Domineering Daming

Chen Xinjia was imprisoned because of the Ruan Dacheng incident, and he is still imprisoned in the sky prison. Chen Qiyu just took over, and he has not been serving as governor of Shuntian Mansion for a long time.

Chen Qiyu can be said to be a standard literati in the Ming Dynasty. He has a good literary talent and knows a little about commanding troops. If it is a peaceful period, or even a governor or governor of a province with less turmoil, it is more than enough.

He walked into the imperial study room. Although he was also a member of the third rank, it was his first visit to this sacred place.

Chen Qiyu didn't know what the emperor summoned him for, so he came in nervously, and said: "Chen Qiyu, please see your majesty, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said with a smile, "Well, no courtesy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Qiyu got up and glanced at Zhu Xu quietly.

Zhu Xu was not polite, and said directly: "The imperial court decided to tax the 'gentry', what do you think?"

Chen Qiyu was transferred from Henan. Recently, he was working part-time in the Political Yuan. Hearing the words, he said: "Go back to the emperor. Firstly, it is the ancestral system that cannot be abolished. This is the way. Second, the imperial court's laws must be followed. Great righteousness. Thirdly, it is fundamental to be an official and serve the people, and this cannot be abandoned. I believe that there is nothing wrong with the gentry paying taxes."

Zhu Xu frowned, Chen Qiyu's point of view made him a little uncomfortable.

"Could it be because I don't know enough about scholars in the world..." Zhu Xu said to himself, and nodded with a smile on his face: "Well, that's right. It's not wrong for a gentry to pay taxes. Shuntian Mansion is the first place in the world. A good place, I plan to use this as a pilot to set an example for the world, what do you think?"

Chapter 565

Listening to the emperor's words, Chen Qiyu's expression became slightly tense.

The capital city is indeed the best place in the world. Although it is not as prosperous as Nanjing, the nobles, gentry, and wealthy families here are even worse than Nanjing!If it starts in Beizhili first, I am afraid that the capital will be set off.

Although the emperor used questions, he was clearly not asking for his opinion. Chen Qiyu thought about it carefully, then raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Beizhili is too big. If it is fully implemented, it may have too much impact. I think, Elected a county to try it out, slowly accumulate experience, in order to promote the world.”

Zhu Xu nodded secretly, what Chen Qiyu said was the proper administrative method, but Zhu Xu needed to give a stern warning to the gentry all over the world, quickly and decisively, how could it be silent.He squinted his eyes and said in an irresistible tone: "No need! Beizhili seems to be very big, but in fact it is vast and sparsely populated. Now that the drought is severe, it will be fully spread out. I will give you the title of governor of Beizhili and lead the north Zhili government affairs, starting immediately, start to work on taxation, the summer grain must be prepared before, and the details must be reported to me!"

Chen Qiyu frowned and frowned, still said: "Your Majesty, it's almost April, and it's too close to Xia Liang, I think..."

Zhu Xu sat up straight, with a dignified expression, and said: "Don't think about it, the summer grain must be prepared beforehand, and the summer grain must be collected in full!"

The corner of Chen Qiyu's mouth twitched, his eyes were solemn, so he could only raise his hand and said, "I obey the order."

"Go." Zhu Xu said lightly.These ministers all have their own ideas, even if they are suppressed forcefully, they will still be compromised in doing things, or even go the other way.However, the graduates of the Political Academy should also practice their skills on this matter.

Chen Qiyu resigned and left Jingyang Palace with a worried expression on his face and uneasy heart.

"Gentlemen's taxation" is an impossible thing, and if it is to be spread out all at once, it will definitely cause a big mess!

Chen Qiyu lowered his head and pondered, no matter how low-key he handled it, this matter itself was very big, and if someone made a fuss, it would pierce the sky.

Chen Qiyu thought for a long while, but still couldn't find a proper way, so he went through the Huiji gate and walked towards the cabinet.

Although there is a purpose for this matter, the specific regulations have to be formulated by the cabinet.

There are only three people in the cabinet for this matter, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Lai Zongdao.

These three people all have their own meanings. Bi Ziyan is the emperor's teacher and represents the civil servants.Sun Chengzong has led military affairs for many years, representing generals.Lai Zongdao is a representative of Jiangnan Shilin, which can be regarded as a kind of compromise made by the imperial court to the Jiangnan official business group.

Lai Zongdao looked at the two of them, and said with a worried expression: "Mr. Zhang Ge has been asking for leave in recent days. I went to see him in the morning. He is already unconscious. The imperial doctor said, I'm afraid he can't die."

Both Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong nodded silently. Zhang Weixian is over 80, which is considered a happy and mourning.

Although not very close, the people I saw often said they were gone, and the lobby was quiet for a while.

Without waiting for everyone to calm down, Xu Jie, the secretary of the cabinet, stood beside Bi Ziyan and said, "My lord, Xu Guangqi and Xu Shilang are also on leave. I heard that they are seriously ill."

Xu Guangqi is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry this year, and he is in good health.

Bi Ziyan frowned, and then sighed: "Xu Guangqi is over 70, right? The emperor said that he wanted to draw a line on the age of officials. I didn't agree with it, but now it seems necessary."

Sun Chengzong nodded silently. He usually looks good, but no one knows when it will suddenly fail.

Lai Zongdao glanced at the two of them, calmed down, and forced a smile: "It's all joy and mourning, let's talk about the political reform. The emperor is in a hurry. The governors and governors can't stay away for a long time. There will be a result as soon as possible.”

There were sheets of paper in front of Bi Ziyan, densely filled with things. He looked down and said, "It is not a big problem to complete the political reform through the court discussion. The key now is that the emperor can suppress the ministers." How it is executed, in depth."

This is the most troublesome thing at present. No matter how good the policy passed by the imperial court is, it will be different from the implementation, and it may even be completely deformed.

"This should be the intention of the emperor to set up the Governor's Council." Sun Chengzong said.

Lai Zongdao was thoughtful, the power of the Governor's Council seems to be very powerful in the future!

"Three lords, Governor of Shuntian Mansion, Chen Qiyu asks to see you." A guard came in and said.

Both Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other in a daze, and Bi Ziyan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and said urgently: "Let him in!"

The guard was a little puzzled, but responded: "Yes!"

Chen Qiyu stepped in quickly, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Qiyu, see the three elders."

Bi Ziyan looked coldly, staring at him and said in a deep voice, "Excuse me, what happened?"

Chen Qiyu was stunned, and quickly said: "My lord, don't worry, there is nothing wrong with you, the officer just came out of the imperial study."

Bi Ziyan's expression became more serious, and he asked in an almost questioning tone: "What did the emperor tell you?"

Sun Chengzong's expression also became tense. Fu Changzong's beating angered the emperor. According to the emperor's character, he would never let it go!

Lai Zongdao didn't know, but was just surprised by the expressions of the two of them.

Chen Qiyu was also curious, and calmly said: "The emperor and the lower officials said that the 'gentry tax payment' will be the first to be implemented in Beizhili, and the lower officials are here to ask for the cabinet's edict and regulations."

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other, frowning.

The emperor was clearly on fire and planned to forcefully promote it in the capital.

They didn't know what the emperor's plan was, but since they bypassed them and went directly to Chen Qiyu, it showed that there was no room for change in this matter, and the emperor's mind had been decided!

After the two looked at each other, they both fell silent.

Since ancient times, scholars have been a group of people who cannot be provoked, because the world is controlled by scholars, they represent the people of the world, no matter how strong the emperor is, he cannot fight against the people of the world.

Now the imperial court wants to cut off their flesh, and it will continue to be cut, how could they agree, even if Daming is overthrown, they will definitely not be willing to give it to the imperial court!

Lai Zongdao's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, the emperor is coming for real!

Bi Ziyan thought for a long time, but without any clue, he looked up at Chen Qiyu and said, "Does the emperor have any other explanations?"

Chen Qiyu said: "The emperor didn't say anything else, he just asked the subordinate officials to be careful, sort out the process, and play it out."

Both Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong felt slightly depressed. The emperor didn't say anything, but he didn't expect Chen Qiyu to succeed. He hoped something would go wrong.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong couldn't help but look at each other again, their worries came true.

Sun Chengzong was always calm, looked at Chen Qiyu and said: "The cabinet has to discuss this matter in detail, you should make preparations first and wait for the cabinet's edict."