Listening to Fu Zhiyuan's words, Lin Yanchao fell into deep thought.

This is also very important to him.

Thanks to God's blessing, this year's return to Germany is quite smooth.

At present, as soon as the summer grain is harvested, the people will have food. This grain must be paid as a court tax, and secondly, it must be repaid to the farmer's money as seedling money.

The green seedling method was already Lin Yanchao's idea, and it was reported to the Son of Heaven through Qiu Huan.

In addition to repairing the embankment, this matter is another political achievement of Lin Yanchao, and at the same time, how much the people repay the green seedling money is also related to the income of the farmer's bank.

In case when urging the department, it is expropriated by the officials below, then one is to stink one's reputation, and the other is that the common people are bankrupt and cannot pay the green seedlings money.

How about that? Only the mortgaged people's fields can be used to repay debts.

To repay debts, for Lin Yanchao, it is naturally not a loss. But for Lin Yanchao's reputation to be damaged, this loan is a good thing to solve people's urgent needs, but in the end, it makes the people sell their land to pay off their debts, so it is better not to borrow.

Then Lin Yanchao's green seedling method has become a clever robbery, so it is not his political achievement, but his notoriety.

But when Fu Zhiyuan inquired, Lin Yanchao didn't get up immediately, because he didn't know if Fu Zhiyuan had a claim in his heart.

If there is no proposition, Lin Yanchao gets up and says that it is okay, but if he has an opinion, if it does not suit his wishes, then the two can easily conflict. Lin Yanchao didn't want to stiffen his relationship with Fu Zhiyuan anymore, and made him like the previous prefect.

At this time, Wu Tongju, who was sitting at the head of Lin Yanchao, stood up and said: "Futai, the officials think that the matter of urging the department is to prevent the erosion of officials, and if it is found, it will be immediately imprisoned and strictly pursued." ”

Fu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "This is very true, please don't continue to say it?" ”

Wu Tong sentenced: "The lower officials think that anyone who violates the law will be severely punished, then the officials will not dare to take chances." To govern the country, there is only the word "governing officials"! ”

A good sentence 'governing the country, only the word "governing officials!" ’

Wu Tong's words made the officials below nod their heads in approval.

This sentence is like an eight-strand article, which breaks the topic at once and exhausts the meaning of the question.

Fu Zhiyuan also nodded, this Wu Tongju was indeed good, and then asked, "Please don't drive Wu to continue." ”

Wu Tong saw that he was appreciated by the prefect, and he was refreshed at the moment, and continued as if he was 'not adding points' under the scientific field: "Governing the country is the first to govern the officials, and the officials are the first to be righteous. Those who want to be clear and virtuous in the world will rule the country first; Those who want to rule their country must first gather their families; Those who want to gather their families must first cultivate their bodies; Those who want to cultivate their bodies must first correct their hearts. ”

"The upper rule is also the lower one, as long as we lead by example, the heart is right, the body is right, the body is right, the Mingde is the rule of the officials, and the rule of the officials is the rule of the world."

"Good!" Fu Zhiyuan opened his mouth to applaud.

The officials below also said yes.

An official flattered: "Wu Beijia's words are like the text of the scriptures, breaking the topic, undertaking the topic, starting to speak, starting, starting shares, middle shares, back shares, and bundled shares, which are reasonable and well-founded." ”

An official couldn't help but praise: "A good sentence 'If the officials rule the Qingming Dynasty, the world will be governed', which is really the finishing touch." ”

Lin Yanchao frowned slightly, not that Wu Tongju's words were wrong, on the contrary, his words were very insightful.

It's just that in Lin Yanchao's view, it's all fiction and nothing that has been implemented. In other words, it's all theoretical, and there's no real hammer.

This is also the consistent fault of the literati of the Ming Dynasty, focusing on theory and not practice.

Lin Yanchao is not against theory, theory must precede practice (Tao is in the instrument), but theory cannot be separated from practice (Tao cannot be separated from the instrument).

But Lin Yanchao didn't say anything, and at this time, Fu Zhiyuan saw that Lin Yanchao seemed to have an idea in his heart and asked, "What is Sima's opinion?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "What Wu Beijia said is extremely true, and the lower officials think so. ”

Fu Zhiyuan pinched his beard, and felt that Lin Yanchao had the intention of hiding it like this, and he couldn't help frowning.

At this time, Lin Yanchao said: "But I can add a few more words." ”

Fu Zhiyuan's brows suddenly expanded when he heard this, and he said happily: "Please speak." ”

Lin Yanchao saw that Fu Zhiyuan was an open-minded person, so he said: "The lower officials checked the literature today and found out that Li Shiao, the two Huai imperial historians in Jiajing, set up a forbidden contract, which is quite a reference. ”

In fact, this set of theories in Lin Yanchao's chest is all modern, but there is no way, any theory has to go to the past to find a basis in order to have a way to convince people.

As for the officials, they thought to themselves, Lin Yanchao is well-read and has a strong memory, and I don't know where he saw the allusions.

Lin Yanchao said: "When Li Yushi was in charge of the Salt Transportation Division, he placed three internal number books, and three outer number books of the Tongtong, Tai, and Huai Divisions. Empty front piece, engraved empty ticket. A number of sheets per division, the upper section is in the inner number book on the front piece of the capital word number one to a number of numbers, and the lower section is cut off on the outer number book on the front piece of the word through the word, Thai character, Huai word number one to a number of numbers, all with a seal. ”

"The internal number book ticket is collected and stored by the Division. The nickname book, sent to the three divisions to wait. If a businessman goes to the division to receive salt, that is, the name of the merchant is attached to the number of salt and rice in the inner number book, fill in the ticket, and pay the merchant to go to the branch office, which is the same as the external number. On the one hand, the salt is paid on the other hand, and the other side is given to the actual collection, and the merchant is given a ticket, and the sales number of the transportation department is paid. ”

The example that Lin Yanchao said is that when Li Yushi was in charge of the Salt Division, he left the bottom thin in the General Division, and the outer thin in the subdivision, and the bottom thin and outer thin were numbered, and the Salt Division was used to seal the bell.

The salt merchant receives the salt to lead the first to the general department to receive the bottom book, fill in the ticket according to the number, and then get the ticket to the branch division, and take the ticket from the outer book according to the number and attach it.

Then the merchant went to the salt factory to pay salt, paid the branch to collect the slip, and two tickets, and finally went to the general department to sell the tickets.

Yes, this method is familiar to modern people, but it was difficult for the ancients to understand.

Unlike Wu Tong, who was full of applause as soon as he said it, Lin Yanchao's proposal made the officials present fall into deep thought. First, many people don't understand it, and second, as long as the general direction of the theory is good, it won't be talked about.

However, there is a lot of room for discussion on specific methods, and there are always drawbacks when it comes to doing things, and there is no perfect solution, and there are always people who are in favor and against.

Fu Zhiyuan pondered when he heard this: "What Sima said, this government has heard a little, and it is called a string ticket in Suzhou and Hangzhou. ”

An official asked: "The lower officials have heard a little about this law, and the lower officials are in charge of often closing positions, and when they harvest grain on weekdays, they also put two thin, one in the state and county, and the other in the bucket level." When the people lose grain, they first write the county book, register the receipts, and send the prisoners to the warehouse to pay. The bucket level also gave the book, gave the prisoner a ticket, and went to the county to cancel it. How is this method different from Sima's method? ”

He Tongju explained: "This method is less serial number, although there is a payment and ticket collection, it is still easy for Xu officials to take it." ”

He Tongju said this, and everyone was puzzled.

The official also said apologetically: "Sima Lin, it's the lower official who is stupid." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "If you don't know, ask, what is the stupidity?" ”

Fu Zhiyuan said: "But how can this method be used to urge science?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "In the past, the department was urged, and the rat tail book was the standard, and the grain chief was set up in various places to relieve the grain, which was the policy of the people to collect and solve the problem. ”

The rat tail book is also known as the "tiger head rat tail book". That is, the errand service is based on the grain, and the difference in strength and silver depends on the amount of grain. All households, large and small, should be registered, and the large and rich households with more grain should be placed first to bear heavy labor, and the small and poor households with less grain should be compiled last to serve as light laborers. The front is a large household such as a tiger's head, and the back is a small household is a rat's tail.

"But after the implementation of a whip law, the court was changed from the people to the people, and the officials were not allowed to settle the local families.

"If the harm of the officials' greed for ink is not eradicated, then a whip law is a harmful law, not a good law."

When the officials heard this, they showed their thoughts, and a whip law was far-reaching for the change of the local taxation system in the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to no longer taxing according to the amount of grain and the amount of acres of land, the original people's collection and people's settlement will be changed to the official settlement.

It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang was deeply afraid that the officials would go to the countryside to exploit the people, so he set up a grain chief in the people and let the big households play the role. The grain chief collects grain from the people and pays it to the imperial court. As a result, the grain chief has power, but he is in the village.

But the result is that the common people are inevitably exploited by the government, but also by the grain chief.

Zhang Juzheng set up a whip law, and he was determined to eradicate this evil.

A whip law, from the people to the people, and once again to the official settlement, but this is not a return to the old way, what can you Zhang Juzheng do to prevent the people from being exploited by the officials?

Zhang Juzheng's method is to set up a counter.

What is a counter head? That is, when paying taxes, each county is ordered to set up a cabinet, and the people who pay taxes will seal the silver, fill in their names and silver numbers, weigh them by the official scales, and then put them into the cabinet.

The officials of this cabinet are not allowed to open the cabinet before handing it in, and at the same time, the common people pay the silver themselves and do not collect it from others. In this way, the officials are prevented from putting their hands on it, and the common people can self-proclaim and put themselves in the cabinet.

I have to say, this method is really high! It can be said that in order to put an end to the corruption of officials, officials like Zhang Juzheng have worked hard to prevent the people from being exploited.

But the magic is one foot high, and the road is one foot high.

Officials still have a way.

What's the solution? It's just to make a name for yourself in the ticket book!

The government urged the department to register and issue tickets. The payment is paid to the account with the receipt, but it is registered in the closing book of the counter receipt. However, the tellers can let the common people pay more and pay less to the court.

Lin Yanchao said: "In the past, it was too simple to pay two votes, so this official suggested changing it to three votes, each vote was numbered, and the official bell seal was stamped." ”

"Of the three votes, one is a stub and is deposited in the yamen for accounting; A ticket is a receipt, paid to the payer, as a proof of payment; One vote is given to the people who urge the money and grain, as the basis for the money and grain. ”

Lin Yanchao not only added the use of serial numbers, but also increased the number of votes from two to three, and added stubs in the receipt, so that it was convenient for officials to trace.

If the officials do more and pay less, with the comparison of stubs, it will be much more difficult for them to do their tricks.

As soon as Lin Yanchao's method was explained, the officials showed a sudden look and nodded one after another.

Even Fu Zhiyuan in the hall nodded and said: "Sima's strategy is really a good law!" ”