Mingshi

Chapter 627
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Encouraged by Luo Xin, King Yu became more confident.Concentrated voice said: "Let's not talk about the war at the border. Although the Japanese pirates in the southeast are fierce, the real disaster of Ming Dynasty is the northern grassland. Now that the northern grassland has been unapproved, it can be said that the biggest external disaster of Ming Dynasty has disappeared. But the internal woes are worrying."

Luo Xin did not speak, but looked at King Yu encouragingly.King Yu really held back for a long time, and when he met someone who was willing to listen, his words poured out like the tide of the sea.

"There are two internal turmoil in Ming Dynasty, one is Yan Song..."

Speaking of this, King Yu looked at Luo Xin with gratitude, because Yan Song did not support King Yu, but was more inclined to support King Jing.So King Yu hated Yan Song very much.And Yan Song was brought down by Luo Xin.

"But this internal turmoil was also cleared by you, Buqi, so you have done a lot of good to Daming."

Luo Xin shook his head lightly and said, "Tell me about the second internal disaster."

"The second internal scourge is the lack of money in the court. I heard that the court can't even pay the officials' salaries. If this situation continues, Ming Dynasty will be worried."

Luo Xin nodded, he was not surprised that King Yu could see these points.These things are all facts, ordinary people can see them, but King Yu can't see them?

"Brother, do you have a solution?"

King Yu's expression was gloomy, he shook his head and said: "I live a cautious life every day, and I can only see these points. If I can come up with a solution, I must first have a better understanding of the government and the public. but……"

A trace of bitterness appeared on King Yu's face, and he looked at Luo Dao: "No, you can do something?"

Luo Xin thought for a while and said, "Brother, if we want to find a solution to Daming's finances, we must first find the cause of the financial problems."

"Not bad!" King Yu nodded happily, "Please don't give me any advice."

"Land!" Luo Xin spat out two words softly.

"Land?" King Yu looked at Luo Xin in amazement.

"That's right!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Nowadays, [-]% of the land is in the hands of scholar-bureaucrats. As you know, scholars with fame and reputation do not need to pay taxes. In this way, Daming's tax revenue can only be reduced from the only two That is to say, Da Ming is using [-]% ​​of the land to feed the entire Ming people, so how can the court have money?"

"How could this be?" King Yu asked in amazement.

"On the one hand, it is due to the system!" Luo Xin said softly: "As long as scholars in the Ming Dynasty pass the examination, the court will not only pay them salaries, but also exempt them from taxes. Naturally, many people will defect to Juren with land deeds to avoid The court collects taxes. On the other hand, it is the aristocrats’ plundering of the common people.”

"This...how to solve it?" Confusion appeared in Yu Wang's eyes.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Luo Xin's mouth and said: "Do you dare to violate the system established by your ancestors? For example, abolish the tax-free system for famous scholars? Everyone, how much land you own, you have to hand over how much land you own. Tax?"

King Yu's face turned pale. He could imagine that once he made such a move, he would become the enemy of all literati in the world.Such a decision cannot be implemented at all.Suddenly, his eyes lit up and said:

"We can increase the business tax!"

"Your Majesty once suggested it, but it has not been implemented." Luo Xin said lightly, "Brother, do you know the reason?"

While thinking about it, King Yu said: "I have heard that the ministers of the court think that once the commercial tax is raised, the merchants will think that their status has improved, and this will damage the foundation of Ming Dynasty."

"Brother, do you believe me?"

King Yu hesitated for a moment and said: "Businessmen are after profits. If their status is improved, they will definitely fight for power and profit. It is not an exaggeration to say that they will shake Daming."

"That's your idea, or?"

King Yu blushed and said, "Mr. Xu Ge and Gao Ge once told me."

"They are farting!" Luo Xin said angrily.

"I don't care about you..." King Yu's expression changed. He had not heard such vulgar words for a long time under the guidance of Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and other celebrities of the generation, and he couldn't help showing surprise on his face.However, Luo Xin seemed to be dissatisfied with the curse, and continued to curse:
"It stinks!"

Seeing King Yu's surprised expression, Luo Xin turned his expression solemnly and said: "Brother, in fact, almost all the merchants in the world are behind the officials of the imperial court. If Ming Dynasty charges more business tax, those officials will get less money." A share of the profits, this is the real reason why all the officials resisted the handset tax."

"This..." King Yu's face turned red: "Isn't this the same as the agricultural tax, the money is earned by those aristocratic families, but it suffers for the court?"

"Not bad! And there is nothing to do!"

"Father is so wise..."

"That's not enough to be the enemy of all the powerful families. From ancient times to the present, the world has always been contested by the imperial power and the powerful families. And...to put it bluntly, the world has been changed every few hundred years, and there has never been one. But...you look at those aristocratic families, no matter who is in charge of the world, it does not prevent them from being officials, so I have never heard of the millennium world, but I have heard of the millennium family."

"They all deserve to die!" King Yu said one after another.

Luo Xin shook his head lightly and said, "I can't kill you!"

"Why?" King Yu looked at Luo Xin with red eyes.

"Kill them all, who will govern the country? Isn't Daming messed up?"

"Then they were kidnapped like this?"

King Yu stared straight at Luo Xin, but Luo Xin didn't say a word, gradually a look of disappointment appeared on his face, and then depression.His cowardly temperament gradually took over the peak.Imagine that once he raises the butcher knife and offends the world's aristocratic family, can he still sit on the throne of God?Even if he can sit on the throne of God, can he sit firmly?At the same time, I also feel disappointed in Luo Xin. Luo Xin can only see the problem, but can't solve the problem, helpless, how is this different from him?
With a long sigh, he said with the last sliver of hope: "No, is there no way? Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty is going to decline irreversibly like those dynasties in history?"

"That's not the case!" Luo Xin said softly.

King Yu's spirit was revived: "Please enlighten me."

"Business tax and land matters can only be figured out gradually, and one should not rush for success, otherwise there will be disadvantages rather than benefits."

"How to draw it slowly?"

"Whether it's commercial taxation or land matters, these are all appearances. The root lies in the aristocratic family. Only by cutting off the foundation of the aristocratic family, removing the soil for the existence of the aristocratic family, and making the aristocratic family no longer exist. At that time, everything It all fell into place.”

"This..." King Yu looked at Luo Xin as if looking at a fool, the meaning in his eyes was very clear, how could this be possible?

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said: "It's still the same sentence, if we want to get rid of the soil of the aristocratic family, we need to know why the aristocratic family exists?"

"why?"

"What do you say?"

King Yu frowned and thought deeply.After a while, he said: "Because the royal family needs to rely on the aristocratic family to rule the world, almost all the educated people in this world are in the hands of the aristocratic family."

Luo Xin nodded appreciatively, "Why did this happen?"

"Do you still need to ask?" King Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Almost all the books in this world are in the hands of aristocratic families. It is so easy for ordinary people to read, not to mention whether they can afford books, but they They can read, but they have too few books, so they have little knowledge. In this way, it is impossible to compete with the children of those aristocratic families. Therefore, the people who finally pass the Jinshi examination will be those from the aristocratic families. "

"That's right, big brother is wise!"

Luo Xin gave King Yu a thumbs up. This was the first time that King Yu was praised for his wisdom. Immediately, his face flushed with excitement, and he hurriedly waved his hands and said:
"No, don't make jokes. Saying I'm smart in front of you doesn't embarrass me? Besides, I can only see the problem, but I can't solve it. Please teach me how to solve it."

"There is only one way, and that is Guangjian learning, compulsory education."

"Compulsory education?" King Yu looked at Luo Xin puzzled.

"It means recruiting students for free. As long as someone is willing to come to study, everything is free. The court prints a large number of books and provides them to students for free, and each school established must build a library. The books in the library are collected by Chaotang provides it for free, and students in the school can borrow it for free.”

"How much...how much does it cost? And... so many scholars are cultivated, isn't it because there are more and more scholars, so that they get fame and fame, and the country will be exempted from taxes. In the end, the country may even collect [-]% of the land tax It's not here."

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said: "Brother, at that time, are we still afraid that the family members will resign collectively? Even if the family members resign collectively, we will have a large number of scholars to supplement them. The court will not be chaotic, and the Ming Dynasty will not be chaotic. If it doesn't sound good, at that time, your Majesty will dare to kill anyone who dares to stand up. If you kill them, you can also confiscate a lot of land. At that time, the royal family no longer needs to rely entirely on the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family will lose its existence. Soil.

At that time, His Majesty can issue a decree to no longer grant tax-free treatment to those who are famous.But the salary of the official was raised.This fundamentally solves the land problem. "

King Yu's face was a little pale and he said: "If the aristocratic family has bad intentions..."

"Don't be afraid of them." Luo Xin said firmly: "Da Ming has always ruled the world with literature. The status of literati in Daming is too high, while the status of warriors in Daming is too low. Therefore, warriors hardly have people from aristocratic families. There are not many people who have tax-free land. Naturally, they will not oppose this policy, but will be happy in their hearts. Even if there are a few people from aristocratic families, they can gradually deprive them of their military power and cultivate a group of roots in the next few years. Innocent man. With the military power in his hands, the aristocratic families are just some literati, and there are no soldiers in their hands. Whoever dares to rebel will have to die."

King Yu thought about it for a while, then continued to shake his head and said, "It won't work. No, you have to rely on the fact that the court has money. Now that the court has no money, it is impossible to provide the kind of compulsory education you mentioned. "

"Let's not talk about this first!" Luo Xin said with a smile: "Brother, first, if the court has money, is this plan feasible?"

King Yu thought about it seriously, nodded and said: "It is feasible! Especially now that there is no worry in the north, even if there are some troubles because of it, as long as Daming is rich and the people live and work in peace and contentment, the aristocratic families will not cause much trouble. But... ..."

"Where does the money come from, eh?"

"Do you have a solution?"

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Now the only way for Daming is to restart the Shibo Department!"

"You mean maritime trade?"

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded and said: "The Shibo Department was once established, but it was closed down because of various wishes. But now only maritime trade can save Daming. Don't look at the arrogance of Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates in the Qing Dynasty are not a problem. But the Japanese country, as well as Western Frankie and other vassal states admire our Ming Dynasty, especially our silk, porcelain and other products of our Ming Dynasty. As long as we are willing to sell them, they will definitely buy them at a high price. We are completely It can be completely solved by relying on the Secretary of Shibo to make the court's finances.

After solving the problem of money, the next step is to establish learning, compulsory education. "

Yu Wang's eyes also lit up, and the two of them talked more and more vigorously, and before they knew it, it was dusk.

"Gollum..."

The two people's stomachs growled almost at the same time, and Yu Wang looked at Luo Xin and said with embarrassment:

"No, stay and eat with me."

Luo Xin nodded and agreed without refusing. He originally came to make friends with King Yu, and King Yu invited him to eat, so naturally he would not refuse.

but……

When the food was served, Luo Xin couldn't help but regret staying here.A dignified prince's dinner only has two dishes, one vegetable and one tofu.This makes Luo Xin, who is used to a decadent life, really...not enough to eat...

King Yu ate very little, and said with shame on his face: "No, my life is hard, you will just eat some..."

Luo Xin only felt a bit bitter in his mouth, he thought of King Yu's miserable life, but he didn't expect it to be so miserable.After eating a two-cent full meal, he left King Yu's mansion under the escort of King Yu.

Until he returned home, he was still sad for King Yu.Emperor Jiajing's suppression of King Yu was ruthless enough.In fact, he also knew in his heart that if King Yu had no ambitions, his life would not be so poor. He should have spent almost all of his salary to win over the court ministers, so his life was very tight.When he came to the study room, he put a jade pendant in his hand on the table. It was a gift from King Yu. Looking at this high-quality suet jade pendant, Luo Xin felt bitter in his heart. Wang untied it from his body, and he saw that there was only such a pendant on Yu Wang's body. It can be seen that this jade pendant is very precious to him, and it may be his last valuable thing.

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