Luo Jian and Shi Kefa didn't expect that Mr. Liu Zongzhou would rush to Jiangyin, and they didn't expect that Mr. Liu would point at Luo Jian's nose and scold him as soon as he came.

"Luo Xinghua, where do you want to lead Yangzhou? If a merchant ship is detained, you should send someone to negotiate, what is your intention in sending such a large fleet? My Ming Kingdom is still in the hands of the Tartars, you don't want to recover the lost territory, but use troops overseas, I really don't know what to do! ”

Without waiting for Luo Jian to react, the group of people who followed Liu Zong on Monday also pointed at Luo Jian and blamed him, which made Luo Jian embarrassed.

Now Liu Zongzhou, like Zhu Yujian, is one of Yangzhou's "political participation", the old gentleman is full of energy after becoming a "political participant", and he does not miss the opportunity to express his opinion on every matter in Yangzhou, this time the fleet went to Japan, and did not convene this group of "political participants" to discuss, which made Mr. Liu very dissatisfied, and actually chased directly to Jiangyin.

"Don't be annoyed, Mr. Qishan, let's go back and talk slowly, okay?" When Shi Kefa saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Zongzhou.

"Shi Xianzhi, you have changed now, Luo Xinghua insists on going his own way, you don't know how to dissuade you, how can it be my blessing to be so reckless with overseas soldiers?"

Liu Zongzhou pointed the finger at Shi Kefa again, which made Shi Kefa laugh awkwardly.

It has been more than a month since the establishment of the Yangzhou Senate and the post of participating in politics was just to arrange Zhu Yujian's expedient measures, but I did not expect that more and more "celebrities" came to Yangzhou later, such as Gao Hongtu, a former scholar of Dongge University, Jiang Yueguang, and Lu Daqi, the former minister of the left servant, and others came to Yangzhou.

Some of these people are extremely interested in the development of Yangzhou and feel that the future of the Ming Dynasty is in Yangzhou, some come to Yangzhou in the name of visiting Yongwang Zhu Cihuan, and some come because Shi Kefa used to be a member of the Donglin Party.

In short, these people came to Yangzhou and never had the intention of leaving, and the arrangement of these people once gave Luo Jian and Shi Kefa a headache, like Liu Zongzhou, Jiang Yueguang, Gao Hongtu and others were important ministers in the Chongzhen Dynasty before, and later held important positions in the Hongguang Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, after more "political participation", a circle headed by the respected Mr. Liu Zongzhou was gradually formed, Luo Jian simply got them a senate for politics, so that they could participate in politics, for more than a month, these people mostly "clean up", and did not interfere more in Yangzhou's government affairs.

Luo Jian didn't expect that this time he sent troops to Japan to provoke them, and in the face of Mr. Liu's public accusations, Luo Jian had some words that were not easy to say, so he could only grit his teeth and bear it.

Fortunately, at this time, someone finally stood up to help Luo Jian speak, and this person was also one of the people who participated in politics, and it was Lu Daqi, the left attendant of the former official department of Hongguang Dynasty.

"Mr. Qishan, I didn't know that you asked us to come to accuse the Metropolitan Governor and the Governor, if I knew, I wouldn't come." Lu Daqi is known for his impatient personality, and he has always spoken unabashedly.

"What do you mean? Do you think they should have used their troops overseas in this way? Liu Zongzhou looked at Lu Daqi in some surprise.

"Of course it should, our merchant ships were detained in Japan, and if there is no certain amount of force, who can go and negotiate the merchant ships back? I think Xinghua and Kenzhi did the right thing. Lu Daqi said very simply.

Hearing Lu Daqi say this, Zhu Yujian also echoed beside him, which made Liu Zongzhou embarrassed, he didn't expect that there was a problem inside.

"Even if it's right, we should have been informed of the Senate, otherwise what do you want us to do in the Senate?" It is basically impossible to make Mr. Liu soften, but Mr. Liu has found another reason.

"Mr. Qishan, this time it was Luo Jian who didn't do a good job, next time we must pay attention, before there is a major action, we must inform the Senate, Mr. Qishan, what do you think?" Luo Jian finally found the steps and hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"That's pretty much it."

Hearing Luo Jian's words, Liu Zongzhou also felt that there were steps to go down, so he let them go.

After returning to Yangzhou, Shi Kefa went directly to Luo Jianfu.

"Xinghua, I said that you have to make such a Senate, isn't this causing trouble for yourself?" Shi Kefa complained about Luo Jiandao.

"Brother Xian, I didn't expect this to happen? This large group of celebrities came to Yangzhou, it is always inappropriate for us to ignore them, and we can only place them in this way, I didn't expect them to really participate in politics, I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, let's see in the future. Luo Jian said helplessly.

"I said you should just turn them into a Senate or a parliament." Liu Lan, who was sitting on the sofa reading a book, heard what the two said, and looked up and said.

"What is the difference between the Senate and the Senate?" Shi Kefa asked.

"Hehe, the Senate that Liu Lan refers to is very different from the Senate, and the Senate has a lot of power, if it is the kind of Senate that Liu Lan said, all the major arrangements in our Yangzhou must be approved by them before they can be implemented." Luo Jian briefly introduced.

"That won't do! Wouldn't that be a mess? Let's make trouble at home all day, and don't talk about driving the Tartars out. When Shi Kefa heard this, he shook his head again and again and said.

"Yes, this way of the Senate is definitely the direction of development in the future, but we can't let them tie our hands and feet at the moment, not yet!" Luo Jian also said resolutely.

"I think you were bitten by a snake once, and you were afraid of the well rope for ten years." Liu Lan said with a smile.

"It's not a question of fear or not, now our goal is very clear, that is, to drive out the Tartars in the shortest possible time, and before this goal is completed, all the democratization process is not on my list." Luo Jian said.

"I'm worried that there will be some things that you can't control." Liu Lan reminded.

"Yes, Liu Lan has a point, Xinghua, what happened today has given us a wake-up call, this Senate is really a headache now." Shi Kefa nodded and said.

"I don't think it's entirely bad, we can't let them be in the grip of major military operations, but some political affairs can involve them in supervision, which can not only play their role, but also reduce the possibility of our mistakes." Luo Jian thought for a moment and continued.

However, trouble soon came, and the Senate headed by Liu Zongzhou then asked the Metropolitan Governor's Office that they should have the power to expand on their own, in other words, the Senate could not be approved by the Metropolitan Governor's Office in the future, but the Senate decided on its own whether to increase or decrease its members.

Luo Jian, Shi Kefa and Liu Lan discussed for a long time, and finally agreed to this request of the Senate, but also set some restrictions for them, such as the total number of people could not be exceeded, and they could not interfere in the military operations of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

Considering that the group of people in the Senate had nothing to do, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa finally tried every means to arrange most of them under the age of 50 to participate in politics, so that they could do more practical things and talk less, even if they participated in politics, they could get to the point.

The arrangement of Zhu Yujian made everyone painstaking, the identity of the prince determined that he could not serve as a local official, and his age was the youngest in a group of "political participation", and his energy was very good.

In the end, Luo Jian was still ruthless and arranged Zhu Yujian to the position of the newly established director of customs, the Ming court did not have this official position, so it was not so sensitive, and everyone could accept it.

The new position made Zhu Yujian feel fresh, and he devoted all his energy to the preparation of this new department, no longer messing around, and finally settled down.

Luo Jian and Shi Kefa, who thought they were relieved, didn't expect that the Senate would soon make a big commotion.

The incident was caused by Yangzhou Weekly.

The reason is also very simple, that is, because Mr. Liu Zongzhou wrote an article attacking the "disclosure of officials' assets" in Yangzhou's new policy, and asked people to send it to the newspaper for publication in the newspaper, but it was collectively rejected by the six editors of "Yangzhou Weekly", which made Mr. Liu angry.

In a fit of rage, Mr. Liu was so angry that he scolded "Yangzhou Weekly" at home, saying that they were hanging the sheep's head of "justice and conscience", but they were selling "unreasonable" dog meat, and their righteous words could not be upheld.

After scolding, Mr. Liu finally thought of a good way, that is, to run a newspaper himself, and if your newspaper doesn't publish my articles, I will publish it myself.

Mr. Liu's idea has been supported by most of the people who participate in politics, although these people are idle, but there is no shortage of family assets, it is not difficult for everyone to raise funds to set up a newspaper, and since the "Yangzhou Weekly" began to publish some advertisements, its income is quite rich, and everyone has also seen it.

The application for a newspaper in the Senate was quickly sent to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and Luo Jian looked at the application in front of him and fell into deep thought.

As the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi have talked to Luo Jian many times, and their thoughts are deeply influenced by Luo Jian and Liu Lan, and they also agree with some of Luo Jian's ideas for the future, so the main idea of the newspaper is determined around the decision-making of the Dadu Governor's Office.

Now, if the Senate is allowed to run the newspaper, there will definitely be some different voices in Yangzhou, and the implementation of some policies will definitely increase a lot of difficulty, which makes Luo Jian a little hesitant.

After hesitation, Luo Jian could only find Shi Kefa and Liu Lan and others to discuss together.

"How can they do that? If they are allowed to run the newspaper, then we will have to fight a war of words in the future. Shi Kefa frowned and looked at the application in front of him.

"I think that's a good thing! Yangzhou can't have only one voice, and the newspaper can't have only one, it should definitely be supported. Liu Lan said very simply.

"What if they keep opposing our new policy?" Seeing that Liu Lan was so resolute, Ren Minyu hesitated beside him and said.

"What are you afraid of? If the new policy is really conducive to the development of Yangzhou and the people, are we still afraid that they will oppose it? Liu Lan replied quickly.

The discussion lasted for a long time, and Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi and others also expressed their support for Liu Lan's opinion, and finally everyone agreed to the application of the Senate.

Mr. Liu Zongzhou named the newspaper of the Senate "Ming Pao", which made Luo Jian feel a little funny, which reminded him of Hong Kong's "Ming Pao".

With an example, the establishment of "Ming Pao" was much faster than that of "Yangzhou Weekly", and a group of literati who had nothing to do did it were really like a fish in water.

In less than two weeks, the first issue of Ming Pao was officially launched, and Ming Pao learned from the distribution model of Yangzhou Weekly, which was also a weekly publication.

The publication of "Ming Pao" caused quite a stir in Yangzhou, and Mr. Liu personally wrote the publication speech, which clearly stated that "Ming Pao" would not be afraid of the powerful and speak out, and would not selectively publish articles like some newspapers

"Some newspapers? Where else is there besides Yangzhou Weekly? This Mr. Liu really can't afford to lose a little. Luo Jian pointed to the publication of "Ming Pao" and said to Shi Kefa.

"Xinghua, you just wait for the headache slowly." Shi Kefa said with a smile.