I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Li Hongji was the cavalry sent by Zhang Wanbang to support He Bu first, but he did not expect that the battle was over.

"How did the fight start?"

He Renlong smiled coldly, "I intended to go to Qinshuiwei to kill these rogues, but I didn't expect them to dare to ambush me here after eating the guts of a bear."

Li Guo didn't expect this result, he was surprised and said:

"As expected of a lunatic He, [-] bandits, or ambushing you in advance, [-] beats [-], how can you beat like this?"

He Renlong laughed out loud.

"The rogues are just rogues. If I hadn't been careless, there wouldn't even have been dozens of casualties!"

"You know it too!" An angry voice suddenly came from behind, He Renlong turned his head and saw that it was the governor Wang Zhichen sent by the court.

So he hurriedly got off his horse, saluted and said, "The governor taught me a lesson!"

Wang Zhichen looked around the battlefield and said, "There are a lot of rogues, and all the officers and soldiers of the imperial court are treasures, and they can't afford to lose. You have to remember in the future, no matter what kind of battle it is, you must go all out."

He Renlong was a little convinced by the governor who had supervised the war in Shanhaiguan for several years, not to mention that he was the governor sent by Emperor Qi today.

He quickly said: "What the governor said is that I will send the pensions of these fallen soldiers to their homes."

"In the future, there will be no such thing as underestimating the enemy!"

Wang Zhichen snorted coldly, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, "The suppression of bandits in Shaanxi has been smooth sailing. Within a few days, Gao Yingxiang, Wang Ziyong and other giant bandits have all been punished."

"The governor has sorted out their heads and sent them to the capital to reward you from the imperial court for your merits! He Renlong, Wang Jiayin, you must clear him up as soon as possible!"

He Renlong and the others waited for such an opportunity. They looked at each other and said, "Thank you Governor! I will definitely arrest Wang Jiayin!"

……

The capital, the Forbidden City, and the Qianqing Palace.

Within the imperial city, bursts of singing sounded faintly, and green smoke continued to curl up, hovering on the exquisitely painted roof beams.

Zhu Youxiao stopped the cup in his hand, tapped his toes on the ground, and listened intently.

In front of him, several dancers were dancing to the music. Zhu Youxiao noticed the graceful postures of the dancers, and his lower abdomen couldn't help but feel a burst of evil fire.

It has been many years, ever since he crossed over to become the emperor, he has not had such a comfortable life.

Now, Zhu Youxiao can finally calm down and enjoy the life he should have as an emperor. It would be great if he could always be like this.

But Zhu Youxiao knew in his heart that Daming had just started on the right track, and if he wanted to enjoy it, he didn't enjoy it by himself.

So, he waved his hand, drank the remaining half of the wine in the glass, and asked, "Wen Tiren, Wang Zaijin, Yang Sichang, are they all here?"

On the side, Wang Cheng'en, the newly promoted steward of the Qianqing Palace, bowed and said: "If you go back to the emperor, you will arrive sooner. Seeing the emperor watching the dance, I didn't dare to disturb your elegant mood."

Zhu Youxiao laughed, and said: "From now on, nothing like this is allowed to happen again. I'm just taking a break from my busy schedule, but I want to focus on national affairs."

"Remember?"

Wang Chengen sighed in his heart, and said hastily: "Your servant will remember."

"Show them in."

After a while, Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang, Wang Zaijin, Wang Qia and other important officials of the court slowly walked in one by one, made a big ceremony, and then sat down respectively.

Zhu Youxiao planned to get straight to the point, and said directly:

"Now that the farmlands in the whole country have been checked, I have to go to the vassal king to talk about the abolition of the farmland poll tax. How is the negotiation going?"

Chapter 958

While discussing, Wang Chengen happily ran in and shouted: "Your Majesty, congratulations, congratulations!"

"Shanxi General Zhang Wanbang, Shanxi Governor Wang Zhichen, Taiyuan General He Renlong who aided in the suppression and other troops fought successively, and successively recovered Sanshui, Qinshui and other places."

"Except for Wang Jiayin, the rest of the bandits, Gao Yingxiang and Wang Ziyong, have all obeyed the law, and their heads have been submitted to the capital. Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Since it was good news, Wang Chengen naturally didn't mention the episode of He Renlong's underestimation of the enemy and Tianqi together.

After all, although He Renlong made a mistake, the result was still good. Ten thousand beat thirty thousand, and dozens of people were lost. This kind of mistake seems to be forgiven.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he also smiled.

"Bring me the good news!"

Holding Wang Zhichen's victory report in his hand, Zhu Youxiao cherished words like gold and refused to skip a single word.

"The bandits Gao Yingxiang and Wang Jiayin entangled, some were defeated, some annihilated, some surrendered, and there were not many left. The Zhangbu Datong army recovered Sanshui without bloodshed, and the Hebu Taiyuan army defeated more than [-] thieves, killing more than a thousand ranks. .”

"Currently, the aid and suppression armies from all walks of life have joined forces in Qinshui, chasing them fiercely, and blocking them from all sides. The hope is to live up to the grace of the saints and bring peace in one fell swoop."

"I have contacted Fu Zonglong, Wang Qiaonian, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, etc. to encircle and suppress them with heavy troops, and set up an ambush to wait. I think there will be another success report to Beijing soon."

Wen Tiren smiled and said: "This is His Majesty's mighty spirit, and the officers and men are entrusted with their lives. The bandits are pacified, and there is no problem from now on. I will go to the northwest to clean up, and now the world is peaceful and prosperous."

Wang Qia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, seemed to have known this would be the result, and said:

"With my stupid talent, I failed His Majesty's deep trust. Since I became a soldier, there have been many bandits inside and captives outside. As for the invasion of Datong, they are going straight to the capital."

"The minister is restless all day long, and he really deserves death!"

Zhu Youxiao laughed out loud. He naturally knew that the minister of the Ministry of War knew that everything was fixed inside and out, and he was here in Versailles, so he asked for credit and reward.

A little smile appeared on Zhu Youxiao's pale face, and then he raised his voice slightly: "Give me tea."

Everyone hurriedly kowtowed to thank, and then got up.

Two young eunuchs came in after hearing the sound, and gently placed the imperial tea on the small table in front of them.

"I understand Qing's difficulties very well, so I don't need to say more." Zhu Youxiao took the hot tea, held it up and said, "Now that Gao Yingxiang is dead and Wang Jiayin has been defeated, the rest of the suppressors and caretakers are naturally nothing to worry about. "

"The thieves in the northwest rose up quickly and were wiped out quickly. This is all thanks to the mediation of the ministers, and it is also the work of the soldiers."

"All the credit, I put it all in my heart. Afterwards, promotion and rewards are all determined by the director. I will not hesitate to reward the talents who stabilize the family and the country!"

Everyone also put down their teacups and said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

"Long live, long live!"

Yang Sichang, who only entered Beijing as an official last year, said: "Your Majesty's words are true. Wang Jiayin is the most powerful thief among all the thieves."

"My Master Wang defeated this thief with unstoppable momentum, and the rest of the thieves will definitely be terrified and surrender without fighting!"

Principal Zhu You breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, sat down by himself, and motioned for everyone to sit down.

Yes, historically, the banditry in the Northwest at the end of the Ming Dynasty started from the rebellion of Wang Er in the sixth year of Tianqi until the thieves captured the capital in the 17th year of Chongzhen.

For more than [-] years, they have been repeatedly suppressed and uneasy.

But he never expected that in less than a month, he would wipe out the so-called "36th Battalion", which is famous in later generations.

When he first succeeded to the throne, Zhu Youxiao was still worried about the robbery in this time period all day long.

Who would have known that Li Zicheng, the emperor of Dashun Yongchang who captured the capital in later generations, is now a loyal general under his command.

Many thieves and bandits in the later generations also gave up their original path of rebellion. Those who joined the army and those who farmed the land, if not for the stability of the imperial court, these might all be in vain.

Fortunately, I did it myself.

It's true to say that if you have lived a comfortable life, no one will have their brains pinched and insist on rebelling against themselves.

Now, it's time to put all the money in your pocket on the agenda.

"What do you think about the abolition of the poll tax?" Zhu Youxiao smiled and dropped another blockbuster in an instant.

Everyone knows this, and it may be best to mention it now.

Since the destruction of Jurchen three years ago, the majesty of the Emperor Tianqi has reached the highest point since Chengzu.

Now, with the prestige of eradicating the bandits in the Northwest, the implementation of the plan that has been prepared for many years is the least resistance.

Li Qiyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, quickly put down the teacup in his hand, got up and said: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I have discussed with the officials of the Ministry for several days, and I feel that Your Majesty's plan is feasible."

"In the 47th year of Wanli, when His Majesty first succeeded to the throne, he introduced the policy of 'breeding people and never adding gifts'. Now, it is time to reform this policy."

Zhu Youxiao asked, "Does the Ministry of Households care about how to reform the system?"

"In the old system of this dynasty, Dingyin, together with Lijia, Junyi and other four poor silver, were requisitioned by local officials, and the Ministry of Households had no records to check." Li Qiyuan shook his head and said:

"Actually, as far as I know, most of this income falls into the private pockets of local officials. There are no established regulations on poll tax in the whole country."

"Not even the Ministry of Household Affairs?" Zhu Youxiao only knew that it was an extremely important land reform, but he didn't understand the pros and cons of it.

Hearing this, he also looked surprised, and murmured:

"In this way, local officials can collect petty silver at will according to the size of the people's family members. After the collection, there is no need to report it, and even the household department does not have a record."

Li Qiyuan nodded and said:

"To abolish the poll tax system, the first thing is to rectify the Dingyin. Your Majesty, it is not a one-off process. I suggest that the ministry should approve it from today, and stipulate that Dingyin must be handed over to the state treasury together with the local land tax."

"In this way, only after filing with the Ministry of Household Affairs can we know the gap of Ding Yin."

Zhu Youxiao nodded, looked around at the crowd, and said: "It is the national policy of this dynasty, and I must facilitate it. Do you have any suggestions?"

Wen Tiren came out and said: "Your Majesty, Dingyin is closely related to people. If you want Dingyin to be confiscated from all over the country and sent to the capital, you must know the clear population of the place."

"I suggest that in the 11th year of Tianqi, 12th and [-]th years of Tianqi, the population of the whole country should be re-edited for three consecutive years, and the accounts of the population should be calculated according to the edited population."

"Priority rectification will be given to places where the number of Ding Yin and Ding Ding are different."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and sighed: "It seems that it is really not something that can be completed in one or two years."

"But I've made up my mind, so let's do it!"

"The Ministry of Rites drafted a decree. From now on, the collection of land taxes and land taxes in various places will be collected together, and will be reviewed by the Ministry of Households. The local supervision department will assist the government in re-editing and reviewing the population of the whole country."

When the voice fell to the ground, everyone stood up and said, "Your Majesty is holy!"

When the news came out, there was a sensation all over the country.

This is probably the most significant reform of Ming Dynasty's taxation and personnel system in history. No one can say what the outcome will be afterwards.

For those people who have been oppressed, there will be no worse ending.

But for those landlords and vassals who own a lot of land, the abolition of the population tax actually cut off their biggest source of income.

The population tax was originally collected casually, and there was no need to report or pay it. Now, the state is going to investigate and deal with it, and they can no longer continue to do their own way.

The most embarrassing thing is that it is Emperor Tianqi who holds the military and political power in his hands to carry out this reform.

Chapter 959 Take Your Uncle

Hanzhong, Prince Rui's Mansion.

"My lord, my lord, something is wrong!"

The steward of the royal residence came running over in alarm, and at this time, the current Rui Wang Zhu Changhao was still leisurely lying on the throne chair.

Zhu Changhao, the fifth son of Emperor Shenzong, is the victim of the Hongwan case, one of the three strange cases, and the half-brother of Zhu Youxiao's cheap father Guangzong Zhu Changhao.

In terms of seniority, he is also the uncle of today's emperor Zhu Youxiao, and he is also closer to the royal family in blood.

He never imagined in his dreams that the first thing Zhu You did when he ran a stall into his mother was to use his own uncle as a knife.

Before the steward could tell the details, there were groups of footsteps outside the main hall of the palace.

Tian Ergeng walked in, followed by a team of Tiqi who came out of the capital with him, and looked around at the palace, which was as magnificent as the palace.

With a cold snort, he saluted neither humble nor overbearing.

"I have seen the king."

Zhu Changhao also knew that he was the uncle of the current emperor, and that the factory guards and Eagle Claws were afraid of others, but he was not afraid!

No matter what, how dare you disrespect the current emperor's uncle!

"When you see me, why don't you kneel down?" Zhu Changhao panted heavily, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Tian Ergeng in front of him.

I saw Tian Ergeng wearing a flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, and a bronze medal of a thousand households from Beizhen Fusi was constantly swinging.

Tian Ergeng didn't answer, just raised his hand, made a gesture of clasping his fists in the direction of the capital, and said:

"There are 620 hectares of private land in the food town of Charui Prince's Mansion. The imperial court has discussed that starting from this month, the land mu Dingyin and the land tax will be collected and released to Beijing, and will be uniformly verified by the household department."

"I also ask the prince to give the detailed number of tenants and farmers under the palace, and the local supervisory department will verify the number of Ding Yin!"

Zhu Changhao was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that his elder nephew would actually dare to attack his royal family.