"Look at what's next, that's the point!" the old emperor reminded.

What else?

Things in the southwest.

"The chieftains and others cannot harm the kings. They are like the local emperors in one place. The wealth, grain and taxes are not included. They also hold the power of life and death. The people's hearts are against each other. As we can see in one article, today, the use of chieftains to control a place has caused endless harm. The first thing to solve this problem is to "change the land and return to the current". "We at Wei Yang clearly answered the previous question of the old emperor in his letter.

Li Dongyang's heart skipped a beat. Didn't this force the chieftains to rebel?

But Wei Yang said it very clearly: "In this way, the chieftain will rebel. The chieftain will rebel, but the world may not be in chaos. What these people lack is the Yellow Turban Army and the Red Turban Army's punishment for raiding the house and destroying the family. Once the land is changed and the people's hearts belong to me, why be afraid?"

this--

Wouldn't blood flow into a river?

"In addition, there is another thing, I am afraid that the court's officials know, the kings and honors know, but Your Majesty doesn't know," Wei Yang informed again, "I have common people's exchanges at the foot of Mount Hua. In the past few years, the population growth in the world is unknown, but the population growth from the Central Plains to Guanzhong is obvious, at least half the time than before. In this way, once new crops are promoted, the population growth will appear exponentially. How can Your Majesty face this? How can the court face this? The contradiction between population and land, the contradiction between population growth and accelerated land annexation, all threaten the Ming Dynasty at all times. Now the court is still using the D tax, making the people dare not report it, and give birth to a daughter and abandon the mountains and forests. In this way, there may not be another Hongwu emperor among the newborn babies."

Li Dongyang's soul flew out of the sky and didn't know where he was.

"This matter is of great importance. To solve it, we need to "distribute the people to acre". We do not collect land taxes and taxes. If the tax is heavy, the people will rebel. The landlords will be richer. Once the tax burden is increased, the people will have to bear more pressure. Naturally, we have to find another way out. Now the western border is taken in and adopted from the Central Plains every year, and the number of people accommodated as many as tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. Your Majesty doesn't know?" Wei Yang asked sternly, "The court is poor, the emperor is poor, but he does not know that it will change, and changes will be smooth. If you don't want to change, you want the country to be permanent. Who do you think you are?"

Is this still something that a minister can say?

Li Dongyang really wanted to curse three times and push the thief out and chop it down, but he didn't have the courage.

"Hongwu Taizu suppressed the powerful, and the powerful would pass on the crisis to the poor peasants. Your Majesty did not crack down on land annexation or the barbaric growth of the powerful. The sent out personnel were still considering how much capitulation tax the people could pay after the flood receded. I am afraid that the farmers who lost their land would set off a huge uprising near the capital. At that time, the Western Army would never have to go on an expedition. Maybe it would also give food and knife to the rebel army. The court forced the poor to have no way to survive, and the poor found their own way to survive. What crime would be done?" Wei Yang denounced, "The people's hearts are the truth that the people are firmly in the world. Your Majesty did not consider appeaseing the people, but fought with the ministers and bureaucrats in the court. It was extremely absurd."

Li Dongyang went back to the letter silently, and he sweared that he had never seen this letter today!

He is the spokesperson of the landlord, so naturally he cannot follow the methods stated in Wei Yang's letters.

But if we don’t do this, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger of collapse as soon as possible. The Ming Dynasty does not exist. Is it necessary for him, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty to exist?

Change will make it easier, but if you change this, the interests of these people will be damaged.

What should be done?

"Your Majesty, this matter is serious!" Li Fang reported according to the facts and then slowly withdrew.

The old emperor was anxious. He finally understood Wei Yang's true intention to stay in Huashan if he did not go to Luoyang to deal with the disaster.

After going to Luoyang, maybe he had to be involved in the battle for the treasure land of King Fu.

But when you watch Huashan, you can see the wind and clouds at a glance.

"Replace the land and return to the current, and spread the stakes into the acres. Everything is easy to handle." The old emperor suddenly realized that foreign enemies were so easy to deal with, and the Japanese pirates could be solved so simply. After all, these two things are really different from the two things mentioned by Wei Yang... either use weapons or cannons, anyway, they are not their own.

But the two things mentioned today are the cruel behaviors of cutting the knife at one’s own people and even the emperor himself.

"This matter is slow to be done," the old emperor has made up his mind. I can't play with this country anymore. You can take your son to play with it. He only has to do the same thing as he wants to leave this country peacefully to Wei Xiaolang or Wei Xiaoma. "Old Zhu family will stop playing, leave the venue, and let those who can play with it. This is not something that people can do."

Therefore, he ordered the cabinet: "The fifth person, you are discussing and considering. I have only one request - to take back the treasure of King Fu, take 20% of the national treasury, 10% of the treasury, and 70% of the remaining, and hand over to the Western Army."

"Your Majesty!" The ministers were shocked.

The old emperor said, "There is no need to discuss this matter too much. Now that Yang Yiqing has gone south, the matter of the Central Plains should be left to Wei Yang to handle. You should consider two things: the fifth person in the cabinet and the candidate for the crown prince, and then prepare to return to Beijing."

He had to return to the capital. King Yue was ordered to return to Hangzhou repeatedly, but now he is still in command of the ministers in the capital. The kings come to congratulate the prince on his wedding and are still stranded in Xi'an Prefecture. That's easy to deal with. King Yue, I can do him. The kings and Wei Yang can intimidate him. Then let's enter their own positions.

After the ministers retreated, the old emperor sat alone in Yin'an Hall and read Wei Yang's letter dozens of times before he dared to let go.

This man is now in a high position and has a high power, and he is still on the side of the poor.

Whoever wants to pull him up and stand on the side of the landlord class is his mortal enemy!

"I can't beat it..." The old emperor grinned and felt in great pain.

At this time, Wang Zhi hesitated and whispered: "Your Majesty, since you have decided to hand over this country to Wei Yang, why not make up your mind to leave another good reputation in history?"

The old emperor was puzzled.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are unreliable, the gentry is unreliable, and the kings are even more unreliable. Now, the only thing Your Majesty does is to stand by himself. Since that's the case, why not go to the Western Army..." Wang Zhi hinted.

This made him tremble with fear. This was a disobedient statement to destroy the nine clans!

But the old emperor was happy and happy when he heard this. Yes, since he wanted to hand over, why should he wait a few years later? At this moment, he should conspire with the Western Army. Bah, join forces. If Wei Yang can do something that the emperor cannot do, then leave it to him.

As for his complaints, since he said so, isn't it okay for me to support them all?

"The things in the southeast are watched by the Western Army. Yang Yiqing can handle them well. This is a talent above the prime minister. There are caravans and the Five Poisons Church members in the southwest. Wei Yang doesn't have to do it personally. In the Central Plains, there are personnel supervision. Whether it is to change the land and return the migrants or to deposit the acres, it is better to ask Wei Yang to implement them first. If you want to fight and kill, the imperial edict will be out of the capital and the Western Army will kill people. So...hey!" The old emperor suddenly asked, "What kind of temple name can I get in the future?"

???

The three eunuchs looked at each other, wondering where the old emperor got crazy again.
Chapter completed!