Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 487 Rumors
Wang Yan had been in the bath for an hour, but when he came out, he looked even less energetic. He just came out of the bathroom, and someone came to report that Wang Fuzhi, Wang Jiezhi and other adults had come to see him.

Wang Yan hurriedly washed his face with cold water, stimulated his spirit, and then ordered: "Take a few adults and go to the living room later, and I will come right away."

The guards retreated, Wang Yan entered the room and changed into regular clothes, tidied up his appearance, took a sip of tea to refresh himself, and then got up and went out. When he arrived at the living room, everyone was already there. When they saw Wang Yan coming in, they all got up immediately, cupped their hands and said: "Let's congratulate Mr. Xiang, the flag has won, and the five hundred miles of old rivers and mountains have been restored."

Wang Yan smiled and cupped his hands, sat down in the middle, pressed his hands to signal that everyone should be seated, then glanced at the crowd, and suddenly said with a smile: "Master Yan, when did Master Wu arrive in Guangjing? Are you still used to things in the department?"

Yan Qiheng and Wu Jinxi were transferred from Huguang to the central government by Wang Yan, and served as ministers in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Rites respectively. , to Guangjing.

Hearing this, the two stood up and bowed their hands in salute: "In the middle of March, Lingqu can already pass through a large ship with hundreds of materials. I just happened to come here by boat. I didn't suffer from the hardship of crossing the Qinling Mountains. It can be said that it was smooth sailing. After arriving in Guangjing, we just waited. Since I took office, I haven’t had much contact with the affairs of the Ministry, and today I heard that Xianggong has arrived in Guangjing, so I’m here to thank you for your cultivation!”

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the prime ministers of the past. Most of the people who joined the cabinet were old bureaucrats with white beards who had been in the officialdom for more than ten years. Then unified.

Wang Yan nodded, encouraged them to sit down, and then said: "This pavilion is in a hurry to return to Beijing this time, mainly because I heard that Zhang Xianzhong's envoy has arrived in Guangjing and asked for help from the imperial court. Go to Miansheng first, but this pavilion doesn't know the details of many things, so I asked someone to invite a few people here, I want to know about Zhang Xianzhong, and during the time when this pavilion is not in Guangjing, there are still people in the world. What happened?"

Several people in the hall looked at each other, and finally Wang Jiezhi stood up. He is the Imperial College of Jijiu. Although he does not hold real power, the students of the Imperial College have the most information. He can get both gossip and many court decisions from the court. , so it is most suitable.

Wang Jiezhi coughed, "Then let me tell the story. During the time when Xianggong was away, many major events did happen. Zhang Xianzhong's request for help was only one of them, and the government and the public reached a consensus that rescue was necessary, but the court was trapped by financial difficulties. , it is estimated that several elders are planning to move the warehouse of the Five Loyalist Army!"

Wang Yan frowned slightly. The Wuzhong Army is now an interest group. The money in the treasury is not entirely owned by Wang Yan. It is used to strengthen the strength of the Wuzhong Army and all towns will benefit. Naturally, there is no problem, but if the court has no money Just take it away, even if Wang Yan is willing, the generals will have opinions, and they will be very dissatisfied with Wang Yan and the court.

For the five loyal soldiers, the treasury of the Five Loyal Army is private property, not national property. Although the whole world is not the land of the king, everything in the world belongs to the emperor in name, but it also depends on who the emperor is?Taizu has no problem with Shen Wansan, he is a businessman, he can find an excuse to do it, but if the court wants to attract the attention of the Five Loyalty Army, then it will definitely not work.

Throughout the reform of the Chinese system, it is the struggle between the imperial power and the ministers. The ministers have always wanted to keep the imperial power in a cage, and the imperial power has always divided the ministers. This can be seen from the changes in the system of prime ministers.

The Chinese system, which has evolved over thousands of years, was created in Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Meng Yuan used the backward tribal family management, turned the ministers into slaves, and the emperor began to truly rule the world. As a scholar-bureaucrat, Wang Yan was naturally disgusted with this phenomenon. The world is not a world of one person, but a world of the world.

He carried out a policy of encouraging business. First of all, the first thing was to guarantee the money earned by the businessman legally, that is, the money of the businessman.

Wang Yan is a resolute main fighter, but if the court wants to impermanently use the treasury of the Five Loyalty Army, then he will definitely not agree, but he has no other solution at this time, and more people need to be called to discuss, so After a moment of silence, he said: "This matter can be put aside for a while. After I have a face-to-face meeting, I will see what His Majesty means."

Wang Jiezhi heard this, and then said: "A few other things happened, and I think three of them are particularly important. The first thing, Mr. Su Ge, in order to save money, stopped the salary of the clan below the county king. They were making a fuss, and in the end, Mr. Su Ge suggested that the generals below Fengguo should be directly organized into the emperor's army, and only pay the army, and allow the clan to fend for themselves. The second thing is that the Qing government also opened Enke this year, obviously for the purpose of Further implement the strategy of using Han to control Han. To compete for the world, first of all, there must be talents. The Qing court opened Enke, and the number of talents that this dynasty can absorb this year will be much less."

Wang Yan didn't care about the chaotic accounts of the clan, as long as he didn't have to spend money to support them, he straightened his body and asked, "How many scholars from the south of the Yangtze River and from the north are here in the imperial court?"

Wang Jiezhi smiled wryly and said: "There are less than 50 scholars in the North, but there are nearly a thousand people from the South."

Compared with the previous Enke, this has shrunk by more than half. This is worth raising the vigilance of Wang Yan and the entire Ming Dynasty, because it shows that the strategy of the Qing Dynasty to control the Han has begun to bear fruit, and the northern land has basically been stabilized by the Qing Dynasty. , if after a period of time, maybe the Han people in the north will completely recognize the Manchu.

This is not the case. During the Song and Liao Dynasties, the Han people in Yanyun did not consider themselves Han people, but Liao people. After decades of the truce between the Song and Jin Dynasties, the Han people in the North did not regard themselves as Song people. When the Mongols destroyed the Jin, it was not uncommon for the Han people who insisted on resisting the Mongols with the Jin Aizong as the orthodox, and there were also people like Guo Xiama who were loyal to the Jin Kingdom.

Now that the population of the Northland is decreasing, the Qing government has a lot of land to buy people's hearts. For ordinary people, it's enough to survive, but it doesn't matter which emperor you are.

Wang Yan pondered for a while, "The situation in Jiangnan is not bad this time. It may be because last year Dorgon hunted down Han officials of the Southern Party and executed Chen Mingxia, which made the gentry in Jiangnan disappointed with the Manchu Qing. But if the imperial court fails to restore Jiangnan for a long time, I'm afraid Jiangnan will give in completely in the end."

When everyone heard this, their faces were filled with worry, while Wang Jiezhi continued: "Besides this matter, the last matter has to do with Mr. Xianggong."

"Oh?" Wang Yan asked suspiciously, "What is it?"

Wang Jiezhi looked at the people in the hall, he was embarrassed for a while, but finally said: "Recently, there have been many rumors in the city that Ziwei Dixing has fallen into the Wang's courtyard. This is obviously a competition for the husband!"

(End of this chapter)