Yang Tinghe died, some people said that he couldn't stand the loss of authority and committed suicide by jumping into the lake, some people said that he was given death by the Son of Heaven, and some people said that he let Wuzong chase his soul.

But no matter what, Yang Tinghe died, and an era came to an end.

And it ended too suddenly, most people didn't adapt to it, even Yang Tinghe's opponents.

For example, Yang Yiqing, the secretary of the ministry, his old man sat under the grape trellis, facing the bright moon on his head, pinching the wine glass, the wine sent from Gansu, the luminous cup of Nanyang tribute, such a good wine, fell in his hands, it was not fragrant.

What the hell is going to do?

Yang Tinghe is dead, he is alone and seeking defeat, what else do he have to do?

Cabinet? To compete for the position of first assistant?

It doesn't seem to be interesting anymore.

Except for Yang Tinghe, those people in the cabinet are not enough for him to deal with.

What's more, he is also in his seventies, and the honor and disgrace of his life have long been downplayed.

Compared with being in charge of the world's major politics, Yang Yiqing prefers the work of the ministry, and he can calmly and promote the people he likes to the right position.

In fact, this time Yang Tinghe's downfall, in addition to the thunderbolt of the Son of Heaven, the impeachment of Ying Tianqunchen, Zhang Xuan and others came forward. There is another person, that is Yang Yiqing.

He was like a seasoned hunter, quietly laying out behind his back.

He instigated his ministers to fool Yang Tinghe, so that Lord Shoufu mistakenly thought that he still had absolute control over the court situation, and the Son of Heaven did not dare to break completely.

Yang Yiqing even arranged several dead soldiers to run to Yang Tinghe's men, jumped out, and shouted for a decisive battle against the Son of Heaven. Among them were those who were killed by the rod at the Zuoshun Gate.

can make an official sacrifice his own life, how powerful Yang Yiqing's methods are, it is self-evident.

So after dealing with Yang Tinghe, the old man was completely lonely, and he didn't think about anything.

If there is anything else you don't worry about, that is, your own skills, Xiao Wang Yue, come over obediently and learn from your father!

Yang Yiqing was full of confidence, but unfortunately, he didn't wait for Wang Yue, and a guest came to Wang Yue's mansion......

"That...... Master, can you help your disciples see if these ideas are okay? Zhang Xuan handed a thick note to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue didn't continue, but said with a smile: "You came over today, you haven't eaten yet, right?" Let's have a bite to eat and talk while we eat. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "How embarrassing is this, the disciple invited the master, or if you don't come to the street for two bowls of fried noodles, to ensure authenticity!"

Wang Yue glared at Zhang Xuan viciously.

"You're slapping me in the face, prepare something arrogant for you, let go of your belly and eat, and when you're done, I'll pack it for you!"

Zhang Xuan smiled when he heard this, and his stomach screamed, for this meal, he endured it for more than a day.

Wang Yue has long seen through Zhang Xuan's virtues, and the other apprentices are filial to the master, but this is the only product, who comes to eat big households every now and then, and simply treats him as a meal ticket.

But fortunately, Zhang Xuan is not picky, and he doesn't need to mess up things to satisfy his appetite.

Two sauce elbows, a large pot of mutton, roast chicken, roast duck, pig's head...... These things were enough for Zhang Xuan to feast on, he took a big bite, with crystal juice hanging on his mouth, and asked vaguely: "Master, what are your wonderful methods for making money, can you teach your disciples a little?" ”

Wang Yue rolled his eyelids and snorted coldly, "You won't learn if I teach you...... When you ask me this, you're not at ease, you're planning to collect taxes, right? ”

Zhang Xuan didn't deny it, but said seriously: "Master, the way of heaven has more than enough to make up for the shortcomings, who doesn't know now that the rich businessmen of the Ming Dynasty are everywhere, and the family property is amazing." On the one hand, there are homeless people everywhere and there is no food to eat, and on the other hand, there is a lot of wealth and extravagant pleasures...... Shouldn't it be taxed more? After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he hurriedly said: "Master, the disciple didn't say what you meant, I, I mean other profiteers, profiteers!" ”

Wang Yue waved his hand, "When you say profiteers, you are biased, from ancient times to the present, there is no businessman who is not traitor!" There is no honest person who can make a big business. ”

Zhang Xuan listened patiently to Wang Yue's words and nodded frequently.

"For businessmen, the most important thing is to keep their business model afloat, and it is impossible to monopolize profits. Who to share the benefits with becomes the key. Do you give money to your subordinates, pay taxes, or divide it with a group of powerful people? Each part, how much it is distributed, whether it is fair and reasonable, this is what matters. ”

Wang Yue smiled, "If you want to levy business taxes, you should not find businessmen, but those who can divide the interests of business, do I understand?" ”

Zhang Xuan's face was dark, and he bowed his head heavily, "Mr. is really the disciple's master, and he hit the nail on the head, which makes the disciple suddenly enlightened!" Such a high-minded initiation, when, when ...... "He wanted to say that he was white, but found that he didn't prepare wine at all, so he still ate meat!"

"Swallow an elbow!"

This meal, although it was only eaten for half an hour, really replenished his strength. When Zhang Xuan was leaving, he was still carrying two roast ducks and swaggering home.

can take advantage of Wang Yue's hands, this product is really a superb!

And the best is still to come, he turned the morning morning, held the recital he revised overnight, and told Zhu Houxi Chen his suggestions.

At first, the big guys didn't take it seriously, thinking that Zhang Xuan was just a new official and wanted to burn three fires.

But soon everyone found out that they were wrong, Zhang Xuan didn't burn three fires!

Ninety-five fires were missing!

In the entire early dynasty, from morning to noon, the huge Fengtian Hall listened to Zhang Xuan alone, talking eloquently.

Originally, the part about commercial tax was just a small suggestion.

From the rule of officials to the military system, to the taxation of acres of fields, to the method of transporting salt...... Zhang Xuan thoroughly analyzed all the malpractices faced by the Ming Dynasty.

He didn't just talk about it, he came up with a reform method.

For example, in terms of employing people, Zhang Xuan pointed out that in the past, the first thing in employing people was academic qualifications.

As long as it is a non-commissioned officer, the worst is a county order. But many young Jinshi, who are only about 20 years old, have studied hard for ten years, and they don't know the sinister way of the world at all, so they can't do their duties at all, so they can only hire a lot of masters to help deal with official business.

Let's ask whether the imperial court uses a non-commissioned officer or a master?

Zhang Xuan advocated that academic qualifications are an important aspect, but the employment of people should depend more on actual ability, as long as they are competent, they should be hired. On the contrary, if the talent is insufficient, it must be dealt with decisively, and no dull officials are allowed to be lazy in government affairs.

Zhang Xuan believes that when the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises the two capitals and 13 provinces, it must first supervise the local officials, whether they are loyal to their duties! In office, how many things have you done to benefit the country and the people?

For all officials, there must be a strict evaluation.

The purpose of rectifying the rule of officials is to make the court look new. It's like fighting a war, in addition to having famous generals, you also need strong soldiers. The officials are His Majesty's soldiers, and after the soldiers have been trained, the next step is to rectify the land and commercial taxes, enrich the national treasury, and increase tax revenue.

Zhang Xuan understands very well that there are two essentials of expenditure, taxation, first, to increase the revenue of the national treasury, and second, to be fair and reasonable.

Compared with the sharp decline in the income of the imperial court, what is even more terrible is that the heavy taxes fell on the heads of the small people, and those real wealthy businessmen and gentry did not bear any taxes.

On the contrary, they also wantonly annexed land, forcing the small people who paid the tax to go bankrupt and become displaced people, further undermining the foundation of the land tax system.

This is Zhang Zhang's economic argument again, scholars are the country's big evil!

Even the university scholar Jiang Mian and others had to give Zhang Xuan a thumbs up!

He had a point.

But the next question is how good it sounds, it depends on how you do it?

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what he needs to do now is to check the acres of land in the territory of Shuntian Mansion, and clearly determine the land endowment, and also, the minister thinks that a standard must be set, if this standard is exceeded, the extra land must be handed over to the imperial court, and then used to settle the displaced people!"

Zhang Xuan said with emotion: "Your Majesty, now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the weather is getting colder and colder, if you don't clear the land as soon as possible, let the displaced people return to their homes, and have a place to live, countless people will starve to death in the capital this year." After all, just by renovating the outer city, the number of people who can settle down is too limited! ”

"If one settles down, there will be ten, and twenty will pour in...... Time is running out, and there is no time to wait! ”

Zhang Xuan talked eloquently, the entire Fengtian Temple, silent, people were shocked, everyone began to believe that there is really a power that can break through the twilight blockade and bring something different to the world......