Zhu Qizhen had seen Chen Shiqing's file, but his face was a little surprised.

"You're from a human background?"

Chen Shiqing replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, the minister was eighteen years old, and after three spring failures, he gave up the re-examination, and became a county magistrate through the election of officials, and was later promoted to the prefect of the county, and later became the prefect of the same prefect, and was transferred to Yongping Mansion as the prefect in the thirteenth year of orthodoxy. ”

For his own background and experience, he is not shy about it at all.

At the age of eighteen, he can be regarded as a dragon and phoenix among people.

The next three spring failures were not successful, which was a big setback for him.

Spring is the test, once every three years, three times is nine years, try to ask, how many nine years in life, moreover, it is still nine years in its prime!

It should also be a helpless move to be an official as a lifter, but being able to go from a county to a prefect can be regarded as such a leader.

Zhu Qizhen put down the file and asked, "Tell me what you think of the new policy." ”

"Wechen thinks that the foundation of the new deal lies in benefiting the people......"

"Don't talk about those falsehoods, I want to hear some truth."

Chen Shiqing paused, thought quickly in his mind, and then said: "In the humble opinion of Weichen, the root of the new policy is to break the monopoly of the gentry, and the people must applaud, therefore, the biggest difficulty lies in how to solve the dissatisfaction of the gentry class. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly, these words were to the point, and they were very bold.

Even if ordinary people see this layer, they don't dare to say it casually, especially in front of themselves.

"Tell me more, how can we eliminate the dissatisfaction of the gentry class?"

"Back to the emperor, this ...... Unachievable! ”

"Oh?"

"Since it is a new deal, it must be drastic, and it must be cut when it should be cut, and we can't always think of a group of harmony to satisfy everyone, otherwise, it will be a change of soup and not a change of medicine, and this new deal will be meaningless."

"You just said that if you can't solve the problem of eliminating the gentry, the government will be unstable?"

"Yes, but ......"

Chen Shiqing changed his words and said: "The emperor is already doing it, it is in the art of war that the return to the master must not be stopped, the siege must be stopped, and the poor should not be forced." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Chen Shiqing continued: "For the enemy to surround it on three sides, it is not on one side, so the way to show life is also. Nowadays, the gentry regard the New Deal as the enemy, that is, the enemy, but they can't really kill the enemy like that, so this is a strategy to encircle the three and lack one, not only to block the gentry to annex, but also to let the gentry earn money by running workshops. ”

"In the past, the gentry regarded land as the foundation, and hoarded land as long as they had silver in their hands, but in recent years, the price of silver has been depreciating, which has exacerbated the speed of land annexation......"

Before the official opening of the sea by the imperial court, there were a large number of private ships involved in the sea trade, and since then, silver began to flow into the territory, and later the sea was opened, coupled with the exaggeration of the surrounding territory, silver poured in even more frantically.

Almost every once in a while, the silver in their hands became worthless, and at this time, the gentry who had a lot of silver in their hands would tend to buy land in a frenzy, because land would not depreciate.

“…… Therefore, the top priority is to find a new profit point. In dealing with land annexation, we must not show mercy, and we must fight to the death and block their road to annexation. At the same time, those who have money in their hands are encouraged to invest in the workshop. ”

"So the county has taken a lot of initiatives, such as giving land to kilns and workshops at a low price, helping them improve their processes, and in short, helping as much as they can. Among them, most of the people who are willing to invest in workshops are people with some assets, just like the person named Xia Wenhui. ”

"To put it bluntly, Xia Wenhui is also a gentry, but it is very different from the gentry in the past, they are knowledgeable, insightful, easy to accept new things, and good at studying policies, knowing what the court needs, therefore, they can earn silver."

"The minister is here, in fact, to let these new gentry class set an example, to tell the world that in addition to land, there are things in this world that are profitable, and when this group of people earns money, then in the future, sooner or later, more and more people will be willing to participate in it."

Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked: "I don't understand a little, you also belong to the gentry class, and you have no complaints when you look at the new deal?" ”

Chen Shiqing hurriedly replied: "The minister has no lofty ambitions, just for either party, hoping to do more for the local people, as for the land, money, the minister has already gotten enough, this thing is not brought in life, and it is not brought in death, what is the use of asking so much?" ”

Zhu Qizhen now appreciates this person more and more, fortunately, except for Cai Jiagou, otherwise, such a talent will be buried.

There is no shortage of good officials in the Ming Dynasty, but the problem is that when the interests of a class are tied together, if you don't follow the crowd, you will become the target of suppression.

In this situation, the more for the sake of the people, the more likely it is to be excluded, Chen Shiqing has been an official at the age of 27, and has been an official for more than 20 years.

"Well, tell me what you think of the gentry."

Chen Shiqing nodded and said: "In the hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the gentry problem has become a huge hidden danger. For example, if the landlord's family owns a large amount of land in the countryside, of course they will hide it from the people, and they can hide as much as they can, after all, the vast majority of these manpower have become their slaves. But what the New Deal called for was an inventory of the hermits, so that the hermits and slaves would be free, and the new workshop owners would be able to hire them at a lower price. If this manpower is still in the hands of the gentry in the countryside, then where will hundreds of workers come from in a workshop? ”

"Besides, in the past, the grain was in the hands of some large households, and the rest of the people, although some people had land, but the vast majority of people, the food they grew was barely enough to satisfy themselves. Therefore, it is very easy for these gentry to get together to manipulate the price of grain, and if the price fluctuates too much, it is not a good thing for these gentry and workshop owners. ”

In addition, the interests of each other are already different, naturally, there will inevitably be a dispute of ideas, this dispute, it is not easy to stop, the final result, I am afraid that they will turn against each other. The ministers were officials at the grassroots level, and they clearly found that it was far from enough to rely on the power of the county government to deal with those gentry, and they must be forced by the holy decree of the imperial court. But can such high pressure continue? Therefore, sooner or later, in the future, we will have to rely on the gentry who have gone out of the countryside as helpers. ”

Besides, in fact, there were not no eunuchs and gentry who were engaged in business, but most of them did not produce, but simply sold them by virtue of their privileges. However, unlike the gentry who are engaged in production like Xia Wenhui, their assets are on the ground, and they need to recruit a large number of people to work for them, which can alleviate the problems of some displaced people, and the goods produced will also have many benefits in the world. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen said with emotion from the bottom of his heart: "I really didn't expect you to think so far, well, amazing!" ”

Chen Shiqing saluted and said: "When the minister implements the new policy in the local government, he always sighs that the emperor is really great, and the minister can only be conscientious and abide by his duty to be worthy of the king's grace and the people." ”

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but stand up and shouted, "Fan Zhong, call Cao Nai here!" ”

"Yes!"

Fan Zhong promised at the door, and after a short time, Cao Nai arrived.

"Long live the minister Cao Nai, knock to see my emperor!"

"Cao Qing's family, please get up!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand at him and went straight to the point: "Has the person from the Ministry of Officials been selected?" ”

Since Chen Rong was demoted, the candidates for the secretary of the ministry have been empty, and at present, Zuo Shilang is fully responsible for the affairs of the ministry.

Clear-eyed people know that Chen Rong has been operating in Beijing for many years, and students are all over the court, and it is a matter of time before the official is reinstated.

Cao Nai said: "Lord Chen is a jinshi of the Yongle Dynasty, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, I thought that he was implicated and sent to Yongping Mansion to exercise for a period of time, and then he could ...... Alas! ”

At this, he sighed heavily.

When I saw it today, Chen Rong seemed to have a bad brain, and he couldn't see that the emperor liked Xia Wenhui very much, but he had to be quick to talk and quarrel with others, and the result was ...... Can't make a noise!

Do you want to be reinstated for this virtue?

Dream on!

Zhu Qizhen pointed to Chen Shiqing on the side, and asked again, "Do you think he can do it?" ”

Cao Nai suddenly felt a little confused, what's the situation?

"The Emperor...... Your Majesty, do you mean...... He? ”

"Yes, that's him!"

Chen Shiqing was also a little confused, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Cao Nai scratched his head and asked, "This...... Even...... Not suitable, right? ”

Zhu Qizhen was unmoved, and asked, "What's inappropriate?" ”

Cao Nai looked at Chen Shiqing, his face was a little distorted: "Chen Zhixian...... There is merit in governing the place, but it is only a seven-grade county, and the official department is still a second-grade, which is a bit far away......"

Zhu Qizhen said: "He was demoted from the prefect's office, and the official was reinstated first, and then he entered the ministry, isn't it?" ”

"Even if the official is reinstated, the prefect is a fourth-grade official, and he is directly promoted to the second-grade Shangshu, I'm afraid it will be...... It's hard to convince the public. ”

The first rank official of the Ming Dynasty is just a fictitious position, and the second rank is the biggest official, and if you want to be promoted directly from the prefect to the Shangshu, it is really not big and regular.

Chen Shiqing finally reacted at this time, and the emperor asked him so many opinions about the new policy, it turned out that he wanted to promote himself, and moreover, he directly gave a secretary to the ministry, such a good thing, I can't dream of it on weekdays.

"Emperor Qi, what Weichen does is within his bounds, Lord Cao is right, you can't break the rules."

Zhu Qizhen saw that Chen Shiqing could still be proud of his achievements, which was even more rare, so he asked Cao Nai: "How does the cabinet decide on the selection of the secretary of the ministry?" ”

Cao Nai said truthfully: "The ministers have discussed this matter and think that the most suitable person is Ying Tianfu Yin Shang. ”

Fu Yin and the prefect are different, in the Ming Dynasty, only Shuntian and Yingtian set up Fu Yin, Zheng Sanpin.

It stands to reason that the Fu Yin of the third grade should first give a waiter from the second grade, and then go one step further and promote the righteousness to the Shangshu.

However, Shang Zhi was different, he was in charge of the new policy of the six southern provinces in Nanjing, especially the Jiangnan region, which was the most important source of tax for the Ming Dynasty, and whether the new policy could be successfully implemented throughout the country was very important.

Since he took office, the new policy in the Jiangnan area has been on the right track, and such a credit is completely justified even if he jumps one level, and even if others have complaints in their hearts, they can't say much.

If it is Chen Shiqing, the prefect of Yongping, or even now he is only a prefect, it would be outrageous to go directly to be a scholar.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Since it has been decided, then send an order to Shang Chen, about Chen Shiqing...... The first official was reinstated, and then he was transferred to the household department, can the right squire? ”

Cao Nai secretly pondered in his heart, since Chen Shiqing is a talent and has won the emperor's appreciation, he must be promoted.

The official was reinstated, that is, the prefect of the fourth grade, and then transferred to the household department as the right attendant, although the step is a bit big, it is more reliable than the county promotion book.

"The old minister can't make a conclusion on this matter, and he needs to go back and discuss it with other ministers, as well as the officials and households."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, Cao Nai could say so, so he agreed.

As for him saying that he went back to discuss with someone, it was just a formality.

Chen Shiqing is also an understanding person, and when he heard this, he hurriedly bowed.

"Thank you!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "Polite words are exempt, I transferred you to the household department to continue to implement the new policy, when the time comes, you will not face a mere Qian'an County, a Yongping Mansion, but the gentry class of the whole world, I want to ask you, are you ready?" ”

Chen Shiqing kowtowed and said: "Please rest assured, even if the minister is broken, he will not give up!" ”

Zhu Qizhen thought of one more thing and said: "That Xia Wenhui is not bad, he is a talent, after you leave, let him move to Anzhi County, how about it?" ”

"This ......"

Chen Shiqing's face was embarrassed and looked at Cao Nai beside him.

Cao Nai also had a bitter face and said: "Your Majesty, Xia Wenhui is a good hand at running a workshop, but after all, he is just a showman, and I don't have the reason to be an official." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "This is easy to do, let's just say that in order to commend this person for daring to be the first of the new policy, he is specially given a status of lifting people, and he can be an official if he is raised, isn't Chen Qing's family from a lifting person?" ”

Cao Nai couldn't help sighing in his heart, Chen Shiqing was born in a righteous place, not a gift.

Moreover, people started from the county and rose up step by step.

It's better for you to give people a fame first, and then directly appoint the magistrate, so ...... It's hard for me to do it!

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Qizhen immediately sank his face and asked, "Is there any problem?" ”

Cao Nai was very helpless, so he had to reply: "No problem, the minister will draft the decree when he goes back!" ”