[Comprehensive] Be with Ancient Celebrities

Was forced to eat by the emperor?This treatment... Well, Ayu is actually quite experienced, so he was just stunned for a moment, and then he looked a little embarrassed, scratched his head with his wet hands, and then accelerated the operation.

The more people think they are smart, the more they like the simple and honest temperament, the same is true for Emperor Wanli. Seeing Ayu showing a bit of shyness and embarrassment like a big child, I can't help but feel better, haha Laughing, he couldn't stop pointing at Ayu's wet hair, and joked with Zhang Cheng:

"Look, look, is this going to make yourself a drowned chicken?"

"After all, you are a child, no matter how capable you are, you will inevitably get frizzy."

Did Zhang Cheng put eye drops on Ayu?No, this is helping him. As a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child, he has a unique vision, is well-informed, capable of writing and martial arts, and has extraordinary skills. Such a person is too perfect.And a perfect person, even if the emperor can use it, will bring vigilance and vigilance.

That's why Zhang Cheng gave a frizzy opening when he came up. You see, just by saying that, the eyes of Emperor Wanli became a little more gentle. It can be seen that the suspicion of being an emperor is not as serious as usual.

As a martial artist with quick ears, Ah Yu naturally heard Zhang Cheng's words, and immediately praised the helpful eunuch, thinking about when to return this favor.What?This is the eunuch?Hehe, Ayu has a lot of experience dealing with eunuchs. If you say that Xiaobao has also been with eunuchs, he agrees with this group more than ordinary people, okay?

More importantly, from Zhang Cheng's words, he, who is not low in political sensitivity, has already figured out the old guy's mind, and he has no intention of rejecting such an alliance, so it's okay to return favors or something. It can be understood as a trial of mutual cooperation.If the truth is true, the tacit understanding is still possible, then this kind of mutual help is definitely beneficial to Ayu, why did he refuse?

"Young master, look, braised pork, hot and sour chicken gizzards, stir-fried pork liver, stewed cabbage heart, how about it, can I make it okay?"

"Hey, the taste is really good, your craft is good."

"I live alone and I don't know how to cook. Wouldn't I be hungry? By the way, I cooked a lot, and I also shared a portion and put it in the basket. Look, should I take it with me? Please show respect to the old lady. Don't worry, if you warm it up, the taste will not be bad."

"I have a heart, but you don't have to go to such trouble. Just keep it for yourself. It doesn't matter if I eat it, and I still walk around. It's too careless."

"Well, I'm still in my filial piety, if you don't take it away, I will...hehe."

"Oh, co-author, this is asking me to help with the leftovers! You boy."

Emperor Wanli, who was satisfied with the meal, seemed to be quite unhappy when he said it, but he nodded to Ayu's filial piety in his heart.Because Ayu was already wearing Jinyiwei's clothes to run errands outside, the emperor really forgot that the child was still in his filial piety for a while.So whether you come to eat or talk, there is no taboo.

But the fact is the fact, if after the event, the emperor is thinking of this.Can you not whisper in your heart?On the one hand, he knows that people don't know that he is the emperor, so he has fewer taboos, and on the other hand, he feels very unlucky about going into the mourning house. In this way, he will definitely feel bad for all kinds of things that do not conform to the rules during Ayu's filial piety. If you look at it exaggeratedly, it is very likely that the good impression you just established will be wiped out immediately.

But what about today?Ayu raised this point on his own initiative, and even let Emperor Wanli take away all the prepared meat dishes to honor the old lady.It felt different immediately.Emperor Wanli understood the fact that he walked into the funeral home because he didn't know his identity, and he also liked Ayu, who always remembered the rules of filial piety when entertaining guests, and felt that he was flexible and grateful, and Bottom line, know the rules.

"I heard that the Accounting Department originally wanted you to keep your filial piety before going to work? Ayu, tell me, what do you think?"

"I didn't think much about it. Loyalty and filial piety can't be both. Didn't Master Zhang also go back to mourn because of state affairs? There are so many of them. Not to mention, then, son, I treat you as my own, and speak straight Some, don't be surprised."

"Say something."

When Zhang Juzheng was mentioned again, Emperor Wanli still felt that he couldn't deal with it very much. He was actually quite tired of Zhang Juzheng's dead father not going home and holding on to power, so he always felt that this was a good power.But because at the beginning, Ayu talked about the advantages and disadvantages of one whip and one whip, and even the disadvantages of Zhang Juzheng's reform, which made the oppressed emperor feel more relaxed.So now that Ayu said it again, his resistance was lessened, and he was willing to continue listening.

Um?Why resist?Why dissipate?For Emperor Wanli, the teacher Zhang Juzheng, the elder of the pavilion, is like a mountain that is about to become a god. It not only suppresses his rights when he is alive, but also suppresses his divine light that belongs to non-emperors with a halo when he is dead. Can you not contradict?This may be one of the reasons why Zhang Juzheng's family was so miserable later.Because the emperor wanted to completely control the country, he had to shatter this divine light and go to Zhang Juzhenghua, otherwise he would always be overwhelmed by his courtiers.

But now, under Ayu's various analysis, this god-man, who had been oppressed all the time, suddenly lost his halo and became a mortal. The invisible pressure naturally began to dissipate, and he was no longer so responsive.Therefore, Emperor Wanli's heart was gradually broadened.

"You are the son of everyone, so I don't know. For ordinary people, keeping filial piety is something that capable people can do. For ordinary people, eating is a problem, and there are a few who will set aside a few years of time or something." Don't do it, just sit and eat? Don't say it's filial piety. Some people don't eat the last meal. In order to eat, men die here, and there are many people who remarry right away. To put it bluntly, it's an old saying Well, if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace; similarly, if you have enough food and clothing, you will know etiquette.”

Ayu said these words in a soft voice, but the insight inside made Emperor Wanli put down his chopsticks, frowned, and thought deeply.

"Do you have enough food and clothing? How difficult it is to make the people in the world have enough food and clothing."

"That's right, I heard that in the frontier guards, some of those military and craftsmen can't even get [-]% of their salary. These days... they barely survive by eating wild vegetables."

"Less than thirty percent?"

This is the first time that Emperor Wanli knows that even though he owns Dongchang and Jinyiwei, there are some things... not everyone dares to tell the truth.Like Ayu, who knows his identity, the timing is right, and dare to speak up, how many are there?

"No, sometimes when I think about it, those adults in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Finance are really... I heard that when the salary is allocated from them, only [-]% of the money is left. Waiting to go to the place, the officials at all levels Because it is necessary to repair the yamen and support the family and staff, it is natural to deduct some. After layers of exploitation, there is only so much left. I once heard my father say, oh, my father also heard my grandfather say that when Wu Zong The reason why the emperor stayed and stationed at the border, and even went to the battlefield in person, was that these people were so angry that they deducted their money, so they had to sit in the town in person to ensure that the food and salaries on the border were paid in time..."

Ayu didn't know if he had to go all out this day. The big thunders were one after another. He clearly knew that when it was said that the salary was mentioned here, it was said that Emperor Wuzong (Emperor Zhengde) must have a lot of associations when he heard it in the ears of Wanli, who is the emperor. , such as the combat power at the border or something.But he was still chattering, stuffing the emperor's ears like gossip.

Don't think that Ayu is just looking for trouble, he is well-intentioned, think about the three major signs of Wanli.If these issues cannot be paid attention to, how much fighting power can the soldiers on the border have?It is said that the several wars in Wanli exhausted the national treasury and overdrawn the vitality of the empire, but in fact, if these wars fundamentally solved the problem of food and clothing for soldiers, how long would it take to increase the combat effectiveness?If the war is not delayed, how much national financial resources can be saved?If the combat power increases and the country's finances are not in difficulty, then the Ming Dynasty's defeat in the Ming-Burmese War and the Sarhu Battle will likely end in victory.If that's the case, will my Qing Dynasty still have a chance to rule the Central Plains?

As a person who can see the future clearly through the fog of history, Ayu really wants to do something for this era, for guarding this piece of land and guarding the soldiers of the guard that stretches across the border.Oh, by the way, I also want to reduce the scale of future peasant uprisings and reduce internal friction.Because...whether it's Li Zicheng or Gao Yingxiang, to be honest, they were all national civil servants and members of the guard system.Ninety-ninety percent of the so-called old battalion under King Chuang's command were soldiers who couldn't survive in the guard...

What?Stop the three major signs?Ayu, who has experienced the Tang Dynasty and was a prime minister, knows very well that as a super empire in this era in Asia, and even in the world, some things are not done if you don’t want to, some battles are not fought, and the impact is too great. It may even accelerate the demise of the country.Central Plains has always been fat, without strength, and cannot stop the surrounding wolves from peeping.If you fight out, isn't it just killing chickens and scaring monkeys, and protecting yourself with a show of strength?On this point, since the Qing Dynasty itself is in danger, it is still necessary to send Yuan Shikai or something to fight in North Korea.

This is going too far, anyway, after what Ayu said, Emperor Wanli was completely out of mood for eating, kept tapping his fingers on the dining table, frowned and cursed a few words, and then said:

"At the end of the day, it's about money. So, Ah Yu, why are you always partial to Zhang Juzheng?"

Ayu mentioned Zhang Juzheng several times, did Emperor Wanli not feel it?He even thought that this person is dead, and this boy Ayu kept saying, he must not be a fan of that old man, right?

"How can you say that you are biased? In fact, I hate iron but not steel. My son, I just thought that this person has already regarded himself as Shang Yang, and he has no way out. Why is it so unfavorable to do things like this?" So what?"

"Shang Yang?"

"Ah, look at him, he's so extravagant, it's as if if he doesn't enjoy himself today, he won't be able to live this life immediately, isn't he just treating himself as a merchant, and he will die if he reforms so many times. See it through, otherwise it would be impossible to be so blatant."

"All right, all right, I didn't ask you to sympathize with him, so I just asked, tell me, what is unsuitable."

Even if A Yusan said it twice, he seemed to know a little more about Zhang Juzheng, and he was no longer so annoying, but he always talked about him, the emperor was annoying, okay, but he didn't want to reveal his identity, and he was afraid that it would be blunt. I couldn't hear all kinds of strange remarks of this gossip Ayu, so I immediately changed the question, hey, don't say it, Ayu is waiting for you to ask this sentence.

"Isn't it just unreasonable? Look, he can't get tax from the business. This is unfavorable. Look at my method. The cleaning fee is a whole, and a part of it is collected in a different way? Even if it is a little less, But what if the whole world does this? What if there are more titles? In this way, not only will Jin Yiwei benefit, but also the collection can be paid to the internal treasury, which will enrich His Majesty's private money, right? What is the use of land tax just to clean up the hidden acres? If it can be divided into acres, it is a great skill for the gentry to pay the grain together..."

"Wait, share the land into the mu? Gentlemen and gentry as one... It is really a good idea to pay grain, but... just like you said, most of the land is occupied by officials and so on. I'm afraid it won't work if you want to implement it. "

For Ayu's method, Wanli is very moved. Who doesn't want to charge a little more money, right? But at the same time, he also watched Zhang Juzheng's transformation all the way through. He knows that this reform is not easy. They all left tremblingly, wanting to go further, this is simply a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror, it is impossible.If you really want to announce it like this, it is estimated that scholars all over the world will rebel.

"I know it's difficult, but when I was thinking about it for nothing, I thought, why can this person not pay taxes? After all, this is the benefit of rewarding scholars, right. The purpose is to let them not have to worry about their livelihood. Able to study well and pass the scientific examination. For officials... Maybe it’s because the salary is not enough to support the family? Anyway, that’s what it means. It’s just that the days are long and people take advantage of the loopholes, which has become a big problem. If we change How about giving benefits?"

Speaking of another method, Ayu's eyes lit up. Which book did he read about this method?He forgot about this, but he knew it was there, such things as flexibility can really exist, and if it can be written, it must have a certain value.The only problem now is that I don’t know if the Emperor Wanli will adopt it. I’m excited just thinking about it. He really hasn’t played with the reform or something.

"For example, let me say, for example, taxes are collected as per the mu, and the gentry is one, and no one is special. Then, if we win a juren, we will return a certain amount of tax every year, such as 20 mu? According to Calculated by the tax of one bucket per mu, 10 mu, that is 25 shi, which is [-] taels of silver. For ordinary people, this money can definitely live on. If it is higher, it will be better for them, and the tax of [-] mu will be refunded. Money, that is only [-] taels of silver, right, and then according to the level, one level up, such as the Jinshi, how much is returned, the official starts from the ninth rank, and there is an amount for each level. In this way, Not to mention anything else, anyway, this land tax will not disappear year after year, right? How much money to return, and control it in your hands, is better than a black eye. Let me say, what can be given out and now Bi, it’s definitely a minority. As far as I know, some of those who raise people now have tens of thousands of acres of land under their names. It’s hard to say whether they can have [-]% of their own. Since ancient times, it’s only natural to pay for farming, tax exemption and so on. , It’s always been a time of natural disasters and man-made disasters, the court’s grace, now... Fuck, sucking Daming’s blood, buying people’s hearts for them, and even shouting about not competing with the people for profit, I feel aggrieved when I think about it.”

What Ayu said was cool, but Emperor Wanli was already dumbfounded. He never thought that this could be done like this?Can it really be done?Why can't this be done?If he does this, then in the future, his reputation... what is Zhang Juzheng?He was far worse than himself, that whip was a half-finished product... Emperor Wanli suddenly became arrogant!

The author has something to say: The three major Wanli campaigns refer to three large-scale military operations launched in the northwest, southwestern frontiers and North Korea of ​​the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period of Shenzong (1573-1620).They are Li Rusong (the eldest son of Li Chengliang) the Battle of Ningxia in which the Mongols rebelled against the worshipers; the Battle of Korea in which Li Rusong and Magui fought against the invasion of the Japanese Toyotomi Hideyoshi regime;These three wars consolidated the territory of China and maintained the dominant position of the Ming Dynasty in East Asia.

The Battle of Ningxia was postponed from February 1592th to September 20th in [-] (the [-]th year of Wanli).