The time has quietly come to May, and a rainstorm suddenly fell on the city of Beijing.

Just now, the sky was still clear, but in the blink of an eye, dark clouds rolled in, as if the people were not given time to breathe, and the rain swept the entire capital like a devastating and decaying state.

The workers of several dyeing workshops outside Zhengyang Gate had just pulled the cloth when the violent rain had already fallen, and the soybean-like rain hit people's eyes hard.

"The rain is coming! The rain is coming! ”

Some experienced people knew that a rainstorm was coming when they saw the dark clouds rolling in the east, and many eager children helped to shout.

Such shouting is commonplace in this era, perhaps it can be regarded as the "weather forecast" of this era, and the way to spread it is by word of mouth after seeing it.

It's just like the lightning that suddenly appeared in the sky, and although you can see the trail of lightning in advance, the speed of the thunder is unreachable.

Cracking sound......

This rainstorm was like a tyrant descending, and the raindrops of soybeans were like dense bullets, attacking this century-old city without hesitation.

Ordinary people in Beijing have clothes and other things to dry at home, and although some people respond in a timely manner, the vast majority of residents can only take their things back in the rain.

Since Liu Ying became the leader of the cooperative female workers group of the Royal Cloth Company, she stayed at home almost every day and worked hard to weave, but it was still a little late to come out to collect clothes.

The remnant clouds harvest the summer heat, and the new rain brings the autumn hills.

As if in an instant, this torrential rain had taken over the ancient city, and the soybean-sized raindrops hit the green bricks or stones that were still hot, and soon a faint green mist appeared.

This is the case in this era, even in the face of a very ordinary rainstorm, if the response is not timely, the things drying at home will be baptized by the rainstorm, and even cause certain property damage.

In the face of unpredictable climate, especially before the weather forecasting system, even in the face of ordinary rainstorms, human beings seem so small.

"Kill!"

The four gates of the Forbidden City suddenly shouted and killed, and a group of people wearing armor took advantage of the heavy rain to tread water, and shouted killing within ten meters of the open city gate.

Jin Wuwei, who was in charge of Donghua Gate, commanded Tongzhi Zhu Xizhe, and when he learned that a traitor was killing Donghua Gate, he immediately fell to the ground, and his crotch was already wet in an instant.

The same situation of dropping the chain occurred in Bei'anmen, in the face of the sudden appearance of the rebels, when he learned that the rebels had entered the palace gate, the supreme officer who guarded the gate was so frightened that he was at a loss.

Although Wu Xun was born with a high loyalty, after all, he was a cowardly bag who had never been on the battlefield, and when he encountered a sudden mutiny, he also exposed the attributes of crowdsourcing.

Bang!

A bolt of lightning appeared in the sky, and a loud bang came from the billowing dark clouds.

At this moment, this downpour seemed to drown everything, and the shouts of killing were also drowned in the rolling thunder.

It's just that when the soybean-sized rain falls on the 700 acres of water, although the raindrops are rough, the lake overcomes the rigidity with softness, and all the violent raindrops are collected.

West Garden, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Although the torrential rain was pouring down outside, it only made the place a little darker, and the sandalwood furnace next to it still rose with green smoke.

Zhu Youzhu was not affected by the pouring rain outside, and had been here to review and review, but after the three young people came here to report in the rain, his face suddenly became cold.

His eyes were blazing, and his whole person became more and more mature, and through this bloody action of washing the magnates in the capital, his prestige was raised to a higher level.

It's just that this killing didn't contain selfish motives, he actually never minded that the powerful people in the capital made a lot of money, but if the way to make money was obtained by squeezing or even forcing his compatriots to death, then the matter would be a different matter.

For the powerful who have no bottom line, and the beasts who do not care about the life and death of their compatriots, he naturally wants them to feel the pain of beheading or beheading.

However, this bloodbath has had a negative effect after all, and some powerful people choose to stand on their opposite, like Sun Ming's last eight words to illustrate the voices of some powerful people.

If someone in this group of elites wants to overthrow him, it is not an inconceivable thing.

Perhaps in their opinion, killing some of their compatriots is not a fault, but he Zhu Youzhi is no longer worthy of continuing to sit on the dragon chair.

Winning the door is actually a false proposition.

Yingzong's seizure of the door is justified, after all, Yingzong, as the emperor, took advantage of Emperor Jingtai's critical illness to return to the throne is also a reasonable approach.

It's just that as the only emperor in the world now, no one can replace him openly at all, and even if King Xing replaces him, it is just a usurpation.

Although there is no such thing as seizing the door, it is also necessary to prevent traitors from seeking power and usurping the throne, and it is difficult to keep conspirators who want to support King Xing to replace him.

Since the development of the dynasty, the magnates in the capital have indeed woven a huge network of relationships through marriage and other means, but they may not unite to deal with themselves together.

In view of the lessons learned from the Gate-Grabbing Incident, in addition to being wary of their own food, the guards of the Imperial City need to pay attention to it again.

"Your Majesty, there was really a problem with the drills of Donghuamen and Bei'anmen just now, and the two generals guarding the gate were lax in the rainstorm, not only did they not wear armor, but they were also very afraid of war! However, the generals at the bottom and Jin Wuwei reacted very quickly, and the drill soldiers only rushed to the palace gate, and they were surrounded by them in the torrential rain! Wang Xiang knelt in the hall with Chang Jing and Chang Feng, and reported with guilt.

Zhu Youzhu sighed deeply, and then said lightly: "What now?" ”

"All the guards are standing at their posts in armor, and the two commanders guarding the gate have been arrested and are at the disposal of His Majesty!" Chang Jing and Chang Feng exchanged a look, and then reported seriously.

Zhu Youji's left hand was placed on the desk, and his fingers tapped gently, and the needles in the hall could be heard at this time.

The emperor's personal guards were originally twenty-six personal guards, and it was Jin Wuwei who was responsible for defending the imperial city. It's just that after the Tumubao Incident, most of the elite troops of the 26th Guard were lost, and they have completely declined.

Different from the three major battalions, not only was the 26th Guard not rebuilt after the heavy damage, except for Teng Xiang Left Guard, Teng Xiang Right Guard, Wu Xiang Left Guard and Wu Xiang Right Guard, which were under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the remaining personnel were handed over to the military department.

In the past, Zhu Youji could only focus on the origin of the top general who guarded the gate, but now the situation has changed a lot, so he knows that the guards of his palace need to be loyal in action.

This borrowing of the drill method of later generations has undoubtedly exposed a big problem.

Zhu Youzhu knew that it was time to make a change, and said lightly: "Those two people are about to be dismissed, and the generals who led the troops to encircle them were the first to be promoted!" Chang Jing and Chang Feng, you two brothers still need to go through training, and you can't insult the prestige of King Kaiping and the founding prince, so although the two of you are in charge of Jin Wuwei, you must take turns to go to the border to take turns! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for cultivating!" Chang Jing and Chang Feng's eyes lit up slightly, and they immediately said respectfully.

Zhu Youzhu knew that his relatives were harmful, and Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty was a usurper of his relatives, but in this game of power, in fact, whoever is in power is a threat to the imperial power.

In the original history, one of the biggest reasons for the destruction of the Ming Dynasty was that the power of the civil official group was so great that in the end the imperial court could not collect taxes at all.

As a qualified emperor, he can't completely deny either side, but needs all forces to achieve mutual restraint, so as to ensure that everyone holds their thick thighs.

Zhu Youji's financial liquidation had damaged the interests of the Wuxun Group, so he decided to reuse his relatives, so he turned his head to look at Wang Xiang lightly: "Wang Qing, the redundant staff of Jinyiwei did a good job in screening for the first time, and the second time it focused on Jinyiwei's riding skills!" Jinyiwei is mainly responsible for intelligence collection and transmission, I hope that they can get the information and send it to the capital immediately, don't even have the ability to ride a horse when they arrive, what is the use of such mediocrity? ”

"Command!" After Wang Xiang took over Zhu Ji's position, he carried out an epic purge of Jinyiwei according to the emperor's wishes, and he said respectfully.

Zhu Youzhu gently raised his hand and motioned for the three of them to leave.

It is difficult for any department to avoid decay, and Jinyiwei was originally the sharpest knife of the Ming Emperor, but it had to be abandoned during the Chongzhen period.

In addition to the hereditary Jinyi Wei children, the children of Wu Xun, the children of foreign relatives, the children of the royal family, the children of officials and the relatives of eunuchs have all crowded into it, and it has become a waste shelter.

The Ming army was not satisfied with the salary, and the full salary was invincible.

Although this is an exaggeration, there is also a certain truth, and the biggest root cause in the late Ming Dynasty was dissatisfaction.

Why did the later Ming court continue to levy salaries from the people under natural disasters, such as salaries, salaries and training salaries, not because of the huge expenses required to raise soldiers?

Zhu Youzhu is unwilling to raise tens of thousands of waste, and it is better to expand the Aegis camp if he has a sum of money.

Fortunately, Zhu Ji's evil deeds were exposed, and he could use Zhu Ji's incident to clean Jinyiwei.

In fact, finding out the moths of Jinyiwei is not the ultimate goal, but to take this opportunity to clean up all the related households of Jinyiwei, so that Jinyiwei can regain its vitality.

It is precisely because of this that the number of Jinyiwei should be reduced to 10,000, and at the same time, all the thousands and hundreds of related households will be eliminated as much as possible, and some capable Jinyiwei like Lu Song, Mu Bin and Zhang Cai will be replaced.

Wang Xiang and the other three respectfully bowed, and then left cautiously.

Summer rainstorms always come and go, and the sky outside has cleared.

When Wang Xiang and the three left, two middle-aged men wearing five-grade official uniforms came to meet them.

Zhang Sheng and Xie Qian's Baijiayuan can be said to be thriving, Zhang Sheng has established branches in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and Xie Qian's "Ming" magazine is thriving.

The two of them followed the little eunuch into the hall, and they greeted them in a proper manner, and then presented the latest issue of "Ming" through Liu Jin.

Zhu Youzhu took over the "Ming" magazine from Liu Jin's hand and began to read it.

In the latest issue, the content of it involves medicine and breeding, which undoubtedly greatly improves the practical value. It's just that communication pragmatism has to come to the back of the list, and now he mainly wants to take public opinion into his own hands.

Although Chongzhen has character shortcomings such as suspiciousness, the biggest problem is that public opinion is not in the hands of the emperor, but is controlled by the scholar class of the civil and official group.

In this case, many people don't know what Zhu Chongzhen's mind is, let alone that this is an emperor who "guards the country by the Son of Heaven and dies by the king".

Zhu Youzhi doesn't mind the history books labeling him as a tyrant, but he knows the importance of public opinion now.

Like this time, the new policy on national finance was transmitted to the local government through the Ming magazine, so that the scholars and people of the world knew what the imperial court was doing and why it was killing so many powerful people.

As for the Liu Daxia incident earlier, if the incident had not been made public through the "Ming" magazine, I am afraid that all the people in the world would only think that they had indiscriminately killed a moral gentleman.

It is precisely in this way that the "Ming" magazine is like its own self-media, no matter how the literati group below arranges itself, it can publish the truth of the matter through its own mouthpiece.

Zhu Youzhu quickly took a look at it and found that Xie Qian had created characters for Wang Yue and Song Cheng in a large amount this time, so he nodded lightly and said, "This issue is doing well!" How's the sales going now? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the last issue sold 50,000 copies!" Zhang Sheng no longer interfered in the editorial work, but took charge of the sales of the publication, and immediately seemed happy.

Zhu Youji's brows frowned slightly, but he shook his head slightly: "This sales volume is still too low!" As soon as possible, we will open the way of provincial, government and county agents, and cooperate with local law-abiding businessmen, and I will reach a single sales of 300,000 copies by the end of the year! ”

Don't look at the sales of the "Ming" magazine now, because the price is two yuan a copy, so the amount of a single issue has reached 10,000 taels. In order to achieve the best printing effect, it cost 200,000 taels to build two sets of copper movable type printing plates, and it also required a transportation cost to send the printed "Ming" periodicals from Beijing and Nanjing to the local places.

Of course, in this era when publications are not very developed, the publication industry is in its infancy, and it is already a matter of pride to be able to have a revenue of 240,000 taels in the initial stage.

Zhu Youzhi decided to borrow from the methods of later generations and change the local government to promote the Ming periodical, not so much to make money from the literati community, but to thoroughly control the public opinion of the country.

"Your Majesty, will this eighty-two score be too high?" Zhang Sheng hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Youzhu waved his hand lightly, and said with a firm attitude: "If the provincial general agent can reach 20,000 copies in the first phase, not to mention that the hundreds of courtyards will actually generate a lot of income, and it is natural for people to work so hard to share this point!" Zhang Shi, you will broaden your horizons, what we want is that the "Ming" magazine has become a must-read for scholars all over the world, after the sales of a single issue reaches 300,000, not only the influence will be improved, but the economic benefits will be more fearful than you imagined! ”

In fact, Zhang Sheng could not have known that the advertising value contained here was far beyond imagination.

"Yes!" Zhang Sheng knew that although Zhu Youji's promotion method would benefit many businessmen, it was indeed the best way to promote the Ming journal to the whole country.

After Zhu Youzhu sent Zhang Sheng and Xie Qian away, seeing that the time was not early, and he didn't have the intention of fishing, he took the dragon chariot back to the Forbidden City.

Perhaps because of the heavy rain that went through a drill, Jin Wuwei of Xiyuan Gate and Xihua Gate seemed to be in good spirits and did not show a trace of slackness.

Zhu Youzhi knew that there were not so many anti-bones in Huaxia, as long as he was not the kind of emperor who did bad things, in fact, the people below would still be firmly loyal to him.

Like earlier, some people dared to buckle their tyrant hats, but after the rectification of financial incidents, there were several cases in the capital where people were violently beaten for arranging themselves.

He may be gradually detached from the elite group, but whether it is the people at the bottom or the soldiers of the army, in fact, there are more and more people who are truly loyal to him.

The sky after the rainstorm is full of stars, and the lights of the Qianqing Palace are bright.

Zhu Youzhu flipped the card tonight, turned over the lotus beauty, and when he saw that Liu Jin was about to leave, he said lightly: "Call the moon beauty together!" ”

(End of chapter)