At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 207 You Are the Chief Landlord
In the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang finally decided to implement the household subsidy system throughout the country.

Since it is implemented nationwide, not only is the scale large, but the standards for making household stickers are naturally much stricter. In addition to the original items, the new household stickers also increase the number of slaves in the gentry's households, and for the sake of fairness and justice, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered all officials who made household stickers, no matter how big or small, who had participated in the production process, to sign and stamp on the household stickers to prevent some officials from opportunistically.

Thus, the Daming Household Subsidy System was officially born.

At least at the beginning of its birth, the household subsidy system was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty to restrain land annexation, increase the court's tax revenue, and then enhance the country's economic strength. It was a policy that made the country rich and the people strong.

However, any system cannot be static, otherwise, it will become a shackle that restricts social development.

Zhu Qizhen knew that if he ordered to abolish the household subsidy system, he would definitely be opposed by all the officials, and they would not even think about whether the household subsidy system should be abolished. Come out against it.

However, some things must be done, no matter what kind of difficulties you encounter, you can only go on.

Even if I, the emperor, personally overthrow the Ming court, it is better than being rebelled by others.

Zhu Qiyu frowned, he couldn't understand why Brother Huang became more and more radical.

Over the past year or so, what Brother Huang has done is really jaw-dropping.

He personally led the army to attack Mobei and pacify the Japanese pirates, full of the demeanor of a wise emperor through the ages.

However, changing the ancestral system at every turn and wantonly arresting court officials shows the image of a domineering and domineering tyrant.

Sometimes, he is very confused, what should he do?
Nowadays, everyone in the south of the Yangtze River is in danger, and even the capital has been affected. The gentry and officials of the Manchu Dynasty have expressed great dissatisfaction. He is worried that one day, the emperor's brother will be self-willed and will eventually lead to backlash.

Now, is the household subsidy system that has been in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years also changed?

If there is no household allowance restriction, how to control the flow of people?
If all farmers go to work in workshops and no one is farming, what will happen to the food?
What's more serious, what if the military households also go to work, no one is a soldier, and there is a war?
Zhu Qizhen seemed to see his doubts, so he said with a smile: "The New Deal involves all aspects, and I can't explain many details in a few words. If my brother wants to know the answer, you might as well go to Yu County in person."

"Yu County?"

"That's right, it's Yu County, just to be with Yu Qian."

"Bachelor Yu is also in Yu County?"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "Yu County is the experimental site of the New Deal. Over the past year, Shangren has done a good job. When you go there in person, you will understand what the New Deal is. What is the world I want to look like!"

Only then did Zhu Qiyu nod his head half-understood, and now he is eager to know what the New Deal would look like that made the emperor spare no effort, even go against the whole world?
At this time, Huai En came to report, and the cabinet Cao Nai and Zhang Yi asked to see him.

Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt a little dizzy. It is conceivable that the two elder brothers must be full of complaints, especially Zhang Yi. It is said that he personally went to Mobei and suffered a lot.

However, he couldn't see him, so he waved his hand and said, "Let them come over!"

Zhu Qiyu got up to say goodbye, Cao Nai and Zhang Yi came to the study, kowtowed and saluted.

"The two gentlemen are free!"

Zhu Qizhen tried his best to squeeze out a smile and put on an amiable appearance.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The two stood up, Cao Nai couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you, you... ah!"

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and said with a smile: "Cao Qing's family, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly if you have anything to say, Wynn, go pour tea!"

Cao Nai shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you go out...you should tell us about such a big matter, and the veteran didn't know about it beforehand. It's really...somewhat inappropriate!"

He really wanted to shout, I am the chief minister of the dignified cabinet, I am the chief minister!

Zhang Yi followed up and said: "The emperor suddenly left without saying goodbye, the ministers were very disturbed, and then chased to Mobei with Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and only saw Tang Xinggu..."

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen suddenly realized, yes, where is Tang Xinggu?

The New Deal is about to be implemented across the country, and there must be someone under his command. Now many capable subordinates are not in the capital, such as Zhang Mao, who temporarily lives in the Qianguo Mansion. Yes, in fact, he never went to Annan at all. He only stopped when he came to Yunnan. down.

Ha Ming, Chen Mao, and Jing Yuan are capable generals guarding the northwest and northern defense lines respectively.

Among the civil servants, the most reliable one is Yu Qian, followed by Bei Lin, Shang Ren and others, too few, far from enough.

Among the young academicians, there are many enlightened people, but these people have not grown up yet, and the weight of their words is not enough.

Tang Xinggu is a good candidate. The biggest advantage of this guy is...knowing current affairs!

Ever since he was slapped, this person has completely transformed. The last time the officials discussed the matter of opening the sea, Tang Xinggu almost used his own strength to fight against the entire court.

Zhang Yi babbled on and on, but Zhu Qizhen only smiled and nodded occasionally, unable to listen to a word at all.

The two of them complained about their bitterness for a long time like bitter women. In a word, next time there is a similar situation, can you tell our cabinet?
Otherwise, the whole world would be turned upside down in Nanjing, but the cabinet didn't know about it. Wouldn't our cabinet lose face?

That's not to mention, the cabinet scholars will be arrested as soon as they say, and the house will be copied, and we didn't know it beforehand!
If things go on like this, you won't be surprised when you wake up one morning and find that your home has been raided...

Zhu Qizhen didn't refute, just listened to them with a smile all the time.

The two didn't leave until their mouths were dry and they had nothing to say.

Zhu Qizhen told Huai En: "Go, Tang Xinggu, and call me here!"

Tang Xinggu was on duty at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and when he heard the emperor's summons, he almost trotted all the way to the imperial study.

"Chen Tang Xinggu greets the saint!"

"I'm safe!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled, he suddenly felt that the censor was actually not that annoying, and he even appreciated it a bit.

"Tang Qing's family, how was your trip to Mobei?"

Tang Xinggu said calmly: "Back to the emperor, I am deeply touched by this trip to Mobei!"

"Oh? How do you feel, let's talk about it!"

"Yes!"

Tang Xing paused for a moment, as if he was brewing something.

"Since the Ming Dynasty, although the former Yuan forces have retreated to Mobei, they have been eyeing our Ming Dynasty. Since Emperor Taizong launched the Northern Expedition..."

Zhu Qizhen realized something was wrong when he listened. He just wanted to praise this guy for being sensible, but immediately came a set of nonsense culture.

Tang Xinggu's words perfectly explained what nonsense literature is. There is nothing wrong with the whole article, the only problem is that it is all nonsense!

Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought, this guy seems to have great potential to be a spokesperson!
Let him go to the Honglu Temple in the future, and be responsible for receiving foreign guests, presiding over the ritual festival, and being a spokesperson or something, it would be a good candidate.

Tang Xinggu talked for a full half an hour, but in fact, he summed it up in one sentence, you wiped out Bei Yuan, you're a fool!
Zhu Qizhen dozed off when he heard it, and finally waited for him to finish speaking, then waved his hand and said, "I have something to tell you!"

He doesn't want to say any nonsense now, and even the words he uses are as concise and clear as possible.

"Your Majesty, please order!"

"Great changes have taken place in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years. Some of the rules set by Emperor Taizu should be changed. What do you think?"

Tang Xinggu said almost without thinking: "I feel that the emperor is right!"

Zhu Qizhen asked: "Okay, tell me, how do you change it?"

Tang Xinggu immediately replied: "If the emperor says to change it, the subject will change it!"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly realized that this guy didn't seem to have any ideas of his own at all, but he didn't know how to execute them?

"I am going to change my household registration and allow people to freely choose jobs and move freely."

Tang Xinggu nodded: "I deeply agree with liberating the people from the land!"

Zhu Qizhen said: "I am going to change the army, abolish the farming system, and change it to a recruiting system!"

Tang Xinggu nodded again: "Targeting farms has led to a serious shortage of combat effectiveness in the army, and I agree with it!"

Zhu Qizhen said: "I am going to change the official system, and set up tenth, eleventh, and twelfth-rank officials below the ninth rank, and those who are outstanding in the assessment can be promoted from officials to officials. Those who are inferior will be demoted to officials!"

Tang Xinggu's complexion changed, but he still said: "It is possible to mobilize the enthusiasm of officials, and I think it is feasible!"

Zhu Qizhen continued: "I am planning to change the imperial examinations. In the future, I will not only test the Four Books and Five Classics, but also test astronomy, geography, physics and arithmetic!"

Tang Xinggu gritted his teeth, and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, this really won't work!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled instead, and asked, "Why not?"

Tang Xinggu shook his head vigorously and said: "My Majesty, scholars are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial examinations cannot be moved!"

Zhu Qizhen asked back: "I'm here to ask you, the imperial examination is for selecting talents, isn't it?"

"Yes!"

"If the selected talents cannot meet the needs of the imperial court, do you think such an imperial examination is reasonable?"

Tang Xinggu shook his head again, and said: "I think that the talents selected through the imperial examination are already the top talents in Ming Dynasty. If these people are not competent, then no one can be competent."

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said, "Okay, I'll ask you a simple question, can you make a flintlock gun?"

"This one……"

Tang Xinggu hesitated for a moment, and said: "I generally know some principles..."

"I'm going to ask you, now let you make a flintlock gun, can you do it?"

"I...can't do it..."

"I'll ask you again, is the weight of the flintlock important?"

Tang Xinggu could only nod his head and said, "It's important!"

"How important is it?"

"This... is related to the overall military strength of Ming Dynasty, so it is naturally very important!"

"Well, tell me, who can make it?"

"The artisans of Wang Gong's factory..."

Zhu Qizhen put away his smile and said slowly: "Such an important thing can be called a sharp weapon of the country. If you, a Jinshi-born Hanlin, can't make it, it is not as good as a craftsman. Now you still think that simply using the Four Books and Five Classics to select talents Is it reasonable?"

"This, this..."

Rao Tang Xinggu was eloquent, but he was at a loss for words for a while, and didn't know how to respond.

Zhu Qizhen looked dignified, and continued: "What I want is not to hold the Analects of Confucius every day. What I want is someone who can really do things, who can make flintlock guns, flying tiger cannons, People who can build roads and bridges, and build treasure ships, do you still think the imperial examinations are reasonable?"

Tang Xinggu's expression slowly changed, and he said, "I understand!"

"It's good to understand. I will issue an edict on the first day of the new year, announcing the implementation of a new policy across the country. At that time, some people will come out to oppose it. What should you do? I don't need to say more, right?"

Tang Xinggu nodded, isn't it just arguing, I'm good at it!

Censor, that’s what we do, we’re professionals!

However, this time we will face a tough battle, and we need to do some work in advance, so we cannot fight unprepared.

"Could the emperor elaborate on the various terms of the New Deal, I would like to know more about it."

"It's so good, I'm preparing to pass it on to Hanlin to sort it out, so I'll let you write it for me!"

"Yes!"

Tang Xinggu sat on a chair beside him, picked up his pen and began to record.

Zhu Qizhen sorted out his thoughts, and then said all his thoughts. Tang Xinggu wrote them down one by one. Next, he needs to go back to the Imperial Academy to polish them, and then the cabinet drafts them, and the chief inspector stamps them. Then it can be announced to the world.

Tang Xinggu carefully put away the papers, and was about to leave, as if thinking of something, he said: "One more thing, the land reform mentioned by the emperor, especially the reduction of rent, may be difficult to achieve. "

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "I have made up my mind, no matter how difficult it is, I will push it down!"

Tang Xinggu's expression was tangled, and he hesitated: "I have a word, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Zhu Qizhen said impatiently: "Say!"

Tang Xinggu seemed a little hesitant. After thinking again and again, he finally mustered up the courage to say: "[-]% of the land in the world is in the hands of the gentry, of which... Huangzhuang occupies a large part..."

Having said that, he didn't continue talking.

The meaning is already obvious. In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was the biggest landlord. Don’t you want to change the land and lower the rent? Come on, start with yourself!

If you don't do it yourself, wouldn't the so-called New Deal become a piece of waste paper?
Zhu Qizhen fell into deep thought immediately, and after a long while, he said: "I know!"

Tang Xinggu saluted, turned and left.

Zhu Qizhen fell into deep thought again, these words reminded himself, he only stared at the gentry officials, but forgot that he was the biggest landlord.

"Wynn!"

Wynn hurried forward: "The servant is here!"

Zhu Qizhen said: "I want to go to Huangzhuang to have a look. You choose a village that is relatively close to the capital. Tomorrow morning, go with me!"

Wynn froze for a moment, and said in his heart that for so many years, the emperor has never cared about the affairs of Huangzhuang. What happened today?
However, since it was the emperor's order, he immediately responded: "Your servant, let's prepare!"

Only then did Zhu Qizhen get up and go back to Qianqing Palace to rest.

I haven't seen Empress Qian for more than two months, and I miss her so much...

(End of this chapter)