In the past half a month, the capital has been very lively.

The blood at the entrance of the vegetable market did not stop, and they were exiled, and the people on the border were in groups. And the Sansi Yamen, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei raided their homes everywhere, and the palace that was once a prosperous palace was also taken over, and the people inside were either arrested or dismissed, and it was suddenly desolate.

The three divisions of the Yamen, the East Factory, and the Jinyi Wei are active all over the country, and the household department has received a large number of assets, and the scale of these assets is terrifying!

Silver alone, tens of millions, countless gold, jade jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, mansion courtyards, shops and restaurants, and millions of acres of land.

Cabinet compound, Zhou Zheng's class room.

Zhang Heyi took out an official document, looked a little hesitant, and said: "My lord, this is Yang Ge Lao's opinion on military reform, he generally agrees with our original strategy, but the details have been revised. For example, 2,000 troops are stationed in the county, 5,000 in one prefecture, and 20,000 in one province. In addition, he suggested that an artillery army, two cavalry, and a town of Zhili in Nanzhili, with 50,000 people, should be directly commanded by the emperor. ”

Zhou Zheng groaned and motioned for Zhang Heyi to continue.

Zhang Heyi glanced at Zhou Zheng and said: "Regarding the governor, Yang Ge suggested that it should be directly attributed to the cabinet, regarded as a militia, and classified as government affairs, which is also a kind of check and balance. The governor of a province led the militia and arrested, with a total of 20,000 soldiers, and was responsible for the daily security, anti-theft, and suppression of bandits in a province, which complemented each other with the locality. ”

Zhou Zheng listened to Zhang Heyi's words, thought for a long time, and then said, "Is there anything else?" ”

The corners of Zhang Heyi's mouth moved, and he looked at Zhou Zheng very cautiously, and said: "Elder Yang Ge said that the place is complicated, and it is not enough to rely only on the documents of the Holy Decree, the Cabinet, and the Ministry of War. ”

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows, Yang Sichang actually wanted to go out of Beijing, and the commander of the army on the spot was changed?

This shows that he can get involved in military power, so Yang Sichang is not afraid that Zhou Zheng will be jealous and will not agree? Let him make a bamboo basket to draw water? Or does Yang Sichang have other calculations?

Zhang Heyi saw Zhou Zheng groaning, so he said, "My lord, the lower officials are not at ease. It's better to leave him in Beijing, and Xiaguan will go out for a run, and it should be completed in a year. ”

Zhou Zheng raised his hand, thought about it seriously, and said: "I agreed, you go and tell Yang Sichang that with the Yangtze River as the boundary, the south belongs to him, and I will come in person in the north." Cavalry, artillery, too. ”

Zhang Heyi hurriedly said: "My lord, this Yang Ge old man is unpredictable, if he holds the military power and then makes peace with Yuan Fu, we will be very passive." ”

Zhou Zheng laughed and said: "Don't worry, the army of the Ming Dynasty, seven or eight out of ten are from my disciples, those general soldiers, which one is not close to me, Yang Sichang can easily control?" Even if these are aside, Yang Sichang wants to use soldiers against me, but he doesn't have the ability yet. ”

Zhou Zheng said plainly, Zhang Heyi suddenly woke up, and now Zhou Zheng, and now they are afraid of whom? Are you still afraid of a little Yang Sichang?

Zhang Heyi's heart suddenly calmed down, and he raised his hand and said, "Yes, the lower official will go to find Yang Ge Lao."

Zhou Zheng hummed and continued to do things.

Not long after, Gao Hongtu, the head of the household, came, his eyes were sunken, his face was full of exhaustion, he exhaled lightly, and said, "My lord, the lower official is really startled." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at his expression and said with a smile: "Yao Tongshun, move a chair for Master Gao, pour a cup of tea, and get some snacks." ”

Gao Hongtu was a little uncomfortable by Zhou Zheng's enthusiasm, moved his buttocks, and said, "My lord, although it has not been fully counted." However, the number of acres of fields, shops, palaces, courtyards and liquor shops and green buildings exploited in various names is unimaginable, no wonder the people can't survive......"

Yao Tongshun asked people to bring chairs, hot tea, and snacks, and Gao Hongtu hurriedly took them over and thanked them.

Zhou Zheng waved his hand for Yao Tongshun to step back, and said, "You probably haven't closed your eyes all night, eat a little, and speak slowly." ”

Gao Hongtu was indeed hungry, so he brought it over and ate a little, and continued: "The land occupied by the palaces is a few thousand acres, and many tens of thousands of acres, full of children and grandchildren, good wine and food, groups of beautiful wives and concubines, servants, and all kinds of musicians and dancers......"

Zhou Zheng listened to Gao Hongtu's words, compared in his heart, and nodded secretly.

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, the disparity between the rich and the poor was extreme, and the people were seriously deflationary, so much silver, as if they didn't know where to go.

Gao Hongtu talked for a long time before he finished talking about the palace, and said: "King Fu was enclosed with 40,000 acres of land, and there were a few more in the back of this list, plus the posthumous seals and rewards, as well as the private purchase of these vassal kings, and the forcible seizure, in two hundred years, the total number of millions of hectares, occupying more than one-third of my Daming Tian acres." ”

To what extent is the merger of Daming Tianmu serious, a few columns, during the Apocalypse, King Lu was a feudal domain, with a fief of 40,000 hectares, and as a result, the governor of Shaanxi wrote that Shaanxi's land was not enough, and asked to make up from other provinces.

The huge Shaanxi has actually been carved up!

Gao Hongtu talked for a while, and continued: "Zonglu is also a big problem, the annual amount of money given by the imperial court to the clan is 1.85 million stones in the tenth year of Wanli, 2.9 million in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, and 3.5 million stones in the eleventh year of Chongzhen. If there is no change, not to mention that the princes of the clan in the back have no land to seal, and the court cannot afford to support them......"

Zhou Zheng listened for a long time and said, "Tell me what you think." ”

Gao Hongtu wiped his mouth and said, "First, the clan cannot grow indefinitely, it needs to be limited and self-reliant. Second, the kings did not settle for the vassals, and dismissed the palaces of the kings, including the guards, and the long history, and they would no longer be set up in the capital in the future. Third, the rewards of the clan, weddings, funerals, etc. must also be strictly controlled, otherwise one day, it will come to this point. ”

Zhou Zheng sighed and said, "Hmm." Now what? ”

Now the palaces, family properties, acres and so on of the world's clans have been confiscated, which is an unimaginable amount!

Gao Hongtu sighed and said: "The lower officials are also worried about this, although they have been prepared, it is still beyond imagination, and with the addition of those nobles, those traitors, and the confiscated acres, it is almost the same as half of my Ming Dynasty, and the household department is already overwhelmed, and it is difficult to clean it up in a short time." The lower officials have already tried to transfer manpower from all over the country, and strive to deal with it in half a year. In addition, there is another problem, how to dispose of these lands after receiving them back, which is also a big problem. Give it to the place, don't worry, the household department will do it, and it will be a drop in the bucket, and the whip will not be able to reach it......"

Zhou Zheng looked at him, nodded slightly, and said: "The manpower you transferred is not enough, in addition, I will find Yuan Fu and give you the power to appoint the households of the provincial capitals and counties across the country, plus the governors of the provinces are about to take office, and there will be cooperation from top to bottom." Well, the Dutian Division is not enough, these acres of land naturally have to be distributed to the people, how to divide them, we must study carefully. There are other types of property, which can be stored by Zhou's ticket number, and they can issue stubs, or discount them to the household department. ”

Gao Hongtu thought about it, the household department is under great pressure now, and the power and wealth are the most attractive, I don't know how many people are staring at this piece of fat, if it is not good, something happens, they will have to be the 'culprit'!

Gao Hongtu thought about it again and again, and said, "My lord, Xia Guan wants to go out of Beijing for a trip." ”

Zhou Zheng glanced at him with some surprise, and then said with a smile: "Okay, arrange the affairs of Beijing, and I will send someone to protect you." ”

Gao Hongtu saw that Zhou Zhengken asked him to leave Beijing, his heart was relieved, and he got up and said, "Yes." Mr. Xie. ”