In the Wenhua Palace, the first assistant of the cabinet, Ren Hengtai, was a little confused.

I didn't say I was against anything.

Co-authored, he was going to be used as a raft by the prince?

Zhu Biao was very angry, but his head was very rational.

"People in the world often say that the imperial power does not go to the countryside, and it seems that this sentence is absolutely true."

The prince muttered in a quiet tone.

The four people present bowed their heads one after another.

This sentence is known to the world, but no one dares to say it in front of the monarch.

This is taboo.

Even if the monarchs of all generations were aware of this fact, they could not say it.

Since the first emperor, he unified the world, abolished the feudal system, and established the county system. Everything in the Central Plains belongs to the emperor alone.

The emperor's power comes from his rule over the whole world.

This idea has also made the Ming Dynasty's ongoing foreign war an incomparably correct core idea.

That is, all the whole world is the king's land.

This is the source of the justice of the Ming Dynasty's current foreign wars.

But once someone says that the emperor's authority cannot reach the countryside, then this will undermine and shake the emperor's authority and the justice of his rule over the world.

Zhu Biao was also clear, but his face was solemn and said: "No matter what the past was, whether it is the unification of the world of Emperor Qin, or the exclusive Confucianism of the strong Han, or the Khan of the Tang Dynasty, or the former Song Dynasty and the scholars to pay tribute to the world." ”

The crown prince counted the dynasties before the Ming Dynasty.

Under the watchful eyes of the four, he slowly got up.

Zhu Biao said in an extremely firm tone: "Today's Ming Dynasty can accommodate the rich family, and the giant businessmen can walk, but only the right of the countryside will be returned to the court." ”

The three cabinet ministers in front of him, one of the governors of Zhili, bowed their heads one after another.

This is what Daming will inevitably do at the moment.

The former Han Dynasty unified the complicated cultural ideas of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period under Confucianism.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, the system of inheritance of the family gate valve was broken.

Once again, the Former Song Dynasty strengthened imperial power, albeit with scholars.

Then to the current Ming Dynasty.

How should the imperial power be strengthened?

There is no more family in the world, and it is impossible for a scholar to stir the world with just a few words.

There is only the power of the countryside under the prefecture and county, which has not yet been returned to the imperial power.

Ren Hengtai frowned slightly: "This requires the imperial court to spend a huge amount of money and food, and it is available every year." ”

A tighter power system requires more people to fill the power gap and maintain the operation of this new system. Then it will inevitably increase the financial expenditure of the imperial court, and it must be maintained forever.

As Shoufu spoke, Zou Xueyu, the minister of the Governor of Zhili, also spoke: "Taking Nanzhili as an example, if you want to return the authority under the prefecture and county to the court, you need to increase the expenditure of money and food by no less than 500,000 taels per year. Nanzhili has been reformed several times, and there have been many additions to the two taxes and commercial taxes, which are enough to maintain. It's just that if you want to spread the way of the world, you may need to dispatch money and food. ”

Nan Naoli is very rich now.

At present, the financial revenue of the 18 prefectures of Zhili has increased several times compared with the 24 years of Hongwu.

Of course, Zou Xueyu also understands that the bulk of this is supported by the reform of the apportionment into the mu, the commercial tax reform, and the establishment and support of a large number of government-run workshops.

And these restructurings have been carried out so far, and the growth point has begun to slow down.

Therefore, Zou Xueyu wanted to carry out a new round of official reform, to concentrate all the forces of the 18 prefectures of Zhili, and to return all the power to the Yamen of the governor of Zhili, so as to carry out the next round of economic construction.

Xie Jin said: "In recent years, the imperial court has been renovated, and the localities have been renewed. The coastal area, although not all of them are as straight as Zhili. However, for example, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, and Shandong Province have also increased significantly in their fiscal and tax revenues due to trade with foreign countries. Weichen thinks that at the moment, he can first try to be directly subordinate, and if there is no mistake, he will spread the world. The fiscal and tax revenues of the coastal provinces should be used to balance the outstanding revenue of the inland provinces. ”

This is the fiscal shift.

The wealth of the world can never be exactly the same.

Some places are destined to be richer, while others are also destined to be relatively poor.

The imperial court could not expect that the financial revenue of Yongning Mansion would be as much as that of Suzhou Mansion.

I'm afraid that there are few people in the world who can know where Yongning Mansion is.

"Therefore, it is necessary to change the tax in kind to the accumulation of silver."

Zou Xueyu said calmly, but anyone could see the pride in his eyes.

Today's 18 prefectures in Zhili are all using the method of collecting silver per mu to collect taxes.

At that time, when it was first implemented, it was because of the struggle that gave birth to the birth of the Daming Silver and the Daming Firm, and it was a hard blow to the officials and businessmen in the Zhili territory.

Ren Hengtai immediately said: "The domestic gold and silver prices need to be further controlled, the minting and circulation of copper coins need to be guaranteed, and the imperial court should strictly prohibit the gentry and the common people from accompanying the burial with coins." The money stamps issued by the Daming Silver should also strengthen anti-counterfeiting, and should not give the bad guys the opportunity to counterfeit. The minister thought that the mu levy of silver can be carried out in the 18 mansions of Zhili for a few years, and the money can be circulated throughout the country, and the court will grasp the situation, and then implement the mu levy of silver in the world. ”

Shousuke's words can be regarded as a steady statement.

The remaining three did not speak out against it.

Zhu Biao sat down again, thought about it and said slowly: "Let's take three years, from the 30th year of Hongwu to the 33rd year of Hongwu, if there is no mistake in the collection of silver per mu and the issuance of money tickets by the silver number, then you can spread all the roads of the world." ”

The four of them bowed down in unison to receive the order.

Gao Yangzhi only then spoke: "This time, the assessment of the officials of the 18 prefectures of Zhili, only all the officials of the 18 prefectures of the Zhili Prefecture should be referred to, and the remaining 17 officials should be referred to only half. ”

This is the core issue of today's Mandarin Hall meeting.

How to deal with the assessment of the officials of the 18th government of Nanzhili this time, those officials who have not been referenced.

Zou Xueyu, the governor of Zhili, knew the problem best, and he spoke first: "The governor's yamen has verified in many ways, and most of the candidates are deep-rooted in the local government, and they live in the government all the year round to do things, and there are many children in the government.

Often the position of government officials often has a hereditary style. If the imperial court appoints new officials, if you want to make a difference, you must first get good friends with these people before you can govern in the local area, but because of the existence of these people, you have many scruples when governing. ”

When Zou Xueyu finished talking about the situation, Ren Hengtai snorted coldly and said sharply: "Since you don't want to refer to it, there's no need to stay in the yamen, let's get rid of it." ”

After speaking, Shoufu looked at the crown prince.

I didn't plead for those bastards below, and I even had to deal with these people seriously.

Gao Yangzhi said: "The imperial court naturally wants to punish them with heavy punishments, but before that, the students thought that they could also order the Jinyi Guard to strictly investigate these people, and order the tax department to assist in checking the family property of these officials. These people can be so fearless today, and they are all confident, so let's take a good look at what their confidence is! ”

Obviously, according to the young cabinet minister, not only should the person who was absent from the examination of the 18 government officials of the Zhili government be severely punished, but also the family behind it should be strictly investigated.

Jinyiwei and the tax office were dispatched at the same time, so naturally Jinyiwei took the people, and the tax office raided the house.

Ren Hengtai's gaze swept lightly towards the young man in the cabinet.

Shousuke didn't speak.

With the prince's previous words that were obviously a raft, Ren Hengtai did not intend to dwell on this matter.

Zou Xueyu's eyes lit up.

Sure enough, Senior Gao is as heroic as he was back then.

The reason why the rule of the imperial court in Jiaozhi Road was able to proceed so quickly and smoothly was because of the strong rule of the seniors, coupled with the division and co-optation, that a calm Jiaozhi Dao was sent to the hands of the imperial court.

Otherwise, Gao Yangzhi would not have been able to return to Beijing on the day he entered the cabinet in one step.

In the end, all four of them set their eyes on the crown prince above.

When the emperor was in Beijing, most of the things in the court were already decided by the crown prince.

And now, the emperor is not in Jingshi.

The affairs of the court are all decided by the prince alone.

Everyone knows that the emperor has never expressed dissatisfaction with every decision made by the crown prince.

Even in everyone's hearts, they firmly believe that as long as the crown prince is willing, His Majesty the Emperor will completely abandon government affairs, hide in a secluded and beautiful place, and tease his grandson.

It must be said that this time the emperor secretly left Beijing, there is a great possibility, including this factor.

Gao Yangzhi was a little puzzled.

The advice I put forward can already be said to be extremely harsh.

But it is clear that the crown prince does not seem to be satisfied with such an offer.

In the midst of everyone's doubtful waiting.

Zhu Biao smiled faintly and said slowly: "In the past few years, the life of the court has been better, and the life of the people in the world has also been better. The people were well fed, and the gentry and merchants were richer than in the past.

That's a good thing, but it's not a good thing either.

It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. The world has been peaceful for only 30 years, and there were Hu Weiyong's case, the empty seal case, and the Guo Heng case, and then there were innovations and eradications.

But these seem to have been forgotten, and I know the strictness of the law. ”

The four of them fell silent for a while.

What the prince said is not wrong, the life of the government and the opposition has indeed been better in recent years.

But people's hearts have also begun to become impetuous.

The unprecedented plan for the Western Regions given by the Metropolitan Governor's Office is a clear proof of this.

"It's time for everyone to tighten up." Zhu Biao opened his mouth lightly, his eyes firm: "Let's bring it to justice, Jinyi Wei will take people, the three law divisions will be convicted, and the tax office will investigate." The officials issued a document reprimanding the officials of the 17 prefectures and counties directly under the government, and they were not allowed to be promoted within three years.

All those who are related to the absence of examiners will be strictly handled by Jinyi Wei. Those who should be killed are killed, those who should be degraded are degraded, and those who should be exiled are sent to places far away and suffering. ”

The prince is going to have a big case!

In an instant, the four people in the Wenhua Hall were shocked.

If you follow what the prince said, I am afraid that tens of thousands of people will be implicated in the 17th Mansion of Zhili Dao this time, and thousands of people will be questioned and beheaded.

Ren Hengtai was mentioned once today, how dare he oppose it at this time.

Gao Yangzhi was a little surprised, and he had a new understanding of the prince's determination.

And Xie Jin and Zou Xueyu, the master and apprentice, glanced at each other.

The two didn't intend to speak.

In front of them is the first crown prince after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, with the authority of the emperor.

The case of absenteeism in the assessment of the officials of Nanzhili will be carried out by the will of the crown prince.

After a short period of thought, the four of them immediately bowed down to receive the order.

Zhu Biao nodded: "Let's go, some of them will be busy next, and the lonely will ask the Tai Hospital to prescribe some nourishing decoction, and order the imperial dining room to cook it and send it to the cabinet." ”

The four of them walked out of the Wenhua Hall in a trance.

In their understanding, it seems that Da Ming has not had another major case for many years.

Maybe someone is found out and beheaded every day, just like His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who has been carrying out the apportionment, and from time to time he will kill a few people who oppose it.

But the centralized, one-time case of tens of thousands of people being grouped into one case really seems to have not happened for many, many years.

Soon after the four of them walked out of the Wenhua Palace.

Several men in flying fish suits hurried past them.

The four of them stopped at the same time and watched the brocade guards leave.

"It seems that His Highness's determination is very heavy." Ren Hengtai smiled faintly.

Xie Jin glanced at Shoufu and said silently: "I think His Highness wants to cut through the mess quickly, and in this case, the cabinet will also move faster." ”

Ren Hengtai nodded.

Once Jinyiwei takes action, it must be like fire, extremely fast.

These people don't take the Great Ming Law and explain to everyone what they have done.

As long as Jin Yiwei confirms that the other party is the person he is looking for, he will go up directly and take it down, and then take it back to Jingshi and throw it into Zhao Prison.

Gao Yangzhi frowned, and said a little puzzled: "It's just...... Why did His Highness make such a big move this time? ”

How many people will die in Nan Zhili this time, and how many people will be unlucky, is not in Gao Yangzhi's consideration.

These people, regardless of the outcome, are self-inflicted.

He just didn't understand why the prince chose to start a big case, even though he could boil a frog in warm water step by step to solve the problem of Nan Zhili.

Zou Xueyu, who was originally calm, also frowned after hearing this.

After Gao Yangzhi's reminder, Ren Hengtai and Xie Jin were also thinking.

Why did the prince do this?

Suddenly, it became a difficult question in the minds of the four important ministers who were in charge of the empire.

But no matter what they think.

Jin Yiwei has already begun to act.

In the past few years, Jinyiwei has been expanded to a certain extent, but except for the core documents within Jinyiwei, no one knows how much power Jinyiwei has now.

It's just that a group of brocade-clothed guards galloped out from the gates of Yingtian City.

From top to bottom, everyone is running like crazy.

Da Ming Law is about to be torn apart by these supervising imperial historians who have long been familiar with it, just to convict everyone in the big case personally decided by the prince this time with a suitable crime.

And when everyone is busy.

In the imperial city, Zhu Biao seemed very relaxed.

After the matter was explained, he just had to see that the final result was in line with his expectations.

As for how the people below do it, and what the process is, it's not something he needs to worry about.

When hectic outside the palace.

The palace was filled with the laughter of children.

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