As one of the founders of several societies, Chen Zilong has a heart of worrying about the country and the people. The purpose of the establishment of several societies was to be dissatisfied with the status quo of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to gather people of insight together and strive to make the Ming Dynasty better, and Chen Zilong also put forward the proposition that "there are three major events in the world, employing people, having enough food, and strengthening the army".

And Chen Zilong now seems to be so naïve at that time, he didn't recognize the current situation of Daming at all. I thought that as long as I could replace the honest officials, the situation would get better. They did not realize that the contradiction of the Ming Dynasty was like a contradiction between the gentry class and the common people. They did not realize that the greed of the gentry, the malicious annexation of the gentry, and the privilege of the gentry to exempt them from taxation and conscription made the people have no food and clothing, and the displaced people have risen everywhere, so that the imperial court tax revenue has been sharply reduced, and the treasury has been impoverished.

All in all, the accumulation of disadvantages is too deep, and it is not at all possible to change by replacing a few capable officials. Zhang Juzheng is very capable and tries to innovate and change the law, but he can only delay the decline of the Ming Dynasty and cannot change the essence of the situation.

Maybe the emperor is really right, to the point where it is now, tinkering and making small troubles is no longer helpful, only by completely overthrowing and starting over can the Ming Dynasty be revitalized!

As for his own personal interests, the thousands of acres of fertile land at home don't care much about Chen Zilong, who has the world in mind, just some things outside his body!

But......

"Breaking the family for the country, the minister's wish is also! It's just that the ministers are a little unclear, how to proceed, is it like in northern Shaanxi and Shandong, forcibly confiscating the gentry from their homes and fields? Chen Zilong asked.

For Chen Zilong, his thousands of acres of land are nothing, and it doesn't matter if all the family property is donated. But after all, there were many of his friends among the gentry, and there were many people he admired in the Restoration Society, and he didn't want to see the situation of forcibly raiding his house or even killing his head, it would be too cruel.

Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly: "When I was in northern Shaanxi, it was because of the gentry's brutality and greed that provoked the people's rebellion, so I decided to raid the family and take people. And it is not a random raid, only the gentry and officials who have committed a lot of crimes will be raided and killed, and everything is done according to the law. When he was in Shandong, it was because many gentry were implicated in the rebellion of the Wenxiang Sect that they were confiscated according to the law. The situation in Jiangnan is different from that in northern Shaanxi and Shandong, and there is no gentry to make trouble, so if I am not a tyrant, how can I raid my house and slaughter at will?

However, Junda's affairs are imperative. I have decided to try out Juntian in Zhenjiang Prefecture first, and then implement it in Suzhou, Songjiang, and Changzhou, and then in other prefectures and counties in Nanzhili! ”

The reason why one government is carrying out reform after another is because Zhu Youzhen lacks qualified personnel. The 3,000 scholars who had just been recruited by the examination could not be used now, and they had to undergo two or three months of drill training. Therefore, first carry out the Juntian in Zhenjiang Mansion, where he is located, let these newly recruited scholars be trained, and then carry out the Juntian reform in the three prefectures of Songjiang in Changzhou, Suzhou.

As long as the reform of Juntian can be successfully completed here and good results can be achieved, it will naturally be easier to implement it in other places. In the process of Juntian, a large number of talents will inevitably be trained, and Jiangdong will send these talents to other provinces after completing the Juntian reform!

"Your Majesty." Hearing that Zhu Youzhen was not going to raid the house and take people, but only to carry out Juntian, Chen Zilong finally put his mind at ease.

As long as they don't raid their homes, they lose their fields, but they can protect the floating wealth of the house, which should be acceptable to the gentry. After all, the situation is stronger than people, and no matter how strong the gentry are, they are still not enough to look at in front of the emperor with strong troops.

"However, once the gentry who have accumulated evil deeds and have lives on their hands, once they are verified, they will definitely not tolerate it, and they will be punished according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. The exile should be exiled, the head should be killed. But I will not implicate his family. Zhu Youzhen said again.

"That's nature." Chen Zilong nodded in agreement. There are too many scum among the gentry, who despise the small people and regard human life as nothing, and Chen Zilong is also extremely disgusted with such gentry.

Yan Yingyuan on the side showed a smile on his face, Chen Zilong didn't understand it, but Yan Yingyuan, who was born in the family of Xu officials, knew that once the emperor announced that he was the master of the people, hundreds of people would inevitably rise up to sue those gentry. For more than 200 years, the people have been bullied hard enough by the gentry, and finally have a chance to turn over, how can they let it go?

There are also good gentry in Jiangnan, but there are more gentry who oppress the people, and if they really want to condemn them according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, many gentry may have to raid their homes, depending on how far the emperor is ready to go!

"Those who do evil will be punished, those who are good should be rewarded, and those who are talented should be put to good use. That's what I think. Whether it is a gentleman, a common people, or even those slaves and lowly people, they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, they are all my people, and they are all the same in my heart.

In my heart, people should not be divided into three, six, nine, and so on, and there should be no difference in household registration. Maybe this idea is a bit disobedient and unfilial, but I think that Grandpa Tai really made a mistake in dividing the people of the world into different household registrations.

All human beings should be created equal and should be exactly the same in personality. Why should the scholars be superior to others, and why should the untouchables never come out? Zhu Youzhen said angrily.

As an emperor, it stands to reason that Zhu Youzhen should not say such things, and in his heart, people should not be completely equal, otherwise how would he, the emperor, deal with himself? But he had to say this, only in this way could he win over the people of the whole of Jiangnan, and only then could he pull those slave tenant workers to his side. As long as you can get the hearts of these ordinary people, Juntian's change of law is just a trivial matter! As long as he can win the support of the people of the world, he will be invincible if he is the emperor who wants to do everything.

"All men are created equal, and they are exactly ......the same in personality," Chen Zilong muttered, Zhu Youzhen's words were like a yellow bell drum beating in his heart, shaking him so much that he could barely speak. He never expected that Zhu Youzhen, who was the emperor, would think like this.

Everyone is equal and has a harmonious society, what a beautiful fantasy! Isn't this the rule of three generations, which is most admired by scholars? But how difficult it is to do so! At the very least, how could the gentry in this world be willing to be the same as the untouchable commoners? Take Chen Zilong himself as an example, he thinks that the tenant servants in the family should kowtow to him.

But if you think about it, why do people have to be high and low, why do untouchables have to be untouchables forever, and scholars must always be scholars? Is that fair? The high and low are the division that is thought to be, and it is the people in power who rely on their power to classify a group of people as untouchables, not that the untouchables are really low!

Thinking about it, Chen Zilong didn't feel a little stupid.

"Everyone is equal, there is no distinction between high and low, if this is really the case, the people of the world are grateful for Your Majesty's virtue!" Yan Yingyuan praised sincerely. Born in a family of officials, he is the most sensitive to identity, because in the eyes of those gentry, he is also a lowly person. So I also have the most feelings about Zhu Youzhen's words.

"Your Majesty's mind can accommodate mountains, rivers, heaven and earth!" Chen Zilong finally came to his senses and praised again and again.

Expelled Jiannu to recover Liaodong, occupied Monan and pacified Mongolia, and carried out reform for the sake of the society, with all the people in mind, regardless of good or low! The brutal emperor in the hearts of many gentry, this moment can be called a generation of holy emperors in Chen Zilong's heart!

"So you agree with my claim?" Zhu Youzhen smiled.

"Confucius said that sex is similar, and Mencius said that human nature is inherently good. It can be seen that all people are the same at the beginning of birth, and the good and the bad are just imposed on them by others. Chen Zilong said.

"I don't have enough knowledge, I just think that everyone is calm is the most reasonable thing in the world, but I can't say why this is so. You are a man, and you have read more books than I have, and you can argue according to the words of the saints. Zhu Youzhen commanded.

Chen Zilong said: "The minister receives the order, but the minister is still shallow, can he argue with like-minded people?" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Naturally." In this way, I have set up a propaganda department, and you can be the main thing, from the seven grades, and your duty is to promote my ideas to the people, and to promote the equality of all people. If there are scholars who agree that everyone is equal, they can be recruited into the Propaganda Division, and a newspaper can be set up to promote the idea of equality.

Next, I will carry out the Juntian and release the slaves, and I will also set up a town under the county, and in each town, in addition to the mayor, there must be a consolation officer, who will be responsible for publicizing my ideas to the people. The Propaganda Department does not lead these consolation officers, but it has the responsibility of cultivating consolation officers. It is necessary to let the idea of equality, loyalty and patriotism of everyone go deep into the hearts of every people! ”

"Command!" Chen Zilong said excitedly. Having such trust from the emperor made Chen Zilong eager to repay him.

Yan Yingyuan on the side looked at Chen Zilong with envy, from the emperor's words, Yan Yingyuan knew that this consolation department must be very important, because in the future, all the consolation officers will have to be trained by the consolation department, and as the director of the consolation department, Chen Zilong will inevitably rise to the top in the future.

However, Yan Yingyuan was not jealous, because he knew that even if he let himself do it, he would not be able to do this comforting division. In terms of reading and learning, he is too much inferior to Chen Zilong.

"Free slaves? Is Your Majesty going to free all the gentry's house slaves? Yan Yingyuan asked.

"Not only to release, but to completely abolish slavery. From now on, there will be no slaves and lowly people in Daming! Zhu Youzhen said angrily.

Now that all men are equal, slaves can no longer exist. From now on, no one can keep slaves! There is no distinction between people and lowly people, prostitutes are not allowed to exist, and the girls in the brothel of the Qinglou of the teaching workshop have also been liberated! Of course, Xu officials are also lowly, and in the future, like normal people, children and grandchildren can take the exam to become officials.

In the land of Wuzhong, it was customary for scholars and doctors to keep slaves, and many gentry were in groups of slaves, numbering hundreds or thousands. Many of these slaves took the initiative to become slaves in order to avoid taxes, and some were sold into slavery because they could not survive. But no matter what, as long as you become a slave, you lose your personal rights, and you will be left to the gentry in the future, even if you kill the government, you will not care. And the gentry, relying on the huge number of slaves in their families, ran rampant and domineering in the local area, oppressing the common people, even the government did not pay attention to it.

After equalizing their fields and freeing their slaves, these gentry were like tigers whose limbs had been cut off and their teeth removed, and they could not resist even if they wanted to, so they could only be slaughtered!

And for those slaves, if they can live, who wants to be slaves? Who wants to be beaten and scolded? Who doesn't want to live with dignity, and who doesn't want their children and grandchildren to have the opportunity to become officials?

How could the gentry not be happy to give them their land, and then to revoke their status as slaves and to register them in the government?

"But there may be a lot of slaves in the gentry's house who are used to waiting for people and don't know how to farm, what should these people do?" Yan Yingyuan said.

"Yes, there are still some girls in the Qinglou, except for entertaining people with sex, they don't know how to make a living, what should they do if they cancel their cheap status?" Chen Zilong also came back to his senses and said.

Many things are actually very complicated, and there is no way for some people to become slaves, and a simple release of slaves cannot solve all the problems.

"Do you guys have any ideas?" Zhu Youzhen thought about it, but couldn't think of a good way, so he asked. Although he is an emperor, he is only a middle-aged person in terms of IQ, and he has more pictures of later generations in his mind than others. He is not very good at dealing with a lot of specific problems.

"Since the release of slaves has been announced, all slavery must be abolished. However, if some people have no other way to make a living, they are reluctant to go in the gentry's house. It could be changed to employment, and the gentry needed to sign an employment contract with the servants, stipulating good treatment and years, and not mistreatment, otherwise the servants could go to the government to sue the officials. Yan Yingyuan thought for a while.

"The girls in the Qinglou are the same, after canceling their lowly status, they can freely choose whether to leave the Qinglou or not, and the old bustard must not stop them. Of course, the girl can also stay in the Qinglou voluntarily, but she is a good citizen, and the bustard guests are not allowed to beat, scold and abuse. And in the future, there will be no more coercion of prostitution! Chen Zilong also said.

Many of the prostitutes in the Qinglou were sold into the Qinglou, and they were unwilling, and they would definitely choose to leave when they encountered this opportunity. But there are also ancestors who are prostitutes, and there is no other way to make a living when they leave the Qinglou, on the contrary, it is easiest to make a living in the Qinglou. For these girls, they should be allowed to stay in the green building.

Of course, in Chen Zilong's heart, he doesn't want Qinglou to disappear completely, otherwise he will lose a lot of fun.

"Let's do it." Zhu Youzhen sighed. Although he doesn't have a good impression of Qinglou and the like, that's all he can do. In the picture of later generations, although the government at that time formulated strict laws prohibiting the sale of Y prostitution C, it was still repeatedly banned, it was really a market demand, and there was no way. A lot of things need to be done slowly.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a proposal, as a rule, those who exceed a certain population in the family must divide the family and property!" Yan Yingyuan said suddenly.

"Nourishing ......" Chen Zilong gasped, and secretly said ruthlessly.

The reason why the gentry were able to run rampant in the countryside was that in addition to the family land slaves, there was also a huge family power. Many gentry families have four or even five generations in the same house, and the population is even hundreds. The power of one's own family alone is enough to deter the locality, and ordinary people simply cannot contend with it. Yan Yingyuan's suggestion is clearly to completely dismember the power of the gentry!