The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 32 Queen Ma was shocked three times

Zhu Yuanzhang walked away worriedly, and his steps became very heavy.

The negative consequences brought about by the imperial examination made his mind cluttered with countless distracting thoughts.

He wanted to find someone to talk to about his worries, so he subconsciously walked into Kunning Palace.

He turned a deaf ear to the servant's salute and just said impatiently:

"Get out of here, everyone."

The waiters couldn't help but tremble and quickly exited the room.

Ma Xiuying was flipping through a book, and when she saw his appearance, she joked:
"If you are angry, please don't come to my Kunning Palace to express your anger."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the gauze wrapped around his hand, and his expression changed.

"what happened to your hand?"

After saying that, he got up and walked over, grabbed his hand, and felt heartbroken when he saw the blood on the gauze.

His wife's concern warmed Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, and the depression in his heart also dissipated.

"It's okay. I accidentally cut my skin. That guy Chen Jingke bandaged it for us."

Ma Xiuying said angrily: "You are so old, why are you so careless?"

Zhu Yuanzhang just laughed and did not explain.

Seeing that he was fine, Ma Xiuying was relieved, sat down next to him and said:
"Tell me, who made you angry again? Could it be that Zhao Hao and the others have new evidence of crime?"

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang would get angry when he mentioned these corrupt officials, but today he shook his head calmly.

"We just had a chat with Chen Jingke and encountered some problems, so we felt upset."

Ma Xiuying was surprised: "Why would you go to Chen Jingke to chat? What problem is making you so upset?"

Even the matter of corrupt officials can be temporarily put aside, which shows how serious this problem is.

Zhu Yuanzhang told the story of the incident.

After hearing what Chen Jingke said to Zhu Biao, Ma Xiuying frowned slightly:
"Then Chen Jingke usually behaves very modestly and cautiously, why is he so rampant this time?"

"Could it be that he thought that with his status as his great-grandson's companion, my illness would be inseparable from him, and that his true nature would be revealed?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "We thought the same way at the beginning, because we were afraid that he would ruin our good grandson's education. We wanted to use the pretense of making the exam more difficult for him and cancel his status as an attendant."

"Unexpectedly, after some examination, I found out that he is really talented..."

He first talked about the issue of the cabinet system.

After hearing this, Ma Xiuying's mouth opened in shock, "Are you trying to coax me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly and said: "We were more surprised than you at the time, but this was indeed his suggestion."

Ma Xiuying still didn't want to believe it: "Could it be that someone happened to tell him about this problem?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth was a little dry, so he picked up Ma Xiuying's cup and drank more than half of it in one breath.

"We also had doubts, so we asked another question."

Then he talked about the imperial examination system, but only the first half:
"Whether he figured this out by himself or not, this knowledge alone is already superior to most people."

Even though she was mentally prepared, Ma Xiuying was still shocked.She also deeply agrees with this evaluation:

"I only thought he had extraordinary medical skills and a little bit of wisdom. I never imagined that he would have such extraordinary knowledge."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes, this kind of insight is rare among people of the same age. If you sharpen it, you will definitely be a pillar of the imperial court in the future."

"So I changed my mind and asked him to continue to be a reading companion. He can be Ying'er's right-hand man in the future."

Ma Xiuying nodded, then shook her head and said, "It still needs to be observed. If he relies on his talent and is arrogant, even if he has talent, it will not be of much use."

"If he is really as humble as he has shown before, let him stay."

Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed and said: "Sister, you are still considering Zhou Xiang. Just do it like this. I will have people monitor him closely." After saying the matter, Ma Xiuying smiled and said: "Chen Jingke helped you solve two problems. This is Good thing, why are you still so upset?"

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang explain the negative consequences of the imperial examination and tax loopholes.

Ma Xiuying felt incredible again.

If someone had told her before that there was a person who could shock her three times in a short period of time, she would never have believed it.

But now it's really happening.

The cabinet is based on the structure of the four auxiliary officers, and it is not particularly impressive.

Although it requires profound accumulation to sort out the context of the official selection system and comment on its advantages and disadvantages, many people can do it.

What really shocked her was Chen Jingke's age, not the two suggestions themselves.

However, speculation about the loopholes in the imperial examination and its consequences no longer requires experience, but talent.

Very, very high talent.

She didn't expect Chen Jingke to be such a monster.

Even if these things were not what he thought of, now that they are in his hands, this knowledge is enough to make him famous all over the world.

However, this shock only lasted a moment, and she immediately turned her attention to the negative consequences of the imperial examination and tax loopholes.

These two problems are more serious than the other.If it is not resolved, the future of Ming Dynasty will be worrying.

"Since he foresees this problem, has he given any suggestions?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said, "If he had a way, we wouldn't have to worry."

Ma Xiuying also had a headache. She thought for a moment and said, "The consequences of the imperial examination will not appear until a hundred years later. We can slowly think of a solution."

"The tax loophole must be solved as soon as possible. The longer it is delayed, the harder the people will be squeezed."

Zhu Yuanzhang first nodded, then shook his head and said: "These two questions are actually the same question."

"Even if we no longer limit the amount of taxes paid by various places, those large households will still pass on the taxes they should pay to the people."

"If we can solve this problem, we won't have to worry about the wealthy gentry."

Ma Xiuying understood the joints after a little thought.

If the court could collect taxes from the gentry normally, it would naturally have ways to restrict them.

But here's the problem, officials protect each other, and once the unspoken rules are formed, they are extremely difficult to break.

As Chen Jingke said, if you can kill the gentry in one county, can you kill all the gentry in the world?
As long as the imperial court still needs bureaucrats to govern the world, there will be no way to prevent this kind of thing.

But that doesn’t mean doing nothing and letting things take their course.

"No matter what, tax loopholes must be plugged. The rest can only be taken step by step. I don't believe there is no way to solve this problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said hesitantly: "Do you think the imperial examination will be restarted?"

Ma Xiuying affirmed: "It must be restarted. Chen Jingke has analyzed all the official selection systems."

"Although the imperial examination system has many loopholes, it is indeed the best choice at the moment. We cannot give up eating because of choking."

This is actually Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, but he needs someone to confirm him.

Ma Xiuying was both his wife and his most trusted comrade-in-arms, who often gave him advice.

It's just that she never steals her husband's limelight and attributes all her achievements to Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang had troubles that he couldn't solve, he would come to her for discussion, and this time was no exception.

"Well, let's improve the system and promote it throughout the world."

Ma Xiuying nodded and said thoughtfully: "Tell me, who did Chen Jingke learn from?"

(End of this chapter)