Chapter 155: Ruling the World Requires Wenchen

Yang Shiqi said: "The issue of Jiangnan reassignment has also been debated for a while, and Zhong and Zhou Chen have been arguing endlessly, and it is difficult for the old minister to make a decision for a while. ”

"However, most of the food and salary of the imperial court come from Jiangnan, and when Jiangnan is in chaos, the world will be shaken, and the ethics of Zhong and Zhou Chen, the old minister has believed it, but the local affairs are extremely complicated, and the old minister is also old, this matter can only be judged by His Majesty."

"If Guo Zhong and Zhou Chen really don't get along, naturally one person will be transferred out of Jiangnan. Both of them are talents, and I hope that His Majesty will protect them. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I have heard of these two people. ”

Guo Zhong and Zhou Chen are both first-class officials of the Ming Dynasty. The reputation is outside, and among the magistrates outside, the two of them are no less than Yu Qian.

Zhu Qizhen is naturally attentive.

It's just that he hasn't heard of the conflict between the two, and countless doubts have popped up in his heart for a while.

As Yang Shiqi said, the ethics of the two Zhu Qizhen are also new, and Guo Zhong, as the prefect of Hangzhou, has left office several times, and has been jointly retained by the people in Beijing.

The official voice is very good. Zhou Chen is also good, and he has a good reputation everywhere he goes.

Both of them were good officials in the hearts of the people.

It's just that there will be contradictions between good officials and good officials, and their main contradiction lies in the handling of Jiangnan's heavy endowment.

How to deal with the heavy endowment in Jiangnan, the court and the local government are almost unanimous, that is, to reduce or reduce some.

But how, to whom is it reduced, and who is not to be reduced?

That's where the problem comes in.

If you are concerned about other people's money, you can naturally be hello, I am good, everyone is good, but about your own money, you must fight for a penny clearly.

Zhu Qizhen was suspicious, the contradiction between the two of them was because of this.

"Your Majesty, a few years ago, I ordered that the Yellow Book be moved to Jingshi, and in the Sanhaizi, an island was found, such as the Houhu Case, and the minister has ordered it to be arranged." Yang Shiqi said: "It's just that there are some things, the minister doesn't dare to hide from Your Majesty, the number of the yellow book, except for the early stage of Hongwu Yongle, the rest are not counted." Most of them are based on last year's deletions. ”

"What?" Zhu Qizhen was taken aback.

Zhu Qizhen is not unaware of this situation.

After all, this is almost an open secret, and Jin Yiwei didn't dare not tell Zhu Qizhen.

But Zhu Qizhen didn't know why Yang Shiqi said this.

Yang Shiqi said: "The old minister is fifty out of seventy, even if he dies immediately, it is enough, on such a major matter, the minister does not dare to hide His Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Why is this so? ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Without him, there are not enough people. ”

"The imperial court compiles the yellow book every ten years, but how much work does it take to compile a yellow book, almost all the people in the world have to be searched, and they are asked one by one, but how many people are there in the county government in various places?"

"When it comes to tax collection, appointing a grain chief, a county government has an establishment of 300 people, which is considered to be too much, but some large counties have more than 100,000 people."

"It's simply impossible for these people to do this."

"During the Taizu period, the compilation of the yellow book also sent more students from the Guozijian, but now the Guozijian is not as good as before."

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "It may not be this reason. ”

There are some things that can be done when the country is founded, but things that can't be done later, Zhu Qizhen has also seen a lot, and naturally understands that what Yang Shiqi said may not be all correct.

But Zhu Qizhen did not give a strict order and sent more people, this compilation of the yellow book is a thing, it is a flower in the water, and the moon in the well is general, but it is certain.

The Yellow Book is too important.

It can be said that the basis of national taxation is on this yellow book.

The source of all revenues.

The yellow book is wrong, I don't know how much money should be given to the state, and it has been included in the pockets of private individuals.

Zhu Qizhen's heart moved and said secretly: "That's right, quota." ”

He forgot about it again.

Emperor Taizu in order to prevent future generations from leviing and expropriating violently, has already fixed the amount of taxes in various places, the best year of the Ming Dynasty Hongwu years, the income of more than 30 million stones.

However, Emperor Taizu was worried that such a good year would not come every year, so he stipulated an annual tax of 24 million stones. In fact, there has been a decoupling between the number of household registrations and taxes in various places.

This may also be one of the reasons for the insufficient number of Ming Yellow Books.

But even so, the Yellow Book is still very important, and at least the matter of conscription must be according to the Yellow Book.

Emperor Taizu established the Yellow Book in order to evenly conscript, and the people took turns to conscription once every ten years.

But there is an error in the yellow book.

Isn't it true that some people don't have to do it, and some people have to do it many times?

Zhu Qizhen has not yet accepted this question, Yang Shiqi said again: "Your Majesty wants to change the hereditary system of the Shuntian Mansion, and the ministers think that it is good, but Yu Qian is in Beijing to take classes, and many Beijing officials below are complaining, and there are not many imperial court officials, and they are replaced by treasure money." ”

"It's not easy to live in the capital, and Yu Qian levied the house class again, and the situation of the Beijing officials is even more difficult."

Zhu Qizhen also understood one thing at the moment.

Yang Shiqi didn't want to crush Zhu Qizhen with difficult problems, but showed Zhu Qizhen a problem, that is, to govern the world, it is necessary to use Wenchen.

Zhu Qizhen had been entangled in these problems thrown by Yang Shiqi before. didn't grasp the meaning of Yang Shiqi's words, Yang Shiqi had to keep saying.

Anyway, there is no problem with the government of that country.

Yang Shiqi has been in the country for so many years, so he naturally knows where the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty are, and he really let Yang Shiqi say that Yang Shiqi can say that there is no overlap for one day and one night.

Of course, Daming has so many problems, which does not mean that Yang Shiqi is incompetent.

If you listen carefully, you will know that most of what Yang Shiqi said is freezing three feet and not a day's cold. Many problems are not in Yang Shiqi's hands, they are all accumulated.

Moreover, most of these problems are systemic problems, which involve all aspects very deeply, and it is not something that can be done well by killing a few people and selecting a few officials.

But everything that can be done well in this way, Yang Shiqi has done it.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What do you mean? ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty, if you want to use your strength to use the tile spur and reuse the military ministers, the ministers have no complaints, but it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to fight all the time." Even if there is a war, His Majesty cares about the aftermath. There can be no more situations like Annan's. ”

"If Your Majesty wants to be Emperor Wu, please train the crown prince as Zhaoxuan as soon as possible, and if Your Majesty wants to be Taizong, then the crown prince will be Renzong, then the world will be stable, and the court will be fine."

"If Your Majesty uses troops in the north, and the crown prince uses troops in the south, and the world continues to fight, the world will be in danger."

"Your Majesty has set up a big hall to treat the country, and the minister knows that His Majesty is important to the country, but he purely uses military ministers, and the minister is worried that there will be something unbearable in the future."

"The old minister is old, and I don't know when, I will go to see Taizong, Renzong, and Xuanzong underground."

"Therefore, if you dare not take the liberty of hearing about it to death, please be cautious Your Majesty. Those who want to use force outside must first settle inside, and those who want to achieve great things must seek the long-term. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, and only felt that Yang Shiqi had no complaints, but was full of complaints. It's just that Yang Shiqi turned around in such a big circle, so that Zhu Qizhen had to admit one thing.

Politics is higher than military.

Even if he wants to win over Xungui, he can't be so inclined, otherwise, who will handle this bunch of things for him?

Even if Zhu Qizhen has three heads and six arms, he can't finish it.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I know. Sir has something to say in the future, so let's do it, Sir chose Bachelor Hallym as the lecturer of the main hall. However, most of the main halls are the children of nobles, and they only need to explain the history books and encourage loyalty. I don't have a prince yet, but if there is a prince in the future, I will definitely choose the lecturer by Mr. ”

Zhu Qizhen's heart turned and said: "If there are children in Mr.'s family who can't become a student or can't study, they can also be a student of the main hall, and it will be regarded as the merit of Mr. I." ”

When Yang Shiqi heard this, his heart couldn't help but move.

Yang Shiqi can shade many officials, but most of them are idle, such as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Shang Baojian, and the real commander of the Jinyi Guard naturally cannot be handed over to them.

It's just a portion.

However, this big hall student is different, not to mention anything else, just this point of connections is good. Yang Shiqi is worried that there is no one behind him, and this reward is in Yang Shiqi's heart.

Yang Shiqi said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Just ask for Mr., don't abandon me, there is no shortage of Mr. in the world." ”