Looking at the excited Zhu Yijun, Gao pragmatically smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I forgive you, but I want to ask an inappropriate question first."
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "There are only you and me here. If you have any questions, just ask."
Gao pragmatically said, "Suppose there is an issue now. This issue causes the three kings of Zhou, Ding Guogong and Guo Ge to argue endlessly. The emperor originally has no opinion on this issue. It doesn't matter who he listens to. Will the emperor choose to listen at this time?" who"
"Ah, what kind of problem is this?" Zhu Yijun said with a surprised look on his face.
Gao pragmatically smiled and said, "Your Majesty, just answer me."
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said thoughtfully, "If this is the case, then you should listen to Mr. Guo."
After hearing this, Gao Pragmatic smiled and said, "Then let's eliminate the wealthy businessmen and scholars first."
Zhu Yijun was startled, and he somewhat understood Gao Pragmatic's thoughts, but he was not completely sure yet.
Seeing that he had no objection, Gao pragmatic said, "Okay, let's get rid of Mr. Guo Ge first. Suppose there is an issue that causes the King of Zhou and Duke Ding to argue endlessly, and the emperor originally did not hold an opinion on this issue. , it doesn’t matter who you listen to. Who will the emperor choose to listen to at this time?"
"This" Zhu Yijun hesitated and said hesitantly, "The King of Zhou is the vassal king. Logically speaking, he should not have a dispute with Duke Ding."
"It's just a hypothesis." Gao Pragmatic chuckled, "Let's assume that the two of them went to court and argued endlessly. The emperor felt that it didn't matter who the emperor would listen to at this time."
"Then" Zhu Yijun coughed dryly, "then you should listen to King Zhou. After all, he is a dignified prince and an elder of the clan."
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said, "In that case, let's start with the nobles first."
"Hey, wait a minute." Zhu Yijun looked depressed. "There's something wrong with your method of identification."
Gao Pragmatic laughed, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with this method of identification?"
"The problem is big." Zhu Yijun opened his eyes wide. "This is not about distinguishing who is difficult and who is easy. It is just about distinguishing who I want to give face to first."
"That's right." Gao Pingshi said with a smile, "Why does the emperor want to give Guo Ge old face first, then compare it, and then give Zhou Wang face?"
If I don't give Guo Ge old face, I will be scolded to death by my empress. Even if I am not scolded to death by my empress, I will still be scolded by the official.
As for the King of Zhou and Duke Ding, the King of Zhou is also named Zhu after all. He is a descendant of Taizu. I don’t even look at the faces of monks but also the faces of Buddhas.
You said it yourself, it's just an insignificant matter. Since I can't afford to offend Mr. Guo Ge, I must exclude him first. As for the King of Zhou and Duke Dingguo, if the King of Zhou is treated badly by me, the other clans and even the people in the world will have to say that I don’t care about family ties. But as long as Mr. Guo Ge does not oppose me, Duke Dingguo is nothing. Other honorable nobles will follow. Is he making trouble together? Even if Wei Guogong’s family is from the same clan as him, they won’t
I have long been afraid of being bullied by civil servants. As long as the courtiers are on my side, who dares to cause trouble?
Oh wait, wait, wait, wait
Zhu Yijun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Gao Pragmatic with a smile on his face, "You mean that the courtiers must support Qingzhang Xungui Yintian?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said, "Qingzhang Yintian can increase the income of the household department. Since the income of the household department increases, no matter which yamen the court is, it is possible to get a share of the pie. In this case, why don't the courtiers support it?"
Zhu Yijun was stunned, why did this calculation sound a bit weird?
Seeing that he was stunned, Gao Pingshi added, "Of course, if the emperor wanted to be more reliable, he could have issued an edict to clarify his father-in-law's land and property, and at the same time issue an edict to slightly increase the salary of the courtiers, or not to increase the salary, but alone A subsidy is just like charcoal subsidies and silk subsidies. The money comes from the taxes generated by the hidden fields that are cleared. As for how much, it depends on how much hidden fields are cleared."
Zhu Yijun gave up as soon as he heard this and shook his head repeatedly, "How can that be done? I'm not busy in vain."
"If you want to take it, you must give it to it first." Gao Pragmatic advised earnestly, "It's not like the income of 10,000 taels from Qingzhang, but the subsidy of 10,000 taels. Since the emperor will not lose money, we can set a ratio for this subsidy. Like one-tenth, or at most one-fifth.”
"One-fifth is definitely not enough." Zhu Yijun's eyes widened. "I will give them at most one-tenth. If not, we will break up."
Gao Jingshi was also stunned, secretly thinking that Wanli was famous for being "greedy for money" in history. It seemed that there were signs that he was becoming stingy even before he took office.
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but advise: "Your Majesty, the key issue now is to win the support of the courtiers. As for the subsidy ratio, that is not important, it is not unimportant, but there is no need to be too entangled now. After all, when the matter is finished, will the Emperor You can’t adjust it.”
Gao pragmatic originally wanted to say it wasn't important, but when he saw Zhu Yijun's eyes getting bigger and bigger, he had to change his mind quickly.
Zhu Yijun thinks this explanation is good. He will clear out the acres first. As for the subsidy ratio, if it is too high, he can find an opportunity to reduce it in the future. I am not a stingy person. Although one-fifth is not enough, one-eighth is fine. Let’s give it one-tenth. I can still give you one-tenth.
After understanding this truth, Zhu Yijun was in a good mood and waved his hand generously, "Okay, I am the supreme being in the world. How can I argue with my ministers and ministers? If it doesn't work, I will adjust it later."
Gao Pingshi rolled his eyes when he heard this. You are talking about the supreme being in the world. I think it is quite appropriate for the supreme being in the world.
But he quickly added, "Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, it's best for us to separate the issue of the Hidden Fields of Honorable Lords, and it's best to deal with the Northern and Southern Zhili separately."
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment: "Why is this? They are all nobles, why should they be separated?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, for the same matter, is it more troublesome for all the nobles in the world to oppose it together, or is it more troublesome for only half of the nobles to oppose it?"
"Oh, I understand." Zhu Yijun nodded, but after thinking about it, he hesitated and said, "But if you move half of it, the other half is not stupid. Don't they understand the meaning of lips dying and teeth cold, so they just sit and wait to be stabbed?"
Gao Pragmatic laughed and said, "Then let's throw a few smoke bombs. Does the Emperor know? The Jinghua Artillery Factory made some smoke bombs some time ago. It was also available in the Ming Dynasty before, but it's not professional. It's just a thing that can emit a lot of smoke when thrown out." , a firearm that obscures the enemy’s sight.”
"I know, I know, talk about the serious stuff first." Zhu Yijun doesn't want to know about Gao Pragmatic's new weapon now, he just wants to know how to throw this smoke bomb.
"Oh." Gao Pragmatic deeply regretted that he didn't have time to promote a wave of products, so he had to change the topic back and said, "We can put on a play to make half of the nobles think that the other half of the nobles who were chopped down are bad luck. , it happened that the emperor discovered that they had a large amount of hidden fields in their hands, so the emperor was furious, so he cut them with this knife. Then the other half of the nobles had a sense of luck, thinking that as long as they were careful, they could still escape this knife. "
Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "It's a good idea, but how to do it specifically?"
