Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 266 Zhu Qiyu’s caution (fifth update)

Lin Cunde handed the memorial he had written to Zhu Qiyu, and Zhu Qiyu took it.

Lin Cunde raised his hands to Zhu Qiyu and continued: "Your Majesty, after I finished writing at noon yesterday, I was afraid that I had made some mistakes, so I asked you to go to Taifu Yu's house to hear his opinions. Yu Taifu saw Then, I signed it on the back!”

Taifu Yu is Yu Qian. Before, Yu Qian was the Prince Shaobao, but now he is the Prince Taifu. The imperial edict was issued yesterday afternoon. Therefore, Lin Cunde also had to change his name for Qian.

"Oh, Yu Qian signed it?" Zhu Qiyu was very shocked after hearing this. He looked through it and said at the same time: "Cunde, make your own tea!"

"Yes!" Lin Cunde nodded, sat down, and started making tea by himself!

Zhu Qiyu took the memorial and looked at it in the imperial study room. He saw what Lin Cunde had written about sharing the land with his wife, spending money on the father-in-law, and raising honest money!

After Zhu Qiyu read it, he actually didn't understand it, especially about Tan Dingru and Xiuxian's return to the public.

"Cunde, I have read the memorial, but is it really so important to work as slaves, slaves, and corvees?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde and couldn't help but ask.

"Your Majesty, you may not have understood this aspect yet. If you did, you would know the horror of Ding servants and corvees! Moreover, this is also a common corruption method used by officials. I and Mr. Yu have estimated that if If we divide every ten people into acres, then our Ming Dynasty's taxes can be increased by about 50%, and the people will welcome it, but for those who own a lot of land, they are not willing to agree, after all, they have to pay more!

But for people who only have 20 acres of land at home, or even for people without land, it is extremely beneficial. It greatly reduces their burden, and they can make more money!

When the court needs people, pay them and they can earn wages!

In addition, His Majesty's return to the public domain includes the loss of food and the increase in taxes by many local officials. This is a huge sum of money. It is estimated that the taxes of our Ming Dynasty will increase by 40% to 50%! Moreover, it also eliminates official corruption!

Your Majesty, I have a suggestion. Your Majesty really needs to understand the real situation of ordinary people's homes. These two items can greatly reduce the burden on the people!

In addition, regarding the issue of raising honest banks, I saw the list of corrupt officials in Jiangxi and Zhejiang that His Majesty showed me. 50% of the officials were corrupt. Why is this so?

I have been thinking about it. When I was a child, when my father was still serving as the county magistrate, the family hired a servant and it was difficult for him to eat one meal of meat a month. Moreover, even if the family bought meat, it was because of distinguished guests. Sometimes She is my father's friend, and sometimes my father's boss. My mother tries to find a way to get some food. A county magistrate's salary is only forty taels a year, which is converted into silver. Ordinary people's families don't have any children for a year. All require about twenty taels!

As for the county magistrate, it is impossible not to support his servants. Without his servants, many things cannot be done!

Therefore, the county magistrates could only find ways to make money. When my father was the county magistrate, he would do some small business with others to subsidize the family. In fact, strictly speaking, my father was also using his power to compete for profits with the people!

And for many county magistrates, they may not be able to find suitable business!

With such a low salary, they still have power in their hands, and they also control the money handed down from the court. This is a test of human nature!

There is money here, but the children here can’t even afford meat, nor can they wear good clothes!

As a person who has read poetry and books, as a man, as a husband, as a father, it is difficult to remain indifferent!

Therefore, this is how many officials began to fall!

Of course, I am not excusing those officials. After all, forty taels is a lot. However, there is no need for the court to test an official's humanity like this!

The court maintains officials in the hope that they can help the herdsmen and help govern the people!

Therefore, I put forward the idea of ​​raising honest silver. Of course, if these three measures continue, the purpose is still to achieve the first two plans, so that officials will support the return of Xian Xian to the public and the sharing of the daughter into the mother!

In fact, the first two policies are more than enough to pay for the integrity-supporting silver, and there is still a lot left!

I just hope to reduce the burden on the people, reduce the number of corrupt officials, and increase the tax revenue collected by the court. With these taxes, the court can gather together and do some big things!

"Well, I have to investigate this memorial carefully. Cunde, I trust you, but you have to know that governing a country is not that simple. I need to investigate it clearly before I can give you an answer. But don't worry, this is I won't let you go to Jiangxi and Zhejiang until the matter is resolved!

I know that you want to implement these three policies in Jiangxi and Zhejiang! "Zhu Qiyu nodded. He was indeed not familiar with what Lin Cunde said!

The memorials he had dealt with before were all major matters, with few specific matters related to serving the people. Regarding corvee service, no minister had ever mentioned it, so Zhu Qiyu was very unfamiliar with it!

"Yes, that's my idea. I hope to use these two provinces as a pilot to see the effect. If the effect is good, we will start to slowly promote it!" Lin Cunde nodded and admitted.

Zhu Qiyu also nodded and said: "I know that it is right to let you go. Although I can't make a decision on this memorial, I know that you will do things with your heart. This is enough. If I, Ming Dynasty, had a few more For an official like you, I won’t be so tired anymore!”

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Lin Cunde said with cupped hands.

"Call me brother-in-law, I said, when we are two people, just call me brother-in-law! I have said many times, you can't always forget, I know, be careful, you are afraid that I will cook something like a cunning rabbit or a dead lackey." I'm not that kind of person! I still think about how lucky I am to have a brother-in-law like you and a father-in-law like you. The two of you have cut a bloody path for me!

If it depends on me and the civil servants in the court, I don’t know how many years I can be emperor, and whether my children can survive! "Zhu Qiyu said emotionally to Lin Cunde.

"Yes, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, we are a family. If we are not on your side, who will help you? Especially at this time, those ministers are watching, how can Shibo and I just sit idly by and watch!" Lin Cunde immediately smiled and said With that said, Lin Cunde only believed Zhu Qiyu's words five points. There are many such lessons in ancient and modern times, and Lin Cunde didn't want to cause trouble for himself!

"Well, now that our Ming Dynasty is devastated and the people are suffering, I can't ignore it. If I'm not the emperor, it has nothing to do with me, but now, I can't ignore it! Cunde, I've read this memorial of yours. , but I still have no way to judge, you give me half a month!" Zhu Qiyu took the memorial and said seriously to Lin Cunde.

"Yes!" Lin Cunde nodded!

Then Zhu Qiyu chatted with Lin Cunde for a while, and then asked Lin Cunde to go back. Lin Cunde was having a banquet at home today!

Lin Cunyi, who was in the mansion, was crazy busy, but also happy. The Zeng family had all come out to work. She was in the back kitchen, watching the cooks cooking! Mrs. Yang is also watching the maids serving tea and water, arranging fruit snacks, and cleaning!

Mr. Ye arranged for the maids and servants, arranged the banquet tables and chairs, and visited the decorations!

Qiu Shuang is in charge of the overall situation!

Lin Cunyi and Lin Cunzhi, Wang Chenghai, Wang Ying, and Wang Zhi welcome the guests!

Lin Yunqi and Lin Zhenshan came later and helped welcome the guests!

No one was surprised that Lin Cunde was not here, let alone felt rude. Lin Cunde was going to the palace to express his gratitude. Moreover, when Cao Yi and the others came over just now, they also said that His Majesty had something to do with the Marquis of Luling, so it would probably be a while later. !

So everyone was chatting and talking in the front yard!

When Lin Cunde came back, almost all the guests at home were here.

"Thank you, Uncle Shi, thank you, Uncle Yunqi, and Uncle Zhenshan!" Lin Cunde got off his horse and quickly raised his hands to them.

"You go in and accompany the guests, we'll be fine here!" Wang Ying said to Lin Cunde!

Lin Yunqi and the others also asked Lin Cunde to go in and accompany the guests!

"Thank you for your hard work, I'll go in first!" Lin Cunde saluted Wang Ying and the others again.

When they arrived in the living room, the nobles saw Lin Cunde coming and stood up one after another. There was no duke here, and Lin Cunde was the newly promoted marquis. Therefore, among those nobles and ministers, who dared not give him face?

Lin Cunde repeatedly raised his hands to them, saying "I'm sorry, I'm sorry", but everyone smiled and said it didn't matter.

When Lin Cunde arrived at the main seat and asked everyone to sit down, Lin Cunde still said words of thanks.

"Marquis of Luling, you are about to go on an errand to Jiangxi and Zhejiang, but you want to rectify the administration of officials?" Gao Gu sat down and said to Lin Cunde.

After hearing this, Lin Cunde pretended that he had not heard anything and did not want to talk about it!

Jin Lian from the Ministry of Revenue mentioned the matter again and said: "Marquis of Luling, you are a military general, how can you rectify the administration of officials?"

"Yeah!" Lin Cunde hummed, and really didn't want to pay attention to them. Today is the time for him to invite everyone to dinner. The last time he was granted the title of earl, he didn't invite them, but this time he was granted the title of marquis.

The reason why he didn't invite the earl was because he was still in Ding You's period. Although he no longer needed Ding You, as his son, he still wanted Ding You, so he didn't invite him. Everyone can understand.

But if you are granted the title of Marquis, if you don't invite me, you won't let it go.

Therefore, this was Lin Cunde's first treat in the mansion, and he didn't want anything unpleasant to happen!

Therefore, Lin Cunde pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "I'm still confused! Why did you let me go? Today I asked Your Majesty. Your Majesty said, I was granted the title of earl or marquis, and it's time to return home in glory. Your Majesty is considerate of me, so he allowed me to borrow it." I took this opportunity to return to my hometown for a visit. I was given the title of imperial envoy. In fact, I was helping Your Majesty go to explore the administrative situation in these two provinces and ask whether the officials were honest. Don't keep asking. This is also what Your Majesty has done to me. Plant a reward!"

"That's right, after becoming a marquis, why don't you let your clothes go back to your hometown?" Shi Heng sat there and stared at the civil servants.

"Well, I want to return home! If a seventeen-year-old boy has achieved such results, I will take half a year off to go home and have fun!" Guo Sheng, the Marquis of Cheng'an, also spoke helpfully.

(End of this chapter)