Zhu Youzhen was silent, as a monarch, beware of the people.

Before today, Zhu Youzhen had always believed that most of the things he did were correct, and even some flaws were the pains that reform had to go through.

But after listening to all this, he did.

At this moment, I finally understood why in just a few months, Wei Zhongxian and Huang Liji's temples began to appear gray hair, and finally understood why the officials above the court always heard about the new policy in the morning with a posture of wanting to speak and stopping.

If the problem of the gentry is not solved, no matter how good the policy is, it will be over when it reaches the state and county.

It's not that there are no conscientious squires, but it's too rare, and more of them are bullies who are entrenched in the local people, and such bullies can't be killed.

It is also impossible to make them disappear from this world with a wave of their hand.

But how can all this be solved?

Bi Ziyan seemed to see the entanglement of His Majesty the Emperor in front of him, and under the solemn face, Zhu Youzhen's heart was painful.

Bi Ziyan said:

"Your Majesty, this matter is not unsolvable."

"What's the solution?" At this moment, Zhu Youzhen was already speaking with an anxious urgency.

"Spread the land into the mu, the officials and gentry will integrate the payment of grain, and open up the free trade of commercial grain."

"Isn't this sharing of the land and the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry exactly what the household department is preparing to do at the moment? Isn't this inventory just for the sake of better implementation of policies in the future? But what Bi Aiqing just said, isn't this set unworkable? ”

Zhu Youzhen's series of doubts made Bi Ziyan cough again and then speak again.

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no problem with this way, the problem lies in the implementation, with all due respect, this matter should not be rushed, the current situation is not a good thing, it depends on whether Your Majesty can't bear to let the states and counties below mess up again."

"Mess up again? What does Aiqing mean? ”

"Most of the rice merchants and grain merchants in the Ming Dynasty, most of the grain comes from the gentry from all over the country, because most of the people's annual harvest is after paying taxes and rents.

can only barely maintain food and clothing, and there is even a gap to go out to find work. ”

"If the imperial court reduces the proportion of grain in agricultural taxes, the imperial court will come forward to recover the grain produced by local farmers at a more fair price at the same time as the cashier.

In addition, the imperial court operated and sold these grains, selling the grain from the abundant areas to the areas with poor harvests at a small profit. ”

"Although the imperial court did not benefit much, it was able to balance the obvious differences between the regions.

And the minister also heard that the Daming Royal Auction House will be reformed into the Daming Royal Bank in Beijing on a pilot basis, although the minister still does not know what the specific functions of this bank are. ”

"But according to the scale of the Ming Royal Auction House today, it may not be difficult to connect the world, and when the time comes, Your Majesty can not only issue a new type of Ming currency, but also facilitate the collection of taxes, and can also effectively reduce the burden on the people."

"The last core point of opening up the free trade of commercial grain is that at the same time, the imperial court allows farmers to sell their grain to local grain merchants, because they don't need to hand over all the grain, and selling to grain merchants can often get better harvests."

"The grain of the imperial court is not sold to places where there is no arrears, but only to places where there is no grain harvest, mainly to stabilize the price of grain, and merchants will naturally avoid the imperial court.

The grain is divided into three, six, nine and other groups of people and sold to different groups of people, so as to seek maximum benefits and benefit the people. ”

As the only listener, Zhu Youzhen has only one feeling in his heart at the moment, that is, he has picked up a treasure!

"What Aiqing said. It sounds like thunder to me, and when the will of the cabinet comes down, Aiqing immediately goes to the Ministry of Agriculture to take office, asking for money for money, and asking for people to give people! Give me the fastest time to pull up this banner of the Ministry of Agriculture! ”

"Wechen.. Compliance. ”

Bi Ziyan finally left, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but feel a little lonely, Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting in the Dongnuan Pavilion, just kept picking up the teacup and kept putting it back.

His brows were furrowed, he didn't know what to say, and he opened his mouth only to find himself speechless.

The wisdom of the ancients is infinite, Zhu Youzhen was taught the first lesson after coming to the Ming Dynasty by Bi Ziyan, and the teacher of this first lesson did not say a word about his no.

But everywhere made Zhu Youzhen feel embarrassed.

Bi Ziyan is right, after several months, to this day, the farthest place Zhu Youzhen has been to is Zhili.

What is the real life of the people outside, and he doesn't know how far the so-called squire who controls the place can go.

He sat upright from noon to late at night.

During this period, many people came, but they were all blocked back by Wang Chengen outside the door.

Looking at the emperor in front of him, who he had seen since he was a child, Wang Chengen understood that the emperor had to go out on his own this time.

......

Zhou Yufeng's arrival was something Zhu Youzhen never expected, this original girl has become the current queen, and the heavy responsibility of the mother and the world fell on her immature shoulders all of a sudden, but Zhou Yufeng gritted her teeth and silently endured all this.

In Zhu Youzhen's memory, it seems that she has never given Zhou Yufeng anything, but she, the queen, keeps trying her best to help herself.

Even if Zhou Yufeng has a bastard father outside the palace, even if he has a greedy and stupid ruler.

But Zhu Youzhen acquiesced.

"The king's companion... This is the rock sugar white fungus soup that the palace personally boiled today, and the palace maid of the harem came to spread the word that the emperor had not touched the water and rice for a day today, and the palace was quite worried about His Majesty's dragon body."

Wang Chengen's face was full of embarrassment at the moment, since he ascended the throne, the emperor has been dealing with state affairs in the Dongnuan Pavilion almost day and night, and he has hardly entered the harem again.

The daily life of Empress Zhang in front of her is also quite frugal, although it has been less than a year since His Majesty the Emperor first ascended to the throne, but Her Royal Highness the Empress in front of her with a young face did not flinch at all.

"Old slave . . . On behalf of Her Royal Highness the Empress, she will pass the word."

In the end, Wang Chengen gritted his teeth and stood in front of the door outside the warm pavilion and reported Zhu Youzhen softly.

Originally, after there was no response after the report, Wang Chengen was ready to respond to the Queen in front of him and let him go back to the palace first.

But as soon as he turned around, the door of the warm pavilion was opened from the inside, and he saw Zhu Youzhen walking out of it, although his face was a little tired, but his expression was good.

Wang Chengen, who looked back, was also relieved to see this scene.

"Your Majesty . . . Her Royal Highness has come down.. He said that he brought you a rock sugar white fungus soup made by His Royal Highness himself. ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't answer, just stepped out of the threshold and walked towards Zhou Yufeng.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor walking towards him, although Zhou Yufeng wanted to look up at her husband in front of her, she still lowered her head inadvertently.

When the visitor approached, he just whispered.

"The concubine is worried that Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe... Deliberately.."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Zhu Youzhen took Zhou Yufeng's jade hand and said, "I will go back to the palace tonight, and Her Royal Highness the Queen will go back and wait for me earlier." ”