Daming semi-monthly newspaper this thing, how could Master Zhao not read it, usually he will order a copy at home, and take it slowly by himself, not to mention that Kou Shen specially told himself to read the last issue.

In the last issue, the author signed Rong Xiaorong had already revealed a trace of news - "On the Role of Taxation".

If you don't charge business tax, just let yourself see the content inside, then this article is undoubtedly amazing.

Among them, I am most impressed by the theory of taxation, which is taken from the people and used by the people.

But now that this tax is on its own, it really is!

No matter how unhappy he was in his heart, Master Zhao still replied with a smile: "The little nephew has naturally read it, and although the article "On the Role of Taxation" is written in the vernacular, it lacks a bit of literary brilliance, but it really writes the role of taxation clearly, and ordinary people can understand it when they read it." ”

Kou Shen snorted, and after drinking the wine in the cup again, he glanced at Master Zhao, and then spoke: "Since you also know, why do you complain so much now?" ”

Master Zhao was speechless for a while.

The role of taxation is clear, and it is also in favor, but after this tax comes to his own head, can it be the same as his mother's reading article?

Yes, your old man Kou naturally agrees, but you are a dignified prefect, and the annual ice charcoal filial piety alone is enough for your old man's mouth to flow with oil.

But Lao Tzu is just a mere lifter, and he has not entered the office, do you know how hard it is now? Do you understand the pain in my heart?

However, the vomit in Master Zhao's heart was useless, Kou Shen held the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't want to pay taxes, I feel distressed, I don't have the courage to rebel, and I'm afraid of death, so you have to choose between your head and money." ”

Looking at Master Zhao's entangled template, Kou Shen continued: "You ask yourself, how are you compared to Zhang Cai and Zhang Pu and others? ”

Master Zhao said honestly: "Naturally, it is not as good as it, not to mention Taicang Erzhang, but it is also inferior to Zhang Pu's student Wu Weiye." ”

Kou Shen snorted and said with a smile: "You are self-aware. Then let me ask you again, where are the likes of Taicang Erzhang and Wu Weiye now? You should also know about Nan Zhili, Li Rixuan, Xiong Mingyu, Xu Xianqing, Chen Biqian, Wang Yuncheng, which of these people is not a temporary choice? Where is it now? ”

was asked by Kou Shen, and Master Zhao's face became even darker.

Taicang Erzhang and their best student Wu Weiye were raided and exterminated together, and now they can't even find their bones.

As for those like Li Rixuan and Xiong Mingyu, who are on the Donglin Point General Record, one of them is counted as one, and none of them have their heads saved.

Even those who were already dead were dug up, whipped and then burned to ashes.

It's not that there are no people in the Donglin Party in the south of the Yangtze River, on the contrary, there are still many people, but who else dares to come out in the name of the Donglin Party or the Fushe? If you're not afraid of having your head cut off, just try it.

At this time, Master Zhao already hated his distant cousin to death - just fucking picking up these scary words!

Kou Shen ignored Master Zhao's ugly expression like a dead father at this time, but instead sneered after taking another drink: "Since you call me a cousin, then a word of advice from your cousin will be enough."

Over the years, no matter how much your cousin has taken care of you, he has never lost you, what is your real situation, you know it in your own heart, why should you be deeply involved in it?

The money is gone, and you can earn it again slowly, with your mind and my care, you are indispensable to make money seriously.

Life is gone, hehe. ”

Master Zhao was directly awakened by Kou Shen's hehe, and after taking a drink from the wine glass, he stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you Uncle Cousin for your advice, my nephew understands." ”

Kou Shen smiled and picked up the wine glass and said, "Sit down, sit down and say." Since you call the old man a cousin, you can't watch you jump into this kind of pit. ”

After thinking about it, Kou Shen simply made his words clear: "Also, if anyone else contacts you or something, just refuse it, or send it directly to the government and hand it over to the old man, in short, don't secretly communicate with them idiots."

Perhaps, Your Majesty is now expecting someone to jump out and raise the flag to rebel. ”

Master Zhao was shocked and asked, "If someone really rebels, how should the little nephew deal with himself?" ”

Kou Shen sneered: "You have dissociated yourself from them, and when the time comes, whether those fools live or die, whether they are the Nine Clans or the Ten Clans, it has nothing to do with you."

However, if you dare to make a false deal with them, you will not be implicated at that time. Don't think those idiots will succeed.

Even, whether they have the courage to rebel is another matter. ”

In fact, Kou Shen's judgment was right, whether it was Emperor Chongzhen who was expecting someone in Zhejiang to raise the flag to rebel now, or those big businessmen and scholars in Zhejiang who didn't have the courage to rebel at all.

Both were said by Kou Shen.

After the news spread that Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, was preparing to officially collect commercial taxes, Zhang Weixian had already begun to secretly mobilize troops and horses, and even Zheng Zhilong received a notice from Jinyiwei that he would go directly to Denglai to supply after returning from Xinming Island next time, instead of supplying at the base in Fujian.

However, Zhejiang really did not have the courage to raise the flag directly.

In other words, they are all waiting and watching, thinking that after the two fools jump out and raise the flag first, the big guy will follow and raise the flag together.

But what is disappointing is that although the whole Zhejiang is full of mourning, they are shouting that the business tax is coming, and their family's life will not be able to go on, but in fact, it is strangely calm.

None of them planned to raise the banner to rebel, or rather, they were honestly waiting for the day when the commercial tax began to be collected.

Among them, the most studied is only whether to change careers to other businesses, how to avoid being overtaxed, and how to escape some.

Anyway, there was no one who planned to raise the flag and rebel.

The readers were also calm and a little weird.

During the Apocalypse, and even when the emperors since Emperor Zhu Di were in power, these scholars couldn't help but jump out and point fingers.

At least I have to scold a few words about the dog emperor who is greedy for money and the like, regardless of whether it is useful or not, at least he can get a clear name.

But now no one has spoken.

It's not that I don't want to say it, but I don't dare to say it.

Once you jump out at such a sensitive time and are caught by Jinyiwei, the consequence is that your fame will be withdrawn, and all the preferential treatment of scholars will be recovered, and you will be reduced to the same as those mud legs who face the loess with their backs to the sky.

Or join the copper-smelling merchants, who can't even wear clothes made of silk.

Although this prohibition exists in name only, who dares to guarantee that the master will not suddenly remember? When the time comes, what is the decency of the reader? It's just out of place!

But what can be done now?

It is impossible to rebel, it is impossible to rebel in this life, the emperor can do whatever he says, and only by being honest and obedient can he live well and maintain his life.

Therefore, the scholars in Zhejiang also strangely rebelled and shut up and never commented.

After the news from Zhejiang returned to the capital, Emperor Chongzhen was surprised - so well-behaved? These guys aren't trying to give me something bad, are they?

But after looking back at the knife in his hand, Emperor Chongzhen felt that you could hold it back, as long as someone dared to die, I would dare to bury it.

No, it is the nine clans who dare to punish them.

The imperial historians who were sent out by Emperor Chongzhen also felt strange.

The imperial historians who were sent out did not gather together, but directly split up and acted separately.

That is, a group of people will go to Suzhou first, then to Songjiang, then to Changzhou and Zhenjiang.

The other group is in reverse order, and the other group is where to go at random.

Anyway, in the four places, a total of three groups of Yushi acted separately, and everyone was accompanied by the captain of the Jinyi Guard and the Dongchang Fanzi, which was called to protect the personal safety of the Yushi Lord.

For Emperor Chongzhen to care so much, what else can the imperial historians say?

The three groups of imperial Shi Mao were quite unsuccessful, and finally found out a few problematic county orders and returned to the capital to resume their lives, as for the county orders, none of them were found.

This made the new head of the imperial history, Wu Yuanxin, very unhappy, and could only scold the imperial historians under him, and he took the return of the imperial historians to meet Emperor Chongzhen.

In fact, this kind of situation itself was expected by Emperor Chongzhen.

Chen Yaoyan was imprisoned, and he didn't hide it from anyone at all, no matter who picked up this idiot, or if he did it himself, anyway, the news of his arrest must have spread back to Zhejiang faster than the imperial historians.

And just by relying on these non-professional accounting scholars to go down to investigate, if they can find out what the problem is, it will be hell.

It is estimated that these three unlucky county orders are just scapegoats pushed by others, or they are just unlucky eggs pushed out by giving an explanation to the imperial historians and letting them return to Beijing early.

But it's a good thing to have these three unlucky guys, at least three more scarecrows.

Of course, these three scarecrows are not qualified to hang at the noon gate - at least they have to be at the highest level in the six subjects.

The final result was that the three unlucky eggs were sent back by Emperor Chongzhen to make scarecrows.

Return which county you came from and back to which county, and then hang it in the lobby.

Emperor Chongzhen believed that even the latecomers might have to be hung up in the end, at least they would be honest for a while when they first looked at the three scarecrows.

Moreover, there is also Ma Weichuan secretly visiting, although Emperor Chongzhen does not expect Ma Weichuan to find out any big greedy and evil people at all, but if there are dates or not, let's talk about it first.

It's just that this shot goes down, and it really hits a big fish.

Liu Wenfu, the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture, did something very happy.

Emperor Chongzhen clearly decreed that the world would never be endowed, but this guy just came up with something else to add back.

However, with this part of the endowment, Liu Wenfu did not give Emperor Chongzhen a penny at all, but accepted it himself.

Moreover, Liu Wenfu is smart and smart, picking some small villages in the poor countryside, usually not having much contact with the outside world, and even in the Ming Dynasty, it is not easy to find the kind of small villages that are recorded.

What kind of behavior is this?

In Emperor Chongzhen's view, this is the act of digging into his own corner while laughing at himself for being stupid.

This is unbearable.

And what's even more fucking is that Ma Weiqiu's identity was exposed during the visit, and he was almost killed by the people sent by this guy.

If it weren't for the fact that Jinyiwei was ordered to follow Ma Weiqiu, it is estimated that this news would not have reached the ears of Emperor Chongzhen at all.

If Emperor Chongzhen is not happy, more people will be unhappy.

And Liu Wenfu undoubtedly hit the muzzle of the gun, and it was a Gatling-level muzzle.

The murder of the imperial court officials is a complicity, and Liu Wenfu is trying to kill the secret imperial history sent out by Emperor Chongzhen, can this matter be endured?

Anyway, Emperor Chongzhen, the flat-headed brother in the emperor world, said that he usually wanted to find something to do, but now that he has something, he can't bear it.

Emperor Chongzhen simply ordered Jinyiwei to carefully collect evidence of this guy, and by the way, he was accused of rebellion.

Just kill it.

Therefore, when Liu Wenfu was arrested, when he looked at the dragon robe and jade seal and other things that Jinyiwei churned out from the backyard of his house, his spirit collapsed.

I used to know that this brocade guard was not a good thing, but it was too bad, I was just greedy for a little money, why did I frame my mother and rebel?

However, no matter how much you argue, it's useless, the dragon robe is real, and the jade seal is also real, this thing can't be faked - I copied this thing from your house, and said that I didn't want to rebel?

The whole of Zhejiang is boiling.

It turns out that there is really a pure man who intends to rebel.

But if you want to rebel, you said it earlier, and when you finished speaking, you raised the flag, maybe the brothers will follow you against you?

But it's too late to say anything.

Now Liu Wenfu has obviously become a chicken, a chicken used to set an example for monkeys.

He was executed by Ling Chi with 1,200 knives, and the nine clans died as one. Men over the age of 70 and children under the age of 7 were not beheaded together, but they were also exiled for 3,000 miles.

Originally, because Liu Wenfu was arrested, a group of scholars and businessmen in Zhejiang who still had some thoughts were extinguished, but now they have extinguished their thoughts in their hearts.

It's so fucking scary, the Nine Clans, hundreds of people, they will be cut if they say they will be cut, and the unlucky Liu Wenfu will simply be cut alive with 1,200 knives.

I don't add anything up, just honestly wait for Your Majesty to send someone to collect taxes, as for whether it is collected by the tax supervisor or the government, when the time comes, it will be up to the officials and lords in the court to fight for Your Majesty.

If you put this kind of encounter on yourself, you will be afraid to think about it.

Anyway, it's all about contributing to the Ming Dynasty, and the tax will eventually fall on the people, and I'm proud.

And after the reactions of these literati and businessmen were reported to the capital by Jinyiwei, Emperor Chongzhen, who received the news, also couldn't cry or laugh.

Commercial tax and commercial tax are mainly aimed at business.

The current Daming is a little too accustomed to reading, and there is a feeling of picking up a bowl to eat, putting down the chopsticks and scolding the mother.

Sure enough, it's better to have a knife on your neck.