Qianning Palace.

Soft sunlight shines through the window screens into the main hall.

Xu Da, Tang and the two have also been away for a while.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, and two figures walked one after the other.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhu has arrived!" The oncoming eunuch said softly.

Zhu Tong followed closely behind him, bowed his hands, and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Respectfully, St. Ann!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand towards the eunuch and said, "Stand down!" ”

The eunuch bowed and withdrew, and only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Tong were left in the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tong quietly and did not make a sound.

He wanted to look at this son carefully.

Since I found my son, I haven't looked at this son seriously.

It's also because the government is too busy, so that there is not much time to allow yourself to do this.

It's a good time to take a good look.

"Your Majesty summons the minister, please instruct!" Zhu Tong arched his hand.

The silence of nearly a stick of incense made Zhu Tong feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Connected to yesterday's Li Qi case, I was even more uneasy in my heart.

raised his head slightly, glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang slightly, and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was very serious.

I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

kept speculating in his heart: "Could it be that Your Majesty is because of the case of Li Shanchang's son?" ”

"Wouldn't it? Didn't you support me in handling the case the day before yesterday? Could it be that Li Shanchang came to say something to His Majesty? ”

Just as Zhu Tong was constantly guessing, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked, "Let's ask you a few questions, and you can hear clearly!" ”

Zhu Tong cautiously replied: "Please also ask Your Majesty to give advice!" The minister must know everything! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang fixed for a moment before asking: "What is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Zhu Tong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that His Majesty was going to ask about the case.

I didn't expect it to be a simple thing, so I replied lightly: "Farming!" ”

"Well, sit down and keep talking!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Most of my Ming Dynasty's tax revenue comes from agricultural taxation, and the proportion of industrial and commercial people is quite small, so the tax revenue is not enough."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Not bad!" So what is the current national strength of my Ming Dynasty, and how should I improve the national strength? ”

"Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty has just ended the troubled times for less than ten years, and the people's strength has been restored, but the damage caused by the war is extremely serious."

"It will not be possible to fully recover until 15 or 6 years, and in addition to the continuous natural disasters in recent years, it is difficult for taxes to support military spending."

"Your Majesty has implemented the system of military cantonments, and the land and people's power have also been consumed, so it can be said that the national strength has not reached the extent that Your Majesty expected."

"Population is the key to insufficient tax revenue, but it is difficult to increase the population in the short term, and changing the tax system has a miraculous effect!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately came to his senses when he heard this, and in recent years, in order to support the national strength of the northern and southern expeditions, the consumption is not small

In order to increase taxes, he racked his brains, but after all, there was no feasible solution.

Seeing Zhu Tong say this, he couldn't help but focus all his attention here. "Tell me, what do you do?"

"Since Yang Yan's "Two Taxation Law" in the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a groundbreaking change in the tax system, and it is based on the poll tax."

"However, the concealment of the population often occurs, which makes it difficult to collect taxes reasonably."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized, looked straight at Zhu Tong and thought in his heart: "This kid is really a great talent!" ”

"We didn't expect our Tong'er to have such an opinion! We weren't wrong about you. ”

Then he said: "Extraordinary insight, he is a capable minister!" ”

"Your Majesty's words are serious, and the lower officials are just foolish people, not enough to worry about," Zhu Tong hurriedly said modestly.

"Go on, we still want to hear your solution!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait.

"Spread into acres!" Zhu Tong said.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up and pondered carefully: "Spread the land into the acre!" Spread into the acre! What a paving into the acre! ”

The gloomy clouds on Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually dispersed, and the problem that had been confused for a long time was instantly answered.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and asked: "Although the current dilemma can be solved, how should it be implemented?" ”

"The way to govern lies in the rule of officials, and it is often difficult to pass government decrees in remote places, and the corruption of local officials makes it difficult to implement government decrees."

"When the officials are cleansed, because the law of the inspection of the officials is enacted, and the officials are governed by heavy discipline. Open the imperial examination to attract talents. Zhu Tong said.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded again and again, clapping his hands, his son actually has such an opinion on governing the country, and he is not inferior to himself at all.

I thought that the political affairs of Pingzhang in Zhongshu Province would be difficult for him to deal with.

Now it seems that it is more than enough to directly serve as the right prime minister, and I am afraid that this kind of superhuman opinion is difficult for Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen to achieve.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Okay! Good! Good! We were right. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Governing the country not only requires the economy to help the world, but also the cultural and martial arts, you can talk about my Ming frontier." ”

Zhu Tong paused and said: "The lower official doesn't know much about military affairs, but the minister thinks that he should be good-neighborly and friendly, show the grace and power of my heavenly kingdom, and accumulate people's strength." ”

"The Art of War says: The major affairs of the country of soldiers, the way of life and death! It is impossible to ignore it, our Ming Iron Cavalry is invincible, and the loss of military expenditure is huge, but it is difficult to maintain this military strength for a long time. ”

"However, the scourge of northern Xinjiang is difficult to eradicate, and there are often bandits infestation in the coastal areas, both of which will be a disaster for future generations, and it is necessary to follow the example of the Han and Tang dynasties to trade with it to accelerate its sinicization."

"The sea is forbidden, and the water trainers will take advantage of the sea and exterminate the pirates and bandits."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, his son's military views are very different from his own, and he still needs to be tempered in the future, so that he can command thousands of troops and horses as soon as possible.

"You haven't been tempered by the army yet, and when he goes out with the army one day, you can really appreciate the major affairs of the soldier country."

"But don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future!"

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "We are going to let you go to Zhongshu Province." What do you think of serving as a political officer? ”

Zhu Tong was extremely surprised when he heard this, it turned out that His Majesty was going to promote me, and I thought it was a lecture just now.

No wonder I just asked so many ways to govern the country, so that's the case!

However, this promotion is also a bit fast, and he was directly promoted to a first grade, which is a position that many Jinshi have struggled to achieve for half their lives.

I didn't expect to achieve it by doing a big case, and it seems that I will get His Majesty's approval if I do more practical things in the future.

But thinking of the Criminal Department, he asked again: "Your Majesty, if the minister goes to Zhongshu Province, then the Criminal Department will directly vacate two senior members." ”

"In this way, it will be difficult for the criminal department to operate! However, the Criminal Department has many cases to handle every day....."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Hahaha! Kid, you really don't have the same responsibilities as other officials, you are a good official! ”

"The Criminal Department will do it according to the usual practice, you can nominate two suitable candidates to fill it! We can rest assured that you can do things, and we will feel reliable if you choose someone! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Ministers should be conscientious! Zhu Tong thanked him.