The rest of the ministers were also shocked when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

A few days ago, the gossip in the palace said that the emperor and grandson were cured by Hu Weiyong's son, but I didn't expect it to be true.

It seems that Hu Weiyong is not simple, and Hu Weiyong's son is not simple!

At a young age, he has a good means and is a talent!

After Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded Li Shanchang, he motioned to Hu Changan to open his mouth to explain his thoughts.

Hu Changan was also not polite, and said directly: "Now everyone knows that the central government's management of the local government is still relatively weak. ”

"In order to reduce management costs, the administrative power of the central government only extends to the county level."

"As for the township level, it is often controlled by the local gentry, which gives the landlords a lot of room for favoritism."

"Instead of sending people from the top down to supervise the people, why not just let the people report the situation of their farmland?"

"The imperial court could compile a booklet for every 100 households, which recorded in detail the population and land of each 100 households."

"These 100 households can be organized into a class for every 10 households, and a head A can be selected from the first class to be responsible for summarizing and reporting the population and land situation of these ten households."

"There is another mile chief for every ten first heads, who is responsible for compiling and compiling the booklet, and then reports directly to the county yamen."

"The booklet is updated every 10 years to keep track of the increase or decrease in population and land in real time."

"If there is a person who conceals the report, the government can directly impose a heavy sentence on the person who conceals the report."

Hu Changan wanted to continue, but an angry voice suddenly interrupted Hu Changan's speech.

The one who spoke was an old man with white hair, who was Liu Zhongzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites: "Master Hu, what you said is too naïve. ”

"Most of the common people are coarse people who can't read a single big word, and they can't even write their own names, how can they understand the orders of the imperial court? Let them report the situation of the cultivated land on their own, and when the time comes, it will be a mess, who will be responsible? ”

As soon as Liu Zhongzhi's voice fell, he was approved by a group of ministers.

The Ming Dynasty is no better than modern times, and the literacy rate is pitifully low.

Even in cities, only one or two out of ten people are literate.

Not to mention in the countryside, it would be nice to have a few people in a village who could help write something.

If you're unlucky, you might have to go to a neighboring village to ask for someone to write a letter.

Wouldn't it be ridiculous to let these illiterate people who can't read a single word report the situation of cultivated land on their own?

Some mean ministers even hid their mouths and snickered.

This Hu Gongzi can come to the discussion, but it is really a blind cat who has touched a dead mouse and is lucky.

No, let's show it, I can even say such a childish thing.

But Hu Changan didn't think so, and even his facial expression didn't change, and calmly followed Liu Zhongzhen's words: "Lord Liu, what you said is not right. ”

"It is true that ordinary people do not understand literature and ink, but their intelligence is normal, as long as they are guided a little, they may not be able to handle things by themselves."

"Many big figures in history are from poor backgrounds, and they have also achieved remarkable achievements?"

"Take Kuang Heng of the Han Dynasty as an example, when he was a child, his family was poor and couldn't even afford candles, and his parents were illiterate peasants, but didn't he still rely on his own efforts to become the prime minister of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty step by step?"

"According to Lord Liu, the common people are stupid and unteachable, so how can there be batches of geniuses among the people?"

After Liu Zhongzhi heard this, he immediately opened his mouth and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Liu Zhongzhen was born in a family of eunuchs and received an orthodox Confucian education since he was a child, and he did despise the illiterate peasants in his heart, and he did not believe that they could do anything at all.

However, listening to Hu Changan's words, Liu Zhongzhi also wavered in his heart.

Yes, most of the good students in the school today are from poor families, their parents don't know a single word, and they still read better books than the children of official families.

Those sons of the family, on the contrary, were born in sorrow and died in peace, one by one they were not motivated, and they indulged in drinking and having fun all day long.

Maybe with a little guidance, these ordinary people can really complete the tasks of the imperial court?

After listening to Hu Changan's words, the other ministers also realized something and began to seriously think about the feasibility of Hu Changan's words.

However, the most shocking of them was the current saint sitting on the dragon chair, Zhu Yuanzhang.

Hu Changan's words spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang's heart in a down-to-earth manner.

As the leader of the peasant uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang believed in the power of the common people more than anyone else.

These lovely people, although they don't know a single big word, but with a little guidance, they can burst out with endless energy and accomplish one big thing after another.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself has gone from a small cattle herding baby to the present step by step.

Zhu Yuanzhang fully believes that as long as the guidance is appropriate, it is feasible for the people to report the road of cultivated land by themselves!

Seeing that everyone was silent, Hu Changan continued to clear his throat and said: "Moreover, if the people don't know what to do, isn't there still an official government." ”

"The government can issue a series of rules and make a book with detailed instructions on what to do."

"As long as the people strictly follow this series of rules, they can't go wrong."

"Moreover, the government can also send people to the countryside to regularly supervise and inspect the population and farmland reported by the people."

"If the phenomenon of false reporting or concealment is discovered, it will be directly punished."

When everyone heard this, they immediately nodded.

That's right, this series of tricks, why didn't they think of it before?

This set of tricks that combine rigidity and softness can be said to have perfectly completed the task of measuring the land under the existing conditions.

This will not only provide authentic and dynamically changing population data, but also improve the control of the imperial court over the grassroots, dismantle the power of the gentry who were originally entrenched in the local area, and avoid high management costs.

At the same time, this also opened up an opportunity for the people to directly seek redress from the government.

As long as it is found that there is malicious exploitation of the people, the common people themselves can organize themselves, from the first head to the lieutenant chief, and then to the county yamen, report it layer by layer, and directly avenge the grievances of the imperial court.

In this way, I am afraid that there will never be a matter of the local gentry frantically exploiting the people in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty!

The more everyone tasted it, the more they felt that this trick was exquisite, and even Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who were sitting at the top, nodded frequently with satisfaction.

However, just when everyone was praising each other, an untimely voice poured cold water on Hu Changan: "Hu Gongzi, although your method sounds quite reasonable, can you guarantee that after the implementation of this method, it will definitely not shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

The one who spoke was none other than Wu Lin, the secretary of the ministry.