People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Royal study.

Zhu Yuanzhang immersed himself in reading the first draft of tax law reform handed in by Liu Bowen, frowning as he read it.

Liu Ji basically accepted Zhang Yi's proposal and formulated a commercial and tax law about Daming.

In this law, there are regulations for different groups of people and different commodities according to the level of profit...

Zhu Yuanzhang was overwhelmed. How could Liu Ji alone write such detailed legal provisions?
"It's not due to me alone. Although I went to the market and inquired carefully about merchants from all walks of life, it was impossible to complete such a huge workload. Later, I went to Qingxin Temple and told him about the approximate profits of each industry. , he gave me a suitable tax rate at his discretion...

Moreover, the child suggested that for merchants whose tax is too low, they can be exempted from tax...

But the minister did not agree to this one! "

Old Zhu nodded. Zhang Yi's idea basically implemented his taxation idea of ​​robbing the rich and giving to the poor, but it was still a little naive.

Once the tax exemption is opened, there are countless ways to evade taxes.

It is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to open this hole.

But about the idea of ​​robbing the rich and helping the poor... Lao Zhu still likes it very much.

Anyway, it can't rob him.

As for the issue of agricultural tax, it doesn't matter whether it is divided into mu or Dingyin, the emperor finally suspended the implementation.

"The business tax part, let's implement it first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Liu Ji packed his clothes and was about to leave.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked:
"What else do you think about the separation of civil and military affairs?"

Liu Ji replied:

"Your Majesty, this is actually not Liu's idea, but what that little real person from Qingxinguan said!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other, so now Zhang Yi can fool Liu Bowen?

"Because I was chatting with Zhenren Zhang about the affairs of the court, the child expressed his opinion by the way!
The separation of civil and military affairs is not surprising, this is what the court will do sooner or later!
Instead, he mentioned that Li Shanchang let Chang Yuchun enter the Ministry of Education, out of uneasiness and good intentions! "

Liu Ji is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and his political opponents who can attack him will definitely not let go of the opportunity.

With the help of Zhang Yi's mouth, exposing Li Shanchang's little thought is naturally more effective than him saying that he came up with it himself. ,
He smoothed out Li Shanchang's thinking for Zhu Yuanzhang, and Lao Zhu was really not very happy.

Having said that, it's time to stop.

Liu Ji also knew that if he continued talking, Zhu Yuanzhang should be disgusted, so he changed the subject:
"But the most important reason, I didn't say anything in court..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed distracted.

"Don't be tricky, tell me!"

Liu Ji lowered his head and said:

"He said that General Chang is His Majesty's relative by marriage, and the crown prince can marry the general's daughter, but not the prime minister's daughter...

If His Majesty really agrees to General Chang's admission to Zhongshu Province, then the marriage between the crown prince and Miss Chang's family will be..."

Zhu Biao was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately turned his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang.

He was also shocked when he saw Lao Zhu, but the emperor was deeper than him in the city, and he quickly recovered his calm appearance.

Zhu Biao suddenly realized that, after Liu Bowen pointed out the logic behind it, he immediately understood.

With his father's temperament, he would never like a family of relatives who were too powerful.

But these princes like himself will inevitably marry the sons and daughters of his old brothers.

But even if they were married by marriage, Zhu Yuanzhang probably hoped that his natal family would be too strong.

As for the military power, Zhu Yuanzhang already had a system to restrict the soldiers on the front line, but on the civil service side, the emperor had no good way.

The only possibility is that when the royal family chooses concubines, they will not choose children from very good family backgrounds.

Zhu Biao's forehead was sweating. He and Chang's were really in love with each other, but if his father beat the mandarin ducks, he had no choice but to accept it.

But, will the father agree?
Zhu Biao couldn't help being a little worried.

The girl from the Chang family is a good girl, but the Chang family has really made the emperor very unhappy recently.

If the father agreed to Chang Yuchun to be the prime minister, then their marriage might really fall apart.

"interesting!
I know, you go down! "

Lao Zhu looked calm and did not comment on these comments!
Liu Bowen bid farewell and left, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around:
"Let's go, follow me to the Pure Heart Contemplation..."

Zhu Biao was taken aback:
"Father, why are we going to the Pure Heart Temple now?"

"Why, the Zhejiang pilot policy has been implemented, what about the things Zhang Yi owes me?"

When did Zhang Yi owe you something?
Zhu Biao doesn't know!

But since the emperor was leaving, he honestly went to change his clothes.

After the prince disappeared in the imperial study, Lao Zhu's expression collapsed.

"This brat, how does he know everything?

Could it be that I am so careful that it is written in the history books of later generations? "

Zhu Yuanzhang complained for a while, then went to change clothes.

Not long after, the father and son left the palace and went to the Qingxin Temple.

"The rice is starting to scion...

If the rice seeds harvested this year are planted next year, we can see whether there are any improved varieties!
And so on, multiple hybridizations!

Maybe get the seeds we want! "

In Qingxin Temple, after Lao Zhang opened, the Taoist temple finally opened to the outside world.

However, the father and son did not guard in front, but handed over the task of guarding the door to Zhang Yuchu, who had the lowest status in the family.

The most important thing for Zhang Yi these days is to keep track of the rice in the rice fields.

The output of Champa rice in his own fertile field is very gratifying.

This can be regarded as the rice variety that changed the farming process in China. Compared with the rice varieties that are currently mainly planted in Ming Dynasty, it has almost an overwhelming advantage.

The tenants who made a bet with Zhang Yi last year had long since surrendered to the landlord.

But they were happy to lose, because under Zhang Yi's guidance, the output of the crops had almost doubled.

Double it!

For most farmers, this is happiness that they can't imagine.

Later, those tenants who could not grow Champa rice began to look for Zhang Yi to keep the rice.

The promotion of Champa rice should be a natural thing.

Zhang Yi estimated that without the intervention of the imperial court, it would take ten years for the normal promotion of Champa rice, even in the Jiangnan area.

It may take a little less time if officials step in.

But how to get the government to intervene is a more technical problem.

Farming, although it was the foundation of feudal society.

However, there are not many people who really pay attention to farming technology. He remembered that in his previous life, the northward migration of rice was obviously a good thing, but he was stunned because the scholar-bureaucrat class and the court’s tax law were unreasonable, which made the people unwilling to cooperate. Pushed back to the Kangxi period.

It shouldn't be!

Zhang Yi was emotional, while thinking about how to present Champa Rice to the emperor.

Firstly, through Huang He's way, secondly, through the father, thirdly...Liu Bowen hasn't been here for a while...

"what are you thinking about?"

Zhang normal interrupted Zhang Yi's wild thoughts before he turned his attention back to the rice seeds in the medicine garden.

These hybrid rice seeds represent hope...

Zhang Yi doesn't want to produce more powerful varieties, as long as he can produce rice varieties similar to Kangxi's Royal Rice...

Hybridization is a long-term work, not a one-time job.

Just when the father and son were busy.

Someone outside reported that the Huang family and his son had visited.

"Uncle, Brother Huang!"

Zhang Yi turned his head and greeted Zhu Yuanzhang and his son.

"This is……"

Zhu Yuanzhang also became interested when he looked at the rice that had begun to have ears of rice.

When the rice has ears, the difference between each variety is immediately reflected.

Most of these varieties are wild rice seeds collected by Zhang Yi from various places, and the yield can be said to be hard to describe.

However, after scioning, Zhu Yuanzhang could intuitively see the difference of each variety.

Some planting grains are full, and some varieties are extremely tall.

Zhang Yi pointed and said:
"I'm crossbreeding all of these and looking forward to good results!"

Although he didn't understand, Lao Zhu still wrote down Zhang Yi's words seriously.

It was only now that he remembered that his own palace seemed to have made a similar place, but he had long since forgotten it when he was busy...

"The promotion of Champa rice is also very successful. According to the tenants, as long as there are no natural disasters and man-made disasters, the yield of two to two and a half shale per mu is not a big problem..."

Zhang Yi casually reported a number to Lao Zhu, who was stunned, and then laughed happily.

"Is this the output of your field?"

"Well, although it's just an estimate, it's not bad! If it's true, then Champa Rice should be well promoted...

Uncle has a way to donate the rice seeds to the emperor? "

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the words and said:

"Maybe there is, but it may not be taken seriously, I can try!"

"Then I'll try my channel too. When the rice is ripe, I'll take Liu Bowen to the field to have a look..."

"When the harvest is over, take me to have a look..."

At present, only Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial field in the north, the experimental field in the palace, and some scattered places grow Champa rice in the world.

And these field managements may not have Zhang Yi's intentions.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself also wanted to see the exciting scene. If Champa Rice and Dung Dan were used well, it would be much easier for him to recuperate.

"By the way, when you mentioned Master Liu, I just remembered one thing...

I know from my channel that His Majesty's news about commercial taxation should be promoted...

You said you want to build a factory, are you fooling me? "

Zhang Yi was taken aback when he heard this, so fast?
He glanced at Lao Huang, Uncle Huang's relationship was a bit Schrödinger.

"Don't dare to fool uncle, I will make a prototype of Jenny's textile machine later, and you will understand..."

Jenny?

It sounds like a foreigner's name, Zhu Yuanzhang is full of curiosity, that so-called textile machine is really so effective?
"Okay, if you come up with a prototype, I'll send someone to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to get the land right away..."

The two parties are also refreshing people, and this is not the first time they have cooperated.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhang Yi a good share, and Zhang Yi also trusted Lao Zhu, but he raised a few small conditions, and Lao Zhu thought for a while and agreed directly.

Lao Zhang watched from the sidelines. He was familiar with the way the emperor and Zhang Yi were doing business, which seemed weird no matter how they looked.

But this time the two chatted quickly and finalized the matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to do, so he simply said:
"Go, let's go to your field to see..."

Zhang Yi nodded, and several people went out.

Surrounded by some guards, several people came to Zhang Yi's field.

When the tenants working in the fields saw Zhang Yi, they ran over one after another.

"Master Little Landlord, Master..."

A farmer took the initiative to lean over and nodded towards Zhang Yi.

His agility reminded Lao Zhu of the former Lao Meng.

"Is he your new tenant head?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked casually.

"Old Li, come and say hello to Mr. Huang!"

The person Zhang Yi called Lao Li had a simple and honest face, and he came over and said, "I've seen Master Huang, I've seen Young Master Huang..."

Zhang Yi said:
"Brother originally wanted to send a Taoist priest to help me, but I'm used to being clean and I don't want strangers to bother me.

This property needs someone to take care of it, so I chose a flexible one! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, not paying attention.

After Zhang Yi has more fields, he really needs a character like a housekeeper.

Originally, a formal Taoist temple, just like a wealthy family, has its own special management for this person.

But Zhang Yi's Taoism is different. He belongs to the system of Zhengdao, but he is self-indulgent.

Lao Li wanted to serve Zhang Yi and Lao Zhu closely, but was stared back by the plainclothes Jin Yiwei.

He sneered, just like a poor guy who is like a camp, but has no way out.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about the other party, he walked to the edge of the field.

The endless fields, the green ocean covered with rice ears...

Lao Zhu looked at the scene in front of him and was very excited.

"If at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, everyone in the common people had such a harvest, who would want to rebel..."

"What uncle said is true, but in fact, no matter what, agriculture is an industry that depends on the sky...

Although it is always said that man can conquer nature, we still have to fight against God for this chance.

Just like these fertile fields in front of us, although the trails have been done to the best, if the wind and rain are not smooth this year, the people will still become refugees...

The bottom of this world, after all, live too reluctantly! "

Zhang Yi paused and said:
"Although God's will is unpredictable, if the people in the world have surplus food, even if there is an occasional disaster year, they will not be lost!

In fact, to put it bluntly, the people above are still exploiting the people, and the exploitation is too harsh..."

Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the words:
"The imperial court's tax rate is already low enough. Isn't the tax rate of [-] in [-] still high?"

"It's not high on the surface, but it can't stand up to the local gentry, the nobles use various methods to transfer the rent to the common people!

Although the tax law enacted by His Majesty is well-intentioned, it is too difficult to implement the law to follow..."

Zhang Yi's emotion reminded Lao Zhu of the unbearable memory of more than [-] years ago.

During the famine that year, the previous court distributed relief food, but none of the grains of rice fell into the hands of the people.

Thinking of this, Lao Zhu's mood suddenly faded.

"Let's go back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang left as soon as he said, Zhang Yi did not suspect him, and followed them into the carriage.

"Master little landlord, you should come here often..."

Lao Li is still showing his presence in vain, but no one cares about him.

Not enough, when the convoy was far away, his smile turned into a cold murderous intent.

"Go to Changfu!"

Lao Zhu came out of the concept of pure heart, and didn't want to go back to the palace directly.

He asked Jin Yiwei, who was driving the car, to go to Yuchun Mansion as usual.

At this moment, Chang Yuchun was looking at the paper on the desk, lost in thought.

And beside him, his wife, Lan Shi, was talking non-stop.

"Master, look at you, you almost became the prime minister, but you were disturbed by someone..." (End of this chapter)