All crows in the world are as black as black, and in the face of interests, the north and the south are the same!

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are greedy for money, and so are the gentry in the north.

While the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River exclusively collected money and donated money, the gentry in the north probably regarded money as dirt.

Is such a thing possible?

It seems that the squires in the north are like idiots, and all of them can survive alone?

Is it possible?

Is it realistic?

The crows in the world are as black as black. Faced with the real interests, all the ministers, officials, Jinshi, Juren and students in the Ming Dynasty have long formed a close alliance. Everyone has already reached a tacit understanding and consensus. Otherwise, otherwise

Nor will one be charged with "stealing private property" once a house is confiscated.

Since it is a corrupt person, it should be returned to the owner of the suffering. You see, the government always thinks about the people! You see, not all the officials are the Qingtian Lord.

As soon as they stand up, they will seek justice for the common people. But here and there, they are thinking of the common people, and it is clearly to protect their interests. Only by protecting the safety of the property of the donors when their home was ransacked, can those "plain common people"

We will continue to contribute so that they can continue to enjoy the benefits!

"Whether it is a "donation" or a "send", as far as the "plain people" are concerned, no matter what the owner's family is, there will be no substantial damage, that is, they will only benefit from it and will not be implicated. In this way

Naturally, everyone is flocking to the good deeds. But now His Majesty has decreed that all the property of the rebels, including "contribution" and "guilty delivery", will be confiscated and entered into the customs at once. Not only those who contributed, but also all the property will be confiscated.

People will definitely not work, which will affect everyone's interests. Not only the small and medium-sized landowners are opposed, but the squires must also be complaining. When other donors see that the government no longer protects their interests, they will inevitably withdraw from the land from the owner's family, and the owner's family will

Without the benefits, there is no benefit for the donors either, so that’s why we have the current mess..."

Li Xin's answer made Zhu Guo laugh.

"Yes, that's why I have to hit hard and attack the surrender. If I want to attack the surrender, there is only one way, which is to stop them from surrendering themselves and stop cheating! Otherwise, it is impossible to stop the world.

I want to tell them that they could take advantage of it in the past, but it will no longer be possible in the future. Not only is it impossible, if something happens to the master's family, even their property will be confiscated!"

"Your Majesty, in this way, too many people are involved. If it is not done enough, it could lead to big trouble! After all, all the scholar-bureaucrats in the world are involved."

Li Xin's reminder was met with a burst of laughter from Zhu Guoqiang, who laughed loudly.

"It doesn't matter. It's good if something goes wrong now. It's like pus on the body. When it's exposed, just squeeze it out and your body will be healthy. If I don't squeeze out the pus now, it will definitely endanger my body in the future!"

Then he sneered again.

"When squeezing out the pus, it will definitely hurt. However, I feel that it is them who must be in pain. I have more than one million troops to resettle, rebuild military posts, and rebuild military households. Where does the land come from? Jiangnan...

But I have never been harmed by thieves. The land is full of people. If they cause trouble, I will have the opportunity to kill people and raid homes. This time, I just want to raid some more land and resettle more military households. I don’t mind killing them.

Those who kill people and ransack homes."

Killing people and ransacking homes are simply standard features of the empire!

If you don’t kill people or ransack your homes, what kind of dog emperor are you?

Within a few hours, His Majesty's words spread throughout the cabinet. Several cabinet ministers were all stunned and speechless for a long time. After a long silence, Song Xuezhu stood up and said.

"Dear dear friends, I still have some things to do at home, so that's it for today!"

After hearing this, several other people also got up and said goodbye and went home. Within an hour or two, couriers from the Civil Information Bureau in the capital quickly drove out to deliver letters to various places. They were all urgent letters sent to their families by the gentlemen in Beijing.

Xin, even the Civil Information Bureau found this strange.

What happened to these gentlemen’s families?

Moreover, did the master have accidents one after another within a few days? And accidents happened to every family?

The strange thing at the Civil Information Bureau was immediately reported to the palace by the inner guard. As the instigator, Zhu Guoqiang asked again after learning the news.

"Apart from those officials, have any of the distinguished ministers in the court sent home letters?"

"Your Majesty, there are also many honorable ministers who have sent home letters."

Shi Lei's report made Zhu Guoqiang raise his eyebrows. Almost all the ministers in the two capitals asked him to kill the thieves by surrendering the captives. Now the ministers are all the ministers of the Qian Holy Dynasty!

I treat you well!

For example, Chen Wudi, Duke of Xiangguo, had a total of 30,000 acres of hereditary tax-free land in Liaodong! He also rewarded 15,000 acres in North and South Zhili and Huguang. But even so, he still accepted the contributions.

It’s only been a year!

You see, the speed of decline is so fast.

In fact, this is not because they fell quickly. It is because when faced with real interests, people will make the choice that is best for them.

"Si Shi, do you have any donated fields at home?"

After sighing, Zhu Guoqiang asked.

"Your Majesty, I only have 12,000 acres of hereditary land, and apart from that, I don't have a single piece of land."

"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, as the Marquis of Yong'an, you also have a preferential quota, why not use it?"

Shi Lei replied.

"Your Majesty, I am a retainer of the royal family."

His answer made Zhu Guoqiang laugh, but the smile was a bit far-fetched. The fact that the palace retainers did not accept it was only due to their own consciousness, right?

He waved his hand and said.

"You did a good job. Check how much each family of the distinguished ministers and officials in the court received."

After saying that, Zhu Guoqiang signaled Shi Lei to retreat!

Alone in the palace, Zhu Guoqiang suddenly felt like he was alone, but his expression became colder and colder.

Why crack down on contributions!

Contribution is not just a matter of land, but also involves the foundation of Ming Dynasty!

Those gentry accepted the land donated or sent by small and medium-sized landowners from "plain people" and protected it, which also allowed them to form a "protection and patronage relationship". This not only led to the establishment of dual land ownership relationships, but also allowed the gentry to gain control.

The rights of small and medium-sized landowners were also brought under the rule of tenants controlled by small and medium-sized landowners. The formation process of this rule can be said to be "feudalization from below"!

This is also the core of the so-called "gentry controlling public opinion." The politically dominant gentry includes small and medium-sized landowners, rich peasants, small farmers, and tenant farmers. The core of this kind of shaking the foundation of imperial rule is "contribution," which is "deceit."

Once the law no longer protects the "contributor's property", it fundamentally undermines the foundation of the "contribution system" and fundamentally shakes the gentry's control over the people. It's not just shaken, it's disintegrated.

Completely dismantle the so-called "gentry rule"!

After disintegrating their rule, you can then transform the country according to your own wishes and implement reforms according to your own wishes!

What's more important is that if we don't attack them now, no emperor will be able to attack them in the future!

Because what do they have to face?

It’s a nationwide confrontation!

All dignitaries, officials, gentry, small and medium-sized landowners, and even ordinary people are involved! Not to mention that ordinary emperors are helpless in facing this situation.

Even a tyrant, even a coward, can only pretend to be blind!

Not because they want to, but because they can't!

Because once they break this tacit understanding, what they will face is not likely to be a coup. It may shake their throne. After all, it is not just civil servants who are involved. Military generals are also involved.

Unless there is a change of dynasty, take advantage of the change of dynasty and before the new interest groups become close interest groups, take the first step to solve this matter, otherwise if you wait another ten years, even Zhu Guoqiang will only be able to

Can pretend to be blind!

So no matter what, we must take advantage of this opportunity to solve this matter instead of leaving this problem to the future!

But, this is only the first step!

With a sneer, Zhu Guoqiang said to himself.

"Ruling a big country is like cooking small dishes. With this knife, you can buy five years. After breaking up the contribution and the patronage relationship between you, you can take stock of the land. When the time comes, we will settle old and new accounts together.
Chapter completed!