Borrow the day to change the day

After Zhong Jinwei read it, he handed the investigation report back to the servant on the side.When the Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he said, "Master Zhong, if you don't check, you won't know. If you check, I'll be shocked!"

When Zhong Jinwei heard the exclamation of Emperor Chongzhen, he was also quite emotional.Not to mention that the report said that there are basically thousands of students in a large county, because Zhong Jinwei is not sensitive to this, but what was said later surprised him.

There are [-] hectares of land in a county, and [-] hectares belong to the students. Because the students have grain fields, they can be exempted from tax.But this county has a total of [-] hectares of land, so it has to pay taxes for [-] hectares of land.These taxes eventually fell on the people of the [-] hectares of land.

In some places, an astonishing proportion has been reached, where [-] hectares of [-] hectares belong to raw workers.That is to say, the tax on [-] hectares of land eventually falls on the people with only [-] hectares of land.

There is also the same reason for the corvee, which is all passed on to the common people, making the common people overwhelmed and fleeing one after another.

The reason for this situation is because there are too many students.Seeing the benefits enjoyed by the students, the wealthy gentry tried their best to obtain the qualifications of the students by buying or donating.

Zhong Jinwei nodded, and answered Emperor Chongzhen solemnly: "Your Majesty, this situation must be changed, but it is not appropriate to do so now."

Emperor Chongzhen had already read this report and thought about it.Hearing Zhong Jinwei's words, he was not surprised, nodded and asked: "Master Zhong said it was a matter of feudalism overseas for the vassal king's clan?"

"Your Majesty is wise, the refugees caused by the land annexation just provided favorable conditions for the feudal lord to recruit a large number of manpower. Only in this way, the most people will leave Daming to go overseas. This is one of them."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, and listened to Zhong Jinwei continue to say: "Secondly, the land is the lifeblood of our Han people. If this area is touched, it will inevitably cause them to rebound violently. In this eventful autumn, the Ming Dynasty is beginning to reform. During the resurgence, too many uncertain factors will be added, and the impact will be too great. I think that the court has to focus on the big and let go of the small, and solve the main contradiction first."

Emperor Chongzhen also thought so. Hearing what Zhong Jinwei said was the same as his own, he said, "Master Zhong, I understand what you said. I just want to know how to solve the second point?"

Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the second point. In fact, there have been several serious incidents, including this civil uprising in Nanjing.

Specifically, the students disrupted the normal work of the government by virtue of their own privileges.

Students can see officials without paying homage, they can receive food, and they can be exempted from corvee.Usually relying on being an extension of the government's local power, colluding with subordinate officials or directly being subordinate officials.When encountering things that violate their interests, or after receiving bribes, they often hinder the government from doing things.

If the government wanted to deal with this situation, they would clamor one after another, talking about killing scholars and defrauding Confucianism, and attacking them in groups.Or posting big-character posters, or blocking the gate of the yamen, and so on, the final result is often as these students want.

In fact, this kind of thing has lasted for more than a hundred years in Daming, so that the students became more and more arrogant.From the reign of Wanli to the third year of Chongzhen, there were many large-scale civil disturbances led by the students.

In the Ming Dynasty, everyone wanted fame, and no Confucian scholar was willing to bear the reputation of killing scholars and burying Confucianism, even the emperor was unwilling.

Another hidden reason is the complex relationship between students and officials at all levels, such as classmates, same year, and tutors, and even continued to the era before Zhong Jinwei came, which is an interrelated relationship.

The reason why the Nanjing civil uprising dared to take action this time was that the black hands hidden behind the troublemakers were found out by the Dongchang Fan. The evidence is solid, and their actions hindered the national policy.

Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this matter is as difficult as it is difficult, but it is as simple as it is simple."

"Master Zhong, what do you mean by this?" Emperor Chongzhen asked with concern.

"Your Majesty, if the imperial court does this passively, for example, if an incident occurs to a student and the imperial court responds to it, it will be very difficult to cure the situation."

Zhong Jinwei's words are easy to understand, but they are not the focus of Emperor Chongzhen's concern.He asked a little urgently: "Master Zhong, what about the simple ones?"

Zhong Jinwei raised his eyebrows and replied in a slightly louder voice: "Your Majesty, the simple method is to guide the students back to the right path. In other words, let them do whatever the court favors the students for. It can be combined with the current reality. The situation, with a slight change, can guide the students well."

Emperor Chongzhen looked thoughtful, and after a while, he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, please talk about the specific measures."

Zhong Jinwei stretched out a finger and said: "First, strictly implement the court's rules and regulations for students, and the assessment must be held strictly and regularly. Those who do not meet the requirements will be deprived of their honor according to the law."

Then Zhong Jinwei stretched out his second finger and said: "Second, the knowledge of the students can be appropriately increased, so that they will not all recite stereotyped essays with fixed routines. Those who have mastered the way pass the exam at a young age. The world's major affairs are all under their control, and it is easy to have people who can only talk but can't do things; talented people who don't know the way, but can't be an official for a lifetime, this situation is not very reasonable."

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head first, then nodded and said: "Master Zhong, the reason why the court uses stereotyped essays is for the sake of fairness. Only in this way can the possibility of human manipulation be eliminated to the greatest extent. However, Master Zhong said It also makes sense, if the selection of scholars by the imperial court is limited to stereotyped essays, some talents will indeed be missed."

When he said this, Song Yingxing, Xu Xiake, and even Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi and others appeared in his mind. The latter two were admitted to Jinshi very late, and they really started to make great efforts for the court.

"Master Zhong, stereotyped selection of scholars is still indispensable at present. But if you have anything to add, you might as well tell me." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei and asked hopefully.

Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but secretly nodded in his heart. Emperor Chongzhen was obviously much more mature than what he had seen at the beginning, and he had his own thoughts on many things.

He was a little relieved, and then smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, now that the imperial court has established a research institute, the researchers in it are all corresponding to the scattered titles, and their salaries are provided by state-owned enterprises. In fact, there is not much difference. I suggest that this path can be fully utilized!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt satisfied, and raised his brows: "Master Zhong means to guide the students and others in this direction, so that they have something to do, is there any other way to choose?"

The imperial examinations in ancient times were more difficult than the college entrance examinations in Zhong Jinwei's era.The real thing is that thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge, and only a very small number of people can pass.

Some students who can't pass the single-plank bridge tend to stay in the place and do harm to one side. This kind of thing is not uncommon.