On a sunny afternoon, two carriages were speeding along the flat and wide official road.

There were four men sitting in a car in front. The clothes are relatively plain, all of them are washed white coarse cloth clothes, fortunately, there are no patches on them, and they look quite neat. The dark skin was rough, and the palms were full of calluses, apparently formed after years of hard work. At a glance, it was clear that these four people were not pampered rich and noble.

"Brother Wang, is it almost there?" The small-eyed man in the carriage asked, looking at a skinny companion sitting across from him.

"It should be soon, I haven't been to the capital before. I've heard people say it's cold here, and it snows in winter, but now look at the weather, like. ”

"yes, this place is not warmer than home."

"That is, we are the country of abundance, and the four seasons are like spring. Although this capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it is really incomparable to ours to say that the climate is really incomparable. Another man who was closing his eyes and recuperating with some muna looks like a man also spoke up.

The last one left, the one who looked the youngest, and the one with bright eyes also spoke: "Huh? A few brothers, you say a few of us, Brother Chen is selling tofu brains in a stall on the street, Brother Liu is an ironworker, Brother Jin lives by cultivating the family's two acres of land, and the younger brother is just a small grocery store, and he is tired and tired all year round to earn so much money, and he can barely eat enough. We want to have no identity, and we have no ability. I can't figure it out, the emperor and his old man are looking for us to enter Beijing, not to mention the delicious food and drink along the way, and the delayed business will be compensated, why is this? ”

"You melon baby. The emperor is the Emperor Ziwei, who is the Emperor Ziwei, and we can guess what his old man thinks. ”

"Isn't that curious, little brother? Besides, he is about to see the emperor, and the little brother is really scared in his heart. If the emperor is not happy, his old man is not happy. Will our little life be gone soon? ”

"Are you afraid of something? On the way, I took a boat and a car, and I had good food and drink. Although it was a bit of a toss, the food and housing were much better than when I was at home. If the emperor can be so good to us, he will definitely not embarrass us. ”

"Yes, yes, I also see that our emperor is a good emperor."

"Brother Chen is right, maybe it's a good thing. It's not good at this time, seeing that the New Year is approaching, and I definitely won't be able to go back before the year. I'm afraid I'll have to spend this year in the capital. I don't know if the child is busy alone! ”

Amid the conversation of four people from Sichuan, the carriage moved forward quickly. Kangxi aimed to recruit people from all over the country, and people from all walks of life finally arrived in Beijing one after another. The current ones are the last batch. Those who came from the farthest Yungui and Qiongzhou have now disembarked and will arrive in Beijing in two days.

With the arrival of these people, the atmosphere in the capital has also become delicate.

Due to the large number of these people from other places, they were all concentrated in Huangzhuang on the outskirts of the capital, and Kangxi sent several guards around him and a group of people from the Internal Affairs Office to be responsible for receiving them. Kangxi was very wide with these people, and specially asked people to take them on a tour of the capital. Nor did it restrict their freedom. However, there are restrictions on the number of people who can enter and exit, and you need to be accompanied by a special person.

The reception staff sent by Kangxi are not all so "pure". No matter when or where, one cannot expect all to be on the same page. There will always be people who do something that violates the rules and orders for the sake of their own interests. Therefore, it is not surprising that among the reception staff, there are one or two guys who take advantage of their power to inquire about the news.

And the more clever family members in the various mansions were also sent out. They are all trying to find an opportunity to get close to one or two out-of-town visitors and see if they can get some news from them.

But the results were destined to disappoint them. These people don't know anything. It's not that they don't want to say, but they have so far. I really don't know what Kangxi asked them to do? These people themselves are strange.

They were all selected by the careful selection and review of the people sent by Kangxi, and they were all honest ordinary people. Up to nine generations, they are good citizens. Most of them have never left their homeland in their lives.

Although this time I came to Beijing to be recruited by the emperor himself. It's also an honor for these people, and it can be a lifelong conversation. Even when you are old, it can be a topic of showing off to your children and grandchildren. And the delicious food and drink along the way is equivalent to Kangxi inviting them to travel for free, not only playing, enjoying, but also broadening their horizons. It's a good opportunity.

But these people, there are definitely ten out of ten people who are unwilling to come. Meeting the emperor is not a joke. Who is the Emperor? That is the Son of Heaven who is high above, and in the eyes of these people, the emperor is the sky, even greater than the sky. The emperor holds the power of life and death. God can't directly ask for human life, but the emperor can. A county lord can clean up whoever he wants, let alone the emperor.

They don't ask for much from the people, as long as they can eat. They just want to be old and live a peaceful life. The emperor was out of reach for them, too far from their lives. What can you do if you don't eat or wear properly. The farther away you are, the safer you are. Who knows if Lu Dao will lose his head because of a disagreement.

With this mentality, although Kangxi is very wide for them, these people are still cautious. They didn't dare to inquire about the emperor's purpose in recruiting them to Beijing. It's just a matter of waiting here.

What they don't know is that there are only a limited number of people who are really lucky enough to be personally received by Kangxi.

After all the recruits arrived, Huangzhuang was placed under martial law. No outsiders are allowed to enter. Insiders are also not allowed to go out. Several of the original reception staff were also transferred. Then Kangxi lost his temper in the court. Several middle- and upper-level ministers and relatives in the imperial court were reprimanded by Kangxi, and one person was even dismissed from his post by Kangxi and decreed that he would never be hired. For a time, there was a lot of noise in the court.

Later, Prince Yu Fuquan took Ke You and Xing Jin, as well as more than a dozen household officials, to Huangzhuang.

The eyes of the people and courtiers of the capital were also attracted here. Although the courtiers and nobles were shocked, they did not dare to anger Kangxi easily. But in private, there are still some people who can't bear it, and get together to mumble and speculate with each other.

Huangzhuang's letter is more than a month, and no one has even come out for the New Year, including Prince Yu Fuquan. During this period, only Kangxi came in a few times. Not the slightest news ever came out of it. So far, everyone is still confused about what Kangxi is going to do.

After the beginning of the year, on the afternoon of the first day of the first morning dynasty, Kangxi urgently summoned some important ministers of the court, the lords of the banners, and the magnates of the clan who represented him to the palace for deliberations. This discussion lasted all night, and it was not until the next morning that they followed Kangxi to the court. Also with Prince Yu Fuquan and Ke You, Xing Jin.

There are no secrets in this place in the capital, and it seems that every brick of the city can speak. These people were all announced to the palace at the same time, such a big thing, the people who came to the court today may not know the way. Everyone knew that Kangxi was going to make some big moves this time. I also guessed that it might have something to do with those outsiders.

The courtiers all mentioned the spirit of 120,000 points, and they were afraid that Kangxi would make some decision that caught them off guard.

In front of Kangxi, the courtiers didn't dare to blatantly inquire, and everyone swept these bigwigs with the afterglow of their eyes, trying to distinguish one or two from their looks. It's good to be prepared in advance. But these people were all expressionless, and they couldn't see the reason from their faces.

Just when everyone was scratching their ears and cheeks in a hurry. The voice of "play early if there is something to do, and retreat from the dynasty if there is nothing to do" sounded.

Isan'a, the head of the household, was the first to report on the tax and fiscal situation of the previous year.

Kangxi listened very carefully, and asked questions from time to time.

After Isan finished the report, he took out a book from his bosom and respectfully accepted it. After Kangxi pretended to read it, he asked Li Dequan to read it out in the hall.

This twist and turn made the courtiers in an uproar, but the bigwigs who were announced into the palace by Kangxi the first day were calm.

At this time, Kangxi spoke, "Okay, if you have any opinions, let's talk about them." ”

Fuquan first stood up and said: "Finance and taxation are the lifeblood of the country, and Lord Esan's strategy is indeed to seek the country through old success, and the minister implores the emperor to allow him to play." ”

After Fuquan finished speaking, Hula suddenly stood up again, and a large group of people followed the reconsideration. Everyone took a closer look, okay, all the people who were called into the palace by Kangxi yesterday all ran out and waved their flags and shouted.

Yes, they are all mixed officialdom spirits, if you can't see the doorway, then you don't deserve to stand here, you can go home and dance with the pigs. Everyone also understands that Kangxi is fully prepared, this time he is determined to win, although many people are unwilling, but nothing can be done, and no one will touch Kangxi's brows at this time so blindly. They all gritted their teeth and agreed.

It is said that this new policy did harm the interests of the courtiers and magnates. But now, after all, it belongs to the early Qing Dynasty. More than 30 years have passed since the entry of Manchurian talents, and the various bureaucratic landlord groups have not yet become bigger. The scale of some business land and the like cannot be compared to a few decades later. So, although there is resistance, it is not too big. There is also Kangxi's vigorous and dazzling operation. A group of bigwigs who can influence the political situation were beaten by Kangxi, and they were promised all kinds of benefits to unify their opinions in advance.

This was a success. Of course, this is only a small step, and the next specific implementation is the key.

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