eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 94 It's not my prince who bullies others (please subscribe!)

Zhou Jing has a bad temper, so he is not afraid, "It is the duty of the minister to take charge of the world's money and food. As His Highness said, if the counties involved in the case cannot increase the money and food next year, the minister is willing to take off his management cap and official robe, and take care of himself. Bind before the king, accept the crime and thank you!"

"Okay! This is my soft word to Mr. Zhou. If you can return the fields involved in these cases to the people in an orderly manner without causing new troubles, and the money and food you pay will increase after one year, the palace will be fine." I recognize your name as Zhou Shangshu's loyal and capable minister!"

At this time, Li Dongyang, who has always been considerate, said: "A county may have tens of thousands of hectares or hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, but now the private land involved in the case is only a thousand hectares. If there is a natural disaster, it will be difficult..."

Zhu Houzhao then said: "Mr. Li Ge, don't worry. I am not an unreasonable person. If there is a natural disaster, I will not pursue Mr. Zhou. As for the second sentence, it must be a little tougher."

He turned to Hongzhi again, "Father, my ministers have fought with the ministers several times, and my ministers are surprised, why in the Wenhua Palace it is taught that the people are the most important, the society is second, and the emperor is the least. What did you say for the people? At first, Mr. Wu said that the prince’s holiness is more important than the people, and then because of Wang Yue’s affairs, Mr. Zhou insisted that Wang Yue was Li Guang’s henchman. When the Tartar soldiers came, there were no capable people, what would they do? It was the same this time, the old father of the Feng family saw his entire family destroyed, but no one mentioned it, the people who lost their land... I really don't know what to say Would a commoner whose land was seized by an official be concerned about whether the palace set up a trap to punish him?"

"Thus, I believe that if the ministers argue with their sons in the future, then at least the matter must be real, and it is meaningless for the people not to argue. So this is the second sentence I want to say to Mr. Zhou, although It’s not as loud as it was just now, but it’s actually very loud. It’s okay for you Zhou Shangshu to fight with me again in the future, but if it’s not for the people, then I won’t listen, ignore, or answer.”

Let me make it clear first, this is not my prince bullying others.I really don't want to talk to you.

When Elder Zhou heard it, the words were too heavy for him to accept.

I worked hard for most of my life, but in the end, I didn't do anything good for the people?
So heavy, it is really heavy.

"Your Highness means that what I said today is not important at all, and it is meaningless to the people. But has Your Highness ever thought that if the court is unstable, chaos will naturally arise below, and by then it will naturally It is extremely harmful to the people.”

This is what Zhu Houzhao wanted to say, "Master Zhou, you can say that on any matter."

"What does Your Highness mean?"

"It's just that you are always staring at our father and son. If something is wrong, you can use the reason you just said, can't you? You didn't study hard today, you got up late tomorrow, or you missed the morning, or you killed someone by mistake. One person... The government is unstable and chaotic, that is, all the faults in this world are due to our father and son? Not to mention, the two corrupt officials from your household department this time, Xu Chao and Fei Gao, they It’s under your Zhou Shangshu’s hands. When they greedy so much land, the court should be stable, so what’s the reason? Is it because my filial piety is not enough, and God punished me? After all, it’s not your fault, Mr. Zhou, is it? "

Speaking of the matter of the household department this time, it was also Zhou Jing's sore foot.

In fact, if you are a modern person, Zhu Houzhao would make it clear to him in one sentence: that is, you should not always be in command of ideology, can you be more realistic?
Even if it is a stone of food for the country, it is enough to fight for these things that are not available every day.

"Your Highness's words are wrong..."

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand, "Let's do this, Mr. Zhou, let's discuss what we have in the future. I just said that you should talk about things that the common people really care about. What do you think, father?"

Of course, Hongzhi would not have any doubts. Before these people came, he had already discussed with the prince. He also said just now that since the elders of the pavilion are all there, many of the details should be determined. This is also good for the people below. work.

"Zuzao. Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Li, Mr. Xie Ge? You have heard what the crown prince said just now. How should these fields be divided? Will it involve other cases? What should we do if it is involved? And farm tools and seeds Let's discuss a solution here today, shall we?"

The emperor said so, and the cabinet naturally took the lead.

Zhou Jing was dumbfounded all of a sudden,
When the prince spoke, he said that the people are the most important thing, and he said something that the common people really care about.
It made him, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, a person who didn't care about the life and death of ordinary people.

This is a conspiracy.

Li Dongyang thought to himself that the crown prince would always occupy righteousness, if Zhou Jing continued to be entangled and unreasonable at the moment, then the crime would be to obstruct the court from doing things for the people,

Who dares to bear such a crime?
Officials of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of being scolded by the emperor, but they were very afraid of making mistakes in the field of public opinion.That is to say in Confucianism, you can lose your life but not lose your reputation.

So no matter how aggrieved Zhou Jing is, he can only hold back, there is nothing he can do about being bullied.

The emperor and the cabinet are now getting down to business.

Oops, the old man is very angry this time, why is my business not even a serious matter?But he couldn't continue talking, it was really uncomfortable.

So that old face was very red with anger.

But Zhu Houzhao had gone back and sat beside the emperor, and he didn't even look at him.

there,

Elder Liu Ge has already begun to formally discuss the matter according to the emperor's will, "I report to the emperor, I believe that the case of officials' encroachment on fertile land is extensive and complicated, involving multiple provinces, prefectures, and states. If the case is uncovered, those without land will come to recognize the land, and those with land will also come to recognize the land. Besides, we must prevent someone from picking up the opportunity and annexing the land.”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, Liu Jian was right.How daring the people are, and how productive the land is, now that the imperial court has made so much land unowned, how do you know that no one will deceive the upper and lower?
In the end, Qi Kuan's field became Zhang Kuan's and Li Kuan's.It doesn't make sense.

"Therefore, I suggested that the cabinet should handle it together with the Ministry of Accounts, the Ministry of Punishment, the Inspector's Office, and the Dali Temple. The head of the Ministry of Finance and food should be in charge of the matter, and cases should be tried on the spot. It's already March, so it's best not to delay this year's farming. "

Zhu Houzhao nodded again,
That's a good way to discuss things.

If you do something serious, it doesn't matter if everyone is tired.

"What does Mr. Li Ge think?" The emperor continued to ask for opinions, after all, Li Gongmou.

"My minister thinks that what Liu Ge said is reasonable and should be considered together. In addition, I am worried that after this incident, people around the world will arouse grievances. It seems that this section should be considered in advance."

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment, this is also...

Hongzhi was puzzled, "Mr. Li Ge said that when the land is divided, there will be riots?"

"It's more than that. What I want to say is that we don't worry about the few but the uneven. For example, Xuancheng County divided the [-] hectares of land seized by the Zeng family. If the people in the next county see it, will they also sue this county for usurping it?" Big farmers in the fields? Qingzhou Prefecture has divided over [-] hectares of land, what do the people of Jining Prefecture think? If you don’t think carefully about this, I’m afraid something will change.”

So, a lot of things will affect the whole body.

Reform is really difficult.

Zhu Houzhao thought about taking it step by step, which actually implied the meaning of making other people suffer more.It's not easy, the people don't care about your overall situation, they only want their own land.

But if this work is done on a large scale and nationwide, it will be even more difficult to control.

Li Dongyang, indeed, has a set.

"How about this?" Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, "Don't kill people on the charge of trespassing the land, but in other names. They committed a crime, so naturally they ransacked the house."

In this case, people in neighboring counties will not compare themselves to themselves.

Several people in Qianqing Palace are a little hesitant, for other crimes?On what charge?
"...or set it as Huangzhuang, and the court accepts the people to cultivate it."

When the Crown Prince said this, several court elders immediately agreed with the previous method, "I think it is better to use other crimes."

They are afraid that the royal family will occupy too much of these people.

"Okay, then follow what the prince said." The emperor himself had no other opinions, "Is there any more?"

Xie Qian said, "Your Majesty, I believe that this case involves many parts of the country, including the cabinet, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the three divisions. Therefore, it is best to send important officials from various places in Beijing to preside over the overall situation."

Zhu Houzhao also sighed, "That's right, this case involves multiple places, multiple departments, and various situations. The emperor and I have discussed it for a long time. It is not so difficult to handle it well."

He deliberately looked at Zhou Jing.

Doesn't that mean you're delaying your business?
Zhou Jing also felt uncomfortable when he heard it. The emperor and the elders started discussing each other, what do you mean?It seems that Zhou Jing is a spoiler?

"Report to Your Majesty!" Mr. Zhou's self-esteem was trampled too hard, and he had to find his way back, "I am willing to go to Shandong to handle the case of Qi Kuan, the procurator of Shandong! But there is a mistake, and I will come to see you! "

Think I can't do business?I will find the hardest one!

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, saw the crown prince nodding slightly, and he felt relieved: he was worried that the crown prince would have any objections, after all, the two had quarreled like that before.

Fortunately, the prince is still caring.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao knew that the civil servants of the Hongzhi Dynasty were generally not bad.It's just that they have some habits that prevent the imperial power from being asserted, and their ideas are different from those of his descendants, and these two points are the most unacceptable to him, so some collisions are inevitable.

But people like Zhou Jing, at least he will not be greedy for money.Therefore, it is not a problem for him to go to the local area to handle it.

Otherwise, why bother to provoke him just now?
His purpose is not to vent his anger or to be thorough like Emperor Hongzhi. His purpose is to divide the fields, settle the people, and collect the grain.

The country cannot degenerate step by step.

It's just that it's the middle of the dynasty, not the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, so some things need to be postponed, and things will be smooth if they are delayed.

When Emperor Hongzhi saw that Zhou Jing took the initiative to invite Ying, he was also happy to send him out of the capital immediately, "Zuzao. Shandong, let Zhou Aiqing go. The other places, Fujian, Shaanxi... also have a division of labor, right?"

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In the afternoon, there was something to do and it was too late to modify this chapter, so I didn't post it first.So a little late.

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