"I think it's feasible!"

Hai Rui nodded: "It's better for money to be earned by the people than by those profiteers." ”

Zhu Yijun glanced at Hai Rui and nodded, he thought about this matter for a long time, and finally vetoed the development of capitalism, state-owned is the king. Although many later generations scolded him, Zhu Yijun felt that the planned economic system of the founding of the country laid a solid foundation for later reforms.

Because of the planned economic system, the country can concentrate its efforts on big things, and the country has changed from a country with nothing to a country with some industrial foundation.

The quality of the people at that time, compared with the current national quality, Zhu Yijun thinks that we should have the country first!

If he was Li Zicheng, he would definitely fight the local tyrants and divide the land, but he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his ruling foundation was different. If you really deviate from the gentry, then the world will not be far from falling apart.

In feudal society, the basis of rule was the landlords and gentry, and 90 percent of the resources of society were in the hands of these people.

It's not that Zhu Yijun doesn't want to rely on the peasants, it's because you really can't rely on it, and you can definitely rely on it if you rebel, but as the emperor, if you do that, you will really die a miserable death. Things need to be done step by step, and what Zhu Yijun has to do now is to take the first step.

Xu Wenchang glanced at Hai Rui and nodded approvingly: "It's good to do this." ”

Although the two people have different personalities and many different views, they have the same attitude towards businessmen, and to put it bluntly, businessmen really have no status in their eyes. It is not a matter of a day or two that scholars look down on merchants.

"Then the question comes back, seeing that the workshop needs capital, where does this capital come from?"

Zhu Yijun looked at the two of them, reached out and picked up a painting and hung it up, and the big word "tax" on it was really big. Zhu Yijun didn't beat around the bush either, and said directly: "Why does the imperial court collect taxes? ”

On the point of taxation, I summed up eight words, that is, "take from the people, use it for the people". ”

"The imperial court collects taxes, whether it is building bridges and roads, controlling water and repairing rivers, or training soldiers and reassuring the people, the money comes from taxes." Zhu Yijun tapped the tax word on the board and said: "Therefore, paying taxes is the obligation and responsibility of every Ming citizen. ”

"These people include everyone, including me, and the royal family's property should also be taxed, and no one is exempt."

After Zhu Yijun finished saying this, Hai Rui stood up suddenly, and the whole person fell into an inexplicable excitement, and said loudly: "Take it from the people, use it for the people, with eight words, Your Majesty should be the prosperous monarch." ”

"Yes, yes, it is taken from the people, used for the people, and the tax is the people's fat and the people's ointment, yes, yes, the people's fat and the people's ointment should be taken from the people."

Zhu Yijun looked at Hai Rui, sighed helplessly, turned his head to look at Xu Wenchang again, and saw that he didn't mean to go crazy, so he opened his mouth and said to Xu Wenchang: "I ask you, what do you think of my thoughts?" ”

"The emperor's idea is good, but there are so many tax-exempt people in the world!"

"From clan in-laws to vassal kings, from noble ministers to gentry and literati, there are really too many." Xu Wenchang said with some worry: "Elder Zhang Ge is just clearing the accounts and fields, and he is already complaining, if Your Majesty wants to collect all taxes, the minister, I am a little afraid." ”

Hai Rui glared at Xu Wenchang and said loudly: "What are you afraid of?" ”

"For the sake of the people of the world, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, what is there to fear? Your Majesty, Hai Rui is willing to do this for His Majesty. After saying this, Hai Rui knelt directly on the ground, pestle the ground with his head, and did not get up or speak.

Zhu Yijun walked to Hai Rui's side and stretched out his hand to help Hai Rui up: "Aiqing, sit down and say, sit down and say!" ”

Turning his head to look at Xu Wenchang, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I have thought about these things, Emperor Taizu's tax exemption is to take care of poor scholars, I think it is better to send money directly!" According to the tax-free level of the nobles and scholars, it is found directly. ”

"The reduction and exemption of Xiucai people will be directly subsidized, all of them will be given, this should be enough for them to spend, and it can be increased if appropriate, this is not a violation of the ancestral system, right?"

Xu Wenchang was stunned, he didn't expect Zhu Yijun to come up with this method, but after pondering for a while, Xu Wenchang nodded: "Okay, this method is good, in this way, many people will not be able to make trouble." ”

"Those who hide the land want to make trouble, and they won't all follow suit."

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "The treatment that the imperial court should give should naturally not be less, I still sympathize with the world's scholars." ”

Although they said that, the three of them knew that if they really did this, the scholars at the bottom might not feel obvious, but the gentry at the top, those who had a lot of land, would definitely cry for their fathers and mothers.

For example, Xu Jie, his Xu family's 800,000 acres of fertile land, do you think he paid taxes?

But according to the grade of Xu Jie, according to the treatment and subsidy of the first assistant of the cabinet, how much silver can be subsidized? It is estimated to be only one hundredth, or even one in ten million. In doing so, the emperor can stand on the righteousness.

The key is that the tax collection is also simple, and you don't need to think about who it is, you can pay the tax directly.

If you don't pay taxes, that's tax evasion, that's breaking the law, and you can punish them directly, anyway, everyone in the world has to pay taxes.

Zhu Yijun has already thought clearly, and while Zhang Juzheng's foundation for clearing accounts is still there, he just took this opportunity to carry out the national tax payment. Otherwise, if you wait a few years, it will be really difficult to push.

If someone makes a fuss, it is to clean up a group, whether it is the gentry, the emperor's relatives or relatives, even the vassal kings of various places, they can all be cleaned up.

Seeing that both of them calmed down, Zhu Yijun opened his mouth and said: "This matter is very big, it is not okay to push it rashly, it is better to find a county and give it a try!" After saying this, Zhu Yijun opened his mouth and said: "This is a brand-new county official structure prepared by me. ”

"There is one county commander, one county officer, and one county lieutenant, who is responsible for commanding the officials, maintaining the arrest and patrol of thieves, and one tax officer, who is in charge of collecting taxes. Set up a person to be sentenced to various cases in the county. ”

Xu Wenchang looked at Zhu Yijun's drawings and said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, is this a lot of people?" ”

"Crowded?" Zhu Yijun looked at Xu Wenchang: "If you really do it, you will feel that there are fewer people." In addition, there is no need for officials in the yamen in the future, and all official positions are held by scholars, and Xiucai can be nine grades and can also be promoted. ”

This opening must be opened, and a large number of scholars are not used, but a bunch of officials.

Of course, reading people are not good now, and they need to be cultivated, but this opening must be opened first.

"The officials and others all have the expenses of the imperial court, and they are not borne by the counties themselves." Zhu Yijun added that if he can collect taxes, he will not be short of this money: "In the future, each government will set up a superintendent of the imperial history to be in charge of local corruption." ”

Seeing the two of them pondering, Zhu Yijun knew that he had said a little too much, so he was ready to turn back.

"I'm going to pick a county and give it a try." Saying that, Zhu Yijun turned his head to look at Hai Rui: "The county has been chosen, so I will choose Daxing County in Shuntianfu." Daxing County is the annex of Shuntian Province, and the location is just right. ”

"Most of the fields there are also nobles and nobles, I want to see if they have listened since the last time."

If you choose too far, it is not conducive to control, and it is not conducive to showing your determination, Daxing County is just right, and below Shuntian Mansion, there are also many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which is suitable for this experiment.

"Hai Rui, I know that you are old, and I feel a little unbearable, but I don't know who to use in this county order!"

Before Zhu Yijun's words were finished, Hai Rui knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to do it, for so many years, the minister has been looking for a way to become rich and powerful, thinking that it is feasible to restore the Taizu system, and even once thought that it is feasible to carry out the well field." ”

"After listening to His Majesty's words today, the minister feels that His Majesty's idea is also feasible, and he can give it a try."

"The minister is willing to try, if it can't be done, the minister is willing to make a mistake!"

Zhu Yijun looked at Hai Rui, was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, stretched out his hand to help Hai Rui up, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Even if Aiqing is wrong, I am not Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, I will not do such a thing." ”

Xu Wenchang on the side also laughed, bowed down and said to Zhu Yijun: "The minister thought that he would never want to be an official in this life, but he didn't expect that today, the minister actually wants to be an official." Your Majesty, the minister is willing to be a county minister. ”

Zhu Yijun looked at the two of them, smiled and nodded: "Okay!" Hai Rui is the county magistrate, and you are the county magistrate. ”

After sending off the two people, Zhu Yijun knew that his first step had been taken, and the rest was how to take down the cabinet and the six ministries. In the cabinet, the most difficult thing to do is Zhang Siwei, and Shen Shixing is relatively weak, so it is easy to deal with.

Zhu Yijun even felt that Shen Shixing must be suitable to be the first assistant of his cabinet, didn't there be a saying of "three old pavilions of paper paste, six books of clay sculpture", what he had to do, if there were a few obedient officials, it would be much simpler.

As for Zhang Siwei, Zhu Yijun is not worried, firstly, Zhang Siwei, the first assistant of the cabinet, has not been in office for a long time, and secondly, Zhang Siwei probably has no heart to care about these now.

When Zhu Yijun was thinking about his reform plan, a carriage quietly entered a small courtyard in the capital.

A person in the car was pulled off the car, his hands were tied, his eyes were blindfolded, his mouth was gagged, and after being dragged out of the car, the whole person seemed to be a little dizzy, and one sat on the ground without standing.

"What are you doing here?"

A sharp voice suddenly sounded: "Hurry up and let go of the person, do you have such a thing?" Who told you to tie people up? You bunch of rice buckets! ”

When Chen Lan heard this, he felt that someone had loosened his bindings, first removed the cloth on his mouth, and then untied the blindfold.

Shaking his head and getting used to the light, Chen Lan glanced up, and he was stunned at this look, the person standing in front of him was actually a father-in-law. It seems that the status should not be low, Chen Lan doesn't understand, how can he tie up his father-in-law?