In fact, the Ming Dynasty never had a provision that an earl could not be appointed as the first assistant, but just like 'non-Jishi cannot enter the cabinet', this is all a long-term and customary agreement. And it is not unreasonable, because Emperor Taizu stipulated that except for the emperor's father-in-law, non-military merits are not allowed to be knighted, and great military merits must be done, such as quelling a peasant rebellion, fighting a war with the Mongols on the border, etc., is far from enough. At least it has to be at the level of Yang Ming Fair Dingning Wang Luàn, and he must win a war related to the fortunes of the country.

Therefore, if a civil official has to be made an earl, it is equivalent to putting a label of 'military meritorious' on his face, just ask such a character, who can rest assured that he will be the prime minister and take power again? Back then, Di Qing was just a privy envoy, so Wen Yanbo and Han Qi had trouble sleeping, and they must be taken down; No matter how loud Wang Yangming's call to enter the cabinet was, Yang Tinghe always pressed him to the southwest. Why, isn't it because of the rebellion phobia in the hearts of those in power?

Shen Mo is not worried about the future, because he has already passed the most difficult hurdle, successfully entered the cabinet as the prime minister, no matter how great his military achievements are, he can only consolidate his position, at least in Longqing, no one can move himself. But he didn't intend to accept it like this, he had already written a note, and said to the emperor that his merits were shallow, and he was not worthy of the court's gifts, and he was willing to go out for the country, expel the Tartars, and wait until the Haiyan River was clear, and then ask His Majesty to reward him.

Meaning, it's not that I don't want this earl, but I just feel that I am not qualified enough. So when will you be able to qualify? Let's wait until I lead the army and drive the Mongols out of the territory of the Ming Dynasty. There is a great Han general Huo Quai's 'Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home!' ''s style.

In fact, when Shen Mo was in the south, he had already planned to leave the capital for a period of time in the future. Because first, this battle is related to the fortunes of the country, and the composition of the front-line army is extremely complicated, except for himself, no one can coordinate the relationship between all parties, in order to take into account the overall situation, he can only ignore personal interests and losses. On the other hand, although he is now in the honeymoon period with Gao Gong, the ancient adage that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers has been tested by history. With the deepening of the reform and the expansion of the power of the high arch, it is hard to imagine that the two sides will continue to be in harmony. There is a saying that 'distance produces beauty', it is better to keep a distance from the inside and outside.

Who knew that before it was officially proposed to the emperor, there were complications, and there was an incident where someone asked him to be made an earl, and Shen Mo didn't mind pushing the boat down the river and putting on a selfless posture, so as to silence those who said that he expelled Xu Jie.

It's just that after Xu Ge retired, he still had to put himself together, which made Shen Mo very annoyed, he planned to talk to him about the well water and not the river water, but now it seems that he really can't be polite to the old man.

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Like Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, Shen Mo also worked in the cabinet in the morning and was on duty in the military department in the afternoon, so if there was anything to discuss, he had to wait until the cabinet meeting the next morning.

There are three main things about this rì, one is that there are officials who are negligent, thinking that Gao Gong is already the first assistant of the cabinet, but he refuses to step down from the post of secretary of the ministry, which will inevitably be said to be a party, and there is a suspicion of dictatorship and party. It is hoped that the emperor will appoint a new mound as soon as possible, so as not to suffer unnecessary criticism from the old Gaoge.

Regarding this recital, Gao Gong said aggrievedly: "I have already proposed to the emperor to resign from the post of heavenly official, but the saint refuses to agree, what can I do?" This is a bit false, at least it can't be confused by a few scholars, but it also makes everyone understand his intentions...... Mencius said that you can't have both fish and bear's paws, but Lao Gao obviously doesn't want to let go.

The cabinet members bowed their heads strangely, and let Lao Gao talk to himself.

Speaking of which, this matter is indeed unreasonable, and the first assistant of the cabinet cannot concurrently serve as the secretary of the ministry, which is a practice since the founding of the country, and no one has been able to break it. What's more, Ge Shouli has returned to the capital, although it is not explicitly stated in the holy decree of resumption, everyone knows that Ge Lao came back to replace Yang Bo and served as the secretary of the ministry, supporting the banner of the Jin Party.

However, Gao Gong relied on the connivance of the emperor, but he refused to move the nest, Ge Shouli has the style of an ancient gentleman, and he doesn't care about him in general, but the rest of the Jin Party doesn't do it...... What's the matter with you, you, are still allies, why are you so moral?

In fact, Gao Gong was also forced to do so, his official reform had just been rolled out, and it was the time when it was necessary to concentrate power and enforce prohibitions, and if the most critical position of the tomb was given to others, the reform would definitely be greatly affected. In order for the reform to go smoothly, he can only owe his allies first, especially Ge Shouli, whom he admires very much.

As compensation, he was ready to give Ge Shouli the post of Jiāo of the Imperial History of the Left Capital. Of course, it's not all about returning favors, Gao Gong knows very well that only an honest and tough minister like Ge Shouli can bring the team of speech officials out of the trough and restore their reputation and morale.

Seeing that no one made a sound, Gao Gong Ben said that they did not object, and after drowning out the note asking him to resign from the post of Tsukazai, he picked up another one and said: "This is jointly proposed by the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War, what do you think about the issue of war bonds?" ”

"It's a directional release." Zhang Juzheng added: "The first three tranches of 20 million taels of silver bonds will be subscribed by Rì Shenglong 70%, and Huilian will subscribe 30%...... Later, if there is still a need, it may be available to the public. ”

"Borrow money to fight......" Gao Yi, who had been silent, couldn't help but say: "I've never heard of it before." ”

"That's when no one wanted to borrow it before." Gao Gong laughed and said: "It is the first time I have heard of such a beautiful thing when someone pays for a war and does not need to break the treasury to spend money." ”

"Rì Sheng Long is not a white gang court." Zhang Juzheng said lightly: "They are conditional...... The recovered Hetao area was to be developed for twenty years, and the imperial court was not allowed to repent. ”

"How can it be!" Gao Yi changed his words when he heard this: "Isn't this the imperial court fighting for them?" If you really don't have any money, you won't stop fighting first, so why bother to go to the army for this little face, and waste the people and money? ”

"You can't say that." At this time, Shen Mo said in a loud voice: "First, the nine sides of the Chen soldiers are million, plus the war horses, the daily cost is nearly 100,000 taels of silver, if there is no action, not only will the morale be low, but the court will not be able to afford it." Second, among the 30,000 households on the left wing led by Xuanda and the 30,000 households on the right wing faced by Gan and Shaanxi, the latter was the weakest, and there was a strong enemy on the side, so that we had the possibility of winning the battle and winning the victory. If the re-entrapment is successful, the area that needs to be defended on the Gan-Shaanxi line will be greatly shortened, and when the time comes, the troops and material resources that will be saved can support Xuanda and Jiliao, and then strive for the peace of the entire line on the nine sides. ”

He took a sip of the teacup, and then said slowly: "Fourth, the development of border land has always been the biggest headache for the imperial court. But if you don't do it, you won't be able to stabilize the frontier, and you will consume huge military investment every year. Now Rì Shenglong, or Shanxi merchants, were willing to take the initiative to undertake post-war development, and they would pay taxes to the imperial court from the third year onwards...... Even if they don't do what they want, it doesn't matter, the army is ours, the officials are ours, and they can be stopped at any time. ”

"This is a useful pilot for the development of border areas, and if it is successful in the Hetao, it can be promoted in eastern Liaoning in the future." This is Gao Gong took over the conversation, and his eyes lit up slightly: "The Yellow River in the world is only rich." There is also the black soil outside, this is the big granary of the north, what is the significance to the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to repeat it, right? ”

"Yuan Weng is really far-sighted," Zhang Juzheng patted his fart: "We are still thinking about Hetao, but you first thought of Liaodong." ”

Seeing that the opinions of the three of them were unified, Gao Yi didn't want to get in the way anymore, but he was still a little uneasy: "In short, be cautious, so as not to hurt things." And you have to know, how are they going to develop it? ”

"In areas suitable for farming, they will organize the cultivation of grain and cotton, while in the pastoral areas, horses and sheep will be raised." Shen Mo obviously did his work a long time ago, and now he has put it forward, that is, it has reached the approval stage: "Growing grain and raising horses is a requirement of the imperial court, and at that time, the household department and the Taifu Temple will directly collect tax deductions...... The significance of these two things to the imperial court Brother Nan Yu must know. As for growing cotton and raising sheep, this is their goal. ”

"For what purpose?" Grohe asked.

"Cotton is planted for spinning cotton cloth, and a series of devices such as shuttle and Ouyang spinning machine invented by Suzhou Research Institute have been promoted, which has greatly improved the production efficiency of the cotton spinning industry, and the land in the southeast is very limited, resulting in soaring cotton prices. And Shanxi businessmen have always wanted to have a certain say in the economy of the southeast, so they are bound to win the Hetao. For the same reason, the máo textile industry also needs a large number of sheep máo......" Shen said patiently: "In overseas trade, the former is a large and stable source of income, and the latter is no less profitable than silk, and it is worth their blood to control the raw materials." ”

"I see, that's ......" As soon as he said this, Gao Yi understood, and couldn't help but say: "In order to make money, these businessmen really dare to think and dare to do things." ”

"It's better than letting them smuggle supplies and hook up with the Mongols, at least then they will desperately need peace, and maybe there will be a way to see hope." Gao Gong felt that he had been entangled on this issue for too long, and waved his hand and said, "As for the discussion, what is it?" Not being jealous is a mediocre talent, the same reason, there will be someone to chew the root of the tongue when doing things, Jiangnan, you just have to let go and do it, and the rear will give it to us, which one dares to say cool words, I will do it first! With the murderous declaration of the high arch, this matter is settled.

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"There is another case," Gao Gong looked at the strip in his hand and said: "As a demonstration province of 'Qingzhang Mu and Average Grain Field', Nanzhi, Jiangxi and Shandong Provinces have been implemented for three months," he said and frowned, "but the effect is not ideal...... In addition to the basic development of Jiangxi, in Nanzhi and Shandong, there was strong resistance from the gentry and landlords, who sent people to pretend to be peasants and drive away the government surveyors, and the attitude of resistance was very tough. The officials sent by the household department were all subjected to their combination of hard and soft measures, and their work came to a standstill. ”

Everyone said that it was almost certain, because the so-called 'clear acres and average grain fields', simply put, is to re-measure the land, divide the ownership, and determine the land tax grade. Then the imperial court can use this as a basis to implement the tax to convert silver, that is, a whip law. Undoubtedly, for tenants and small farmers, this was a good and harmless practice, but it was a huge shock for the gentry landlords, who had long concealed large amounts of land.

Since Zhang Juzheng took charge of the household department, he has tried to expand tax sources and increase revenues, and at this stage, the taxes that can be increased have increased...... Let's take these provinces that have carried out the pilot as an example, ten out of ten ordinary taxpayers have paid taxes and silver according to the amount, and there is basically no arrears.

However, everyone knows that if the tax is levied strictly according to the acreage, the tax amount can at least quadruple. This extra twice was concealed by those big households, and escaped in the name of the gentry not paying taxes. Just like Gao Gong said, if you don't take these people and only focus on the common people, you will be rebelling.

"The matter of clearing the acres is difficult to do, and it is indeed difficult to climb to the sky." At this time, Zhang Juzheng said softly: "But if you really make up your mind to do it, it is not impossible to do it." ”

Gong waved his hand and said politely.

"Why Jiangxi can go to the front in the implementation of a whip law, Pang Shangpeng's outstanding ability is one thing. But the deeper reason is that the Luàn of King Ning during the Zhengde period swept away the power of the clan in Jiangxi; The liquidation of the Yan Party during the Jiajing period made Jiangxi's Hao mén wither, so the resistance to the implementation of the new law was much smaller. Zhang Juzheng said with a faint confidence: "So there is no other way to break the game, just shoot the first bird, as long as a few clans and Hao Mén are done, the rest of the people will naturally obey." ”

"Which ones?" Gao Gong asked.

"King Lu and the Kong family of Shandong." Zhang Ju said expressionlessly: "Nan Zhili's ...... Matsue. ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked, and several pavilion elders all sat up straight, and even Shen Mo's eyes widened, looking at Zhang Juzheng, as if he wanted to get to know this man again-

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Dizzy, I can't open my eyes at nine o'clock, I wanted to squint, but who would have thought that it would be two o'clock when I opened my eyes. Tomorrow, oh no, today, let's start exploding......