One day in late May, in a small room in Jinyiwei Prison, three old men in their 60s and 70s were curled up in their own small beds. Since the Apocalypse decreed that it is not allowed to be used in private in prison, the smell of blood here is much less ‰ Remember the URL of this site:. Conditions have also improved, and instead of sleeping on damp, dirty grass with the smell of musty and urine, the prisoners have a small bed made of wooden planks. There are also people in charge of cleaning in the higher-end rooms, and you can also order a few injections of fragrance every day to remove odor and repel mosquitoes and flies, and pray for the blessing of the Bodhisattva by the way, of course, the family of the prisoner will get silver.

If you are particularly rich and happen that the emperor does not particularly hate you, you can also ask for a clean table and bring some good tea in to drink, and if you are bored, you can also ask your family to send two books in to look through and relieve your boredom, and you can also spend money to buy food for you, but the labor fee of the errand runner will be a large amount.

Huang, Shi, and Zhang thought half a month ago that the apocalypse was going to issue an edict to seek God's forgiveness in the face of natural disasters, and they wanted to take advantage of God's prestige to take the opportunity to ask for the cancellation of the two-percent cap limit to earn two more, who knew that the apocalypse was not afraid of God's blame, but instead arrested them all, and the few who miscalculated had to wait in the edict to be released. They began their daily compulsory course while lying down, and this compulsory course is to constantly regret it, some regret that they should not be obsessed with money, and should not have the idea of taking advantage of the troubled waters to touch the hemp fish, some say that Wei Zhongxian is a bad thing that makes them mess up, and some are thinking about the seventeenth concubine who just married home a few days ago.

Towards noon, several prison guards came in carrying a small table full of chickens, ducks, and fish, followed by a group of brightly clad brocade guards and two eunuchs.

The three of them looked at their faces and turned blue, thinking that this was the last "severed head meal", two of them couldn't stand still and collapsed on the small bed under all their thoughts, and the head of the Huang family asked softly with a little boldness: "Excuse me, did my family say that they are willing to dedicate the shares in my name to the emperor?" ”

The two eunuchs looked at him and said, "The emperor knows your intentions, but the emperor disagrees. ”

The head of the Huang family said miserably when he heard this: "It seems that after eating this meal, we should go on the road!" After speaking, he turned his head to the two surnamed Shi and Zhang, and said, "Come and eat, and you should go back to your hometown." After speaking, he poured the wine and drank it first, and tears flowed out of his eyes as he drank.

A eunuch said, "What do you mean to go back to your hometown?" Originally, I went home after eating, don't bother, the emperor still has something to say after eating. ”

Hearing what the little eunuch said, the eyes of the three of them lit up, and they said in unison: "Father-in-law, please announce the decree." ”

The little eunuch said, "The emperor said, wait until you finish eating before announcing your will." ”

The three of them hurriedly scooped each mouthful of rice, put it into their mouths in three or five times, then put down their chopsticks and said, "We have finished eating, please announce the decree of the father-in-law." After speaking, he looked at the little eunuch and smiled and said, "Don't eat too fast for the elderly, be careful of stomach aches." ”

Another eunuch took out a piece of paper and said, "If you can read and write, look carefully at every sentence on it, and it is better to memorize it by heart." ”

The three of them hurriedly took it and took a look, and there were three conditions written on it, one was that they must continue to cooperate with the imperial court to carry out normal business activities; Second, when doing business, you must comply with the two-percent cap limit; The third is to listen to the imperial court in what you do, and you must not be a bandit or an enemy. If these three articles are violated, the shares will be withdrawn at the least, and the family will be killed. Of course, the advantage is that those who abide by these three rules can pass on their shares from generation to generation.

The three of them were surprised and delighted after seeing it, and the head of the Huang family asked, "This father-in-law, why did the emperor show us this?" Is there really such a good thing? ”

The little eunuch said, "Since you have finished reading it, you will accept the order." ”

When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly knelt down and said, "Sinners Huang Qingyuan, Zhang Dongqiu, and Shi Hengshan take the order!" ”

The little eunuch glanced at them and said: "The emperor has a decree: Nanzhili Huang, Shi, and Zhang are arrogant and rude, and have bad intentions, and they are trying to hold the court hostage with ill intentions. Chin this! ”

The three of them saluted the decree and asked: "May I ask this father-in-law, the emperor asked me to wait to promote the virtues and politics of the imperial court, and I also want to go to various places to publicize it, where should we go to publicize it?" Besides, there are countless virtues and politics in the imperial court, which one should we promote? ”

The little eunuch said: "Specifically, it is to publicize the contents of the paper at the beginning, and as for who to say, go to the presidents of the two chambers of commerce in the north and south, and ask for a list of people who own the shares of the imperial court, and you must give them all and ask them to sign." The emperor is a bodhisattva who is afraid that your old bones will not be able to withstand the toss, so he allows you to appoint someone to go on your behalf, and this time he forgave you, but there is no second chance, if you are obsessed, next time Wei Zhongxian's Dongchang will come to you, how to do it, you can do it. ”

The three of them said hurriedly: "Please tell the emperor that I will personally go out without pretending to others, and I will definitely convey it to everyone." Actually, weren't we obsessed with ghosts a while ago? Who would disagree with such good conditions? ”

Tianqi nodded secretly after listening to the little eunuch's return, and things were going according to his predetermined path. The reason why he let go of the three people who offended him so quickly was that he wanted them to do propaganda for the imperial court, and second, the soup was not good.

Tianqi has been thinking about how there is no silver in the treasury of this imperial court, and the inventory of a country's treasury is not as thick as the family foundation of a large family, which is really too unorthodox. Later, he slowly discovered the crux of the problem, the root of which was that the eyes of the imperial court only looked at the land of the peasants, and did not see that the merchants could create great wealth in the process of balancing the property. The discriminatory attitude towards merchants in the past caused the merchants to be alienated from the imperial court, and the consequence was that the imperial court could not receive huge commercial taxes, and the pressure of lack of silver increased the exploitation of the peasants.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Apocalypse felt that he should have the same attitude towards businessmen as he did towards soldiers, that is, he should not only rely on utilization, but also restrict prevention. As far as the military is concerned, it is indeed a bit difficult to want them to be as powerful as tigers and obedient as sheep. The attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards the soldiers was a sheep policy, and millions of troops were transformed into farmers who could only farm the land with hoes, and it would be difficult to resist when the enemy attacked. But if all his troops are turned into howling tigers, I am afraid that no monarch can sleep under the cold eyes of the arrogant generals.

If you try to gradually get rid of the leading generals out of fear, it will be a self-destruction of the Great Wall. If you let it go and ignore the loyalty of your generals, this is a bit unreliable, even if there are few people like An Lushan who have hidden evil intentions, and like Zhao Kuangyin, who is supported by his subordinates and then half pushes and half takes the position. Later, some people came up with a trick called the equalization of interests, that is, while taking strict precautions, they were not allowed to be hereditary to the leading generals and high-ranking officials. On the one hand, there is a long-term favor and on the other hand, there is the point of no return for the extermination of the clan, and many generals have chosen to obey.

Apocalypse is ready to apply the successful experience of the military to the businessman, because he found that the role of the businessman and the military in the country is similar, the military to ensure the stability of the businessman and promote development, those who say that "the civilian official holds the pen to settle the world, and the military general carries the sword to set the peace" are talking nonsense. The duty of civil officials should be to establish and maintain order, and with an efficient and reasonable order, whether it is a soldier who defends the country or a merchant who transports the world, can follow the order and let the country continue to develop in stability.

In the afternoon of this day, when Tianqi was thinking about how to let the merchants play their due role under effective supervision, Tan Jing, the head of the Qianqing Palace, brought the concerts of the people of the Holy Academy and the Ducha Yuan, and Tianqi thought it was about the debate arrangement in a few days, so he said: "This Liu Zongzhou and Gao Panlong and others are still capable, and they are ready to be ready so soon, it seems that they are already confident, and they are ready to refute those who say that I am unfair in employing people, right?" ”

Tan Jing looked at the apocalypse and said, "Your Majesty, they are here for you this time." ”