Chaoge's son was indeed in trouble, although the nobles said that they wanted to pay the field tax, but they couldn't collect it with all kinds of excuses.

However, the people's fields have all been collected, and he feels even more distressed when he sees that there are really more fields than in previous years.

Why exactly?

In these years, the popularity of both rice and wheat is not enough, and I am afraid that many people, like themselves, do not even know the sowing time of winter wheat and spring wheat, and the harvest should be reduced when it is first promoted!

In order to catch the dog and figure out the truth behind the matter, Zishou deliberately took advantage of the time when he was in the court to propose to go down to the field to have a look.

I didn't want to, but I encountered resistance, and the first person to advise was not Yang Ren, but Boyi.

Bo Yi repeatedly obstructed: "Your Majesty, the king and the courtiers deal with the affairs of the country, the people of the country are responsible for the implementation, the court collects the land endowment, and governs the country, it is the responsibility, Your Majesty orders the people to plant wheat and rice, which is also the responsibility, but it is not the cart before the horse?"

Zishou was stunned by this inexplicable exhortation, you don't think that I plan to lead cadres to the countryside, right?

Even if you go down and take a look, eat and drink, how can you do it yourself?

Seeing that his son was speechless, Bo Yi persuaded again: "Your Majesty's move is not in accordance with the etiquette system, and the princess plows the land is like letting the hen crow, letting the jackal assist in plowing the land, and letting the wild boar act as a mount. ”

Zishou was stunned when he heard this, what's wrong with the wild boar acting as a mount, do you look down on the second senior brother?

After reacting, he had a plan, this mediocrity is simply earned in vain!

"In the ritual system, can there be slaves as generals, can there be women in the army, can there be nobles in business, the law can change, and the etiquette can also change. ”

Bo Yi frowned: "Your Majesty, other things are still to be discussed, if Your Majesty plans to do farm work in person, but you can't, in its position to seek its position, going down to the field will not only make you physically tired and mentally distressed, but also make the farmers not concentrate on farming, distracted by other things, the minister knows that Your Majesty is relieved because of the increase in field endowment, but Your Majesty only needs to follow the plan, rectify agriculture, and wait until the spring planting and autumn harvest, the natural warehouse is overflowing, and the grain is not enough to eat, why bother to go to the field?"

Bo Yi talked at length, and everything else can be turned a blind eye, but this matter is not good.

Your Majesty, will you farm?

Will the ministers of the DPRK and China farm?

Why don't they know how to farm, and if they go down to the fields, isn't it purely for the sake of doing bad things?

So to speak.... I will take the lead in going up the mountains and going to the countryside! Anyway, inside and outside the palace, they are all the same, physically tired and mentally distressed, there is no difference.

Zishou waved his hand: "This year has reached the winter solstice, and there will be a rest in the coming year, and the will of the DPRK and the Central Government will go down to work in the fields on the day of rest." ”

After thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong, what if there was someone who knew how to farm?

"The nobles and princes also need to go down to the fields, come and quickly send this edict to the princes and nobles of the world!"

The princes have now reached the point where they do not listen to the announcement or listen to the tune, but as long as there is no rebellion openly, it will not hinder the transmission of the edict, even if the edict is sent in the past and no one pays attention to it, but after all, it is transmitted, and this kind of thing that violates the etiquette system just adds a good reason for the princes' attack.

"Minister...."

Boyi also wanted to say, but Zi Shou made up a sentence: "Xi Bohou is still in the Jinli, right? Release him and throw him to Shanglin Yuan to farm, so as to save others from saying that I am the Great Shang Heavenly Dynasty but the sage is under house arrest, and let Xi Bohou set an example for the princes." ”

Once the operation was passed, the courtiers could not understand it, so they naturally advised one after another.

It doesn't matter if the son is down, he moved out the big killing weapon that he came up with recently: "Since all the kings are unwilling, then ask the people, go down to the field, it is the field cultivated by the people, naturally it must be based on the will of the people, and three days later, on the grounds of the wax sacrifice, the farmers will be summoned in... Meet in front of the foundation of the ancestral temple and discuss this matter!"

Public discussion?

The ministers looked at each other.

Zishou laughed secretly in his heart, the public discussion is just cooking, the ministers are against their own decrees one by one, but the people are not necessarily against it, this is the opportunity.

There is no need to say that the dish is Western, Chinese culture has a long history, and almost all of them can find some sprouts.

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Zheng Guo set up a rural primary school, and the villagers gathered in it to discuss the shortcomings of the parents, state affairs, and even criticize the officials.

Later, there was gradually this kind of concept of cooking, such as the battle of Wu Jinying to destroy Chu and Baiju, and during the Great War of Wu and Chu, Chen Guo in the south convened a meeting of the people of the capital to see whether he was helping the people of Wu or helping the people of Chu.

Then there was the Han and Wei Dynasty Township Council Elector System, the Tang Dynasty included public opinion in the scope of inspecting the rule of officials, and the Ming Dynasty when Brother Wange allowed the opinions of the people to reach the central government....

Zishou didn't actually do anything, but just advanced the sprout of democracy by 500 years.

Anyway, even if it was a dish cook in the previous life, there are a lot of tricks that can be played in secret, as long as you can carry out your own decrees, it will be fine.

The ministers are still admonishing, they know how many catties and taels they have, and they are not good at farming, how can they work in the field?

When he went down to the field, wouldn't he let the people mock him and make the prestige of the court lose greatly?

Moreover, if the common people do not know why, because they fear the ministers of the court and the central government, they learn the unfamiliar cultivation methods, delay the farming, and spoil the harvest, what should they do?

However, these words were rejected by the Son on the grounds that since they were a matter of the field, the opinions of the people should prevail, and they were only to be discussed in three days.

..................

The people of Shanglinyuan are like leeks, stubble after stubble, and after a year, it is the turn of Zhang San and Li Si.

Both of them were simple farmers, and it was they who took the risk of stealing the manure from Shanglin Yuan, and then spread it to the public, so that the fields could increase their yields.

Zhang San sorted out his bags, there were many more small jars in the bag than last time, in case there were immortal things this year, he could pack more.

Li Si pushed the door at this time and entered: "Third brother, don't worry, three days later, the king of Xuan will have an order to gather farmers in front of the ancestral temple to celebrate the sacrifice." ”

The movements in Zhang San's hand slowed down, and he said suspiciously: "Celebrating the Lap Festival, why did you deliberately make such a show this year?"

Li Si whispered: "It is said that His Majesty wants to let the ministers of the court go down to the fields and use the time of rest to help us farm, but the ministers of the court and the central government oppose it, so they have to take the opportunity to gather farmers and listen to the opinions of the people." ”

Zhang San was immediately unhappy: "It's a good thing that someone helps with farming, why do the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China oppose it? Just because of the hard work of farming, they are in a high position and don't want to get mud on their hands?"

Li Si also said angrily: "Yes! Every year I am so tired from farming that I can't straighten my waist, what do these ministers know, we have to let them experience it too, so that we can know what we have suffered!"

As for the ministers of the DPRK and China, they will not farm at all, but will only help, they have not thought about it.