The old and young masters in the capital have been very happy these days.

From time to time, I heard that so-and-so was dragged to the entrance of the vegetable market and stabbed because of corruption, and the whole family was exiled to the Dongjiang River.

Then the new army began to recruit soldiers, and I heard that as long as they could be selected, they would not only be given a settling-in allowance of 20 taels of silver, but also a salary of 2 taels of silver every month.

It's just that the conscription requirements of the new army are a little higher, not only to have three generations of farming, but also to be clean, but also to be healthy. Therefore, I started tossing since the beginning of the year, and I heard that by now there are only more than 3,000 people.

Then in the first month of the first year of Chongzhen, which was not yet fifteen, a thing called the Ming royal newspaper in the capital began to spread.

No matter who the big guy is, he can buy it back and read it with five copper plates.

Since it was full of news about the court and overseas outside the country, people thought that this was an enhanced version of the Di Bao, but it was only open to the world.

But the biggest problem is that those officials and scholars can read it by themselves, even if they only know a few words, they can probably read it, because the newspaper is full of vernacular, and it is read with a sentence.

It's just that for ordinary people, it's the same whether they add sentences or not, and they don't know words anyway......

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to read, let alone the Ming Dynasty, since the three emperors and five emperors, except for the folk literacy rate of the former Song Dynasty, the folk literacy rate is higher, and the other dynasties and dynasties, this ordinary people don't have much literacy, right?

Therefore, in the terrible situation that the literacy rate in the capital or the entire Ming Dynasty is low, another profession has been born: speaking and reading people.

This lecturer is not the gentleman who used to talk about the ancient times in the teahouse.

In fact, most of the vulgar gentlemen are also illiterate, and most of the stories in their mouths are passed down by word of mouth and memorized by rote, just like some cross talk in later generations, what should I do if I can't read? Whip your back until you're proficient, won't you?

It's far away, continue to say that most of these lecturers are old children, who have repeatedly failed to succeed, and see that the imperial examination is hopeless, so they usually copy a letter or something on the street, so they can make a living with some money.

Now, it is being snare by Jinyiwei, one teahouse, one teahouse, just reading the contents of these newspapers to people every day, and it can be regarded as a supernumerary Jinyiwei uncle - this kind of supernumerary is called a military surplus.

Of course, this kind of military surplus is different from military surplus in the conventional sense. This kind of supernumerary is not a temporary worker, but a formal establishment and eats the emperor's food, so these old children are also willing to be this lecturer.

When these lecturers were first arranged to various teahouses, the teahouse owners were quite reluctant, but they had to pinch their noses and admit it because of Jinyiwei's murderous reputation. In just two days, the owners of these teahouses were very welcoming to these lecturers.

Originally, the teahouse was a whole day where some storytellers would talk about the ancients, and tell some stories in the book, and the tea guests listened to it for a long time, and they were all tired of listening.

After these lecturers are arranged in the teahouse, the morning time will be returned to the storytellers or some singers and performers, and the afternoon is the time of these lecturers.

In the afternoon, these lecturers appeared in the teahouse, spread out the newspapers in their hands, and told the tea guests about the important events of the court one by one.

And the tea guests also like to listen - this is their rare relaxation time, it doesn't matter how they brag in the tea house and point out the current affairs.

As long as it is not a public declaration of rebellion or insults to Emperor Chongzhen and the royal family, the rest will be sprayed casually. Even if you scold the six Shangshu and the cabinet elders, they are all stupid, and there is no problem. Anyway, the uncles of Jinyiwei don't care about this.

For example, at this moment, in a teahouse in Dongcheng, a lecturer was reading: "Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty said at the New Year's court meeting that all parts of the Ming Dynasty should check the Changping position, and ensure that the grain in the Changping position is sufficient.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen said to the envoys of the kings at the New Year's court meeting that the harvest of the Ming Dynasty last year was not good, and what if it is not good this year and next year? People will go hungry, not for that.

Therefore, the Nanyang Zhufan is two crops a year, or even three crops, so this year's tribute will be changed to grain, and in addition, the Ming Dynasty will pay for some more. ”

After reading these two messages, a tea guest said: "This damn corrupt official should be killed!" It's better to punish them nine clans! It's still the Son of Heaven who is merciful, thinking about our suffering. ”

A companion next to him smiled and said: "You idiot, the Great Ming Law has never stipulated that corruption will punish the Nine Clans!" Only those who are more than sixty taels should peel the bark of daylilies, and those below forty-five taels will just be beheaded. I said earlier that you should listen carefully to what people say, but you didn't listen to it, but now you don't know much, right? ”

The speaker didn't care about the tea guests' praise from the Son of Heaven, and then read: "His Royal Highness the King of Tang Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty is going to change the country to overseas in the near future, and the specific location has not yet been determined. His Royal Highness the King of Tang promised that those who were willing to go to the feudal country with His Royal Highness the King of Tang, without any skill or elder, would receive a settling-in allowance of twenty taels of silver per person, tax exemption for three years, and tax for five and a half years. There are other rewards for those who contribute to the closure of the country. ”

A piece of exciting news was read, and the tea guests listened to it, and then exchanged their opinions with the people at the table.

As a result, the business of this teahouse is several times better than before.

Therefore, the owners of the teahouse look at the comparison of the business amount in the afternoon and the morning every day, and they are usually painful and happy.

I made a lot of money in the afternoon, but this money is also high, I feel distressed, I feel distressed.

Of course, the tea house owners are happy because of the problems of making money and paying taxes, and the tea customers are also satisfied because they can guide the country in a bullish manner, but some people are not so happy.

Since the assassination of the emperor by Wang Sheng, the last time the prisoner of the country, the capital, or the entire Ming Kingdom, has strictly implemented the instructions of Emperor Taizu Hongwu: The students are not allowed to discuss politics!

Especially in Jingshi, whether it is Guozijian or various academies, Jinyiwei's detectives all enter in a grand manner, making it clear that they are here to monitor these students.

And once it is found that there are students discussing politics, they will be severely beaten, and then they will be expelled from school and sent back to their hometowns.

Even when these scholars went to Fireworks Willow Lane to find fun, they didn't dare to talk to the girls about current affairs and other topics anymore - several of them were fired for talking about these topics with the girls in the yard!

As for drinking tea in this teahouse and listening to people and newspapers, there is no problem, and no one will take care of it, and if the two of them talk quietly, it is probably safe.

Therefore, these scholars have also learned smartly, and they are not afraid of losing their identity, they all come to the teahouse in twos and threes to listen to the people who read the newspaper, and by the way, they whispered about the disadvantages of the times.