"The industrial and commercial tax must be collected, Shaanxi has been piloted, sooner or later it will be implemented throughout the country, Yan'er, you say, if the businessman pays a lot of taxes, will the imperial court increase taxes to the people?"

"Your Majesty, will the merchants agree to pay taxes?"

"Of course they won't agree to pay taxes, but will the people be willing to pay taxes? It's not that the imperial court forces them to pay taxes -- since they can force the people to pay taxes, of course, they can also force merchants to pay taxes, and merchants can pay taxes, which will not affect their normal lives, and if the people raise taxes, they may starve their families to death. ”

Zhang Yan said abruptly: "Your Majesty, if you want to tax merchants, merchants may also rise up to oppose them, and there are many ministers in the court, and they are inextricably linked with merchants from all over the world. ”

Of course, Zhu Youzhen knew that Zhang Yan was talking about the Donglin Party, "The minister obstructed, dismissed and investigated, and the businessman objected, and I still have the soldiers and horses in the world." ”

Zhang Yan was silent for a long time, seeing that Zhu Youzhen's attitude was very resolute, she knew that it was useless to persuade her, "Your Majesty, the concubine has an idea." ”

"If Yan'er has anything to say, just say it!"

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the social status of merchants has been underground, Shinong industry and commerce, merchants are at the bottom, and their children cannot participate in the imperial examination, if they pay taxes and contribute to the Ming court, can they improve their social status?"

"Yan'er said it very well, or I want Yan'er to refer to it!" Zhu Youzhen gave a thumbs up, "I plan to preach equality for all people in the country, everyone can participate in the imperial examination, and of course, everyone has the obligation to pay taxes." ”

"What does it mean that everyone is equal?"

"It is to break the identity boundaries of Shinong businessmen, everyone is equal and can freely choose different occupations, but this kind of occupation does not have to be passed on to his descendants."

"陛xià...... Isn't this world messed up? ”

"Haha, Yan'er, you haven't seen such a world, such a world, everyone can live freely, they can change their own destiny through their own struggles."

"Is it so hard that Your Majesty has ever seen such a world?" Zhang Yan still thinks that Zhu Youzhen is too whimsical.

"Yan'er, let's not talk about this, let's go back to the question just now, tax the merchants."

"Majesty, in case the businessman is in turmoil, is Majesty confident that he can control the situation?"

"Of course you can, Yan'er, you see, the new army of the Ming Dynasty is the most powerful army, even the Jiannu have been wiped out, and now it is all in my hands," Zhu Youzhen has already fallen into the realm he envisioned, "Now that the Jiannu has been destroyed, the biggest external threat to the Ming Dynasty has been lifted, for the future of the Ming Dynasty, it is to cause a war, and I will not hesitate to do it." ”

"Then Your Majesty must make all kinds of preparations, whether it is the military department or the generals in various places, they must be encircled."

"Well," Zhu Youzhen nodded, "I am also solving the land problem that Yan'er said just now, land annexation, one is the increase in population, resulting in insufficient land distribution, and the other is that large households have encroached on a large amount of land, so that the people who farm land have no land to plant." ”

"Your Majesty, the land everywhere has a master, how to solve it?" Zhang Yan was worried that Zhu Youzhen would use force again, "Could it be that His Majesty wants to redivide the land?" ”

"This time, I am going to boil the frog in warm water, which will not cause major turmoil," Zhu Youzhen chuckled, "The newly recovered land outside the Guan, Liaodong alone, has a large area of arable land, and I plan to move the people who have lost their land to Liaodong." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Yan was shocked, "This is also the reason why His Majesty must destroy Jiannu?" ”

"Yan'er is so smart! It seems that you are the first person to think so," Zhu Youzhen praised sincerely, "Of course, I will also vigorously develop industry and commerce, so that it can not only increase the tax revenue of the imperial court, but also allow the people who have lost their land to get a bite to eat." ”

"Your Majesty ......" Zhang Yan felt that Zhu Youzhen's thoughts had far exceeded his own thoughts, and his thoughts seemed to be a circular knot, one ring after another, "In this way, the chaos of the people can be completely eliminated, and the Ming Dynasty can also have long-term peace and stability." ”

"Not yet," Zhu Youzhen shook his head with a wry smile, "There is still one biggest tumor that has not been resolved." ”

"The biggest cancer?"

"Yan'er, look, who is the land annexed to? These people who got a lot of fertile land did not pay taxes, and in the long run, the imperial court still had no food. ”

"Your Majesty wants to shoot at Shilin?"

"Shilin is just a small tumor, and there are bigger ones."

"Bigger? 陛xià means ......"

"The clan, the farmland they own has already affected the grain harvest of the imperial court, and as long as the Ming Dynasty stores the Zài for one day, the clan will expand, and the longer the Ming Dynasty survives, the more the number of the clan will be, and there should be 100,000 people now, right?"

"His Majesty wants to recover the land of the clan? This may cause turmoil in the clan, and His Majesty must think twice before acting. The more Zhang Yan thought about it, the more scared she became, Da Ming had just eliminated the eunuch party and was on the right track, and Zhu Youzhen's courage was too great.

"I am not prepared to take back their land, which is in anyone's hands, as long as they pay taxes."

"It turns out that His Majesty is taxing the clan?" Zhang Yan's tone slowed down slightly, "Your Majesty, the clan is powerful, and they are all descendants of Taizu, so you must be careful." ”

"Regarding the matter of the clan, I will think about it again!" Zhu Youzhen didn't want to scare Zhang Yan, "What we just discussed is only the superficial reason for the people's rebellion, in fact, the people's rebellion, in addition to land, is mainly the greed of officials in various places, that is, the ** problem." ”

"Your Majesty is still going to shoot at Shilin? The problem of greedy ink, but the Han nation is innate, can His Majesty be cured? It's the same for everyone, it's still greedy for ink, Taizu even used the means of skinning and intestine extraction in order to cure corruption, but the result was still a failure. ”

"So I plan to let the people supervise the officials, I only have one pair of eyes, but the people have countless pairs of bright eyes, as long as they stand up, the corrupt officials will definitely not be able to hide."

"Your Majesty, the people don't even know the big characters, how can they supervise the officials? Unless officials take bribes and are caught by the people, but, is this possible? ”

"Therefore, I plan to set up schools throughout the country, so that the children of the common people can go to school, and in the future, all the people will be literate, and they will naturally be able to supervise officials in various places."

"Your Majesty, even if the people are literate, they can't find evidence of the officials' greed for ink?" Zhang Yan still didn't believe it.

"I haven't thought about this properly for the time being, and I will slowly improve it in the future, and Yan'er will also help me come up with ideas."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"What else does Yan'er need to add?"

"The concubine has just listened to His Majesty's high theory, and the concubine has to think about it carefully in order to understand the deep meaning of His Majesty, the concubine is just a building, everything needs to be done step by step, and it must not involve too much, His Majesty is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, but if there are many people who oppose His Majesty, it will not end well......"

"Yan'er can say whatever she wants, today you are my personal advisor, don't have any worries, I want to hear the truth."

"Your Majesty, the reformers in history, are not very happy."

"Yan'er is saying that the reformers of the Han nation, except for Shang Ying, there are few successful ones?"

"It's Shang Ying, and in the end he died under his own new law, Your Majesty, you can't be too impatient in everything."

Zhu Youzhen shook his head slowly, and he exhaled a breath of turbidity: "The Ming Dynasty has been declining, and there is no longer the weather during the Taizu and Chengzu periods, and I defeated Jiannu, but it is only a return to the light, if the reform is not possible, the Ming Dynasty is not far from the day of the change of dynasties, maybe you and I can see that day." ”

"Your Majesty ......" Zhang Yan had already opened her mouth wide in shock, and she didn't look like a lady at all, "This Da Ming, has it really come to this point?" Why can't the concubines see it? ”

Zhu Youzhen thought of the history of later generations, Zhang Yan, who had just turned forty, was forced to hang himself with Zhou Yufeng, Zhu Youzhen and others at the moment when Li Zicheng opened the city of Beijing, "Yan'er, the change of dynasty is a historical necessity, but the law is still traceable, the Shaanxi civil uprising a few years ago has sounded the alarm for the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty is still moving along its inertia as always, I believe that you and I will definitely be able to see the death knell of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhang Yan thought for a while: "How determined is Your Majesty to this reform?" ”

"For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I am abdicating, and even the funeral is not hesitating."

"Your Majesty," Zhang Yan stretched out her tender little hand and hurriedly covered Zhu Youzhen's big mouth, "Although Your Majesty doesn't remember personal gains and losses, if the new emperor is mediocre, won't His Majesty's hard work be in vain?" ”

Zhu Youzhen wanted to speak, but he couldn't, he used his tongue to gently lick Zhang Yan's palm.

Zhang Yan couldn't itch, so she had to remove her little hand shyly, "Your Majesty xià......"

"What Yan'er said is that I remember what Yan'er said."

"For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty must be an emperor for a long time."

"Yes, I will be an emperor for a long time, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to talk to Zhang Yan about the alien invasion, but it is estimated that Zhang Yan may not know about foreign affairs, and besides, it is not early, it is time for dinner, "Yan'er, you will sort out the conversation with me just now, and then give it to me to see." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Yan'er, I'm hungry, go and see, is dinner ready?"

"Your Majesty is really not going back to Kunning Palace?" Zhang Yan lowered her head shyly, her temples crimson.

Zhu Youzhen patted his belly: "Well, what did Yan'er say?" I drank water all afternoon in the Qingong Palace, and now my belly is so swollen that I can't walk, does Yan'er want to drive me away? ”

"Hehe," Zhang Yan laughed rarely, "Then the concubine will go and see, is dinner ready, Your Majesty will sit here first!" ”

After Zhang Yan went out, Zhu Youzhen stood up and moved his body, the whole afternoon, sitting was also tired, if he didn't move, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to eat dinner.

Under Zhang Yan's instructions, Ting'er quickly arranged a table of meals, Zhu Youzhen didn't want to drink, he picked up the rice bowl, and solved his belly in two bites, but the image of the emperor was gone.

Zhang Yan's eyes showed a look of surprise: "Your Majesty, if you march and fight outside the pass, will you not be able to eat enough?" Or are a few mothers of Kunning Palace abusing His Majesty in the past few days? ”

"Oh, the food here is so sweet!" Zhu Youzhen said as he chewed on the remnants of the food in his mouth.

Zhang Yan laughed out loud: "Your Majesty, this is the dinner sent by the dining room, the concubine patronized and talked to His Majesty, and she didn't have time to make a delicious dinner for Her Majesty!" ”

"This dinner is already very good, maybe I am very hungry today, it tastes sweet, that, Ting'er, get me some mouthwash, face and foot water, don't be too hot."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ting'er snickered and went.

Zhang Yan also finished dinner and went back to the bedroom to get dressed, and Zhu Youzhen refreshed herself under Ting'er's service.

After a while, Zhang Yan appeared in front of Zhu Youzhen, dressed in a silk soft suit, completely setting off her delicate figure, wearing a light green gown, tied around her waist with a white ribbon, without a single button on her body, and a beige long skirt on her lower body, the skirt just dragged to the upper, and the embroidered shoes loomed.

"Yan'er......" Zhu Youzhen stared at Zhang Yan's most convex fast, and reached out and pressed it gently.

"Your Majesty ......" Zhang Yan peeked left and right, and saw that Ting'er was the only one on the side, so she was relieved.

"Yan'er, let's walk around!"

"Hmm!"

Zhu Youzhen saw that Ting'er had been waiting beside him, "Ting'er ......"

Zhang Yan lowered her head and smiled: "Your Majesty, Ting'er has a crush on Your Majesty!" Just let her follow! ”

Zhu Youjian slandered, in the whole palace, she is only a man, if she doesn't have a crush on herself, who else can she have a crush on? Besides, he is so wise and powerful...... Since Zhang Yan is not afraid, what are she afraid of? "Just let her follow us!"

“……”

Zhu Youzhen straddled Zhang Yan's arm and strolled silently in the Qingong Palace, and they turned around from the corridor.

"Yan'er, you say, what is the difference between me and the first emperor?"

"What does Your Majesty say?" Zhang Yanjiao smiled: "First of all, your ages are different!" ”

"Age? Who asked this? Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand and touched Zhang Yan's face, his mouth close to Zhang Yan's ear, "I am asking who is more like a general on the bed." ”

Zhang Yan pressed Zhu Youzhen's big hand and grinned: "The first emperor has never led soldiers, and His Majesty has gone on expeditions many times, so naturally His Majesty is more like a general." ”

"You ......" Zhu Youzhen was speechless.

"Ouch!" Ting'er's exclamation came from behind him.

Zhang Yan was very concerned: "Ting'er, what's wrong?" ”

"The slave stepped on the corner of the wall and broke her foot!"

"This girl!" Zhu Youzhen scolded lightly, and she was disturbed by her before the moon, Ao, it seems that today is twenty-seven, and there is no moonlight, "Yan'er, let's go back!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Youzhen and Zhang Yan, one left and one right, supported Ting'er and sent her back to the bedroom.

Ting'er lay down on the bed, and Zhu Youzhen took Zhang Yan's tender hand: "Yan'er, let's go back!" ”

“……”

As soon as the two of them left Ting'er's bedroom, Zhu Youzhen picked up Zhang Yan's calf and hugged her in front of him.

"Your Majesty ......," Zhang Yan exclaimed.

"Shh......h

Zhu Youzhen carried Zhang Yan back to her bedroom and threw her on the bed.

The familiar quilt, the familiar bed, the familiar bedroom, and the completely familiar body, except for the pair of red candles that I don't know how many times to change, are all familiar.

After two days in the Qingong Palace, when Zhu Youzhen went out, the five governors outside the gate were already waiting for him.