Chapter 175 The fake show becomes real, and the trend finally comes true
Chapter 175: The fake show becomes real, and the trend finally comes true
When the emperor drew out his knife and walked toward Zheng Cunzhong, Yan Song's scalp began to feel numb and his blood couldn't help but surge.
Your Majesty has seen through it, I’m afraid he has seen through it a long time ago!
So what if so many officials were appointed under the guise of "party strife" in the court? The process of reshuffling is also a process of redistributing invisible powers among important ministers!
But are the backbone of this group of officials and gentry officials?
No, lift people!
In the early Ming Dynasty, the total number of surviving Jinshi was about two thousand; after Chenghua, it was only about three thousand.
What about Juren? There are more than 10,000 Juren in existence.
Most of the Jinshi are in official positions, and the dignity of officials and the low profile required for promotion do not allow them to show off.
It serves as a link between the superiors and the inferiors, connecting Jinshi officials with scholars and wealthy households, and plays a key role in various interest chains such as local fields and shops.
Do you know whether people are promoted by gold or promoted by silver?
You know the truth!
Has the "party struggle" for several months implicated an opposition leader?
No.
Now Zhang Fujing has sent a "clean" Juren who has only committed one crime.
Your Majesty killed him with your own hands!
Yan Song looked at Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong and the others, and their solemn expressions were not out of the ordinary.
The shock caused by the emperor's personal killing made every court official look like this.
But the emperor known to his advisers was not like this.
He was always easy-going, frank, tolerant, and prudent, and had an unusually pure youthful passion for the Ming Dynasty.
Liang Chu, Wang Qiong, Chen Jin, Wei Bin, Guo Xun, Zhang Heling... which one was not involved in greater crimes than Zheng Cunzhong? Your Majesty did not kill him.
Now, the counselors who had spent several months in a very harmonious elderly theory seminar were suddenly faced with this scene.
The emperor returned to his throne, and the first reaction inside and outside Fengtian Hall was to kneel down.
Zhu Houcong saw the fear in their eyes.
No matter what talents, skills or temperaments they have displayed in the past, they have never had this kind of natural fear in their eyes.
That knife was like a coming-of-age ceremony.
At this point, the political animals in the court will completely forget his age.
It's not someone who kills in a rage, he kills someone calmly and with a purpose.
"Everyone, get up."
The emperor spoke, the ceremonial officer shouted, and everyone inside and outside the palace stood up.
The floor has been cleaned and there are no prisoners here.
No one knew how to speak, and no one knew what the emperor was thinking right now.
Many officials standing in the sunshine outside Fengtian Hall felt cold and their legs were shaking.
"How many officials and gentry in the world are like this Zheng Cunzhong?" Zhu Houcong said.
"Your Majesty, the rebels are uttering arrogant words. They have selfish desires that overwhelm the sky. They have a family but no country. Such arrogant and rebellious people are rare in the world. It is appropriate to spread the crime of disloyalty and disloyalty to the world, and warn the three tribes of Yi and others.
Province!"
Fei Hong was the first to answer, and many people nodded secretly: That's it! How crazy! How dare you imply that the flowing dynasty is an iron-clad aristocratic family?
We really don't have that much courage!
"No, what I'm asking is, how many officials and gentry in the world are guilty of evading taxes and servitude like this Zheng Cunzhong?"
Fei Hong's heart sank: It's really coming.
Yang Tinghe was in dizziness.
Who played whom?
Yang Shen's reckless behavior forced him to play the role of the party leader, but the emperor's sword cut off his possibility of playing a good guy again.
So the emperor also let them perform first, and let them shout slogans so loudly that there was no longer any way out?
This time, the emperor has expressed his determination to fight resolutely, and there will be no chance of luck again.
Yang Tinghe could only bite the bullet and speak: "The saints have taught you for two thousand years, and the imperial examinations have been selected for nearly a thousand years. Nowadays, just a few candidates dare to speak out like this! There are indeed very few people who are as wild and rebellious as him. How many people have such a wild and rebellious heart?
?Fei Zichong, why don’t you dare to answer His Majesty’s question?”
This scene can only be performed for a lifetime. Fortunately, when Fei Hong wrote this script, he did not just expect that the emperor would retreat and take the initiative to mediate in the future.
If the show continues, the future of the counselors will at least have one more layer of security.
Then the chief minister of the dignified cabinet knelt down and said with shame: "The land I received, the land I bought in my family, the number of people in my family, and the officials didn't take the initiative to urge me to pay taxes! I am like this, and the world will know it!"
Then he raised his head and said decisively: "Since ancient times, reform requires the monarch and his ministers to work together! If His Majesty is determined, the ministers must take the initiative to apply for payment! The new law cannot be delayed, and the old system of taxes and servitude must be made easier!"
Zhu Houcong asked Fei Hong: "Mr. Fei Ge, what do you think?"
Fei Hong also knelt down and choked up and said: "Your Majesty, I am ashamed! If your Majesty only seeks to enrich the country, then the officials and gentry in the world are really guilty. However, the way to govern a country is not just to enrich the country! Order of superiority and inferiority, etiquette is the foundation.
! Your Majesty has been in power for one year and four months, and powerful traitors have been talking about reforms that will shake the foundation of the country. What is their motive? Your Majesty, the stability of the country is the most important thing, and the most important thing is to neglect corvee and small taxes and recuperate! Why don't your Majesty slowly plan for the future? "
Yang Tinghe angrily scolded: "There are already such traitors in Guangdong. Fei Zichong falsely accuses me of being a powerful traitor. Do you want to give the world's traitors a chance to recuperate? Scholars all over the world have forgotten how much the saint's teachings have been. Do you feel clear about it? Dogs can't bear to do corvee work."
All the suffering has fallen on the common people, and the gentry in Guangzhou have called him Yang Buxiu! Who is not cultivating his body? Who has an evil heart? Does the Fei family have too much land, so they ignore the true situation of the world? "
In the midst of the personal attack, Fei Hong just cried repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the policy of exempting Ding from taxes is as long as the officials are strictly ordered not to go beyond it. The policies of the new law have not yet been agreed upon, and Guangdong has already taken care of it. How can Yang Tinghe be thorough in advocating the new law?"
A good strategy has been presented to Your Majesty? The old minister is loyal only for the stability of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty has learned from it clearly!"
As the emperor killed Zheng Cunzhong in "fury", the direction of the court seemed to be settled. Fei Hong could only admit the existence of the fact and could only remonstrate with the emperor about the danger of turmoil.
And he has accepted that changes in taxes and services can be directed to appointing officials.
Zhu Houcong sighed with extreme disappointment: "A hurricane has blown away the devastation of the Ming Dynasty. For more than a hundred years, scholars have been admitted to the school, and scholars have written articles that are loyal to the emperor and love the people. With fame and fame, the teachings of sages have been forgotten, and they are willing to do their best.
How many honest and loyal ministers are there? They have a family but no country, they treat the people as slaves, they respect the king and their fathers and seek their property, and they become like enemies even if they are given a little instruction. What is the law of heaven if people want to do this?"
Just like that time when news about Yang Shen reached the Imperial Study Room, the emperor's words shocked the hearts of other court officials.
Your Majesty...it seems that your Taoist heart has collapsed. Your recognition of Confucianism is wavering.
Yang Tinghe wanted to open his mouth to build an extra layer of protective aura for himself, but he knew that now he really needed "allies" to bear the firepower together.
Only then did Yan Song go out and kneel down, bowing with great salute: "Your Majesty, Yan Song, has the courage to offer you a special favor to welcome Duke Zhongwu to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, as a model for officials and scholars in the world! There will be many people who are loyal to the emperor and love the people! If the origin is pure, we should do it."
currently!"
The reaction was exactly the same, but there were more people. Many people looked at Yan Song in disbelief.
And Zhang Zilin also came out to join the team: "My minister Zhang Zilin boldly asked your Majesty to order the Ministry of Rites to discuss the posthumous title of Emperor Jing's temple! He was ordered to turn the tide in the face of danger. Although Emperor Jing inherited the vassal king, he made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty has the ability to enrich the country.
The ambition is to love the people like a son. Now that selfish desires are rampant in the world, and your Majesty wants to recreate the Ming Dynasty, I will do my best!"
Wang Qiong changed his line: "If the world's officials and gentry are indifferent and forget the teachings of the saints, their merits and honors should be revoked and they should be ordered to take the exam again! My minister Wang Qiong seconded the proposal and asked your majesty to set this precedent. People with lofty ideals from all over the world will surely gather here.
Your Majesty, Tongzuo, will create a prosperous age."
The new party and the imperialist party merged, and Fei Hong seemed to be alone.
This drama has finally come to this point. In full view of everyone, the emperor will never back down.
He is really not afraid of this difficulty.
So Fei Hong wanted to express his last bit of loyalty, kowtowed and cried: "Old minister, I dare to speak directly! The policies of the new law have not yet been decided, and your majesty will never be able to implement them. If it continues to be implemented, officials will be greedy for merit and will harm subordinates.
People, your majesty must take this old incident in Xining as a warning!"
After saying that, he straightened up and glared at Yang Tinghe and the others: "Invitation to disrupt the country! People who are greedy for merit! Invitation to be a traitor! Yang Tinghe, you are planning everything and being a party member. Is it really to help His Majesty create a prosperous world? Do you have any magic tricks that can make the world follow new laws?
Not chaotic? You have been vague for more than a year. Could it be that in the end it is just a restructuring of the market and the ordering of officials to apply for payment? With these two things, you are still trying to qualify for the Ancestral Temple? "
The conflict intensified, and Yan Song, Zhang Zilin, Wang Qiong and others seemed to have become Yang Tinghe's accomplices in trying to open the door to the Ancestral Temple.
The new law has caused panic all over the world. Indeed, so far, only after the land was cleared, a market restructuring was carried out in Guangdong, and then Yang Ting and the officials who resolutely expressed their stance today applied for the payment of taxes and servitude.
At that time, Wang Anshi still clearly understood the "Notes on Nothing Happened in This Dynasty for a Hundred Years", which established three departments of regulations to coordinate finances, including the Law of Distribution, the Law of Young Crops, and later the Law of Recruitment, the Law of Baojia, and the Law of Fang and Tianjun.
Tax law, market transaction law, exemption law...
Yang Tinghe took a deep breath and responded in a deep voice: "Of course! Your Majesty, the national policy meeting has been discussed for more than a year, and all the staff have gradually come together, and now we have the momentum to reform and rebuild the Ming Dynasty with His Majesty. Fei Zichong has the heart of a villain.
I don’t bother to argue with you when you are a gentleman! Now that I have asked you about it, I will directly state the general outline of the new law and other new laws.”
After he stood up, he spoke eloquently to the ministers: "The general outline is: separation of taxes and servitude, unification of disciplines, and sharing of responsibilities between the rich and the poor. Purchasing, agriculture and commerce should be promoted simultaneously, and regulations should be drawn. Tax inspections should be established on a permanent basis, financial accounts should be predetermined, and rates should be determined.
It belongs to the imperial court. It should revise laws and regulations, clarify salaries and wages, and officials should abide by them."
"The method has three steps. First, it is tried out in Guangdong. After three years, the effectiveness will be reviewed and revised and perfected. Then the laws will be formulated. New government offices will be established in each province, officials will be selected, and the notice will be announced to the world. After three years of practice in Guangdong.
Promote it throughout the world, patrol the world to supervise its implementation, and implement it, and all rewards and punishments will comply with the new rules."
"It includes the Accounting Law, the Budgeting Law, the Adoption Method, the Treasury Law, the Taxation Law, the Commercial Law, the Examination Law, the Official Treatment Law, and the Nine Laws of the Ming Dynasty. I invite you to read out the gist of them one by one."
After finishing this series of words, he took out a thick memorial from his sleeve and held it up shamelessly: "All that I have gained from our discussions is contained in this "Book of Principles for the Wealth and Planning of the Ming Dynasty," and I submit it to your majesty for your inspection!
"
So what followed became a scene where the new party and the imperial party took the results of months of deliberations as their own merits and announced them to the public.
The emperor accepted Fei Hong's advice, but he must leave some room for it.
Zhu Houcong doesn't need the reputation of many of his creative ideas, he just wants these things to be implemented.
On the throne, the emperor looked down at the memorial.
In the Fengtian Hall, the counselor generously explained the new law.
The Minister of Accounts explained the "Accounting Method", and the ministers were slightly shocked by the double-entry accounting method.
The Minister of Civil Affairs explains the "Kaocheng Law", and the National Policy Conference decides on policies every year, every three years, and then assigns them to various ministries and provinces. From now on, officials will have some quantifiable and measurable annual tasks.
The Minister of Rites explained the "Law on the Treatment of Officials". Everyone was happy to hear this, because the salaries of lower-level officials have been increased, and they will be uniformly converted into silver in the future. Each government office also stipulated some benefits that were borne by the finance department. For example, in the past, the officials themselves had to pay
Bear some staff expenses, travel and entertainment expenses.
Li Chongsi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, explained the "Ming Dynasty Laws and Regulations". This point only said that the Ming Dynasty Laws and the Punishment Regulations would be revised in the next few years and unified into explicit laws and regulations. From then on, the punishments would be clear. The most significant change would be to change the original
The five punishments of flogging, rod, imprisonment, exile, and death were changed to three types: death, prison, and silver. The prison also includes slavery, and there will be labor during the prison period. The specific strategy will be detailed later. And redemption
The principle of punishment will also be changed to serious crimes without full atonement.
The most important ones are the "Budget Law", "Tax Law", "Adoption Measures", and "Business Law", which all determine whether money can be generated.
The "Budget Resolution Law" involves the management of financial expenditures from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the chief envoys, governors, and health offices. The most significant change will be that the cleaning and official departments of the Ministry of Household will be transferred to each province, and the household houses in all prefectures and counties will also be transferred to each province.
The Ministry of Accounts will be under direct management, although normal direct management only involves tax revenue and expenditure at the financial accounting level.
The "Tax Law" involves land tax, commercial tax, salt tax, etc. Tax collection will be responsible for the Ministry of Household Affairs and local officials. However, in the future, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will set up permanent inspection bureaus in each province to supervise the collection of various taxes. The same is only true for the imperial court.
Responsible.
In addition to purchasing the annual affairs required by the palace and the court, the most important difference in the "Procurement Methods" will be that local governments will directly collect money after unifying the laws, and the money will be collected according to the "field rights" of the land.
Taxes are based on the area cultivated or rented, and the number of people. The preferential exemptions for officials and gentry are still the same as before, but the excess must be paid. With the money, the local government can purchase all the goods and labor services needed by the local government.
The highlight is the "Business Law". The government has so many purchasing needs. In addition to paying the land tax and grain, the people will also need to sell a lot of other output into money. The previous budgets and final accounts, taxes, procurement, etc. are all disguised reductions in the authority of the local government.
, but the commercial law has given them a new authority, which is the unified management of the registration license and accounting of all business names.
A very important point is that if relatives and relatives conduct business according to the Emperor's Ming Dynasty, the court will also prepare some trading companies in the fields of salt, mining, iron, water transportation, etc., and current officials and their descendants cannot do business.
There are naturally many secret ways to work around it, but at the same time, what Yang Tinghe affirmed is the importance of commercial law to tax law, and the severity of punishment for merchants who violate the "Ming Dynasty Laws": This is the beginning of supporting larger finances in the future.
With a stable income base, those who evade taxes and commit corruption will be severely sentenced.
"Your Majesty! I have to discuss how all the laws will be implemented in Guangdong one by one. But there is one thing. All merchants established by the imperial court should abide by the laws and regulations. However, the crime of honoring relatives will be judged by your majesty in the past. I ask your majesty to
If this law is approved, the three departments will be given the power to decide the sentence."
After this performance, many people looked at Yang Tinghe with different eyes.
This guy is not acting, he is serious, and the idea is not only for the nobles and relatives, but also for all the officials, gentry and wealthy households in the world.
In today's business world, who doesn't have a background behind them? Although many companies don't say it explicitly, which one doesn't have such and such hidden shares?
After setting this example, Yang Tinghe cut himself off from his relatives and officials in the world.
If the emperor approves, then the new party will really have power in the government and the opposition, and I am afraid it will have to use harsh means to implement it and maintain stability.
How could Yang Tinghe not think about his own life?
Fei Hong was still trying to advise: "Your Majesty! Yang Tinghe's laws are too different from the current practice. How can we encourage merchants to be cunning? The court competes with the people for profits, and many purchases will eventually come from the court and be taken back to the court. Although this accounting method
New, left and right collusion, how can we stop people from embezzling state money? Apart from the accounting laws, everything is chaotic. I am afraid that when the annual income has not increased, the government's expenditure will be exhausted. If there are natural disasters on the border, is it possible that people's wealth will be plundered again? Ke Ze
What if the silver discount is unified, the people sell grain, and the merchants hoard and disrupt the market?"
Zhu Houcong was silent for a long time, put down the memorial and looked at Yang Ting and them: "Unexpectedly, you and others have discussed many new laws. Although they cannot be said to be comprehensive, they have been very careful."
The court officials clearly saw that Fei Hong's body was trembling slightly and he was extremely depressed.
"The troubles in Guangdong are still vivid in my mind, and the officials and gentry in the world have families but no country. Now that I have ascended the throne as emperor, if I cannot recreate the Ming Dynasty, how will I see my ancestors in the future?" Zhu Houcong's calm expression finally faded, allowing the officials to see
Seeing his anger and unwillingness, he said, "Three years is not enough, so five years! I am not a stupid king. I will decide whether the new method will work or not. I will decide based on its effectiveness. Yang Tinghe!"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to take charge of the trial implementation of the new law in Guangdong. If the honorary relatives you requested violate the law, the three law divisions can first determine the punishment and then submit it to me for judgment. Let the world know that five years before Jiajing, the other provinces will wait and see its effect. If anyone
Yao uses clever tricks to obstruct it, and those who find out the real evidence will be regarded as treason!"
"...I accept the order and will live up to His Majesty's trust!"
"Fei Hong!"
"I'm here!"
"Now that I have decided, the court can no longer argue. I order you to be the governor of Sichuan and continue to serve the country."
The ministers froze when they saw Yang Tinghe's excited expression, while Fei Hong could only cry and thank him.
The tone was set, but the emperor firstly still held the final decision on his relatives, and secondly, he asked Fei Hong to keep an eye on Yang Ting and his hometown without taking up his official post.
Today's situation is really thought-provoking.
"Yan Song, Zhang Zilin and Wang Qiong."
"I'm here!"
"Your petition is correct! I want to see if there are any honest ministers in our Jiajing Dynasty! If I have no way to govern the country and disrupt the country, I will not be able to enter the temple! If I rebuild the Ming Dynasty, it will be prosperous and powerful for a hundred years.
Later, I hope that my good ministers will accompany you to worship and share the blood of future generations!"
"Your Majesty is wise! There must be good ministers who are loyal to the king and serve the country in the world!"
Zhu Houcong stood up and looked down at the ministers: "The gentry is honored, and the officials are exempted. There are already national laws. How can we tolerate or forget the teachings of sages, loyalty to the emperor and love for the people? Today I tell the world that I, the vassal king, will inherit the throne. I only hope that the Ming Dynasty will be ruled and the dynasty will be full of virtuous ministers."
.If you live a long life this month and get married next month, no one in the world will need to donate anything and disturb the people."
"...Your Majesty is kind and loving to the people, and I am grateful to you all."
Zhu Houcong finally smiled and said: "The wedding is coming soon, and I have also learned the Zhou Gong's etiquette according to the order of my mother. Not long ago, the female official Lin has given birth to a dragon. I intend to make her a concubine first when choosing a concubine. Then I will establish a queen in the future.
When my legitimate son grows up, I hope to pass on a prosperous and powerful Ming Dynasty to him in a hundred years."
The amount of information exploded in one sentence, and all the counselors glanced at Sun Jiao.
Although I don’t know whether it is a boy or a girl, the emperor has already reserved a seed!
The female official who is currently pregnant will only be a concubine.
And it was clearly stated that in the future the throne would belong to the legitimate son.
As long as you have the guts.
Yang Tinghe was heartily overjoyed.
Step by step, he became the real leader of the New Law Party, and he had no way out.
If the emperor can have a queen, this is the real guarantee.
Immediately, there was a sound of obeisance inside and outside Fengtian Hall: "I congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate Your Majesty! There is a successor to the Ming Dynasty. Long live Your Majesty! Long live! Long live!"
The rising sun outside the palace is getting brighter, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty has been stabilized!
This truly is the perfect time to announce the news!