Chapter 18: The Officialdom Has Changed
"Hmm~ah~"
As soon as Li Qing entered the courtyard, the donkey barked, and his eyes were bitter: Dead ghost, do you know to come back? I've become someone else's donkey.
Li Qing stepped forward with a smile and said, "This body of fur is really bright." ”
Yu Qian also stroked it with his hand and said with a smile: "It's very human." ”
As he spoke, he took out the forage on the side and fed it to the donkey, and the old watch of the stable next door cast envious eyes.
The donkey bared its big teeth and ate the best forage comfortably, but the arrogant ones couldn't.
This beast is almost fine...... Li Qing touched his nose and gave it a slap, "Be a little more restrained in someone else's house." ”
Donkey: "......"
After a while, after the donkey finished eating the forage, he was so comfortable that he lay down on the hay, and he didn't look at Li Qing.
"Hey, you've got a lot of skills, huh?" Li Qing rolled up his sleeves, "Believe it or not, I eat donkey meat at night." ”
Yu Qian grabbed Li Qing and said with a smile: "Sir, let's go to the guest hall and talk." ”
"I'll settle accounts with you when I come back." Li Qing said a word angrily and went to the guest hall with Yu Qian.
The servant brought tea, Yu Qian poured a cup for Li Qing, and asked, "Sir, the night is cold on the grassland, is the emperor still used to it?" ”
Zhu Qizhen is not only a gentleman, but also his student, and Yu Qian's feelings for Zhu Qizhen are particularly deep.
It can be said that Zhu Qizhen grew up under his watch.
In addition to the personal expedition this time, there is also the division of the share of maritime trade last time, and at other times, Zhu Qizhen is almost in line with the Ming Jun in his mind.
Li Qing nodded: "It's not as bitter as you think, Tatar respects him, eats and drinks well, of course he is used to it." ”
After a pause, he said mysteriously: "I'll tell you a confidential matter, don't spread it out." ”
"Since it's confidential, then the gentleman should not say it." Yu Qian shook his head.
"......" didn't have half the truth, Li Qing still said: "When I came back, his children were about to be born." ”
"Huh?" Yu Qian's mouth was wide open, and he lost his expression management for a while, and he was stunned for a long time, and he didn't say a word.
Blame it...... Yu Qian, an ancient, didn't know what to complain about.
Li Qing smiled: "People have gained more than ten pounds, do you think he is used to it?" ”
"By the way, this matter will damage the royal face, don't be loud-mouthed, the emperor won't let me say it, and it's up to you." Li Qing took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's good to be like this now, he really came back, it's not the blessing of the Ming Dynasty." ”
"I won't pass it on." Yu Qian nodded, and then sighed again: "What Mr. said is, but what he said was that he was also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and now the emperor has been staying on the grassland...... He's not a thing! ”
"The emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry." Li Qing teased, "People don't want to think about it, but you're still in a hurry." ”
Yu Qian smiled bitterly: "I'm not pedantic, I'm just ...... Alas, the Emperor can't stay on the grassland all his life, right?
Fallen leaves have to return to the roots! ”
"Hey~ you mean this." Li Qing suddenly said, "He's only in his early twenties, and he's still alive, it's not too late to pick him up when he's old or wants to come back;
It was useless for the Tatars to keep him, as long as he wanted to come back, the Tatars had no reason to disagree. ”
"Hmm...... That's fine. Yu Qian sighed and no longer bothered about this matter.
The life of the Emperor Taishang is nourishing, he doesn't want to come back, and if he doesn't come back, it will also have a positive impact on the court situation, Yu Qian will not force it.
"The matter of maritime share has been implemented, and at this stage, the folk handicraft technology has begun to recover again." Yu Qian said, "This is a good thing, but there are also bad things. ”
"What's bad?" Li Qing asked: "Taxes?" ”
"Well, it's not a business tax, it's a field tax." Yu Qian said.
Li Qing frowned, and sneered: "Okay, I was thinking about Tetian Fu, but they started first, let's hear it." ”
Yu Qian groaned: "They say that the rich gentry landlords bear too heavy taxes, and even unbearable, and they can't afford to hire tenants if they don't guarantee their income during droughts and floods." ”
paused: "What's more, the alarmist claim that if the tenant loses his job, he will cause turmoil and threaten the Ming Dynasty, which is really hateful." ”
"What are they demanding?" Li Qing asked: "Also, what did the emperor say?" ”
Yu Qian took a sip of the teacup, and then continued: "They proposed two plans, one is to use the previous taxes as the standard, and the emperor does not agree;
They also proposed to restore the Hongwu ancestral system, recollect the poll tax, and then ......"
"The emperor is moved?" Li Qing asked.
"Hmm." Yu Qian nodded: "According to the statistics of the Ministry of Households, now I have 10,000 people in the Ming Dynasty, and 15 million people, if the Hongwu ancestral system is restored to collect taxes, the annual taxes are really amazing." ”
After a pause, he said, "However, I was persuaded by me, Wang Zhi, and Hu Hu." ”
Li Qing smiled and sneered: "What years have you been here, and what about the Hongwu ancestral system?"
It's all old-fashioned and licking his face and saying, I really don't know what to say, Tian Fu is less than one out of ten, and I still want to occupy more after this, there is really no one, in my opinion, I have to rise Tian Fu. ”
Yu Qian was a little speechless, but he was used to it, Li Qing was not rebellious once or twice, and he didn't bother to correct it.
Anyway, I don't listen to what I say, and I don't change it when I hear it.
"It was implemented in the Yongle Dynasty, and in just a few decades, the population has skyrocketed by tens of millions, which is enough to prove the importance of this national policy." Li Qingdao said, "Of course, the new crops also have a lot of credit, but once the Hongwu ancestral system is restored to collect taxes, the problem of land annexation is bound to intensify." ”
Li Qing sighed: "The introduction of crops such as Yongle beans and Xuande potatoes has basically solved the problem of insufficient food;
But the premise of having enough food to eat is that there must be land, otherwise even if the yield per mu is 100 stones, the people will still starve. ”
"yes!" Yu Qian thought so, nodded and said: "Mr. understands more thoroughly, and after thinking that the emperor understands this, he will put away his thoughts." ”
Li Qing smiled, knowing that Zhu Qiyu was also overwhelmed by debts, so he moved.
"Is this a big deal?"
"It's not big compared to before." Yu Qian shook his head and said happily: "There is no shortage of opponents in the court, and the officialdom has changed. ”
Li Qing smiled: Zhu Qizhen personally recruited once, but it is not all bad.
When he went out on the expedition, he brought all the civilian officials who were uneasy, had problems, and often worked against him, and as a result, the whole army was wiped out.
After that war, the civilian-bureaucratic group represented by the gentry suffered a great loss of vitality, and it was difficult for those who were replaced later to live in harmony with the remaining senators.
The old man looks down on the newcomer and wants to use the old seniority to oppress people.
But the newcomer is not obedient, everyone is of the same grade, why should I be a grandson?
The collision and involution of the two groups are greatly beneficial to the government, and it is a truth that it is good for the boss to roll up with the employees.
Li Qing, an official of the Ming Dynasty, has already figured it out, and it is not good, but it is not bad to the bone.
Under normal circumstances, on the premise of not involving personal and family interests, they are still willing to think about the country and not make trouble for the emperor.
It's just that more often than not, the interests of the monarch and the minister are in conflict, which is always noisy.
Yu Qian said: "This is a rare opportunity, Wang Zhi and Hu Hu agreed that this is an opportunity to improve the atmosphere of officialdom. ”
"Then you're going to have to work hard." Li Qing said with a smile.
He doesn't have expectations for this kind of thing, and the water in officialdom has never been cleared, but the idea is always good, and whether it can be achieved is another matter, at least it can't hit people.
"Is there anything else going on?"
"It's gone." Yu Qian leaned back in his chair and said tiredly: "Everyone is quite tired... I don't have much energy to toss. ”
Li Qing puffed and sighed: "Yes, I'm really fucking tired." ”
After tossing for so long, the victory was not great, the civil officials were tired, and their greedy hearts were somewhat restrained.
Since Yang Shiqi left, everything has changed.
The glory of orthodoxy in the past few years is gone after all, and it was okay to bully orphans and widows before, but now it is different.
The new emperor has become an adult, it is not easy to fool, and Li Qing and Yu Qian have suppressed it, and the military generals have begun to stand up, and there is disharmony within the civil officials, so it is difficult to form an effective 'lethality' against the emperor. ωWω.GoNЬ.οrG
In addition, last year's defense battle of the Beijing division was really thrilling, and they almost begged for a burp, and they gradually moved closer to the Buddhist system.
What can be fought for will still be fought, but it will not be so radical anymore.
As Yu Qian said: Everyone is very tired......
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PS: This chapter is a little shorter, but... It's cute even if it's short (*?? ▽?? *)