Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

The deformed ones must be cut off, the abnormal ones must be turned into normal ones, and hidden dangers must be resolved...

This is the sincerity that the emperor wants!

It is also a civil and military official, and must give the sincerity of the emperor.

If you show sincerity now, the Son of Heaven will naturally not be stingy and tolerant.

If you don't give it, then you will be shameless if you give it face, that is, those who follow will prosper, and those who rebel will perish!

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Chapter 6 and Five

"The top priority is to gradually implement the tax office and the tax inspection camp..."

"Secondly..."

Speaking of this, Liu Qiyuan hesitated for a while. He naturally knew what the emperor wanted. If he didn't show some sincerity as the chief minister of the cabinet, he might not be able to sit still as the chief minister of the cabinet.

His thoughts flowed away for just a moment, and in the end, Liu Qiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Li Jiazhi, what do you think?"

As soon as this remark came out, the few cabinet ministers who were sipping tea leisurely put down their teacups subconsciously, and there was a wordless tacit understanding between each of them.

Taxation has passed for so long, but the biggest vacancy in the bank of the inner court commercial bank is still there, without any change.

What is going on here is naturally very clear to them.

It was precisely because of the clarity that they had this private gathering.

As important ministers of the country, they must express themselves whether they want to or not.

Not only because of benefits, but also because, this is almost the first time that the emperor has not used strong authority to suppress, and Gan Gang is arbitrary!

Almost all the ministers were flattered by such a division and wooing.

This kind of court political rules has never existed since the emperor took power.

In the past, what the emperor wanted to do was directly issued an order, either obediently obey the work, or, the head was rolling.

This sudden first time, no matter what, and no matter what they don't want to, they must be acquainted and cherished.

As for what Liu Qiyuan meant, everyone present was naturally very clear.

Below the county is Lijia, which can be said to be the most basic ruling system.

It's just that the Lijia system is obviously not in line with the emperor's wishes. What the emperor wants is a thorough rule incorporated into the ruling system, a grassroots ruling system that is in line with the current trend of reform.

Rather than Lijia, a general system formed with the help of local gentry.

In the current situation, there is nothing else for the court to completely conform to the emperor's will.

Everyone was silent for a long time before Huang Jin spoke slowly:

"For the tax department, there should be no problem. For the Lijia system..."

Speaking of this, Huang Jin looked around at everyone present, but hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou coughed lightly, and then said without hesitation: "Now that the reform policy has been solidified, the imperial government's fiscal revenue has skyrocketed every year!"

"The Lijia system has completely lost touch with the current reform trend, and the Lijia system must be changed."

"Otherwise, the scenes of the pre-Ming period, such as hiding Dingkou, concealing the land, colluding with officials and businessmen, and oppressing the people, will surely reappear in Daheng in a short time!"

"The Lijia system needs to be reformed, and the system must be implemented to the lowest level. In this way, the imperial court's big policy can be best implemented to the lowest level and benefit the people of the world!"

Several cabinet ministers glanced at Hong Chengchou, who was speaking righteously, all of them looked normal, but they couldn't help but spit on the two in their hearts.

Hong Chengchou was at ease, after finishing speaking, he continued to drink tea leisurely.

He is a confidant of the emperor, but his ass must be straightened.

In the current situation, what the emperor wants to do, he is naturally clear, and since he is clear, he must support it.

Liu Qiyuan borrowed the donkey to go downhill, and looked at the cabinet ministers present: "What do you think?"

Yang Sichang shook his head: "It's a good idea to change the Lijia system, but changing it... is too difficult!"

"Money, food, officials, these are just the most basic things. There are more than 2000 counties in Daheng, and there are tens of millions of people. This is related to the fate of the country, and it involves too much..."

Hong Chengchou immediately said: "First draw up the regulations, and then try it out in Shuntian Mansion, step by step, even if everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as the opening is made, it will not be difficult."

Huang Jin didn't hesitate either: "It must be changed."

"The root of taxation lies in agriculture. The flaws of the Lijia system are obvious. It is difficult to harmonize with the existing reformed fiscal and taxation system. On the contrary, it will be a drag..."

"If we don't change it, sooner or later the local power will rise up, and the rise of the local power will inevitably affect the statistics of the household registration, field and land yellow books. In this way, the influence of the tax department may be greatly weakened..."

"It's just that, as Master Yang said, the difficulty of reforming is too difficult, and it involves too much. Why don't we follow what Master Hong said, first draw up the regulations, and try it out in Shuntian Mansion first. If there are any loopholes, we can make up for them in time. Take measures……"

"As for the money and food officials, it is enough to try it out in Shuntian Mansion..."

After saying a few words, several cabinet ministers skipped the decision almost tacitly, and directly discussed how to implement the fundamental matter of imperial power going to the countryside.

And this is almost the first time since the emperor came to power, the court officials discussed how to implement a major national policy without the emperor's will.

On the civil servant's side, they discussed this fundamental national policy, but on Wu Xun's side, the situation was extremely contradictory.

To be precise, it is extremely contradictory, both complex and simple.

The biggest hidden danger of the army lies in the military-political integration formed in a special period, that is, "fan towns."

And the generals who commanded the various feudal towns were either ordered by the emperor himself, or they were the confidant generals who used to be the confidants of the great princes when they were in charge of various places.

And the big cake this time is obviously not very attractive to the Duke of Daheng or to the generals who are in charge of the major "fan towns".

The four great princes at the top of Daheng, hereditary and irreplaceable, rested with the country. They are already very popular, and it is too late to keep a low profile on weekdays. How dare they be dissatisfied.

For a general who sits in various places, integrates the military and the government, and is like a feudal town, what benefits does it have compared to the veritable king of a place who holds the power alone?

And these two types of martial arts are like the unquestionable branches of Daheng Wuxun generals, and the rest are either soft-spoken and unqualified to participate, or, such as the general staff and the five armies. Martial generals who are allowed to participate.

In this way, it is undoubtedly extremely complicated.

The so-called simplicity lies in the fact that the emperor has controlled the army for many years. Daheng's martial arts generals do not have much bargaining power in front of the will of the emperor.

The real core of Daheng Wuxun lies in the bravery and defense of Wuxun, that is, the generals trained by the emperor through precepts and deeds.

And these generals, during so many years of fighting in the South and the North, naturally formed factions with different levels of positions.

A considerable part of the commanders-in-chief of the "fan towns" in various places in Daheng belong to these factions.

The four princes are naturally the largest factions in the army that cannot be ignored.

But now the four princes of Daheng, compared with their prominent positions, their actual influence has been greatly weakened by the emperor.

For example, Zhao Wu, the Duke of Liao, has his foundation in Shanhai Town and part of the Beijing Army. Now, Shanhai Town has been abolished, and the Jing Army of Shanhai Town has long been subordinated to the Beijing Army. , but the actual rights, compared with the past, have been weakened by many, many.

Dingguo Gong Zhou Yuji, who has been in Shaanxi for many years, was directly dispatched to North Korea after that defeat, and his influence was greatly weakened. Although he is now in Shaanxi, before the shame is washed away, no matter whether it is the right to speak or influence The power seems to have dropped to the lowest point.

Although the Duke of Yue has been in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, he is now sent to Yunnan and Guizhou to sit in the town. Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, where his foundation is located, is under the rule of Duke Jing. Although he has influence, the Duke of Yue has been away from the center for too long. Interests have nothing to do with him.

As for Lord Yasukuni, whether it is power or strength in the army, he is second to none.

But the relationship between Lord Yasukuni and the Son of Heaven is well known to the world.

What Yasukuni has done in the past also clearly demonstrates his unquestionable loyalty to the emperor and mother.

Before the Daheng Southern Expedition and the Puppet Ming Dynasty, the butcher's knife against the "vassal towns" in various places was completely dominated by Lord Yasukuni, and Lord Yasukuni's position was obvious.

The leaders of the factions have been weakened, coupled with the various control measures the emperor has taken over the army over the years, he has used the military academy to conduct countless personnel transfers, and has a firm grasp of personnel, financial, and supervisory powers.

In this way, the aspect of General Daheng Wuxun is obvious and extremely simple.

In fact, it is extremely simple.

After the news of Tax Eucalyptus spread to Jiangnan, Lord Yasukuni, who shouldered the sacred order and single-handedly led the bloody purges of the Jiangnan provinces, sent a fast horse to contact the generals who commanded the "fan towns" in various places, clearly showing the status of the first Duke of Daheng will.

What followed were Dukes of Yue, Duke Ding, and Dukes of Liao who expressed their positions in the army one after another. The confidantes of the Dukes went to various "fan towns" one after another to express their attitudes.

The will of the Son of Heaven cannot be disobeyed, and when the will of the Son of Heaven agrees with the will of several princes, it will be a trend that cannot be violated by manpower!

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Chapter 6 and Six

On April [-]th in the fifth year of Zhaowu, the court meeting.

Wang Yuqiao, the censor of the Ducha, said that the censor of the Ducha inspected the inspections. There are many places in various places that have concealed and missed the land for reclaiming wasteland, and deliberately abandoned the fields so that they were drawn from the household registration yellow book and recultivated to avoid them. Court supervision...

When this discussion came out, there was a lot of noise in the court.

One after another, the courtiers made admonitions, all centering on how to strengthen the imperial court's control over the land. The topic naturally turned to the imperial court's rule over the grassroots step by step.

Whether it is land or Dingkou,

What cannot be avoided is naturally the Lijia system inherited from the previous Ming Dynasty.

The county magistrate is in charge of the county seat, and outside the county seat, market towns and villages all belong to the institutional category of Lijia.

Although it is also under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, but what the facts are, the historical lessons of the previous Ming Dynasty still seem to be vividly remembered.

The civil servants held their own opinions and argued endlessly, while the military generals were all at ease and kept silent.

The Son of Heaven tacitly watched the debates in the court, and most of the discussions in the court were like this. The first shot was fired by the small characters, and then the small characters began to discuss and argue.

When the battle is almost over, the important ministers in the court will come out to set a preliminary tone, and then he, the emperor, will make the final decision.

This time, why, the emperor naturally knows.

Tacitly, wait for the good show to play.

As time passed, the opinions of the officials in the palace gradually tended to be unified. The core of the problem, just like the private discussions of several cabinet ministers, converged on the "Li Jia System".

In the end, the Secretary of the Household Department and Liu Qiyuan, the chief assistant of the cabinet, requested to change the Lijia system, and the ministers seconded the proposal one after another.

The emperor agrees.

Therefore, how to perfectly integrate the Lijia system with the current fiscal and taxation system and the ever-changing government systems in various places to form a joint force has become the core of the discussions among the officials.

Opinions were collected one by one, and issues were analyzed one by one. With the collective wisdom and efforts of everyone, the Lijia system established since the early Ming Dynasty was also changed in this court meeting.

It was not until the end of the court meeting that the emperor made a decree and set the final tone.

Immediately ordered the cabinet to formulate regulations for reforming the Lijia system.

The ministers took orders, and the court meeting ended.

And the news that the central government decided to change the Lijia system also spread rapidly to the world.

The shock of the tax case has not yet ended, and the ensuing restructuring of Lijia is like a bolt from the blue, shaking the world.

Reforms since ancient times have never happened without bloodshed!

From the military reform at the end of the Ming Dynasty to the financial and taxation reform at the beginning of the third year of Zhaowu, no matter which reform, the heads are rolling and the blood is flowing like a river!

But this time, Lijia was restructured...

The two great reforms of the country led by the Daheng Emperor have already explained everything.

That is to say, when the butcher's knife of Emperor Daheng is raised, any tolerance, unspoken rules, and tacit understanding are all bullshit!

Only fire and water are incompatible!Only black and white!

There is only unquestionable right and wrong!

All of a sudden, all over the world, people are in panic and can't live all day long.

Amidst this turmoil, it seems that there is a mysterious force manipulating it. The "fan towns" of the Daheng world, which used to be invisible and watertight, are slowly appearing in front of the world.

For many interested people, it is also suddenly discovered that if Lijia needs to be restructured, the only thing that can't be bypassed is the "feudal towns" in various places!

People are panic-stricken, and the "feudal towns" that were disliked by the gentry and literati in the past have suddenly become popular all over the world.

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"The court has passed the regulations for the reform of Lijia... Wu Xun, no one has made a public statement..."

In Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, former cabinet minister Lai Zongdao's mansion, the already white-haired Lai Zongdao leaned on a bamboo and rattan chair, while his second son Lai Hongning stood aside and reported.

After hearing what Lai Hongning said, Lai Zongdao was silent for a while, but his expression suddenly became serious:

"The relationship that should be broken at home is broken. From today on, we will thank guests behind closed doors. No matter who it is, we will not see each other."

Lai Hongning was surprised: "Father?"

Lai Zongdao glanced at Lai Hongning who was full of doubts, but couldn't help frowning, and then sighed helplessly, and said calmly: "You can't look at the surface of everything, you must learn to look at the essence of things."

"This matter seems to be planned by the ministers of the court, and the martial arts have not expressed their position yet, but in fact, do you think, without His Majesty's instruction, who would dare to plan such a major policy for the country?"