"Stinky boy, do you have any wine? The kind I drank at the last wedding banquet was the strongest! Lan Yu said lazily, the rhythm of his tone was a bit like the big fat cat of the Liu family, and he didn't need to listen carefully to feel the decadence and depression in it.

Liu Chun was practicing martial arts with Lan Xinyue, punching and kicking, according to Zhang Dingbian's teaching, he punched once, his head was sweating slightly, and he felt very comfortable.

After wiping his hand, Liu Chun threw the towel board aside, took a big stride, sat on the stone pier opposite Lan Yu, and poured him a cup of tea.

"Let's drink tea, so as not to lose your words after drinking!"

Lan Yu couldn't cry or laugh, this kid is really good, he is actually more cautious than himself, but also, how much thought did he use, how much thought did he use, like himself, he put decades of thinking on one person. But today, I found that I had miscalculated.

How to describe it, it's a bit like raising a child, studying very well since he was a child, taking the first exam all the way, easily entering the examination room, handing in the papers fifteen minutes early, super scholar, waiting for Qingbei to be admitted...... As a result, it was suddenly discovered that the child was the old king next door!

Lan Yu's mood may be much more serious than that of being a father.

"Liu Chun, do you know how many people have bet their lives on him! We are all looking forward to, looking at, thinking, let him be a Ming Jun, be an unprecedented hero! Lan Yu's fist tightened, and the green tendons on the back of his hand were like earthworms, and the roots were protruding.

Liu Chun sighed, "In fact, to a certain extent, His Highness is indeed as you hoped, he has done it, he is filial to his father, loves his brothers, selects and appoints talents, has the wisdom of knowing people, and is smart and wise, humble and benevolent. Even if you treat a nobody like me, you are a corporal of Lixian, and I am flattered! ”

Liu Chun tried to endure his anger, but the self-deprecation in the last sentence also exposed his heart.

What a disappointment!

That's not how the emperor became!

It's true!

No matter what the circumstances, as the king of a country, he must uphold fairness and justice, take care of the weak, restrain the powerful, and restrain interest groups. Only in this way can the country last and the people be convinced.

Zhu Biao is reluctant to attack the clan, it is understandable, he doesn't want to attack civil officials, maybe it makes sense, he loves Xungui, Duo Lanyu and others have protected him many times...... He's done a great job, it's perfect.

But the problem is that these people have been taken care of, so what about the people?

Do you have to sacrifice the people?

Of course, Zhu Biao is not such a person, he must cherish the people, and he must do his best to take care of the people...... But the problem is that there are only so many resources, occasionally giving relief to the people, relieving the poor, and exempting the state and county from taxes...... These are all scratches and do not solve the underlying problem.

Daming's tax system is inherently unreasonable.

In addition to inheriting the shortcomings of the previous dynasties, the Ming also lacked strong tax collectors, and Lao Zhu was worried that the officials would oppress the people, so he handed over the power of taxation to the grain chief.

As a result, more and more arrears will be due, and the land endowment that should be collected will be reduced by one or two percent every year.

In addition, the household department of the Ming Dynasty lacks the concept of total income and lacks grasp and understanding of the entire economy.

This is especially crucial.

In the next hundred years, because of the advent of the Great Voyage, silver poured into the Americas, and the Ming Dynasty earned one-third of the world's silver.

The abundant money supply made the Ming Dynasty very hopeful to break out of the circle of chaos and embark on a broad road.

But because of the backwardness of the fiscal and taxation system, the imperial court is ignorant of the changes in the economy, and it is hard to live by millions of taels of silver every year.

Liu Chun has high hopes for fiscal and taxation reforms.

He even felt that as long as this thing was done, it didn't matter who became the emperor next, after all, there were still more than two hundred years to go, and if the descendants didn't make a difference, no matter how much they did now, it would be useless.

Lan Yu sighed heavily, and his sense of loss became even stronger. In Lan Yu's heart, he just wanted Zhu Biao to be a good emperor. Lan Yu doesn't have a clear concept of what a good emperor looks like, but he is indecisive and looking ahead, and he is definitely not a hero!

"I asked His Highness for advice, and he also told me a lot, worried that he would have his own ideas." Lan Yu paused, "Governing the country is like governing the family, the royal family is the world's example, the father is kind and filial piety, brothers, friends and brothers, with the heavenly family as an example, everyone will follow suit, and the world will naturally be governed." Moreover, His Royal Highness also said that governing the country should not only think about enriching the treasury, not just to collect money, but also to clean up people's hearts, let Yingjie serve his life, and be grateful to Dade, so that the court should be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. ”

"His Royal Highness said that the virtuous monarchs of the past dynasties are none other than Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, who is close to the people and loves the people, thrifty and benevolent, and can be called the head of the virtuous monarchs. His Highness also said that there is no end to the pursuit of wealth. For example, His Majesty had thought that if you fill up your internal money, you can stop. But now that there is a Royal Bank, the property is several times that of the previous internal funds, but it is still thinking about rectifying the finances and taxes and enriching the national treasury, is this too much? ”

Lan Yu repeated Zhu Biao's words, and it was obvious that these words were also said to Liu Chun.

This is the result of Zhu Biao's reading and thinking for decades.

He admired Yoo Chun's talent before, and even now, he has made no secret of his preference for Yoo Chun. But it's a pity that on the issue of rectifying finances, Zhu Biao was unwilling to cooperate with Liu Chun, and he didn't agree with Lao Zhu's approach......

"Liang Guogong, do you think what His Royal Highness said makes sense?" Liu Chun asked with a smile.

Lan Yu chuckled, "I don't know if it makes sense, but I know that no matter what, sitting in that chair shouldn't be idle." In the past, I also had some complaints about His Majesty's approach, and I felt that it was too ruthless. But now that I think about it, Your Majesty is the real hero! ”

Lan Yu slammed the table and lamented helplessly, "In the early years, I shouldn't have found so many scholars for His Highness!" It's all your fault! Lan Yu suddenly stared at Liu Chun fiercely and asked, "Why can't you kid appear more than ten years earlier?" If you teach Your Highness, it would be great! ”

Liu Chun rolled his eyes, "More than ten years ago, I was still wearing open crotch pants, and I would give His Highness a lollipop at most!" ”

Lan Yu was angry and waved his hand helplessly.

"Count me." Lan Yu said helplessly: "From His Highness's conversation, I can hear that His Highness thinks that after all, there should be a difference between Shinong and industry, and it will be much easier for the court to treat scholars well, win the hearts of scholars, and govern the world." Therefore, His Royal Highness is opposed to the gentry receiving grain in one piece, and he thinks that it is enough to re-measure the acres of land and approve the yellow book. ”

Liu Chun chuckled and said, "Anyway, I don't care, this world belongs to the Zhu family, not mine." I put forward the suggestion, Your Majesty will adopt it, if you don't adopt it, I will go back to Daning, to be honest, I really don't want to stay in the capital and wade into troubled waters! Walked clean! ”

"Don't go!"

Lan Yu suddenly stretched out his arm and pressed Liu Chun's hand tightly!

"Stinky boy, I won't let you go, Your Highness may not have figured it out for a while, I think he will weigh it clearly."

Liu Chun was helpless, "Even if His Highness can think clearly, what should I do now?" Your Majesty, let us count the acres of land of King Tan and return it to the people. According to His Majesty's intentions, he should take the next step in Changsha Mansion to re-clear the acres of land and spread the Ding tax into the acres to see what the effect is. His Highness doesn't agree, can we still force it? Liu Chun spread his hands, "So let's pack up and go home!" ”

"No!"

Lan Yu stopped Liu Chun again.

"Stinky boy, don't be so unresilient, give up when you encounter something, it's not the style of a big husband!" Lan Yu paused, "His Highness disagrees, but it's not him who is in charge of this world!" ”

Liu Chun was really stunned, and he hurriedly said, "Liang Guogong, don't come nonsense!" I don't want to eat melons with me. ”

Lan Yu snorted, "It's late!" You kid can't run! ”

Liu Chun subconsciously snorted, and his voice trembled: "You, what did you do?" ”

"I just wrote a secret report to Your Majesty and told me about His Highness's situation."

"And then?"

"No more!" Lan Yu said as a matter of course.

"No, you, what are you scaring me for?" Liu Chun rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty loves His Highness so much, he won't put His Highness's intentions aside, right?" ”

Lan Yu sighed twice, "I admit that you are a smart kid, but there are some things that you are still too tender." And voila! ”

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

Zhu Biao's body has recovered a lot, his face is bloody, and he can walk around the yard. He called Liu Chun a few times, and the two of them played chess together and talked about various studies, including astronomy, arithmetic, geography, and hydrology...... Zhu Biao kept asking, and Liu Chun tried his best to answer.

The two of them reconciled as before.

But they all know that the thorn in their hearts has been planted, and it is not so easy to pull out!

"The Divine Decree has arrived!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's will finally came, Zhu Biao was a little relaxed, he laughed and said: "I'm afraid I'm going back to Beijing to be scolded!" ”

He was ready, but when the Qin Cha read the holy decree, Zhu Biao was completely stupid.

“…… Prince Zhu Biao immediately inspected Xi'an, Luoyang and other places to select a new capital...... Daning Dusi experienced Liu Chun, promoted to Changsha Prefecture Tongzhi, the governor of the government, from now on, clear the acres of fields, accounting Ding Yin, there must be no mistakes! ”