"Tell me in detail." Zhu Xu said.

Fu Changzong glanced at Zhu Xu and said, "After counting the autumn grain, the additional levies were collected, less than 10,000 stones."

Liu Shimin brought a bowl of fish soup and gently placed it in front of Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu glanced at it, picked it up and pursed it, with no expression on his face, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes.

He actually expected this matter to be a long time ago. It is easy to increase taxes on the poor, and there are countless ways to force them, so it is even more difficult for the rich.

There are too many of them involved. In addition to the officials of the six ministries, the major governors and the army promoted, the rest are only unformed college departments. The others are basically "forbearance" under the power of power.

The biggest interest group touched by his reform has always been the official group. The official group is too large, and it has proliferated merchants, landlords, and its tentacles penetrated into all aspects of the Ming Dynasty. To a certain extent, it even kidnapped the entire Ming Dynasty, including the imperial power!

Zhu Xu can seize part of the power from them through the operation of power, or suppress them to obey some of his reform plans, but when it comes to their roots, they will never compromise!

Land is their foundation!

Zhu Xu put down the bowl, crossed his hands and placed his chin on it.

This so-called "Nine Hundred Acres Extension" is just a tentative action of him, and it is also covered with the "Taizuzu" outer skin. However, in such a huge world, it seems very ironic that only 10,000 stones are collected.

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and after a while of thought, he said, "How is the Ministry of Revenue's population survey on the land mu?"

Fu Changzong said: "There is only one rough and detailed one that needs to be fully spread out, and I am afraid there will be no results for a while, and it will take at least two or three years."

Zhu Xu'shou has only been three years in the past, and a series of major reform events have been one after another. It is good for Fu Changzong to do this. He looked slightly moved, thinking about whether it is appropriate to recreate the land mu for a large-scale census now.

Fu Changzong knew Zhu Xu very well. Seeing his expression changing, he guessed what he thought. He raised his hand and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, it's time to ease up."

Zhu Xu was stunned and frowned and said, "What is the uncle referring to?"

Fu Changzong knew that Zhu Xu had always seemed very urgent, and he couldn't wait for every reform move, without stopping, without stopping.

However, the current situation requires the entire Ming Dynasty to slow down!

From changing the salt administration, abolishing the cabinet, banning the sects and kings, reforming the military system, reforming the political system, eliminating the Donglin, to continuously turning the troops into the army, suppressing the Jiangnan Shilin Group, etc., these series of things not only need time to slowly digest, but also the whole world.

If there is not enough time to slowly get into it, the undercurrent hidden in the dark will slowly surface and tangle together, forming a storm, with unpredictable consequences.

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu, thought about it seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, the four realms are stable now, and the civil unrest in Shaanxi and West have been temporarily suppressed. It is the time when the court calms down and handles internal affairs carefully. If you miss this period, it is probably difficult to find such an opportunity in the future."

Zhu Xu listened to Fu Changzong's words and quickly figured out the smell and looked calm.

The political reform in the south will only last for half a year. If you do these things at this time, the hot water that has not yet cooled will boil again...

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, carefully pondering Fu Changzong's words in his heart.

The Ming Dynasty is far better than in history. The Later Jin Dynasty was temporarily silent. The Chahar tribe needed to rely on the Ming Dynasty to survive. There was no big threat in the north for the time being, so there was no need to worry about it. The Japanese and Chinese were also entering the shogunate period. In addition, there was a powerful navy in the Ming sea area, and the border troops were not only trained, so there was no need to worry about this. The Spanish, Spanish, Dutch and Lanlan people on the South Sea were still fighting. The Ming Dynasty's maritime trade had little influence. The nearshore, especially Taiwan, was safe and safe for the time being.

The last threat is Myanmar, but after half a century of war with the Ming Dynasty, it was almost the same as the ones, especially in a civil war, and there were more than 100,000 troops stationed in Yunnan, so Zhu Xu was not worried.

This is an external problem, and it is still stable in a short period of time.

As for internal worries, it is the increasingly serious disasters, such as floods, droughts, and floods. After this time, I believe that the court has all the knowledge that water conservancy projects will increase their efforts and there should be no major floods like later generations. As for droughts, this is irresistible to manpower. What the Ming Dynasty court can do is to maintain stability vigorously, build a stable and comprehensive disaster response system and disaster relief channels.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, looked at Fu Changzong and said, "How much surplus food is left in the national treasury now?"

Fu Changzong was the most familiar with this and blurted out: "The more and more sweet potatoes are sold, saving a lot of food for the court. Currently, the top ten granaries have nearly 40 million stones of grain reserves. In addition to this year's autumn grain, there are nearly 20 million stones of grain that can be distributed at will now, and the 200 million kilograms of sweet potatoes."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly. These were all reserved by him over the years. Some were replaced with sweet potatoes and purchased through the chamber of commerce in cash. Most of them were harvested from the more than 100 million acres of fertile land he owned, most of which came from the royal family.

With these, even if the disaster is severe in the future, he will have the confidence to deal with it!

Seeing that Zhu Xu still refused to agree, Fu Changzong raised his hand again and said, "Emperor, the most important thing now is the unstable mood everywhere. The princes of the Governor of the Governor of the Governor of the Government, officials at all levels outside the six ministries of the capital, and in addition to governors, governors, even prefects and county magistrates, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the new policy."

"Especially, the garrison was removed from the list after being demoted, and the ancestors made great contributions and the younger generations were full of complaints. The most important thing is the scholastic forests in Jiangnan. They have always played a major role in the court, especially in the Donglin. Now, not only have they been expelled, but the court is still using a large number of poor scholars, especially the colleges, which are the most resistant to Jiangnan."

"According to statistics from the Royal Academy, half of the places given by the imperial court were useless in Jiangnan. Those who entered the academy were all the lower-level officials, real scholarly families, and noble families were ashamed of entering the academy..."

Zhu Xu subconsciously picked up the fish soup on the table and drank it gently.

The so-called reform, first reform, and then reform, the most important thing is "revolution". The most powerful "revolution" is often the largest interest group. This interest group may be a group, a class, or a group of people.

In the Ming Dynasty, they could be collectively called "védigent interests", including royal relatives, dukes, officials, merchants, etc. They occupied the most important wealth acres of the Ming Dynasty. During the Tianqi period, it was as high as 80%!

The remaining 20% ​​were also exploited and entered the imperial treasury, and one out of ten was not saved.

Zhu Xu's reform was the first to move the royal family, who recovered more than 100 million mu of fertile land from them. The duke and nobles also took back most of the land through military reforms and explicit hinting methods, and the rest was the official and business groups.

The group blends with each other and is almost one, with pure merchants or pure officials basically gone.

This group was the most extensive in the Ming Dynasty, involving all aspects, including inside and outside the palace, north and south of the capital, from military to government, everywhere.

Although Zhu Xu controls the current six ministries of the capital and firmly controls the army, under the current circumstances, no one dares to be careless.

Qin Shihuang was very fierce and died in the second generation of Qin. Wang Mang, who was expected to be the one who usurped the throne in the Western Han Dynasty, ended up in defeat. The Sui Dynasty was extremely powerful, and under that circumstances, it was still rich but not as rich as the second generation.

To manage the family and cultivate oneself and govern the country and pacify the world, not only will the emperor be wise or not, but all officials be united and will be in harmony. If the weather is good or not, everything will be fine.

Zhu Xu had too many things to do in his heart, but he also understood that not only would everyone keep up with him if he walked fast.

I am afraid that the people around him may not be supported by his wholehearted reforms.

Zhu Xu secretly let out a light breath and said, "Well, I understand. In a few days, when Prince Xin and others return to Beijing, we will hold a court discussion to determine the tone of the court and the direction of government affairs in the next one or two years."

When Fu Changzong saw that Zhu Xu had heard it, he felt relieved. He was afraid that Zhu Xu would be blinded by the feeling of "controlling everything" and would impulsively act alone.

"I obey the order." Fu Changzong bent down and raised his hand, and said in a deep voice.

Seeing that Fu Changzong had no intention of leaving, Zhu Xu said, "Is there anything else to do with my uncle?"

Fu Changzong hesitated a little and said, "Go back to the emperor, the political reform has almost been completed. I wonder what the emperor plans for Huitong Trading Company?"

Zhu Xu immediately understood what Fu Changzong meant. No matter what, Huitong Trading Bank was just a private chamber of commerce and should not have administrative power. He should find opportunities to formalize it.

However, Huitong Trading Bank has inherited many of Zhu Xu's expectations, including the future Ming Central Bank. In addition to issuing paper money and controlling inflation, it also supports the development of small and medium-sized businesses.

Huitong Trading Company is still very immature and expands too fast, and even the basic business system is not perfect. If it is handed over to the court now, it will probably fall into a state of self-confidence and will be difficult to achieve its hopes.

Zhu Xu pondered for a while and said, "It's not the time yet, so let it be taken care of by the elder brother. Many things are more convenient to do in the folk, and there are few people watching."

Huitong Trading Company is now a monster, with its tentacles involving all aspects of the Ming Dynasty and has always been domineering. Behind it are the secret helpers of the imperial court, the Dongchang, and even the Jinyiwei. In addition to the need for partnership business, they have always been monopolistic, which has long aroused a large number of people's dissatisfaction, but they did not rebound under the suppression of the imperial court's power.

Fu Changzong just mentioned a sentence, and saw that Zhu Xu had other meanings, so he did not get entangled and said, "I understand, I will leave."
Chapter completed!