Zhu Youjian was not angry, he laughed instead: "It seems that the two Aiqings are opposed to all the clauses in this draft. Let's take a look at them one by one and see which areas need to be revised."
"Your Majesty, this first article, removing the identity boundaries of all classes, will inevitably shake the fundamental interests of Shilin. Shilin will not agree to it until death. With Shilin's power in the Ming political arena, Your Majesty will absolutely not be able to implement it."
"As Huang Aiqing said, half right and half, Shilin united to protect their own interests, but they are not half of the Ming population, and their strength will not be much greater."
"Your Majesty, there is a saint by his side, and the power of Shilin is absolutely beyond everyone's imagination." Although Li Chunye admires Zhu Youjian a little, he can't help but remind Zhu Youjian to be so nonsense.
"Li Aiqing, the strength of Shilin is because other classes have not awakened, are not united, and have been suppressed by Shilin." Zhu Youjian sipped tea. "Why didn't Shilin say anything during the Shaanxi People's Revolution? In the chaos outside the customs, why don't you see Shilin in his early days?"
"Your Majesty..."
Zhu Youjian saw that the two people were speechless, "Yes, Shilin is the mainstay of the Ming court and local government, but in Shilin's eyes, there is only their group interests. There is no court and the state at all. If every class wants them like this, it is completely If you think about your own interests, if farmers only think about paying less grain, business owners think about evading taxes, and soldiers only think about not getting hurt, that would be a misfortune for Ming."
"Your Majesty means..."
"For example, if I only want to eat, drink and have fun, expand the imperial estate without restrictions, collect money from all over the world, and hide all the beauties from all over the world in the harem, and I hide in the harem all day to make people, you should call me a faint king again, right? ?"
"The minister dare not!"
"The minister dare not!"
"Don't talk about these useless things," Zhu Youjian waved his hand. "I preach national equality, that is, to eliminate the opposition of all classes. For example, an ordinary citizen, through his own efforts, participated in the imperial examination and joined Shilin. He can become a business owner through business, and if his body permits, he can also join the army and become a soldier of the Ming Dynasty who guards the territory and opens up the frontier."
"Your Majesty..."
Li Chunye still didn't follow: "However, your Majesty's preaching of national equality actually eliminates the privileges of Shilin. If Shilin is obstructive, how will your Majesty respond?"
"As for those who overconsider the interests of their own class, I will naturally suppress them, and I will not hide the truth from the two Aiqings. After this reform, I will consider the attitude of the officials and carry out another political reform."
"Political reforms?" Both of them were surprised.
"That is, personnel adjustments have little impact on Daming as a whole." Zhu Youjian originally wanted to say that political reforms will have a profound impact on Daming's future political situation and can even change the country's system. But his current goal is still this. The reform draft also does not want to make extravagances.
"However, this bowing ceremony has lasted for thousands of years..."
"Well, abolish the kneeling ceremony, don't discuss it for now, and talk about it later."
Li Chunye arched his hands, "Your Majesty, while there is still another suggestion, add'except the emperor' in front of'national equality'."
"Huh?" Zhu Youzhen originally didn't want the emperor to be special, but considering that most Han people do not believe in religion or believe in the emperor, anyway, the emperor will only serve as a symbol of the country, just like the national flag. The first one, the two Aiqings won't oppose anymore, will they?"
"Your Majesty, then we will discuss the second point. Encouraging industry and commerce will inevitably affect the farmers' interest in farming. Besides, the industrial and commercial tax will be levied, and the industrial and commercial owners will quit. Moreover, behind them is..." Huang Liji bowed his hands. .
"Huang Aiqing is talking about the Donglin Party?" When it comes to the Donglin Party, Zhu Youjian was very angry. "They are a special group in Shilin. Even Shilin, I want to destroy their class interests, let alone Donglin Party? No matter how they obstruct, I don't mind disbanding Donglin Academy and let them become rootless water and waterless fish!"
"Your Majesty, the business owners will oppose it themselves."
"They can't make a strong voice by themselves. They are almost like farmers. Besides, I have given them equal rights. As long as they pay taxes normally, I will protect their legitimate interests. If they don't want to engage in industry and commerce, I will also give them opportunities. Are they willing to be farmers and soldiers?"
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"Your Majesty, abolish the clan mansion and lift the ban on clan children. In any case, this article cannot be implemented!"
"What is Huang Aiqing's worry? Just say it if you have something to say."
"The rule of Chengzu's history was to prevent clan rebellion. The clan status is orthodox and the prestige is extremely high among the people. Once they rebel and cause chaos, countless people follow."
"The clan rebels, I have my own long-term law. This is a long story, so I won't discuss it today. I ask the two Aiqings, how many people are there in Daming's clan now?"
"According to the population statistics of the clan government, it should be more than 100,000."
"More than 100,000, this is just the direct population of the clan. If you add their relatives and relatives of housekeepers and servants, this number is probably astonishing," Zhu Youjian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "They occupy a lot of fertile land, but If they don’t pay taxes, if Daming is in peace for a long time, their number will reach one million or tens of millions sooner or later. Isn’t the fertile land of Daming occupied by them? At that time, how can the court get food?"
"Your Majesty..."
"Two Aiqings, each dynasty will be replaced in the end. What is the reason in the middle?"
"The people have no food to eat, so they have started an uprising!"
"Yes, just like the Shaanxi Democracy in the past few years, if it is not timely to appease the suppression, it is likely to be the last fire that burned the Ming. The two Aiqing think about why the people have no food to eat? Their land, what to do? Where is it?"
"Your Majesty is saying that the cultivated land has been annexed by large households?"
"The arable land has been annexed by big households, and the clan is the biggest big household!"
"Your Majesty, even if the clan is disbanded, the people will still have no food to eat, and they may pass the royal taxes on to the people who plant the land."
"For the people who have lost their land, in this reform draft, I gave them two outlets, one is to emigrate outside the customs, and the other is to develop industry and commerce and absorb farmers who have no land to grow."
"Your Majesty, it turns out that there are such benefits in the Northern Expedition?" Li Chunye suspected that Zhu Youjian might have thought of this before the Northern Expedition.
"This is also the reason why I personally expedition to the Northern Expedition at all costs," Zhu Youjian calmed down, "Speaking of which, Daming has a large population, and food is the root. If the imperial court cannot collect enough food, there will be officials and sergeants everywhere. What do they eat? In addition, if the government had surplus food for the civil commotion in Shaanxi, at the critical juncture of the continuous severe drought in Shaanxi, the court would be able to provide relief, and perhaps this civil riot would not happen at all."
"Your Majesty, the minister still has a little doubt."
"Huang Aiqing has something to say, don't hesitate, today is just a private inquiry."
"Your Majesty, the food problem has been solved, and the landless people have a way out, but where is the way out for the clan's children?"
"Most of these clan children are well-educated. It is a waste of not allowing them to contribute to Ming Dynasty. It is really a waste," Zhu You checked the tone. "They can do what they like, or farming, or business, or military, or careers. Lin, as long as they like it, they can do whatever they like."
"Your Majesty, once the ancestors are released, the society may not be peaceful anymore."
"Huang Aiqing's worries are mainly due to two points: one is that the clan tramples on Daming's law and wantonly disrupts social order; the other is that the clan has formed gangs and endangers the court, right?"
Huang Liji nodded, Zhu Youjian's words were already in his heart, "Your Majesty, the ministers are worried about this."
"As for the clan’s harm to the imperial court, I have already made a decision. I will talk about it later. You two don’t have to worry." Zhu Youjian felt that today’s battle with the two courtiers would be over. "As for the clan’s trampling of the Ming law. Is it still less today? Don’t talk about encroaching on the people’s fertile land and the interests of businessmen. If they fancy a woman from another family, who can refuse?"
"..."
"On the contrary, after the abolition of the clan mansion, the clan clan, as a special class, no longer exists, and their privileges will definitely gradually decline," Zhu Youjian became very relaxed. "After this reform, the owner of all the land , All business owners must pay industrial and commercial taxes. These laws are also a restriction on the children of the clan... They must engage in activities within the scope of the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
Both Huang Liji and Li Chunye nodded. These dilemmas of Daming could be easily solved in Zhu Youjian's hands. Perhaps, he really was the master of Daming's ZTE.
Li Chunye is still a bit worried as a book of the Ministry of War, but he suspects that Zhu Youjian already has a countermeasure, "Your Majesty, abolish the military system, then how do you deal with the original military soldiers?"
"Li Aiqing, according to your opinion, what will these soldiers do? This question can no longer be pushed. During the Shaanxi Democratic Revolution, many soldiers joined the riots because they had no food to eat. Now the soldiers in various places can be at any time. A **** broke out to ruin Daming. As a minister of war, how will Li Aiqing respond?"
"Your Majesty, these soldiers are usually not trained and have no combat effectiveness in battle. They almost completely lost the land in their hands. Survival is a problem. The court still owes them a large amount of military payment..."
"Li Aiqing, I know all these status quo. I am asking Aiqing how to solve these problems. Do I have to wait until the next civil and military change so that these Ming soldiers can become vanguards against the imperial court?"
"Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent..."
"It's not that Aiqing is incompetent, it is that Aiqing can't jump out of the circle of history." In Zhu Youjian's eyes, Li Chunye is a good book of the Ministry of War, but he lacks the ability to move around.
"The circle of history?"
"It is Aiqing's treatment of problems, always looking for answers from history. In fact, these problems cannot be viewed in isolation. Their roots are the military system."
"Your Majesty wants to abolish the military system and implement the recruitment system. The minister understands this. However, the minister cannot solve the way out for these government soldiers, and the minister cannot account to the soldiers for the military payment owed by the court."