Chapter 76: The countryside will never return

From then on, Zhu Qi Town became more cautious. Anyone who came to Zhu Qi Town to apply for land in the name of land reclamation would not be allowed.

But if it doesn’t work here in Zhu Qi Town, won’t these people have anything they can do?

These nobles had many methods, that is, after Yu Qian rectified the Shuntian Mansion, he changed the minor officials again and again, and this kind of thing stopped a little bit.

Local officials with a little bit of backbone would naturally take back the land listed in the imperial court's yellow list. Even if they wanted to annex it, it would cost a lot more.

After all, we are at the feet of the emperor. It will be difficult for anyone who is forced to beat the drum.

But for those who are not on the court's yellow list, even if they go to the Yamen, it will not be easy to handle.

Because these powerful people said it was a wasteland before, and it was also a wasteland in the imperial yellow book. It was registered under the names of these powerful people.

There is nothing wrong with it legally.

As for the possibility of having several people a year, and working hard for several years, it was finally possible to cultivate a mature place, and then it became someone else's family.

It cannot be said that registration in the Yellow Book is very safe. There were cases of changes to the Yellow Book in the Ming Dynasty.

It’s just that the minimum cost has increased by an unknown number of times. The yellow register is divided into three parts: county, prefecture, Houhu, and even Zhuqi Town are planning to build another yellow register library in Beijing. It takes great ability to change all these.

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In ordinary places, there are no such talented people.

Yu Qian said: "I agree with your Majesty's wishes. After the flood control, I will re-establish the Yellow Book and personally rank the people. No one will be favored, no less than one. However, I am not aware of the increase or decrease in the quota."

Zhu Qizhen listened and smiled softly, knowing that Yu Qian agreed. He was just being tough.

After all, it has been more than fifty years since the 24th year of Hongwu, more than two generations ago, and the acres of land in the local area cannot be the same as those in the 24th year of Hongwu.

Even according to the Ming Dynasty tax system, without a single tax increase, the quota for each county should have increased significantly.

Zhu Qizhen said: "There is one more thing. Sir, please take a trip for me."

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty, please speak."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Yang Shoufu is sick today and I can't go to visit you. Please go there on my behalf. Remember to tell him that I can't live without him for a day and let him recover well. I'm waiting for him in the palace."

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Zhu Qizhen ordered Wang Zhen to go to the Imperial Hospital to prepare a reward, including Liaodong ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, and other precious medicinal materials, and asked Yu Qian to bring it to Yang Shiqi.

Zhu Qizhen knew that he had tricked Yang Shiqi this time. In Yang Shiqi's absence, the Hebei water conservancy matter was finalized.

Although Zhu Qizhen followed Yang Shiqi's wishes and did not tell the world about it, no one in the court knew that Ouchi and the Ministry of Revenue jointly wanted to pay four million taels, which was enough for Liu Zhongfu to gnash his teeth.

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So Zhu Qizhen also wanted to give Yang Shiqi some face and some steps down.

After all, Zhu Qizhen just wanted to get things done, and did not deliberately want to attack Yang Shiqi.

It's just that sometimes, it doesn't matter whether it was intentional or not. What's important is that something has already happened. Zhu Qizhen hasn't noticed it yet.

Yu Qian left the palace, took the medicinal materials and went to Yang Mansion.

The housekeeper of the Yang Mansion did not introduce Yu Qian to the study room, but introduced a bedroom.

Yang Shiqi's illness is real.

After all, as people get older, their resistance is weaker. A little exposure to wind or rain will take several days to recover.

After Yu Qian saluted Yang Shiqi, he presented the gift from the emperor.

Yang Shiqi was very happy when he saw Yu Qian coming. He asked the maid to put a quilt on his back and sit against him. However, when he saw that Yu Qian had sent so many precious medicinal materials to the emperor, his expression changed slightly. He drove Zuo Zuo out and asked in a low voice.

: "Have you ever entered the palace?"

Yu Qian said: "Yes."

Yang Shiqi said: "Hebei's water conservancy project has been finalized?"

Yu Qian said: "Yes."

Yang Shiqi slowly leaned on the quilt, with a smile on his lips, but he didn't know whether he was laughing at himself or others, and then asked: "Tell me, what are you going to do, Your Majesty?"

Yu Qian then laid out his flood control plan and asked Yang Shiqi for advice.

Yang Shiqi sighed and said, "Tingyi, please promise me something."

Yu Qian said: "Teacher, please speak."

Yang Shiqi said: "You should not be the chief minister of the cabinet in your life."

Yu Qian was stunned for a moment and said, "Why did the teacher say this?"

Yang Shiqi said: "With His Majesty's holy support for you, you are better off than in the cabinet if you are not in the cabinet. With your ability, you will naturally be successful in this life. But if you serve as the chief minister of the cabinet, I am afraid that even if you have the holy support, you will not be able to escape exile."

Three thousand miles."

Yu Qian said: "Student------"

Yang Shiqi said: "It's not that you don't understand, but you don't want to believe it. His Majesty hates me. I have been the chief minister of the cabinet for more than ten years, and now it is time for me to retire."

Yu Qian said: "The student thought that His Majesty would not be like this. He still values ​​the teacher very much."

Yang Shiqi said: "I still understand a little bit of His Majesty's thoughts, but he is too young and respects me very much. He plays the tune every day, just like the king and the prime minister. If I were twenty years younger, no, ten years younger

, I will assist Your Majesty well and achieve the reputation of being a good ruler and minister. But I am old."

"Many times, it doesn't matter what His Majesty thinks. It's what the officials think His Majesty thinks that matters."

"My Ming Dynasty does not have a prime minister, only the chief minister of the cabinet. After all, the chief minister of the cabinet is not the prime minister."

"The authority of the chief minister of the cabinet lies in the holy family. When the holy family is present, it is not that the prime minister is better than the prime minister. But when the holy family is absent, it is like a candle in the wind. The days of its departure are not long."

"Your Majesty did not have such intention today, but the officials thought that your Majesty must have wanted to change horses. After all, you are the emperor and your ministers, and your majesty has been in charge for a year."

"It's time to change something. What's more, some people can't wait?"

Yu Qian said: "Then the student will tell His Majesty now."

Yang Shiqi said, "No, what your Majesty needs is not Yang Shiqi, but someone who can sit in the center and realize the strategy in your Majesty's heart. And I am old, and it's time to return home. After you go back, Your Majesty will ask you, it's all about me

Everything is fine, I will go to the cabinet tomorrow."

"However, after you leave Beijing this time, you should not come to Beijing before next summer. Your Majesty's wedding is coming soon, and they will not cause trouble for Your Majesty and the Queen Mother before the wedding, that is, after the wedding."

"Just feel free to work outside, the cabinet is not suitable for you."

After Yu Qian heard what Yang Shiqi said, countless feelings surged into his heart.

Although in Yang Shiqi's opinion, Yu Qian was still too young politically, Yu Qian was not without a sense of smell. When the meeting was held, Yu Qian saw that Yang Shiqi was not there.

I felt like something was wrong, but I didn't know exactly what was wrong at the time. Now it's finally clear.

Yu Qian said: "Teacher, can you trust His Majesty?"

Yang Shiqi said: "In fact, it is not bad to be an emperor and a minister. Your Majesty is very high-spirited. I am an old man who can no longer keep up with your Majesty. I am just teaching your Majesty the last lesson."

"As a king, why do you have to keep your emotions and anger hidden?"

Yu Qian said: "Teacher-------"

Yang Shiqi waved his hand and said: "I have made up my mind and there is no need to use it anymore. Remember what I just reminded you. Don't be in the center in the end, and don't be the chief minister of the cabinet in the center."

"Your talent is not inside, but outside."

Yang Shiqi was also completely disappointed with Qian. He wanted Yu Qian to take over his mantle before, but now it seems that the one who can really take over his mantle is not Yu Qian, but Cao Nai.

In particular, Cao Nai had visited Yu Qian before he came, but Cao Nai said nothing.

But Yang Shiqi did not think that Cao Nai knew nothing and could not think of anything.

It's just that Cao Nai made the best choice for himself, which was to pretend not to know.

Yang Shiqi was both sad and happy about Cao Nai. He was happy that although Cao Nai was ruthless, he was a person who had become the chief minister of the cabinet. For the same reason, Yang Shiqi trained Cao Nai no less than Yu Qian.

Even the status of Cao Nai's successor has been determined for a long time.

But Cao Nai just couldn't wait any longer. Cao Nai's seemingly neutral attitude left Yang Shiqi missing a big piece of his political map. If Yang Shiqi was determined to fight back, he might not be able to suppress the storm.

It's just that it is inevitable for Yang Shiqi's prestige to waver, and things will be difficult to handle in the future.
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