Zhu Yijun turned to look at Zhang Jing and asked, "Is this true, or is it something that Dongchang investigated?"
Zhang Jing felt awkward when he saw Zhu Yijun staring at him. He was a eunuch, and the Emperor was staring at him. Zhang Jing naturally felt uneasy. He swallowed his saliva and said, "It's true that Wu Dui and Sanniangzi have a good relationship.
It's also true that Sanniangzi can enter and leave Wu Dui's camp as she pleases.
However, Dongchang couldn't find out if the two of them are in a relationship. "
Zhu Yijun nodded and smiled. Wu Dui and Sanniangzi might appreciate each other, but Zhu Yijun felt that it was suspicious if they were in a relationship.
In the future, when the two countries had a good relationship, the leaders of each country would also say that they were good friends.
However, when it came time to fall out, they didn't hold back.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said with a smile, "Alright, let's not talk about these groundless rumors. I don't care about the relationship between a man and a woman. Why do I have to worry about all these messy things?
As long as Wu Dui doesn't cause trouble, it's fine. "
Zhu Yijun was telling Zhang Jing not to talk about such trivial things. He didn't care about it.
However, don't stop monitoring Wu Dui. If he really made a mistake, then you can talk about it.
"Yes, Imperial Majesty!" Zhang Jing replied respectfully.
There was nothing else for the Imperial Court to do after they were done with the nomination. However, Zhu Yijun had other things to do. He wanted to bring forward the training of the Beijing Army.
Although it wasn't realistic to rely on the Beijing Army to face it head-on, they couldn't just leave it there to rot.
Eliminating the old and the weak, clearing out those who took up unpaid wages, imposters and strict military discipline, these were all things that needed to be done.
As for whether or not they could fight in the future, Zhu Yijun was prepared to drag them out to fight and see. If they broke up, then he would rebuild them with the veterans as the foundation. In any case, they were already dog meat that couldn't be served, so there was no need to bring them up.
This method was much simpler than disbanding on the spot.
If he really disbanded them, it would cause a huge uproar. Zhu Yijun didn't want to do that.
Daming, there would be plenty of opportunities for war in the future. Why would they be afraid of not having the opportunity to temper them?
In the past few days, it had been a little cold in the capital. There had been clouds in the sky. This morning, there were finally snowflakes falling, and they were not small. It seemed that it would continue for a few more days.
As soon as the Grand Secretaries of the Imperial Palace arrived at the Imperial Palace, a eunuch came to deliver the imperial decree. The Emperor summoned the Grand Secretaries of the Imperial Palace to discuss official business.
The four Grand Secretaries of the Imperial Palace, led by Lv Diaoyang, came to the warm room of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. As soon as they entered, the four of them saw Zhu Yijun sitting on the dragon throne.
Seeing that the four of them were about to salute, Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's such a snowy day, and it's freezing cold. You may dispense with the formalities!
Everyone, you must take good care of your body. If you have nothing to do, go to the Imperial Hospital for a walk. "
"Bian Que has an old affair with Duke Huan of Cai. We still have to rely on you, so you must take good care of your body!"
Hearing this, the four of them hurriedly bowed and said, "We thank Your Majesty!"
The atmosphere was also relaxed. Seeing Zhu Yijun's attitude, the four of them knew that the Emperor definitely didn't call them here to reprimand them.
Now, the four of them were worried that something would provoke this young Emperor. They had all been young, so they naturally knew that young people were hot-blooded and impulsive.
If during the days when Zhang Juzheng wasn't here, they would be in trouble.
Zhu Yijun's gaze swept over the four of them and said with a smile, "We are going to reorganize the Capital Camp. I wonder what you think?"
The four of them were stunned. Why did he want to reorganize the Capital Camp?
There were no signs at all!
Lv Diaoyang couldn't help but look at the docile Zhang Jing behind Zhu Yijun. Could it be that these eunuchs were behind it?
It was impossible for the Emperor to suddenly have such an idea. Someone must have said something!
Seeing that they were looking at Zhang Jing, Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "We heard that there are many people in the Capital Camp who don't pay their salaries, and there are some who falsely claim their salaries. We want to investigate and reorganize them. After all, this is the Capital Camp, and it's not appropriate to be too unruly!"
It happened so suddenly that the four of them were stunned for a moment. They all sat there and muttered to themselves.
Zhu Yijun looked at the four of them and didn't rush them. He knew that Daming the bureaucratic system was dangerous. Perhaps there weren't any powerful officials Daming the court, but this kind of bureaucratic system was more terrifying than powerful officials.
It was good to get rid of the powerful officials, but this kind of bureaucratic system couldn't be eradicated.
The key was that there was no way to eradicate it. All the scholars and officials in the world were like this. If you wanted to use them, what would you use if you eradicated them?
What they did was to make the rules. This power was much more deadly than the superficial power.
From the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers to the local governors and county magistrates, all these people were subservient to the rules they established.
Once the Emperor wanted to break this rule, it would be difficult. The key was not to destroy it, but to use this system to weaken their interests.
People of later generations knew that only the people who made the rules had the final say.
Could the Emperor do it?
In any case, Zhu Yijun didn't feel that he had the ability to do it now.
Not to mention other things, just the collection of taxes alone, if he abruptly abolished the tax exemption for the scholars, wouldn't it be chaotic?
Zhang Juzheng only cleared the land and recovered the tax arrears. This didn't touch the core interests of the scholars. If you want to abolish the tax exemption system for the scholars, you can try.
Moreover, abolishing it would start from the vassal kings and Honours. Basically, you would become the enemy of the world.
Clearing the land and recovering the arrears, these were all within the scope of their rules.
But abolishing the tax exemption system was subverting and remaking the rules.
The tax exemption system was a welfare treatment that Zhu Yuanzhang gave to the scholars. But after being played by the scholars for so many years, it was no longer Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention.
Everyone tacitly agreed that as long as they were scholars, they didn't pay taxes, and they also defended it.
They didn't care too much about sending Wei Zhongxian to extort money. After all, bribery was the unspoken rule of the officialdom.
In addition, this was for individuals. It was nothing more than a matter of money. It didn't touch the rules.
But what about the eunuchs sent by the Wanli Emperor to collect the mineral tax?
They were still beaten to death. It was the collusion of the local officials and the gentry.
What could the Wanli Emperor do?
Although it was equivalent to rebellion, what could he do?
Send the army to exterminate them?
Don't joke around.
This was only collecting the mineral tax. Confiscating the farmland tax, you can play the role of a peddler entering the mu.
Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty could play the game of a peddler entering the mu. First, it was because he had only been founded for a short time. He had a group of loyal soldiers and Manchurian officials.
Second, it was because the Kangxi Emperor cleaned up everything from Oboi to the three border defenses. In addition, when he conquered the world, he killed a large number of gentry.
Even without these gentry, there were Manchurian officials. What would Zhu Yijun have?
There was nothing.
Once the order was out of the Forbidden City, it was hard to say if the people below would do it for you. Only by taking back the power to make the rules could you have the right to play the game.
The system set by the Emperor was the rule. But whether this rule could be implemented, whether the people below followed it, and how to follow it, this was the key.
Now, if you wanted to take the mineral tax and tea tax over, the people below would retaliate.
After killing the people who collected the tax, let's see who would still collect the tax and who would dare to collect it.
Zhu Yijun didn't believe that the local officials didn't know about it. He also didn't believe that the local officials couldn't do anything about it. The so-called county magistrate who destroyed the family, the magistrate who exterminated the family, not only did they not care, but they also chose to join in the evil. At worst, they would turn a blind eye to it.
This was how scary the rules were. The Wanli Emperor could punish these local officials and kill them, but the outcome wouldn't be good.
On one hand, the officials in the imperial court would oppose it. On the other hand, it would easily incite the people to revolt.
Now, the people didn't know that collecting taxes was for their own good. Why was it popular among the people to invest in cash? It was because after investing in cash, they didn't need to pay the national tax. They only needed to pay the land rent, which was cheaper than the national tax.
The land rent was even half of the national tax, so the people naturally knew how to choose.
But once it was a year of natural disasters, the landlords wouldn't give them relief food. At most, they would waive the land rent.
Some black-hearted people would even force them to sell their land, children, and daughters. At this time, they would think of the imperial court.
They wanted relief food, but without taxes, the imperial court didn't have money.
Thus, there were refugees. When they couldn't eat, someone would shout, "The imperial court doesn't want to give us a way out!"
Then, they would take a knife and fight with the emperor.
If the emperor didn't solve this problem, then he would never be able to collect taxes.
Why was the saying, "Everything else is inferior, but reading is superior" accepted by everyone?
It wasn't because they respected knowledge, but because reading could change one's fate.
Once one passed the imperial examinations, not to mention becoming a Jinshi, just becoming a Juren was already an incredible thing.
A Juren's land basically didn't need to pay taxes. Even if he was poor, his land would become a Juren overnight.
Every year, he could rely on the land rent to be able to live in a big courtyard and live in eight houses.
If the emperor wanted to abolish the tax exemption system, then he would be digging up this root again. Would the officials agree?
They had all walked this path.
Even if there was a rise in industry and commerce, transferring capital from the land, but the Daming business tax, haha, was not as good as the agricultural tax.
The imperial court also couldn't say that there was any tax. Other than creating a large number of rich families, it was useless. It was basically a tax system.
If one wanted to challenge the rules, one had to be familiar with them first. Zhu Yijun was trying to do this now.
He wanted to use this interaction to understand the style of the Daming officials. The four people in front of him were the people that Zhu Yijun wanted to observe.
These four people were the Grand Secretaries of the Cabinet of the Daming officials. They were the top figures among the scholars. Zhu Yijun wanted to feel their pulse. This time, the three battalions were the starting point.
This time, Zhu Yijun wanted the position of Admiral, not Governor, but Admiral. Zhu Yijun wanted to set up a position of Admiral above the three battalions.
If it worked, then it would work. If not, then it would be a test.