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Chapter 1249
The eunuch Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, has the most hidden households in the mansion outside the palace, with five people.

The second is Gao Shiyue, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, and there are four hidden households in his mansion.

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Those who have been in high positions in the palace since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the earlier they lived in the mansion outside the palace, the more hidden households there were.It is also because they spend most of their time in the palace. Therefore, these eunuchs have the largest number of hidden households, and they are not as many as Yingtian's servant family.

After reading this list, Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything.He chatted privately with Liu Xingzuo, commander of Jinyiwei, and asked him to report the situation that had been investigated first.

According to the official position, Liu Xingzuo only investigated the cabinet and seven ministers and some nobles in the capital at this time.However, judging from these materials, the situation is much more serious than that in the palace.

The situation is the most serious for the hermits of noble families. For example, those nobles who have lived for almost as long as the Ming Dynasty, most of them are the residences of British princes. There are 26 of them in the residences of the capital alone. A hermit in the manor outside.Even Emperor Chongzhen's father-in-law, Empress Zhou's father's house had eight hidden households.

There are seven ministers in the cabinet. As we know before, the more established the family is, the more hidden households there are, and it has nothing to do with whether they are from a scholarly family or not.On the contrary, the first assistant, Wen Tiren, has always regarded himself as clean and honest. He has the fewest servants in his house, and there are only two hermits.In the mansion of Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of the capital, there is not a single hidden household, but there are three in his uncle Cao Wenzhao's mansion.

Seeing this information, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have to wait for Liu Xingzuo to investigate everyone, he already knew it in his heart.It seems that among the rich and powerful families, they are likely to treat the children of those families as their private property, and they have never thought of treating these children as an independent individual, and they are also treated as ordinary people of Ming Dynasty.

The reason for such a situation is likely to be related to the concepts of Da Ming.Most of the hermits in these mansions had children from families, that is to say, the parents of these people were servants of wealthy families, and the sons born to servants must still be servants of the mansion.

It seems that some regulations made since the founding of the Ming Dynasty have to be changed.Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and fell into deep thought.

A few days later, Emperor Chongzhen was playing on the train in the Imperial Garden. On a whim, he ordered all the eunuchs above the young prisons to come and take the train together.

Immediately, the train in the imperial garden was full of eunuchs from the palace.This made the maids standing by the side very envious, and hoped that one day I would be a member there, that would be great!

However, the young eunuchs on the train were puzzled.Many people have jobs, such as the eunuch Bingbi, the inspector of ceremonies, since Emperor Chongzhen delegated the review of most of the memorials, they are all busy criticizing reds, they are really busy! Emperor Chongzhen suddenly recruited them to take the train , what is this for?
As the top group of people in the palace, they naturally knew that the emperor would not call them here for no reason, there must be some purpose.Therefore, they guessed things in their hearts, but on the surface, they had a good time, and from time to time, they praised the emperor according to the topic.

After several laps, the train finally stopped, and after the engine was turned off, the Imperial Garden finally became quiet.

Emperor Chongzhen touched the train with a smile, got out of the train again, and smiled around the train. Seeing him, he admired the train very much.

The eunuchs headed by Cao Huachun all followed behind Emperor Chongzhen, and they all praised the train with smiles, in a friendly manner.

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen stood by the locomotive, looked at the train and said with emotion: "The railway track between the capital and Tongzhou will be finished soon, and on the first day of opening, I will take the queen to celebrate, how about it? "

When the emperor said it was going to be so grand, the eunuchs were slightly surprised. It was just a train, and the emperor paid so much attention to it?
Although they thought so in their hearts, they felt that it seemed a little fussy.But on the surface, no one showed it, and Cao Huachun first praised: "Your Majesty is dedicated to the people, and it is really a blessing for the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch through the ages, and he is indeed a blessing for the people!"

"..."

Just as these eunuchs knew Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen was actually very familiar with these eunuchs.Knowing that they said so in their mouths, they may not necessarily think so in their hearts.

But it doesn't matter, he patted the locomotive and said with a smile: "You may not realize that the appearance of this train will bring about a huge change in the transportation of Daming. Take the Tongzhou-Jingshi railway as an example. In the future, the goods transported by the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will be brought to the capital by train in Tongzhou, and the throughput of goods will be several times more than before.”

"After the trains are rolled out across the country, whether it is people or goods, the scope of activities can be greatly increased." Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion, "In addition, my Ming Dynasty has a new national household registration policy. Restricting the movement of the people of Ming Dynasty will greatly broaden their horizons in the future. Ming Dynasty will be more prosperous and stronger."

Hearing this, Gao Shiyue was the first to echo this time: "Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty is already the most powerful since the founding of the country. The vast territory of my Ming Dynasty is the most in all dynasties! Your Majesty is mighty!"

When he said this, it was obvious that the Yuan Dynasty was automatically filtered.Of course, if we really want to talk about it, the Ming Dynasty now stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and includes the entire Nanyang Ocean in the south, and reaches the Tianshan Mountains in the west. They are all areas where the Ming Dynasty swore sovereignty. Compared with the previous Yuan Dynasty, it is actually not much different.

"It's not that slaves are flattering. Your majesty's brilliance and martial arts far surpass Qin Huang, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu. My Ming Dynasty has achieved this situation in just a few years since the dawn of the Ming Dynasty. I admire you very much in my heart. I have an emperor. Come on, servants and servants will only serve His Majesty!" Cao Huachun, not to be outdone, quickly echoed with a smile.

The other eunuchs did the same, they all followed suit and said similar things.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, truly a blessing to the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"..."

Emperor Chongzhen seemed to enjoy what they said, just smiled and looked at the train, letting them talk.

After a while, he suddenly turned around and looked at the group of eunuchs behind him and asked: "You have said so much, do you know who are the people of Ming Dynasty? What exactly are the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

Hearing this, almost all the eunuchs were taken aback.The emperor's question is unconventional!And why would you ask this question, aren't the people of Daming the people of Daming?Aren't the emperor's people the people of Ming Dynasty?

They were wondering, but Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang and the eunuch of Bingbi Bingbi, was the first to speak this time: "Under the sky, is it the land of the king; on the shore of the land, is it the minister of the king! The slaves think that all the territory of our Ming Dynasty , everyone is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and a subject of His Majesty, without exception!"

When he said this, he emphasized the word "anyone".Or because of physical reasons, the eunuch's voice was originally a bit high-pitched, but this loud emphasis made it even more harsh.

When many young eunuchs were stunned, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be interested, and immediately asked Wang Cheng'en, "Wang Banban's words are interesting, anyone? It seems to make sense!"

"Your servant always thinks so!" Wang Chengen replied respectfully under the watchful eyes of many colleagues, "As long as they are in the territory of our Ming Dynasty, no matter who they are, they will be subject to thunder and rain. Everyone in the country can feel it. Just say that this train has been built all over the country, and naturally everyone in the country can enjoy the convenience it brings. And..."

Wang Chengen eloquently cited examples, and Emperor Chongzhen did not interrupt, listening with a smile on his face.

What Wang Chengen said was actually all due to the emperor.When the people around him heard this, they couldn't help but look at him with admiration.They didn't expect that Wang Cheng'en was young, but he could really make the emperor happy with such high-level flattery through factual narration.

Thinking of this, they were a little envious, why didn't they say this first!
At this moment, Wang Cheng'en changed the topic, and the topic changed to the present, and he heard him say: "From this, from the princes and nobles, to the people of Liming, or criminals and slaves, without exception, all are worthy of your Majesty." Your subjects will all receive the thunder, rain and dew of His Majesty!"

From a legal point of view, what he said was absolutely correct.Are there any exceptions within the Ming Empire?
When many eunuchs and eunuchs were still thinking about the conversation between the emperor and the admiral of Dongchang, they heard Wang Chengen say again: "Throughout the dynasties, the hidden households have been prisoners of crimes, but His Majesty has given a chance to reform. He is indeed a benevolent king through the ages! Slave and servant I think that His Majesty's new policy is the most benevolent and righteous. If anyone wants to become a hermit, no matter whether he wants to or not, he will be guilty of an unforgivable crime! Slaves don't believe it. There are still people in this world who are not under His Majesty's control. Could it be that there are other people who are bigger than His Majesty, who can manage those people?"

In this passage, he emphasized a few more points, such as "whether the hermit is voluntary", and "there are still people in the world who are not controlled by His Majesty" and so on.

When it came to the topic of Yinhu, many young eunuchs present immediately understood. Could it be that everyone was called here today? In fact, it was not about taking the train, but for the matter of Yinhu?

They originally thought as Emperor Chongzhen had thought before, thinking that the imperial court's registration of hidden households this time actually did not include the children of their families.Because it has been such a practice throughout the dynasties.But at this time, after listening to Wang Chengen's repeated emphasis on anyone, especially the words "whether the hermit is voluntary" and "is there anyone else who is older than your majesty", they immediately thought of the situation in their mansion. , isn't there a hermit who meets this condition?
Thinking about it this way, suddenly, some young eunuchs and the like looked a little unnatural.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't seem to notice the change in their expressions, but said to Wang Cheng'en indifferently: "Wang Banban is exaggerating. I believe that today is different from the past. Some people may be uninformed; others may be busy. Wait, it’s just that I haven’t registered for the time being. It’s still early before the deadline for registration, so there shouldn’t be anyone who deliberately refuses to register. If someone really dares to deceive me, hehe, I don’t mind giving you factory guards a chance to make meritorious deeds!”

As soon as he said this, the spirits in the palace immediately understood everything.

The emperor has already pointed out that "the present is different from the past", which means that it is different from before.He also said that "some people may be busy with things", as for those ordinary hermits, how could they be busy with things and turn a blind eye to the imperial court's policies? This is clearly talking about them and giving them a step down.

Don't think it was Wang Cheng'en who brought up this matter, but it was obviously ordered by the emperor. When the two of them sang together, they just beat the people in the palace.

Thinking of this, they looked at Wang Cheng'en and knew in their hearts that there was a high probability that their situation in the mansion outside would have been cleared up by Dongchang's detectives, otherwise today's scene would not have happened.

Thinking of this, most of them were a little panicked.For them, the emperor's favor is the foundation of all their power.Lost the grace, don't say that the family has a child, everything will be just a cloud.

So, they all wanted to plead guilty to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen walked leisurely towards the harem with his hands behind his back, without turning his head, he just confessed lightly: "The train is on the way, chattering and chattering, let's all go back and get busy!"

"Your Majesty, my maidservant!" Many young eunuchs responded in unison, and at the same time they had a decision in their hearts.

In the afternoon, at Wenyuan Pavilion, Sun Chengzong had been working for a long time. After all, he was old, in his seventies, and his back hurt a little, so he stood up and walked around.The other cabinet ministers continued to work.

Walking to the door, suddenly a faint voice came.This made Sun Chengzong a little curious. Before here, it was rare to hear people chatting in private.

So, he paced over, although the footsteps were light, but not silent.But those two seemed to be chatting vigorously, but they didn't hear them, and they were still chatting in a low voice.

When Sun Chengzong got close, he stopped and listened.

It's okay if you don't listen to it, but you were stunned when you heard it.The two young eunuchs at the door were chatting about the affairs in the palace, and it happened not long ago.

After the two little eunuchs finished chatting, they went to work.Sun Chengzong looked at their backs, couldn't help grinning, and smiled silently.

He understood very well in his heart that the current emperor is very strict in controlling the palace.He dared to assure that, if it hadn't been signaled by someone above, these two servants would never have dared to talk about the affairs of the palace.

This matter is actually very easy to understand. The emperor wants to register all the hidden households in each mansion this time, but he doesn't want to make it clear and let all the mansions be more conscious, so he first ordered the father-in-law in the palace, and then spread the news. Come out and let those outside be more conscious.

Sun Chengzong can be [-]% sure that things in the palace will not be the only place where tongues are chewed.This matter will spread quickly.

Your majesty, this is the ceremony before the soldiers, it depends on whether everyone is conscious or not!

If there are people who don't have eyesight, with the emperor's current prestige and ability, those who don't have eyesight will definitely be unlucky!

　Thank you for the 1000 reward for the little daughter-in-law, and thank you Yiye Zhiqiu for the 111 reward!
　　The updates have been slow during this time, and I know it myself.One is that the body needs to rest, and the other is that the daughter is sick and only went to kindergarten again today.The third is Kawen. After writing about Nanyang, I feel a little at a loss.I'm not familiar with foreign countries, I don't know how to write it, and I'm still sorting it out.Let's set a small goal first, update tomorrow morning, and start updating regularly the day after tomorrow. (If you are familiar with the Americas and the Middle East, you can join the group discussion)

　　
　
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