Glancing at his son, Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "It's not that easy! The best thing in the world to use to suppress our royal family is the ancestral system!"

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew what the ancestral system was. It was a footbinding cloth for civil servants. He would use it when needed and throw it aside when not needed. He smiled softly and said, "The ancestral cloth is just for people to use."

Some fields are tax-free, which does not mean that all their fields should not pay taxes."

"Father, the world's population is so large, and more and more land has been cultivated, but the taxes are getting less and less. I have checked that in the 4th year of Yongle, the world's household registration was 9.68 million, and the population was 51.52 million. The tax was 30.7 million shi, cloth

1.36 million bolts of brocade, 299,000 jins of silk floss, 7.66 million ingots of banknotes, 2,549 jins of copper, 82,000 jins of iron, 46,600 jins of lead, 2,080 taels of cinnabar, 1.99 million jins of tea, 1.397 million jins of salt, and 19.79 million shi of military grain."

"In the first year of Hongzhi, there were 9.11 million household registrations in the country, a population of 50.2 million, 19.56 million shi of rice, 6.77 million shi of wheat, 36,700 jins of silk, 2.65 million jins of cotton, and 1.15 million pieces of cloth. The army had 2.93 million shi of grain and tax exemptions.

7.98 million stones.”

"From the fourth year of Yongle to the first year of Hongzhi, instead of increasing the number of registered households in the country, the number of households in the country decreased by 500,000. Did our Ming Dynasty suffer some major disaster or encounter some kind of military disaster? Where have all these people gone?

When I went to the streets, there were a lot of people on the streets, and they were hidden and became the servants of these scholars."

"The people are gone, but the land is still there, right? How many fields have been cultivated over the years, the Ministry of Household Affairs should have records, right? But what about the land tax? In the fourth year of Yongle, the harvest was 30.7 million shi, and in the year of Hongzhi? The rice was 19.56 million shi,

The total amount of wheat is 6.77 million shi, which is only 26 million shi in total, and there is a reduction of almost 8 million shi, which is 4 million shi less than in Yongle four years."

"It took four years for the army to collect grain, which was close to 20 million dan. What about now? 8 million dan. Where is the grain?"

"The land is still the same land, and the people are still the same people, but what about the food? Whose pocket did it put into?"

The amount Zhu Houzhao said was shocking. Not only did Zhu Youtang feel shocked, but Zhu Houzhao actually frightened himself when he saw it. During the Yongle period, the army collected 20 million shi to collect grain, and during the Hongzhi period, 8 million shi were used. It can be seen that the Weisuo

It has collapsed to such an extent that in the military town, except for the general's private army, most of them have gone to farm.

Naturally, the food was put into his own pocket. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Ming Dynasty was in a critical situation.

Zhu Houzhao now understands why Emperor Zhengde was so badly hacked. After he ascended the throne, he probably cleaned up the mess. Later, he also defeated the little Mongolian prince and put an end to the rebellion of King Ning. Now Zhu Houzhao can give some points to Zhu Houzhao in history.

Big thumbs up, well done, but died too early.

In fact, most of the reforming monarchs or powerful monarchs in history were criticized a lot, and this is not without reason.

Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, the most accomplished one was Emperor Yongzheng. It was he who reversed the decline of the Qing Dynasty in the late Kangxi years. However, he was also the one who suffered the most misfortune. On the contrary, it was Qianlong who enjoyed the fruits of reform and did not feel sorry for his betrayal.

This guy is touted as a holy king, which speaks volumes.

"Emperor Father, the Han Dynasty flourished for five generations, and when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty passed the throne, the national power of the Han Dynasty was so great that it surpassed all other dynasties in the Han Dynasty. Even though Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to war, the Han Dynasty was still able to survive. The Ming Dynasty has now passed the throne to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

The sixth generation is supposed to be prosperous and prosperous, and the country is at its peak, but why is it not as good as when the country was founded?"

Zhu Houzhao said in a low tone, with a sad look on his face.

"You have a lot to think about at such a young age!" Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile: "Do you think my father doesn't know? You are the only smartest person in the world? Do you think my father doesn't want innovation? But innovation is not that important.

Easy, if only things in the world were that simple. In the Song Dynasty, we had Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, but in the Ming Dynasty, who did we have?"

"Besides, changing it may not be better than not changing it. Besides, my father wants to change it, but there are some things that cannot be rushed and must be taken slowly."

In fact, Zhu Houzhao also knew that his father wanted to reform, because this is what Emperor Hongzhi did in history, but before he could show off his talents, he couldn't hold on anymore and he lay down. After Emperor Zhengde came to power, the reform continued

, it can be regarded as inheriting his father's legacy, but he first defeated the little prince and then destroyed Prince Ning. Emperor Zhengde could only do so much.

The army had just finished cleaning up, but before the internal affairs could be cleaned up, he fell into the water first, and then died.

"Actually, it's not that difficult!" Zhu Houzhao looked at his father and said with a smile: "The bustling world is all for profit, and the bustling world is all for profit. As long as the royal family is rich and the court is rich, then

There’s nothing that can’t be done.”

Zhu Youtang looked at his son and said angrily: "Father, I also know that many problems can be solved easily with money. The problem is where to get money. If the people do not increase taxes, the country will have sufficient supplies. This is what every emperor wants to do."

Arrived."

"Simple!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "This salt policy can make the court a huge profit. It's very simple."

Zhu Youtang looked at his son, and then said with a smile: "If you can make the court a lot of money, tell me what you want, and I will satisfy you."

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Houzhao glanced at his father, and then said with a smile: "If it works, I want eight rounds!"

The so-called Eight Bureaus are actually eight of the Twenty-Four Yamen. The Twenty-Four Yamen were the institutions where eunuchs served the emperor and his family in the Ming Dynasty. They included twelve supervisors, four divisions, and eight bureaus. They were collectively called the Twenty-Four Yamen, and were ordered by Zhu Houzhao.

That's eight rounds.

The Twenty-Four Yamen are not a eunuch system, and there is no rigid rule that eunuchs must be used as chief officials. It is an institution that serves the emperor and his family. Later, many eunuchs were assigned to take charge of their duties, so they are often misunderstood by modern people. Unofficial histories of the Qing Dynasty are even used to prove that the Ming Dynasty

There were 100,000 eunuchs. In fact, the vast majority of these units were craftsmen who had moved from Nanjing.

The twelve eunuchs are the Si Li Jian, the Royal Horse Jian, the Internal Official Jian, the Si She Jian, the Royal Jian, the Divine Palace Jian, the Shang Shan Jian, the Shang Bao Jian, the Yin Shou Jian, the Zhidian Jian, the Shang Yi Jian, and the Duzhi Jian.

The twelve eunuchs were in the palace. They were the yamen that really served the emperor. The ceremonial eunuch and the imperial eunuch were even more powerful. It was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to get involved, and he didn't want to.

The four divisions are the Xixin Division, the Bell and Drum Division, the Baochao Division, the Hungtang Division, and the Xixin Division. The Bell and Drum Division is in charge of the firewood.
Chapter completed!