The short holiday is the resonance of the people of the world, and Zuo Zhan is about to start the early dynasty before he is used to sleeping lazily. The anti-pornography and anti-illegal activities were fruitful, and in the early morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Wei Jinzhong escorted them to the noon gate to show the public. These prostitutes wore large flails on their heads, and a sign was hung on their chests, indicating their names, positions, locations and times of prostitution, and two rows were divided into two rows to "greet" the officials of the early dynasty.

In fact, prostitutes in the Ming Dynasty were legal, and Zhu Yuanzhang set up a special teaching department in order to earn money from wealthy merchants, but the main staff came from the female relatives who were raided. With the development of society, the people's food and clothing have been solved, men have spare money in their pockets and begin to be unable to control their lower body, the demand for entertainment has skyrocketed, and the number of women who have lost their footing has increased rapidly.

Although the social status of this industry is humble, there are still some talented women who will be talked about by future generations, such as Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xiangjun, Liu Rushi, Gu Meisheng, Bian Yujing, Ma Xianglan, Kou Baimen, Dong Xiaowan. These people may have the appearance of the country, or they have the talent of poetry and books, but they are all involuntarily. As mentioned above, the land annexation at the end of the Ming Dynasty was very serious, social contradictions became increasingly acute, and many peasants had to sell their children and daughters in order to survive.

With the weakening of the monarchy's power, the number of officials who went to the Church Division also began to increase, and the higher ranks had private clubs for their enjoyment. This time, the Left War not only arrested a number of officials, but also seized the opportunity to confiscate these private properties, liberated a number of women who had lost their footing, and dealt a heavy blow to the entertainment industry. The shrewd Donglin party found that they were the ones who were unlucky every time, and then realized that the little emperor had done something and not done something, otherwise he would not have burned the roster in public. These days, they are moving around, ready to deal with this little emperor who does not know the times.

In the Imperial Palace, Fang Congzhe had just asked for instructions on some matters related to the preparation of the Liaodong War and the disaster relief in the northwest, and Ye Xianggao commanded Ma Tsai Wen Tiren and said:

"Your Majesty, this year is the first year of the Apocalypse, and all new monarchs will be amnesty to show the royal benevolence and generosity, but the minions of the East Arrest Factory have insulted the officials of the dynasty so much, and the ministers impeached them for violating the teachings of Emperor Taizu Gao, and insulting Your Majesty's reputation, please Your Majesty to investigate."

Zhu Yuanzhang once had the ancestral motto of "ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs", in order to warn future generations, he also deliberately made a three-foot-high iron plate, and later Zhu Di brought this iron plaque to the Forbidden City when he moved, and then a eunuch named Wang Zhen felt that it was an eyesore, and then this ancestral motto was gone.

Zuo Zhan knew that Ye Xianggao, Wen Tiren and others had been in tandem these days, and wanted to force the emperor to compromise by forcing the palace collectively, so he had already thought of countermeasures, and asked lukewarmly:

"Lord Wen is reasonable, my law prohibits officials from going to Fengyue places, and some people are arrested on Chinese New Year's Eve during the state funeral, which is indeed an insult to Shu's reputation. I would like to ask Lord Wen how to deal with this matter? ”

That Wen Tiren wanted to move out of Zu Xun to pressure him, but Zuo Zhan ignored this stubble at all, and asked him how to deal with those prostitutes outside the noon gate. Fortunately, he has been in Huanhai for a long time, and said calmly:

"If you return to the saint, this matter should be tried and decided by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and then punished according to the Daming Law. As a waiter of the Ministry of Etiquette, the minister only cares about whether it conforms to the etiquette system. ”

Zuo Zhan thought to himself that since you wanted to come out, but you picked yourself cleanly, how could there be such a good thing in the world, and continued to ask:

"Lord Wen cares about etiquette, so what do you say about the ancestral teachings, and who do the minions refer to?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral training had already been thrown away by Wang Zhen, and the courtiers were collectively silent at that time. Now that Zuo Zhan asked in court, Wen Tiren was afraid of public anger, so he didn't dare to answer directly, so he shirked and said:

"This is the emperor's family matter, and the ministers dare not say anything."

Zuo Zhan saw that he intended to avoid it, and he didn't want to dwell on this matter, after all, Wang Zhenbahu was caused by Yingzong's favor, so he said:

"Then Lord Wen will talk about how to punish officials for fornication during the state funeral according to the law of the Ming Dynasty?"

Everyone saw that the little emperor's attitude was tepid, but he was pressing step by step, where could Wen Tiren parry, he was already dumbfounded, hoping that someone could stand up for him to relieve the siege. Ye Xianggao's move was to throw a stone to ask for directions, and when he saw the emperor's words, he slowly stabbed him like a knife, and he could only lose his pawn and protect the car for his career.

At this time, Wen Tiren found out that he had been sold and had to help others count the money, so he decided to fight back. The law of the Ming Dynasty is a compulsory course for officials, and now the little emperor wants to act according to the law, which is reasonable and reasonable:

"The law of the Ming Dynasty contains a clear text, officials who solicit prostitutes, exile to the border, and never be hired!"

After Wen Tiren finished speaking, he glanced at Ye Xianggao viciously, and finally let out a bad breath, Zuo Zhan clapped his hands and praised when he saw this:

"Wen Aiqing handled the case impartially and did not bend the law for personal gain, and she is really a model for officials in our court, and I am very relieved. Today, according to what you say, the officials outside the noon gate will be confiscated and exiled, and they will go to the northwest border! ”

In the first confrontation in the early years of the Apocalypse, the monarchy fiercely suppressed the power of the vassals, not only punished a group of Donglin Party members, but also stopped the trend of fornication and extravagance in time. For a country, corruption starts from the lower body, and once a man is contaminated with such vices, he will lose his family if he is small, and he will lose his country if he is big.

Ye Xianggao saw that Wen Tiren was backlashing, and knew that he was powerless to return to the sky, so he took out another book from his arms, stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, the ministers in the cabinet together with the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry jointly calculated the accounts of the 48th year of Wanli and the first year of Changtai, and last year the annual income was 5,830,246 taels of silver, the expenditure was 6,086,692 taels of silver, and the deficit was 256,446 taels.

This year, Liaodong needs to use troops, and an additional military salary of 1.5 million taels is needed, and the mausoleums of Shenzong and Guangzong have not yet been completed, and 500,000 taels are needed. The minister is worried that the deficit will not be able to be made up, so please make it clear to Your Majesty. ”

Zuo Zhan saw that the snake had come out of the hole, and wanted to use the deficit to threaten himself, thinking that if he didn't show his hands today, you didn't know that Ma Wangye had three eyes, and said loudly:

"It's hard for Ye Aiqing, I've only been a second-aide for a few months, and I've been so clear about the flow of the imperial court, which shows that I didn't use the wrong person. During the forty-eight years of Emperor Shenzong's reign, the annual income and annual output of the imperial court were about four million taels. In the forty-fifth year of Wanli, the annual income is 3.89 million taels, and the annual income is 4.2199000 taels, can Ye Aiqing know why the annual income of Wanli in the 48th year of the year suddenly increased by 2 million taels? ”

Ye Xianggao didn't expect the little emperor to be so clear about the financial income and expenditure of the imperial court, and he didn't know what was going on with the extra two million taels of silver, so he secretly sweated. At this time, he understood the mood of Wen Tiren who was kneeling on the ground, and could only quibble:

"Soon after the minister entered the cabinet, he only reviewed last year's accounts and calculated this year's income and expenditure. The saint is well-informed and knowledgeable, and the micro-minister is ashamed of himself, so please make it clear to the saint. ”

Zuo Zhan thought to himself, don't pretend to be a grandson, you have to beat the water dog today, otherwise the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and you group of people will have to make other moths, and said sharply:

"In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the imperial court spent a lot of money in Liaodong, and the emperor's grandfather ordered to reopen the mining tax to balance the revenue and expenditure. In the first year of Changtai, his father abolished the mining tax, and the annual revenue of the imperial court decreased, which caused a deficit. This year, it is necessary to use troops in Liaodong, and the military salary has increased unabated, and Dingling and Qingling have not yet been completed, and they also need to add silver taels.

Last night, I summoned Qin Tianjian to see that there were demon stars shining in the north and the sky in the south was bleak, and it was speculated that there would be a fierce battle outside the gate this year, and there would be another natural disaster inside the pass. In addition to finding that the deficit is short, Ye Aiqing has no plan to deal with it? ”

Zuo Zhan asked questions continuously, even though Ye Xiang was serious about Gao Laocheng, he couldn't argue, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed:

"The minister will not dare to insult the first emperor if he dies, everything depends on His Majesty's decision, and the minister is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses."

As the first mason of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Congzhe saw this, and said with thin mud:

"The saint is angry, and the old minister has been trusted by the emperor and the saint for nearly ten years. Now that there is a deficit in the court, the old minister has an unshirkable responsibility, please punish the saint! ”

Seeing that Fang Congzhe was willing to be a back-handed man to mediate, Zuo Zhan knew that there was a play in re-increasing the mining tax and the additional commercial tax, so he secretly rejoiced, and continued to ask with a pretended to be stern:

"You have poked such a big hole in me, and accountability is naturally indispensable, but now I want a solution, and the elder Ge said where should these two expenses come from?"

In September last year, Zuo Zhan formulated a strategy of using Liao to support Liao, and incorporated the Liao people into the Iron Cavalry, and their families distributed land, grain, and farm tools according to their heads, and opened up a large number of fields in the Jinfang area of Guanning, so as to solve the problem of military expenses and the resettlement of displaced people in eastern Liao. In order to stabilize Liaodong to the greatest extent, the expenses for the first year were allocated by the internal bank, and the effect was still obvious.

As for the construction of the mausoleums of Shenzong and Guangzong, and the funeral supplies, considering that there was a tomb robber surnamed Guo many years later, Zuo Zhan did not plan to really bury them at all, except for the clothes and utensils they carried, all the others used imitations. In addition, another layer was dug under the tomb of Shenzong, where the remains of him and the two queens were placed, and a few death row prisoners were found on top to replace them.

These things were all carried out secretly by Zuo Zhan, where did Fang Congzhe know, and replied:

"At present, the population of the country is more than 10 million, and the fields are 11.6 million acres, and 4 million taels of silver can be collected without additional taxes. If he wanted to solve the deficit of 2 million taels, the old minister could only reopen the mining tax and increase the merchant tax. ”

As soon as Fang Congzhe's words came out, he immediately aroused the opposition of the ministers, and Qian Qianyi, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, said:

"Shousuke-sama's words are wrong! During the reign of the first emperor, he decreed that the collection of mining taxes should be stopped and that the increase of taxes on merchants was prohibited. If you want to go against the will of Guangzong now, how will you face the first emperor in the future? ”

Qian Qianyi, the thief, said very cunningly, he actually pulled out Zhu Changluo to block the gun, and took the opportunity to stab the Zhejiang Party, and was smug, when he suddenly found that Zuo Zhan was looking at him with mocking eyes, hurriedly restrained his emotions, and knelt aside.