Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy.
He was extremely dissatisfied.
Hu Weiyong was now the Left Minister of the Ming Dynasty.
He had total authority!
Above ten thousand people, below one person!
If it was in the past, Hu Weiyong's words might have scared Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, to the current Zhu Yuanzhang.
This fellow was simply spouting nonsense!
"This lowly subject is guilty!"
Hu Weiyong was so frightened that he knelt on the spot, his forehead covered in cold sweat as he shouted.
"Hu Weiyong! I originally thought that you were a learned man and hoped that you would assist me, but in the end, this is all you can do?”
"Have you read all your books into a dog's stomach?!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang scolded angrily.
His words were undoubtedly heavy.
Hu Weiyong was the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty.
This was the knowledge and knowledge of a country's prime minister.
Just thinking about it made Zhu Yuanzhang angry!
In addition, he was born in the army, so he naturally spoke freely and did not leave any face for Hu Weiyong.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please calm down. This lowly subject is guilty! I'm guilty!"
Hu Weiyong was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.
His face was deathly pale.
While he was feeling fear, he was puzzled.
He thought that there was nothing wrong with what he said.
How did he make Dragon Yan furious?
The aristocratic families and the landowners had expanded their power at the end of the dynasty. If it wasn't because the king was fatuous, what else could it be?
How was it wrong?
Hu Weiyong was still a little unconvinced.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen.
"Liu Ji, what do you think?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked directly.
Hearing this, Liu Bowen looked at Hu Weiyong with a complicated expression, then looked at the silent Li Shan Chang and Tang He. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and said,""Your Majesty, at the end of the dynasty, there are many reasons for the expansion of the aristocratic families 'power. What Minister Hu said is reasonable, but it is not all.”
"I believe that at the end of the dynasty, there are often many treacherous officials. The aristocratic families and landowners collude with these treacherous officials to deceive the people. This is the main reason why the aristocratic families 'power has expanded!”
Liu Bowen's answer was obviously better than Hu Weiyong's.
However, it was no different from what Zhu Yuanzhang had told Lin Zi Yun.
The main idea was that the collusion between officials and civilians had led to the expansion of the power of the great clans.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but snort.
However, he did not scold Liu Bowen.
After all, he thought so too, so scolding Liu Bowen was equivalent to scolding himself in the past.
"Liu Ji, you're a little stronger than Hu Weiyong, but you're still wrong!”
Hearing this, Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
He then cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, you must have an answer in your heart. Please enlighten me."”
"If you ask me, there are two reasons why the aristocratic families expanded their power at the end of the dynasty!”
Zhu Yuanzhang paused for a moment before continuing." Firstly, there is a problem with the tax system. Those dynasties only know how to collect taxes from the common people. On the other hand, the aristocratic families and the landlord gentry have all kinds of ways to reduce or not pay taxes!”
"The first is that the imperial power does not go to the countryside, and the imperial court cannot control most of the people of the country. As a result, the people can only be exploited by these great clans!!”
"In the long run, the power of the great clans will naturally grow!!”
Hearing this, Liu Bowen's eyes widened.
Meanwhile, Hu Weiyong, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled violently.
The tax system was related to the people's livelihood!
At the end of each dynasty, the great clans and the landowners had all sorts of ways to avoid taxes.
imperial power does not go to the countryside.
It also caused the imperial court to lack supervision over these great clans and let them do as they pleased.
In the long run, it would be strange if the power of these great clans did not expand!
Whether the ruler was muddle-headed or not, whether the officials colluded with these aristocratic families, it was all secondary!
Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong couldn't think of such a reason!
Zhu Yuanzhang's answer was much more brilliant than theirs!!
"Your Majesty has pointed out the key point in one sentence.!”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Hu Weiyong was completely convinced.
Liu Bowen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
After all, he had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world. He thought that he knew this founding emperor quite well.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a poor farmer and had never been educated. Although he was talented, he did not have such a strong intelligence!
How did Zhu Yuanzhang think of something that even Liu Bowen himself didn't think of?!
Liu Bowen was a little worried.
"Hu Weiyong, stop flattering us!"
"I called you here today to give us ideas, not to flatter us!!”
"Get up!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Hu Weiyong.
He hated this guy more and more now.
If it wasn't for the fact that this fellow's brain worked faster and could give him ideas, he would have regretted recruiting this fellow.
Hu Weiyong also quickly stood up.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked around and said again,"We've found the reason. Use your brains and think of a way to solve the problem of the great clans 'expansion!!”
Hearing this, the scene immediately fell silent.
Hu Weiyong, Liu Bowen, and Li Shanzhang all frowned and pondered.
In the end, Xu Da was the first to jump out and said,"Your Majesty, I'm really not good at government affairs. I'd better return to the military camp.”
"Get lost!"
"Alright."
Xu Da left immediately.
Not long after Xu Da left, Hu Weiyong stood up and said,"Your Majesty, I believe that the tax system is of great importance! If he wanted to re-establish it, it would not be done in a day!”
"As for the imperial power not going to the countryside, that's easy. Send more officials to all parts of the country to supervise the matters of the landlord clans!”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression finally looked better.
After all, Hu Weiyong had been the prime minister for some time.
He had a deep understanding of the Darming Dynasty's bureaucrat system. After figuring out the reason, he quickly had an idea.
"Your Majesty, it might be possible to send more officials to supervise the clans and landowners in the early years of the dynasty.”
"But in the end of the dynasty, these officials will probably still collude with those clans.”
"This move won't be of much use.”
Lee Shan Chang stood up and said.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Hu Weiyong provocatively.
After Lin Zi Yun read his fortune, he firmly believed that Hu Wei Yong was the villain of his life.
In the past, due to Hu Weiyong's high status and power, as well as the fact that they were both from Huaixi, Li Shan Chang had tolerated him a lot. But now, Li Shan Chang did not treat him well.
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded, rejecting Hu Weiyong's words.
If it could only be maintained for a while, there was no way for the Ming Dynasty to jump out of the historical cycle.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not satisfied with Hu Weiyong's suggestion.
Liu Bowen, on the other hand, remained silent.
He had already realized that the question raised by Zhu Yuanzhang was the biggest problem that had troubled all the dynasties.
The wise men of the past dynasties had never thought of a way to solve it.
Naturally, he couldn't think of a good solution.
At most, he would suggest sending more officials to various places to monitor the situation, just like Hu Weiyong.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the three officials who were silent for a while and felt quite disappointed. In the end, he waved his hand.
"Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Liu Bowen, the three of you go down and discuss the tax reform. I want to see the plan tonight.”
"Here."
Li Shan Chang, Liu Bowen, and Hu Weiyong bowed together and left with Tang He, who had been silent all this while.
"Sigh, there's no one in the court."
After everyone left.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly looked up at the ceiling and couldn't help but sigh.
They were the three most outstanding civil officials in the court.
The three most formidable strategists of the Darming Dynasty.
Just this?
It was completely incomparable to a fortune-teller!
Good-for-nothings, all good-for-nothings!
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