Seeing his father's arrogant appearance, Zhu Houzhao also knew that the heat was almost over.

What Zhu Houzhao wants to say is naturally not about giving Tang Bohu an official, because this matter does not require him to bother so much.

Tang Bohu's credit is there, as long as Daddy's bowl of water is flat, then there is no big problem

After having this painting he gave to his father, he didn't think that his father would say anything anymore, so Zhu Houzhao didn't worry about this matter.

Zhu Houzhao worked so hard to lay it out, for the sake of nature is a bigger thing.

So he looked at his father and said, "Father, do you remember what my son once said about the integrated grain system for the officials and gentry?" ”

After hearing his son's words, Zhu Youzhang's face changed, and then his smile slowly converged, and the expression on his face became serious.

He glared at Zhu Houzhao and said, "I know you have something." ”

What kind of temperament his son has, Zhu Youzhu knows very well.

This is a winner who doesn't see a rabbit and doesn't scatter an eagle, and he came here to make himself happy, and there was really something.

However, thinking of the incident that his son once mentioned, Zhu Youzhang's mood also became heavy.

Now that the nobles and the royal family have all paid taxes, the rest are the gentry.

Originally, Zhu Youzhu thought that some courtiers would take the initiative to bring it up, but who would have thought that no one would have mentioned this matter from beginning to end, as if everyone didn't know.

There is naturally a reason for pretending to be deaf and dumb like this, Zhu Youzhu doesn't think they didn't expect it, this is clearly pretending to be stupid.

Now that the son has brought up this matter, it is obvious that the son is ready to do so.

"Are you going to do it?" Looking at his son, Zhu Youzhu asked with a solemn face.

Zhu Houzhao nodded. Then he spoke: "Enlighten the Emperor." Erchen felt that the time was ripe. Now that the imperial court has quelled the rebellion of King Ning and checked the fields in the south of the Yangtze River, it is the time when the imperial court has a general trend, and it is appropriate to do this at this time. ”

At this time, although there will be some resistance, it is much smaller.

Zhu Youzhu also agreed with his son's statement, so he nodded and said, "Are you confident?" ”

"Erchen has confidence." Zhu Houzhao said in a firm tone.

Zhu Youzhu heard his son's tone very serious, and couldn't help but ask with some curiosity: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

As long as this matter is raised, there will definitely be people who will stand up against it, and there is no need to think about it.

So in such a situation, how to do it, how to do it is the key.

Zhu Houzhao has actually thought about it a long time ago, he has been thinking about this matter for so many years, but he has never had the opportunity to put it into practice.

In fact, he had a complete and well-thought-out plan ready for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao said loudly: "The policy formulated by Emperor Taizu was to take care of the scholars and make them able to afford to read, so they were given tax-free fields. ”

Today, however, land donation has become the norm, and it has become the norm for gentry families everywhere to hide their land. The imperial court did not pay enough taxes, but they ate a lot of money. This was contrary to Emperor Taizu's original intentions. ”

"It's just that once it is going to be changed, they will bring out the ancestral system. Therefore, Erchen thought that this matter should not be left behind, and it should not go against the original intention of Emperor Taizu. ”

Erchen felt that it was completely possible to convert the tax-exempt fields into support money.

The tax-free money and grain of all fields are calculated by a degree, and then some money and grain are distributed to the students every year, and the amount of money and grain distributed is the same as the output of their tax-free fields. In this way, it does not go against Taizu's original intention. It is also possible to raise taxes. ”

has been in the Ming Dynasty for so long, Zhu Houzhao has long understood what is playing here.

It's just that there are many things that can be done and cannot be said; There are many things that can be said and cannot be done. This is especially important.

Because on the surface, the gentry do not pay taxes, but the people pay taxes. The fact that they don't pay taxes is nominally the tax-free fields given by Emperor Taizu.

Originally, there was a fixed quota, but they developed to the point that as long as they were successful, they would not pay taxes; His family didn't have that much land, but he ended up absorbing a lot of land from homesteaders.

They also have a lot of land hidden in private, but this kind of thing can't be said, and it can't be put on the table at all, so they can only do it in private.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao's change is based on the righteousness and great gift.

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youzhu didn't know what to say.

Recently, his son has become more and more atmospheric, and he has almost forgotten his son's negative side. Now he's finally got that side out.

If the imperial court really did this, there could be many reasons to find it.

For example, the fields are very troublesome, it is very convenient to send money and grain directly, and the harvest is guaranteed by drought and flood, so that the reader will not go bankrupt due to natural disasters, and it is easier and more convenient to pay taxes and calculate.

There are very, very many reasons. There is no reason to oppose it, what can you say?

Are you going to say that we actually get more secretly, so we don't want to put the account in the open?

Is this still shameless?

This is something that can be done in private, but not on the table.

If you say that this is against the ancestral system of Emperor Taizong. That's actually very simple, Emperor Taizong just wanted to make poor scholars able to afford to read, but there was no money when the country was founded; Now that you have money, you can subsidize it with the current method.

And the name of Enyangqian is really good. You are supported by the emperor, and it will only make more people unable to do bad things for granted. As the so-called cannibalistic mouth is short, and the hand that takes people is short, what bad thing are you going to do, who are you worthy of?

This would not only silence them, but also provide practical benefits.

If you have to talk about the ancestral system, the nobles and relatives of the imperial court, the vassal kings of various places, and even the emperor's imperial village have all begun to pay taxes, and the ancestral system also says that they don't have to pay taxes, so do they want to exempt their taxes?

In this way, many people can be silenced, so that they have words of suffering and cannot speak.

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youzhu smiled self-deprecatingly.

Originally, he still had some worries in his heart, for fear that his son would do something inappropriate. Now it seems that I have done this for nothing.

In terms of scheming and damage, he can't compare to his son by shooting a horse

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhu Houzhao and said expressionlessly: "I'll leave this matter to you, as long as you don't make too much trouble." ”

"Father, don't worry, there will be no chaos." Zhu Houzhao bowed down and said.

"Alright, you can go back if it's nothing." Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhu Houzhao and waved his hand, he didn't want to talk to his son anymore now.

"The retainers retired." Zhu Houzhao hurriedly bowed down and said.

Looking at the back of his son leaving, Zhu Youzhu smiled self-deprecatingly, and then turned around and walked towards the queen.

I was stimulated by my son, and I needed to talk to the queen. In addition, the painting sent by his son is indeed good, and he can show it to the queen.

After returning to Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

I finally approved this matter from my father, and the rest is to handle it specifically.

Zhu Houzhao is not worried at all about the specific handling of this matter, and no one can disobey his orders and will.

Zhu Hou glanced at Liu Jin beside him, and then said: "Tomorrow, you send someone to deliver the letter, and ask Qi You, the head of the household, to come over after the early dynasty, and the palace has something to explain to him." ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave maid has written it down." Liu Jin hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Houzhao felt that he couldn't come forward to do this matter himself, so he still had to find someone to bring it up.

As for who to find, Zhu Houzhao had already arranged it. Over the years, I have placed a lot of people in the court, and it is no problem to do this.

This matter was raised by the head of the household, which can be regarded as the proper meaning. There is no need to learn what everyone pays taxes together, because it is very complicated and troublesome for the household department to collect taxes in this way, so it is changed to directly according to the form of distributing money and food to officials, and the money and food are distributed to the scholars, and he does not need to say anything else.

As long as he proposes it, and Zhu Houzhao's other people support it, this matter will be done.

As for whether there will be opposition and what reasons there are to oppose it, these are not important at all, and Zhu Houzhao did not take it to heart.

After all, there is no need for magistrates to collect taxes, and now all of them are handled by the tax department, which is enough.

As long as someone does something for themselves, nothing else matters. This is also Zhu Houzhao's understanding over the years.

The most feared thing about being an emperor is that no one will do anything for you, whether it is a loyal minister or a traitor in the court.

Once no one does anything for you, you, the emperor, will be abolished.

As long as someone is willing to do things for you, and someone is going to do it for you, it is useless for others to object. Because they will get things done, and those who oppose can only watch from the sidelines, and there is nothing they can do.

Unless they can use strong means to oppose it, but usually the emperor will use stronger means to suppress it. Unless the emperor has no military power in his hands, then the emperor is basically no different from a puppet.

The current Zhu Houzhao has military power in his hands, and there are ministers in the court to support him, so he doesn't have to worry about this situation at all.

Seeing that Liu Jin agreed, Zhu Houzhao didn't continue to say anything.

It's not early, he has to go to rest early, and the princess is still waiting for him.

I have to hurry up now, after all, I want to try to have a child as soon as possible.

Early the next morning, after the morning court dispersed, the ministers walked out in twos and threes.

Qi You, the head of the household, saw Liu Jin at a glance, and saw that he was looking at him with a smile, so he hurriedly walked over.

"Father-in-law Liu." Qi You smiled and arched his hand to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin also returned the salute with a smile, and then said, "Lord Qi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has summoned you." ”

Heard Liu Jin's words. Qi You's face suddenly became serious.

You must know that although he is a person of His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not summoned him for a long time, and he has not instructed him for a long time, which actually makes him very worried in his heart.

Now when I hear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has summoned me, I am even more apprehensive in my heart. The reason is also very simple, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not summon him, he is worried that he will be alienated; But now that he was suddenly summoned again, he was worried about whether he had done something wrong and made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince angry.

However, Qi You didn't have time to think about it so much, because he needed to hurry up to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

But there is no bottom in this heart, so Qi You hurriedly said to Liu Jin: "There is Lao Gonggong Liu, does Gonggong Liu know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned me?" ”

This sentence is very straightforward, under normal circumstances, Liu Jin will say what he can say, and it can be regarded as a good relationship with these officials, after all, they are all members of His Royal Highness the Prince.

But today Liu Jin didn't say anything, just said with a smile: "When you get there, Master Qi will know." ”

Qi You didn't say anything more, he knew that there was no point in continuing to ask, because Liu Jin wouldn't say anything. If you have to ask, you'll be in trouble.

So he didn't say anything more, and followed Liu Jin to Xianyang Palace.

After arriving at Xianyang Palace, Qi You saw Zhu Houzhao, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Ministers Qi You, see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Hearing this voice, Zhu Houzhao looked back at Qi You, and said with a smile on his face: "Excuse me." ”

After Qi You stood up, Zhu Houzhao continued: "I came to you today, I have something to tell you. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince commands." Qi You hurriedly agreed.

At this moment, his heart had already risen, for fear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would punish him. But if you think about it carefully, you don't seem to have done anything bad, but you are like a tiger, and you still have this heart.

"I'll show you this." Zhu Houzhao smiled and handed a question book to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin hurriedly took the question book with both hands, and then quickly walked in front of Qi You, stretched out his hand and handed the question book to Qi You.

Qi You bowed down and took the question book, stretched out his hand and took a quick look.

How familiar this scene is, this is how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told him to do things before.

Give him a copy of such a book, and he is not allowed to revise it, but he is only asked to go back and write his name to participate in it. It's just that I haven't done this kind of thing for a long time, and now I still have a feeling of being in a different world.

However, after reading the content in the question book, Qi You was not calm.

The reason is also very simple, I have worked in the household department for so many years. Someone who had previously commanded the tax department, he could see at a glance what this question meant.

The imperial court is going to collect taxes from all scholars, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to collect taxes from all scholars.

Although there is no mention of these things. But a discerning person can see what is going on at a glance. It's just too big!

Qi You's official road has been smooth sailing over the years, who would have thought that such a thing would suddenly happen.

If this matter is not done well, then it may be that your reputation will be stinky, and if you don't do it, it will be to the point where everyone shouts and beats you, which is really too difficult.

Qi You also knows that he can't do it, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has handed over the matter to you, he will not let you shirk it, and he will not give you room to evade at all.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, do you want the ministers to participate in the performance?" Qi You gritted his teeth and asked.