The so-called reform is the redistribution of interests.
This will inevitably touch the vested interests of some people, so some will support and some will oppose.
Tie Xuan made a series of iron-fisted operations in Z, and the rich and wealthy families who had the handle were of course obedient. But there were still many who really couldn't find the handle, and the wealthy landlords were fighting against the government.
The policy of sharing one's land into one's own land affects the interests of the wealthy and big landowners, while benefiting the lower class peasants and poor peasants.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi looked a little solemn, the old man thought for a while and said, "What's wrong?"
"Tie Xuan still encountered resistance at location Z!"
Zhu Yunxi pushed the fold to the old man, but he didn't want the latter to just use chopsticks to pull it aside without even looking at it.
"Three hundred and twenty squires gathered in front of the Chief Secretary's Office with their families and tenant farmers to sit in protest!" Zhu Yunxi continued.
The old man raised his eyebrows and said, "This is not going to be easy!"
Regardless of the imperial power or the power of officials, they are not absolutely superior to the people, let alone can take whatever they want from the people at will.
Especially in this feudal era, if officials treat the people too harshly, they will lose their reputation. Besides, people are just sitting quietly, not making trouble, and the government cannot be harsh.
In fact, this kind of thing happens all over the world every year, especially when it comes to paying taxes and grain. Whether it is the county magistrate or the prefect, when encountering this kind of thing, they will politely invite the leading village elders to the back hall.
, kind words and good words.
Then send the troublemakers away politely. If they don't leave, the government will still take care of the food. They are afraid that some people will go hungry. If there is rain or snow, and someone gets sick because of the protest, that will be even worse.
As long as someone reads this book, it is a sin to pick off the black gauze hat.
Today in the Ming Dynasty, the government's rule over the people is gentle rather than violent. Regarding the people, as long as something is reasonable and reasonable, the government must take the people's ideas into consideration and cannot act arbitrarily, let alone use an iron fist.
"Not only his Chief Secretary's office, but also in the whole province except Ningbo, many gentry and landlords protested!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "The book also said that the Qiantang County magistrate asked a few old men to block the door with walking sticks.
Son, the scolding was so bloody!"
"Gentlemen, sometimes they are helpers of the court, sometimes they are nothing!" the old man laughed and cursed.
"Tie Xuan's statement said that he was not afraid of criticism. If those people continued to protest and cause trouble, he would directly order the arrests." Zhu Yunxi continued, "But the chief officials of the various states did not think so. Many officials went to the police station to arrest them."
I made a statement saying that Tie Xuan’s decree was too hasty!”
"As a result, local officials are not very cooperative, and Tie Xuan's efforts are useless!" Zhu Yunxi frowned and continued, "And he also said that in fact, officials in various states and counties are very partial to those who make trouble and protest.
!”
"He is a person from the north and went directly to the south to be the Chief Secretary. It will take some time before he can bring his subordinates into line!" The old man said in a low voice, "Besides, he is the Chief Secretary who has made it clear that he is someone who makes people feel uncomfortable.
It’s strange to be secretly contradictory!”
"What the emperor said is that officialdom is difficult, but it is even more difficult to do things in officialdom!" Zhu Yunxi sighed, "Tiexuan has the talent, but he still lacks the experience at the lowest level. He and Jingqing are okay with those wealthy families.
But when it comes to the landowners in the prefectures and counties, they are a little too busy!"
The old man looked at him and said, "You are the emperor, you can handle it yourself!"
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Han Kezhong, the No. 1 scholar in the new science and technology rankings and editor of the Hanlin Academy, stood anxiously outside the Fengtian Hall, waiting for the emperor's summons.
It was already evening at this time, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the magnificent hall, and the refracted light made people dare not look directly.
"Master Han, come with the Za family!"
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
Han Kezhong straightened his clothes, followed Wang Sha step by step, and walked slowly outside the emperor's official room, waiting quietly.
Wang Shai whispered through the curtain, "Your Majesty, Han Kezhong is here!"
Zhu Yunxi's voice came from inside, "Come in!"
Then, Wang Sha stepped aside slightly and made way for Han Kezhong.
Han Kezhong lowered his head, stepped across the threshold, entered the door and kowtowed, "My lord, kowtow to your Majesty!"
Zhu Yunxi sat on the soft couch, holding Han Kezhong's test paper that day in his hand, reading every word carefully, without asking the other person to get up, and directly said, "I read your paper from a different angle than others!"
As he spoke, he clicked on the test paper and said, "Other people look at land annexation from the overall perspective. You look at it from the countryside, as a small landowner. Do you have any experience working in the countryside?"
Han Kezhong raised his head, restrained his inner nervousness, and said, "When I was studying in my hometown, I had some prestige among the people because I was a civil servant. I often helped the local commanders and others to come up with ideas, and I often followed them in
Country walks!”
"That's it!" Zhu Yunxi put down the paper, "You are flat, Wang Shai will bring him a stool!"
Afterwards, Zhu Yunxi didn't care whether Han Kezhong dared to sit down or not, and continued to say, "In your hometown in Shandong, are there many rural gentry who gather in crowds to go to the government to protest and complain?"
Han Kezhong thought about it and wondered why the emperor wanted to do this, so he replied honestly, "Yes, there are. Sometimes the officials give more corvees and recruit more civilians, and some big households will make trouble."
"However, usually there is no trouble. The local commanders, the commanders, and the scholars like Chen make peace with each other, and everything goes away."
"When the imperial court implemented the idea of dividing households into acres in Shandong, some people complained about their grievances. However, they only tried to scare the government and did not dare to go too far. As long as they did not go too far, the government would not take any unpleasant words they said in private.
Know!"
"What if there really is a riot? For example, hundreds of people sit in protest in front of the Yamen Gate to resist the government's decree!" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"Then... we must arrest him!" Han Kezhong said, "If you don't arrest him once, the gentry will treat him as the norm and do it again next time!"
"What do you think about sharing the land with a small family?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.
Han Kezhong pondered for a moment and said, "Virtuous government! After allotment of land into acres, the land population in various places will be clearer than before, and tax collection will be more efficient. At the same time, it will not harm the people, because the head tax has been changed to a land tax, and the family will pay as much tax as the land they have.
Homeowners with small families and small landowners have benefited!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but nod.
The Ming Dynasty was still an agricultural society, and suffered from the stubborn agricultural problems that existed in all dynasties. That is the unclear land and population. The reforms he made were to make the blood of these countries clear. Only in this way, the finances of the Ming Dynasty will always be healthy, and the country of the Ming Dynasty will always be healthy.
Only then will the machine run efficiently.
Just like the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, the reason why Emperor Qianlong was able to launch wars repeatedly, spending tens of millions of taels of silver at every turn, to expand territory and expand the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty made the Manchu Qing military power run rampant in Asia. It was because of his father, who was thirteen in power
Yongzheng in the 1980s left to his descendants a highly efficient national machine.
Local finances directly belong to the central government. Whether it is money or grain, they are all allocated, managed and mobilized by the imperial court.
Dividing people into acres, officials and gentry working together to pay the grain and return the money to the public, all these are good policies that are beneficial to the country and the people. Naturally, the big landowners have been wronged, but they have won the support of the lower classes.
To put it bluntly, this is one of the reasons why the late Qing Dynasty was able to survive despite losing power and humiliating the country so many times. And after paying huge compensations again and again, it still had money to spend on the military.
"However, I think it is easy to handle the work of dividing the land between farmers and farmers. As long as the government is tougher, the gentry's protests will be of no use!" Han Kezhong hesitated and continued, "On the contrary, it is not easy to handle the situation where the officials and gentry pay the grain and work as errands. The former is just paying more taxes, and the latter is
But they directly..." After saying that, he paused and said, "It directly hurt their roots!"
"The fact that you can say this shows that you are a person with a big heart!" Zhu Yunxi praised, then stood up, paced with his hands behind his back, and said slowly, "Hanlin Academy, don't stay there, you are not the kind of person who can work with peace of mind.
A learned man!”
Han Kezhong was overjoyed. He really didn't want to stay in the Hanlin Academy for a day. He buried his head in the History Collection every day, and compiling history books was not what he wanted.
"You go to Z place!" Zhu Yunxi said, "I will promote you to the rank of inspection censor, and go there to implement the New Deal with Tie Xuan Jingqing and others!" He said, waving his hand, "Come here, sit closer to me, let's
