After the polite words of the two gentlemen and ministers were finished, Wei Taixian ran out of patience, he raised his head slightly, revealing an old and wrinkled face, and his dim eyes glanced at Pei Yuan between the narrow slits, "It's just...... The old minister didn't know that the lord of the country summoned me so early today, did he have something important to discuss? ”

"If there is no important matter, can't Lone summon you here?" Pei Yuan's polite words were finished, and his sudden words and-for-tat momentum surprised everyone,

But this was only the beginning, and his next words were greatly unexpected by the ministers.

"Lonely to change the law!" Pei Yuan stood up from the throne, his fierce eyes full of determination.

For a while, the ministers looked at each other, and the sleepiness around them suddenly dissipated.

Wei Tai's expression began to become confused, he felt that the word "change the law" should not be what a fledgling young monarch should do, he stepped forward and paced, slightly dissatisfied: "Now that the family and country are stable and the people are rich, I don't know why the lord of the country suddenly changed the law?" ”

"What does Wei Xiang mean by this?" Pei Yuan looked straight at Wei Tai, the former modest retreat was swept away, replaced by sharpness, he slowly walked from the throne to the ministers, and asked sharply: "What is the stability of the family and the country?" When will the people be rich? ”

"This ......" Wei Tai was speechless for a moment when he was questioned, and then he realized that the new lord on the throne and the gentle and cautious young lord a few days ago had been judged to be like two people, and he was quite shocked by the great change, he suppressed the work in his heart, and thought patiently: "That country lord wants to ...... How to change the law? ”

"If you want to be strong, you must first make a rich country." Pei Yuan blurted out, he walked among the ministers with one hand on his back and his chest with the other, "Everyone in the world knows that Mingjiang is rich, and even Daning covets three points, but they don't know that the wealth of Mingjiang is really rich for the people, not the country; Moreover, the wealth of the people is really the wealth of the merchants, not the wealth of the Tian family, so Gu decided to raise the commercial tax from now on, and the states and counties set up parity divisions, which are responsible for collecting commercial taxes on the one hand, and on the other hand, curbing the malicious hoarding and price gouging behavior of unscrupulous merchants, lowering agricultural taxes, encouraging production and reclamation, so that the peasants will be rich and the state will have surplus grain. ”

"Lord, this is ......" Wei Tai obviously disagreed with this statement, Pei Yuan divided the commercial tax power from the hands of the household department, and even reduced the agricultural tax of the household department, so that more than half of his money bag was leaked.

"This ......" The ministers present were also stunned, and the integration of officials and businessmen has almost become a feature of the Ming Xinjiang Kingdom for many years. Raising the commercial tax is equivalent to directly pointing the finger at most of the officials present and the big families in various places.

But Pei Yuan didn't pay attention to them, he continued: "A strong country also needs Hongwu, and Gu has decided that from now on, the people of all prefectures and counties will be exempted from heavy conscription and military service, and the conscription system will be changed to a conscription system, and the government will pay for the training of the army to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army......

"Lord of the Kingdom! …… The old minister thought that this move was inappropriate. Wei Taiqi's eyebrows almost raised, he felt that Pei Yuan was simply talking nonsense, and he didn't want this crazy young man to continue.

But Pei Yuan's next reaction greatly surprised Wei Tai and the ministers.

"Wei Tai! Pei Yuan scolded, he had always been docile and respectful like a sheep at the moment, staring at Wei Tai like a wolf, and there seemed to be thousands of killing intent in the resentment in his eyes, "Lone is in the middle of speaking, but you have interrupted Lone several times, there is still a trace of the courtesy of a monarch in your eyes!?" ”

"Minister...... Minister. "Wei Taiqi's beard has begun to tremble, it is the old country lord...... I didn't lose my temper with him at the beginning.

But how could Pei Yuan lose his temper with him today.

"Someone! Give Lone this chaotic minister and thief who has brought disaster to the country and the people! ”

As soon as the words fell, Bian Ang, who had been in ambush outside the hall for a long time, immediately rushed into the hall with a large number of soldiers, and the steel knives were bright in front of the ministers, and at the same time, the two soldiers kicked heavily towards the crook of Wei Taidi's legs. Wei Tai, who kicked straight away, stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but Bian Ang stepped forward with the sword in his hand resting on his neck.

The scene in front of him made all the ministers present stunned. Above the court, the chaotic scene of soldiers meeting each other was far beyond the scope of what they could handle.

"Lord of the country, the left and right armies of the Wanghai camp have all been controlled by the ministers, and they are waiting for the lord of the country to fall" Bian Ang clenched his fists and said to Pei Yuan excitedly.

"Okay, Lonely...... Sure enough, I didn't mistake you. Pei Yuan's Adam's apple trembled slightly, and his solemn expression revealed a little relief, he never doubted the loyalty of the Jiangfang battalion, because he believed that under the situation of thousands of horses, the heart of a loyal martyr must be full of enthusiasm.

"Wei Tai, can you ...... Convicted! Pei Yuanyi asked him rhetorically.

The sudden action was far beyond his expectations, the passivity of the Wanghai camp made Wei Tai lose his last hole card, and he was defeated, how could he not have thought that this lord who looked docile as a sheep was actually ...... It's a wolf.

Wei Tai kept panting, although he suddenly fell into such an unbearable situation, but after all, he had been in control of the government for decades, he shouted angrily, and his stubborn accusation was full of disobedience and anger, "The minister is the elder of the three dynasties, and he is the auxiliary minister appointed by the old lord, and the lord of the country has just taken office to treat the old minister like this, dare to ask the old minister what is the crime!" ”

"What is the sin?" Pei Yuanqiang endured the anger in his heart and said, "Okay, Gu will list your crimes one by one in front of the ministers today." ”

"In the first battle of Qujiang, because you were dissatisfied with the loyalty of General Bian, you ignored the interests of your family and country, and ordered Dong Qian, the commander of the money and grain transportation, to privately withhold food and wages, resulting in the annihilation of General Bian and his entire army, which is injustice and the first major crime; Chengping collegiately, you privately accepted bribes from Daning officials, and increased the number of coins from 50,000 taels to 100,000 taels, causing tens of millions of people in Ming Xinjiang to bear a heavy burden, which is unkind and the second major crime; The old lord of the country is loose by nature, ignoring the government and politics, you take the opportunity to form a party for personal gain, favoritism, and chaos in the court, so that the loyal and righteous people stay away from the temple, and the traitor and the small disaster disturb the world, this is disloyalty, and it is the third major crime; In order to fill your pockets, you also levied nearly half of the strain fee on the grounds of the annual coin, resulting in the destruction of many people's families in Ming Xinjiang and the separation of wives, which is unfilial piety and the fourth major crime! What kind of face does such a disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous person have to ask the four words 'what is the crime'! ”

At this moment, Pei Yuan is no longer simply reprimanding Wei Tai as the lord of the country, he represents the many people of insight who have left the Ming Dynasty in discouragement and have unpaid ambitions and thousands of Ming Xinjiang people who have been exploited and bullied.

Pei Yuan's words made the ministers speechless, and even more made Wei Tai's heart like ashes, he hung his head in despair, and the black gauze hat on his head fell heavily to the ground, revealing his old and messy white hair.

"There is also the head of the household! You have no discipline, you are guilty of harming loyalty, selfishly embezzling the treasury and silver, and colluding with Wei Tai and causing chaos in the court! ”

"Minister...... Convicted! Dong Qian, whose face was as white as earth, knelt heavily on the ground as if he was dead

"The rebellious ministers Wei Tai and Dong Qian, who disobeyed the society and bullied the people, are unforgivable...... Ask now. At this moment, Pei Yuan's voice sounded very loud.

"Yes!" The guards dragged Wei Tai out directly, and no matter how hard he struggled and shouted grievances, it was useless. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, I am afraid that he did not understand until this moment that as a courtier, you should never blindly touch the bottom line of the monarch, since he can make you a supreme minister, he can also make you break into thousands of pieces in an instant.

At this moment, Bian Ang also burst into tears, he knew that his father's spirit in the sky could finally be blinded.

"Mingjiang organizes training, this dynasty does not kill scholars! You are disobeying the precepts of the Lord! I...... I still have the iron scroll from the old lord to avoid death, but ...... You can't kill me! ”

Wei Tai may have really been old, or maybe it was the sudden questioning that made him lose his mind, and he actually said such a ridiculous and ridiculous reason, but when he thought about it, what else could he say at this time except shout these useless words?

Wei Tai's fate made the ministers present no longer dare to underestimate this young lord, as the so-called tree fell and scattered, more than half of the Wei party in the hall did not stand up to intercede for him, but knelt down and begged for mercy, crying and recounting the wrong things they had done for Wei Tai.

Pei Yuan turned his back and stood there quietly motionless, letting them cry there until they were tired of crying and shouting hoarsely, he turned around, he withdrew his cold gaze, and said calmly: "Did you hear clearly what Gu just said about the reason for changing the law?" ”

"Hear me clearly...... Heard clearly. The ministers nodded again and again, as if grasping a life-saving straw.

"Okay, no matter what unconscionable things you have done for Wei Tai in the past, from this moment on, Lone can ...... From now on, as long as you earnestly implement the new law, you will still be a lonely humerus. ”

"The minister bows to thank the lord of the country, and the minister thanks the lord of the country." On that day, the floor of the main hall was about to be shattered by this group of former Wei Parties.

Later, Pei Yuan and his ministers carefully discussed more detailed rules and regulations on the reform of the law, involving agriculture, imperial examinations, military system, litigation and prisons and other aspects.

The misfortune of his family and country when he was young made Pei Yuan's heart endure too much unspeakable suffering, so since he was escorted to Yunjing back then, it was his biggest dream to be able to change the law and strengthen the country one day.

In the ten years of Yunjing, he has never put down his books one day, whether it is industrial and agricultural water conservancy or military and commercial law, as long as the knowledge can be used by the world and the country, he will spare no effort to study and comprehend, in order to wait until the day when he returns to Mingjiang one day.

Soon, after Pei Yuan arranged the corresponding positions for the ministers one by one, they dispersed one after another and actively participated in the implementation of the new law as if they had been reborn.

At the same time, Bian Ang was also entrusted with important tasks by Pei Yuan, and he was promoted to the presidential decree of the Jiangfang Battalion and the Wanghai Battalion, and became the supreme commander in charge of the main force of the Ming Xinjiang army.

At this time, only Shen Qiuting, who had been silent, remained in the hall where the ministers had dispersed, and he seemed to have something on his mind.

"Uncle, is there anything wrong with changing the law?"

"No, no, the heroism of the lord is the blessing of Mingjiang, how can the minister have objections."

"That's?" Pei Yuan looked a little puzzled.

He didn't expect Shen Qiuting to suddenly kneel down, "The lord of the country is eloquent and strategic, which is really a blessing for the family and the country." It's just that the Shen family is shameless...... Over the years, I have also done a lot of business, the lord of the country has implemented the new law, the Shen family as a relative of the country naturally has to lead by example, so as not to make the world laugh, the minister has heard the intention of the lord of the country to change the law a few days ago, and has already begun to start, and now the Shen family's various businesses have been sold, and the gold and silver obtained should have been transported to the household compound at this moment, please order the household department to receive. ”

"Uncle...... Shen Qiuting's behavior made Pei Yuan choke up and speechless, the Shen family is rich and one of the top families in the Ming Frontier country, he knows that these gold and silver are all earned by his mother's ancestors for generations, and once they are in the warehouse, there is no way to recover them.

"If the mother is still here, I guess...... She will also definitely support the minister, and the minister implores His Majesty to accept it. Shen Qiuting kowtowed heavily and begged again.

"Uncle ......"

At this moment, Pei Yuan didn't know how to express his inner emotion and shock, and sold his property to support the new law, which was so righteous and unprecedented.

As soon as the new law on increasing commercial taxes was promulgated, it was immediately opposed by many local prefecture and county families and wealthy merchants, who also formed a petition group, saying that they would enter the capital to meet the lord of the country, and even threatened to boycott the market if they did not withdraw the order.

But when they heard that the Shen family, the uncle of the dynasty, sold a huge amount of family property in order to support the new law, these opposing voices gradually became smaller, since the Shen family's tens of millions of taels of silver were handed over, it was just a few dollars more than a few dollars in business taxes.

The purpose of Pei Yuan's reform is to support the country with business, to support the people with the country, and to make the people rich and the country strong. In fact, it is to sacrifice the interests of the merchant class in Mingjiang to make the country strong, but in the final analysis, businessmen are also people, the master of Shuyun Pavilion once told Pei Yuan that it is shameful for a gentleman to compete for profits with the people, Pei Yuan also thinks so in his heart, but he still does it, because this is the only way to effectively solve the dilemma of Mingjiang at present.

If he doesn't compete with the people, the master of Shuyun Pavilion can do what he says, that is because he has a decent identity and a good fortune, and has the freedom to sit and discuss, but he has not experienced the shame of being a minister and paying tribute, nor has he experienced the sorrow of wind and wood caused by family hatred and national hatred.

The happiness of the world is the same, but the misfortune of the world is often only experienced by the unfortunate people.

Perhaps only when the Ming Xinjiang Kingdom becomes truly strong will those people who have opposed the new law understand Pei Yuan's hard work.

In addition to the power of the ministers, the rule of the Qing officials, the young Pei Yuan after ascending the throne successfully swept away the obstacles to his own strong country, and the changes throughout the country are also in full swing, although there are still opposing voices and unexpected difficulties from time to time, but his belief has not wavered at all.

Today's world is full of crises, and he has also heard the news of the second master of Daning, at this moment, Pei Yuan, who is working hard, has vaguely expected that in the near future, the situation they will face may be more tricky than the Dongyuan Rebellion more than ten years ago.