Just when the royal people's report was in full swing, the joint performance of the Fujian governor, the Fujian governor, and the Fujian general army finally arrived in Beijing, and there were a number of witnesses along with the song.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have anything else to say about Li Yan's direct killing of Huang Zheng and the seizure of the gentry in Quanzhou?"

In the court, Zhu Youzhen asked coldly.

Officials from Fujian and Donglin were silent.

More than a dozen red-haired ghost captives, including the Dutch governor of Taiwan, were all taken to Beijing City, Professor Xiyi of the Academy of Sciences as the interpreter, and the joint interrogation of Jinyiwei and the Criminal Department Procuratorate has made it clear the beginning and end of the red-haired ghost's attack on Bon Port.

Xu Xinsu was also taken to Beijing and confessed to the crimes he had committed.

The Quanzhou merchant gang colluded with the red-haired ghost through Xu Xinsu and drove Li Kuiqi to attack Fuzhou, and the crime is irrefutable.

Although Li Yanzhi's behavior of leading troops to attack Quanzhou without authorization was indeed inappropriate, Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan and Governor Liu Mao jointly endorsed him, which did not constitute much of a crime, and it was no longer necessary to dwell on it.

"The Huang family, the Lin family, and the Qian family in Quanzhou were convicted of colluding with bandits, and after being interrogated by the three legal divisions, they were convicted in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

"Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, has a meritorious role in appeasing pirates, and has a great contribution to the annihilation of red-haired ghosts and pirates, and is transferred to Beijing as a waiter in the warehouse of the household department." Zhu Youzhen said.

Kuraba Shilang, as the name suggests, is to manage the warehouse of the Jingshi, and all the warehouse materials belonging to the household department are managed by him, and he has great power. Xiong Wencan was promoted from the governor to the Beijing as a waiter, which can be said to be a high promotion.

However, Cheng Jiming and other Donglin Party officials felt bad.

Sure enough, Zhu Youzhen next announced the candidate for governor of Fujian.

"Liu Mao, the governor of Fujian, detected the conspiracy of the Quanzhou merchant gang during the patrol, and personally led the troops to defeat Li Kuiqi, beheaded more than 1,000, made great contributions, and moved to the imperial history of the Inspectorate, the governor of Fujian!"

Liu Mao arrived in Fujian for only a few months, and suddenly became a provincial governor and a provincial governor, and the speed of promotion can be described as skyrocketing.

It is not without precedent for the inspector to make great contributions to the imperial history and be directly promoted to the governor, but the problem is that Liu Mao's speed is too fast. Moreover, Liu Mao was the governor, which meant that Fujian was completely controlled by the imperial party, which was not a good thing for the gentry of Fujian, and the Royal Maritime Trade Company might no longer be able to control it.

"Your Majesty, Liu Mao still lacks experience, I'm afraid he won't be able to be a governor, do you want him to experience another period of training?" Cheng Ji, the servant of the ministry, hurriedly said.

"Liu Mao has made great contributions repeatedly, and being a governor is still qualified, so there is no need to say anything more about becoming a servant." Zhu Youzhen said categorically.

"But..."

When Cheng Ji was about to say more, Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, spoke: "Don't say it again, listen to Your Majesty." ”

Cheng Ji had no choice but to retreat.

"Fujian's deputy commander-in-chief, Yu Zhigao, failed to attack Li Kuiqi, causing Li Kuiqi to attack Fuzhou, hundreds of people were killed, remembering his hard work over the years, demoted to Zhoushan general, responsible for exterminating Zhoushan pirates." Zhu Youzhen continued.

Cheng Jiming and the others' faces turned even paler.

Even Yu Zhigao was transferred, and there were no generals in Fujian who could compete with Li Yanzhi.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the Criminal Department should transfer Mao Shilong to Fujian to the Imperial History." Sung Ki-myung tried to struggle for a while.

Zhu Youzhen shook his head: "The Fujian patrol can be served by Mao Yujian, the imperial history." ”

Mao Yujian, a good friend of Liu Mao, proposed the reform of the post station together. Now a Fujian governor and a Fujian governor, it can be seen how much Zhu Youzhen attaches great importance to the Royal Maritime Trade Firm!

......

In the evening, the Criminal Department gave Mao Shilong to Cheng Jiming's mansion, although he did not become a Fujian patrol, but he still had to express his gratitude to Cheng Jiming for his recommendation.

"Bergo, take a look." Cheng Jiming did not mention the affairs of the court, but handed Mao Shilong a newspaper.

"What is this?" Mao Shilong said suspiciously, this is the first time that the royal people have reported to him.

"The royal people's newspaper, the newspaper printed by His Majesty's order to be printed by Ma Gong Yonggu is very popular in Beijing, and the servants in my palace love to read it." Cheng Ki Ming smiled.

Mao Shilong looked at it carefully, and frowned after a while: "The text is crude, how can Your Majesty let people make such a newspaper that can't be put on the table?" ”

"Rough? can't stand the people's love to watch, it is said that tens of thousands of copies have been sold in Beijing. Cheng Jiming smiled.

"Is there so many?" Mao Shilong exclaimed, "Even Mu Zhaigong's article can't be sold so well." ”

Cheng Jiming sighed: "This is the problem, Mu Zhaigong's articles are only liked by those of us who read, or those who read in the Donglin lineage, and this royal people's newspaper, as long as the people who are a little literate can understand it, and everyone loves to read the words of talented and beautiful people." Bergau, what do you think? ”

Mao Shilong pondered: "If this royal people's report can be sold to the provinces, wouldn't Your Majesty's holy decree reach the ears of most of the people?" ”

Mao Shilong didn't dare to say it anymore.

The emperor's decree has always been transmitted only to the county, and the vast countryside is controlled by the gentry, and what the people know and understand is through the mouth of the gentry. If newspapers could spread throughout the countryside, then the people would not have to go through the gentry to know the emperor's decrees and decrees, and it would be very difficult to deceive the people.

"Your Majesty killed the inferior gentry in northern Shaanxi and divided the land to the landless and displaced people, opened the sea to trade overseas in Fujian, and now created the royal people's newspaper to open the wisdom of the people, and the next step will inevitably be reformed." Cheng Ji sighed.

didn't say it thoroughly, but he didn't dare to say it again, but Mao Shilong already understood what Cheng Jiming was going to say.

The emperor is probably very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, and he has done so many things in less than two years after ascending the throne. So what's next? It is likely to be a move on the gentry. After all, seventy percent of the land in the world is in the hands of the gentry, and the court tax revenue is getting smaller and smaller year by year.

The emperor's reuse of nobles and the creation of a new army of the Praetorian Guard may be a harbinger of action against the gentry.

Of course, they would not shout and kill the gentry, and no emperor would dare to do so. But the fields illegally annexed by the gentry could be cleared, and the privilege of not paying taxes could be abolished......

As an official of the imperial court, he naturally thinks that the Ming Dynasty is getting better and better, but as a member of the gentry, as a person with vested interests, who wants to lose his privileged interests?

Mao Shilong and Cheng Jiming were silent.

"Chengda, this newspaper can open up the wisdom of the people, in my opinion, it should be better to run more." Mao Shilong said suddenly.

"You can send some newspapers to Nanjing, please see them, you can also run some such newspapers in Nanjing and other places, there are talented people in Nanjing and other places, they will definitely be able to write better articles than this royal people's newspaper, and the people will definitely love to read more."

"Very good, very good, I will write a letter to Mu Zhaigong." Sung Ki-ming laughed.

The emperor can run a newspaper, and so can the gentry, and the people prefer to read the newspaper to see whose newspaper.