"The industrial and commercial tax must be levied. Shaanxi is already experimenting, and sooner or later it will be implemented nationwide. Yan'er, you said, if businessmen pay a lot of taxes, will the court increase taxes to the people?"
"Your Majesty, will the merchants agree to pay taxes?"
"Of course they won’t agree to pay taxes, but the people are willing to pay taxes? Isn’t the imperial court compelling them to pay taxes... Since the people can be forced to pay taxes, of course businessmen can also be forced to pay taxes. Businessmen’s taxes will not affect their normal lives and the people will increase taxes , You may starve your family to death, weigh the two, or let the merchants pay taxes, the social cost will be lower, and the country will last longer."
Zhang Yan said in a daze: "Your Majesty, if you intend to levy taxes on merchants, merchants may also rise up against it. Moreover, there are many ministers in the DPRK who have inextricably linked with merchants everywhere."
Of course, Zhu Youjian knew that Zhang Yan was talking about the Donglin Party. "The ministers obstructed, dismissed and investigated and dealt with, businessmen opposed, and I still controlled the world's soldiers and horses."
Zhang Yan was silent for a long time. Seeing Zhu Youjian's attitude was very firm, she knew that it was useless to persuade her, "Your Majesty, my concubine has an idea."
"If Yan'er has anything to say, just say it!"
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the social status of merchants has been underground, with scholars, farmers, commerce and industry, and merchants at the bottom, and their children cannot participate in the imperial examination. If they pay taxes and contribute to the Ming court, can they improve their social status? "
"Yan'er said very well, or I want to let Yan'er go into details!" Zhu Youjian gave a thumbs up, "I plan to promote equality for all throughout the country and everyone can participate in the imperial examination. Of course, everyone has it. The obligation to pay taxes."
"Your Majesty, what does it mean that everyone is equal?"
"It is to break the identity boundaries of the scholar, farmer, industry, and commerce. Everyone is equal and can freely choose different occupations, but this kind of occupation does not have to be passed on to his descendants."
"Your Majesty... Isn't this world messed up?"
"Haha, Yaner, you have never seen such a world. In such a world, everyone can live freely. They can change their own destiny through their own struggle."
"It's so hard for your Majesty to have seen such a world?" Zhang Yan still felt that Zhu Youjian was too whimsical.
"Yan'er, let's not talk about this, let's go back to the question just now and levy taxes on merchants."
"Your Majesty, if the merchants make trouble, is your Majesty confident that he can control the situation?"
"Of course, Yan'er, you see, the new army of Ming Dynasty is the most powerful army. Even the establishment of slaves has been wiped out. Now it is all in my hands." Zhu Youjian has already fallen into the realm he imagined. "Now establish slaves. It’s gone, and Daming’s greatest external threat has been lifted. For the sake of Daming’s future, I will not hesitate to trigger wars.”
"Then your Majesty must make all kinds of preparations, whether it is the Ministry of War, the Household Department, or the generals from all over the country, they must be brought in.
"Well," Zhu Youjian nodded, "I am also solving the land problem that Yan'er said just now. Land mergers, one is the increase in population, resulting in insufficient distribution of land, and the other is that large households invade and occupy a large amount of land, so that the people who plant the land, There is no land to grow."
"Your Majesty, all the land in different places is owned by the owner, how to solve it?" Zhang Yan worried that Zhu Youjian would have to use force again, "Does your Majesty want to re-divide the land?"
"This time, I am going to boil the frogs in warm water. It will not cause major turmoil," Zhu Youjian chuckled. "The newly reclaimed land outside the Guan, Liaodong alone, has a large area of arable land. I intend to remove the people who lost their land everywhere. Moved to Liaodong."
"Huh?" Zhang Yan was shocked, "This is also the reason why your Majesty must destroy the establishment of slaves?"
"Yan'er is really smart! It seems that you are the first person who thinks this way," Zhu Youjian praised sincerely. "Of course, I will also vigorously develop industry and commerce, so that it can increase the tax revenue of the imperial court and make people lose land. People, can get a bite of food."
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan felt that Zhu Youjian's thoughts were far beyond his own. His thoughts seemed to be a loop, one after another. If it is eliminated, Daming can be in peace for a long time."
"Not yet," Zhu Youjian shook his head with a wry smile, "there is still one of the biggest malignant tumors that has not been resolved."
"The biggest cancer?"
"Look, Yan'er, who owns the land? Those people who get a lot of fertile land do not pay taxes. In the long run, the court will still have no food."
"Your Majesty is going to attack Shilin?"
"Shilin is just a small tumor, and there are bigger ones."
"Bigger? Your Majesty means..."
"The clan, the farmland they own has already affected the grain harvest of the imperial court. Moreover, as long as the Ming Dynasty exists for one day, the clan will expand. The longer the Ming Dynasty exists, the more the number of the clan will increase. There should be 100,000 people now? "
"Your Majesty is going to take back the land of the clan? This may trigger the clan's ****, your majesty must think twice before acting." Zhang Yan thinks about it and becomes more afraid. Daming has just eliminated the castration party and is on the right track. Zhu Youjian's courage , Is too big.
"I'm not going to take back their land. It doesn't matter who owns the land, as long as they pay taxes."
"It turns out that your majesty is levying taxes on the clan?" Zhang Yan's tone slowed down a bit, "Your Majesty, the clan is powerful, and they are all descendants of the great ancestor. Your Majesty must be careful."
"Regarding the family affairs, let me think about it again!" Zhu Youjian didn't want to scare Zhang Yan. "What we just discussed is only the superficial cause of the chaos by the people. In fact, the chaos by the people is mainly caused by local officials except for the land. Corruption of ink is a problem of corruption."
"Your Majesty still wants to attack Shilin? The problem of greed and ink, but the Han nationality is born with it, can your majesty be able to cure it? It's the same for everyone, or greedy ink. In order to cure greed, Taizu even used the means of skinning and intestine After using it, the result is still a failure."
"So I intend to let the people supervise the officials. I only have one pair of eyes, but the people have countless pairs of sharp eyes. As long as they stand up, there will be no way for corrupt officials to hide."
"Your Majesty, the people don't even know big characters, how can you supervise officials? Unless the officials take bribes and get arrested by the people, is it possible?"
"Therefore, I plan to set up schools across the country so that the children of the people will go to school. In the future, all the people will be literate. Naturally, they will be able to supervise officials everywhere."
"Your Majesty, even if the people are literate, they can't find evidence that officials are greedy for ink?" Zhang Yan still didn't believe it.
"This, I haven't considered it properly for the time being. If I gradually improve it in the future, Yan'er will also help me come up with ideas."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Yan'er, what else needs to be added?"
"The concubine has just listened to your majesty's high-level theory, and the concubine has to think carefully to understand the deep meaning of your majesty. The concubine is only a suggestion. Everything needs to be done step-by-step, and you must not involve too much. Your majesty is for the sake of Ming, but in case There are too many people who oppose your Majesty, but it will not end well..."
"Yan'er can say whatever he wants to say. You are my personal consultant today. Don't have any worries. I want to hear the truth."
"Your Majesty, the reformers in history are not very satisfied."
"Yan'er is saying that, apart from Shang Yang, there are few successful reformers of the Han nationality?"
"It is Shang Yang who died in his new law in the end. Your Majesty, don't be too impatient in everything."
Zhu Youjian slowly shook his head, and he faintly exhaled a sigh of breath: "Daming is already fading, and there is no more weather in the years of Taizu and Chengzu. If I defeat Jian slaves, I will only return to the light. If there is no reform, Da Ming will leave the day when the dynasty changes. , It’s not far, maybe you and I can see that day."
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan had already opened her mouth wide in surprise, she didn't look like a lady at all, "Is this Daming really at this level? Why can't the concubine see it?"
Zhu Youjian thought of the history of later generations. Zhang Yan, who was just over forty years old, was forced to hang himself with Zhou Yufeng, Zhu Youjian and others when Li Zicheng opened Beijing. "Yan'er, the change of dynasties is all history. Inevitable, but there are still traces to follow. The Shaanxi Democracy a few years ago has sounded the alarm for Daming. If Daming continues to follow its inertia as always, I believe that you and I will be able to see it. Daming Knell."
Zhang Yan thought for a while: "How determined is your Majesty for this reform?"
"For the sake of Daming, I will abdicate, even funeral, I will not hesitate."
"Your Majesty," Zhang Yan stretched out her tender little hand and hurriedly covered Zhu Youjian's big mouth. "Although your Majesty doesn't keep track of personal gains and losses, if the new emperor becomes faint, wouldn't your majesty's efforts be wasted?"
Zhu Youzhen wanted to speak, but couldn't tell. He gently licked Zhang Yan's palm with his tongue.
Zhang Yan was itchy, but she had to shy away her little hand, "Your Majesty..."
"What Yan'er said is that I have remembered what Yan'er said."
"For Daming, your majesty must be a long-lasting emperor."
"Yes, I will be an emperor for a long time, everything, for the sake of Daming."
Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to talk to Zhang Yan about the alien invasion, but it is estimated that Zhang Yan may not know about foreign affairs. Moreover, it is getting late, it is time for dinner, "Yan'er, you I will sort out the conversation with me just now, and then show it to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Yan'er, I'm hungry, go and see, is dinner ready?"
"Your Majesty really won't return to Kunning Palace?" Zhang Yan lowered her head shyly, her temples blushing.
Zhu Youzhen patted his belly: "Well, what did Yan'er say? I was in Xuanqin Palace and drank water for an afternoon. Now my belly is so full that I can't walk. Drive away?"
"Hehe," Zhang Yan laughed infrequently, "The concubine will go and see, is dinner ready? Your Majesty will sit here for a while!"
After Zhang Yan went out, Zhu Youjian stood up and moved his bones. For the whole afternoon, sitting was tired. If he didn't move around, he would be unable to eat dinner.
Under Zhang Yan's instructions, Ting'er quickly went to a table of food. Zhu Youjian didn't want to drink. He picked up his job and solved his belly with only two mouthfuls. However, the image of the emperor disappeared.
Zhang Yan looked suspicious: "Your Majesty, will you not have enough food when you are marching outside the pass? Or are some of the maidens of Kunning Palace who abused your Majesty these days?"
"Oh, the food here is very sweet!" Zhu Youjian said as he chewed the leftovers in his mouth.
Zhang Yan laughed out loudly: "Your Majesty, this is the dinner delivered from the dining room. The concubines patronized and talked to your Majesty, and there was no time to make a delicious dinner for your Majesty!"
"This dinner is already very good. Maybe I am very hungry today. It tastes sweet. Well, Ting'er, get me some mouthwash, face wash, and foot wash. Don't be too hot."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ting'er snickered and went away.
Zhang Yan also finished his dinner and went back to the bedroom to get dressed. Zhu Youzhen refreshed his body under Ting'er's service.
In a short while, Zhang Yan appeared in front of Zhu Youjian, a soft silk outfit, which completely set off her exquisite figure. She was wearing a light green shirt and wrapped around her waist with a white ribbon. Without a single button, the lower body is a beige long skirt, the skirt just drags to the upper, and the embroidered shoes are looming.
"Yan'er..." Zhu Youjian stared at Zhang Yan's most prominent one, and then stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan peeked around and found that only Ting'er was by her side, which made her feel relieved.
"Yan'er, let's walk around!"
"Ok!"
Zhu Youzhen saw that Ting'er had been waiting next to him, "Ting'er..."
Zhang Yan lowered her head and smiled: "Your Majesty, Ting'er has a crush on her! Let her stay with her!"
Zhu Youzheng slandered. In the entire palace, there was only one man. She didn't have a crush on herself, but who else could she have a crush on? Besides, I am so wise and martial... Since Zhang Yan is not afraid, what is he afraid of? "Let her follow behind us!"
"..."
Zhu Youjian straddled Zhang Yan's arm and wandered silently in the Xuanqin Palace. They turned around from the corridor.
"Yan'er, you said, what is the difference between me and the first emperor?"
"What did your majesty say?" Zhang Yanjiao smiled: "First of all, your age is different!"
"Age? Who asked this?" Zhu Youjian reached out and touched Zhang Yan's cheek, with his mouth close to Zhang Yan's ear, "I asked about the bed, who is more like a general."
Zhang Yan held down Zhu Youjian's big hand and smiled: "The first emperor has never led a soldier, and your majesty has gone on expeditions many times, naturally, your majesty is more like a general."
"You..." Zhu Youzhen was speechless.
"Ouch!" Ting'er exclaimed from behind.
Zhang Yan is very concerned: "Ting'er, what's the matter?"
"The servant girl stepped on the corner and got his foot!"
"This girl!" Zhu Youjian lightly blamed him, and she was stunned by her. Ao, it seems that today is twenty-seven and there is no moonlight, "Yan'er, let's go back!"
"Ok!"
Zhu Youjian and Zhang Yan, one on the left and the other, helped Ting'er and drove her back to the bedroom.
Ting'er lay down on the bed, and Zhu Youjian took Zhang Yan's tender hands: "Yan'er, let's go back!"
"..."
As soon as the two of them left Ting'er's bedroom, Zhu Youjian flexed Zhang Yan's calf and hugged her in front of him.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Yan exclaimed.
"Shhh..."
Zhu Youjian always carried Zhang Yan back to her bedroom and threw it on her bed.
The familiar quilt, the familiar bed, the familiar bedroom, and the completely familiar body, except for the pair of red candles that I don’t know how many changed, everything is familiar.
After two days in the Xugin palace, when Zhu Youjian went out, the five governors outside the customs were already waiting for him.