East Factory Governor

Chapter 705 Preparing for the New Deal
Chongzhen was so hungover in the Duke's Mansion.

Several guards didn't dare to wake him up, so they could only follow Qin Shuhuai's advice, carry him to a wing room and sleep peacefully.

When Qin Shuhuai returned to the house, he saw Chen Qing'er sitting on the edge of the bed, sewing a bag by herself.

With a cheeky face, Qin Shuhuai chuckled, "Ma'am, are you still up so late?"

Chen Qing'er raised her eyebrows slightly, but she didn't speak to him.

"Hehe, do you still like that... clay figurine? Let me tell you, this is the handicraft of Zhang, a famous clay figurine in the capital. I traveled several miles to buy it."

Chen Qing'er finally spoke.

Not without teasing, he said, "Really? Li'er also has one in his hand, which is exactly the same as this one. He said it was given to him by Mr. Huang."

"Uh, this, brother Huang also heard about the craftsmanship of that clay figurine Zhang, so he sent someone to buy it."

"The two of you are quite compatible, one is the emperor, the other is the Duke of the country, you like to make clay figurines to play with?"

Qin Shuhuai laughed, "How else can we chat together?"

"Okay, I don't even want to talk to you, and I don't even bother to lie to you. Clay figurine Zhang, how did you make up such a character?"

"Hehe, probably... I still can't hide it from Madam, or how can I say that you are smart."

While talking, Qin Shuhuai started to move.

Chen Qing'er gently pushed Qin Shuhuai away, and said, "Has the emperor left yet? Are you sleeping here tonight?"

"Never mind him! There is no shortage of a bed for him."

With that said, Qin Shuhuai was like a hungry tiger.

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Grandpa Qin Shuhuai has officially started a happy vacation - now there is finally no urgent matter for him to do it himself.

For several days in a row, he slept until the sun rose three poles every day, ate when he woke up, walked around the yard at most after eating, and then dragged Chen Qing'er back to his room to "sleep".

He doesn't need to worry about anything in the mansion, it's all about opening his mouth and stretching out his hand when he comes to dinner - you must know that the maids and servants in the Duke's mansion, including those brought from Tongzhou and those who rewarded him from Chongzhen, add up to as much as More than 100 people!
Chongzhen didn't come to bother him, probably because he was grateful that he had been running around and working hard for more than a year without stopping for a moment. Now that the world is finally settled, he intends to let him rest for a while.

Not only did he not summon Qin Shuhuai, but he also sent eunuchs to deliver things to him every now and then, such as ginseng, deer antler, bird's nest and other supplements, and even asked the eunuch to remind him to pay attention to "combining work and rest". ", don't get tired.

A month has passed like this.

During this period, Qiu Dali, Lai San'er, Pi Gou, Zhang Xiao, Chen Jing, Li Jingting, Meng Wei, Meng Hu and others also took advantage of the peaceful world and there was no war, and came back one after another.

Qin Shuhuai sent someone to call Lao Dao and Hua Chen, and everyone gathered together, drinking and having fun, recalling the bitter days of the past year, and bragging about it, it would be nice to have a good time.

At the end of January, Hong Chengchou reported to the court that all the Demon Cults had withdrawn from Gansu and were on their way back to Kunlun, asking for instructions on what to do.

Chongzhen decreed that He Renlong and Du Wenhuan each bring [-] soldiers and horses to Gansu, and the soldiers and horses of the former Liangzhou Guards returned to Liangzhou to station.The imperial decree also specifically mentions that if the Devil's religion repeats itself and causes troubles, the soldiers and horses of all ministries should attack them severely, and there must be no desire to appease and slack off.

The current Chongzhen is much tougher than a year ago!It is said that several tribes in Mongolia secretly want to negotiate a peace in order to reopen the border trade.

However, Chongzhen unified his opinion: there was no peace negotiation between the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes, only the monarchs and ministers.Unless Mongolia bows its head and proclaims its vassal, pays tribute every year, and allows the Ming army to set up guards on the grassland, there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides.

This is Chi Guoguo's threat!One year ago, or even half a year ago, even if Chongzhen was killed, he would not be able to say such hard words.

But he can be so stubborn now!
Don't beat Jiannu completely. After returning from the last expedition without success, Huang Taiji's position as the Great Khan is in jeopardy. There is an extreme shortage of money and food in Houjin, and morale and people's hearts have fallen to the bottom.

Therefore, Chongzhen only left [-] soldiers and horses on the Ningjin defense line with a large number of fortifications and fortifications. The main force was replaced by the original Shanhaiguan defender under Wu Xiang, and the main force of the Guanning army was placed along the Great Wall to deter the north.

In this way, Chongzhen has no fear at all when facing the Mongols!

Mongolia is not a vassal?fine!Cut off your salt and iron trade first, you will feel uncomfortable!

Not convinced?Do not accept it!Guan Ningjun is waiting for you along the Great Wall!
Don't dare to come?It’s okay if you don’t dare to come, I’ll tell you plainly, when Daming accumulates his strength for a few years, he will definitely come to the grassland to find you!
The other Chongzhen may not be able to remember what Qin Shuhuai said to Chongzhen that night, but he remembers three words clearly - just do it!

According to Qin Shuhuai's words, this kid now looks like a daughter-in-law who has become a mother-in-law for many years.He was a doormat in the past, even the Donglin Party could bully him, but now if anyone dares to mess with him again, he definitely doesn't mind slapping him back!
Fast forward to February.

Spring is blooming, and all things are revived.

A year's plan lies in spring, and Chongzhen, who had ambitious plans for this year, finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent Wang Dehua to call Qin Shuhuai into the palace.

Without him, ask politics.

In February of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen was preparing for a large-scale political reform.

From the perspective of timing, this political reform undoubtedly has the right time, place, people and the three elements. It is impossible to change it to any other period better than this time.

The so-called right time and place means that if the geo-military structure is very stable, neither Mongolia, Houjin, Yarkand, or Junggar will be able to attack Ming Dynasty.In the territory of Ming Dynasty, the civil strife that lasted for several years has been calmed down, and the demon sect has also withdrawn its troops. In addition, Chongzhen has taken a series of measures to reduce taxes and disaster relief in advance, and the political situation is relatively stable.

As for people and harmony, it mainly refers to the participants in this political reform—the officials of the Ming Dynasty.Because of the collapse of the Donglin Party, a large number of middle and low-level officials were all newly promoted. First, they did not have a deep foundation, second, they were grateful for the emperor's grace, and third, they were shocked by the inviolable power of God. Therefore, at this time, the implementation of the New Deal, It doesn't matter whether their interests are violated or not - because they are civilians and have nothing.

As for the old officials who were not affected during the downfall of Donglin and are still in office, it is not their turn to make irresponsible remarks at this time—the military power in the whole country is firmly in the hands of Qin Shuhuai and Chongzhen. say no?
To put it bluntly, as long as Qin Shuhuai supports Chongzhen, there will be no governor or general in the world who would dare to mobilize a single soldier!
Under such circumstances, Chongzhen's political reform will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, and it is logical!

Because the political reform has not yet reached the specific implementation stage, Chongzhen did not call anyone else, but only called Sun Chengzong to come together.

In the imperial study room, Chongzhen first asked, "Brother Qin, you were the first to bring up the New Deal, so now, should you be the first to talk about your thoughts?"

During this month, Qin Shuhuai returned to leisure, but he still made some preparations for the New Deal, so he followed the train of thought he had sorted out before, and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to implement the New Deal, you still need to know where Daming's current pain is, and know where it hurts." Only then can we prescribe the right medicine.”

"Of course, Brother Qin, continue."

"At present, there are two pains for Ming Dynasty: farmers and officials."

"The pain of farmers is that one has no land to cultivate, and the other is that even if there is land to cultivate, there is not much income. As far as I know, more than [-]% of the annual income of ordinary tenant farmers will be owned by the landlord and the court. Therefore, Gao Yingxiang called out 'not paying grain' at the beginning. When he raised his slogan, a large number of farmers followed him.”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Then, what do Brother Qin think?"

"One is to provide land for the landless, and the other is to reduce or exempt land taxes. Let me talk about the first one, where does the land come from? As far as I know, King Fu has 200 hectares of fertile land in Luoyang, which is 200 million mu of fertile land. There are only more than 20 mu of cultivated land, and the rest are abandoned in the wild. Even if there are tenant farmers who want to help him plant blessings, the king will not agree. Isn’t this absurd? The emperor imagines that if these 20 million mu of good land are distributed to farmers, at least there must be [-] farmers have their land, right? One King Fu takes up the livelihood of [-] farmers, but how many big landowners like King Fu are there in Ming Dynasty?"

Sun Chengzong sighed, and said, "My Lord is right. However, King Fu's land was given by Emperor Shenzong of the late Emperor, and King Fu himself is stubborn. If you want to make an idea of ​​his land property, I am afraid it will not be easy. The new deal involves There are so many aspects, we must first occupy the word 'reason' in order to be able to move forward unimpeded."

Sun Chengzong's meaning is very clear. The land of King Fu was bestowed by the first emperor. Chongzhen can't insist on taking them back, otherwise he will violate the order of the first emperor. Impressions are bound to be detrimental to winning the trust of the people, and will inevitably be disgusted by the gentry class.

This is not "reasonable".

It should be said that Sun Chengzong's worries are not unreasonable.

But Chongzhen said, "Mr. Sun, I think that it is not reasonable for King Fu to occupy so many fields. Since he does not occupy it first, we can talk to him about it, right?"

Sun Chengzong glanced at Chongzhen unexpectedly, and saw firmness and persistence in the eyes of the young emperor, and calm confidence on his face.

Surprised, he couldn't help but smile inwardly.

Your Majesty, you have grown up!

Yes, it's time to grow up too!Together with Daming, he had gone through a life-and-death test, and he managed to climb out from the precarious and near-death situation.

He has survived all the storms, and now he is eager to show off his ambitions, so how could he be bound by a King of Fortune?

good!Very good!Resolute and resolute, decisive and resolute, this is the image of a generation of heroes!
Qin Shuhuai also said to Chongzhen appreciatively, "Your Majesty is wise! King Fu is the most powerful landlord in the world. If he can set an example, I believe our new law on land administration will be implemented smoothly."

Chongzhen nodded and said, "That's right. To deal with a powerful man like King Fu, I use a gentle method. Brother Qin can be thunderbolt. If we work together, we won't be afraid that they will not hand over their land obediently."

Qin Shuhuai added with a sneer, "Your Majesty, it's 'buying', not asking them to hand it over. Of course, if they are sympathetic to the people and willing to donate part of the property for free, we don't mind, do we?"

Chongzhen also laughed and said, "I can still build a memorial archway of merit and virtue for him, as long as it is not enough to make an official with a false award."

(End of this chapter)