Zhu Di became interested and said, "Let's talk and listen."
"Owners who clear the land are not allowed to go to the province to clear the land." Li Qing said seriously, "In addition, the reward for reporting and exposing colleagues' illegal acts must be greater than the credit for clearing the land itself. This way, we can greatly avoid overpaying for merit.
The number of acres;
Suhu is ripe and the world is rich. Jiangsu and Zhejiang should pay more attention to it. The officials who go to clear the land should be northerners..."
Zhu Di nodded frequently.
"The purpose of clearing the land is to increase taxes, not to plunder the land from the people." Li Qing sighed, "Eight hundred owners of the land for a thousand years!
The people are poor and have no ability to resist risks. The weather is good, but if they encounter a little difficulty, they have to sell their land in order to gain a living;
Clearing the land can also greatly reduce the unnecessary burden on the people. Due to the delay in information, many people have lost their farmland and have to pay taxes."
Li Qing suggested, "I believe that the land clearing should be permanent, for example, it should be cleared once every three years."
Zhu Di deeply agreed and nodded in agreement.
After chatting in detail for a while, Zhu Di brought the topic to the queen's condition.
In this regard, Li Qing had no good solution, and could only promise to try his best to cure it.
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At noon, Zhu Di issued the policy of clearing the land for the husband.
The ministers secretly complained, especially when they heard that Qingzhang's land was changed to permanent residence every three years.
But they had no legitimate reasons to object. All the drawbacks they raised had been perfectly solved. What else could they say? They had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty is wise."
However, since their interests have been damaged so much, they will not give up.
So, Yongqinghou Mansion.
The ministers who delivered the gifts yesterday arrived one after another and asked Li Qing for help.
Unfortunately, Li Qing is ill and cannot see guests.
Yesterday I was smiling when I received money, but today I didn't even see anyone when I was doing things, which made the civil servant very angry.
They were all shrewd and couldn't tell that Li Qing was pretending to be sick, but they couldn't do anything about Li Qing.
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Li Qing's illness lasted for more than half a month. It was not until the official who cleared his father's land went to the countryside that he got better and could barely attend the afternoon session.
The work is done, and officials can only look back and sigh.
In this case of clearing the land, not only the officials and gentry were harmed, but the nobles were also greatly affected.
They are also greedy. They have accumulated a large amount of land in their hometown, and almost all of them are landlords. After the liquidation, the money lost is not a small amount.
Zhu Di naturally understood this, so he made some rewards to the distinguished nobles openly and secretly to appease them.
The treasury has no money, but it can print money.
This time, Li Qing did not dissuade him. Zhu Di printed 20 million guan banknotes in one breath to use for court expenses. Officials' salaries were half rice and half banknotes, and the rest of the banknotes were used for the construction of the new capital and the opening of the canal.
There was no way, the treasury was really out of money, and there was only one choice between devaluation of treasure banknotes and bankruptcy of the court, and Zhu Di chose the former without hesitation.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty Baochao has been strong for decades and has not caused major turmoil. At present, the credibility of Baochao is still very good.
Printing money means inflation, but inflation is not necessarily a bad thing and can stimulate economic development to a certain extent.
However, this is based on economic development and being able to outpace inflation.
For now, Ming Dynasty can fully absorb the extra 20 million treasure notes issued without any problems.
Li Qing carefully observed the situation and found that the excessive issuance of treasure notes was not as serious as he thought. All the money was spent, which boosted the employment rate and increased the circulation of large treasure notes.
Although some price increases are inevitable, they are within an acceptable range.
Time passed day by day. Li Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was very good at cheating and cheating. When there was no war, the Ministry of War was very leisurely. Apart from treating the empress and going to court to check in, he spent most of his time at home.
The matter of publishing the Yongle Ceremony was handled by Xia Yuanji of the household department, and Li Qing was quite happy.
However, every time the canon was printed, he made a set and never left a single copy.
There are nearly two thousand volumes of Yongle Dadian in the current collection.
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In December, the Oara tribe came to pay tribute. Zhu Di accepted their tribute and reopened the tea-horse trade.
Then, the Tatar tribe also came to pay tribute, and Zhu Di also allowed the Ministry of Rites to receive them, which appropriately increased the scale of trade.
At the same time, the canal has also reached the final stage, and the construction of the new capital has been completed. It can be said that the situation is excellent. The only bad thing is Xu Miaoyun's health.
Seeing that his wife's health was deteriorating day by day, Zhu Di simply handed over state affairs to the prince and returned to Peiping with his wife.
The euphemistic name is to check the construction progress of the new city, but in fact it is just a trip to travel.
As soon as Zhu Di left, the civil servants immediately became energetic, brought up old matters, and shouted about the dangers of frequent land clearing.
Xiaopang was exhausted both physically and mentally, so he had no choice but to consult with Li Qing.
In the living room, two people were sitting opposite each other.
Xiaopang had a sad face and said with a wry smile, "My father just left the capital temporarily, and they all reacted collectively. If my father is no longer here one day, they won't be able to rebel!"
Now he feels more and more powerless. He really can't handle this big thing.
Li Qing was silent for a moment, "It is only a matter of time before the officials and gentry resist. It would be a good thing to show it early. If you are prepared in advance, you won't be in a hurry when the day comes."
Zhu Di was too cruel to the officials and gentry, resistance was inevitable, and now it was just an appetizer.
If Zhu Di were to fall one day, although the officials and gentry would not rebel, there would definitely be turmoil.
Xiaopang pondered for a moment and said: "It's easy to break if it's too strong. If it continues like this, something will definitely happen. I'm going to expand the rules!"
"How to widen?"
"The land clearing will be changed to once every five years." Xiaopang said, "I have carefully calculated that it takes about a year to clear the land nationwide. Once every three years is indeed quite frequent, and it also has a certain impact on government affairs.
If the water is extremely clear, there will be no fish. Absolute light cannot exist. We can only try to have more light and less darkness;
It is impossible for the world to be free of corrupt officials, and it is also impossible for everyone to serve the country wholeheartedly."
Li Qing nodded and said worriedly: "It's okay to do it once every five years. I'm afraid that if we open this hole, the civil service group will get worse."
"If that's the case, kill them!" The always gentle Fatty showed his killing intent for the first time. "Killing methods are essential. Let them understand the consequences of not following the rules."
"Of course, the imperial court must also make some concessions, and cannot force them too much to give them room to return. Otherwise, the world may really be in chaos."
Xiaopang worriedly said, "If this continues, they may become chaotic before my father's eternity comes."
"This should not happen." Li Qing shook his head.
"Definitely." Xiaopang said seriously, "Brother Qing, you are only paying attention to the overall situation and don't understand the secret war between North Korea and China. The current situation is very serious."
Li Qing still thought it was impossible and asked: "Your father doesn't know that the situation in the court is like this?"
"He only cares about big things and never pays attention to small things. It's all me who takes care of it." Xiaopang sighed, "No one in the court will reveal their purpose as soon as they come up. It's just a little trial and error.
At that time, the trend has been achieved.”
"Didn't you tell the emperor about this?"
"I told you, but he didn't listen!" Xiaopang smiled bitterly, "He thinks that as long as there is iron and blood, the civil service group will not be in chaos, but the real situation is not like this."
His fat face was full of solemnity, "Actually, civil servants are not scary. What is scary is the combination of officials and gentry. Moreover, it is not just civil servants, but also nobles."
"The energy of founding nobles, Jingnan nobles, and relatives of the country is only stronger than that of the rich gentry. With the development of the Ming Dynasty, there are more and more nobles, relatives of the country, and vassal kings..."
"Brother Qing, have you forgotten how my father, the emperor, came to be?"
Li Qing paused for a moment, and his expression became serious.
Xiaopang added, "Whether it is civil servants or military generals, there are not many who are truly loyal to the emperor. They care more about their own interests. To put it bluntly, as long as the Ming emperor's surname is Zhu, they will support whoever seeks their interests."
who!"
His tone was slightly tired, "Isn't the reason why Jianwen was defeated in the first place because your interests were seriously damaged?
Take this land clearing as an example. The damage to the interests of nobles and nobles was no less than that of civil servants, but even worse;
The reason why they are honest is because their father is here and they have no choice, but it will be different if his father is here a hundred years later."
"You mean...King of Han?" Li Qing frowned.
"Whether it's the King of Han, the King of Zhao, or all the vassal kings in the world, who can resist the temptation of the Nine-Five Supreme Being?" Xiaopang said, "When all the civil and military officials secretly promise their support, do you think he dares to rise up?"
Li Qing was silent for a long time before saying, "What can you do?"