Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1575 New Deal: Population Check!
Daming Palace, nine floors.

Mu Jing wore a snow-white brocade robe, his hair was tied up by a jade crown, and his slender figure was standing on the edge of the window sill, looking down at the entire city of Yudu.

"Your Majesty, Sima Hui asks to see you!"

"Let him in!"

Mujing's calm voice sounded indifferently.

"Yes!"

Soon Sima Hui came in, facing Mu Jing's back first, bowed his hands and saluted, and subconsciously wanted to kneel, but realized that the rules of the Ming Dynasty were different from those of the previous dynasty, so he stopped and just bowed and saluted.

"Chen, Sima Hui, pay homage to Your Majesty!"

"sit down!"

Mu Jing turned around, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and pointed to the bamboo mat in front of the desk.

His office is very spacious, with floor-to-ceiling windows on one side. In the entire wing room, apart from his own desk and chair, there are bookshelves around it. In addition, there are bamboo mats on the floor, and the desk is used for receiving visits from courtiers.

Although he has begun to gradually promote the sitting posture of the Taishi chair, kneeling is the characteristic of the times, and it is still a relatively important pattern in Confucian rituals. At present, it cannot be abolished forcefully, and it still needs to be changed slowly.

Sima Hui sat down on his knees, compared with his waist and poles, and his mind was a little stern. Now that he has entered an official position, he dared not be too presumptuous in front of Mu Jing.

Being an official means that there is no urgency because of official career and political rules. You are not a free person. You have to abide by the rules in the officialdom.

In the past, he could hate Mujing, but now that Mujing is his majesty, he must have three points of respect, and you can't ignore the monarch.

"relax!"

Mu Jing smiled and said: "I'm not a man-eating tiger, show my normal heart, it seems that you may have said it on Lumen Mountain in the past, three sentences can make me speechless! "

"Your Majesty, we used to be ignorant, but now Your Majesty is the king of a country, so don't make mistakes!" Sima Hui said with a wry smile.

If he didn't have some understanding of Mujing's character, he would have thought that Mujing had settled accounts after the fall.

At the beginning, although the Lumenshan family seemed neutral, it was more or less on the opposite side of Mujing, and it also had the mission of restricting scholars from Jingxiang from becoming officials.

If Mujing becomes serious, it is not impossible to treat them as enemies.

"Being the emperor, I really have a lot of respect!" Mu Jing laughed, and said: "I knew it earlier, I would have become the emperor earlier, then I can directly win over all the talents from Lumen Mountain !"

"Your Majesty is what the hearts of the people want, not the identity of the Son of Heaven!" Mu Jing was joking, but Sima Hui was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The world is not just the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven is also the Son of Heaven, and he is the most orthodox Son of Heaven, but there are very few people who are willing to serve him!"

"There is no second day, and sooner or later there will only be one emperor left in the world!" The corners of Mu Jing's mouth slightly raised a confident and firm arc.

"I believe Your Majesty can do it!" Sima Hui also praised this sentence. Without this confidence, he would not dare to help.

"As for the imperial examination in the county, your imperial examination committee did not do a good job, and many things have not been done well!" After the two talked a few words, Mu Jing directly changed the topic to the imperial examination.

"We did make some mistakes in this matter. We strive to make the state test better. Now that the state test has started, this time we will use more focused and meticulous knowledge to make the test, and we will not give them the opportunity to take advantage of loopholes! "Sima Hui nodded, not denying this, the imperial examination is the first time, and the imperial examination committee is also the first time to be established, they are all crossing the river by feeling the stones, naturally it is impossible to do everything.

From the proposition, the test, the marking, and the list, a series of actions have come down, and there are many shortcomings.

Especially the title.

The proposition is too anxious, so many of them are not in place, especially the first few volumes, which make people take advantage of many loopholes. The lack of rigorousness in the topic is a big problem.

"However, I'm still very satisfied!" Mu Jing said this, not to ask questions, but to motivate them. This time the imperial examination was not satisfactory, but it was still a successful imperial examination.

Although scholars from aristocratic families account for a large proportion.

But it also reflects fairness.

Discussing heroes based on their talents and knowledge can make people feel that the imperial examination is not a weapon for court battles, but a stage for them to become officials.

Once or twice, the influence of the imperial examination cannot be seen, but ten years, 20 years, or even 50 years, the imperial examination will show its power beyond expectations.

"At least the responsibility of the imperial examination committee has been fulfilled, and it will not be biased to that side because of the current situation. This is the original intention of the imperial examination. You have done a good job!" Mu Jing said in praise.

That list should have made him angry, but after being angry, he still signed and sealed it, because he recognized the fairness of the imperial examination committee.

"The minister will continue to fulfill the responsibilities of the examiner and supervisor of the imperial examination committee!" Sima Hui cupped his hands and said, "Let every scholar, no matter if they are from a famous family or from a poor family, have a fair chance to become an official!"

Some people thought that Mujing wanted to cater to the Emperor's aspirations by suppressing aristocratic families, and favored some humble scholars in the imperial examination, but Sima Hui thought that this was wrong.

Since it was to be fair, it was necessary to give chances to poor scholars, and not to suppress scholars from aristocratic families, otherwise the original intention would be lost, so he insisted on proposing that list.

"The matter of the imperial examination has come to an end. There is still some time before the state examination. I need your assistance in some government affairs. You have been dispatched from the committee for a few months!" Mu Jing called Sima Hui over today , Naturally there is a reason, but not just for the imperial examination, the county examination of the imperial examination has passed, the list of scholars has also come out, and the state examination is still a few months away, it will not be so fast, it can be put down for the time being.

What Mujing has to do is other things.

Imperial examinations were only part of the New Deal.

He must stabilize the Ming Dynasty New Deal before the war, so the pace cannot be too slow, it must be faster.

"I don't know what your majesty needs this minister to do?" Sima Hui's eyes were a little tight, which showed that he was not very stable in his heart. He could be as stable as Mount Tai for others, but Mu Jing, if he didn't do it, he would be fine. It was all ground-breaking, and it would be difficult for him to stay out of it by then.

But to become an official in the court, he had already thought about it, and he had to break through.

"I have decided to carry out the first population count of the Ming court!" Mu Jing's words were indeed a bit earth-shattering, and even made Sima Hui's expression extremely solemn.

Population counting is such a simple job, but layers of anti-counterfeiting clothes are torn off, exposing some people naked.

Population is the foundation of an imperial court, but it is also the foundation of many aristocratic families, gentry and wealthy families.

No one knows how many black households there are.

Black households can do many things, such as hiding soldiers, exempting taxes, etc., which are spending the resources of the court, but the productivity can only be used for the main family.

Compared with aristocratic families who pass on knowledge to their families, ordinary gentry and wealthy families who can only rely on land and population are a fatal blow.

"Your Majesty, if the population is counted now, will it cause some confusion among the people and lead to some turmoil!" Sima Hui said: "It's not that the previous dynasty didn't want to count the population and measure the land, but it was always impossible to do it. Just as soon as I thought about it, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which almost tormented the previous dynasty to death!"

"There is such a reason for the Yellow Turban Rebellion?" Mu Jing said, slightly surprised when he heard this.

"Cai Xiang knows this matter best, because Cai Xiang asked Ling Emperor to do it. Cai Xiang has always believed that if he wants to govern the government, he must first know the world, so he started with the population check!"

Sima Hui said: "Emperor Ling is a courageous and capable emperor. He can see the decay of the previous dynasty, so he wants to make every effort to govern, the first thing is population. If he wants to solve the population problem, he wants to prepare for a national inventory. The number of people, but there is such a thought, so it was spread by the people around me. I don’t know how many gentry and wealthy families panicked, so there was a Yellow Turban Rebellion. Although this corner is a bit deceptive, but I want to If you want to sweep the turmoil of half of the Han Dynasty with a three-inch tongue, it would be a bit overwhelming. The success of the Yellow Turban Rebellion can only be said to be the cooperation of the right time, place and people. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, although the imperial court We have dealt with these turbulent rebels, but Emperor Ling has no intentions, and has checked the population, this incident can be said to have broken the backbone of the Han Dynasty!"

"Emperor Han Ling is indeed a good emperor, regardless of his vision or courage, he is just not born at the right time!" Mu Jingting nodded, agreeing with the Ling Emperor: "He picked the wrong time, and Also chose the wrong direction!"

"The past is gone, but it can be used as a reference. Your Majesty wants to check the population now. Is the next step to measure the land!" Sima Hui said: "Although Daming is somewhat stable now, it is not acquaintance at all. Once some things are done, It's easy to spoil the good situation!"

"I understand Sima Aiqing's worries!"

Mu Jing smiled slightly, and said: "But there are some things, I think, must be done, and I can't stop doing them because of worries, even if I will fail in the end, I will at least try my best!"

"Your Majesty is determined, minister, I have nothing to say!" Sima Hui finally understood, and his own words were in vain. Mu Jing is a very determined emperor. If he is determined, he will not change. Such an emperor is easy to be stubborn. , Willing to go his own way, but also has advantages, not easy to be manipulated by others.

"The reason I called you here today is not for you to refute me. I just want to ask, if I entrust the matter to you, would you dare to do it?" Mu Jing stared at Sima Hui with burning eyes.

"Your Majesty, my minister..."

Sima Hui's voice trembled a little, and his expression was a little bitter.

This answer is a bit difficult.

Dare and dare not, those are two results.

"Chen, dare!"

Sima Hui struggled for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Your Majesty wants to take risks for the future prosperity of the people of the world, why should I cherish my life, and I am willing to be your Majesty's pawn!"

"Mr. Shui Jing is worthy of being a great sage at that time!" Mu Jing clapped his hands: "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and going to the mountains of tigers, this courage, Liu Biao didn't conscript you as an official in the past, you are blind!"

"Ha ha!"

Sima Hui smiled coyly, teaching for the rest of his life, he thought he would be a great scholar in this life, a person dedicated to learning, but he didn't expect that one day, he would be able to enter the court and become an official, and he was still a little excited, especially the one who got Mujing praise.

What he needs most now is the approval of others, not the recognition of his knowledge, but the recognition of his ability to be an official.

"This is a preliminary plan I made, take a look at it first!" Mu Jing put a plan in front of Sima Hui.

Since he wants to do it, he will not do it rashly.

There must be a plan.

This, like the imperial examination, is part of the second phase of the New Deal. Step by step, the New Deal will become more and more stable, and the current system will become more and more perfect.

It cannot be said that it is impossible to eliminate loopholes.

Even in the later celestial dynasties, there will be loopholes in the system, let alone the feudal era, people-oriented rule will never have absolute fairness.

But Mujing can do better, at least better than the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the most mature feudal era.

"Small plan?"

Sima Hui glanced at the stacks of such thick plan books, and he was a little drunk. He wanted to ask how terrible His Majesty's big plan is.

Taking a deep breath, he still opened the small plan.

This is really a census plan.

It is mainly the establishment of a system based on the identity of the people of Ming Dynasty.

All the population in the land under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty now belonged to the people of the Ming Dynasty, whether they were people from the Central Plains or those nomadic peoples, they all belonged to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

But in terms of identity, there are some new systems.

"What is your Majesty going to do?" Sima Hui looked at it for about an hour. Although he didn't understand it very well, he already had an outline in general.

Mujing's plan is very good, at least he thinks so.

This has the effect of laying the foundation for the future Ming Dynasty.

However, it is undeniable that some interests will definitely be touched. How to deal with such a matter is the most important thing, at least not to cause turmoil in those gentry and wealthy families.

"Either don't do it, do it, and do it better!" Mu Jing said: "People of the Ming Dynasty must have their own identity. Under the Ming Dynasty, I don't allow a black household!"

These words are used for encouragement, and also represent Mujing's determination.

"In that case, Your Majesty must prepare for the worst!" Sima Hui cupped his hands and said, "I may not be able to control the situation, and it may cause some turmoil. Once the turmoil breaks out, then we can only think about the overall situation and give up the population check." The plan puts peace first, after all, under internal and external troubles, the foundation of Ming Dynasty is not stable."

"I'm not afraid!"

Mu Jing's calm voice carried an indomitable determination: "It's not good if the imperial court is too quiet. It's like a pool of stagnant water. Let them find something to fight for. This will make the imperial court full of vitality, and if our Ming Dynasty is too quiet It’s not good either, it’s always necessary to make a little noise to let people outside feel that we are fighting inside, this may be of great benefit to us sending troops to the world in the future, so let go and do it!”

(End of this chapter)