Hearing his father's question, Zhu Zhanji actually knew very well in his heart that it should be related to the reform of the tax system proposed by him and the implementation of apportionment into the mu, but he said: "The old man has a mind for a while, how do I know." ”

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji didn't know, Zhu Gaochi could only sigh helplessly, got up and walked towards the palace with the Zhao father-in-law.

After his father Zhu Gaochi left, the second uncle and the third uncle also left.

In a silver vault in the backyard of the Prince's Mansion.

Zhu Zhanji slowly leaned in front of the door and looked into the house through the door and window.

I saw that Zhu Zhanyong in the room was counting the silver vigorously, and his face couldn't help showing joy.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji shook his head helplessly and smiled, it is really not simple to appear in this royal family a person who has a special habit of yellow and white things.

Then, Zhu Zhanji pushed the door in.

The sound of the wooden door being pushed open suddenly startled Zhu Zhanji inside, looking at his appearance, Zhu Zhanji was amused and smiled: "Count your honestly, no one robbed you of your silver." ”

Seeing that it was his eldest brother, Zhu Zhanyong breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "Brother, I can't see it, do you still have the means, this night's hard work, I directly got 100,000 taels of silver." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji sat on the box on the side and said casually: "Brother will find a way to deal with the matter of silver, but the things I explain to you must not be delayed, especially the matter of those children in the academy." ”

Zhu Zhanyong counted the silver in the box and said: "Don't worry, big brother, the children you asked me to adopt are now hundreds, and there are more than 30 children who have reached high school level alone, and the food, drink and Lazar are also arranged very properly, if there is no problem, I just have no money, and I will not be poor with these children." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji stretched his tired waist and shoulders and nodded.

His younger brother looks unreliable on the surface, but he can still be trusted to do the right thing.

Imperial Palace, inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Di walked back and forth in the hall alone with his hands behind his back, and his expression was solemn, as if he was thinking about something important.

Beside him, the scholars in the cabinet and the six scholars were standing aside, looking at the solemn look on the face of their emperor and worrying in their hearts.

Most of them have been promoted little by little, and they have been with the emperor for some days, but no matter how big things are, this old emperor has never been so restless as he is today.

I couldn't even sit still, and walked back and forth in this hall to relieve the worries in my heart.

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, trying to see something in the gaze of these colleagues around them.

After all, the people present are all important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and almost all the major events of the Ming Dynasty will pass through the hands of those present here.

But they looked at each other for a long time, but they found that the faces of the people present were the same as their own, and they were all confused and dazed.

This couldn't help but make them even more confused.

What the hell is going on, even the six books, all the cabinet scholars don't know.

Just when everyone was waiting in confusion, the obese Zhu Gaochi finally arrived from the prince's mansion.

The moment he walked into the main hall, Zhu Gaochi immediately noticed that many adults present stood in place in a daze.

What happened, the old man actually called all these people.

On weekdays, I just encountered a major event, at most, I summoned people from the cabinet to discuss the matter, but today is good, even the six books are here.

It can be seen that the things that the old man wants to say later, must not be simple.

Thinking of this, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi calmed down and walked over slowly.

"Your Majesty."

Zhu Di, who was walking around the hall, was thinking intently, and he didn't even notice the arrival of the crown prince Zhu Gaochi, and he was stunned when he heard this voice at first glance.

Then he beckoned to the prince Zhu Gaochi and said, "The prince is also here." ”

After speaking, he looked at everyone present, and saw that everything that should come and shouldn't have arrived had arrived, so Zhu Di slowly came to his dragon chair and sat down.

After coming back to his senses, he said to the many ministers standing in front of him: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of the tax system implemented by our dynasty? ”

As he spoke, he waved to Zhao Quanyi at the door, and ordered someone to give a seat to everyone present.

As Zhu Di's question was finished, everyone present was a little confused, and they didn't understand why the old emperor suddenly asked this question.

However, everyone present was an old fox who had been in the officialdom for countless years, and there was no fuel-efficient lamp, and they all kept silent before they knew the old emperor's intentions, and only made a bitter thought.

Just when everyone was silent under Zhu Di's gaze, Zhao Quan, who left, also walked over with his eunuchs carrying chairs.

After everyone sat down, seeing that no one answered the old man's question, Zhu Gaochi, as the crown prince, had to take the lead in opening the conversation for everyone, and said: "Your Majesty, the tax system of my dynasty has been extended from the previous dynasty, even the Tang and Song dynasties are probably like this. ”

Prince Zhu Gaochi saw that the old man was not looking for him for the family's affairs, and he didn't know how much easier he was, and when he talked about the matter, he was even more serious, and he didn't see the stuttering panic again.

Listening to his son's words, Zhu Di also understood that his question just now was a little too broad, and after stretching out his hand to signal him to calm down, he continued: "I mean, can you detect the shortcomings of our tax system? ”

Listening to Zhu Di's inquiry again, this time everyone looked at the Hubu Shangshu in the field, Xia Yuanji.

This issue is related to the Ministry of Households, and Xia Yuanji, as the God of Wealth of the Ministry of Households, naturally has the most say in this regard.

After perceiving everyone's gaze, Xia Yuanji did not panic, but thought for a moment with a straight face, and finally said without hurrying: "Back to Your Majesty, the tax system implemented by our dynasty is levied according to the number of people in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"First, the types of taxes collected are too large, such as servitude, tax grain, tax cloth, etc., and the imperial court needs to pay a great price in collecting, collecting, preserving, and transporting, which indirectly consumes the value of these taxes themselves."

"Second, the collection of taxes is raised by the local government itself, which is not conducive to management for the household department and the imperial court, and it is very difficult to supervise."

"The third ........"

Listening to Xia Yuanji's continuous narration, Zhu Di, who was sitting on the main seat, suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Needless to say, these superficial words, your household department will give me such an excerpt every year, I don't want to hear this, you just tell me directly, my Ming Dynasty can hold out for a few years under such a tax system and then destroy the country!"