Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 59
Glancing at his son, Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "It's not that easy! The best thing in this world to suppress our royal family is the ancestral system!"

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew what the ancestral system was about, that is, the foot wraps of civil servants, which were used when needed, and thrown aside when not needed.With a soft smile, Zhu Houzhao said: "The ancestral system only exempts some fields from taxes, not all their fields from paying taxes."

"Father, there are so many people in the world, and more and more land has been reclaimed, but the taxes are getting less and less. I have checked that in the 4th year of Yongle, the world's household registration was 968 million, and the population was 5152 million. The tax was 3070 million shi, and the distribution 136 million bolts of brocade, 29.9 catties of silk cotton, 766 million ingots of banknotes, 2549 catties of copper, 82000 catties of iron, 46600 catties of lead, 2080 taels of cinnabar, 199 million catties of tea, 139.7 million jin of salt, and 1979 million shi of grain in the army.

"In the first year of Hongzhi, there were 911 million household registrations and a population of 5020 million. The land was paid with 1956 million shi of rice, 677 million shi of wheat, 36700 jin of silk, 265 million jin of cotton, and 115 million bolts of cloth. The grain in the army was 293 million shi, and the tax was reduced and exempted. 798 million stone."

"From the fourth year of Yongle to the first year of Hongzhi, not only did the number of households in the world not increase, but it also decreased by 50 households. Did our Ming Dynasty suffer from some catastrophe, or did we encounter some kind of military disaster? Where did these populations go? My son When I went to the street, there were a lot of people on the street, and they were hidden and became servants of scholars like them."

"The people are gone, but the land is still there? Over the years, how many fields have been reclaimed, the Ministry of Households should have records? But what about the land tax? Yongle collected 3070 million shi in four years, and Hongzhi in one year? 1956 million shi, Mai’s 677 million shi, the total is only 600 million shi, and almost 800 million shi has been reduced, which is 400 million less than Yongle’s four years.”

"It took nearly 2000 million shi for the army to collect food for four years. What about now? 800 million shi. What about the food?"

"The land is still the same land, the people are still the same people, but what about the food? Whose pocket is it in?"

The number Zhu Houzhao said was shocking, not only shocked Zhu Youtang, but actually scared Zhu Houzhao himself when he saw it.During the Yongle period, 2000 million shi were used to store food, and in the Hongzhi period, 800 million shi. It can be seen how far the guards have collapsed. In the military town, except for the general's private army, I am afraid that everyone has gone to farm.

Naturally, the food was stuffed into his own pocket, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that Daming was in danger.

Zhu Houzhao now understands why Emperor Zhengde was hacked so miserably. After ascending the throne, he probably cleaned up the mess. Later, he beat the little Mongolian prince and put an end to the chaos of King Ning. Now Zhu Houzhao can give Zhu Houzhao a point in history Big praise, well done, but died early.

In fact, most of the reforming monarchs in history, or powerful monarchs, were criticized a lot, and this is not without reason.

Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng was the most accomplished. He reversed the decline of the Qing Dynasty in the last years of Kangxi in one fell swoop, but he was also the worst hacked.On the contrary, Qianlong, a guy who enjoyed the fruits of reform and didn't feel sorry for selling his father's land, was touted as a holy king, which is very telling.

"Father, the Han Dynasty prospered in the fifth generation. It was passed on to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The great power of the Han Dynasty surpassed that of the Han Dynasty. The sixth generation is supposed to be prosperous and prosperous, and the national power is at its peak, but why is it not as good as when the country was founded?"

Zhu Houzhao said in a low tone, with a look of sadness on his small face.

"At such a young age, I think a lot!" Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile, "You think Father doesn't know? You are the only smart person in the whole world? Do you think Father doesn't want to innovate? But how can innovation be so important?" Easy, if only the affairs of the world were so simple, Song had Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, who do we have in Ming Dynasty?"

"Besides, if you change it, it may not be better not to change it, not to mention that the father wants to change it, but there are some things that can't be rushed, and you have to take your time."

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also knew that his father wanted to reform, because that's what Emperor Hongzhi did in history, but before he could flex his muscles, he couldn't hold on and lay down by himself.After Emperor Zhengde came to power, the reform continued, which can be regarded as inheriting his father's behest, but he beat the little prince first, and then destroyed King Ning. Emperor Zhengde did not do much.

The army had just cleaned up, and before cleaning up the internal affairs, he fell into the water first, and then died.

"Actually, it's nothing difficult!" Zhu Hou looked at his father and said with a smile: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world is full of hustle and bustle for profit. As long as the royal family is rich and the court is rich, then Nothing can't be done."

Zhu Youtang looked at his son and said angrily: "Father also knows that many problems can be easily solved with money. The problem is where to get money. The people do not add taxes, and the country has enough money. This is what every emperor wants to do." Arrived."

"Simple!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "This time the Yanzheng can make the court a lot of money, it's very simple."

Zhu Youtang looked at his son, then smiled and said: "If you can make the court make a lot of money, just tell me what you want, and I will satisfy you."

After pondering for a while, Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father, and then said with a smile: "If it works, I want eight rounds!"

The so-called eight bureaus are actually the eighth of the 24 yamen. The 24 yamen is an institution where the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty served the emperor and his family. It has twelve supervisors, four divisions, and eight bureaus.

24 Yamen is not a system of eunuchs, and there is no hard and fast rule that eunuchs must be used as the chief officials and eunuchs. It is an institution that serves the emperor and his family. Later, eunuchs were often assigned to take charge of their duties, so they are often misunderstood by modern people.Even the unofficial history of the Qing Dynasty proved that there were 10 eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, most of these units were craftsmen who moved from Nanjing.

The twelve supervisors are Lijian, Yumajian, Neiguanjian, Sishijian, Yuyongjian, Jingongjian, Shangshanjian, Shangbaojian, Yinshoujian, Zhidianjian, Shangyijian, and Duzhijian.The Twelve Prisoners are in the palace, which is the real Yamen for serving the emperor. The Sili Supervisor and the Yuma Supervisor are even more powerful. It is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to get involved, and he doesn't want to.

The four divisions are Xixin Division, Bell and Drum Division, Baochao Division, and Huntang Division. Those who care about salary and charcoal, the Bell and Drum Division goes out to Chaozhong and Drum, as well as internal music, legends, Guojin, Dao and other miscellaneous operas, Baochao The division is in charge of thick and thin straw paper, and the mess division is in charge of bathing. The fourth division is even more useless to Zhu Houzhao, and he doesn't want it, but the eighth round is different.

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