Chapter 143: Fatal Temptation

On September 6, the enthronement ceremony was held.

This was discussed by the first assistant from Zhe and other ministers, and when the day was reported, Zhu Youxiao was very surprised, but he didn't expect it to be the same as in history, it was still this day. However, he did not object, and he did not understand any auspicious days of the zodiac, so he had to listen to them.

Now the cabinet is empty again, Liu Yijing and Han Kuang were implicated in the Red Pill coup and arrested by Jinyiwei, and the other cabinet ministers are also much empty, and the group of Donglin Party promoted by Zhu Changluo are not many arrested, but they are all high-level.

Now the entire Donglin Party, except for Zou Yuanbiao, who is still in Nanjing, can be said to have been swept away, and only a few little minions are left in the court. At this time, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Sun Chengzong were still only petty officials of six or seven grades, and they were not of much use. However, with them, the Donglin Party may not fall, but it is difficult to say whether it will be the current Donglin Party at that time.

Wanli's perennial ignorance of the government and politics, Zhu Changluo's reign was only one month, and the courtiers implicated in the Red Pill coup made the court a little chaotic and the government affairs were not running smoothly, Fang Congzhe also hinted at this problem to him, but Zhu Youxiao did not easily decide on this candidate, he was not familiar with the courtiers, and Yang Lian, Sun Chengzong and others, who knew a little about him, were not qualified enough, so he ignored Fang Congzhe's hints, pretended not to understand, and planned to wait until he ascended the throne.

Taking advantage of the past few days, he plans to deal with the affairs in the palace, first straighten out the affairs around him, consolidate the basic plate, and then deal with the outer court.

After coming out of the resident hospital, Zhu Youxiao moved directly into the Qianqing Palace, and then cleaned up a study next to the main hall for his daily office, as for his daily office, as for the place where he slept, he did not live everywhere like the previous emperor, but fixed, he only slept well in the bed he was familiar with.

Because of this habit, every time he was on duty in prison in his previous life, he couldn't sleep well, and every time he woke up in the morning, his eyes were red, and he had no energy all morning.

"Li Tao, go and call Luo Yangxing over." Zhu Youxiao furrowed his eyebrows and instructed Li Tao, who was accompanying him. Now the defense of the Forbidden City is all in charge of the Yulin Army, and the defense of the Imperial City is still the responsibility of the Twelve Guards and the remaining forbidden troops of the Imperial Horse Prison. Of course, these are only temporary.

As for the guards around him, they were arranged by him, and a company of troops from the Yulin Army was transferred in turn to protect him.

"Your Majesty." Soon, Luo Yangxing came over.

"Can the screening in the palace be completed?" Zhu Youxiao looked at the thick file and asked without raising his head.

"Back to Your Majesty, all the screenings have been completed, and all kinds of personnel and ministers have been handed over to the prince in different categories." Luo Yangxing replied on one knee.

"That's right, you take people back to the Tiangong workshop in the western suburbs, and take care of the people there, I've been busy lately, and I can't take care of that side." Zhu Youxiao put down the file and raised it slightly, his expression was a little tired, and his eyes were faintly red.

"What instructions does Your Majesty have?" Luo Yangxing asked.

"It's nothing, the most important thing is to be optimistic about the place and the craftsmen, the technology can't be leaked, as for the business, as usual, what it was in the past, and what it is now." He pondered for a moment, and then continued, "You tell the master craftsmen in the workshop to pack up their things and move tomorrow." ”

"Wechen knows." Luo Yang bowed down should be.

"Then you will leave." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and let him go down.

"Yes, Weichen retired." Luo Yangxing bowed and bowed out.

After Luo Yangxing left, Zhu Youxiao did not stop, and summoned Wang Chengen over again to inquire carefully about the situation in the palace.

"Cheng'en, how are the property and personnel statistics in the palace?" Zhu Youxiao's elbows rested on the desk, his fingers crossed with each other, and his chin was propped up.

For the emperor's casualness, Wang Chengen was not surprised, he didn't raise his eyelids, but he reported in a deep voice, the first thing he reported was Zhu Youzhuwei's concern, the emperor's internal silver two "Qi Shengshang, Wanli Ye's internal money stored silver plus the income from this inspection, a total of ......" said this, Wang Chenen paused, "Thirteen million taels!! ”

"What?! Thirteen million taels? Hearing this number, Zhu Youxiao stood up and shouted.

"Yes, Holy One. Among them, three million taels of silver were confiscated from the major eunuchs, as well as countless fields and real estate. Wang Chengen once again told a startling truth. However, Zhu Youxiao obviously ignored it, and he only had the thirteen million taels of silver in his eyes.

"I have 1,030 internal money, and I have saved 17 million over the years by relying on the salt works and the Tiangong workshop, so it is 30 million taels. Thirty million....... thirty million......" Zhu Youxiao muttered, his eyes gradually brightening.

Shang Ruo only has his own 17 million taels of silver, and Zhu Youxiao still has a lot of actions that he doesn't dare to make too big, but now with Wanli's internal money, it has become 30 million taels, which is simply a qualitative change, which can put many of his actions into practice.

Like, abolishing agricultural taxes?

In the era of industrial development in later generations, the abolition of agricultural taxes is a song of merit, not to mention that it is placed in this era, it is simply a big killer, once this thing comes out, the world can not compete with it, and there is no problem with what Zhu Youxiao wants to reform in the future.

As for the source of the imperial court's tax after the abolition of the agricultural tax, Zhu Youxiao's initial idea was the benefit of salt. Most of the silver he has saved in the past few years has been brought by the Tianjin Salt Farm, and as for the perfumes, mirrors, and spirits of the Tiangong Workshop, although they are also very popular and profitable, they are limited to the problems of production and trade routes, and the total income is not as high as that of the Salt Farm, which monopolizes the capital of Beijing.

With a huge base of millions of people, salt is a daily necessities, and the profits it brings far exceed Zhu Youxiao's expectations. He had some delusions, and wrote the words abolishing the agricultural tax and replacing it with a commercial tax, which led to a series of events.

When he learned the reason why the Donglin Party was targeting him from the Hakka family, Zhu Youxiao woke up a little bit, and the paper that said that the agricultural tax was burned by him, and this idea was also buried in his heart. Later, he planned to reform the agricultural tax after ascending the throne and use the Qing Dynasty's land and silver system, so that the span would not be too large, the resistance would be small, and the finances would be affordable, so that he could support the national salt works and obtain salt profits.

But now it's different, now 30 million taels of silver, like the temptation of the devil, makes Zhu Youxiao's idea of canceling the agricultural tax can't help but pop up again, constantly churning.

"No, I have to be quiet." Zhu Youxiao was holding on to the table, his head was slightly dizzy, and the stimulation was a little great, and he couldn't slow down for a while. He walked slowly to the room, waved his hand, and asked Wang Chengen to step back first, if he didn't think about this matter clearly, he didn't have any intention to listen to the report.