Inside the Qianqing Palace. （）

It's getting late, the palace lights up, although the Son of Heaven has not been in power after the wedding, but the clothing and food can no longer be as harsh as in the past, plus the imperial court income has increased greatly in the past two years, the economic situation has been greatly improved compared with the beginning, and the Qianqing Palace is far more luxurious than that day.

The queen's appearance is not satisfactory, and the queen mother is restrained, and the emperor is not allowed to start pampering the palace people too early, plus Wanli's aesthetics are a bit high, I feel that those palace maids are not as good-looking as the beauties in the painting, and I am not interested in them. Although it is not enough to be cut to eternal rule, there is no demand for this, and there is more time to check the movement.

The Queen Mother did not allow the Son of Heaven to govern in person, and the concert after the cabinet drafted the vote, the celebrant and supervisor wore red as usual, and generally did not reject it. However, the procedure to be followed always has to be followed, and these pieces still have to be walked around in front of the emperor. The ordinary cantata has been distributed according to the procedure, but what remains in the hands of the emperor is the secret seal of the current first assistant Zhang Juzheng, which is essentially the focus of the next stage of the work of the first assistant to the emperor, and this kind of matter can only be discussed by two people, and no one else can interfere at all.

Considering that the Son of Heaven is not in power at the moment, this kind of reporting is actually more like going through the motions. Shousuke said what he was going to do, it was a courtesy for a minister, and then he should do what he should do. The emperor will definitely not object, even if he is crazy and stands up to disagree, it is useless, so most of the time, the emperor casually looks at this kind of secret seal and throws it aside, it is better to look at the ordinary music to have spirit, especially at night.

Wanli's current interest is basically divided into two, half of his energy is used to catch up on updates, and the other half is used to watch the chapters. After all, it's the nature of teenagers, and most of the time it's more attractive to comics, especially at night, when I basically go to find the paper man concubine as a companion, or sneak a look at a few female image sculptures sent by Fan Jin, it's the first time I look at the first secret seal so seriously. Or in other words, after the emperor came of age, this was the first time that he took the words sent by his teacher so seriously.

Zhang Cheng handed over a bowl of tea and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's not early, it's time to rest, the lights are dim and damaged by Longmu, it's better to wait until tomorrow to see during the day." ”

"It's too noisy during the day, and I can't calm down, Master Zhang's piece still needs to calm down to see the wonders." Wanli pushed the secret seal in front of Zhang Cheng, who quickly knelt on the ground, "The slave doesn't dare to look at it!" ”

"What did I tell you to see, what are you afraid of? Let you watch it, you don't have to shirk. Master Zhang, he is worthy of being a smart person in the world, and these three are all said in the wonderful place. Da Ming Pillar Stone, I Ship ...... At this age, I still work hard for my country, and my heart is very unbearable. You go back and ask, has Liaodong's ginseng come in this year? Let them pick up five good Liao ginseng and send them to Master Zhang's mansion to nourish my teacher's body. ”

"The slave obeys."

Zhang Cheng agreed, but he was suspicious in his heart. In the past two years, the Son of Heaven's gift to Zhang Juzheng has never been interrupted, but most of the time, it is the intention of the Queen Mother, and the Son of Heaven is just the executor.

The answer can obviously only be found in the chapter, Zhang Cheng's gaze quickly swept over the seal, and he gradually understood the attitude towards the Son of Heaven, and in the final analysis, the person who benefited the most from these three suggestions was the emperor.

Wanli couldn't help but say at this time: "Fan Aiqing told me last time when he entered the palace that what he did in Shangyuan was the one he cared about the most, and the people were angry. It is necessary to make the people feel that the yamen is on their side, so that even if they are bullied, they will only hate someone, not the court, and they will not blame me. According to Fan Qingjia's statement, the people must be made to believe in the government and the yamen, in other words, to win the hearts of the people. ”

When Fan Jin entered the palace to paint a portrait, it was a suggestion, and now Wanli has some lessons for Zhang Cheng. After all, what he can teach in the palace right now is a group of eunuchs and palace maids, and these people have no other reaction except for promises. At first, it may feel dark and refreshing, but after a long time, it will be boring and boring, and it will not be interesting. Among these people, Zhang Cheng is more brainy, and he has also studied in the inner study, and he belongs to the intellectuals among the eunuchs, and he has a special sense of accomplishment when he teaches a lesson.

"I look at the old things of the previous dynasty, the Liu brothers rebelled during the Wumiao, and in the end they had to alarm the border army to solve it. In the end, it is just a few horse breeders and farmers, and it almost became the climate. When he was the emperor's grandfather, Li Fuda was preaching among the people, and even the Marquis of Wuding was involved. Those people are not famous, and their talents are not as good as those of local officials, how can they convince those ignorant people? Willing to follow them to death? I also asked Master Zhang about this, and the master said that this is the uselessness of the local officials, and there are traitors in the court who have misled the country. According to Fan Qing's family, it is that the imperial court has forgotten to compete with the people below for the hearts of the people, and after a few comparisons, I feel that Fan Qing's words are more reasonable. ”

"You have been wronged, and you know to come to me to complain. When the people were wronged, they had to go to the yamen to fight a lawsuit. The yamen can't be the master for the people, and the people have to find someone who can make decisions for them, and the people's hearts are scattered. ”

Recalling Fan Jin's words, Wanli pointed his fingers and said: "The Yamen review may not really be able to find out the truth, and sometimes the one who sues may not be wronged. However, the attitude of the imperial court must make the people think that the government is on their side, and if they have been wronged, someone must make decisions for themselves. Whether it can be done or not, it is necessary to say this, and to demand this from those officials. The biggest problem with those people is one word: lazy. Everyone is afraid of trouble, they are afraid of trouble, and the common people will complain. The yamen makes the people happy, and those demons can't fool the people and confuse the people, and more importantly, they must make the people feel that their taxes are paid in a real way and are beneficial to themselves, so that they will not be resentful. As long as you can hold on, whether it is the White Lotus Sect or anyone else, don't think about inciting the people to rebel anymore, so even the Jinyi Guard can save a lot of energy. That's a good thing! Great thing! God treats me with kindness, and sent Master Zhang's son-in-law to assist, with such a virtuous minister, I can sit back and relax. ”

"It is only because of the reign of the Holy Monarch that there are these virtuous ministers to assist, and in the final analysis, it is Your Majesty's blessings." Zhang Cheng patted a sycophant appropriately, but he hated it clearly in his heart, he couldn't fully believe his own king's words, and among the three suggestions, the first one was far less attractive to Wanli than the last two.

The problem of the generous maintenance system of the Ming Dynasty's vassal clan is actually very obvious at the moment, and the clan is like a huge burden, which has been sucking the blood of the Ming Dynasty. Wanli has no feelings for these relatives, and he doesn't want to defend them, but the problem is that based on the principle of kinship, he can't do anything to these people.

The plan proposed by Fan Jin is actually an improved version of the regulations of the clan and the feudal domain implemented in the middle of the Wanli period in history, which changed some contents and introduced it in advance. Among them, the sect is forbidden to contact the army, which really scratches the itch of Wanli. At the beginning, Hongwu set up the vassal king military system, hoping that the descendants of the Zhu family would lead troops to defend the Zhu family's world, but after the Jingjing, especially after the rebellion of King Ning, the Ming Dynasty emperor was far more careful to guard against his own family than against the Mongols. Forbidding the vassal king from contacting the army eliminated the possibility of a certain amazingly talented clan following the example of Chengzu to replace the world, and the emperor was naturally happy with this idea.

Besides, this strategy of opening up the four people, on the surface, gives the clan a way out to study and take the imperial examination or do business, but in fact, it is a disguised reduction of the clan's Lu rice, and the original Lu rice is replaced with worthless treasure money. The next step is to verify that the clan actually has a domain and confiscate the excess land.

Originally, because of their transcendent status, the local officials did not dare to provoke, and the officials and officials were even beaten to death, and the yamen never dared to go to the fields of the Qingzhang Palace. Now that the sect has been given a place to study, let the Yuanzhi Weak Sect check those long house descendants, and use the clan to control the clan, and this part of the ice can gradually disintegrate. As far as the emperor is concerned, his uncles and brothers are financially weakened, and the wealth belongs to him, which is naturally happy.

As for the third tax reduction, Zhang Cheng can probably understand part of it. In this tax reduction proposal, it is proposed to exempt Su Song from all tax arrears at one time, and to exempt Su Song's millions of stone grain taxes accumulated in arrears to the imperial court since Hongwu at one time. This part of the tax has been accumulated from the beginning of the country to the present, and if you think about it, you know that most of them will not be collected in the future, but no one dares to open this opening to exempt it. After all, the reason for Su Song's tax arrears can be cited all the way to the tax system of Daming pit dad and the punitive tax in Suzhou.

Now let Wanli issue an order to exempt this part of the money and grain, the household department may jump to its feet, but the ordinary people and gentry on Su Song's side want to thank the emperor for his grace. Even the entire southeast will praise the good name of the Son of Heaven. Since Wanli got married, he has not had any special deeds for himself to brag about, and he will naturally consider using the grain tax that he will definitely not be able to collect to gain a reputation as a saint in the southeast.

However, what Zhang Cheng didn't understand was that the master of his family was by no means a generous person, Zhao Wenhua, the general of the Yan Party, was sitting on a deficit of 100,000 taels of public funds, and the whole family was charged to the army for hard labor to recover compensation, and the father and son were grandsons, and the Qingliu scribes were filled with the army for generations. When it came to the Wanli Dynasty, some people couldn't look past it, and proposed to Wanli that the disaster would not affect the descendants of Zhao Wenhua, and the bones of Zhao Wenhua's death could be drummed, and the descendants should not be posthumously compensated. As a result, after Wanli checked the accounts, he found that the 100,000 taels of silver had not been repaid, and immediately issued an order to approve it, and the descendants of Zhao Wenhua continued to charge the army until the money was paid off and then released!

How could such a lord who regarded wealth as his life be so generous and exempt Su Song from a grain tax of several million stones at one time? This time Rao is Zhang Cheng, and he can't understand it.

"Su Song's taxes are destined to be uneven, no matter who becomes the governor of Su Song, they dare not make up the tax arrears at one time, otherwise they will force the people of Su Song to rebel or run away. In the past few years, there was a great urgency to collect tax arrears, but what was the result? The mass exodus of the people of Suzhou led to a large increase in the number of 'boat households' living on the water, and large tracts of fertile land were abandoned. Not only did the tax arrears not be enough, but even the supply of white grain for the year was delayed. Now it's not the year of Hongwu, no one has checked Lu Yin for a long time, and the people can't stop it if they want to run. ”

In the celebrant prison, Feng Bao's confidant Zhang Dashou analyzed Zhang Juzheng's intentions for this secret seal in front of Feng Bao.

This secret seal can't hide from Feng Bao's ears and eyes, and with his talent, he understands most of the content of the chapter, and at this time, he uses it to test a few disciples in the school, which is not only a pastime, but also for the next step of the arrangement to select talents.

After the death of Huang Enhou of Jiangning, the eunuch guarding the town was empty, and he recommended a person to go over, and Empress Dowager Li would not stop it. But this person is not to make a fortune, but to be a good eye and ear for the Son of Heaven, supervise the southeastern officialdom and the progress of the new law, and report to the emperor at any time. This kind of person must be loyal and have enough talents, so as not to delay the new law.

It is not difficult to guess the content of the first two secret seals, the real difficulty lies in the third article, and the governance of the southeast is closely related to the third secret seal, Feng Bao looked at Zhang Dashou and asked: "Even if this is the case, this tax arrears are not one thing, it is inevitable that it is another matter, the teacher should be famous, as long as the tax arrears are not exempted for one day, the imperial court can recover them in one day, if it doesn't work for one year, it will be ten years, and if it doesn't work for ten years, it will be a hundred years, and once it is exempted this time, there will be no possibility of recovery, why will the Son of Heaven agree to exempt the tax arrears?" ”

"Because this tax exemption is actually a bait, swallow this bait, and the hook behind it will not escape." Zhang Dashou said: "This piece is powerful below, and it will be redefined." When today's preferential exemption law follows the law left by the grandfather of the temple, now it is necessary to re-establish the preferential exemption, set a new precedent for preferential exemption, first abolish the civil land and official fields, and change the official fields all over the world to civilian fields, and it will never be easier to destroy the previous accounts. Secondly, the students, tributes, and officials are more than the temple of the world to have a gift, which seems to be a long live to be a bodhisattva, to let the people enjoy the blessings, but in fact, this is to take the opportunity to re-determine the preferential exemption, survey the acres of land, Dingkou. Godfather, look at the last sentence, because of this method, the yellow books made in previous years are not usable. The Ministry of Households, Houhu, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War were invited to raise a total of 300,000 taels of silver to re-establish the Yellow Book. In other words, the yellow book that has been finalized this time will never change in the future. It costs a lot of money at one time, but it will not be spent in the future, and if you calculate it carefully, it is still a cost-effective deal once and for all, and the benefits hidden in it are much more than Su Song's millions of stone grains. Mr. Taiyue is worthy of being the pillar of the country, and as soon as this method comes out, the civil unrest in various places can be reduced by at least half. ”

"No change...... What about the newly opened fields and new dingkou? ”

"Naturally, it's free!" Zhang Dashou said: "This method is really to reduce the burden of the people, people can rest assured that they can open up wasteland, rest assured that they can have children, and they will never send more servants to whoever has more fields." In the past, taxes were alive, but as soon as this method came out, taxes were dead. In the past, the common people blamed the government for not being able to eat, and in the future, most of them will blame their neighbors. If the previous article is to distrust each other between the clans, this article is actually to divide the people's strength, so that the people are wary of each other because of the land, and if they can't twist a rope with each other, there will be no chaos that threatens the government. At first glance, the imperial court has reduced taxes, and when you calculate it carefully, the annual income will only be more, not less. ”

Feng Bao looked at Zhang Dashou, "Boy, there are masters around you, you didn't have this knowledge, who is guiding you?" Could it be that there are capable staff members in the house? ”

"Even if he had, he wouldn't be allowed to see these secrets. This is his son's newly adopted son, who was also a scholar before, and is a Cantonese like Fan Jin. ”

"Oh? Another Cantonese barbarian? Feng Bao became a little interested, "Go back and let him come and meet me, a scholar who can have this insight is not a simple commodity, and he can't bury talents, let's talk to him, if he can be a long time ago, our family will give him a share of wealth!" ”