First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang's remarks made Zhang Tianqi feel ashamed. Compared with Lao Zhu's attitude towards the people, Zhang Shicheng was indeed too far behind.

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It seems that winning the king and defeating the bandit is indeed wrong.

Could it be that Zhang Shicheng is just a giant bandit?

Zhang Tianqi couldn't answer. He was still put into a prisoner of war camp for the time being. Like other prisoners, he had to be counted, and then he would be sent to Hongdu to build farmland and build water conservancy.

After all, Zhang Tianqi didn't have any complaints.

He was in the prisoner of war camp every day, watching the Zhu family's army count the number of people and register them. At the same time, he asked about the prisoner's origin, family situation, whether he had any relatives, etc... The meticulous inquiry made Zhang Tianqi feel ashamed. He has led the troops for so long, it seems that the understanding of his opponents has not yet reached this level.

Their prisoner of war camp is next to the military camp. Because the prefect's yamen was burnt down, Lao Zhu and a group of civil and military people could only live in the military camp. Fortunately, everyone is used to it.

This morning, there was a lot of fun and excitement. Many Huzhou gentry and commoners came to visit Zhu Yuanzhang with umbrellas, gold and silver cloth, wine, meat and food to reward the three armies.

The gifts they sent came in an endless stream, and the number was amazing.

Zhang Tianqi stood on the side of the prisoner of war camp, counting carefully, there were more than a hundred carriages alone... He was so angry that he couldn't help but curse. .

"These grandsons used to cry poor with me, but now that the Duke of Wu is here, they are all rushing to give gifts. It's really a son of a dynasty and a courtier!" Zhang Tianqi couldn't help but scolded him, but he couldn't help it. When Monk Peng came to kill him, this group of people greeted Monk Peng, and when the Yuan soldiers came back, they greeted the Great Yuan Dynasty.

Later, Zhang Shicheng occupied these places, and they became Zhang Shicheng's loyal ministers.

Repeatedly jumping, this is people's ability, see this meaning, even if the old Zhu family is finished, people can find a new master. There is a thousand-year-old family, but there is no thousand-year court.

Isn't it just such a mess!

After Zhang Tianqi sighed, he returned to his residence. He sighed in his heart. He didn't eat lunch until at night, when he got to the kitchen, got food, and was about to go to eat, when he suddenly heard the people next to him talking.

What are the descendants of Liu's family, Wu Guogong has been arrested, and now he is ordering a thorough investigation, this family of traitors is finally finished.

Zhang Tianqi frowned and thought for a while, then he suddenly woke up, yes, it turns out that in Huzhou, there is still one of Liu's family!

Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to settle accounts with the Liu clan?

Is this family going to be unlucky?

If so, I, I am convinced!

Zhang Tianqi hurriedly took a bite of food, and then ran to the thousand households who managed the prisoner of war camp and asked about the matter. He was too eager to know what happened...

In the morning, a group of gentry and landlords came to see Zhu Yuanzhang and gave them generous gifts.

Zhu Jiajun is here, they have also heard about those things, and they are ready to run away if they are timid. But most people still choose to stay, there is no way, whoever let their family property is there, if they want to leave, they have to give up all this, which is really reluctant.

Since Huzhou Changed the Great King Flag, they have been together and actively discussed, and this is what they are doing today.

Lao Zhu just smiled lightly at this. Our Mr. Zhang, just in Jiangbei, has saved several million stone grains and a mere hundreds of carts of gifts. It is impossible for us to raise our hands.

However, Lao Zhu still met these people, and it was not appropriate to punish them without teaching them.

If they can take the initiative to cooperate, it can also reduce a lot of trouble.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also groping. He wanted to find a mature and reliable method. There were so many lands waiting for him to occupy, so he couldn't do everything himself.

Only by coming up with a suitable plan can it be extended to all places and become a universal rule.

It was for this reason that even Zhang Ximeng came, and Lao Zhu asked him to explain the Zhu Family Army's policy to everyone.

Zhang Ximeng made these decrees naturally without rushing.

"The land law has been revised many times, and now it is the most fundamental word: average!" Zhang Ximeng said: "Equally divide the land and acre, merge the tax into the field, and levy the tax according to the person's acre. In the past dynasties, all Divide the tax into the land and the tax, and collect the tax according to the land and mu. Some people also propose that no matter the number of shares, only the tax should be spread into the field and the tax will be levied according to the land."

"From now on, there will be a breeding population, and no owes will ever be added... But I have to say, that's not acceptable. How can people breed and leave them alone? Does a country only need to levy taxes on the people, without having to bear the responsibility? According to our According to the idea of ​​the peasant population, people and people are tied together. Every rural commoner, no matter what status they used to be, even if they were tenants and slaves, will have a share of their own fields from now on. Tian Fu, Tian Fu is the tax. The current tax rate is one-tenth, divided into two taxes in summer and autumn, and the tax is paid in turn.”

Zhang Ximeng said: "This is our principle, everyone has something to say, you can bring it up. However, in Juntian, I don't think there is much room for concessions. Do you have any other requirements for convenience? Good suggestions. , we will take it."

Zhang Ximeng directly denied Di Dingyin's method.

The idea of ​​this thing can't be said to be a perfect match with him, or it can be said to be completely different.

The core of Dingyin is that the imperial court has to levy so many taxes. In order to reduce the difficulty of collection, the Ding tax is bound to the existing land. That is to say, not only the common people also pay, including the gentry and landlords. .

Stabilize the tax base, expand tax sources, and ensure national revenue.

In the final analysis, the common people are still regarded as leeks, but they will be gentler when harvesting.

Not just mow in one piece of land, not just from a sheep.

And Zhang Ximeng's idea of ​​equalization of fields stems from the simple concept of treating everyone fairly, and a person living in the world should have a means of subsistence, at the moment, that is, a piece of land that belongs to him.

It is also out of consideration of fairness that the next tax system is arranged.

It can be said that they are interlocking and interlocking.

The gentry present were shocked, because they came together and hoped to cut some meat and make an exchange with Zhu Jiajun.

This meat-cutting means that we can refund some of the land and acre, and we can also bear some taxes, but we are allowed to support domestic slaves...or simply count the domestic slaves as the population. In this way, when the land is equalized, they can keep most of the land.

Obviously, all these wishful thinking were broken by Zhang Ximeng. The shrewdness of this young man was far beyond their expectations, and the dozen or so gentry and landlords fell into a strange silence.

What to do?

After a while, a fair-skinned scribe with slender eyebrows and long eyes stood up and said to Zhang Ximeng: "I have heard the name of Zhang Xiangmeng for a long time, and when I see you today, it is really thoughtful and extraordinary. We are all willing to obey Zhang Xiang's arrangement, It's just a small request, I hope Zhang Xiang's approval."

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "My lord is here, how can I give you grace? As long as your suggestion is reasonable, we will definitely accept it."

The man pondered for a while, and immediately smiled, "What Prime Minister Zhang taught is that the villain means that we want to serve the Zhu family army. Whether we can allow us to levy land taxes and transport them to the warehouse can be regarded as a concern for Wu Guogong."

"Do not!"

Zhang Ximeng simply said: "The expropriation of the land tax must be done after the land is equalized, and the selected grain chief will be responsible... If it is handed over to you in advance, with the power of expropriation of the land tax, wouldn't it still be able to suppress the people's head and be a blessing to the common people? How can you believe Juntian? At that time, won't it still be the opposite of Yang and Yin?"

When this man heard Zhang Ximeng's words, his old face turned red, his wishful thinking was easily punctured, and he could only turn his mind again.

"Zhang Xiang, this is a good strategy, but I don't know the land property of the clan, but it should be divided equally? After all, these clan properties are to help the poor in the clan, to support private schools, and to support the ancestral hall... It seems that they are all serious business. Can’t be considered exploitative and oppressive?”

Zhang Ximeng shook his head again, "What is family property? Officials and the people, the court and the common people, there is no family in the middle! There is no land in the world that can escape the land. The family property is not good, the school's land is not good, and the temple's land is not good!"

Zhang Ximeng blocked all possibilities in one breath, making the atmosphere in the field awkward again.

These gentlemen also kicked the iron plate. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stood up and walked over, "We just looked at the roster, your surname is Liu?"

This person nodded quickly, "If you return to Wu Guogong, the villain will stay here."

"Oh! Just now you kept talking about the family property. Let's ask you, is there any famous person in your family, and how big is the inheritance?"

Liu Xi was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his expression, UU reading www.uukanshu.com suddenly laughed: "Is it a descendant of Liu Mengyan?"

"Yes... but it's a partial house, not a direct line." Liu Xi suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Not a direct descendant? Then you have so many industries in Huzhou. It can be seen that the Liu family's children are living well!" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

Liu Xi's heart was pounding, and he didn't talk about Juntian's affairs, but suddenly involved their family, and it didn't seem like a good thing.

"If you go back to Wu Guogong, Liu's family farming will read the family heirloom, and you will be innocent!"

"It's a good farming family heirloom... It's the common people farming the fields, do you study?" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and turned his head, "Mr. Zhang, you think we're right?"

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly nodded and said, "Master Shengming."

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Mr. Zhang, you said that at first we only thought about dividing the land equally, thinking about negotiating and negotiating, and giving the poor people a way to live. But some people objected in every possible way and came up with a lot of reasons. To put it bluntly, no Do you just want to keep your high position?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded again, "My lord hit the nail on the head."

"Then how did you get this position? It seems to have surrendered to Yuan Tartar and killed Prime Minister Wen, and exchanged it with the blood of Zhongliang, right?"

When Lao Zhu said this, Liu Xi's legs were limp and he knelt on the ground.

But Lao Zhu still didn't want to let him go, "If we were to stay with the descendants of the clan, most of us would lose all our wealth, honestly, and atonement for our ancestors. We never imagined that you still have the face to come here and negotiate terms with us... Family, but you stay in the clan, you have received such a big favor from the old thief, which has lasted for a hundred years, and it is time to repay the debt!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and looked at Zhang Ximeng, "What do you think, sir?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a sullen face: "This minister thinks it is very appropriate... Not only the Liu clan in Huzhou, but also the Liu clan in Quzhou must be taken down immediately and cannot be tolerated!"