The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 236 Reforming the Imperial Court
Simultaneously with the missionary activities in the city, people from another Missionary Mansion began to set up a stage in a village near Tianxing Mansion.

However, before the performance of "Three Victories" in these places, a scene describing Li San, a peddler in Tianxing Prefecture, was staged first.In the play, Li Sanxian was terrified by the war in Tianxing Mansion, and almost left the city to flee to the countryside.

But soon he discovered that the Dragon Guards not only committed no crime to the people, but also tried their best to maintain the order in the city.Even the hooligans who used to blackmail him were taught a lesson by the Dragon Guards and then turned their backs.

At the end of the play, Li San's sister married a soldier of the Dragon Guards.

In the play, Li San's mental journey is very similar to that of the residents of Tianxing Mansion who fled to the village, which immediately resonated.Everyone whispered to each other, discussing to go back to the city first to have a look, if the situation is true, who would want to stay in this poor country all the time?

After the subsequent highlight "Three Victories" was staged, the people's trust and admiration for the Dragon Guards in the city increased again, and more people joined the team planning to return to the city.

When the gongs were closed at the Xuanjiao Mansion, the Xuanjiao announced the news that Tianxing Mansion would be executed in public every day by traitors who surrendered to captives and captured Jianlu officers.

Now, even people whose families are not in Tianxing Mansion can't sit still, how can they not go and see such joyful things as killing national thieves and building captives?
At the end of the next day, the main event that everyone was looking forward to finally began.

The biggest busy market in Tianxing Mansion has long been besieged to the brim, six or seven copies of the posters with the names of Jianlu to be beheaded were posted everywhere, and those who could read loudly recited for everyone: "Jiannu Meilezhangjing, oh , This should be the official name of the Tartars. Mei Le Zhang Jing worships Yin Dai. Niu Lu Zhang Jing Dacha. Niu Lu Zhang Jing Ertu...

"A total of four false officials."

Soon the sound of the gong was heard, and the people cheered and turned to look at the center of the execution ground.

First, a small official stood on a high platform and loudly announced the bad deeds of these captive officials. Liaozhou, Pingyang, Huaiqing, Xuzhou, Huai'an and other places led captives and killed more than 700 soldiers and civilians! After entering Fujing alone, this thief killed more than [-] civilians in Pucheng, Linjiang, and Nanping..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard someone shouting hissingly from the audience: "My family of five died in Nanping, and it was this thief!"

In fact, it is not necessarily because of worshiping Yin Dai, but who will look into this at the moment?Immediately, the crowd shouted, "Kill the thief!"

"Revenge for the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"Chop him up and feed it to the dogs!"

The supervisor and beheading officer followed his advice and immediately announced that Bai Yin Dai would be put on the guillotine.

Bai Yin Dai knew that he was going to die, so he didn't beg for mercy. Instead, he stared fiercely at the onlookers and yelled, "My lord, stay in the underworld and watch. When His Royal Highness the Regent sends the heavenly army to come, I will kill you barbarians one by one." Throw away your heart and dig your liver, abandon it in the wilderness and let the birds and beasts eat it!"

This vicious intimidation made the crowd quiet for a moment, but immediately, shouts like a storm drowned him out again.

"With His Royal Highness Chen's army, we will kill all of you!"

"How can the Dragon Guards be invincible to you and other thieves?!"

"A Tartar is a Tartar, so you have to overestimate yourself!"

"Kill him! Don't let this thief talk nonsense!"

The executioner on the stage raised his head and took a sip of wine, sprayed it vigorously on the ghost knife, and with the enthusiastic shouts of "Kill!"

A human head with a rat-tailed braid rolled to the ground, and the surrounding people tried their best to smash that head.

Then there was another burst of applause.

The common people of Ming Dynasty, who had been suppressed by the brutality of Jianlu for a long time, were finally able to completely release their anger at this moment!

Afterwards, another prisoner was brought up...

"Your Highness, most of the people in Tianxing Mansion have returned." In Wenyuan Pavilion, Lu Zhenfei cupped his hands to Zhu Linmi and said, "It's just... too many people have come into the city to watch the execution of the captives recently, and the lower officials are worried that it will cause chaos. "

"It doesn't matter, Lu Chang and Song Jincheng escorted the prisoners to Tianxing Mansion recently, and some of them can be temporarily used by the soldiers and horses of the five cities." Zhu Linming ordered, "However, the military discipline of their troops is probably not strict enough, so Every seven people are supervised by a Dragon Guard soldier, so it should be usable."

Just as he was talking, a guard came in and reported that Hong Si, the ambassador of the Missionary Office, and Tian Zhuangfei, the deputy envoy, were seeking to see him.

Zhu Lin hurriedly said, "Let them in quickly."

"As ordered."

Hong Si and Tian Zhuangfei were no more than eighth-rank officials. After entering the cabinet, they saluted together first, and then said to Zhu Lin: "His Royal Highness, today the missions around the Xingfu have been carried out, and the government office is also in the process. Preparations are in progress. The recruitment notice has been spread to various places three days ago..."

Zhu Linmei nodded with a smile, and interrupted him: "I called you here this time, but it's not to report on my work."

Lu Zhenfei continued: "His Royal Highness discussed with the cabinet members, and wants to form a Propaganda Department out of the six departments to unify the world's missionary affairs. The two are officials of the Mission Office, and you need to participate in the details."

In fact, these cabinet scholars were not very willing to change the official system of the imperial court, but recently the Xuanjiao Mansion quickly stabilized the people's sentiments in Tianxing Mansion, and within a few days, the people's confidence in the imperial court was greatly increased, which made them look at the Xuanjiao Mansion with admiration. There have also been quite a few changes.

Coupled with Zhu Linmi's repeated insistence and promise to them that the Propaganda Department would not spend an extra penny from the court, the cabinet finally agreed to expand the six departments into seven.

In fact, Zhu Linming's move was just a test, and his reform plan for the Ming Dynasty's official system was far more than simple as Qibu.The Propaganda Department is just his touchstone. With this beginning, drastic reforms will be launched one after another.

"Ministry of Propaganda?" Hong Si and Tian Zhuangfei looked at each other, they were both extremely pleasantly surprised. They never expected that this small mission office could be ranked alongside the Six Ministries of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Linming said again: "The post of Secretary of the Xuan Department is temporarily handed over to the Lu Ge Department. It may not be a good thing for you to be promoted too quickly, so Hong Sixian was appointed as the doctor of the Xuan Department, and Tian Zhuangfei was appointed as the head of the Xuan Department. According to your evaluation in the future Discuss duties."

Although this doctor is only rank five, compared to Hong Si's original rank, he has been promoted three ranks in a row.Even Tian Zhuangfei went straight up two and a half levels.

Besides, apart from Lu Zhenfei, the official minister in name, the two of them have no superiors, and they actually have to handle the entire announcement work single-handedly.

Hong Si and Tian Zhuangfei hurriedly bowed down, "Thank you for your highness' cultivation, Hong Si (Tian Zhuangfei) will definitely live up to your highness's expectations!"

Then several people began to discuss the details of preparing for the establishment of the Propaganda Department.

"How much silver is available in the Xuanjiao Mansion right now?" Zhu Linmi asked first.

"Returning to Your Highness, after deducting the daily expenses of the mission offices in various places in Jiangxi, there is now more than [-] taels of floating silver." Hong Si said immediately, "and there are still about ten thousand taels of income per month."

"Hiss—" Not to mention Lu Zhenfei, He Kai and others, even the usually calm Huang Daozhou was shocked when he heard the words.You know, when the Tang Dynasty was in charge of Tianxing Mansion, the monthly income of the Taizheng Dynasty's household department was only more than 1 taels.
(End of this chapter)