I'm really not doing business

Chapter 787: Similar to an official but different from an official, similar to a commoner but above the commoner
Recently, two major cases that shocked the whole country occurred in Daming. The first was the Tian Bing Rebellion in Ruijin, Jiangxi, and the second was the Soul Calling Case in Songjiang Prefecture.

These two cases seem to be completely unrelated, but in fact their internal logic and essence are exactly the same.

Political activities have never been limited to the high-ranking officials and the people of the country. The choices of each individual determine the ultimate direction of society.

The society of the Ming Dynasty was changing dramatically. To interpret these changes from the perspective of traditional concepts would be considered heresy; to analyze them from the perspective of performance would be superficial.
To interpret changes, we must start from the essence.

The Tianbing Rebellion in Ruijin and the Soul-Calling Case in Songjiang were essentially contradictions between the development of productive forces and production relations.

In essence, it is the contradiction between the economic changes caused by changes in production relations and the current ideology and morality, political and legal system, organizational structure, and distribution methods.

That is, the contradiction between the economic base and the superstructure.

Only by seeing through the surface, clearly understanding the truth of the matter, analyzing the undercurrent problems, putting aside class prejudices and interests to analyze the causes, and finding practical solutions to the causes, can we solve the problems and ease the contradictions.

The four steps of phenomenon, problem, cause and solution are the way of thinking provided by the theory of contradiction.

The theory of contradiction has never been a classic doctrine. Its only function is to provide people with a methodology to think about various social phenomena.

The Ming Dynasty abolished the slave system and started returning land to farmers in Zhejiang and the five major customs offices. This represented the beginning of the collapse of the old strongman's production relations of personal dependence. No matter how isolated the tenants were from information, they would hear news from afar.

Productivity has changed. The Ming Dynasty has new crops, water and fertilizers, which means that food is growing slowly but steadily.

The tenants could feel the changes brought about by the Wanli Reform, because Pan Jixun had already begun to promote sweet potatoes in Jiangxi in the third year of the Wanli reign, and sweet potatoes had already been planted all over the wasteland;

However, the gentry of Ningdu, Ruijin and Ninghua counties, headed by Shi Chengwu, still wanted to go against the trend and restore the corrupt and outdated production relations of strong personal dependence, exploiting the people as much as possible and treating them as grass.

The conflict broke out violently after the string broke.

The contradiction between the development of productive forces and production relations, and the contradiction between the economic base and the superstructure, are the concentrated manifestations of class contradictions and struggles.

"Wang Ci Fu." Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and said, "I don't understand."

"I am terrified." Wang Chonggu hurriedly stood up and bowed his head to listen to His Majesty's questions. His Majesty and Zhang Juzheng are master and disciple, but he and His Majesty are also monarch and subject.

Your Majesty does not listen to Zhang Juzheng in everything!

"I don't understand why, in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the interests of local nobles and gentry have been compromised and judicial favoritism has been maintained for a long time. Instead of easing the sharp contradictions between landlords and tenants, it has somewhat intensified this confrontation?" Zhu Yijun said with a frown.

Wang Chonggu was the Grand Minister of Justice of the Ming Dynasty and had been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for thirteen years.

Wang Chonggu was stunned, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Let me think about it slowly."

The transfer of interests and judicial favoritism exist objectively.

In the Ming Dynasty, scholars did not have to kneel when meeting an official, and were provided with food and exempt from labor service. Juren could even become an official, be exempted from part of the land tax, and even have slaves.

And the Jinshi is even more amazing!
They are the ruling class who select officials. In addition to being exempt from taxes, they also have the privilege of not punishing doctors.

As long as one passed the imperial examination, even if he was sent to the Northern Pacification Office, he could not be punished. There were still the eight exceptions and eight discussions, a systematic system of leniency, not to mention those hidden rules that were not allowed to be seen in the open.

As an official, as long as he did not plot treason or cause civil unrest, the word beheading was too unfamiliar to the literati.

Your Majesty's question may seem simple, but it is not simple at all. This kind of legal favoritism has not met the court's expectations.

The imperial court asked the local wise men and gentry to serve the court in stabilizing the country and governing the people, educating the people, preaching government orders, and setting an example for their fellow villagers.

Instead of playing the positive role they should have, these local celebrities and gentry relied on their power to be arbitrary, maltreat their hometowns, and bully their neighbors, causing great harm to the local area.

"The gentry are similar to officials but different from them, similar to the people but above them. They are favored and naturally have nothing to fear."

Wang Chonggu said solemnly, "Your Majesty, in the third year of Wanli, the governor of Suiyuan, Pan Jixun, was in Jiangxi and paid special attention to rectification and strict prohibition. Only then did the gentlemen know that there were laws, and then they abided by the laws and behaved themselves."

"But recently, old habits have resurfaced, and they have disregarded the emperor's orders, openly defied the emperor's orders, and acted recklessly, which can be described as lawless."

"I heard from Wang Jiaping that in some counties of Guangzhou, the gentry and wealthy families sent thugs with long swords and short guns to the villagers' sand fields to pull up seedlings. The sand fields were barren and barely cultivated, but they were still forced to occupy the sand. Because the villagers planted seedlings in the sand fields, no one would be a tenant."

"I heard from Li Le, the governor of the Southern Court, that in the Southern Court, if a powerful person heard that someone had hidden silver, he would falsely accuse the villagers of selling illegal salt and take the opportunity to embezzle it. In the tenth year of the Wanli reign, the Southern Court imposed heavy pressure on the rectification, and this trend subsided a little. In the fourteenth year of the Wanli reign, when Your Majesty left the Southern Court for a tour, this trend resurfaced and was rectified again."

"I was born in Shanxi. When I was young, I heard that in Xiangling and Linfen counties in Shanxi, the gentry monopolized the water conservancy. Farmers had to buy water coupons to farm. If they didn't have coupons, there would be no water. This happened over and over again."

"Your Majesty is wise. I think it is probably because of this partiality in the law that this unworthy gentleman who seeks profit and bribes has emerged."

"If rewards and punishments are not clear, there will be no trust."

Zhu Yijun took a deep breath and said, "Guan Zi said: A sage ruler sets standards and establishes rituals and laws, which are as solid as heaven and earth, as firm as the stars, as bright as the sun and moon, and as reliable as the four seasons."

"Nothing can be accomplished if rewards and punishments are not clear; if rewards and punishments are clear, everything can be done. If all the people are guilty, the fault lies with me. If I am guilty, it is the fault of disbelief."

"We, the ministers, deserve to die." Zhang Juzheng was shocked and immediately bowed his head and said in unison with all the ministers.

If the emperor is guilty, the ministers will have no choice but to accept the punishment of death, so the emperor cannot be guilty or make mistakes.

Faith means fairness and no deviation. Disbelief means injustice and will cause deviation in society.

As the emperor, Zhu Yijun bears the primary responsibility.

Is it really Zhu Yijun's fault? But hasn't it been like this for thousands of years?
"The Ming Dynasty Code is being revised. As for the judicial and tax privileges of local nobles and gentry, my dear ministers, please discuss it and submit it to the emperor." Zhu Yijun waved his hand.

The time came for the ministers to choose whether to abolish the privileges of the local gentry or to convict the emperor of disloyalty.

It seems that there are choices, but in fact there is only one choice, which is to abolish the judicial and tax privileges of local gentry and abolish this favoritism, instead of making local gentry similar to officials but different from officials, similar to the people but above the people, and let the local gentry return to the order of the people in the law.

Deeming the emperor guilty of distrust would be extremely harmful, and it was extremely absurd for Empress Dowager Li to ask the young emperor to write a confession of guilt at every turn.

Once the edict of repentance is issued, the ministers have to retire. Retirement is not the end. Your Majesty's capital camp needs to send troops on a long expedition to physically eliminate the local gentry who have placed Your Majesty in a place of distrust, so that Your Majesty can get rid of the dilemma of the crime of distrust. Otherwise, if the emperor is guilty, how can he still rule the world?

"At the same time, we must also be vigilant against the emerging coastal bourgeoisie, who have a status similar to that of an official but different from an official, and close to the people but above the people. Otherwise, they will become like the local gentry, strengthening personal dependence, exploiting as much as they can, and taking it for granted." Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "This is very important for the Ming Dynasty."

The emerging bourgeoisie is advanced, but the more legal favor it receives, the more its advanced nature will gradually disappear.

The thinking of the emerging bourgeoisie will change from improving production tools, improving the production environment of labor workshops, increasing production efficiency, reducing production costs, and maximizing profits to exploiting the value of labor as much as possible.

The Gewuyuan quantified the work of a strong laborer, that is, the degree of bypass, and the workload of one person in one day was equal to 1 horses.

There are many people in the Ming Dynasty and sufficient labor force. Once the court grants more privileges, the emerging bourgeoisie will become like the old landlord class and act recklessly.

Zhu Yijun looked around and said, "The world does not belong to me alone, but to everyone. Once the emerging bourgeoisie, which represents advanced productive forces, becomes corrupt, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Can the emperor's legislation really prevent the corruption of the emerging bourgeoisie? This is impossible.

From the perspective of basic political logic, economic status determines political stance. Over time, the emerging bourgeoisie will inevitably fall into the old cycle. Collecting rent is more profitable than working hard, and it is easier to make money.

But the metabolism of the emerging bourgeoisie is much faster than that of the old landlords.

Because new industries are popping up like mushrooms after a rain, new carnivores will continue to appear, impacting the old carnivores, forming metabolism.

"Your Majesty, laws are easy to make but very difficult to enforce." Wang Chonggu reminded the emperor that even if the laws were changed, the final result might not be satisfactory.

Because these local gentry and the emerging bourgeoisie controlled the means of production, they also controlled the power of distribution. They could even use distribution to gain the right to speak, shape morality, and make others call them daddy.

"We must revise the laws first. Only with the laws can we implement them." Zhu Yijun was well aware of the difficulty. The emperor's decree was useful, but its effect was limited. It required the consensus of the majority of the Ming Dynasty.

It is true that most people may be deceived, but they will not be deceived forever, because the knife of exploitation is scraping on themselves.

It really hurts when the bone scraper scrapes your body.

Legal provisions and judicial practice are based on a series of contradictions, and can only move forward continuously.

"Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue impeached the Grand Tutor and the Junior Tutor." The Right Censor-in-Chief Li Youzi took out a memorial, which impeached Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan.

"The Northern Qi dynasty was governed by Yang Zunyan, but it became chaotic when Gao Anagong was used; the Sui dynasty was governed by Gao Jiong, but it became chaotic when Yang Su was used; the early Tang dynasty was governed by Fang Xuan, but it became chaotic when Emperor Xuanzong used Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong."

"The success or failure of employing people is not a trivial matter; safety and danger depend on the orders issued, and survival and destruction depend on the positions they hold. In ancient times, when appointing ministers, one must employ those with virtue, not those with talent. If one is promoted with virtue and loyalty as the first priority, the country will be at peace; if one is promoted with talent and cruelty as the first priority, the country will be in chaos."

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The memorial is very long. The first part discusses the importance of employing people, and the second part criticizes the emperor's logic in employing people. The emperor only selects people based on their talents and does not pay attention to their moral character at all. Some people lack great moral character, but Your Majesty still employs them.

Among these great vacancies and great virtues were the Grand Situ and the Junior Situ.

Zhu Yijun listened for a long time before he understood what the Hu Ke Jie Shi Zhong had impeached.

Among the first batch of students from the Institute of Technology, there were eighty accounting graduates, but only ten were retained by the Imperial Court and only three were accepted by the Ministry of Revenue. This was unacceptable for the Ministry of Revenue, which had an audit gap of more than four hundred.

Why don’t students work as auditors in the Ministry of Revenue? Because there is too much work to do, little pay, it is far from home and they cannot make any progress.

The main thing is that we can’t make progress.

There are natural barriers between officials in the Ming Dynasty. These auditing clerks have been doing this job all their lives. The best they can do is to become a ninth-rank official, and that's the end of the road.

To be an official one must have a good family background. Being a student of a polytechnic college is equivalent to being a scholar, not even a juren.

Hai Rui was the magic sword in the court. He vigorously cracked down on corruption and investigated and punished a large number of corrupt officials every year. These auditors wanted to collect money but were afraid of being caught by Hai Rui.

Moreover, the audit system of the Ministry of Revenue is very strict. Every year, the audit is conducted once the door of the Ministry of Revenue is closed, and three people review the accounts at different times in a small cubicle. Whoever makes a mistake will be held accountable.

It is very difficult to work together and collude with each other.

Being an auditor in the Ministry of Revenue is a hard job that requires you to make a profit regardless of the weather.

"Did the Grand Tutor really do what the Minister of Revenue reported?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Guoguang and asked in confusion.

According to the impeachment of the Jieshi Zhong, Wang Guoguang robbed the property openly without any documents, but all the labor contracts that had been signed were declared invalid.

Wang Guoguang bowed his head and said, "Every word is true, not fabricated. I will ask each community to send the students they have selected to the Ministry of Revenue."

Wang Guoguang did not give any order, but asked the steward to spread the word. After hearing the news, the local residents immediately took action.

If we don't do it, we can imagine the consequences of offending the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty would never offend the Ministry of Revenue for no reason. In the past, when the Ministry of Revenue was short of money, everyone would step on it.

Now the Ministry of Revenue has sufficient money and grain, so we can hold our heads high wherever we go!
"Send them back. If they don't want to work for the court, what's the point of snatching them? If the Ministry of Revenue is short of them, we should improve their treatment and strive for the next batch." Zhu Yijun said with embarrassment. The Ministry of Revenue has a large audit gap. At the end of each year, the Ministry of Revenue needs to go to the palace to coordinate. In addition to going to the palace to coordinate, they also recruit.

Wang Guoguang bowed his head again and said, "It's just using an abacus. Three people are auditing one account, and there is also a review. They just need to use an abacus."

The twisted melon is not sweet, but it quenches thirst.

What the Ministry of Revenue did is no different from forcibly abducting women. It is no longer a small abuse of power but a huge abuse of power.

But Wang Guoguang's actions can actually be explained by the traditional concept of ruler-ruler relationship that has been passed down for thousands of years.

The emperor is the master of the world, and his subjects are his slaves, who work for the emperor.

The Royal Institute of Technology was built with funds from the imperial treasury alone, without any private fundraising, and not even the national treasury contributed any money. If Your Majesty had not taken out money from the imperial treasury, there would be no Royal Institute of Technology.

All students of the Royal Institute of Technology should be grateful for the emperor's kindness and devote themselves to the emperor until their death to repay his grace.

Now the emperor is short of auditing clerks for the audit of the national treasury, and these students have no intention of repaying your kindness. Instead, they abandon your majesty for a few pieces of silver.

Even from the most utilitarian point of view, the four-year 120-silver tuition fee and Your Majesty's interest-free loan of 60 silver silvers. Shouldn't the favor of 60 silver silvers be repaid?

Narratives of gratitude are a typical feature of the feudal monarchy.

"Not all of them come here for small change. Many of them are family members who specialize in studying business and accounting. They will return home after graduation." Zhu Yijun explained to the students with a smile.

There is family property to be inherited, which is also one of the reasons.

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Guoguang and said, "If you are short of people, just appoint someone yourself. There is no need to make such a fuss."

Zhang Xueyan stood up, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, if this continues, the audit of the national treasury will only be in name only. The false accounts cannot be counted by the people and cannot be seen."

"By then, the Ministry of Revenue will become a joke. The Grand Tutor has no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

Zhu Yijun was stunned, then nodded and said, "I understand. It turns out that the Ministry of Revenue has such concerns. This is understandable."

"Let me think about it slowly."

"I got it." Zhu Yijun's eyes turned and he thought of a good idea. The Idea King suddenly had an inspiration and came up with a plan that everyone could accept.

It was true that Zhang Xueyan spoke well of his boss. The national treasury was insufficient and when it came to the year-end audit, he needed to go to the palace for coordination.

In the Ming Dynasty, the department with the greatest calculating power was the Imperial Treasury. There were 2,400 eunuchs in the palace who were responsible for calculating the abacus, led by the eunuch Cui Min.

These eunuchs were trained little by little in the palace's inner study over a period of more than ten years. The eunuchs had nowhere else to go and could only serve the emperor.

Most of these eunuchs were not in the palace, but in various government offices, providing support for the Tax Inspection Office in tax collection.

In the computing power ranking, the second place is the Royal Academy of Gewu, which is mainly for research. The Ming Dynasty needed computing power to draw geomancy maps of the world, various star maps, astronomy, pressure difference tables, etc.

The third is the national treasury audit, which has a total of 380 audit clerks who are responsible for the audit of six accounts and one book.

Zhu Yijun let the accounting students of the Polytechnic Institute go, and within a few years, the private computing power would be greater than the national treasury. By then, the national treasury would only receive false accounts.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "I have an idea. I will allocate 60 mu of land in Dongjiaomin Lane to build a prison."

"The Taxation Bureau has investigated many cases over the years and arrested at least 4,000 accountants. These accountants could not carry anything and had to be kept in prison and fed."

"How about taking two thousand from these accountants and putting them in this prison to be used by the Ministry of Revenue?"

Vocational and technical prisons.

Zhu Yijun expressed his thoughts. The accountant who was arrested by the Tax Inspection Office was sentenced to several years in prison and was sent out to do the work.

Of course, the Tax Inspection Office has a lot of accounts, so when it is busy, these accountants will be called upon to help, which is considered part of the hard labor.

The accountant would rather do accounts for the Tax Inspection Office than go out to do hard labor, which was real hard labor, such as repairing bridges and roads, building official roads, burning coke and making steel, delivering grain, etc.

The court officials looked at each other, and finally looked at Zhang Juzheng. Ninety nine percent of these dirty tricks were taught by Zhang Juzheng.

Your Majesty is so benevolent that he even refuses to force students from the Polytechnic Institute to work for the court. The only unkind person is Zhang Juzheng.

"Doesn't that mean that many years later, students of the same year at the Polytechnic Institute will meet again in Dongjiaomin Lane?" Hai Rui was stunned for a long time before he spoke.

The audit clerk from the Audit Department went to the prison to get the account books. The person in charge of auditing the accounts in the prison was his former classmate.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "I want to buy osmanthus flowers and carry wine together, but it's not like that. We are young and we can meet again in Dongjiaominxiang Prison. It can only be said to be fate."

"What do you think of my idea, Grand Tutor?"

"Your Majesty is wise and intelligent." Wang Guoguang chose to agree. He wanted to solve the problem of insufficient computing power of the Ministry of Revenue instead of forcing the cow to drink water.

Zhu Yijun looked at Li Youzi and said, "That's easy to say. The Six Departments said that the students will continue to work as usual. It was all misheard by the stewards. It was a misunderstanding. There's no need to dwell on it."

"I obey your order." Li Youzi bowed his head and accepted the order. His Majesty had already determined that it was a misunderstanding and that the eunuch had misunderstood the Grand Tutor's intention.

The steward will take responsibility and be dismissed, but after being dismissed, he will be re-employed in another place after a while, and the matter will be completely over.

If you take the blame for your boss and suffer the consequences, who will be willing to take the blame for you in the future?
There is fighting and killing in the officialdom, but there are also human relationships.

Zhu Yijun attached great importance to law-abiding officials. He cared more about whether they could do their job well. If they could do their job well, he would be more greedy.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue felt that the emperor placed too much emphasis on talent and not enough on virtue. This is the saying: In ancient times, when appointing ministers, one must use those with virtue, not those with talent.

This vocational and technical prison is a typical example of using talent but not morality.

The court meeting ended at noon. Zhu Yijun dealt with some important matters that required a meeting, and then began his daily review of the troops.

By the time Zhu Yijun returned to Tonghe Palace, the leader of the farm soldiers in Ruijin, Jiangxi had already been escorted to the capital and housed in the Beizhenfusi.

Feng Bao said with a complicated expression: "Wan Qianchang, Lian Yuanhou, and Zheng Sanwan are the leaders of the Tian army. Wan Qianchang is from Guangzhou, Lian Yuanhou is from Huguang, and Zheng Sanwan is from Fujian."

"They are also outsiders, and the locals call them Hakkas. Hakkas are still very common in Jiangxi. The land in Fujian cannot support people, so when there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, they will flee to Jiangxi."

The reason why Jiangxi is poor is that the Jiangxi government is poor, not that Jiangxi lacks gentry.

There are three Jinshi in one family, and two prime ministers across the river; there are three top scholars in five miles, and nine sons and ten prefects; there are nine provincial governors in ten miles, and two Shangshu in a hundred steps; there are many Hanlin scholars by the Jishui River, and half of the court officials are from Jiangxi.

This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

Many court officials were unwilling to take up their posts in Jiangxi, because there were too many powerful and wealthy people in Jiangxi, and they could not afford to offend anyone, so it was better not to go.

Retired cabinet ministers have disciples all over the world. When they implement policies, it is easy for them to not finish their work and still be criticized.

This also created a rather contradictory phenomenon. On the one hand, the poor coolies in Jiangxi fled, and on the other hand, outsiders fled to Jiangxi to become tenants.

"Let me go to the Northern Pacification Office to meet them." Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial and chose to go to the Northern Pacification Office.

Meeting the leader of the Tian soldiers was something Zhu Yijun had planned long ago. Although they were called soldiers, they were just ordinary people who had risen up in rebellion.

Zhu Yijun met the three leaders of the Tian soldiers. Although they were very clean after bathing and changing clothes, they were still very thin.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live Your Majesty. Long, long live Your Majesty." Wan Qianchang, Lian Yuanhou and Zheng Sanwan kowtowed in greeting. Their etiquette was not standard, but the Ministry of Rites tried hard to teach them.

"No need to be polite." Zhu Yijun said with a smile on his face: "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk."

It's impossible for a commoner to not be nervous when meeting the emperor. These three simple men were shaking even when they spoke.

The three men were very thin and a little dark, with deep lines and grooves on their palms, and mud that could not be washed off in their palms and nails.

Zhu Yijun did not ask directly about the Tian Bing Rebellion, but started chatting about family matters, such as how many people were in the family, how many children there were, how old the children were, how many fields the family had, what they planted, etc.

After they started talking, the three of them finally calmed down.

"What do you three think about this method of setting up the village?" Zhu Yijun finally asked the purpose of meeting the three militia leaders to seek advice.

When it comes to policies that concern the people, it’s better to ask the people.

"It's better to return the land." Wan Qianchang was the bravest. After listening to His Majesty's explanation of the camp system, he tentatively answered His Majesty's question.

"I know it's better to return the land. This is a compromise. It's really difficult to return the land in Jiangxi now." Zhu Yijun explained in detail the difficulties of returning the land.

It's not that they don't want to, but the local conditions are not yet met. If the problem can be solved with just an imperial decree, then it would not be the work of a human ruler, but a god from heaven.

The most urgent thing is to reduce rent and land income so that these local gentry will take their eyes off the land.

"It's better to return the land." Zheng Sanwan said stubbornly.

Zhu Yijun said very seriously: "Excessively violent political activities will hurt the people the most. Returning the land to the people must be done."

In order to let the people breathe a sigh of relief, Zhu Yijun would not do such a thing as letting the people die suddenly. Isn't this nonsense?
The reason why Zhejiang can return farmland to the land is that the handicraft workshops in Zhejiang have been highly developed. The local gentry who occupy a dominant position in the area are more or less dissatisfied with the output of the land, as it is too much work but not much money.

Jiangxi needs to develop further before it can have the foundation to return farmland to the land.

Lian Yuanhou whispered, "Then we can't return the land. This farming method is still very good, but I am worried that the lazy people in the village will become militiamen. If the lazy hooligans gain power, they will oppress the people even more."

Zhu Yijun frowned and immediately said, "You raised a very good question. I will send a decree to the Ministry of Revenue to strictly guard against this lazy rogue."

The high-ranking officials in the government have their own limitations. They think about problems from top to bottom, not from bottom to top. When these lazy ruffians formed a militia, the camp immediately became chaotic and the people were bullied even more.

Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to take out three waist badges, and then he said, "Well, you take these waist badges. If there are any problems in the implementation of the Yingzhuang Law, you can find the tax inspectors in Ningdu, Ruijin, and Ninghua counties and have them report to me."

The waist badge had been prepared long ago. It was a solid copper badge with "People's Leader" written on the front and "People are the foundation of the country, and a solid foundation will ensure the country's peace" written on the back. It was a talisman specially issued to them.

The only function is to go to the tax inspection office to find the tax inspector to report the situation.

Wan Qianchang, Lian Yuanhou and Zheng Sanwan put their heads on their belts and gathered together to protest for the tenants, truly pleading for the people. After all, no one knew how the imperial court would react, and whether the local officials in Jiangxi would brutally suppress them.

After Zhu Yijun left the Northern Pacification Office, he immediately submitted a memorial to the Ministry of Revenue, asking for its opinion.

The memorials of the Ministry of Revenue on the Law on Farm Management and the Ministry of Justice on the abolition of judicial privileges and tax preferential treatment for local nobles and gentry were delivered to Tonghe Palace early the next morning.

(End of this chapter)