One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

In fact, Zhang Whale and the others were relatively calm, because they first thought about their own interests and Wanli's purpose for doing this.

However, the ministers of the DPRK and China were not so calm in the face of this news.

It was immediately fryed.

Most people don't care about those tariffs, they care about Wanli's behavior.

It's just brazen.

Many officials really scolded directly.

Scolding the emperor is not once or twice.

I've never seen anything so shameless.

The reason why they are angry is because this tariff has been in the hands of the imperial court for so many years, and there are many people who do not pay taxes, and you never pay attention to it, and even deliberately connived, let alone tax everyone, and now that the tariff has just arrived in your hands, the tariff is related to your personal income, and you immediately tax everyone.

It's too ugly to eat.

If you look like an emperor, you are clearly a scoundrel.

This is really not a hidden interest, this is on the surface, the customs are all owned by the emperor, and then the emperor himself is taxed, isn't this just taking off his pants and farting.

Are we stupid?

But the situation in the Ming court was always full of drama.

At the same time, there were some ministers who were deeply dissatisfied with the privileges of the relatives of the powerful, most of whom were from small and medium-sized landlords or merchant families, who happened to be in the middle, and had certain assets, but at the same time did not have privileges.

Officials from this kind of family environment will naturally be very disgusted with privileges.

There are also some ministers who really think about the country, and exempt themselves from privileges can indeed fill the treasury and eliminate corruption.

When these two groups saw that the emperor took the initiative to levy taxes on themselves, they thought that it would be better to expand and at the same time exempt them from all privileges.

They began to move, telling everyone that it was useless to oppose it, and that the Emperor's decree had now reached the banknote.

Originally, the cabinet could refuse to enforce it, after all, the banknotes were under the jurisdiction of the cabinet, not under the jurisdiction of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but in this case, how could the cabinet oppose the emperor, the emperor did this, but to protect them, of course they acquiesced to Wanli's behavior, and there was no opposition.

Then you can only find a way to force Wanli to take back her fate.

What's the solution?

Expansion!

Exemption from all tax privileges.

This emperor will definitely not be able to stand it, this involves the emperor himself, as well as a large number of vassal kings and imperial relatives, and then the emperor will face more pressure, based on this, the emperor is likely to take back his fate.

Many ministers were very much in favor.

I felt that doing this would indeed make the emperor take back his fate.

If the emperor really wants to exempt himself from privileges, then hurt each other, anyway, they don't take any advantage from it, they all tax them, and they lose less, and your emperor will definitely lose the most.

Some officials, led by Yanguan, began to play, directly satirizing Wanli, you are doing this to collect wealth for yourself, unless you exempt all other tax-exempt privileges, it proves that you really want to work hard.

And it's huge!

Wanli hadn't opened his mouth yet, and those powerful groups panicked first.

That's a terrible thing!

They rushed to contact each other to discuss what to do.

Of course, they also knew that the purpose of some bureaucrats in doing this might be to force Wanli to take back his fate.

Therefore, some of the powerful supported the pressure on the emperor.

You can't start this.

But there are also a considerable number of powerful people who hope to stop the current situation.

What if it's self-defeating?

How much is the tariff?

Compared with farmland mulberry forests, tariffs are slag.

But on the whole, it is still those ministers who try to have the upper hand with Wanli, which is actually the consistent style of the Ming Dynasty bureaucracy, and when facing the emperor, there is no softness.

It is to have a hard anus to the end.

See who blinks first.

This holy decree really made the Ming court from top to bottom, and the ugliness was fully revealed.

But if you really want to talk about it, this is more ferocious than Zhang Juzheng's reform, Zhang Juzheng's reform is clear-sighted, but it is only based on the actual situation, and it is based on the imperial court system, and it does not say that it is necessary to break the ancestral system, overthrow everything, and start again.

But Wanli did this, obviously destroying the ancestral system.

Taizu was very preferential to his family at the beginning, but now his family also has to pay taxes.

But Wanli has never cared about what ancestral system is or not, he is a very self-centered emperor, and now he doesn't even wear a crown, does he care about what ancestral system?

Don't talk to me about the ancestral system, talk about money.

......

Master of Ceremonies.

"Prime Minister, now that the DPRK and China are in a mess, many people are waiting for the Prime Minister to express his position!"

A middle-aged eunuch whispered to Zhang Cheng.

"Statement?"

Zhang Cheng glanced at it and asked, "What kind of posture?" ”

The middle-aged eunuch said, "It's about tariffs." ”

Zhang Cheng snorted: "This matter has nothing to do with us, we are just responsible for helping Your Majesty escort the tribute, and Your Majesty will not let us pay taxes." ”

The middle-aged eunuch said: "But the Dongchang side has been more active recently, and more and more powerful people, relatives and governors have close contacts, if we don't do anything, we are only afraid of ......!" ”

So far, Dongchang has always been to press the celebrant to the head of the eunuch, and this time is a good opportunity to win people's hearts, because now those powerful people are begging people everywhere, especially the ministers, are their main bribes, because they want to be able to understand the emperor's mind, and many eunuchs feel that they can't keep silent, otherwise this benefit will be taken by Zhang Whale.

Zhang Cheng sneered: "If he wants to be in the limelight, who can stop him." But... Hehe, but our family thinks to ourselves, Zhang Whale may not be able to understand His Majesty's mind, and you must know that the cabinet has not made a sound, who knows what agreement has been reached between His Majesty and the cabinet. Let's just watch. ”

Prior to this, he was gradually biased towards the elite group, it was Guo Dan's words, so that he did not choose a side at that time, but now he is very fortunate that he did not choose a side at that time, this situation is obviously a little wrong, Wanli and Guo Dan began to take the initiative.

Cining Palace.

"Empress Dowager Qi, Fang Cai Wu Qinghou is here again."

An old palace lady came behind Empress Dowager Li to report.

Empress Dowager Li knelt on the pu mat, tossed the Buddha beads, and asked, "Is it for the tariff again?" ”

"Yes."

Nagong E said: "Now this matter has been in a uproar, and the court and China have become a pot of porridge. ”

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Li snorted lightly, "This is all their own fault, if they had promised the emperor to allocate funds to control the river, there would be nothing to do, this matter is not in the hands of the old body, no matter who comes to see in the future, they will not be seen." ”

"The slave obeys."

After the palace lady withdrew, Empress Dowager Li slowly opened her eyes and muttered, "The emperor has grown up!" ”

After that, a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she closed her eyes and continued to chant the Buddha.

Because this is related to the interests of relatives, the Li family hopes to come to the Queen Mother for help, but how could the Empress Dowager Li make a move at this time, it has already become like this, if Wanli loses, then Huangwei will be hit very hard.

However, Wanli was actually a little panicked now, because they didn't think in advance that the ministers would choose to burn the jade to force him to make concessions, and seeing that this matter was getting bigger and bigger, he hurriedly brought Guo Dan to discuss countermeasures.

"Guo Dan, this won't be self-defeating, right?"

Wanli asked Guo Dan with some apprehension.

Guo Dan said relaxedly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, as long as Your Majesty is tough to the end and shows the momentum that it is impossible to compromise, this matter will not be self-defeating." ”

Wanli asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Guo Dan said: "I said before that these people are very greedy, and if they want a penny more, they will feel uncomfortable, not to mention canceling all their privileges, which is unacceptable to them." They're gambling on Your Majesty right now, and it's hard for you to accept it. As long as Your Majesty holds on, they will inevitably let go at the last moment. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and said: "Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if it is really self-defeating, Your Majesty will not lose too much, and even have to earn." ”

Wanli sighed: "Do you still have to earn?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Assuming that all privileges are abolished, and everyone, every acre of land must pay taxes, then the treasury will inevitably be full, and Your Majesty will no longer have to worry about it, and you need to take money from the inner government to subsidize the needs of the treasury." In comparison, the taxes paid by His Majesty are nothing, and besides, the overseas plan is already underway, and a large amount of silver will soon be obtained. However, in the humble opinion, this cannot happen. ”

Wanli nodded, and said, "Then how can I behave more toughly?" ”

Guo Dan replied: "Your Majesty can appoint the Ministry of Industry to be fully responsible for the management of the river, and at the same time issue an additional amount of money to the officials who manage the river." ”

Wanli was stunned for a moment and said, "Issuing an additional copy of Yulu?" ”

Let the Ministry of Industry Shangshu preside over the river affairs, he doesn't have any opinions, he knows Shi Xing's talent very well, because his mausoleum is Shi Xing's cultivation!

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Didn't they spread rumors, saying that the reason why His Majesty levied taxes on himself was actually to covet tariffs?" If Your Majesty immediately set up a group to control the river, and at the same time subsidize these officials with a salary, it is enough to show that Your Majesty really wants to manage the river well, and not covet the money.

In addition, doing so can also help His Majesty win the hearts of the people, so that more ministers can work hard with His Majesty.

The most important thing is that it can show your Majesty's determination, Your Majesty has already ordered the Ministry of Industry to preside over the affairs of the river, proving that there is no room for maneuver in this matter, and then it is they who are afraid of self-defeating. ”

Wanli's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that this idea was really good.

The key is not whether the attitude is or not, but the issue of an extra amount of money to officials, just a few officials' money, in fact, it is not much money, but this can envelop those honest and capable officials.

After all, for officials, if they are not corrupt, then they are indeed relatively small, so coming to the emperor's side to do things can not only show their talents, keep their reputation, but also get rich rewards and solve problems in life.

At the same time, it is possible to avoid nepotism between the DPRK and China, which is now very serious, and it is difficult to get a position without a relationship.

This group of people will inevitably lean towards the emperor.

This may be able to split the bureaucracy in the DPRK and China, and perhaps in the future it will be able to win the national capital.

Wanli thought about it again and again, nodded and said, "That's it." ”