Xinshun 1730

Chapter 110 The Crazy Blows the Firecrackers
After laughing, Li Gan's expression gradually became serious.

Read it once, read it again, put down the memorial, and remained silent.

This "letter", which looks a bit like a "mosquito prison", is obviously an excuse.

In front of each change, there is a sentence "All the students of the Imperial College educate me to say..."

By using the words of "awe-inspiring righteousness" from the Imperial College, they misinterpreted their meaning, re-deconstructed every sentence, and hit the soft underbelly of the gentry everywhere.

When you talk about the distinction between righteousness and benefit, you say that since it is for "righteousness" and for the orderly hierarchy of the hierarchy, then charge money.It is the method of Song and Ming Dynasties to hire others to serve in the service after adding money, which not only preserves the dignity of the gentry, but also reduces the burden on the people.Of course you can enjoy preferential treatment, but there is a limit to preferential treatment. If you check the limit clearly, you can’t say anything about it in a righteous way, right?If you want to object, then you are not a gentleman, you are a villain who talks about profit.

You say you want to increase the words of the sages and cut off barbarian and di culture, then go one step further, close the country, and even export is not allowed, so that those gentry in the south of the Yangtze River who invest in industries export-oriented have nowhere to cry.

You said that Wude Palace wants to abolish geometry and add sage words, then it will be abolished.After the abolition, let the students of Wude Palace go to the south of the Yangtze River, so that you can say all day long that the students of Wude Palace have less sage knowledge and cannot govern the country.

If you say you can't fall into the country's dignity, then don't fall.Tax increase, didn't the previous dynasty have Liao's salary and Lian's salary?This dynasty can also add a border rate.

You said that as long as you educate the soldiers and let them know the righteousness of the emperor, the soldiers will naturally become more courageous.Then enlightenment, let the students of the Imperial College and the scholars who want to take the exam, all go to the border to educate the soldiers...

Every one seems to be talking about anger, many of them are purely looking for trouble, but there are also many that can be implemented.

Li Gan had seen a lot of young people like Chen Zhen.

Passionate, but lacking in practice; unrealistic, but thinking that he is righteous.

This is called "too ambitious, unwilling to work hard, like to be a high-ranking official, otherwise you will think that great talents are of little use, bury heroes, do one line of complaints, one mountain looks at another mountain high, big things can't be done, small things can't be done, just do it. It's also unplanned..."

Just listen to what this kind of person says, since idleness is idleness anyway, few people in the court really care.

Li Gan really didn't expect that Liu Yu could play like this.

It seems to be nonsense, but some items clearly point out a path for change.

For example, as mentioned above, in the Wude Palace, the subject of Mingshu in the Tang Dynasty can be restored, and then the demand of the current dynasty can be increased.

For example, increase the study of subordinate officials, accounting, workmanship, land measurement, agriculture, etc., to cultivate enough talents for a province or a government.

If necessary, it will be airborne here, regardless of whether it is fully taken over, the land will be checked, the case will be reviewed, and taxes will be filed.

These people are directly under the emperor, or are out of the town by the prince, and have no connection with the local gentry.

And because everything from officials to officials is available, there is no need to worry about local shutdowns.

Plus it's non-permanent, so don't worry about rooting locally.

Directly under the emperor's control, the princes leave the town, and there is no need to worry about the pressure from the local area.

As long as there are a few games to make an example, other places will naturally be clean for a while.

And there is no need to raise too many people at all, only three to five hundred people are needed, and the court will only pay tens of thousands of taels of silver extra a year.

Going out to inspect every now and then, not to mention how many times the money can be returned, at least it can give Dashun a few more years of life.

Because the Wude Palace does not follow the imperial examination system, but is more similar to Liangjiazi and Habayashiro in the Han and Tang Dynasties, so there is no need to worry about this force being interfered by others.

The Wenyuyuan, which was independent after the promotion of the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Officials, is still controlled by civil officials, but the people in Wude Palace are completely attached to the imperial power.

There are naturally big problems with the old fifth battalion soldier as the son of the good family of the six counties, and Wude Palace as Habayashiro.

The Han and Tang Dynasties had both grandeur and crisis.

Liu Yu didn’t mention this point in the troubled letter, but he has already said it before: reform the military system and have a well-organized army, so that soldiers who don’t know the generals can fight without knowing the soldiers, and strengthen the strength of the Imperial Army , all middle-level officers came from the newly established military academy, the emperor directly served as the principal, and the middle-level officers were all disciples of the emperor.The system of commanding, leading, and training was reformed, and the brave generals removed their powers and entered the general staff, and distributed their powers and responsibilities with young people, so that the emperor could always use the general staff to guide the battle and maintain the prestige of the army.

At the same time, the number of flintlocks and field artillery was increased, making any army unable to fight without the logistics of the central government.The deeper the reform, the greater the reliance on logistics.

In this way, it should be possible to avoid the disasters of Tang Shifanzhen and Hanshi generals.

These things rely on each other and gradually form a system, so that this seemingly nonsense letter is actually a reform direction that is at least feasible.

But only half of it was said, and the other half was said in private when I was in Beijiang.

Inspecting acres of land, collecting tax evasion, the enhanced version of the one-whip law, and the gentry paying grain together can be tried out in a province before implementation, and it is even more necessary to use talents directly under the central government.

The Sanshefa and the Five Battalions of Soldiers created by this talented person Taizong have already reserved a basic plan, and only need to add some subordinates' learning, which can fully meet the needs of a province and a government.

As for the fact that if you don't go to the border to educate and educate people, you won't be able to take the exam, it's all nonsense, it's not practical, and it's easy to cause chaos in the southeast.

The art of politics lies in compromise, and the basis of compromise is mutual threats.

If it is true that Wude Palace adds practical learning and subordinate staff learning, it is equivalent to the imperial power having another knife that can threaten the gentry: whether it is useful or not is one thing, but whether it has the ability to stab you is another matter.

The lesson of the former dynasty is that the art of compromise has been messed up. Civil officials can only threaten, but the centralized government is unable to counter threats. In the later period, there will be no compromise at all, and the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will be completely rotten.

And the killer move of this memorial is that it is all conspiracy and there is no conspiracy: no matter how long the arms of the imperial examination gentry are, they will not be able to reach the old fifth battalion Shibing and Wude Palace.

Martial Virtue Palace recruits a group of people who can carry out inventory and accounting calculations every year. Scholars don’t bother to do it. went.

Hiding a real murderous knife in a sea of ​​nonsense is exactly what Li Gan expected to "muddy the water".

Liu Yu's status is not high, but his credit is great, and he has no party affiliation or foundation. He is the most suitable person to muddy the water.

Of course, these changes are not available at this time.

Although it is not used, it can be used to bargain with gentry and association scholars: set a bottom line, and within this bottom line, you should stop making trouble. If you make trouble again, I will try to follow Liu Yu's words Dry.

Let's make a compromise with each other, each take a step back, everyone is happy, it's not like I don't have a knife to kill people if I'm really in a hurry.Although it is said that there must be labor pains, but if it is forced, it can't be taken care of.

When the bottom line is drawn, both sides strike.

The Guozijian students made trouble, and Li Gan is not stupid. He has been the emperor for so many years, and this incident is deliberately slapping the emperor in the face to make the emperor wake up: if you continue to do this, we are capable of causing an uproar in the world's public opinion.If you want to expand, we can let you expand until you are burnt out.

This Chen Zhen is just a hot-blooded young man being used by others.Li Gan could only deal with the previous fight incident coldly.

But never expected that Liu Yujian would take such a slant and come up with such a move.

In this way, the emperor doesn't need to say anything, and someone will naturally settle the public opinion as a bargaining attitude and sincerity.

Of course, there are many things that can be exchanged for this bargaining. Naturally, it is not just a trivial matter of fighting between the two sides, which requires a follow-up game.

After reading Liu Yu's memorabilia again and again, Li Gan had already drawn up a bottom line for negotiating in his mind.

The matter of reform still needs to be done, but before Junggar is pacified, this matter can be postponed and frightened, and it is better not to engage in such things as Shilin associations and public opinion turmoil.

I thought, Liu Shouchang, Liu Shouchang, you are really "obedient".I call you "justifiable name", you are really justifiable, to be able to make such a fuss about Deng Wengu.

But that Chen Zhen, really pitiful.He is also a passionate child, now that you are forcing him like this, will he still have a way out in the future?How many people can't wait to have his skin peeled off, but he is not a noble heir, nor is he a student of Wude Palace...

You really can't suffer at all. In order to get revenge, you would even do such a thing as pleading guilty.Losing seven points of self-esteem, he also has to destroy people, and let the person he trusts the most go down, there is nothing worse than death.

Righteousness and righteousness, I am afraid that in your eyes there is no righteousness, it is all profit.Everything can be traded, everything can be converted.Including face, even... life.

Where exactly is your weakness?What is it that you really dare not bet on, that can be caught and controlled?
After thinking carefully for a long time, Li Gan subconsciously wrote the word "Tao" in the blank space of the memorial.

At least for now, it seems that the only thing that can threaten Liu Yu is the "Tao" he wants to practice.What exactly is this "Tao" at this time, Li Gan can't see it, because it's all "skills" now, after watching it for a long time, he can see "one heart for the country", at least it is like this at this time.

However, Li Gan doubts that these "one-hearted for the country" actions are also tricks, not Tao.What does Liu Yu really want to do?
For a long time, I can't solve it.Just like Zhuge Wuhou, the only thing that can threaten him is "No Northern Expedition, unless you promise me one thing", but in turn, what is more important than the Northern Expedition?
"Is this really a pure and loyal minister? Let's take a look again. If you use a lot of techniques, maybe you can get a glimpse of it."

Thinking of this, Li Gan chuckled, and asked the eunuch to send this letter to the reformed writing room of the former Imperial Chinese Academy of Sciences, and asked someone to copy dozens of copies immediately, and send it to the imperial and central officials, and the court will discuss the matter tomorrow.

Then, Li Gan approved a sentence in the memorial: Since he confessed his guilt, everyone in the Wude Palace who participated in the fight will be fined ten taels of silver, and the payment must be made within a time limit, and it will be discussed by the Palace of Blessing.

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That night, the entire capital exploded.

After being transcribed in the writing room, the memorandum has already spread to the officials who are qualified to participate in the court meeting. Just as Zuoqian Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate thought, this is a thunderbolt thrown into the hearth.

What's even more weird is the emperor's reply: All students in Wude Palace who participated in the fight were fined ten taels of silver.

Is this a penalty?
What kind of punishment is this?It's just short of writing "Well done you guys" on it.

Not to mention that a lot of people who participated in the fight were the heirs of Duke Houbo, not short of the ten taels of silver.

It is the rest, all added up to less than one hundred and ten people.Thousands of taels of silver, the troubles are arranged in the homes of the few people in front, which one can't afford it?
Arrears, obscurity, righteousness, gentry's payment of food, preferential exemption, exemption from labor and tax evasion, etc., are old cesspools, no one wants to jump into it, and no one is willing to take the initiative to cover the outside of this cesspit The cloth was lifted.

In theory, preferential exemption is not exemption from land tax.But paying food is not just paying food, but also transporting food, which is the big head.

No matter who you are, you have to pay the national tax.But the first tax is light, and the second tax is heavy. After paying the grain, the grain has to be transported away, and the treasury does not pay.

It takes people.

If the subordinate officials and gentry move their hands and feet a little, this forced labor can kill people: Young man, you are the only labor force in your family. I think you have special bones, so go to the capital to transport grain.If you leave, your family will have no labor, and the old mother will starve to death?Then you mean it.

Regardless of whether it is Daming or Dashun, the theoretical land tax is not heavy. Even if the Ming Dynasty levies three rates, it is completely based on the theoretical amount, but in fact it is not much.

But the problem is that most of the hard labor and miscellaneous labor are not in the national treasury at all, and the burden on the people is actually extremely heavy.

Pay for food, pay for food.It's not just paying grain tax, but paying grain tax plus transporting grain.Working with mud legs is indeed a disgrace to a scholar-bureaucrat, but you can pay for it, but there is also a discount.This gap is huge.

How much was confiscated from the national tax of the imperial court, but the bottom layer was heavy and breathless.

In the previous dynasty, there was a shrewd Xu Minshi, and the governor Yingtian had uncovered this cesspit.

Even Shen Shixing, who has a gentle personality, never swears, and is introverted and cautious, got angry. He reprimanded him as the Xu Minshi exam teacher back then, saying that if you do this, I will personally escort the grain and grass to the capital, and let His Majesty take a look. What have you forced me, the retired chief minister of the cabinet, into?
Only then did Xu Minshi realize that he had offended the Hornet's nest, so he had to come up with the method of "doubling the preferential treatment and exemption".

Even after death, someone even wrote a special book saying: A certain person who is a slave to a squire is a traitor like Wang Anshi, so after a certain person died, he went bankrupt and lost his family.

So Ye Xianggao said a fair word: Are your descendants sure to be officials?Is there no time to become a Demite?Those of you who have money do not work hard, but let those who have no land contribute. This Ming Dynasty will definitely end.

However, it turned out that Ye Xianggao was wrong.The name of the country of flowing water, the gentry of iron.Whether or not the Ming Dynasty perishes is none of the business of the gentry?

The examples of the previous dynasty are there. Whoever exposes this cesspit will die a good death. This is a certainty.

No one expected that this cesspit would be opened up by Liu Yu in such a farce.

Fearing that the movement would not be loud enough, he threw a firecracker directly into the cesspit, but the name of the firecracker read "Guozijian Zhusheng".

What does the emperor want to do?
Are you really going to do this?
Or... what conditions do you want, to make a deal?

This is different from the past. In the past, local affairs were handled locally, with policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

But Liu Yu's crazy talk on this "nonsense" was to let the emperor directly use methods such as recruiting students from the Wude Palace and increasing the number of subordinates to discipline, and directly parachuted to the local area.

The gentry pays food as a whole, checks the acres of land, checks the rewards, and the prince leaves the town. What else can the local gentry do except howl a few times?
Can't you go to Shangshu and say, "If the prince does this, the sky net will be restored and not leaked, and he will definitely have no children and grandchildren?"

Bribing a nest of snakes and rats?Bribing the prince who finally had a chance to show off?How much money is enough to buy a sentence of "the son is capable" in front of the emperor?
Up to now, the crazy Liu Yu is no longer important.

He's just a guard, what impact would attacking him have?
It doesn't matter whether he is pretending to be crazy or stupid, or whether he has a dark mind, whether he is promoted or not has nothing to do with the evaluation of civil servants, and he doesn't take the imperial examination.

Was this memorandum just a moment of nonsense by Liu Yu?Or did the emperor instruct Yi Guogong, and Yi Guogong instructed?

There are a few things in the memorandum that are simply killing people without blood. Could these things be written by a little guy who is less than 20 years old?

Night has come, everyone in the capital knows that tomorrow's court meeting is going to be a big event.

(End of this chapter)