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There are many gates in the Ming Imperial City, the outermost is the Daming Gate, then the Chengtian Gate, then the End Gate, and then the Noon Gate. Passing through the Inner Jinshui Bridge behind the Noon Gate, passing through the magnificent square, we walked to the fifth gate of the Ming Imperial City, the Huangji Gate.

The Imperial Gate is actually the main gate of the Imperial City. But it is also a place for the Son of Heaven to listen to the government. Although Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, preferred to hold a huge court meeting in the Fengtian Hall behind the Huangji Gate, the emperors in the later generations preferred to hold a smaller-scale early dynasty at the Huangji Gate.

The early dynasty of the Ming Dynasty disappeared after Wanli for a time, but when it came to the crisis-ridden Tianqi Chongzhen Second Dynasty, the early dynasty that had been interrupted for many years began again. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty hoped to exchange this diligence for a peaceful world.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, was holding an early dynasty at the Huangji Gate. In the early morning, Yang Sichang, the new secretary of the Ministry of War, was holding a tooth card and talking eloquently:

"The ministers please take Shaanxi 0 west, He0 south, Huguang, and Jiangbei as the four positives, and the four governors will be divided and suppressed; With Yan 0 Sui, Shanxi 0 West, Mountain 0 East, Jiangnan, Jiangxi 0, and Si0 Sichuan as the six corners, the six governors divided the defense and assisted in suppression; It is a web of ten sides. And the governor and the prime minister's two ministers, following the thief's direction, specialize in solicitation. ”

Yang Sichang was personally dragged out of Shouxiao's house by Zhu Youzhen. After Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, committed suicide by eating rhubarb, Zhu Youzhen looked around at the unavailable ministers, and finally selected Yang Sichang, who was at home with Ding Wei, and the Son of Heaven appointed Yang Sichang as the secretary of the Ministry of War.

After Yang Sichang arrived in Beijing, the Son of Heaven talked with him several times, and he trusted him very much. Yang Sichang was determined to forge ahead, and the Son of Heaven appreciated it very much, and he summoned Yang Sichang several times to answer questions that exceeded the original time. The affairs requested by Yang Sichang are not inaccurate to Zhu Youzhen. The Son of Heaven also said to Yang Sichang: "I hate to use Qingwan." ”

Seeing the favor of the Son of Heaven to Yang Sichang, all the officials avoided Yang Sichang, and no one dared to wipe his edge. Yang Sichang has played a concert in the past few months, and the cabinet votes are intended to agree to it.

At this time, Yang Sichang stood in the center of the Huangji Gate Hall, playing the strategy of the thief.

Hearing Yang Sichang's words, Zhu Youzhen nodded with a smile and said, "Yang Qing's ten-sided net, how do you employ people?" ”

Yang Sichang held up the tooth card and said: "Now the governors Hong Chengchou and Wang Jiazhen are stationed in Shaanxi 0 west and He0 south. Wang Jiazhen was not enough, and Xiong Wencan was recommended to replace him. ”

Zhu Youzhen knew Xiong Wencan, who was the governor of Liangguang who appeased Zheng Zhilong, and was known as a virtuous person. Since Yang Sichang recommended it, Zhu Youzhen decided to use this Xiong Wencan. Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "What Yang Qing said is in the middle, then Xiong Wencan will be promoted to the secretary of the military department, the right deputy imperial envoy, and the prime minister of Zhili, Shan0xi, He0nan, Shaanxi0xi, Huguang, and Si0 Sichuan provinces for military affairs. ”

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, the officials in the court shook for a while, and the ministers couldn't help but exchange glances for a while. Because of Yang Sichang's words, the Son of Heaven promoted a military department Shangshu, the right deputy capital Yushi, and the prime minister of the six provinces, this Yang Sichang's status in the heart of the Son of Heaven is really surprising.

Yang Sichang talked eloquently in the court, and no official dared to jump out and say no.

Yang Sichang didn't expect that the Son of Heaven would agree to his request and remove Wang Jiazhen, and the trust of the Son of Heaven made him feel an inexplicable pressure. But since the Son of Heaven trusted him so much, Yang Sichang simply finished his words in one go. He took a breath and said, "The minister still has a plan to play." ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Yang Qing said! ”

Yang Sichang paused, looked at the officials on the left and right with some nervousness, and then said loudly: "In order to suppress the thieves, the ministers have proposed to increase the army by 120,000 and increase the salary by 2.8 million taels. There are four strategies for its salary, which are said to be due to grain, overflow, cases, and post delivery. Because of the grain, because of the old amount of grain, the amount is increased, the mu of grain is six he, the stone is converted into eight coins of silver, and the land is not injured, and the silver is 1,929,000 per year; Those who overflow the land, those who overflow the original amount of the folk land, verify the loss, and get 406,000 silver at the age; In the case of a case, the rich people are inmates and end at the age of one; The poster, the silver of the previous post cut is charged with 200,000! ”

Yang Sichang wants to raise taxes!

Hearing Yang Sichang's words, the court exploded all of a sudden, and all the officials couldn't help but whisper.

Yang Sichang wants to raise taxes, and he will increase them by 2.8 million taels at a time. He wanted to increase the land endowment per mu of land in the Ming Dynasty, increase taxes on the newly reclaimed fields, and open the way for wealthy households to donate to prison students, and seize the silver saved by the abolition of the post post.

If it were someone else, such an increase would be scolded to death by the official on the spot. The late Liang Tingdong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, once proposed to raise taxes, but was scolded by the officials, and was impeached and removed from office in less than a year. The officials would never allow any official to put his hand on Tian Fu.

The officials, nobles and gentry of the Ming Dynasty have sucked the blood of the poor, where is there room for increasing endowment? Add a little tax and you will take money from the pockets of officials, nobles, and gentry. If the magnates back down, the magnates suffer. If the elites do not back down, it will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, and it will be the officials who force the people to rebel.

Once the tax is raised, the game between the elite and the poor will drive the poor to the brink of rebellion. There will be a situation where the thieves go to one place and the responders gather.

The people of the Ming Dynasty, who bear the national tax, have no blood to suck.

The officials were stirring and talking. But this Yang Sichang is so in the limelight, who dares to offend the Son of Heaven and jump out to oppose it?

The people who whispered found that there were many people who were discussing, but none of them dared to jump out and object, and gradually they all stopped talking with some embarrassment. The court gradually fell silent, showing a suffocating tranquility.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the quiet ministers and touched his chest with some hesitation. After thinking about it, he said, "I know! The strategy of the salary, Rong Zhen carefully considered it. ”

Yang Sichang held up the tooth card and said, "The minister is finished!" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said, "The measures are very important, and Rong Zhen will think about it for a few days. But in terms of employing people, I have a strategy! I know that now the Ming soldiers and horses are the strongest in the sky. Tian 0 Jin soldiers and horses are the strongest in guerrilla Li Zhibu! Yang Qing's military department wants to suppress thieves, and he can transfer Tianjin and Li Zhibu to help suppress it, which will definitely be of great help. ”

Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, the officials couldn't help but whisper again. It is understandable that the Tian0 Jin soldiers and horses are the strongest, and the previous Fanjiazhuang victory was that the Tian 0 Jin soldiers and horses won the first 7,600 of Dongnu. If the armies of Tian0 Jin do not make a sound, it is a blockbuster. But what kind of person is this guerrilla Li Zhi, a small guerrilla can actually make the Son of Heaven remember.

Someone knew the details of Fanjiazhuang's victory, and said to the people around him: "It is a discipline that slashes Yanggul, and now it has been promoted to guerrilla!" The official next to him suddenly realized.

Yang Sichang thought about it and remembered the piece of music transcribed in the Di newspaper, Fanjiazhuang Dajie did have such a number one person as Li Zhi. He thought about it again, and remembered that this Li Zhi was the general who killed Yanguli. The use of such military attaches will be beneficial to the situation of suppressing thieves.

Such a good general cannot be allowed to be idle.

Yang Sichang held the tooth card and sang loudly: "The minister has the will!" ”