Chapter 653: Crowds of people outside Yongchang Gate
It is extremely common in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty to deceive superiors and deceive subordinates. This is a common tacit understanding among bureaucrats. Zhu Yijun never believed that his ministers were loyal to the empire and loyal to the empire. Because of this tacit understanding, the income of these miscellaneous officials was concealed.
Yamen at all levels have a certain amount of hidden income, which Zhu Yijun had expected, but Zhejiang's hidden income is so serious that Zhu Yijun will never allow it.
In Wuyi County, Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang, the annual land tax and business tax can only be converted into 23,000 taels of silver, but the hidden income is as high as 114,000 taels of silver, which is more than five times the hidden income.
“So, the great plan for the world in the twelfth year of Wanli is coming soon. The mountains of money piled up in the counties, states, and government offices must be digested. No matter what time, the distribution must be It is a very difficult problem, and the Dingjian Great Work is the most suitable solution, because it covers all aspects and everyone is satisfied."
"The existence of Zhejiang Jiuying has blocked the Dingjian Great Work that is common in Jiangnan. "Zhu Yijun analyzed the phenomena, problems, and causes. This methodology based on the theory of contradiction is very reliable.
The existence of Jiuying in Zhejiang has made the bureaucrats in Fuzhou and County feel like they have no way to use the Dagong Dingjian to distribute benefits and do accounts. When the imperial court was making plans, it was discovered that there were accumulations in the treasury and county treasury. What should I do with the mountains of money?
The reason why the mine supervisors created by Emperor Wanli were widely opposed has become very clear. While the mine supervisors were draining the lake and fishing, they also allowed local governments to use the name of the mine supervisors to maximize the gathering of miscellaneous officials and make things easier for them. Che, the mine supervisor, and excessive taxes became the last straw for Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, in order to consume this money, Wuyi County even built a small Zhengya Bell and Drum Tower, but it still cannot absorb all the money collected by miscellaneous officials under clever names." Wang Guoguang further After explaining this phenomenon, even the bell and drum towers of the small Zhengya were built. However, the money collected could not be absorbed, so the idea was turned to Jiuying.
You can’t spend it all, you can’t spend it all. After the sea is opened, this hidden income will continue to increase and expand.
Once the Jiuying camp is disbanded, then the Zhejiang Jiuying camp can be completely criticized, and all the dams they built will be torn down and rebuilt. They will be demolished once, rebuilt again and again. If the quality is poor, they will be rebuilt next year, and the cycle repeats.
"But the only thing that is worth celebrating is that our officials in the Ming Dynasty are still looking for excuses, instead of just fabricating them out of thin air in order to digest this money. This is better." Zhu Yijun said sincerely.
“Fabricated out of thin air?” Wang Guoguang was stunned, what kind of gameplay is this? Simply unheard of.
"Well, Tessie likes to use this method. He just makes it up out of thin air. A bag of bushings weighing two taels can be sold for 44 taels of gold. The reason why Felipe II can't build a five-masted bridge Foreign ships are too expensive for the same reason." Zhu Yijun briefly explained what fabrication was.
"What is King Felipe's audit for? A bag of two taels of bushings weighs forty-four taels of gold!" Wang Guoguang was extremely shocked by Taixi's gameplay. Such corruption is rampant, where is the audit? What about surveillance?
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "The auditors sent out may die for various reasons, such as being shot eighteen times in the back or committing suicide?"
"Huh? Wang Guoguang asked dullly: "Is it reasonable to commit suicide after being shot eighteen times?"
"It shouldn't be reasonable." Zhang Xueyan was stunned.
"Unreasonable, but it may be reasonable in Western Europe." Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "This kind of tax created by miscellaneous officials with clever names needs to be audited and monitored. Let's start in Zhejiang."< br>
Is Daming really poor? The yamen are very poor, but officials like Wu Shanyan are not poor at all.
What is the censor of the Ming Dynasty doing? Wu Shanyan was patrolling Zhejiang as the deputy capital imperial envoy, and he was the chief censor. This is the most intuitive manifestation of the failure of the power of error correction.
The imperial court allowed local government offices to have some hidden income, but Zhejiang went too far.
"Your Majesty, in the tenth year of Wanli, Your Majesty decreed that the abandonment of land should be included in the examination results. A quarter of the land was abandoned and the examination results were lower. However, due to various reasons, it was not possible in the end." Zhang Xueyan mentioned One thing is that the land abandonment was passed. This decree was a bit like a slap on the head, and it eventually became a sleeping clause.
This kind of thing is also very common. Top-down decrees sometimes happen like this. The emperor did not admit his mistake, but he did not pass the exam and fell asleep, which also let the local government see that His Majesty is not a man who insists on his own way. When it cannot be done, His Majesty will make changes as appropriate.
"Why did Young Situ suddenly mention this matter?" Zhu Yijun asked doubtfully. He doesn't slap people in the face, and he doesn't expose his shortcomings when he scolds them. Zhang Xueyan can be more tactful when he wants to scold the emperor!
“Because Songjiang Prefecture has done it.” Zhang Xueyuan said with a very strange expression: “Songjiang Prefecture’s land abandonment problem has been greatly improved. This year’s plan, Songjiang Prefecture’s land abandonment is not even 10%, more than 10%. 90%."
Two years later, Shen Shixing solved the problem of land abandonment in Songjiang Prefecture. This was an unexpected surprise for the world plan in the twelfth year of Wanli. Shen Shixing did not even report to the court as a successful laborer. Ask for credit, but hand over the accounts when the world is in great planning.
"Ah? No, how did he do it?" Zhu Yijun asked blankly, letting the "No Abandonment of Desolation Order" sleep. Zhu Yijun was unwilling to do it, but if he couldn't do it, he couldn't do it. Even if all the officials were killed, Shen Shixing could not do it, but when Zhu Yijun had already given up, Shen Shixing actually did it.
Weird!
“Because there are many workshops in Songjiang Prefecture, the craftsmen are not engaged in farming and mulberry farming. This is the demand.” Zhang Xueyan explained the problem. The increase in workshops has solved the dilemma of the small farmer economy.
Workshops are increasing, the number of craftsmen is increasing, and the demand for food is increasing. The strong labor force of Songjiang Prefecture has entered the workshop, and there is no labor force in the fields. In order to retain these labor forces, the landlords have to provide more labor remuneration. Let the tenants stay on the fields instead of entering the workshops, thus breaking the dilemma of small farmers' economy.
The establishment of large-scale free employment production relations prevents land from being abandoned.
"That's it." Zhu Yijun was dumbfounded. His visible big hand was taught a hard lesson by the invisible big hand.
"Your Majesty, I don't think this is a solution for absolute freedom." Wang Guoguang knew as soon as he looked at the emperor's expression that his Majesty might have misunderstood. Hubu was not praising absolute freedom. Stripping away freedom brings nothing.
Wang Guoguang’s reasons are very good. In fact, this was solved by the visible big hand of the emperor. The emperor led the opening of the sea. The 37.12 million silver investment in the opening of the sea was also made by the emperor with real money. So it’s When it comes to fruition and harvest, absolute liberals must not be allowed to pick the fruits of victory.
We want to announce that the trial implementation of the "No Abandonment of Desolation Order" was successful in Songjiang Prefecture!
If you don’t occupy the high ground of public opinion, the enemy will. Moreover, what Wang Guangguang said is true. Changes in production relations are led by the court. No matter who it is, no one can take credit for it.
“Ah, it seems like this?” After listening to Wang Guoguang’s interview, Zhu Yijun found that things seemed to be like this.
Wang Guoguang said very solemnly: "The theory of absolute freedom has two absurd assumptions. The first is that the free market always allocates all resources effectively and efficiently, but we Everyone has seen that money always flows to places where there is no shortage of money, and goods and materials are also flowing to people who do not need them.”
“The biggest dilemma of the small-scale peasant economy is that food cannot flow effectively to those in need. People, because people in need do not produce surplus to buy the food they need.”
"The second absurd assumption is that all growth is a good thing, no matter what type of growth they are. For example, silver is idling in trading houses, such as boats and study apartments are constantly expanding, such as rural sages, gentry, and powerful people. , The workshop owners would rather feed the laborers than pay wages to the poor coolies, and then use the lie that one person's luxury means the livelihood of thousands of people."
These two absurd assumptions are absolutely ridiculous. The core theory of liberalism is extremely absurd.
Wang Guoguang does not want his wise Majesty to be affected by such nonsense in his judgment of state affairs.
"What Da Situ said makes sense, then please ask Mr. Wange to announce in the Di newspaper that the pilot of the "No Abandonment of Wasteland" was successful." Zhu Yijun fully agreed with Wang Guoguang's point of view. It has been twelve years, The accountant of this empire ensured all expenditures for the Wanli Restoration.
“How many silver coins are printed?” Zhu Yijun talked about the silver mountain that gave him a headache. He couldn’t wait to continue investing in the sea.
"The annual printing of 5 million silver, your majesty, is expected to exceed 6.5 million silver by the middle of next year. By then, your majesty can open the floodgates and release the water. Can't the internal funds support it?" Wang Guangguang reported. The number of silver coins printed in the Battle Bureau can be achieved half a year ahead of schedule.
“I can still hold on.” Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and said, “As long as everything goes well.”
Everything is going according to plan.
Ma Wenying, Yang Tingyong and others received a reward after meeting the saint. In addition to the reward of one hundred silver each, they also received a worsted wool cloak each, and From the four flintlock muskets given by His Majesty, and four boxes of six bottles each from the national cellar.
"Your Majesty asked the four generals to return to Zhejiang and select 4,500 elite soldiers to go to the Nagasaki Governor's Palace. At the same time, he eliminated the old and weak soldiers of the Ninth Battalion and conducted a massacre against the 45,000 soldiers of the Ninth Battalion. Supplement to complete the establishment of 45,000 people." Li Yougong explained the work content of the four generals in detail.
Returning to Zhejiang, he oversaw the execution of 1,200 people including Wu Shanyan, and then selected elite soldiers, replenished troops, and went to Nagasaki Governor's Mansion to destroy the Japanese.
Replenishing the supply of troops was the suggestion of Grand Sima Zeng Shengwu in the court meeting. The establishment of the ninth battalion was not satisfied, and most of them had vacancies. Among Wu Shanyan's more than 100 crimes, one was that he was taking empty pay. After completing the establishment, the Ninth Battalion continued to patrol against floods as usual. At the same time, a hydrogeographic survey was conducted throughout Zhejiang, and the Chichi Road of Yingtianfu, Hangzhoufu, Suzhoufu, and Songjiangfu was determined. The Ninth Battalion would later become the Engineer Regiment Battalion.
A new revolving door emerged. Zhejiang Ninth Battalion Engineer Regiment was selected into the Navy and served as a guest soldier in the Nagasaki Governor's Palace. After retiring, he returned to the Ninth Battalion as an officer and was responsible for the construction of Zhejiang Dingjian. thing.
The imperial government does not want the hidden income of the local government offices in Zhejiang Province. It remains in Zhejiang and is distributed by Dagongjian. However, the soldiers of the Nine Battalions must receive a share of the distribution, and the poor coolies of Zhejiang also To get a share of the distribution, it is public construction investment. After it is completed, it will be beneficial to everyone.
"Third Master, aren't we rebelling? Why did the Emperor give us so many rewards?" Yang Tingyong looked at his pile of rewards and was a little confused. They all rebelled. The emperor or the emperor wanted to stabilize Zhejiang Jiuying, so this extra reward is a bit strange.
"Rebellion? Who rebelled? Nonsense! At the request of Yan Shixuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, we entered the city to wipe out the bandits! This is what His Majesty said in the newspaper! Are you questioning His Majesty!" Ma Wenying said sternly: "We entered the city to exterminate the bandits! During the process of wiping out the bandits, we found evidence of Wu Shanyan's deception!"
"It was obviously a mutiny..." Zhang Wenyuan muttered: "At the beginning, I had already thought about it. No matter what, I would kill Wu Shanyan, a dog official! And his lackeys!"
"Your Majesty naturally has His Majesty's considerations. You are here Do you question His Majesty's wisdom?" Ma Wenying asked seriously.
"No! Your Majesty is wise!" Zhang Wenyuan waved his hands repeatedly. He just couldn't figure out why His Majesty did this.
When Ma Wenying returned to Shuangyu Port in Zhejiang, it was already late October and early November. Under the influence of the small glacier climate, the northwest wind in Hangzhou was bone-chilling, and even the surface of the West Lake was covered with frost. There is a thin layer of ice, and the execution ground is being built. More than 1,200 rebels will be executed at one time. Those who can go to the execution ground are officials. As for the lackeys, they are not even qualified to stand on stage, so they are all under the stage.
There were not enough executioners, so Shen Shixing sent someone to the ninth camp to select a group of soldiers and became executioners.
Shen Shixing was extremely busy. The establishment of the Jiuying Experience Department was complicated, but Shen Shixing still completed the establishment of the system before the execution. Three-legged toads were hard to find, and two-legged scholars were everywhere. All.
Shen Shixing combined the experience of Songjiang Prefecture and found that the officials of all prefectures and counties in Zhejiang Province were all appointed by outsiders. It was too easy for the locals to get mixed up with the local clans, rural gentry, and powerful right-wingers. .
Doctors from the Five Classics have arrived, and preparations for the survey of Yinghangchi Road and Songhangchi Road have begun.
Shen Shixing finally finished all the things after the mutiny and had time to sit down and drink a cup of tea. He didn't have time to eat breakfast until three in the afternoon.
“It’s better to leave this fish in the river and stop making fish in Hangzhou from now on.” Shen Shixing looked at the plate of vinegared fish on the table and told his subordinates, West Lake vinegar He really can't enjoy the blessing of fish. How did Hangzhou become a food desert in such a prosperous city? !
"Futai, Yan Shixuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, would like to see you." A concierge came in and said with embarrassment.
"Let him in, I'll have a bite to eat." Shen Shixing waved his hand and asked Yan Shixuan to come in first.
He didn’t eat in the morning. He went to Yongchangmen early in the morning and personally dug the first shovelful of soil for the construction of Yongchangmen Zhongyong Temple, which was regarded as laying the foundation. Then he went to Jiuqu Camp non-stop to express his condolences. I visited the families of the soldiers who died during the suppression of the bandits. At noon, I returned to the government office and processed a batch of official documents. The main reason was that some soldiers of the ninth battalion had robbed innocent people's property and needed to return it. After reading the official documents, Shen Shixing met with the Five Classics Doctors from the capital and sent 29 battalions of soldiers to protect the Five Classics Doctors from surveying Chidao.
He had just finished his work and sat down at the table, his chest pressed against his back with hunger, when Yan Shixuan came to the door.
"I'll eat first, you speak and I listen." Shen Shixing motioned to Yan Shixuan to speak.
"Ma Wenzhong and the others came back and asked about the selection of elite soldiers. Will the money of miscellaneous officials in various counties be included in the overall plan?" Yan Shixuan explained the purpose of his visit, two things, and the selection of elite soldiers. , this matter is easy to handle, Jingying has experience and can directly apply it, and when the navy was established, it had already been selected several times, mainly for the second thing.
The imperial court did not give specific instructions on whether the hidden income of each yamen should be included in the overall plan.
The imperial court did not give instructions because it was not in Zhejiang and did not understand the situation in Zhejiang. It was not particularly clear and the governor of Zhejiang needed to make a judgment.
Shen Shixing finished the lunch that had been heated three times as quickly as possible and said, "Incorporate it into the plan."
"I know that if it is included in the plan now, they will If they cry about poverty, they will continue to use various methods to squeeze out the losses from the poor coolies. But you have to know that this is the most suitable opportunity. The ground in Zhejiang has just experienced a mutiny, and there are still more Is this a more suitable opportunity? "
"There will definitely be opposition, and there will also be clever excuses. This is a long-term struggle process. At worst, the soldiers of the Nine Battalions will enter the city again and periodically. Just wipe out the rebels."
"I think so too," Yan Shixuan said with great conviction: "The struggle has reached this point and we can no longer retreat."
Shen Shixing said. Yan Shixuan said: "All the water houses and dung tunnel owners in Hangzhou Prefecture are controlled by Wu Shanyan. Now that Wu Shanyan has fallen, we can no longer continue like this. We should follow the example of Songjiang Prefecture and set up a government-run water and fertilizer station to specialize in water supply and dung." Dao, please pay close attention to this matter. Wu Shanyan is going to die, but his death cannot be in vain. Zhejiang must make changes."
"The imperial court has always been wary of Zhejiang. This fear has become a thorn in His Majesty's heart. To eliminate this fear, this is the best opportunity to completely clean up Zhejiang, so that the court can rest assured and His Majesty can Don’t worry, let the people of Zhejiang feel at ease.”
Shen Shixing checked Wu Shanyan. He didn’t agree with Wu Shanyan’s choice, but he could understand it.
Zhu Wan, Zhang Jing, and Li Tianchong, two governors of Zhejiang and a minister of the Ministry of War, died on the ground in Zhejiang. It is not surprising that Wu Shanyan chose to join forces with the local clan, rural gentry, and powerful right-wingers. But Shen Shixing didn't agree with this choice. If it were him, he would rather die with these mermaids and die together.
Some people may think his idea is naive, but he thinks this may be the purpose of desperately trying to win the top prize.
Be concerned about the world's worries first, and be happy and prosperous after the world's worries.
On November 7, the twelfth year of Wanli, Shen Shixing came to the execution ground outside Yongchang Gate of Hangzhou Prefecture. People watching the execution surrounded the execution ground, and the execution ground was lined up from Yongchang Gate to the Qiantang River.
Chen Tiande led the coastal defense patrol and pulled six parade cars with Wu Shanyan and others hanging on them. They walked through the streets and alleys of Hangzhou Prefecture and arrived in front of Yongchang Gate before giving Wu Shanyan and other officials He put it down and threw it on the execution ground.
Then there is a complicated process, which requires verification of identity. Everyone needs to be checked. The first step to identify identity is fingerprints, followed by scars, moles, etc. At the beginning of the case, verification of identity requires an application. Verify for yourself.
"Shen Shixing! You are so majestic! My today is your tomorrow! I can be beheaded by His Majesty today, and the same will be true for you tomorrow!" Wu Shanyan is a little unkempt, and his imprisonment has continued. After a month and a half, he was no longer the gentle gentleman he was before.
His Majesty once said that death is not terrible, but waiting for death is terrible.
Wu Shanyan has been waiting for death, suffering every moment, and now the end of this endless hell has finally come.
Wu Shanyan spat viciously and shouted: "Do you expect His Majesty to continue to be wise! As glorious as Tang Xuanzong was in his prosperous Kaiyuan era, how desolate was the Tianbao era in chaos! Emperor Shizong worked hard to rule for twenty years, So what? Are you hiding in Xiyuan? "
"The emperor is a human being, a living person, with flesh and blood. The emperor is working hard now, but he is restrained by Zhang Juzheng! Your Majesty is slacking off, let me see what will happen to you!"
"I'll be waiting for you on Huangquan Road!"
Shen Shixing looked at Wu Shanyan with his hands in his hands and said, "Mr. Although he is very powerful, is your majesty someone you can control? Look at you, you don’t understand. He is just a minister. After a moment, he looked at Wu Shanyan and said: "I don't regret it! It's like you haven't regretted your crimes until now. People are like this. You just have to walk on the path you choose."
" Take him to the execution ground!”
For Wu Shanyan’s vicious curse before his death, Shen Shixing responded positively. One day, His Majesty really slacked off and was not as high-spirited as he is now. He hid in Tonghe Palace and paid no attention to state affairs. If Shen Shixing just ignores and treats others with dignity, he has nothing to regret. This is enough for him to be worthy of his parents, his Majesty, Ming Dynasty and himself.
Choice is personal freedom. After making a choice, you must bear corresponding responsibilities.
Zhang Cheng, the admiral of the Songjiang Town Navy, shook his fly whisk, and the two small yellow doors opened the imperial edict. Zhang Cheng shouted in a raised voice: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, the edict says:"
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"The times are difficult, the ambition is strong, the heaven has not regretted the disaster, the fortune is dangerous, the gang is vicious and ugly, specializes in stealing the power of the country, the evil intention is latent, and the provocation is not planned."
"I rely on Wu. The thief is a confidant, and the thief of Wu repays his kindness with his power! This is a traitor, a wolf and an ugly person, he dares to go against the rules of nature, he does not know the kindness of being exposed, and he often refuses to defend his life, and deceives the people of our promotion, and maims them. I am an innocent soldier! The common people in the county are in mourning. As a parent, the king of the world, and the lord of the country, am I ashamed of myself?” After destroying the evil and rebellious people, I am relieved to hear that the nests of the ferocious beasts have been wiped out. I am correcting the punishment book and discarding it as a national canon!"
"Today, outside the Yongchang Gate, the governor of Zhejiang, Shen Shixing, is here. During the prison sentence, Wu Shanyan and his party were all beheaded in public to show the canonical punishment. The soldiers and the people could see it, and both the people and the gods could learn from it. The emperor heard about it. "
"I admire this."
There is a sentence in the imperial edict that is wrong. It should be that the doctor of the Ministry of official affairs inspected Songjiang and Zhejiang Shen Shixing, but the doctor was a five-year-old. If he was demoted one more level, Shen Shixing would not be as happy as taking the imperial examination again. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty saved Shen Shixing's face.
Shen Shixing took out the order stick from the lotus tube in the main hall, wrote Wu Shanyan's name, then threw it out, and said with a serious face: "It's three quarters to noon, execution!"
< br>When the order fell, the executioner stepped forward and took off the death card that was inserted into Wu Shanyan's neck. The death card should have written charges, but there were too many crimes to accommodate, so he wrote the word "death" one by one. After throwing away the death card, he took out the beheading knife, took a sip of wine, and sprayed it on the beheading knife.
The executioner put the decapitating knife on the ground, took out a bone prying knife two fingers wide from his waist, touched Wu Shanyan's neck, counted the spine, and inserted the bone prying knife into it. , pry it gently, and make a rattling sound.
Wu Shanyan felt a coldness on his neck and could not feel his body at all. He smelled a smell of feces and urine. This is what happens when the spine is broken and the body is out of control. Wu Shanyan wanted to cry. Laughing, I wanted to cry out that it hurt, but I couldn't actually do it. My body was completely out of control.
In fact, at this time, he was already dead.
The executioner looked at the sun, raised the decapitating knife in his hand, swung it down suddenly, struck at the point where Wu Shanyan's spine was broken, and cut off his head.
Wu Shanyan’s head rolled down with a sound. He actually still had some consciousness. After feeling the world spin, he saw a group of people wearing short brown clothes. He blinked hard. His whole life was just like watching a horse fly by. Flashes flashed before his eyes, and then all perceptions disappeared, falling into endless darkness.
Wu Shanyan regretted it at the end of his life.
Because he saw himself in the forty-one year of Jiajing, wearing bright clothes and angry horses. At that time, he had just won the Jinshi and was high-spirited. At that time, he wanted to use his own hands to conquer the world. The sky becomes clear and clear.
Later, when exactly did I fall into the abyss?
I don’t know, Wu Shanyan left the world without even remembering it.
“Well done!”
The crowd burst into cheers, and as the cheers rang out, the executioners waved their long knives, reflecting the midday sun, and killed each person’s head. Landed in response.
The execution of 1,200 public beheadings was completed within a quarter of an hour at 3:00 noon.
Ma Wenying picked up Wu Shanyan’s head, put it in a sandalwood box, sent it to the Zhongyong Temple outside Yongchang Gate, and buried it at the door where everyone had to pass. It was His Majesty's request. He betrayed the Emperor and the common people, and was trampled upon by all the people for generations.
After putting the head in, Ma Wenying began to fill the soil with lime, which is also mixed cement.
Concrete can preserve the head longer.
"Futai, something happened at the shipyard!" The master handed a letter to Shen Shixing in a panic.
After reading the letter, Shen Shixing looked at Yan Shixuan stunned for a long time. He swore that he would never be Yan Shixuan's immediate boss in this life!
(End of this chapter)