Jinyi champion

Chapter 553 Taking advantage of the problem (asking for a monthly ticket)

Tang Yin has been doing well in court recently.

Tomorrow he will attend the court meeting for the first time.

As an accident in the household department, he was not qualified to participate in the court discussion, but because of the Huangzhuang system he controlled, a large number of old officials of the Xingwang Mansion followed him to eat. Once settled, he needs to go to the court occasionally to report the progress of the work.

Tang Yin thought that he would report his duties in the court meeting as a sixth-rank Beijing official, no matter how unrestrained he was, he was so excited that he didn't sleep well for two days.

During the day, Zhu Hao talked to him about the bank account, and seeing Tang Yin with two big dark circles under his eyes, he probably knew that the old guy was a bit too reserved.

"Sir, in my vision, it's a bit difficult for you to become the mainstay of Ming Dynasty in the orthodox way of civil servants. Why don't you find another way to gradually become the mainstay of Ming Dynasty in terms of managing merchants and diplomatic relations..."

Zhu Hao brainwashed Tang Yin.

Tang Yin looked at the busy traffic outside the window. It was not yet noon, and Zhu Hao obviously returned from the Imperial Academy early.

The place where he spoke was at Zhu Hao's hot pot restaurant.

"Why are there so many fewer people?"

Tang Yin didn't answer the question.

"Oh, I opened two more branches in the capital to attract some customers. The night market here is more lively, and sometimes there are extra tables." Zhu Hao said.

Tang Yin was dumbfounded: "You've been in the Imperial Academy, and you still care about business matters?"

"It's a fool to have money and not make money."

Zhu Hao curled his lips, "I'll help you sort out what you want to say at the court meeting tomorrow, and take a good look at it when you get back. The rest is up to you to respond on the spot."

As the "big steward" of Xingwangfu's system, Zhu Hao planned everything for Tang Yin.

Tang Yin took a booklet that looked like a lecture, and sighed: "I really don't know what you think. Oh, by the way, what are you talking about managing merchants, what's going on?"

Zhu Hao smiled.

The Ming Dynasty did not pay enough attention to merchants. The social status of merchants was the lowest among scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants. However, history has proved that it is the very unpopular merchants who really pushed the world into industrial civilization.

Merchants seek profit, and only by stimulating their enthusiasm for profit, guaranteeing their social status, and allowing them to improve technology and develop productivity, can the backward agricultural civilization progress little by little.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "For example, in the future, the imperial court will set up a business department in addition to the six departments, and you will be the head of the department, that's how it is..."

Tang Yin frowned: "You kid, don't mess around."

"Am I the kind of person who messes around? At least you have an idea in mind, don't let us down in court tomorrow."

Zhu Hao grinned like a naive child, "And then there is the issue of the bank account. I want to talk to you. His Majesty may hand over some authority of the inner palace to you in the future..."

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Tang Yin was only the head of the household department in the court, even if he had some power, he was definitely not an important person.

But within the Xingwangfu system, his status is very high.

The emperor could not distribute the power of the imperial court to Tang Yin who had no experience as an official, but the emperor's own affairs, such as the management of the inner palace, could be handed over to Tang Yin. The financial power of the inner government is also a matter of course.

But there is no specific implementation.

The next morning.

In the court hall, Tang Yin was dressed in a sixth-rank official uniform, standing very conspicuously among the ministers.

Many people are very curious, why Tang Yin, a well-known talent in Daming who fled Nanchang by pretending to be crazy, and who was notoriously insane, jumped to the same rank as me?
It is said that he is a guest in Prince Xing's mansion?

This old boy knows how to play with the wind!
Escape Prince Ning's Mansion and take refuge in Prince Xing's Mansion?
Then gain the praise of Emperor Xingxian with his ability?
Where will Yuan Zonggao be placed?
In other words, when Tang Yin came to Xingwang's mansion, was it because Yuan Zonggao was behind the scenes to fuel the flames?

It was Tang Yin's turn to report on his duties.

According to the copybook Zhu Hao prepared for him, he first described the changes that took place within a month after he took over Huangzhuang, including the arrangement of the Xingwang Mansion to the family members of the capital, etc., and then mentioned a very important content...

Xungui's fields were merged.

Yang Tinghe was listening, and immediately felt that Tang Yin wanted to make use of the topic, using the matter of Huangzhuang to involve the topic of suppressing nobles.

Xungui lived a very happy life in the Zhengde Dynasty, mainly because the Emperor Zhengde was messing around and didn't care about this group of moths attached to the court system, and Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and others didn't want to compete with the real power figures, plus The Zhang family brothers took the lead, making the problem of land annexation in the capital and surrounding areas increasingly serious during the Zhengde dynasty.

During the time of Hongzhi, there were only a small number of good fields around the capital, and honorable ones.

But in the early years of Jiajing, more than half of the cultivated fields around the capital fell into the hands of Huangzhuang, honored nobles and ministers. Farmers with land gradually became tenants, and many people even migrated away from the land of the capital. He had the experience of relocating the surrounding people to the Central Plains.

In general……

There are many hidden dangers around the capital, and the biggest problem comes from land mergers.

At this time, Sun Jiao, Minister of the Household Department, still hadn't arrived, so that when Tang Yin raised these matters, it seemed as if he was challenging the courtiers present, and there was no one in the Household Department who could directly reprimand Tang Yin to shut him up. .

Besides, what Tang Yin was talking about was the status quo of society, which was in line with the style of civil servants criticizing the current situation, so why interrupt him?
But Yang Tinghe felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.

The purpose of the new emperor's suppression of Xungui is to consolidate the imperial power and make the emperor's imperial power more stable, which is not a good thing for civil servants. Therefore, Yang Tinghe feels that he should maintain the same position as Xungui on this issue, which is in the interests of civil officials .

"Hubu, what do you think?" After listening to Tang Yin's narration, Zhu Si turned to look at Qin Jin, the servant of the household department and in charge of the affairs of the household department.

Qin Jin knew very well that the Household Department had gradually become the new emperor's control. Even though he could stand on Yang Tinghe's side on issues such as the Dali Discussion, he had gradually lost the right to speak when it came to the Household Department's internal affairs.

Qin Jin said: "Your Majesty, there have always been incidents of imperial relatives and relatives occupying land. Previously, the imperial court had issued an imperial edict ordering the emperor to investigate in person. Recently, the occupied land must be returned, and the past ... must also be reported to the imperial court. Now it is still in the process of progress. However, due to its long history, it is not easy to dispose of it at once.”

On such matters, Qin Jin obviously didn't want to offend others, and was a bit muddy.

Regarding Huangzhuang affairs earlier, the emperor put forward a statement that the establishment of Huangzhuang is an old matter, and it did not start from the Zhengde Dynasty. It is not easy to solve it for a while, and it should be done step by step.

Qin Jin copied it here, meaning that Xungui's annexation of land was not formed in a day, and it cannot be resolved in a short time.

That's right.

The land acquired by the nobles "by their ability" is either directly robbed, or framed as a crime against the landlord, or forced to buy and sell at a low price, or bought at a market price, in short, the land falls into the hands of others Now, why should a government decree go down, people will check themselves, and even return it?
Even if someone actually took out the land and returned it, or reported it, it was just to make peace with the matter, and it must be unclear. Emperor, do you have some social experience, okay?

You can't spit out what you eat in someone's mouth.

Zhu Sidao: "I asked people to look up the military expenditures of the Northwest in the past few years. Not to mention the huge amount, the national treasury couldn't afford it every year. But I said that before the [-]th year of Zhengde, the military distribution in the Northwest was fine, but after last year, the Northwest especially It’s Xuanfu’s storage and other matters, which can be said to have taken a sudden turn for the worse.”

Zhu Si brought out an introduction, which means that the financial collapse of the Northwest in the past two years, you think about what is going on.

Of course those present would think about it.

But who can figure it out?

Are they all pedantic Confucian officials?No one understands economics, and there are very few officials who specialize in warehousing and transportation. All of them are more like politicians who read sage books. range.

Regarding this matter, even several people in the cabinet, even Yang Tinghe, couldn't explain why for a while.

The financial collapse of the Ming Dynasty, before the civil servants were more angry at the Emperor Zhengde, and Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and other courtiers did things wrong, and did not study in detail how the finances collapsed.

"I asked before, before the grain harvest, there were a large number of merchants cultivating land in the northwest. In Xuanfu and other places, there were a large number of fields outside the city. They even dredged the river every year just to irrigate the fields. Fruits, vegetables and trees in the northwest were also planted. Can keep up, the trade and other things in the northwest have been going smoothly.

"But since [-] years ago, a large number of merchants in the northwest have moved inward, and seven or eight out of ten of the farmland in the northwest have been abandoned. In some places, ten to ten of the fields outside the city have been abandoned. It’s also in disrepair and neglected.”

Zhu Si mentioned a problem that has been common since the middle period of Hongzhi.

That is, the deserted commercial settlements in the northwest made Jiubian completely become a parasite of Daming, not to mention self-sufficient, and even a little bit completely dependent on Daming's finances to support it.

Jiang Mian came out and said: "Your Majesty, the reform of the household department's salt introduction system was managed by the two former emperors. Although there are certain disadvantages, the Taicang treasury is full enough to deal with the Northwest dispatch."

"Really? Then why are there so many presentations about the lack of money and food in the Northwest recently? Is the court affairs the same as what you have seen?"

Zhu Si had been taught by Zhu Hao's precepts and deeds a long time ago, and even in terms of debate, he hit his weakness directly.

Right now, the civil servants have obviously suffered a disadvantage in terms of grand ceremony. Not to mention the Empress Dowager Jiang’s entry into the palace, King Xingxian was also granted the title of Emperor Xingxian. Even if the title of emperor was not added, this was a big blow to the civil servants, and they wanted to win back The best way is to use the control of the court to plunge the emperor into a financial crisis.

As long as you don't have any money, everyone in the Northwest will ask you for money. If you want to be a wise king, why don't you just listen to us obediently?

Zhu Si finished speaking.

Yang Tinghe immediately sensed that Zhu Si intended to talk about the Northwest Shangtun, obviously because he wanted to silence the civil servants first.

I have found the reason. It is because of the reform in the grain development that the Northwest has fallen into a state of shortage of money and food. You must either propose a solution, or shut up!

　The third is here!The emperor asks for a guaranteed monthly pass, thank you!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)