The old and young men in the capital have been very happy these days.

First, the people killed at Caishikou were crowded. From time to time, I heard that XX was pulled to Caishikou for corruption and was stabbed, and the whole family was exiled to Dongjiang.

Then the new army began to recruit soldiers. I heard that as long as they can be selected, they will not only give twenty taels of cash deposits, but also have two taels of silver every month.

However, the recruitment requirements of the new army are higher. They not only need to cultivate for three generations, be honest, but also be healthy. Therefore, they have been struggling since the New Year, and I heard that they have only recruited more than 3,000 people.

Then, in January of the first year of Chongzhen, before the fifteenth year of the fifteenth year, something called the Royal Newspaper in the capital began to spread.

No matter who the big guy is, he can buy it back and read it by taking out five copper plates.

Since there are all news about the court and overseas outside the gates, people think that this is an enhanced version of the newspaper, which is just open to the world to know.

However, the biggest problem is that those officials and scholars can read it by buying it themselves, and even if they can read it roughly, they can read it, because the newspapers are full of plain language and have added sentences to read it.

But for ordinary people, it is the same to read or not to add sentences, but they don’t know the words anyway...

Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t recognize words. Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, except for the former Song Dynasty, the literacy rate among the people has been higher, other dynasties have not many ordinary people who know literacy, right?

Therefore, in the terrible situation where the literacy rate of the entire Ming Dynasty was low in the capital or the entire Ming Dynasty, another industry was born: the study of people.

This is not the teacher who talks about ancient customs in teahouses before.

Most of the gentlemen who talk about the common people do not recognize words. Most of the stories they speak are passed down by word of mouth and memorize them by rote, just like some people who speak crosstalk in later generations. What should I do if I can’t read? If you use a whip to memorize them with a skill, won’t you know it anymore?

I'm going to go far and talk about these people who are mostly old boys who fail to pass the exams many times. Seeing that the imperial examinations are hopeless, I usually copy letters to people on the streets, and at least I can make a living by making money.

Now, he has been recruited by the Jinyiwei, one teahouse and one. Every day, he only reads the contents of these newspapers. He can be regarded as the Jinyiwei uncle who is a non-staff member. This kind of non-staff member is called Junyu.

Of course, the military surplus of the people is different from the military surplus in the conventional sense. This kind of off-staff is not a temporary worker, but a formal staff member who eats imperial grain. Therefore, these old boys are willing to be this lecturer.

When these lecturers were first arranged to various teahouses, the teahouse owners were quite unwilling to do so, but because of the reputation of the Jinyiwei, they had to pinch their noses and recognize them. In just two days, these teahouse owners were very welcome to these lecturers.

The teahouse originally had some storytellers who told the ancients throughout the day, and they were bothered by the stories in the book. After listening to them for a long time, the teahouses were also annoyed.

After these lecturers were arranged to the teahouse, the morning time was still the storytellers or some singers who sang music and performed their skills, and the afternoon time was the time for these lecturers.

As soon as the afternoon came, these lecturers appeared in the teahouse, spread out the newspapers in their hands, and gave the major events in the court one by one for the tea guests to listen to.

And tea lovers also like to listen - this is their rare time to relax, and it doesn’t matter how much you brag or give guidance on current affairs in the teahouse.

As long as they do not publicly claim to rebel or insult Emperor Chongzhen and the royal family, they will be able to swear by the rest. Even if they scold the six ministers and the cabinet masters, they are all stupid. Anyway, the men of the Jinyiwei don’t care about these things.

For example, in a teahouse in Dongcheng, a lecturer was reading: "Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty said at the New Year's ceremony that all parts of the Ming Dynasty should check the Changping warehouses to ensure that the food in the Changping warehouse is sufficient. If any place dares to be empty, the heads of the officials must be in charge.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen told the envoys of the French kings at the New Year's meeting that the Ming Dynasty's harvest was not good last year, and what if it was worse this year and next year? The people would go hungry, which is not possible.

Therefore, if the Nanyang tribes are ripe twice a year or even three times a year, then this year's tribute will be changed to grain, and in addition, the Ming Dynasty will pay for some more."

After reading these two messages, a tea chef said, "This damn corrupt official should be killed! It is best to kill the nine clans! It is still the emperor's wise and kindness, and he is thinking about our sufferings."

A companion next to him laughed and said, "You idiot, the Ming Dynasty law has not stipulated that corruption will be punished by nine clans! Only those with more than 60 taels need to peel the daylily, and those with less than 45 taels will be beheaded. I have said that you would listen carefully to people's great edicts, but you don't listen. Now I don't know much, right?"

This lecture reader didn't care about the tea lovers' praises from the emperor, and then read: "His Royal Highness of the Ming Dynasty will change the ban on the country in the near future, and the specific location has not been determined yet. His Royal Highness of the Tang Dynasty promised that those who are willing to go to the ban on the country with His Royal Highness of the Tang Dynasty would have no skills or elders, each with twenty taels of silver, which would be exempted for three years and five and a half years of taxes. Those who contribute to the ban on the country will have additional rewards."

The explosive news was read out. After listening to it, the tea lovers exchanged their opinions with their classmates. Some people who were serious could also make them blush.

As a result, the business of this teahouse is several times better than before.

So when the owners of the teahouse look at the business amounts of the afternoon and morning every day, they are usually painful and happy.

I made more money in the afternoon, but the money was also high. I felt sorry for me.

Of course, teahouse owners are both happy because of making money and paying taxes, and teahouses are also satisfied because they can give advice on the country with awesomeness, but some people are not so happy.

Since the last time Wang Sheng, a student of the Imperial College, assassinated the emperor, the capital or the entire Ming Dynasty has strictly implemented the instructions of Emperor Taizu Hongwu: Students are not allowed to discuss politics!

Especially in the capital, whether it is the Imperial College or the various academies, the Jinyiwei's visitor's visitor is clearly monitoring these students.

Once a student is found to discuss politics, he will be beaten up, and then the student registration will be revoked and sent back to his hometown.

Even when these scholars went to the fireworks and willow alleys to have fun, they did not dare to talk to the girls about current affairs anymore. Several of them were broken up because they talked to the girls in the yard!

As for drinking tea and listening to the newspapers in this teahouse, there is no problem, and no one will care. If two people talk in a low voice, it is probably safe.
Chapter completed!