Chapter 600: The World Is Boiling
Zhai Luan thinks that he is a Confucian pure minister, and as a pure minister, it is definitely a shame to become the emperor's echo worm.
Although Emperor Jiajing's will is above everything and cannot even be changed, Zhai Luan feels that he still has something to say, and some cold water should be poured or poured, if the emperor is guilty of this, or even deposes him, then maybe he can still return to his hometown with the reputation of a minister and a direct minister.
"Your Majesty." Zhai Luan said in a positive voice: "Abolishing the tax in kind and real silver can certainly have the effect of eliminating corruption, but the grain output in the south is abundant, and the grain in the north depends on the grain delivery in the south, and the local government must rely on the grain collected to enrich the regular position, in case of emergency, cancel the real grain tax, the warehouse is empty, once it encounters a natural disaster, the government has nothing to help, and the profiteers will take the opportunity to raise prices and even hoard Juqi, but I am afraid that the people's livelihood will be more difficult."
"Zhai Aiqing really thinks so?" Zhu Houwei's eyes were a little incredulous, it was really hard to believe that Zhai Luan, who was the head of the Ming Dynasty, would have such concerns, this book was ......
Zhai Luan also said simply: "The minister's knowledge may be insufficient, if Your Majesty thinks it is not true, the Minister implores Your Majesty to solve your doubts."
Zhu Houwei said with a smile: "The real grain tax has been cancelled, has the tax also been cancelled?" Since the tax is still there, you can't spend money to buy it? Is it true that the grain grown by the people is piled up at home, and they naturally want to sell the surplus grain in their hands, and the major grain merchants know that the people have grain, so don't they collect it?
The people are afraid of the government, and they dare not resist the government's kicking and leaking, is it possible that businessmen dare to buy and sell in a grand manner?
Compared with the loss of official transshipment, it will only be cheaper to buy a large amount of grain from the merchants, and the merchants know that the north needs a large and long-term supply of grain, will they watch the opportunity to make a fortune slip through their fingers? ”
Zhai Luan was speechless......
"Okay, let's do as I do, and the parliament will come up with the plan for land reform and tax reform and the detailed rules on how to implement it, and report it to me."
"The minister obeys the order, and the minister retires." Zhai Luan was embarrassed, and even faintly saw a trace of disappointment in the emperor's eyes.
As Zhai Luan left the imperial study, as the big council and the small council were convened one after another, a monstrous storm blew from the capital to the whole world!
Reforms that can be famous throughout history, such as the Shang Dynasty reform, the Great Qin State became stronger, but the Shang Dynasty turned itself to death, such as Wang Anshi's reform, which triggered the old and new party struggles in the Great Song Dynasty for many years, and also became the turning point of the Great Song Dynasty from prosperity to decline.
The reform of the Jiajing Dynasty is more intense than the major and small reforms of thousands of years, and there are many more, which is based on the determination of the Jiajing Emperor to rather have a great chaos in the world than a great rule in the world, but perhaps because the emperor himself ended up, these large and small reforms have not encountered much resistance!
This situation would almost never have happened in any dynasty, but it happened in the Jiajing Dynasty, and it was really implemented smoothly!
Powerful military, abundant finances, a rapidly changing world, rich and joyful people, facts always speak louder than words, even the most stubborn diehards, when faced with the same facts, can only bow their heads!
If you want to oppose it, you have to give reasons for opposing it, and you have to make sure that after the reform, Daming will be worse than now, otherwise it will be selfish! I just want to damage the country and enrich myself!
Compared with those brutal kings in history, Emperor Jiajing is undoubtedly benevolent, but Emperor Jiajing has a blind attribute on his body, and Emperor Jiajing raised a poisonous snake, once targeted, it will come out and bite you to death at any time!
When the poisonous snake does not come out, it can also send chills down your spine, this poisonous snake is the eye of the sky!
An organization that is even more terrifying than the East Factory, the West Factory, and the Jinyi Guard, because this poisonous snake has been hiding in the grass, and if it doesn't move, it will kill if it moves!
No matter how treacherous the official is, he also likes to have a shiny feather, they can die, they can be martyred for the idea in their hearts, but no one wants to die by themselves, and they will be notorious.
Jinyiwei is the emperor's dog, when the emperor needs a dog to bite, this dog will be dispatched, regardless of whether it is to collect evidence or concoct evidence, it is all on the bright side, and even those officials who have not been arrested, if they feel that this matter will involve themselves, they may have already begun to arrange a retreat and sweep away the evidence.
But what about Tianyan, he collected evidence, the most deadly thing is that you don't know who is the person around you, the emperor doesn't want to clean you up, forget it, once the emperor feels that you are hindering the big politics and thinks that you should die, then the evidence that Tianyan has already prepared will be smashed out instantly, and it will be smashed accurately!
This is the most ruthless place, Emperor Jiajing has been on the throne for more than ten years, and more than 1,000 officials have died because of Tianyan!
I'm scared, my heart is cold, I can't fight, and I have no reason to resist, so the damaged interest class can only hope that Zhu Houwei will die early from the bottom of my heart, and then endure it silently before the emperor dies!
But now......
The world is boiling, and the parliament is naturally exploding, and Zhai Luan, who is the speaker, does not want to resign at the moment, but wants to die......
Because of the politics of the land, he was pushed to the forefront by the emperor and became the target of public criticism!
But Zhai Luan could only grit his teeth and bear it, because the emperor's words were still in his ears, and he was unwilling to leave the court like this and become a coward in the eyes of the world!
Today's Taihe Hall has become the hall of the Ming Parliament, which was originally peaceful and solemn, and the parliament that discusses national politics is chaotic like a vegetable market at the moment.
The three reporters who attended the parliament but did not have the right to speak were also stunned by this scene, and even the hand holding the pen froze and did not know what to write.
"This is chaos! Chaos in the government! Since the Qin Dynasty has fallen, I have never heard of such a ridiculous government, it is simply appalling! ”
"The tax exemption of the land of the scholars is a measure of the Ming Dynasty to encourage the scholars, what is the reason for abolishing it, why should it be abolished!"
"Land tax exemption, since ancient times, even if there are indeed many scholars who exceed the limit, but the inventory can be done, why should it be abolished!"
"How ridiculous it is to spread the land into acres, if there is no one to plant the land, do you have to pay taxes!"
"The officials and gentry are one, and the world is ridiculous!"
"If you pay more than 10,000 acres, you will be taxed ten times, if this is not tyranny, there is still tyranny in the world!"
"I'll wait for Fu Que to write a book and advise the king to change his mind, instead of wasting time here!"
"The country has been raising soldiers for 150 years, and the courtiers should be righteous!"
More than fifty percent of the officials in the council were blushing and shouting, while the remaining fifty percent were silent, and they didn't even know what was going on in their heads.
This is the fourth meeting of the implementation measures of the land reform conference, and there is no result every time, as the speaker, Zhai Luan is already anxious, but he knows that he is running out of time......
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