my days with tyrants

Chapter 317 Shock Therapy
Qianqing Palace.

The resignation of court officials finally attracted the attention of the Queen Mother...

The main reason is that her father feels that if things go on like this, the country will fail.

Although her father was not a high-ranking official before and was just a commander, of course it is impossible to be just a commander now. He is already an earl, and then he set up a separate bandit camp in the capital, and he is the admiral of the bandit camp. The chief of the police, including the outskirts inspection department in Beijing Fangxiang, is under the management of his robbery camp.

Select [-] soldiers from military households in the capital to count as his subordinates.

The soldiers and horses of the five cities were under his direct jurisdiction.

Of course the Xuncheng Yushi still exists, but only the power of impeachment remains.

it is necessary.

After all, in the queen mother's situation, only her natal family can give her a sense of security.

She and the little princess are just alliances.

And in this alliance, she is actually very weak. After all, she really has nothing. If she gave birth to a son, she is indeed righteous, but what she gave birth to is a daughter!

Relying entirely on the little princess and Yang Feng to suppress the vassal kings, they were able to succeed to the throne as the empress, but the queen naturally has no righteousness. It can only be said that the vassal kings really can't beat Yang Feng, and they are the descendants of the former emperor anyway. Just a moment.Once she loses the support of Yang Feng and the little princess, the queen will be deposed at any time. In this case, she is extremely weak. The only thing that can give her a sense of security is to hand over the power of public security in the capital to her own father.Although she also knew that this was actually useless, after all, more than half of the population of the capital was military households, which were not under the control of the robbery camp, and military households had to hand over their crimes to the guard.There are still a lot of remaining nationalities that I dare not control, that is, those with diplomatic immunity. According to the usual practice, people who work in the Wutai Mountain Industrial Park must obtain the consent of the embassy of the Great Xia State before they can be arrested and punished.

this practice...

Of course, the imperial court did not have such rules, but the government consciously abided by them.

After all, this custom was formed after Ambassador Yang's Legion of Adopted Women attacked Yingtian Mansion.

This is called extraterritoriality.

Although it has not been recognized by the court, it is actually a common practice. Workers in the Wutaishan Industrial Park, including their family members, have committed crimes. First, they have to submit various case materials to the little princess. Taken by the little princess' guards to catch him.

In fact, it is the same as Jin Yiwei arresting people.

Jin Yiwei's arrest is like a small clerk looking for the boss's signature, carrying a lot of case information to the criminal department to give it to him.

The latter can only be caught by signing the driving post.

This system lasted throughout the Ming Dynasty until the time of Chongzhen. Even at the age of [-], Jin Yiwei still had to have a driving ticket for arresting people. However, during the Chongzhen period, it was changed to arrest people first, but they had to get a driving ticket when they returned to the capital.However, Yingtianfu and Wucheng Bingmasi were not as good as Jinyiwei when dealing with the workers of Wutaishan Industrial Park. At least Jinyiwei could take them to prison and beat them casually if they were caught, but even if they were caught, they couldn't torture them to extract confessions.

There must be solid evidence and a clear trial before a conviction can be made.

Instead, Ying Tianfu was forced to start a civilized trial process.

"It's called shock therapy!"

Facing the concerned eyes of the Queen Mother, Ambassador Yang said quite proudly.

"Shock therapy?"

The queen mother was at a loss.

"Shock is just passing out."

The little princess explained.

Then she was there playing queen.

But at this time, the queen is still like a kitten that hasn't grown fur yet, lying in the cradle and staring blankly at her country...

My country!

"Our Daming has just experienced a civil strife, just like a person is going through a serious illness. The best way at this time is to let him lie still or even sleep or even go into a coma, and then we will give him various treatments on the sidelines. until he recovers. Officials have run away, and the government is paralyzed. This is no big deal, because we just want to build a new and more effective court. It will be easier for us to introduce new people if they run away. Although there may be some delays in the process However, regardless of ministries or localities, there are a large number of secondary officials and subordinates who are in charge of affairs. As long as they know that they can be promoted if they do well, they will naturally be able to do what they should do well.

Don't be afraid that no one will be an official.

The most indispensable thing in this world is those who want to be officials.

In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Southern Han Dynasty, even those scholars who wanted to become officials were ordered to purify their bodies first. The scholars still flocked to them.

The results of it?
Grab the head!
Isn't it because Confucian scholars from the north and the south competed for the opportunity to be an official, and they ended up fighting? "

Yang Feng said.

He is deliberately driving people away.

Even if you keep these things, you will not cooperate with him, and you may even force the guy who destroys you, and then replace him with a newcomer. The only problem is that his number of newcomers is currently limited, so only can be gradually pushed away.

So in this process, there will inevitably be some power vacancies.

The whole country seemed to be paralyzed.

According to this situation, it can indeed be regarded as shock therapy.

"But if this goes on, it's easy to say in the short term. If it goes on for a long time and there is no one to make decisions in various places, what if there is chaos? After all, there is still Zhu Ni in the south. Now the local people are in panic, and many people go south. Those Confucian scholars have already What are you shouting about, you are crossing the south in clothes?"

The abbot said with a smile on his face.

In fact, he was also worried, after all, Yang Feng's lustful power was there, but now his granddaughter is the emperor after all.

He still has to take responsibility.

"Come south, then let them go. If they can't bear the future of Ming Dynasty, they can go south all the way. I'm not afraid that they will go all the way to Longyamen. As for the place, first we have a local guard, As long as the guards are still in place, the place will not be chaotic. Second, it is not a joke for scholars to make chaos. If they really have the ability to make chaos, they will not fall into the south. Third, the local people will not care about the court. , What they want is very simple, just enough food and clothing, so the Empress Dowager should exempt the whole country from this year's autumn tax on the grounds of her ascension to the throne.

Yang Feng said with a smile.

Of course, the main reason is that now he cannot really restore effective rule over various places.

The court officials are running away, and the local officials are also running away. Although his purpose is to force these people to leave voluntarily and then rebuild a new system, in the process, the court's control over the local area will also be weakened to a minimum.But given the reality of this era, the entire reconstruction process would not take less than half a year. After all, even if he appointed a new magistrate, it would take half a year to travel from the capital to many places.

During this period, local subordinate officials will become bigger.

If the tax system continues to be maintained, it will inevitably cause subordinate officials to take the opportunity to exploit the people.

After all, no one cares about them.

Could it be that they are expected to be as clean as water?

This is impossible.

This process is the real possibility of arousing accidents, especially the gentry everywhere, they are also very likely to deliberately intensify conflicts, and then create local chaos.

So just don't accept it.

Anyway, Shanxi is the one who pays taxes, Xuanda and other places are supplied by him, and he has also promised to contract military supplies in Daning and other places. At worst, Liaodong, Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu will also be contracted, so that the entire north is basically covered by him. up.The imperial court is not responsible for how to supply the military needs of these places. In fact, the guards in these places are already being abolished, and the transportation of military rations in Huining, Liaodong is very convenient by sea.Han Hai and Yan Ran have a total of people there, and his Mongolian slaves are enough to transport supplies there with camel caravans, not to mention that merchants have begun to pour into the grasslands, and they all transport military supplies in exchange for trade rights.Datong Yansui has solved the transportation problem since the wooden track was repaired to Datong, and the wooden track is still extending to Shuofang. It is estimated that it will be repaired to Shuofang in the spring of next year.

This leads to the Yellow River.

The water transportation to Yansui downstream and Ningxia upstream is smooth.

That is to say, Gansu is indeed too far away, but fortunately, it can be solved with oil. He has started to promote kerosene now. Although it can't solve the smell, it needs sulfuric acid and so on and can't be mass-produced temporarily, but it can be purchased as military use, and asphalt and so on are the same. It is also necessary for the shipbuilding industry, so just like Yanyin, let merchants transport grain to Gansu, and then exchange for oil to ensure the transportation of materials in Gansu.

As long as the price is high enough, there will always be businessmen doing it for profit.

It's not that Gansu can't open up wasteland.

What's more, there are caravans from the Western Regions, who directly order merchants to trade with the Western Regions, and they must carry only one-tenth of the grain.

Check along the way.

It is forbidden to leave the customs without it.

In this way, Gansu's military supplies will also be resolved.

In fact, the key point is that the northern guards are being abolished, and at most half of the Daning capital is left, and the pressure on military supplies itself has been greatly reduced.

It is not even enough to take other measures.

Because of the opening-up system of the salt industry, merchants can still only transport grain to border towns, or open commercial villages. In the past, they had to be transported by the imperial court, but because the number of troops in border towns was too large, it exceeded the amount that Yanyin could solve. After the dismantling, there will inevitably be a decrease in population.

Demand will also drop.

And even if those military households stayed in the border towns to serve the people, they were still farmers.

They are self-sufficient.

The only problem...

"Then how should the salaries of generals and officials at all levels be settled?"

said the Queen Mother.

In the Ming Dynasty, the tax was collected by the local government, and then part of it was distributed to the capital and the rest was retained, that is, to pay officials. Money pays wages.

"The money will be issued directly by the court, and it will not be retained by the local government in the future. Taxes must go to Beijing, and then distributed by the court, without the court's control. They are directly asked to go to the nearest bank to pay. They will not be given rice in the future. All official salaries are the same according to grades, but different subsidies are added according to the situation in different places. Cheaper food is less subsidized, and expensive food is more subsidized. The amount of subsidy is based on the average grain price of the previous year. , The average grain price of the previous year will be calculated by the bank.

Yang Feng said.

Of course, this means that banks will continue to sink to at least the county level.

Truly nationwide coverage.

This is the key, it means going deep into the control of the county level. Banks are not just banks. , How to ensure the safety of large amounts of currency transportation?Not only are there armed escorts, but also armed escorts equipped with flintlock guns.

Moreover, it is an efficient information network, and even some banks have begun to try signal towers.

That is, the eighteenth century.

The sinking of this thing represents the complete control over the grassroots of Daming.

Of course, because the tax is gone this autumn, and the household department has no money to pay, so I still have to get a loan from the bank, and it doesn't matter as for the mortgage.

Tax it next year!
But in this case, next year's taxation will have to refer to the meaning of the creditor. After all, you will not be able to collect enough and everyone will be embarrassed, so it is necessary for the bank to guide the tax reform.There is also this method of all banknotes, which can also force local officials to consciously maintain the value of the banknotes. After all, the depreciation of the banknotes is equivalent to a decrease in their income.When officials at all levels in the country and military generals at all levels can only receive treasure banknotes, they are actually tied to treasure banknotes. Whether it is counterfeit banknotes, private use of gold and silver coins, smuggling and destruction of forced foreign exchange settlements, these are all related to the entire system of civil and military officials. For the enemy.

They must do their best to maintain the treasure.

"Well, the enthronement of the empress is indeed a national celebration, and the autumn tax exemption is also appropriate."

said the Queen Mother.

"There is also Enke. Since Enke is opened in Guangzhou, we are also open here, and the Ministry of Rites has been procrastinating and still unable to complete it. Then we should simply start a small-scale one, only in Yingtianfu, and then open it outside Yingtianfu next year. of."

Yang Feng said.

In this way, those talents under him can be given the status of Jinshi.

The layout of the new education is currently completed, mainly in the capital city, and there are also a small number of new schools opened in Yingtianfu. This area adds up to a population of more than 200 million, which is enough.

"I will ask my aunt to preside over this matter."

said the Queen Mother.

Yang Feng hurriedly said something casually about the wiseness of the queen mother, and then he and the little princess bid farewell.

"Should I teach this guy a lesson?"

The little princess said sinisterly.

"It should."

Yang Feng touched his chin and said.

In this situation, the national leader will definitely form a force behind him. After all, his granddaughter is the queen, and she will definitely join her if she is a follower of power. Then they boast that the national leader is easy to lose himself. In order for him to live a healthy life until the end of his life, it is true that he must be pulled from time to time. Bundle.

"He should have appointed some cronies in the Wucheng Bingma Division?"

Yang Feng said.

The little princess nodded.

"Is there any corruption among these cronies?"

Yang Feng said.

"That's natural. The five city soldiers and horses are responsible for the security of the whole city. Now that the capital is becoming more and more prosperous, there are more and more business travelers in various places. If nothing else, they can take the opportunity to make a fortune just by controlling the random placement of goods in the shops along the street."

said the little princess.

"Okay, let someone catch a bribe-seeker, and then make a fuss, hold a city strike petition, go to beat the Dengwen drum, if it doesn't work, start a fight, kill one directly, let him know whose territory the capital is Let those stalkers understand that he has no ability to protect them."

Yang Feng said.

As for the empress dowager's feelings...

Her feeling is that she is honestly breastfeeding the child.

Your Majesty is silent, there are ministers here.

(End of this chapter)