In fact, Daming's tax policy has always been a pitfall.

Not to mention the mistake of emphasizing agricultural taxes over commercial taxes, there are also serious problems in the extraction of agricultural taxes.

This is very obvious in the Chongzhen Dynasty, where heavy taxes are basically spread on the heads of the poor, and the really rich can be exempted from taxes. It is a real Zhumen wine and meat smelly, and there are frozen bones on the road.

Those who cannot survive in this situation either choose to starve to death or choose to rebel.

As long as you are not a fool, you will choose the latter.

Of course, Zhu Cihong understands that the tax system needs to be changed. But it's not something that can be done in a day or two. The most important thing at the moment is to first fill in the hole of agricultural tax, which of course can only be done by collecting commercial tax.

The mining tax of the Wanli Dynasty is a good way, and the mine supervisors are sent directly to various places, and the money comes quickly. But there is also a problem, it will be boycotted by scholars and merchants. This is the reason why the mining tax was abolished after Wanli.

Collecting sea tax is the best way to see it now, and Zhu Cihong has already started to do it.

The problem now is that the household department and even the entire imperial court are holding on to the shortcomings, and no one except Zhu Cihong takes the initiative to find a way.

Jiang Yueguang is a typical example.

When there is a problem, the first reaction is to ask the emperor for money, as if the silver in the emperor's inner money is endless.

"Jiang Aiqing, I might as well tell you clearly. I am very dissatisfied with the current way of taxation in the Ming Dynasty. Think about how you can improve on that. Ten days, no, give me an answer in five days. ”

Zhu Cihong didn't bother to talk to Jiang Yueguang, so he directly made a decision and gave this job to Jiang Yueguang.

Jiang Yueguang heard this, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

But the holy order is difficult to disobey, and he can only respond first.

"Obey."

"Today, I summoned the two Aiqing to rebuild Denglai Town and rebuild Denglai Sailors. The matter has been decided, and the details can be discussed. In addition, I haven't thought about the candidate for the governor of Denglai yet, so let's push a list out of the Jiuqing court. ”

After saying all this, Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said, "I'm also a little tired, two Aiqing retreat." ”

"Retire!"

Jiang Yueguang and Lu Zhenfei got up one after another and saluted Zhu Cihong to retire.

Out of the main hall, Jiang Yueguang Chong Lu Zhenfei smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is really dictatorial this time, I don't know what to think of seeing Bai?" ”

"Your Majesty's dictatorship is naturally a good thing, why, don't you think so?"

Lu Zhenfei smiled slightly and blocked the question back.

"Of course not."

Jiang Yueguang hurriedly shook his head.

He originally wanted to trick Zhenfei's words, but he was bored and touched his nose, so he didn't say more.

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Three days later, the list launched by the Jiuqing Court was sent to the Imperial Palace.

Zhu Cihong was quite satisfied after reading this list.

There are three names on the list.

Wen Anzhi, Yuan Jixian, Zhang Kentang.

Needless to say, Wen Anzhi is an important minister who Zhu Cihong specially ordered to recover.

Judging from the results of Zhu Cihong's current investigation, Wen Anzhi's ability is definitely qualified to serve as an important minister. Such a capable minister, if he is sent to serve as the governor of Denglai, is a bit overkill.

The other two people are really suitable.

Let's talk about Yuan Jixian first. This person is a native of Yichun, Jiangxi, and a five-year jinshi of the Apocalypse. Successively served as the host and guest of the foreign lang, Shanxi to learn the affairs, Huguang senator, Huguang affairs, Chongzhen fifteen years to the right of the military department and the right of the capital of the imperial history of the province stationed in Jiujiang as the governor.

The full title of Yuan Jixian's official title is Governor Jiangchu, Yingwan, and other places to suppress the affairs of the Kou, and it can be seen from the name that the area of his governor's military affairs covers Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian, Nanjing, and Anqing. Therefore, it is inaccurate to say that Yuan Jixian was the governor of Jiangxi.

Although it sounds scary to have the name of a governor of four provinces, in reality Yuan Jixian's power is far less great. Huguang has what Tengjiao, and Yingtian has the Son of Heaven in charge. What Yuan Jixian can really command is the soldiers in Jiangxi and Anqing.

In the original history, Zuo Liangyu's troops went down the river, intending to attack Nanjing.

Zuo Liangyu once invited Yuan Jixian to go with him, but he refused.

After Zuo Liangyu violently killed Zuo Mengeng in power, Yuan Jixian was placed under house arrest and carried in the army.

After Zuo Mengeng descended to the Qing Dynasty, he presented Yuan Jixian to the Manchu Qing Dynasty as a meeting gift. After Yuan Jixian was escorted to Beijing, the Manchu Qing Dynasty admired Yuan Jixian's talent very much and wanted to recruit him, but Yuan Jixian swore to die.

Eventually, Yuan Jixian was executed by order of the Qing court.

Before he died, Yuan Jixian left a righteous chant.

"Heaven and earth rule chaos, rational number cycle. Zhanzi is positive, and there are two Dingding. There is nostalgia for the hometown, Bingyao Danqing. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the show is beautiful. The more in the Song Dynasty, the mountains are stacked on top of each other. Benevolence takes righteousness, and great virtue is idle. Mourn my country, Fang Huang Stinkland. The name is a family, and it is difficult to be in the middle. Caution in the past, learning is at stake. I'm nervous, I'm idle. Calm and generous, Tu Shu Taoist class. Ju Yi is easy to survive, dare to survive. ”

Because of its noble temperament, it is known as the three mountains of Jiangyou with Wen Tianxiang and Xie Fangde.

However, if Yuan Jixian is allowed to be the governor of Denglai, no matter how you look at it, he will be demoted, and his face will not look good. Unless Zhu Cihong has another governor above the governor of Shandong and the governor of Denglai, but he feels that there is really no need for this.

As for Zhang Kentang, he is also an amazing figure. He is a native of Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, and it is a coincidence that this person is also a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, and he is in the same family as Yuan Jixian.

Zhang Kentang's official fortune is also very good, initially starting from the magistrate of Yugan County, all the way to the right of the capital of the imperial history, in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen to govern Fujian.

In the original history, after Zhang Kentang was overthrown in the southern capital, he supported Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, to succeed to the throne in Fujian, that is, Emperor Longwu.

Emperor Longwu named Zhang Kentang as the crown prince and the secretary of the ministry, and soon changed it to the left capital of the imperial history, and took charge of the Imperial Procuratorate.

Later, Emperor Longwu was betrayed by Zheng Zhilong and was captured and killed, Zhang Kentang refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, drifted overseas, and traveled all the way to Zhoushan.

In the third year of Lu Jianguo, Zhang Kentang was worshiped by King Zhu of Lu as a scholar of Dongge University.

In the fifth year of Lu Jianguo, Chen Jin, the governor of the Qing court, led his troops to attack Zhoushan, and Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan and others escorted King Lu to Xiamen, leaving Zhang Kentang to defend the city.

There were only 6,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 people in the city, Zhang Kentang led the crowd to hold on for more than ten days and then the city was broken, and Zhang Kentang wore an official robe and hanged himself calmly. Also martyred by hanging themselves were more than 20 members of Zhang Kentang's family.

Zhang Kentang also left a desperate poem before hanging himself.

"The name is twenty years old, and the evening is free to study; It is difficult to return to the Jing Festival, and the song is righteous and continues to Wenshan. Jun En did not repay the hatred of the disciples, and the ministers did not lose in overcoming difficulties; Sending a message to the history of the millennium, the word "dress" should not be deleted. ”

Whether it is Yuan Jixian or Zhang Kentang's loyalty to Daming, there is no problem, and his integrity is comparable to Wen Tianxiang. Both of them are governors and ministers, and it is justifiable to be reappointed as governor of Denglai.

However, considering that Yuan Jixian is now in the name of governor and his demotion is not good-looking, Zhu Cihong finally decided to change from Fujian governor Zhang Kentang to the governor of Denglai.

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