The content of Gao Yiming's lecture at Daming College spread quickly, but it was all about the last question he said, because what exactly is a copper coin? Since ancient times, he has spoken most clearly this time, so it has aroused great discussions among people of different classes.

"What do you say? Copper coins are also a commodity? Where did you hear these crooked heresies, I will kill you who do not learn and do not know how to do it. ”

"Grandpa, this is what His Majesty the Emperor said personally."

"What did the emperor say?" The old man stopped to hit his grandson's hand.

"Yes, the emperor said that the foundation of the country is grain and oil, so the foundation of the country is our people, it is the land." The old man didn't know if he understood or didn't understand, and scratched his head in distress.

"I didn't expect the emperor to know so much about the merchants today, it seems that business will not be easy in the future——"

"What you said is not right, only if the country is good, our market will be better, since the emperor knows that the more copper coins will not be as much as possible, then he will vigorously punish corruption, because in addition to those profiteers who maliciously raise prices, corruption is also a major source of disruption to the market, and it is also to shake the foundation of the dynasty and affect the interests of the aristocracy."

"Haha! Far from it! Far from it! Aren't you the profiteer who inflated prices, come on, drink! Drink! ”

"Huh! We are each other! Cheers! ”

"What does the emperor mean by suddenly throwing out these words, Enxiang, you have been well-informed in your life in the court, and you are well-informed, please give me some advice."

"Alas! I am old, I have left the court for many years, and I am becoming more and more unable to see the court clearly, the emperor has changed greatly since he left Beijing, you look at the cement road at my door, who dared to imagine before, it turns out that the road can be repaired like this, the emperor is in charge of the infrastructure, and what do you want to build the road first if you want to get rich, now you see, it is really like that. ”

These are all microcosms of society, but at this time, Gao Yiming can't take care of these anymore, because Geerdan's envoy has entered Nanjing.

"Shi Aiqing, what is the situation of the national institutional reform now?"

"Your Majesty, all the reasons above the state level have been completed, and many counties have also completed the reason for the upward and downward effects, and now the number of registered officials has dropped to less than 50,000."

"That's fine, you should focus on the situation of non-staff."

"Your Majesty, since you implemented a national tax, the local government has no source of income, and can only perform its own duties, so there are almost no supernumerary personnel except for the master, because there is no money to spend, and there are many fewer things in the official government."

"This is very good, but for the officials below, the imperial history still has to strengthen supervision, don't do crooked things, just take money and don't work, this is lazy government, and the employees of the state must also perform their duties and responsibilities."

"Yes!"

"Lord Hou, are you ready to receive the envoy of Geldan this time?"

"Please rest assured that the emperor's envoy and his entourage have been arranged, and the face saint will be arranged for the big court meeting in five days, I don't know if it's okay?"

"Yes!"

"But there is something for the emperor to decide."

"You speak."

"Yes! This time, Geerdan's envoy Zai Sang brought a lot of precious jade and gave gifts to officials in Nanjing. ”

"Does anyone take it?"

"Back to the emperor, there are a lot, but I don't accept more."

"That's good, you can rest assured that someone will report the list of officials who receive gifts and officials who do not receive gifts to me, and the promotion of officials will be selected from these officials who do not receive gifts, of course, the gifts are also kept first, what a good money bag, and we can't do it by force and rob the people, but for these corrupt officials, I will not be soft, not to mention the 100,000 snowflakes of silver in the Qing Governor's Mansion in three years, and when I need it, I will let him let him ten years in the Qing Governor's Mansion, one is poor for three generations, you remember, after this kind of corrupt officials are dealt with, their descendants are not allowed to enter the official career, and they are not allowed to give land, If the business can be operated legally, we support it, otherwise we will continue to knock it out. ”

Being looked at by three confidants with strange faces, Gao Yiming's face was a little hot, and he explained: "I didn't know that these corrupt officials would be so rich, Li Zicheng only looted Beijing officials back then, and he got more than 70 million taels of silver, alas! Think about it I have a pain in my heart and lungs, if there is so much money, why are we driven out of the capital, it is all a lesson of blood and tears, in the future, I will also open my mind, usually as long as these corrupt officials do not hurt the heavens and reason, we will fight slowly, once the situation is not right, clean up a stubble, cut leeks, anyway, it will never be, cheap enemies are not as cheap as ourselves. ”

"Your Majesty, isn't there corruption in the world." Shi Kefa was surprised.

"You can rest assured, I will order the personnel to strengthen the supervision of officials, there are some things with no lower limit, and if there is one, one must be cleaned up."

Shi Kefa didn't know what the standard of no lower limit he said, but since the emperor understood it, it was not easy for him to say anything.

"Come, let's move on to the matter of the Gurdan's messenger. Old General Qin, you are weak, you don't have to do some things yourself, you can just leave the parade in the martial arts arena to the below. ”

"Emperor Xie cares, and the old minister's body can still be eaten."

"You, the situation is now stabilizing, and it is time for you to enjoy it, so you must protect yourself."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"When the time comes, we will put on two single-row four-barreled rocket launchers, a Gatling, a foot chariot, and the cavalry or something will line up in a line, so as not to be looked down upon by others, after all, it is a fact that our cavalry is lagging behind, and it is estimated that a foot chariot can bluff them, and our goal of bluffing them will be achieved, after all, diplomacy and diplomacy are just to use force to force you to accept the other party's deception, whoever has a big fist, who will take the initiative in diplomacy."

Seeing that the three of them nodded, Gao Yiming continued: "In addition, there is a gun array, a knife array, a shield array or something, a routine operation, although these battle formations may not be used on the battlefield in the future, but the essence left by the ancestors still can't be lost, especially the military body boxing or something, it is very important to strengthen the body."

"What the emperor said is that the ministers obey orders."