Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 229 This Is Not a Map Cannon
Xu Miaoqing has been a little busy recently, there are too many things to do, and she needs to be the queen who is the queen of the world.These things are her responsibility, and many things are justified by her coming forward.

For example, summoning a married woman, etc., this is Xu Miaoqing's responsibility.After all, she is the empress, and sometimes it is not convenient for Zhu Yunying to come forward as a loyal minister, but Xu Miaoqing can.

Theoretically speaking, in the operation of the dynasty, there are five powers in foreign affairs and five in internal affairs.

Five pieces are the general term for the five financial powers, and the plum blossom logo is all in charge of the matrilineal line, which means "the mother's ceremonies are in the world, and the scorpion is in full swing", and it assists the paternal line in the management and balance of the five powers.

These are extremely important business matters, especially since Daming has not had a queen for many years, and now he finally has a queen who is the mother of the world. Of course, this also makes many wives work hard, and they have to move around more and ask to see more.

Especially those who came from honorable families, who didn't know that the current queen was the daughter of Zhongshan King Xu Da, and who didn't know that the current queen had a special status.Some of these inherent advantages will indeed make many wives excited.

They may have been Xu Miaoqing's elders in the past, they may have a close relationship with the Xu family, and they may even be girlfriends who have not left the court with Xu Miaoqing, etc.In the past, Xu Miaoqing was only a grandson concubine, so it was not easy to invite orders to enter the palace and so on.But now there is no need to worry about those things, and the wives are all under the control of the queen.

What's more, it is approaching the end of the new year, and many things in the palace need to be arranged.

The Supreme Emperor's abdication, the new emperor's enthronement, and the new emperor's princess, these are all things that are worth celebrating.The royal family of the Ming Dynasty also needs to show a thriving side at this time.

Only court ladies and eunuchs decorate the imperial city. As a queen, Xu Miaoqing must also show her maternity to the world.The nursing home was proposed by Lao Zhu, but Xiao Zhu also invested a lot of energy and resources in this matter.

The Supreme Emperor and the new Emperor love the people like their sons, so the Empress naturally needs to show up.In the past, Empress Ma loved the people like a child. She did a lot of things to help the poor, and she tried her best to make more people in Daming have enough food and clothing without any worries.

Zhu Yunying was not idle at this time, and continued to review the memorial, which was also a little funny, "Now these scholars probably won't be able to celebrate the New Year at home. The time of the test will have to be changed in the future."

It really needs to be changed. This is the February test, and some scholars who have traveled far away are about to leave early.Chinese New Year or something, it was impossible at that time, and even many scholars left their hometown this time, and they would never be able to go back for the rest of their lives, and they might have to say goodbye to their relatives forever.

Zhu Yunying, who was talking to himself, became happy, and it seemed that he didn't have much affection for Confucianism.But Zhu Yunying is also very clear that no matter in his previous life or in this life, Confucian culture has had a great influence on him.So sometimes, some methods of doing things are intentional or unintentional, or some seem to be more Confucian.

No problem, Zhu Yunying immediately said to Wang Chengen, "Go and call Ruyu."

Naturally, Wang Chengen would not run errands in person, he only needed to tell the little eunuch under his command, serving in front of Zhu Yunying, this was the most important thing for Wang Chengen, it could even be said to be his only job content.

The cabinet, Zhu Yunying felt that he really had to consider the cabinet.Otherwise, there are a lot of government affairs every day, and it is really impossible to deal with them.

In fact, there are great scholars in Ming Dynasty now. Lao Zhu was Hongwu who abolished the prime minister and Zhongshu province in 13 years.It's just that the current Cabinet Grand Scholars have almost no sense of existence, let alone thinking about what power they want, which is completely different from the Cabinet Grand Scholars in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

While waiting for Ru Yu to come over, Zhu Yunying was not idle and continued to read the memorial.

"It seems that a census will be conducted in two years." Zhu Yunying rubbed her chin and muttered to herself, "Now my Daming's land will exceed 4.5 million mu. This is the most conservative figure."

In the 14th year of Hongwu, the first large-scale census in Ming Dynasty was also for the compilation of fish scale books.The figure at that time was [-] million mu, which was not a particularly large amount of land, but it could definitely support the people of Ming Dynasty.

Also because a large number of supervisory censors participated in and supervised the census, such census data is relatively reliable.

Zhu Yunying continued to read the memorial, then frowned, "Let the Ministry of Households send over the grain taxes from all over the place."

Still use numbers to speak, which is also the most influential.Regarding Daming's tax policy, Zhu Yunying really wanted to change it.The two-tax law is indeed very good, but the two-tax law does have some inherent shortcomings.This is not good for the court, and it is not good for the people.

It's just that starting the reform of the tax system now may also require a big fight.After all, the current two-tax law has not exposed too many shortcomings, and there are not too many land mergers or concealment of land in Ming Dynasty.In front of Emperor Hongwu, there were indeed dishonest people, but more people would still know to be afraid.

Zhu Yunying has really moved his mind, and there is a lot of resistance. It may really be too early to reform now, and he still lacks some opportunities.

While Zhu Yunying was deep in thought, Wang Chengen said in a low voice, "My lord, Master Ru is waiting outside the hall."

Zhu Yunying nodded, and said casually, "Since he's here, let's declare him into the palace."

Ru Yuan who came to the Hall of Martial Ying immediately paid respects, "Chen Ru Yuan pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

"You don't need a big gift for your companion, let's be flat." Zhu Yunying raised his hand with a smile, and then said to Wang Chengen, "Bring a chair for your companion to sit and chat."

Ru Yu's heart beats, he is indeed Jinshang's old minister when he was in Qiandi, and he was Jinshang's companion when he was young.But Ru Xun is clear in her heart, she has always been a very assertive person today.To say how close the relationship with Jinshang really is, Ru Yu herself can't guarantee it.

Probably because of my hard work and some ability, maybe it's because even if there is no credit, there is hard work.In fact, it can't be said that Jinshang still cares about the old feelings, or that Jinshang has intentionally or unintentionally established Ru Xun as a certain type of role model.

What Ru Yu was thinking, Zhu Yunying didn't know, he only knew that Ru Yu was sitting upright.There is no way to do this, not to mention now, even in the past, many cultural relics and dignitaries would not sit slack when they were in front of Zhu Yunying.Half of his buttocks are lightly touching the chair, he is concentrating on being ready to jump up and answer at any time, etc., the routine has long been familiar.

It really needs to be more careful and prudent, after all, Jinshang's status is different.What is in front of you now is His Majesty the Emperor, not His Highness the Grandson of the Emperor, but there is an essential difference in this.The crown prince and the monarch can also be said to be two complete concepts.After all, no matter how optimistic the crown prince is, is there any possibility of successfully enthroning.

What's more, because she knows Jinshang too well, Ru Xing is very worried that it will be a difficult task to complete under Jinshang's amiable appearance.Or to put it more simply, I am going to let him, the left servant of the official department and the number one confidant of today, offend people.

"The exam will be held in February. Are you ready for the exam?" Zhu Yunying looked amiable, as if he attached great importance to the exam, "You can't be careless in the talent ceremony. My Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, all thanks to the wiseness of the Supreme Emperor and the assistance of the ministers. Nowadays, one should be diligent about selecting scholars through the imperial examinations, I, Ming Dynasty, need more talents."

Ru Yu got up immediately and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I dare not slack off."

"I'm still relieved of reading with you." Zhu Yunying laughed, and continued to say kindly, "It's just reading with you. Do you know why there are two rankings for this subject?"

Ru Yu knew too well that Jinshang, who was the grandson of the emperor before, proposed the North and South List, but it caused an uproar in the court.Not to mention the fact that the court is in court, the people, especially the scholars in the south, are also discussing this matter, and there will inevitably be dissatisfaction.It is not a problem to say that someone is discussing the government indiscriminately, and there are also people who curse grandsons and so on.

After all, the literary style is prosperous in the south, and most of the civil officials in the court are from the south, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where the court is densely populated with civil servants, almost occupying half of the civil service system of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is very talented and broad-minded. The style of study in the north is not strong. It is really difficult for the students in the north to compete with the scholars in the south." Ru Yu was obedient and thoughtful. At that time, many ministers were demoted. Your Majesty is giving opportunities to students from the Northland."

Zhu Yunying smiled and waved his hands, and said, "Don't talk about those scenes, I just know that if the students from the North take the same exam with the southern scholars, more than [-]% of the Jinshi in one subject will be southern scholars. I am To win the hearts of students from the northern regions, it's just that these are some tricks that can't be put on the table, and it's not the right way."

It is indeed not the right way, it is simply a conscious effort to reduce the difficulty of the exam for northern students.It is mainly the scholars from the north. Their current 'study performance' is indeed not good enough, so we can only give them some opportunities.Students in the south, feel wronged for a while, maybe you will be wronged for a long time.

Ru Yu seemed to understand, and said, "Your Highness, are there even numbers of winners in the North and South rankings?"

Zhu Yunying waved his hands with a smile, and said seriously, "That's not necessary. The scholars in the north are indeed not as talented as the scholars in the south. Save a little bit of dignity and give [-]% of the quota to the scholars in the north. And remember, even if the three tripods A doesn't have students from the North."

Ru Yu suddenly understood that some students from the north were needed to become Jinshi, but she also knew that the talents of the students from the north were limited.

So to give some places, but it will not be absolutely 'fair'.When buying the hearts of the students in the north, Zhu Yunying will also put pressure on those students in the north.

Now it's not Meng Yuan who is in power, don't think about herding sheep, study obediently, and don't be looked down upon by southerners!
(End of this chapter)