Fu Youde and Feng Sheng automatically ignored Tang He's praise.

This old man is now able to understand that it is not normal to see anyone who praises whom, and if he doesn't say something like "unlimited future" dozens of times a day. The two can only use a broad language and culture to echo it.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"General Tang is right!"

"This man has a bright future......

The people above and below the city wall were very satisfied with Yang Shiqi's change of words, only Zhu Yunxi was full of regret in his eyes. Since the tax law reform has been involved in the past two years, Zhu Yunxi finally understands why it is so difficult to change the law in ancient times. The organizational structure of feudal society determined that it would be extremely difficult for anyone who wanted to do this.

Even if the person presiding over the change is the emperor, he will face unimaginable pressure.

Because the imperial power, the family, and the bureaucracy are highly bound, you have me, I have you, and they are interdependent.

As Kong Ne said, the family has actually sunk deeply after the Tang Dynasty.

The family of military generals, the family of civil officials, the family of merchants, the family of nobles, etc., are just the epitome of the family.

Its essence was that the rentier class depended on the imperial power, accumulating wealth for its own family in the process of assisting the imperial power to rule the people. For this reason, they formed classes, divided classes, and benefited from class differences.

However, Zhu Yunxi, as the top of this food chain, found it difficult to overturn this chain of interests.

At this time, he even hated being born in the royal family, if he was born in the people, it would be difficult for him to become friends with the White Lotus Sect, and use the White Lotus Sect to make another revolution.

Although Zhu Yunxi had a little resentment in his heart, when he saw Lao Zhu sitting under the umbrella of Huang Luo in the distance, this resentment dissipated.

After all, having an imperial grandfather who protects his shortcomings is still quite fragrant.

"Just now, Mr. Yang Shiqi asked the royal family if he paid taxes, and he was alone here to give an explanation to the people of the world!"

How dare Yang Shiqi let Zhu Yunxi explain, seeing Zhu Yunxi say this, he hurriedly grabbed the microphone regardless of his dignity and shouted into the microphone.

"The student didn't say anything!"

"Students don't dare to ask!"

"It is a matter of course for the people of the world to support His Majesty and the royal family, and whoever dares to question it is a rebellious minister and thief!"

"You ......"

Zhu Yunxi just wanted to reprimand Yang Shiqi, when he suddenly heard an old voice.

"Eldest grandson, don't mention this matter again!"

"If you dwell on this matter any longer, you can go back to us, and we will solve the current mess for you!"

Zhu Yunxi confessed on the spot when he heard this, he knew Lao Zhu's temperament too well, let him solve this matter today, and he couldn't get over it without dying.

"Grandpa Huang, don't worry, my grandson won't mention it......

"Now that Lone declares that the Son of Heaven has no selfish affairs, and the Son of Heaven has no private property, do you still have any objections?"

After Zhu Yunxi shouted this sentence, both the officers and soldiers on the city wall responded in unison.

"No objections, ministers!"

"No objection from the students!"

"No objection from the grass people!"

Zhu Yunxi listened to the earth-shattering "no objection", and couldn't help but feel the strength of the imperial power in his heart.

Ingrained and powerful!

"Since you all have no objections, then you should disperse, go to the exam for those who should take the exam, and go home to farm for those who should go home to farm!"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi said this, all the students under the city wall who asked for their lives were dumbfounded.

Can you still play like this?

We said that there is no objection, but it is just to give you a royal face, you really think we have no opinion in our hearts!

Although everyone was full of slander, there was no warrior who dared to question whether the royal family paid taxes like Yang Shiqi.

Because please kill at most one person, if you really question the imperial power, it will be the whole clan that will die!

"The imperial grandson, students, etc., hope that Your Majesty will be lightly dispensed with, restore the old system, and rest with the people......

After the leading students shouted these words, there was a tsunami of tens of thousands of people behind them.

"Please restore the old system and rest with the people......

Zhu Yunxi listened to this

There was a messy sound, and a sneer suddenly appeared on his face.

He finally knew why the imperial grandfather didn't take these people seriously, and he really responded to a sentence, doing big things and forgetting his life, and forgetting his righteousness when he saw small profits.

What does it mean to restore the old system and rest with the people, isn't it to call for the abolition of the official gentry to pay grain in one?

Zhu Yunxi looked at the raging formation below, and a thought suddenly appeared in his mind, do you want to kill some people and scare them?

"It is impossible to restore the old system, you should die before you are too late!"

"The fall of the Yuan Dynasty is not far away, and if the Ming Dynasty does not want to repeat the mistakes of the previous Yuan, it can only optimize the fiscal ratio, adjust taxes, and realize the redistribution of wealth......

"Today you have to say yes, and if you don't, you have to agree!"

"It's not negotiable!"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi's deafening words came out, the entire square in front of Hongwu Gate fell into a deathly silence.

No one would have thought that the imperial grandson was only a weak crown in his year, and he could say such hard and cruel words.

It's just that what does he mean by fiscal ration and wealth redistribution......

Could it be a newly invented word in the court?

Zhu Yunxi didn't give everyone time to react at all, and continued to explain after a final decision.

"Article 2, 2 out of 10 taxes ......"

"Looking through the classics of the past dynasties, although the tax rates set in the official documents of the past dynasties are not high, there are all kinds of miscellaneous taxes in the actual collection, and these miscellaneous taxes together account for more than two-tenths of the tax revenue, or even more than half!"

"The same is true of the tax system formulated by the Ming Dynasty before, the regular tax is fifteen and one tax, but counting all kinds of local miscellaneous taxes, the tax paid by the people for cultivating one acre of land may exceed forty percent!"

"Lonely converts all miscellaneous taxes into one, which is a government that is light and light, and rests with the people, how can it be said to be harsh?"

"Third, unequal taxation ......"

"Second brother, do you know why Da Ming pays taxes unevenly?"

"It's really the land of Jiangnan, and it's the land of Gyeonggi."

"The emperor's grandfather took pity on the barrenness of the north, and the cost of tax transfer was too great, so he collected heavy taxes from the south of the Yangtze River to subsidize the barrenness of the north......

"This is one of the important roles of taxation, which adjusts the regional gap between the rich and the poor......

"How dare you use this to accuse the imperial grandfather of being unfair in his behavior?"

"As everyone knows, the imperial grandfather will do this because he upholds the great prince of the people of the world......

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he retreated in shock.

He never thought that the third article of his advice would contain so many twists and turns!

Lao Zhu was very satisfied with what he heard, and felt that his eldest grandson was not in vain, and he could really understand his good intentions. Do you collect taxes, pay more if you have money, pay less if you don't have money, it's a matter of course, and some people still think it's unfair?

An official from Jiangnan, when he heard Zhu Yunxi's explanation, he had a feeling of being a dog.

Now it seems that there is no need to think about it, as long as this grandson comes to power, they will have to continue to pay heavy taxes in the south of the Yangtze River!

"I...... I didn't think about it that much......

"I just pity the people of Jiangnan for paying too much tax, and I feel that it is unfair to them!"

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help sneering when he heard Zhu Yunxi's words.

"What have you thought about?"

"I don't understand anything all day long, and you use it as a mallet when someone gives you a needle......

"As for the fourth point, the prison is ......."

"I don't have to explain this, Grandpa Huang is really ruthless, he should be killed, and he is never ambiguous......

The students under the city wall thought that the imperial grandson still had to defend themselves, but now seeing him admit it so generously, they all laughed secretly, and felt that the imperial grandson was quite honest and cute......

Only Lao Zhu had a black face, secretly kicked the eldest grandson, and scolded the rebel grandson in a low voice.

"Fifth, the ocean is wasted ......"

"I don't want to explain this, and in a few years you will know the benefits of this matter to Da Ming."

"Now that Lone's explanation is finished, no matter if the officers, soldiers, and civilians have any questions, they can go up

The walls asked."

Zhu Yunxi quickly refuted Zhu Yunxi's five admonitions, and the people under the city wall fell into hesitation.

No one dared to be this bird, for fear that they would not be able to get down if they got up the city wall.

At this moment, a group of people from other places came to the bottom of the city wall with a big edict in their hands.

"Imperial grandson, the old man just heard what you said, the old man has a few words to tell you, I don't know if you are happy to listen to it!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he hurriedly said to the Jinyi guard under the city.

"Hurry!"

"Bring this old man with you!"

Not long after, the old man and several villagers were led to the city wall by the Jinyi guards.

Of course, before going up to the city wall, the Jinyi guard inevitably searched several people.

When the old man came to Zhu Yunxi and Lao Zhu, he knelt down, holding the big edict tightly in his hand, as if grasping the last straw.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the old child didn't mean to offend, it's really that the village has been forced to have no way to live......

"The old child also knows that it is a good thing for you to change the tax law, and it is to reduce the burden on our people."

"But we ordinary people have no land in our hands, so we have to live by renting the landlord's land."

"You tax them, and they add them to us. In the past, we paid four buckets of rent per acre of land, but now we have to pay six buckets per acre of land, which is really unbearable......

After Lao Zhu finished speaking, Lao Zhu kicked the stunned Dasun Dao on the side.

"Why don't you help the old man up?"

"Oh!"

As soon as Zhu Yunxi took two steps forward, the old man got up from the ground.

"Don't you dare to bother His Royal Highness!"

"Your Majesty, please see, this is a great edict issued by you, and I went to Beijing with a great edict, this is not a violation of the king's law, right?"

Lao Zhu shook his head and said.

"No!"

"Later, we will issue an edict prohibiting the landlord from increasing the rent, and give them a stipulation that if they die, they can only increase it by 10%......

When the old man heard this, a hint of banter flashed on his face.

"Your Majesty, it's useless for you to give such an order, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, who can manage it so wide?"

"When the time comes, these taxes will still fall on the heads of the small people."

"Xiaomin just wants to tell Your Majesty about the situation below, so that Your Majesty knows the difficulties of our Xiaomin."

"As for what Your Majesty does, Xiaomin doesn't dare to talk nonsense. No matter what His Majesty chooses in the end, the people will support His Majesty and thank His Majesty for his kindness......

When Zhu Yuanzhang faced the troublesome students, he didn't have a trace of worry in his heart. Even if the official's yang and yin are violated, he doesn't take it seriously, and it's just a big deal to change another batch.

However, after hearing the old farmer's story, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into hesitation.

Because he found that there was no solution to the problem.

He dared to collect taxes from the squires, and the squires transferred the taxes to the tenants, who carried them for them.

Twenty percent of the tax is high enough, if it falls on the people is sixty percent, then the Ming Dynasty is not far from the country.

"Grandson, look at this......

Zhu Yunxi was also very embarrassed, because it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to carry out land reform, and there was no ban on land sales, so the concentration of land in the hands of a few people could only be a fait accompli.

However, without solving the problem of land distribution, it will be difficult to collect taxes.

"Old man, if you plant your own land, do you still feel bitter if you pay 20% of the tax?"

The old man smiled happily when he heard this, but a little cunning flashed in his eyes.

"If you can cultivate your own land, let alone pay 20% of the rent to Your Majesty, we will be happy to pay 30%!"

"The point is that we don't have land in our hands......

"Lonely will divide the land for you!"

"Eldest Sun Shenyan!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he hurriedly interrupted his grandson's words, in other words, if Da Ming had extra land, this matter would have been solved long ago, and it would not have been so far.

Zhu Yunxi said confidently.

"Grandpa Huang doesn't have to worry, grandson knows it!"

"Old man, Lone can give you land, but this land may not be in your hometown, a little far away......

The old man said with surprise in his eyes when he heard this.

"Don't be afraid to stay away, as long as the imperial grandson can divide the land for us, let us plant our own land, we will listen to you!"

"Good!"

"Since you are not too far away, then Lone will also give you a guarantee, as long as you are willing to reclaim the wasteland, Lone will give you seeds, farm tools, and no taxes for five years!"

The old man's eyes widened when he heard this.

"Really?"

"No taxes for five years?"

"Seriously!"

"And what about five years from now?"

"After five years, the land will become official land and cannot be bought or sold privately. But as long as you can continue to farm, the field will always be yours. Even if you are gone, if your son is willing to plant, it will always belong to your son."

"You can't buy or sell......

Zhu Yunxi just wanted to explain why he was not allowed to buy and sell, but the old man said to himself.

"It's better not to buy and sell!"

"If you can't buy and sell, no one will be able to snatch the land from our people!"

Zhu Yunxi gave a thumbs up to the old man when he heard this.

"The old man is a man who understands!"

When the old man heard the praise of the imperial grandson, he smiled shyly.

"Old men are not stupid!"

"When the old man was young, he didn't open up wasteland, but when he planted it, this land was not his own, some of it became the family of Master Liu in the village, and some of it became the family of Master Wang in the village."

"The emperor's grandson does not allow the land to be bought and sold, this is for the good of our small people, and the old man naturally wants to remember your kindness!"

When the old man said this, he fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed to Zhu Yunxi.

Seeing this, the other villagers who came up also knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yuncantong.

After Zhu Yunxi helped them up one by one, he directly announced a national policy in front of them to the world, a national policy that would affect the next few decades of the Ming Dynasty.

"From today on, the wasteland reclaimed by the people of the Ming Dynasty will be registered as government public land, and public land shall not be sold privately."

"No taxes are paid for five years after the land is cleared, and taxes are paid normally after five years."

"In the first year of land reclamation, the government gave free seeds, farm tools, and a year's worth of rations!"

"As long as the original cultivators and their descendants are able to cultivate and are willing to cultivate, this land will never participate in the distribution of public land!"

The people who were making trouble under the city wall were all overjoyed after hearing the new policy promulgated by the emperor's grandson, and then after thanking the holy grace, they left the scene in an orderly manner under the leadership of Jinyiwei.

The people's demands were very simple, as long as they were given land to plant and food to eat, they would be satisfied. After the people left, the tens of thousands of candidates in front of Hongwu Gate seemed a little abrupt.

Zhu Yunxi comforted them again, but no matter how he persuaded them, these people just stubbornly refused to leave, shouting and begging for the restoration of the old system and the restoration of the dignity of scholars.

Lao Zhu is very experienced in this, and what he is best at is giving people dignity.

"Our eldest grandson can be regarded as having said all the good things, you are so stubborn, don't blame us for being unkind to you!"

After Lao Zhu said the word "you're welcome", the brocade guards in the square pulled out embroidered spring knives.

Seeing that a bloody massacre was inevitable, Zhu Yunxi stood up again.

"Grandpa Huang, I also have a way to deal with this matter, so don't bother Jinyiwei, right?"

"What can you do?"

"Let's not believe it, can you reason with them?"

Zhu Yunxi said with a smile when he heard this.

"Grandson didn't plan to be reasonable!"

"Someone!"

"Push our secret weapon up!"

With Zhu Yunxi's order, huge wooden carriages were driven over.

Just as the students were stunned, the soldiers standing on the carriage picked up copper sticks and aimed them at them.

"What is this, a new firebolt?"

"Not ......"

"It's a firetruck!"

As the two people on the side of the carriage pressurized up and down, the copper stick suddenly spewed out columns of water, rushing the students in front of the square who asked for their lives.

What made them even more unacceptable was that there was a foul smell in the water, which stuck to their bodies and smoked them.

Zhu Yunxi subconsciously covered his nose before the copper stick spewed out a column of water, and hurriedly pulled Lao Zhu to run down the city.

"Grandpa Huang, run, there is in the waterwheel......

Lao Zhu only felt sick and sick to his stomach when he heard this, and hurriedly followed his eldest grandson to escape every day.

After the two left, the officials and students in front of Hongwu Square suffered, and the parents who were washed by the dung water didn't know each other, and they were scurrying around like headless flies, for fear of being sprayed on the face if they ran slowly.

Among them, Zhu Yunwen was the worst, because he was specially taken care of by the fire team, he ate more than anyone else.

Seeing that the lively trio also hurriedly ran away, Fu Youde pushed Tang He, Feng Sheng snatched a shield from Yu Linwei's hand, and ran desperately in the direction of the palace.