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After King Fu supervised the country for a few days, he stabilized the situation in the various ministries and provinces, and let the people of the world know that the Ming Dynasty did not fall. Half a month later, under the persuasion of the noble ministers and the people of Qiyue, His Royal Highness King Fu Zhu Yousong officially ascended the throne as the emperor. The name of the first year was changed to "Hongguang", and next year will be the first year of Hongguang.

Since it is a change of dynasty, it is necessary to mint new money, amnesty the world, and a series of measures to show grace to the four seas.

However, the project sparked a controversy in the court.

In previous years, when the new monarch ascended the throne, it was necessary to exempt the world from running out of money and food. It is used to show that the new emperor is a benevolent king who does not love money, but only talents. However, when the Ministry of Rites proposed this name, it was jointly vetoed by Ma Shiying, a scholar of the Shoufu University and governor of Fengyang, and the general, Li Shouhan, who had already opened a shogunate in the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

"Jiangshan Sheji is in danger, and money is needed everywhere. How can I get rid of the money I owe? Not only can it not be avoided, but it is necessary to order all provinces, prefectures, and counties to step up the collection of money and grain accumulated over the years. ”

Ma Shiying was very hateful and vetoed the move proposed by the Ministry of Rites to win the hearts of the world. "Not only is it inevitable, but the government must speed up the collection efforts. Officials who are good at urging the department should be evaluated for excellent performance and fill the gap in advance! "As long as you collect money and grain quickly, and collect more, I will give you good reviews and be promoted in advance!

"Lord Ma, I want to ask the officials everywhere to distinguish between the people who have paid off the money and grain accumulated in the past 16 years since the second year of the first emperor are the big gentry who enjoy the new preferential and exempt regulations. And not those who rise to fight small people. Li Shouhan, the governor of the army of thieves, all kinds of soldiers, horses, money, and food, even stabbed the officials in the hearts that had already bled hard.

In order to make local officials more motivated to get the money and grain accumulated over the years in the hands of local gentlemen and big households, as an old oilman who has been in the officialdom for many years, Ma Shiying even sacrificed a magic weapon. In addition to adding officials to the ranks, they also ordered the household department, Jinyi Wei and other yamen to make a rough survey of the amount of money and grain in the provinces south of the Yangtze River and Jiangbei, and the local officials could extract a fee from it in the local collection process and distribute it as a food allowance and so on.

This is to tell the officials everywhere, do a good job! And in the money you bring up is your portion. And this is what the court allows you to get into your hands.

Regarding the matter of collecting money and grain, Ma Shiying, who has quietly implemented the new policy in the jurisdiction of the Fengyang Governor for a period of time, can also be regarded as quite experienced. Know those state and county officials and officials, if you don't let them see some benefits, they won't try to collect them. It's not good, but you still have to play some kind of flying, trickery and the like. forced those small people who were already struggling to make a living even more towards the ghost door.

Then I will put two lumps of silver in front of you, one is to extort all kinds of gray income that can be obtained by the small people, and the other is the commission that can be obtained from the collection of large households. The choice is yours. At the same time, I will also tell you that the Jinyi Guard will also supervise the collection of money and grain. In Donglin's pen, Jinyi Wei is some demons who eat human flesh and drink human blood. That appearance is to do things with the help of this demonic image fixed in people's hearts!

Originally, Ma Shiying and Ma Shoufu thought that his behavior was enough to make the Donglin hatred of the East Lin to the bone, but before the gentlemen of the East Forest had time to react, a more hateful word was like a series of thunderbolts in this spring, exploding in everyone's ears.

"Shousuke-sama is really scheming! Sure enough, it's a good means! Then a certain family will come to help! Li Shouhan on the side saw that Ma Shiying's determination was so great, and he made a statement.

In recent years, merchants in the south and north of the Yangtze River have been doing business along the Yangtze River Canal, the Huai River, and the Qiantang River, and they also have a good understanding of the wealth of the rich merchants and gentry in the prefectures and counties. Which one has how many paddy fields, where is it located, which one has how many tea mountains, and where is the location, not to mention the view patterns on the palm of a few treasures, but also compared to the fish scale album of the government, the content is much more detailed.

When Li Shouhan said that he could provide the cabinet with the approximate amount of money and grain in the provinces south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River, almost everyone in the court cried out to stop it. "No! This must not be done! ”

The reason why all dynasties were able to measure the land and clean up the population at the beginning of the founding of the country, and then after the national situation stabilized, there would be a situation of a prosperous era and the rule of a certain and such a person within a few decades, because after the great chaos, the strength of the official gentry family was greatly hit, and the imperial power was strong, and it was able to take out the strength to measure and inventory the land in the world. Clearing out the hidden population of the land. As a result, the number of households and land increased, and the material basis for the prosperity of the era was formed.

However, this situation usually fades away after several generations of emperors. The reason is that the power of the gentry has also been restored and expanded over time.

However, what no one expected was that Li Shouhan was silently touching the ownership of land property rights in various parts of Jiangnan and Jiangbei! The officials present all had a chilling feeling, as if when standing in front of this great general, there was a feeling of being naked and allowed others to look up and down.

This is probably the feeling of those ministers at the beginning of the dynasty, right? Several cabinet scholars and chamberlains were worried in their hearts.

The two bold guys didn't care about the feelings of their colleagues, and just invited pets to buy in front of Dum Jun Hongguang.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a book." Qian Qianyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, stood out of the queue with a wat board in his hand.

"What is the beginning of this chapter?" Zhu Yousong is very vigilant, his heart has already set up Emperor Sejongsu (Emperor Jiajing) as an idol, not only this ancestor is also a vassal king to succeed to the throne, but also various means to attack the powerful civil power emerge in endlessly. What's more important is that Zhu Yousong also wants to be like Jiajing, fighting for the title of an emperor for his father, so as to fulfill the dreams of his father and grandmother.

This Emperor Sejongsu is "the sixth of the immortal wonders, the four of the great martyrs of the unrivaled, and the five of the world-shaking solitary ones".

What is the great etiquette, improve the cabinet (reduce the power of the cabinet), rectify the factory guards and kill Qian Ning Jiangbin, check and verify the acres of land, clean up the imperial village, the property of the vassal king and the nobles, pacify the Japanese invaders, rectify the guards, correct the title and ritual of Kongqiu, pacify Annan, etc. The centralization of power was strengthened, and a number of eunuchs were severely purged. This pile of piles, one by one, which one is not the dream of a monarch?

In addition, Emperor Jiajing's actions in the harem, except for the palace change, are almost all what Zhu Yousong yearns for in his heart. Now, the outside government affairs and military affairs are handled by Ma Shiying, Ma Shoufu, Li Shouhan, and General Li, and I just need to use them in the palace.

However, the Donglin leader in front of him jumped out again, did he want to talk about some righteous name, and he was going to start a big etiquette dispute with me? The battle alarm in Zhu Yousong's heart has sounded.

Fortunately, Qian Qianyi did not raise any major etiquette arguments at this time. This Tianqiaoxing is very good at looking at the style, and he knows that if this argument is raised at this time, Emperor Zhu Yousong is bound to fall to Ma Shiying and Li Shouhan, the two powerful traitors, to a greater extent in order to win support. He must not take such a strategy now, which is tantamount to driving fish for the abyss and finches for the bushes.

"Your Majesty, now that the new monarch has ascended the throne, people at home and abroad have gathered, and the atmosphere is new. The minister thought that he should follow the example of the ancestors of the previous dynasties, and open Enke to recruit talents to show the grace of the king. Qian Qianyi's words are a cliché of conformity. The emperors of all dynasties ascended the throne, in addition to giving amnesty to the world, to open Enke, to increase the opportunity for the world's scholars, and to win the hearts of the world's scholars.

"As you can see, how should you open Enke?"

Zhu Yousong was quite interested in this matter.

"This year, all provinces can have autumn festivals, and next year your majesty will have spring festivals. At that time, the city of Nanjing will be full of humanities and newcomers, all of whom will praise His Majesty's virtue and martial arts, isn't it a grand event? Qian Qianyi was clever and described a prosperous scene for Zhu Yousong and the ministers present.

That's the icing on the cake. Autumn refers to the township test. It is a local examination held by the Southern and Northern Zhili and the various political envoys. The location is in the south, Beijing Mansion, and the residence of the political envoy. Because the examination period is in autumn and August, it is also called autumn. All students and supervisors of the provincial imperial examination can take the examination. There were two chief examiners, four people in the same examiner, one person who was promoted, and several other officials who presided over the township examination. The examination will be held in three sessions on August 9, 12 and 15. The person who is called in the township examination is commonly known as filial piety, and the first name is Xie Yuan. (The famous Tang Bohu is called Tang Jieyuan because he is the first in the township test.) It is probably the same as the current champion of the college entrance examination in a certain province. In the township examination, it is called B list, also called B branch. When the list is released, it is the time when the osmanthus is fragrant, so it is also called the laurel list. After the list is released, the governor presides over the deer banquet. During the banquet, the poem "Deer Song" was sung and the Kui Xing Dance was danced.

The examination is also called "spring examination", "spring examination", "ritual examination". Those who pass the examination are called "Gongshi" and are qualified to participate in the palace examination. After the palace examination, all kinds of champions were released.

Under three generations, there is no bad name.

Thinking that there was such a grand event at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, how could Zhu Yousong not readily agree? Not only did he agree, but he also gave a generous decree: "Anyone who has escaped from the land of thieves can borrow land to participate in the examination, and the secretary and the administrator of the yamen shall provide convenience for food, clothing, shelter and transportation." ”

"Your Majesty is holy. The ministers only thanked Jun En on behalf of the scholars of the world. ”

As if it had been rehearsed in advance, the civil officials bowed down one after another, singing the praises of Emperor Hongguang's virtues.

Li Shouhan frowned, always feeling like a trap unfolding in front of him, but he couldn't think of what direction and time this trap was.

After returning to the shogunate he had set up in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and taking a short rest, Li Shouhan ordered the official office to copy a copy of the distribution of money and grain fields in Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and Liyang County, and sent it to the cabinet and handed it over to Lord Shoufu.

"Tell Master Ma about the rest of the money and grain fields in all provinces and prefectures, and it will be delivered within ten months."

However, the people in the official room had not left, and a battalion officer on the door hurriedly ran in: "My lord, Lord Ma, the first assistant of the cabinet, handed over a letter to ask for a meeting. Please see or not see? ”

The head of the cabinet has arrived, and he has come with such a big gift, how can he not see it? Immediately, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies opened the middle gate, drums and music were noisy, and cannons were fired to greet him. gave this Shousuke-sama enough face.

Ma Shiying, the first auxiliary minister who relied on Li Shouhan, the general's gun and money bag, to support him in the court, was naturally inexplicably grateful for the general's courtesy of coming to the gate to greet him. The two of them didn't care that the crowd at the gate and outside the gate had not dispersed, so they walked hand in hand, releasing enough information to the outside.

"Phew! Two traitors! See how long you go! Seeing this scene, the henchmen of all the adults all smacked a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground to express their contempt.

On the flower hall, Ma Shiying had already put down the teacup, and couldn't stop thanking the general for his various support to the court and him personally over the years.

"Don't say that the money and food that the general has offered to the imperial court over the years, it is the new army that the general has supported the official in Fengyang in order to defend the imperial mausoleum, which is the investment of blood and money. Money, food, armor, instruments, medicines, gunpowder projectiles, and so on. ”

Ma Shiying also quietly implemented the new policy in Fengyang, but his methods are much more sophisticated than Sun Chuanting, and it also depends on the fact that the ground in Fengyang is relatively poor, and there are not so many gentry and businessmen, so the progress of the integrated grain payment measure he implemented in Fengyang is not bad. In order to raise military salaries and make these adults and gentlemen willing to pay for food, Ma Shiying is very flexible.

If you are not willing to pay money and food according to the system of paying for food as an errand and officer, then you can donate money and food in the name of supporting the training of the new army in the local area, and the amount will naturally be about the same, but you can get the praise of the Governor, any inscription plaque, or even the imperial court, and ask for some glory for your family.

Relying on the military salaries raised by these means, Ma Shiying organized and trained a new army of 30,000 or 40,000 people in Fengyang, which was commanded by Sun Yingyuan, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp. In the process, Governor Ma had to be cheeky and wrote letters to Jinan in the north and Guangzhou in the south to ask for help. Asking for ordnance, asking for armor, asking for grain and rice to be sold at a parity to replenish military rations, and so on.

"Fortunately, thanks to the great general Xian Qiaozi who has helped generously many times, the lower officials were able to train this team by luck and ensure that the ancestral tomb of Fengyang is safe."

"Shousuke-sama has what he said! They are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and what they do is the Ming Dynasty. And why divide the views of each other? ”

After a few polite words, Ma Shiying changed his words and went straight to the purpose of today's meeting.

He came this time because he had a headache and didn't know how to deal with the matter of urging Chongzhen to collect the money and grain he had accumulated in the past two years, so he came to ask the general for advice.

"Lord Xiangguo doesn't have to worry, a certain family here has ordered someone to copy the distribution of money and grain fields in Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and Liyang County, if the money and grain of these four prefectures and one county can be collected, Xiangguo's life will be much better. After that, the collection of money and grain in all parts of Jiangnan and Jiangbei can also be carried out. As for Jiangxi, Huguang and other places, a few days ago, because of the thieves' rebellion, a certain family's Nanyue army also had troops marching into this area, and this matter of collecting money and grain and rectifying the camp was done by a certain family for Xiangguo. ”

Li Shouhan's generosity is not unconditional. In disguise, the remote areas of Jiangxi Province and Huguang will be invisibly controlled by the Nanyue Army. The various systems of the Nanyue Army were thoroughly implemented, and the local officials, yamen, army, money, grain, and taxes were all quietly collected by the Nanyue Army.

"This one is the best! The land of the upper reaches has been important since ancient times. There has never been anything upstream and Jinling is worry-free. The general's willingness to pick up this burden is indeed a blessing for the imperial court! Ma Shiying gave up Jiangxi and Huguang to Li Shouhan without blinking an eye, anyway, you already have actual control here, so I will be generous and officially admit it. In this way, the defense of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will also be in your hands. Moreover, the Marquis Zuo of Jiujiang, and the tens of thousands of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals under his subordinates are all under your control.

In return, Li Shouhan wanted to help him find ways and means to collect money and grain.

"Lord Shoufu, a certain family plays in front of His Majesty, and it is necessary to restore the ancestral system and implement the rules of preferential exemption. Why don't you make a little bit of a change and restore the system of examination law in Gangneung Sangkook during the Shenzong period? Li Shouhan chewed a piece of dim sum with a smile, and looked at the first assistant Ma Shi Yingma with a cloudy face in front of him.

The so-called Jiangling Xiangguo is Zhang Juzheng, who has a mixed reputation in history.

He reformed the system of evaluating the performance of officials in the early Ming Dynasty and formed the examination method. According to the Ming system, the Beijing officials "Jingcha" once every six years, and the local officials once every three years "big plan" (both refer to inspections). However, in the Ming Dynasty, officials were corrupt, and laws and regulations were not effective, and these systems were either formalized or became a means for officials to fight for power. Zhang Juzheng saw the scandalous drama and the degeneration of the system in the officialdom, and profoundly realized that it is not only necessary to conduct regular inspections of officials at all levels, but also to set a time limit for all the things they do, and to implement the important characteristics of the "examination method," that is, the so-called "setting limits for examination matters" and "taking responsibility for people." The policy is "respect for sovereignty, the duties of officials, rewards and punishments, and Order No. 1".

This system was proposed in the first year of Wanli, and in the fourth year of Wanli, further court regulations were made, and those who did not levy more than ninety percent of the local officials were punished. In December, according to a report from the Huke Division, 17 officials in Shandong and 2 officials in Henan were demoted because less than 90 percent of the local officials were levied, while 2 officials in Shandong and 9 officials in Henan were dismissed.

"Shousuke-sama can think about it, one hand is a black gauze hat, and the other hand is white silver. There are countless officials with red eyes waiting for them to be removed from office because of their poor grades. If you and I are the incumbent officials, what should I do? (To be continued.) )