Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 605 Make money, not shabby

In the Hall of Martial Ying, Shen Shangshu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

There seems to be something wrong with this statement, but there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

No wonder, the emperor insisted on getting the Ministry of Punishment to intervene in the military camp just now, and it was because the drunkard didn't mean to drink at all.

Yes, in the matter of military settlements, the imperial court can give a light punishment at its discretion, but the imperial court did not say that other crimes can also be pardoned.

In recent years, the frontier army has been weak. Of course, a large part of the reason is that the military settlements have been invaded. However, the military settlements are only an appearance. In essence, it is the atmosphere of the entire frontier army, which has already been corrupted.

So, now, the emperor's intentions are ready to come out.

For the imperial court, rectifying the military settlements is a big move. The ultimate goal is to recover the original acres of military settlements and reduce the pressure on the imperial court's military expenditures.

But for the emperor, what the old man wants is to revive the military style of the frontier army.

Rectifying the military settlement is only one aspect of it. After the military settlement, I am afraid that there will be more ruthless methods that have not been revealed.

Realizing this point, Shen Shangshu suddenly felt a tinge of pity for the many generals today.

They think that the law does not blame the crowd, but they don't know that the crowd in the heart of the emperor is not the crowd of frontier generals, but the crowd of common people and frontier soldiers.

Today, the many arrangements made by the Ministry of War are all to ensure the interests of the people at the bottom and military households.

Once the interests of these people can be successfully preserved, the imperial court will not hesitate at all to wield the butcher's knife.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi suddenly felt that his understanding of the Son of Heaven had deepened.

Unlike Yu Qian who felt that the emperor had benevolence and righteousness in his heart, Shen Yi at this moment only felt a burst of cold sweat rising from his back.

Because, today's behavior reminds him of a person...

Emperor Taizu!

It is a distinctive feature of the Hongwu era to be lenient and benevolent to the common people, but to be strict with civil and military officials.

Now, after guessing the emperor's overall plan, Shen Yi vaguely saw this shadow again.

Fu Xi?Curse?
Shen Yi didn't want to think about it, nor did he dare to think about it.

Forcing himself to put his mind back to the present moment, Shen Yi pondered for a moment, and said.

"Your Majesty, if the regulations proposed by Yu Shangshu can be implemented smoothly, the general can indeed be taken back to the imperial court. However, the money and food that needs to be used by the Ministry of Households at one time may not be decimals. The specific amount will have to wait for the Ministry of War to clear the land. Only by comparing and calculating the fish scale book and the yellow book can we get it, so I dare not rush to take over from His Majesty."

This is the truth. In fact, at this point, the outline of the entire regulations of the Ministry of War is very clear.

First of all, we will cooperate with the Metropolitan Procuratorate to clear up the acres of land, find out the status of the existing civilian land and military settlements, and register them in the book.

This step is the most critical and seemingly the most difficult.

The reason why it seems to be is because the Ministry of War is simply not interested in drinking.

On the surface, there is a lot of momentum, as if they want to check the ownership of the acres, and clarify which acres are privately cultivated fields, which are military settlements, and which are real civilian fields.

But in fact, far from it.

The purpose that the Ministry of War wants to achieve is very simple, that is to let these censors walk all over the border with their feet step by step, and register all the fields that have been reclaimed.

As for those people who want to register as military villages or civilian farms, it doesn't matter. What the Ministry of War wants is a fish scale book that truly records the number of acres of border land.

Therefore, when censors do it, they must lift it high and lay it down gently.

After getting the Fish Scale Book, the Ministry of Punishment will then intervene.

After all, it was a big move by the imperial court to rectify the army, and there was no blood on the knife, but there seemed to be some conspiracy.

The role of the Ministry of Punishment is actually to kill chickens to scare monkeys, but they don't know whose head this chicken will fall on in the end.

Shen Yi could imagine that the person who was pulled out to sacrifice the flag must have a very heavy weight, otherwise, it would not be able to have a deterrent effect.

Because, if the effect of deterrence cannot be achieved, then the "sweetness" given by the subsequent court will appear extremely suspicious.

Moreover, only when the Ministry of Household Affairs introduces the redemption policy will the people involved feel in constant panic, they will regard it as a life-saving straw.

Don't think that if the imperial court has made concessions and bought back the military land through redemption, it will be able to proceed smoothly.

You know, the human heart is the most greedy.

What's more, the nostalgia for the land is engraved in the bones of the farming nation.

If there is no previous deterrence, even if the court is willing to spend money, it will inevitably encounter many obstacles when buying it.

Therefore, only by making these people afraid, they will know that the imperial court has made up their minds, and it is for real.

At that time, all they think about is how to save their lives.

Anyway, what the imperial court wanted was land, not murder.

This must be the thinking of most people at that time. As long as the fields are honestly handed over, the court must not want to cause too much turmoil.

Therefore, the military land controlled by the imperial court will expand rapidly, and in this process, the interests of the poor people with no land or little land at the bottom can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

After all, without knowing the court's follow-up plan, Shen Shangshu thought that those greedy and bold generals, after seeing the "relaxation" of Qingzhang Tianmu, would definitely try their best to get the soldiers under their own names. Acres of land are registered as civil land.

I'm afraid this is also the reason why the emperor didn't announce the redemption policy in front of everyone just now.

Once this news is released, everyone will know that the less land they have under their name, the more benefits they can actually occupy under the redemption policy.

The secrecy is precisely so that the benefits transferred from the final redemption policy can really fall on those people who really have no land.

Of course, the court will pay a huge amount of silver for this.

But there is no doubt that this is a poison wrapped in honey.

The imperial court obtained the real fish scale book, combined with the yellow book kept by the household department, and took over the poor people who were originally in the gentry's home through redemption and lease, ensuring their living space.

Next, it's time for them to spit out the blood they drank...

Shen Yi didn't know exactly what the Son of Heaven would do, but it was conceivable that it must be a bloody storm...

However, this has nothing to do with Shen Shangshu, although this kind of sign made Shen Shangshu feel like he saw the emperor Taizu.

However, after all, there are only a small number of civil servants directly involved in the army. Even if it is unlucky, the unlucky ones this time are mainly honorable generals.

Most of these people are ministers in the court, and I want to see their jokes!
What Shen Shangshu needs to worry about is where he can get such a large sum of money.

Although it is said that the money will still be returned to the court after going around and around, but in the end, it has to be given out in real money.

So, for a moment, Shen Shangshu's face was full of sadness, after thinking about it, he was entangled between his old face and his actual interests, finally rubbed his hands, raised his head and said.

"Your Majesty, I feel that such a big matter cannot be taken down by the household department alone. Look, don't you..."

(End of this chapter)