The merchants of this era were not simple merchants, they had fields, mines, and the most atmospheric thing was that the miners did not pay taxes. Later generations will know how profitable mining is, and it is such a group of people who do not pay taxes. On the contrary, they always advocated taxing the peasants, and those peasants who had land could only sell their land to the big landlords and rent their own land as tenants.

Many people had no land or could not tolerate the exploitation of the big landlords and became homeless, which is why so many people followed Xu Hongru's White Lotus uprising. There is also the fact that the earth is in the Xiaoice period in this era, and natural disasters are continuous. The Great Khan of Shaanxi deprived countless people of the land they relied on for survival, and all the relief issued by the imperial court was blackened by Jin merchants and officials. In the end, the officials forced the people to rebel, with Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, and Li Zicheng, the peasant uprising in Shaanxi became the last straw that crushed the Ming Dynasty.

When it comes to the uprising in Shaanxi, it is necessary to talk about the Jin merchants, which were a very large group that arose during the rise of the Silk Road. But in the Ming Dynasty, the Silk Road had long been abandoned, and the Jin merchants who relied on the Silk Road to survive had no way out, so they could only enclose land and buy land. Later, he simply started smuggling business, and colluded with officials of the Ming Dynasty to sell weapons, military supplies, grain and grass to the Mongolian tribes and later the Qing Dynasty.

The party representing the Jin merchants in the court was the Qin Party, which was originally a member of the Qi, Zhejiang and Chu parties, but because of its lack of reputation, many people did not know it.

As for the Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu parties, they represented merchants and landlords in Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and other coastal areas, and their interests overlapped with those of the Donglin Party. Including overseas smuggling, mining, and land enclosure, so these two parties are the most fiercely contested.

In the final analysis, the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty was a struggle between different interest strata, or a struggle between different groups of people in the same interest strata. These big landlords, merchants, and magistrates colluded with each other to form a powerful force that caused trouble in the locality. In the court, they have the support of parties like the Donglin Party, and they are becoming more and more unscrupulous.

In the court, there are very few people who really want to do practical things for the people, and such people are attacked in the court and excluded in the locality. In the end, they were either in the same stream, or they were driven away, plus those low-quality emperors of the Ming Dynasty, those dogs didn't know how to be eunuchs, and the Ming Dynasty couldn't even think of destroying the country.

Put down the thoughts in his mind and pick up the list of rewards from the cabinet again, Yang Lian's reward is not only a material reward, but also a promotion to the military department. For such a reward, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was still very satisfied.

Yang Lian has a high historical evaluation, although he is also a member of the Donglin Party, but he is inspired to fight for the people of the world. When you go out to be an official, you don't seek wealth, fame, or power, and you can naturally use it with confidence for such a person.

There are indeed people in the Donglin Party who do practical things, but most of them are people who strive for power and profit, and none of these people can be used. Another person who can be used is Yang Lian's best friend Zuo Guangdou. This man is not only loyal and commendable, but also very capable, and has a high attainment in developing the economy and building farmland and water conservancy. In this era of frequent natural disasters, such people must be reused,

In addition to these two people who must be used, there is another Donglin Party person who can be used, and that is Yuan Keli. He is the same as Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, and has his own ideals to save the Ming Dynasty that is about to overthrow. Although Yuan Keli is known as the Donglin Party, it is still something that needs to be verified. During the reign of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian was in power, and many people who disobeyed him were all labeled as the Donglin Party, including this Yuan Keli.

Yuan Keli's ancestors followed Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, to raise troops, and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan family became a hereditary noble. Passed to Yuan Keli's hands, the Yuan family has been passed down for eight generations. Because he hoped that the Yuan family could continue to pass it on, Yuan Keli's father gave him such a name.

Because of his opposition to the Donglin Party and Wei Zhongxian and others, they had to fall into party disputes, but they firmly believed that there were people available to each party. Considering things from the perspective of the common people, he was one of the few doers in the Donglin Party in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to these three people, the people of the Donglin Party must think carefully about the appointment after that, at this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse thought of something slightly, and said to Chen Hong behind him: "Bring Wei Chao and Luo Sigong to me." ”

After watching Chen Hong leave, the Emperor of the Apocalypse kept walking back and forth in the main hall, thinking about how to repair this dynasty. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was about to collapse, full of holes, although it knew that it was necessary to reform, but no matter where it was involved, it was very huge.

It didn't take long for Luo Sigong and Wei Chao to come, looking at the two people kneeling below him, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had a good impression of Dongchang and Jinyiwei for the first time. With such two departments, many things are much easier to do, and slowly walked behind the dragon book case. After sitting down, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "I have something to do with you!" This matter is very confidential, you have deployed Jing to complete it, if you leak the news, you know the consequences. ”

"Please command Your Majesty, and the ministers will do their best." Luo Sigong was very excited at this time, it was finally time for Jin Yiwei to show his skills, Feng Bao was in power during the Wanli period, Jin Yiwei was cautious for so many years, and he could finally fight a turnaround battle at this time.

Looking at Luo Sigong's appearance, Wei Chao's heart was unhappy, the new Dongchang Governor had not yet sat in his position at this time, and he urgently needed a credit to stabilize his position. At this time, he obviously didn't let anyone, but he didn't say it, he just made up his mind in his heart that he must handle this matter well.

Seeing the appearance of the two of them, the Emperor of the Apocalypse moved slightly, no wonder many people said that for a country, there must be any kind of minister. Loyal ministers, jiān ministers, clean officials, and corrupt officials are all indispensable, because only containment can have balance, and only balance can have stability.

"You all know that at this time, the ministers and ministers in the court are fighting against each other, and the phenomenon of party strife is very serious, and I need you to find out the party affiliation of officials above the fifth grade. Those who are not partisan and who are not clear are marked by me. The two of you will do this errand separately, and I will give you a month to handle it, and if you do it, I will not only have a heavy reward, but will also really reward a python robe. But there is one thing that must be kept secret. "This matter must be handled as soon as possible, and the most important thing for a country is talent, which is particularly important both in later generations and at this time.

Hearing about the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the two of them were all expressions, they never thought that it would be such a thing. They naturally knew that the emperor had just ascended the throne and the first thing he wanted to fight was party strife.

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