Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 465 Grandpa, run!
Fu Youde and Feng Sheng automatically ignored Tang He's praise.

The old man now understands that it is not normal for him to praise anyone he sees, and not to say things like his future is limitless dozens of times a day.

The two can only use their extensive language and culture to go along with it.

"exactly!"

"General Tang is right!"

"This person has no bright future..."

Everyone on the city wall was very satisfied with Yang Shiqi's change of words, only Zhu Yunxi was full of regret.

Since the reform of the tax law was involved in the past two years, Zhu Yunxi finally understood why the ancient reform was so difficult.

The organizational structure of feudal society determines that no matter who wants to do this, it will be extremely difficult.

Even if the person presiding over the reform is the emperor, he will face unimaginable pressure.

After the leading students yelled this sentence, tens of thousands of people shouted and tsunami followed.

After all, it's nice to have a grandpa who protects his shortcomings.

"really?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi hurriedly confronted Jin Yiwei at the foot of the city.

Twenty percent of the tax revenue is high enough. If it falls on the common people and it is [-] percent, then Daming is not far from subjugation.

"Emperor grandson, what the old man just heard from you is really true. There are a few words that the old man wants to tell you. I don't know if you would like to hear it!"

Zhu Yunxi was also very embarrassed, because it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to implement land reform, and land trading was not prohibited, so the concentration of land in the hands of a few people can only be a fait accompli.

"How dare you use this to accuse Grandpa Huang of being unfair?"

Just as the students were stunned, the soldier standing on the carriage pointed copper sticks at them.

Can you still play like this?
We said we have no objection, but it's just to give you royal face, you really think we have no objection!
Although everyone was slandering in their hearts, there was no one who dared to question whether the royal family paid taxes like Yang Shiqi.

"To combine all miscellaneous taxes into one is a government that lightly pays and pays lightly, and rests with the people. How can there be a theory of tyranny?"

Zhu Yunxi said confidently.

"Mr. Yang Shiqi asked the royal family whether to pay taxes just now, and he is here alone to explain to everyone in the world!"

Following Zhu Yunxi's order, huge wooden carriages were driven over.

"It's really rich and prosperous in the south of the Yangtze River, and it's also where the capital is located."

"What is this, a new type of firecracker?"

"Old and child, thanks to the grandson of the emperor!"

"No tax will be paid for five years after land reclamation, and taxes will be paid normally after five years."

"Don't be afraid to stay away, as long as the emperor's grandson can give us land and let us plant our own land, we will listen to you!"

"Students have no objection!"

"This matter is not negotiable!"

"Second brother, do you know why Daming's taxes are uneven?"

"You can't buy or sell..."

Its essence is the rentier class dependent on the imperial power, and in the process of assisting the imperial power to rule the people, it accumulates wealth for itself.

"The students didn't say anything!"

"It can't be bought or sold!"

They form classes for this purpose, divide classes, and gain benefits from class differences.

At this moment, a group of common people from other places came to the bottom of the city wall with a big letter in their hands.

As soon as Zhu Yunxi's words came out, all the students pleading for orders under the city wall were dumbfounded.

As the two people on one side of the carriage pressurized up and down, the copper stick sprayed out water jets in an instant, washing away the pleading students in front of the square.

Now it seems that there is no need to think about it, as long as this grandson comes to power, they will have to continue to pay heavy taxes in Jiangnan!
"I... I didn't think so much..."

Because imperial power, aristocratic families, and bureaucrats are highly bound, there is me in you, and you in me, and they are interdependent.

"Grandfather, don't worry, grandson knows it well!"

Lao Zhu is very experienced in this. What he is best at is giving people face.

The old man smiled shyly when he heard the emperor's grandson's praise.

After Zhu Yunxi helped them up one by one, he announced a national policy directly in front of them, a national policy that would affect Ming Dynasty for decades to come.

"Your Majesty, please restore the old system and rest with the people..."

"I'll give you all the land!"

"Students don't dare to ask!"

"The grandson of the emperor, the students, etc. hope that His Majesty will lighten the tax, restore the old system, and rest with the people..."

Only Lao Zhu had a dark face, secretly kicked the eldest grandson, and cursed against the grandson in a low voice.

To collect taxes, pay more if you have money, and pay less if you have no money. It is a matter of course, but some people think it is unfair?
Officials from the south of the Yangtze River, when they heard Zhu Yunxie's explanation, felt as if they were being fucked up.

"In the first year of land reclamation, the government gave free seeds, farm tools, and a year's rations!"

"Haven't you helped the old man up?"

"Your Majesty, it's useless for you to make such an order. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. Who can control it so leniently?"

"As for what His Majesty will do, Xiaomin dare not talk nonsense. No matter what His Majesty decides in the end, Xiaomin will support His Majesty and appreciate His Majesty's kindness..."

"I just pity the people in the south of the Yangtze River because the taxes are too heavy, and I think it's unfair to them!"

It’s just what he meant by fiscal ratio and wealth redistribution…

"Xiaomin just wants to talk to His Majesty about the situation below, and let His Majesty know the difficulties of our little people."

Seeing that a bloody massacre was inevitable, Zhu Yunxi stood up again.

After the common people left the field, the tens of thousands of candidates in front of Hongwu Gate seemed a little abrupt.

What made them even more unacceptable was that there was a stench in the water, which made them breathless after sticking to their bodies.

The old man smiled happily when he heard the words, but a little cunning flashed in his eyes.

Because at most one person will die at the request, if the imperial power is really questioned, the whole family will die!

A sneer suddenly appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face when he heard these chaotic voices.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the menacing crowd below, and a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, should he kill some people and scare them?
"It is impossible to restore the old system, you should die as soon as possible!"

Although Zhu Yunxi had a little resentment in his heart, when he saw Lao Zhu sitting in the distance under the canopy of Huang Luo, the resentment dissipated.

Zhu Yunxi said with a smile when he heard the words.

A family of military generals, a family of civil servants, a family of merchants, a family of honorable nobles, etc., are just the epitome of a family.

After the old farmer finished speaking, Lao Zhu kicked Dao Sun, who was stunned aside.

"Grandfather, I have a way to deal with this matter, so don't bother Jin Yiwei, right?"

As Kong Na said, the aristocratic family actually sank deeply after the Tang Dynasty.

The people making troubles under the city wall were all rejoiced after hearing the new policy promulgated by the emperor's grandson, and then left in an orderly manner under the leadership of Jin Yiwei after thanking the holy grace.

"It's not like the old man didn't open up wasteland when he was young, but after planting and planting, this land is no longer his own. Some of them belong to the family of Mr. Liu in the village, and some belong to Mr. Wang's family in the village."

"Lonely looking through the ancient books of the past dynasties, although the tax rates formulated in the official documents of the past dynasties are not high, there are various miscellaneous taxes in the actual collection. These miscellaneous taxes together account for more than two-tenths of the tax revenue. More than half!"

At this time, he even hated being born in the royal family a little bit. If he was born in the common people, maybe he could become friends with the White Lotus Sect and use the White Lotus Sect to make another revolution.

"Old man, I can give you land, but this land may not be in your hometown, it's a little far away..."

"The same is true of the tax system formulated by the Ming Dynasty. The regular tax is [-]% of the tax, but including various local miscellaneous taxes, the tax paid by the common people for farming an acre of land may exceed [-]%!"

Because he found the problem unsolvable.

"It's only natural for people in the world to support His Majesty, and to support the royal family. Whoever dares to question is a traitor!"

Just as Zhu Yunxi wanted to explain why the sale was not allowed, the old man started talking on his own.

"I don't understand anything all day long, and when someone gives you a needle, you treat it like a mallet..."

"Five years later, the land will become official land, and private sales are not allowed. But as long as you can continue to cultivate, the land will always belong to you. Even if you are gone, if your son is willing to plant it, it will always belong to your son."

"If you can't buy or sell, no one can take the land from us little people!"

"it is good!"

"Third, uneven taxation..."

The old man's eyes widened when he heard this.

Zhu Yunxi gave the old man a thumbs up when he heard the words.

"If you collect taxes from them, they will tax us. In the past, we paid four dou per acre of land, but now we have to pay six dou per acre of land. It is really unbearable..."

A hint of mockery flashed across the old man's face when he heard this.

"Da Sun, don't mention this matter again!"

Lao Zhu shook his head and said.

"The emperor's grandfather felt sorry for the barrenness in the north, and the tax transfer fee was too high, so he collected heavy taxes from the south of the Yangtze River to subsidize the barrenness in the north..."

"What about five years from now?"

The old man said with surprise in his eyes.

"Today you have to promise if you promise, and you have to promise if you don't promise!"

Of course, before going up the city wall, Jin Yiwei inevitably searched several people.

If he dared to collect taxes from the squires, the squires would transfer the taxes to the tenants and let the tenants bear it for them.

"As everyone knows, Grandpa Huang just upholds the righteousness to the people of the world, so he will do this..."

However, as the top of this food chain, Zhu Yunxi found it difficult to overthrow this chain of interests.

"Now that Gu has finished explaining, no matter whether officers, soldiers or civilians have any questions, they can go to the city wall to ask questions."

"Big grandson be careful!"

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help sneering when he heard Zhu Yunqi's words.

"really!"

Zhu Yunxi subconsciously covered his nose before the copper stick sprayed out the water column, and hurriedly dragged Lao Zhu to the city.

"Bring this old man up quickly!"

"The key is that we Xiaomin don't have land in our hands..."

After Zhu Yunxi yelled this sentence, all officers, soldiers and civilians on the city wall responded in unison.

After Lao Zhu said "you're welcome", all the guards in brocade clothes in the square drew out their Xiuchun knives in unison.

"From today onwards, the wasteland reclaimed by the common people of the Ming Dynasty will be registered as government public land, and the public land cannot be sold privately."

"It doesn't count!"

What does it mean to restore the old system and rest with the people? Isn't it calling for the abolition of the unity of officials and gentry?

As soon as Zhu Yunxie's shocking words came out, the entire square in front of Hongwu Gate fell into a deadly silence.

Hearing these words, Zhu Yunqi backed away in shock.

No one dared to be this early bird, for fear that they would not be able to get off the city wall.

"The fall of the Yuan Dynasty is not far away. If the Ming Dynasty does not want to repeat the mistakes of the former Yuan Dynasty, it can only optimize the fiscal ratio, adjust taxation, and realize the redistribution of wealth..."

When the old man came in front of Zhu Yunxi and Lao Zhu, he knelt down, clutching the big letter tightly in his hand, as if he was holding on to the last straw.

"Later we will decree that landlords are prohibited from increasing rents, and they are stipulated that they can only increase by [-]%..."

Not long after, the old man and several villagers were led up to the city wall by Jin Yiwei.

"This is one of the important functions of taxation, to adjust the regional wealth gap..."

"There is no explanation for this matter. Grandpa Huang is indeed very ruthless. He should be killed. He is never ambiguous..."

"Don't dare to bother His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager!"

"As for the fourth point, the Great Prison has been repeated..."

The students at the bottom of the city wall thought that the grandson would have to defend himself, but now seeing him admitting it so openly, they all secretly laughed, thinking that the grandson was quite honest and cute...

Listening to Zhentian's "no objection", Zhu Yunxi couldn't help feeling the power of the imperial power in his heart.

"Why are you guys still standing there in a daze, why don't you hurry up and kowtow to the living Bodhisattva!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang faced the troublesome students, he didn't have any worries in his heart.Even if the official's obedience and inconsistency were violated, he would not take it seriously, and at worst would just change another batch.

"But we ordinary people have no land in our hands, so we have to live by renting and planting land from landlords."

Zhu Yunxi tried to comfort them again, but no matter how much he persuaded, these people just refused to leave, clamoring for the restoration of the old system and the restoration of the dignity of scholars.

How dare Yang Shiqi ask Zhu Yunxi to explain, seeing what Zhu Yunxi said, he hurriedly grabbed the microphone regardless of his dignity, and shouted into it.

The demands of the people are very simple. As long as they have land to grow and food to eat, they will be satisfied.

"We don't believe it. Does it make sense if you reason with them?"

He finally knew why Grandpa Huang didn't take these people seriously, and he really answered a sentence, cherishing his life when doing great things, and forgetting righteousness when seeing small gains.

"The old and the young also know that it is a good thing for you to change the tax law, and it is to reduce the burden on our people."

"Oh!"

"Now I have announced that the Son of Heaven has no personal affairs, and the Son of Heaven has no private property. Do you have any objections?"

"The grandson of the emperor does not allow the sale of land, it is for the good of us ordinary people, the old man will naturally miss your kindness!"

"Grandson didn't intend to reason!"

"It's a firetruck!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he confessed on the spot. He knew Lao Zhu's temperament too well. Let him solve this matter today, and 8000 people will not die.

"Your Majesty, please take a look. This is a great edict issued by you. I went to Beijing under the edict. Isn't this a violation of the king's law?"

"The old man is a sensible person!"

"What have you thought about?"

No one ever thought that the grandson of the emperor, who was only a weak crown, could say such hard and cruel words.

"Come on!"

"As long as the original pioneers and their descendants can cultivate and are willing to cultivate, this land will never participate in the distribution of public land!"

Seeing this, other villagers who came up also knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yunxi.

"The grassroots have no objection!"

Zhu Yunxi quickly refuted the five remonstrances put forward by Zhu Yunqi, and everyone under the city wall fell into hesitation.

"you……"

However, after hearing what the old farmer said, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into hesitation.

"The old man is not stupid!"

"Quick!"

"Push up our secret weapon!"

"Grandpa, run, there is shit in the waterwheel..."

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I didn't intend to offend you, but the village was forced to die..."

"Article [-], two out of ten taxes..."

However, without solving the problem of land distribution, it will be extremely difficult to collect taxes.

"no……"

"No tax for five years?"

"Since you are not too far away, Gu will give you a guarantee. As long as you are willing to reclaim wasteland, Gu will give you seeds and farm tools, and will not collect any taxes within five years!"

"If you can grow your own land, let alone pay [-]% of the rent to His Majesty, we are happy to pay [-]% of the rent!"

"If you continue to get entangled in this matter, you can go back to us, and we will solve the current mess for you!"

He never expected that the third piece of his advice would contain so many twists and turns!
Lao Zhu was very satisfied with what he heard, and felt that his eldest grandson didn't hurt in vain, and he could really appreciate his good intentions.

When the old man said this, he fell to his knees with a plop, and kowtowed to Zhu Yunxi.

Just as Zhu Yunxi was about to reprimand Yang Shiqi, he suddenly heard an old voice.

"Old man, if you plant your own land, do you still feel bitter if you pay [-]% of the rent?"

"Fifth, ocean waste..."

"I have no objection!"

Zhu Yunxi didn't give everyone time to react at all, and continued to explain after the final decision.

"Don't worry, grandpa, grandson won't mention that matter..."

Deep-rooted and powerful!
"Since everyone has no objection, then you should leave. Those who should take the exam go to the exam, and those who should go home to farm the land!"

"Our eldest grandson has said all the good things. If you are so stubborn, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

"At that time, these taxes will still fall on the small people."

"I don't need to explain this matter. In a few years, you will know the benefits of this matter to Daming."

"Da Sun, look at this..."

Could it be a newly invented vocabulary in the court?

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he hurriedly interrupted Dasun's words. In other words, if Daming had extra land, this matter would have been resolved long ago, and the trouble would not have reached the current level.

"What can you do?"

Just as Zhu Yunxi took two steps forward, the old man got up from the ground.

When Lao Zhu heard this, he felt nauseous for a while, and hurried away with his grandson.

After the two left, the officials and students in front of Hongwu Square suffered disaster. The parents who were washed by the dung water no longer knew each other, and they ran around like headless chickens, for fear of being sprayed in the face if they ran too slowly.

Among them, Zhu Yunwen was the worst, because of the special care of the fire brigade, he ate more than anyone else.

The trio who watched the excitement also ran away in a hurry, Fu Youde pushed Tanghe, Feng Sheng snatched a shield from Habayashi Wei, and ran desperately towards the palace.

(End of this chapter)