Chapter 4: Spreading acres to earn acres (1)

With the implementation of the "New Land Law", the court, on the basis of the original one-whip law implemented by Zhang Juzheng's reform, implemented the "living tax into a mu, and the gentry's work as a whole, paying grain, taking the tax into the land tax, and abolishing the privilege of not paying grain, which has been a thousand years of privilege. Zhang Juzheng did not dare to do this, because this would offend all the powerful and powerful classes. These people are too powerful, and they have considerable influence and energy in both the court and the people. A prime minister like him dare not do this.

Zhu Yinglong was also worried that local governments would oppose it. After all, this was a change of the rules and regulations that had been passed down for thousands of years, and the resistance here was not ordinary. Zhang Juzheng worked hard for more than 20 years, but his "one-whip method" was not completely implemented. After his death, it was quickly overthrown by the powerful and powerful people, and the reform was interrupted and he was whipped to take the title.

Zhu Yinglong is also worried that the reform of land and tax laws has been delayed until now. He is different from Zhang Juzheng. Although Zhang Juzheng has the support of the emperor, there are ministers in the court who oppose him. The emperor's will cannot always represent his will. Therefore, his reform was very difficult from the beginning. Zhang Juzheng's reform Emperor was just a bystander. No matter how Zhang Juzheng reformed, as long as he could achieve the goal he wanted, it would be fine. The emperor did not participate in the reform, and the emperor himself was also a

A weak-willed man, after Zhang Juzheng's death, his reform was soon opposed by a group of large landlords and aristocratic classes and became history. Zhu Yinglong's reform was different. He was formulated and participated by the emperor himself, and it was a reform centered on the emperor's will. As long as the emperor's desire for reform does not change, the reform will continue. Under the direct suppression of imperial power, the resistance will be much smaller. In addition, Zhu Yinglong has mastered the military power of the whole country, and his will is the will of the army, so Zhu Yinglong is not afraid of these people making trouble. If the trouble is done, it will be just enough to kill a warning to a hundred people.

Half a month after the promulgation of the law, there were memorials from all over the country, including Zhu Yinglong, which were generally classified as secret departments. Generally speaking, the people in various places responded differently. Some were happy, some were skeptical, and some thought it was impossible. The court was joking and fooling the people, but the local powers and nobles in various places were all depressed. Although the law protected their rights more, it would be legal. Who had not done one or two shameful things behind their backs? These people were in panic all day long. Many of them were in office officials of the court and local gentry and celebrities. They began to connect and gather, and a sound of "clearing the ruling side and abolishing the law" slowly formed from the local area to the capital.

Local gentry and nobles knew that confronting the imperial court in Ming Dynasty was purely self-inflicted. Since the promulgation of the "New Land Law", landlords and gentry in various places who owned a large amount of land began to dismiss the tenants who had cultivated important land for themselves. Once the court had to collect land taxes and pay grain from them, they said that they did not need so many tenants to farm for them. In this way, these tenants lost the job of farming land for the landlords to support their families, and lost their livelihoods. Under the instigation of the landlords and gentry, the tenants attributed hatred to the "New Land Law" promulgated by the court and the newly implemented law of "spending acres to work together with the gentry and paying grain, and believed that the court blocked their way to their living, and some even incited rebellion and attacked the local government offices frequently.

One by one, one hundred thousand urgent reports were delivered to the Forbidden City, but it seemed that they were all muddy and there was no movement.

As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Xu Guangqi did not sleep well all night after the promulgation of the decree. The civil unrest in various places almost made him think that the world was about to be in chaos, but the master in the palace was like a ok person, leisurely all day long, and seemed to be not worried at all.

Although Yang He, the Minister of Justice, looked anxious, he felt extremely unhappy. The two decrees issued by the court greatly harmed his interests. You must know that if they really need to be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the decrees, in a year, the Yang family will earn at least 3,000 silver dragon yuan less. This is not a small amount. The salary, allowance, bonus and rewards of a first-rank official are just like this. It is a pity to think about it. All officials in the court who have Zhuangzi land in their hands secretly resisted these two decrees, but at the feet of the emperor, they dare not do too much, and they can only come secretly. However, these people are teachers, students and friends all over the world. If they fan the flames, the local area will be in chaos.

"What can I do now? People in various places are in agitation, and officials from all provinces have written to the court to abolish or suspend the implementation of these two laws." Kong Zhenyun, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Education, sighed. After he was a saint, the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong Province has become a big family after thousands of years of development. Moreover, the Kong family has a high status in Confucianism, and emperors of all dynasties have also respected the Kong family very much. This time, the influence of the "New Land Law" was that some special care of the Kong family in taxes would probably be taken back by the court.

"But what I received was the opposite. After the new law was promulgated, I received a letter from Dogzi saying that the people in Xiangxi and even Hunan were very happy. They believed that the new law promulgated by the imperial court gave many people without land the opportunity to obtain land. Because of the new land law, more than half of the people without land under Dogzi's rule had regained the land. The chaos of the people mentioned by several adults was just because the land in one place was concentrated in the hands of someone or a few people. The people had no other land to cultivate, and there was no wasteland to be reclaimed. These landlords said that the land was just because the land in one place was concentrated in the hands of someone or a few people. The people had no other land to cultivate, and there was no wasteland to be reclaimed.

In order to fight against the new land law of the court, the gentry incites their own tenants and people who don’t understand the new land law, the court should immediately send troops to suppress them, bring these gentry and landlords who incite the civil unrest to justice, and then distribute the land to the people, so that the civil unrest will be quelled immediately." Huang Zunsu, the Minister of Personnel, is not only the leader of the Donglin Party, but also the current stewards and the stewards. In his opinion, people like Yang He are reluctant to give up their own interests and do not think about the country or the court. With the salary of the court, but only care about their own interests, it is simply a pity for their hearts.

The promulgation of the two laws is most beneficial to the Ministry of Finance, because if these two reforms are implemented, the court will increase a large amount of revenue, which is better for the current court finance. Sun Shenxing also knew that once the reform was implemented, it would inevitably harm the interests of many people, especially he himself was a member of it. Most officials in the court did not buy land if they had money. No one knew how powerful this force was, although he himself did not care about that little interest.

But one thing is that they have no reason to object, that is, after the promulgation of these two decrees, Zhu Yinglong issued an order to pay all the land in the imperial villages under his name or in the name of concubines in the palace. All lands should be paid to the court treasury if they should pay grain and taxes.

The emperor set an example. If the ministers below still had shameless opposition, it would be too disrespectful to the emperor. This is why the capital was still peaceful but the place was full of chaos.

Among the ministers, the only one who can understand Zhu Yinglong's thoughts best. In his opinion, the emperor was indifferent to the people below this time, but in fact he had murderous intentions in his heart. Gradually, he was with Zhu Yinglong for a long time. If the emperor was angry or even angry, then it would be fine. Even if the matter was resolved, many people would not die. But once you find that the emperor was indifferent to one thing, and you can't even see any clues, that is, the tranquility before the storm, the wrath of the emperor, and the corpse was buried thousands of miles away, you can imagine what kind of disaster these people's stupid behavior would cause them.

Just as the ministers of various cabinet ministers were frowning about the chaos in various places, in a dark secret room in the Yangxin Hall, the source of a storm was born here.

"Uncle King of Shu, have you lived a good life these days?"

"The old minister is in peace for the concern of Emperor Lao." Zhu Zhishu, the King of Shu, crawled and knelt three feet behind Zhu Yinglong's slender back, and did not dare to look up and said.

"That's great. How did the things I asked you to pay attention to do?" Zhu Yinglong asked slowly, and the folding fan in his hand was gently folded.

"Report to the emperor, after the observation of the old minister over the past few months, King Fu is indeed in contact with the outside. Although the old minister's experience is the same as his, he does not seem to believe the old minister completely." King Zhu Zhishu of Shu said nervously.

"What did you find?"

"The old minister found out that King Fu and several princes had contacted each other, but the old minister didn't know what secrets they had."

"Tell me, are they all those princes?"

"The three princes, Rui, King Hui, and King Gui, have contacted the most. Recently, the two princes, King Lu and King Tang, have also been in contact." King Shu Zhu Zhishu hurriedly replied.

"It turns out that it's a nest of snakes and rats, and they've all got together!" Zhu Yinglong sneered. If he hadn't deliberately made a hole, how could he be able to contact the outside world with the treatment of King Fu's circle?

"Don't Uncle Shu think these Uncle Wang are all in contact with each other and tell the brotherhood?"

"This, this old minister doesn't know..." Although the weather outside was very hot, this secret room was specially made. The surrounding walls were filled with ice water, and the indoor temperature was very cool. At this time, a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of Zhu Zhishu, the King of Shu, who was lowering his head.

"Don't Uncle Shu really don't know?" Zhu Yinglong's voice aggravated three times, making Zhu Zhishu, who was kneeling on the ground, panting in horror.

"Old minister, old minister..." The fine sweat beads just now suddenly became soybeans, and the front and back collars were wet.

"Does Uncle King Shu want to go back to Sichuan?"

"I don't want it!" King Zhu Zhishu of Shu was shocked and quickly reversed.

Zhu Yinglong smiled and said, "I know you want, and I can promise you that you can go back and be your Xiaoyao Prince in a grand manner, but you must do something for me."

"What's the matter?" Compared to Chengpiao Astronomy, who was still in prison, who was still in prison, can you do it?" Zhu Yinglong said with a smile.

Zhu Yinglong's smile at this time was even more powerful than two sharp knives in the eyes of Shu King Zhu Zhishu, and he had no choice at all.

"Listen, the code name of this operation is 'Hunting King'. I have an undercover agent around them. Your mission is to gain their trust and clarify the specific time and place of their initiation and how many people will be. Now the world outside is so chaotic, it is a good time to achieve great achievements. Uncle Shu Wang?" Zhu Yinglong smiled and left the secret room.
Chapter completed!