At this time, not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of trend had not yet become popular.
But if there is peace after decades of peace, no one will dare to say anything.
When the time comes, I'm afraid it won't just be a clique, but an overwhelming network of interests that will force even the imperial power to give in.
Thinking of this, think more deeply.
This is also the reason why Zhang Shan has difficulty in promoting the idea of dividing households into acres.
Where do the students come from, and where do the officials come from, so if you want to touch their interests, it will be even more difficult.
Thinking about history, Yongzheng's temperament of living like the king of hell was so difficult to implement, and the difficulty can be imagined.
There was some silence in the elegant room. Zhu Yunxi didn't speak, and the other people couldn't speak either.
After a long while, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "You have lost a lot because of a small thing. Because of your angry words, you missed ten years of good years. There are still many more decades in life!"
Jing Qing sighed slightly, "It's not like I gained nothing. At least I've wasted these ten years and figured out a lot of things, and it's not as sharp-edged as it was back then!"
"So, you are now an official?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"Brother Tie recommended me, otherwise, I would have wanted to participate in this year's imperial examination!" Jing Qing said.
"It won't be a waste!" Zhu Yunxi held the wine glass and mused, "You go to the government first, and then come back when you take part in the palace examination!" He said with a smile, "Maybe you can become one of the few people since the founding of this dynasty.
The top scholar from the North!"
"Thank you for your kind words!" Jing Qing smiled.
"This boy is blessed!" Li Jinglong looked on and thought to himself, "His Highness said so, you, the number one scholar, will not be able to escape!"
Yang Shiqi on the side was even more excited. The emperor's grandson promised him the title of Number One Scholar with just one sentence. I wonder if His Highness will be able to remember him when he waits for the imperial examination?
"I'm going to the government because of the issue of spreading the family between children. Do you know it in your heart?" Zhu Yunxi asked again, "Do you have any imperial case in mind? Let's talk about it!"
Hearing this, Jing Qing glanced at Tie Xuan again.
The cousin Huang in front of me speaks with great dignity. He talks about such important military and national affairs casually, and even allows himself to talk about it. This kind of tone is really...
Tie Xuan gave Jing Qing a reassuring and encouraging look.
"In my opinion, if you work as a servant for the government and the gentry, you will get a bad reputation!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Why are you being scolded? Keep talking!"
"Because this government is completely different from previous dynasties. In all previous dynasties, the court has always tried to please the officials and gentry. But this government has tried to please the people at the bottom!"
Zhu Yunxi really wanted to attack the case and admire him, he was indeed a famous minister of his generation.
In one brief sentence, the most fundamental aspect of the New Deal was revealed.
Before this era in the future, the Ming Dynasty he saw was only one-sided, and the history he saw was incomplete and even somewhat beautified.
And as he grew up, and with the vision and horizons honed from national government affairs, he saw a side that could not be described in history books.
Throughout the dynasties, kings and officials shared the world. The emperor and the officials and gentry of the world were actually the same class, and their common subjects were the common people.
The government can increase taxes at will without restrictions. The government and gentry class can blatantly pass taxes on to the people. They can also enrich themselves by sucking the blood of the empire and the people.
Later generations always say that the killings of the Qing Empire broke the backbone of the Han people, which led to the national destiny for nearly three hundred years.
But Zhu Yunxi, who has lived in this era for so many years and has exaggerated the military and national events of this era, now has a different point of view.
The reason why the Qing Empire was able to secure its position and leave a significant mark on feudal history was because it knew how to please the people at the grassroots level.
Taking the current situation as an example, a common farmer in the Ming Dynasty has to bear the burden of things, including fields, summer taxes, autumn grain, horse grass, delivery materials, horse prices, fodder, silver balance, labor balance, footmen, etc.
This is still the Ming Dynasty, with its national power rising day by day, and this is still a peaceful and prosperous age. If the country changes, the burden on the people will be even more overwhelming.
These things all come from the common people, but what about the officials and gentry? They give nothing and pay nothing!
It is true that the Ming Dynasty died due to party strife, but another fundamental reason is that the government was unscrupulous in collecting taxes and levies, which caused the people who had no place to stand to lose their trust in the court.
During the revolution between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty learned the lessons of the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Starting from Shunzhi after entering the customs, the land system was reformed and exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were abolished, which immediately stabilized the situation.
Then in the fiftieth year of Kangxi's reign, the population was increased, and taxes were never increased, which also ensured the most basic interests of the people. They did not have to hide because of the poll tax. They could farm, work, and do business.
During Yongzheng's reign, the system of apportionment of people to acres transformed the country from relying on the gentry to relying on self-cultivators.
"Please the people!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and tapped his fingers on the table, "This is right, but it is not very good. To please the people is to benefit the people!"
After saying that, he smiled and said, "As long as the people are good, who cares even if there is a reputation? Today's Holy Emperor is diligent and loves the people, but does he still have a lot of reputation?"
As soon as these words came out, no one in the elegant room dared to answer the question.
Zhu Yunxi laughed again and said, "You said this new policy is to please the people at the bottom. Do you think the people buy it?"
"I will definitely buy it!" Jing Qing said sternly, "I am also from a poor family. My parents died when I was young. I live in my grandmother's house. I grew up in the countryside. I know the hardships among the people!"
Tie Xuan also said, "Brother Jing Xian actually didn't want to be an official at first. It was only after I heard that His Highness the Emperor's Grandson's servant had become his mother that he absolutely followed me!"
After he finished speaking, Li Jinglong was surprised again.
"Damn it, who said I can't flatter you? It's a flattering move, but it's so proficient!" Thinking about it, he took a peek at Zhu Yunxi, and sure enough, there was a feeling of pride on the face of the emperor's grandson, and he was a little indulgent.
fleeting.
"Tell me again, why do people buy it?" Zhu Yunxi continued to ask while eating side dishes.
"In the past dynasties, great governance after great chaos was all about resting with the people, cultivating and reviving. Our dynasty succeeded the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, but the Meng Yuan's poison is still there, and the people's burden is too heavy, and it will be difficult to achieve great governance in the short term!" Jing Qing said.
, "Furthermore, I would like to say something disrespectful. Our dynasty uses too many troops, and our illustrious troops are all supported by the common people. It is difficult for the common people to truly recuperate and recuperate!"
“The government and the gentry share the grain of the peasants, which reduces the burden on the people and increases the country’s income.”
"Unifying land, acres, population, and taxation are all lost to the central government. Local governments no longer dare to ask for money by clever names, and officials and gentry cannot collude at will to occupy land and population!"
"In my opinion, there are three benefits of the New Deal!"
As he spoke, Jing Qing's face became arrogant, "First, we will avoid the sighs of inequality between rich and poor, second, we will avoid the pain of fleeing and transferring compensation, and third, we will avoid the disadvantages of bribery and advice from officials and subordinates!"
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi cheered loudly.
Jing Qing's words really spoke to his heart. If you unify taxes, you won't be afraid that the people will have no place to live, and you won't be afraid that the officials and gentry will collude to destroy the people. If the poll tax is abolished, the people won't have to flee and hide, let alone the government who will use their names to ask for money.
Want food.
"If this new policy is implemented all over the world, people all over the world will be celebrating!" Jing Qing continued to smile, "However, this new policy cannot be implemented unless there is great perseverance and great wisdom!"
Li Jinglong spoke hurriedly, getting ahead of Tie Xuan, "Either the current Crown Prince of the East Palace, His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, is a sage who only appears every five hundred years!"
"I heard that Brother Tie came into the palace yesterday and asked His Highness the Crown Prince whether he could kill someone, and His Highness said yes!" Jing Qing continued, "His Highness's desire to strengthen the country and enrich the people is evident!"
Tie Xuan also said, "Actually, before I went down to see His Highness the Emperor Taisun, it was Brother Jing Xian who told me to ask His Highness for the right to kill people!"
Zhu Yunxi was curious and said with a smile, "Why do you have to kill people?"
"Is there any new policy in the world that doesn't kill people?" Jing Qing gritted his teeth and said.
Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and said seriously, "You are not afraid. If this word gets out, others will hate you!"
"So what?" Jing Qing laughed, "In the past, Shang Yang's reform, although his car broke apart and died, it finally led to the unification of the Qin Dynasty! Today is the country of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the infamy, even if you eat my Jing Qing's flesh raw, what's the harm?"
"Jing Qing, you are a national scholar!" Zhu Yunxi raised his glass seriously, "Gu, here's a toast to you! Here's to you, a loyal man!"
"Huh?" Jing Qing's color suddenly changed.
"Why are you still standing there?" Li Jinglong stood up and said loudly, "The person in front of you is the current Crown Prince of the East Palace, why don't you pay your respects?"
This chapter has been completed!