Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 568
Zhu Yunying didn't have much to say about this year that was suitable for rebellion. As long as the territory of Daming was stable, there was naturally no need to worry about too many things.

And the mess outside is just as good as the mess, and even this is of some benefit to Daming.Whether it's fishing in troubled waters, or taking advantage of the problem, a good operation is more in line with some of Daming's strategic intentions.

If you really think about it this way, it may not necessarily be a bad thing, and Zhu Yunying naturally has nothing unacceptable.Just eat melons and watch the show cheerfully, and launch an army crusade at the right time.

Right now, he still cares more about Daming's internal affairs. This is a more important matter. Only when his own strength is good enough can he carry out the next series of plans.

Zhu Yunying would not do things like chasing after the basics. Although after more than [-] years of development, the current national strength of Ming Dynasty is indeed getting stronger and stronger.But no matter what, Zhu Yunying also needs to be careful, and can't act too hastily.

After the early dynasty ended, Zhu Yunying also convened important officials in the Hall of Martial Arts, and the discussion was naturally related to the Ming Dynasty's autumn tax and the like.Especially the matter of sharing the property into the mother, Zhu Yunying has always been very concerned about this matter.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Yu Xin also has the right to speak about this, "Qizou Your Majesty, after two years of Qingzhang, the Ming Dynasty has a total of 510 hectares of land. Compared with Hongwu's statistics in 26 years, the field mu has dropped by nearly 300 million hectares."

Zhu Yunying is basically quite satisfied with this data.

Because in the 26th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty calculated a figure of 850 million hectares, which is somewhat beyond reality.

To put it simply, in the 14th year of Hongwu, the land of Daming was less than 400 million hectares, and the tax and grain were less than 300 million shi.According to statistics in the 24th year of Hongwu, there were only 380 million hectares, and 320 million shi of tax and grain.

The statistic of the 26th year of Hongwu is really an exaggeration. This is more than doubled directly, more than four times the farmland in the Yuan Dynasty, which is a bit too exaggerated.

Seeing this number, those who didn't know thought that Zhu Yunying had directly lost nearly half of Daming's family property after being on the throne for three years.

However, some guard land is also excluded here. The farmland in the guard is the military settlement, and naturally it cannot be counted as ordinary farmland.These military settlements are naturally not counted as the part of the grain.

In the final analysis, it is a military colony. First of all, there is an "army". Although military households take part of the food to support their families, more of it has to be taken away by the court.

It is certain that the land of the Ming Dynasty continued to increase.There is still a lot of potential in the land of the Ming Dynasty that can continue to be tapped. Zhu Yunying does not think that it seems that half of the land is lost, which means that he is prodigal, or that land mergers are serious. This is actually a kind of growth.

Through continuous reclamation, including the continuous development of Huguang, and some land in Liaodong was also included.The most important thing is to clear out a lot of land hidden by tyrants, and the number of farmland in the Ming Dynasty has increased a lot.

Zhu Yunying nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "We remember that in the 24th year of Hongwu, we paid seven liters of grain per mu. We don't need to reduce taxes now. Daming will put in no less than 350 million shi this year."

Yu Xin said with a smile at this time, "Your Majesty is benevolent, the grain tax is set at seven liters per mu, and the weather is good this year, and I want to put more grain into the warehouse."

The grain tax itself in the Ming Dynasty was not particularly high, and now in some places, there are less exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.In fact, for many farmers, there are still some burdens, but overall the pressure must be reduced a lot.

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, and said, "The Emperor Taishang was born in poverty, and he knows how difficult it is for farmers. Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and the people are safe, he can also be worthy of the Emperor's hard work. Wang Chengen, send the zhezi to Qianqing Palace, and ask the Emperor to have a look."

Bao Zhao from the Ministry of Punishment also said at this time, "Your Majesty, although the two tax laws are abolished in the two capitals, there are still officials who collect exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes to disturb the people. I request a strict investigation into this matter."

For the people of Ming Dynasty, although the food tax is not too much, but most of the time what they need to pay is not only the food tax, the miscellaneous taxes are even more of a heavy burden for them.

Zhu Yunying's gaze narrowed slightly, and he said with a sneer, "It seems that some people don't take our emperor seriously. Let's make repeated orders, and we must not disturb the people after the tenants enter the mu, and the miscellaneous taxes will be abolished if they are reformed or abolished. It seems that , Our benevolence, many people don't take it seriously."

In fact, this is the case. A policy may be good, but when it reaches the local area, it may become a policy that disturbs the people.

For example, Zhu Yunying's implementation of the stipend into the mu can be said to be an excellent limit to land mergers, and there are also some regulations for the common people to pay for food.Originally, Zhu Yunying also hoped to reduce some of the burden on farmers.

But this is not a good thing for some landlords and gentry, it will make it more difficult for them to hide the land, and it will also make it difficult for them to continue to annex the land.Some officials, they will think of many ways every time they collect taxes, and do everything possible to increase their income.

Some messy taxes may not necessarily be collected by the Ming court, it is very likely that some officials made a fortune under the banner of the court.

Everyone was not surprised by the emperor's anger at all. Compared with Emperor Hongwu, this one seemed a little more lenient.But many people are also very clear that if this one becomes ruthless, he will be comparable to Emperor Hongwu.

Since someone dared to obstruct it at this time, they would naturally face the emperor's thunderous wrath, which need not be the slightest surprise.Since many people have such thoughts from the beginning, don't expect to be able to live in peace.

The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and even Jinyiwei and Dongchang are all about to take action. It can be seen that Emperor Yingshi is determined to this matter.

It's perfectly normal to be determined, and Zhu Yunying must be strict about these things.Don't say that now is the beginning of the New Deal. At this time, a good policy is slandered, and many things that will follow will naturally be troublesome.

At this time, for those who dared to reach out indiscriminately, Zhu Yunying naturally wanted to use thunderous means to let these individuals know what kind of miserable results they would suffer if they hindered the state affairs.At this time, Zhu Yunying couldn't rub the slightest bit of sand in his eyes.

After talking about these things with the important ministers, Zhu Yunying asked with a smile, "Recently, most of the sons of the kings of Dongri and Fuyue have been in Beijing. Do you know what our clan is thinking?"

In fact, this is not easy to answer, how the two vassal states of Dongri and Fuyue came to be, of course the monarchs and ministers of Daming couldn't be more clear.And now many clans are thinking about what, and everyone basically knows what they are thinking about.

In the final analysis, it is because these two vassal states are so special, many clans of the Ming Dynasty have seen the benefits, and many people want to truly experience the fun of being the lord of a country.

Before the Ming Dynasty, they were afraid of Emperor Hongwu, but now they are more afraid of Emperor Yingshi. When will they be big these days?What's more, when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, there is no guarantee that he will not do something.

Whether it is thinking about building some foundations and achievements on its own, or simply being curious about overseas, the clan of the Ming Dynasty is now more enthusiastic about Zhu Gaochi and the others, and there are too many things that seem to be worth paying attention to.

It's just that this topic is not suitable for talking in front of the emperor. It simply means that the minister has his own consciousness, and there is no harm in keeping a certain distance from the clan.

If he answered casually at this time, the emperor might not seem to care.But if the emperor becomes cautious at any time, there will naturally be certain hidden dangers.

Courtiers so concerned about the clan?Is there any connection or communication?Or to put it simply, these clans are the clans of the Ming Dynasty after all, you courtiers are staring and monitoring, are you trying to provoke the Tian family?

There is absolutely no harm in thinking a little more. It seems that it is much safer in Yingshi Dynasty than in Hongwu Dynasty, but once these people relax their vigilance and lower their self-demand, it obviously means that they may not only The official career has reached the end, and it is very likely that life has also come to the end.

Seeing the squeaks of these ministers, Zhu Yunying really had no choice.He wasn't fishing for law enforcement, it was simply that the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty underestimated his heart, and these important ministers seemed to have so many thoughts, they thought too much.

Between the monarch and his ministers, it seems that there is a lack of candor. There is no way to communicate in a down-to-earth manner, and only routines are left.

Zhu Yunying doesn't care about these things either, he just needs to let these important officials know some of his thoughts and ideas, and he doesn't need to worry too much about the rest.

Some things don't need to be explained thoroughly, otherwise there will be some meaning missing.Those who can stand in the court hall are all human beings, and there are actually not many problems with their abilities. They will also know that Emperor Yingshi will not say insignificant words.

After sending these people away, Zhu Yunying called Chang Mao over, "Uncle, you have to be careful about the rectification of the Habayashi Guard, and you have to take care of things over there."

Chang Mao said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I really don't have the skills. I can't lead soldiers, I can't train soldiers, and I'm easy to get confused after drinking a little wine. These things should be left to other people." Let's do it."

Regarding Chang Mao's statement, Zhu Yunying didn't think it was self-effacement, and some of it could be regarded as the truth. Chang Mao was indeed like this in the eyes of some people, and it was indeed a bit muddy and unable to support the wall.

It's just that Zhu Yunying also understands that although his uncle is an out-and-out dude, it's not that he can't do everything.It's just that in many cases, Chang Mao has a fairly clear understanding of his identity, and he is also taboo about some things.

"Uncle, we know your abilities." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "You don't need to feel taboo, I don't need to feel taboo, Habayashi guard is our dedication, this matter can't be sloppy. Although there are other people, it's just We are not too relieved, and my uncle will feel at ease when he goes to take care of us."

Now that the emperor has spoken to this extent, Chang Mao naturally agreed, "I will lead the order, and I will go to ask Habayashi Wei in a while."

There must be no problem with this. This is Wu Xun's mountain top, and this is the Right Commander of the Central Military Commander's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty. His involvement in these matters can be regarded as the scope of his duties.

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, and then said, "Go back and discuss with Cao Guogong. This trip to the noble family should also let some people go to Korea to practice. If we want to use the army in the future, we should also train some talented people. expensive."

For this task, Chang Mao is naturally very willing to accept it, which is what he should do well.Who made him one of the leaders of Daming Xungui, and many people in the Chang Department still want to count on Chang Mao to take them to take off together.

Even if Chang Mao didn't go to battle in person like Xu Huizu of the Xu family, Chang Mao has always been reliable when it comes to fighting for opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

Obviously, Emperor Yingshi wanted to give some honorable families the opportunity to make contributions this time, and cultivate the second and third generations of honor, which was also to prepare for the next series of military deployments of the Ming Dynasty.

The three armies are easy to get and a general is hard to find, Zhu Yunying must consider eliminating these things.Lan Yu and Fu Youde are not young anymore. Veterans like Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying are almost unlikely to have the chance to fight again in the next few battles.

Although upstarts such as Zhang Yu, Qiu Fu, and Zhu Neng also emerged, Zhu Yunying never forgot the founding lords of the Ming Dynasty. There are also many of these martial arts families who are worth cultivating.

Chang Mao naturally has more say in this matter, and he really hopes that the nobles of the Chang family will be more reliable and can become a powerful weapon and support in Zhu Yunying's hands to ensure that the Ming Dynasty will last forever.

These are also in the interests of the Chang family and the interests of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.Speaking of which, they shared weal and woe.

Of course, these founding nobles are actually somewhat repulsive to people like Zhang Yu. These founding nobles have more seniority, and sometimes they naturally have a sense of crisis. They don't want to be caught up by people like Zhang Yu.

After explaining these things, Zhu Yunying felt more at ease. Of course, he still needs to do a lot.For example, Zhuo Jing's book, this former confidant is not here to plead guilty, but is carefully reporting on Fujian's political affairs.

He has done a lot of things, that is, to cooperate with Daming's pressure on Ryukyu. These things are also ordered by Zhu Yunying, so naturally these things need to be done well.

Looking at the memorial, Zhu Yunying still had no expression on her face, and she still needed to continue beating Zhuo Jing, her former confidant.As for Zhuo Jing wanting to return to the center, obviously it will not be so easy, one betrayal is enough for Zhu Yunying to "exile" Zhuo Jing continuously, he is very narrow-minded and cannot accept these betrayals!

(End of this chapter)