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Chapter 264

"Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty mainly divides tax reduction and exemption into two classes."

"First, the public lands granted to the nobles of the imperial family are recorded in the gold book, and they are not registered as officials for naturalization, and they enjoy the privilege of being exempted from taxes, food and servants."

"Secondly, officials of the imperial court discuss the fixed quota for preferential exemption. Taking the "Excellent and Exemption Regulations" in the 38th year of Wanli as an example, the current Beijing official Jiake has 350 mu of first-rank free land, and the following decreases to [-] mu of eight-rank free land; Foreign officials will be halved, official township officials will be exempted from six-tenths of this product, unofficial gentry will be exempted from farmland up to [-] mu, and students and supervisors will be [-] mu."

When Wen Tiren played here, his face became extremely serious, and his voice became a little passionate: "Your Majesty, this land granting system has already been concluded in the Taizu period. In the village, the meritorious officials were not banned, so in the 25th year of Hongwu, "Giving the princes Suilu, returning the land to the officials." However, only after more than 100 years, the system of granting land was restored, and more and more land was granted. But if that’s all, let’s give up…”

When he said this, he looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face and saw that he was listening carefully without any dissatisfaction, so he continued: "However, besides granting the land, there are also lands that are honored by the emperor's relatives. Private land, and there are so many private lands that there are too many to count. Among them, there are their own purchases, and there are also tricks and robbery, etc. Because of their great power, their private lands also enjoy the right to grant land, and there is no taxation. Later, in order to avoid taxation, many unscrupulous people donated their land to the emperor Sun Gui. Such a vicious thing is also getting worse."

"This kind of private land refused to work with the people, and it also appeared at the beginning of this dynasty. Therefore, the Taizu strictly prohibited the contract in the "Da Gao". But now, the prohibition is like waste paper. The people's land is their own private business, and the Yin uses power to control it, so that there are divisions that cannot collect taxes."

If he hadn't seen Wen Tiren's memorial, Emperor Chongzhen really wouldn't have understood that there are so many things in this Tian Fu.At this time, even though he had read it again and listened to it again, he was still surprised.

Hearing this, seeing Wen Tiren looking at him as if waiting for an opinion, he nodded and signaled Wen Tiren to continue.

"And there are fixed quotas for officials and gentry's preferential grain and preferential fields. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the land property of officials and gentry, except the remaining fields except the preferential fields, should also be shared with the people. However, officials and gentry are also honored like the royal family. , ignoring the imperial court’s laws, all fields are entitled to preferential treatment. In this way, it has attracted unscrupulous people to contribute one after another.”

Speaking of this, Wen Tiren bowed deeply and played again: "Your Majesty, if these things are not banned, the imperial court will collect less taxes. And ordinary households who pay grain and tax also feel that it is unfair and they are included in the list of troublemakers. , this is a vicious cycle, and it is really a major drawback of this dynasty!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, but he said with a little seriousness: "Wen Qing, I know what you mean. But do you know, if it is really implemented according to the ancestral law, then the royal family and nobles will also have the interests of officials at all levels. If they are all damaged, will they be willing?"

This is a sharp statement!Wen Tiren nodded inwardly, he stood up straight again, raised his head to look at Emperor Chongzhen, and said with an unusually serious attitude: "Your Majesty's kindness to you, I can't repay you, and I'm willing to give up this whole body to fight with them!"

For Wen Tiren, he didn't know how powerful his opponent would be!But he believes that after more than 200 years of accumulation, this malpractice has reached the most dangerous time. If it is not dealt with, the emperor's wish to prosper the Ming Dynasty will not be realized at all.

If the emperor is willing to give full support, he is willing to be the first bird. If he succeeds, Ming Dynasty will be rejuvenated, and he will become a generation of ministers beyond Zhang Juzheng.

After hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little emotional, if all the officials of the Ming Dynasty were people like Wen Tiren, it would be great.However, he is not the real Emperor Chongzhen, and he has no experience and cannot effectively evaluate it.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he said to Wen Tiren: "Does Wen Qing have specific implementation steps?"

When Wen Tiren heard it, the emperor should be seriously considering it.He was overjoyed, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, I have already done the verification. Now the most serious problem, that is, the ones with the most fields are the vassal kings and other Ming clans from all over the country. If Your Majesty can regulate it from the Ming clan, then I think , the rebound of other dignitaries and officials should be much smaller."

After he finished speaking, he saw that Emperor Chongzhen frowned and seemed dissatisfied, so he quickly added: "Your Majesty, the issue of the clan is also a major factor in the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty. I think that the issue of the clan must also be resolved, by the way Let's settle the matter of the field!"

"Oh, tell me in detail!" Emperor Chongzhen asked immediately after hearing this.This matter was not written in the memorial, and he was very interested to hear it.

Wen Tiren saw that there seemed to be some drama, so he hurriedly played again: "The salary of my clan in the Ming Dynasty is Prince Wanshi, County King two thousand stones, Zhenguo general Qianshi, Fuguo general, Fengguo general, and Zhenguo lieutenant two hundred stones. Decrease, Fuguo Lieutenant and Fengguo Lieutenant will be reduced by [-] shi, princesses and concubines will be [-] shi, princesses and Yibin [-] shi, county lords, county lords and Yibin will be reduced by [-] shi, county lords, township lords and Yibin decreases by hundreds of stones."

"These salaries were nothing at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. But now more than 250 years have passed, and the number of people in the Ming clan has reached [-]. Such contributions, even if all the taxes of the imperial court are used for this, It is not enough! The imperial court has been in arrears for a long time, or refused to register it on the disc, but in this way, it will also lose the prestige of the imperial court and show the emperor's... lack of grace!"

If it was the original Emperor Chongzhen, he might be furious.You are warm and benevolent, give me a blah blah blah, and then point the finger at my uncles, brothers and other relatives, and say that I am widowed, what is your intention, is the surname Zhu or Wen in this world?

However, the Emperor Chongzhen at this time came from a later generation. To him, the clans of the Ming Dynasty were no different from ordinary people. You can say what you want, and let's just discuss the matter.

The matter of the Ming clan is indeed a problem.But if there is no proper solution, I am afraid it will not be easy to move.He frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "How should I do it specifically?"

When Wen Tiren heard this, the emperor didn't even get angry, and he was still discussing it patiently. He was immediately pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think we can test the waters with the king of Tang. If it is feasible, we will promote it and solve it."

Speaking of this, he took out a memorial and presented it with both hands: "Your Majesty, this is what the governor of Nanyang, Henan Province reported to the king of Tang. He said that he did not have a sacred order, and he was in command of the army and wanted to serve the king, which violated the ancestral system! "

To put this in a harsh way, it means that Tang Wang has the ambition to rebel.For Emperor Chongzhen, this was a matter of considerable concern.

　Thanks for the reward of Fengzhihuayu!

　　I finally got it out, and the high-end order needs to be updated again, that is, 4 chapters are owed, and my wife has received it. It will start tomorrow afternoon, and it should be possible to update on time, and then I will start to add updates and pay off the owed changes.

　　
　
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