At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were three salaries, of course, Yang Sichang only mentioned the current salary, and did not implement it.

Speaking of which, this additional levy is not impossible, but it depends on the collection method.

For example, Lu Xiangsheng's method of levying additional salaries and silver during his tenure as governor of Xuanda was a policy based on food.

What is because of food, in fact, is to levy on the rich. The specific implementation method is as follows: All peasant households that pay taxes of less than five taels will not be subject to additional taxes, while those who pay taxes of more than five taels will be subject to additional grain taxes to varying degrees according to the amount of property.

If this policy had been implemented, not so many peasants would have been forced into bankruptcy, thus providing a fertile ground for thieves. However, in this way, Lu Xiangsheng offended those rich people. At this time, the wealthy households, with taxes of more than five taels, basically had the background of officials and gentry. Especially in Jindi, smugglers colluded with officials and guards at the border gates. Lu Xiangsheng levied taxes like this, and he offended them all at once.

So, Yang Sichang ran out, he is an official eunuch family, and the interests of these people are the representatives of the land. As an auxiliary minister of the Ming Cabinet, the original favored minister of Emperor Chongzhen immediately stood up against it, and changed his tricks to induce and persuade Emperor Chongzhen, and finally it became a way to increase the levy and lose evenly. That is, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, all of them will be levied together.

For Emperor Chongzhen, the soul of later generations, it is needless to say how to choose. Now that the imperial court is running out of money, there is no way to levy more money. However, the way to levy the levy will be to support Lu Xiangsheng to start it again, and follow this policy of causing food. Lu Xiangsheng was responsible for taking the lead in the front, and he, the emperor, guarded the rear for him.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen went to watch the conversation between Chen Xinjia and Yang Sichang again.

Hearing Chen Xinjia talk about the dispute between food and loss, Yang Sichang couldn't help frowning and said: "When you say this, I think of a person with a headache again. There are many letters from all over the place, saying that he is arbitrary and domineering! ”

"Is it Sun Chuanting?" When Chen Xinjia heard this, he immediately guessed and said, "This Sun Chuanting used the ancestral system to do mischief in Shaanxi, and he should have been treated a long time ago." Now that he is leading the army to King Qin, can the cabinet have a way? ”

His so-called excuse of the ancestral system refers to the fact that after Sun Chuanting became the governor of Shaanxi, he came up with the measure of "clearing the tun and filling the salary" under the dilemma of lack of food and soldiers.

The so-called Qingtun Replenishment Salary means that all the tuntian fields in the army are taken back, and all the income from the tuntian fields is used as food and salary.

Since the ninth year of Chongzhen, he has held high the banner of "ancestral system", known as "not a single acre of land can be lost, and not a grain of grain can be lost". However, cleaning up the military cantonment is tantamount to stabbing a hornet's nest, and it is the officials and generals at all levels who occupy the military cantonment, and they often involve higher officials. As a result, Sun Chuanting did not show any mercy, and in the case of almost offending the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, it took three years to recover almost all the land of the military tun and clear out 450,000 taels of silver.

The original governor of the three sides was Yang He, Yang Sichang's father, so because of this matter, the people over there complained to Yang Sichang, the favorite minister of Emperor Chongzhen, expecting Yang Sichang to call the shots for them.

However, in the past few years, Sun Chuanting has used the money from the Qingtun to reorganize the army, train the Qin soldiers under his command, fight in the south and the north, capture and kill the most famous king Gao Yingxiang among the thieves, and beat the thieves to flee. It can be said that his series of military victories made it difficult for him to be brought down.

At this time, Yang Sichang saw that Chen Xinjia had guessed it, and he was not surprised, so he nodded and said: "This Sun Chuanting has a straight temper, and there are many people who have offended. When he comes to Beijing this time, I have a countermeasure waiting for him, and when he turns around, he will lose his temper, and he will definitely not be able to eat and walk around. There's a lot of hope that I'll get him this time! ”

In the original history, Sun Chuanting was pinched by Yang Sichang after King Qin arrived in Beijing this time, and he didn't hold back his stinky temper, which led to being finally imprisoned for questioning.

But at this time, after they chatted like this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered Sun Chuanting's matter from the memory of Emperor Chongzhen, and couldn't help but laugh again. It seems that this time Chen Xinjia was summoned to "reward" his eavesdropping seeds, which played a great contribution.

Yes, this Sun Chuanting, I have set my cover!

With me here, whether it is Lu Xiangsheng or Sun Chuanting, you can do it with confidence. These tumors attached to the Ming Dynasty should have been cleaned up by capable and loyal ministers like you a long time ago!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen's mood improved a lot. When I went to see the chat between Chen Xinjia and Yang Sichang, there was no particularly useful information. The two chatted for a while, then broke up.

Listening to their words, Chen Xinjia is waiting for tomorrow morning to immediately "roll" back to Shanxi, and he will also take Sun Chuanting, who is passing by in embarrassment, if he can prevent Sun Chuanting from delaying his arrival in Beijing, it will be the best. It's really not good, Yang Sichang also has countermeasures waiting for him here.

Hehe, what countermeasures are there, even if I come out, if I am led by your nose, then I will be blind and cross with a golden finger!

Emperor Chongzhen thought so, and just when he wanted to drive back to the harem, he suddenly reported that Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, asked for an audience.

Needless to say, the things that should have been explained during the day have come to fruition.

So, he immediately sent a decree for Li Ruolian to meet.

There is no accident, Li Ruolian came to inform the palace procurement staff about the contact with the outside world. Two of them were more suspicious, both of them were from the Shang Shan Supervisor.

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded to indicate that he understood. The outside affairs let Li Ruolian continue to monitor secretly, and he will solve the affairs in the palace himself.

For the time being, he doesn't plan to touch those two people, so he will watch first, see what they do, and who they have been in close contact with, and it is best to be able to pull them all out along this line.

While he was thinking about these things, the holy decree of urging troops had also arrived at Shanhaiguan.

Wu Sangui, who was the deputy general of the right battalion of the forward at the time and was equivalent to the deputy commander-in-chief, went to his uncle's house in Zu Dashou's mansion as soon as possible.

Speaking of Zu Dashou, it can be said that Daming is the first force in the Shanhaiguan army. In addition to Zu Dashou himself, there are also his brothers Zu Dale, Zu Dacheng, Zu Dabi, and his nephews Zu Zeyuan, Zu Zepei, Zu Zesheng, Zu Zefa, Zu Zerun, Zu Kefa, etc., all of whom are officers at all levels from the general army, down to the deputy generals, staff generals, and guerrillas, and are stationed in Ningyuan, Dalinghe, and Jinzhou Zhucheng. For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen also ordered in the early years of Ningyuan City to build the merit archway of the fourth Zhenliao of the ancestral family.

At this time, when he saw his heroic nephew Wu Sangui visiting, he guessed his intention and immediately smiled.