On the sixteenth day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Yongle, the sky had just dawned, and the big roosters raised by the people outside the city of Shuntianfu began to pull their necks and crow, and then the dogs also barked wildly, vowing to suppress the rooster's crow, and the people who were disturbed by their dreams got up and got up to prepare for the new year's work.

Chen Wangshi is naturally no exception.

Although Chen Wang's money now earns a day can withstand Chen Er's salary for several days, Chen Wang's family still likes to get up early every day to cook for her husband and children.

Washing rice, adding water, and lighting a fire, streams of cooking smoke rose from the small stove, and Chen Wang couldn't help but cough a few times.

Turning his head to listen to the inside of the house, and seeing that his husband was not noisy by his coughing voice, Chen Wangshi put his mind at ease and concentrated on serving the firewood in the stove.

But Chen Wang's idea of cherishing her husband was destined to come to naught, and outside the yard was starting to shout loudly that Second Brother Chen was not at home, Chen Er answered in the house, so angry that Chen Wang directly cut the kitchen knife in his hand on the cutting board, and wiped his hands on his clothes, and then cursed in a low voice while cursing Li Zheng, who was calling for souls outside, and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Li Zheng Chen Xiaoyi didn't know where he offended Chen Er's family, seeing that Chen Wang's expression was not good, and thinking that his daughter-in-law was still working in Chen Wang's kindergarten, he had to laugh and say, "Sister-in-law, is the second brother awake?" When the government came to check the household registration, it had to recreate the yellow book. I calculated that my second brother would have to go to work in a while, so I brought the officials of the government over early. ”

Hearing Chen Xiaoyi's explanation, and seeing the two officials and a showman following Chen Xiaoyi, Chen Wang's face eased, opened the courtyard door and let a few people into the house, and was busy preparing tea for a few people.

Xiucai, who was following Chen Xiaoyi, had already looked at the small courtyard, and when he saw that Chen Wang's was about to make tea, he stood up and arched his hand towards Chen Wang's and said, "Sister-in-law, just go and cook, I'll drink enough tea in the morning, and I won't be able to drink it at this time." ”

While he was talking, the neatly dressed Chen Er also came out of the house, first confessed to a few people, and then went to the yard to wash his face and brush his teeth, and then quickly returned to the house, saluted Chen Xiaoyi and that Xiucai, and asked, "I don't know if Brother Xiaoyi and this little minister came to find Chen Er?" ”

That Xiucai smiled directly and said, "Second Brother Chen, right?" I was ordered to start registering the household registration of the people of Shuntianfu, and Brother Xiao Yi said that you are going to work on the construction site today, so you dragged me to come over early, and now we will start registering, so as not to delay your time. ”

After finishing speaking, Xiucai spread out the booklet in his hand, took out the pen and ink again, and began to record the information of Chen Er's family in the booklet.

Waiting for the information to be recorded, Xiucai put away the booklet and pen and ink, and said to Chen Er with a smile: "Your Majesty's will to abolish the people's tax, does Second Brother Chen already know about it?" ”

Chen Er nodded and said: "Brother Xiaoyi has told us, and everyone knows that from this year onwards, the people's taxes will no longer be collected, and how much of our income will belong to us." ”

Xiucai nodded and said, "Since I already know, then I won't repeat it, but Second Brother Chen must remember that if you take the chickens and ducks raised at home to sell, you still have to pay business tax." Of course, there are only a few chickens, and no one cares if they are handed over or not. ”

Chen Ersheng blushed and said, "Then who have I become?" The emperor is a good emperor, his old man feels sorry for us haha, I can't have no conscience, right? Don't hide it from the public, my family also runs a kindergarten, but I pay taxes every month, and it has never been short. ”

Xiucai got up with a smile and saluted Chen Er, and said, "Second Brother Chen, Gao Yi!" By the way, your baby is seven years old, and according to the new regulations of the Ministry of Rites, you will enter school in September, and Second Brother Chen must not forget, if you don't do it, you will be fined. ”

Chen Er grinned and said: "Don't you dare to forget, don't dare to forget if you don't pay a fine, the baby is studying, but it's a big event in a lifetime, don't dare to delay." ”

Xiucai gave Chen Er a thumbs up and praised: "Could it be that Brother Xiaoyi said that Second Brother Chen is a person who understands, and now it seems that it is indeed unusual."

Okay, your family's information has been registered, and I've already said what I should say, let's go to the next one, and Second Brother Chen should go to the construction site as soon as possible and say goodbye. ”

After waiting for Chen Xiaoyi, Xiucai and others to leave, Chen Wang's also made breakfast, and after serving the table, he grabbed his son who was lying in the quilt and didn't want to get up, and slapped his buttocks, so that the waking baby would get up early.

Chen Er was a little reluctant to eat this pickled duck egg yolk, and after carefully sucking a few mouthfuls of oil, Chen Er was finally reluctant to stuff the duck egg yolk into his mouth, but carefully divided it into two halves, half of which was given to Chen Wang's family, and the other half was put in his son's bowl.

Chen Wang smiled and gave the duck egg yolk back to Chen Er, and said with a smile: "Our family is not short of this now, you can eat it if you like, or I will cook two more tomorrow." ”

Chen Erkou said stiffly: "I eat on the construction site at noon, and I take care of one meal on the construction site at night, and I can eat meat for both meals, who is rare about this?" ”

Chen Er's son looked at Chen Er, and then at Chen Wang's family, then put the duck egg yolk in his bowl back into Chen Er's bowl, and said, "Daddy, let's eat mine, let my mother eat." ”

Chen Wang pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Everyone eats their own, don't let them go back and forth." ”

After the child finished eating and ran out to play, Chen Wang said to Chen Er: "Boss, our family's life is getting better and better, if the fifth uncle and any of them come to you to talk about this and that, you are not allowed to agree." ”

Chen Er smiled dumbly and said, "Are you smart?" When I'm stupid? The fifth uncle is so bad that he has pus on the top of his head and sores on the soles of his feet, he is not a good thing!

Also, who came with Brother Xiaoyi just now, aren't there two errand servants besides that Xiucai? One of the two is a real official, but the other seems to be in the army, and it is estimated that it is either Jinyiwei or Jin Wuwei.

Now that these people are out together to make a big yellow book, it is estimated that the emperor wants to thoroughly investigate the Dingkou in this world, and it is inevitable that there will be some incidents like the fifth uncle in the future. You're a fool to me, and you're going to get involved with them? ”

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Since the thirteenth year of Yongle, after Yang Shaofeng lifted the lid of the pot, Zhu Laosi no longer believed in the so-called yellow book data, and simply decided to recreate the yellow book every three years and the fish scale book every ten years.

There is no way, in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the Dingkou of the Ming Dynasty was 65 million, and by the thirteenth year of Yongle, there were only 52 million left?

This is not normal, and there are only three possibilities for this to happen.

One is that the war has led to a large reduction in the population, and the other is that the plague or other disasters have caused a large reduction in the population.

The question is, in the more than ten years since Zhu Laosi ascended the throne, there has been no large-scale dispute, and there has not been any particularly severe plague, why has the population decreased?

Unless it is the third possibility, that is, a large number of Dingkou has been artificially reduced, but it will not appear in the official statistics, so there will be so many fewer Dingkou than in the Hongwu period, and there has been no increase in more than ten years.

Especially after Yang Shaofeng lifted the lid during the examination, the remake of the yellow book led by Jin Yiwei was organized, and Zhu Laosi unexpectedly discovered that the approximate number of people was not more than 50 million at all, but close to 60 million.

Where are the taxes of millions of people? Anyway, Zhu Laosi didn't see these people's taxes.

Zhu Laosi felt that this was wrong.

It is a matter of course for the emperor to collect taxes from the people, it is the emperor's favor not to collect them, and it is the emperor's right to collect them.

Yang Crazy Bastard is right, when he is unhappy, he pulls others together to be unhappy, and his unhappiness is only half left, and his heart will be much more comfortable.

Therefore, Zhu Laosi sent someone to tell the world that the people's taxes had been completely abolished, and the back foot sent Jinyiwei out together with the students of the Yang family's Zhuangzi School and Guozijian.

According to Zhu Laosi's idea, in a group of three, a literati is responsible for recording, a yamen is responsible for leading the way, and a brocade guard is responsible for supervising.

Xia Yuanji expressed support for this, and even felt that he should have done this a long time ago, and the treasury was so empty that he could run mice?

Ignoring Xia Yuanji's sycophancy on the left and His Majesty on the right, Zhu Laosi said: "After the matter on Li's side is settled, the craftsman registration will be merged into the civil register, and the lowly registrations such as happy households, fallen people, companions, households, and shantytowns will be abolished.

All those who were assigned to the priests of the sect and assigned to the Lehu because of the martyrdom were pardoned as good citizens and incorporated into the people's register, except for the relatives of those who were corrupt. When we go back, we will issue edicts, and the household department must also be prepared. ”

Xia Yuanji looked at Zhu Laosi with a bewildered expression, and hesitated: "It's okay to fall into the people and households, and the ...... of Lehu"

Zhu Laosi said with a gloomy face: "Just do what I say, that little bastard has mocked me about this more than once." ”

Xia Yuan Jidang changed his face and said with righteousness and awe: "Your Majesty's heart of love for the people, the champion has long known that His Majesty is willing to accept advice with an open mind, so he dares to speak bluntly, how can he say it sarcastically?" ”

Zhu Laosi waved his hand and reprimanded: "You will do everything you can to protect you!" Xia Lao picked this nickname and he gave it to you! I don't want to see you two now, so you should go about your business. ”

After Xia Yuanji left the palace, Zhu Laosi let Ji Gang pass on unintentionally, and after throwing Ji Gang a bag, he said with a gloomy face: "Send some reliable people to Quanzhou, and act according to the instructions in the bag, until the last one is disposed of by me!" ”