Yan Chengjin felt strange that His Majesty had always advocated the reduction of palace officials, how could he be willing to add new personnel, and he also took the initiative to choose.

"What happened in the palace?"

The civil official shook his head and said, "The lower officials don't know." ”

He is only Jiuqing now, and he is still far from truly stepping into the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

Your Majesty has important matters, and he may not consult with him.

The only people who can handle important affairs in place of His Majesty are the Cabinet and the Six Ministries.

Yan Chengjin got up from the official hat chair, put on his hat and went to Fengtian Palace, if there is something important in the court, His Majesty will definitely discuss it in Fengtian Hall at this time.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yan asks to see you."

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "I just ordered someone to send the pre-selected imperial history to the Metropolitan Inspectorate, and he came, but he is smart." ”

The cabinet and the six ministers had sad faces.

His Majesty summoned them to discuss the matter, but so far, there is no solution.

Li Dongyang said: "This matter is also related to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so you might as well let him discuss it together." ”

Soon, Yan Chengjin walked into the main hall.

I saw that the ministers of the cabinet and the six ministries were standing on both sides, and there were stacks of pamphlets like graves on the side, which were thrown on the ground, and it was obvious that His Majesty had seen them.

Where did so much sparseness come back? Yan Chengjin guessed correctly, His Majesty did not pre-select the imperial history for no reason.

"Why did Your Majesty personally appoint the Imperial History to the Imperial Procuratorate?"

Emperor Hongzhi spoke: "Remember that before April, I asked you to thoroughly investigate the more than 1,200 officials in Shu? ”

"Your Majesty, could it be that these are the sparse recitals sent back by Fang Xue?"

Yan Chengjin's face was puzzled, why didn't Fang Xue send it back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

But soon, he guessed some clues from the faces of Li Dongyang and others.

Fang Xueding was afraid of implicating him, so he sent all the performances to the cabinet.

Yan Chengjin secretly gave Fang Xue extra points and became the second reliable person besides Wang Shouren.

"Your Majesty, Shudi?"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't raise his eyelids, and threw another letter to the ground: "According to the sparse music transmitted back by Fang Xue, there are more than 700 officials who hide dirt and dirt, and there are only more than 500 innocent officials. ”

Although it is only half, such a number is enough to shock Yan Chengjin, could it be that Shu Di ......

Opened a training course for corrupt officials?

But since the beginning of the dynasty, only Zhu Yuanzhang has massacred corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the law of the Great Decree, which will never be forgiven if officials accept pollution and harm the people.

The number of officials who have been sentenced to death and abandoned the city has reached 10,000.

Yan Chengjin was puzzled: "Your Majesty, Fang Xueke said in the recital, why are there so many dirty officials?" ”

With Fang Xue's style of doing things, he will not even report this.

"It is a landslide, Shu often has a landslide, coupled with continuous heavy rain, mountain forest collapse, rolling rocks and mudflows blocking the road.

First, it hinders merchants from doing business, and second, it is difficult for the people to farm, but the taxes remain unchanged, and the corrupt officials who oppress the people come from this. Li Dongyang's face was full of sadness.

The wrath of heaven cannot be disobeyed.

There are landslides in Shu from time to time, the mountains are high and dangerous, and the degree of barrenness is far from imagining.

Taxes, but they have to be handed over to the court on time, and officials can only oppress the people.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, his brows were hidden with melancholy, I have worked hard for many years, and when I encounter such a situation, I don't know how to govern the world.

Although Daming is thriving now, what should be the next step? He didn't know.

The longer the days of being an emperor, the more I feel that being a virtuous king through the ages requires talent, which is beyond the reach of hard work.

"Yan Qingjia, I see that you want to stop talking, but what can you do?"

Your Majesty, the minister is trying to learn how to return to Beijing.

After writing so many exposing reports, Fang Xue should still be alive, right?

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly, but he had some opinions, but he didn't know if he would take away the light of the princes if he said it?

"Yan Chengjin, Your Majesty asked you!" Li Dongyang lowered his head and reminded in a whisper.

The ministers collectively watched him, and this matter was a natural disaster, and it was beyond the power of man.

There are millions of people in Shudi, if they all move out, where can they be settled?

Anyway, they have no choice.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly: "The minister thinks that it is better to exempt Shu from taxes for 20 years and allocate another 50,000 taels of silver." ”

Emperor Hongzhi's face was stunned.

Liu Jian and a few people froze in place, isn't this the imperial court feeding a group of people in vain?

It is still tens of thousands, exempt from taxes for 20 years, and at least 8 million taels of silver.

Han Wen was anxious: "How much silver is exempted for twenty years, do you know?" Eight million taels! Eight hundred taels of silver! ”

"Twenty years of tax exemption, so that the people of Shu can dig mountain roads and official roads.

The minister thought that if you want to be peaceful, you must first build roads.

Shu is a prosperous place in the southwest, and with trade, the people's taxes will be reduced. ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked pensive.

Liu Jian asked: "If Yungui and the same beggar, how do you deal with it?" ”

"Also exempt from the tax for twenty years." Yan Chengjin's voice was calm.

"Where did you get so much silver?!"

If the taxes of many places are abolished for twenty years, the treasury will be empty by a small half, and silver is the foundation for the maintenance of the ministries, and the minister naturally does not want such a thing to happen.

Yan Chengjin thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty forgot, there is a silver mine in the island country, and there is more silver. ”

Emperor Hongzhi was like a lost man, and suddenly saw the light, and his face showed a little relief.

Yes, I don't have any money, I can take it from the island.

"Why haven't Wang Shouren and Gao Feng returned to Beijing yet?"

"It's just Satsuma, and the minister's guess is coming soon." Yan Chengjin Road.

No matter how strong the Satsuma country is, it is only a small island country after all, which is stronger than the bandits of the Ming Dynasty.

The next thing to wait for is whether His Majesty can make up his mind to be exempt from taxes for twenty years.

The mountain road in Shu is not something that can be done overnight.

It requires a lot of people to put in it, and building roads is a cool policy, and it is extremely difficult to get them not to run away.

Only by making them want to cultivate from the bottom of their hearts can they retain people.

If you build a road, you can get tax exemption, and I think many people will be happy to do it.

Emperor Hongzhi pondered for a long time: "The cabinet stays, and the rest of the people will all retreat." ”

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and walked out of the main hall.

Outside the palace gate, Han Wen came up and looked at him angrily: "The idea is good, it's better if you don't spend money." ”

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"With this move, Your Majesty and Lord Han will be able to live for a hundred years."

Han Wencai didn't believe it, and hurriedly went back to the value room to settle the accounts, eight million taels of silver, maybe he couldn't come down.

……

Kunning Palace,

Zhu Houzhao squatted on the ground, Zhu Xiuyu wanted to crawl forward, but was grabbed by the calf and dragged back.

Empress Zhang's eyebrows showed an angry look: "Don't mess around." ”

"Sister, Trillium is pitiful in the island country, she has to do laundry and cook every day, I don't know what it's like to have food and clothing...... Zhang Heling knelt on the ground and cried for relatives.

Empress Zhang had tears in her eyes, although she was not successful, she was also her brother.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Marquis Shouning wants his father to send troops as soon as possible to dig up silver in the island country?" ”

"Hugh...... Hugh wants to talk nonsense, my uncle is worried about my brother. ”

……

Capital.

A black-brown carriage with a sedan roof drove into Qipan Street, crowded with seven or eight people, long-term workers from all over the capital to find a livelihood.

Gao Feng was squeezed so much that his urine came out: "Master Wang, let's go to the palace first, or do we see Lord Yan first?" ”

Wang Shouren looked out the window indifferently and saw a tattered sedan chair heading towards the west of the city.

"This official has seen the old brother's sedan chair."