During this time, many things happened, and after Li Xian resigned three times due to poor health, he returned to his hometown.

Lian Zhong Sanyuan's business was added, and Chen Wen served as the head of the cabinet, but the secretary of the ministry was still undecided, and without the blessing of the heavenly officials of the ministry, the first assistant of the cabinet became in name only.

The connection between the cabinet and the six ministries has been severed again, and the distinction is clear.

Xiao Hengzi left the palace, but Zhu Jianshen treated him very favorably, bought a piece of land for him in Zhongguan Village, built a house, and rewarded him with a lot of money.

The new celebrant was the eunuch who held the seal seal, and was replaced by a man named Huai'en.

At the same time, Wan Zhen'er also sealed the concubine, but the hundred officials surprisingly did not make trouble, and the court situation calmed down for a short time, at least on the surface.

At the beginning of April, Zhu Jianshen issued the first official edict since he ascended the throne, and increased the commercial tax.

To be precise, this edict was not issued, because it was stuck there when it arrived at the Ministry of Rites, and then hundreds of officials made a commotion.

scolded the emperor for not being considerate of the people, saying that the increase in commercial taxes ultimately harmed the interests of the people, not the merchants.

At this point, they are not talking nonsense, the increase in commercial taxes will indeed damage the interests of the people to a certain extent, but... The merchant was even more damaged.

But this is the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, in the temple, the people are the most important, but in the people...... Hehe.

The common people are often just their bargaining chips, used to fight against the imperial power and use them for their own personal gain.

Not only that, but they are also good at creating public opinion among the people, and the people are ignorant, and often feel that the Manchu Dynasty is loyal to the court, and the emperor is mediocre and cruel, and does not care about their life or death.

In the end, the people only get a little benefit, or even no benefit, but they will be grateful for the goodness of everyone.

And the emperor ...... But he will always be the one who is scolded.

In this era when the imperial power did not go to the countryside, the local officials were too operable, and they had a close relationship with the officials of the DPRK and China, and in the end it was mostly the emperor who compromised.

Unless...... Like Zhu Yuanzhang, he didn't force it at all, saying that cutting off your head was not discussed.

But Zhu Jianshen is not Zhu Yuanzhang, even if he wants to do that, he doesn't have that political soil, and today's Ming is no longer the Ming Dynasty in the Hongwu period.

It is true that it has become better, stronger, and richer; Yet, it has also become worse, more corrupt, and darker; Da Ming is still the same Da Ming, but it has undergone a huge change.

It's not bad, but it's not too good either.

But in this way, it can still be called a prosperous age, because of the introduction of new crops, the people do not have to go hungry, because of the opening of maritime commerce, the people also have a livelihood.

In the era of feudal dynasties, for the people living in this era, it was a prosperous age, even if it had a lot of gloom, but it still was.

No way, it's been like this in all dynasties...... I'm used to it.

In this way, it is excellent.

…

Zhu Jianshen compromised, and in the end only symbolically increased the commercial tax of 10%, and the hundred officials did not take too much inch, and the edict was quickly promulgated and implemented.

In this way, Zhu Jianshen became a good emperor again, a good emperor who was sympathetic to the people of Limin.

In fact, although the current Ming Dynasty is rich, the imperial court is poor, because as life improves, labor costs also increase.

The most intuitive embodiment is the army, in the past, there was food, and then just give two people a little money, you can make people sell their lives, but now it doesn't work, with a better choice, no one wants to live the days of having their heads and belts in their heads.

They didn't have a choice before, but now they want to live a comfortable life.

This is true, but the problem is that everyone wants to live a comfortable life, and the final result is that no one can live a comfortable life.

Li Qing is also thinking about countermeasures, but he has no clue, on the surface, the most ideal strategy is to abolish the military household system and change the conscription system.

But there is also a major flaw in the conscription system, that is, it burns too much money, and if you really want to do that, it will only cost millions of taels of silver every year.

Fighting a war kills people, of course, much higher than workmanship, and there is no way around it.

Millions of people a year can still support it by gritting their teeth in the short term, but if this goes on for a long time, the fiscal deficit will be too big, and if it is not done well, it will collapse.

This is only an objective factor, and what is even more terrifying is that once the military household system is abolished, the Ming army will immediately fall apart!

Start with a local one?

No kidding, it is applicable everywhere if you don't suffer from widowhood and unevenness, and in the army, it is really a pit to play lanterns.

After thinking about it again and again, there is only one way - to engage in martial arts!

Open the ascent channel of military generals, elevate the status of military generals in people's hearts, and improve people's enthusiasm for military service, only in this way can the strength of the Ming army be guaranteed, and the growing civilian system can be contended.

In this power field, there cannot be only one voice, but with the development of civil rule and the reduction of wars, civilian officials have more and more power to speak.

In fact, since the Hongwu Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang began to engage in martial arts, but it has not been effective, without him, there is no shortage of generals in the Ming Dynasty, and there is a surplus.

The same is true in the Yongle Dynasty, Zhu Di's team is very strong, the martial arts have also not been developed, the Renxuan period focuses on cultural governance, and in the orthodox period, the court situation is in danger, and it is not taken care of, and the Jingtai Dynasty focuses on stability.

Therefore, the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty never got the development it should have.

But now, the necessity of resuming the military movement has become imminent.

…

Qianqing Palace.

Li Qing and Zhu Jianshen sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere was much more harmonious than before.

Zhu Jianshen looked at Li Qing more pleasing to the eye, and as time went by, he felt more and more that the vast majority of civil officials were more annoying than Li Qing, and it was not a point or two.

"Li Qing has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, come today, do you have advice?" Zhu Jianshen asked hopefully.

He is really tired of coping now, and he is not in a good mood, I only hope that Li Qing can have a good plan to help him relieve the pressure.

Li Qing did not answer directly, but asked, "Your Majesty, how much power can you exercise now?" ”

"What power do you have, I have been on the throne for less than a year, and hundreds of officials ...... You've seen it all, too. Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly, "If you really want to say that the person who makes the move is a eunuch." ”

"Are you sure you want to move?"

"Of course!" Zhu Jianshen was a little unable to get off the stage, and snorted: "I have always been kind to eunuchs, Niu Yu was such a bastard before, and I only sent him to Nanzhili;

After Xiao Hengzi stepped down, I rewarded the house and the money, and the rewards were incomparable, and these eunuchs in the palace would naturally be grateful for my goodness. ”

Li Qing bowed slightly: "What about the eunuchs?" ”

“…… And you. Zhu Jianshen said emotionally, "Li Qing is dedicated to the country, and heaven and earth can learn from ......"

"Alright, alright." Li Qing hurriedly interrupted, got goosebumps, and said unceremoniously: "Your Majesty, you can't do this either." ”

Zhu Jianshen: "......"

You think I don't want to, but it's only been more than half a year, how can I be so good at power...... Zhu Jianshen snorted: "Yongqing Hou is here, it won't be a pastime, right?" ”

"I'm not that bored." Li Qing shook his head amusedly, "This time, I really gave you advice?" ”

"Oh?" Zhu Jianshen perked up, "Do you have a plan?" ”

"Wuju!"

"Okay!" Zhu Jianshen high-fived and laughed: "I also have this idea, it's really the same as the hero, Li Aiqing is worthy of being a veteran of the Three Dynasties, huh...... Very good. ”

After a pause, he said: "But the strategy is good, but it must also be able to be implemented, and the hundred officials are not so easy to speak......

Then he smiled again: "But I have Li Aiqing, and they don't dare to do anything against you if they want to." ”

Li Qing rolled his eyes, "They all dare to do it against you, why don't they dare to do it against me?"

Of course, if I use both soft and hard, I can help the emperor to implement it to a certain extent, but the effect will definitely be greatly reduced!

The real big decisions still have to operate in the rules, and forcing them will not work. ”

Zhu Jianshen bowed: "I listen to you." ”

"The eunuch wants to use it!" Li Qing said in a deep voice: "At least they are obedient, their hearts are here, the authority of the celebrant is not small, but it has not been developed, in fact, Xuanzong set up the inner study hall in order to prevent today's court situation." ”

"You know all this?" Zhu was surprised.

“…… It doesn't matter. Li Qing diverted the topic and continued: "Use the celebrant to involve the ministers, so as to force them to compromise to a certain extent;

Of course, this alone is not enough to make them bow their heads, so you have to compromise appropriately, Your Majesty. ”

"Like ......?"

"In order to stabilize the situation, the first emperor promoted a very key person......"

"Li Xian?"

"Hmm." Li Qing didn't pay attention to his interruption, and continued: "Now that Li Xian has left office, the first assistant of the cabinet will be in name only;

When Li Xian was in office, with the blessing of the officials and cabinet scholars, he had the right to write, but now the ministry and the cabinet are not related, and this power of writing is gone, so he might as well delegate it to Chen Wen, so that he, the first assistant, will become worthy of the name. ”

Li Qing said: "This will not let the cabinet get out of control, and the final approval will still be the celebrant and supervisor, and it will be decided by you, the emperor." ”

"Only for the first assistant...... Isn't this bait too small? ”

"It's not small, this time, Shousuke will be hot, not only the cabinet members will be happy, but also mobilize their enthusiasm, and even ...... Infighting. Li Qingyin smiled compassionately:

"Don't forget, Chen Wen is not a secretary of the ministry, and it is not very difficult to pull him down, and if the cabinet member wants to sit in the position of first assistant, it will ultimately depend on the emperor, you say...... Well? ”

Li Qing raised his eyebrows.

Zhu Jianshen laughed: "Well, yes, it has to be you, Zhenyin...... Ahem, what else? ”

“……”

"The official department is still undecided, but sooner or later the candidate will be decided, and he might as well pave the way for the martial arts," Li Qing muttered, "That Yao Kui is well-connected in the officialdom and famous, so it's better to... Cheap him. ”

Li Qing continued: "This is not enough insurance, it is almost hot, so ......"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Zhu Jianshen was already excited, he felt that if he did this, most of the martial arts would be successful, and thinking deeply, he had nothing to lose.

"Cut off the army." Li Qingdao said, "Of course, this is not to curry favor with civilian officials, so as to weaken the Ming armament; On the contrary, this is to refine the Ming army, reduce certain financial expenditures, and at the same time pave the way for the injection of fresh blood. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Li Qing suggested: "Soldiers who have reached the age of forty-five can be allowed to return to the fields for retirement and be given a certain reward, which will not only gain the hearts of the army, but also give the Ming soldiers a head start." ”

In fact, he wanted to put his age at forty, but he was afraid that people would leave too much at once, which would affect the morale of the army, so he added another five years.

Zhu Jianshen groaned slightly, and then nodded his head: "Cheng, just do it!" ”

He happily admired: "Sir's plan, it's wonderful, wonderful!" ”

Mr...... Hearing Emperor Daming call him like this again, Li Qing had mixed feelings.

There are feelings and nostalgia......