Glancing at his son, Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "How can it be so easy!" The best thing in this world to suppress our royal family is the ancestral system! ”

Of course, Zhu Houzhao knew what was going on with the ancestral system, that is, the footcloth of civil officials, and he used it when he needed it, and threw it aside when he didn't need it. Laughing softly, Zhu Houzhao said: "The ancestral system only exempts some fields from taxes, not that all their fields are not taxed. ”

"Father, there are so many people in the world, and there are more and more land reclamation, but the taxes are getting less and less, and the sons have checked, Yongle 4 years, the world's household registration is 9.68 million, and the mouth is 51.52 million. The tax was 30.7 million stones, 1.36 million horses of cloth brocade, 299,000 jin of silk cotton, 7.66 million ingots of banknotes, 2,549 jin of copper, 82,000 jin of iron, 46,600 jin of lead, 2,080 taels of cinnabar, 1.99 million jin of tea, 1.397 million jin of salt, and 19.79 million stone of military grain. ”

"In the year of Hongzhi, there were 9.11 million households in the world, a population of 50.2 million, 19.56 million stones of rice in Tianfu, 6.77 million stones of wheat, 36,700 catties of silk, 2.65 million catties of cotton, and 1.15 million horses of cloth. 2.93 million stone of grain for the military tun, and 7.98 million stone of grain for tax reduction. ”

"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 also decreased by 500,000 households. Where have all these populations gone? When the sons went out on the streets, there were a lot of people on the streets, and they were not hidden and became the servants of these scholars. ”

"The people are gone, but the earth is still there, right? Over the years, how many fields have been reclaimed, the household department should have recorded it, right? But what about Tian Fu? Yongle received 30.7 million stones in four years, and what about Hongzhi in one year? Rice is 19.56 million stones, wheat is 6.77 million stones, and the total is only 26 million stones, and it is almost 8 million stones, which is 4 million stones less than the four years of Yongle. ”

"The military grain has been used for four years, which is close to 20 million stones, and now? Eight million stones, what about the grain? ”

"The land is still the land, the people are still the people, but what about the grain? Whose pockets did it go into? ”

The number Zhu Houzhao said was shocking, not only made Zhu Youjiao's heart tremble, but in fact, Zhu Houzhao also scared himself when he saw it. During the Yongle period, 20 million stone troops were stocked with grain, and 8 million stones were used during the Hongzhi period, which shows that the guard has collapsed to what extent, and in the military town, except for the general's private army, I am afraid that they will all go to farm.

The food naturally went into his pocket, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Ming Dynasty was in a precarious position.

Zhu Houzhao now understands why Emperor Zhengde was hacked so badly, and after ascending the throne, it is estimated that he will clean up this mess, and he also beat the little Mongolian prince later, and quelled the rebellion of King Ning, and now Zhu Houzhao can give Zhu Houzhao a big praise in history, well done, but he died early.

In fact, most of the reformed monarchs in history, or powerful monarchs, have been criticized a lot, and it is not for nothing.

Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, the most accomplished Emperor was Emperor Yongzheng, who reversed the decline of the Qing Dynasty in the last years of Kangxi in one fell swoop, but he was also the worst to be hacked. On the contrary, Qianlong, a guy who enjoys the fruits of reform and is not distressed by selling his grandfather's field, is touted as a saint, which is very revealing.

"Father, the fifth generation of the Han family prospered, passed on to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, the crown of the Han Dynasty, even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was exhausted, the Han family can still hold on. The Ming Dynasty is now passed on to his father, and the sixth generation of the calendar should be prosperous and prosperous, and the national strength is at its peak, but how is it not as good as when the country was founded? ”

Zhu Houzhao said in a somewhat low tone, and his little face was full of sadness.

"At a young age, I think a lot!" Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile: "Do you think my father doesn't know?" The whole world is smart for you? Do you think my father doesn't want to innovate? But how can innovation be so easy, if only the things in the world were so simple, Song has Fan Zhongyan, there is Wang Anshi, who are we in the Ming Dynasty? ”

"Besides, it's not necessarily good not to change it, not to mention that my father wants to change it, but some of them can't be rushed, you have to take your time."

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also knew that his father wanted to reform, because this is what Emperor Hongzhi did in history, but before he could show his strength, his body couldn't hold it first, and he lay down. After Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, the reform continued, and it can be regarded as inheriting his father's will, but he first beat the little prince, and then destroyed King Ning, and Emperor Zhengde did limited.

The army had just finished cleaning up, and before it could clean up its internal affairs, it fell into the water first, and then hung up.

"Actually, it's not that difficult!" Zhu Hou looked at his father and said with a smile: "The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit, as long as the royal family is rich and the court is rich, then there is nothing that cannot be done." ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at his son and said angrily: "My father also knows that many problems with money can be solved, the problem is where to get money, the people do not give it, and the country is sufficient, which is what every emperor wants to do." ”

"Easy!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "This time the salt administration can make the imperial court make a lot of money, it's very simple." ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at his son, and then said with a smile: "If you can make the court make a lot of money, you say, what you want, I will satisfy you." ”

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Hou glanced at his father, and then said with a smile: "If it happens, Erchen wants eight rounds!" ”

The so-called eight bureaus are actually eight of the twenty-four yamen, the twenty-four yamen is the institution of the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty to serve the emperor and his family, with twelve eunuchs, four divisions, and eight bureaus, collectively referred to as the twenty-four yamen, and Zhu Houzhao wants eight bureaus.

The 24 Yamen is not a eunuch system, and its chief eunuchs do not have a hard and fast rule that eunuchs must be used, but they are institutions that serve the emperor and his family. It is even proved that there were 100,000 eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty through the history of the Qing Dynasty, and in fact most of these units were craftsmen who moved from Nanjing.

The twelve eunuchs are the celebrant supervisor, the imperial horse supervisor, the internal official supervisor, the secretary supervisor, the imperial supervisor, the shrine supervisor, the Shangshan supervisor, the Shangbao supervisor, the seal and ribbon supervisor, the direct palace supervisor, the Shangyi supervisor, and the metropolitan governor. The twelve eunuchs are in the palace, this is the yamen who really serves the emperor, and the ceremonial supervisor and the imperial horse supervisor are even more powerful, Zhu Houzhao can't get involved at all, and he doesn't want it.

The four divisions are in charge of the salary, the bell and drum division, the treasure money division, the mixed hall division, the salary saving division is in charge of the charcoal, the bell and drum division is out of the bell and drum, and the internal music, legend, the brocade, and the rice beating miscellaneous plays, the treasure money division is in charge of the thick and thin papyrus, and the mixed hall is in charge of bathing, and the four divisions are even more useless to Zhu Houzhao, he doesn't want it even more, but the eight bureaus are different.