Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 192
Yunnan's big move was naturally kept under the radar of Yingtian. After all, Zhu Zhanhe did not hide it, and secondly, many things were approved by Zhu Di.

Therefore, Yingtian not only knew and supported Yunnan's actions, but was also planning a big move himself.

The first is the imperial examination. This year's spring examination, that is, the examination was arranged to be held in Shuntian Mansion. This was the first time since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The second is the matter of new grain.

Zhu Di chose to follow the advice of his grandson Zhu Zhanhe and released the corn first, while the sweet potatoes were left in the Ministry of Household Affairs and bred by the court themselves.

Zhu Zhanhe did not tell Zhu Diming what he thought, but only said that he had other plans for the future. Zhu Di did not force Zhu Zhanhe to speak out, and silently chose to listen to his grandson's advice.

Although the yield of corn cannot be compared with that of potatoes and sweet potatoes, compared with rice and wheat, as long as there are no famine years and particularly barren land, the yield of corn can still be doubled. If the land is good, there will be more.

The people of the Ming Dynasty had some complaints about the court's approach, but not much, because everyone knew that there were not many seeds of this food, so they quickly subsided.

The third thing is compensation.

At this year's New Year's Eve dinner, Zhu Zhanhe challenged the envoys of North Korea, Siam and Oara, asking them to make compensation for what had happened before.

On the third day of May, with the opening of the grassland mutual market, the first batch of compensation from Wala arrived.

There were only three hundred horses, which was relatively normal, and Zhu Di didn't say anything because horses were a strategic resource in this era, and Zhu Di never thought about how many horses he would have from the beginning.

There are more cattle and sheep, [-] cattle and [-] sheep.

This is the most important thing, and what Ming Dynasty attaches most importance to. In addition to these, there are also a large number of furs and some rare treasures, which seem not so important in comparison.

In the Palace of Qianqing, Zhu Di sat on the dragon chair and read the memorials in front of him, while Zhu Gaochi sat under Zhu Di and also read the memorials.

Yang Rong and other civil servants stood below, waiting with their heads lowered.

"It seems that Zhan He's method still works."

Zhu Di didn't care at all about the expressions of Yang Rong and others below, and said directly to Zhu Gaochi next to him.

"The effect must be there, but there are still few people who can do this." Zhu Gaochi sat under Zhu Di and said while looking at the folder handed over by Zhu Di.

"Actually, Zhanhe is like crumbling the meat, chewing it, and feeding it to your mouth. If you don't do it well, even my uncle won't be able to see him."

What Zhu Gaochi said made Yang Rong and other civil servants tremble in their hearts.

In the past, when Zhu Zhanhe was stirring up trouble, they felt that the status of literati would be suppressed. Now looking at Zhu Gaochi's intentions, it seems that he has a good feeling for Zhu Zhanhe's methods. What if...

Thinking of this, Yang Rong and others trembled, because they seemed to be able to see what kind of suppression the literati would be subjected to in the future.

However, that was not all that frightened them.

"Have the results of this year's general examination come out?" Zhu Di pushed away the folding paper in front of him and rubbed his temples very tiredly.

"It's already out." Zhu Gaochi picked out a folding book from in front of him, stood up and handed it to Zhu Di.

"This is the list of top three. The first and second tops can only be decided after your father personally conducts the palace examination for those scholars."

"Ji Gang." Zhu Di called Ji Gang up below without even raising his eyelids.

"Take it to investigate your family background and personality. I will see the results within a month."

"Yes!"

Zhu Di's words raised doubts in almost everyone present, because although this procedure had existed in the past, it was something that everyone knew about but had never seen.

Because in the past, this was carried out directly by the emperor's imperial guards, and it would never get past the ears of civil servants like them.

But this year...

"Has the daughter of the Hu family entered Beijing?" Zhu Di's sudden words interrupted the thinking of Yang Rong and others, and also made them feel a little joy.

The daughter of the Hu family refers to Hu Shanxiang, and there was originally Hu Shanshu. However, on the day of the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhu Zhanhe declined Zhu Gaochi's proposal, which turned the two Hu sisters who originally came to Beijing into Hu Shanxiang. .

Now when we talk about the daughter of the Hu family, we are obviously referring to Hu Shanxiang.

As long as Hu Shanxiang comes to Beijing, it means that the emperor's grandson's wedding is on the agenda. After about one to two years of preparation, the wedding will take place.

The wedding of the emperor's grandson is a good thing for civil servants who are naturally biased towards princelings. It means that their status is more stable.

However, today's civil servants seem destined to have ups and downs in mood.

"By the way, father." After handing over the fold, Zhu Gaochi said as if he suddenly thought of something.

"Today at noon, Xia Yuanji from the Ministry of Revenue came to report that there was an extra tax from the Ministry of Revenue..."

"Taxation?" Zhu Di frowned and opened his eyes that were originally narrowed.

"It's just the beginning of spring, not summer, let alone autumn harvest. How can we get tax revenue?"

"He's from Yunnan..." When he said this, even Zhu Gaochi became cautious.

"Yunnan...is...the second child?" Zhu Di sighed, his words full of frustration.

"Yes..." Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and sounded like a mosquito.

Since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, he has set the ancestral motto of "distributing enfeoffments but not the soil, giving nobility but not visiting the people, and living in salary but not managing affairs".

This ancestral precept means that the vassal kings in various places only have guard houses and have no right to intervene in fiefdom affairs, let alone the possibility of obtaining income from all walks of life. They are all supported by money from the court.

Since there is no income, there is naturally no tax.

The current Wu King Zhu Gaoxu's lineage is considered special. Zhu Di has given them many rights that ordinary vassal kings do not have.

For example, the real fiefdom, the right to trade tea and horses, and Zhu Zhanhe's intervention in business.

Originally this was just a father's apology to his son, and a grandfather's apology to his grandson, but now that they have paid taxes, it means business is done.

How could Zhu Di not be disappointed if he didn't want to owe himself a favor?
But compared to Zhu Di, this incident had the greatest impact on civil servants.

In fact, if we are talking about matters, this is a good thing for civil servants. Firstly, it will increase tax revenue. Secondly, it also proves that the control over the lord is in place.

But if the protagonists were replaced by the father and son Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Zhanhe, then this matter would have to be discussed.

No matter which civil servant he was, they never believed that Zhu Zhanhe was a person with no purpose, let alone that Zhu Zhanhe would give away the money he got to the court when he was idle.

You must know that on the surface, the current court belongs to the emperor Zhu Di. If you follow the surface, the court will sooner or later belong to Zhu Gaochi.

Therefore, in the eyes of civil servants, Zhu Zhanhe's behavior was tantamount to siding with the enemy. Who would do this?

If it had been anyone else, the civil servants might have thought that this person had done something stupid because of a mental twitch, but the protagonist was replaced by Zhu Zhanhe...

If Zhu Zhanhe didn't have any premeditation, then they wouldn't believe anything.

Civil servants still remember that after the Northern Expedition, the civil servants who confronted Zhu Zhanhe tit-for-tat and even cursed each other on the grasslands were subjected to "inhumane" checks and balances.

The entrance examination method and instant substitution have been basically implemented in every corner of the Ming Dynasty, at least in the places directly under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. As a result, civil servants have felt great pressure.

What used to be a casual job has become fixed time and quantitative work. If you don't do well, you will be overthrown by the substitute who is always eyeing you.

It is as if there is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of civil servants, and it is possible to cut off the veil on their heads at any time.

And now, Zhu Zhanhe is taking the initiative to pay taxes, could that be...

If Zhu Zhanhe was here and could gain insight into the thinking of these people, then he would definitely be overwhelmed.

Because these people's ideas were almost correct, Zhu Di's next words also verified the ideas of the civil servants.

"Ji Gang." Ji Gang, who had stepped aside, was called upon again.

"The minister is here."

"What happened to what I asked you to do?" Zhu Di narrowed his eyes again.

"Return to Your Majesty!" Ji Gang stood up again and lowered his head to report.

"After four months, the cultivated land in most areas has been measured from Shuntian Prefecture in the north, Yang and Hangzhou Prefecture in the east, Guangxi and Guangdong in the south, and Bashu and Xining in the west!"

With that said, Ji Gang took out a memorial from his sleeve pocket, and the chief eunuch handed it in.

"Okay." Zhu Di opened the memorial and took a quick look, then took out another memorial from the side and put it together with the one presented in the compendium.

"Send someone to Xia Yuanji and tell him to come up with a charter for me within three days, and the specific figures must be calculated clearly!"

"Yes..." Little Nose bowed and exited Qianqing Palace.

Yang Rong and others looked at each other and saw uneasy expressions on their colleagues' faces.

Today's civil servants are like frightened birds, they will have a stress reaction when they hear Zhu Zhanhe's name, but Zhu Di decided the matter, and it didn't even pass through their hands, and they didn't dare to ask.

However, Zhu Gaochi's next words made them even more uneasy.

"Father, are everything going according to Zhan He's suggestion?" Zhu Gaochi looked at his father with a solemn expression.

Changing the tax system is a prudent matter for any dynasty. No matter how good the system is, it will go through countless thoughts, comparisons and tests before it is applied. It is really not like the Ming Dynasty today. many.

Moreover, this is only the first step in Zhu Zhanhe's plan, the next step is truly earth-shattering.

"That's right." Zhu Di opened his eyes, exuding a frightening aura.

"After passing the order, three days later, the Ming Dynasty began to adopt a new tax system!"

Zhu Di's words stirred up a thousand layers of waves, making Yang Rong and others almost unable to stand.

　happy New Year to all! ! !

　
(End of this chapter)