Five days later.

Lao Zhu is a minister.

In Beijing, the civil and military forces above the seventh grade are all gathered in the Fengtian Palace, Rao is the main hall is wide, and there are so many people who can't stand it, and below the fifth grade, they have to stand outside and enjoy the wind and sun.

But there are a few young people who are not even officials, and they can stand in the main hall, they are Liu Zheng, Long Rong, and Tang Huai! The three of them, as outstanding students during the Changsha Law Change, were called to the top of the Golden Palace.

Three rookies in the novice village were stared at by a group of bigwigs, this scene can be called funny.

But fortunately, the three of them were ravaged enough by Liu Chun so that they would not lose their temper.

But other people are not much better, such as Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, he looked at it in surprise, he has always thought very highly of himself, and felt that among the nobles, he was still good...... Limited to the second generation of children.

After a little comparison, Li Jinglong still has some proud capital.

For example, Chang Mao went to Fengyang because he fell out with his father-in-law, Xu Huizu is an old-fashioned waste, the family house is restless, and his brother and sister fall out, in this regard, he is much stronger than Xu Huizu.

The rest are like the Fu family, and the Feng family does not have any outstanding juniors.

Not to mention a lot of cheats.

In a word, it's not that he Li Jinglong is amazing, it's all up to his peers.

But among a large number of noble descendants, a different one popped up!

Tang Huai, this kid, went to Changsha to change the law, and he came back all of a sudden, look, look! The old soup was so happy.

Don't forget, the person who really presided over the change of the law is Liu Chun, and your nephew is also a trickster who does hard work! Anyone can do it! It's all right!

Li Jinglong complained wildly, the more this is the case, the more it shows the envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart!

When he quarreled with his sister Li Wufang, Li Wuflaw said that if he could have a little vision and send a few children of the Li family over to learn the ability to do things from Liu Chun, he would be able to enjoy the attention of the Son of Heaven now.

It is true that the Li family is noble, but they can't just rely on the grace of their ancestors, let alone just live by the old emperor. Li Wuflaw told his eldest brother very clearly that this time Changsha's change of law really touched the root.

Not to mention anything else, the questions summarized by Liu Chun alone are enough to shock the world.

Your Majesty is ambitious and will definitely set out to change, and no matter what, an unprecedented change will appear. What should the Li family do then?

One day, Xungui will also pay for the service in one piece, whether to agree or not to agree, whether to take the initiative to cooperate, or to be forced to bow his head...... Li Wuflawless sorted out the manuscript more than Tang Huai, and knew more details, and her words all went straight to the core.

But Li Jinglong couldn't listen.

"Sister, don't take that kid too seriously, I don't believe it, he has the ability to turn the Ming Dynasty over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before he could cool down, Lao Zhu convened a large court meeting.

Looking at today's posture, it's really a little different.

When Lao Zhu appeared, Li Jinglong shrank his neck in fright, listen obediently!

"It took me a few days to read through the manuscript sent by Changsha all night...... I also copied some of the content and sent six parts to Jiuqing for public discussion. Let me start with that, how do I say it? Shocking! Shocking! ”

Lao Zhuqing couldn't help but stand up, "Since I ascended the throne, I have worked hard to make the country prosperous, and I dare not slack off. More than 20 years. I often think about it, and I secretly think that even if there is no great rule in the world, the country and the people are safe and stable. But when I read the manuscript they sent, I realized that the world is not nothing, but everywhere! Nothing is small! ”

"Take Tian Fu as an example, according to their detailed statistical verification, at the beginning of the country, there were 1.2 million acres of official land in the imperial court! Now it is less than 900,000 acres! That's a full 300,000 acres! Where are these official fields? It's not that some people have been embezzled by the law, I have ruled the country with severe punishment, and I can't stop their ambitions, if I am magnanimous and benevolent, I don't know how many rats I will raise! ”

The official land mentioned by Lao Zhu is the land that was seized from Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and others by confiscating the noble officials of the previous dynasty in the process of conquering the world.

These lands were confiscated into the government and used as official land.

The common people could rent and cultivate official land, but the land endowment was twice as much as that of private land. At the beginning of the country, official land was an important source of income for the households, because the ratio of official land to private land was about one to one, in other words, the land provided by official land was twice as much as that of private land.

Since Guantian belongs to the imperial court, this has become fat in the eyes of many people.

The official land in Changsha has been greatly reduced, and the first major culprit is Zhu Zi, the king of Tan, who embezzled about 30,000 mu...... The rest, etc., exhausted all means. For example, there are those who lie about the floods, and there are those who are assigned to the names of scholars with meritorious reputations, and there are also those who use the excuse that they cannot find tenants and are requisitioned for other purposes...... All in all. The number of official fields is shrinking.

In fact, this is not bad, after the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, the law and order collapsed, the officials became more and more bold, and the official field, which originally accounted for half of the total, quickly fell to the early 10s, and in the later period, the official field was almost gone.

The reduction of official land is only one aspect of the problem, and the reduction of official land has not been less, but the amount of taxes borne is not less, and to put it bluntly, it is passed on to other tenant farmers who cultivate official land.

They are already burdened, and being made like this makes them even more miserable.

Liu Chun had already made an assertion that as long as there were floods and droughts, or family accidents, the tenant farmers of Guantian would be the source of the first batch of displaced people.

There is no argument about this, all the students are unanimous in agreeing!

The tax reform not only requires the officials and gentry to pay the grain in one piece, but also includes the average tax rate of the official land and the private land...... All in all, it's a very large project.

Lao Zhu has watched and thought about it for so many days, and today, he finally made up his mind!

"In the first half of my life, I raised my sword to conquer the world and fought the Ming Dynasty. Since ascending the throne, I have worked hard to recuperate, and I have regained my vitality. Now that I am over the age of six, my temples are slightly white. Some people may say that I can enjoy peace in peace...... Wrong! Miss by a mile! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice suddenly raised, "I have been reading through the annals of history, and there are many places where the Ming monarch is heroic. With the wisdom and wisdom of Tang Taizong, in his later years, he was complacent, his sons took the heirs, he was superstitious about immortality, and he burned lead and smelted mercury, so that the rule of Zhenguan was almost wiped out! Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, indulged in pleasure in his later years, a rebellion in Anshi, it was not just Yang Guifei who died, and the Tang Dynasty almost perished! There are also Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Later Tang Zhuangzong, Tang Xianzong...... There are very few monarchs in the past who can end from one to the end. ”

"I started from Buyi, I know the people's suffering, and the current situation of Changsha listed by the students of Taixue, I think it is to the point. Some maladministrations should be changed immediately, others should be slowly planned, and others, such as the development of schools, road construction, water control, epidemic prevention, and so on, should be cultivated and implemented step by step. ”

"All in all, the manuscripts of the Taixue students are the main content of the next step for the imperial court to change the law, not only in Changsha, but also in the entire Ming Dynasty! My determination to change the law is unshakable. Don't be lucky, and don't disobey the yang! I have always rewarded and punished merit, and I will never be soft. “

"In the past six months, the students of Taixue have traveled all over the mountains and rivers and paid countless hardships, and I am very gratified." Lao Zhu paused, "All the Taixue students, give the seven-grade crown belt, you must continue to serve the country, dedicate yourself to national affairs, you must not be complacent and slack, let alone let me down!" Did you know? ”

Liu Zheng, Long Rong and Tang Huai knelt down together.

"The minister is grateful for the grace of heaven, engraved in his heart, His Majesty's teachings, and I dare not forget it!"

Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction, "If you have any other requirements, just say it, I will make the decision for you." ”

It's really unprecedented, Lao Zhu actually gave them the opportunity to make a request.

The three of them looked at each other, and Tang Huai said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, during the reform of the law in Changsha, two Tai students were bitten by poisonous snakes and died of poisoning, and another person fell off the cliff with no bones. As for the injured and sick, there were as many as 30 people! ”

Lao Zhu inhaled hard, "The dead Tai students will all be buried according to the etiquette of the five-rank officials." Engrave their names on the stele of Taixue. Again, Enyin has a brother...... No, the three brothers of Enyin entered Taixue! The rest of the injured and sick beings were all sent to the imperial physician for treatment. Another brother was allowed to enter the government school. ”

After Lao Zhu finished speaking, Tang Huai and the three of them immediately kowtowed vigorously, "Thank you for your grace!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the dragon chair, "I repeat, the change of the law is unstoppable, and if you have merit in changing the law, I will be rewarded, and if you obstruct the change, there will be no life or death!" ”

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Since the fall of Zhan Hui, there have been no important ministers of sufficient weight in the DPRK and the central government, and they have not practiced martial arts, and in the face of Lao Zhu's murderous declaration of reform, they are all terrified and trembling, but they are helpless.

Do you want to go along with it, or do you find a way to thwart the destruction?

The ministers were all making calculations, but Lao Zhu couldn't control them anymore, so he called Liu Chun to the dormitory.

As soon as I met Lao Zhu, he said: "I promised you to run a school, how many talents can you cultivate for me within a year?" Lao Zhu said urgently: "Just one Changsha Mansion will use one-third of the students, how many mansions are there in the world, and there are thirteen political envoys, if you want to change the law, no talent can do it!" ”