"Yuansuke, this matter is not easy to handle."

In the back hall of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Chen Hongdao, Fang Yizhi, Sun Qifeng, Zhu Shunshui, Zhou Bingzhang and other New Party officials gathered together to discuss Zhang Haogu's proposal to ban the brothel hook-ups in Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "I know this matter is not easy to handle."

"Be it brothels, boats, or places with fences, they have a close relationship with local officials and gentry." "Collusion between local officials, gentry, and merchants is absolutely not allowed."

As he spoke, Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Zongxi: "Taichong, the canal of the Ming Dynasty runs from Nanzhili to Tongzhou near the capital, and from Tongzhou to the capital, water transportation is carried out by the Tonghui River."

"However, the Tonghui River has been silted and blocked from time to time since Renxuan, especially in years of great disasters."

"Yingzong Tumubao was defeated, and more than 200,000 troops from the Oara and Tatar tribes approached the capital. However, the stock of the capital was less than ten days. The price of food in the capital was rising day by day. The people were terrified and the army had no food. Emperor Daizong Jingtai issued an order After transporting grain from the south of the Yangtze River, the Tonghui River was blocked again when the water transport arrived. It is said that there was some siltation and the water ghost said, "

"Ah, everyone, tell me, why does the Tonghui River get clogged from time to time, and why does it get clogged so often?"

Huang Zongxi said without hesitation: "There are too many interests involved." Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "That's right."

"There is no grain in the capital, but the grain in the hands of grain merchants can be sold at high prices. Behind the grain merchants stand hundreds of officials, nobles, and local gentry. They cannot sit back and watch a lot of money pass by in front of their eyes."

"As for the consequences of lack of food in the capital, how the Oara and Tatar armies will fight without food in the army, and how to preserve the capital, they don't care at all!"

Zhang Haogu took a deep breath: "Since the prosperous age of Yongle and the rule of Renxuan, the Ming Dynasty has reached its peak; ah, it is like a big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. It is a good year."

"Whether it's a bird or an insect on this tree, it doesn't matter if something is thrown away from such a big tree. If you make a hole in it and I break off a branch, they don't think it will hurt the foundation of the imperial court. Even the big tree itself doesn't think it matters. "

"Ah, I have lush branches and leaves, and my tree has big roots and deep roots. What does it matter if I lose a few leaves or break a few twigs?"

"The imperial court is so powerful that everyone feels that it doesn't matter if they are greedy or take some. The imperial court has the ability to bear such small mistakes and problems. After all, the Ming Dynasty has a vast land and abundant resources, and the country is strong and the people are prosperous."

"The Ming Dynasty has gone awry since the beginning of its orthodoxy. From the Yingzong to the ministers, they all began to pick leaves, break branches, and even dig roots on the big tree of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Ah, the Ming Dynasty was a land of great wealth, and the millions of people in the Ming Dynasty were able to withstand it. The Yingzong took the lead in misbehaving, the nobles and courtiers followed, and then the local gentry also followed suit. This is how the Ming Dynasty weakened."

Looking at the core of these New Deals, his direct descendants fell into thinking. Zhang Haogu said slowly: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has implemented the New Deal, it seems that it has become stronger again, and the local people have become rich again. Some people have started to have problems that should not be thoughts"

"The courtiers and local gentry have close contacts and are intertwined. From the local area to the court, it seems that the tree has big roots and deep roots. If it moves, it will move one piece."

"But why are we promoting the New Deal? What have we been afraid of since the New Deal has been implemented so far?" "Those scoundrels? Or the local evil gentry? Corrupt officials?"

"You think this matter is difficult to handle because you think brothels have been around since ancient times and the people are used to it. If you rashly ban it, it will have an impact on the people."

"But I want to tell you that those who stand in front of us are never the common people, but the gentry and officials who claim to be the people!"

"For the health of the imperial court, and for the sake of the Ming Dynasty for generations to come, brothels and Goulan must be banned. People will never be able to live because places like casinos and Goulan are banned. People can even survive without these places.

The people in Ming Dynasty will be better off, every family will have more money, men in Ming Dynasty will be able to marry wives, and the number of household registrations and new wives in Ming Dynasty will continue to increase."

"The casino has never provided half of the tax revenue to the court. It has also kidnapped and trafficked people and emptied people's wealth. If this money falls into their pockets, can it still be circulated? They will only use it to bribe officials and weave nets. They will never

Will be used on the right path!"

"These places are all harmful and useless. Without brothels and casinos, Ming Dynasty will not have any problems, and it will even be better. If there are people who feel that they can't live without casinos and brothels, and can't quit gambling and prostitution, then this

What use would such people have to the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhang Haogu picked up the teacup and drank the tea in one gulp, then slapped the teacup heavily on the case: "Do this matter seriously and with heart, no matter north or south."

"The brothels and boats must be supervised by the Yamen, and no new ones will be allowed to be added, and any places with hooks will be banned immediately!"

"The ban in the north has been completed, and the censors have been sent to the southern provinces for supervision. It is now September 14th, the tenth year of the Apocalypse. Within two months, all the brothels and brothels in the northern provinces must be banned, and all the women who live in brothels and boats must be inspected to ensure their health.

, the expenses are borne by each brothel and painting house by themselves."

"It cannot be said that the imperial court rescued these women and left them to fend for themselves. If they are willing to go home, they will be given travel expenses to go home. If they are willing to stay where they are, the imperial court will arrange their livelihood."

The women's property still belongs to them. Those whose health is really bad will be sent to the hospital for treatment by the local yamen. The local yamen will bear the money needed to check the property in the hook-up office, and one third will be left to the local government to settle these.

Women, develop local people's livelihood; the rest were escorted to Beijing "

"The tax office and the censor must follow up on this matter, not only to ensure that the money will not disappear in vain, but also to ensure that the money is used in the right place."

"In two months, this pavilion will see that all the hooks in the northern provinces have disappeared." "Do you have any other opinions?" Everyone said in unison: "Respect Yuanfu's order." Zhang Haogu nodded: "Inform the provinces.

, just go and do it"

"Chengxiu, you stay"

After the new party's internal opinions are unified, things will be easier to handle. At least in the north, nothing can prevent the existence of imperial decrees. As for the south?

It’s not that Zhang Haogu looks down on him, there really is no one who can beat him.

Cui Chengxiu looked at Zhang Haogu and asked cautiously: "Yuan Fu?"

Zhang Haogu motioned Cui Chengxiu to sit down: "Chengxiu, in the name of the commercial yamen, call the shopkeepers of the major chambers of commerce in the north and south and tell them the intention of the court. The court needs their factories to house a large number of good women.

, have a clear conversation with these chambers of commerce, and let them each bear their responsibilities according to their abilities."

"Also, in the future, every factory will have its own medical clinic, and they will have to take responsibility for the health of the workers."

Choi Sung-soo said: "I will remember my humble position."

Zhang Haogu thought for a while and then said: "The North is about to ban Goulan places now. There are more or less Goulan places in each province, prefecture, and county, but the women in them will have more or less some diseases. This Chamber of Commerce It is especially important that the factory cannot discriminate against these women."

Cui Chengxiu said: "Bizhi understands. After returning home, Beizhi convened a meeting with the shopkeepers of the chamber of commerce in the north and south."

"Let's get started," Zhang Haogu said.

"The humble post is gone." Cui Chengxiu said and left the back hall of the official department.

At this time, Zhang Haogu sighed softly and rubbed his eyebrows. If he didn't do these things, it wouldn't have much impact on Daming, but after all, it was a disease that the sun couldn't reach. Sores are something Zhang Haogu doesn’t want to leave to future generations to solve.

In everything, we must believe in the wisdom of future generations and believe that future generations can solve it. So why do we need these predecessors?

Just like the Great Wall, like canals, and like rice seeds. If the predecessors don't do it and blindly leave it to future generations, will there be a Great Wall to protect the northern part of the Central Plains, a canal connecting the north and the south, and rice seeds to improve people's livelihood?

Whatever you can do, you must do it, especially if you can do it now, do it immediately; if the court delays and hesitates in everything, what will happen to the place?

When everyone in the New Party began to be busy, Zhu Youzheng was lying on a soft cushion in Wuying Hall, holding a stack of paper in his hand and looking slowly: "Have you found out the person behind Zuixiang Tower?"

Eunuch Wei on the side waited carefully: "Your Majesty, the brats have been found out."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Which of my good uncles, or some distinguished nobles, or which of my beloveds is it?"

Eunuch Wei took out the secret report from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, please read it."

Zhu Youxiao took a look at the secret report and couldn't help but sneered: "Oh, I really don't want to be lonely."

Eunuch Wei asked: "Your Majesty, are you going to let the little boys go get someone now?" Zhu Youxiao casually threw the secret report into the brazier: "Send him on his way directly."

Eunuch Wei didn't ask any more questions: "I understand, slave."

After Eunuch Wei went down, Zhu Youxiao picked up the previous stack of papers and read them leisurely.

The latest decree of the Ming Dynasty cabinet has also begun to be conveyed to the local areas, and the entire northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty have begun to take action.

Taking Shandong as an example, Shandong Governor Yuan Yingtai directly summoned the prefects of various prefectures: "Have you all seen the latest decree from the imperial court?"

"Yuanfu will give me two months, and I will give you one month. All fenced areas in each prefecture will be cleaned up, and the brothels will complete the registration of personnel. The governor will send people to inspect each prefecture. Are there any problems?"

The prefects of various prefectures shook their heads quickly. One month was enough for them to take action.

After the prefects of each prefecture issued the order to each county, the month turned into a week: "Within one week, each county will clean up all the checkered areas. The prefecture will inspect them one by one. Is there any problem?"

Naturally, the county magistrate patted his chest and promised that after all, it was just cleaning up the fence area. The yamen officials would be able to complete the cleaning in two or three days, not to mention a week.

Soon, Shandong, Henan, Zhili, Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi and Liaonan all launched an operation to clean up the hook bars and investigate the brothels. As for the grassland, there are no brothel hook bars on the grassland.

In just over a month, each province completed an inventory of the brothels in their provinces and registered their personnel. The Goulan places and some hidden casinos were all cleared out. The managers and thugs of those casinos and Goulan were sent to labor camps to provide services to the provincial brothels. The renovation of official roads increased the labor force, and the goods were counted and reviewed by the officials of the tax yamen. The amount was then confirmed, and the county handed it over to the government, and the government handed it over to the province, and all provinces were escorted to Beijing.

So in November of the tenth year of the Apocalypse, the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty saw carts filled with money and goods driving into the capital.

"Yuan Fu, this is the list of goods submitted by Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi and Liaonan. Hubei and Jiangnan will also take action later." Lu Xiangsheng sent over one by one.

Zhang Haogu couldn't help being surprised after reading it: "So many?!"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "This is still the northern provinces, and does not involve Hubei, Jiangnan and southern provinces."

Zhang Haogu looked at the thick stack of folding books in his hand and couldn't help but smile and said: "It's really a cost-effective business. Okay, I'll take it to show your Majesty."

When Zhu Youxiao saw the wealth in this place, he couldn't help but marvel: "In these places, after bribing local officials, there is still so much surplus wealth!"

"I'm a little excited now."

"Master, if places like Goulan are banned, what if the brothels and boats are preserved? According to what you said, Master, the local yamen are responsible for supervision, ensuring the health of those women, and imposing heavy taxes on them. This will allow the court to increase the number of women every year.

A piece of income."

Zhang Haogu said: "Your Majesty, if you allow local brothels and brothels to exist, then the women of the Ming Dynasty will still be sent into these brothels and brothels by various means by the evil gentry. Wouldn't it be a useless effort to ban the brothels and brothels?"

"The day before yesterday, the imperial court banned brothels and boats, but today they will not ban them when they see the property. Where is the majesty of the imperial court? Where is the credibility? How should the people of the world view the imperial court?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and sighed: "That's true, but if the money for this land can be collected, the imperial government's finances will undoubtedly be much easier. At the moment, it is a pity."

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong!" Zhang Haogu bowed deeply, "Your Majesty, if the court wants to make money, it will always have enough money through commercial taxes, agricultural taxes, customs duties, and trade with foreign countries. Why?

Use the body of a Ming Dynasty woman in exchange for taxes? "

"Every woman of the Ming Dynasty is precious. Just like the men of the Ming Dynasty, they should have their own future, instead of being sent to these places with no dignity and being trampled on by others. If the Ming Dynasty itself does not pay attention to the dignity of its people,

How should all countries in the world treat the people of Ming Dynasty? "

"Today, women are allowed to exchange their bodies for money and taxes. Tomorrow, will it be possible to use famous women to marry foreigners and send them as gifts to foreign countries? Your Majesty, this is related to the state, the dignity of the court, and the dignity of all people."

"The reason why the Ming Dynasty was stronger than the two Song Dynasties was not only because Taizu rebelled and expelled the Tartars, regained China's mountains and rivers, and reopened the Han Dynasty, but also because of the Ming Dynasty's dignity and wealth."
To be continued...