I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 204 Discussing the Abolition of the Craftsmanship System (seeking a monthly ticket)

When Yan Song and others came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they found that the emperor seemed to have expected their coming, and had prepared seats for them long ago.

"My ministers and others meet your majesty, long live my emperor, long live!"

Under the leadership of Yan Song, several people saluted respectfully.

"Well, get up."

Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, when he saw the ministers coming in, he raised his eyebrows and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After a few people got up from the ground, Yan Song said immediately: "Your Majesty, I have lived up to my trust, and the truth of this case has been found out!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Jiajing, and at the same time raised the memorial in his hand above his head.

"Lu Fang, go get it for me."

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang beside him, and said so.

"The slaves obey."

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she came to Yan Song and took the memorial.

Jiajing took the memorial from Lu Fang, and did not open it in a hurry, but said to everyone: "What are you still doing there? Sit, everyone sit!"

"Your Majesty must have something to tell us!"

Seeing this, everyone thought so in their hearts, and then sat down on the seats that had been prepared.

Just as everyone was sitting upright, not even daring to breathe, Jiajing had already browsed through the contents of the memorabilia, put it aside at random, and said slowly.

"Well, I already know the reason for this!"

"Right now, I want to ask you a question, how to prevent this kind of thing from happening?"

"After all, today is a carpenter, and tomorrow is a silversmith. In the end, if all the 36 people on the carpenter's register stand up and make trouble, what should we do?"

Jiajing's voice was not loud, but in the eyes of everyone, it sounded like words of condemnation.

"His Majesty, I feel that this group of craftsmen must not be given too much preferential treatment."

"It should be dealt with strictly and severely. It is best to kill chickens and monkeys! Or let the rest of the people see what happens when they disobey the imperial court!"

"If this group of people makes trouble and the imperial court backs down without a bottom line, what is the majesty of the imperial court?"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Xu Jie immediately stood up and said so.

"What nonsense, there are a total of 37 craftsmen who have registered as craftsmen in the capital!"

"It can be seen from the fact that the carpenters couldn't bear the oppression before and rose up to resist. The contradictions have reached the point of irreconcilability! If we continue to follow the previous policy, it will be equivalent to planting a disaster in our Ming Dynasty."

"Xu Jie, what are your intentions?"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and said in a deep voice.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's because I didn't think carefully, please forgive me."

Seeing the emperor's big hat being buckled down, Xu Jie was stunned on the spot, and quickly pleaded guilty to Jiajing.

In fact, if possible, Xu Jie didn't want to stand up and touch this bad luck!

The reason why he had to stand up was because of the group of people behind them. They didn't want to see the emperor abolish the craftsman registration system. After all, they had a share in the handicraft workshops currently opened by the imperial court!If His Majesty abolishes the craftsman registration system, where can we find so many skilled craftsmen without paying too much salary?

The second reason is that the voice cannot be the same every time. If things go on like this, it will give His Majesty the illusion that the entire cabinet is monolithic!

Therefore, sometimes someone must stand up and put forward different opinions to show his majesty his attitude.

Sure enough, Jiajing didn't criticize Xu Jie too harshly, but followed up with a comforting sentence: "Speaking of which, what Xu Ge just said just now has some reference value."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Wei Chen!"

Seeing the emperor lightly revealing this matter, Xu Jie's eyes were full of gratitude, and he thanked Jiajing immediately.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. You are so keenly aware of the disadvantages brought about by the craftsman registration system. You are really far-sighted and insightful!"

Yan Song stood up right after him, and patted Jiajing's ass by the way.

"Oh, since Mr. Yan Ge also recognizes the disadvantages, why don't you tell me?"

After listening to Yan Song's words, Jiajing was in a good mood, and couldn't help asking with the intention of taking the school exam.

After listening to Jiajing's words, Yan Song became solemn and said slowly.

"Report to Your Majesty, the current craftsman registration system has three drawbacks!"

"First of all, all craftsmen who have been registered as craftsmen cannot leave their membership for generations! And this will completely cut off their hope. Not everyone is interested in craftsman skills. There are currently 37 craftsmen registered in the register. !"

"Among the 37 craftsmen, some are good at farming, some are good at reading, and some are good at doing business! In short, these people have their own strengths, but because they are registered as artisans, they cannot choose the jobs they are interested in. It has led to a great waste of talents, which is not conducive to the circulation of social classes, this is one of them!"

"The second is the unequal pay and harvest! These craftsmen, not only the whole family, old and young, have to participate in production, but also have meager income and low status, which are not tolerated by other classes. If things go on like this, it is easy to breed slack and work efficiency is also greatly improved. reduce."

"The third is that these craftsmen are often oppressed by the officials in the workshop because they are registered as craftsmen. In the long run, they will inevitably harbor resentment and will become an extremely unstable factor! Once natural disasters and man-made disasters come, when these people When a craftsman can't survive, he will immediately rise up and make trouble."

After Yan Song finished speaking, there was only a burst of clear applause, and when he looked around, he saw Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair with a smile on his face, applauding.

"Well, Mr. Yan Ge said it well, and it won my heart."

"I don't dare. I only thought of this based on the plan proposed by His Majesty earlier! Therefore, I should attribute it to Your Majesty."

Faced with Jiajing's praise, Yan Song showed a smile on his face, and then declined.

"You don't need to be humble, Mr. Yan Ge. What you said just now has benefited me a lot!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and said.

"What does His Majesty mean by applauding just now? Could it be a compliment?"

At this moment, others began to speculate about what His Majesty's recent actions meant.

"Since this is the case, let's formally discuss the abolition of the craftsman registration system at the next cabinet meeting!"

After Jiajing looked around, he immediately announced his decision.

"Wei Chen obeys!"

Seeing that Jiajing had made up his mind and everyone had no reason to object, they immediately responded with one voice.

"May I ask Your Majesty, how should the criminal in this case be dealt with?"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng stood up and asked Jiajing.

"Only punish the chief evildoer, and don't ask about the threats!"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, saying word by word.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the emperor had given specific instructions, everyone responded immediately.

"Okay, let's go here for the time being today, you guys go back and prepare well!"

"In addition, the affairs of the Maritime Trade Department cannot be relaxed, and must be implemented as soon as possible."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his attention to Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, and Zhang Juzheng, and exhorted them.

"We will surely live up to His Majesty's great trust!"

Seeing this, the three of them quickly saluted Jiajing respectfully, and replied in a deep voice.

……

Capital City, Shuntian Prefecture Government Office.

At this moment, Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Prefecture is enjoying tea leisurely.

In his view, although the principal criminal Ren Shiwang has not been arrested yet, the facts of the case have been revealed!When this Ren Shiwang is caught, the whole case can be declared completely solved.

At this moment, the guard's footsteps came from outside the house, and as soon as he entered the door, he knelt down and reported: "Report to Mr. Fu Yin, the principal criminal Ren Shiwang has been arrested!"

Ding Shichang was overjoyed when he heard the words, quickly put down the teacup in his hand, and asked the guards.

"Oh, who caught it? I must reward him well!"

Seeing Ding Shichang's questioning, a hint of embarrassment appeared on the guard's face.

"That... that, Mr. Fu Yin, this Ren Shiwang was... was..."

Seeing the hesitant look on the guard's face, Ding Shichang's patience was also exhausted, so he couldn't help but increase his volume: "Who is it that caught Ren Shiwang!"

"Report to Mr. Fu Yin, it's a few beggars."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)