Zhu Yanxi, associate minister of the Government Council, said: "Your Majesty, the minister asked a digression, the minister has heard the emperor say that he wants to bury people many times recently, why does the emperor like to bury people?" ”

Tianqi glanced at Zhu Yanxi and said: "Lord Zhu doesn't know, not only do I like to say that I have buried many people, the Hakka clan conspired against me and buried all three of her family, and I also buried a lot of internal guards who were disobedient and dared to collude with foreign ministers to leak my secrets. As for why I buried it, I felt that the means such as cutting off the head were too bloody, and adults would have nightmares when they saw the bloody scenes, and if a child saw it, it would affect his physical and mental health, and it would not be conducive to his thriving. Burying someone is simple and convenient, a pot of wine makes him drunk and then buried, and there is no pain to pass. ”

Zhu Yanxi retreated silently after hearing this, and then Tianqi said: "Originally, there were still some details to be worked out, that is, how to clean up the illegal income in the hands of officials in a timely manner, if there is less money, he may honestly explain, but if he accumulates too much money, it is inevitable that there will be people who take risks and try to fool the pass." Most of the officials in the DPRK and China are the pillars of the country who have studied the books of the sages and sages and have bad minds in their hearts, and it is a pity to kill them one after another, I remember that there was a group of people who took office at the same time during the Taizu Dynasty were executed at the same time or only one was left I can't remember, anyway, it was close to the annihilation of the whole army, isn't this heart-wrenching? Do you have a good plan? ”

Ye Xianggao said: "The emperor loves his subordinates and is a blessing for us, and there are those who are in the blessing and do not know the blessing to find death, and the minister feels that after the country's internal and external troubles are calmed down, internal guards can be increased in various places, and an economic review should be conducted every year or every six months, which should be able to prevent anyone from deceiving the emperor in time." ”

Tianqi smiled: "Lord Ye doesn't object to the economic review of officials?" ”

Ye Xianggao said: "After listening to the words of the emperor and Yang Yushi, the minister understood what the emperor meant, and the minister had no objections. ”

Seeing the apocalypse looking at them, Zhu Yanxi, Zhao Nanxing and others also said, "The ministers have no objections. ”

Han Yi, the assistant minister of the State Council, stepped forward and said: "The minister supports the emperor's decision to conduct an economic review of officials, but does the emperor really want to recover all the land to build the imperial village as rumored?" ”

Tianqi said: "It is impossible to recover all the land and build an imperial village, I just want those who occupy a large amount of land to understand that I represent the entire Ming Dynasty and have the ownership of all the land in the Ming Dynasty, and those who occupy the land only have the right to use the land." Therefore, no matter how much land you occupy by what means, first, you have to pay taxes, and second, you have to listen to the arrangements of the imperial court for what you plant and what you use. ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, it is the principle of governing the country that Taizu has been following since the founding of the country, and the rule that the gentry do not pay food has been the same for hundreds of years, how can the emperor change it if he wants to?" What are others willing to plant when they buy land, and how to convince people by imposing regulations according to their own needs? ”

Tianqi said: "Lord Han also knows that this is Taizu's words, but Lord Han should also understand that Taizu is no longer there. I didn't mean to disrespect Taizu when I said this, but I just said that the current situation is different from the situation when Taizu was there, and it will be a big problem to do things according to the old rules. How many things did Taizu do when he was a powerful official and eunuch annexing land? And how many are there now? Your Lord Han's family has annexed a lot of land, right? Let's not talk about whether there was any forced buying and selling in the process of merger, just say that you have so much land and don't pay for food, can you eat? There is a fixed amount of land in the world, and there is also a fixed amount of grain produced, and the more land under your name is, the more grain you get, and the more you have, the less others will eat, so what do others eat? As for saying that you can plant whatever you want, I know what your idea is, you estimate that if you have enough food to eat, you can plant other lucrative things such as mulberry hemp medicinal herbs in exchange for silver, right? After so many days in the Government Council, don't you know that many parts of the country have been affected? What does the country need most now? It's not silver but food, can you watch others starve and make money with peace of mind? What I mean is that nothing else is allowed on the land where the grain should be grown. ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, the ministers also know that the country is in difficulty, but the ancestral system cannot be reckless, and the hearts of the people in the world who are reckless under the ancestral system will fluctuate, and people's uneasiness is the source of chaos." ”

Tianqi said: "Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty said that the common people would not rebel if they had food, and I deeply thought so. A while ago, I heard a report that there are many places where natural disasters are rampant, causing grief all over the wilderness, cannibalism happens from time to time, and the county order has also been killed by the hungry people, which shows that the common people have reached the verge of rebellion, if the hungry people become anti-people and rush into your house Han Daren, you will be spared if you hold the ancestral system? Lord Han, aren't you afraid? I just want to avoid chaos in the world, and this is not something that can be done with the ancestral system. ”

Han Yi said: "What the emperor said is just an isolated phenomenon, and the mob rebellion is just a temporary dispatch of troops to pacify it, but the misfortune of changing the ancestral system is endless." ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said: "Since Lord Han said that the ancestral system is immutable, it is okay, then come according to the regulations of the Taizu period, and the Government Council will check tomorrow how much land was under the name of the prince and minister during the Hongwu Dynasty, and according to this standard, a new standard will be set according to the calculation of official positions, no matter who exceeds the standard, all the land will be confiscated, do you have any opinions?" ”

Han Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this land was bought with money, how can it be confiscated out of thin air?" ”

Apocalypse said: "This is also not allowed to be done, okay I will give in one more step, the big landowners everywhere have reported the land and population of their families according to the truth, the land required for rations is not paid, and the excess land I will not confiscate but will have to pay grain, this is the last concession, otherwise I will let the victims of the disaster come to your house, and you will either give him food or slaughter them all." ”

Ye Xianggao spoke at this time, he said: "The minister agrees with the emperor's move, to be honest, the minister's family also has a little small income, if the minister wants to pay grain, the minister is also a little unwilling in his heart, but the minister knows that the people are uneasy, the world is in chaos, the country is in trouble, the minister agrees with the emperor said that the grain and what to plant outside the ration field is subject to the idea of the imperial court's arrangement." ”

Tianqi praised: "It is worthy of being the first assistant for many years, in this way, I know that things can't be hard-hitting, and we should give everyone a process of slowly accepting, and the number of grains that everyone receives will be written down, and when the country's finances are generous, they will be returned one by one, and the uneaten grain will be purchased and returned to the warehouse by the state, and in the future, large grain collectors and grain sellers can get priority and tax exemptions in matters such as mining and building workshops." ”

As soon as Tianqi finished speaking, everyone was happy and agreed, and Tianqi said: "King Xin, the three things you said today should be carefully discussed in the details of your government affairs yuan, and you must consult more officials of various ministries and ministries, and when the time is ripe, they will be issued and implemented." ”

King Xin said: "The younger brother obeys the order, but the specific details are not very clear, can you let Yang and Zuo come to the Government Council to assist?" ”

Tianqi said: "Yes, from tomorrow Yang Lian, you will go to the two of you to help King Xin, and the others will continue to train those who came from the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian, and strive to let them get started and do things as soon as possible." ”

Yang Lian said: "The ministers obey the order. ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Tianqi had lunch and walked to Kunning Palace to talk to the queen, arguing all morning is indeed a little tired, entered the gate of Kunning Palace and just walked not far before seeing Empress Zhang greet her, Tianqi said: "How is the queen today?" ”

Empress Zhang said: "The concubine is very good, the emperor has worked hard." ”

Apocalypse said: "It doesn't matter how hard it is, what is the queen busy with?" ”

Empress Zhang said: "The concubines are looking at the roster, which is the matter that the emperor explained last time that palace maids over the age of 22 were allowed to leave the palace. ”

Tianqi patted his head and said, "I almost forgot, how many people are going to leave the palace?" ”

Empress Zhang said: "Originally, there were more than 2,600 people who could leave the palace, but only 200 people were willing to leave. ”

Apocalypse said: "Why don't other people want to go out, don't want to get married and have children and live a normal life? ”

Empress Zhang said: "Some people are old and don't want to get married, some are parents who have died and there is no one at home, and more people feel that they are not happy outside and are unwilling to go." ”

Apocalypse said, "Yes, it's not easy to have a famine everywhere outside." ”

At this moment, Tan Jing hurriedly came in to report: "Your Majesty, there is an emergency military situation in the Military Affairs Yuan, and Lord Sun asked the emperor to go up." ”