The crown prince Zhu Cihong took Gu Yanwu's hand, pulled him into the pavilion, and stood beside him, the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

The two stood in the gazebo and looked into the distance.

It seems to be saying a word.

Qing looked at the world with him.

There are only two officials who can have such treatment in the Qing History, one is Xiao He, the first prime minister of the former Han Dynasty, and the other is Zhuge Liang, the last prime minister of the Later Han Dynasty.

It's just a scholar, and he is not favored by any of his classmates and Donglin Party officials, and he is ready to take Gu Yanwu, who is full of talent and old age to die in the countryside, can't hold back anymore, tears flow out of his red eyes.

The two of them just stood quietly, quietly looking into the distance.

As early as when the crown prince Zhu Cihong and Gu Yanwu were standing in the pavilion, Zhu Shun had already retreated, and there were only two of them left in the pavilion.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong understood what Mr. meant, he wanted to be a saint, a saint who had to kneel down when the emperor saw him.

When today's most honorable person is the emperor, whoever sees the emperor has to kneel, whether it is a dignitary or a pawn and peddler, he has to kneel when he sees the emperor.

But even such a noble emperor, he still has to kneel down when he sees a saint, and Zhu Shun is no longer an emperor who can be satisfied.

He wants to be an industrial saint for eternity. The Confucian sages will be defeated in a few hundred years.

However, he, a saint of industrial science and technology, can truly last forever, and as long as human beings still exist, they will definitely use science and technology, and they will definitely respect him as an industrial saint.

After a cup of tea, Zhu Shun walked into the pavilion again, looked at the three major thinkers of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, who had become admirers of Mao thought, and said with a very good smile: "Mr. Gu, tell the prince about the shortcomings of the rule of officials." ”

When Gu Yanwu heard a word of sir, he immediately humbly bowed his hand and said, "How dare you call Mr. in front of the industrial marquis." ”

Gu Yanwu is not a person who likes to pat himself like a student of the Fushe Society, and he is so humble not because of Zhu Shun's identity, but because he regards Zhu Shun as the most proud disciple Zigong next to the sage Confucius.

Zigong not only served by the side of the sage Confucius all the year round and recorded the words and deeds of the sage Confucius, but also received a sentence of evaluation from the sage Confucius, which is also the highest evaluation in the history of the Qing Dynasty.

The talent of Tianjian.

I don't know how many heroes have appeared in the vast history, the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang who assisted Ming Taizu in founding the country, and so on.

The only person who can match a sentence of Tianjian's talent is Zigong, or the sage Confucius himself said it.

Gu Yanwu has obviously regarded Zhu Shun, who wrote Mao's thoughts, as Zigong next to the sage of Mao's thoughts.

Zhu Shun thought of Gu Yanwu's urgency for Mao's thoughts, and roughly understood why he respected himself so much, and said with a flat smile: "Now is a good opportunity, Mr. Gu must take advantage of it." ”

Gu Yanwu solemnly arched his hand, turned around, and walked out of the pavilion: "The bureaucratic squire has roughly two methods for oppressing the common people. ”

"One is a small harvest and a big harvest, and the other is called a grain heap."

The crown prince Zhu Cihong had never seriously understood the methods of the bureaucrats and gentry to loot the people's fat and ointment, which was also related to the tax collection office he was about to set up, sat on the stone pier in the pavilion, poured a cup of tea and began to listen to Gu Yanwu's narration.

Gu Yanwu waited until the crown prince Zhu Cihong poured a cup of tea and sat down, and continued: "Since Qin Shi Huang unified the world, the first thing to do is to unify weights and measures. ”

"Needless to say, the meaning of this, presumably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Hou Ye should also know, so don't talk nonsense in the same way, just talk about this problem of small and big gains."

"Although Qin Shi Huang unified weights and measures, there are still many differences in the weights and measures used in the five elements and eight combinations, as well as in the counties of various state capitals."

"The bureaucratic gentry also knew what the benefits would be if they used uniform weights and measures, but they wouldn't do it because they would have to make a profit with erroneous weights and measures."

"Take buckets as an example, they are all divided into official fights and private fights, and when collecting grain, official fights are used, that is, big fights."

"When the grain is sold in a famine year, it will be changed to a private fight, that is, a small fight."

"When the common people pay taxes, it is a real bucket of grain, but when they buy grain, it becomes eight liters, or even seven liters."

The crown prince Zhu Cihong stopped drinking water, and his heart was not a taste, this time it was a difference of about four liters, and the appearance was too ugly.

Gu Yanwu didn't seem to see the action of the crown prince Zhu Cihong putting down the teacup, and knew that the next words would anger the prince even more, so he continued: "This grain consumption pile is more knowledgeable. ”

"The so-called grain consumption pile is the loss of each stone of grain transported to the granaries of various places, as well as the benefits of the officials, as well as all kinds of exploitation and distribution, all of which are counted on the heads of the common people."

"This is the so-called grain consumption pile tip, also known as floating harvest."

Gu Yanwu wanted to continue, but the crown prince Zhu Cihong couldn't listen to it, waved his hand expressionlessly, and turned his head to look at Zhu Shun: "Mr. Lao Fu has a message for the princes of the clan and asked them to speed up a little." ”

Gu Yanwu couldn't say that he was in a good mood, and those bureaucrats and squires who controlled the place could never have imagined that they would have such a day.

The person who killed them turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who would definitely defend the interests of their class, and he was so urgent.

After the crown prince Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Gu Yanwu: "Mr. Gu, tell me your opinion." ”

Gu Yanwu is a person who does practical things in the end, and he didn't say anything empty-mouthed, so he directly arched his hand and said: "The purpose of the student is to establish a tax yamen and send officials to collect taxes in a unified manner." ”

"The tax officials are appointed directly by the central court, so as to avoid the disadvantages of colluding with the local government and indiscriminately embezzling money."

"The students are talking about it in vain, no matter how fanciful they are, they are just boasting."

"Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has decided to hand over Miyun County to the students, it will take a month at most whether it is the measurement of the land or the establishment of this exclusive tax agency."

"The student must give a satisfactory answer to His Royal Highness the Prince, and if it can't be completed, the student will apologize with death."

The crown prince Zhu Cihong stood up and walked over, and said seriously: "This matter will be handed over." ”

Gu Yanwu heard a comrade again, nodded heavily, turned around and walked out and walked towards the county yamen with an uncertain future.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong saw Gu Yanwu leave, turned his head and asked, "Sir, what do you think should be the name of this tax yamen?" ”

Zhu Shun had already thought about it, and replied bluntly: "The Harsh Tax Bureau." ”