The treatment of peeling Zeng Hong did not enjoy ...... Because the cruel punishments including Ling Chi, the five horses splitting the corpses, and the beheading have been completely canceled, and even the nine clans have been banned.

This is the credit of Wang Yue's old Taishan, Sun Jiao and others.

They were responsible for rebuilding the Dharma for the Ming Dynasty...... It's a very long and systematic project.

In Chengde, a group of the top scholars of the Ming Dynasty gathered, not only those who were interested in learning Confucianism, but also those who were famous in science, as well as many Zhishi officials, who discussed together and did not hesitate to absorb the latest opinions.

For example, in their view, the Ming Emperor is the representative of China and the symbol of the entire nation...... This point was naturally formed in the process of catching up with the Yuan Dynasty in the north.

The Ming Emperor has supreme authority, and all officials, soldiers, and ordinary people must be unconditionally loyal to the emperor, and take the emperor's will as the highest criterion......

There is no doubt that this statement raised Emperor Zhu's position to the point of no return, so that the group was very satisfied and gladly accepted the work of Sun Jiao and others.

It's just that he is as smart as Zhu Houxi, and he didn't notice that in this expression, the title of the Son of Heaven was removed, and the part of the divine authority of the monarch was also removed.

The emperor did not rely on the sacred identity of the son of heaven to govern the world, but to drive the Yuan Dynasty in the north and restore China, and in this great struggle.

In the final analysis, it is the result of the support of the people.

This kind of quiet change almost did not play any role during Zhu Houxi's tenure, even if his son did not necessarily work, and even only strengthened the imperial power.

But sooner or later, this arrangement will come into play, after all, the imperial power is granted by the people, and the people can give it or take it away!

Sooner or later, the supreme imperial power will collapse.

However, it is completely unreasonable to rashly destroy the imperial power, and even trying to blindly support the merchants and turn the palace into a farmhouse through various means to deconstruct the imperial power is unnecessary and even counterproductive.

After all, in the process of drastic change, a strong core has unparalleled value.

For example, at the moment, although Zhu Houxi did not agree to peel Zeng Hong and others, he regarded Huai'an Mansion as a typical example and made the world clear.

As a local yamen, all kinds of problems in Huai'an Mansion are very serious...... First, there was a serious loss of land and land, resulting in the forced labor of the fields falling on the heads of a small number of people, causing their lives to be extremely embarrassed.

Then there is the rampant greed of ink, the big officials are greedy, the small officials are greedy, from top to bottom, no one is not greedy.

Various major events, including relief for the victims, the construction of the Huai River embankment, and the dredging of the canal...... It's all a mess, a bunch of bad debts, and the things assigned by the imperial court have become a good opportunity for them to make a fortune when they arrive at the local yamen.

These situations are by no means just Huai'an, nor can they be solved by relying on one Qin Benchang.

The case is still being investigated, and corrupt officials are still being dealt with...... What is really important is that Zhu Houxi put forward several reform suggestions in his summary of this case.

First, it is necessary to strengthen the building of local officials, strictly restrain local officials, adopt an examination system, and extensively select qualified personnel from the non-governmental sector. Whether it is a peasant or a businessman, as long as he passes the examination and is willing to obey the law and do things for the people, he can enter the officialdom and become an official who eats the emperor's grain.

Second, taxation and forced labor must be fair. The imperial court has always emphasized that the Qingzhang acres of land must be implemented, and no hidden acres of land are allowed...... Neither concealment nor false reporting is allowed, and it must be accurate and truthful.

Third, at the local level, it is necessary to implement a new currency, abolish the two yuan and change the yuan, eliminate fire consumption, and strictly exploit the people in the name of consumption and envy!

These three suggestions can be described as murderous, the first two are okay, after all, they have already been implemented, and they are not very novel, but the requirements are more stringent.

But this third one is too powerful.

According to Zhu Houxi's plan, it is to fully implement gold, silver and copper coins to replace copper coins, silver taels, gold bars, ingots and so on on the market.

After the currency is unified, the tax can be collected directly without calculating the fire consumption.

And when the currency reform is completed, the imperial court will promote another change in due course, that is, a whip law!

The name of the so-called whip method, it is estimated that no one does not know.

With such a miraculous and effective decree, why didn't Wang Yue actively implement it?

It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he can't.

The core of a whip law is to give the land to the levy of labor, uniformly convert it into silver taels, and then levie it according to the acres of the field...... There are actually two prerequisites for this change.

One is to clear the acres of land and figure out the number of acres before it can be taxed.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng has been the first assistant for ten years, and he has been doing this for eight years, plus the efforts of the high arch in front, it took almost ten years of hard work to clear the seventy-seven-eighty-eight.

This is the basis for taxation.

But there is a second point, Zhang Juzheng did not touch it at all...... That's monetization!

It is definitely a good idea to convert it into silver taels, but for the common people, they must be able to easily exchange the grain in their hands for silver, and then they can use it to pay taxes. For the imperial court, it was necessary to use the silver at any time to buy enough materials to cope with disasters, wars, and various large expenses.

This requires a large commodity economy and a sufficient currency...... If not, I'm sorry, play a whip method, it's bound to happen, and something big will happen.

If you don't go to the fire and blindly collect silver taels, it is strange that the officials below do not exploit the people fiercely.

So in history, it is not surprising that Zhang Juzheng died in power. What should be really strange is that the conditions are not ripe, how can he have the courage to push a whip method?

I can only say that it is a real head iron!

"Your Majesty, there is another system in this, I didn't talk to Your Majesty...... However, the minister thought that the Queen Mother should have mentioned it, that is, the establishment of a banking system in various places. Then it was made mandatory that all large money flows, whether by merchants or local yamen, must go through the banks, so as to reduce the amount of money actually needed. ”

"Of course, this can more restrain the local yamen, and it can also prevent tax evasion, which has a lot of benefits!"

Zhu Houxi glanced at him and flickered again.

"Rest! The queen mother has long said that to open a bank in various places, there is one in every county, not to mention the land shop, how much does it cost! How many employees are in charge of operations alone? In addition, there must be sufficient road traffic for the circulation of gold and silver banknotes...... It's opening a bank again, it's building roads, and you can't spend enough money? Can't run out of talent? ”

Wang Yue said twice and didn't say anything.

Modernization is something that almost everyone is pursuing, but modernization is not without cost. Like why did ancient China form a natural economy of male ploughing and female weaving? Why not an economic model with a more detailed division of labor and a higher degree of commoditization?

The reason is very simple, the cost is too high!

To maintain a large and unified empire, a single administrative system is enough to strain finances.

If we add finance, taxation, justice, military, science, education, culture, and public health in addition to the administration...... Layer upon layer, it can be directly announced that the dynasty has dissolved.

This is why Wang Yue started to promote these things after ten years of preparation...... It's not that he doesn't want to be fast, it's that he can't be fast.

"Wang Yue, you finally told me a little truth...... There is indeed so much to do. Zhu Houxi sighed lightly, "But in my opinion, this matter will not go very smoothly, just abolishing fire consumption and reforming the currency value will encounter unprecedented resistance." ”

Wang Yue agreed, "Your Majesty! There is just one point, no matter how much resistance there is, the right to issue currency cannot be ceded. Otherwise, even if the monetization reform is completed, and the right to issue currency is not grasped in the hands, but becomes the bag of some people, it will be a failure, and it will be the most unsuccessful! ”

Zhu Houxi nodded, "I know...... Someone in the DPRK proposed to sell the right to issue treasure money, but I am not a fool and will not agree to this at all...... I just want to know if the person who proposed such a proposal has a bad brain, or a bad heart, or is stupid and bad! Trying to elevate me and take away my authority is wishful thinking! ”

Zhu Houxi snorted angrily, and suddenly, he laughed again.

"Wang Yue, you said that those people knew that I was not fooled, what would they do? Will you do the same to my cousin? ”

Zhu Houxi asked with a smile, but found that Wang Yue's expression was abnormal.

"What's the matter with you?"

Wang Yue grinned bitterly, "Your Majesty, if you don't guess wrong, people have already made a move." ”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Houxi was puzzled.

Wang Yue pointed to the doors and windows, Zhu Houxi looked up sharply, and then realized that there was already a thick pour of smoke from the cracks in the doors and windows.

It's on fire!

Zhu Houxi was shocked, and at this time Wang Yue had already handed him a wet handkerchief.

"Cover your mouth and nose and run after me!"

After Wang Yue finished speaking, he took the lead and ran towards the door, and Zhu Houxi could only follow Wang Yue, but why is this veil a little strange? Keep dripping with a yellowish liquid.

Wang Fugui!

What the hell did you give me?

Just when Zhu Houyu wanted to scold, Wang Yue turned around and ran back, reached out and grabbed Zhu Houxi's arm, and said eagerly: "I can't get out of the door, follow me to the window!" Hurry up! ”