Chapter 372 Zhu Yuanzhang magnifies his moves and cuts the gentry's lifeline!

Hong Chengchou came to the cabinet to do things with excitement.

This is really new to him.

Originally, Hong Chengchou had already done everything after he returned to the Ming Dynasty, and he would be attacked and ridiculed by many people.

It is even very possible that he will be hidden in the snow because of this, and even go to prison and die.

After all, this was a normal thing in the past Daming.

Especially after seeing Shang Kexi's fate of being stripped of daylilies, this feeling in Hong Chengchou's heart became stronger and stronger.

I feel more and more that this time I am more and more auspicious, and the future is not beautiful.

But how could I have thought that after returning this time, after seeing Emperor Taizu Gao, he would be so reused by Emperor Taizu Gao!

Directly put yourself in the cabinet!

What is this concept?

It's a step to the sky!

And Hong Chengchou can see that Emperor Taizu still recognizes him very much.

Valuing your talents.

After looking at the difference between himself and Shang Kexi, the difference in treatment that day, and who are the few people in the cabinet now.

A smart person like Hong Chengchou has already understood Emperor Taizu Gao's intentions to a certain extent.

'M afraid...... Emperor Taizu Gao is really deliberately cultivating himself!

In the future, it is very likely that I will put myself in a more important position.

After all, a few people in the cabinet today are really not enough to fight.

It's okay to do some more normal government affairs.

But if you really deal with the rest of the big things, none of them can do it.

This is not Hong Chengchou's boasting.

But that's the way it is.

Emperor Taizu Gao had such courtesy to himself that he had to make him think about it more......

Thinking of these, Hong Chengchou was very excited and in a comfortable mood.

In the future, I will definitely serve Daming well!

Don't call anyone a minion again!

Those dogs, let them all die!

Emperor Taizu Gao treated himself like this, gave himself a new life, and trusted himself so much

Then everything will be desperate to serve the king!

The same people, doing things in the hands of different people, often behave very differently.

When the same ox ploughs the land, in the hands of some people who don't know how to use oxen, the ox will be lazy and slippery, and it will not work well.

But in the hands of some people who are good at plowing the land with oxen, the oxen can work as hard as they can!

Things are different, but the truth is the same.

Zhu Yuanzhang is undoubtedly a good bull.

Although the power of the cabinet has become much smaller now.

It has almost become a hall of words for Emperor Taizu Gao.

You only need to deal with some of the most basic and simple government affairs.

Just do what Emperor Taizu Gao instructed.

But a cabinet is a cabinet after all, and the meaning is completely different.

Now that Emperor Taizu Gao has promoted himself to this extent, he must not be able to live up to Emperor Taizu Gao!

It was with such excitement that Hong Chengchou came to the cabinet full of motivation and immediately began to familiarize himself with government affairs.

Prepare for what comes next.

As a result, not long after watching it, Hong Chengchou's face changed greatly!

Stand up suddenly!

The wounds on his hands, as well as some of the rest of his body, were torn open by this intense movement!

Blood oozed out.

He didn't care much about any of that.

Just a pair of eyes, staring at the prepared official document in front of him.

The whole person looked extremely surprised!

That look was like seeing a ghost!

It's not that Hong Chengchou's concentration can't work.

As a leader in the war, the sea has been up and down for many years, experienced many major wars, and walked on the side of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and this time it was a person who returned to the Ming Dynasty with nine deaths.

Hong Chengchou's state of mind is better tempered.

In many things, it can be done without being happy or angry.

But at this time, the whole person is still out of shape.

I couldn't be more shocked!

He stood there and blinked vigorously.

Then I couldn't wait, and then I went to look at the official document in front of me.

Make sure you're not mistaken.

This time he looked very carefully, reading word by word.

Don't dare to miss a single thing.

After a while, Hong Chengchou's expression did not calm down.

There was a monstrous wave in my heart.

It becomes even more vibrating!

Amazing!

It's amazing!

This kind of official document was made by Emperor Taizu Gao?

Isn't that killing a lot of people?

This official document is not too long, but the content on it is absolutely shocking!

The content is divided into three in total.

To sum it up, it is - the gentry are one errand and one food.

Spread the land into the acres and the fire consumption returned to the public.

Although this official document is not long, the content is absolutely earth-shaking!

It will shake the whole world!

Once the document is sent out, it will be implemented.

It must be an earthbreaker!

Jiangnan, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, will be shaken!

Many people's minds will change dramatically!

Each of these three is running for the lives of many people!

Especially the gentry, who had great power, reacted most violently to this!

The gentry did not perform hard labor and did not pay for food for a long time.

Originally, these policies benefited only a small number of people.

However, with the development of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the civilian clique has expanded again and again.

As a result, more and more people are benefiting from these policies.

So much so that now, people who have a lot of land do not pay grain to the imperial court.

As long as someone has achieved fame, there is no need for him to take the initiative to do anything.

There will inevitably be many people who take the initiative to take refuge with the fields......

Hong Chengchou is all too familiar with these.

He had enjoyed the same treatment before that.

It's just that it's not as excessive as many people do.

After so many years, Hong Chengchou knows too well how many people have benefited from it.

What a stratum of interest has been formed!

Many people study to gain fame, what is it for?

In order to get ahead and get a lot of benefits.

Enjoy these privileges.

After all, there is a golden house in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book!

As a result, now, as soon as the decree of the gentry being one errand and one food payment was issued, it directly cut off the privileges they cared about the most and involved the most.

There will definitely be a lot of people who want to fry!

Although there is this gentry who is on an errand and pays food as one, the life of the gentry is definitely far greater than that of the common people below.

But it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

After enjoying such great benefits, who wants to let such good things go away from them?

And who wants to cut flesh from themselves?

Even if it is cut down by others, it will definitely hurt very much, and it will definitely resist.

As for the stall into the acre, it is also extremely hateful.

The Dingkou tax has always been a big tax.

It is also an important way for many gentry to show their rights and obtain benefits.

Now it has been incorporated directly into the acre.

In the future, the Dingkou tax will no longer be levied, and only the land tax will be levied.

Coupled with the clearing of acres of fields, many people's hidden fields will inevitably be cleared out.

Those who have a lot of land in their homes, but they don't need to pay a cent to the court.

Absolutely can't stand it, you have to blow up the hair!

As for the return of fire to the public, it will also make many people dissatisfied, especially the people in the yamen!

Hong Chengchou has been an official for so many years, and he is still the kind of man who runs to do things.

For these doorways, the heart is very clear.

Many of the officials below relied on fire to make profits.

Take the chicken feathers as an arrow, and take it skillfully.

From the hands of the people below, they received a lot of money and food.

There are many means, such as the most common, kick buckets, such as the distinction between large and small buckets.

Another example is the fire consumption of insects eating rat bites......

There are many means.

In the past, these fires were borne by the people who paid the taxes.

After these fires, the people below often had to pay much more taxes than they should have paid.

If you encounter someone who makes yourself pay an extra one or two percent, it can be regarded as meeting a good official!

More often than not, you need to pay 30%, 40%, or even more!

It's just knocking the bone and sucking the marrow!

The hundreds of people were deeply disgusted, but there was nothing they could do.

And many officials below relied on this hand, and their brains were full of fat.

greatly expanded their rights.

Many of the people in Ling were afraid of them like tigers, but they had to nod their heads again.

As a result, now, the official document made by Emperor Taizu Gao directly stipulates that the fire consumption will be returned to the public.

I don't know how much this is going to be cut off, the source of income for the officials below.

I don't know how many people will jump to their feet and scold their mothers!

If you just jump to your feet and scold your mother, it's just good.

I'm afraid that many people will make trouble and even rebel after these decrees are issued!

The gentry are one errand, one is one to pay grain, one is divided into acres, and the fire consumption is returned to the public.

No matter which one is taken out separately, it is a policy that makes the world vibrate, countless people feel pain, and the world is in an uproar!

But now, Emperor Taizu Gao has taken out all three of these items at once!

If this is announced and really starts to be implemented, then what is the point?

It must be that the world is shaking, and anti-thieves are everywhere!

The situation is already difficult and extremely serious.

Jiannu entered the customs, and the royal family lost a large part of the country.

Now there is only one piece of Jiangnan left.

And in this large area of Jiangnan, the power of the gentry class is the greatest.

As a result, Emperor Taizu Gao is now going to do this.

That Jiangnan and other places will inevitably become full of flames, and they will also be chaotic!

Now Emperor Taizu Gao's side only relies on Jiangnan's side.

If Jiangnan is chaotic again, then Daming is really lacking in skills!

Even if Emperor Taizu Gao manifested, no matter how strong his methods were, it would be impossible to solve such a matter perfectly!

Jiangnan is bound to be chaotic!

If there is a mess, the world will be overturned!

How could Emperor Taizu Gao promulgate such a policy at such a critical juncture.

Isn't this self-inflicted discomfort?

Hong Chengchou naturally knew that today's Daming was already terminally ill.

There are all sorts of serious problems.

And these three items proposed by Emperor Taizu Gao are definitely the right medicine!

And it's a fierce medicine!

If you can really be meticulous about these three articles, all of them will be implemented and implemented.

Then in the future, many problems of Daming will inevitably be solved!

It becomes very different.

It can be said that you can get a new life!

But now is the wrong time!

The fierce medicine prescribed by Emperor Taizu Gao is really too fierce!

In today's situation, this Daming is still a terminally ill person, and he still has some breath.

With some methods to treat slowly, there is still the possibility of relieving.

Although Emperor Taizu Gao's medicine is symptomatic, it is too fierce!

I'm afraid that after these few doses of fierce medicine, Da Ming, who could still survive for a long time, will be directly tossed out of breath!

It's going to get worse!

Hong Chengchou stood here with a complicated expression.

My mind is racing, and I keep thinking here.

I looked at the things written on the official document over and over again.

I can't help but wonder what I'm going to do next.

After some thought, the decision was finally made.

Taking a deep breath, he returned to the Wuying Hall to ask to see Emperor Taizu Gao.

Although he knew that at this time, according to his identity, he had just been appointed by Emperor Taizu Gao.

It's really not suitable to go to Emperor Taizu Gao to talk about these things.

The best thing is what Emperor Taizu Gao said and what he did on his side.

But in the end, he decided to go to Emperor Taizu Gao and tell him what he thought about these matters.

Since I said to Emperor Taizu Gao not long ago, I will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and do things for the Ming Dynasty in the future.

Then there are some things that must be done!

Don't take too much care about your own personal gains and losses.

……

"Let him in."

In the Wuying Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang said out loud without raising his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised at all that Hong Chengchou went and came back to see him.

It is normal for Hong Chengchou to come to see himself, if he doesn't come to see himself, then there are some things that he has to weigh carefully.

"Chen Hong Chengchou visited Emperor Taizu Gao and asked the saint bow."

After Hong Chengchou came in, he saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand and said, "Zhen'an, why did you come back so soon?"

Did you see the gentry pay the grain in one and work together on an errand? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't make any detours for Hong Chengchou, and asked directly.

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou nodded vigorously and said, "Returning to Emperor Taizu Gao, this is indeed the case." ”

"What do you think about that?

Say whatever you have in mind. ”

Hong Chengchou hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then turned his heart out and said: "Emperor Taizu Gao, minister...... The minister felt that he was really conscious, this fierce medicine...... It's just too fierce.

Emperor Taizu Gao, these three strategies are all good policies for the benefit of the country and the people.

Once it can be implemented and implemented well, it will inevitably benefit Daming immensely in the future.

Many ills can be swept away.

It's just that...... Now is the wrong time.

Now the most important crisis facing the Ming Dynasty is the Tartars in the north, as well as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

The ministers thought that at such a moment, the most important thing to do was to solve these people one by one.

Calm down the many chaos in the Ming Dynasty.

Get all the lost ground back.

After doing this, it is best to implement these three strategies.

Otherwise, the implementation of these at this time will definitely make many people on the Jiangnan side detached from the imperial court.

There will even be a lot of man-made counter-......

And those people in the places occupied by the rebels, after hearing these policies that Emperor Taizu Gao is going to implement, will also be extremely resistant to the Ming Dynasty.

will be devoted to Jiannu and those rogue thieves to help them resist the imperial court.

In the future, it will be much more difficult for the imperial court to regain the lost territory......"

In the face of a person like Emperor Taizu Gao, Hong Chengchou said such a thing, and the pressure in his heart was still quite great.

After all, this is a man of his word.

And the means are still very strong, it is simply murderous without blinking!

When Hong Chengchou faced Emperor Taizu Gao, he said such a thing, it would be strange if there was no pressure in his heart!

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to what Hong Chengchou said, he nodded calmly: "What you said is indeed very right.

As long as these three policies are announced, many people will inevitably want to rebel.

There will definitely be many people who want to meet the thief, or even the slave.

Those who follow the thieves and Jiannu to do things will inevitably be more loyal and come to deal with my Daming.

The situation is bound to be even more dire than it is now......"

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Hong Chengchou wanted to say, since you know this, then you still do it?

"We know all about that, but why do we do it?

There's a reason to do it!

The reason is very simple, one word - the court has no money! ”

Hong Chengchou was stunned for a moment, is this a word?

Emperor Taizu Gao said that it is a word, and that is a word.

He is Emperor Taizu Gao, and he has the final say.

"After more than 200 years of development, many things are bloated.

There are too many moths lying on my stomach.

There are so many insects here, how can you manage Daming?

If the court has no money in its hands, many things cannot be done.

So you have to find ways to make money.

Then the most fundamental thing must be taxes.

The lives of many ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty did not get better because the imperial court could not collect taxes.

On the contrary, many become worse.

Why is that?

is because the taxes that should have belonged to the imperial court have been divided up layer by layer by many insects.

It can't fall into the hands of the imperial court.

Since this is the case, then our side must get back everything that belongs to the imperial court.

This is the cutting of flesh from them.

Even if their current meat is stealing from the court.

But if the court gets it back, they will definitely jump to their feet.

If you want to jump your feet, then jump away.

Whoever dares to jump on his feet, we will slaughter him

Just confiscate all his family property, and the land and property can also be distributed to many people, as well as to the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions.

So that many people can join the army enthusiastically, and let many soldiers sacrifice their lives and forget their lives in the battle, and fight desperately!

There are so many gentry here in Jiangnan that they enjoy too many things!

There are too many benefits stolen from Da Ming, and he has enjoyed it for many years!

They were all spoiled by the imperial court.

At this time, we are here, and we must change.

No matter how unchanged, the court will not be able to survive!

You said that the most important thing for the imperial court now is to unite these many forces against the Tartars.

But in our opinion, this is not the case!

The most important thing is to maintain the situation first, and then seize the time to carry out drastic reforms.

The court has to collect taxes, which is the most important thing.

If you can't even collect taxes and have no money in your hands, you will be held back and obstructed by so many insects in the future.

If these insects are not cleaned up, the court will have no money in its hands, and it will not be able to govern the country at all.

There is no way to clean up the world!

Even in the future, I can barely do this.

But that's a nest too!

In this case, the established Ming is no different from before.

It won't take long for it to fall apart again.

Countless people were lying on it and sucking blood.

In this way, aren't we coming in vain?

Since we are here, we want to solve the matter thoroughly.

At least I want to continue the national fortune for my Ming Dynasty for another hundred years!

So these things have to be done!

It must also be done at this time!

As long as these three articles can be implemented in Jiangnan, they will be implemented well.

Then I will be invincible in the future.

We have many strengths to meet all the challenges of the world!

I know what you're worried about.

You're right to be worried.

But we're telling you now, there's no need to worry about that.

Because according to the original historical process, my Ming Dynasty had already perished a month or two ago.

Zhu Youzhen, a bastard, had already hanged himself on the coal mountain.

Didn't run out.

The crown prince Cihong was also brought to Li Zicheng's side.

So much so that here in the south, there is all kinds of confusion and all kinds of power struggles......

When the country is ruined and the family is ruined, we still don't forget all kinds of infighting......"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, and told Hong Chengchou many things he knew about Nanming from Han Cheng.

After Hong Chengchou learned about it, he was extremely shocked.

A pair of eyes widened.

How could it be?

According to the original historical process, it would be like this?!

This...... He didn't know what to say.

No wonder Emperor Taizu was so indignant, no wonder he would do so many things drastically!

"You say, in this case, will we worry that the situation will get out of control and will completely collapse?

Honkai is honkai! No matter how bad it is, it's not as bad as the original ending!

In this case, why do we still hold back our grievances, swallow our anger, and can't let go of our hands and feet?

Let's come, Daming will either regain its glory or disappear vigorously!

Even if it is a vigorous annihilation, it is much better than the original wreck, and it is much better to be destroyed by someone!

We have to do this!

If you don't succeed, you will be a benevolent! ”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Hong Chengchou didn't know what to say for a while.

He felt the tenacity of Emperor Taizu Gao, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, as well as his big mind, boldness and big pattern!

This kind of thing is really not something that ordinary people dare to do!

But Emperor Taizu Gao just did it!

This kind of courage surpasses too many people.

"I know what to do."

Hong Chengchou saluted respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang and said loudly.

"In the future, I will definitely go all out. Strive to carry these forward.

Try not to make too much of a mess and implement all of this. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay, then you can do things well."

We're still very optimistic about you.

If this thing is done well, then we will be rewarded in the future.

We will promote you to be the first assistant of the cabinet!

Also, let's give you another thorough explanation.

We, and these generals of the Ming Dynasty, as well as these sons of ours.

It's impossible to stay here for too long.

In the future, I will return to the Hongwu period.

You have to do a lot of things.

And you are the minister of the auxiliary kingdom that I have chosen!

If you do well, then the cabinet will let you do it.

As long as you don't do anything wrong, even if you are a child from the inspection or even Cihong, they will not do anything to you in the future.

Of course, only if you have the ability.

Able to do things well.

As long as you have the ability, we dare to delegate power, dare to let you do this, and ensure your safety! ”

After Hong Chengchou heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, his whole person suddenly felt as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

He saluted solemnly to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Emperor Taizu Gao, the ministers must go all out to do these things!"

Not for anything else, just for the trust of Emperor Taizu Gao, for my Daming rivers and mountains, the ministers must follow behind Emperor Taizu Gao and do a good job.

Reinvent the rivers and mountains! ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's remember, let's do things."

I hope you don't let us down. ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he saluted Zhu Yuanzhang again and left from Wuying Palace.

After walking out, he took a deep breath and clenched his fists.

has already made up his mind, next, let Jiangnan tremble!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hong Chengchou's departing back, and a smile appeared on his face.

As a leader, he is still very good at the skill of drawing cakes.

Next, let him see who dares to rebel!

(End of chapter)