Domineering Daming

Chapter 456

"Tell me in detail." Zhu Xu said.

Fu Changzong glanced at Zhu Xu, and said: "After the statistics of the autumn grain, the additional levy is less than [-] shi."

Liu Shimin took a bowl of fish soup and gently placed it in front of Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu glanced at it, picked it up and sipped it, his face was expressionless, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes.

For this matter, he had actually predicted that it would be easy to raise taxes on the poor, but there are countless ways to persecute them, but it would be even more difficult for the rich.

There are too many involved, except for the officials he promoted, the current six officials, the major governors and the army, the rest are only unformed colleges and departments, and the others are basically "forbearance" under the power of power.

The biggest interest group touched by his reforms has always been the bureaucratic group. The bureaucratic group is too large. Through various methods, it has extended merchants and landlords, and its tentacles have penetrated into all aspects of Ming Dynasty. To a certain extent, it even kidnapped the entire Ming Dynasty. Including imperial power!

Zhu Xu can snatch part of the power from them through the operation of power, and can also suppress them to obey some of his reform plans, but when it comes to their fundamentals, they will never compromise!

The land is their foundation!

Zhu Xu put down the bowl, crossed his hands, and rested his chin on it.

This so-called "[-]-acre levy" was just a tentative move by him, and it was still covered with the "Taizu Ancestral System". However, in such a huge world, only [-] shi was collected, which seemed very ironic.

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he thought for a while before he said, "How is the Ministry of Household's investigation of the population of fields and acres?"

Fu Changzong said: "Returning to the emperor, there is only a general idea, and the detailed one needs to be fully developed, and I am afraid that there will be no results for a while. It will take at least two or three years."

At the head of Zhu Xu's head, it has only been three years, and a series of major reforms have come one after another. It is good that Fu Changzong can do this.His expression moved slightly, thinking about whether it is appropriate to re-register the land and acres in the large-scale census now being rolled out.

Fu Changzong knew Zhu Xu very well, seeing his changing expression, he guessed his thoughts, raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, it's time to slow down."

Zhu Xu was startled, and frowned, "What does uncle mean?"

Fu Changzong knew that Zhu Xu had always been very urgent, and every reform action was impatient, non-stop, and showed no sign of stopping.

However, the current situation requires the whole of Daming to slow down!

From reforming the salt government, dismissing the cabinet, banning the emperor, reforming the military system, reforming the political system, clearing the Donglin, and then turning over the army, suppressing the Jiangnan Shilin Group, etc., this series of things, not only the court needs time to slow down Digest slowly, and so does the whole world.

If there is not enough time to get in slowly, the undercurrent hidden in the dark will slowly surface and become entangled together, forming a violent storm, with unpredictable consequences.

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu, thought about it seriously, and said: "Your Majesty, the surroundings are now stable, and the civil unrest in Shaanxi is temporarily suppressed. It is time for the imperial court to deal with internal affairs in a calm and meticulous manner. If you miss this period, you may be It will be difficult to find opportunities like this in the future.”

Zhu Xu listened to Fu Changzong's words, and quickly figured out the taste, with a calm expression.

The political reform in the south has only been in half a year. If we do these things at this time, I am afraid that the hot water that has not cooled down will boil again...

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, carefully pondering Fu Changzong's words in his heart.

Today's Ming Dynasty is far better than in history. Later Jin was temporarily silent, and the Chahar tribe needed to rely on the Ming Dynasty to survive. There was no big threat from the north for the time being.Japan is also entering the period of the shogunate. In addition, there are powerful naval forces in the Daming sea area, and the frontier troops are also well-trained, so there is no need to worry about this.Spain in the South China Sea, the Dutch are still fighting, and the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty has not had much impact. The coastal waters, especially Taiwan, are safe and safe for the time being.

The last threat is Burma, but after half a century of war with the Ming Dynasty, the consumption is about the same, especially when it is still in civil war, and there are more than [-] troops stationed in Yunnan, Zhu Xu is not worried.

This is a foreign invasion, and it is relatively stable in a short period of time.

As for internal worries, it is more and more serious disasters, severe floods, severe droughts, and after this severe flood, I believe that the entire court will recognize that water conservancy projects will be stepped up, and there should be no major floods like those in later generations.As for the severe drought, it is human irresistible.What the Ming court can do is to forcefully maintain stability and build a sound and comprehensive disaster response system and disaster relief channels.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, then looked at Fu Changzong and said, "How much food is left in the treasury?"

This Fu Changzong is most familiar with, and he blurted out: "Sweet potatoes are now being sold more and more, saving a lot of food for the court. At present, the top ten grain warehouses have nearly 4000 million shi of grain, plus this year's autumn grain, and now they can be deployed at will. There are nearly 2000 million shi of grain, and 20 jin of sweet potatoes."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly. These are all the things he has worked hard to save over the past few years. Some of them are replaced by sweet potatoes, which are purchased through the chamber of commerce with cash. imperial clan.

With these, no matter how serious the disaster will be in the future, he will have the confidence to deal with it!

Seeing that Zhu Xu was still unwilling to agree, Fu Changzong raised his hand solemnly again and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is the unstable mood everywhere. Governors at all levels, governors, even magistrates and county magistrates, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the new policy."

"Especially before the abolition of the guards, a lot of meritorious service was removed after a lot of meritorious service. The ancestors made great contributions, and the descendants had nowhere to go, so they are full of complaints. The most important thing is the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. They have always played an important role in the court. Donglin You What's more, not only are all of them expelled, but the imperial court is still employing a large number of poor families, especially the colleges, and Jiangnan has the greatest resistance."

"According to the statistics from the Royal Academy, half of the places in Jiangnan given by the imperial court are useless. Those who enter the academy are all low-level officials' families. The real scholarly families and honorable families are ashamed to enter the academy... "

Subconsciously, Zhu Xu picked up the fish soup on the table and drank it lightly.

The so-called reform, first reform and then reform, the most important thing is "reform". The most powerful "reform" is often the biggest interest group. This interest group may be a group, a class, or a certain group of people. people.

In the Ming Dynasty, they can be collectively referred to as "vested interests", including the royal family, princes, dukes, officials, businessmen, etc. They occupy the most important wealth of the Ming Dynasty - the farmland. During the Tianqi period, it was as high as [-]%!

The remaining [-]% ​​have also been exploited layer by layer and entered the imperial treasury, not one out of ten.

In Zhu Xu's reform, the clan was the first to be moved, and more than [-] million mu of fertile land was taken back from them. The duke and noble, he also took back most of it through the military reform, and the rest was Official business group.

This group blends with each other, almost as one, and there are basically no pure merchants or pure officials.

This group is the most extensive in Ming Dynasty, involving all aspects, inside and outside the palace, north and south of the capital, from the military to the government, there are them everywhere.

Even though Zhu Xu controls the current Six Departments of the capital and firmly controls the army, under the current circumstances, no one dares to be careless.

Qin Shihuang was very vigorous, and Qin II died.Wang Mang's usurped throne of the Western Han Dynasty, which was expected by everyone, also ended in defeat.The Sui Dynasty was unmatched in power and prosperity, and in that case, it was still not as rich as the second generation.

The Qi family cultivates morality and governs the country and the world. Not only is the emperor sage or not, all the officials are not in harmony, and everything will be fine if the weather is good or not.

Zhu Xu has too many things to do in his heart, but he also understands that everyone can keep up if he walks fast.

I am afraid that the people around him may not all support these reforms wholeheartedly.

Zhu Xu secretly breathed out, and said: "Well, I know, in a few days, when brother Xin Wang Huang and others return to Beijing, a court meeting will be held to set the tone of the court and the direction of government affairs in the next year or two. .”

Seeing that Zhu Xu had listened, Fu Changzong heaved a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Zhu Xu would be blinded by the feeling of "controlling everything" and act impulsively.

"I obey the order." Fu Changzong bent down and raised his hand, saying in a deep voice.

Seeing that Fu Changzong didn't intend to leave, Zhu Xu said, "Uncle, do you have other things to do?"

Fu Changzong hesitated a little, and said: "Back to the emperor, the political reform has almost been completed. Regarding Huitong Commercial Bank, what is the emperor's plan?"

Zhu Xu immediately understood what Fu Changzong meant. Anyway, Huitong Commercial Bank is just a private chamber of commerce and should not have administrative power. It should find an opportunity to formalize it.

However, Huitong Commercial Bank carried on many of Zhu Xu's expectations, including the future Central Bank of Ming Dynasty. In addition to issuing banknotes and controlling inflation, this central bank also supports the development of small and medium-sized businesses.

The current Huitong Commercial Bank is still very immature, expanding too fast, and even the basic business system is not perfect. If it is handed over to the imperial court now, I am afraid that it will fall into a stalemate and it will be difficult to achieve his expectations.

Zhu Xu pondered for a while, and said: "Now is not the time, let the eldest brother take care of it. It is easier to do many things among the people, and there are fewer people watching."

Huitong Commercial Bank is now a monster. Its tentacles involve all aspects of Ming Dynasty. It has always acted domineeringly. It has the secret support of the imperial court, Dongchang, and even Jinyiwei. Except for the business that needs partnership, it has always been a monopoly, which has caused a lot of trouble. A group of people were dissatisfied, but they did not rebound under the suppression of the imperial court.

Fu Changzong only mentioned one sentence, seeing that Zhu Xu had other meanings, he didn't bother, and said: "I understand, I will leave."

After Zhu Xu answered, as soon as Fu Changzong left, Cao Huachun came over with a stack of newspapers and said, "Your Majesty, these are the newspapers of the capital, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan." These provinces are relatively close and can be delivered in time. come over.