Yinxiang said helplessly: "But how long has the fourth brother succeeded to the throne, and he has the reputation of killing his younger brother, not to mention those noble ministers, even ordinary people, they have to talk nonsense." Not to mention the hoarding of food, how can it be so easy to be convicted? We all know that he instigated it, but unless he admits it himself, where can we find evidence? ”

Chi Xia snorted: "It's okay if you don't kill your reputation?" No, it won't. But if you touch their interests, they will not be able to praise you. ”

Yongzheng did not kill Yinzheng in his last life, and he was diligent all his life.

However, he vigorously pushed the "apportionment of the land into the mu", changing the tax on the land to the tax on the acres of land, and those who have land pay more taxes, and those who have no land do not pay taxes.

Even if this tax system was more reasonable, it greatly increased the revenues of the state treasury, but it directly touched the interests of the landlords and gentry, who made them pay more taxes.

Aren't these people still weaving up all kinds of "big crimes" of Yongzheng's "killing his father, forcing his mother to kill his brother".

Yongzheng came in after changing into regular clothes, and happened to hear her words, and was slightly stunned: "You can see it thoroughly." Then tell me, should the eighth child be killed? ”

Yinxiang didn't expect that one hadn't been persuaded yet, and there was one more.

pinched the bridge of his nose with a bit of a headache: "Although the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, he is a ...... after all." It has only been a year since the death of Huang Amma, and even if the Zongren Mansion has decided to behead it, the emperor will symbolically add grace and change it to a captivity. ”

Chi Xia was categorical: "I think it should be killed." He didn't kill a single person, but so many people starved to death because of his greed and obsession. What is there about such a person who has brought disaster to the country and the people worthy of the emperor's extrajudicial mercy? ”

"His Royal Highness said that reputation, throughout the ages, Tang Taizong carried the reputation of killing his brother and forcing his father behind the back of Xuanwumen, and the reputation of killing his son behind the back of Wuhou, a little closer, Ming Chengzu has the reputation of plotting against and killing his nephew, but the history books are clear, and they are also more praise than depreciation."

Chi Xia glanced at Yongzheng: "The emperor rectified the rule of officials, reformed the accumulation of defects, and made great efforts, the people can feel it, and history can remember it." Merit is never a moment. ”

History will not disappoint promising people, otherwise Yongzheng would not have become an "Internet celebrity emperor".

Of course, there are indeed a lot of rumors about Yongzheng's lace black material.

But none of them are mainstream, so there is no need to tell them.

In the "three-person office meeting", Chi Xia has always been silent about "technical support", and this is the first time she has talked eloquently.

Yinxiang was a little shocked.

Yongzheng couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he opened his eyes and coughed: "The eighth child was released in advance, how did the disaster relief food go?" ”

Yinxiang replied mechanically: "It is enough to hold on for another month, yesterday there were already some people in those grain merchants under Brother Starling and Brother Jiu, who couldn't hold it back, and lowered the price and quietly sold the grain." ”

Anyway, they were already "talking" just now, and now that they are discussing the government in front of her, Chi Xia will listen unceremoniously.

She was curious: "Isn't it said every day that the treasury is empty?" Do we have so much food in stock? ”

"It's really not," Yinxiang didn't hide it: "But since someone stopped the car to complain, the emperor secretly transferred grain from Jiangnan, and it has been transported one after another recently." He also asked Ortai, the governor of Liangjiang, to ask the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to "borrow" grain. ”

Chi Xia: "How to borrow?" ”

Red mouth and white teeth said to borrow it?

Are the merchants so conscious?

"Your rice test site has played a big role," Yinxiang explained, "Ortai brought these grain merchants to the capital to see the test site, and promised that anyone who lent grain to the state treasury would give them new rice seeds next year." In addition, half of the grain they provide is for them to dispose of by themselves, so that they can sell it at a high price in the capital. ”

"On the one hand, give them money, and on the other hand, give them a "guide" to those grain merchants in the capital, so that they can't help but reduce the price? Chi Xia said at one point: "Why is the household still crying poor every day?" ”

Yongzheng opened her food box: "The real is virtual, and the virtual is real." Lao Ba is calm, if the household department says that the food is enough for disaster relief, he will definitely not believe it, and he will cry poor every day while putting food, but he is more and more suspicious, feeling that we have food in our hands, and we are tricking him into the pit. ”

Yinxiang also said: "They themselves have no confidence, and the people below are even more unrestrained." In another ten days at most, the grain merchants will be in a hurry to clear their stocks. ”

It is a wave of intrigue and business war.

Let's see who can't hold their breath first.

Chi Xia's eyes lit up, and he suddenly stood up: "In addition to business warfare, we can also engage in public opinion warfare." ”

Yinxiang is worried about reputation, and there is no problem with that.

After all, it has a good reputation, and the policy is much smoother.

But a good reputation is not earned by forbearance, which only feeds their appetite.

Public opinion needs to be guided.

The more Chi Xia thought about it, the more he felt the necessity: "Not all scholars understand government politics, let alone ordinary people. Most of the time, they may just listen to what others say and think it makes sense. ”

"Instead of letting those greedy landlords and gentry arbitrarily arrange your rights and wrongs, we should be the ones who guide the speech. Take the vocal mouthpiece into your own hands. ”

Yongzheng and Yinxiang are both hearing this "public opinion" and "mouthpiece" for the first time.

But this statement is very vivid, and they have all been fighting openly and secretly for a long time, and they will understand it as soon as they hear it.

Chi Xia saw that Yongzheng was moved, remembered the "black history" of his and Zeng Jing's verbal battle in the air, and hurriedly said: "It's not like "The Mystery of Great Righteousness", it's a wrong demonstration. ”

After he was convicted of the "Ten Crimes" in his last life, he wrote "The Mystery of the Great Righteousness" to refute it, and he insisted on publishing it insistfully, but he failed to refute the rumors, but instead became a weapon for others to attack his "weak heart".

Yongzheng closed his mouth.

Chi Xia added: "The war of public opinion, it has to be subtle and silent. ”

Yinxiang realized: "It's similar to our Mingfa Di Bao." ”

Chi Xia nodded: "Yes!" It is the Di Bao, but the Di Bao can only be seen by officials, and we want to publish a more popular newspaper that can be understood as long as you are literate. ”

In order to attract more people to read it, we can also publish some "royal figures", "literati and ink poems", and even serialized stories in newspapers. ”

For those who are illiterate, they can also ask local governments to recruit storytellers and let them "read newspapers" and "lecture newspapers" at regular intervals every day. The point is to make the newspaper an authoritative, official, and trustworthy channel. ”

Ji Xia thought about modern newspapers, and there were actually many other contents.

For example, crossword games to get rewards, advertising to make a profit, etc., these can also be improved in the later stage.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that what she said was no longer a "flash of inspiration" idea, but a basically mature public opinion system.

As the emperor's harem, she said a little too much.

When I turned around, I saw Yongzheng looking at her seriously, with a scrutinizing gaze.

Chi Xia's heart sank, and he clenched his fingers.

Yongzheng saw her small movements, and suddenly smiled: "What are you nervous about?" ”

Chi Xia quickly knelt down, not daring to say anything.

Yongzheng asked: "What you said is very good, if I want you to be the actual manipulator of this "people's newspaper". Would you like to? ”