Chapter 476

Rules are used to bind the vast majority of people, and the existing rules are left over from the past. In the face of huge inertia, most people have to follow the rules. But there are people who can transcend the rules, and before the old rules are surpassed, there will often be troubled times.

The end of the Ming Dynasty was a chaotic era, and it was a very chaotic era. In such an era, strength is the most useful thing.

Those present were all smart people, and many of them understood this truth in an instant. Chen Xie is unwilling to be bound by old rules, and he also has the ability to make new rules. This is terrible, think carefully about what Chen Xie did before, which one is within the rules? When he was still a general, he was called by many people. Didn't the result stand in front of everyone? And the status has changed radically.

Even if you don't admit it in your heart, no one present can help but acquiesce to it. Not convinced? Challenging Chen Xie? First you have to have the ability, and then you have to have the spirit of sacrifice. Let's compare the ability, right?

Everyone is a Sven person, let's compare the literary style first, right? Chen Xie has not participated in the imperial examination, but in the literary world in the south of the Yangtze River, if someone stands up and says that Chen Xie is a vulgar and unbearable lower riba, I am afraid that he will be drowned by the little ladies on the Qinhuai River with spittle stars. This can't be compared, so compare money. Well, this can't be compared, Chen Xie started from business. Strength of the contest? Hehe, this is what people are good at. The only thing that can be compared is the background, but when you really throw things away, it's really not enough money to lose face. It's also embarrassing to say that the glory of the ancestors. What does it have to do with you?

The military generals of Nanjing City, at this time, were unexpectedly silent.

Finally, the exercise was over, and everyone left like lost dogs, and some people chose to stay, such as Han Zanzhou, Ma Shiying, Zhu Dadian and other civil officials. If you look at the records in the history books, these few literati in the late Ming Dynasty have no good words. But if you look closely at history, you will find an interesting thing, these literati and internal supervisors who are not defined by the good words of the literati. They are at a historic juncture when they need to make a choice. chose to fight to the death.

And the gentlemen who used pen and ink to record these people survived. History can be faked, but there are some things that cannot be faked. Because of this thing as history. You may not be the only one who is recording.

It's not that there is no one to fight. It's just that the way to fight is to contribute to Ming Pao. Or write an article in the Shilin newspaper to fight with words. At present, there are only two newspapers in Nanjing.

A milder resistance, saying that Chen Xie tried to collect commercial taxes in Nanjing. It is not in accordance with the law of etiquette to elevate the status of merchants. The fierce one directly said that Chen Xie was a great rebel and destroyed the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty. These opposing essays have one thing in common, which is the use of pseudonyms. In fact, these two arguments, the latter looks fierce, but in fact, it is not, just shouting slogans. The former is more insidious, and etiquette is a very important thing in the Ming Dynasty. Etiquette, righteousness and shame, the four dimensions of the country, etiquette comes first.

The Wenchen of the Ming Dynasty had the most fierce conflict over this "ceremony". Articles that hold these two views will naturally not be adopted by Ming Pao, and can only be published in Shilin Bao. Chen Xie's proposal to reform the finances, let everyone contribute ideas, have something to say, and such things as buttoning hats and sticks are actually very unpopular. But to say something unpleasant, in the course of the entire human history, the two means of buttoning the hat and the big stick can be seen in almost any era.

The trick has not changed, such a trick has been used for thousands of years. Knock down the political opponent and make it stink! It's a simple and practical trick! Throughout the ages, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, it is all the same. Everyone plays it this way, it's just a little different.

In the face of such a situation, the rumors in Nanjing City were frozen, Zhu Yujiao was naturally very worried, and took the Shilin newspaper that his subordinates got to find Chen Xie and said: "Xianggong, I heard that these articles are all from the hands of famous people in Jiangnan. It is a great rebellion to say that you are using the name of wealth to destroy the etiquette and law. Look at this sentence, in this place of dragon prosperity, the heroic spirit of Taizu is in the sky, and now this fang is rampant for a while, but its demise is not far away. ”

This kind of ambiguous words are the easiest to fool people. Chen Xie looked at the newspaper and said with a calm smile: "There is no dry goods, Daming was made like this by them, Taizu is really still alive, these people are peeling the skin and grass one by one." ”

Chen Xie's purpose in creating a public opinion storm is this. Let all the demons and monsters jump out on their own and show their true colors. Now it seems that some people are looking forward to Chen Xie's move of collecting commercial taxes and giving taxpayers a certain social status, and some people are fiercely opposed. In fact, this matter is very simple, and it can be explained clearly with the word benefit.

This is actually a very strict thing, and the ritual law is the legitimate source of determining the rights of the ruler. Chen Xie wants to change this, and in the eyes of the entire Jinshen group, this is a terrible thing.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Xie should be very worried. But as a visitor to time and space, I really didn't pay attention to these obscene methods. The biggest difference between Chen Xie and them is that you do yours, and I do mine. Let's speak with strength.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, a new hospital in Nanjing was opened, and it was officially opened without any ceremony, just after setting off firecrackers. There is a bulletin board at the entrance of the hospital with an article detailing what the hospital does.

The name "schistosomiasis hospital" is a mouthful of words, and no one knows what schistosomiasis is. But there are people who read books standing at the door of the bulletin board and reading the contents to everyone. "Schistosomiasis, commonly known as pot-bellied disease, is a small insect that cannot be seen by the naked eye, hides in the body of a snail, and causes disease after entering the human body. ……。 ”

The whole article is in the vernacular, and everyone can understand it. The news of this hospital, which specializes in treating big belly disease, spread widely after a special report in Ming Pao. This year, suffering from big belly disease is basically a dead end. It is clearly written on the bulletin board that the disease is caused by some kind of small bug carried by the snail.

It is said that a hospital that can cure the incurable disease of big belly disease has appeared, which should be a good thing. But that's not necessarily the case, some people just make up and smear hospitals for their own interests. Saying that this hospital is deceiving people, what is a small bug that is invisible to the naked eye? Entering this hospital for treatment is an act of seeking death. Maybe the disease is not cured, and after death, you will have to go to hell.

Chen Xie didn't seem to see the ups and downs in the outside world, he stayed quietly in the house, and the content of the newspaper was relatively peaceful. That is to say, the core of the problem is how to solve the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty and let the people eat. Regarding the so-called dispute over etiquette, Chen Xie has no intention of reasoning.

Chen Xie, who was at home, was not idle, and continued to meet customers in turn according to the delivery of the post. The first guest Chen Xie saw was none other than Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of Nanjing. Han Zanzhou, who had been waiting for an opportunity to talk to Chen Xie once, was a little excited when he learned that he was the first. Chen Xie's status is very special, in the country of the Ming Dynasty, the person who can decide the fate of a eunuch can only be the emperor under normal circumstances. But Chen Xie was able to make the emperor change his opinion of Han Zanzhou in front of the emperor.

Therefore, being able to meet Chen Xie as the first visitor, Han Zanzhou was very excited.

Walking among the officials waiting to meet him, Han Zanzhou's expression was proud. He is an internal servant, and in front of these ministers waiting to be received, he is discriminated against in his bones. Han Zanzhou actually looked down on these civil officials, making small moves behind his back, and waiting in line here for Chen Xie's reception. Why? Because Chen Xie can decide their official fortunes.

was led into the study, and when he saw that Chen Xie and Zhu Yujiao were there, Han Zanzhou immediately asked for a big gift, and was held up by Chen Xie and said: "Gonggong Han, this is not the palace inside, these etiquettes will be waived." The princess is a princess in the palace, and here she is Chen's wife. Gong Han guarded the capital on behalf of His Majesty, and he was a colleague with Chen. Let's talk about it as equals! ”

When Chen Xie said this, Zhu Yujiao did not object, but smiled and arranged for the palace maid to serve tea. Han Zanzhou's heart settled, but the heat flow in his eyes was a little sour. Ordinary civil officials are polite to Han Zanzhou, but that is a face-saving thing. In his bones, he looks down on eunuchs, and he usually refuses to even come and go. It's not some necessary occasions, and even false etiquette is saved.

Only here is Chen Xie, who really feels equal treatment, and for this, Han Zanzhou feels that he must unswervingly support Chen Xie. After beckoning him to sit down, when Zhu Yujiao went down, Chen Xie smiled and said, "Gonggong Han, please come to talk about a very important matter, which is related to the future of Daming." ”

Han Zanzhou bowed slightly and said, "The cabinet lord only orders, and the slave and maid must do their best to die." "This is not too much, Chen Xie has another identity here, and he can be regarded as his master.

"You're polite, don't dare to be. They are all people who do things for His Majesty, and they must not be like this in the future. Chen Xie said a word, and Han Zanzhou's heart was hot, and he arched his hand and said, "Please show the cabinet." ”

"His Majesty xià means, Jiangnan wants to open the sea and set up a ship division. The court is silver, and His Majesty's inner library is empty and can run mice, and such a thing cannot continue. This ship department, I plan to be located in Songjiang, the specific person in charge, I mean let Han Gonggong take the lead. On the banks of the Yangtze River, build a wharf, set up forts on both sides of the river, and set up customs inspections. Someone has to do the specific project, and the father-in-law just keeps an eye on it. The team of the Ship Division has to be built by my father-in-law. No matter who you use, there is one important point, and you can't delay the big event. As soon as Chen Xie said this, Han Zanzhou understood. It was Chen Xie who set up the stage, and he came to sing. The investment in the early stage, it seems that the emperor does not need to pay for it, but there must be a saying here, Han Zanzhou nodded slightly and waited for the following. (To be continued......)