Daming: Let you do your best to manage, do you go to health?
Chapter 89 How much do you spoil that child yourself, don't you know?
Chapter 89 How much do you spoil that child yourself, don't you know?
"You don't have to worry about anything. Do you want to go? If you go, pack your things with me. I'll ask someone to arrange the carriage in the mansion. If you don't go, don't go to the palace on weekdays, just stay with me at home Mother walks the dog, teases Bonk."
Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Hu Shanxiang said without much hesitation: "I'm going!"
Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji smiled slightly, pinched her nose and said: "Well, all your things are in the palace, and they are all in the palace. It's inconvenient to wear outside, so you don't have to pack anything." , I’ll buy it when I get to the place, so I’ll just wear this one, it’s quite suitable.”
Seeing Hu Shanxiang nodded obediently, Zhu Zhanji took her to his bedroom.
After asking her to pack up and bring some money, Zhu Zhanji walked out of the room.
When he met the young eunuch on duty, he told him to prepare the carriage.
And Zhu Zhanji himself came to his parents.
"Father, mother, my son will go out for a while. As for when he will come back, it depends on the progress of the matter."
In the room.
When the prince and princess heard Zhu Zhanji's words, they couldn't help showing worried expressions on their faces.
For ancient people, even the royal family, it was not a trivial matter to go out from home.
Coupled with Zhu Zhanji's special status, something might go wrong. As parents, how could they not be worried.
"Son, are you going out this time to do something about the implementation of the New Deal?"
Facing the old man's question, Zhu Zhanji patiently described the method he had discussed with Yang Shiqi.
Hearing these words, the old man frowned and nodded, and said: "The solution is feasible, and it is not impossible to go out, but have you told the old man about it?"
Zhu Zhanji said: "Of course I told grandpa."
It is said that as the prince, father sometimes has some things to say that are really hard to say.
Just as the princess on the side was about to say something, his father Zhu Gaochi suddenly thought of something: "Wait a minute."
With that said, he turned and walked into the bedroom.
Following the sound of rummaging for something in the bedroom, the old man said happily, "I found it."
As he spoke, he walked out wearing a golden silk soft armor.
"This is what your grandfather gave me when you were in Beijing, and now I'm giving it to you. The things you did this time will be disliked by others. I'm not afraid that they will bear their grudges, but I'm afraid that some people will die. You will never forget this soft armor." Wear it, maybe it will come in handy."
Looking at the soft armor in the hands of the old man, it is clean and packed in a brocade box, it is obvious that this soft armor has a special meaning to the old man.
Zhu Zhanji, who understood his father's thoughts, spared his head, broke the atmosphere, and said, "Father, why don't you want to play nice to your son?"
Zhu Gaochi, who thought Zhu Zhanji would be obedient, immediately raised his hand and said, "Get out, get out."
Listening to his father's driving away, Zhu Zhanji bowed to his mother and father with a smile, and said: "The son will leave, father and mother don't worry, the son will try to come back soon this time."
When he was done, he turned to leave.
But as soon as he arrived at the door, the old man's voice sounded again behind him: "Take the things!"
Looking at the thick wrinkles between his father's eyebrows, Zhu Zhanji took it and said, "Thank you, father."
Outside the Prince's Mansion.
The prepared carriage was already waiting there.
Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang, along with a coachman, set off on the road together.
After they left, my mother and father also appeared at the door. Looking at the back of their son's carriage, they couldn't help but worry and said: "My son didn't even mention bringing some guards with him when he went out. Just in case something goes wrong along the way."
Hearing my mother's worries, my father patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, this bastard doesn't look like he usually looks good, but he is still very sensible in business. Since he didn't bring a guard, he didn't know what to do. There must be a bottom line. Last time, the second and third child fought against him together, and this kid just didn't lose the wind. The second and third child were all killed in the army, and usually four or five people are not opponents."
"Besides, although he is going out this time, he is still in Nanzhili, at the foot of the emperor. Nothing will happen, don't worry."
"Go, we're going back too."
Late at night, Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Di, who didn't fall asleep all night, dealt with government affairs until late at night.
It's not that there are so many government affairs that need to be dealt with, but that Zhu Zhanji had to read all the government affairs papers when he was in charge of the country.
This has been the case since Zhu Zhanji supervised the country.
The eldest grandson's first administration was to supervise the country, handling the confidential government affairs of the world, as the emperor, how could Zhu Di really feel at ease.
Under the candlelight, after reading the last booklet, Zhu Di slowly put the booklet in his hand on the table, and fell on the cushion behind him.
At night, the huge palace inevitably had a cold wind blowing in.
Zhu Di tightened his coat, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and asked Zhao Quan who was silent in the darkness, "What time is it?"
"Go back to the emperor, it's Yin time."
Hearing this, Zhu Di slowly got up and stood up.
Seeing the wooden box with pills on the table, he suddenly thought of his grandson.
After walking around the palace for two times in silence, he turned his head and said to Zhao Quan: "After dawn, order someone to wait outside the Prince's mansion, and send a message to the eldest grandson, saying that the implementation of the new policy is of great importance, and the eldest grandson should sit in the central government. , the external affairs should be left to the king of Han.”
Hearing Zhu Di's explanation, Zhao Quan hastily agreed.
Thinking that it is not long before dawn at this time, I want to order people to wait in advance now.
But less than a moment after Zhao Quan left, he returned here again.
He came to Zhu Di's side and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Dongchang just received the news that His Highness Changsun drove out of the capital overnight, and is not in the Prince's Mansion now."
"Out of the capital? Where did that kid go?"
Zhu Di didn't react to Zhao Quan's words at the first time, but he understood after thinking about it.
After frowning and walking in the hall for a while, Zhu Di suddenly shook his head and laughed.
Because he thought of the past when he escaped from marriage and went to the army when he was young. In order to escape from the palace, he used a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and his grandson, in order to escape the teachings of his grandfather, used tricks. (Taken from the story of Zhu Di's youth in Mountains, Rivers and Bright Moon, not real history, don't substitute yourself to start the battle mode)
I deliberately asked for instructions to leave tomorrow, and after getting the answer, I ran away all night without stopping.
Not only was Zhu Di not angry about the actions of his eldest grandson, but he also laughed himself out, making Zhao Quan who was beside him look stupid.
"Where's Huang Yan?"
"Go and pass on my words, and order the people in Dongchang to secretly protect the eldest grandson's safety, so that nothing will be lost. If there is a slight mistake, let Huang Yan come to see me with his head up."
Hearing this, Zhao Quan hurriedly bowed and said, "Obey!"
For one night, because there were no lights at night, even if the carriage ran fast, it was afraid of falling into some pit, so the speed was extremely slow.
If you are walking, it is fine, but if you are holding a torch and the speed is not fast, you will fall at most.
But this carriage is different.
This is why people in this era are reluctant to walk at night.
The infrastructure is too poor, and it is quite normal to have potholes along the way.
There aren't any lighting tools yet.
However, the reason why Zhu Zhanji left overnight was not to hurry, so he was not in a hurry at all.
Regardless of what was going on outside, he slept in the carriage all night amidst the constant bumps.
In the middle of the night, it was really bumpy. Seeing that it was far away from the capital, I simply stopped the carriage.
And after dawn, he ate something casually, moved his body a bit, and then rushed towards Zhenjiang Mansion again.
According to the markings on the map, Zhenjiang Mansion and Yingtian Mansion are both in South Zhili, and both are located along the Yangtze River, and they are next to each other, almost at a parallel latitude with Yingtian Mansion.
For Zhu Zhanji and the others, it is all the way east.
Although there was not much traveling overnight, the speed of the carriage increased after dawn.
According to the experience of the coachman in the past, he could reach the Zhenjiang mansion before dark.
However, because of Zhu Zhanji's delays in the morning, lunch, exercise, afternoon tea, etc., he rushed to the gate of Zhenjiang Mansion until Haishi.
At this time, the city gate of Zhenjiang Mansion had already been closed.
But after Zhu Zhanji showed his token, the city gate was quickly opened.
And in less than 10 minutes after entering the city, all the officials above the sixth rank in the entire Zhenjiang Mansion came before him.
"My minister Guo Ji, the prefect of Zhenjiang."
"My humble minister Xue Cang, a fellow-prefect of Zhenjiang."
"My minister, Eyangqiu, is a fellow acquaintance of Zhenjiang."
"Wei Chen talks about Kang, and Zhenjiang makes judgments."
"I have met His Royal Highness the eldest grandson!"
Listening to what they said, Zhu Zhanji said casually: "Get up."
"Sir, obey."
As everyone stood up, Guo Ji, as the magistrate of Zhenjiang, was a fourth-rank official. He was the first in the Yongle provincial examination for six years, and later worked under the prince's family. He was very cordial when he met Zhu Zhanji.
Although Zhu Zhanji's decree made everyone in Nanzhili feel at risk before, Guo Ji is different from others in that he is from Taikang, Henan. He has not been in Zhenjiang for a long time, and his foundation is still shallow. .
It has nothing to do with the group of people Zhu Zhanji ordered to deal with.
"Your Highness, I don't know that His Highness is coming today, and I haven't prepared anything in advance. How about this, Your Highness and I will stay in the mansion first, and then arrange some food and rest for a night."
"Tomorrow, I will hold another banquet to clean up the dust for His Highness, how about it?"
Hearing Guo Ji's enthusiastic words, Zhu Zhanji waved his hands and said, "There's no need to hold a banquet. This time I'm here on business. Mr. Guo can just prepare some food and accommodation for us."
Hearing this, Guo Ji didn't want to say anything more, so he hurriedly led Zhu Zhanji with other officials and headed towards the government office.
After arriving at the gate of Nifu Yamen, before Zhu Zhanji entered the door, other officials of Zhenjiang Mansion except Guo Ji bid farewell to Zhu Zhanji.
"Your Highness, it's getting late today, so I won't disturb His Highness' rest."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji had nothing to do, and said: "Okay, then everyone, go back and rest first, and I will see you tomorrow."
The backyard of the government office.
Guo Ji vacated a small courtyard for Zhu Zhanji and the others.
"Your Highness, the matter happened suddenly, and I didn't prepare well for His Highness. This small courtyard will be used as a temporary resting place for His Highness. After dawn tomorrow, I will order someone to vacate the main courtyard for His Highness to rest."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately waved his hand and said, "This yard is pretty good, so there's no need to change it. I won't be living here for a long time. It's good to have a place to stay."
"By the way, Mr. Guo has other things to do? If it's all right, why don't you have a drink with me?"
Hearing this, Guo Ji refused.
I was thinking of preparing a table temporarily, but Zhu Zhanji refused.
Now after the other officials of the Zhenjiang Mansion left, Zhu Zhanji offered to ask him to have a drink with him. It can be seen that His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, still thinks about his status as a disciple of Prince Guo Ji.
"Your Highness invites me, how dare I refuse."
"Your Highness, wait in the room for a while, and let Weichen prepare some food and wine."
Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Well, just prepare some casually."
"Yes, Wei Chen obeys."
After a while.
Inside the main house in the courtyard.
Zhu Zhanji chatted with Guo Ji who was pushing cups and changing cups.
Most of them are also words of gratitude that were supported by Zhu Zhanji's father when they were in the capital.
While the relationship between the two continued to deepen, Zhu Zhanji also mentioned the purpose of coming this time.
"Master Guo, do you know anything about the implementation of the imperial court's new policy?"
Hearing this, Guo Ji's face became more solemn, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Recently, His Royal Highness Changsun has arrested many dignitaries and clans in Southern Zhili in the capital, among them is the prefect of Hangzhou. It's so big, how could this humble minister not know."
Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied when he saw that Guo Ji didn't pretend to be stupid in front of him, but instead told the story of the leak of the national policy very bluntly.
"Then Mr. Guo must have understood the purpose of my coming to Zhenjiang Mansion this time, right?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji had already spoken to this point, Guo Ji no longer restrained himself, and said frankly: "Although I am in Zhenjiang Mansion, I still have some news channels. Your Highness proposed that the stalls should be divided into mu, and the officials and gentry should pay for food together." As well as the policy of returning the fire consumption to the public, in the eyes of this minister, they are all actions that benefit the country and the people."
Speaking of this, Mr. Guo hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "But please forgive me for saying it bluntly, if this method is only placed in one city and one place, it will be implemented smoothly and will yield a lot."
"But it would be too difficult to implement it in the whole of Nanzhili, or even in the territory of the Ming Dynasty..."
Guo Ji let out a long sigh.
"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the time spent by officials in some remote areas to go to the capital can be as long as three or four months. This does not count as a round trip."
"And the content of the implementation of the New Deal this time involves the officials, gentry, clans and aristocrats all over the country. Regardless of whether the officials in power in various places will implement it properly in accordance with the court's decrees, and whether they are willing to let officials harm their own interests, it is their willingness. Acting in accordance with the imperial court's decree, the resistance encountered in it is also unimaginable."
"In the past, the imperial court's decrees could be implemented in the entire Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, it still relied on the officials. But if the officials are unwilling to follow the imperial court's decrees, how can the imperial court supervise them?"
"In other words, even if the officials implement the new policy of the imperial court under the pressure of the imperial court, there will never be a small number of people who conceal and lie. Let alone the imperial court, it is the humble officials Under the rule of Zhenjiang Prefecture, there are also Dantu, Danyang, and Jintan counties, with a population of hundreds of thousands. Most of the people who rely on are officials from the county government."
"It's not uncommon to deceive the upper and lower, and secretly communicate with the dignitaries in various places."
Speaking of this, Guo Ji looked up slightly, and after seeing Zhu Zhanji's face in front of him, he continued: "What's more, even if the imperial court has worked hard to implement the New Deal nationwide and achieved some results, three years later, five years later What about in the next year? The land that has been cleared will disappear in various ways, and the amount of land tax will be greatly reduced, and the imperial court will not have enough money to spend, so it is presumed that the poll tax will be imposed on the common people again.”
"It's easy not to collect the poll tax, but it's even more difficult to raise it again."
At this point, Guo Ji didn't dare to say any more, although his words were for the court.
But his call is also tantamount to belittling the various new policies presided over by Zhu Zhanji as worthless.
Still in front of Zhu Zhanji.
Guo Ji, who is very familiar with the ways of the world in the officialdom, how could he not know that his own words would definitely offend the eldest grandson, the future prince, and the future emperor in front of him.
But there is no way, he is under the prince's family, and Zhu Zhanji can be said to be the same way, but it is precisely because of this that he has to say something.
But after finishing speaking, Guo Ji stood up from the chair in a hurry, and knelt down in front of Zhu Zhanji with a plop.
"If this remark offends His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, please punish him, but this minister is also for His Royal Highness and the imperial court's consideration, it is really fair."
Zhu Zhanji looked at Guo Ji who was kneeling in front of him at this moment, his face flushed, as if he was a little drunk, but he didn't make any angry moves or words.
As a subject, it is a taboo to accuse the emperor of inappropriate policies in person.
But Zhu Zhanji is also very clear that a dignified fourth-rank official like Guo Ji, who has been in the local government for a long time, is absolutely impossible for a person in charge of the government to make such a low-level mistake.
Although I dare not say that he is completely dedicated to the court, but at least because of his status as a former prince's disciple, he dared to speak the truth in front of him.
For such a person, Zhu Zhanji is not unhappy, not to mention, even if he is a little angry, how can he really deal with such a person.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be pushing these loyal people under his father's sect to the outside world?
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji bowed slightly, and stretched out his hands to help Guo Ji up.
After seeing Zhu Zhanji's actions, Guo Ji was surprised, but also quite emotional.
After all, His Highness the eldest grandson is also the son of the crown prince.
Looking at Guo Ji with bent legs and bowed body in front of him, Zhu Zhanji patted him on the shoulder and said, "There are not many people in the court who dare to speak the truth in front of me like you."
Regarding what Guo Ji just said, Zhu Zhanji gave a positive attitude.
However, as soon as the words were finished, Zhu Zhanji changed the subject and said: "Although Mr. Guo's words just now are reasonable and insightful, since Mr. Guo can think of things, how can the court not think of them? "
"The implementation of the new policy has not only been discussed by the cabinet ministers, but also discussed by the six ministers. Even the emperor and the crown prince have no opinion. Does Mr. Guo know why?"
Hearing this, Guo Ji hurriedly bowed and said, "I also invite His Royal Highness Changsun to teach you."
Zhu Zhanji nodded and continued: "In my opinion, what you think and worry about is nothing more than two things. The first thing is that the New Deal is not easy to implement. The second thing is that after the implementation of the New Deal The reality is that it's going to go from bad to worse."
"Is it right?"
Guo Ji thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "Your Highness has learned a lesson."
"Well, let's talk about the first thing first. The implementation of the New Deal, no matter what the content and laws are, has been very difficult in all dynasties. But looking at ancient and modern times, the harder it is to implement the New Deal, it means The more realistic the content of the New Deal, the more accurate the flaws in the court's decree will be. It is beneficial to the common people but detrimental to the powerful."
After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Guo Ji thought carefully and savored it.
As the magistrate of Zhenjiang Mansion, he once won the first place in the provincial examination. I dare not say that Guo Ji is a scholar of ancient and modern times, but at least he is well-versed in poetry and books, and has a good knowledge of ancient and modern times.
As an official, he is naturally very clear about the many innovative deeds in history.
From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, after the reform of Shang Yang in Qin State to the unification of Qin Dynasty, the system of enfeoffment was abolished, and the system of prefectures and counties was implemented, with cars on the same track and books on the same text.
Then the Han Dynasty promulgated the "Decree of Tweeting Grace" to weaken the power of the prime minister and set up governors of thirteen prefectures to strengthen the central government's control over the localities and strengthen the central military power.
Wang Anshi's Reform in Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal and Cai Jing's Second Reform.
Which reform is not a lot of resistance.
But from the perspective of later generations, these reforms never helped the court achieve some goals and effects.
For a while, he really couldn't find any reason to refute what His Royal Highness said.
While Zhu Zhanji was talking about it, he also slowly stood up from the chair and walked in the room with his hands behind his back: "So the greater the resistance to the implementation of the New Deal, the more we will do it. This is not only achieved by the entire court. The consensus is that my father and the emperor are also in favor of it."
"We will cut off as many people as we encounter resistance during the implementation process. The significance of the implementation of the New Deal this time is very important to my Ming Dynasty. It is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty for a century. During this process, no matter who Whether people are clan relatives, officials or other nobles, the court will not change this tone."
"So Mr. Guo doesn't need to worry about the difficulties in this matter anymore."
After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Guo Ji was still quite shocked.He really didn't expect that the court's determination would be so great during the implementation of the New Deal.Originally, he had heard all kinds of rumors in Nan Zhili, and he thought that the main implementer of the new policy was the eldest grandson in front of him, but he never thought that behind him was the support of the entire court and the crown prince.
If the new policy is implemented this time, the imperial court will really be as unified as His Highness the eldest grandson said.
It may not be impossible to implement the New Deal to the whole country.
but
Guo Ji's other worry was still unresolved.
If it is only for the effect of three to five years, the price will be too high.
Just as Guo Ji was thinking, Zhu Zhanji on the side also said again: "As for the second thing Mr. Guo is worried about, will the New Deal slowly die out after it is implemented."
"His Royal Highness can tell you now, no!"
Zhu Zhanji spoke with confidence.
Even Guo Ji, who was standing beside him, did not understand where the confidence of His Highness the eldest grandson came from.
Amid Guo Ji's doubts, Zhu Zhanji said: "Master Guo only knows one thing about the implementation of the New Deal, but he doesn't know the other. In addition to the New Deal decrees mentioned by Mr. Guo, there is another order from the imperial court, which is to Tian Ling!"
"The purpose is to check the area of cultivated land in the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty at one time, record it in the local government and the court, and issue official documents to the land owners. In the future, whether these cultivated lands are resold, handed over or abandoned , the actual owners of the land must register with the local government.”
"And these records and filings will be reported to the imperial court for summary and review year by year."
"The imperial court will also collect taxes based on the actual amount of these lands. This ensures that after the new policy is implemented, it will not disappear year by year."
Listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, while shocked by the strength and determination of the imperial court, Guo Ji couldn't help asking: "But Your Highness, although the implementation of this law can ensure that the new policies of the imperial court will not be eliminated year by year, but , how can we do what the imperial court said about checking the area of cultivated land within the territory?"
"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and a lot of cultivated land is even in that uninhabited land. How much manpower and material resources will the imperial court have to send to complete the thorough investigation, and will there be any false or concealed reports of the amount of cultivated land during the investigation process. "
"Land surveying has been done in the past dynasties, but often the results obtained by such measures are far from meeting the expectations of the court, and cannot even make up for the financial, material and manpower spent in surveying the land."
Seeing that Guo Ji's question got to the point, Zhu Zhanji didn't delay any longer, and directly stated the content of his field order.
"In the name of the imperial court, check the amount of cultivated land in the entire South Zhili, and do not get involved in this new policy. Simply use the reason of measuring cultivated land to check the number of farmland in the world."
"At the same time, it is announced to the world that: under the sky, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. All the land in the world is owned by the imperial court, and those who own the land here only retain the right to use the land."
"The measurement of the land this time is an official document for the official use of the land."
"Everyone can bring their land deeds to the local yamen to handle the documents without charging any money. Only with this document can the court recognize it."
"In this way, the imperial court has the comprehensive number of fields in the world, which can be tested."
"Original land deeds are all abolished, cannot be made into official documents, and are not protected by court decrees. All land without document registration by the court is owned by the court."
"Everyone who submits unowned cultivated land to the government will be rewarded according to the area of the cultivated land."
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Following Zhu Zhanji's narration, a huge tax reform blueprint emerged in Guo Ji's mind.
The implementation of the New Deal this time and the implementation of the Land Duling Order are not only for the gains and losses of that city and one place, but also for the innovation and subversion of the existing tax system of the entire Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, he also keenly discovered that the Dutian Lingruo was really implemented as expected.
The effect obtained will fundamentally solve the drawbacks of all the current tax systems of the Ming Dynasty.
Those who know the Ministry of Households and the details of the court's tax collection will understand that the taxation of the Ministry of Households is basically a mess.
There is no actual amount of arable land, no detailed actual population number, not to mention these officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, even the great Luo Jinxian in the sky can't figure it out under this situation.
This is not only true of the Ming Dynasty, but also of all previous dynasties.
When collecting taxes every year, the imperial household department can only get more taxes and finances for the imperial court in the midst of arguing with local governments.
To put it bluntly, without relying on any data, simply tell the local governments how much tax to achieve this year, and how much tax to achieve next year.
How many taxes have been achieved in previous years, this year must not be lower than previous years.
The local governments will also list various actual local conditions, such as floods, natural disasters and man-made disasters, etc., in order to force the imperial court to moderately reduce their tax quotas.
Isn't this kind of tax collection just a mess?
However, from the mouth of the young eldest grandson in front of him, he seemed to see the possibility of eradicating this status quo.
Although in the first year of the implementation of the Dutian Order, the effect that can be achieved may not be as good as expected.
However, as the imperial court continues to gain an in-depth understanding of the actual situation of cultivated land across the country, and after registration and filing, the amount of cultivated land in the imperial court's accounts will only increase year by year.
When more and more hidden and unreported cultivated land was found out from the reports of the people and the investigation of officials sent by the imperial court.
Every year on these cultivated lands, the imperial court will receive more and more taxes and land taxes.
In addition, to reclaim wasteland in the Ming Dynasty, there must be a reclamation order promised by the government, and after the reclamation is completed, it is necessary to go to the government to apply for land documents.
Pinpoint the source of the increase in cultivated land.
The actual amount of arable land and the number of abandoned arable land have been determined.
Every year, the cultivated land of the Ming Dynasty increased or decreased. After reports from the local government, the imperial court will get a real number of cultivated land stock.
In this way, it is clear at a glance how much tax and land tax the local governments need to pay each year.
In an instant, Guo Ji suddenly understood why the eldest grandson in front of him came to them, and why the court, prince and emperor were so firm in implementing the new policy.
And when he thought of all the policies and orders, all the content of the new policy was conceived and proposed by the young eldest grandson in front of him, he could no longer restrain his inner shock.
How old is he.
When he was still the eldest grandson, he put forward such an astonishing policy. What happens when he becomes the prince and the queen?
Guo Ji didn't dare to imagine what the Ming Dynasty would be like at that time.
Guo Ji, who had just been lifted up from the ground, knelt down in front of Zhu Zhanji again.
"Your Highness, this humble minister is so stupid that he dares to use his ignorance and superficial knowledge to speculate on His Majesty's shocking strategy. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
But when Zhu Zhanji heard what he said, he frowned and said, "Why did you kneel down again? What is the matter of giving sins or not. Today, there is no difference between you and me. We only talk about implementing the New Deal." pros and cons. Get up."
Seeing what Zhu Zhanji said, Guo Ji slowly got up from the ground again.
"Now I have also made it clear to you all the new policy orders of the imperial court. If it is to be implemented in Zhenjiang Mansion, do you think there is anything wrong with it?"
After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Guo Ji thought carefully for a while, and then said: "His Highness has already explained the general meridians of the New Deal through law enforcement, and there is no problem in essence."
"Of course there will be various unexpected situations in the process of implementation, but as long as the imperial court can give enough support to the Zhenjiang government office, I will do my best to accomplish this great event for the imperial court that benefits the country and the people! Live up to His Royal Highness, the crown prince. As well as the emperor's expectations and cultivation."
Listen to Guo Ji's words and the solemn and decisive expression on his face.
Looking at Guo Ji, Zhu Zhanji liked to appreciate it more and more.
There are many people who dare to speak, but those who dare to speak but also dare to act are the real officials of the court, Daming Humerus!
"it is good!"
"Although the official documents of the imperial court have not been officially issued to the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili, since you have already understood the contents, let's start to do it."
"As for the imperial court's support, His Highness will stay in Zhenjiang Mansion for three months. How many things you can do within these three months will depend on your ability. Whether the new policy reform of Zhenjiang Mansion will shock you The world, become a role model for the entire Southern Zhili, and even the entire Ming Dynasty. Whether you, Guo Ji, can become a role model for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the opportunity is given to you, it depends on how brave you Guo Ji is this time."
Although Zhu Zhanji's words were not as explicit as what he said, the general meaning he wanted to express was also clearly stated.
Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, sits for you in your Zhenjiang mansion. You don't have to worry about any resistance and pressure. All resistance and pressure will be borne by him Zhu Zhanji.
As for whether you, Guo Ji, can take advantage of the implementation of the new policy to become an instant hit, shock the world, and at the same time make a smooth progress in your official career, the opportunity is given to you.
Whether you can do it depends on your own talent and courage.
Obviously, after Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Guo Ji also immediately understood the deep meaning behind Zhu Zhanji's words.
However, compared to whether he can become popular with the implementation of this new policy, and even shock the world, at the same time, he can make a smooth progress in his official career.What Guo Ji values more is that once he encourages His Highness Sun to complete the implementation of the new policy in the Zhenjiang Mansion, it means that he, the former prince, will officially enter the inner circle of the princelings, and also It is to become the direct descendant of His Highness the eldest grandson.
Because everyone in the world knows that the reason why the prince can sit in the position of supervisor of the country for decades is that apart from his own talent, this good grandson is the key to determining the emperor Zhu Di's heart.
This is not just because of outside rumors.
It can be seen from the fact that after the crown prince was removed from the power of supervising the country, His Royal Highness Changsun regained the power of supervising the country.
Coupled with the talent that His Highness the eldest grandson just showed in front of him, one can guess what it would be like if such a genius fell into the eyes of the emperor Zhu Di, would he really turn a blind eye?
With all these things, what reason does Guo Ji have for not following the current trend and skyrocketing?
Whether it's for himself or for the people in this world, Guo Ji doesn't have any reason!
"Wei Chen. Follow orders!"
Although these four words are simple, when they come out of Guo Ji's mouth, people can hear the determination and firmness in his heart.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Zhanji smiled slightly.
He pointed to the food and wine on the dining table, and said with a smile: "Master Guo, the food and wine are very comfortable to eat today."
Hearing this, Guo Ji also smiled lightly: "As long as His Highness is satisfied."
Afterwards, the two burst out laughing.
"Okay, it's getting late, Lord Guo, go back and rest. Maybe the official documents from the court will come down tomorrow morning."
"Sir, obey!"
After finishing speaking, Guo Ji did not forget etiquette while being happy, and after bowing deeply to Zhu Zhanji, he turned and left.
Seeing Guo Ji's prudent and down-to-earth actions, Zhu Zhanji also had to sigh.
"After all, he is a talent selected by his father. He dares to speak and act, but he is still steady and down-to-earth, without the slightest frivolity."
If the father's family is full of such talents, the second uncle will be a ghost if he succeeds in the rebellion.
But it's a pity that even if Zhu Zhanji doesn't know, he also understands that there can't be too many such people.
At least for the whole of Daming, there won't be too many.
I am also considered lucky, I was able to meet such a talented person when I arrived at Zhenjiang Mansion at the first stop.
As long as this Guo Ji dares to do it, and at the same time he has some talents, a mere Zhenjiang mansion is still adjacent to Yingtian mansion, and he, the eldest grandson of the emperor, will still live in the town.
No matter how bad it is, just start killing!
In a word, the implementation of the New Deal is unstoppable.
This is the general trend of the world!
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji immediately shouted to the outside of the house: "Shanxiang!"
Hearing Zhu Zhanji's voice, Hu Shanxiang hurried over from the next room.
He couldn't see the figure of Mr. Guo Jiguo from left to right, so he hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
Zhu Zhanji pointed to the wine glass on the table with a smile and said, "Come, have a drink with me."
Hearing this, Hu Shanxiang smiled immediately, and there was some expectation in his eyes, but he still said: "Your Highness is in a good mood today, it seems that the matter you talked with Mr. Guo is very good."
Zhu Zhanji reached out and rubbed Hu Shanxiang's head, and said, "You are the smart one, come, pour wine, and have a drink with me."
Just when Zhu Zhanji finished talking with Guo Ji and drank a little wine with Hu Shanxiang.
Could it be that in the imperial palace in the capital, his father Zhu Gaochi was also talking about things with his father Zhu Di.
"Father, although that bastard is the eldest grandson, he is younger after all, and sometimes he will inevitably do some outrageous things. If he meets a few unreasonable guys somewhere, I am really afraid that something will happen to him. .”
Zhu Gaochi, who had always spoken comforting words in front of his concubine, dared to speak the truth now in front of the old man.
Although Zhu Zhanji was in Nanzhili during this trip, but Nanzhili is so big that in some remote places, it would take three or four days to take a carriage.
As the saying goes, troublesome people come out of poor mountains and remote waters, and their old Zhu family knows this sentence best.
If Zhu Zhanji really met such a few, it would be easy to kill them, but this son would not be saved.
Therefore, for the safety of his son, Zhu Gaochi personally came to the palace, just to ask the old man to send some people there.
At least get a hundred or so guards to ensure the safety of the eldest grandson.
"Look. In your name, do you want to send a decree to the various places first, asking them to protect Zhanji's child along the way? In addition, send some people from the palace or the capital?"
Zhu Di was sitting on the dragon couch, looking at the folders on the table while taking time to look at the boss.
Just when Zhu Gaochi saw that the old man was in a hurry, Zhu Di said slowly: "You think that you, the father, care about the safety of the grandson, and I, the grandfather, don't care about him?"
Seeing Zhu Gaochi's pensive look, Zhu Di then turned his head and continued: "The people have already been sent out, hundreds of people have been sent out from Dongchang, and they will secretly protect all the post cities along the way of that kid Zhu Zhanji. Go out of Nanzhili, and there will be no accidents!"
What the old man said was categorical.
Seeing that the old man had made arrangements in secret, Zhu Gaochi also heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he was still a little worried and said, "With the Dongchang spies arranged by you secretly, my son is naturally relieved. But dad, sometimes people's hearts are unpredictable. Just in case, do you make another order? "
In Zhu Gaochi's view, there are nothing more than two dangers that Zhu Zhanji's business can encounter.
A danger from those fields.
Since there are spies from Dongchang on this point, there will be no big surprises.
And the other one is the powerful officials and gentry inside the Ming Dynasty.
In case Zhu Zhanji annoys them somewhere, what kind of trick will he use secretly?
If the old man's imperial decree can be passed on, these people must also understand the taste of it.
In this way, his son's own safety will definitely not have any problems in this line of business.
However, facing Zhu Gaochi's words, the old man Zhu Di frowned and glanced at him, and said, "Decree? When the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty goes out, I still need my decree to keep him safe? A joke!"
"Why do I want Dongchang to protect it secretly this time but not expose it? The implementation of the new policy is not only of great importance to my court, but it is also a chance for that kid to exercise. Since he is willing to go to that place to sharpen, we Why bother to intervene too much?"
"Jade can't be crafted without being cut, so it's safe to put it in your prince's mansion every day, is it useful?"
While saying this, the old man also remembered that he was beaten by General Xu Da in the army.
The reason why Zhu Di was respected in the army was not because of his title as the prince back then.
Now his eldest grandson is the same, since he is willing, let him do it, hone it, and when he knows that the local affairs are difficult, he will return to the capital obediently.
As for what Zhu Zhanji said, he went to the local government to supervise
Supervisor shit.
Are the officials in those places so easy to fool?
So Zhu Di didn't think that Zhu Zhanji could make any achievements locally from the beginning.Letting him go is also for tempering.
Later, she wanted to keep him, but she also didn't want him to suffer.
But since he's gone, let him go.
And after Zhu Gaochi listened to his father's words, he pouted immediately.
I don't know who puts the eldest grandson by his side every day, afraid of being hurt here, afraid of bumping into there.
In terms of pampering that child, who can compare with his old man.
An eldest grandson, who argues with his father and uncle every day.
If there wasn't his old man as the backer, pampering and pampering the kid openly every time something happened, and always swearing at the three brothers, that kid would have been punished a long time ago.
Can you develop the habit of being unruly now?
It's better now, say he's spoiled as a father
Zhu Gaochi shook his head helplessly, he has long been used to this old man in his family.
Seeing that the old man was thinking about this matter, he didn't care about it anymore.
As long as the old man thinks about this matter and thinks about safety issues, Zhu Gaochi is really not afraid that the old man will ignore him.
Even if he doesn't come today, the old man will do things properly when he thinks about it. At least there will be no problems with safety.
"That's all right, Dad, you can be busy, my son has retired."
After Zhu Gaochi left, Zhu Di glanced sideways, then shook his head and laughed.
Please please please please, please ask for a monthly pass! ! ! ! !
There is still the last week, and the monthly pass will be raised to [-]! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)
"You don't have to worry about anything. Do you want to go? If you go, pack your things with me. I'll ask someone to arrange the carriage in the mansion. If you don't go, don't go to the palace on weekdays, just stay with me at home Mother walks the dog, teases Bonk."
Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Hu Shanxiang said without much hesitation: "I'm going!"
Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji smiled slightly, pinched her nose and said: "Well, all your things are in the palace, and they are all in the palace. It's inconvenient to wear outside, so you don't have to pack anything." , I’ll buy it when I get to the place, so I’ll just wear this one, it’s quite suitable.”
Seeing Hu Shanxiang nodded obediently, Zhu Zhanji took her to his bedroom.
After asking her to pack up and bring some money, Zhu Zhanji walked out of the room.
When he met the young eunuch on duty, he told him to prepare the carriage.
And Zhu Zhanji himself came to his parents.
"Father, mother, my son will go out for a while. As for when he will come back, it depends on the progress of the matter."
In the room.
When the prince and princess heard Zhu Zhanji's words, they couldn't help showing worried expressions on their faces.
For ancient people, even the royal family, it was not a trivial matter to go out from home.
Coupled with Zhu Zhanji's special status, something might go wrong. As parents, how could they not be worried.
"Son, are you going out this time to do something about the implementation of the New Deal?"
Facing the old man's question, Zhu Zhanji patiently described the method he had discussed with Yang Shiqi.
Hearing these words, the old man frowned and nodded, and said: "The solution is feasible, and it is not impossible to go out, but have you told the old man about it?"
Zhu Zhanji said: "Of course I told grandpa."
It is said that as the prince, father sometimes has some things to say that are really hard to say.
Just as the princess on the side was about to say something, his father Zhu Gaochi suddenly thought of something: "Wait a minute."
With that said, he turned and walked into the bedroom.
Following the sound of rummaging for something in the bedroom, the old man said happily, "I found it."
As he spoke, he walked out wearing a golden silk soft armor.
"This is what your grandfather gave me when you were in Beijing, and now I'm giving it to you. The things you did this time will be disliked by others. I'm not afraid that they will bear their grudges, but I'm afraid that some people will die. You will never forget this soft armor." Wear it, maybe it will come in handy."
Looking at the soft armor in the hands of the old man, it is clean and packed in a brocade box, it is obvious that this soft armor has a special meaning to the old man.
Zhu Zhanji, who understood his father's thoughts, spared his head, broke the atmosphere, and said, "Father, why don't you want to play nice to your son?"
Zhu Gaochi, who thought Zhu Zhanji would be obedient, immediately raised his hand and said, "Get out, get out."
Listening to his father's driving away, Zhu Zhanji bowed to his mother and father with a smile, and said: "The son will leave, father and mother don't worry, the son will try to come back soon this time."
When he was done, he turned to leave.
But as soon as he arrived at the door, the old man's voice sounded again behind him: "Take the things!"
Looking at the thick wrinkles between his father's eyebrows, Zhu Zhanji took it and said, "Thank you, father."
Outside the Prince's Mansion.
The prepared carriage was already waiting there.
Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang, along with a coachman, set off on the road together.
After they left, my mother and father also appeared at the door. Looking at the back of their son's carriage, they couldn't help but worry and said: "My son didn't even mention bringing some guards with him when he went out. Just in case something goes wrong along the way."
Hearing my mother's worries, my father patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, this bastard doesn't look like he usually looks good, but he is still very sensible in business. Since he didn't bring a guard, he didn't know what to do. There must be a bottom line. Last time, the second and third child fought against him together, and this kid just didn't lose the wind. The second and third child were all killed in the army, and usually four or five people are not opponents."
"Besides, although he is going out this time, he is still in Nanzhili, at the foot of the emperor. Nothing will happen, don't worry."
"Go, we're going back too."
Late at night, Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Di, who didn't fall asleep all night, dealt with government affairs until late at night.
It's not that there are so many government affairs that need to be dealt with, but that Zhu Zhanji had to read all the government affairs papers when he was in charge of the country.
This has been the case since Zhu Zhanji supervised the country.
The eldest grandson's first administration was to supervise the country, handling the confidential government affairs of the world, as the emperor, how could Zhu Di really feel at ease.
Under the candlelight, after reading the last booklet, Zhu Di slowly put the booklet in his hand on the table, and fell on the cushion behind him.
At night, the huge palace inevitably had a cold wind blowing in.
Zhu Di tightened his coat, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and asked Zhao Quan who was silent in the darkness, "What time is it?"
"Go back to the emperor, it's Yin time."
Hearing this, Zhu Di slowly got up and stood up.
Seeing the wooden box with pills on the table, he suddenly thought of his grandson.
After walking around the palace for two times in silence, he turned his head and said to Zhao Quan: "After dawn, order someone to wait outside the Prince's mansion, and send a message to the eldest grandson, saying that the implementation of the new policy is of great importance, and the eldest grandson should sit in the central government. , the external affairs should be left to the king of Han.”
Hearing Zhu Di's explanation, Zhao Quan hastily agreed.
Thinking that it is not long before dawn at this time, I want to order people to wait in advance now.
But less than a moment after Zhao Quan left, he returned here again.
He came to Zhu Di's side and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Dongchang just received the news that His Highness Changsun drove out of the capital overnight, and is not in the Prince's Mansion now."
"Out of the capital? Where did that kid go?"
Zhu Di didn't react to Zhao Quan's words at the first time, but he understood after thinking about it.
After frowning and walking in the hall for a while, Zhu Di suddenly shook his head and laughed.
Because he thought of the past when he escaped from marriage and went to the army when he was young. In order to escape from the palace, he used a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and his grandson, in order to escape the teachings of his grandfather, used tricks. (Taken from the story of Zhu Di's youth in Mountains, Rivers and Bright Moon, not real history, don't substitute yourself to start the battle mode)
I deliberately asked for instructions to leave tomorrow, and after getting the answer, I ran away all night without stopping.
Not only was Zhu Di not angry about the actions of his eldest grandson, but he also laughed himself out, making Zhao Quan who was beside him look stupid.
"Where's Huang Yan?"
"Go and pass on my words, and order the people in Dongchang to secretly protect the eldest grandson's safety, so that nothing will be lost. If there is a slight mistake, let Huang Yan come to see me with his head up."
Hearing this, Zhao Quan hurriedly bowed and said, "Obey!"
For one night, because there were no lights at night, even if the carriage ran fast, it was afraid of falling into some pit, so the speed was extremely slow.
If you are walking, it is fine, but if you are holding a torch and the speed is not fast, you will fall at most.
But this carriage is different.
This is why people in this era are reluctant to walk at night.
The infrastructure is too poor, and it is quite normal to have potholes along the way.
There aren't any lighting tools yet.
However, the reason why Zhu Zhanji left overnight was not to hurry, so he was not in a hurry at all.
Regardless of what was going on outside, he slept in the carriage all night amidst the constant bumps.
In the middle of the night, it was really bumpy. Seeing that it was far away from the capital, I simply stopped the carriage.
And after dawn, he ate something casually, moved his body a bit, and then rushed towards Zhenjiang Mansion again.
According to the markings on the map, Zhenjiang Mansion and Yingtian Mansion are both in South Zhili, and both are located along the Yangtze River, and they are next to each other, almost at a parallel latitude with Yingtian Mansion.
For Zhu Zhanji and the others, it is all the way east.
Although there was not much traveling overnight, the speed of the carriage increased after dawn.
According to the experience of the coachman in the past, he could reach the Zhenjiang mansion before dark.
However, because of Zhu Zhanji's delays in the morning, lunch, exercise, afternoon tea, etc., he rushed to the gate of Zhenjiang Mansion until Haishi.
At this time, the city gate of Zhenjiang Mansion had already been closed.
But after Zhu Zhanji showed his token, the city gate was quickly opened.
And in less than 10 minutes after entering the city, all the officials above the sixth rank in the entire Zhenjiang Mansion came before him.
"My minister Guo Ji, the prefect of Zhenjiang."
"My humble minister Xue Cang, a fellow-prefect of Zhenjiang."
"My minister, Eyangqiu, is a fellow acquaintance of Zhenjiang."
"Wei Chen talks about Kang, and Zhenjiang makes judgments."
"I have met His Royal Highness the eldest grandson!"
Listening to what they said, Zhu Zhanji said casually: "Get up."
"Sir, obey."
As everyone stood up, Guo Ji, as the magistrate of Zhenjiang, was a fourth-rank official. He was the first in the Yongle provincial examination for six years, and later worked under the prince's family. He was very cordial when he met Zhu Zhanji.
Although Zhu Zhanji's decree made everyone in Nanzhili feel at risk before, Guo Ji is different from others in that he is from Taikang, Henan. He has not been in Zhenjiang for a long time, and his foundation is still shallow. .
It has nothing to do with the group of people Zhu Zhanji ordered to deal with.
"Your Highness, I don't know that His Highness is coming today, and I haven't prepared anything in advance. How about this, Your Highness and I will stay in the mansion first, and then arrange some food and rest for a night."
"Tomorrow, I will hold another banquet to clean up the dust for His Highness, how about it?"
Hearing Guo Ji's enthusiastic words, Zhu Zhanji waved his hands and said, "There's no need to hold a banquet. This time I'm here on business. Mr. Guo can just prepare some food and accommodation for us."
Hearing this, Guo Ji didn't want to say anything more, so he hurriedly led Zhu Zhanji with other officials and headed towards the government office.
After arriving at the gate of Nifu Yamen, before Zhu Zhanji entered the door, other officials of Zhenjiang Mansion except Guo Ji bid farewell to Zhu Zhanji.
"Your Highness, it's getting late today, so I won't disturb His Highness' rest."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji had nothing to do, and said: "Okay, then everyone, go back and rest first, and I will see you tomorrow."
The backyard of the government office.
Guo Ji vacated a small courtyard for Zhu Zhanji and the others.
"Your Highness, the matter happened suddenly, and I didn't prepare well for His Highness. This small courtyard will be used as a temporary resting place for His Highness. After dawn tomorrow, I will order someone to vacate the main courtyard for His Highness to rest."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately waved his hand and said, "This yard is pretty good, so there's no need to change it. I won't be living here for a long time. It's good to have a place to stay."
"By the way, Mr. Guo has other things to do? If it's all right, why don't you have a drink with me?"
Hearing this, Guo Ji refused.
I was thinking of preparing a table temporarily, but Zhu Zhanji refused.
Now after the other officials of the Zhenjiang Mansion left, Zhu Zhanji offered to ask him to have a drink with him. It can be seen that His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson, still thinks about his status as a disciple of Prince Guo Ji.
"Your Highness invites me, how dare I refuse."
"Your Highness, wait in the room for a while, and let Weichen prepare some food and wine."
Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Well, just prepare some casually."
"Yes, Wei Chen obeys."
After a while.
Inside the main house in the courtyard.
Zhu Zhanji chatted with Guo Ji who was pushing cups and changing cups.
Most of them are also words of gratitude that were supported by Zhu Zhanji's father when they were in the capital.
While the relationship between the two continued to deepen, Zhu Zhanji also mentioned the purpose of coming this time.
"Master Guo, do you know anything about the implementation of the imperial court's new policy?"
Hearing this, Guo Ji's face became more solemn, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Recently, His Royal Highness Changsun has arrested many dignitaries and clans in Southern Zhili in the capital, among them is the prefect of Hangzhou. It's so big, how could this humble minister not know."
Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied when he saw that Guo Ji didn't pretend to be stupid in front of him, but instead told the story of the leak of the national policy very bluntly.
"Then Mr. Guo must have understood the purpose of my coming to Zhenjiang Mansion this time, right?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji had already spoken to this point, Guo Ji no longer restrained himself, and said frankly: "Although I am in Zhenjiang Mansion, I still have some news channels. Your Highness proposed that the stalls should be divided into mu, and the officials and gentry should pay for food together." As well as the policy of returning the fire consumption to the public, in the eyes of this minister, they are all actions that benefit the country and the people."
Speaking of this, Mr. Guo hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "But please forgive me for saying it bluntly, if this method is only placed in one city and one place, it will be implemented smoothly and will yield a lot."
"But it would be too difficult to implement it in the whole of Nanzhili, or even in the territory of the Ming Dynasty..."
Guo Ji let out a long sigh.
"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and the time spent by officials in some remote areas to go to the capital can be as long as three or four months. This does not count as a round trip."
"And the content of the implementation of the New Deal this time involves the officials, gentry, clans and aristocrats all over the country. Regardless of whether the officials in power in various places will implement it properly in accordance with the court's decrees, and whether they are willing to let officials harm their own interests, it is their willingness. Acting in accordance with the imperial court's decree, the resistance encountered in it is also unimaginable."
"In the past, the imperial court's decrees could be implemented in the entire Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, it still relied on the officials. But if the officials are unwilling to follow the imperial court's decrees, how can the imperial court supervise them?"
"In other words, even if the officials implement the new policy of the imperial court under the pressure of the imperial court, there will never be a small number of people who conceal and lie. Let alone the imperial court, it is the humble officials Under the rule of Zhenjiang Prefecture, there are also Dantu, Danyang, and Jintan counties, with a population of hundreds of thousands. Most of the people who rely on are officials from the county government."
"It's not uncommon to deceive the upper and lower, and secretly communicate with the dignitaries in various places."
Speaking of this, Guo Ji looked up slightly, and after seeing Zhu Zhanji's face in front of him, he continued: "What's more, even if the imperial court has worked hard to implement the New Deal nationwide and achieved some results, three years later, five years later What about in the next year? The land that has been cleared will disappear in various ways, and the amount of land tax will be greatly reduced, and the imperial court will not have enough money to spend, so it is presumed that the poll tax will be imposed on the common people again.”
"It's easy not to collect the poll tax, but it's even more difficult to raise it again."
At this point, Guo Ji didn't dare to say any more, although his words were for the court.
But his call is also tantamount to belittling the various new policies presided over by Zhu Zhanji as worthless.
Still in front of Zhu Zhanji.
Guo Ji, who is very familiar with the ways of the world in the officialdom, how could he not know that his own words would definitely offend the eldest grandson, the future prince, and the future emperor in front of him.
But there is no way, he is under the prince's family, and Zhu Zhanji can be said to be the same way, but it is precisely because of this that he has to say something.
But after finishing speaking, Guo Ji stood up from the chair in a hurry, and knelt down in front of Zhu Zhanji with a plop.
"If this remark offends His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, please punish him, but this minister is also for His Royal Highness and the imperial court's consideration, it is really fair."
Zhu Zhanji looked at Guo Ji who was kneeling in front of him at this moment, his face flushed, as if he was a little drunk, but he didn't make any angry moves or words.
As a subject, it is a taboo to accuse the emperor of inappropriate policies in person.
But Zhu Zhanji is also very clear that a dignified fourth-rank official like Guo Ji, who has been in the local government for a long time, is absolutely impossible for a person in charge of the government to make such a low-level mistake.
Although I dare not say that he is completely dedicated to the court, but at least because of his status as a former prince's disciple, he dared to speak the truth in front of him.
For such a person, Zhu Zhanji is not unhappy, not to mention, even if he is a little angry, how can he really deal with such a person.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be pushing these loyal people under his father's sect to the outside world?
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji bowed slightly, and stretched out his hands to help Guo Ji up.
After seeing Zhu Zhanji's actions, Guo Ji was surprised, but also quite emotional.
After all, His Highness the eldest grandson is also the son of the crown prince.
Looking at Guo Ji with bent legs and bowed body in front of him, Zhu Zhanji patted him on the shoulder and said, "There are not many people in the court who dare to speak the truth in front of me like you."
Regarding what Guo Ji just said, Zhu Zhanji gave a positive attitude.
However, as soon as the words were finished, Zhu Zhanji changed the subject and said: "Although Mr. Guo's words just now are reasonable and insightful, since Mr. Guo can think of things, how can the court not think of them? "
"The implementation of the new policy has not only been discussed by the cabinet ministers, but also discussed by the six ministers. Even the emperor and the crown prince have no opinion. Does Mr. Guo know why?"
Hearing this, Guo Ji hurriedly bowed and said, "I also invite His Royal Highness Changsun to teach you."
Zhu Zhanji nodded and continued: "In my opinion, what you think and worry about is nothing more than two things. The first thing is that the New Deal is not easy to implement. The second thing is that after the implementation of the New Deal The reality is that it's going to go from bad to worse."
"Is it right?"
Guo Ji thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "Your Highness has learned a lesson."
"Well, let's talk about the first thing first. The implementation of the New Deal, no matter what the content and laws are, has been very difficult in all dynasties. But looking at ancient and modern times, the harder it is to implement the New Deal, it means The more realistic the content of the New Deal, the more accurate the flaws in the court's decree will be. It is beneficial to the common people but detrimental to the powerful."
After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Guo Ji thought carefully and savored it.
As the magistrate of Zhenjiang Mansion, he once won the first place in the provincial examination. I dare not say that Guo Ji is a scholar of ancient and modern times, but at least he is well-versed in poetry and books, and has a good knowledge of ancient and modern times.
As an official, he is naturally very clear about the many innovative deeds in history.
From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, after the reform of Shang Yang in Qin State to the unification of Qin Dynasty, the system of enfeoffment was abolished, and the system of prefectures and counties was implemented, with cars on the same track and books on the same text.
Then the Han Dynasty promulgated the "Decree of Tweeting Grace" to weaken the power of the prime minister and set up governors of thirteen prefectures to strengthen the central government's control over the localities and strengthen the central military power.
Wang Anshi's Reform in Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal and Cai Jing's Second Reform.
Which reform is not a lot of resistance.
But from the perspective of later generations, these reforms never helped the court achieve some goals and effects.
For a while, he really couldn't find any reason to refute what His Royal Highness said.
While Zhu Zhanji was talking about it, he also slowly stood up from the chair and walked in the room with his hands behind his back: "So the greater the resistance to the implementation of the New Deal, the more we will do it. This is not only achieved by the entire court. The consensus is that my father and the emperor are also in favor of it."
"We will cut off as many people as we encounter resistance during the implementation process. The significance of the implementation of the New Deal this time is very important to my Ming Dynasty. It is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty for a century. During this process, no matter who Whether people are clan relatives, officials or other nobles, the court will not change this tone."
"So Mr. Guo doesn't need to worry about the difficulties in this matter anymore."
After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Guo Ji was still quite shocked.He really didn't expect that the court's determination would be so great during the implementation of the New Deal.Originally, he had heard all kinds of rumors in Nan Zhili, and he thought that the main implementer of the new policy was the eldest grandson in front of him, but he never thought that behind him was the support of the entire court and the crown prince.
If the new policy is implemented this time, the imperial court will really be as unified as His Highness the eldest grandson said.
It may not be impossible to implement the New Deal to the whole country.
but
Guo Ji's other worry was still unresolved.
If it is only for the effect of three to five years, the price will be too high.
Just as Guo Ji was thinking, Zhu Zhanji on the side also said again: "As for the second thing Mr. Guo is worried about, will the New Deal slowly die out after it is implemented."
"His Royal Highness can tell you now, no!"
Zhu Zhanji spoke with confidence.
Even Guo Ji, who was standing beside him, did not understand where the confidence of His Highness the eldest grandson came from.
Amid Guo Ji's doubts, Zhu Zhanji said: "Master Guo only knows one thing about the implementation of the New Deal, but he doesn't know the other. In addition to the New Deal decrees mentioned by Mr. Guo, there is another order from the imperial court, which is to Tian Ling!"
"The purpose is to check the area of cultivated land in the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty at one time, record it in the local government and the court, and issue official documents to the land owners. In the future, whether these cultivated lands are resold, handed over or abandoned , the actual owners of the land must register with the local government.”
"And these records and filings will be reported to the imperial court for summary and review year by year."
"The imperial court will also collect taxes based on the actual amount of these lands. This ensures that after the new policy is implemented, it will not disappear year by year."
Listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, while shocked by the strength and determination of the imperial court, Guo Ji couldn't help asking: "But Your Highness, although the implementation of this law can ensure that the new policies of the imperial court will not be eliminated year by year, but , how can we do what the imperial court said about checking the area of cultivated land within the territory?"
"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, and a lot of cultivated land is even in that uninhabited land. How much manpower and material resources will the imperial court have to send to complete the thorough investigation, and will there be any false or concealed reports of the amount of cultivated land during the investigation process. "
"Land surveying has been done in the past dynasties, but often the results obtained by such measures are far from meeting the expectations of the court, and cannot even make up for the financial, material and manpower spent in surveying the land."
Seeing that Guo Ji's question got to the point, Zhu Zhanji didn't delay any longer, and directly stated the content of his field order.
"In the name of the imperial court, check the amount of cultivated land in the entire South Zhili, and do not get involved in this new policy. Simply use the reason of measuring cultivated land to check the number of farmland in the world."
"At the same time, it is announced to the world that: under the sky, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. All the land in the world is owned by the imperial court, and those who own the land here only retain the right to use the land."
"The measurement of the land this time is an official document for the official use of the land."
"Everyone can bring their land deeds to the local yamen to handle the documents without charging any money. Only with this document can the court recognize it."
"In this way, the imperial court has the comprehensive number of fields in the world, which can be tested."
"Original land deeds are all abolished, cannot be made into official documents, and are not protected by court decrees. All land without document registration by the court is owned by the court."
"Everyone who submits unowned cultivated land to the government will be rewarded according to the area of the cultivated land."
"."
Following Zhu Zhanji's narration, a huge tax reform blueprint emerged in Guo Ji's mind.
The implementation of the New Deal this time and the implementation of the Land Duling Order are not only for the gains and losses of that city and one place, but also for the innovation and subversion of the existing tax system of the entire Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, he also keenly discovered that the Dutian Lingruo was really implemented as expected.
The effect obtained will fundamentally solve the drawbacks of all the current tax systems of the Ming Dynasty.
Those who know the Ministry of Households and the details of the court's tax collection will understand that the taxation of the Ministry of Households is basically a mess.
There is no actual amount of arable land, no detailed actual population number, not to mention these officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, even the great Luo Jinxian in the sky can't figure it out under this situation.
This is not only true of the Ming Dynasty, but also of all previous dynasties.
When collecting taxes every year, the imperial household department can only get more taxes and finances for the imperial court in the midst of arguing with local governments.
To put it bluntly, without relying on any data, simply tell the local governments how much tax to achieve this year, and how much tax to achieve next year.
How many taxes have been achieved in previous years, this year must not be lower than previous years.
The local governments will also list various actual local conditions, such as floods, natural disasters and man-made disasters, etc., in order to force the imperial court to moderately reduce their tax quotas.
Isn't this kind of tax collection just a mess?
However, from the mouth of the young eldest grandson in front of him, he seemed to see the possibility of eradicating this status quo.
Although in the first year of the implementation of the Dutian Order, the effect that can be achieved may not be as good as expected.
However, as the imperial court continues to gain an in-depth understanding of the actual situation of cultivated land across the country, and after registration and filing, the amount of cultivated land in the imperial court's accounts will only increase year by year.
When more and more hidden and unreported cultivated land was found out from the reports of the people and the investigation of officials sent by the imperial court.
Every year on these cultivated lands, the imperial court will receive more and more taxes and land taxes.
In addition, to reclaim wasteland in the Ming Dynasty, there must be a reclamation order promised by the government, and after the reclamation is completed, it is necessary to go to the government to apply for land documents.
Pinpoint the source of the increase in cultivated land.
The actual amount of arable land and the number of abandoned arable land have been determined.
Every year, the cultivated land of the Ming Dynasty increased or decreased. After reports from the local government, the imperial court will get a real number of cultivated land stock.
In this way, it is clear at a glance how much tax and land tax the local governments need to pay each year.
In an instant, Guo Ji suddenly understood why the eldest grandson in front of him came to them, and why the court, prince and emperor were so firm in implementing the new policy.
And when he thought of all the policies and orders, all the content of the new policy was conceived and proposed by the young eldest grandson in front of him, he could no longer restrain his inner shock.
How old is he.
When he was still the eldest grandson, he put forward such an astonishing policy. What happens when he becomes the prince and the queen?
Guo Ji didn't dare to imagine what the Ming Dynasty would be like at that time.
Guo Ji, who had just been lifted up from the ground, knelt down in front of Zhu Zhanji again.
"Your Highness, this humble minister is so stupid that he dares to use his ignorance and superficial knowledge to speculate on His Majesty's shocking strategy. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
But when Zhu Zhanji heard what he said, he frowned and said, "Why did you kneel down again? What is the matter of giving sins or not. Today, there is no difference between you and me. We only talk about implementing the New Deal." pros and cons. Get up."
Seeing what Zhu Zhanji said, Guo Ji slowly got up from the ground again.
"Now I have also made it clear to you all the new policy orders of the imperial court. If it is to be implemented in Zhenjiang Mansion, do you think there is anything wrong with it?"
After listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Guo Ji thought carefully for a while, and then said: "His Highness has already explained the general meridians of the New Deal through law enforcement, and there is no problem in essence."
"Of course there will be various unexpected situations in the process of implementation, but as long as the imperial court can give enough support to the Zhenjiang government office, I will do my best to accomplish this great event for the imperial court that benefits the country and the people! Live up to His Royal Highness, the crown prince. As well as the emperor's expectations and cultivation."
Listen to Guo Ji's words and the solemn and decisive expression on his face.
Looking at Guo Ji, Zhu Zhanji liked to appreciate it more and more.
There are many people who dare to speak, but those who dare to speak but also dare to act are the real officials of the court, Daming Humerus!
"it is good!"
"Although the official documents of the imperial court have not been officially issued to the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili, since you have already understood the contents, let's start to do it."
"As for the imperial court's support, His Highness will stay in Zhenjiang Mansion for three months. How many things you can do within these three months will depend on your ability. Whether the new policy reform of Zhenjiang Mansion will shock you The world, become a role model for the entire Southern Zhili, and even the entire Ming Dynasty. Whether you, Guo Ji, can become a role model for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, the opportunity is given to you, it depends on how brave you Guo Ji is this time."
Although Zhu Zhanji's words were not as explicit as what he said, the general meaning he wanted to express was also clearly stated.
Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, sits for you in your Zhenjiang mansion. You don't have to worry about any resistance and pressure. All resistance and pressure will be borne by him Zhu Zhanji.
As for whether you, Guo Ji, can take advantage of the implementation of the new policy to become an instant hit, shock the world, and at the same time make a smooth progress in your official career, the opportunity is given to you.
Whether you can do it depends on your own talent and courage.
Obviously, after Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, Guo Ji also immediately understood the deep meaning behind Zhu Zhanji's words.
However, compared to whether he can become popular with the implementation of this new policy, and even shock the world, at the same time, he can make a smooth progress in his official career.What Guo Ji values more is that once he encourages His Highness Sun to complete the implementation of the new policy in the Zhenjiang Mansion, it means that he, the former prince, will officially enter the inner circle of the princelings, and also It is to become the direct descendant of His Highness the eldest grandson.
Because everyone in the world knows that the reason why the prince can sit in the position of supervisor of the country for decades is that apart from his own talent, this good grandson is the key to determining the emperor Zhu Di's heart.
This is not just because of outside rumors.
It can be seen from the fact that after the crown prince was removed from the power of supervising the country, His Royal Highness Changsun regained the power of supervising the country.
Coupled with the talent that His Highness the eldest grandson just showed in front of him, one can guess what it would be like if such a genius fell into the eyes of the emperor Zhu Di, would he really turn a blind eye?
With all these things, what reason does Guo Ji have for not following the current trend and skyrocketing?
Whether it's for himself or for the people in this world, Guo Ji doesn't have any reason!
"Wei Chen. Follow orders!"
Although these four words are simple, when they come out of Guo Ji's mouth, people can hear the determination and firmness in his heart.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Zhanji smiled slightly.
He pointed to the food and wine on the dining table, and said with a smile: "Master Guo, the food and wine are very comfortable to eat today."
Hearing this, Guo Ji also smiled lightly: "As long as His Highness is satisfied."
Afterwards, the two burst out laughing.
"Okay, it's getting late, Lord Guo, go back and rest. Maybe the official documents from the court will come down tomorrow morning."
"Sir, obey!"
After finishing speaking, Guo Ji did not forget etiquette while being happy, and after bowing deeply to Zhu Zhanji, he turned and left.
Seeing Guo Ji's prudent and down-to-earth actions, Zhu Zhanji also had to sigh.
"After all, he is a talent selected by his father. He dares to speak and act, but he is still steady and down-to-earth, without the slightest frivolity."
If the father's family is full of such talents, the second uncle will be a ghost if he succeeds in the rebellion.
But it's a pity that even if Zhu Zhanji doesn't know, he also understands that there can't be too many such people.
At least for the whole of Daming, there won't be too many.
I am also considered lucky, I was able to meet such a talented person when I arrived at Zhenjiang Mansion at the first stop.
As long as this Guo Ji dares to do it, and at the same time he has some talents, a mere Zhenjiang mansion is still adjacent to Yingtian mansion, and he, the eldest grandson of the emperor, will still live in the town.
No matter how bad it is, just start killing!
In a word, the implementation of the New Deal is unstoppable.
This is the general trend of the world!
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanji immediately shouted to the outside of the house: "Shanxiang!"
Hearing Zhu Zhanji's voice, Hu Shanxiang hurried over from the next room.
He couldn't see the figure of Mr. Guo Jiguo from left to right, so he hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"
Zhu Zhanji pointed to the wine glass on the table with a smile and said, "Come, have a drink with me."
Hearing this, Hu Shanxiang smiled immediately, and there was some expectation in his eyes, but he still said: "Your Highness is in a good mood today, it seems that the matter you talked with Mr. Guo is very good."
Zhu Zhanji reached out and rubbed Hu Shanxiang's head, and said, "You are the smart one, come, pour wine, and have a drink with me."
Just when Zhu Zhanji finished talking with Guo Ji and drank a little wine with Hu Shanxiang.
Could it be that in the imperial palace in the capital, his father Zhu Gaochi was also talking about things with his father Zhu Di.
"Father, although that bastard is the eldest grandson, he is younger after all, and sometimes he will inevitably do some outrageous things. If he meets a few unreasonable guys somewhere, I am really afraid that something will happen to him. .”
Zhu Gaochi, who had always spoken comforting words in front of his concubine, dared to speak the truth now in front of the old man.
Although Zhu Zhanji was in Nanzhili during this trip, but Nanzhili is so big that in some remote places, it would take three or four days to take a carriage.
As the saying goes, troublesome people come out of poor mountains and remote waters, and their old Zhu family knows this sentence best.
If Zhu Zhanji really met such a few, it would be easy to kill them, but this son would not be saved.
Therefore, for the safety of his son, Zhu Gaochi personally came to the palace, just to ask the old man to send some people there.
At least get a hundred or so guards to ensure the safety of the eldest grandson.
"Look. In your name, do you want to send a decree to the various places first, asking them to protect Zhanji's child along the way? In addition, send some people from the palace or the capital?"
Zhu Di was sitting on the dragon couch, looking at the folders on the table while taking time to look at the boss.
Just when Zhu Gaochi saw that the old man was in a hurry, Zhu Di said slowly: "You think that you, the father, care about the safety of the grandson, and I, the grandfather, don't care about him?"
Seeing Zhu Gaochi's pensive look, Zhu Di then turned his head and continued: "The people have already been sent out, hundreds of people have been sent out from Dongchang, and they will secretly protect all the post cities along the way of that kid Zhu Zhanji. Go out of Nanzhili, and there will be no accidents!"
What the old man said was categorical.
Seeing that the old man had made arrangements in secret, Zhu Gaochi also heaved a sigh of relief.
However, he was still a little worried and said, "With the Dongchang spies arranged by you secretly, my son is naturally relieved. But dad, sometimes people's hearts are unpredictable. Just in case, do you make another order? "
In Zhu Gaochi's view, there are nothing more than two dangers that Zhu Zhanji's business can encounter.
A danger from those fields.
Since there are spies from Dongchang on this point, there will be no big surprises.
And the other one is the powerful officials and gentry inside the Ming Dynasty.
In case Zhu Zhanji annoys them somewhere, what kind of trick will he use secretly?
If the old man's imperial decree can be passed on, these people must also understand the taste of it.
In this way, his son's own safety will definitely not have any problems in this line of business.
However, facing Zhu Gaochi's words, the old man Zhu Di frowned and glanced at him, and said, "Decree? When the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty goes out, I still need my decree to keep him safe? A joke!"
"Why do I want Dongchang to protect it secretly this time but not expose it? The implementation of the new policy is not only of great importance to my court, but it is also a chance for that kid to exercise. Since he is willing to go to that place to sharpen, we Why bother to intervene too much?"
"Jade can't be crafted without being cut, so it's safe to put it in your prince's mansion every day, is it useful?"
While saying this, the old man also remembered that he was beaten by General Xu Da in the army.
The reason why Zhu Di was respected in the army was not because of his title as the prince back then.
Now his eldest grandson is the same, since he is willing, let him do it, hone it, and when he knows that the local affairs are difficult, he will return to the capital obediently.
As for what Zhu Zhanji said, he went to the local government to supervise
Supervisor shit.
Are the officials in those places so easy to fool?
So Zhu Di didn't think that Zhu Zhanji could make any achievements locally from the beginning.Letting him go is also for tempering.
Later, she wanted to keep him, but she also didn't want him to suffer.
But since he's gone, let him go.
And after Zhu Gaochi listened to his father's words, he pouted immediately.
I don't know who puts the eldest grandson by his side every day, afraid of being hurt here, afraid of bumping into there.
In terms of pampering that child, who can compare with his old man.
An eldest grandson, who argues with his father and uncle every day.
If there wasn't his old man as the backer, pampering and pampering the kid openly every time something happened, and always swearing at the three brothers, that kid would have been punished a long time ago.
Can you develop the habit of being unruly now?
It's better now, say he's spoiled as a father
Zhu Gaochi shook his head helplessly, he has long been used to this old man in his family.
Seeing that the old man was thinking about this matter, he didn't care about it anymore.
As long as the old man thinks about this matter and thinks about safety issues, Zhu Gaochi is really not afraid that the old man will ignore him.
Even if he doesn't come today, the old man will do things properly when he thinks about it. At least there will be no problems with safety.
"That's all right, Dad, you can be busy, my son has retired."
After Zhu Gaochi left, Zhu Di glanced sideways, then shook his head and laughed.
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There is still the last week, and the monthly pass will be raised to [-]! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)
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