Wei Bao didn't go to see Cong Gulen Gege right away, because he didn't have time.

The Cabinet has issued a letter to all ministries and sent a report to the Yamen below.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion in the Manchu Dynasty.

The Donglin Party immediately rallied a huge opposition.

Although Ding Shaoshi, who is now the boss of the Donglin Party, did not oppose it, because Ding Shaoshi had a certain amount of good fortune for Wei Bao

But this is not a matter for Ding Shaoshi.

The Donglin Party is dominated by large landowners in the south of the Yangtze River.

This affects their interests.

There are even many martyrs who are opposed!

Because he martyred many officials, he was also a big landlord family in Jiangnan.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty, including all dynasties, were built on the landlord class, and Wei Bao moved the interests of the landlord class, and it was impossible not to provoke so many people to oppose him.

There are several kinds of Tang newspapers, and military intelligence is one.

Also refers to a person who is dedicated to delivering emergency military intelligence reports.

Ming Dan's "Jiaopa Ji Trap": "The official saw the Tang newspaper today, and the Wushu and Liu Yu surrounded the Bailugang area. ”

Ming Zhu Guozhen's "Yongbu Pin, Tang Newspaper": "Today's military situation is urgent, at the beginning of the country, there were 100 households, and later changed to Tang Bao. ”

Ming Yuan Keli's "Liu Aita's Affairs": "On March 13, the general army of Shen led his troops to the sea to answer the camera, and went to his follow-up to receive the Tang report, and Yun Aita returned in July. ”

Qing Kong Shangren "Peach Blossom Fan Oath": "Suddenly, I received a report from Tang, and on the 21st of this month, the northern soldiers had entered the Huai realm. ”

Qing Li Yu's "Flounder: Horror Gathering": "Yesterday, Zuo Yingpi sent a Tang newspaper. ”

Qing Qian Qianyi's "Epitaph of Guo Jun": "Hundreds of miles from Weitan to Lichuan, raise beacons, set up pond newspapers, and count the surprises overnight. ”

These are all Tang newspapers.

There is also a kind of Di Bao.

Ming Zhang Juzheng's "Edict to Propose Liaodong Reward Meritorious Service": "The same official university scholar Lu Tiaoyang and others wrote the inscription in the pavilion, and the town Tang newspaper, preached the holy will, and wanted the ministers to discuss the proposed punishment. ”

"History of the Ming Dynasty: The Biography of Chen Xinjia": "One day, the sent party Lang Ma Shaoyu reported in secret words, and Xinjia regarded it as a few things. His servant mistakenly thought that the Tang newspaper was also copied and copied. So there was an uproar. ”

In the Qing Dynasty, from Beijing to the province, the post station was equipped with Tang soldiers, who took over the delivery along the way. Later, the newspaper was issued, and the pond was scrapped.

During the race in eastern Zhejiang, a disguised child rode a horse first, indicating that the race team was coming, called "Tang Bao".

Lu Xun's "Morning Flowers and Sunset: Five Rampant Meetings": "However, I remember one time, I also saw a more prosperous competition. At first, a child came on horseback, called 'Tang Bao', and after a long time, 'Gao Zhao' arrived. ”

Tang Bao, also known as "Titang Bao" and "Yi Bao", was a news dissemination tool in the Ming Dynasty, similar to the "Provincial Detective" in the Song Dynasty, which could be used to reflect the war situation to the cabinet, and to convey good news to the imperial court and ask for reinforcements.

Zhu Guozhen of the Ming Dynasty explained in volume 12 of "Yongtong Pin": "Those who report urgently about the military situation today. "At the beginning of the country, there were 100 households, and later it should be called Tang Bao. The meaning of the pond is not understood, and it is not understood. Reading Ma Cheng's "Art Flower Record" cloud, where the flea of the flower is said to be a hall flower, a hall is said to be a pond, and it is taken from this? ”

For example, the "Dongjiang Tang Daily" was written by Mao Wenlong, the secretary of the Liao Capital Department of that year, to provide military information on Phi Dao, and was later collected by his son Mao Yu.

Modern scholars were the first to notice the existence of Tang Bao, "The Department of Soldiers, near the left side of Donghua Gate, has two organs: one is called the Horse Pavilion, and the Husband and Horse are specially located; The Ministry of War sent 16 military officers to be stationed in the provincial capitals, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Inspectors, and the office directly sent the newspapers to Beijing, which was called 'Titang'. The origin of the name of this 'Tang Bao'".

Generally speaking, the Tang Bao of the Ministry of War is mainly used to reflect the progress of the campaign and the transfer of the rotation to the cabinet, as well as to convey good news and request reinforcements to the imperial court.

The Tang newspaper issued by the cabinet is for the people below to read, for everyone to discuss, to see everyone's attitude, which reflects the advanced aspects of the Ming court system.

Regarding the authoritative explanation of Tang Bao, Wei Bao roughly summarized it.

The content of the Tang newspaper is generally about military intelligence about a certain place, a summary report of the war, and so on.

It was transmitted to all parts of the country by the Ministry of War.

It is convenient for local officials to know, similar to the function of Di Bao.

Since it is military intelligence, it should be written by local military commanders and reported to the imperial military department.

According to the level of confidentiality, the Ministry of Military Affairs will re-write the parts that can be made public and forward them to all parts of the country.

The transmission of the Tang newspaper should be delivered by the post station before it is abolished.

After the post station was paralyzed at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it should be passed by a special sergeant.

At the level of sending and receiving, military intelligence must be circulated at least within a certain level. It must not be passed down to the people.

The squire and the common people must not see it.

However, this was not the case in the Ming Dynasty, when there were already official news bulletins similar to later newspapers, which were copied from within the government and distributed in the market, and could be purchased by both the government and the people.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a special person in the cabinet center who was responsible for collecting and recording the current opinions of hundreds of officials and publishing them to various localities, which also expanded the dissemination of political information.

In addition, the secrecy work of the ancient officials was not done well many times, otherwise how would so many secret talks in the history books be known.

Wei Zhongxian was a little resistant to Wei Bao's new policy and wanted to make trouble from it, but he didn't dare to disobey the emperor's wishes, so he expanded the circulation of Tang Bao, and in a few days, it spread all over the developed areas and most of the official offices of the Ming Dynasty.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and it was necessary to downsize the naval division, reorganize all the naval divisions of the Ming Dynasty, and manage them in a unified manner, but the repercussions on this point were not great, mainly because the officers and men of the naval division were dissatisfied and felt that the hand of the governor of coastal defense, Yamen, was stretched too long.

The main thing that has aroused opposition is the lifting of the maritime ban, the comprehensive development of maritime trade, and the opening of 10 treaty ports.

There are also rumors that Wei Bao wants to open a circulation of 60 million goods.

This is a very shocking amount of goods circulation, which can impact almost all areas of the Ming Dynasty.

That's not the case.

The Ming Dynasty's sea ban was not the same as the Qing Dynasty's seclusion.

The Qing Dynasty, as the last unified dynasty in Chinese history, was called the Qing Chengming system because it inherited many systems of the Ming Dynasty after entering the customs.

Regarding these two dynasties, there are naturally many similarities, so some people call this period the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Because of this, many people believe that the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty is the same as the Qing Dynasty's seclusion.

Wei Bao thought the same way when he didn't travel to this era.

But now Wei Bao feels that this is not the case.

The Ming Dynasty's sea ban was still very different from the Qing Dynasty's seclusion.

First of all, the Ming Dynasty's sea ban and the Qing Dynasty's seclusion were mainly to prevent hostile forces and consolidate their rule.

However, the maritime ban of the Ming Dynasty only prohibited private people from going to sea for trade, and did not refuse foreigners to trade in China.

Of course, this kind of overseas trade is a policy of foreign trade under the auspices of the government, and overseas trade is only a channel of tributary trade.

This kind of tributary trade reached its peak during the reign of Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng He went to the West, not only to strengthen ties with countries around the world, but also to carry a large number of goods to Asian and African countries for trading, and to attract envoys and merchants from various countries to trade in China.

At that time, the huge profits brought by maritime trade caused many coastal residents to violate the ban on going to sea, and "there were those who traded privately and went out of the country to communicate with the people".

There is a phenomenon that "the people of Binian tend to be greedy for profit and forget their abstinence".

During the reign of Ming Xiaozong, with the rise of the wave of silver monetization, the overseas activities of private merchants became more and more frequent.

It is precisely because of these private maritime trades that during the reign of Ming Muzong, it seemed to be a huge attempt to violate the ancestral system, but in fact, it was logical to make the maritime trade of its people public and carry out the Longqing switch.

For a time, the people's maritime trade developed further rapidly, and China's silk fabrics and porcelain were continuously exported overseas, in exchange for large quantities of silver.

The Ming Dynasty's sea ban was not just that, because the sea ban was to prevent the trouble of the Japanese invaders, so with the severity of the Ming Dynasty's troubles, the private maritime trade of the people also developed ups and downs.

Like the Ming Shizong Jiajing period, the plague of the Japanese is serious, the sea ban is naturally strict, and the private maritime trade of the people is greatly affected.

The Qing Dynasty's seclusion was a complete ban on overseas trade, and the people were not allowed to trade at sea, and foreign merchants were not allowed to trade in China.

It only allowed Canton to conduct maritime trade, stipulated that all commerce of foreign merchants must be carried out through the hands of licensed "merchants", and imposed many restrictions on the types and quantities of exported goods.

Although the policy of seclusion played a certain role in consolidating its rule, it hindered China's exchanges and learning with other countries in the world, making China's science and technology far behind that of the West, and finally being branded as a country.

Moreover, unlike the Ming Dynasty, with the relaxation of the sea ban to different degrees, the people's maritime trade continued to develop.

The Qing Dynasty's seclusion lasted from the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to after the Opium War, and the Ming Dynasty was the active Longqing switch, and the Qing Dynasty was the first Opium War that was knocked on the door, and the passive end of the seclusion.

Therefore, there is actually a big difference between the ban on the sea of the Ming Dynasty and the closure of the country in the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, the sea ban and the closure of the country are both manifestations of self-isolation and self-isolation, but the degree of the sea ban is lighter, and the degree of isolation and isolation of the country is more serious.

In Wei Bao's view, these two things are naturally not worth advocating, and they are both disadvantages of feudal society.

On the day he knew that Cong Gulunge had been placed, Lord Wei was summoned to the palace by the emperor.

One of the eunuchs who came to deliver the decree was Wei Bao's acquaintance, the great eunuch Li Yongzhen.

After Wei Bao greeted Li Yongzhen, he presented a silver ticket with a hundred taels of silver.

Li Yongzhen's eyes lit up, "Lord Wei, you are so polite every time, how can this make the old slave embarrassed?" ”

"Father-in-law Li must not be polite, he relies on his father-in-law to help him, so that he can barely eat." Wei Bao smiled politely. I secretly wondered if it weren't for Lao Tzu's generous moves, would you be able to have a good face for me? Besides, if it weren't for my generous move, I would have passed on the decree to enter the palace, how could it be that you, Grand Duke Li, came in person?

Li Yongzhen is a native of Tongzhou, entered the palace at the age of five, in the twenty-ninth year of Wanli, and entered the Kunning Palace in 1601 as a close attendant to serve the queen.

During the period of Mingshenzong, Li Yongzhen was detained for 18 years for his crimes, and was able to read four books and books such as "Book of Songs", "Book of Books", "Zuo Chuan", "Han Feizi", etc., and was released after Guangzong ascended the throne.

In the first year of Qi, in 1621, Li Yongzhen threw himself under the eunuch Zhudong of the Soldier Staff Bureau, and the next year, Zhudong died of illness, and Liu Rong introduced him to the name of Wei Zhongxian and attached himself to Wei Zhongxian.

Since then, Li Yongzhen has begun to soar, moved on January 5, and was promoted to a pen eunuch from the clerical room to the priest.

Wei Zhongxian was illiterate, and Li Yongzhen and Wang Tiqian jointly changed the cabinet vote for Wei Zhongxian.

Li Yongzhen is domineering, greedy and competitive, and Liu Ruoyu drafted documents for Li Yongzhen, which in modern times belongs to Li Yongzhen's position as a private confidential secretary.

Li Yongzhen accepted the silver with a smile and said with a smile: "It's still Lord Wei who is generous." ”

"Grandpa Li, what's going on this time?" Wei Bao asked.

"What else can I do, Your Majesty should still summon the lord to talk about the new policy, there are bills everywhere that oppose the lord's Haiphong Governor's Yamen to open the treaty port and engage in maritime trade." Li Yongzhen said: "Your Majesty may want to discuss countermeasures with the lord. ”

Wei Bao nodded, "Does Gonggong Li have any opinion on this?" ”

Wei Bao knew that although Li Yongzhen was Wei Zhongxian's personal lackey and belonged to Wei Zhongxian, these eunuchs generally still recognized the silver, and besides, he and Wei Zhongxian did not completely turn their faces, and it was beneficial to listen to their opinions.

"The old slave doesn't dare to judge this." Li Yongzhen said.

"Let's go, Grandpa Li." Wei Bao took out another silver ticket with a hundred taels of silver.

Li Yongzhen couldn't help but smile, put away the silver ticket, and said softly to Wei Bao: "Sir, many of the scripts are directly involved in you now, although you let a few cabinet elders help you with the book of the new deal, but everyone knows that it was your idea." ”

Wei Bao frowned, secretly thinking, didn't he know so quickly, isn't it still the credit of your master Wei Zhongxian!

Otherwise, how could people outside know about the things inside the palace so quickly.

"What should I do now? Please ask Gonggong Li for advice. Wei Bao continued.

"Hehe, sir, isn't this easy? Now that His Majesty has approved the lord's method, there is no need for the lord to put the burden on his shoulders, since the pressure is so great, His Majesty simply suggested to His Majesty not to do it! In this way, His Majesty will personally stand up for the lord, isn't there a lot of pressure? The matter of the Ming Dynasty is not the dictatorship of His Majesty in the end. Li Yongzhen said with a smile.

Wei Bao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly looked like he was stunned: "Oh, it's still Gonggong Li's mastery, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." ”

In fact, Wei Bao also thought so, he just wanted to know the emperor's attitude from Li Yongzhen.

Li Yongzhen smiled, "You don't have to be polite. ”

Wei Bao entered the palace and found that the emperor had also summoned several ministers of the cabinet to the palace.

Wei Bao and several ministers were on the way to see the emperor, some gossip, Wei Bao was too stressed in advance, it was better not to engage in the idea of a new deal.

Several cabinet ministers were a little speechless about Wei Bao, and they all secretly thought, you Wei Bao is not stupid, before proposing the new policy, before proposing to open the sea trade, don't you know that there is a lot of pressure? It's just the beginning, aren't you doing it? Didn't you put your majesty in it?

Several cabinet ministers didn't know whether Wei Bao was casual or resolute in opening the sea trade, so they would think so.

When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao went straight to the point and said: "Now that all places are very resistant to opening up sea trade, what should I do?" Everyone, love it. ”

Several cabinet ministers secretly thought, sure enough, this is the case, it seems that the emperor is really concerned about Wei Bao's affairs, since he handed over the government to Wei Zhongxian to take care of, the emperor has not been so diligent for a long time.

"Don't say anything, don't shut up, everyone wants it, from the first assistant Gu Bingqian to take turns to go over, and finally it's Wei Bao's turn, each of you wants one." Zhu Youxiao said.

Several cabinet ministers secretly thought, listening to the meaning, Wei Bao has not entered the cabinet, which means that he has already entered the cabinet? The emperor has already compared Wei Bao to us?

It seems that he still has to be able to play carpenter's work, Wei Bao's son was promoted so quickly, doesn't he just rely on playing carpenter work with the emperor?

Although the ministers all knew that Wei Bao had real skills, and could do everything in the military, economy, and government affairs, they were unwilling to admit it, and they preferred to think that Wei Bao was promoted quickly by accompanying the emperor to play carpenter's work.

If you admit that Wei Bao has risen so quickly by his own talents, they are not reconciled, they have used it for decades, except for Feng Quan, basically they are at least half a hundred years old before they are eligible to enter the cabinet, you Wei Bao is still a few people who are only sixteen years old, why should they be on an equal footing with us.

Gu Bingqian saw that he couldn't dodge, so he could only stubbornly say, "Your Majesty." ”

"Sit down, just sit down." Zhu Youxiao pressed his hand, "This is not the upper court, so you don't have to be so restrained." The key is to come up with useful words and not to fool people. ”

"Weichen is frightened, and he doesn't dare to fool His Majesty if he has the courage." Gu Bingqian hurriedly said: "Weichen thinks that it is normal for opposition from all over the country, and the people below look down on it, where there is Your Majesty's foresight, and Your Majesty has to make a decision on this matter." ”

Several other people heard that Gu Bingqian was like this, obviously on Wei Bao's side, and they all agreed.

Wei Zhongxian frowned beside the emperor, secretly wondering if these people were determined to follow Wei Bao?

It's not that a few ministers are determined to follow Wei Bao, but these people have their own news channels, and they all know that the emperor is determined to rely on the Yamen, the governor of coastal defense, to get money, that is, the emperor is determined to do this, how can they violate the emperor's will?

Therefore, the ministers did not want to stand on Wei Bao's team, but on the emperor's team.

Even Ding Shaoshi, the boss of the Donglin Party, has nothing, but this matter should be decided by His Majesty.

When the ministers were finished, Zhu Youxiao named Wei Bao and said, "Wei Aiqing, you too, you won't also blame me for everything, right?" ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he glanced at Wei Bao, and secretly wondered how else could you Wei Bao answer? If you don't blame the emperor for this, what can you do?

Several ministers were also waiting to hear what Wei Bao was doing, and they all felt that Wei Bao's answer was inseparable from the category of asking the emperor to decide.