Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong walked back and said what he heard. Of course, he did not express his thoughts, but just stated what he heard.

The people in this cabinet are the most powerful civil servants. How could they not know what Sun Chengzong could think of?

Now, after hearing this, Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "Oh, there is another person in my house that has not been registered. I'm so busy that I forgot! Fortunately, Zisheng reminded me, otherwise I would be reported back and this cabinet would be shameless!"

He was a junior, and knew that the emperor said so to the people in the palace in the Imperial Garden, so he gave them face to the officials of the foreign court. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he naturally climbed along the pole. It was just a family to have a child, so what's the point! Besides, even if you register, what's wrong with it? You're not a person from your own mansion!

When other cabinet ministers heard him, they didn't know what he was thinking. For those civil servants who were in high positions, their ideas were actually similar. They all smiled and said they were busy, just like the prime minister, delaying this matter.

Listening to his colleagues expressing their opinions, Wen Tiren suddenly said: "I thought about this. Since the cabinet may forget about the hidden households because of being busy, I believe that there is this possibility for other yamen! Since this is the case, it is better to remind other yamen in the name of the cabinet, remember not to delay registration because of being busy. What do you think?"

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he couldn't help but think of a remedy, and it's no wonder that the holy grace remains unabated!"

Regarding the registration of hidden households, the emperor obviously knew that there were hidden households in each prefecture, and there were a large number. However, the emperor wanted to register all these hidden households, but he did not want to be a villain. Therefore, in the palace, the evil person was taken by Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory. Outside the palace, the cabinet was taken as the evil person.

What do ministers use for? They are used to take the blame!

Although he took the blame, he could win the holy heart. If the emperor stood behind him, his future would not be problematic. Even if there were temporary setbacks, as long as the emperor remembered it, there would not be any problem.

The chief minister suggested that, and it was illegal for the hidden households to be in fact, these cabinet ministers knew which one was more important, so they agreed without resisting. Of course, if someone resisted, they would definitely believe that the news could be immediately uploaded to the emperor's ears, which was something they did not want to.

Just like that, the capital soon caused a sensation.

"Hey, have you heard that the eunuch Cao, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, personally took the child from his house to register?"

"What? Even Eunuch Cao's family has been registered?"

"Yes, I saw it too. It was very lively at that time, and a group of people watched. I went over and saw that not only Eunuch Cao, but also Eunuch Gao, the eunuch in the imperial horse supervisor, also went there. They were all big figures in the palace!"

"Haha, this is better, this is fair! I've seen a show these days! I don't know what to do with other houses?"

“…”

The news spread quickly, and some people in the mansions of some wealthy families began to get upset.

"Master, the villain has gone to inquire. The big guys in the palace have indeed sent their children to register in person!"

"What the hell are they going to do? Are they so confused? I want to take credit for it?"

"Master, then do we want to..."

"No matter what, just like that, there was no such precedent before!"

“…”

There are many such words, and of course, some wealthy families smelled something, were a little hesitant and a little uneasy. However, most wealthy families were still looking at the direction of the wind.

Soon, the second day after the palace's big shot, there was a new trend and the idle man who had been paying attention to it spread.

"Did you see that the butler in the Prime Minister's Mansion took a hidden house to register and paid the money, saying that it was too busy and delayed the registration."

"Not only the Chief Minister's Mansion, I have seen several assistant officials who have taken their family members to register with them."

“…”

These big men in the cabinet are not as unstoppable as eunuchs in the palace. They will personally perform on show. They all send housekeepers and other people to send their children to register.

But even so, they were the demonstration, and the cabinet also clearly issued a reminder to the government offices, and it was very lively. People in the capital sent their hidden households to register one after another, and took a large group of idle men to watch the fun and spread the news.

As a result, those wealthy families could no longer sit still.

"Master, it's true that all the governments have sent their children to register."

"Master, the villain heard that if you don't register, if you pass the deadline, and report it, and hide the hidden house, you will be punished by the same crime and be punished in the cold place!"

"Master, the villain heard the rumors outside that the court issued a notice that if a hidden house in the mansion expires and fails to register, an official position is considered to be a violation of the law and the crime is higher than the top!"

“…”

Most wealthy families saw that the wind was wrong and did not dare to commit crimes against the wind. They had to secretly scold the cabinet and register truthfully while secretly. They dared to scold the cabinet, but did not dare to scold the instigator Wang Chengen. The reason was that Wang Chengen was the admiral of the East Factory. Who knew if he scolded him, he would be known by the factory!

Of course, there are also some people who are unwilling to give up. These people are mainly those with titles, especially those that have existed since the founding of the country. The number of hidden households in their mansion is the most. If it weren’t for the fact that they were killed by Jianlu in order to make contributions, there would be more hidden households.

They were a little unwilling to accept it, because after registration, according to the Ming Dynasty law, each government has a certain amount of tax exemption and exemption. If it exceeds it, it will have to pay taxes, which is equivalent to an additional expense. Therefore, someone secretly went to find Jiading Bo Zhou Kui, and wanted to instigate the queen's personal father, the prince's grandfather, who hid in a hidden house and did not register.

However, Emperor Chongzhen had long been thinking about this unreliable father-in-law and asked Empress Zhou to remind his father himself not to do stupid things!

Zhou Kui had already seen Emperor Chongzhen's methods at the beginning of the third year of Chongzhen. In addition, over the past few years, Emperor Chongzhen's prestige has increased. It is not the emperor who can fool him in history, but also the advice of Empress Zhou. Therefore, this time, he reprimanded the people righteously and asked his son to take the hidden house in the mansion to register.

In this way, at least at the foot of the emperor, no one dares to hide the hidden house. Because such a thing cannot be concealed, if the factory guards check it, they will definitely be exposed.

Then, what happened in the capital was spread by chat groups and immediately spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. This made wealthy families across the country curse their mothers, but they had to register for their children.

Of course, some people committed crimes against the wind and felt that it was nothing if they were not in the capital.

Therefore, the day after the deadline for registration of hidden households, the Minister of Personnel of Yingtian Prefecture was reported to have children from hidden families and not register.

Originally, the Minister of Personnel wanted to use the excuse of forgetting to use it as an excuse, but it was simply very difficult. It was not a household registration office or a local army, but a factory guard came to arrest him directly. The speed was so fast that it seemed as if he had been waiting there for a long time, just waiting for the time to catch people.

As an official of the court, he was punished by law and was punished with the highest level. The whole mansion was sent to Tianshan, but he did not take him overnight.

This incident shocked the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, so many officials or nobles reported themselves. In the end, the emperor would be kind to the past without any blame.

After such an episode, the results of registering a hidden house were once again beyond the expectations of Emperor Chongzhen. Originally, he thought that the Ming Dynasty had about 150 million people. Who knew that although the result did not come out in the end, according to the latest situation, the population of the Ming Dynasty was about 200 million.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy to receive such a memorial. The territory of the Ming Dynasty is too wide and it requires a large population. Moreover, the more people are registered, the more tax revenue it will be. The so-called "many people are more powerful" is not just a slogan in ancient times.

At the same time, two sea boats appeared on the sea surface of Edo, Japan, and were slowly moving towards the port.

At the bow of one of the ships, several people stood there looking out at the shore. One of them looked melancholy and murmured: "I don't know what the war has happened. I hope the general has suppressed those rebellions!"

Hearing his words, the people next to him naturally understood his thoughts and quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, the general is wise and powerful, and must have suppressed those barbarians!"

"Yes, there are only a few of them, and they will definitely not be able to defeat our General!"

“…”

Listening to the comfort of his subordinates, the leader remained silent and his face did not change. Obviously, his view should be a bit pessimistic. But he did not deny it, and seemed to hope that the real situation would be as his subordinates said.

After a while, when Edo was getting closer, two warships came up, and they were still attacking left and right, and they were closer, so they saw the warships waiting for battle.

Seeing this, someone waved his hand and shouted, "We are our own people, we are the envoys sent by General to Ming Kingdom. Now that I am back, Lord Meichuan Shangyi is on the boat!"

After hearing this, the two warships coming, all the Japanese inside showed joyful expressions. Soon, someone on a boat called out to this side: "It's great that you're back. I wonder when the Heavenly Kingdom will send troops to wipe out the Jianlu?"

Hearing this, Meichuan Shangyi was silent and his heart sank. Obviously, since he was still looking forward to the Ming Dynasty sending troops, it means that the situation has not improved.

But...but my mission was completely messed up!

His men probably understood it, but they were unwilling to give up and shouted again, "How is the situation in the war now?"

At this time, the ships of both sides were getting closer and closer, and there was no need to be so hard to speak. Someone on the warship replied loudly: "The situation is very bad. Jianlu and the rebels wanted to capture Shi Jianyin Mountain. The general sent heavy troops over, and the two sides were in a stalemate!"

Hearing this, Meichuan Shangyi felt a little relieved. So, the situation has not deteriorated much? But even so, the general should be hoping that the Ming Kingdom would send troops to attack Jianlu and those rebels at this time?

Unexpectedly, just as he thought of this, the people on the other side of the warship continued: "The general sent troops to attack the rear of Jianlu, killed many rebels, and attacked Jiuzhou Island. Now the rebels on Jiuzhou Island have been almost killed, but there are still several cities that have not been defeated, and those rebels are still resisting."

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he breathed a little relieved. This is good news, and he deserves to be the general.

But he didn't know that the people on these warships knew only limited information.

At the beginning, the situation was indeed as they said. After the Tokugawa Shogunate army attacked, the Catholic army was not the main force of Jianlu, but the Catholic army was actually just peasants and could not resist at all. Many of them were killed by the Tokugawa Shogunate army. Anyway, the corpses were everywhere on Kyushu Island, and there were only a few cities that could not be defeated.

But after a long stalemate, the Tokugawa Shogunate army could not supply food and food. Originally, they planned to eat from the enemy, but they were all rebel-controlled territory. Killing, burning and robbing them all was their favorite thing. However, the Kyushu Island was not wealthy, and the continuous wars had already exhausted the supplies. When the Kanlu attacked Honshu Island, they even took away the supplies that could be taken away. Even if the Tokugawa Shogunate army repeatedly pushed the policies, they could not collect much food. It was all up to the supplies of the Honshu Island, and it was difficult to continue.

The people on the warship continued to say what they knew: "The Jianlu were very cruel. They also sent troops around the back of our army, like demons, burning, killing and looting everywhere. The situation was very bad. The general kept saying that you were back and quelling the rebellion as soon as possible!"

When Meichuan Shangyi heard this, he breathed a little relieved just now, and his heart suddenly died. Because he knew that the real situation must be worse than this statement. Or it can be said that if it were not impossible to hide it, then this news would not have been heard at all.

Thinking about it, I heard that when the Jianlu rose to Liaodong, they were very good at burning, killing, and looting. Now that they are doing this in this state, I guess many people have died at their hands. The general is definitely very much hoping that he can persuade the Ming Dynasty and send troops to suppress these rebellions as soon as possible.

But……

Meichuan Shangyi remembered what happened in the Golden Palace of the Ming Dynasty. Her face turned pale and said nothing. She turned around and slowly stepped off the bow and walked towards the cabin.

His men looked at him and understood that he could not bring good news. They must be in a bad mood, and no one dared to disturb him. They could imagine that when the general knew about the situation in Ming Dynasty, he still didn't know how to get angry!

The warship and the ship on the mission passed by each other, and they could see the people on the warship celebrating. Obviously, they all thought that this trip to the Ming Dynasty would bring them good news! The general should think so!

Lord Meichuan Shangyi, what should you do?
Chapter completed!