"Blanks... haha!"

There was a burst of laughter in the Wenhua Hall, and Zhu Guoqiang laughed proudly.

"Your Majesty, all the ministries originally carried pepper smoke grenades. If the blank ammunition could not disperse them, they would throw pepper smoke grenades. But I had thought that if I just fired a burst of blank guns and blank cannons, they would not scatter in a panic.

When I ran away, I was so scared that I knelt on the ground and urinated. In short, they didn't even wait for our cavalry to pass by or throw pepper smoke bombs, so they all surrendered one by one. Hahahaha,

Each one of them talks about moral principles, but they are all filled with their own little calculations!"

Chen Wudi laughed loudly.

"Your Majesty, what you said is true. As soon as we fire our guns, they will definitely reveal their true colors one by one. What is their true identity? Even though tens of thousands of people are gone, there are really not many scholars who take it seriously..."

Chen Wudi's words made several cabinet ministers look a little ugly. They were also scholars. Of course, they would never complain in their hearts about why those people didn't die. It couldn't be better for this matter to end like this.

"It is indeed a blessing for the people of Ming Dynasty to have such a benevolent king as Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Your Majesty is truly a benevolent monarch who is rare in history. Although there are troubled people, he is still compassionate and gentle..."

For a time, several cabinet ministers flattered him one after another.

"Your Majesty, I think that since the chaos has been dispersed, this matter has come to an end."

"I agree that this matter should be reduced to a minor matter. If it is a minor matter, find a few leaders to punish them, and then issue an order to reprimand the people. This can not only show your majesty's benevolence, but also deter the people and maintain the court's laws..."

As soon as the chief assistant finished speaking, Lu Zhenfei caught up with him. This was the purpose of their flattery.

His smile faded, Zhu Guoqiang stared at them and said.

"If this is the case, it will definitely make them doubt the determination of the court. Violators must be investigated and law enforcement must be strict. If not, even if today's chaos is over, there will still be new chaos in the future..."

"His Majesty……"

Before they could object, Zhu Guoqiang said coldly.

"I have made up my mind. The imperial court has its own laws. As long as there are people involved, there are many who should be arrested and killed. In short, we must not be lenient. The law does not punish everyone. Hum, now,

I want to tell the people all over the world through this matter that from today on, my Ming Dynasty not only does not say this, but also the law must punish everyone, and it is a heavy punishment. Tell the local people not to get a few people to prevaricate me. They dare to do whatever they want.

So I brought a few people to prevaricate me, and I will definitely kill them all. People who commit capital crimes can be pardoned, but if an official knows the law and breaks the law and prevaricates at will, that is the crime of deceiving the emperor and treason!"

The temperature in the Wenhua Hall suddenly tightened, and several cabinet ministers all turned pale. They originally thought that His Majesty was in a good mood and could save many people by flattering him, but they never thought that His Majesty wanted to kill chickens.

Look, monkey!

"Don't blame me for being cruel. If I were not ruthless, the Ming Dynasty would have perished long ago. Send my decree to all prefectures and counties. The king's law of the Ming Dynasty is the king's law. Scholars, those unfaithful and unjust scholars have left behind many

What’s the use?”

After the Manchus entered the country, how many millions of scholars were killed?

What's the impact again?

Moreover, it is more important to let them know that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, otherwise those people will just blindly fight against the government.

In another world, these people fought against the government again and again, and ignored the law again and again. In the end, they gave in for a little selfish gain, which led to the fall of China.

Did they regret it later?

Many of them regretted it, but what's the use?

Finally, when all the cabinet ministers had stayed, Zhu Guoqiang raised his head and glanced at Li Xin, who was about to leave. He was the minister in the Prime Minister's Office, also known as the "secretary" in later generations.

"Li Xin, tell me, how many years can Jiangnan be stable after this incident?"

"That's about ten years!"

Li Xin thought for a while and replied.

"As far as the scholar-bureaucrats in the world are concerned, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they have always been treated leniently, so they have developed a heroic and responsible style. In the past, they incited civil unrest and encouraged grain resistance. In the past year, there were not many troubles.

Reply? These problems are all acquired through habit."

It is indeed a habitual problem. Both the gentry and the common people in the Ming Dynasty were all accustomed to this problem, and in the end they even made it their profession to fight against the government.

"His Majesty's iron fist in handling the "civil uprising" this time will make them change their old habits, but it will only last ten years at most."

"Ten years, ten years is at best, five years! With five years, I will be able to arrange some things calmly."

Zhu Guoqiang said with a cold smile.

"The gentry hides away from the land, and the people default on money and food. This is a long-standing disease of the country. Over the years, it is often said that it is a people's rebellion, but it is better to call it a scholar's rebellion. In the past, students from all over the country often used "examination strikes" and "examination troubles" to threaten

Officials often use the so-called "public discussion" of a county to support their opposition to the tyranny of the county magistrate... Hum, they are talking about public discussion, but in fact they are all about business, whether they are civil servants or public discussions, it is all for the arrears of money and food

.This time, it’s just the beginning, actually..."

Glancing at Li Xin, Zhu Guoqiang sighed.

"I would like to fight to the end and solve all the long-term problems together, but it can't be solved! For example, land, Li Xin, do you know how much arable land there is in Ming Dynasty?"

"Back to Your Majesty, statistics by household..."

Without waiting for Li Xin to answer, Zhu Guoqiang waved his hand and said.

"I can't count them all, they are all liars. This time, why do so many people stand up to oppose the clearing of the rebellious minister's land? Who, after being full and with nothing to do, will stand up and speak for the rebellious minister? Li Xin, you

He is also from a squire family, tell me why?"

Faced with His Majesty's inquiry, Li Xin replied.

"Because this matter involves all gentry. Not all gentry are gentry. First of all, they must have fame. Only those who become officials can be called gentry. They have the right of privileges and exemptions, and they are only a small group of people. They are the entire

In Southern Zhili, there are only 10,000 or 20,000 such squires. However, there are still many "plain people" small and medium-sized landowners in the countryside. They do not enjoy the right of exemption and exemption. In order to avoid land-based taxes and servitude, they often use "contribution"

", "Guiji" and other names are used to hide the land in the name of the squire who enjoys preferential rights and exemptions. In the past, even if the squire who was an official ransacked his home, the government would list him with the crime of "occupying other people's land", and then

Return the returned fields and houses to the so-called "suffering owner". As long as this so-called suffering owner is replaced by a rural squire, he can continue to be exempted from paying imperial grain and national taxes..."

Even if he is a member of the gentry, it does not prevent Li Xin from telling the core of all this. It is not because he sold almost all his land in order to help the people. In fact, since the Song Dynasty when gentry officials had preferential treatment,

Until the Ming Dynasty, officials continued to publish excerpts to expose the so-called "occupying other people's land", but every time they failed, because it involved all the officials, candidates, and scholars in the world!

"The reason why when officials raid homes, they always list "occupying other people's land and houses by force" during the trial. To put it bluntly, it is to protect the interests of the "plain people" small and medium-sized landowners. But in fact, what is protected is not the people whose names are copied.

, but to protect the whole world. Only in this way can we preserve the interests of those squires who have the right of exemption..."

You see, this is the reality!

Why do you guys stand up and oppose it?

Because everyone knows the tricks involved, and even all officials, Jinshi, Juren, and Shengyuan are the beneficiaries. After all, there are only a limited number of scholars with meritorious titles in the world. In the entire Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, that is,

There are only tens of thousands of Jinshi. And the so-called "plain people" from small and medium landowners to rich peasants, there are more than tens of millions. When donating, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Those who accept can get a sum of money and food, and those who donate do not.

If you pay money and food to the government, you no longer have to perform corvee service. The result of the donation will be beneficial to both parties, and naturally it will become popular all over the world.

It’s not just people in Jiangnan who are doing such good deeds!

The same is true in the north.

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River does not pay taxes, and the same goes for the gentry in the north... they don’t pay!
Chapter completed!