In the spacious and bright hall, the green smoke from the copper furnace is lingering around the dragon and gold pillars, but the fragrance is not strong, it is only clear and refreshing, making the ruling ministers who are here to see you feel as calm as water at this time, and they can only sit peacefully. Opposite the royal eucalyptus, I heard the glazed chiming clock rattling on the wall.
After Zhu Yijun received the secret information from Shen Shixing's memorial asking for the abolition of the road guide ban and the establishment of a new access management system, he summoned the ministers in power and wanted to talk about some of his ideas for the road guide reform that needed to be supplemented on this matter. .
In fact, Zhu Yijun had long had the idea of reforming the Lu Yin Zhi Ban, but he had been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity where even the ruling ministers realized that to continue Zhang Juzheng's reform ideas, this was the only way to reform the system if the New Deal was not to be abolished.
otherwise.
Zhu Yijun would be worried that if he directly decreed the abolition, the bureaucrats who opposed the abolition of the road ban and only wanted to use the road ban to restrain and exploit the people would deliberately make trouble, and even deliberately implement the decree indiscriminately, such as killing prisoners and ruffians. Let him go, and use the reason that thieves and refugees gather for public affairs, such as privately opening mines and even private government offices, so they need to be wiped out. Please ask the court to still allow the government to strictly control the people and prohibit the people from moving freely within the country.
The ruling bureaucrats will also feel that this emperor is still acting with caution, but his sharpness is too exposed, so that he can be easily teased by the people below, and he is just the Hutu Emperor who has the intention to govern hard but has no great wisdom. The despise of the emperor developed, and selfish desires expanded, and the desire to pursue the country was greatly reduced.
And now.
The enlightened reformists in the bureaucracy were willing to do this in order to preserve the New Deal and benefit the people and protect the territory. Naturally, Zhu Yijun did not have to worry about the entire bureaucracy deliberately executing his orders indiscriminately.
Even if trouble occurs, it will not greatly damage his imperial prestige.
"The master's preferences cannot be easily guessed by others, and allowed to be flattered by traitors, or even used for mischief!"
"Even if the master gives praise or criticism, it should have its purpose; since the emperor is above the nine heavens, thunder, rain and dew should all follow the will of heaven, and the will of heaven is unpredictable! But the people of the world should also feel that the will of heaven is still in the lake. Although the world is under wrath, there will be the benefit of sweet springs afterward."
This is what Zhang Juzheng said to Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun has always kept it in mind. Every time he expressed his holy intention, he followed the rules and did not act rashly.
As the saying goes, only by planning and then taking action can you control people and achieve your goals.
"I have read the secret revelation of the master's plan to abolish the forbidden road."
Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and said something.
Shen Shixing nodded and lowered his eyebrows.
Then, Zhu Yijun looked at the other ruling ministers and said, "Master must have discussed this with the ministers as well!"
The other ruling ministers also nodded and lowered their eyebrows.
"I have seen that this secret report lists many benefits of the abandoned road diversion, and also thought of many problems on how to avoid the abandoned road diversion, which will become more difficult for the people to manage. It can be said that it has not only achieved the purpose of benefiting the people, but also achieved the purpose of enriching the country. , but there are still shortcomings.”
Zhu Yijun said something at this time.
"Please give me your Majesty's instructions!"
Shen Shixing stood up and replied with his hands in hand.
Zhu Yijun smiled slightly: "Master thought of following the will of the people and easing the people's restrictions and allowing them to seek food in other places, but he didn't think of how to make it easier for the people to move. The first thing is transportation!"
"Although the world is generally safe, the territory of this dynasty is too vast! Where the mountains are high and the emperor's power is far away, it is inevitable that thieves will appear. In addition, it is also very hard for the carts, boats, shops, and teeth. If you want to really enable the people to find a way to live in other places, and then benefit. To benefit the country and the people, we should strengthen public security and provide transportation convenience; and to solve this problem, we can open official posts to the people, and at the same time set up road officers and soldiers on the post roads to patrol the post roads and handle disputes on the post roads."
"Open the official post."
Zhang Xueyan recited a sentence silently, then stood up and asked: "I dare to ask your Majesty, but can citizens pay a certain amount of money to use the official post?"
"It is precisely for this reason that the official post can increase its income, and the increased income can support more officers and soldiers, and at the same time it can also supplement the cost of setting up the post for the court. Perhaps in the future, when the population flow in the world increases, the court can also benefit from the establishment of the post. And increase the national funds."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said.
Shen Shixing, Zhang Xueyan, Hai Rui and others began to think deeply.
After the boom of the Ming Dynasty's commodity economy, the degree of population mobility did increase, but it did also lead to a large increase in theft.
Many local bureaucrats have been punished for their failure to catch thieves.
For example, in history, Tianle, the censor of Nanzhixunxun, who was awarded the title of Songshanbo for his meritorious service, was fined for failing to catch thieves and did not do well in the salary examination, so that he was never promoted.
Because unless they are bureaucrats, ordinary merchants and ordinary people cannot use the inn when traveling far away.
Only the imperial court had the strength to open resting places everywhere in traffic. Private merchants could only open resting places in areas with concentrated populations. Therefore, many merchants and ordinary people who went out often encountered thieves and had to go together. appeared, but even so, it was still difficult to stop thieves, which made many people more afraid of going out.
Especially after the Wanli New Deal, officials and gentry were strictly prohibited from staying in inns. As a result, many officials and gentry had to stay in the wilderness when they went out. As a result, they were robbed by thieves, which increased the management of many local officials. Pressures on local policing.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun now thought that instead of only letting the official post assume the national communication function, it would be better to also run private inns, postal services, and warehouse functions part-time.
However, allowing state agencies to begin to assume the role of profit-making dental shops in the commodity economy still forces the ruling ministers, who grew up with academic education, to think carefully.
Because Confucian education in this era advocates that governing the country should respect etiquette and virtue, rather than seeking profit.
Fortunately, Shen Shixing and other officials in power have been influenced by Wang Xue and Zhang Xue. They have begun to pay attention to achievements and become pragmatic. They have not rashly opposed it. Instead, they have begun to proceed from reality and carefully analyze the pros and cons. They have not relied on Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism. be opposed to.
In general.
Nowadays, Zhu Yijun's ministers in power are basically liberal.
Shen Shixing no longer dared to hide his opinions because of the fate of Xu Jie and Zhang Siwei, and he could only be friendly to everyone.
Fang Feng never thought of resigning, but began to seriously plan the country's military strategy.
Zhang Xueyan was even more enterprising. Together with Wang Yongji, the official of the Literary Selection Department, he made major changes to the Quanxu system. It required that those who had not served as officials who were close to the people in the border areas could not be appointed as officials in the capital, and those who were willing to serve as officials outside the Guanhai and even in Japan and other places must pass the examination. After that, he will be directly appointed as a Beijing official. At the same time, those who pass the official examination outside the customs and overseas will not ask the judicial department to increase the punishment. In serious cases, they will only be demoted.
Hai Rui, on the other hand, is more partial to the common people than before.
In addition, he was a die-hard fan of Hongwu's strict government, and greatly appreciated Zhu Yijun's words of "replacing his untimely policies with his ideas of benefiting the people," through Zhang Juzheng's words, without showing any pedantic side. , and also took the initiative to request disaster funds for equipment from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and at the same time asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to set up permanent warehouses in border towns to provide relief to border residents, and to prevent border residents from migrating inward, so that foreign captives could also mix in with border residents, so that on-site relief could be achieved , and also reduce border troubles.
"Your Majesty is the master of sage and wisdom. He is indeed wiser than the foolish officials. This is indeed a policy that facilitates the people and benefits the country. The bans that open roads and guides should also open the bans of post government."
Shen Shixing raised his hands and started talking.
Fang Fengshi also stood up: "I second what Yuan Fu said."
At that moment, all the ministers in power stood up and seconded the proposal.
After Hai Rui stood up and seconded the proposal, he said: "Your Majesty, I am a little worried. What if the children of powerful officials and gentry use the inn and then deliberately default on the payment? Wouldn't it increase the cost of the inn? The powerful and gentry have always been more evil than the common people. , this may happen frequently.”
"Your Majesty! I object to what Da Sinong said!"
