This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 522 Li Chengqian, who is gradually growing in Volume [-]
The reason why Li Chengqian handed over this matter to Dabu Quna was also after careful consideration.

This decision was not made on a whim.

When the others heard that it was Da Buqu who took the job, they were all envious. Although everyone begged for their jobs one after another, Li Chengqian still only used Da Buqu.

In this way, everyone can only feel regretful under the envy of their faces.

"Where is the criminal department?"

"My minister is here." Murong Xiaoyong heard about the Ministry of Punishment, as the only one among the six departments not led by a minister, Murong Xiaoyong, the servant, naturally had to stand up.

"Although our Ming Dynasty was founded not long ago, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, but as time goes by, there will definitely be some thieves who don't want to make progress, and try to get something for nothing and commit crimes.

The king heard that in recent years, Daming has repeatedly committed crimes, but due to the lax criminal law, those people escaped the responsibility of their crimes.

However, the Ministry of Punishment, which is in charge of the world's criminal prisons, does not have a set of standardized criminal laws. Isn't this justified? "

"What Your Highness said is true." Murong Xiaoyong immediately bowed and said, "Now the Ministry of Punishment is still using the Great Ming Law that His Highness hastily established when the country was first established. There are indeed many loopholes, which are easy for bad people to take advantage of."

In the final analysis, the law of the Ming Dynasty is similar to Liu Bang's three chapters of the contract, which are not comprehensive in many places. Of course, this is something that can't be helped.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, both Li Chengqian and the officials were very busy, and the focus at that time was not on this aspect, so it has been delayed until now.

But if Da Ming wants to develop healthily, a standardized Da Ming law is essential.

"At the time, we were in a hurry to obey the power, and there were indeed some omissions in the law of the Ming Dynasty." Li Chengqian said, "But now that my Ming Dynasty has entered the right track and is developing in a good direction, then I must not let those thieves take advantage of it again." gaps in the law.

The Ministry of Punishment obeys orders, and from now on, I will order you and others to draft a law of the Ming Dynasty that suits our country's conditions in the Ming Dynasty!
But there are a few points to keep in mind.

[-]. The law itself is to protect the people of Ming Dynasty, not to be harsh or make things difficult for anyone.

[-]. The purpose of the law is to safeguard the free and equal rights of life of the people, but this freedom and equality must be restrictive.

[-]. The role of the law should be to deter and warn the world, it is more like a sharp sword hanging over everyone's head! "

"The humble minister takes orders." Murong Xiaoyong roughly understood what Li Chengqian meant when he heard it.

Since he took office in the Ministry of Punishments, he has studied the law. He knows very well that the Ministry of Punishments is the place where he has made great achievements.

"When it comes to perfecting the law of the Ming Dynasty, there will definitely be many problems." Li Chengqian said, "This king allows you to recruit some sages and celebrities on your own."

Determining a law is naturally not an easy matter, so Li Chengqian gave Murong Xiaoyong a lot of power.

After all, as far as the current Ministry of Punishment is concerned, it is still very difficult for Murong Xiaoyong to perfect the law of the Ming Dynasty by himself.

After Murong Xiaoyong accepted the task with a happy face, Li Chengqian looked at the main hall again.

The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War have all been accounted for, leaving only the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials.

For the time being, he really doesn't have any arrangements for these two departments. As for departments such as the general supervisor and secret spy department, even if he has arrangements, Li Chengqian will not talk about them at the court meeting.

Immediately, Li Chengqian waved his hand and said: "Today's court meeting is long enough, let's disperse the court."

As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Yuan dragged his voice and shouted: "Sanchao..."

After Li Chengqian and the others finished their salutes, they immediately got up and left.

As soon as he walked to the back, Li Chengqian said to Eunuch Yuan who was following up: "Notify me, let the two servants, several ministers, discuss matters in the Hall of Talents, um, call Chang Sun Chong and Murong Xiaoyong."

Some things are inconvenient to say at the Great Court Meeting, so Li Chengqian called him to the Hall of Talents.

However, Li Chengqian still waited for a while before everyone came over one after another.

This also reflects the fact that everyone is still a novice.

This should be placed in Chang'an, Fang Xuanling and others, they will definitely not run away at once, they will definitely continue to wait outside the hall.

Of course, these are trivial matters. After everyone arrived, Li Chengqian said: "How much grain has the household department stored this year?"

"Return to Your Highness." Li Qinjian said immediately after hearing the words, "The household department's current stockpile of grain can probably last the entire Ming Dynasty for a year and a half, but because we don't know the specific population data for the time being, we can only provide an approximate value."

Li Chengqian nodded, it was inconvenient to ask this question at the court meeting, but here, he was not too worried.

"It's not enough." Li Chengqian said, "The Ministry of Households still has to do everything possible to hoard as much food as possible. All the ministers know that it is very difficult for my Ming Dynasty to be self-sufficient, at least for a year or two.

Years of wars have dealt a huge blow to my Ming's animal husbandry, and agriculture is my Ming's shortcoming. Therefore, my Ming's grain policy must at least implement three one policies. "

"Your Highness, what is the three one policy?" Li Qinjian was also stunned. Where had he heard of the three one policy?

Li Chengqian said: "The so-called three-one policy is to eat for one year, save for one year, and guarantee for one year! Only in this way, my Ming Dynasty has the ability to resist risks.

If we encounter natural disasters similar to those in the past few years, I, Da Ming, will not be powerless to resist. "

After hearing Li Chengqian's explanation, everyone immediately understood.

In the final analysis, it is still to ensure that the problem of food and clothing for the common people is solved. As long as the common people can eat enough, they will not be in chaos.

However, this policy is good, but it requires too much food.

"Your Highness, it may not be easy to raise so much grain." Li Qinjian said, "Recently, the surrounding countries have hardly sold grain to me. If it were not for the arms trade, our current grain stock may be [-]% less! "

As the Minister of the Household Department, he knew all about these things very well. The reason why the Household Department was able to stockpile rations for a year and a half was that Daming exchanged weapons and people for people.

It is not a long-term solution to trade arms for food.

After all, that is also an act of capitalizing on the enemy.

"So, Ming Dynasty must increase its grain production." Li Chengqian also understood this truth, and immediately asked, "I ask you, what plans does your household department have in this regard?"

"Return to Your Highness." Li Qinjian said, "I did make a plan before."

After saying that, Li Qinjian took out a memorial from the sleeve and said, "Your Highness, please have a look."

He had prepared this memorial a long time ago. It was originally planned to play Li Chengqian at the Dachaohui, but who knew that Li Chengqian was simply a weirdo. Opportunity.

He thought that his memorial would be presented at another time later. Of course, there are quite a few people who have had the same experience as him today.

After Eunuch Yuan took the memorial and handed it to Li Chengqian, Li Qinjian saw that Li Chengqian had already started to look over it, and then said: "I made a long-term plan, let's call it a four-year plan.

This plan was also formulated according to the current actual situation of the Ming court.

According to the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, this year, the animal husbandry industry in the Ming Dynasty will recover, but the effect should not be great. According to the situation that Weichen understands, the animal husbandry industry in the Daming royal court this year can only recover to a little over [-]% of the previous level at most. . "

"Just so little?" Li Chengqian asked in surprise before he saw this.

More than [-]% a year, huh, this is really not much.

"Yes, it's only a little bit." Li Qinjian said, "However, I have calculated that in the second year, my Daming's animal husbandry should recover to [-]% of what it used to be. If there are no accidents in the third year, It can return to the previous level, and even exceed about [-]% of the previous level in the fourth year.

That's why Weichen called it a four-year plan? "

Hearing the word four-year plan again, Li Chengqian felt inexplicably confused.

The name sounded quite familiar. After forcibly expelling that weird thought from his mind, Li Chengqian asked: "Now our animal husbandry is less than [-]% of what it used to be. We are sure to recover and surpass it in the fourth year." Past level?"

This increase is indeed reasonable considering the increase in one year, but the increase that has doubled several times in four years is indeed a bit unbelievable.

When Li Chengqian asked, Li Qinjian said, "It should be possible."

"Huh?" Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes, "If you can do it, you can do it, if you can't do it, you can't do it, what do you mean you should be able to do it?
How could the word "should" come out of Li Shangshu's mouth? "

Li Chengqian was very dissatisfied with Li Qinjian's answer, and his tone became a little lower now.

After following Li Chengqian for so long, Li Qinjian immediately realized where his mistake was when he heard this tone.

After all, he still has a long way to go to become an official.

The monarch and his ministers are right, how can we use ambiguous words such as should, may, and perhaps?

Thinking of this, and thinking about Li Chengqian's low tone, Li Qinjian's forehead couldn't help but dense sweat broke out, and at that moment, Li Qinjian almost knelt down with his legs softening.

Not to mention him, the rest of the people, especially those new to the officialdom like Wang Xuance and Puxiruo, dared not say anything. I have to say that after the transformation of the past two years, Li Chengqian's every move became more and more like a real official. king.

At the moment, Li Qinjian also bit the bullet, bowed and said: "This humble minister made a mistake, please punish him, Your Highness."

"Punishment is unnecessary." Li Chengqian waved his hands and said, "However, you must remember that this king does not wish to hear such inaccurate answers again.

Whether everything can be done or not, you have to give me a letter of approval, it should be possible or something, so don't use it to fool me. "

"I don't dare to wait." When they heard the word fooling, everyone bowed and said in unison.

Li Chengqian sneered, then looked at Li Qinjian and continued: "Then Li Shangshu, tell me again, whether it is possible for the animal husbandry industry to recover and exceed the previous level in four years."

"As long as His Highness gives a warrant, it will be done!" Li Qinjian said immediately.

"What warrant?" Li Chengqian asked.

"It is strictly forbidden to slaughter livestock within two years, and offenders will be punished severely!"

Upon hearing his words, Li Chengqian understood instantly, but Li Chengqian couldn't help but shook his head. It is not difficult to issue such a warrant, but it is not so easy to execute it.

Livestock within two years does not seem to be so easy to judge. Moreover, the number of livestock is huge, and it is impossible for the imperial court to count the age of each household's livestock. Moreover, the size of livestock within two years is the same as that of three years old. Years of livestock can not be identified.

Some people raise this stuff well, and the one-year livestock may be equivalent to other people's three-year livestock. Some people can't raise it well, and the three-year livestock may not be as good as others' one- or two-year livestock.

Seeing Li Chengqian shaking his head, Puxiuo smiled and said: "Your Highness still underestimated His highness's reputation in the hearts of the people, His Highness just gave orders."

As a former herdsman, Pusiruo understands the mentality of the common people better than Li Chengqian.

Not to mention Li Chengqian's current reputation among the common people, even if Li Chengqian is as stupid and dishonest as Murong Shun and Murong Fuyun back then, as long as he issues a warrant, most of the common people will obey.

Not because of anything else, but in the eyes of the absolute majority of the people who came here, they would not dare to challenge the king's authority unless it was absolutely necessary.

This has nothing to do with prestige, it's a sense of fear from the bottom of my heart.

Li Chengqian, a later generation, is used to taking advantage of loopholes, but in this era, not many people dare to take advantage of loopholes, especially ordinary people.

Those who really dare to take advantage of loopholes are, after all, only a minority.

Besides, it is only strictly forbidden to slaughter livestock within two years, which actually has little impact on the common people. It is not allowed to slaughter within two years, but at worst, it is allowed to kill livestock that have been slaughtered for more than two years.

Even if it really comes to the time when the family can't open the pot, it is a way to replace the livestock within the past two years with grain, and it is not to prohibit the sale of livestock within two years.

"That's fine, I'll hand over this matter to your household department." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Come here, draw up an order."

Since Pusiruo and the others had the confidence, Li Chengqian would not refuse. After all, it was just a warrant, and Li Chengqian simply gave them a will.

He also hopes that Daming's animal husbandry can return to its previous level as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely handle this matter well!" Li Qinjian said immediately.

After finishing speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief. Li Chengqian just now did bring him a lot of pressure.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Forget about the four-year plan, and simply change it to a five-year plan. Within five years, this king wants to see my Daming's animal husbandry recover to [-]% of its previous level. Is it possible?"

"Guaranteed to complete the task!" Li Qinjian said.

Li Chengqian nodded and continued: "By the way, what are your thoughts on Daming's taxes?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the current taxation in Ming Dynasty is only commercial taxation." Pussyro said immediately after hearing the words, "I think this taxation is unreasonable."

"Huh?" Li Chengqian asked, "How does Zuo Pushe say that?"

"In the past, the focus of taxation was on animal husbandry, agriculture, and head tax." Pusiro said, "Although the animal husbandry industry in our Ming Dynasty has suffered unprecedented damage, and in the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the taxation in these areas is really not good. Do it, but although it is not easy to do it, you have to do it.

If this goes on for a long time, if the common people develop a habit, it will be even more difficult to collect taxes in the future. "

Li Chengqian agreed with Pusiruo's statement.

When a person feels that this is a part of what they deserve, over time, this idea continues, even if they have the ability to bear taxes in the future, they will not be willing to pay taxes.

This is human nature, and human nature cannot withstand temptation.

"Zuo Pushe is right." Li Qinjian also nodded, "Before, I asked the herdsmen from the side. When the issue of tax was mentioned, they talked about him as Zuo."

"Human nature." Li Chengqian said, "This is our negligence, and it is also the negligence of this king. Many rules should have been established at the beginning of the founding of the country, but we did not do so at that time. Fortunately, it is not too much now. It’s late, but there is still room for maneuver.”

This is true.

When Li Chengqian and the others established Daming, everyone had no experience and basically crossed the river by feeling the stones.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty was so poor at that time that the common people needed the imperial court to help them, so there was no surplus food to pay taxes.

"Special treatment in special circumstances." Li Chengqian continued, "You don't have to blame yourself, you and I are aware of the situation at that time, but Pu Shangshu's words are indeed reasonable.

But since it happened, we have to find a way to solve it. According to you, what should we do now? "

(End of this chapter)