When Yan Song and the others came to the Heart Cultivation Palace, they found that the emperor seemed to have expected them to come, and had prepared seats for them early.

"Ministers knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Under the leadership of Yan Song, several people all saluted respectfully.

"Well, let's all get up."

Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair at the moment, and when he saw the ministers coming in, he raised his eyebrows and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After a few people got up from the ground, Yan Song immediately said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has lived up to the trust, and the truth of this case has been clarified!" ”

After Yan Song finished speaking, he bowed slightly to Jiajing, and at the same time raised the music in his hand above his head.

"Lu Fang, go get it for me."

Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang beside him and said so.

"The slave obeys."

Lu Fang said, came to Yan Song, and took over the music.

Jiajing took it from Lu Fang's hand, and did not rush to open it, but said to everyone: "What are you still doing there?" Sit, sit! ”

"Your Majesty must have something to tell us again!"

Seeing this, everyone thought so in their hearts, and immediately sat down in the seats that had been prepared for a long time.

Just when everyone was sitting in danger, not even daring to breathe, Jiajing's side had already finished browsing the content in the recital, put it aside at will, and said slowly.

"Well, I already know the reason for this!"

"Right now, I want to ask you a question, how can this be prevented?"

"After all, today is a carpenter, tomorrow is a silversmith, and in the end, what if all the thirty-six thousand five hundred and eighty-one people on the craftsman's book rise up to do something?"

Jiajing's voice was not loud, but in the eyes of everyone, it was like a heart-wrenching word.

"Your Majesty, Weichen feels that this group of craftsmen must not be treated too favorably."

"It should be dealt with strictly and severely, and it is best to be able to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys! So that the rest of the people can see the fate of disobeying the imperial court! ”

"If this group of people makes a fuss, and the court retreats without a bottom line, where is the majesty of the court?"

After listening to Jiajing's words, Xu Jie immediately stood up and said so.

"What nonsense, the craftsmen who have entered the craftsman registration in the capital are converted to a full 370,000 people!"

"It can be seen from the previous carpenters' unbearable oppression and their rise up to resist that the contradictions have reached the point of irreconcilability! If we continue to follow the previous policy, it is equivalent to burying a bane in our Ming Dynasty. ”

"Xu Jie, what are your intentions?"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Xu Jie, and then said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, it is Weichen who has not thought it through, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me."

Seeing that the emperor's hat was buttoned down, Xu Jie was stunned on the spot, and hurriedly asked Jiajing for guilt.

In fact, if he could, Xu Jie didn't want to stand up and touch this mold!

The reason why he had to stand up was because of the group of people behind him, they didn't want to see the emperor abolish the craftsman registration system, after all, they had a share of the handicraft workshops currently opened by the imperial court! If Your Majesty abolished the craftsman registration system, where would you find so many skilled craftsmen who don't have to pay too much salary?

The second reason is that it is not possible to have the same voice every time, and in the long run, it will create an illusion for His Majesty that the entire cabinet is monolithic!

Therefore, sometimes someone has to stand up and give a different opinion in order to show his own attitude to His Majesty.

Sure enough, Jiajing didn't criticize Xu Jie too harshly, but followed with a comforting sentence: "Speaking of which, Xu Ge's words also have some reference value. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the emperor gently revealed this matter, Xu Jie's eyes were full of gratitude, and he immediately thanked Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, please forgive Wei Chen, you can be so keenly aware of the drawbacks brought about by the craftsman registration system, it is really far-sighted and wise!"

Yan Song stood up after him, and patted Jiajing's ass by the way.

"Oh, since Elder Yan Ge also recognizes the drawbacks, why don't you tell me about it?"

After listening to Yan Song's words, Jiajing was in a good mood, and couldn't help but have the intention of taking the school entrance examination and asked.

After Yan Song listened to Jiajing's words, his whole person became solemn and said slowly.

"Your Majesty, there are three drawbacks to the current craftsman registration system!"

"First of all, all craftsmen who have been registered as craftsmen cannot leave the nationality for generations! And this completely cut off their hopes, not everyone is interested in the craftsman's skills, and the current record of craftsmen is a full 370,000! ”

"And among these 370,000 craftsmen, some are good at farming, some are good at reading, and some are good at business! In short, these people have their own strengths, but because they are registered as craftsmen, they cannot choose the jobs they are interested in, which leads to a great waste of talents, which is not conducive to the circulation of social classes, which is one of them! ”

"The second is that there is no equality between giving and receiving! These craftsmen, not only have to participate in the production of the whole family, but also have a meager income and low status, which is not tolerated by other classes, and in the long run, it is easy to breed slackness, and the efficiency of work is also greatly reduced. ”

"The third is that these craftsmen are often oppressed by the officials in the workshop because they are registered as craftsmen, and in the long run, they will inevitably resent, and will become an extremely unstable factor! Once a natural or man-made disaster strikes, when this group of craftsmen cannot survive, they will immediately rise up and do something. ”

After Yan Song finished speaking, he only heard a crisp burst of applause, and when he looked around, he saw Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair, smiling and applauding.

"Well, Elder Yan Ge said it well, and he won my heart."

"Wechen doesn't dare, Wechen only thought of these things on the plan proposed by His Majesty before! Therefore, it is to His Majesty that it is. ”

In the face of Jiajing's praise, Yan Song showed a smile on his face, and then excused himself.

"Elder Yan Ge doesn't have to be modest, what you just said has benefited me a lot!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yan Song and spoke.

"What did Your Majesty mean by applauding just now? Does it mean a compliment? ”

At this moment, others began to speculate about the meaning of His Majesty's actions.

"In that case, at the next cabinet meeting, let's formally discuss the abolition of the craftsman registration system!"

After Jiajing looked around, he immediately announced his decision.

"Wechen obeys!"

Seeing that Jiajing had made up his mind, everyone had no reason to oppose it again, so they immediately responded in unison.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what should the perpetrators of this case do?"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng stood up and asked Jiajing.

"Only punish the evil, and never ask!"

Jiajing turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng and said word by word.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the emperor had already given specific instructions, everyone immediately responded.

"Alright, let's get here for the time being today, and then we can get ready when we go back!"

"In addition, the affairs of the Maritime Trade Division cannot be relaxed, and it must be implemented as soon as possible."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Gao Gong, Yan Shifan, and Zhang Juzheng, and admonished.

"We will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

Seeing this, the three of them hurriedly saluted Jiajing respectfully and responded in a deep voice.

……

The capital, the government of Shuntianfu.

At this moment, Yin Ding Shichang of Shuntian Mansion is leisurely sipping tea.

In his opinion, although the main culprit Ren Shiwang has not been arrested, the case has been revealed! When this Ren Shiwang is caught, the whole case can be declared completely solved.

At this moment, the footsteps of the guards came from outside the house, and as soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and reported: "Report to Lord Yin, the main culprit Ren Shiwang has been arrested!" ”

When Ding Shichang heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly put down the teacup in his hand and asked the guard.

"Oh, who caught it? The official must reward him well! ”

Seeing Ding Shichang asking, a trace of embarrassment appeared on the guard's face.

"That'...... That, Lord Fu Yin, this Ren Shiwang was ...... It was ......"

Seeing the guard's hesitant look, Ding Shichang's patience was also exhausted, and he couldn't help but raise his voice: "Who is it that caught Ren Shiwang!" ”

"Report to Lord Yin, it's a few beggars."

"What?"

(End of chapter)