Don't look at the continuous natural disasters, there are still many places in the north that are exempt from taxes, but Zhu Youzhen is very sure that he will double this year's taxes.

In the past, most of the land in the Ming Dynasty was in the hands of the gentry and wealthy lords and noble vassal kings, who occupied most of the high-quality and fertile land in the Ming Dynasty and paid almost no taxes.

The common people cultivated barren land, but bore the heavy taxes of the entire Ming Dynasty, and after land reform and the collection of commercial taxes, these problems should have been solved.

If this year's tax collection is still the same as before, it means that there are still major problems among local officials, and Zhu Youzhen will never tolerate this.

Hearing the emperor ask about the payment of taxes by the gentry and nobles, Ni Yuanlu, the head of the household department, turned a little pale at that time, but he didn't dare to hide it, so he had to report it truthfully.

"Back to Your Majesty, some of the taxes you mentioned have not been received for the time being, and Weichen is collecting them."

Ni Yuanlu felt the bitterness in his heart, during this period of time, he completely became a landlord who collected debts, collecting debts everywhere, so that those gentry and nobles saw him like seeing a ghost, and they avoided him one after another.

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, his face sank at that time:

"Ni Yuanlu, what do they mean by this, are they going to show me a look, or do they want to continue to resist, Li Banghua is out of class!"

Zhu Youzhen's face changed, and the imperial authority was immediately revealed, Ni Yuanlu trembled, lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word.

Li Banghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, also felt that his legs were weak, and hurriedly went out to give a salute:

"Old minister Li Banghua see Your Majesty."

Zhu Youzhen questioned Li Banghua in a cold tone:

"Li Banghua, as the first assistant of my Ming cabinet, why didn't this kind of thing be reported to me? This is a serious dereliction of duty, and I see that this cabinet is about to change. ”

"Plop"

Li Banghua fell to the ground with weak legs:

"Your Majesty, this year is the first time that the gentry and nobles have collected taxes, and the old minister is going to wait for them for a few days, if they still don't pay the tax at the end of the year, the old minister will definitely report to Your Majesty."

Li Banghua's words made Zhu Youzhen sneer:

"Hmph, until the end of the year, how many days are there until the end of the year? There has been no movement for such a long time, what is the use of reporting to me in a few days, if the Eastern Capture has not been defeated now, and there is a problem with the army's logistical support, who will be responsible?

It was decreed that all the gentry and nobles who should pay taxes, including feudal officials, should pay the taxes within five days.

Otherwise, I will take back the land on which they should have paid taxes, and even if they pay the taxes within five days, they will still be fined for a year, and if anyone resists, they will be beheaded! ”

Zhu Youzhen immediately passed down the decree, it has been nearly a year since the reform, and there are still people who are stubborn, aren't there enough people I have killed?

Zhu Youzhen's words immediately made the entire hall and the ministers begin to tremble, they knew very well that the emperor was decisive in killing, and many ministers were ready to retreat from the court, and immediately notified their relatives to pay taxes as soon as possible.

Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, in order to ease the atmosphere of the Taihe Palace, hurriedly went out to play:

"Your Majesty, the minister has a good song."

Zhu Youzhen looked at him and said:

"Performance"

"Obey the order, the Eastern Exile regime, which has plagued the Ming Dynasty for many years and caused heavy casualties among our Ming soldiers and civilians, has been killed by my Ming Dynasty Three-Way Army, Weichen congratulates Your Majesty, congratulates Your Majesty!"

"What? The Eastern Kidnapping regime has been destroyed by my Ming Dynasty, this is a great joy, my Ming Dynasty has finally turned the corner! ”

For the time being, only the Ministry of War and Zhu Youzhen knew about the destruction of the Eastern Exile, and they had not yet announced it.

Therefore, after many ministers in the hall learned the news, they all felt like they were dreaming, and they immediately cried with joy, and knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen.

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to Your Majesty, my Ming finally don't have to suffer from the enemy on my back, the Ming army is mighty, long live the Ming Dynasty!"

The temper that should have been lost just now, and now seeing that the ministers are so happy, they have forgotten their fear for a while, and Zhu Youzhen's mood has become cloudy and sunny in an instant.

"You Aiqing are exempt from courtesy and can exterminate the Eastern Exile regime, which is not only the blessing of my Ming Dynasty, but also the luck of your Aiqing.

If I die in the Ming Dynasty, I am the king of the country, and you will all be the ministers of the country, cherish it! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

After the ministers were leveled, there was no one to play the book, Zhu Youzhen looked at the sky outside, and now it was bright, and he thought of the early dynasty.

"One more thing, I would like to announce now, due to the cold weather, for the sake of me and for all of you, from today morning morning to Chen, six days off and one day off."

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, his sleeves flicked, and the little eunuch immediately shouted:

"Retreat"

"The emperor can't, since you ascended the throne, the early dynasty has never changed, let alone a six-day day off, in the long run, I'm afraid it may be possible to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Jiajing......"

After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, those imperial histories didn't react for a while, but when the little eunuch announced his retirement from the court, these officials suddenly repented.

It turned out that the emperor not only wanted to sleep lazily, but also played Sunday, which was not good, and one of them hurriedly knelt down and admonished.

As soon as the leader finished speaking, almost all the imperial historians began to second, and they all stood up to oppose it, these people were used to opposition, and it was difficult to change it for a while.

It has always been like this before, the purpose of their existence is to oppose for the sake of opposition, whether it is a minister or an emperor, as long as they speak and do something, they will reflexively stand up against it.

Since the counterattack of the Beijing Division, a group of people were killed by Zhu Youzhen, which was considered to have deterred them for a while, but when they heard that the Eastern Exile was destroyed just now, they were happy and returned to their old business.

Zhu Youzhen stopped, looked back at these people, and was angry and funny in his heart, they really wanted to immediately abolish the post of supervising the imperial history.

"Is this world my world or your imperial history's world, do I need your approval for what I want to do? Come on, I'll give you a seat! ”

Zhu Youzhen's words completely frightened this group of imperial historians, where did they dare to sit in Zhu Youzhen's position, and hurriedly knelt down, this is a crime of treason.

"Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare!"

Zhu Youzhen's eyes widened:

"Don't dare, is there anything else you don't dare? , From today onwards, these people are still in the early court, and other civil and military officials are in the court, if I find out that any of you are late, I will immediately go home to farm and retreat from the court! ”

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhu Youzhen's decision immediately made the ministers overjoyed, not only could they sleep for three more hours, but also had a day off, and they were very grateful to the emperor in their hearts, and they knelt down to thank him!

But those imperial histories are miserable, they still have to go to the morning court every day, and there is no day to rest, and they have to wait for more than three hours every morning to see the emperor and the ministers go to the court.

All the imperial historians looked at the person who spoke first, and they all wanted to go up and bite him, and that imperial history was also unable to regret it at this time.

Zhu Youzhen returned to the Qianqing Palace, Liu Shishi was sitting by the brazier to keep warm, and when she saw the emperor coming back, she hurriedly got up to greet her.

"Your Majesty has retired so soon, you will sleep again...... Hiss ......"

When Liu Shishi spoke, a painful expression suddenly appeared on her pretty face, but she quickly reined in and stepped forward to help Zhu Youzhen take off his coat and let him continue to rest.

Zhu Youzhen always felt that Liu Shishi was a little weird, and her walking posture was not normal, so he reached out and pulled her into his arms:

"Shishi, what's wrong with your leg?"

Liu Shishi's face flushed, buried her little head in Zhu Youzhen's arms, and whispered shyly:

"The Emperor's ......"