The eunuch Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the seal, had the largest number of hidden houses in the mansion outside the palace, with five people.

The second is the eunuch Gao Shiyue, the chief eunuch, who was in charge of the imperial horse and seal, and there were four hidden houses in his mansion.

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Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he was in the high position in the palace. The earlier he was in the mansion outside the palace, the more hidden households there were. They were also in the palace most of their time. Therefore, the number of hidden households in these eunuchs’ mansions was the largest, and there were not as many family members as the Minister of Personnel of Yingtian Prefecture.

After reading this list, Emperor Chongzhen did not make any statement. He privately chatted with Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and asked him to report the situation that had been investigated first.

According to the official position, Liu Xingzuo only investigated the cabinet, the seven ministers and some royal palace nobles in the capital. However, judging from these information, the situation was much more serious than in the palace.

The most serious cases of the noble families were the nobles who had almost the same fate as the Ming Dynasty. The most common one was the mansion of the British Duke. There were twenty-six people in the mansions of the capital alone, which was not counted as their hidden houses in the manor outside the capital. Even the father-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen and the father-in-law of the Zhou Dynasty had eight hidden houses in the manor.

Among the cabinet and the seven ministers, as I knew before, the older the family, the more hidden the family there were, and it had nothing to do with whether they were scholarly families. However, the chief minister Wen Tiren always regarded himself as honest and honest. There were the fewest servants and servants in his mansion, and there were only two hidden houses. The capital chief Rong Cao Bianjiao did not have a single hidden house, and his uncle Cao Wenzhao had three.

Seeing this information, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have to wait for Liu Xingzuo to investigate everyone clearly, and he already knew it. It seemed that among the wealthy families, they were likely to treat those families as private property, and they did not even think about treating these families as independent individuals, and were also the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for this situation is probably related to the concepts of the Ming Dynasty. Most of the hidden families in these mansions have children, which means that the parents of these people are slaves from wealthy families, and the sons born by slaves must be slaves in the mansion.

It seems that some of the regulations made since the founding of the Ming Dynasty need to be changed. Emperor Chongzhen thought in his mind and fell into deep thought.

A few days later, Emperor Chongzhen took a train to play in the Imperial Garden. On a whim, he ordered all eunuchs above the prison to come and take the train together.

Suddenly, the train in the Imperial Garden was filled with eunuchs in the palace. This made the palace maids and eunuchs standing next to him envious. I hope that one day I would be a member of it, how great it would be!

However, the eunuchs on the train were puzzled. Many people had a job, such as the eunuchs of Sili, who had been busy reviewing most of the memorials since Emperor Chongzhen handed over most of the memorials, and they were really busy! Emperor Chongzhen suddenly called them to take the train. What is this for?

As the top group of people in the palace, they naturally knew that the emperor would not summon them to play for no reason, and that there must be some purpose. Therefore, they were guessing things in their hearts, but on the surface, they had a lot of fun, and from time to time they praised them based on the emperor's topic.

After the train drove a few laps, it finally stopped. After the fire was turned off, the Imperial Garden finally became quiet.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, touched the train, got off the train again, and smiled around the train. Seeing him, he admired the train very much.

The eunuchs headed by Cao Huachun all followed Emperor Chongzhen and praised the train with a smile, making them feel harmonious.

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen stood on the side of the locomotive, looked at the train and said with emotion: "The railway tracks between the capital and Tongzhou will be paved soon. When the first day of opening the train, I will take the queen to celebrate. How about it?"

When the eunuchs heard the emperor say that it was so grand, these eunuchs were slightly surprised. It was just a train, and the emperor actually attached so much importance to it?

Although they thought so in their hearts, they seemed a little fussy. On the surface, no one showed it. When Cao Huachun first praised: "Your Majesty is dedicated to serving the people, it is a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty is a benevolent king for all ages, and it is indeed a blessing for the people!"

“…”

Just as these eunuchs knew Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen was actually very familiar with these eunuchs. He knew that they were saying this on their lips, but they might not necessarily think so in their hearts.

But that doesn't matter. He patted the locomotive and said with a smile: "You may not have realized that the appearance of this train will bring huge changes to the traffic in the Ming Dynasty. Take the railway from Tongzhou to Jingshi for example. In the future, the goods transported from the Grand Canal from Jinghan will be brought to Jingshi by train in Tongzhou, and the throughput of the goods will be more than several times that of the previous one."

"When the train is rolled out across the country, both people and goods can greatly increase the scope of activities." Emperor Chongzhen said this and said with emotion, "In addition, the Ming Dynasty has a new national policy of household registration, the court will no longer restrict the movement of the Ming people. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will greatly broaden their horizons. The Ming Dynasty will be more prosperous and stronger."

Hearing this, this time it was Gao Shiyue's first to echo: "Your Majesty, your wise, my Ming Dynasty is the most powerful since its founding. The vast territory of our Ming Dynasty is the most powerful in all dynasties! Your Majesty is mighty!"

When saying this, it was obvious that the Yuan Dynasty was automatically filtered out. Of course, to be honest, the Ming Dynasty started from the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east, the entire South Ocean in the south, and the Tianshan Mountains in the west, were all the territory that the Ming Dynasty swore sovereignty, and it was actually almost the same as the previous Yuan Dynasty.

"It's not that I flatter you. Your Majesty's wise and magical martial arts are far superior to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and Tang Zong and Song Zu. My Ming Dynasty started with the Tianqi Dynasty and achieved this situation in just a few years. I admire you very much. Since the emperor came, I only obey Your Majesty!" Cao Huachun was not willing to fall behind, so he quickly smiled and agreed.

The other eunuchs were the same, and they all agreed and said similar things.

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and it is really a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

“…”

Emperor Chongzhen seemed to enjoy what they said, just smiled and looked at the train, letting them speak.

After a while, he suddenly turned around and looked at the eunuchs behind him and asked, "You have said so much, how can you tell who the people of the Ming Dynasty refer to? What exactly does my people mean?"

When he heard this, almost all the eunuchs were stunned. The emperor's question was unconventional! And why did he ask this question? Aren't the people of the Ming Dynasty the people the Ming Dynasty? Aren't the people of the emperor the people the Ming Dynasty?

They were wondering, and Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the East Factory Admiral and the eunuch of the Lizhi Priest, was the first to speak: "The underworld of the world is the king's land; the shore of the land is the king's minister! I think that anyone in the territory of our Ming Dynasty is the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the subject of Your Majesty, without exception!"

When he said this, he emphasized the three words "anyone". Or because of physical reasons, the eunuch's voice was originally a bit sharp, and this loud emphasis made people even more harsh.

When many eunuchs were stunned, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be interested and immediately asked Wang Chengen: "What Wang Fan said is interesting, anyone? It seems to make sense!"

"I have always thought so!" Wang Chengen responded with respect under the gaze of many colleagues, "As long as you are in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, no matter who you are, you will be subject to thunder and rain. Everyone in the territory of the Ming Dynasty can feel the changes that Your Majesty brings to the Ming Dynasty. Just say that this train has been repaired all over the country, and naturally anyone in the country can enjoy the convenience it brings. And..."

Wang Chengen talked endlessly, and Emperor Chongzhen did not interrupt and listened with a smile.

What Wang Chengen said was actually the emperor's contribution. When the people around him listened, they couldn't help but look at him with admiration. They didn't expect that Wang Chengen was not old, but could use this high-level flattery to truly make the emperor happy through factual narratives.

Thinking of this, they were a little envious. Why didn’t they just talk about this first?

At this moment, Wang Chengen changed his subject and immediately changed his subject to the present moment. He heard him say: "From all these things, from the princes and nobles to the people of the dawn, or the prisoners and servants, without exception, they are all subjects of Your Majesty, and they are all subjects of Your Majesty and are all subjects of Your Majesty!"

His words are not correct in terms of legal terms. Are there anyone exceptions within the Ming Empire?

When many eunuchs and eunuchs were still thinking about the conversation between the emperor and the admiral of the Dongchang, Wang Chengen heard Wang Chengen say again: "In all dynasties, hidden households have been prisoners of sin, but Your Majesty has given you the opportunity to reform. He is a benevolent monarch for the ages! I think that Your Majesty's new policy is a perfect deed. If anyone wants to be a hidden household, no matter whether he is voluntarily or not, his crimes are unforgivable! I don't believe it. There are still people in this world who are not under Your Majesty's control. Are there anyone who is bigger than Your Majesty and can control those people?"

In this passage, he emphasized several points, such as "whether the hidden house is voluntary", and "there are still people in the world who are not under the control of His Majesty", etc.

In contact with the theme of Hidden Hu, many eunuchs present immediately understood. Should they call everyone here today? In fact, it was not just taking the train, but for Hidden Hu?

They were originally just as Emperor Chongzhen thought before, and they felt that the imperial court registered a hidden house this time, actually not including the birth of children in their mansion. Because this has been the practice since previous dynasties. But at this time, when they heard Wang Chengen repeatedly emphasized anyone, especially pointing out "Is the hidden house voluntary?" and "Is there anyone else bigger than Your Majesty?", they immediately thought of their mansion, isn't there a hidden house that meets this condition?

Thinking of this, there were many young eunuchs and others with a little unnatural expression.

Emperor Chongzhen seemed not to see their expressions change, but said to Wang Chengen lightly: "Parent Wang is exaggerating. I believe that today is different from the past. Some people may be blocked from news; and some people may be busy, etc., and have not registered for the time being. Now it is still early to the registration deadline, so no one should deliberately not register. If someone really dares to deceive me, haha, I don't mind giving you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions!"

After he said this, all the people present in the palace immediately understood.

The emperor has already pointed out that "the present is different from the past", which means it is different from the past. He also said, "Some people may be busy with things." How could ordinary hidden households be busy with things and turn a blind eye to the strategies of the court? This is clearly saying that they are giving them a step.

Although Wang Chengen proposed this matter, it was obviously instructed by the emperor. The two of them sang together and beat the people in the palace.

Thinking of this, they looked at Wang Chengen and understood in their hearts that it is likely that their situation in the mansion outside would have been clearly identified by the East Factory Detective, otherwise there would have been this scene today.

Thinking of this, most of them became a little frightened. For them, the emperor's favor is the foundation of all their power. If they lose their holy favor, don't say that their family will have children, everything will be just a cloud.

So, they all wanted to apologize to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen walked leisurely towards the harem with his hands behind his back, without looking back, but just explained lightly: "I've taken the train and chatted, so I'll go back and do my best!"

"I respectfully send you my majesty!" Many eunuchs responded in unison, and at the same time made a decision.

In the afternoon, Sun Chengzong worked for a long time on Wenyuan Pavilion. After all, he was old and in his seventies, and he had a little soreness in his back, so he stood up and walked. Other cabinet ministers were still continuing to work.

Walking near the door, suddenly, a faint voice came. This made Sun Chengzong a little curious. In the past, it was rare to hear people below chatting privately.

So he walked over, and although the footsteps were light, they were not without them. But the two seemed to be chatting vigorously, but they didn't hear them, and were still chatting in a low voice.

Sun Chengzong was close to him and stopped and listened.

It would be fine if I didn't listen, but I was stunned when I heard this. The two little eunuchs at the door were actually talking about the things in the palace, and it was something that had just happened.

After the two little eunuchs finished talking, they went to work hard. Sun Chengzong looked at their backs and couldn't help but grin and laughed silently.

He understood very well in his heart that the emperor now has strict control over the palace. He dared to promise that if someone above had not signaled it, these two eunuchs would never dare to take out the affairs in the palace and gossip.

This matter is actually easy to understand. This time the emperor wants to register all the hidden households in each mansion, but he doesn't want to do it openly, so he makes all the mansions more aware of it. Therefore, he first clicked the father-in-law in the palace, and then spread the news so that the outsiders can also be more aware of it.

Sun Chengzong could be 100% sure that the things in the palace would not be just such a place to gossip. This matter would spread quickly.

Your Majesty, this is a ritual first and then a soldier, it depends on whether everyone is conscious or not!

If there are really those who are not eyebrowed, with the emperor's current prestige and ability, those who are not eyebrowed will definitely be unlucky!
Chapter completed!