"I advised him that changing families is a taboo!"
No matter how Li Sancai tried to control himself not to think about Li Zhi being chopped in half, he still couldn't control it. On this day, he even mentioned the matter to Chen Yujiao, the minister of Guanglu Temple.
After hearing this, Chen Yujiao pursed his lips and said angrily: "But it shouldn't be punished by being cut in half. I didn't expect that Shenwu County would be more cruel than Taiyue!"
"These are all the consequences of Zhang Taiyue not being liquidated."
Li Sancai said in a deep voice.
Chen Yujiao nodded and said with emotion: "Powerful ministers are emerging one after another, and local governors are also beginning to compete with the people for profit. If this continues, the advancement of officials and the retreat of the people will only become more intense!"
"You are right, but unfortunately I have been deeply influenced by Taiyue, so I am in the current situation."
Li Sancai said.
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"Your Majesty has been taught by the Grand Master for ten years. He loves the people like a son and has great ambitions. Therefore, as long as what you do is truly beneficial to the country and the people, Your Majesty will not blame you for this! Don't worry, go see Your Majesty. What's the matter? Just say whatever you say.”
Shen Li and the other three governors borrowed it from the capital a few days later.
On the day when Shen Li, Lu Kun, and Jin Xuezeng arrived in Beijing to meet Zhu Yijun, Shen Shixing, Fang Fengshi and other officials in power specially met with these three people first, and Shen Shixing gave them instructions with a smile.
Fang Fengshi also said calmly: "Yuan Fu is right. If you can really tell the truth, I won't do anything to you."
The three of them bowed their hands and said yes, and then followed Shen Shixing, Fang Fengshi and others into the palace and came to the Imperial Palace.
Snapped!
After a few whips were fired, Zhu Yijun also came here.
Shen Shixing and others all bowed and stood in silence.
Zhu Yijun first glanced at Shen Li, Lu Kun, and Jin Xuezeng, and then said with a smile: "Because of you three, there has been quite a storm in the court!"
"Now that you have arrived in Beijing, tell us your own reasons why you want to do practical work in the name of the government. Don't you know the taboos in this?"
Zhu Yijun said, "But before you say anything, you should first listen to what the ministers think."
At this time, Fang Fengshi stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, I still insist that local government offices cannot generate financial resources without authorization. If this continues, it may cause serious trouble. When a person becomes rich, he will have treacherous plans. The same is true for the imperial court. If the local government is rich, it will lead to treachery." If you are an enemy country, you will have two minds.”
Hai Rui said at this time: "Your Majesty, I believe that the local government needs to benefit the people, but cannot really rule from the top. As for the local government's ambition to be rich and rival the country, it is simply not worth considering! Because the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and under the checks and balances of the various chief ministers, no matter how wealthy the country is, they can only obey the imperial court!"
The ruling ministers who held different opinions once again expressed their opinions and refuted each other.
After that, Zhu Yijun started to let Shen Li, Lu Kun, and Jin Xuezeng speak.
Shen Li first said: "Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have always provided good governance to benefit the people. Therefore, when I govern in Yingtian, I see that the citizens of Yingtian's mansions are more prosperous than I saw in the past years. It can be said that the number of people is getting richer day by day!"
"And there are also more and more poor immigrants coming from other places, all waiting for work;"
"But what the people want after they become rich is not to expand their business to support more poor people, but to buy land and even seek official titles!"
"As a result, more land is concentrated in the hands of wealthy people, and more people rely on work to survive;"
"However, merchants often stop serious about practical work after they become big. Therefore, now that Jiangnan has become rich, the number of workshops has decreased, and even the skills have not been improved. Therefore, I am responding to the time of heaven, and in order to make the merchants rich and prosperous, they not only know how to The annexation of land also allowed the dynasty's skills to continue to improve and not be overtaken by the barbarians. It also allowed more people to open up their wisdom due to the convenience of tools and leisure to study. They know that just seeking land and black hats cannot achieve eternal life. Peace, and knowing that peace in the world lies in the continued development of industry, let’s simply let the government also handle practical matters!”
"In this way, the government will be responsible for the research and development of skills and compete with the merchants and craftsmen who are satisfied with the status quo as soon as they are rich, so that they will not only think about annexing land after colluding with local right-wingers, but not thinking about rejuvenating the country through industry! At the same time, It also increases the revenue of the vassal treasury to develop water conservancy and schools."
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this.
"Your Majesty, I have similar reasons to Duke Shen, but I am more interested in solving the problem of large numbers of refugees in Fengyang prefectures."
"Fengyang mansions are close to the canal, so most of the refugees from the south to the north gather here, so there are many thieves."
"In the Fengyang prefectures, especially in the Huaiyang area close to the canal, the wealthy businessmen only want to engage in trade in salt and grain, but not in actual business. Therefore, although they are richest in the world, they do not support many people."
"They would rather pay high prices for porcelain and paper shipped from Jiangxi, and brocade silk cloth shipped from Sichuan and Zhejiang, instead of spinning and making paper locally. Even boats and ironware are bought at high prices from Fujian and Guangdong."
"Therefore, in the Huaiyang area, there is often a scene of people freezing to death on the road where wine and meat stinks."
"At this time, if the court doesn't organize the refugees to run practical affairs in order to survive, no one will be able to organize them!"
"And they can only make a living by water transport, and every winter when water transport declines, a group of them will starve to death or freeze to death, or a new group of bandits will appear."
Lu Kun followed suit at this time.
Zhu Yijun looked at Jin Xuezeng: "Shen Qing is trying to get rich merchants to do more than just buy land; Lu Qing is disappointed with the wealthy businessmen who don't pay attention to industry, and believes that industry can only be guided by the government to revitalize the country. That love Where is your Majesty?"
After Jin Xuezeng thought about it for a moment, he handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I also have my own reasons. However, the reason why I set up an official ship trading company is more because although there are many people in Fujian who go to sea to do business, most of them are weak and do not have much navigation ability. , so most of them can only do business in the near sea and cannot go to sea. Even if they dare to go to sea, they often encounter evil winds or be robbed by Western barbarians because of their small boats."
"But I thought that your Majesty had a purpose to benefit the people, so I started this trip. The government organized warships to transport these merchants and people to go to sea for business. If they encountered Western barbarians, they would attack them with navy. If they were doing business overseas, When the Western barbarians create difficulties, we can use the navy to deter them, and at the same time increase the revenue of the vassal treasury."
"Another advantage is that more business people are more willing to go out."
Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Jin Xuezeng replied.
Zhu Yijun then looked at the ministers present: "I don't know what you think after hearing this, but after listening to these three ministers, I only have one thought:
"That is, this practical matter of benefiting the people and revitalizing the people must be organized by the country and the court!"
"Whether it is me or the bureaucrats in the world, it is impossible to govern from afar and talk about people's hearts and minds."
"Firstly, because the scholars were limited by their thoughts of seeking peace after they became rich, they were only keen on annexing land to gain fame after they became prosperous;"
"Secondly, practical work is hard work. Although it benefits the country and the people, it is not as easy and quick as speculation and reselling;"
"Thirdly, the powerful officials and gentry of this dynasty did not have to go to sea themselves because they had abundant fertile land, but only cooperated with foreign barbarians; while the common people went to sea because they were weak and weak, so they often encountered danger when going to sea, which also allowed foreign barbarians to dominate the sea. At sea, we need greater support from the government.”
"What your Majesty is saying is that this dynasty has a vast territory and rich resources, so the powerful officials and gentry are prone to indulge in pleasure and be content with honor. That's why a dynasty that flourishes often becomes so heavy that it is difficult to return after several generations, and there are no people who can plan a strategy, and then the country is destroyed and the world is in chaos!"
“If you want to benefit the people and achieve long-term peace and stability, you cannot rely on local tyrants. The key is firstly that the emperor wants to govern, and secondly, since the ministers are close to the people on behalf of the emperor, they must also be dedicated to benefiting the people in practice, rather than just talking. "
Shen Shixing echoed at this time.
Zhu Yijun nodded, then looked at Fang Fengshi: "What does Fang Qing think?"
