Domineering Daming

Lai Zongdao's entry to Beijing also indicated that the political reform in the south was basically completed and there would be no major disturbances, which also made Zhu Xu heave a sigh of relief.

"Next is Shaanxi." Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, looked out the door, and whispered to himself.

Shaanxi has always been his heart disease. This place has the most severe disasters and is the hardest hit area of ​​civil unrest. It is necessary to separate the province as soon as possible, strengthen control, improve disaster relief channels, and curb civil unrest.

If the people's chaos is allowed to prevail and the court is busy suppressing the bandits all the time, it will amplify Ming's blood a little bit, and it will be drained sooner or later.

Suddenly, Liu Shimin walked in quickly from the side door, holding a memorial book in his hand: "Your Majesty, the memorial book of building slaves and bandit chieftains."

Zhu Xu was taken aback for a moment, took a look at it, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

This is Huang Taiji's memorandum, which clearly states: go to the country, ask for canonization, request for marriage, etc., written in very detailed, different from the previous peace negotiation document in name only.

Zhu Xu looked at it for a long time and considered it in his heart. He raised his head and smiled at Cao Huachun, "This Khan of the Kingdom of Jin wants to marry me."

Liu Shimin smiled and bowed his head. The emperor of Ming Dynasty had no habit of marrying barbarian women.However, this also shows that Jiannu, who had been a disaster in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty for decades, has basically lost its threat now.

Zhu Xu slapped the memorial, hesitating in his heart.He had an impulse in his heart to send [-] troops into Shenyang to completely annihilate Houjin, but he knew very well that this move was very risky, the possibility of success was unlikely, and it would also destroy the current situation in Liaodong.

"Just wait."

After a long time, Zhu Xu sighed softly. Huang Taiji wanted to endure and recuperate. Why not?

Zhu Xu handed the playbook to Liu Shimin and said, "Give it to Wen Zhaoge for discussion."

Liu Shimin hesitated to speak, but with Zhu Youjian's personality, he might not agree this time, and even wanted to send troops to the north to completely wipe out Jiannu, right?

But he didn't say much, he accepted the playbook and ordered someone to send it to Wenzhao Pavilion.

Chapter 425 Zhu Youjian's Awakening

Wen Zhao Pavilion.

Zhu Youjian was very pleased with Lai Zongdao's arrival, he couldn't bear Qian Longxi, Jiang Dejing and others anymore.

"Laiqing, sit here." Zhu Youjian came out of the classroom, pointed to the first chair on the right hand side enthusiastically, and said to Lai Zong.

This position originally belonged to Zhou Yanru.

Lai Zongdao glanced at the fellow members of the Wenzhao Pavilion standing up from the four tables, bowed slightly to Zhu Youjian, and sat on his right after Zhu Youjian sat down.

Jiang Dejing, Qian Longxi and the others all looked down. They already knew Zhu Youjian very well, and if someone came in, it meant that someone was leaving.

Zhou Yanru's expression remained unchanged, but anger welled up in his heart. Lai Zongdao took his position!

He glanced at Lai Zongdao gloomyly, and silently sat down on the chair on Lai Zongdao's right.

As soon as everyone was seated, Zhu Youjian said loudly: "Let's start."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man standing on his left flipped through a thick book, glanced at the people present, and said: "There are three things in the cabinet discussion today. Nine hundred, the need to pay grain by mu, the Governor’s Council intends to reiterate, and ask the landlord to pay the tax. Second, regarding the provincial reform, the emperor believes that the existing province is too large, which is not conducive to the management of the court. The emperor ordered Wenzhao Pavilion to be in charge."

Listening to Xu Jie's words, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly. This is a talent he discovered from the Taipu Temple. He is smart, but a useful talent that can be cultivated.

The first thing, Jiang Dejing, Qian Longxi, Zhou Yanru and others don't want to get involved. This will offend the world, and they are against it from the bottom of their hearts.The third matter, this matter is the same as before for Wen Zhaoge, only in the form of "approval", and the final participation is decided by the Ministry of War and Jingyang Palace.

What they care most about is the second thing: provincial reforms!

Zhu Youjian had a panoramic view of the expressions of the group of people. For Jiang Dejing, Qian Longxi and others, his eyes became more and more indifferent, and he smiled at Lai Zongdao and said, "Let's talk about the first one."

Lai Zongdao understood Zhu Youjian's meaning, coughed lightly, and said: "My lord, the ancestral system cannot be abolished. The key lies in how to collect it and how much to make up for taxes and food."

Daming's current acres are basically divided into four.

One is official land, which includes those owned by various yamen, such as Taipu Temple for raising horses, Guanglu Temple for grazing, or school fields, border generals’ Yanglian fields, royal cemeteries, etc.However, this proportion is very small, and there is no tax to collect.

The second is civilian land, which is owned by ordinary people. It is estimated to be around 5000 million mu, which is a fairly large proportion.

The third is the private land owned by the government and business groups, which exceeds 5000 million mu!Most of the acres owned by officials are "given begging farmland", which is bestowed by the emperor, and it is very considerable after hundreds of years.

The fourth is the "Huang Tian" in Zhu Xu's hands, which is almost 2000 million mu, most of which were collected from the clan princes.

Everyone here is also a sensible person, and they know whose tax Jingyang Palace is going to collect.As Lai Zongdao said, the ancestral system comes first, and things cannot be avoided. The crux of the problem is how to meet the requirements of Jingyang Palace without causing a fierce reaction from the government and business groups all over the world!

Zhu Youjian nodded. This is the point. The Ming Dynasty has not been peaceful since the current emperor ascended the throne. He can't just watch him continue to toss like this, otherwise big things will happen sooner or later.

After Lai Zongdao's words fell, Jiang Dejing looked calm and looked forward, Qian Longxi lowered his eyes, as if he was asleep, Zhou Yanru squinted, as if thinking, and everyone else had their own expressions, but they just didn't answer.

Xu Jie watched from the side, secretly worried, but there was nothing he could do.

Zhu Youjian's face was slightly gloomy, he glanced at several people coldly, and still looked at Lai Zongdao: "Laiqing, what's your opinion?"

Lai Zongdao also noticed this time, what kind of person he is, in terms of tact, Zhang Wenda is no match for him, he stroked his white beard with one hand, organized his words, and said slowly: "My lord, we need to be cautious about this matter." For this reason, we can do a small trial and set the tax rate lower first. For example, if we harvest five liters per mu and supplement grain, we will also collect five liters per mu, no more and no less. As long as the summer grain is stable, then the autumn grain It will be taken for granted if it rises to eight liters and one bucket next year."

This is a typical boiled frog in warm water.

Zhu Youjian kept nodding his head as he listened. This idea was very much in his mind. He negotiated with Jingyang Palace, and it was not difficult to accomplish. After solving this major matter, he relaxed and said with a smile on his face: "Come on. Qing is really quick-witted, um, this is a good idea."

Xu Jie on the side also nodded, and quietly recorded it.

Lai Zongdao smiled, and said modestly and prudently: "It's all superficial, the prince praised it absurdly."

Zhu Youjian was happy in his heart, his expression was also excited, and he said in a brisk tone: "The second thing is to redefine the provinces. This king also thinks that my Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, only fifteen provinces, and it is not convenient to manage it. Any thoughts?"

This matter involved everyone's interests, but no one rushed to stand out, otherwise the food would be too ugly.

Zhu Youjian didn't know what they were thinking, and he wanted to kill someone with hatred in his heart, so he turned to Lai Zongdao patiently and said, "Laiqing, what do you think?"

Lai Zongdao tugged at his beard, thought for a while, and said, "My lord, this matter is not difficult at all. Only Shaanxi is left in the court's political reform. It happens that Shaanxi is in chaos, so we might as well start from Shaanxi."

Lai Zongdao was tactful and sophisticated, and vaguely guessed what Zhu Xu was anxious about, and it should be this provincial reform.

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly. He recently presided over the disaster response office. He deeply felt that Shaanxi was too big, and it was difficult to operate. If it could be split into two or three provinces, it would be relatively easy. control will become tighter.

He didn't ask Jiang Dejing and the others what they meant, and continued: "Laiqing, what should I do specifically?"

Jiang Dejing and the others became anxious when they heard this, Wang Xin clearly meant to exclude them!

Zhou Yanru, as one of the pillars of the Southern Shilin, naturally cannot compromise easily, pretending to ponder, and rushing to talk: "My lord, this matter needs to be discussed carefully, and it must be safe. It coincides with the disaster in Shaanxi and the civil unrest, so we must be more cautious. act."

The so-called "act cautiously" and "deliberate carefully", there is a huge room for control.

Jiang Dejing also hurriedly said: "My lord, Shaanxi has been a land of chaos since ancient times, so you must not do it lightly, please think twice!"

Qian Longxi also came to understand, and said solemnly: "My lord, dividing the province is no small matter, especially in the local area. If it causes dissatisfaction in the local area, it will be difficult for the imperial court to deal with it."

Zhu Youjian also frowned deeply when he heard the words, although the words of the few people had other thoughts hidden, but the reason was upright, he couldn't help but not care, and his face hesitated.

In just a few words, Lai Zongdao had figured out the political ecology of Wenzhao Pavilion. He stroked his beard with a relaxed expression.