Chen Yuan, see Your Majesty."

Zhu Zhanji raised his hand: "Wei Ning Hou is exempt."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, son, Your Majesty Demeng has a great reward, and the Minister once again thanks Your Majesty for your kindness."

"The Marquis of Wei Ning has made great contributions to me, and there is no need to worry about some rewards. Summoning Aiqing today, it was Li Qi who implemented the integration of the gentry in Shandong to pay for food, but with little effect, and the children boycotted the examination one after another, I am very worried, I don't know what countermeasures Wei Ninghou has?"

After visiting the shrine, seeing that everyone's eyes were looking at him, Chen Yuan knew that these high-ranking officials, scholars have not worked since the Tang Dynasty, it has been 800 years, and now if they are asked to work, they will feel greatly insulted, and they will definitely oppose it desperately. And he knows Li Qi's character, he is more than fierce and not gentle, and the current implementation of the gentry as an errand and food is too strict, so he is naturally violently resisted.

"Your Majesty, reform cannot be stopped." Chen Yuan first stated his attitude that no matter how difficult it is, reform cannot be stopped.

The ministers looked sideways and expressed their dissatisfaction, Yang Shiqi was noncommittal, and Zhu Zhanji frowned.

"Emperor Yongle first ruled martial arts, the Quartet surrendered, the border was subdued by the Yongle Emperor, only the northern Warat, although there is some movement, but there is nothing to worry about, because the territory of Warat is now vast, the north is mostly the vast grassland, the productivity is low, it is impossible to make them strong in a short time, their movements just show that they are afraid of the attack of our Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty ascended the throne, and they don't know if the covenant with them still exists, we just need to send people to discuss peace and trade."

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while and said, "It makes sense, I have received a lot of information from Jinyiwei on the grassland, and their tribe is still fighting for me, and I am still wondering, how can Tuhuan add troops to the border. I will follow the instructions of the Emperor and the Emperor, and I will send envoys to appease them if I have no intention of their territory, and I will abide by the policy of the Emperor and Grandpa as always, as long as they are at ease and trade, the door of my country will always be open to them."

"The emperor Shengming, the minister thinks, after the first emperor's country, the country is peaceful, the four seas are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, dare to ask Your Majesty, under such a grand situation, how should I improve the national strength of the Ming Dynasty? Should we continue to improve our national strength? If we want to improve our national strength, is there only reform?"

Zhu Zhanji was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has been achieved to the extreme through the efforts of Taizu and the emperor's grandfather, but what should be the next step? Keep it up? Or, I'm already the strongest anyway, so why am I so aggressive?

As an emperor who is shoucheng, it should be like this, step by step, Xiao Gui Cao just follows.

But Zhu Zhanji doesn't want to just enjoy ready-made, he wants to make some achievements, he wants to inherit his father's legacy and start the "Renxuan rule the world".

But what to do? Zhu Zhanji was at a loss.

"That's why the minister said that reform can't be stopped."

Zhu Zhanji looked firm: "Yes, I want to continue to reform, revitalize the current politics, reform the evils, enrich the country, strengthen the people and strengthen the army, I have no intention of encroaching on the territory of other countries, but if they dare to be presumptuous, I will not tolerate it, and resolutely fight back."

As long as Zhu Zhanji is firm in the reform policy, Chen Yuan lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a word, and I want to dedicate it to Your Majesty."

Zhu Zhanji smiled, "You say?"

Chen Yuan said: "Your Majesty is diligent and loves the people, has repeatedly advocated the benevolent politics of the world, determined to reform, and created immortal achievements, a whip law has been implemented, and the imperial court's financial revenue has increased significantly, which is gratifying, but my Ming Dynasty officials are under the capital, because of the founding of the country by Taizu, the country is in difficulty, many ministers can only support themselves, and now the country is rich, when learning from the reform of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and giving officials to improve their income, I don't know what Your Majesty wants?"

Surprisingly, this policy is groundbreaking. No minister ever made a proposal to the emperor to ask for a salary increase for all employees.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

"What you said, I also know that when I was young, I followed Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi and other Aiqing to do things, and they all wore old clothes. They are the top officials of the state, and they are the highest among the ministers, and they are still living in poverty, let alone those low-level officials? However, I am worried that the high level of income will breed corruption."

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is some truth in high salaries and incorruptibility, if an official can't even satisfy his own food and clothing, how can he have the heart to do things for the people. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu knew that the problem of corruption would seriously affect the development of the country, so he imposed heavy penalties on corruption, and those who embezzled more than 60 taels of officials were to be skinned and beheaded, and a 'peeling factory' was established in the land temple on the left side of the yamen in each prefecture and county, where all officials who wanted to peel their skins would be skinned to warn other officials."

Speaking of which, some old ministers have a numb back, and it has only been more than 20 years since Zhu Yuanzhang passed away, and some old ministers have seen the skinning, and they are suddenly like a man's back.

"Taizu also advocated that the people expose corrupt officials, as long as the people find out and dare to report the corruption of officials, Taizu will protect their safety, and set up a post station in the capital to receive the people, if the officials of the post station neglect the people who report it, they will also be punished. In this way, although the initial effect is obvious, the corruption has decreased significantly."

Everyone listened to Chen Yuan continue: "Taizu adopted strict punishment and harsh laws to deal with corruption, and it still had a certain effect at first, but in the later stage, the officials had the means to punish these people who reported it, and the effect became worse and worse, why is this?"

yes, why? Everyone is thinking. Taizu's efforts to control corruption are unprecedented in ancient and modern times, but corruption is also high, Taizu is angry, a corruption can kill 100 people, the first emperor Chengzu is also trying to control corruption, but the corruption case has not decreased but increased.

Chen Yuan finally concluded: "Your Majesty, this society needs elites, and it is also ruled by elites, just like a student in a school, who studies well is to exchange for today's official position with ten years of cold window, and those who study poorly are playing every day, idle, and in the end, those who study well can't even meet their food and clothing, and those who study poorly are nourished by life, who can bear it, therefore, in order to survive, these officials who get official positions can only take bribes and exploit those at the bottom. It's like a few chickens in a cage and they don't have enough food, so they either try to escape or eat their mates."

Chen Yuan's words were as surprising as ever.

Some officials asked their companions strangely, "Do chickens eat their companions?"

The next one replied in a low voice: "I really know, when I was young, the family next door was poor, feeding chickens, and the neighbors were reluctant to kill because of lack of food, and they didn't have enough food, and one chicken was bitten to death by other chickens and ate part of it."

An official said, "It is recorded in books that chickens do eat the same kind of food."

Other officials sighed, of course, more attention shifted to the issue of corruption, which they felt personally, the Ming Dynasty's income was too low, and many of them didn't want to be big corrupt officials, but what if they couldn't support themselves and their families? I can only stretch out my hand, once I stretch my hand, and if I don't stop the precipice, I can reach out again and again.

Zhu Zhanji asked Yang Shiqi: "Yang Aiqing, you are most familiar with my country's finances, and there are many Ming officials, but do you have the financial resources to improve your income?"

Yang Shiqi said without hesitation: "The implementation of a whip law has tripled the finances of the Ming Dynasty, and even if three of them are used to pay officials money, there is still a large surplus."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "Very good, your cabinet will discuss the matter of adding money to the officials, and come up with a statement as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, while increasing the number of people, the intensity of the fight against corruption must not be weak, if it is a villain who is a traitor and a villain who harms the people, he still has to crack down. At the same time, it is also necessary to do performance appraisals, for example, the monthly allowance for officials is reduced a little, not more, and at the end of the year, those with excellent grades can receive more, and those with poor grades can receive less."

"Yang Aiqing, these should be adopted together, and you should discuss with Wei Ninghou and come up with a set of feasible rules."

"Yes, your ministers obey. The bachelors said in unison.

Zhu Zhanji stood up and said solemnly to the ministers: "I am reforming today, creating something that has never been done before, and I can't bear to let them starve and freeze, so that they don't have to worry about food and clothing, so you should do your best, if you are half-hearted, do not do things for the country, and only think about your own interests, do not blame the ruthlessness of the national law."

"Your Majesty is wise, long live my emperor, long live long live." The ministers shouted.

Zhu Zhanji was very satisfied, his confidence was restored in his eyes, and he seemed to see that he had become a great emperor like his grandfather.

"Your Majesty, the minister also has something to say about the gentry as an errand and pay for food."

Zhu Zhanji sat down and said, "Aiqing, just say it."

"Your Majesty, the matter of reform must be carried out step by step, officials are officials after all, if they work in the field for a long time, then who is in charge of the affairs in the yamen, water conservancy construction, school planning, cracking down on illegal activities, and maintaining law and order are all extremely important, if no one takes care of it for a period of time, the people have no way to ask for help, and it is also impossible."

"Yes, yes, the officials are not in the yamen, the yamen has a lot of affairs, there are thefts here, there are disasters there, once it is delayed, the consequences are unimaginable." The ministers chimed in.

Zhu Zhanji sighed and said to Chen Yuan, "This is what I have neglected, so in your opinion?"

Chen Yuan said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the original intention of the gentry to pay grain as an errand is first, I have a lot of land in their hands, they don't pay grain, and all the taxes are on the people, and the burden on the people is extremely heavy. But many people don't work, they don't know the people's suffering, the policies are just utopian, and the ministers all know a joke, there was a famine during the reign of Emperor Jin Hui, and the minister reported it, and Emperor Jin Hui said, the people have no food to eat, why don't they eat meat porridge."

Many ministers laughed when they heard this: "There is no food to eat, and where is there meat to eat?"

Zhu Zhanji does not blame them for their faux pas.

Chen Yuan Zhengse said: "Yes, this is simple logic, everyone can think of it, but Emperor Jin Hui can say it, is Emperor Jin Hui stupid? Not stupid, at least he can lead a country, can handle government affairs, and his IQ is not worrying, but why he makes such a joke is because he has always been high up, out of touch with reality, and does not know the suffering of the people, many people were born in official families, born with a golden key, they don't know the suffering of the people, and they don't even know where the rice comes from, thinking that it comes from a tree."

The ministers laughed again.

"There is also a story that there was an emperor who was very diligent and thrifty, and when the minister told him that an egg was ten taels of silver, he really thought it was very expensive, so he only dared to eat one egg for breakfast at a time."

The ministers were talking.

Chen Yuan waited for them to discuss for a long time before he said to Zhu Zhanji: "Your Majesty, the gentry are on errands, not to ask them to serve as laborers, but to spend very little time to work among the people and experience the sufferings of the people, so that they can make better decisions. You don't have to have too much time, for example, when you plough Guangdong in the spring, and go there during the autumn harvest."

Zhu Zhanji nodded again and again: "Very good, according to your words, the gentry are on errands, more than three grades a year and six days, and the rest depends on the situation."

Although he still has to be on an errand, Chen Yuan has already applied for an increase in their income in the first step, and the second step is to ask for only a few days, which is a small matter, there is no resistance, and they all comply: "The emperor and the ministers must do their best to share the worries of Your Majesty and serve the country."

"Your Majesty, the upward and downward effects, the minister thinks that your Majesty should lead by example in spring plowing and autumn harvest!" Chen Yuan's words are not shocking, and he is endless.

The ministers changed their faces, and Xia Yuanji hurriedly objected: "Marquis Weining, what you said is not appropriate, Your Majesty's body of ten thousand respects, how can you do such miscellaneous work, and you have to talk nonsense."

"Otherwise, if Your Majesty does farm work and knows that farming is not easy, how can you not restrain officials and stop corruption and extravagance, and Your Majesty knows how much and grain can be produced by an acre of land, how can those officials with bad intentions deceive Your Majesty." Chen Yuan insisted on his own opinion.

Zhu Zhanji laughed.

The ministers were very worried, and most of them advised His Majesty not to do anything.

"Wei Ninghou is right, if I can't let go of my identity to do farm work, where can the officials of the court and China seriously go on errands, I think it is feasible, from this year onwards, I will farm, and in the future, my descendants will have to go down to the land to cultivate every year, and my descendants can no longer appear fools like Emperor Jin Hui."

Chen Yuan hurriedly praised, "Your Majesty Shengming."

His Majesty has already decided, he wants to work, and the minister can't stop him, so he has to kneel and worship: "My Emperor Shengming, long live, long live, long live, long live."

Zhu Zhanji's face was excited, and he asked again, "What about the gentry?"

"The gentry are rich, and they don't have to pay much, which can not only increase the revenue of the state treasury, but also allow the gentry to contribute to the country, please be aware of it."

Zhu Zhanji thought that most of the country's wealth was accumulated in the hands of the gentry, and their property added up to much more than the state.

If they can take out some, they can increase their income a lot, but they can't be disgusted, otherwise they won't be able to sit still, Chen Yuan's meaning is to pay a little bit without pain, which is not in line with Zhu Zhanji's overdue.

However, there is no better way at present, so he said: "Yes, in the words of Aiqing, the gentry will accept the grain, renegotiate, make appropriate contributions, and contribute to the country, that is."

The ministers shouted again: "Emperor Shengming, long live my emperor, long live long live."

At this moment, a eunuch handed over an eight-hundred-mile expedited recital.

Zhu Zhanji opened it and looked at it, and immediately Long Yan was furious.

He slapped the table and shouted angrily: "How can this be reasonable, kill the scholars, I will break the corpses of the officials in Shandong into ten thousand pieces."

The faces of all the ministers turned pale, the scholars were killed, and who else could there be, only Li Qi. This pervert is dead, they are secretly happy in their hearts, they don't need to be so angry anymore, but His Majesty's eyes make them scared, frightened, and about to set off a bloody storm.

Chen Yuan was also shocked, he felt that Li Qi was not close to people, at most, things could not be done, everyone objected, just like the news he learned, he boycotted the exam one after another, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to kill the scholar.

This is a blatant rebellion against the reform of the imperial court, ignoring the national law, and slapping Zhu Zhanji in the face. t.

He pinched a cold sweat in his heart, no matter what Li Qi's character is, whether he has grievances with himself, but the fact that he has paid for reform will not change.

I am also paying for reform, I don't know what will happen to me?

Regret it?

If he doesn't regret it, if he wants to do something for this society, he will inevitably offend the interests of many people, and it will be difficult to reconcile the opinions, all he can do is to be worthy of his heart.

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