Zhang Yunsheng echoed and said: "What Dong Weng said is true! ”

But it can also be seen that many things are difficult to reach in front of officials with little power; But the same thing is easy in front of powerful officials. ”

"For example, when Dong Weng was the magistrate of the county before, because the eunuchs and wealthy clans controlled the local population and industry, Dong Weng had to consider their feelings in everything he did, so as to avoid the local people's livelihood being affected, and even needed to do something that was beneficial to them in order for some government decrees to be implemented."

"But such difficulties are nothing in front of the government, especially for the Son of Heaven."

"Because no one can be admitted to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven does not have to cooperate with the eunuchs and nobles like the magistrates because he is worried about the results of the examination, and of course, the ruling dynasty trusted by the Son of Heaven does not have to worry about the results of the examination, and he does not have to cooperate with the eunuchs and the wealthy clans."

Zhang Yunsheng said a few more words in order to make the prince more enterprising, and hoped that the prince could have a greater interest in power.

"Power!"

"The more power the better!"

In fact, the crown prince himself realized the benefits of being very powerful.

And because of this, the prince couldn't help but ask at this time:

"Elder Zhang, you said that the unhealthy atmosphere and uneven taxation in a county or even in a county are the root cause or the laziness or mediocrity of the supreme ruler?"

"And behind the appearance of any corrupt officials and evil officials, the person in charge of the highest power should bear a certain amount of responsibility?"

Zhang Yunsheng's body trembled: "Dong Weng, the old man dare not speak!" ”

The crown prince said to himself, saying: "The dynasty is the power of the world is concentrated in the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven is unknown, even if there are virtuous ministers, it is useless, fortunately, when today's son is extremely sage, but I don't know if the prince can be as holy as today's son in the future." ”

"Don't worry too much about Dong Weng, whether the East Palace can take on the great responsibility in the future, in the Son of Heaven in the East Palace."

"Dong Weng now only needs to think about how to get promoted as soon as possible."

Zhang Yunsheng said hurriedly.

The prince smiled: "Didn't you say that the current officials are in charge of the Qingming Dynasty, and the rulers are all loyal to the country?" That being the case, if you want to be promoted, the first thing you need to do is to govern the place well, increase the population and grain, and you can guess what I have always wanted to do. ”

"Yes."

"Dong Weng must be to solve the problem of population concealment and tax evasion?"

"This is also a matter that the Son of Heaven and the current government have not vigorously solved, and only focused on external expansion and development and internal development of new skills."

Zhang Yunsheng replied with a smile at this time.

The prince nodded and said, "That's right! I'm trying to fix this. ”

"As long as the problem of population concealment is solved, Shandong will be able to increase a large number of people in a short period of time, making the test results look better."

"Moreover, this can also limit the situation of Han people as slaves, and lay the foundation for rescuing a large number of Han people from slavery in the future."

"The most important thing is that now I am piloting in Shandong as the governor of Shandong, and I can also accumulate some experience, and if I can really progress to the government in the future, I can also use this experience to implement the policy of solving the hidden population throughout the country."

"What Dong Weng said is true, but right now, Dong Weng needs to discuss this matter with the Fu Yuan first."

Zhang Yunsheng replied with a smile.

The prince nodded: "Then I will write to Zhang Vice Xian of the Fuyuan." ”

Shandong Governor Yamen.

A bright interior in spring.

After receiving the prince's letter, Zhang Wenxi, the governor of Shandong, clapped his hands on the spot and said: "Very good! It is really a terrible posterity, and this dynasty needs such a dare to reform who is actively engaged in solving the accumulated shortcomings, and our new party can be said to have successors! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Wenxi instructed his staff: "Reply to Yu Xun, and this court will personally go to see him to discuss this matter." ”

Historically, Zhang Wenxi belonged to the reformist officials who dared to think and do, and during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea, he was the first official to suggest a strategy to conquer the Japanese and destroy the nest.

In the "Levy the Nest in a Hurry, the Beggars and Beggars in Detail to Win the Calculation" made by Xu Huan in the Nanjing Criminal Department echoed and praised that Zhang Wenxi's strategy was a good strategy for governing the country.

It's just that Zhang Wenxi's strategy was not liked by those in power, so later, he was transferred to Nanjing.

After all, the historical Ming Dynasty was already a conservative in power in the 20th year of Wanli, and the pro-government Wanli didn't even want to insist on Zhang Juzheng's changes, where would he actively expand out?

But in any case, because Zhang Wenxi is not a conservative person, in this life, he agrees with the prince's idea.

No further ado.

Zhang Wenxi met the crown prince in Qufu shortly after.

Today's Qufu is no longer the Qufu of the Confucian family, and because of this, Qufu is much richer than before.

After all, the largest and oldest parasite in Qufu has been eradicated.

The people of Qufu can naturally accumulate more means of production, and they will have more surplus money to invest in and operate various industries, which makes Qufu the best in Shandong in terms of population growth and the growth of the number of shops.

Therefore, when the prince and Zhang Wenxi met in Qufu, they could see that there were a large number of shops, pavilions and schools in Qufu, and the streets of the entire Qufu City were also shoulder to shoulder.

"Saints don't die, thieves don't stop."

"I have to admit that there is some truth in Zhuangzi's words, and it is okay to respect the saint, and therefore the descendants of the saint are not conducive to achieving the original meaning of the saint."

Zhang Wenxi also sighed a few words when he saw the prince.

The prince said with a smile: "That's right, if it weren't for this mine inspection, many villagers would have left Middle Earth, and they would not have dared to check the population of Shandong in their later years." ”

Because the crown prince is a young official, he is called a junior in front of Zhang Wenxi.

"Now it is indeed much easier to check the population concealment, the village sages are gone, and those who dare to hide the population are nothing more than the head of the first head and the small officials in the yamen, most of these are rogue officials, even if they are not rogue officials, they are also directly controlled by us and have the right to rise and depose."

"But that's not to say that there really aren't any difficulties in solving the problem of population concealment."

Zhang Wenxi looked at the clouds and mountains in front of him and said.

The prince bowed his head and said, "Please also ask the Fuyuan for advice." ”

"It is said that officials are as smooth as oil, and the bad officials are not because of their weight, but because they are good at deceiving up and down, after all, you and I only have a pair of eyes, even if they hold the royal flag of life and death, they can't stare at it!"

"Therefore, the most critical part of solving the problem of population concealment at the moment is that we need to find more pairs of eyes for ourselves."

Zhang Wenxi said.

The prince nodded: "Late life understands, this is just as recorded in the "Taizu Record", the success of Taizu's compilation of the world's yellow book and fish scale atlas back then lies in the good refutation of the investigation. ”

"You can read."

Zhang Wenxi couldn't help but be stunned, then replied with a smile, and then said: "That's right, refutation is very important!" At that time, Taizu was able to succeed, because he used the documents in the guard and the two thousand Guozijian prisoners to refute the investigation, all because the military registration and the literati and local squire officials of the Guozijian are two systems, and at the beginning of the country, most of the people who knew and hyphenated the military status of the guard were meritorious and retired with the country, just right, now His Majesty has already been in the army, so the military household is now retired with the country, and each guard has set up a school for the military household, these years, the imperial court has trained a large number of military scholars, these people are just used to refute the matter. ”

"The intention of the Emperor's army is here."

"Elder Shen Ge asked me to watch "The Record of Taizu", presumably it also let me know how to govern and how to reform by learning the examples of my ancestors through practice and at the same time."

The prince secretly slandered himself after hearing Zhang Wenxi say this, and then smiled.

Then.

The prince asked Zhang Wenxi again: "So, should you directly ask for the name of the military soldiers in the Shandong military household to practice the history, and be responsible for the refutation of the investigation after the mouth clearance?" ”

"Exactly!"

Zhang Wenxi replied, and then smiled again: "Also, whatever is good for refutation, it is natural to be an official who needs to be cultivated in the future." ”

The prince also nodded, he was also planning to find a few young talents, the backbone of his future work, if it was a military talent, it would naturally be better.

Thereupon.

The two of them went to the book together to ask for an inventory of the population in Shandong and re-compile the Yellow Book.

After Zhu Yijun received the transcript of the two, he asked Qi Jiguang and other ruling ministers: "What do you think of this?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is feasible, and the prince needs such an opportunity to experience, that is, to implement a reform in one place that only benefits the country and is not conducive to the wealthy and right-handed."

Qi Jiguang replied at this time.

Wang Xijue followed: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

Then, the other ruling ministers also expressed no objection.

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Then let it be played." ”

Then, Zhu Yijun said: "At present, a large number of rural eunuchs and wealthy families have been exiled, which has indeed made it much easier to carry out the population inventory, it is rare that the prince and Zhang Wenxi can think of this, but, as far as I know, most officials are still not very enthusiastic about this aspect, and they are still keen on investigating mining thieves." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

"After all, it's easier to find a thief."

Qi Jiguang replied at this time, and said: "And now, the minister thinks that it is time to end the investigation of the mining thieves, because it is reported that a large number of officials have forced the people to rebel. ”

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked Wang Xijue: "Do you still need to immigrate in the Protestant districts?" ”

"I don't really need it right now."

"It's just that if the war against the Mughals goes smoothly and a new religious area is laid, I am afraid that a large number of people will need to move over."

Wang Xijue said.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "At that time, the people who can move can't just be the township eunuchs, after all, they have been moved a lot this time, and they really need to move the hidden population when the time comes." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Therefore, the minister believes that the intention of this strict investigation of the mining thieves should be recovered, and it is necessary to dispose of several ministers and give a statement to the world, so as to win the hearts of the people and make them feel at ease to give birth to the population."

After Qi Jiguang said at this time, he took out a book from his sleeve and said in a deep voice:

"The former minister impeached himself for ruling too aggressively, so that the people revolted, please Your Majesty depose the minister as the first assistant, and cut the minister!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang.

Wang Xijue and the others also looked at Qi Jiguang. (End of chapter)