Chapter 145: The Last Chance
Liu Yongxi didn't expect Liu Rushi to say this at this time. After all, she and Li Xiangjun had an unbearable experience, so the relationship was quite close.
However, it is common for jealousy between the harems. Moreover, outsiders have regarded Li Xiangjun as the "emperor", and recently Mrs. Xing has officially won the queen, so it is very normal for Liu Rushi to have such a sign of leaving. Therefore, Liu Yongxi immediately said: "Of course there is more than one book "On the National Policy", but now you can help Sister Xiangjun to get things done before you can discuss other issues. Sister Xiangjun has put a lot of thought into this. If you don't learn craftsmanship well, it will be difficult to get a teacher."
Liu Rushi knew that Liu Yongxi meant that she would assist Li Xiangjun for a while and strive to learn all of Li Xiangjun's skills so that Liu Yongxi would support her to set up a business.
After all, it seems very simple to publish such a book called "National Policy", but it is actually very knowledgeable. Just selecting and modifying articles in magazines took Li Xiangjun a whole year of energy, and there were countless trial and error experiences in the middle.
Liu Rushi immediately agreed: "Then Sister Lizhen and I will prepare now!"
Liu Yongxi could only nodded with a wry smile.
No matter how powerful he is, he can't control his gangs in the harem. Empress Zhang and Empress Changping are naturally the closest relationship. Zhu Meier and Bian Yujing were once the closest female officials around Empress Zhang, so they are also a small group. However, they not only have a good relationship with Empress Zhang, but also very close to Li Xiangjun.
Empress Gao and Empress Xing were born in camps, so this time when they were expeditioning to Huguang, they always served Liu Yongxi together and became good sisters who could speak everything.
As for the four imperial concubines and concubines who came from Xiying, there is no need to say that the four of them served Liu Yongxi almost all the time, and they had almost no personal time of their own, so cohesion was naturally no problem. Now Liu Rushi and Ruan Lizhen have formed a new sister group.
But Liu Yongxi also knew that this situation was inevitable, so she could only find some things to let them take responsibility. Now Liu Rushi and Ruan Lizhen took the initiative to propose to add a burden, and Liu Yongxi certainly would not reject their favor: "Anyway, there can be no trouble in the "National Policy Theory" during this period, and many people are watching."
Qian Cheng has been watching the "National Policy Theory" for a while. Today, as soon as he entered the house, he happily announced his gains to everyone in the house: "I have lived up to expectations and have received this issue of the "National Policy Theory" from the provincial capital."
Several gentry in the county all jumped up when they heard the news: "It's good if the "National Policy Theory" is here, let's take a look at the catalog first!"
"I'm ready to copy and see if there are any much needed articles."
"Don't worry, everyone take turns to read it. If anyone needs to copy it, say it in advance."
Qian Cheng was a scholar in Xiaoshan County, Shaoxing Prefecture. Although many people in Xiaoshan County were able to be prosperous and wealthy because they followed Emperor Chengtian Liu Yongxi to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Even if they did not have the honor and wealthy, they also gained many privileges in the county because of their contributions to Emperor Chengtian. However, this does not include Qian Cheng, a scholar who retired to the countryside to take refuge early.
Not only did Qian Cheng not gain anything because of the establishment of the Heavenly Kingdom, but he lost many practical benefits because of the turmoil of the war, and he might even become an ordinary family from the middle and upper-level family of "poetry and books passed on from the family". So after the war ended, he regretted it.
If he had joined Emperor Chengtian at that time, even if he had no official position, he would have always gained a lot of benefits and would not have been as embarrassed as he is now. Therefore, after the war ended, Qian Cheng became active and tried every means to find ways to do so.
However, since the opportunity is missed, it is difficult to recover. Although Qian Cheng has tried his best to do this, he has always gained nothing, but he is suspected of losing everything. It was not until he discovered this regularly published "On National Policy" in the provincial capital that he had a turnaround.
At first, Qian Cheng thought this magazine was incredible. The discussions above were all real national policies and major events that the prime ministers agreed on. How could it be put on such a publicly published release? However, Qian Cheng quickly discovered that this magazine was of official nature and was able to be circulated on the market, and it recorded a lot of very important information.
The catalog and title of the article can make a lot of gains, and the specific content is comparable to gold and silver, and you can even grasp the specific trends of the court. Moreover, the many details proposed in the "On National Policy" were quickly implemented, which made Qian Cheng even more treasured.
However, although Qian Cheng was a scholar, after a series of twists and turns, he could not squeeze into the real power class in Xiaoshan County. Therefore, he quickly found several familiar gentry members to share this book "On National Policy" with them. Soon, the group of people organized regular gatherings, and some people successfully seized the opportunity and soared into the sky.
In this small circle of readers, there is also news that a martial artist and a poor scholar got a job because of publishing an article in "On National Policy", so the small group is becoming more and more active and enthusiastic. However, although ordinary scholars, scholars, and businessmen only know that there is such a circle, they cannot participate. This small circle even shows signs that they can accomplish great things.
However, although everyone was discussing it very enthusiastically, and even saw the content they wanted most in this issue of the magazine and was preparing to read and quote it, Qian Cheng, who received the latest issue of the magazine from Hangzhou, was caught in thought.
Qian Cheng had read this issue of "National Policy" in advance on the road, and even had a bold idea that was completely different from before. He had noticed that although "National Policy" discusses national affairs in a true sense and its suggestions can be called bold, it does not include those major policies that "the state is determined".
Even on the key issue of how to achieve the Northern Expedition, although many opinions were quoted, Qian Cheng had noticed that although there were many suggestions for postponement of the Northern Expedition, the imperial court still wanted everyone to support the Northern Expedition as soon as possible. Moreover, after reading the magazine, everyone felt that no matter how much the price they paid, they had to pay a hundred times a thousand times the price in the future.
Like many vested interests, Qian Cheng did not like the Northern Expedition, because once the Northern Expedition was launched, he would definitely impose extra taxes. The three payrolls of the Chongzhen Dynasty were typical examples, and the most worrying issue for property owners like him was that their own interests were damaged.
However, after reading "On National Policy" twice, Qian Cheng felt that this was not only a challenge, but also an opportunity.
If it were placed in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Hongguang Dynasty or Wanli Dynasty, and Qian Cheng, who had only scholars with fame and fame, no matter how many opportunities there were, they would not be able to catch them. After all, even if a scholar could enter the Imperial College, it would be the ending of a county magistrate, and this was already the result of an extraordinary employment of people.
However, Chengtian Dynasty was completely different. The country's new creation naturally had a founding atmosphere. Many people in Xiaoshan County did not even have scholars, and were even an ordinary farmer. However, because they crossed the river with Emperor Chengtian, they are now decent people in Nanjing City. Some people have even become magistrates and magistrates for their outstanding merits.
This kind of nouveau riche made Qian Cheng particularly jealous and wanted to replace him, but if he missed the opportunity, he would not come again. Now Emperor Chengtian Liu Yongxi is surrounded by counselors and countless elite soldiers and generals. However, he was confused and hid in the countryside. He only dared to show up until Emperor Chengtian Liu Yongxi took Hangzhou. He missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in vain.
Now that the opportunity has come, he feels that he cannot miss it. The gentry who temporarily gave up the book "On National Policy" said: "Can we also make an article? I heard that as long as we make it, our value will be extraordinary!"
"Yes, there is an address left behind. As long as our article is strong enough, we will definitely be able to log in!"
"I heard that someone in the provincial capital was promoted to the county magistrate with an article!"
"This is not easy. You must know that Huang Laosan only made a magistrate with real swords and guns, but this kid became a county magistrate in one article!"
When it comes to Huang Laosan and Qian Cheng, he was a little upset. After all, everyone came from the same village, but Huang Sanshi was much worse than himself. Not only did he not have the fame of scholars, but he couldn't even get his wife. But because he followed Yu Huang and Yu Zhuangsheng to serve Emperor Fengtian, he is said to be the magistrate now, and because he is a founding hero who is not deducted, he can continue to make a fortune in the future, but he is still thinking about how to make a good job.
Moreover, he also knew that the lucky man in the provincial capital was indeed promoted to the county magistrate, but he was an old man who crossed the river with Empress Zhang. The article also expressed the voice that the court wanted to say but did not dare to say, so he was promoted to the county magistrate in one step.
However, the gentry present was thinking about how to find a talented man to write a substantial article. Qian Cheng became more upset the more he listened to it. He simply said his true thoughts: "This is not that easy. No matter how beautiful the article is, it is just the reputation of a county magistrate. If we want to achieve success, we have to follow the path that Huang Sanshi took at the beginning?"
These gentry all thought Qian Cheng's statement was completely unreliable: "Where is the path Huang Sanshi took at the beginning? How could it be so easy? Now Emperor Chengtian has even taken Guangzhou, so we have no chance to get in the car!"
"There is a chance! There is a chance!"
Qian Cheng's loud voice even scared him, but at this moment he was full of energy: "Northern Expedition, we missed the God-given opportunity to cross the river with His Majesty. We can't miss the Northern Expedition again! If we miss the Northern Expedition, we will never have a chance!"
Northern Expedition?
Several gentry present suddenly became interested, and someone immediately shouted: "Come on national policy quickly and let's take a look again!"
"Yes, the Northern Expedition is an opportunity. Let's see what is written in the book?"
"The Northern Expedition is indeed an opportunity, but do we have the opportunity to get on the bus?"
Chapter completed!