When Gao pragmatic heard this, he had already roughly guessed what it was about, but he didn't show anything. He just asked, "I don't know what the big deal is."
Zhang Xueyan said, “Previously, Mr. Places such as Shandong and Shandong had the largest increase after the Qing Dynasty. However, a detailed inspection of the two capitals and other places revealed that there are still a large number of relatives and relatives hidden in the fields near Shuntian in Beizhili."
This is indeed the case with high pragmatism.
He sighed and asked, "What's the result?"
"The result is not good." Zhang Xueyan shook his head and said, "As early as the second year of Longqing, the Ministry of Household Affairs agreed on the limit of the decline of Xunqi and Zhuangtian from generation to generation. Specifically, those who bought land from the clan and did not lose to the service were not allowed to be officials. Zhuang Tian was subject to the tax collection by the officials. However, at that time, there was still an endless stream of people begging for land grant or exemption from land tax. So on June 17 of this year, the emperor, at the request of the cabinet, ordered the ministers of Zhili, Shandong, Shaanxi and other provinces to honor the emperor. All land in the village will be cleared, and only positive amounts will be given according to regulations. Any excess or hidden occupation will be dealt with in accordance with the law, and the land rent collected will be paid to the side."
This is the proper meaning of the question based on Gao Gongqing's idea of continuing to advance the land. Gao pragmatically nodded and asked, "How many hidden fields have been found?"
Zhang Xueyan said, "Shuntian and other eight prefectures and counties have a total of 2,835 hectares of land including border herds, horses, military villages, and so on. Every year, they collect 6,920 taels of silver and 24 shi of grain." . He also donated more than 11,550 hectares of new and old farmland to Qi."
Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows and said, "That's it."
"Yes, that's the problem." Zhang Xueyan said, "In fact, everyone knows that there are so many noble fields near the capital. Even if no one knows the specific number, if it is said that there are only fourteen thousand hectares, I am afraid no one will Will you believe it?”
Of course, according to Gao's pragmatic guess, in fact, even if the land occupied by Xungui does not increase ten times, it should be very easy and comfortable to increase it five times.
But the problem is, clearing the land is the responsibility of your household department. If you think the found value is wrong, you can send someone to re-examine it. What's the use of me?
Seeing Gao Pragmatic, Zhang Xueyan remained silent and slightly strengthened his tone, "Seeking truth, it is Mr. The clearing of land is in the ascendant. If the capital cannot successfully clear the land and can only clear out these fourteen thousand hectares of land, what will happen to Nanjing where the hidden fields are even more serious? How will this be the case in seeking truth?"
Gao Pragmatic sighed, "Wansheng has indeed repeatedly suggested this matter, but how will the matter be handled? How can Wansheng, a man in white, intervene? Also, why does Tobe Kiyoshi only clear this small amount of land? Does Zhang Butang know the whole story?"
Zhang Xueyan said sternly, "The reason why the nobles are hidden in the field is nothing more than those methods. It is not that they cannot be found out, but that the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs have been living in the capital for a long time. They have already been bribed or intimidated by the noble eagles and dogs who have heard about the news. In ten stops, they can report Stopping once or twice is considered good. 5 8 5 8 5 Read 5 books, but there is still one person in the world who is not afraid of the power of nobles, does not take bribes from nobles, upholds justice and upholds morality, and upholds fairness and establishes rules. It’s you who seeks truth”
Zhang Xueyan stood up, suddenly saluted Gao Pragmatic, and bowed deeply, "I hope Qiuzhen will inherit the legacy of Mr.
Zhang Xueyan was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing reign. He was a "youngster" whom Gao Gong had always been very optimistic about at that time. He once praised him as "Zhang Shengzhuo is suave and suave, and people don't know him well. He puts all the mistakes in his hands and has sharp weapons at his fingertips." This means that he This person is very good at focusing on key points. The more complex the situation, the more accurately he can pinpoint the key points and get things done in one fell swoop.
Gao Gong regarded him as a junior and called him "Zhang Sheng", but after all, it was not a teacher-student relationship. Gao Pragmatic did not have the guts to treat him as a peer, so how could he dare to accept his courtesy? He quickly stood up to avoid himself, and then He bowed in return and said, "How dare you, Mr. Zhang, act like this? I just don't know what Mr. Zhang wants me to do."
Zhang Xueyan was overjoyed when Gao Pragmatic said this. He looked at Wei Xuezeng and Wei Xuezeng nodded slightly. Zhang Xueyan immediately said, "I heard that before his father-in-law, Wang Shu'an, asked Qiuzhen to borrow a piece of mathematics from the Jinghua Craftsman School." Hundreds of people spent three years clearing the land of the people across the country. I am currently trapped in the great power of the nobles and it is difficult for the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs to accomplish the task. I also want to borrow some students from the numeracy department from Qiuzhen to assist in the clearing."
He paused for a moment, as if he was afraid of heights and was pragmatic in his disagreement, and quickly added, "Of course, the subsidies previously given by the Ministry of Household Affairs will still be paid, and the Headquarters Department guarantees that this time it will be 20% more than the previous time."
It turned out that this was the idea
Gao Pingshi secretly thought that the students in my craftsman school are all my servants. I am responsible for everything, so naturally they don't have to worry about their honors. But the problem is that if I agree, the nobles in the capital will all target me. I haven't even gotten a damn Jinshi yet, so it seems a bit troublesome to offend the nobles now. Besides, I have such a good relationship with these guys now, especially Zhu Yingzhen and Zhang Yuangong. They made great achievements in the last battle to overthrow Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng. I just sold them like this. , it seems a bit unloyal.
Clearing the land of the father-in-law, this matter must be done, otherwise as Zhang Xueyan said, if Beijing cannot clear the land, Nanjing will be out of business, and there are definitely more nobles and nobles in Nanjing than here in Beijing. Anyway, Beijing There is also the emperor and a lot of civil servants watching from the side. Over in Nanjing, the sky is really high and the emperor is far away. Who knows how many hidden fields there are?
If this is not cleared up, what will happen to the feudal clan’s hidden fields next? It’s hard to clear up.
Moreover, although these dignitaries have a high status, they are small in number after all. If even they can't handle it, how can they say that they will not handle the fields that the scholar-bureaucrats and people offer, the plots of land, etc. in the future? Ming Dynasty is afraid that Still have to die
It’s just that Zhang Juzheng extended the life of the Ming Dynasty for fifty years, and Gao Gong’s life was extended for sixty years this time. Even if we add the opening of the sea and other things, it will be considered a hundred years, but in the end, dust will return to dust, and dust will return to dust.
It seems that this noble land needs to be cleared, but you Zhang Xueyan can't put a high hat on me, and I will help you charge into the battle and attract hatred. Well, I have to take care of this matter carefully. I must reduce the hatred value to a minimum, and I must also get some other benefits to make up for it.
"Zhang Butang." Gao pragmatically changed his title to remind Zhang Xueyan that I was going to get down to business. "Wansheng can agree to this matter."
Zhang Xueyan and Wei Xuezeng both looked overjoyed, but Gao Pragmatic immediately continued, "However, you have to give me some time to forgive, we can't do it right away."
Zhang Xueyan was slightly startled, "Oh, why is this?"
"As you know, we are about to face the exam tonight, and time is tight and the tasks are heavy."
Zhang Xueyan immediately heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, and said, "That's right, that's right, we all know the importance of the examination." After a pause, he added, "I have some friendship with Mr. Shen Ge and Pan Butang." , I know that these two are both serious gentlemen, and they will not let talented people be left behind. In order to pursue true talents, there is no doubt that they will be admitted to high school."
Shen Ge Lao naturally refers to Shen Shixing, and Pan Butang refers to Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites.
Zhang Xueyan was different from Wei Xuezeng. Wei Xuezeng had long been a member of the Gao Party. Although Zhang Xueyan had been promoted by Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng had a close relationship with Gao Gong at that time. Zhang Xueyan also had a good relationship with Zhang Juzheng at that time. At the same time, he and his fellow member Xu Jie Shen Shixing of the same lineage also has quite a friendship.
As for Pan Sheng, his qualifications are actually very old, but he has never been able to get into the cabinet. Now that he is older, he probably only wants to get into the cabinet before he becomes an official. In the future, his family status will also be improved a lot.
Zhang Xueyan said this, obviously going to say hello to Shen Shixing and Pan Sheng, who are most likely to be the main examiner and deputy examiner for this conference examination.
Gao Jingshi didn't need them to cheat on him or anything, as long as they didn't deliberately embarrass him, so Gao Jingshi didn't intend to object to Zhang Xueyan's hint.
He just smiled, pretending not to understand, and said, "Then thank you for your kind words first." 11
