The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The officials looked straight at Yan Chengjin, but this guy always had to think a lot.

For a while, the hall became quiet.

After half a quarter of an hour, Yan Chengjin spoke: "I want to discuss this matter with the emperor, the new emperor, and the six ministries of the cabinet, and then decide whether it can be implemented throughout the country."

The implication is that the rest of the officials can leave the court.

The officials were irritated in an instant. Who are you looking down on here?

The incident happened too suddenly. Everyone in the hall thought Yan Chengjin was going to say something, but he didn't expect that he would say such a thing, which made the emperor and the officials stunned.

But in the past, this boy would say it after a moment of hesitation. Today, he is so cautious, and it seems that it will shake the world.

The officials are also smart people, and they did not stop him.

The emperor Hongzhi said: "Let's leave the court first, and the eunuchs should also leave."

Xiao Jing walked out of the hall reluctantly, and glanced inside when closing the door.

Knowing that the emperor and the ministers were waiting, Yan Chengjin hesitated for a moment before saying, "I call it the Sunshine Strategy. Please ask the emperor to issue an order that the secrets of it shall not be revealed by the ministers."

All of a sudden, the hall suddenly became cold.

Zhu Houzhao said happily, "I agree. Disclosing even a word is disobeying the order."

Yan Chengjin said seriously, "My strategy is divided into two parts. One is to let the gentry provide grain to help the people, and the other is to let the people pay an extra amount of grain on weekdays."

The amount of grain grown in the world every year is extremely huge. If the destination is divided into the court, gentry and people.

The gentry controls the most grain.

For example, he owns tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, not counting dry land for growing corn and sweet potatoes.

The retired emperor Hongzhi did not understand, and looked at Yan Chengjin in high spirits but doubt: "What does this mean?"

"The grain grown by a great gentry is enough to match the land in the hands of a villager.

Nowadays, the relief of the whole country depends on the court alone, and the national strength will naturally be continuously consumed.

If the gentry can join the ranks of relief, they can help the people and survive the disaster years."

The gentlemen looked hesitant. Indeed, apart from the court, the gentry controlled the most grain.

Liu Jian asked everyone's doubts and said, "How can the gentry obediently pay money and grain?"

The retired emperor Hongzhi and the gentlemen looked at Yan Chengjin expectantly.

"This is about the extra grain paid by the people."

The retired emperor Hongzhi seemed more focused.

"The extra money and grain paid by a household is not much.

But when gathered together, it is a huge wealth, and this wealth has a huge use.

It will be managed by the pawnshop.

The silver obtained from the sale of grain can be lent to merchants for business, earning huge interest, and then the interest can be used as relief silver to distribute to the people.

The court can reduce huge wasteful expenditures."

The retired emperor Hongzhi trembled slightly and held his breath.

When the gentlemen heard this, they were shocked beyond words, and their expressions froze on their faces.

In this way, the gentry shared the burden of the court.

Yan Chengjin pondered for a moment and said: "Not every year there will be natural disasters. This silver will become larger and larger, and finally, it will reach the point where relief can be provided without the court's appropriation.

It can even earn silver for the court."

Wang Qiong's heart was beating fast. In just a short moment, he was shocked. He felt a dark in front of his eyes and a buzzing in his head.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang took a deep breath, and were extremely shocked.

They thought they were good at fighting among officials in the court, but they could not come up with such a strategy no matter how hard they tried.

What a good policy.

From now on, the court will not have to worry about relief.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt a sense of heroism in his heart, walked quickly to the imperial desk, and said happily: "Father, can I borrow your pen for a while?"

He wrote a few lines of words in a flamboyant manner, and it can be vaguely seen that it was the strategy that Yan Chengjin had just proposed, which was pasted on the yellow rosewood.

The retired emperor Hongzhi looked ugly.

The gentlemen stroked their beards, and they had not yet recovered from Yan Chengjin's words.

Through gentle means, they took silver from the gentry, shared the burden of the court, and provided relief to the people.

This strategy was mentioned in the previous life, to concentrate on major tasks. Yan Chengjin spoke again: "Please allow the emperor to let this matter go to the Economic Department."

All the gentlemen knew that this was a huge amount of silver and should be under the Ministry of Revenue.

And at the beginning, the emperor agreed with them that the Economic Department should not be allowed to become larger.

Wang Ao said shamelessly: "Emperor, it is true that what Yan Chengjin said is feasible and beneficial to the country and the people.

In this way, it can't be handed over to the Economic Department. It is conceivable that if there are ten or a hundred years, how huge a sum of silver it will be?

The silver controlled by the Economic Department may surpass the Ministry of Revenue."

Wang Qiong had a drooping face, and he only hated that Yan Chengjin was not his assistant.

The treasury was often empty, so where was the silver stored?

Zhu Houzhao had to make some efforts, otherwise Lao Gao would help his father. He coughed dryly: "The son decided to put it under the Economic Department."

The gentlemen had a little flush on their faces, and seemed to be slightly angry.

They knew that these two guys were of the same blood, but they couldn't talk too much about personal feelings when it came to major events in the world.

And as an emperor, he should be more strict.

Liu Jian coughed and said, "New Emperor, this matter cannot be decided based on relationships, but should be based on the situation of the court.

The expansion of the power of the Censorate is not a good thing for the court."

The gentlemen looked very convinced.

The new emperor trusted Yan Chengjin too much, but being an emperor is taboo to listen to one side and believe in one side.

Even if Yan Chengjin has no intention of rebelling, the next chief censor may not be.

The eyes of the retired emperor Hongzhi flickered. It was indeed as Liu Gong said. Since the establishment of the four departments of the Censorate, the power has been much greater than when the previous emperor was in power.

Li Dongyang came back to his senses. Isn't this kid obsessed with officials? He said: "Retired emperor, I think Yan Chengjin's advice is meritorious."

The retired emperor Hongzhi immediately understood and was delighted: "This is a matter that benefits the country and the people. Yan Qing's family has made meritorious advice and has been promoted to the position of Grand Secretary, and he is listed as a Grand Secretary of Wuying Hall with Master Zhang.

As for this matter, it can be handed over to the Economic Department of the Censorate for supervision, but the money and grain earned should be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue."

The eyes of the officials lit up, which was equivalent to letting the Economic Department do the work and the Ministry of Revenue collect the profits.

The retired emperor is worthy of being an old emperor who works hard to govern the country. With such a division of power, everything is evenly balanced.

Yan Chengjin choked for a moment, and his heart ached. He was happy about the promotion, but he felt uncomfortable because his power was divided in half.

If Wang Qiong had not been close to him, he would have started to write a letter of impeachment at this moment.

The emperor also felt that the reward was a bit thin. After all, it was only a title. He said a little embarrassedly: "The monthly salary will also increase by 50 shi."

The officials showed envy on their faces when he was promoted by 50 shi in one breath. Their monthly salary was only more than 100 shi, which was enough to cover half of their monthly salary.

Yan Chengjin said: "Thank you!"

There is a benefit of dividing power, and you don't have to be stared at by the officials.

The emperor Hongzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and his face showed joy: "Let the officials in."

The officials waited outside for a long time, curious in their hearts, but they didn't dare to lie on the window to eavesdrop, and none of them looked happy.

It was as if they were treated as a good-for-nothing and abandoned.

At this time, Jiang Mian opened the palace door and said with a smile: "Come in, colleagues."

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