Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Is it unbearable or unbearable?

According to Fang Congzhe's knowledge of the nature of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the Donglin Party members like to talk about the government, like to criticize the current problems, and have nothing to do with the things of the past few decades.Whether they can bear it or not, they are likely to use this to make trouble.

Shenzong and Guangzong passed away one after another, and the court guidelines and political taboos changed drastically. It is still the best policy to be safe.

"Your Majesty, suddenly abolish the tax exemption and preferential treatment for all the scholars in the world. This has been a rule since ancient times. The old minister is worried that the words of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River will affect your majesty's reputation."

Fang Congzhe hesitated again and again, and said this from the perspective of considering the new king.

Once the "three tithes and one tax" become a statute, wouldn't it mean that officials who have become officials will not be exempted from taxation?My son is a man who can't be mentioned and is not well disciplined. He was originally favored but his official status was revoked.

Fang Congzhe was willing to recommend books for Yao Zongwen for two consecutive years, so he had no intention of saving a little more for his son.

"Besides, the old minister is worried that they will trick the vassal king into rebellion."

Fang Congzhe's worried appearance forced the British government to express its position in time.

"Fang Shoufu, this is not the time for the vassal king in the Hongwu period."

Cui Jingrong said: "Your Majesty, I suggest that the guards of the vassal prince's mansion be incorporated into the governor's mansion of the five armies. Liaodong lost tens of thousands of soldiers last year, and there is no time to make up for the shortage. If the prince's mansion needs guards, it can be allocated from the Jing army."

Sun Ruyou didn't want the new king's reputation to be damaged, so he offered a suggestion.

"It's better to spread the word in the mansion newspaper that the farmland should be cleared in various places, and anyone who finds hidden fields and hidden households will be expelled from the rank, official status and fame. To save some time for the scholars is to be treated first and then soldiers, and the final disposal of them is also in accordance with the law. example."

Huang Kezuan said: "Your Majesty, according to the humble opinion of the old minister, the law has long prohibited the use of paperwork in hidden fields and hidden households. If the hidden fields and hidden households are found out, that should be dealt with immediately. The old minister suggested that the transfer of farmland and the state governments should be stopped. The counties and counties' government orders for the verification and measurement of cultivated land are issued together. Anyone who has merit, official status, and titles should be deprived of their fame, official titles, and titles if they find Yintian, which is the purpose of this clean-up."

The embarrassment of having no money to pay the food and wages in Liaodong last year is still lingering in everyone's mind as if it happened yesterday.Everyone saw that the new king was willing to make substantial cuts from the inner court and clan first, for fear that the new king would go back on his word, and for a while did not care about the possible loss of personal interests.They expressed their opinions one after another and supported Xinjun to take immediate action.

Even the staff in the six subjects still hold the attitude that they will be expelled from the title and fame if they fail to pay the Yintian and make up the tax in time.

The emptiness of Taicang and the idling of Changping warehouse forced all the important ministers to change some of their old persistence and reserve.

When Zhu Youxiao proposed to withdraw and merge the Nanjing Six Departments to the capital, after encountering weak opposition, all members passed the withdrawal and merger.The left-behind officials in Zhongdu were also dismissed and merged to the capital, and redistributed to various ministries.

Because everyone present knows that without tax exemption and hidden land, everyone’s ostensible income comes from officials’ salaries, their own land and a small number of shops.But whether it is an official or redundant staff, the fewer people share the total salary, the less.

Such a big change involves too many things, and the workload of the household department will be very heavy.Zhu Youxiao ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Household Affairs to jointly complete the inspection of Qingzhang's plowing and hidden fields.

In particular, the inspection of Yintian and the recovery of taxes accumulated by Yintian are the most important. Everyone knows that this is the only thing that can support the court until next year's autumn tax.

Starting to change, Zhu Youxiao looked at the [-]-year-old minister and suggested: "We will stop here today. We will continue to discuss tomorrow."

All the ministers were exhausted after being excited, and only Huang Kezuan asked excitedly: "Your Majesty, if Taicang is rich, can you build some more artillery?"

"can."

This is what Zhu Youxiao wished for.

Zhang Weixian, who returned to the British government under the moonlight, sighed and went to the inner courtyard to discuss with his wife when he thought of the tax he would have to pay for his meritorious fields and the approximate number of his hidden fields.

It is still safe to hand over those cultivated fields to the emperor before the Ministry of Household Affairs has opened an investigation.The noble title that the ancestors finally obtained cannot be broken in their own hands.

It's really heartbreaking.

The British Duke and his wife talked about this matter, and when the British Duke and Madam heard that all the money and grain they had gained over the years would be converted into silver, she hurriedly said: "This is not an account that can be calculated clearly in a day or two."

Zhang Yan persuaded her from the side: "Mother, father will hand over the field books and silver taels before the next meeting tomorrow. In the eyes of the emperor, this is the first loyal minister. As long as our British government is standing The capital, other noble families in the capital, have to follow our winks and act. This is the reason why the emperor allows the British government to exist. If you wait and see until the end, and there are other nobles who come out, the emperor will kill you again The monkey scares the chicken."

The British public was very pleased to hear his daughter say this.

Mrs. Ying understood what her daughter meant. Cheng Guo’s mansion was already the monkey that was dragged out and killed by the emperor. The British mansion had to follow the emperor’s will immediately if he was sensible.

"Well, in the past, I wanted to set up some more family property for their brothers. Seeing what the emperor is doing now, I can only force them to make progress. Okay, I understand what your father and daughter mean. Fight hard tonight If you don’t sleep, I’ll sort out this account book and bring it to you tomorrow morning.”

"It's better to invite sister-in-laws to do it together."

Zhang Yan looked at the accounts for a few days, and knew that changes in the family's estate would affect the cost of the mansion.

"Mother, after handing over those farms, the family's income has decreased. The sister-in-laws have known earlier, and the family will reduce expenses in the future, so they won't complain.

The British Duchess hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

Seeing that his wife and daughter had an idea, the British public stood up and said, "You girls have worked hard all night, when Shize and his brothers come back, let them serve you to offer incense."

The second emperor hadn't been buried yet, so it was impossible to entertain guests with wine at home for a day. The only place where women of rich families could go out now was to go to the temple to offer incense.

The mother and daughter accepted the favor of the British Duke, and the British Duke happily went to the study to rest.Zhang Yan sent someone to invite the sister-in-laws.The British Duchess dressed up and went to the daily director's flower hall, and the tent in the mansion did not need to sleep this night.

The next day, the British prince took the tent and the account books sorted out by his family members all night, and entered the palace with the palace door open to meet the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao had just had breakfast, and when the little eunuch reported to the British Duke to see him, he guessed why he came so early.A secret praise is worthy of being the mansion of the Ming Dynasty that can stand for more than 200 years. This kind of understanding and willingness is what Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen does not have.

"Pass him in."

Grasping a few account books in his big hands, the Duke of England knelt down five steps away from Zhu Youxiao and raised the account books above his head.

"Your Majesty, after I returned to the mansion yesterday, I checked the farmland that should not be in the mansion overnight, and now I have assembled it into a book and submitted it. The amount of silver taels has also been calculated clearly. I will send the silver taels into the palace after His Majesty's order. Please forgive me for my crimes." .”

Zhu Youxiao signaled Liu Shimin to take over the ledger.

"British officials. There is nothing wrong with this. The dowry of your love has entered the Kunning Palace."

The British prince understood what the emperor said, and his heart fell to the ground.Liu Shimin couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, and then immediately acted as if he didn't hear, and retreated to where he should be standing.

The second one to come was Duke Ding, Xu Xi, who was only an incense stick later than Duke Ying.The same scene reappeared, and Zhu Youxiao praised from the bottom of his heart: "Da Ming has such a loyal Duke like you, I don't have to worry about the future."

After other officials arrived one after another, Zhu Youxiao's imperial case was already full of accounts from various governments.Zhou Jiamo also deliberately brought over the list of gifts he had received since he became Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhu Youxiao took the gift list and said to these important ministers: "Reciprocity cannot be completely cut off. Please see if you can draw up a standard, for example, if the unit price is within a hundred taels or within a few silver taels, it will belong to the individual. , the total annual amount should not exceed a few thousand taels. What should I do if the unit price exceeds, so as to prevent my important and trustworthy ministers from being falsely accused of accepting bribes in the future."

Huang Kezuan just wanted to say that one or two should not be accepted.

Zhang Wenda, the censor of Zuodu, guessed that the emperor meant to draw an enforceable limit, so he got up before the minister of punishment and said, "Your Majesty, I have discussed this matter with Huang Shangshu, but we have not yet reached an agreement. Because some Calligraphy, painting and antiques are more difficult to value.”

Zhu Youxiao looked at the crowd and saw that no one came forward to speak, so he had to speak by himself.

"I have a suggestion. It's better to gather gifts that are difficult to value. If there are too many gifts, they will be auctioned every six months. If there are few gifts, they will be auctioned once a year."

Speaking of using an auction to deal with it, everyone here also understands what it is.When newcomers are launched in Nahua Street and Liuxiang, the one with the highest price wins.These people who can speak in the study in the emperor's inner room, the older ones want to be famous in history and pave the way for future generations.The young ones are those who will be assigned to the six departments of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the future. For their own bright future, they don't want to be seen as greedy for money in the eyes of Xinjun.

Li Ruhua, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this is a good idea. Only when the officials are clear can the country be peaceful and the people safe. The silver taels this morning are enough to pay for the food and wages of the important towns on the nine borders this winter."

Huang Kezuan immediately said: "Your Majesty, you should cast artillery first. It is a sharp weapon for defending the city."

Huang Kezuan's urgency fell into the eyes of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and they both showed knowing smiles.This old Huang, who is still thinking about building cannons at the age of dozens, should not be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but the Minister of the Ministry of War or a general.

Only Fang Congzhe felt uncomfortable looking at the list of gifts presented by Zhou Jiamo. He has been alone in recent years.He accepted all kinds of gifts, but he was still reluctant to hand them over like Zhou Jiamo did.

Not only was he reluctant to part with it, but he also felt that accepting gifts, thinking about the ability of the gift givers, and placing them in a suitable position, was recommending useful people to the imperial court, which could not be compared with accepting bribes and selling officials.

The author has something to say: People in different positions have different understandings of bribery.