Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 461 Disputes
Zhu Yunying, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had a calm expression, and just said, "In the past few days, there have been a lot of discussions between the government and the opposition. I have heard a lot of arguments in private between the two tax laws and the taxation of the people."

At this time, the civil and military officials also became serious, because everyone knew that this was about to start talking about business.

Seeing that the civil and military officials did not speak at this time, Zhu Yunying chuckled a few times, "Oh? What's the matter? I heard that you love Qings have a lot of discussions in private, and now everyone is silent. .”

At this time, many people still feel a little bit drummed in their hearts, and some bad memories seem to be slowly growing up.

In the Hongwu Dynasty, many civil and military people chatted in private, and the next day they passed it to Lao Zhu's desk.

Even if the current Jin Yiwei doesn't seem as rampant as before, just don't underestimate the strength of Jin Yiwei.In particular, Emperor Yingshi didn't seem to have such a gentle temper, otherwise he wouldn't have fiddled with a Dongchang.

At this time, Dai Deyi, the supervisory censor, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the law of the two taxes has been used for a hundred years. Although there are some disadvantages, the flaws are not concealed. I think the law of the two taxes should not be moved rashly, and there may be changes."

Dai Deyi, this is Hongwu's Tanhua in 27 years. He was outspoken when he was young and ambitious, so he is also the supervisor of the censor and supervisor of officials.Today, he is only 35 years old. It can be said that the young and strong school is quite promising.

Zhu Yunying looked at Dai Deyi, and asked with a smile, "What Aiqing said is also reasonable, but since the law of the two taxes is known to have drawbacks, why not change it? Zeng Zi once said: I will reflect on myself three times every day. I remember that the Analects of Confucius also has Words: If there is something, correct it, if there is nothing, encourage it. In my opinion, this is not for scholars to correct their own mistakes, it should be the same principle in doing things."

Emperor Yingshi was not particularly close to Confucianism, and everyone naturally understood this truth.But they all knew that Emperor Yingshi was not ignorant, and that the emperor could occasionally 'quote scriptures', and many people also knew that Emperor Yingshi was quite talented in poetry, but the emperor didn't like to recite poems against others.

In the eyes of many civil servants, Emperor Yingshi was indeed a contradictory entity, which made them love and hate him at the same time.

As for the Emperor Yingshi, he was an orthodox emperor who could no longer be orthodox.Since this is the emperor, these civil servants will naturally be loyal to their emperor, which is also the education they have received since childhood.

It's just that sometimes, they also feel that Emperor Yingshi's thoughts are too escaping, and Emperor Yingshi has never fully reused Confucianism, and even has more or less intentions to suppress Confucianism, which will obviously make many The Confucian disciples felt a little worried.

But no matter what, Emperor Yingshi has the appearance of a wise emperor, which is indeed what many civil servants have expected. They still hope to be able to "learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family".

Dai Deyi continued at this time, "Your Majesty, if the tax system is to be reformed, it must be re-established. Officials, gentry, and common people, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble."

Zhu Yunying suddenly became amused, looked at Dai Deyi and asked, "Oh? In Aiqing's opinion, the imperial court should learn from Huang Lao's teaching of ruling by doing nothing? But I remember that even if it is ruling by doing nothing, it is not the imperial court. Didn't take any action? Is it because they are afraid that the New Deal will disturb the people, or because they are afraid that officials will do things?"

This time Dai Deyi was a little speechless. He thought it was a good reason, but the emperor stopped him.It's just that he is also very clear that the reasons he said are really unreasonable. He just hopes that the emperor can think about it more.

In fact, Dai Deyi belongs to the rising star of the civil official group in eastern Zhejiang, and he is from Fenghua.The ancestors traveled south to Fenghua with Song Gaozong, and it can be said that they are aristocratic families. They are neighboring counties with Fang Xiaoru, and they are close friends. They also went to school together and worshiped Song Lian, the leader of the literary world.

Moreover, the Dai family is definitely a big family in Fenghua.Although the Dai family did not have many high-ranking officials and dignitaries before, this family can be regarded as a "farming and studying heirloom", which is in line with what some people think a scholar should be.

Since they are a wealthy family, it naturally means that they have more fields. These days, Dai Deyi has often discussed these matters with his colleagues.

Including his cousin who served as an aide in the six departments, including his younger brother who was visiting relatives in the capital, they also discussed together.

In the final analysis, the family has more land. Even after Dai Deyi was named on the Gold List, the imperial court did exempt some land taxes.However, the imperial court did not mean that all the land under Dai Deyi's name would be exempted from tax. Compared with the Dai family's land, the tax-exempt land was really a drop in the bucket, or even not worth mentioning.

The imperial court is simply trying to shake the foundation of these scholars and aristocratic families. Previously, some people wanted to donate land to the scholars who had the highest rank in the imperial examination. The imperial court has blocked this way, and the area of ​​tax-free land is quite limited.

Now it is going to be divided into acres again, and the more land under the name in the future, the more taxes need to be paid.Even if you want to pass it on, this route is basically blocked. This is simply too unfriendly news.

Mao Dafang, Zuo Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, also stood up at this time. This courtier who was erudite, capable of poetry, and famous at a young age actually admired orthodox thinking very much.Some of his views are actually Confucian ethics.

Sometimes Zhu Yunying also felt that Mao Dafang's views were pedantic and ridiculous.But I have to admit that Zhu Yunying sometimes finds it easier for such people to become officials.

Only at this time, Mao Dafang said, "Your Majesty, I thought that the appointment should be made with propriety, and the judge should be judged with righteousness, and then we can make a difference."

The veins in Zhu Yunying's temples were throbbing for a moment. This person seized the opportunity and wanted to persuade the emperor to exercise 'benevolent governance'.This one felt that as long as the emperor practiced the teaching of benevolence and righteousness, there would be no problem in resolving political, historical, and ethnic disputes.

Some of his ridiculously childish views actually existed in the Ming Dynasty, and even in all dynasties, and there were quite a few of them.In the final analysis, there are some scholars, the so-called "stupid readers", they naively think that "an Analects of Confucius governs the world", and they all think that the views of sages are the truth.

After waving his hand, Zhu Yunying said, "Aiqing, step down."

It is still necessary to let this one step down, or else it must be all kinds of preaching, or to persuade the emperor to treat Confucianism better, and so on.

In fact, don't say that Zhu Yunying can't stand this one, many civil and military ministers can't stand Mao Dafang's pedantic and ridiculous.

Although he was unwilling, Mao Dafang had nothing to say at this time.Let's step down obediently, even if he really wants to persuade Emperor Yingshi to develop towards a real "sage king", it's just that the emperor is "stubborn", but no matter how stubborn the emperor is, he is still the emperor and the father of the emperor.

Those who stand up one after another are actually "little characters", and they may become big players if they are placed somewhere.It's just that in today's Fengtian Temple, the officials are of relatively high rank, and now they are all small characters.

This is also a normal operation, there is no time when some heavyweight bosses came forward in the beginning.Just like a boxing match, the real focus of the battle still has to wait, and there are still some warm-up matches before the main match.

It is still necessary to be a little patient. Zhu Yunying is more patient, and he is not afraid of being late for a good meal.

It's not just Zhu Yunying who has such patience, many important ministers are also patient, and they don't need to appear on the stage yet.

Don't look at it now that only some unimportant courtiers stand up, some people are more in favor of sharing the income from the family, they think this is a benevolent government, and it will benefit many people.

Naturally, many people will raise objections, not only because it may affect the interests of themselves or the family, but also because these people think that one thing is worse than one thing less, or because they think that the policy of distributing money to the mother and the teachings of the sages Not much to do.

These are all quite normal things. Everyone is still waiting patiently. They are looking for the right time to stand up and express their opinions.

Huang Zicheng found an opportunity for Guozijian Jijiu, although he was not a particularly high-ranking official.Just from the fourth grade, you can also have a place in the court, not to mention the status of Guozijian offering wine, which is relatively noble and prominent.

"Let's start, Your Majesty, and I think that you can't divide the income into the mu." Huang Zicheng stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the law of the two taxes has been practiced for hundreds of years, and it has been perfected in many dynasties. If the law of the two taxes is recklessly moved, it may cause turmoil in the world."

Zhu Yunying just looked at Huang Zicheng and asked, "Oh? Then Huang Qing, why can't the tax system be changed?"

In fact, Huang Zicheng has been prepared for a long time. Don't look at him now as the Imperial College Jijiu, but he has always believed that his political ideas have not been displayed, which also buried his talent.

After all, he is the first in the test and the third in the palace test. It seems that there is no problem in saying that he is talented.At least in the imperial examination, he is very good.Moreover, his political philosophy has always been 'perfect', but it's a pity that the emperor didn't reuse him.

Teaching and educating people is of course very good, but Huang Zicheng still hopes to have more opportunities, hopes to become a real important minister, can govern the world, and practice the way of a sage.

Huang Zicheng continued, "Your Majesty, it will definitely hurt the farmers' confidence."

Zhu Yunying laughed, and just said, "Oh? If you think about it, Aiqing can also see that this tax is transferred to the land, and those who have more land pay more tax. Is this the reason?"

Seeing Huang Zicheng nodding his head, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Although the two taxation laws have been enforced in the past dynasties, the annexation of land has always been a persistent disease that cannot be eradicated. If the land is divided into acres, will the land be less annexed?"

Huang Zicheng didn't quite agree with this, and just said, "Your Majesty, even if it is spread into the mu, it will not be able to eradicate the annexation."

"I haven't strictly restricted mergers, I just don't allow tax evasion." Zhu Yunying laughed and said to Huang Zicheng, "Aiqing went back and read more books. In the middle and late dynasties, it is so miserable for the poor to have no land. Why did the Supreme Emperor enter Huangjue Temple? , you don’t know?”

Lao Zhu entered Huangjue Temple back then, of course, because he couldn't survive, so he could only go to the temple as a young novice monk to beg for a chance to survive.

"Your father is such an asshole!" Old Zhu was angry. He knew it was a big deal, so he brought little Zhu to 'listen to the government', "He kept talking about our affairs! We know that we were herding cattle back then. How desolate it is, we don't allow anyone to mention it."

Little Zhu leaned in Lao Zhu's arms, full of confidence, "Not only herding cattle, but also being a monk and begging on alms bowl, we all know that!"

Lao Zhu is angry and funny. He never hides his background and so on, and he is also proud of his background and experience.It's just that sometimes, Lao Zhu doesn't like Xiao Zhu mentioning it, and always feels a little shameless in front of his children and grandchildren.

Zhu Yunying looked serious, got up slowly and said, "My great-grandfather and great-grandmother passed away one after another. The Supreme Emperor had no money to buy a coffin, so he had to wrap himself in rags and bury himself in the ground. Wait, do you know where my great-grandfather and great-grandmother were buried?" Where? Those are the land of Yihuihou Liu's successor grandfather!"

At this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down one after another. When the emperor mentioned his family affairs and ancestral affairs, these civil and military ministers could not stand and listen.

Zhu Yunying continued, "The Zhu family is lucky to be gifted with land by Marquis Yihui. It's just that the people in the world have no land to cultivate when they are alive, and no land to bury after death!"

Why "sell your body to bury your father" and so on, not just because of the traditional concept of burial.It is even more difficult to find a place to bury them, because farmers have no land.Those land belonged to either the Zhang family landlord or the Liu family landlord. Do you really think that you can dig a hole and build a grave casually?
Huang Zicheng gritted his teeth and said, "Let's play your majesty, it was caused by the Mongolian Yuan tyranny."

Well, now it is the fault of the Mongolian and Yuan courts.It seems that in this way, the conflict can be diverted, and the miserable incident of the old Zhu family can be turned into a class conflict. It seems that it is no longer a common phenomenon, and it will not appear in a normal way in Daming!

This is simply a joke, as long as there is annexation of land, there will be many farmers who have no land to cultivate!

Zhu Yunying looked at Huang Zicheng, and then glanced around the group of officials, "Every time there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, many people lose their land. Selling their children and daughters, their families are ruined, and they can only become rich tenants or runaway households. Even so, they still have to Taxes, how to pay taxes?!"

This is one of the terrible things about the poll tax. It is not an easy task to pay taxes even if you have no land.For many people, if they want not to pay taxes, they can only flee their households, and their household registrations are concealed by landlords and gentry, etc.

Land annexation is definitely the reason for the downfall of many dynasties, and it is also a sign of the decline of a prosperous dynasty.Zhu Yunying understood this truth, and believed that the civil and military ministers in the court also knew it well.

Zhu Yunying looked at these civil and military officials and said, "What's wrong with letting the tillers have their fields?"

The tiller has a field, which can be regarded as the dream of countless people in the prosperous age.It's just that in this way, it will definitely violate the interests of many people, and this is the truth that countless people understand!
(End of this chapter)