Dialogue between ancient and modern: I create programs, national treasures have spirits

Chapter 224 Master?Or a clown?
"As I said before, Ji Xiaolan has gone from an ordinary scholar of the Hanlin Academy, that is, a Hanlin with no rank, to a fourth-rank scholar in the Imperial Academy in a short period of ten years. It can be said that the future is bright. The outlook is bright."

"Just when everyone, even Ji Xiaolan himself, felt that he was about to take off, our Bachelor of Ji University was going to be unlucky again!"

"Of course, what is different from before is that this time, Ji University's unlucky situation is not an objective factor, but his personal subjective problem!"

There is always a strong sense of exploration in Yi Ze's words.

This exploration just attracted the attention of the audience.

They also couldn't help thinking, why is Ji Xiaolan going to be unlucky again?
Could it be that the old father in the family passed away?

With this doubt, the audience continued to watch the show, waiting for Yi Ze's answer.

And Yi Ze did not sell any details, but directly introduced the theme:

"In the 33rd year of Qianlong, the Lianghuai Salt Citation Case broke out. Everyone must be aware that in our ancient feudal era, salt tax has always been the bulk of tax revenue and played a key role in the operation of the entire dynasty. Therefore, the feudal The dynasties will implement a salt and iron monopoly policy to ensure that these two gold mountains are firmly in the hands of the state."

"In terms of salt tax, there are naturally more or less in different places, just like today's first-tier, second-tier, third-tier to eighteenth-tier cities. The bulk of salt tax is in Lianghuai. The salt tax in Lianghuai is among the salt taxes in the country. It is absolute supremacy, unshakable."

"Qianlong has a hobby, that is, he likes to go to the south of the Yangtze River. This is not a small expense. The Lianghuai salt tax, as the largest salt tax in the country, is of great significance to enrich Qianlong's wallet.

In order to show the importance attached to the salt tax, Qianlong would let salt merchants from Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers be responsible for receiving them every time he went to the south of the Yangtze River. "

"Many people now think that this is a hard job. You have to pay for it yourself and buy the venue yourself. It's a real loss.

But at that time, the status of merchants was low. The status of the so-called scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants was not much different from that of ordinary people. Therefore, being able to receive the emperor was a great favor. "

"In this way, the salt merchants got the emperor's favor, and the local officials naturally followed suit when they saw this, and their attitude towards the salt merchants became very friendly. Various welfare policies were given out wave after wave. When salt merchants were short of money, local officials would use public funds to lend to salt merchants.

It's just that over time, there will naturally be some tricks in it. Salt merchants and local officials are the ones who are interested in money. The benefits here are not small, so the collusion between officials and businessmen has become the mainstream. Take cover and make a lot of money together, earning a lot of money! "

"In 1768, You Bashi, the new Lianghuai Salt Taxation Officer, came to the post. The new official took office three times. What kind of terrible inside story is there?"

Yi Ze said a lot in one breath, and deliberately asked a small question in order to take a break.

It's not difficult, most people can guess it.

It is also a small interactive link.

"Since it's an inside story, it might not be right to explain what's on the ledger!"

"Since it has been found, it means that the salt merchants and local officials must have embezzled a lot of silver taels, probably tens of millions."

"Tens of millions? It may be more than that. This is a salt tax, not a small number."

"The ability to scare the imperial envoys like this is definitely not a simple inside story. I guess it will break the sky!"

Yi Ze regained his breath, and continued: "The trickiness of this is so tricky that even You Bashi is afraid."

"The data recorded in the ledger shows that local officials have advanced the salt tax quota for the next 20 years, and the salt tax embezzled adds up to tens of millions of taels. What is this concept? I believe everyone can understand it."

After listening to the audience, they couldn't sit still, and they called shit.

"My God, 20 years, how dare you do that?"

"It's really hard to see money. If something goes wrong in 20 years, a large group of people's heads will fall to the ground!"

"If this is in the hands of my Emperor Hongwu, it is estimated that Lianghuai will kill more than a hundred thousand people. In 20 years, tens of millions of taels will be killed. The water of the river that cannot be killed will change color."

"I miss Daming, I miss Emperor Hongwu, and I will kill all these corrupt officials!"

When searching for information, Yi Ze also felt terrified.

20 years, this is not an ordinary long.

Anything that can kill a person.

"The salt tax quota for 20 years has been advanced in advance. This hole is really too big. Even if He Shen comes to fill it, it may not be able to fill it. Don't say you don't believe it. It's true that He Shen has money, but He Shen is only 18 years old now and has not yet made a fortune, so there is nothing he can do about it."

"You Bashi was naturally scared when he heard the news. Good guy, I have such a big hole since I came here. If I were to take the blame, I guess the nine clans would not be enough to kill them, so You Bashi didn't do anything. Go on and on, just report all the previous ones!"

"Soon, Qianlong learned of this, and Longyan was furious. He knew in his heart that every time he went to Jiangnan to eat, drink and have fun, a large part of the money he spent came from the offerings made by these salt merchants, but Qianlong Now it is discovered that the money provided to him by these salt merchants is all his own money, and this time and again, wouldn’t it be a double blow to his wallet?"

"The case of the Huaihe Salt Tax has nothing to do with the Ji University Scholar. He is a student of the Fourth Grade Hanlin Academy and has never been exposed to the salt tax. No matter how it is implicated, it cannot be implicated in him."

"But, in this world, who doesn't have one or two relatives?"

"Among the former salt officials reported by You Bashi, one is Ji Xiaolan's relative, Lu Jianzeng!"

"After the Yan Ci case broke out, Ji Xiaolan, who was in the inner court, soon learned of the news, so she immediately wrote a letter to her son-in-law, implying that she must deal with the family property as soon as possible."

"When the people who were sent by Qianlong to search the house arrived at the Lu Mansion, they searched it and found that there were only tens of thousands of money in the Lu Mansion, just a few dozen taels of silver. As for gold, silver, jewelry, and even luxury clothes, they were all There are only a few things. To put it simply, it means that there is nothing, and it is simply poor and dregs.”

"This makes Qianlong angry. You have all the evidence, but you have nothing at home? Who are you fooling? This is clearly transferring all the family property in advance."

"Immediately, Qianlong ordered Liu Tongxun to be responsible for the investigation. You may not be familiar with this Liu Tongxun, but you have heard of Liu Luoguo. Yes, this Liu Tongxun is Liu Luoguo's father, and in name, Liu Tongxun is also Ji Xiaolan Teacher, and the relationship with Ji Xiaolan is also very good."

"It's just that at this time, no matter how good the relationship is, Liu Tongxun would not dare to bend the law for personal gain. This is something the emperor ordered."

"In the end, Ji Xiaolan was investigated, Lu Jianzeng was imprisoned for his heinous crimes, and died in prison shortly after, while our Bachelor Ji was dispatched to the current Urumqi area, just a few months ago Ji Xiaolan has changed from a promising and promising inner court minister to an exiled prisoner, it can be said that he fell directly from heaven to hell."

After listening to the audience, they also fully understood.

"Okay, if you have to cover up corruption, you should send it directly to Caishikou for questioning!"

"20 years of salt tax, these people are really daring."

"Ji Xiaolan made a foul move, so confused!"

"This is a matter of morality, which completely deviates from the purpose of traditional scholar-bureaucrats."

"If it were Emperor Hongwu, Ji Xiaolan would have been slaughtered. That is to say, this shabby Tartar dynasty would still have one life left."

The audience was outraged.

It is true that everyone is very dissatisfied with corruption.

With all these layers of corruption, it is the common people who suffer in the end.

And the audience, mostly ordinary people, naturally hated it.

This is harming their interests.

Everyone deserves to be killed!

And Yi Ze, after talking about this, took advantage of the opportunity to lead to the next point of discussion.

That is: Is Ji Xiaolan a real master?
When the audience saw the words on the screen, they were immediately blown away.

"Master? Ji Xiaolan is also worthy. Can such a person be called a master?"

"Who says it can't? Isn't Ji Xiaolan a good flatterer? A proper flatterer!"

"That said, it's really reasonable."

"Anyway, I don't think so. His character is not good. How can he be called a master?"

"He is a master, so can He Shen be cleared?"

The audience's reaction was within Yi Ze's expectations.

This is understandable.

After all, most of the contents explained before are Ji Xiaolan's bad aspects.

Flattering, favoritism and connivance, these are not things that people like.

But Ji Xiaolan, is it really so unbearable?
Yi Ze continued: "The arguments on the Internet now probably completely negate Ji Xiaolan."

"What is said on the Internet: When it comes to power and status, Ji Xiaolan is not as good as He Shen, who is younger than herself. It is pure nonsense to want to fight. And when it comes to literary achievements, Ji Xiaolan has nothing to show, only one unknown book. A collection of short stories, these two terms, right?"

Yi Ze paused, and once again attracted the attention of the audience.

This is their point of view now.

Is it possible that Yi Ze also refuted?

"Such a point of view has some truth, but not much truth. It is more about negation for the sake of negation, and there is a big discrepancy with historical facts."

"Some viewers will definitely not understand, but I will explain in detail below, so please don't be impatient."

It feels a bit like storytelling at this moment.

"After Ji Xiaolan returned from exile, he successively served as the chief editor of the "Sikuquanshu", the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Minister of Rites, the co-organizer of the University, and the Prince Shaobao. With such official positions, he is a serious first-class official. You want to say that Ji Xiaolan is powerful. Not big, that's only compared to top Eight Banners relatives like Heshen or Fukang'an."

"As for the Han people, it is absolutely rare to be able to achieve Ji Xiaolan's position. It can be said that he has already stood at the pinnacle of the power of the Han people in the Qing Dynasty."

"As a writer and a scholar, Ji Xiaolan's achievements in literature are definitely not to be underestimated, even far beyond the performance in TV dramas."

"Ji Xiaolan has written a lot of poems. The quality of the poems that have been handed down is indeed not very good and cannot compare with those of the great writers. But the main purpose of Ji Xiaolan's poems is to flatter Emperor Qianlong, and Qianlong's poetry writing level is Everyone knows it well.”

"This kind of flattering article for the leader naturally cannot be written higher than the level of the leader. How can the leader do it like this? Praise you or scold you? Therefore, Ji Xiaolan's poetry writing level can be said to be extremely ordinary."

"But there is no way out. Ji Xiaolan has achieved quite high achievements in poetry criticism and poetry theory. There are more related works than his own poetry. In the late Qing Dynasty, the famous writer Xu Yinfang highly praised Ji Xiaolan's poetry criticism, thinking that : Since Qianlong, Mr. Ji Xiaolan is the most fair critic of poetry. It can be seen that Ji Xiaolan's level is still quite high."

"And Ji Xiaolan himself, after being exiled by the northwest wind for four years, was recalled by Emperor Qianlong to serve as the chief editor of the "Siku Quanshu". It took many years to complete the "Siku Quanshu", with a total of 8 million There are more than 3000 volumes in total, and there are more than 8 volumes in total, and more than 600 scholars have jointly studied it."

"There are so many scholars working together, and Ji Xiaolan can take the position of chief editor among them, so his literary level will naturally not be low."

After listening to the audience, they also called it awesome.

"It's amazing. You can hold such an important position after returning from exile. It seems that Emperor Qianlong still values ​​Ji Xiaolan very much."

"There are more than 600 scholars. These are not [-] ordinary people. They are all talents who have gone through the imperial examination, and their level must not be low. The last time they have to be from the Imperial Academy, and Ji Xiaolan can be selected among them. The first rank shows its level, at least everyone is convinced."

"So there is really no reason to ridicule him. With his literary skills, he deserves to be respected."

"Able to manage a team of more than 600 scholars, you told me that he is not a boss? The editor-in-chief is equivalent to the editor-in-chief. This is not something that ordinary people can hold!"

"Although we look down on the power and the powerful, we have to say that it is not easy to be able to do this. There is nothing to say. If you want a better status, you have to pay something. Otherwise, why should others value you?"

"Although this is the case, Ji Xiaolan's actions are still despised by others. What he did before really makes people not like it."

"It's a matter of the times. Ji Xiaolan lives in an era of extremely strict control. Naturally, he can only adapt to the changes of the times, otherwise he will die."

"Those who achieve great things don't care about small details. Sometimes it is understandable to give up some things for the great cause of life. What's more, people have personal relationships, and they are not machines."

The audience talked a lot, some understood and some did not understand.

There are different opinions, and it can be said to be extremely lively.

And what Yi Ze is going to talk about next is the cultural destruction of the "Siku Quanshu" that the public loves to hear.

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(End of this chapter)