Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 89 The veteran is impressed by Shi Kefa

In the main hall, Shi Kefa was at loggerheads with the ministers in Beijing, but after all, he was only one person and somewhat weak in power, so he sought help from Chen Que, the governor of Nanjing who also came with him.

Chen Que was also a thinker in the late Ming Dynasty. When he stayed in Nanjing, his eloquence was unparalleled. Once he took action, he would definitely overwhelm the officials with his words.

Chen Que arrived at Jiying Hall and said nothing except to pay homage to Chongzhen.

The reason is that he doesn't want to say it and is too lazy to say it.

In his heart, which was originally a deviant, he approved of the New Deal with both hands, but on the contrary, he was very dissatisfied with the officials who stayed behind in Nanjing.

In particular, he was even more dissatisfied with Shi Kefa.

As the actual controller left behind in Nanjing, that eunuch and Zhao Zhilong are greedy for money, and the other is greedy and lustful. Just the two of them were greedy for money and took advantage of the cutoff in news from the north and the south to collude with all the ministers and keep the New Deal secret. But you, the most powerful person in charge, ignored the sufferings of the people and acted as a good person without refutation, which is why you caused such a big mess.

Okay, now, they use you, a good old man, to top the tank, and you are still happy with it. What can I do for you? What are you looking at me doing at this time? You have to deal with the work you have done yourself. I didn't come to Beijing and directly took over your job. It's because I'm a kind person.

Now I just like to see good old people with no principles and look defeated.

Shi Kefa glared at Chen Que angrily.

Chen Que responded with a slight smile and showed a resigned attitude.

Are you angry? Do you, a good old man, get angry sometimes?

Well, I won’t go back to Nanjing. I will stay in Beijing and experience the ups and downs with the Emperor Ding Wang and witness the rebirth of the Ming Dynasty in the hands of Ding Wang.

Seeing that his assistant did not help him, Shi Kefa had no choice but to answer Qian Tonghe himself: "The ancestral system is of course the law set by the ancestors. The laws of the ancestors cannot be violated."

Qian Tonghe smiled: "Since the Ministry of History and War says so, then it is not an ancestral system for princes not to be involved in politics."

Shi Kefa was stunned: "How do you say this?"

Qian Tonghe said in a calm tone: "Who is the ancestor of our Ming Dynasty? Although there was the Jingnan War, of course it is still Lord Hong Wu. This, Ministry of History and War, you will not deny it, right?"

Shi Kefa was speechless and refused to admit it. Am I looking for death?

"I think back then, Lord Hong Wu brought his son to conquer this iron-blooded country. He made the thirteen sons kings and guarded various places. Then I would like to ask, if the thirteen kings guarded various places and commanded the military and government of each place, does it count as a prince's participation in politics?"

Shi Kefa was choked severely.

"That means our ancestors of the Ming Dynasty never formulated the ancestral system that prohibits princes from participating in politics."

Chongzhen's heart skipped a beat. If this is true, it is legal for his third son to participate in politics, but it has unleashed another beast, that is, princes from all over the country can participate in politics. Wouldn't the world be in chaos?

Qian Tonghe continued calmly: "If there is no ancestral system, the prince cannot participate in politics, then if you, the Ministry of History and War, represent the colleagues left behind in Nanjing to impeach the king and participate in politics, it will be self-defeating.

The prince can participate in politics, but there are restrictions on the prince's participation in politics, and he needs the emperor's permission. It is only right that the prince should not interfere in politics without the permission of the emperor. ” ˆ ˆ Chongzhen and the Manchu civil and military officials were relieved, and they all applauded Qian Tonghe’s wit.

In this way, the cage that the prince had just opened was closed again, and a big iron lock was added, which required the emperor's permission.

Then Qian Tonghe continued: "The Ministry of History and War blamed the trend in the south and the repeated killings of the gentry on the New Deal. Then I would like to ask the Ministry of History and War, why did the New Deal in the south lead to chaos and chaos? But in Zhili, it was the common people In joy and peace in the world, everyone shouts that the Holy King has come to this world, the Emperor’s grace is great, and the people have returned to their hearts?”

Yes, is it true that oranges growing in the south are oranges, and oranges growing in the north are gardenias? Everyone knows that this is Yan Ying's sophistry.

"Not only that, our household department was in great distress in previous years. The total income of our household department was less than 3 million, which left us with almost no money to raise troops, almost no soldiers to guard the soldiers, natural disasters continued, and there was no money to build water conservancy projects to benefit the people. The entire empire could barely function.

However, according to King Ding's new policy, just one province under direct control and a contract of 20 million acres of land will be able to bring in 4 million taels of land tax for our Ministry of Household Affairs this autumn, which is already more than the national income.

Ministry of History and War, you are a veteran, and you know that the fundamental reason why the Ming Dynasty has reached the end of its tether is the financial collapse.

If all 13 provinces in the country implement the New Deal, then the Ming Dynasty will have a fiscal budget of at least 30 million taels. If the people are not taxed but the country is fully utilized, the Ming Dynasty will really come back to life. "

It is the goal pursued by the emperors and ministers of all dynasties that the people do not increase the wealth but the country uses it. If we follow Qian Tonghe's statement, it makes everyone yearn for it. Shi Kefa is no exception.

"That's not all. This autumn, there are still four million two generations of labor money collected. So according to the New Deal, forced corvee will no longer be used to force people to live in ruins. The New Deal will instead hire common people to serve as corvees. So, how many things the previous imperial court wanted to do? What can't be done now?

For example, the Ministry of Industry proposed that the Haihe River has been flooding for years and has become the source of major disasters. However, the imperial court has never had money and food to govern, and the people are overwhelmed. After Xiaguan gained the income confidence from the New Deal, he sent people to work with the Ministry of Industry to calculate and plan for this autumn's harvest. After collecting the labor money, he allocated 1.1 million taels to take advantage of the people's slack farming and the dry Haihe River in autumn and winter. Employ people to root out the Haihe River and completely solve the Haihe River flood problem. Don’t you have places in Jiangnan that need to be managed?

Another point is that originally, the landowners and gentry collected 80% of the land rent from the tenants, which made the tenants miserable. In the end, he had to abandon the land and become a refugee. He became a bandit and became a strong bandit. But the Ministry of History and War might as well go to Zhili and have a look. Because of King Ding's new policies, the landlords and gentry were forced to lower land rents. This not only showed that the gentry and landlords had benevolent hearts, but also eased the relationship between the tenants and their employers. Isn't this bad for both parties? There are no more refugees or bandits in Zhili, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Isn't this a fact? "

This is a fact. Originally, as soon as they were ten miles away from the capital, common people and merchants had to travel together, otherwise there was a risk of being robbed.

What now? When you walk in the Zhili area, you no longer have to worry about bandits and robberies. What greets you are the simple, honest and friendly faces of the people along the way.

"One more point, because of the reduction of land tax and corvee, the common people who had attached themselves to the gentry and no longer contributed a little to the court have given up their contributions one after another and once again became subjects who contributed to the empire. Isn't this a good thing?

We ministers always shout slogans about how loyal and patriotic we are. But he turned a blind eye to the worries of his father and the impending destruction of his country and his family.

My Ministry of History and War, look at our king and father, who has been serving the country day and night, and is already haggard. Being frugal for the country has made me extremely thin. In order to save money and support the national economy, I haven't changed my dragon robe for three years, and the cuffs have become too worn to look decent. Could it be that the officials who stayed behind in Nanjing could not properly implement the new policy of establishing the king, share the worries of the king and father, and contribute to the family and the country? The king is worried about the humiliation of his ministers. If the king humiliates his ministers, they will die, my Ministry of History and War. "

These heart-warming and heart-warming words made Chongzhen quietly put his sleeves behind the table, making his eyes red with grievance.

At this time, all the kings and ministers in the palace, including Lu Mou, truly understood why Lu Mou drove a nail into the old man's ass with violence and force. However, the old man did not complain or hold grudges, and still helped King Ding and ran for the country.

It turns out that he is truly loyal and patriotic.

Lu Mou stepped forward and gave Qian Tonghe a deep gift with tears in his eyes: "On behalf of my father and myself, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your true loyalty to the emperor and patriotism."

Then facing Shi Kefa: "Shi Bingbu, look, the loyal minister is right in front of you. A loyal minister leaves the difficulties to himself and shares the worries of the emperor and father, rather than pushing the difficulties to the emperor's father and magnifying the difficulties."

Shi Kefa was so ashamed that he knelt down and cried to apologize.

(End of this chapter)