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Qian Qianyi lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and watched a group of officials coming towards him, escorting more than a dozen tied up men and women.He couldn't help but sigh: "Why bother, the fields have been divided, and you have to write articles to complain. What's the use of complaining? Can you still get the land back? Your Majesty has endured long enough to wait until this year to do anything." .”

In half a month, more than 700 people were arrested inside and outside Nanjing alone.

There must be some wrongdoings, but they are not completely wronged. To some extent, they are all related to the criticism of Tianzheng.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man rushed to Qian Qianyi's sedan chair and knelt down: "Master, please save my master!"

Qian Qianyi was a little surprised: "Wumei Village was also arrested?"

"I was just taken away this morning. I beg the shepherd to come into the palace and say something nice for my master." The man kowtowed frantically on the ground.

Qian Qianyi said: "I will look for opportunities to help, but this matter is quite big, so I may not be able to help."

"Thank you, shepherd, thank you, shepherd!" The man continued to kowtow.

Qian Qianyi asked the bearer to continue to move forward, but the man kept following, obviously urging him to enter the palace to meet the saint.

Qian Qianyi was a little impatient, so he said to the bearer, "Go to the Forbidden City!"

This guy waited outside the palace for a long time, and was finally summoned.

Zhao Han continued to review the memorial, didn't bother to glance at it, and asked, "Who are you here to intercede for?"

Qian Qianyi shrank his neck and said: "The people who have been arrested are all to blame. How can I plead for such people? I am asking to see you today to report to His Majesty. The annals and tables of "History of the Ming Dynasty" have been edited and proofread. May I ask why?" When will you send it to His Majesty for a review?"

"Let someone deliver it tomorrow," Zhao Han said.

Qian Qianyi immediately resigned, not daring to stay any longer.

After leaving the palace, he said to Wu Weiye's servant: "I have already persuaded His Majesty, but His Majesty was noncommittal. Go home and wait for the news."

The man knelt down and kowtowed again: "Thank you, shepherd, for your generous help!"

Another day later, Zhu Shunshui entered the palace to face the saint, but he really came to intercede with Wu Weiye.

Zhu Shunshui said: "Your Majesty, Wu Weiye only writes poems, not scripts. Moreover, although Wu Weiye's poems seem to be nostalgic for the former Ming Dynasty, they do not criticize the land administration of the new dynasty. Those who arrest people are really nonsense. Your Majesty, Like Wu Weiye and others, there are not a few people who have been arrested. Please...Please don't set up a big prison. There are many wronged people in Nanjing. If you go to various provinces, there may be thousands or even tens of thousands of wronged people. !"

Zhao Han glanced at Zhu Shunshui, and his old friend gave him face: "If Wu Weiye is really okay, he can be released. As for the national investigation, if we don't stop, there will be tens of thousands of people who are wronged. This matter must be investigated to the end! Qing If we continue to persuade, Wu Weiye will be exiled to Heilongjiang. Of course, I am not a tyrant. This case only implicates my wife and children, and I will be exiled to Heilongjiang. It does not implicate my parents, let alone my clan and friends."

Zhu Shunshui had no choice but to shut up, sighed, and silently exited the hall.

A few days later, Wu Weiye was indeed proved innocent and did not write any poems or articles criticizing Tian Zheng.

But there is also a reason for his arrest. In his poems and works, he often longs for the former Ming Dynasty, and faintly reveals his dissatisfaction with the new dynasty.Zhao Han can tolerate this kind of situation, as long as he doesn't reverse black and white and splash dirty water indiscriminately.

After Wu Weiye was released, he learned from his servant that it was Qian Qianyi who entered the palace to intercede for him.When I was moved, I prepared a gift and went to visit: "Thank you, Mu Weng, for your generous help!"

Qian Qianyi didn't explain, but took Wu Weiye's hand earnestly and earnestly: "Meicun, today's emperor is a sage, and Chongzhen is a fool. Even if you don't praise the prosperity of the new dynasty, don't write poems to commemorate the faint emperor of the past. ah!"

Wu Weiye said: "What I yearn for is not the faint emperor Chongzhen, but the 300-year-old society of the Ming Dynasty."

"Confused," Qian Qianyi reprimanded, "now the people live and work in peace and contentment, the generals are victorious in all battles, and the new dynasty of Datong is catching up with the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties. What is there to miss about the decaying Ming Dynasty? You miss the old dynasty, it is better to praise the new one. towards."

Facing his "savior", Wu Weiye couldn't refute, so he just said: "The shepherd taught me the right lesson."

Qian Qianyi put on a high posture: "Since ancient times, there is no benevolent king better than your majesty. Even if he insulted the emperor, he would only be whipped for the first time, imprisoned for the second time, and exiled for the third time. When encountering such a benevolent king, he should be punished." Swearing to serve the imperial court to the death, you actually have the heart to criticize? From my point of view, His Majesty is right to arrest people, and the treacherous ones should be arrested! Kill a few more, exile a few more, so as to correct the government and the wild!"

After some agreement, Wu Weiye resigned and walked down the street in a daze.

The arrest operation continued, and after walking two streets, Wu Weiye saw another person being arrested.

Harem.

Liu Rushi was loudly reprimanding the maid: "You dare to ask me to intercede on behalf of someone after you have had the heart and courage of a leopard. Do you know what it means once I plead? Someone bribed the guards and maids and passed the words to the harem ! I don’t know how many palace people have been implicated!"

The palace maid trembled with fear: "Your Majesty, it's... a sister of mine. She works outside (outside the harem, inside the Forbidden City). When she was out of the Forbidden City on business, a relative and descendant entrusted her..."

"Don't say any more," Liu Rushi warned, "Don't mention this matter again. If you take money, return it immediately!"

The palace people in the Forbidden City, no matter which dynasty they are in, will definitely have contact with the outside world. This time, someone really stuffed money into the Forbidden City.

Even a few writers who wrote daily notes, because they often saw the emperor, were asked for help by all kinds of money.

Except for Zhu Shunshui, no one dared to talk too much.

Although Wu Weiye was acquitted and acquitted of all charges, he was actually written a poem alluding to Tian Zheng.Due to the large number of people arrested, the case was judged quickly. Mao Pijiang was exiled to Heilongjiang together with his wife, concubine and children.

Of course, these exiles will not be deliberately made things difficult, because there is a shortage of Han people in Heilongjiang.In the past, it was possible to divide the land and settle down, but the weather is very cold, and I am afraid that many people will be sick.

This time the case spread across the country, and it also involved wives and children. It is estimated that the number of exiles will exceed [-]. The governor of Andong Dufu (Heilongjiang Dusi) finally gained popularity.

Even the three in "Schools of Scholars" were sentenced to exile in Heilongjiang because they accepted the prohibited manuscripts and obviously planned to publish them.This matter is obviously illegal, because they haven't published it yet, and they can't say "attempted murder" but treat it as a murderer.

But for special affairs, he was exiled!

Pushed and shoved to board the boat, Zhai Wenben wanted to cry, but said to Zhang Tianzhi beside him, "Brother Zhang, I was hurt by you, why did you accept that manuscript?"

Zhang Tianzhi was dejected and was too lazy to argue.

There were not only the three of them on board, but more than 200 people with their families, and this was only the first batch of exiles.

Soon someone recognized them and glared at each other.

It was these three guys who messed around and made the emperor angry.It's a pity that they are all educated people, and all of them come from rich families. They don't know how to farm at all, let alone farming in the cold and remote Heilongjiang!

If it wasn't for the small population in Heilongjiang, the Anton Governor's Mansion would definitely prepare enough food and clothing for the Han people in order to enrich the Han people. Then, if these guys were exiled, at least half of them would freeze to death and starve to death!

This is the first time that Zhao Han has been arrested and sentenced without reason since he came to the throne.

The emperor owns the world, the power is in his hands, and life and death are seized, which cannot be restrained all the time.Zhao Han thought he was very restrained, but someone always forced him to act recklessly.

Chapter 813 [All]

"Your Majesty, the Governor of Luzon sent someone to report that the Nanbawa (Manpawa) Sultanate had discovered a gold mine. The sultan of that country was unable to mine the mine, so he went to Brunei to hire dozens of Han people and succeeded in mining the gold mine in one fell swoop. The Han people in Luzon heard that In short, they crossed the sea to go to gold mining, leaving at least hundreds of people every month. As a result, there were not many Han people on Luzon Island, because of the Nanbawa gold mine, it became less and less.”

"Secondly, the Netherlands is also eyeing the Nambawa gold mine. But the Netherlands is short of manpower. It must first conquer the Nambawa Sultanate before arresting the natives to mine the gold mines. At the end of last year, the Netherlands sent [-] troops and was captured by the Nambawa Sultanate. Repel. The Sultan of Nanbawa is afraid that he will come again, and seeks the help of the Sultanate of Sanfa, Landak (Pontianak) and Brunei Sultanate. All countries in Borneo are afraid and ask the Governor of Luzon to send troops.”

"Nambawa Sultanate, because the country is small, dare not fall to any side. Now it has been invaded by the Netherlands, and has sent envoys to Luzon, asking His Majesty to be the king, and willing to submit the whole country to our Datong court."

Throughout Kalimantan, there are a bunch of sultanates, many of which have become vassal states of Datong China.

As for this Numbawa gold mine, it has also caused a sensation in history.

The country is a port city-state, with the city as the center, and its territory does not radiate far to the surrounding area.Sudan doesn't even have miners available, so it has to go to Brunei to find Chinese miners.At that time, China was under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and a large number of landless farmers flocked from Guangdong. At least 2000 people arrived every spring, and hundreds of people returned home with gold in summer.

The news of the production of gold, the more it spreads, the more evil it becomes. In less than a hundred years, there are more than [-] Chinese there.Later, instead of mining gold, they went there to do business and farm with the ties of clan and fellow villagers.The famous "Lanfang Republic" was established on the basis of these Han people.

Today, the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong widely divide the land, and there are no farmers who have lost their land. Therefore, there are not many people who go to sea to mine gold.There are also one or two hundred people going south every month, all of whom are unwilling to be lonely and want to make a fortune with gold.But Luzon Island is very embarrassing. Most of the Han people there are adventurers and are losing their population at a rate of hundreds per month. The Governor of Luzon is already in a hurry.

Zhao Han said: "Order the Ministry of Rites to engrave the golden seal of the king of Nanbawa, and condemn the envoys to canonize the king and his son. Luzon's army, don't dispatch it for now. First note to the Dutch that Nanbawa is a vassal state of China. Once the Netherlands invades Nanbawa Wow, it is equivalent to tearing up the contract and going to war with China. If the Netherlands sends troops, it will not be too late for Luzon to send troops. Then order the Governor of Palembang, once the war starts, immediately send troops to harass Batavia.”

Kalimantan Island has a tropical rainforest climate, and the number of Han people is small, so the speed of development is very slow.Therefore, Zhao Han never thought about occupying, but kept recruiting younger brothers and recruiting vassal states, focusing on developing Luzon.

Now that this incident suddenly appeared, it must be intervened, and the Dutch should not be allowed to interfere with the island.

But there is no need to be too active. Who knows when the Netherlands will come again, and sending troops to stay for a long time is too expensive.It is best to be able to intimidate the Netherlands diplomatically. If you can't be scared, you can go to war with each other. It is best if the Sultan is killed by the Dutch and takes the opportunity to occupy this city-state.

In the Nanbawa Sultanate, the land is fertile and can grow food.

Farther south, in the Sultanate of Lantak, the capital of the "Lan Fang Republic", Pontianak, the floodplains there are more fertile.

The two places are not far apart, so they can be occupied and connected together, and they can also be self-sufficient in food.

The gold mine is still second, and the main focus is on its sea trade transportation location, which can establish the "Palembang-Pontianak-Luzon-Taiwan-Fujian" route.

In addition, the iron triangle of "Malacca-Palembang-Pontianak" can be formed. If any one is attacked, the other two can quickly provide support.

"Numba wah, that's the deal, let those three come in." Zhao Han said.

Yan Ruoqi, who was disqualified from the imperial examination, and Yan Yuan, the No. 1 Jinshi in Jinke, and Tang Zhen, the No. 7 Jinshi in the second class, were taken to the hall by the female officials.

After the adjustment of the new policy of Jinshi, the third-ranked and Shujishi can already be released from the seventh rank.But you must first observe politics in the cabinet. After the internship period is over, you can be released to work as Cong Qipin.

From the seventh-rank officials, there are not only county magistrates (small county chief officials), but also other government officials at all levels.For example, the governors and deputy governors of provincial yamen, the master book of local horse breeding institutions, the experience and deputy nominations of local salt yamen, the state judges of directly governed states, and so on.These are all positions that have to deal with actual government affairs and exercise their ability to handle affairs.

The number one scholar, the second place in the imperial examination, Tanhua, and Shujishi in each imperial examination, first practiced in the cabinet center, and then sent to the local area to do the training of the seventh rank, and then promoted to the county magistrate.The promotion route for the first few years was designed in this way.

Jinshi on the second list can be released to the outside world.

There are more official positions at this level, and the more famous one is the county magistrate.There are also the governors of provincial government offices, the experience of government government offices, the governors of minority areas, and so on.

Jinshi on the third list can be released from the eighth rank.

After such an adjustment, the Jinshi will be distinguished in detail, otherwise the second and third rankings will be similar.

Yan Yuan is number one on the second list and is currently waiting for an internship.His internship unit is the Ministry of Household Affairs, and when there is a vacancy in the place, he can be released to the county magistrate or other official positions.If you do well, you can be promoted from the seventh rank in three years, and you can be a magistrate in six years.It is true that he has excellent political performance, and he may be the county magistrate in three years.

"Why don't you go to take the examination of Shujishi?" Zhao Han asked.

The Shu Jishi of the Datong New Dynasty could not be trained as ministers, but they had the opportunity to practice in the cabinet.Every three years, there are 15 places for Shu Jishi, and new subjects can take the exam, and once they pass the exam, they will focus on training cadres.

Yan Yuan replied: "The minister is waiting for His Majesty to summon you."

Zhao Han took out the memorial letter: "Whose chief writer is this?"

Yan Ruoqi cupped his hands and said, "Young people are not talented."

Zhao Han asked: "Your father was exiled in Heilongjiang, and you were also disqualified from the imperial examination. Do you have any complaints in your heart?"

Yan Ruoqi replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my father broke the court rules by doing business illegally, and Xiaomin has no complaints in his heart. But Xiaomin has a passion for serving the country. Although he cannot be an official in the imperial examination, he also wants to contribute to the country and the people. I beseech His Majesty to give Xiaomin another chance."

"You are only 17 years old this year, how can you have such insights? Could it be Huang Zongxi who did the writing for you?" Zhao Han laughed.

"There is absolutely no such thing." Yan Ruoqi quickly defended.

Zhao Han didn't speak any more, but re-read the memorial in front of him.

After all, Yan Ruoqi was still young, and as an ancient person, his vision was limited by the times.In the eyes of Zhao Han, this memorial has a greater significance, and it has already involved China's future industrialization development route.

One is the traditional European and American industrialization route. The industry is mainly concentrated in the cities, absorbing the population, money, and resources of the whole country, and forming a location advantage for large-scale production.

The second is an evolutionary version of China's rural economy. Industries are distributed in large and small towns, and the layout is spread like a goddess.Population, money, and resources are concentrated in towns and cities around the world, driving surrounding farmers to develop together.

Both routes have pros and cons.

The second route is not conducive to large-scale industrial production, and will only create a bunch of small township enterprises.But in the end, the development will definitely lead to the same goal. Towns with prosperous industries and commerce will gradually evolve into new cities.

However, there must be a prerequisite, that is, China took the lead in carrying out the industrial revolution and had enough time for the development of town industries.If Europe takes the lead in completing the industrial revolution, this route will not be conducive to competition, and it will force China to take the former route.

In the early days of reform and opening up in New China, that is, in the 80s, China's private industries spontaneously took the second path.At that time, even the inland provinces began to set up a large number of factories. Instead of one factory per town, some places even had one factory per village.However, the pressure from external competition is too great, and there is no future for doing so. It can only shrink the loans of township enterprises and limit the channels for resource acquisition of township enterprises, thus leading to the bankruptcy of most township enterprises.

Zhao Han's expression became kind, and he smiled at the three of them, approving: "It's good that you have ideas, so you should think more and do more."

All three were happy, and thanked the emperor for his praise.

Zhao Han has already made a choice, which is to relax the industrial land grants in various towns.

Emperor Zhao did not have diode thinking, and he did not think that the European industrial development model must be the best, nor would he think that the rural industrial model was better.Children only choose one of the two, adults of course want both.

Urban industry can develop, as can rural industry, both at the same time.

Urban industry has better location advantages, and township industry has the support of small farmers.For a long period of time, there will be no winner or loser, or even a winner and loser. The two can coexist for a long time.

Of course, the separation of population, money, and resources by township industries will definitely hinder the rapid development of urban industries, and even delay the completion of the industrial revolution.But it is more conducive to a smooth transition, and the small peasant economy will not be destroyed quickly, which is conducive to the stability of the country and society in the long run.

Yan Ruoqiu said: "Your Majesty, Xiaomin can go to more provinces to investigate."

"No need," Zhao Han said, "Yan Yuan and Tang Zhen, although you missed the selection for the library, you can be specially enrolled as Shujishi. First, you will practice in the cabinet as an observer of politics. local officials."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yan Yuan and Tang Zhen thanked each other excitedly. The important thing is not about the aristocrats, the important thing is that they are remembered by the emperor.

Zhao Han looked at Yan Ruoqi again: "You have made great contributions to your suggestions and regained your qualifications for the imperial examination. I hope you will have a good life and contribute to the country in the future."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Yan Ruoqi was so excited that he forgot the rules, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

The three bowed and exited the hall, their joy was beyond words.As for the arrest of literati by the imperial court, they didn't bother to pay attention to them. Who would care about those poor scholars who would become officials in the future.

After more than half a month of arrest, the actions inside and outside Nanjing were finally stopped by the emperor.More than 2100 people were exiled to Heilongjiang, including their wives and children.There are such a large number because there are too many "Beijing drifters", and many wealthy literati who cannot be officials have come to Nanjing to mix in the cultural and entertainment circles.

However, the arrest operation in Jinling Mansion is still going on, and the bookstores in the surrounding counties are no longer able to operate normally.

Everyone was in danger, and many ran away, and some even crossed the sea to Japan and North Korea.Settling in Japan and North Korea is better than exile in Heilongjiang, which was too cold during the Little Ice Age.There are also those who change their names and surnames and go to Luzon, and they can spend money to become landlords in Luzon.

The orders of the imperial court are being implemented in various provinces one after another, and the folk scholars are made to feel insecure.

Zhao Han's evaluation in the minds of literati is falling off a cliff.But the effect is obvious, and too obvious, the literary creation and publishing industry has suffered a very serious blow.Even some academic schools dare not talk nonsense anymore.A prosperous cultural and ideological circle seems to have suddenly encountered a cold winter.

For this phenomenon, Zhao Han can only let the "Datong Monthly" take action.

First, the official reprint of Chen Que’s article not only encourages and supports related ideas, but also expresses an attitude that it will not indiscriminately attack academic discussions.As long as Tian Zheng is not criticized, as long as black and white are not confused, academic circles can continue to argue.

Second, publish a commentator's article to clarify the reasons for the promotion of the prison.List the bad deeds of the author Shen Lu, who inverts black and white in her works, smears smears indiscriminately, and uses the heroic deeds of other people's families to put gold on her own family's face.And once again reiterated that there should be no criticism of Tian Zheng, Tian Zheng is the foundation of the new dynasty of Datong.