Ju Zheng, who was dressed in thick clothes, walked in from outside and bowed to Lin Weiran, who was sitting upright at the desk to approve the memorial, and said, "You have met Mr. Sir!"

"Gemaster Zhang, please sit down!" Lin Xuran was approving the order to dispatch Xuanfu Army to quell the rebellion, but he said without raising his head.

Since the overthrow of Altan's Jin regime, the entire Mongolian region has fallen into a fragmented state. Not to mention that Zasaktu Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty did not have the ability to dominate, and the Ming Dynasty had quietly grasped the economic lifeline of the Mongolian region, Lin Yanran naturally did not allow unification.

A situation occurs.

After supporting several tribal leaders who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, Lin Junran also decided to accept the sinicization and put Khan Naji back to the grassland, and then attracted Khan Naji's remnants of Tumochuan to become a force on the grassland.

Unlike the simple differentiation of the Mongolian tribes during the Zhu Di period, he now focuses more on economic control and cultural integration, but he wants to completely Chineseize the Mongolian tribes as much as possible.

The same is true. He did not mind sending border troops to properly intervene in the internal wars of Mongolia, leaving Mongolia in a state of division, which would help him continuously master and influence those Mongolian tribes who long for peace.

Zhang Juzheng mistakenly thought that Lin Junran was deliberately neglecting him, so he couldn't help but frown slightly and said, "Sir, the lower official has just submitted a memorial to resign!"

Chen Jingbang, who followed in to deliver tea to Zhang Juzheng, couldn't help but look at Zhang Juzheng in shock when he heard this.

Although Zhang Juzheng's promotion from a Hanlin lecturer to a cabinet minister was too fast, which made him not have a strong team, he was the fourth-ranked cabinet minister in the Ming Dynasty, and his status was transcendent.

Now that he is going to resign from his post and return to his country, this is undoubtedly a major event that shocked the government and the people.

"I actually guessed it!" Lin Xuran finally finished the approval, but put down the brush and nodded seriously with his face.

Just yesterday morning, the three departments' trial ended. Xu Jie paid a heavy price for what he did, but was sentenced to the death penalty.

The closing document was not rejected in the cabinet, but the closing document was sent to Queen Mother Chen for a process, and then the former chief minister was pushed to the guillotine.

As Xu Jie's favorite student, Zhang Juzheng is actually one of Xu Jie's chess pieces this time. Now many officials below strongly call on Zhang Juzheng to step down, which undoubtedly puts Zhang Juzheng in considerable pressure.

That's true, it was actually reasonable for Zhang Juzheng to submit a memorial to resign. While he was enjoying the fast lane of the Hanlin lecturer to the cabinet minister, he also tied his career to Xu Jie very strongly.

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and asked for verification in surprise and confusion: "You really guessed it?"

"Old Zhang Ge, what Xu Jie did this time has nothing to do with you, and you got angry with me and Guo Pu in advance! If you resigned from your post for this matter, there is no need to do this. I have already calmed you down.

This voice!" Lin Qingran looked up at Zhang Juzheng, looking sincerely at him.

The silver charcoal next to it was burning silently, but without a trace of fireworks, leaving only a light layer of white ash, bringing warmth to the room.

Zhang Juzheng was unmoved, and his tone was a little chilling: "The reason why the lower officials chose to resign was not entirely because of my teacher, but... I am no longer satisfied with you!"

Huh?

Chen Jingbang, who was replenishing tea for Lin Qingran's tea cup, heard that Zhang Juzheng actually blamed his teacher, and couldn't help but look at Zhang Juzheng in surprise.

"Gemaster Zhang, I wonder what I did, which made you feel dissatisfied with me?" Lin Qingran picked up the teacup helplessly and asked with great calmness.

Zhang Juzheng hesitated for a moment and immediately said seriously: "Now everything depends on the cabinet, and you have declared to the world that you will create a prosperous era. But now it is more than half a month since the throne is ascending, but you have not been in power for a long time.

, wouldn't you deceive the people of the world? I have been giving you a whip method for half a month, and I have been looking for you several times, but you have not given me any reply yet. It would be fine if I don't do this Xu Ming Pavilion!"

Although the cabinet is in power now, the person who really has the right to decide in the cabinet is Lin Qingran. Not to mention the absolute reputation and team that Lin Qingran has in the court, just because of the strong support of Guo Pu and Empress Dowager Chen, Zhang Juzheng's cabinet can only surrender.

Yu Linhan.

The reason why I chose to submit a memorial petition this time was that Xu Jie's crime made him feel ashamed, and on the other hand, Lin Shiran did not pay any attention to the one-whip method he advocated, and even chose to ignore it.

After several weighings, he knew that he could not beat Lin Yanran, and that Xu Jie, who had been nailed to the pillar of shame, had implicated him, so he developed the desire to retreat.

If it were in the past, he would not have spoken to Lin Xuran like this, but now he is leaving office, and he can't help but express his dissatisfaction.

"Old Master Zhang, how do you evaluate the whip method in your heart?" Lin Qingran took a sip of hot tea and asked very seriously.

As many people think, the one-whip method was not proposed by Zhang Juzheng first, but was proposed by Gui E in the tenth year of Jiajing and promoted to the whole country in the ninth year of Wanli.

However, the current situation is different from that in another time and space, and as a later generation, he naturally understands the pros and cons of the One Whip Method.

Zhang Juzheng's eyes were firm and he responded with great praise: "The one-whip method is the method of hope for the Ming Dynasty. If Lord Shifu wants to lead the Ming Dynasty to create a prosperous era, it is necessary!"

"Old Zhang Ge, I don't know how much benefits a whip method can bring to the people?" Lin Qingran nodded quietly and asked again.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Zhang Juzheng's eyes and responded coldly: "Sir, I have already made it clear in the specific implementation plan for you. As long as you read it, you will not ask this question!

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this……

Chen Jingbang was about to leave, but when he heard Zhang Juzheng's bad attitude, he couldn't help but frown.

Not to mention that any policy needs to be implemented seriously by local governments, this whip method must be paid in the pockets of the people, and it is impossible to really benefit without any harm.

However, Zhang Juzheng's attitude really thought that only one whip method could help the Ming Dynasty create a prosperous era, but he didn't think about who proposed the unlucky book? Who solved the most serious problem of tax evasion and tax evasion in the Ming Dynasty?

Who made the Ming Dynasty's grain collection of land exceed one billion mu in one fell swoop? Who made the Ming Dynasty's finances increase by 50% at once?

If we want to talk about the way of governing the country, who can lead the current Ming Dynasty to a prosperous era? If his teachers are not good, then Zhang Juzheng will not be good!

"Old Zhang Ge, I have carefully read your whip method. Your plan for Gui E has supplemented many more feasible details! But have you ever thought about... who will benefit the most from this method?" Lin Qingran

He asked with a teacup in his hand and seemed very serious.

Zhang Juzheng did not expect Lin Junran to become so stupid, so he said of course: "This method is naturally the most beneficial to the people! If the court simply combines the various local names and taxes, and collects households, the people will be less.

If you are disturbed, you can also avoid corvee labor. Except for wealthy places such as the southeast, you will still collect real goods for the capital. The rest will be discounted, and there is no need for the food owner to transport and store the people. This is a good plan for a prosperous era!”

Huh?

When Chen Jingbang heard Zhang Juzheng's analysis, he couldn't help but reexamine the whip method and found that this method was really very beneficial to the people and could be said to be beneficial to the people.

"Zhang Ge Lao, once this method is promoted nationwide, the people of the world will no longer be able to leave silver! It is just that in recent years, silver has poured in from overseas, and silver is cheap and rice is of great benefit to the people. However, in the future, silver has contracted and has caused silver to be expensive, which has led to great value.

As rice is cheap, the people need to exchange more food for equal amounts of silver to pay tax. What should they do at this time?" Lin Qingran took a sip of slightly hot tea and asked back seriously.

This is actually something that happened in real history. In the late Ming Dynasty, with Japan's closing down the country and joining the contraction of trade with the West, the silver that poured into the Ming Dynasty finally shrank severely.

Due to the reduction in grain production, silver also entered the appreciation range. The court forced silver to the people in various ways. At that time, it was "harsh governments were more powerful than tigers."

Lin Qingran is not sure that he can really lead China to the top of the world now, so he does not want to make such short-sighted measures, which will force the people to sell their children and daughters to pay taxes during the appreciation of silver.

After all, the good recipe he pursued in his heart was to make the people less tax burden, rather than this policy that could potentially lay mines for the people.

Zhang Juzheng also realized that the people were sure that they needed to sell grain for silver, so he immediately came up with an idea: "Second assistant, our government can control the market price of rice and grain and determine that the price of grain is running in a reasonable range!"

"Businessmen value profit, and collusion between officials and businessmen is no longer new! When I was governing Leizhou, a very serious flood occurred in Guangdong. The rice price in Guangzhou City was as high as ten taels per stone, but the next year, the rice price could be reduced to only one stone.

Four or five cents. Even if the local government is willing to intervene, how can the treasury's money be better than the local wealthy businessmen?" Lin Qingran found that Zhang Juzheng was so idealistic, but shook his head bitterly.

When Zhang Juzheng saw Lin Weiran repeatedly belittled the whip method, he seemed very dissatisfied and said: "Sir, the whip method has its pros and cons, but it will benefit the people in the end. We should not give up because of the choke!"

"Old Zhang Ge, we all know that additional suffrage is not conducive to people's livelihood, but during the reign of Yan Song and Xu Jie, why did local officials always implement these measures seriously?" Lin Qingran played with the teacup, but threw it away with a smile.

There is a problem.

Zhang Ju had a conversation with Lin Qingran and others in this regard, and immediately said with some insight: "Fire consumption?"

"If the local governments mainly charge silver from the people, and the imperial court does not have enough deterrence, the one whip method is probably "there is a whip outside the whip and there is a whip outside the law."

Law, it has hurt the people! Over the years, the reason why I have not allowed local governments to impose additional taxes is that the people do not allow too much tax, and the other is that these local officials do not squeeze out the people through fire consumption.

Too much blood and sweat!" Lin Qiran's eyes flashed with helplessness, and he seemed very serious.

Although he was able to uphold integrity, it was mainly because he was too rich.

But those officials who have studied hard for ten years are already self-righteous, and it is okay to let them suffer for only one or two years in the place, but if they cannot see the hope of their career for a long time, they may be greedy.

Very greedy.

Zhou Youqing is a good example. Even if he has a good personality in the officialdom, he will easily fall into the place. The most terrible thing is the kind of aspiring person who is originally ambition, but after he has completely turned evil, he is more important than anyone else.

Scavenge people's fat and cream in horror.

It is precisely because after realizing the serious harm of fire consumption, Lin Qiran has been looking for a more clever solution, rather than the one-whip method advocated by Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng gradually realized the disadvantages of the one-whip method, but insisted on implementing the one-whip method and said: "Although this method has shortcomings, it also simplifies miscellaneous taxes into one. Please pay attention to this method!"

"Old Zhang Ge Lao, the problem of miscellaneous taxes is ultimately the inherent defect of local finance in the Ming Dynasty. We should try to improve local finance and the people to get greater benefits, but we cannot always think about how to pay money from the people!" Lin Junran discovered and Zhang Juzheng.

There is a cognitive deviation, but it is a patient expression of one's own opinions.

After so many years, he has slowly seen the whole picture of this dynasty.

In order to reduce local financial expenditure, the Ming Dynasty court often had only a few official positions such as magistrates, county magistrates, chief clerks, etc., while there were only more than ten clerks in the editorial department. Others had no posts and assistance.

Yass runners, etc.

Compared with the later years of civil servants in a middle-aged county town, we can know that the current level of public servants is equally large, and the manpower is actually far from enough, and the solution of local governments often only depends on free corvee service.

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There were various complicated servants in the Ming Dynasty. In summary, there were mainly "four differences", namely, Lijia, equal labor force, post office, and strong people.

Lijia service, also known as Lijia official service, is a corvee service undertaken by Lijia as the unit, that is, household service. The content of Lijia official service is mainly "urged to collect money and grain, and recruited public affairs", which is the most basic Lijia.

, the most important task.

Min Zhuang, also known as militia. At the beginning, the original intention of establishing Min Zhuang was only used to conquer the shortcomings of the military soldiers in the garrison. However, in the end, Min Zhuang had lost its original intention and provided various matters for welcoming and sending out the dispatch of the government.

, by the Jiajing period, it had become a heavy service.

This is true. In addition to paying regular taxes as usual, local people also bear additional "regular labor, equal labor, post office transmission, and strong people", which has become free labor to alleviate local financial expenses.

Even though he was as honest as Hai Rui, during his tenure as the magistrate of Chun'an, he still had to collect miscellaneous taxes and corvee-serving people from the pockets of the people to entertain passing public officials.

The reason for this complicated and complicated taxes is not entirely due to the greed of local government officials, but more of the inevitable result of too few local government officials and insufficient local finances.

Zhang Juzheng found that Lin Junran might be more problem-solving than he thought, so he expressed his opinion seriously: "Sir, I wish you apologize for your kindness to cherish the people, but the one-whip method is the best recipe at present!

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"I originally planned to discuss with the Prime Minister first, but since we have come to this, then you can take a look first, and I'll listen to your opinion!" Lin Qingran looked at Zhang Juzheng's horns that were getting into the whip technique, and immediately

Come out a plan and hand it over.

The snowflakes in winter are falling quietly from the sky like catkins, covering the snow-white capital with a layer of white armor.
Chapter completed!