Zhou Jing has a bullish temper, so he is not shy, "It is my duty to be in charge of the world's money and food. As His Highness said, if the money and food of these counties involved in the scandal cannot increase next year, I am willing to take off my official hat and official robe. Bind yourself before you, accept your sins and give thanks!"
"Okay! This is my soft word to Mr. Zhou. If you can return the fields involved in these cases to the people in an orderly manner without causing new troubles, and the money and grain paid will increase after one year, I will I recognize you as a loyal and capable minister of Zhou Shangshu!"
At this time, Li Dongyang, who had always been thoughtful, said: "A county may have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland. Nowadays, only a thousand hectares of civilian farmland are involved. If there is a natural disaster, it will probably be difficult..."
Zhu Houzhao then said, "Don't worry, Mr. Li Ge. I am not an unreasonable person. If there is a natural disaster, I will not pursue Master Zhou again. As for the second sentence, I have to be tougher."
He faced Hongzhi again, "Father, I have argued with the ministers several times. I wonder why in the Wenhua Hall they teach that the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important. Once a fight breaks out, there is never a fight." What did Wei Min say? At first, Mr. Wu said that the prince's holy virtues are more important than the people. Then, because of Wang Yue's matter, Mr. Zhou insisted on saying that Wang Yue was Li Guang's party member. This was also a disregard for the common people at the border. When Tartar's soldiers arrive, they have no capable men. What will they do? It's the same this time. The old man of the Feng family saw that his whole family was wiped out, but no one mentioned it. The people who lost their land... I really don't know what to say. A commoner who has had his land taken away by an official will care whether I am setting up a trap to kill him?"
"Therefore, I think that if the ministers fight with their sons in the future, then at least the matter must be real, and don't fight over and over again without any meaning to the people. So this is the second sentence I want to say to Mr. Zhou, although It's not as loud as the one just now, but it's actually very serious. From now on, you, Minister Zhou, can argue with me, but if it's not for the people, then I won't listen, pay attention, or answer."
Let me make it clear first, this is not bullying by my prince. I really don’t want to talk to you.
When Mr. Zhou heard this, he felt that these words were too serious for him to accept.
I have worked hard for most of my life, but in the end I have not done anything good for the people?
So it's heavy, it's really heavy.
"What your Highness means is that what I said today is not important at all, and it means nothing to the people. But has your Highness ever thought about it, if the court is unstable, chaos will naturally arise below. It is extremely harmful to the people."
This is what Zhu Houzhao wanted to say, "Master Zhou, you can say this about anything."
"What do you mean, Your Highness?"
"Even if you always keep your eyes on our father and son, if there is anything wrong, you can use the reason you just mentioned, right? You didn't study seriously today, you got up late tomorrow, or you missed a day, or you killed someone by mistake. One person... The government is unstable and chaotic, and all the faults in the world are due to us, father and son? Apart from other things, this time the two corrupt officials in your household department, Xu Chao and Fei Gao, they It's under your hands, Lord Zhou. The government should be stable when they greedy so much land. What's the reason? Is it because I'm not filial enough, and God has punished me? After all, it's not your fault, Master Zhou, right? ”….
Speaking of the Hubu incident this time, it was also a sore spot for Zhou Jing.
In fact, if he were a modern person, Zhu Houzhao would have made it clear to him in one sentence: You should not always be led by ideology. Can you be more realistic?
It doesn't matter if you only have one stone of food for the country, but you have to fight for what you don't have every day.
"Your Highness, what you said is wrong..."
Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and said, "Well, Mr. Zhou, we will discuss it later. I just said that you need to discuss something that the people really care about. What do you think, Father?"
Of course Hongzhi would not have any doubts. He had already discussed with the prince before these people came. He also said just now that since the elders of the pavilion are here, many of the details should also be decided on. This way, it will be better for the people below. Work.
"Precisely. Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge? You have all heard what the prince said just now. How should these fields be divided? Will other eucalyptus be involved? What should be done if it is involved? As well as farm tools, Regarding seeds and other matters, let’s discuss a solution here today, right?”
When the emperor said this, the cabinet naturally took the order.
But Zhou Jing was dumbfounded all of a sudden.
When the prince opened his mouth, he said that the people are the most important and he said what the people really care about.
It made him, the Minister of Household Affairs, act like he didn't care about the lives of the people.
This is a conspiracy.
Li Dongyang thought to himself that the prince would always take advantage of the righteousness. If Zhou Jing continued to be entangled and unreasonable at this moment, then the crime would be to obstruct the court from serving the people.
Who dares to bear such a crime?
Officials of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of being scolded by the emperor, but they were afraid of making mistakes in the field of public opinion. That is what Confucianism says, you can lose your life, but you cannot lose your reputation.
Therefore, no matter how much Zhou Jing feels aggrieved, he can only hold it in. There is nothing he can do about being bullied.
The emperor and the cabinet now get down to business.
Oops, the old man is very angry now, why can't my business even be regarded as business? But he couldn't continue, it was so uncomfortable.
So that old face was extremely red with anger.
But Zhu Houzhao had already gone back and sat next to the emperor, not even looking at him.
there,
Mr. Liu Ge had already begun to formally discuss the matter in accordance with the emperor's order. "To report to the emperor, I believe that the official seizure of fertile land involves a wide range of matters and is complicated, involving multiple provinces, prefectures, and prefectures," he said. We will dig out eucalyptus seeds again, and those who have no land will come to claim their land, and those who have land will come to claim their land. In addition, we must prevent someone from picking up the land and annexing it."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, Liu Jian was right. No matter how bold the people are and how productive the land is, now that the imperial court has turned so much land into ownerless land, how do you know that no one will deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates?
In the end, Qi Kuan's field became Zhang Kuan's and Li Kuan's. It doesn't make any sense.
"Therefore, Wei Chen suggested that the cabinet should work together with the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, and the Dali Temple. The money and food matters should be handled by the general manager of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If there is a problem, it should be tried on the spot. It is already March, and it is best not to delay this year's farming. .”
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Zhu Houzhao nodded again,
It's good to discuss things like this.
If you do something serious, it doesn't matter if everyone is tired.
"What do Mr. Li Ge think?" The emperor continued to ask for advice. After all, Li Gongmou was the one.
"Wei Chen believes that what Liu Ge Lao reported is reasonable and reasonable, and should be considered together. In addition, I am worried that this matter will arouse public resentment in various places. It seems that this section should be considered in advance."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned, this is true...
Hongzhi was puzzled, "Li Ge always said that there would be riots when dividing the fields?"
"It's more than that. What I want to say is that we don't worry about scarcity but about inequality. For example, if Xuancheng County divides the 3,000 hectares of land seized by the Zeng family, will the people in the neighboring county also sue this county if they see it? A big owner of land? Qingzhou Prefecture has divided up thousands of hectares of land. What do the people of Jining Prefecture think? If this section is not considered carefully, I am afraid that things will change."
Therefore, many things will affect the whole body.
Reform is really difficult.
Zhu Houzhao thought about taking it step by step, which actually implied that he meant to make other people suffer a little longer. This is not easy. The people will not care about your overall situation. They only want their own land.
But if this work is done on a large scale and nationwide, it will be even harder to control.
Li Dongyang does have a way.
"How about this." Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, "Don't kill people on the charge of stealing land, but in the name of others. If they committed a crime, they would naturally have their homes ransacked."
In this case, the people in neighboring counties will not compare themselves to themselves.
Several people in the Qianqing Palace were a little hesitant. With other charges? On what charge?
"...Or it could be turned into an imperial village, and the imperial court would accept people to farm it."
When the Crown Prince said this, several cabinet elders immediately agreed with the previous method, "I thought it would be better to use other charges."
as well. "
They are just these people because they are afraid that the royal family will take over too much.
"Okay, then I'll follow what the prince said." The emperor himself didn't have any other opinions, "Is there anything else?"
Xie Qian said, "Your Majesty, I believe that this case involves many places across the country, including the cabinet, the Ministry of Revenue and the three departments. Therefore, it is best to send important ministers from various places in Beijing to take charge of the overall situation."
Zhu Houzhao also sighed, "Yes, this project involves many places, departments, and situations. My father and I have been discussing it for a long time. It is not that difficult to do it well."
His eyes deliberately looked towards Zhou Jing.
Doesn't that mean you are delaying the real thing?
Zhou Jing felt uncomfortable listening to it. The emperor, prince, and elders started to discuss each other. What do you mean? Does it appear that I, Zhou Jing, am the one causing trouble?
"Your Majesty!" Mr. Zhou's self-esteem has been trampled too hard, and he must find his place. "I would like to go to Shandong to handle Qi Kuan, the inspector general of Shandong! But if something goes wrong, I will come to see you!" "
Think you can't get down to business? I'll find the hardest one!
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao and saw the prince nodding slightly, and he felt relaxed: he was originally worried that the prince would have any objections, after all, the two had quarreled like that before.
Fortunately, the prince is still considerate.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao knew that the civil servants of the Hongzhi Dynasty were generally pretty good. It's just that they have some habits that prevent them from extending their imperial power, and their ideas are different from those of later generations like him. These two points are the most unacceptable to him, so some collisions are inevitable.
But for people like Zhou Jing, at least he will not be greedy for money. Therefore, there is no problem in letting him handle it at the local level.
Otherwise, why bother irritating him just now?
His purpose was not to vent his anger or vent his anger like Emperor Hongzhi did. His purpose was to divide the fields, settle the people, and collect the food.
The country cannot deteriorate step by step.
It's just that it's the middle of the dynasty now, not Zhu Yuanzhang's time, so some things have to be delayed, and things will go well if they are delayed.
When Emperor Hongzhi saw Zhou Jing volunteering for military service, he was happy to send him out of the capital. "It's accurate. In Shandong, Zhou Aiqing will go to you. The other places, Fujian and Shaanxi... also have divisions of labor, right?"
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