Chapter 432: Implementing the New Deal
The talents of the Restoration Society are also convinced, it is nothing to lose to the prince in terms of literature, as long as he does not lose to Wufu.
Zhu Cihong's gaze swept in the building, and said with a smile: "What do you think of the poem that this prince just wrote?" Can anyone be willing to taste one or two? Ben Gongzi listened attentively. ”
A young scholar preemptively said: "This poem bluntly expresses that poetry creation should be changed and innovated, and it cannot be imitated, and it follows the ancients." ”
Everyone looked at this honest man strangely, which made the gentleman quite embarrassed, and he didn't know what he said wrong.
Chen Zhenhui, one of the four sons, said: "Although the language of this poem is straightforward, the meaning is profound, and it is really a swan song for the ages!" ”
"Zhu Gongzi is talented and has strong poetry skills, which really makes me wait for the dust......"
"With Zhu Gongzi's talent, if he grows up for a few more years, I'm afraid that the name of the poet will be changed......"
Seeing a group of celebrities praising themselves in this serious book, Zhu Cihong smiled and said nothing, judging from the situation, they should have discovered their identity as the prince.
Suddenly, the shouts of one person attracted everyone's attention.
"No, I think it was Zhu Gongzi who sent a poem to express his desire to look forward to the change of the imperial court!"
The person who spoke was Mao Xiang, one of the four sons, and said seriously: "Zhu Gongzi was worried about the country and the people at a young age, he is really a model for my generation, Mao admires it!" Admire! ”
After speaking, Mao Xiang looked like Zhu Cihong, as if asking: Your Highness, are you comfortable if I lick it like this?
Zhu Cihong nodded, and secretly sighed that this sycophant shoot really has the level of a great intellectual! Not only is it a clever shot, but you can also see your intentions, which is good! It seems that this impostor wants to be an official!
Mao Xiang looked at Zhu Cihong's smiling face, and was extremely excited in his heart, secretly saying that he had finally shown his face in front of the prince this time, and his career was promising in the future......
Hou Fangyu's face was pale, his heart was panicked, and he didn't want to believe that the person he had just offended was actually the prince of the current dynasty, what could he do in the future?
In front of this group of people fighting on the street, Zhu Cihong is their father at the moment, the father who can make them struggle for a few years less, as long as there are people who want to be officials in their hearts, they will willingly shout: Dad!
It doesn't matter if the political propositions are different, the interests of the representatives are different, it doesn't matter, the most relevant thing is that the premise is to be an official, and if you can't be an official, any political ideas and concepts are nonsense!
Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Thank you for your love, now my Ming talents are withering, I heard that the crown prince will hold another scientific examination in the Jiangnan Gongyuan, recruit talents for the country, and carry out the new policy reform, this son can't bear to borrow wine here, so say goodbye!" ”
With that, he strode down the wooden stairs and took Xue Yingying with him.
The old bustard dared to gain a foothold by the Qinhuai River, he was already a good person, and when he saw that the attitudes of the scholars around him had changed greatly, he immediately saw that the talented young man was the prince, how could she dare to stop him.
As soon as Zhu Cihong's back disappeared, the entire Meixianglou exploded in an instant, big news! This prince of the prison country is going to hold a new meeting, and he has a chance to be an official again!
But in an instant, everyone fell into chaos, and they rushed to leave this place and release the big news.
In the land south of the Yangtze River, there are not only the "Huangming Times" founded by Zhu Cihong, but also the "Jiangnan New Newspaper" founded by the Donglin Party members who borrowed from the "Huangming Times", and the Fushe also founded its own "Jinling Times".
However, "Jiangnan Xinbao" and "Jinling Times" are mainly based on learning literature, and the readership base is readers, occasionally talking about current affairs, and the style used is difficult for ordinary people to understand, and the audience base is far inferior to that of "Huangming Times".
Zhu Cihong did not restrict these private newspapers, but only sent people to monitor their speech, and once there were bad signs, they would be shut down.
The incident of Mei Xianglou, after the rendering of the three major newspapers, spread in Nanjing, and overnight the whole city knew that the new crown prince was an out-and-out prodigy.
Zhu Cihong's image in the eyes of readers has been greatly improved, and his poems have been published in three major newspapers and praised by many readers.
The most important thing is the second entrance examination, the original scholars who hit the street have to wait for another three years, and now the opportunity has come again, such a great favor, it is not an exaggeration for the scholars who failed to take Zhu Cihong as their father.
This scientific examination has no conflict with the previous one, this scientific examination is aimed at the scholars who failed the list, and those who are in the examination still go to Beijing to participate in the palace examination according to the process, and they are mixed with Jinshi background.
Zhu Cihong killed hundreds of officials in Beijing, and the imperial court is now seriously short of officials, and increasing the number of places by one-third in another examination will have no effect at all.
On the 10th day of the first month of July, Zhu Cihong officially issued a decree to all parts of Jiangnan, and on August 10, the second examination was held in the Jiangnan Gongyuan, and 100 tributes were selected, all of whom were crowned officials.
On July 12, just as everyone in Jiangnan was discussing the second meeting, another edict was issued in the Forbidden City of Nanjing: Abolish all untouchable status!
Untouchables, also known as untouchables, have appeared as early as the Tang Dynasty, and after hundreds of years of development, they were officially formed in the Ming Dynasty.
The four people of Shinong and Industry are not untouchable, nor do they refer to the high or low status, but the four aspects of governing a country, and also refer to the priority and importance of the state.
The lowly nationality refers to the people who are outside the list of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants, mainly including the lazy people in Zhejiang, the Lezhi in Shaanxi, the Lezhi in Shanxi, the Lehu in Beijing, the Tan (dàn) household in Guangdong, the fishing boat with the nine surnames in Zhejiang, the companion in Anhui, the servant in the world, and the beggars in Jiangsu.
Lehu, mainly from the family of the offender, mainly engaged in singing, official prostitutes, Lehu system as a means of punishing criminals and political enemies by the rulers of the past dynasties, Shaanxi Lehu, Shanxi Lehu and Beijing Lehu, mainly after the Yan King Zhu Di raised troops to appease, the wives and daughters of officials who still supported Emperor Jianwen were demoted to Lehu and acted as official prostitutes.
The lazy people in Zhejiang are mainly composed of the descendants of the Song and Yuan sinners, such as the troops led by Jiao Guangzan in the Song Dynasty who surrendered to the Jin State, and later after the Jin soldiers retreated, this part of the people was demoted to the lazy people.
Zhu Yuanzhang demoted the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty and the Han officials who surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, as well as the generals under Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and Fang Guozhen, as lazy people.
If there are two surnames in the village, one of which has a low status, then this surname is all the companion of the other surname, the servant, like a slave, a slight disagreement, everyone can be beaten.
The dàn households in Guangdong are not allowed to land, live on boats all year round, and make a living from fishing.
Jiangsu beggars are equivalent to generations of beggars, such as beggars in Suzhou, Changzhou and other places, shantytowns in Fujian and Jiangxi, and so on.
All those who have entered the lowly status have the lowest social status, and the lowly status has been passed down from generation to generation, and they cannot be changed, they are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, they cannot become officials, they cannot purchase land and property, and they cannot intermarry with ordinary people.
Zhu Cihong's preparation to implement the new policy will inevitably harm the interests of the gentry, officials, and scholars, and his current abolition of the untouchable status system is a great benevolent policy, which can not only play a role in winning the hearts of the people from all walks of life, but also allow these people who have left the untouchable status to support themselves and obtain considerable political capital.
After a while, Zhu Cihong will implement the apportionment of land to the mu, and those who eliminate the untouched status and become normal residents will have the same rights and obligations, and can increase taxes, and the most important thing is the reduction of class contradictions and social stability.
Most of the previous untouchables were attached to the gentry, which also limited the power of the gentry in disguise, paving the way for the implementation of the new policy later.
Zhu Cihong squeezed the survival interests of the gentry class step by step, and took the allies who originally belonged to them for his own use, until the time was ripe to serve them.