Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

The city of Xi'an in July is chilly.

"Shaanxi, where there is no rebellion, although life is still relatively difficult, it is still promising."

Chen Qiyu, governor of Shaanxi Province, walked on this bustling street in casual clothes, and said to the accompanying minister Jin Sheng: "Especially those low-level groups that are bankrupt, under the dispatch of the Shaanxi Disaster Relief Administration, they can clean up the roads and renovate in various places with peace of mind. Water conservancy, earning enough food and wages to support a family, this was unimaginable in the past."

"Yes."

Jin Shengshen said emotionally: "Think about the frequent occurrence of disasters in the past few years, or even longer, under the rule of Shanshan, such as snowstorms, droughts, floods, locust plagues, earthquakes, etc., which have caused great harm to Guanzhong. The impact of the destruction is enormous.

However, the serious corruption in the officialdom in Shanxi and Shaanxi has led to various exorbitant taxes and taxes, which has increased the burden on the bottom groups. How could they sit and wait for death when they have no way to survive? "

Although the bandit rebellion that ravaged Shanshan and Shaanxi has been over for a long time, Chen Qiyu, Jin Sheng and the others still dare not forget about it.

Only they knew best what kind of pressure they had endured to suppress the bandit rebellion.

Now the hard-won peace and stability made Chen Qiyu and Jin Sheng absolutely not allow anyone to dare to destroy this stability.

"To this day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is in charge of court affairs, has successively established a number of industrial factories under our Shaanxi rule."

I think that officials, gentry, food, and errands should be released in advance, and some rumors can be released in advance, and gradually implemented in Shaanxi. If this can be facilitated, then what Sun Chuanting does in Henan will relieve a lot of pressure relatively speaking. "

Exorbitant taxes, abuse of power for personal gain, favoritism and fraud, collusion between officials and gentry, collusion between officials and businessmen...

However, some groups in Shanshan and Shaanxi, such as officials, gentry, merchants, etc., are more or less aware of what is going on in Henan.

Whoever owns more land in his name will pay more taxes, and whoever has less land in his name will pay less taxes. After all, once the sharing of land into acres is facilitated, there will be no such thing as a tax in Ming Dynasty. up.

Could it be that the proletarian groups under the Ming Dynasty did not have land to rely on, and relied on their own hands to do the heaviest errands. It was already difficult to support their families, so why did they have to bear heavy taxes? "

If the matter of sharing the land into the mu can be successfully tried in Henan, it will bring about many positive changes for Daming Sheji. "

Chen Qiyu said with emotion: "Actually, for the people at the bottom, the fault is that they are forced to do so. The whole family has no way to survive. Who wants to rebel against the imperial court.

Jin Sheng said with emotion, "The essence of apportioning the land into the mu is not only to further refine the tax collected by the state, but also to crack down on land annexation. It's just that this matter is not like in the past. It is based on policy. To restrict it strongly, but to restrict it with real interests.

But I don't understand why Sun Chuanting's work in Henan has attracted so many voices of opposition.

In a sense, the bandit rebellion under the Shanshan administration was the government forcing the people to rebel, and the privileges forcing the people's livelihood. People who bully will burst out with extremely strong energy. "

Hearing this, Jin Sheng frowned slightly and looked at Chen Qiyu, "If you really want to do this, then the pressure will be concentrated on you, and the officials and gentry pay the food and work together, this is a good strategy to really shake the privilege.

Chen Qiyu said with firm eyes: "As long as it is beneficial to the society of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how much infamy it bears, what is it?

"People live in this world and should do something."

Chen Qiyu's eyes were firm, as if he had made up his mind, "In view of the fact that the family has been transferred to the mother, the influence under Henan's rule is continuously expanding.

Influenced by Emperor Chongzhen, a group of awakened people has appeared in the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty. They have gathered under the command of the Disaster Relief Administration in various places. They use ideas different from those of the Ming Dynasty to consider the current problems and solve the current problems. problems encountered.

Didn't His Majesty just say it before?

"There are voices of opposition, which is a very normal thing."

Jin Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "What Sun Chuanting did in Henan was breaking the rules and the status quo, no matter how much pressure he was under, he never flinched.

"Yes."

Chen Qiyu frowned slightly, looked at Jin Sheng and said: "Industries involving mining, smelting and forging, cement glaze, cotton textile industry, grain processing and other fields, absorb outstanding groups under the Shaanxi Disaster Relief Administration to ensure that under our Shaanxi administration, we can maintain A positive attitude.

Shanxi and Shaanxi are adjacent to Henan. Perhaps the lower-level groups under the rule don't know what is going on in Henan at the moment.

"If the stubborn disease of privilege cannot be gradually broken, then there will not be much change for Daming Sheji."

"What can be done in Henan, I can also do in Shaanxi!"

It is precisely a good policy that benefits the country and the people. Too many interests can be touched, which will lead to many vested interest groups and form a serious counterattack. "

Without the above-mentioned situations, the local government can actively provide disaster relief and effectively reduce the pressure on the bottom groups, then the rebellion in Shaanxi will not intensify. "

It is precisely this that makes those privileged groups dissatisfied with this decree that is not conducive to them, so there are so many oppositions.

"Governor Chen, you have to think about it."

My scholars from the Shaanxi Disaster Relief Office have conducted secret visits many times to those groups that were coerced by thieves in the past. After collecting statistics, the summarized situations are surprisingly similar.

If we really want to talk about the pressure we bear, what is the pressure we bear compared with His Majesty?

Don't forget, all the food and salaries of the disaster relief agencies established by the northern provinces were allocated from internal funds, not from the national treasury.

Just for this item, how much does His Majesty spend every year?
Then think about the military aircraft department planned by His Majesty, the divisions dispatched to various places, and the dispatch of large troops to various regions, and the pressure of food and salary. If we don't do something, will His Majesty have to bear these all the time? "

"Then do it."

Jin Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "The situation in Shaanxi is better than that in Shanxi after all. After all, the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion are stationed in the northwest border, deterring the direction of Qinghai. If there is any movement, perhaps large-scale deployment of elites to suppress Not advisable, but it is still feasible to deploy elite deterrents on a small scale!"