"You can't say that."
"Although the New Deal increased the burden on the people, because the wealthy families did not dare to increase the rent too much, they really forced their tenants to become homeless, and they had no harvest, so they only increased it slightly."
"In short, they are actually jointly responsible for the taxes imposed by the court and the additional land taxes."
"And because most of the tenants are clansmen and villagers, just like me, the rich have to bear more to take into account the friendship between the villagers, so the losses of the tenants are not big. And because the New Deal has made the administration of officials clear and transparent, officials dare not be too exploitative. So people dare to engage in more side jobs."
"If you open a small workshop like me, or go to work in the town, your harvest will be higher than before!"
"It's just that I'm a little more tired than in previous years, and I don't even have time for farming."
Liu Quexian retorted at this time.
"That's true."
"I was originally from a military household in Jizhou, and I still have relatives in Jizhou. In previous years, life was not easy for them."
"An Da and Tuman are invaded by bandits from time to time. Don't worry about our lives, we don't know when we will be able to save our lives."
"Now that the New Deal has been implemented, the court has become rich, military pay has been sufficient, and pensions have been high. The border troops have dared to take revenge, and the Tatars have not dared to go south. Everyone's life has become much easier."
"Although life is still tight, at least I don't have to worry, and I can still spend more money during the New Year by building border walls for the imperial court, building gates, etc."
"Those who are wealthy can still go to the west entrance and go to Datong to do business, and they can become very rich."
Chen Yizheng, the Jinyiwei Baihu who was guarding them, couldn't help but speak at this time.
At this time, Zhai Rujing put down his script and came over to give Chen Yizheng a kick: "Have you forgotten the rules? Go down and get thirty family laws later!"
Chen Yizheng had no choice but to shut up and said yes.
"It seems that Zhang Jiangling's new policy cannot be said to be a bad government. It is just that the people in the south have a harder time, but it also increases their income, while the soldiers and civilians in the north do not have to worry about their lives because the country is strong, and they can live peacefully."
Tan Yangzi said something at this time.
"Tan Yangzi is right!"
Wang Changgeng agreed at this time.
Tan Yangzi couldn't help but look back and smile.
At this time, Jiao Hong sneered: "The tenant farmers can continue to increase their income through more hard work, but what about the wealthy gentry? Can they lose profits because of the New Deal?"
"Can't the wealthy gentry also work harder?"
"Do you have to be just a rat that feeds on the people's wealth?"
Li Zhi asked back at this time.
"That's right, can't wealthy gentry work harder?"
Liu Quexian asked in agreement.
"Li Zhuowu!"
Jiao Hong looked a little confused and couldn't help shouting, but then he didn't know how to refute, so he had to look at He Xinyin and ask for help:
"Mr. Fushan, didn't you say that scholars are superior to merchants, and merchants are superior to farmers and workers?"
"Do you also think that the gentry should suffer more for the imperial court and should not be treated favorably by the imperial court? Is this contrary to the ancestral system of Taizu who established the country and the dynasty to support scholars?"
He Xinyin thought for a while and said: "There is something wrong with my Taoism again!"
Then, He Xinyin continued: "I discovered that the reason why the New Deal has not turned into a bad government and has made the world more prosperous is because it not only benefits the common people but also benefits the big gentry. If it only benefits the common people, It has become a bad government, so it can be seen that if Jiangling governs according to my Taoism, I am afraid that there will be civil unrest now."
He Xinyin started spinning seriously as he said this: "This prison sentence is really the right one!"
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"Since He Xinyin's Taoism has problems again, let them continue to stay in the imperial prison!"
"However, those who should prepare for the imperial examination should also be given time to prepare for the imperial examination."
"In addition, those who are deceived by He Xinyin who are not great Confucian scholars can be released first to avoid worrying their families."
"But we can arrange for more civilians or ordinary officers like Liu Quexian to come into contact with them. For example, we can send those from poor families who have committed misdemeanors and military officers from the frontier army to be imprisoned with them, so that they can have more contact with them. You need to know what the world outside of the academy is like, so as not to become more and more biased in your studies."
"For famous Confucian scholars, they are also allowed to write letters to their families to report that they are safe, and let them explain to their relatives and friends that the court is only imprisoning them, and they are not severely tortured, and there is no fear of their lives. A group of them will be released regularly based on their performance."
After Zhu Yijun learned about He Xinyin's situation waiting in the imperial prison, he continued to give Zhang Jing instructions.
Zhang Jing raised his hands and said yes.
As a result, Liu Quexian and Wang Changgeng, the two people who were tricked by He Xinyin, were released from the imperial edict not long after.
As for Wang Xijue and other officials who were very anxious because of the arrest of these famous Confucian scholars, they felt relieved after receiving the family letters from the imperial prison, and stopped making trouble. They begged the court officials to ask for mercy from the court. Let him go.
As for the famous Confucian scholars who were imprisoned in imperial edicts, they continued to study while spinning, weaving, and even growing vegetables and cultivating the land.
After arranging internal arrangements for leaders of new trends in the Ming Dynasty's ideological circles, Zhu Yijun only focused on foreign wars.
Although Zhang Juzheng had confessed to him, the emperor, that he would continue to reform the system for him, civil servants like Shen Shixing also had the attitude of being willing to be driven by his majesty even if Zhang Juzheng refused.
However, because the Ming and Qing dynasties have come to an end but have not yet been completely completed, the entire bureaucracy has not yet had the energy to continue the new restructuring.
After all, land measurement is not an easy task and requires the use of many officials.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun, while completing the corresponding ceremonies, focused his energy on matters concerning foreign wars.
After all, fighting foreign wars well will give him a lot of prestige as an emperor.
Because the thinking of ordinary sergeants is very simple. Even if the emperor gives them enough money and allows them to continuously win battles and achieve military merit, and then get promoted to a higher rank, they feel that this emperor is worthy of loyalty.
It’s just that the report Zhu Yijun received from Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites, was that North Korea refused to station troops in the Ming Dynasty!
"Your Majesty, the envoy from Korea said that today the Emperor Tuo Ming's martial virtues are abundant and spread far and wide. The Japanese slaves are afraid of the power of China, and even Korea, a vassal state, no longer dares to do it again. Therefore, it is believed that the garrison will be eliminated. It will disturb the people and undermine His Majesty's virtue of caring for the people of the vassal. It has no benefit, so he rejected my Ming Dynasty's request to station troops."
For this reason, Zhu Yijun specially summoned his chief assistant Zhang Juzheng, Privy Council envoy Fang Fengshi, and Minister of Rites Pan Sheng to sit in front of the emperor to discuss the matter. At this time, Pan Sheng stood up and reported to Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but throw the chapter on the case: "Even the feudal states dared to reject me! Could it be that in the past few years since I came to the throne, I have spent so much national money on Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang to train troops to strengthen their borders at the request of my husband? Is it all in vain? ?”
"How can a country be without authority?!"
Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng, Fang Fengshi, and Pan Sheng all stood up and stood solemnly.
Zhu Yijun said at this time: "In that case, it is better to let Li Chengliang gather his troops across the river, and let the Ministry of Rites send officials to go with him to interrogate Li on my behalf, and ask whether Li really dares to resist the decree, or is he a treacherous traitor for his country. Blinded!"
"Let him, Li Chengliang, tell the Li family when he, the Li family, killed the traitor and made amends to me with his empty treasury wealth, so as to appease my anger, and when will he report to me for permission to withdraw the guilty army to Liaodong!"
After Zhu Yijun said that, he looked at Zhang Juzheng and others: "What do you think?"
(End of chapter)
