Chapter 229 This is not a map cannon

Xu Miaoqing has been a little busy recently. There are too many things, and she needs to be the queen of the world. These things are her responsibility, and it is most justifiable for her to come forward for many things.

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For example, summoning the married woman, etc., this is Xu Miaoqing's responsibility. After all, she is the queen. Sometimes it is inconvenient for Zhu Yunyong to come forward to benevolent ministers, Xu Miaoqing can come forward.

Theoretically speaking, in the operation of the dynasty, there are five powers for external affairs and five powers for internal affairs.

Wumei is the general term for the five financial powers. It is symbolized by the plum blossom, which is controlled by the maternal line. It means "the mother is responsible for the world, and the mother is in charge of the world." It helps the father to manage and balance the five powers.

These are extremely important matters, especially since the Ming Dynasty has not had a queen for many years, and now it finally has a queen who is a mother-in-law. Of course, this also makes many married women work hard, and they must move around more and seek more visits.

Especially those who come from noble families. Who doesn't know that the current queen is the daughter of Zhongshan King Xu Da, and who doesn't know that the current queen has a special status. Such innate advantages will indeed make many married women excited.

They may have been Xu Miaoqing's elders before, they may have had a close relationship with the Xu family, and they may even have been best friends with Xu Miaoqing before they left the palace, etc. In the past, Xu Miaoqing was just a grandson concubine, so it was not easy to ask for permission to enter the palace, etc. But now

There is no need to worry about those things. All the married women are under the control of the queen.

What's more, it's almost the end of the year, and many things in the palace need to be arranged.

The Supreme Emperor abdicates, the new Emperor ascends the throne, and the new Emperor has a princess. These are all events worth celebrating. The royal family of the Ming Dynasty also needs to show its prosperous side at this time.

Only the palace maids and the eunuchs arranged the imperial city. As the queen, Xu Miaoqing inevitably needed to show her maternal grace to the world. The almshouse was proposed by Lao Zhu, but Xiao Zhu also put a lot of effort and effort into this matter.

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The Supreme Emperor and the new Emperor love the people as much as their children, so the Queen naturally has to step in. The former Queen Ma loved the people like her children, and she did a lot to help the poor. She tried every means to feed and clothe more people in the Ming Dynasty.

No worries.

Zhu Yunyong was not idle at this time, and continued to review the memorial, which was also a bit funny, "It is probably difficult for these scholars to celebrate the New Year at home. The time of the examination in the future will also have to be changed."

It really needs to be changed. This is the February exam. Some scholars who have traveled far away have to leave early. It was impossible to celebrate the New Year and so on. Many scholars even left their hometowns this time and would not be able to do anything in their lives.

When I go back, I may have to say goodbye to my relatives forever.

Zhu Yunyong was talking to himself and became happy. It seemed that he didn't have much favorable impression of Confucianism. But Zhu Yunyong also knew very well that Confucian culture had a great influence on him, whether in his previous life or in this life. So sometimes, some people who do things

Intentionally or unintentionally, the method still seems to be more Confucian traditional.

There was no problem, Zhu Yunyong immediately said to Wang Chengen, "Go and summon Ruyu."

Naturally, Wang Chengen will not run the errands himself. He only needs to instruct the eunuchs under him to serve Zhu Yunyong. This is the most important thing for Wang Chengen, and it can even be said to be his only job content.

Regarding the cabinet, Zhu Yunyong felt that he really had to consider the cabinet. Otherwise, there would be a lot of government affairs every day, which would be too much to deal with.

In fact, there are great scholars in the Ming Dynasty now. Lao Zhu abolished the prime minister and Zhongshu Sheng in the 13th year of Hongwu. In the 15th year, he imitated the Song Dynasty system and established the imperial academicians as advisors to the emperor. But the current cabinet academicians can be said to be There is almost no sense of existence, let alone any desire for power. It is completely different from the cabinet bachelors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

While waiting for Ru Yu to come over, Zhu Yunyong was not idle and continued to read the memorial.

"It seems that a census will be conducted in two years." Zhu Yunyong rubbed his chin and muttered to himself, "Now the land of our Ming Dynasty must exceed 450 million acres. This is the most conservative number."

In the 14th year of Hongwu, the first large-scale census of the Ming Dynasty was conducted to compile the Fish Scale Register. The number at that time was 400 million acres, which was not a particularly large amount of land, but it could definitely support the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Also because a large number of supervisory censors participated in and supervised this census, the census data is relatively reliable.

Zhu Yunyong continued to read the memorial, then frowned and said, "Ask the Ministry of Revenue to send the grain taxes from various places."

Let’s talk with numbers, which is also the most decisive. As for the tax policy of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunyong really wanted to change it. The two tax laws are indeed very good, but the two tax laws do have some inherent shortcomings. This is very important to the court. It’s not good, and it’s not good for the people either.

Just starting to reform the tax system now may also require a big fight. In the final analysis, the current two tax laws have not exposed too many shortcomings, and there have not been too many land annexations or concealment of land in Ming Dynasty. In Hongwu There are indeed dishonest people in front of the emperor, but more people still know how to be afraid.

Zhu Yunyong is indeed thinking about it, but the resistance is huge. It may be too early to carry out reforms now, and he still lacks some opportunities.

While Zhu Yunyong was deep in thought, Wang Chengen whispered, "Your Majesty, Master Ru is waiting outside the palace."

Zhu Yunyong nodded and said casually, "Since he is here, let's announce him to the palace."

After arriving at Wuying Hall, Rujun immediately bowed and paid homage, "I, your Majesty, Rujun, pay my respects to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Ru Bandu, no need to give a big gift, just stand up." Zhu Yunyong smiled and raised his hand, and then said to Wang Chengen, "Bring a chair over to Ru Bandu and sit down and chat."

Ru Yun's heart beat. He was indeed Jin Shang's old minister when he was in Qiandi and his companion when he was young. But Ru Yu knew in her heart that Jin Shang had always been a very independent person. To be honest, Jin Shang had always been a very independent person. Ru Yu herself can't guarantee how close the relationship between her and Jin Shang is.

It's probably because of my conscientiousness and some ability, or maybe it's because even if there is no credit, there is still hard work. In fact, it cannot be said that Jinshang still cares about the old relationship, or that Jinshang intentionally or unintentionally establishes Ru Ru as a certain type of role model.

Zhu Yunyong didn't know what Ru Yun was thinking. He only knew that Ru Yun was sitting upright. There was nothing he could do about it. Not to mention now, even in the past, many cultural relics and dignitaries would not sit down in front of Zhu Yunyong. Standing, half of the buttocks are gently leaning against the chair, and the routine is already familiar.

It is indeed necessary to be more careful and cautious. After all, the status of the emperor is different. The person in front of me now is His Majesty the Emperor, not His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun. There is an essential difference. The prince and the monarch can also be said to be two completely different things.

Concept. After all, no matter how promising the prince is, there is still a possibility that he will not successfully ascend the throne.

What's more, because she knew Jinshang so well, Ru Rui was worried that it would be an unachievable task for Jinshang to be so kind and cheerful. Or to put it more simply, Jinshang wanted him, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to be the first person in Jinshang's position.

The confidant went to offend someone.

"The exam will be held in February, are you prepared if you are studying with me?" Zhu Yunyong said with a pleasant look, as if he attached great importance to the exam, "The talent promotion ceremony cannot be careless. Our Ming Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger, all thanks to the wisdom of the Supreme Emperor and the assistance of his ministers.

Nowadays, we should be careful when selecting scholars through the imperial examination. Our Ming Dynasty needs more talents."

Ru Yu immediately stood up and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I don't dare to slack off."

"I am still relieved that I will be studying with you." Zhu Yunyong laughed and continued to say pleasantly, "It's just that I am studying with you. Do you know why this subject is divided into northern and southern rankings?"

Rujun knew too well that Jin Shang, who was the emperor's grandson before, proposed the North and South List, but it caused an uproar in the court. Not to mention the court, the people, especially the scholars in the south, also discussed the matter a lot, and it was inevitable that there would be

Dissatisfaction. If someone is making irresponsible remarks about government affairs, there is actually no problem. Cursing the grandson, etc. are all common.

After all, the literary style is strong in the south, and most of the current civil servants in the court are from the south, especially the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. The court is even more densely populated by civil servants, accounting for almost half of the civil service system of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty has great talents and great plans, but the academic style in the north is not strong. It is really difficult for the students in the north to compete with the scholars in the south." Ru Jin was obedient and ambitious. Many ministers were demoted at that time. Ru Jin still remembers, "The people of the north want to return home.

Your Majesty is giving opportunities to students from the North."

Zhu Yunyong smiled and waved his hand and said, "Don't say those superficial words. I just know that if the students from the north take the same test as the scholars from the south, I am afraid that more than 80% of the candidates in the same subject will be from the south. I am

To win the hearts of students from the North, this is just some unattractive tricks, not the right path."

It is indeed not the right path. This is simply a deliberate attempt to reduce the difficulty of the exam for northern students. It is mainly the northern scholars whose current 'study performance' is indeed not good enough, so we can only give them some opportunities. My southern students, I feel aggrieved for the time being.

A little, and you might still have to suffer for a long time.

Ru Yu seemed to understand and said, "Your Highness, but the number of successful candidates in the North and South Lists is the same?"

Zhu Yunyong smiled and waved his hands, and said seriously, "That's not necessary. The northern scholars are indeed inferior to the southern scholars in terms of literary talent. I left a little dignity and gave 30% of the quota to the northern scholars. Remember, even if it is Sanding

A has no students from the North."

Rujun suddenly understood that today we need some students from the north to become Jinshi, but we also know that the talents of the students in the north are limited.

Therefore, giving some places will not be absolutely 'fair'. When trying to win over the hearts and minds of students from the north, Zhu Yunyong will also put pressure on those students from the north.

Meng Yuan is not in power now, so don’t think about herding sheep, just study hard and don’t be looked down upon by the southerners!
Chapter completed!