Zhang Gui looked at these silent ministers of the Department of Planning and said: "It is true that this will be unacceptable to many powerful gentry and officers of the guard, but if it is not, it is not enough to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous." His Majesty's words about sharing the world with the Han people cannot be as simple as talking, but must be made with great determination. This is not a great kindness, it is that the country has reached this point, and it really needs to correct the world style, and strengthen the ability of the imperial court to control and dispatch the world's manpower and financial resources in the name of rescuing more ordinary people! ”

"The Ming Dynasty is a unified centralized dynasty, not a feudal dynasty where the princes and families are divided and ruled in name only. Therefore, the wealth of the world is distributed by it, and the people of the world must also be nurtured and distributed by it, and bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the country. The powerful and wealthy gentry cannot occupy human and financial resources for their own use, but they do not bear the responsibility for their rise and fall. ”

Zhang Gui then added.

Chen Zizhuang sighed first and said: "The wealth of the world has flowed into the hands of the imperial court, and it is indeed the imperial court that should be responsible for raising the people of the world." It is indeed out of place to keep Han people as slaves. In the final analysis, the Han people in the world are all people from the imperial court, and the people who use the imperial court should spend money to hire them. The imperial court also needs to be able to organize more manpower to strengthen the country and enrich the people. The minister seconded what the uncle said. ”

The minister also seconded. As Uncle Guo said, now it is necessary for the imperial court to make a great determination to concentrate manpower and use it by the imperial court, rather than as a resource to maintain the luxurious life of the gentry. ”

Yuan Keli also agreed, for him, if the Industrial Division is reduced due to the lack of human resources, and then the Industrial Division cannot be maintained, it means that the reform meeting they presided over has failed in all aspects.

This was unacceptable to him, so he was also willing to accept the reform of the military system, give freedom to military households, and prohibit Han people from being slaves.

Other ministers of policy have agreed.

Because Daming now has to make such a choice.

Unless we go backwards, abandon the Department of Industry, abandon the reform of the law, and reduce the population by massacre.

Therefore, the reformist officials of the Department of Formulation and Planning had to agree.

Tianqi did not deny it, and also said: "Then the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household will submit the script, and when the time comes, this matter will be implemented." ”

"Yes!"

Soon after, regulations were promulgated to reform the system of health guards, to prohibit slavery, and to regulate the adoption of children.

For a time, the government and the opposition were in an uproar.

"It's restructuring again! Is the imperial court planning to stop on the road of restructuring?! Now the rulers, why do they love to toss so much! ”

Wang Chengyun, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, couldn't help but complain in a low voice after seeing the edict through the Di Bao.

This is also normal, and reform will always hurt the interests of some people.

The change of the guard system undoubtedly harmed the interests of Wang Chengyun and these border town officers.

Although he served as a battalion officer, he was promoted to battalion officer by inheriting the official position of the guard.

For Wang Chengyun, reforming the system of guards and no longer setting up military households is tantamount to making him admit that he is no longer legally enslaving military households under his name.

Naturally, this was unacceptable to him.

General Zhang Xiong also said quite dissatisfiedly: "In the final analysis, Your Majesty wants to prosper now, and even has the same great cause as the restoration of the Han and Tang Dynasties." That's why we are carrying out such a series of reforms. first took the benefits of the world, and now he is the one who wins the world. He is not satisfied with the military households, who are only for us! ”

"You're right, it's because he wants to be prosperous that the ancestral clan and other generals in Liaodong have all been punished by the nine clans, and they are not allowed to raise their own respect. Now he wants to reform the system of health centers, abolish the military household system, and even abolish the medical household and the lowly registration system, making it clear that he wants more people to contribute to his great cause of Zhongxing. ”

Wang Chengyun agreed, and said angrily: "How can you get such an emperor who is determined to innovate!" Isn't it good to rule by hanging down and be his king?! ”

In the middle and late stages of a dynasty ruled by Confucian civilization, the ruling class as a whole lacked enterprising spirit, and even military generals lacked the motivation to make achievements.

Because they all share a common identity of landlords.

Landlords will lack the motivation to make progress in the later period.

Therefore, even if a few emperors want to forge ahead, they will not get too many supporters.

Wang Chengyun and Zhang Xiong are also like this now, they don't want the emperor to forge ahead, they don't want the emperor to reform, and they don't care whether the country can prosper and become strong, or even surpass any strong dynasty in history.

They refuse to change, and only want to live a life of tranquility, prosperity and tranquility.

After all, as landlords, they don't have to change to get rich food resources and human resources.

But Apocalypse and his courtiers had already embarked on a step of reform, and they were destined to be unable to stop, because they did not want to have a large pile of silver without being able to exchange it for more wealth.

Moreover, Apocalypse and his favorites now do need to control more human resources and organize people to seize the food and iron ore they desperately need.

In short, after having a large amount of capital, Apocalypse and his courtiers began to instinctively want to use the capital in their hands to arbitrage more profits.

This is not under their own control.

Therefore, not long after this, the Xinghe Office of Xuanfu Town was changed to Xinghe County.

Yang Xiuchun, a sentinel who retired from the Guards and graduated from the Martial Arts Academy, was transferred from a military position to a civilian position and began to serve as the governor of Xinghe Prefecture.

Wang Chengyun originally planned to operate his younger brother to serve as the Qianhu Qianhu after the vacancy of the Qianhu in Xinghe, but he didn't expect that the imperial court would really no longer set up a guard office, turn Xinghe into Xinghe Prefecture, and appoint a new Zhizhou.

Wang Chengyun was even more dissatisfied because of this, and sent someone to invite Zhang Xiong again, and secretly discussed: "Now it seems that the imperial court really wants to change the guard station and abolish the military households, do we really want to see the ancestral system being destroyed, and the military households can't serve us and other border generals?" ”

Zhang Xiong knew Wang Chengyun's thoughts, so he cooperated: "It must be caused by traitors in the court!" It has to be on the side of Qingjun! ”

Wang Chengyun nodded after hearing this, and said, "I have sent people to ask the general soldiers of Datongqu and the general soldiers of Shanxi Zhu, and they also said the same. ”

Zhang Xiong echoed: "My cousin who served as the chief soldier in Yansui and Zhu Zongbing in Guyuan also said so, and Wang Zongbing in Ningxia also intended to clear the monarch's side. Only the Manchu general soldier in Jizhou did not make a statement, he should have thought of the grace of his uncle Zhang Gui, but did not want to express his position. ”

Wang Chengyun said: "It seems that among the nine towns, at least six of the general soldiers of the towns are willing to clear the king's side, and big things may be done." ”

Zhang Xiong asked, "Just how to get in touch?" and they shall take counsel about raising troops together. ”

Wang Chengyun said: "I have already thought of a way, you are the general of Zhangjiakou Fort, and you are familiar with the Mongols, you ask the Mongols to contact the commanders of all sides for you." As for the governors and officials of the imperial history, if they are willing to clear the king's side together, they will naturally still push them to be the master, and if they are unwilling, they will be killed. ”

Zhang Xiong nodded: "Okay!" ”

So, two months later, Zhang Xiong came to find Wang Chengyun again: "They agreed to clear the monarch's side together, and have killed Yang He, the governor of the trilateral government, Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, and Zhang Yiming, the governor of Datong, and have led 100,000 soldiers to Xuanfu first." ”

After hearing this, Wang Chengyun asked, "What about the harmony between Hu Tingyan, the governor of Guyuan, and Yue, the governor of Yansui?" ”

Zhang Xiong replied: "Willing to raise troops with us to clear the king's side." ”

Wang Chengyun nodded: "That's good!" Next, let's go to meet Guo Zhongcheng. ”

Guo Zhongcheng in Wang Chengyun's mouth refers to Guo Zhicong, the current governor of Xuanfu.

As soon as Guo Zhicong saw Wang Chengyun and Zhang Xiong appearing with their families, he asked, "What are the two of you doing when you see this official?" ”

"The traitors of the court are in charge, and the ancestral system is bad, so I specially invite Zhongcheng to clear the monarch's side with us."

Wang Chengyun said.

Guo Zhicong was shocked when he heard this: "How dare you? This is a great sin to destroy the Nine Clans! ”

Zhang Xiong directly pulled out his knife and pointed at Guo Zhicong: "Now I only ask Zhongcheng if you are willing, if you are willing, we are naturally still willing to listen to Zhongcheng's moderation, if you are unwilling, we can only treat Zhongcheng as a traitor and a fellow party, and kill them together!" ”