My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

"If I remember correctly, the Cao army is all a guard army."

Looking at Bi Ziyan, Zhu Youxiao asked aloud.

"Back to Your Majesty, during the Yongle period, Emperor Chengzu ordered the troops from various military stations to participate in water transportation, and it has been customized."

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan immediately explained.

"According to His Majesty's newly reformed system, what should be done with these Cao troops?"

"How to deal with it is a question."

Tapping his hands on the table, Zhu Youxiao thought carefully.

The Ming Dynasty's use of these Cao troops was basically based on the principle of free prostitution.

Of course, it's not absolutely free.

The output of Weisuo fields in various places is their income.

These Cao troops cannot be abolished directly, otherwise there will be big trouble.

"I will have people gradually abolish all the guard stations involved in water transportation, move them to military households, reorganize them into civilian households, and allow them to be employed by various commercial firms."

"As for Longtong Trading Company, I will also give them priority in hiring Cao troops."

"A dull knife cuts the flesh, so take your time."

"Will this cause discussion among the courtiers?"

When they heard that the emperor was going to allocate the army to the merchants, Bi Ziyan and Xu Guangqi opened their eyes wide at the same time.

This is the government office of the imperial court.

"The guard army of water transport has long ceased to be an army. Let those who want to be water transport become water transporters, and those who want to be soldiers, be soldiers and perform their respective duties."

Looking at the two people, Zhu Youxiao said slowly.

"The canal is an important way to communicate between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty. If water transportation has such a big problem, it has reached the point where it cannot be destroyed or established."

"Boil a toad in warm water. Don't worry about what other people think. Just do what you are supposed to do."

"The ministers obey the order."

Although there was still some worry in their hearts, seeing the emperor's decision, the two of them had no choice but to respond helplessly.

"This year's summer tax will begin. Shuntian Mansion's new policy, Master Bi, you should pay close attention to it."

Before the two left, Zhu Youxiao gave them a timely instruction.

"I will obey the Holy Instructions."

Putting his hands in his sleeves and watching the two people leaving, Zhu Youxiao came secretly.

"We need to set up an industrial and commercial bureau to have detailed statistics on private businesses and so on."

Shaking his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind, Zhu Youxiao looked at Liu Shimin behind him and asked.

"I asked Huangzhuang to pay taxes, so the people below won't have any complaints."

"Back to your lord, no."

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Liu Shimin shook his head like a splashing drum and said immediately.

"Anyone who complained was disloyal to His Majesty and was kicked out of the palace."

Regarding the matter of paying taxes, the eunuchs in the four palaces of the inner court were very resistant.

The vassal kings in various places have the problem of land ownership. Who dares to say that Huangzhuang Huangtian does not have land ownership?

However, the emperor has issued a clear decree to hand over the land register of the Huangzhuang to the Ministry of Household Affairs and take the lead in paying taxes to the court. This matter must be followed.

Regarding this matter, the opinions of both inside and outside the court were the same: burst.

This was simply beyond words in the feudal dynasty.

It was almost equivalent to the emperor taking the lead in the rebellion.

The public is in the world, the family is in the world.

The imperial court belonged to the emperor, but the emperor paid taxes to the imperial court.

"Summer tax?"

Looking at Bi Ziyan who was looking for him, Dong Yingju shook his head helplessly.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult."

After saying three difficult words in succession, Yuan Shizhen shook his head and said.

"It's harder to reach the sky!"

"The serious harm of appeasing bribery has become a serious problem and it is difficult to reverse it."

Listening to Yuan Shizhen's words, Dong Yingju's face turned a little ugly.

This is looking down on his ability.

"The fish scale book and the yellow book are already here, what's the problem?"

"Civil coup." Yuan Shizhen said two words with a sideways look at Dong Yingju.

A kingly method that the gentry and right-wingers are extremely good at is creating civil unrest.

That is to shift the pressure on the court to collect taxes downwards, forcing the court not to increase taxes, or even collect taxes.

The tax pressure of the imperial court was transferred downwards, forcing the people to have no way of survival, and they turned into bandits and pirates. The imperial court was so forced that they did not dare to increase taxes.

If local officials want to complete the set tax figures according to the fish scale book and the yellow book, they must reach a certain compromise with the local gentry and right-wingers.

Just like that sentence, in the name of suppressing bandits, the three major families took the lead in providing money, and the people will donate enthusiastically. Afterwards, the money of the three major families was returned in full, and the money of the common people was divided into three parts.

If the gentry took the lead in paying taxes, then the people below would follow suit.

If a large household fails to pay, the government will have to go to the countryside to search for it. At that time, the people will have no choice but to cut down trees and turn them into soldiers and raise poles into flags.

The reason is very simple. The task must be completed. If the large households do not pay, they can only share it with Mudleg.

It's a vicious circle.

If local officials wanted to collect taxes, they had to compromise with big households.

The more they compromise, the more big households can annex land and production tools with the money they save. In the end, even the common people are annexed by them and endure their exploitation.

In an era when productivity was underdeveloped, there were no redundant industries that could absorb so much labor. Therefore, apart from silently enduring and obeying their mercy, the only option left for the people was murderous rebellion.

Under this vicious cycle, the gentry and right-wingers formed a strong control over the people. Under their leadership, they resisted the imperial taxation and armed themselves to resist taxation, and eventually caused a lot of trouble.

"Didn't you hand me a knife?"

Bi Ziyan looked at Yuan Shizhen with faint eyes.

"Previously, His Majesty established the rural police, and you specially requested a batch of weapons from the Ministry of War. You have been waiting for today."

"hehe."

After hearing Bi Ziyan's words, Yuan Shizhen immediately put away the pretended bitterness on his face, chuckled lightly, and saluted Bi Ziyan.

"I am so humble, but in front of Mr. Bige, I am still doing my best."

With that said, Yuan Shizhen looked at Dong Yingju.

"Prefect Dong, have you ever killed anyone?"

"Although I haven't killed anyone myself, I have been responsible for more than ten executions."

Upon hearing this, Dong Yingju immediately raised his head and said.

There were so many profiteers in Shuntian Prefecture, and so many people who made trouble during the implementation of the New Deal were killed by him throwing away their signatures.

Compared with Dong Yingju at the same time in history, Dong Yingju now has a hint of chill in his character.

Looking at Dong Yingju's mental outlook, Yuan Shizhen nodded with satisfaction.

Finally, the scholarly and scholarly spirit was washed away from him.

"Do you still remember what I told you, how I did it in Lianghuai?"

"Organize the people, organize salt patrols, and kill all the local ruffians as private salt dealers."

Upon hearing this, Dong Yingju responded immediately.

"Then do you know why His Majesty asked the temples and Taoist temples in Beijing to hand over all the fields they owned, and they were so happy to do so?"

"Because your Majesty really knows how to kill people, and will really send them to Liaodong to educate the barbarians. In your hands, your Majesty holds the two swords of Shangsiwei and Jinyiwei."

With that said, Yuan Shizhen stood up from his chair with a rather heroic tone.

"In the past, the great ancestor used the people to punish the people and expelled the Tatars because he held the sharp sword of the people in his hands."

"Many times, civil unrest occurs in local areas, not because of natural disasters, but because of man-made disasters. The people do not want to rebel, but the right-wing gentry are unwilling to pay taxes, forcing the people to rebel."

"The reason why they dare to do this is because two hundred and fifty years have passed, and the sharp sword used by the court to accuse the people of crimes has become scrap metal."

"What you have to do now is to let the rural police organize all the strong men from all over the place to use them for you and the court."

"Now, you, Dong Yingju, will set an example for the world and re-sharpen this piece of scrap metal into a sharp sword."

"The Emperor of Xiyuan and the billions of living beings in the Ming Dynasty are all looking at you, Dong Yingju."

Listening to Yuan Shizhen's impassioned words, Dong Yingju felt his blood boiling.

"I thank you, Mr. Yuan, for your words of encouragement."

Cupping his hands, Dong Yingju saluted Yuan Shizhen.

"Yuan Shangshu said this to seek the country."

Similarly, Bi Ziyan also saluted Yuan Shizhen.

Yuan Shizhen's words speak of the integrity of the Ming Dynasty and the roots of the Ming Dynasty.

To punish the people and punish them.

The solution is just one word, kill! (End of chapter)