In the Qianqing Palace, the silence was terrifying.
Zhu Jianshen spoke his true feelings affectionately, since no one believed it...
It turns out that if you wear a mask for a long time, no one will believe it when you take it off.
Zhu Jianshen quickly noticed this.
He gave a wry smile.
"Yu Taibao has done meritorious service for the people, for the country, and for me. Although I am thoughtful and considerate, in your opinion, am I really a ruthless and unkind monarch?"
Zhu Jianshen said slowly.
Then he looked at Li Xian.
Li Xian didn't speak.
Xu Youzhen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you are kind and wise. Who in the world doesn't know that? If Your Majesty wants to punish some people, then some people must have gone too far and hurt Your Majesty's benevolent heart."
Zhu Jian took a deep look at Xu Youzhen.
"Censor of Xudu, aren't you timid? Or do you really hope that I am just as you think, just because of Yu Taibao's reprimand, and deliberately plan to kill him? If I are really like that in your heart, My lord, aren't you afraid? You are not afraid. Today's Yu Taibao is tomorrow's Xu Youzhen."
"Your Majesty, if you want me to die, I have to die..." Xu Youzhen said firmly without any fluctuation in his heart.
This surprised Zhu Jianshen.
He sighed and sat down again. If you want your minister to die, you must die. This seems to have become a model of loyal ministers and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This also made Zhu Jianshen understand something more.
He was still too naive when it came to matters in the court and between the emperor and his ministers. It was at this moment that Zhu Jianshen truly began to transform into a qualified emperor.
In fact, this is a very serious problem. If I didn't know at all in advance that Yu Qian started to implement the national policy of changing the tax system, he would have received a lot of backlash, and even developed to the point where he would not be able to keep Yu Qian.
Zhu Jianshen was very moved by Li Xian's candid words.
"Li Fuchen, your worries are wrong. I never thought about letting Yu Taibao make enemies everywhere, and I never thought about letting Yu Taibao end up with a bad end."
"No one in the civil and military dynasties has ever told me about this matter. I am very pleased. Li Fuchen could tell me so much because I did not think carefully."
"I have already seen the tax reform strategy. If it is not suitable for Taibao, I can come up with it after I take charge. However, this matter cannot be spread to outsiders."
Zhu Jianshen made a concession because he also knew that no matter how much he said now, they would not believe it, and neither would the officials.
Li Xian's heart was full of mixed emotions. His Majesty's words came straight out of his heart. Could a teenage boy have such a deep city?
He was a little shaken by what he was thinking, and then Xu Youzhen looked aside and had an idea in his mind.
"Your Majesty, the Censor of Xudu has now entered the cabinet, and has the ambition to serve His Majesty even if he is dead. It is better for Your Majesty to leave this matter of tax reform to the Censor of Xudu, and propose it at the court meeting, and I will go to Taibao City Thank you for your help..."
Xu Youzhen's eyes grew wider and wider, and he glanced at Li Xian in disbelief.
If Taibao changes the tax system, he will make many enemies. If he changes the tax system himself, wouldn't it be the same?
This Li Xian is so cruel. He lets himself take the lead and they work. If they succeed, everyone will take credit. If they fail, the blame lies solely with the person who took the lead.
Xu Youzhen, I, Li Xian, am determined to eat...
Xu Youzhen glanced at Zhu Jianshen calmly.
Ruined.
Your Majesty was tempted and asked me, Old Xu, to be a pawn.
After Zhu Jianshen listened to Li Xian's words, he felt suddenly enlightened.
Letting Xu Youzhen take the lead was for Li Xian that Zhu Jianshen proved his innocence. Only then could they start doing things without any scruples.
Yu Taibao was a direct minister, but Xu Youzhen was a very obedient minister. In order to bring down a direct minister who posed no threat to the emperor, sacrificing an obedient minister who was of great use to the emperor was a losing business.
Thinking of this, Zhu Jianshen looked at Xu Youzhen, who was also looking at him at this time.
The two exchanged glances and fully exchanged opinions.
Zhu Jianshen asked: Xu Aiqing, do you dare to do it?
Xu Youzhen replied: Your Majesty, you don't dare to do it. Let's find someone else.
Zhu Jianshen said again: Okay, indeed I was right about Xu Aiqing, I will leave this matter to you to take the lead.
"Censor of Xudu, do you dare to lead the world?"
"Chen, ah, minister,..." Xu Youzhen faltered, hoping to let His Majesty see her embarrassment.
"Do you dare?" Zhu Jianshen's voice was raised a little higher and his tone was a little more urgent.
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, Xu Youzhen stopped stammering and responded directly and vigorously: "Dare, I dare, for your Majesty, I am willing to be the first in the world."
If you don't agree, Your Majesty will be angry.
"However, Your Majesty, can you first let me take a look at how the tax system set by Yu Taibao has been changed? So that I can be prepared."
Zhu Jianshen did not refuse this. He lifted up the brocade cloth covering the imperial case beside him, and then reached in. After a while, Zhu Jianshen took out five secret notes given to him by Yu Qian.
This operation.
Zhang Bao was stunned.
No wonder His Majesty has not allowed the maids to change the brocade cloth for more than a month. I thought His Majesty was being thrifty, but I didn't expect that He was hiding something.
Not only Zhang Bao was stunned, but Xu Youzhen and Li Xian were also stunned.
His Majesty is so concerned and cautious about this. Could it be that he has been communicating with Yu Qian privately and is very concerned about what Qian does?
"Zhang Daban, there is another book. I read it last night. It's under the pillow. Go get it for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Bao said, and walked towards Nuan Pavilion. He kept muttering in his heart, when did Your Majesty go to Nuan Pavilion with the memorial.
After a while, Zhang Bao actually walked in holding a memorial.
"Call someone to move my Yuan blue and white porcelain away. Below is Yu Taibao's gift to me for the last time."
Zhang Bao was stunned.
There are so many places hidden.
However, Zhang Bao did not dare to delay. He immediately called for three young eunuchs and lifted up the half-human-high Yuan blue and white porcelain next to Zhu Jianshen's treasure shelf. Zhang Bao lay on the carpet, stretched out his hand, and returned I really touched a memorial.
Looking at Li Xian and Xu Youzhen looking at Zhang Bao with his butt sticking out, they felt strange in their hearts. How did His Majesty think of hiding the secret information of his ministers there.
Zhang Bao smiled bitterly: "I thought I knew His Majesty, but I didn't expect that I was far from it."
Zhu Jianshen attaches so much importance to these memorials, which is undoubtedly evidence that he still believes in Yu Qian.
Zhang Bao came to Zhu Jianshen holding the memorial, and Zhu Jianshen put the other memorials in Zhang Bao's hands: "Show it to the censor of Xudu. Has Li Fuchen ever read it?"
"I haven't seen it yet."
"Then let's watch together."
Zhang Bao came to the two of them with the memorial in hand.
Xu Youzhen picked up one first, and Li Xian also picked up the second.
The two looked at it carefully.
His expression is sometimes relaxed and sometimes tense.
After reading one, I changed to another.
Xu Youzhen knew in her heart that she could not escape the hundreds of acres of land given to her by her father-in-law in her hometown.
After Li Xian read it, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
These memorials were all written by Yu Qian. It took a whole year from the general idea of the first one to the perfection of the last one. Zhu Jianshen preserved these memorials very well, and Zhang Bao didn't even know he existed. , which shows how much His Majesty attaches great importance to it.
And this reform of the tax system can be said to be a new breakthrough point.
What a way to change a thousand years.
Yu Taibao is such a talented person...
Of course, Li Xian never imagined that some of the inspirations were suggested by Zhu Jianshen to Yu Qian. Of course, no outsider would know the truth behind this.
Wait until these two people finish reading.
Zhu Jianshen asked: "It's feasible."
"Your Majesty, did you go too fast..." Xu Youzhen said softly, because this also triggered his interests.
"Your Majesty, I think it's feasible." But Li Xian spoke in support.
Zhu Jian took a deep look at Xu Youzhen.
Just one look made Xu Youzhen change her mind immediately.
"Your Majesty, although we are walking a little fast, we will walk very steadily. This is a good deed that benefits the country and the people. I will not disappoint Your Majesty."
Sell the hundreds of acres of land that should be sold, pay the taxes that need to be paid, and reduce the losses first before the policy is announced...
Xu Youzhen would never do anything that went against Zhu Jianshen's subjective wishes.
The tax payment of no more than ten taels of silver per year is on the same level as His Majesty's continued favor.
Zhu Jianshen nodded with satisfaction.
"In the ninth year of Chenghua, whether the New Deal can be implemented depends on the two lovers."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will do my best and die." Xu Youzhen was the first to express his stance.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, a scholar cannot be without great perseverance. The road ahead is long and heavy. Benevolence is one's duty. Isn't it too important? Isn't it too far away to die? I will definitely work hard to help the Taibao, implement the tax system, and die." .”
Xu Youzhen glanced at Li Xian, wondering why this guy talked so much more than she did.
Zhu Jianshen's eyes were deep: "In this way, I can rest assured."
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In an era, there is never a shortage of smart people. Some smart people can discover the shortcomings of the country and try to make some changes.
After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty began to go downhill. The population was hidden and the issue of land annexation was on paper.
Some local officials also began to carry out reforms on a small scale.
The "Zhengyi Law" was formulated by Ouyang Duo, the governor of Yingtian, and the rules for civilians and officials were combined into one, with some compromises in grain silver.
The "string of bells method" was formulated by Meng Xikong, the magistrate of Caoxian County, at the center of the universe. It separates levy and relief. After the collection, they are kept and transported separately according to the original names, and are called a bunch of bells.
"Ten Duan Jinshu" also has other names, ten Duan Dingtian, which requires a whip on average. This was done when Li Xian was in power. It was a test. The number of ding and fields under the name of each household in the county was counted, and then divided into ten sections, focusing on equalizing the corvee, and cleaning up the land tax.
"Rat tail book", also known as tiger head and rat tail book, was a reform implemented during the Chenghua period to reduce the living pressure of ordinary people. All households, big or small, were listed, and large and wealthy households with more grain were listed first. In order to bear the burden of heavy labor, small and poor households with little grain were placed behind to serve as light labor. That’s why it’s called tiger head and rat tail.
These reforms are all a way of self-help, but they are not thorough, and the master of them is Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng has been a child prodigy since he was a child. He has his own historical achievements, but he also has his historical limitations.
In order to safeguard the results of his reforms, he vigorously attacked political opponents and eliminated dissidents. He also maintained the orthodoxy of "Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism" to a certain extent and opposed Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind.
His reforms were thorough, rectifying military, political, taxation and other aspects.
The reform of the tax system was to reverse the situation of lax border defense and people's poverty and financial exhaustion since Jiajing and Longqing, and he did it.
Although the reform was forced to stop after his death, in some places, the whipping system has been more or less retained...
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