Chapter 70 The Afraid Zhou Yingqiu and the Two (Asking for a Monthly Pass Collection)

Zhu Youzhen stood with his hands in his hands and said lightly: "I have another matter when I came to you today. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak. Zhou Yingqiu hurriedly bowed his hand.

Zhu Youzhen said in a surprising voice: "I think that the thirty taxes and one merchant tax set by Hongwu Nian are too low, and the dynasty treats merchants too favorably.

I intend to increase the commercial tax to ten taxes, so that the treasury will be filled countless times, and I will no longer have the danger of the treasury being empty. ”

"Click!"

The emperor's words fell into the ears of Zhou Yingqiu and Cui Chengxiu, which was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and they were blinded in an instant.

The decision to increase commercial taxes is undoubtedly digging the ancestral grave of the Southeast Shishang Group.

Once Zhu Youzhen forcibly implemented this policy, Zhou Yingqiu and Cui Chengxiu could completely foresee that it would be a situation in which the dynasty was surging and the Donglin Party members set off a monstrous wave of opposition.

And the ministers responsible for implementing this policy will undoubtedly become the emperor's shield and will surely become the target of the ministers.

The end will be a loss of office, and even future generations will be tragically affected, and the career will be difficult;

If it is heavy, it will be difficult to save the name after his death, and he will be beaten as a rebel and thief by the Donglin Party, and he will be stinking for 10,000 years.

Not only will the minister suffer, but Zhu Youzhen's safety will also be seriously threatened, after all, countless examples in history have long proved that since there is no way to solve the trouble, then solve the person who caused the trouble!

So Zhengde fell into the water, the apocalypse fell into the water, so why can't you fall into the water, Chongzhen?

And compared with Zhengde and Apocalypse, Chongzhen has been on the throne for less than half a year, the lord is suspicious, and there are very few talents under his hands who are really loyal to Chongzhen, and it is easier to take Chongzhen's life.

As long as Chongzhen is solved and the business tax is increased, it can only end up without a problem, and the Southeast Shishang Group is still safe and sound, enjoying glory and wealth!

Zhou Yingqiu was cunning and cunning, how could he not know that Zhu Youzhen's forcible collection of business taxes was a death-seeking behavior, and hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, you must not!"

However, Zhu Youzhen had already made up his mind, and said categorically: "Zhou Ge Lao doesn't need to advise, I have made up my mind, if I don't increase commercial taxes, my Ming Dynasty will die sooner or later, in order to save the Ming Dynasty, although there are tens of millions of people, I will go to it!"

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's categorical words, Zhou Yingqiu could only extinguish his thoughts of persuasion.

Since the emperor has to go to the dark on a road, Zhou Yingqiu thinks that he has fulfilled his responsibilities as a courtier, and it is time to make a career for himself.

In history, Zhou Yingqiu is good at cooking, every Wei Liangqing passes, enters the dolphin hooves to drink, Liangqing is happy, and the time name is "simmering hooves general constitution".

Therefore, Zhou Yingqiu has never been a courtier for the country and the people, just a sycophancy villain!

He is just a feudal bureaucrat who proverbs the philosophy of survival, the golden mean and the way of self-preservation.

At the beginning, he vigorously supported Zhu Youzhen's ascension to the throne, because he thought that Zhu Youzhen was a woman who was good at the hands of women in the deep palace, and he knew nothing about national affairs, so he must rely on these eunuch officials.

In his opinion, Zhu Youzhen will have to study for at least a few more years before he can be qualified to express his views on political affairs.

However, Zhou Yingqiu looked away, although Zhu Youzhen was young, he was very sophisticated, and in the face of Wei Zhongxian, who was in power, Zhu Youzhen used the Yangtze River and the Yellow River as a metaphor to subdue Wei Zhongxian.

Zhou Yingqiu seems that Zhu Youzhen, who thinks that the emperor is a balancing man, will inevitably engage in balancing techniques, bridging the rift between the eunuch party and the Donglin party, calming down the court, and he can calmly take over the huge power of the entire country.

However, Zhou Yingqiu and the others have not yet eased their breath, Zhu Youzhen seems to be silent, but as soon as he makes a move, he is scared to death, he actually wants to touch the reverse scales of the Southeast Shishang Group and attack the sea trade and commercial tax.

You must know that increasing the commercial tax is a field that the Emperor of the Apocalypse, who killed the Donglin Party, did not dare to set foot in!

Although Emperor Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian slandered the world, and they only collected mining and supervising taxes, they touched the rebel scales of the Donglin Party, and made the world shout and kill Wei Zhongxian, and Emperor Tianqi was also directly sent to see Emperor Taizu.

Zhu Youzhen doesn't want to live, so will Zhou Yingqiu follow the emperor?

Don't even think about it!

Zhou Yingqiu said: "Your Majesty, please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, Your Majesty's intention to solve the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty is excellent, and Weichen is also very willing to support Your Majesty, but Weichen is old and old, and he is really unable to serve His Majesty anymore!"

"The minister seconded!" Cui Chengxiu hurriedly followed.

Zhu Youzhen didn't expect that he had just started to tell Zhou Yingqiu and Cui Chengxiu that he wanted to increase business taxes, and Zhou Yingqiu, as the elder of the pavilion, was so frightened by the Donglin Party that they didn't do it.

Seeing Emperor Tieqing's face, Zhou Yingqiu explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that Weichen doesn't understand that if the financial crisis of the imperial court is not resolved, then it will be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to avoid the end of collapse.

The only way to solve the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty is to compete with the southeast gentry group and implement the policy of increasing commercial taxes.

But in this way, Your Majesty is bound to directly confront the huge Southeast Shishang Group, Wei Chen just thought about it, he felt that Wan Jun's pressure pressed Wei Chen couldn't breathe, please forgive Wei Chen for his old age and decrepitness, he is really powerless, and he can't serve His Majesty!"

The minister seconded. Cui Chengxiu followed again, and the straightforward Zhu You checked his teeth.

Zhou Yingqiu and the two of them have been up and down in the sea for decades, they are worthy of being old foxes, and they know the way of survival.

No wonder Zhou Yingqiu and the two retreated, looking at the more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the only minister who dared to fight with the gentry class was Zhang Juzheng.

However, even if he was as strong as Zhang Juzheng, after his death, he was still inevitably counterattacked by the gentry class, and not only his family suffered, but all the fruits of reform were also in vain.

Only one policy of paying taxes on silver was preserved because it favored the gentry.

Although Zhou Yingqiu and the others are eunuchs, they are also members of the gentry class, so they may damage their own interests to charge for the emperor and become enemies of the Donglin Party and even the gentry of the world!

The Donglin Party and the gentry of the world are enemies, Zhou Ying Qiuguang and the two of them are scared when they think about it, they are almost sixty people, and they will return to their hometowns to retire after a few years, who is willing to go to this troubled water?

Zhu Youzhen planned to let Zhou Yingqiu and the others act as the pioneers of reform, but it can be said that they found the wrong person, and the reason why Zhou Yingqiu and the two were able to go smoothly and rise step by step in the Apocalypse Dynasty was because they were "Gou" enough.

In the face of Wei Zhongxian, who leaned towards the government and the opposition, Zhou Yingqiu, who was deeply aware of the true legend of "three flavors for officials", forbearance and turned a blind eye to the eunuchs' crazy suppression of the Donglin Party.

It is also their wall-like behavior that makes the two of them stand tall in the stormy apocalypse.

Zhu Youzhen's face was slightly angry, and he angrily accused: "You have always regarded yourself as a scholar, and you have always paid attention to self-cultivation and family governance, but now when you need to come forward, you are afraid.

Everyone in the world says, 'Useless is a scholar', I thought it was biased, but now it seems that it is just right in one sentence!"

"The minister is guilty and incompetent, begging bones, I hope Your Majesty will allow it!"

Zhou Yingqiu and the others are elders, but they were scolded by the emperor for being "useless", what else can they say?

Therefore, he could only take off his black gauze hat, kneel on the ground, and ask for his resignation.

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen stood up suddenly, his face became even more angry, and his voice became more and more cold: "Zhou Ge Lao, Cui Ge Lao and the two think that they can get rid of one hundred by resigning?"

If you don't know what you can't do, you must know that the two of you may not be much cleaner than Gu Bingqian under your buttocks!"

Cui Chengxiu was shocked when she heard this, cold sweat covered her whole body, and she asked in a panic: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Cui Chengxiu coldly, and his voice was like a cold wind: "I can copy Gu Bingqian, and I can also copy Er!

"Your Majesty......"

Cui Chengxiu and the others never expected that Zhu Youzhen, who was the emperor, would actually tear off his face and threaten the two of them with death!

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen still looks like an emperor, he is clearly a ruffian hooligan!

Your Majesty, can you still be a little gentlemanly?

If Zhu Youzhen heard the voices of Cui Chengxiu and the others, he would definitely scoff at them: bullshit demeanor! If Lao Tzu doesn't increase business taxes, the Ming Dynasty will be finished, and Lao Tzu will hang himself on the southeast branch, and Lao Tzu still needs to be graceful?

Seeing that the emperor and Cui Chengxiu were in a stalemate, the emperor even threatened Cui Chengxiu with death.

Wang Chengen couldn't stand anymore, so he hurriedly knelt down, grabbed the ground with his head, and said: "The old slave is incapable of sharing worries for Your Majesty, the old slave is guilty, and please calm Your Majesty's anger with thunder." ”

Zhu Youzhen turned his head to look at Wang Chengen, still angry and said, "Big companion, do you also want to speak for them and stop me?"

Wang Chengen can be said to have suffered a catastrophe without reason, Wang Chengen is different from Cui Chengxiu, he is a benevolent and honest person, and he is also loyal to Zhu Youzhen, but today he must stand up and speak.

Therefore, Wang Chengen said loudly: "Your Majesty misunderstands the old slave, and the old slave is very supportive of His Majesty's policy of increasing commercial taxes, and is willing to contribute to the implementation of this policy."

However, is the emperor too hasty, His Majesty can organize and train the new army, and Lu Xiangsheng, Man Gui and others will implement it after they enter Beijing?"

Zhu Youzhen also calmed down when he heard this, and thought that Wang Chengen's words were reasonable, and there were three advantages to doing this:

First, the contradiction between the monarch and the minister was alleviated, and Cui Chengxiu and the others would not jump off the wall in a hurry.

Second, Zhu Youzhen can make more preparations, and he will have a greater chance of success when the time comes.

Third, and most importantly, Zhu Youzhen can implement it step by step, release false tricks to probe it, and when the time comes, there will undoubtedly be much less resistance to winning over and suppressing some of them.

So, Zhu Youzhen said gently: "What the companion said is reasonable, let's not implement the business tax for the time being, but if Cui Ge Lao, Zhou Ge Lao and I want to collect business tax show the slightest rumor, I want to wait for the lives of the nine clans, understand?"

"The old minister understands and obeys the holy command. Cui Chengxiu and the others hurriedly replied.

Wang Chengen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if Zhu Youzhen insisted on going his own way, he would also stand on His Majesty's side, but if this continues, Zhu Youzhen's safety cannot be guaranteed.

Do you really think that after cleaning the palace twice, the palace will be safe?

How is it possible, in the face of huge interests, there are many people who are willing to take risks!

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