Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 874

After listening to Liu Weichao's introduction, Emperor Chongzhen has been thinking about this matter during the 22 years of Chongzhen's Chinese New Year.

Things from later generations cannot be completely copied, but this experience is still very useful.

Fortunately, when the Ming Dynasty rectified the area a few years ago, not only did the land surveys be re-measured, but also hidden households were checked and the population re-stated.In a short period of time, another national census is not necessary.

Based on the existing population data and the number of grain fields, etc., it took Emperor Chongzhen nearly a month to come up with an opportunity for Ming version control to further implement imperial power.

Otherwise, when Liu Weichao said that his huge empire was only built on floating sand, Emperor Chongzhen could not sleep well.

The progress of the Liujiazhuang case in Wujin County was also very fast. Coupled with the convenient transportation at this time, the officials who went south to handle the case had further results, which were reported to the Ministry of Punishment and presented to Emperor Chongzhen's case.

Liu Chuanzhi, the patriarch of Liujiazhuang, relied on his son Liu Guangdou as the censor, annexed land in the village and suppressed the clansmen, causing at least three deaths.As soon as the imperial court's iron fist hit, all the crimes of Liu Chuanzhi and his immediate family members were exposed.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen and Yushi Liu Guangdou dealt with the corruption and bribery case together, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs sentenced the criminals involved in the murder case to death.

Luntai is the name of the newly built city at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Ming Dynasty. It is taken from the Luntai County established here during the Tang Dynasty.

After a year of construction, this wheel platform has basically formed a city.Under the garrison of the army, the people of Ming Dynasty gathered at the foot of Tianshan Mountain.In addition, some prisoners were escorted to build a railway from Luntai to the east.In this way, the east and west jointly build the railway, and the railway from Guihua City to Luntai can be achieved as soon as possible.

Exiled to such a far place, plus the main criminals were all sentenced to death.It can be said that this is a serious judgment, and it will be an example to others!
Emperor Chongzhen used the Liujiazhuang pig cage case to have the cabinet and the six ministries discuss how to prevent such life-threatening incidents from recurring.

Such a treatment, if placed in the past, would definitely be considered heavy.

However, in the 23rd year of Chongzhen, it was actually not conspicuous.

Because Emperor Chongzhen had been vaccinated just last year, emphasizing the importance and authority of the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".Even if it involves the vassal king or his son, they are all treated equally.

Therefore, in this kind of place, the patriarchal clan system was used for lynching. Anyone can take it for granted that the emperor would definitely not allow it. It is not difficult to understand that he would take this matter so seriously.

Generally speaking, the greater the power of patriarchal clan rules, the greater the benefits for all officials.Because as long as there are officials in the family, they must be at the top of the power in the family.

Now Emperor Chongzhen obviously wants to restrain the power of patriarchal clan rules, and that is to attack their interests.Under the loss of interests, no one is willing.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's attention was clearly there.If you really want to talk about it, it must be that the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" is higher than the local patriarchal clan regulations, there is no doubt about it.

In other words, the law does not make sense.In terms of the ancestral legal system, there was no way to suppress Emperor Chongzhen.After all, the current emperor can directly contact the Taizu Emperor who founded the country. If the ancestor suppresses it, who knows what the Taizu Emperor in the sky thinks?There is a high probability that they will pay more attention to imperial power, saying that the ancestral system will only lift a stone to shoot themselves in the foot.

However, if their interests are damaged, it is the nature of most people to struggle to the death.

No, someone gave a performance to Emperor Chongzhen, saying that this kind of thing has been recorded since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, but in fact, the birth of imperial power is still behind the patriarchal clan rules. It violates the tradition of thousands of years. Could it be that the sages were wrong when they were alive?Were so many sage emperors wrong in the past?Ming Jun Xianxiang are all fake?

All kinds of things like this, regardless of the situation, the only thing to do is to focus on this aspect and try to gain power for themselves.

And all of this was expected by Emperor Chongzhen.After all, his month-long preparation was not to fool the leader, because he himself was the biggest leader.

After receiving these memorials, Emperor Chongzhen discussed this matter in the Great Court Conference, that is, when all civil and military officials gathered.

Inside the Jinluan Hall, on the throne, Emperor Chongzhen threw out all the memorials, and then shouted in a cold voice: "The emperors and sages of the past dynasties, the sages of the past dynasties, have left their names in history, and there have been conclusions in history books. I have never questioned it. However, this One moment, another moment, do you understand?"

What he said made the officials happy at first, but then he was a little confused, what is the meaning of this moment and that moment?
Today's emperor has become wise, and he is no longer the stupid emperor when he ascended the throne, so it is not easy to fool around.Therefore, no one dared to be the first to answer the question, lest they fail to distinguish the emperor and offend the emperor, then the gain outweighs the loss.Anyway, this matter is related to everyone, not just to yourself.

Based on this idea, in the Golden Luan Hall, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, it was quiet and no one spoke at all.

Emperor Chongzhen sat on it, scanning the courtiers below.He knew it well: Although these courtiers had already been screened by him, they were no longer the same as those courtiers who were in Chongzhen 15 years ago.There is indeed a heart to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.

However, in other areas, there are also times when interests are inconsistent, and they will be like this, so it cannot be said that they have changed their minds.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen didn't wait for them to speak, and said by himself: "What is this moment and that moment? I can put it in a plain language. Everything must be based on reality, that is, facts are tested and sorted out. The only standard..."

What he said was directly following Liu Weichao's explanation to him.As the pioneer of hisgeology, speaking in this way did not arouse doubts.Because of this tone, it is similar to Gewuxue.

I just heard Emperor Chongzhen continue to say: "I didn't say that the emperors and sages of the past dynasties were wrong, and the sages of the past dynasties had problems, because their situation at that time was in line with the methods they were going to take. But now, I ask you, what is the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the present?" Has the status quo changed drastically from before?"

Hearing this, all civil and military officials were dumbfounded.

That's right, the status quo of Ming Dynasty is definitely an earth-shaking change. Compared with any previous dynasty, it is earth-shaking.I believe that if the people in the past were alive, they would definitely not recognize that this is still the world!

The simple principles of adapting to the times, teaching students according to their aptitude, etc., also prove that what Emperor Chongzhen said just now to proceed from reality must be correct.

These people in the hall are not fools.They already heard what the emperor meant.Their previous argument was afraid that it would block and could not change the emperor's determination.

Sure enough, when Emperor Chongzhen didn't ask them to reply, he went on to say: "Since the present is different from the past, what's the difference between doing things according to the old rules of the past, and seeking swords in a boat? The truth is changing, and the strategy will naturally change? Otherwise, slash-and-burn farming is your current life. There are no such examples, Nanyang, the other side of the ocean, just stick to the rules of the past, if anyone thinks it is right to do that, I don’t mind sending him there Live the life he wants!"

"..." Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials, who had no one to speak, immediately shut their mouths tightly.

What a joke, are you crazy to live that kind of slash-and-burn life?

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at their expressions while speaking, and he probably saw that he had almost said something, so he said again: "I have decided that the upper-level counties and the middle-level counties with a large population will add township-level government offices, and The settings of the county government are the same, reducing the pressure on the governance of the upper-class counties and middle-class counties.”

Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.It turns out that the emperor didn't really have to take away all the patriarchal clan rules!Compared with their expectations, this is greatly reduced, which is acceptable!

While they were thinking about it, Zuo Maodi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there are quite a few high-level counties and middle-level counties in the country. If a new level of yamen is added, there will be not enough Jinshi, and there may not be enough for Juren." !"

This is another earth-shaking change!
In the past, after more than 200 years of accumulation in the Ming Dynasty, there were many candidates and Jinshi, and many people even had to queue up to become officials.

However, during the reign of Chongzhen, the world was in chaos first, and there were thieves everywhere. They also specially killed officials, and local gentry, that is, the official reserve of the imperial court. For more than ten years, there were a large number of Juren and Scholars. .

Then, the current emperor launched Gewuxue, and the special scientific examination of Gewuxue is held once a year. The emperor also attaches great importance to it, and the treatment is good. Not only will he have a title, but also countless wealth.Therefore, many young people no longer specialize in the Four Books and Five Classics to take the imperial examination, but choose the road of Gewuxue, which further reduces the number of Juren and Jinshi.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty suddenly became stronger, not to mention opening up the territory and expanding the land, but changing the land and returning it to the people. I don't know how many officials were filled in the entire western part of the Ming Dynasty. Now there are still officials from Liaodong, North Korea, and Hetao. !
In addition, many vassal kings have already gone abroad. Among the subjects they recruited from the country, although there are not many scholars, there are some at least some, including Juren and Jinshi.An obvious example is the Sun family in Zizhou.This further reduced the number of vacant Juren and Jinshi in the country.

Or it can be said that in the 23 years of Chongzhen, there are no Juren and Jinshi waiting for employment at the entrance of the official department.

It was also for this reason that Zuo Maodi had to jump out to remind Emperor Chongzhen.

　I worked overtime today, the update will be delayed, but it will definitely be updated.

　　
　
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