion newspaper is for officials to read, while the bulletin is for common people. Some people say that some cannot, some need to beautify, and some need to be exaggerated.

"Your Majesty, the communiqué is now issued every three days, covering 24 places across the country, and I dare not make any omissions."

Since the communiqué was hung under the banner of the cabinet, and it also emphasized literary talent and was politically sensitive, the person in charge was the Imperial Academy.

Therefore, during the two-year observation period of the Imperial Academy, a large number of Hanlins also came to the communiqué to observe the administration.

The news here in the bulletin is mixed and extensive, which is very beneficial for Hanlin scholars to broaden their horizons.

At this time, the person introduced to Zhu Yixi was the general political envoy in charge of the bulletin and the mansion newspaper, a third-rank official.

The general government envoy is in charge of receiving internal and external chapters and memorials to seal and refute matters. For all matters such as petitions from all parties, complaints of grievances, or accusations of wrongdoing, etc., the reasons for the complaints are copied in the bottom book and submitted for hearing.

To put it bluntly, it is to send and receive all internal and external memorials, and then select them for the cabinet emperor's review. Originally responsible for the mansion report, now it involves the communique.

There is no way, if we set up another yamen, it will look bloated, it is better to use waste!
The Tongzheng envoy bent his waist and said with a smile: "Now the bulletin is spread all over the country. Each periodical is printed with [-] copies, and then distributed to the provincial branches, and then additionally issued."

"If you count them all, there will be two 3 million copies in one issue of the communiqué."

"Oh?" Zhu Yixi was taken aback for a moment, and said with great interest: "Branch library?"

"Yes, they are branch libraries located in the provincial capitals. After all, the Ming Dynasty covers thousands of miles. If the communiqués are all shipped to Beijing, the loss outweighs the gain."

"So it was only printed in Shuntian Mansion, Tianjin Mansion and other places, and the rest of the land was sent a copy of the pattern, and then copied..."

Seeing the emperor's interest in coming, the envoy suppressed the joy in his heart, and said more respectfully: "In addition, the branch library can also collect folk news from all over the country. If it is omitted in the memorial, it will be published in the bulletin."

"People are also happy to see anecdotes from other provinces."

"That's right. The communique is well done. For the cabinet and the imperial court, if they know more about local affairs, they can avoid being blocked."

The emperor appreciated it.

Although there are two channels of Jinyiwei and Dongchang to learn about the place, the more information channels the better, so as to confirm each other and distinguish the truth from the fake.

Why were there so many rebels in ancient times?
Corrupt officials corrupted the law on the one hand, but on the other hand they lied to others and delayed the disaster.

As a result, small disasters turned into major disasters, and major disasters became disasters. The people had no choice but to rebel.

Moreover, from a factual point of view, Jinyiwei has only a hundred thousand people in the whole country, and the most controlling one is only the city of Beijing.

Multiple channels are always a good thing.

"What the Holy Majesty said is very true." The Tongzheng envoy gritted his teeth, suppressing the joy in his heart.

It seems that his future is promising.

A dozen or so rooms were filled with academicians who wrote articles, and each of them saw the emperor, their faces flushed and they were very happy.

Just copy one of the articles, the above mentioned is about today's bank.

Yo, keep up with current events.

A detailed overview is full of criticism.

One is greed for merchants, and Chaoyue engages in a lot of elegant scolding, which is extremely comfortable if viewed from the perspective of a scholar.

Finally, it is the hatred of officials that cannot be turned into steel.

How kind the emperor is to you, your salary has been increased several times. During the reign of Chongzhen, you would have been lucky if you didn't starve to death. Now that you are full, you actually want to compromise with the businessman.

In this regard, it is much more tactful.

"Yes, what's your name?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister's name is Changsun Huan, a native of Tongcheng, Anqing Prefecture, Nanzhili Province, a second-class Jinshi in the fourth year of Shaowu..."

The young Hanlin's face was flushed, and he bowed restrainedly, telling his identity.

"Oh? The article is well written."

The emperor appreciated it.

The surname of eldest grandson is rare, but Anqing Tongcheng seems to have a Tongcheng faction in the Qing Dynasty!
With a sigh in my heart, Anhui and Jiangsu have been separated for several years, but it is a pity that people are distracted, and Zhangkou is still Nanzhili.

But that's right, where in the province does Zhili have a high status?Walking around in other places, people only know about Nanzhili, but there are many people who don't know about Anhui.

Thinking in his heart, he pressed the article with his right hand, pointed to the part criticizing the officials, and said: "Businessmen are certainly hateful, but those officials are not much better."

"You have to look forward to Shu, and you can't fill your desires. Your criticism is not strong enough. You have to intensify it, so that the civil and military officials in the world will wake up."

Zhu Yixi said succinctly, then smiled, leaving the eldest grandson Huan who was full of thought, and walked away slowly.

The envoy bid farewell to the emperor, and ran back in a hurry. Seeing that Changsun Huan was still in a daze, he hurriedly patted him to wake him up:

"Eldest Sun Huan? You are very good."

"Ah? Yintai—" Changsun Huan hurriedly woke up and saluted hurriedly.

"This article is good."

The Tongzheng envoy carefully picked up the article, placed it on the table safely, and carefully smoothed out the folds with his hands: "You have to write a new copy, just follow what His Majesty said just now."

"This is your chance. Of course, the signature is still a pseudonym."

"As for this one, after all, it was touched by the Holy One, so you don't need to transcribe it, just make another one."

After all, just take that article away, carefully.

In an instant, his colleagues surrounded him like a tide, and congratulations were endless.

Chang Sun Huan thought it was just a dream.