The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Duchayuan, duty room.

Song Zhen bowed to the doorman: "Please inform me that the lord really told me to come to the Duchayuan if I have anything to do."

Today, the Ministry of Personnel summoned the officials who were assessed to come to Beijing.

Song Zhen went to the duty room of the Ministry of Personnel and found out that he was rated as low and was going to be dismissed.

The doorman said: "The Lord Censor never helps others. Go back and think of other ways."

Song Zhen's face was ashen. Was that man Lord Yan?

At this time, an official with a muzzle in his mouth walked by. Looking at the patch on his official clothes, he knew it was the Lord Censor.

"Lord Yan? I have something to ask for."

Yan Chengjin didn't even look at him.

Ye Zhun came over and said: "You go out of the palace and wait. The Duchayuan is an important place for the court to supervise. You are not allowed to ask for help here."

Yan Chengjin came to Fengtian Hall.

Just now, the clerk of the Duchayuan sent a message that the emperor knew that he and Zhu Houzhao went to Shunyi to contract grassland.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao happened to come from the East Pavilion.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yan Chengjin's sleeves and said happily: "Old Gao, my father wants to take back the Shunyi grassland. Are you prepared?"

"Some preparations."

Yan Chengjin walked into the hall first.

The emperor summoned the cabinet and the nine ministers, and the ministers turned around and looked at Yan Chengjin and Zhu Houzhao.

Before the two of them spoke, the emperor Hongzhi said with a stern face: "I heard that you two went to Shunyi and forced Song Zhen to raise black and white sacred cattle?"

Zhu Houzhao stiffened his neck and said: "Song Zhen is incompetent, so I helped him think of a way..."

"Shut up, Yan Qingjia, you speak." The emperor Hongzhi looked over and said lightly.

Liu Jian knew that this boy came to Fengtian Hall, so he must be prepared.

For a moment, all the ministers looked at Yan Chengjin's sleeves.

Yan Chengjin pulled out a booklet from his sleeve: "Retired Emperor, this is the new report from Shunyi."

Retired Emperor Hongzhi was prepared, but when he saw the new report, his face still looked ugly.

The scene in the report was just like the scene he saw in Baoding and Hejian Prefecture.

Liu Jian's face moved slightly.

"Shunyi County is also in the capital, how could it be so poor?"

A new report from Shunyi was sent to the capital.

But there were too many new reports from various places, so Retired Emperor Hongzhi ordered the Imperial Household Department to pick out three and present them to him. Xiao Jing only reported good news and not bad news.

Yan Chengjin said: "Shunyi grassland encroached on the people's good land, and the Lijia system prevented the people from migrating, which led to this scene."

Jiang Mian's heart skipped a beat. Yan Chengjin never did useless work.

Could this guy change the Lijia system?

In the 14th year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao ordered the implementation of the Lijia system to better control the people, pay taxes and conquer corvée.

The Lijia system can be said to be the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's governance of the world.

Liu Jian also looked back suddenly.

The expressions of the officials of the six ministries and five temples were roughly the same. This guy just mentioned the Lijia system!

Han Fu looked at the retired emperor Hongzhi with a solemn face. Although the people could leave their hometowns, they could not settle in other places. The Lijia system had not been changed.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao whispered: "Lao Gao, you are not going to abolish the Lijia system, are you?"

He felt that Yan Chengjin took him to Shunyi with a higher intention, but he didn't guess it by accident.

His eyes were focused on Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin fell into deep thought.

Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the Lijia system to confine the people to live in a certain range in order to pay taxes and serve.

But the Lijia system did not last and fell apart at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

One reason was that the population kept growing and the hometown was difficult to support.

Secondly, the budding of capital is becoming more and more obvious. There are more and more people in the village who have changed from common people to gentry, and they no longer obey the control of the village head.

Nowadays, the population expansion and commercial prosperity are faster than in history, and the Lijia system needs to be rectified.

But from the expressions of the gentlemen, it can be seen that they will definitely beat him to death.

Let Zhang Cai say...

"I haven't said it yet."

"Retired Emperor, how to deal with the grassland in Shunyi County?" Han Wen looked up and asked.

"Father, the court can use Tatar as the grassland of the Ming Dynasty, but the people of Shunyi cannot migrate and can only rely on the sacred cow to collect taxes. If you take back the grassland, it will take away the people's food."

Zhu Houzhao said confidently.

Retired Emperor Hongzhi knew it was reasonable: "Let's put it aside for now."

Han Wen asked again: "Song Zhen's official position?"

Retired Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin and asked: "How much tax can be added for the people of Shunyi?"

"Two thousand taels."

Yan Chengjin conservatively estimated that he could only pay two thousand taels a year. When the number of dairy cows grows to 10,000, the tax will gradually increase.

Animal husbandry has just started. As for how to make it bring economic benefits to the people and achieve prosperity, Yan Chengjin has not figured out a way.

Establishing a breeding farm is a transition from the bottleneck of economic development in the previous life.

Drinking and socializing make a lot of meat needed.

Nowadays, in addition to the prince's pig farming, dairy farming is the second largest animal husbandry.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Song Zhen's official position should be retained for the time being. If the summer tax payment is less than 2,000 in a month, he will be dismissed."

The officials did not refute, and their mood at the moment was all on the Lijia system.

Liu Jian and others are well aware of Yan Chengjin's style of doing things.

After leaving the hall, Li Dongyang blocked Yan Chengjin: "The Lijia system is based on 110 households as a Li, and those who serve as Lizhang are all gentry. There are so many Lizhangs in the world. This is a serious matter, you can't do it recklessly."

The Lijia system lasted for a hundred years, and all the Lizhangs became gentry, who supervised the production and tax payment in the Li.

You can spread your taxes to other people, avoid corvée, and enjoy many preferential treatments.

If the Lijia system is rectified, it will surely cause dissatisfaction among the gentry.

"I will never do anything wrong. Thank you, Mr. Li, for reminding me."

After leaving the office, Jiang Mansion.

As soon as Jiang Mian returned to the mansion, Han Fu came to visit him. Now, apart from the three cabinet elders, Jiang Mian is the best at strategy in the court.

After drinking tea, Han Fu said, "Yan Chengjin mentioned the Lijia system in the court today. What do you think, Mr. Jiang?"

"The Lijia system has been implemented for a hundred years. The stability of the world is the foundation of the court's governance of the world."

Jiang Mian did not comment on Yan Chengjin. If the cabinet ministers fight each other, it will be detrimental to the government.

But the meaning of the words is already very clear.

Han Fu nodded: "I think so too, but Yan Chengjin always has many strategies. I don't know what he will do this time."

"It's not that simple to change the Lijia system. If Lord Han spreads the news, the officials and gentry in the capital will definitely counter Yan Chengjin.

But I guess Yan Chengjin will also think of this and will not beg easily. Lord Han, don't worry."

Jiang Mian is not worried. The Lijia system involves many interests. The head of the village will not let Yan Chengjin do whatever he wants. Yan Chengjin can't stand the gentry writing to ask for his life.

Not to mention, the officials in the palace do not agree.

Han Fu nodded: "Now many places have risen up in rebellion, and the poor people are dissatisfied with the court.

If the gentry are also dissatisfied with the court, the Ming Dynasty will really be in danger."

Jiang Mian reminded him that Yan Chengjin could not find a compromise among the three parties, and the Lijia system could not be moved.