After finishing breakfast in Fengzao Palace, Zhu Xu played with the two children for a while before taking Xiao Ciye out of Fengzao Palace.

As soon as he left the door, Xiao Yongning jumped out and shouted far away at Zhu Xu and Xiao Ciye with a paper windmill: "Uncle Emperor, Ye'er, see what I have prepared..."

Behind her, Su Yinyin was still following her, not far or near.

Xiao Ciye couldn't stand the noisy aunt. She frowned as soon as she saw her, holding Zhu Xu's hand tightened a little.

Zhu Xu felt it and looked down at him.

Xiao Yongning ran over with breath and laughed, "Uncle Emperor, I made a windmill for Ye'er and built a snowman. Ye'er will definitely like it..."

Although he was smiling, his eyes were carefully observing Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu bounced her fingers and said, "It's okay, don't wander in front of Ye'er's eyes. Also, you will wait in my class room tomorrow. If you dare to be lazy, I will hang you for a month!"

Xiao Yongning's smiling little face suddenly disappeared, she pouted and rolled her eyes.

Zhu Xu ignored him and pulled Xiao Ciye out of the palace.

Xiao Yongning's face changed, and he hurriedly followed him and said to Zhu Xu's right: "Uncle Emperor, do you know? There are many powerful people in the military courtyard, such as archery, horse riding, sprinting, axes, knives, forks, boring sticks, snake sticks, and sticks. By the way, there is a named Li Dingguo, who is very powerful. In the sand table performance, even Duke Lu can't beat him..."

Li Dingguo had already shown some abilities, and Zhu Xu was paying close attention. These people naturally knew that they pressed the little girl's forehead with their right hand and pushed back, saying, "Go back, stay in the palace honestly today."

The little girl quickly pushed away Zhu Xu's hand, caught up with her again, and said with a eager look: "I heard that he had also brought troops to suppress bandits in the southwest and went out to fight against the Mongols. It's very amazing. Uncle, please let him enter the palace, I want to learn from him..."

Zhu Xu, who didn't care much, stopped and looked at Xiao Yongning with a strange look.

Xiao Yongning was just talking happily, but accidentally surpassed Zhu Xu. He looked back at Zhu Xu in a daze. Seeing his strange expression, he suddenly exclaimed: "Uncle, I remembered that my mother has something to ask me for, so I'll leave first..."

The little girl said, turned around and slipped away quickly.

Zhu Xu looked at her back, squinted her eyes, and after a while, she said to herself: "Li Dingguo..."

Xiao Yongning is thirteen years old this year, and she will get married in two or three years. Empress Dowager Zhang is already looking for her quietly and has also told Zhu Xu and Zhang Yun many times.

Immediately, Zhu Xu laughed and pulled Xiao Ciye forward.

Fate cannot be forced, we can only look at the future of the two of us slowly.

Zhu Xu turned around and left the Qianqing Gate. Zhang Bingwen, the Minister of Revenue, was already waiting.

"See the Emperor, see the Lord." Zhang Bingwen stepped forward and raised his hand to salute.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "The first snow this year, let's talk while walking."

"Yes." Zhang Bingwen followed Zhu Xu, thinking, as if he was still organizing language.

Xiao Ciye raised his head, looked at Zhu Xu, and then at Zhang Bingwen, which was very quiet.

After walking a few steps, Zhang Bingwen said: "Emperor, the local government's deterioration is far beyond the imagination of the court. The complexity of the local area is like a mess, which cannot be cut or handled. If you touch it, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"Talk about it specifically." Zhu Xu said.

Zhang Bingwen calmly said: "In a county, the person in charge of the affairs is not actually the magistrate. The government office is actually the local gentry. If they do not nod, the magistrate cannot even transfer the yamen runners, the salary cannot be paid, and no one can listen to the words. Even the orders of the county office cannot be out of the gate. Whether it is taxes, corvee, or other, the gentry in a county has been bound by these gentry, and the imperial court's orders cannot be removed at all. Any reform here will be digested silently, and it cannot be changed by a magistrate or a magistrate..."

"Most of the gentry in a county have been passed down for more than a hundred years. Whether it is fame, land or property, they are deeply rooted and lush, and they control more than 788% of the county's wealth. They only enter but not leave, and they are becoming more and more expanding. The whole county is their slaves..."

"This is still a county. If it is a government, it will be even more complicated. Before the sixth year of the Tianqi period, a middle-class government had a tax of only 100,000 taels of silver for the whole year. Most of them were deducted from various places. Not to mention the court, there was no amount left in the local area. Most of the officials' salaries were paid by these gentry and powerful people. It would be fine. If there was any problem, it would inevitably lead to a prairie fire. The local government offices had no money and no one, and they were unable to deal with it..."

"Since the emperor ascended the throne, although he has made great innovations, this situation has not been completely reversed. The local area is like a quagmire, and once it is trapped, it cannot be pulled out. The court's top-down reform... I doubt that this effect will be achieved, and I am also worried that if the reform is inappropriate, I am afraid that the quagmire will be bigger, deeper and more difficult to innovate. In this way, the revival of the Ming Dynasty will become an empty talk..."

"At the provincial level, the form is still complex and hard to describe. The governor's yamen seems to be in charge of the power of a province, but the impact is great, and whether he can reach the prefecture and county level, I dare not be sure. Now the disaster is like fire and the people are living in poverty. The 'new policy' is too late, and a slightest thing to fight for! This time, I am deeply touched and worried, and I can understand the actions of the emperor over the years. I stand higher than those of me, and I can see farther and clearly, and I am so worried that I am also worried..."

Zhang Bingwen followed Zhu Xu and poured out all the talks, without flattering her, and looked deeply worried.

Zhu Xu had already let go of Xiao Ciye's hand, slowed down unconsciously, and looked thoughtful.

At this time, there were many good officials in the Ming Dynasty who were worried about the country and the people. It is not surprising that Zhang Bingwen could have such concerns.

However, what Zhang Bingwen said was what he saw. The actual situation was probably ten times more serious than what he saw!

Zhu Xu walked slowly on the snow with his hands behind his back and had already left Donghua Gate. After a while, he spoke: "I am very pleased that you can see these. Master Bi should have seen a lot of things clearly when he went out this time. Has the cabinet already targeted measures been made?"

Zhang Bingwen followed Zhu Xu on the snow and listened to the creaking sound, saying, "Yes, the cabinet has prepared a series of measures, which are quite tough, as if he wants to cut the mess quickly, clean up the land, taxes, and people, and configure a unified 'Tiqi' to suppress all opposing people... I don't agree."

Zhu Xu has read this draft and he has kept it.

Zhang Bingwen was worried that it was normal. The Ming Dynasty was so big that it was not easy to re-measure the land and redistribute it in one go. It was impossible to have a great chaos in the world.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, just like a seemingly calm oil pan, but it was actually hot.

If the cabinet moves fiercely, it will be unprecedented if the shock caused!

Zhu Xu was as clear as a mirror for government affairs and said calmly, "What do you think should you do?"

Zhang Bingwen looked solemnly and looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that it should be handled accurately, organized in different ways, and parallel in multiple ways, and should not be grasped at one go. At this time, the 'New Policy' needs to be carefully cultivated and not swallowed in a hurry. In this way, it can not only disperse the opposition force, but also effectively advance quickly..."

Zhu Xu understood what Zhang Bingwen meant, thought about it in his heart, and asked, "What is the opinion of the cabinet?"

Zhang Bingwen said: "Old Master Bi Ge insisted that the 'new policy' is to be taken by the cabinet, and he cannot relax. He also made strict requirements on the six ministries and nine temples. He must obey the cabinet and do not act rashly. All government orders need to be reviewed by the cabinet. He must strictly obey the cabinet's government orders and do not have any objections..."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, understood Bi Ziyan's idea, and said, "Is your own idea yours, or is it the way most of the imperial court thinks?"

Zhang Bingwen was silent for a moment and said, "At present, it is my only thought. The other ministers and ministers have not yet had time to talk about it. The cabinet is quite firm and I am a little worried."

Zhu Xu took a few steps behind his back and suddenly said, "What do you think of the parliament?"

Zhang Bingwen was slightly stunned, not understanding Zhu Xu's meaning. After thinking for a moment, he felt moved and said, "The Emperor said, can the parliament check and balance the cabinet?"

Zhu Xu laughed and said, "It's not a check or balance, it's to let you know how to talk to the cabinet. How to control the cabinet's impulse and recklessness, how to express your opinions, and how to make the policies more perfect, pragmatic, not in vain or indulge..."

Zhang Bingwen realized it clearly and said, "Yes, I understand."
Chapter completed!