Jingming

Chapter 180 The Power of the New Party Is So Terrifying

The emperor shook his hands and threw out a set of seemingly well-thought-out structures and assumptions, and then it became a question-and-answer time that made the staff "painful" and "itchy".

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, Guangdong's spending next year will reach a huge amount of 10 taels. Where will the money come from?"

"Guangdong has already decided to pay taxes in lieu of payment, plus the newly added official land last year and this year, there will be no worries within a few years after the tenants are rented out."

"...It's just that your Majesty, the people of Guangdong may not be able to afford to increase the rent, and the hermits have not been clarified."

"The department will unify the rich and the poor to share the burden, and the people will not be bound by corvee, so they can rent more. The rest can be rented by Huangmingji."

"...Emperor Mingji?"

"I ordered Wei Bin to go to sea with cargo, and when he returned to Hong Kong, he only brought three things: silver, people, and things that were not available in Ming Dynasty."

Wang Qiong's scalp was very itchy, and he tried to keep up with the rhythm: "So Huang Mingji can use the barbarians to farm, and the local corvees will also be responsible for the purchases?"

"This is a detail that Qing and the others need to discuss. Huang Mingji can undertake it, or local commercial banks can bear it. The most important thing is that people don't have to bring their own dry food to serve in the slack, or they can't get money for the big service. Local gentry and wealthy households who understand the new law will naturally understand that this method is faster than just evading taxes and labor to make money."

The huge government procurement is a market of hundreds of thousands of nearly one million taels a year, but how much can they earn from the output of all the fields in Guangdong in a year?The total amount of land is only that much.

What's more, there is also the private market that has become active.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that most of the country gentry will wait and see at first, so how can we build trust?"

"This matter is even less of a concern. Huangmingji invites all the relatives to participate together. Qing and other relatives have no business partners before doing business? These people know where the word is. What's more, Huangmingji Maritime Trade Co., Ltd. A large number of vehicles, boats, purchases, and labor required for operation are a huge business." Zhu Houcong looked at them, "The Maritime Trade Bank went south with nearly 300 million taels of silver, and it turned around two or three times a year. How big is the business opportunity?"

"...Your Majesty, in the future, other provinces will not have such investment, and the effect..."

"Efficacy is first of all the rules. The people can concentrate more on their own land, the officials and the gentry pay the grain together, and there is no worry about the land tax; the business and taxation are regulated, and the annual income increases, so the expenditure is flexible; agriculture, business, and education are from the bottom up. In the world, more people's efforts have a direction, and vitality will be revealed; from the imperial court to the local area, teach etiquette and make appointments with laws, and the behavior of officials and people in the world is orderly."

After a pause, Zhu Houcong said: "This is also in line with the law of nature. This human law is not only an individual, but also a family and a country. Everyone hopes to live a good life. If the current ritual system only makes the officials and gentry more prosperous and the people more difficult, then It is the lonely yin that does not grow, and the lonely yang that does not grow. Many of my thoughts on the new law stem from this. It is in line with the law of heaven, and it lies in the word circulation. People must circulate, money must circulate, and power must also circulate.”

The department unified the silver, and the officials and gentry paid food and taxes together. The heavy pressure of the new law enveloped the consultants.

Guangdong has greatly increased the number of officials and improved the treatment of officials. Can this reform really be implemented?How will other provinces react when they know the true and complete face of the new law?
Yang Tinghe glanced at Sun Jiao: Yuan Zonggao is gone, now you are the head of the state, how can you persuade him?
Sun Jiao didn't speak.

Yang Tinghe was heartbroken: Fei Hong, old guy!After the situation where the old party still exists in the imperial court, the emperor will always leave room for it.If the new law fails, the new party will fall and die without a place to die.

Sun Jiao, the head of the state, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and helped the emperor to control the overall situation.

"Your Majesty, I think that next year Guangdong will only open the Enke, change the government office, and select officials. As for the tax and service, it will be put in the next year? Next year, we will compile the examination regulations, and we will not start a big campaign. If there is, we will report to Huang Mingji and the local area. Buying by a commercial firm. The new law will educate, the gentry will divide, and it will take time to continue to use litigation and punishment as a tool to deter local governments." Yang Tinghe still insisted on the rhythm, "The most important thing, Your Majesty, the capital camp has not yet been completed, and the prince has not yet been born."

If Sun Jiao didn't persuade him, Yang Tinghe had to speak up himself.

He hastened to assure: "The general outline of the new law has already been announced to the public, and taxation and labor must be moved. Since it is only five years before Jiajing to see the effect, I think it is more secure to implement it step by step. Next year, the Guangdong government office will be completely new, and the officials will use their lives. The purchase and business taxes can also see one or two effects; in the next year, the taxes and duties will be determined, and the officials and gentry will pay together. At that time, the prince will prosper and the Beijing camp will be established. Minister, wait."

Yang Tinghe said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you will have to understand the difficulties of Jianchen and others by then."

The party leader asked for protection, and Zhu Houcong laughed: "Don't worry about elders, I just hope that Qing and others will plan from the overall situation, and don't shrink back. I put forward these ideas, and Qing and others should try their best to act safely. Five years ago in Jiajing, there was a Just a preliminary look."

Yang Tinghe breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Houcong looked at the crowd again:

"In "University Yanyi Bu", I read a sentence, and I quite agree with it. What the people want, the sky will follow. The sky uses the power and wealth of the people in the world to treat one person as the king. It is not selfish. It will Rely on it to rule it, teach it, and nourish it.”

"Just like Taizu won the world, because under the rule of Meng Yuan, my people in China will be slaves forever, and their lives will be miserable. Those who follow the destiny and act on behalf of the heavenly law must obey the human principle that everyone wants to live and live. If I can't make the people in the world all If it is possible to settle down, then Da Ming will increasingly violate human principles, and the destiny will eventually belong to others. If everyone in the world can live in peace, the method must be found in physics."

Zhu Houcong paused for a moment: "There are many people in the world who say that Qiu Gong is a monster, and he is a taboo for the emperor. He has a saying: Although things in the world are born in the world, they must be invested with human power before they can be used. They are big and small. , its skill is shallow or deep, and its price. As far as a thousand dollars, its body is not big or fine, and it must not be accomplished in a day. reason."

"The world's wealth is not fixed, and the land and products of the Ming Dynasty are all in number. However, how the manpower is used in accordance with physics will increase or decrease the world's wealth. I must want to implement a new law, because the manpower of the Ming Dynasty has been increasingly bound by the land and corvee. Many things in the world ignore it. Although this book cannot be fully trusted, it is clear about Taoism, discerning talents, judging the system, observing people's sentiments, admiring and fearing, abstaining from lust, being cautious in words and deeds, upright and dignified, emphasizing concubines, strict internal governance, You can also read and think about the main points of governing the country, such as establishing the foundation of the country, teaching relatives, and so on."

In the following paragraphs, the framework of Guangdong's new law is combined with the theory of heavenly, physical, and humanistic principles, and the elderly study class encourages follow-up.

This is also a discovery Zhu Houcong made after being introduced in Wanfa Museum. Qiu Jun's "University Yanyi Bu" can indeed be called "big rebellion" in this era. It not only elaborates on the sensitive issue of the source of the monarch's legitimacy, but even Put forward the concept of "labor determines value".

Although Zhu Houcong will not use all of them, it does not prevent him from taking valuable content to package his theories of heaven, physics, and human theory.

Daming's current problem is actually involution.

There are too many official restrictions, and everyone is mainly thinking about the fields. The bolder merchants are heavily restricted, and the sea trade merchants are even more banned.However, it is very likely that there are already more than 1 million people, and less than half of them have fled to become "hidden households", with no identity, no dignity, and no future.

Zhu Houcong knew that there would be many problems in the details of the new law, but that was something that his subordinates should help him think about.

His general direction is only one: loosen the ties first, and release the productivity from people.

Seeing how thoughtful they were, Zhu Houcong said with a smile: "I have something to gain occasionally, but I still need to think about it carefully. I don't need the gist of the new law or the essence of learning. I only want a prosperous and powerful Ming Dynasty."

Seventeen counselors and two companions looked at him with complicated emotions.

Occasionally earning... Except for Wu Tingju, everyone else thought: You earn too much by chance, why do you often earn?
The emperor doesn't want this kind of reputation, he wants these counselors to use his wisdom to pretend to be forceful, to stack halos, and to gain fame.

But he wants results.

Of course, the consultants don't dare to make any new academic discoveries outside right now-they don't dare to grab this honor by judging others by themselves.When the emperor will officially disclose his learning experience, I am afraid he will also consider it.

Now it's just to reassure them: the new law is not a random idea, and the new law is in line with the teachings of the saints, in line with the laws of heaven, physics, and human beings.

Therefore, the reform is also part of their literary name.

The consultants did not spend a long time discussing the feasibility of this structure, because after the structure was opened, it was already known that the expansion of Guangdong and the improvement of treatment would have a differentiating effect on Guangdong gentry.

With Huang Mingji purchasing by himself and the emperor borrowing from the branch office to purchase, Guangdong's financial pressure in a short period of time is really not too great.

So it quickly became clear what to do next: institutional reform.

It is naturally welcome to have more official positions, and it is also very effective to divide the resistance force, which is the basis for the next step to mobilize taxes and labor, start business, and collect business taxes.

Then there is a very clear question: who is responsible for going to Guangdong to publicize the new law?

Sun Jiao asked Ying: "Let's go. Once the queen is elected, the minister will still be in the cabinet. I am afraid that I will be criticized. The husband introduced the new law and reformed the government office in Guangdong. There will be an uproar in other provinces. I have gone to Guangdong. Speaking of the new law, only those who supervise and preach it can be regarded as your Majesty's right to guard against Jiefu's exclusive use of Guangdong."

Wu Tingju is numb: start writing screenplay again?
Zhu Houcong thinks about it, this is indeed the reason, the head of state and cabinet minister is indeed too eye-catching.

"That's how it is arranged. After the wedding ceremony, please go south. As for the people who preach the new law, the Ministry of Officials can gather this group of officials in Beijing who have been elected to Guangdong to study first. More manpower is needed. One thing, let’s transfer people from the Imperial Academy, and you can also choose some people from the Imperial Academy.” Zhu Houcong remembered something, and introduced to them with a smile, “As for the propaganda, I sent Wen Zhengming, Zhu Yunming, and Tang Yin to the south.”

The others looked at him in astonishment. Is there any meaning to this action?

"Since Yang Shen's visit to the gentry, I ordered the three of them to record the changes in Guangdong in the past few months. Zhang Fujing played it. The poems and paintings of the three are exquisite and can be published as a book. I have approved it. The three of them I am afraid that the poems and paintings are a bit advanced, so Zhang Fujing asked painters and poets to write some easy-to-understand poems for distribution in Guangdong, all of which were signed by the three of them and privately printed by one party."

Yang Ting and their mouths all opened wide.

Is this how Wuzhong talents use it?Wouldn't it be worse than killing them?

Just find some cats and dogs to write and draw, and let them sign it, and let so many ordinary people see it!

Zhu Houcong didn't care about their ideas, and made the best use of them. At most, he could make up for it: "So it's probably easier to preach and educate. Chen Jin has already arrived in Guangdong, and according to the inspector Wang Hung and the general officer Jiang Xiuyi, they all obeyed their orders. Zhang Fujing's memorial said there was nothing There is a new calamity. Guangdong only handles those who seek rebellion. There is no major issue for now. I have ordered Wen Zhengming and three others to bring Guangdong's new imperial examination sons to Beijing. Expand Guangdong, increase colleges to take Enke examinations, and recruit talents."

Let Guangdong scholars first feel the temptation from the examination and compilation.

……

Yang Tinghe has become increasingly unfamiliar to Beijing officials, not only because of his "resolute" attitude, but also because of the many "brain-opening" proposals he has come up with.

Everyone knows that Guangdong is going to implement a new law. The new law that Yang Tinghe said at the court meeting where His Majesty killed someone was new enough. I didn't expect it to be so new now.

The organization has been greatly reformed, from the officials who have not entered the ranks but are in the ranks, to the governor. In Guangdong province alone, there will be nearly [-] officials whose salaries are distributed by the imperial court and the local government.

This is nearly [-] officials on the basis of improved treatment!

Then, the New Party actually "borrowed" 40 taels of silver from His Majesty's internal funds!
This has not happened for a long time. Emperor Zhengde never lent money to the Ministry of Households!

The strength of the new party is so terrifying, the lion opened his mouth, and His Majesty actually agreed.

But His Majesty did not fully support it. The Empress is Sun Jiao's daughter. After the news of the decision spread throughout the capital, many people's jaws were shocked.

Your Majesty said that this year's draft is no longer just from ordinary people's families, but the queen's background is too scary, right?
Sun Jiao's imagining of the end of the chapter has indeed arrived, and he does not say that His Majesty cannot make Sun Ming the empress, but that Sun Jiao is not suitable to be a cabinet minister again.

All stayed in the middle school and then appointed: Sun Jiao went to Guangdong to inspect the new law to preach, and was sent temporarily. Just take care of this matter and do not conflict with the governor of Guangdong.

checks and balances!It must be checks and balances!

It is necessary to implement new laws to strengthen the country, and it is also necessary to guard against Yang Tinghe's continuous expansion!
Everyone sometimes thinks of Yang Tinghe and feels both admiration and pity.

After so many years of forbearance, he turned out to be a reform party, and his loyalty to the public and the country can be said to be unique in a hundred years.Is it for the Taimiao, or for conscience?
I don't know, I admire him for thinking about so many ideas in his mind for so many years.

But pity him: Guangdong's approach has simply pushed the financial pressure to the extreme, and it wants to use expansion to reduce resistance.

I don't know if it can be done.But if it fails, Yang Tinghe and the new party will be finished, and the family will be punished.

Yang Tinghe's life seemed to be getting more and more heroic. Every time he entered the palace and saw some eunuchs practicing the ten physical fitness techniques, he couldn't help complaining in his heart.

This is the boudoir secret method, what did you practice it for?
There is a lot of negative energy in his heart, thinking that the emperor asked him to act aggressive and busy, while the emperor himself was leisurely playing with the newly selected concubines in the palace, Yang Tinghe felt wronged.

It was a very leisurely old life.

Why didn't he learn from Liang Chu and run away?

Wang Qiong is also super tired: Guangdong's institutional reforms, the most practical workload is in his bureaucracy!There are so many yamen, so many officials and officials, how to name, rank and pay, how to be selected, and how to pass the exam, all of which need to come up with a strategy as soon as possible.

"Just this time, if Guangdong's new law is successful, the rest of the provinces will follow suit in the future." Wang Qiong summoned all the officials of the official department. Their official names and powers must be simple and clear. Also, pay attention to the upper and lower jurisdictions of the Ministry of Punishment and the Division of Mention, the upper and lower jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households and the Taxation Division, and the upper and lower jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How to reorganize as the Secretary of Public Security also needs to be carefully considered.”

The officials of the official department were bald: "... the great heavenly official, can't you add some people to our official department first?"

"If you want to be promoted, and if you want to add manpower to the Ministry of Officials in the future, do it well in Guangdong first!"

The subordinates slandered: The original imperial party, the Datianguan, helped the new party gain power, and it was also for His Majesty to rely on them to check and balance the new party, right?
After all, there were taints in the past, and it was too precarious to depend on your majesty's thoughts, so a new value of existence had to be created.

If the new law is successful, will we take down the new party with complaints from all over the world and enjoy it?

Feeling as tired as Wang Qiong is Ding Guogong Xu Guangzuo.

I rushed all the way to Guangdong, my ass was almost smashed by the carriage, and I got seasick for a while.

After going there, he is a tool man.

Is it true that Zhang Fujing has the authority to transfer troops from Huguang to the south?If he doesn't come over, Xu Guangzuo will rest.After being transferred, Xu Guangzuo put on a show.

Of course, it's not useless.

Supporting important ministers and honorable ministers to sit in Guangdong, the court's determination and deterrent power are full.

But he was not allowed to rest for a while, and hurried back to Beijing—His Majesty got married, and he had to go to welcome the bride on behalf of His Majesty.

In three months, from Beijing to Guangdong, and from Guangdong back to Beijing, the road was full of hurried marches!Urgent delivery in general!
Even if, like Wen Zhengming and the others, they took a leisurely boat ride back to Beijing with the Guangdong new imperial examinations?

If I knew this earlier, I might as well learn from Guo Xun to train soldiers!

The new imperial examinations are all funded by the government to take them to Beijing to take the exam. Guangdong is far away, so this subject should start earlier.

The three great talents were only granted Jinshi background, Wen Zhengming didn't even get the results in the middle examination, and the three of them are not in the mood to talk to those new imperial examination candidates now.

"This enshrinement, after arriving in Beijing, I managed to resign!" Tang Yin said angrily, "The paintings are like childish graffiti, how can I sign them, and leave that square seal! I, Tang Bohu, have a famous name... Wen Father-in-law, you must intercede for me!"

Wen Zhengming's eyes were red: "I don't think I will become a relative of the state after all."

"...Although she is not a queen, she is also one of the second concubines. I heard that it will be given to the earl."

Wen Zhengming didn't want to talk and gave Tang Yin a helpless look. Now he was only worried about the safety of his wild baby daughter in the palace.

"Xizhe, why don't you speak?" Tang Yin had no choice but to look for Zhu Yunming.

"The two of you have never been officials." Zhu Yunming was silent for a while, "I have been in Xingning County for a few years, but I came here in a daze. I think I have been a parent official, and I have done some practical things in those years. In the past few months Come on, I just realized the hardships of the common people, I have never thought about it. You are all unofficial, and you have always been at ease. I have been an official for several years, but I still have some land. Now I want to come..."

The three were silent for a while.

"After returning to Beijing, I would like to ask His Majesty to publish a collection of the works of the three of us. Zhengming, Bohu, Your Majesty is right to use us and the three of us. We are really not officials. There is only a little reputation. The situation in Guangdong is the situation in the world, and it is a matter of merit to spread it in our name. In addition to poetry and paintings, there must be something else left in this life."

The plight of the people is not what touches him.

It was Yang Shen's madness, Zhang Fujing's decisiveness, Gui E's shrewdness, Huo Tao's smoothness... many real officials touched him.

In the previous drama in Guangdong, Zhu Yunming finally realized that he was not suitable to be an official.

But the emperor's intention to order the three of them to go south is now clear to them.

Tang Yin thought about it and then laughed: "I'm afraid it's a new law that will be recorded in the annals of history. Do the three of us want to leave a name for it? It's a happy event, Jingchanggu, but it's a pity that he left earlier."

Xu Zhenqing passed away early, and one of the four talented scholars in Wuzhong has gone, but now the remaining three have special encounters.

The emperor invited them to worship, but they did not ask them to compose court poems and make portraits for nobles, but to tour the world and record the world.

At this time, it was people like Zhang Fujing who were struggling to move forward, and it was how the people suffered under natural and man-made disasters.

"In this way, will there be a day when you and I will draw a picture of a prosperous age?" Tang Yin asked again after drinking.

Zhu Yunming and Wen Zhengming didn't speak, they looked at the river outside the boat together.

Who can say for sure?

But who doesn't like Shengshi?

(End of this chapter)