Yang Shiqi is very happy now.
Facts have proved that young people will still be young after all.
They have not yet experienced the big dye vat of officialdom, so their thoughts are very pure.
Scholars like Sun Yue Gong who are full of sincerity are the talents that the court wants!
Now with the help of this group of scholars, Yang Shiqi's own work has been eased a lot.
As a cabinet order, he was an imperial minister sent by the imperial court to preside over the implementation of the New Deal. In fact, he did not need to go into battle in person.
However, Yang Shiqi had no one available to him before, or rather, no one he could trust.
This was a war between the imperial court and the gentry, and local officials were precisely members of the gentry.
Therefore, Yang Shiqi had to go to the five prefectures in Jiangnan in person, determined to use Jiangnan as a pilot project to implement the New Deal first!
The pilot implementation was the result of discussions between Zhu Gaoxu and Yang Shiqi.
Because the resistance of the gentry and Jin gentry was indeed too strong, they had already caused trouble several times in the capital court alone.
Even if Zhu Gaoxu can suppress them, if they continue to fight like this, the national power of the Ming Dynasty will be wasted.
The officials and gentry were all busy fighting with Emperor Wude. Who had the time to go to work honestly?
Therefore, pilot implementation is very necessary.
Find a state or a county to implement the new policy temporarily. If it is feasible, it can be slowly implemented next year and the year after that. If it is not feasible, it will be stopped decisively next year.
Gains and losses in one place will not affect the foundation of the country.
Moreover, the New Deal is only implemented in one state and one government, and the commotion will not be too big. Even if the court officials intend to block it, there is still room for relaxation after all, and they will not really threaten death.
Yang Shiqi is extremely in favor of this method.
Thinking from the perspective of his cabinet order, pilot implementation is undoubtedly the safest and least obstructive method.
As long as the pilot implementation is successful, public opinion will naturally be generated.
After all, there is a ready-made model out there, and both the government and the public have seen it. This new policy is indeed beneficial to the country and the people!
After that, he took it to the court for discussion and forced the officials and gentry to bow their heads. They could no longer find any reason or excuse to oppose, and Yang Shiqi had the confidence to implement the New Deal!
As for the interests of the gentry, as long as the pilot site is successful, it will be easier for the court to stand on the commanding heights of public opinion and morality and point fingers at these gentry.
You just lost some profits, but you benefited the local people. This is a great merit!
Those whose interests were touched were first at a disadvantage. Both the court and the people benefited, and the dignitaries and aristocratic families caught in the middle became vulnerable groups. So what are they afraid of?
This is the benefit of pilot implementation.
As for the location selection for the pilot, it is undoubtedly the Five Prefectures in Jiangnan!
After all, the Five Prefectures in the South of the Yangtze River were the financial and taxation centers of the Ming Dynasty, and they were famous for their anointing!
Only when the imperial family takes control of Jiangnan's finances and taxes can they have the confidence to challenge those gentry!
So Yang Shiqi came to Jiangnan without hesitation and officially began his road to implementing the New Deal.
But the problem is that the obstacles are huge!
The attitude of local officials in Jiangnan is very cold.
On the surface, they cooperated honestly with Yang Shiqi to implement the New Deal, but in fact they were just pretending, and some people even deliberately obstructed it secretly, which caused the implementation of the New Deal to proceed quite slowly.
The main content of Yang Shiqi's promotion of Xinzheng this time was to find out how many people there were in the five Jiangnan prefectures, and how much land each of these people had in their name.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty has always had data control over population and land, including household records, yellow books and fish scale atlases!
But the key problem is that local gentry colluded with local officials and deliberately concealed the number of people in the fields, making these three data not very useful as a reference.
Fortunately, before the New Deal was implemented, Yang Shiqi, Zhou Chen and others completed the most critical part of it - clearing the number of fields in the world!
This field data was obtained by Yang Shiqi personally taking his new students to the local area to conduct an inventory, so it can be used completely.
Then the next step is to find out the specific population and the specific fields under the name of the population, and then compile a register to complete these tasks before the next tax. Finally, the five Jiangnan prefectures will be taxed according to the new tax system!
It is not difficult to say that it is difficult, but it is not easy to say that it is simple.
Shortage of manpower is a major problem Yang Shiqi faces now.
The new batch of disciples who followed him have now successfully obtained official positions and entered the official career.
But it was precisely because of getting along with them that Yang Shiqi saw the passion and purity of young scholars!
He is simply the perfect tool man!
Now Sun Yue Gong, one of the hundreds of scholars and scholars, took the initiative to serve, which directly made Yang Shiqi so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
He didn't waste any time and immediately assigned tasks to Sun Yue Gong and the others.
The one hundred people were divided into thirty teams. Under the leadership of the Fei Xiong Guards, they went straight to each county in the five prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River to find out the specific population and the number of fields under their name!
The task is simple, but its implementation is complex.
Because of the lack of cooperation from local officials and the inaccuracy of the yellow household registration records, they had to go and investigate in person, going door to door in every village, town, street, and alley!
There is no doubt that this is an extremely time-consuming, labor-intensive, and even dangerous job.
However, Sun Yue Gong and other scholars were full of energy and even felt a little excited.
What an honor it is to personally participate in the national plans implemented by the imperial court, and to be accepted as a disciple by the cabinet order Yang Shiqi?
In addition, once the New Deal is successfully implemented, these scholars and scholars will have a bright future.
After all, almost all of the previous batch of new students have been reused by the court and have officially entered official careers!
With role models right in front of them, Sun Yuegong and others are naturally full of energy!
Yang Shiqi stood in front of the crowd, looked at these enthusiastic young people, and saluted them solemnly.
"Everyone, this matter is related to the imperial government's plans, and more importantly to the people's livelihood and well-being. Therefore, I ask you to stick to your heart, forge ahead, and live up to the Ming Dynasty!"
"In addition, I hereby guarantee that once the New Deal is successfully implemented and the five Jiangnan government pilots are successful, I will report the merits of all the monarchs to the court. His Majesty the Emperor has always made clear rewards and punishments, and will never treat meritorious ministers unfairly!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately became excited.
What they were waiting for was Yang Shiqi's words!
"Don't worry, sir, I will do it myself and I won't let you down!"
Sun Yuegong said categorically, and then he led hundreds of scholars and scholars to bow to Yang Shiqi solemnly.
Yang Shiqi couldn't help laughing when he saw this.
"In this case, you gentlemen, please go away. I am here to hold the battle for you all!"
Upon hearing this, all the scholars immediately accepted the order and then went their separate ways.
They are not alone, but have comrades and companions. In addition, they are protected by a team of Flying Bear Guards Imperial Soldiers, which is enough to ensure their safety.
Even if those gentry and gentry were crazy, they would not dare to attack and kill the imperial army!
These are the emperor's own soldiers, and you dare to kill them. What's the difference between that and rebellion?
Yang Shiqi looked at their backs with a sincere smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, if you wait a little longer, you will see results soon!"
"I, Yang Shiqi, will definitely live up to His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty!"
