Please, let me be a fool

Immediately, he took a deep breath, and then said: "I understand what you said, well, let's not talk about this, how is the progress of the recent reform? I got the news that the Jiangnan gentry is going to Beijing, how do you plan to deal with it."

Song Gongwen is the person in charge of the implementation of the allocation of land to the mu, no matter what accidents happen in this matter, he will bear the brunt of it.

Previously, Zhang Zhengming could use his influence to suppress Longyang Mansion.

But now, it's the entire gentry in the south of the Yangtze River who are making trouble.

No matter how much he wants to suppress it, it will be difficult to do so.

As for Wang Shouyuan, there has been no news recently.

According to Zhang Zhengming's estimate, he may be dealing with the gentry.

It's just that the news of those people going to the capital has already been confirmed.

The reason is to spread the money into the mu.

Therefore, I want to see if the other party has any solution.

Otherwise, if there is a disturbance in the capital, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Teacher, don't worry." But at this time, Song Gongwen smiled slightly and said: "This morning, the students have received news from Brother Shou Yuan, but because of his status, he can't act rashly, so let Dongchang pass it on."

"Brother Shouyuan said that he has collected a list, and most of the people on the list are related to the Baiyimen."

"Brother Shouyuan has prepared even the evidence behind the scenes, so he specially reminded the students."

"Once the Jiangnan gentry go to Beijing, they can catch them all!"

Wang Shouyuan is not only the commander of Liangjiang now.

He is also the leader of the Jiangnan gentry.

Almost every move will be noticed.

However, Song Gongwen, because of the political reform, had already stood on the opposite side of the gentry, and was regarded as an enemy by the gentry.

Under such circumstances, it is best not to send messages to each other, otherwise, if they are discovered, everything they have done before may be in vain.

In addition to Li Fang's incident before, Song Gongwen understood the ruthless tactics of the Jiangnan gentry.

This is also for the safety of the other party.

But Dongchang is different.

The eyeliner and secret work they developed in private are very deeply hidden.

It is almost impossible to be discovered by using Dongchang to pass the news.

Song Gongwen was before leaving Longyang Mansion.

It also allowed Wang Shouyuan to rely more on Dongchang to do things conveniently.

"So that's the case!" Zhang Zhengming's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Indeed, to avoid suspicion, Wang Shouyuan didn't even contact himself as a teacher during this time.

Originally, he was also thinking about how to deliver the news.

But I didn't think about it.

Dongchang actually has this effect.

Immediately, Zhang Zhengming couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty's establishment of the East Factory is really wise, and Wang Jin, this person is really good at things."

"That's right." Song Gongwen nodded and said, "Although Wang Gonggong is a eunuch, he has the heart to serve the country with all his strength. Even the students admire him very much."

It can be said that eunuchs are not only disliked by literati, but also by generals.

But with Wang Jin's appearance, there are also recent things to do.

But it made the teachers and students a little admired.

Zhang Zhengming knew that when those people entered the capital, they were like sheep entering the tiger's mouth. After all, this was not their territory.

But soon, he frowned, and continued: "I didn't expect that the Jiangnan nobles were so deeply involved with the Baiyimen. It seems that I underestimated them before."

If the gentry is more powerful, as long as it does not completely endanger the court, it is nothing at all.

But now, those people actually colluded with the traitor Baiyimen.

That meaning is completely different.

It was in the period of the first emperor.

The Baiyi Sect is so rampant that it intends to overthrow Wei.

If it hadn't been discovered in time and then suppressed with strong measures, God knows what would have happened.

Originally, at that time, Zhang Zhengming was still thinking about how a mere Jianghu sect could have such great energy.

Even the remnants of the previous dynasty will not work, right?After all, how long has it been since the previous dynasty was destroyed?

Thinking about it now, there must be shadows of the nobles among them.

"That's right, those gentry are indeed bold."

At this time, Song Gongwen opened his mouth and continued: "Fortunately, it has been discovered now, and everything is under control, so nothing can happen. As for the Baiyimen, the students learned from Wang Gonggong that Dongchang also started Take it seriously and take action.”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming nodded. If it was placed before Baiyimen and Dongchang would handle it, he would be a little worried.

But it's different now. After seeing Wang Jin's methods, he knew that there should be no problem with this matter.

In particular, he also thought of a problem.

Dongchang started to deal with Baiyimen, will he be instructed by His Majesty?

Immediately Zhang Zhengming raised his head.

Seeing this scene, Song Gongwen immediately understood, nodded and said: "The student also thinks the same way. The White Clothes Gate may not mean much to the court, but it is also a remnant of the previous court. It is impossible for His Majesty not to take it seriously."

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The teacher and the student immediately looked at each other.

I can't help but sigh again, His Majesty's methods are so strong.

He had only been on the throne for three years, and he had already embarked on several major events, such as making reforms, declaring war on Gaoyang Kingdom, and dealing with the remnants of the previous dynasty.

It would be okay if it was a single piece, but now there are several pieces, and each piece is extremely smooth.

Especially in the battle of Gaoyang Kingdom, the supreme majesty of the Great Wei was displayed.

More importantly.

While doing these things, His Majesty has to review the memorials every day.

Is this what ordinary emperors can do?

Sure enough, he deserves to be the monarch who is going to be one emperor through the ages.

However, they are very clear that it is very hard to truly become the emperor of the ages.

Thinking about it, Your Majesty, during this time, it must be day and night, right?

As a courtier himself.

I'm afraid I have to work harder!

The two thought so.

At this time, Zhang Zhengming paused, and then said, "Since Shouyuan has already made a plan, let's implement it accordingly."

"It just so happens that we can save a lot of trouble by killing all the Jiangnan gentry in the capital. Without the support of the Jiangnan gentry, it will be much easier to deal with the Baiyimen in the future. Let's ignore this matter for the time being."

"Students understand."

Song Gongwen nodded, knowing that Baiyimen was always a power in the Jianghu.

Although he has the reputation of being an anti-thief, the courtiers can't do anything for the time being.

Especially at this time, there are still a lot of people involved.

Be cautious.

Immediately, he thought about it for a while, and continued: "Actually, besides the Reformation and the White Clothes School, the students have another thing to do when they get together with the teacher today."

"That is, the students are going to implement another reform measure after the national reform is completed, and the government and gentry will pay for it together!"

As soon as this word comes out.

Zhang Zhengming's expression changed slightly, and then he frowned.

Because of this matter, the other party once mentioned it in "The Great Wei An Guo Policy".

The so-called payment of food by officials and gentry means that officials and gentry also need to pay taxes.

In short, it can be understood as abolishing the tax exemption rights of officials, landlords, and scholars!

It should be noted that the Great Wei continued the system of the previous dynasty.

In terms of taxation, officials and gentry have privileges, that is, as long as someone in the family obtains fame or is an official, to a certain extent, they do not have to pay taxes.

Therefore, the court's taxes are basically collected from the people.

Even though the tax is low, the base of the people is very large, so the annual tax is not very small.

However, as time went by, gentry and landlords merged more and more fields, so the people paid less and less tax.

That's why there is a small household, which, to put it bluntly, is to reduce the burden on the common people.

But there is also a problem here, that is, even if the reform is successful, the object of tax collection has not changed.

And those big households, as well as officials, although they also lost something because of this.

But in fact, it's not really a bone-shaking injury.

After all, the tax has not been received from them.

However, it will be completely different once the official and gentry pay the grain together.

Almost equivalent to the national tax.

Just imagine.

Once it can be done, the court's tax revenue can definitely be greatly increased.

It can be said that this reform measure is better and a step further than dividing the land into acres!

However, this also brought about a problem.

It is equivalent to completely standing on the opposite side of all officials, gentry, landlords, and squires.

If it is said that the implementation of the allocation of peddlers to the mu has touched the interests of these people, and the officials and gentry pay the food together, they are directly grabbing food from their bowls.

For the former, if the imperial court was stronger, the gentry officials would still choose to compromise.

But the latter will cause these people to resist vigorously.

If there is trouble.

It will definitely be more fierce!

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Zhengming appeared very solemn.

It's too difficult, it's almost on the opposite side of everyone except the common people.

Immediately, he took a deep breath and continued: "I know that this matter must be carried out, but now, isn't it a bit early? The gentry would be dissatisfied with the gentry, if we implement the integration of officials and gentry Paying food, I am afraid that those colleagues who are usually pleasant to you are going to attack you directly."

Previously, Zhang Zhengming also thought about similar reform measures, but in the end he felt a little radical.

Coupled with this move, if there is a big trouble, it is almost impossible to end it.

It will directly shake the foundation of the country.

This is no joke.

Don't talk about the officials, just take some examples.

How many people really want to be officials, really want to serve the country?

I'm afraid there is only a small part.

Most of them are for the privilege of not having to pay taxes.

Now, the imperial court wants to abolish it. If the officials and gentry don't make trouble, the people all over the world will have to make trouble first.

"Teacher, the students also know that this reform is more difficult than distributing their income to the mu, but the students feel that no matter what, it must be implemented." Song Gongwen thought for a while, and said: "The students are taking care of the household department these days, and found that Taxes are decreasing year by year, especially in the battle between the northern border and Gaoyang, it is even hard to come up with money."