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The Storm of the Late Ming Dynasty 5200 Volume 2 Chapter 656: Riding the Wind and Snow to Luoyang (4)

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    w Another gust of wind and snow blew over, hitting the glass window, and the sound was very clear.

    The guard standing at the door tightened his clothes and observed his surroundings intently.  Qingdao Port has been run by Yu Guozhen for a long time, but there are many business travelers going here, many of them are spies from various forces.  If there was a chance to assassinate Yu Guozhen and cause some trouble for the Chinese Military Strategy Commission, these spies would be happy.

    Then the guard saw four literati walking over with laughter.

    "I think Gu Yanwu is writing his comments again. I don't know what articles he will write today. I must read it first."

    "He can't write a good article about such a happy event, so we want him to treat us!"

    "If you write a good article, you should treat me to a guest!"

    "You guys are all in the dark. Brother Yanwu is busy with business now, which is different from us just messing around."

    "What is dawdling? Today I will debate with Yanwu whether it is good or bad to have a king or not to have a king in China."

    "Does China have a king? I just heard that the Yi and Di have a king, but it is not as good as the death of all Xia"

    "The words of the sage may not be entirely trustworthy, at least more than a sentence. The sage's time may not have the punctuation of today. I foolishly think that this is the sage's ridicule of the Spring and Autumn Period. There are still wise kings in Yi and Di, but there are no wise kings in the Xia  "

    "Nonsense, nonsense, how can we, China, have no wise ruler!"

    This group of people originally came to visit Gu Yanwu, but when they got to the door, they started arguing among themselves. In the heavy snow, everyone quoted scriptures and argued endlessly, as if they wanted to set the record straight for the pilgrimage.  The guard smiled slightly upon hearing this, with a somewhat disdainful smile.

    "Stop arguing. You have been arguing for several days with no result. How aboutasking this Chinese Army to comment on the truth?"

    Finally, one person came out to smooth things over. That person was older. The youngest of the four had a similar look to him and was following behind him.

    "Ha, the disciples of Yu Jimin's religion are naturally talented. But they don't read the books of sages"

    "This gentleman is wrong. In Xinxiang Academy, we actually read the books of sages. The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, The Book of Songs, and Spring and Autumn Annals. We all studied them. But our teacher said that sages  The time is not the same as today. Nowadays, literati are competing for the original meaning of the saint. Only working on the literal sentences and taking the meaning out of context is really a literary thief."

    Because there was more than one guard, the guard winked at his companion.  They followed Yu Guozhen and knew that their commander had an easy-going temperament, so they were not cold and arrogant.

    "Well¡­¡­"

    "The word "literary thief" made everyone who was originally arguing dumb, and then someone laughed and said: "Look, look, the disciples taught by Yu Jimin are indeed qualified to judge!"

    Although the Huaxia Army has now formed its own education system.  However, the guards around Yu Guozhen were still recruited from the elementary school in Xinxiang, so in a sense, they were indeed Yu Guozhen's disciples.  The older scholar's words made everyone laugh.

    They thought the guard was well-spoken.  So they took him to chat, and when they learned that he was really Yu Guozhen's guard and that Yu Guozhen himself was indeed here with Gu Yanwu, these people suddenly became energetic: "Yu Jimin is really here, please see me, please see me!"

    At this time, Gu Yanwu had just served Yu Guozhen a cup of hot tea.  The two men were discussing the current situation around the charcoal fire.

    "Mr. Yanwu still thinks that I should take things step by step and not be impatient, right?"

    "Exactly, the world is just something in the commander-in-chief's pocket, so why worry? I think the commander-in-chief's five-year unification plan is a stroke of genius. It divides the enemy as much as possible and uses the enemy's strength for one's own use. It is meaningless to change it at this time."

    When Gu Yanwu said this, there was a sly smile in his eyes. He had been running a newspaper for several years, and he was no longer the indignant and simple scholar he was. What was the secret behind Yu Guozhen's five-year reunification plan? He was a  Clearly.

    The first step of the five-year unification plan is economic unification. Now the Chinese Military Strategy Commission controls the minting power. The next step must be the unification of finance and taxation, such as charging the same commercial tax.  Shanghai, now under the new control of Yu Guozhen, is implementing the commercial tax system stipulated by the Chinese Military Strategy Commission.  Collecting commercial taxes is a very offensive thing, especially in the Jiangnan area under the control of the Jinling Small Court, where smuggling is rampant and industrial and commercial tax evasion is extremely serious. After signing the five-year unification plan, the Jinling Small Court must replace Yu Guozhen.  Some work to offend people is done first.

    Even if the small court of Jinling refused to do it and instead incited the evil gentry to oppose it, it would be in line with Yu Guozhen's wishes - he needed to confiscate the property of some lawless people to fund infrastructure construction in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

      "The commander-in-chief came to me today not just to discuss this with me. The commander-in-chief has already made up his mind about this matter. How can it be my turn to comment?" Gu Yanwu and Yu Guozhen discussed some details of the five-year plan. He said  After giving some of his own opinions, Yu Guozhen also explained patiently. When the conversation was over, Gu Yanwu said: "Whatever the commander-in-chief orders, just say it."

    Yu Guozhen pondered for a moment: "It's mainly about two things. You should know about the Nandu weekend thing, right?"

    "Yes, I never thought that Cheng Zhengfu would be such a person. I made an oversight!" Gu Yanwu was a little embarrassed.

    "It's not an oversight, it's just that everyone has his own ambitions, and Cheng Xinzhen has resigned as editor-in-chief, and Nandu has been replaced at the weekend. I have read the recent issues of People's Livelihood Express, and Mr. Yan Wu seems to be angry with him and wants to refute him.  View?"

    "If there is injustice, then cry out. Some words are simply nonsense"

    "Why bother, I have my own way to deal with him. "Minsheng Express" is not the kind of tabloid that doesn't even know where peanuts grow."

    This is an allusion. In the first issue of "Global Times" run by Guizhuang, a loophole in "Nandu Weekend" was caught. It said that peanuts are fruits on the tree and they fall when shaken, so it is also called  peanut.  Guizhuang ridiculed this and spent almost an entire page criticizing the editor of "Nandu Weekend" for being ignorant of practical matters. He just sat in his study and took it for granted, then fabricated articles one after another, and then questioned its "a handful of  Jokes are filled with tears and absurd language.¡±

    Guizhuang also believes that a responsible newspaper is not afraid of making mistakes, but failing to admit or apologize for making a mistake is a truly big mistake.

    "Nandu Weekend" naturally refused to admit its mistake. It just said that what the previous editor said was his personal opinion, and that the editor was temporarily hired and has now resigned.

    "Haha, since the commander-in-chief has given you such an order, I will just do it."

    "This is not an order, just a suggestion. I only control the direction. How to do it is ultimately your business." Yu Guozhen continued: "Regarding the collapse of the Niu Jinxing Group, you have to report more, especially the members of the Niu Jinxing Group.  The two people had different fatesLiu Xiyao resisted stubbornly and was captured without any help, while Liu Tichun understood the general situation well and led the people to revolt."

    "The commander-in-chief's intentionHuang Degong?"

    Yu Guozhen nodded slowly.

    His target is Huang Degong.  The force that the small court of Nanming can now rely on is Huang Degong.  If Huang Degong expresses resolute resistance, then the small court of Nanming will not give in for a while. However, if Huang Degong also expresses that he wants peace rather than war, Yu Guozhen estimates that the five-year unification plan can be signed, and the small court of Nanming can only fight for  Some minor issues related to Zhu Yousong and the treatment of ministers in the Jinling court.

    The two were about to talk in detail when they heard noise outside. Then a guard came in and said: "Commander, a few gentlemen would like to see you."

    "Sir? Are you here to see me or Mr. Yanwu?" Yu Guozhen glanced at Gu Yanwu: "Mr. Yanwu is the host here, and I am the guest. Mr. Yanwu has the final say whether to see you or not."

    Gu Yanwu was only thirty-three years old at this time. He was flattered that Yu Guozhen respected him so much: "In that case, please invite them to see him."

    After a while, the scholars entered the room.  Yu Guozhen took a look and saw that most of them were young and he did not recognize them. However, Gu Yanwu said happily: "Why are you here and you didn't tell me in advance that I could go and greet you!"

    "If you come to greet him, we won't be able to see Yu Jimin!" One of them laughed.

    At this time, Yu Guozhen held a high position of power. Except for some of his elders and old friends, few people called him by his first name.  But this man called him Yu Jimin very naturally, which made Yu Guozhen feel a little strange. After staring at this man for a long time, Yu Guozhen felt that he did not recognize him.

    "Ah, Commander-in-Chief, I would like to recommend four heroes to you. First of all, the eldest man's surname is Xia, his given name is Yunyi, his courtesy name is Yizhong, and his nickname is Yuan Gong. This one's surname is Huang, but"

    The four people who came made Yu Guozhen¡¯s eyes light up.

    ????

    The person who called him by his cousin name was Huang Zongxi.

    Huang Zongxi looked at Yu Guozhen with a somewhat critical look. For no other reason than that Yu Guozhen was unfriendly to Dong Lin and it was now known to the whole world.  In particular, Sun Jin and others were given the cold shoulder by Yu Guozhen. Behind the scenes, it was rumored that Yu Guozhen relied on Dong Lin to make his fortune, but now he has no relatives.  Huang Zongxi himself was the eldest son of Huang Zunsu among the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin. His father's Donglin identity, especially his death under torture by the eunuchs, had always been something he was proud of.

    "Yu Jimin, it's just a good time for you to be here. Just now I and WangNongzheng was debating whether there should be a king in this world.  After Huang Zongxi took his seat, he was not polite and said directly: "I think the world does not need a king. Wang Ernong thinks the world still needs a wise king. I wonder what you think, Yu Jimin?"  "

    Although Yu Guozhen knew Huang Zongxi's reputation, he was not very clear about his ideas. Therefore, when he heard that he was not a monarch, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

    In this era, the monarch is actually questioned

    Huang Zongxi¡¯s question is not so much a question as it is a test to see if Yu Guozhen will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.  Everyone else understood this, Xia Yunyi could still remain calm, but young Xia Wanchun's eyes widened.

    He even clenched his fists, as if he was going to rush over if Yu Guozhen's answer didn't suit him.  Welcome to come and your support is my biggest motivation.  m

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