I am the king of the dead

Zhu Qiyu handed the memorial in his hand to Xing'an and said: "There are so many people scrambling to pay the charity money, and it is very difficult for Daming to work for relief, destroying the family, and I am very relieved."

"Let them sing, and I will set up the stage for them myself!"

Chapter 673 Three Strategies of the Subjugated King

Once any conspiracy is exposed, it will be put on the table and become an overt conspiracy.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care too much about the remnants of Huichangbo's mansion, or how the remnants of Nanya's arrogance would cause trouble. The grasshoppers after autumn will not be able to jump for a few days.

They are losers themselves, since they can defeat them for the first time, they can naturally crush their plot again.

At this time, their comeback was just an opportunity for the great emperor to eradicate the grass and roots, find out those aristocratic families whose disobedience was obvious, and let them pay the charity money.

Zhu Qiyu was still processing the official documents in an orderly manner. What he held in his hand were the four provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fengyang, and Huguang, and the criminal complaints of Yingtian and Songjiang prefectures.

Tiqi heard rumors and gossips everywhere, and caught wind and shadows. If there was a slight disturbance, he would immediately rush to investigate and find out the truth, but often there was nothing to gain.

The news of Emperor Ming's southern tour has been released for nearly half a year. No matter what bad debts there are, the place has already been wiped clean. If the emperor finds out the clues when he arrives, no one can escape the responsibility.

Lin Xiu, the eunuch of internal funds, and Wang Hu, a doctor of the household department, took Ji Sheng to intensively count the accounts of Songjiang Shipbuilding Department and Nanjing, Songjiang, and Ningbo Yinzhuang. They checked really carefully, because His Majesty promised that the country Money and internal money, during this audit, whoever finds something tricky will be the one to pursue it.

Zhu Qiyu's southern tour is not a long-term stay, this kind of audit is more like extra money.

It's a pity that Lin Xiu and Wang Hu have been busy for more than half a month, but they got nothing.

Even if there is a shortfall, half a year is enough for the southern companies to make up for the shortfall.

Of course Zhu Qiyu knew that if the news was released early, the southern departments would definitely prepare in advance. This is a political drama that everyone should perform well when it should be performed together.

The local government knew that His Majesty's southern tour would definitely be investigated, and had already made preparations.

Zhu Qiyu had to investigate, even if he knew there was no problem, he had to investigate carefully.

This is also the second purpose of his southern tour.

high pressure.

The Nanjing Imperial Palace lacks the presence of an emperor, and the influential officials in Nanya, the wealthy businessmen, and the rich clans have long forgotten the fear of being dominated by the emperor, and they have also forgotten their obedience.

Zhu Qiyu said solemnly to Yu Qian: "The calamity should be pursued to the fullest. I have ordered Tiqi to investigate everywhere. Whether it is the collusion between officials and gentry, or the gentry coercing people to order prefectures and counties, I will solve them before the southern tour. this problem."

Similar to the Renhe Xia family, who forced the Renhe county government to waive disasters, and local powerful families forced the county government to waive [-]% of the official tax. Zhu Qiyu also ordered Tiqi to help local governments recover debts.

The problem of tax arrears in Ming Dynasty has lasted for a long time. The game between exemption and debt collection is serious. Zhu Qiyu has to solve this part of the problem when he comes to Nanya. The wind is getting tighter.

From the first year of the orthodox government, part of the Nanya government was paying millions of taels of silver to Beijing.

However, in the ninth year of Zhengtong, Fengyang, Yangzhou and other fourteen prefectures were hit by disasters, and the autumn grain was reduced by three points at the rate of ten percent, and the remaining seven points were kept, except for the preservation. Five points will be sent to the Taicang Bank, and another item will be collected as a reserve.

That is to say, since the ninth year of Zhengtong, Nanya's Zhengfu has been discounted by [-]%.

There is only one way to do this kind of thing, and that is to kill.

Either do it seamlessly and not be found out by the Tiqi, or bear His Majesty's wrath and destroy the house.

"Your Majesty is wise." Yu Qian bowed his head and said, he highly agreed with His Majesty's resolution and firmly supported its implementation.

If His Majesty wants to recover the debt, he will naturally kill people, and there are definitely not a few people involved in this debt recovery, but Yu Qian did not persuade His Majesty to be merciful.

Because of the fire at the Songjiang Shipyard this time, Sun Xianzong, the remnant of Huichangbo Mansion, colluded internally and externally, which completely aroused Yu Qian's anger.

It's fine to make some money, but to make the idea on His Majesty's head is to lose righteousness and deserve to die.

Zhu Qiyu kept tapping his fingers on the table and said: "Yu Shaobao, I have heard that there were three redundant and two accumulated disadvantages in the Song Dynasty. In order to change, Wang Anshi implemented new laws and aimed at making the country rich and the people strong, but there is no doubt that he Failed."

Zhu Qiyu talked about Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty.

Wang Anshi’s evaluation in the Song Dynasty was extremely poor, and his evaluation in the Ming Dynasty was not much better. In the eyes of the critics of the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi belonged to the same level as Wang Mang and Jia Sidao. , disturb the people and cause chaos, and the world is in trouble. 】

Confucianism judges the past by judging the past, and the time is right when it is appropriate.

When Confucian scholars evaluate a person, they first look to see if he is deviant or not. If so, everything he does is wrong.

This is roughly the basic correctness of Confucianism-respecting the ancients.

Worshiping the ancients has brought two inevitability to Confucianism, one is necessarily pedantic and the other is backwardness.

The times are changing, the situation is changing, the productive forces are changing, and the relations of production are also changing. Indiscriminate worship of ancient times is bound to be pedantic and backward.

Yu Qian knew exactly what His Majesty was asking, he thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "That's because Wang Wengong's reform failed. If it succeeds, how can you be ridiculed by corrupt scholars?"

"It's all because Wang Wengong's new law has not been widely adopted in the world."

In fact, both Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian knew the reasons for Wang Anshi's reform and failure, which can be summed up in two words.

Take the Green Crop Law as an example. The Green Crop Law is to use the money and grain in the Changping warehouse and Guanghui warehouse that are prepared for the shortage as the capital. It is lent to farmers at low interest rates twice a year, in the first month and May, according to the principle of voluntary, to help farmers survive the Huangqing period. While not accepting, the imperial court received interest.

But in the process of execution, some small accidents happened.

The annual interest of the two-term loan is two cents (20%), but when the local government implements it, it becomes two cents per period, that is, the two-period loan is ten shi, and the principal and interest is fourteen shi.

With such an expensive interest, the common people naturally do not want to borrow money, which is even more profitable than donkey rolling.

People don't borrow?No need to borrow, no matter what the conditions are, you must borrow as a whole, all of them must be borrowed!If you don’t want to borrow money, you will send people to your house to threaten and lure you. You will use all means to force your cattle to drink water, and you will be asked to borrow money to buy...

This principle of voluntariness has also become voluntary.

With this combination of multiple times, almost everyone in Da Song is in debt, and the interest is as high as four cents, and it will reach six cents after a little longer!

What should the people do if they still don't have the money?

rebel.

The civil uprisings in the Song Dynasty, since the Qingmiao Law, rose from once a year to ten times a year. The desperate people had to put their heads on their belts and borrow food from the squires to survive.

The civil upheavals were boiling, and the rebellion in the Song Dynasty could only be based on Zhao'an.

The failure of Wang Anshi's reform was naturally due to the death of Song Shenzong, which led to the demise of the government, but even if Song Shenzong could survive for another ten years, this young crop method could not continue.

Zhu Qiyu did some research on Wang Anshi's reforms. Whether it was the Young Crops Law, the Recruitment Law, the Fangtian Average Tax Law, or the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, they all became heavy shackles on the people in the end.

The people are miserable.

He told Yu Qian what he knew.

"Your Majesty knows, and I know, I have nothing to add." After hearing what His Majesty said, Yu Qian thought for a long time before saying very solemnly.

His Majesty stood at an outsider's point of view and discussed the reasons why Wang Anshi's reform failed without any prejudice or approval. He said everything comprehensively, and there was nothing to add.

"So, I discovered that the officials of Ming Dynasty are not afraid of the New Deal. On the contrary, they look forward to the New Deal very much, because no matter what the New Deal is, they can turn these policies into a way to get rich." Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "When it comes to making money, I feel ashamed."

"Of course." Yu Qian agreed again, and added: "Your Majesty is wise."

"Where is the saint?" Zhu Qiyu smiled, and said indifferently, he just said it casually, but he was actually thinking about other issues.

Yu Qian immediately said: ""Chunqiu Fanlu" says: a benevolent person, correct the way and don't seek his own profit, cultivate his principles, and don't rush to make achievements."

"In December of the ninth year of Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Wen of Jin passed away. His son Huan came to the throne. When Duke Wen of Jin was buried, there were voices in the coffin like cattle. The doctor Xian Zhen of Jin said that there might be wars. To attack the state of Jin."

"The doctor first remonstrated, took advantage of the Qin army's unsteady foothold, and the soldiers were exhausted after crossing the mountains and mountains, and attacked the Qin army. The Jinxiang Gongzi Huan agreed. As expected, the Jin army intercepted the Qin army in the middle of Xiaoshan, and the Qin army was defeated."

"Qin Jun didn't return to Qin with even a horse or a cart. The reason is that Qin Mugong acted too hastily."

"Your Majesty is thrifty, and does not accept offerings; always thinks of virtue, and is not selfish; respects the virtuous like a guest, loves the people like a child; is virtuous and bridles the world, and benefits the world."

"There is the virtue of benevolence, wisdom and enlightenment, so it is called: Shengming."

After Yu Qian finished speaking, he took a sip of tea with a calm expression on his face. He knew that he was telling the truth and had a clear conscience.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian in a daze, then sneered, and didn't take it seriously, Yu Qian is a serious scholar of literature, and when he touched his mouth up and down, he just quoted scriptures and allusions, boasting in different ways and without heavy style.

Looking at His Majesty's appearance, Yu Qian knew that His Majesty didn't take it seriously.

He is indeed a Wen Jinshi, but he is right with His Majesty, he never speaks out of his mouth, these words are summed up by observing His Majesty's actions.

His Majesty seems to have implemented a lot of new policies when he was in power. In fact, most of them are directly subordinate to the imperial court or directly responsible to the emperor. The court or even the emperor.

For example: The Liuzhi Factory in Guizhou was directly assigned to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.

Your Majesty does not give local officials the same chance.

The only thing His Majesty generalized was the examination of the law, which also aroused the rebellion of Nan Ya's imperial court.

Anti-corruption and anti-corruption runs through the whole process, such as the Sichuan Chutou case, the Shanxi fraud relief case, the Shanxi Yanyin case, the Shandong Confucian government case, the Nanya abnormal zero female household case, etc., as well as the recent Nanya administrative fraud case.

These major cases spread all over the country, and each case was a major case that shocked the government and the public, and almost changed the entire Ming Dynasty's officials.

Your Majesty is rectifying the administration of officials, and is also selecting upright and capable ministers.

Why did Wang Anshi's reform fail?It was too hasty, and without rectifying the administration of officials, it began to implement reforms, and during the implementation process, it changed its flavor.

When His Majesty is carrying out the New Deal, he is always so cautious, just as cautious as His Majesty does not live in the palace so far.

This is why Yu Qian said that His Majesty is wise. He is well-founded and logical.

However, His Majesty didn't take a single word to heart.

It doesn't matter, Yu Qian has compiled them into a book and sent them to Hu Wei in the middle of the capital. Hu Wei is the prince's young teacher, and he is absolutely useful when educating the prince, especially the prince Zhu Jiancheng.

Wang Anshi's failure made the Song Dynasty lose the only chance to change the three redundancy and two accumulations. Wang Anshi's pursuit of glory and humiliation was staged over and over again in the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Dun, Zong Ze, Yue Fei, Xin Qiji, Yu Yunwen and other names flashed in front of Zhu Qiyu.

When Zhu Qiyu talked about Wang Anshi's new policies, he naturally wanted to implement some new policies.

He has several good ways of raising money for charity.

The first is to issue treasury bonds, increase short-term interest, and expand the speed of Baoyuan Bureau's collection and storage.

National debt can be regarded as a kind of banknote law. A paper contract is exchanged for real money, and when the national debt is due to be accepted, it will achieve a win-win situation for the court and those who buy the national debt.

The Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs does not leak... Shen Yi does not agree with the matter of the national debt, he thinks that Daming's financial affairs are unprecedentedly healthy.

Daming’s national treasury has a surplus every year, which was a good thing that was unimaginable before, and the surplus is increasing every year, and the investment of the Baoyuan Bureau has also begun to show its brilliance, almost doubling its profits every year. From Shen Yi's point of view, even if His Majesty doesn't tour the south to raise money, it is enough to support work-for-relief.

Shen Yi always felt that it was unseemly for the imperial court to borrow money from the people, and it was detrimental to dignity.

Now the money of the Ming Dynasty can be summed up in one word: rich.

The second method is real estate. Daming has a lot of official houses in various prefectures and counties. These official houses are built according to the standards of Zhu Qiyu's large cement villa outside Juxian Pavilion in the lecture hall, and they are combined with local characteristics. , can definitely sell for a good price.

The third method is the lottery. This lottery can get a huge cash flow to supplement the financial pressure caused by Daming's huge investment in work-for-relief.

36 pieces of flying money, [-] silver coins.

Eighteen flying coins can buy a catty of pork, which is roughly equivalent to one cent of silver, one tael of silver is equal to 160 cents of silver, fifty thousand silver coins are equal to 800 million cents of silver, equal to 800 million catties of pork, and equal to 400 million flying coins. That is about 14 guan.

Lottery tickets are not a rare thing in the Central Plains Dynasty.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was Guanpu. What was sold was not paper tickets, but a brand called Wat. There were many kinds of this game. There were people who won money with one Watt and thirty Watts, and then expanded to chariots and horses, land houses Girls, singers, dancers, etc., all rushed to them at the price according to the contract.

Lin'an, the actual capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, was known as: "There are 36 flower and willow alleys, 72 orchestral cities, and a lot of idle fields, not for planting flowers and playing football."

Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou even formed two royal Cuju teams, which were divided into left and right armies, while the private club Qiyun Society was the main one, and often organized national Cuju competitions. Naturally, Guanpu and the sale of wat money were indispensable.

Zhao Gou, the feces tyrant of Lin'an City, naturally would not let go of this opportunity to make money, and made a lot of money.

It doesn't matter whether Zhao Gou is competent or not when he is emperor, but Zhao Gou is definitely a qualified capitalist.

Of these three methods, no matter which one Zhu Qiyu uses, Hu Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, can find out the historical origin and clear the ground for His Majesty's decision-making. The longer history is probably the advantage. Good and bad things can happen since ancient times.

Zhu Qiyu thought it over and over again, and told Yu Qian what he thought.

"Your Majesty...this..." Yu Qian looked at His Majesty blankly, and he finally understood why His Majesty was waiting here for the reformation of Wang Anshi so well.

Yu Qian thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the third strategist thought it was the worst policy. The old courtyard of Songjiang Mansion, the Kagura Fairy Capital of Yingtian Mansion, and the east-west alleys and alleys of the capital are all places where wandering people and evil gather together. , and often cause trouble, this level will fuel evil and cause moral degeneration."

"Dousheng's people are already in poverty, and the huge profits will inevitably lead to competition and pursuit. The people are in poverty. This strategy will make people's livelihood more miserable. I think it is inappropriate."

In Yu Qian's view, the third strategy, which is related to the lottery, is a bad strategy, a strategy for the subjugation of the country, which will lead to moral decline, and it must not be done.

"As for the second policy, I thought it was a bad policy. Li Binyan asked for an order to renovate the official residences into the Daming Craftsman City and build family homes for officials from all over the country. King Xiang practiced Lishan in Guizhou. If there is no such thing as coercing the people to order the affairs of the state government, then using a sharp handle to prevail in the world, the minister thinks that this is the right way."

The chiefs and second officials of the prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty don't want to stand up and be the officials?

But the officials of the Ming Dynasty couldn’t help it. They didn’t rely on the local gentry and clans, and couldn’t even collect the discounted official taxes.

The theory of sharp handle can be regarded as a good policy for the country. The court and the local government, and the local government and the gentry compete for power, and the two characters of sharp handle can determine the outcome.

What is right?Isn't that allotment of status?

If you don’t own the means of production and the body of labor, how can you occupy the position of distribution?

Li Binyan is committed to the construction of the craftsman city, which is to explore the way first, to see that the craftsmen of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen can also make their own voices.

The artisan city is a concrete manifestation of the joint efforts of artisans, and a large number of official houses in various prefectures and counties are indeed to be rebuilt, but they are not sold, but allocated to artisans to build collective family homes.