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Chapter 116: The Way of Heaven(1/2)

Lu Zicai and Xin Kejing looked at each other again and realized what His Majesty wanted to know.

Regarding human anatomy, the Ming Dynasty was not as good as the Song Dynasty.

In the pre-Song Dynasty, there was a Song Dynasty criminal officer named Song Ci who was very good at forensic identification. His book "Resolution of Wrongs" was a historical precedent.

Neo-Confucianism emphasizes that the dead should be seen, heard, spoken, and done inappropriately, and that there should be no rash thoughts internally and no rash actions externally. However, when Song Ci and Song Dynasty proposed the punishment, they directly carried the person to the street and let everyone watch the autopsy to avoid blasphemy.

Suspicion of corpse.

In the eyes of Neo-Confucianists, this is simply an act of rebellion!

The Ming Dynasty was relatively restrained in this regard, but His Majesty used Ling Chi to allow them to continue their research on the human body, which was undoubtedly a strong promotion of medicine.

Lu Zicai came out and said: "Your Majesty, I need a painter."

"I may need a team of assistants." Xin Kejing put forward his request.

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he felt that this request was very reasonable and immediately said: "Well, Xia Heng, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, will second one of your Shuntian Prefecture's assistants to Lu Yuan for judgment."

As for whether the prisoner Liu Yu will die slower and more painfully because of painting, this is not a matter of concern to everyone.

These little people are about to be sentenced to death, and they are not even qualified to enjoy the punishment of the Ming Dynasty law. How can they have any taboo about the death of others?

Just chop it up.

Xiaheng, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, came out and bowed his head and said: "I accept the decree."

Xing'an shook the fly whisk in his hand and shouted loudly: "If there is something to do, we will start, if there is nothing to do, we will retreat."

This meeting is finally over.

But the court meeting has just begun. Everyone has to go from Fengtian Hall to Wenhua Hall to continue discussing politics. This closed-door discussion is about discussing confidential matters.

Whether or not the Farm Law should be implemented and how it should be implemented, whether it should be piloted on a small scale or promoted throughout the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, must be decided based on this court discussion.

There is a huge Kantu map displayed all year round in the Wenhua Hall, and Yu Qian has long been ready to explain the reasons why the Farm Law should be implemented to the six ministers, the Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Scholar, the Li Supervisor of the Cabinet, and the Wu Xun.

In fact, it is very simple. The farm law is an inheritance and continuation of the military settlement law.

Yu Qian stood in front of the map, holding a long pole, pointing to the Jiuzhou outside the mountain and said: "It is imperative to restore the Jiuzhou military garrison outside the mountain."

"The Oara people are watching eagerly. I encountered the Oara people's scouts more than once during my inspection. If the nine states military settlement outside the mountain cannot be restored, the Oara people will definitely take advantage of the situation after spring begins."

Yu Qian accurately judged the actions of the Wala people more than once. When everyone thought that the Wala people did not dare to enter the pass, Yu Qian said that the Wala people would definitely go south.

The courtiers all thought that when Yu Qian was seizing the opportunity to seize power, the Walas broke through the Zijin Pass and marched straight in, approaching the capital city.

Now that Yu Qian said that the Wala people are evil-minded, no one has any doubts.

It is true that the traitorous intention has not died. If the traitorous intention had died, the Supreme Emperor would have returned to the capital long ago.

"The law of military settlements in Jiuzhou outside the mountain can be used as well as the law of farmland. It makes no sense for ministers and others, but why should we also implement this method in Fujian?" Hu Hui asked first.

Hu Hui also helped Zhu Di to search for Emperor Jianwen. As the Minister of Rites since the Yongle period, he has always adhered to the principle: he will support whoever is on the dragon throne.

He did not participate in the dethroning of Emperor Zhengrui, but that did not mean that he did not support it.

It is sometimes supported by default.

For example, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Jing, as Li Yuan's number one general, said nothing.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Yuchi Gong entered the palace and held weapons before Li Yuan.

From the beginning to the end, Li Shimin had to deal with it, and the one who forced him to give in was Li Yuan. As for Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, they were just adding to the problem.

Yu Qian's eyes suddenly flashed with fierceness, and he said sternly: "Because when some Jin gentry faced a military disaster, they escaped! Since they escaped, their land and their privileges should be taken back."

"Eating the country's salary and enjoying the dignity of the country. When the war is rampant, the superiors are unable to share the worries of the country and the subordinates are unable to secure the people and the place. If they do not fulfill their responsibilities to protect the land and herdsmen, they will naturally abandon them like worn-out shoes."

Jin gentry are not just landowners. They are officials at all levels, official officials, granted officials, donated officials, as well as students in the Imperial College and prefectural and county schools.

The Law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates: "Any official in the capital and officials above the fifth rank outside the country who have committed a crime will report to hear the edict, and they are not allowed to ask questions. Those below the sixth rank will be assigned to patrol the censor, and the inspectors will be divided into divisions to ask questions and discuss the area where the report will be heard.

place."

"If a prefecture or county magistrate commits a crime, the superiors under his jurisdiction are not allowed to question him without authorization. They are only allowed to write out the reasons for the crime and report the crime to the public. If questioning is allowed, a report will be drawn up in accordance with the law, and the official will wait for a trial before making a decision."

If the Jin gentry committed a public crime, they could be redeemed; if they committed a private crime, they could be dismissed, transferred, or demoted to compensate for the crime.

This is their judicial prerogative.

Similarly, those who have held official positions also receive salary, and even those who are students have monthly salt and silver issued by the court.

Not only that, Jin gentry also enjoyed the right to be exempted from corvee service. Even if a person died, he could still be exempted from service for three years.

Jin gentry with the title of Juren or above also had certain privileges of acquiring land that was exempt from the second tax.

These rights were given to them by the country and the dynasty. When the country and the dynasty were in trouble, they immediately fled.

How could there be any sense in waiting for the enemy to retreat and then returning to enjoy it?

After Yu Qian finished speaking, Hu Xi was silent for a long time and said, "Then let's try it."

Hu Hui understood clearly that the core reason why Yu Qian supported the Farm Law was that the Jin gentry were unreliable and were no longer enough to serve as the hands and feet of the Ming Dynasty, guarding the land on behalf of the emperor and herdsmen. Naturally, another method was needed.

As the new leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Li Binyan naturally sat up straight and asked blankly: "What about taking care of the food duties? How can we collect food when all the Jin gentry are gone?"

The so-called "taking charge of the grain gap" means that during the Spring and Autumn Taxes, most of the grain officials who went to the countryside to collect taxes were taken over by Jin gentry.

This is a top priority that involves officials' pockets and performance appraisals. If you do it well, officials' pockets will be bulging, their mouths full of lard, their performance appraisals will be top-notch, and they will be expected to be promoted.

If you don't do well, your pockets will be empty, your performance will be C-C, and your future will be bleak.

The Jin gentry took over all the grain distribution, and if the gentry was a big family or had a great reputation, they would naturally pay as little as they could to their own land, and they would pay as little as they could to the families they protected.

What should we do with the part that we pay less and that we don’t pay?

Share it!

How could they be willing to do so when the people originally grew their own food but were left with a huge debt?

The world is much the same, and in places where the folk customs are strong, people gather to protect themselves, roaring in the mountains and forests. The county's horse-borne arresters, young and strong servants, and the gentry's slaves all come out, and they begin to use force to intimidate.

Naturally, we have to take out the knife, gesticulate, fight a few times, and see the truth. But how can the common people defeat the Jin gentry?

Some people were killed or injured, but in the end they were forcibly taken away.

If the collected amount is still not enough, then continue to apportion it.

How much profit is there in taking charge of the grain distribution? It means that the money of the Jin gentry will be paid back in full, and the money of the common people will be divided into 30 and 70.

70% of it belongs to others!

Each county's household secretaries, offices, officials, and powerful officials share the wealth, and the most important thing is to leave a large share for the magistrates and magistrates.

After going through various levels of exploitation by the prefects, magistrates, county officials, gentry officials, grain cadres, and office clerks, how many people are there when we arrive in Taicang?

There is also a matter of millions of dollars in water transportation and waterworks. Along the way, some people stole, some robbed, and someone had to deliver.

If one stone of rice is sent to the capital, how much rice should be collected locally?

Li Binyan also climbed up the ranks step by step after becoming a Jinshi. He was speechless in Fengtian Hall and said what he wanted to do to subjugate the country. He only said this because he knew the stakes involved.

Is it just because of the winter sacrifices that millions of people in Fujian rise from the streets and roar by?

Winter animals are like the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

If there is a slight natural disaster, there is no need to think about it, that is, the unruly people will rise up and rise up.

Yu Qian exhaled forcefully and said: "Li Yushi asked about the point, so it's 1 and a half percent, not even a penny or a penny more."

"As for how much of the 1.5% of the world's farms can be brought to Beijing, that is a question of official governance."

Wang Zhi was getting older. When he went to court, he always looked depressed and always slept. But when he talked about the affairs of government, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Looking at Yu Qian's appearance, he could only sigh repeatedly, "The future generations are terrible, I am too old."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about the matter of government administration. I'll just do it." Wang Zhi looked at Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting in the middle and said nothing, and bowed his head and said.

At least in the court, a preliminary agreement was reached.

If we want to implement the Farm Farm Law, at least we should give it a try now in Kyushu, Gyeonggi and Fujian. The resistance here is the least.

Because Jin Shen and this group of people can no longer maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty.

What exactly does Zhu Qiyu want to do?

He actually wants to prove a truth, that the common people in the world will live very well without the vampires like Jin Shen.

And all the Jin gentry in the world will only die if there are no common people.

Physically dead!

"How could they be so willing?" Li Binyan shook his head and sighed.

Yu Qiancai said with emotion: "That's why we have volunteer rural groups to train militiamen."

"Instead of having armed tax resistance everywhere, it is better to take advantage of the situation. As the saying goes, it is better to block than to disperse. The more we suppress, the more chaos we get. The more we suppress, the more we suppress."

"Training to be strong and strong is not what Liu Bowen once said, that with the strength of ten thousand people, one can be invincible in the world?"

"This is also the foundation of our Ming Dynasty."

When Zhu Qiyu saw that no one asked any more questions, he said with great conviction: "It is by no means easy to do this, but once it is done, the success will last forever."
To be continued...
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