Chapter 12: Theft of Chinese Language ()

A large group of ministers knelt on the Taihe Gate Hall, and they didn't dare to let out a moment of excitement. No one expected that the gentle emperor would suddenly get angry and ask about the matter of being floated. There was also a top-notch saying that the float was less than 30%, which was really funny. If you follow the Ming Dynasty law, 600,000 taels would be enough for the people in this hall to peel and light the lamp.

Yang Jingwei was really angry.

He circled in the hall with an angry voice, shaking the tiles almost flying.

"Tell me what it means to eat empty-handedness, drink soldiers' blood, what it means to embezzle, interception, and what it means to be filial piety..." Yang Jing shouted loudly on the throne of the hall for a long time, and finally he was really tired and was ready to finish work.

Looking at the uneasy ministers on the ground, Yang Jie felt that giving them a vivid anti-corruption class today should have some effect.

So he changed his face and treated these ministers.

"My dear friends, I actually know that my Ming Dynasty's salary is low, and it is difficult for all civil and military officials to support their families. These things will inevitably happen, and they are all dirty things that are difficult to talk about. I don't blame everyone. After all, this has always happened like this. However, now there are natural disasters, and there are thieves who are not ministers outside. The so-called internal and external troubles are the portrayal of our dynasty, which is the time to use troops and people. Therefore, I would like to invite all my dear friends to do it.

Put the overall situation first, go back and discuss it carefully. After this funding is allocated, how many will it be left after the soldiers? You civil servants and military generals must have a number, and don’t go beyond the bottom line of discussion, and let ordinary soldiers have enough food to have the strength to kill the enemy. This will prevent the Ming Dynasty’s national defense line from being useless, so as not to be slaves under the crotch and mud in the feet of the alien race in the future. If you don’t go beyond this bottom line, I won’t pursue it. What do you think?”

Before the minister could come back, Yang Jing continued to say, "In fact, it is not a glorious thing to always be drifting, filial piety, intercept, and embezzlement. I am going to wait for two years to restore national strength and gradually increase the salary of officials and soldiers, so that you can enjoy what you deserve, and never collect that dirty silver again. What do you think?"

Some of the ministers on the ground opened their mouths wide, with surprise and shock on their faces, some had an incredible expression, some were ashamed, and some were dull and confused. The various forms of officials showed Yang Jing's eyes.

Yang Jing sighed. He had a showdown with the ministers today, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad. However, in order to get the military pay to the front-line soldiers, he had to take some action! Then he turned around and left and retreated.

After going down the court, the entire capital was discussing the matter of being lost. The emperor's words were mixed. Anyway, the entire capital was full of controversy. It threw a small stone into the late Ming Dynasty. Although it was small, it caused layers of waves.

After going to court, Yang Jing realized that he might have made a big mistake. His gun was not strong yet. He was so stupid that he could deal with the entire bureaucratic system, and even the army. The only card he had in his hand was the Jinyiwei and the eunuchs. He offended the entire bureaucratic system. It was still unreliable to rely on them alone, and he had to think of a way! Otherwise, he would not be educated by those ministers and would attack them in the future. He would not have a good life. He would probably not be able to leave the Forbidden City.

Thinking of this, Yang Jing recalled some of the "technical" posts he saw on the Internet in his early years, how to deal with and divide the bureaucratic class. After thinking about it, he still thought of the "secret letter" system of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. This system is a treasure that divides bureaucrats and firmly grasps the imperial power in his hands, but it is also harmful. The harm is that he has to read an additional huge amount of "secret letters" every day and reply, and that is, he is tired, that is, he is just one word. Yongzheng guessed that he was exhausted so much.

Yang Jing thought about it and found that he was still young and could still withstand it in the first few years. In the future, he gradually reduced the number of "secret letters". He estimated that he could live longer. After thinking about it, he really only had this trick to withstand the collective counterattack of the bureaucratic group, or collective confrontation, or non-cooperative movement.

The legend says that after the "secret letter" appears, an inconspicuous little official in your eyes will report some of the inauthentic words and deeds you said today to the emperor. Two months later, you will be demoted and resigned for no reason. Therefore, officials are quite afraid of this "secret letter". They can divide the bureaucratic group well.

So, Yang Jing took all his thoughts and began to prepare for "secret letters".

However, Yang reformed his own interests are not a historical expert, so it is naturally impossible to recall how the "secret copy" was implemented. He did not know the specific system, nor did he know who should give the "secret copy" to.

After thinking about it, Yang Jie still felt that when he was sleeping at night, he would go to Baidu to search. Otherwise, he would not be able to do anything by relying on himself to think about it here.

At night, Yang Jie went to bed early. In his dream, he dreamed of returning to Baidu. He really found the "secret letter" and was one of Yongzheng's main political achievements. Yang Jie flipped some pages.

I have some understanding of the "secret letters" made by Yongzheng.

One conclusion I came to was that Yongzheng was probably exhausted. Just like in the 21st century, he died suddenly after spending more than ten days in Internet cafes. It is rare to have longevity.

Think about it! With so many officials, each of them will give a "secret note" every day. How many officials have to pay the emperor a "secret note"! How much time does it take to read and reply to these "secret note"! It is estimated that only the "water kings" who are flooding in the forum can withstand it.

During the day, Yang Jing also planned to give some "small officials" or prestigious idle personnel a "secret credit" to them. Now it seems that if you follow the Yongzheng method, Yang Jing felt that he could win the title of "Shuidi Emperor" of the Ming Dynasty.

After thinking about it, it is definitely not possible to follow Yongzheng's approach. I am afraid that I will be exhausted if I am not alive until 1644.

After thinking about it, Yang Jing first set a number of "secret letters" for this "secret letter" and could not exceed 200 copies. If he had more, he would probably have no time to read it, not to mention that he was too tired. Then he dispersed the "secret letters" across the country to give some prestigious celebrities, some big merchants, some big landlords, some important officials, and some middle-level bureaucrats. There should still be some lower-level people and some in the army. Anyway, there should be some classes and places in the Ming Dynasty, which will help him control the Ming Dynasty.

After the idea is made, it will start to implement it. In what form should I implement it?

Leaking the banned Chinese language? Yang Jing smiled bitterly. This is really a good name. Many emperors have used it. According to this meaning, they made a banned Chinese language stolen. Then they issued a "secret note", first giving it to some ministers, then expand the scope to middle-level officials, and then expand it to all levels of society. This will not be too much blocked.

After thinking it through, Yang Jiewei went to sleep with peace of mind.

Early the next morning.

Yang Jie came to Wenhua Hall with a bitter face. This is the place where he usually discusses the affairs of the court with his assistants, which is different from the "morning court" of Taihemen.

"Please greet the emperor, long live my emperor." Several auxiliary ministers saluted Yang Jing.

"Everyone please get up. I have said a long time ago that you should not be so vain. You are all assistant ministers. What I want is you to help me govern the country, instead of kowtowing me all day long, do you remember?"

"We thank the emperor for his kindness." Then several auxiliary ministers also got up.

Seeing that Yang Jing had a bitter face and looked unhappy, several assistant ministers were confused. Could it be that something had happened to provoke the emperor? So one of them asked: "Master, is there anything unhappy?" Yang Jing has been pretty good to these assistant ministers recently, and they are kind-hearted. So several assistant ministers are used to being easy-going.

"The ban on Chinese language is stolen." Yang Jing said without comment.

Several assistant ministers also took a breath and leaked the forbidden Chinese language is not a joke. However, serious crimes and exiles are no problem. Relationships affect the fate of many people.

"A few days ago, I told several auxiliary ministers that I didn't expect to report secretly that the Jinyi Guard said that everyone in the capital knew about it. I don't know what went wrong. But if you know, if you don't have a secret, you will lose your body; if you don't have a secret, you will lose your country..."

Several assistant ministers were about to kneel down and shout that they were guilty.

Yang Jing stopped it in time and said, "The leak is just a small matter, otherwise it would not be like this today. The king and his ministers talk casually here. There is nothing to discuss today. Several auxiliary ministers will discuss theft of the forbidden Chinese language, and then discuss the secret words to see what methods are there to avoid similar things."

Several auxiliary officials quickly discussed this matter and came to a conclusion quickly, that is, to strengthen the management of the Forbidden City, strictly instruct all officials and keep it confidential.

After hearing the words of several assistant ministers, Yang Jing pulled out a note from his sleeve and said, "This is the method I have come up with. Secret copying can effectively avoid theft of Chinese language."

Several assistant ministers took Yang Jing's memorial and read it. After reading it for a while, their faces changed. What is theft of Chinese language? It is clearly the emperor's ability to concentrate his power in his hands when he was thinking about the law! Just imagine, everyone used secret documents, and all the matters were secretly approved and executed by the emperor. Why do we need our assistant ministers to go to court?

A auxiliary minister thought about it and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is not possible. The government must always be implemented. Naturally, it must be open and upright to get legitimate. Such secret operations and exchanges may be too dark. It is not the law of governing the country of our heavenly dynasty. It will also damage the national system."

Another auxiliary minister also said: "I also think it is inappropriate. This behavior is too dark. It is inevitable that someone maliciously accused and framed it, which can easily lead to good people being harmed and villains being rampant."

When Yang Jie saw that two assistant ministers had already opposed it. If several other assistant ministers were asked to speak, they would probably have opposed it all. This would probably not work if they made a "secret note" by themselves.

So he pressed before another assistant minister and spoke, saying, "I understand this matter that the government will naturally follow the existing path and will not change. The implementation of the government will naturally be open and upright and will not damage the national system. As for malicious false accusations and frame-ups, I think as long as I sit upright and act correctly, I will not be afraid of false accusations from villains, unless he has shameful acts."

When several assistant ministers heard the emperor say this, they stopped talking.

Yang Jing also said: "My secret copy is for the purpose of keeping the matters in the court, not for the villain to falsely accuse him. Besides, I am preparing to give the power of secret copy to several auxiliary ministers, ministers and ministers. Could it be that you, the assistant ministers and the various departments, have all been killed in the future. I guess you will not dare to see anyone when you go out.
Chapter completed!