Liu Haojia's words made everyone laugh, thinking that he was bragging! Shen Shixing even directly said to Duke Cheng: "My lord, is what Wu Ninghou said a bit too exaggerated?"...
But Duke Cheng Guo said seriously: "You also know that I have never fought in a war. I am a Taiping Duke, so I don't have enough experience in the military! But I still have good eyesight, and I can still see the quality of soldiers. ! I have personally seen those soldiers, and they are indeed mighty and majestic! As for whether they can defeat more than 300,000 people in one battle, I can only say that the chances of winning are still very high!"
None of Zhang Juzheng knew anything about martial arts, and the peace had lasted for a long time, so they had no desire to study it! So they naturally thought that Duke Cheng Guo was helping Liu Haojia brag, so they all had disapproving looks on their faces!
Zhang Han even said: "Master Guo, this matter is not a trivial matter. You can't speak for him just because you are close to Wu Ninghou!"
Duke Cheng Guo also looked embarrassed and said, "It's useless just to talk about this thing. You have to see it!"
Zhang Han curled his lips and said, "Just to see how good the army is, why don't we find someone to fight in a battle?"
Liu Haojia stopped Cheng Guogong who was about to defend himself and said, "We can talk about this later! The official has already started to arrange a drill. When the time comes, I would like to ask all the ministers to go and see it in person. Then you will know that what the official said is true. !」
Although Zhang Juzheng and others didn't quite know what the drill meant, they could guess it. So just let this topic go! At this time, Zhang Juzheng said: "So you formed the new army because you thought that there would be big problems in the country, so you could be prepared for unexpected events?"
Liu Haojia nodded and said, "That's true! The country has been under dynasty for more than two hundred years, and all kinds of monsters and monsters are about to appear! You have to be careful!"
Zhang Juzheng was very unhappy when he heard this! He felt that the Ming Dynasty at this time was extremely peaceful after his governance! Moreover, the national treasury is gradually filling up. Even the salaries that have been owed to officials for a long time have been paid out, and adjustments are still being made to increase salaries! So this kind of proud thing was described by Liu Haojia as a world where demons and demons were about to be born. How could he be willing to accept it!
Zhang Juzheng's face darkened and Liu Haojia noticed it! He hurriedly said: "Master Chief Assistant, I am not deliberately criticizing your achievements, I am just discussing the matter! In fact, the burden on the people of the Ming Dynasty has been a little lighter than before! And you have to admit that there is also the credit of the lower officials!" ..
Zhang Juzheng snorted incomprehensibly and said: "Of course you have merit! Just talking about how to prevent smallpox and low-priced salt is a great thing! So the situation in Ming Dynasty is good at the moment, and it cannot be said that it is just burdening the people. Is it a little lighter?"
Zhang Han, as Zhang Juzheng's most loyal subordinate, immediately followed up and said, "That's right! The Chief Assistant has adjusted the yin and yang over the years, not to mention bringing great order to the world! A whip method even filled the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and the test method has allowed the officials of the world to You are diligent in the king's affairs, how come you only get a little credit for this kind of credit?"
Liu Haojia spread his hands and said: "Mr. Zhang Ge, we are not discussing this matter today! So I will only talk about one of the issues. What do you think about it in the future?"
Zhang Han raised his head and said, "Then tell me! I don't think there is anything wrong with what the Chief Assistant has done!"
Liu Haojia curled his lips and said: "The one-whip method is indeed a good method, but it turns sour when it comes down to it! Because the one-whip method collects taxes in silver and copper coins, this creates a new burden on farmers! Because in the past, farmers only had to pay by weight after the autumn harvest. Just hand over the grain to the government. Although it is said that you have to go through methods such as pouring the tip and kicking the stems, it is only an experience! Now that the one-whip law has been implemented, farmers who want to pay taxes must first sell the grain to merchants. In order to pay the tax, you can exchange it for silver and copper coins! In this way, the merchants can not only manipulate the weight, but also lower the price when harvesting the grain. Instead, the farmers are double exploited! If the elders don't believe it, they can Send someone down to investigate quietly!"
As soon as Liu Haojia said these words, the faces of several pavilion elders turned gloomy, including Zhang Juzheng, who also looked very ugly! It is absolutely impossible to say that they don't know the disadvantages of a caning method! But for the benefit of the country, they chose to sacrifice the interests of the common people! But they checked
Hidden Hidden House has offended the gentry, so they can only pretend not to see it and give them some compensation! But now that someone has exposed it, it looks very ugly!
Liu Haojia naturally knew the reason, so after giving them a blow, he immediately changed the subject and said: "Going back to what happened just now, another purpose of the new army is to set an example for the armies in the world and tell them what is true. Army! If it works, I would like to ask Long Live Lord to abolish the military household system! You must know that the guards in various places occupy a lot of fertile land but never pay taxes! And the military households are not free because of their household registration. If it can really be done If the military household system is abolished, the world will probably have 30% more taxable farmland and an unknown number of more taxable people! If this is the case, not only will the national treasury be filled, but there will even be an opportunity to reduce taxes for the people of the world! Great rule of the world is not far away. It’s not far!”
Zhang Juzheng and others were all civil servants, and they have thought about the rule of three generations since they were young! This scene was now painted by Liu Haojia, and they actually looked fascinated!
But they are all veteran officials, so this kind of thing will be over just by thinking about it! So Zhang Siwei immediately said: "I'm afraid I only think about this kind of thing, but it is so difficult to do it!"
Liu Haojia said: "As the saying goes, everything depends on human effort! If you don't do it, how will you know whether it will succeed? Just like when the chief minister cleaned up the hidden fields and promoted the one-whip method and the test method, how many people supported it? It’s not done in the end!”
Zhang Juzheng smiled and nodded when he heard Liu Haojia's compliment! But then he put away his smile and said: "Master Wu Ning, I think there is something unfinished in your words. Can you tell me honestly what is the purpose of doing this?"
When everyone heard what Zhang Juzheng said, they all focused their eyes on Liu Haojia's face, wanting to see what he could say! In fact, they don't really believe that Liu Haojia has any strategy for governing the country. What he just said was just an accident!
But when Liu Haojia heard this, he said: "Master Chief Assistant, there are some things that everyone can just keep tacitly aware of, why do we have to say it out loud?"
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