After a few simple greetings, Zhao Wuwei welcomed Zhu Kaishan and others into the governor's yamen.

Sit down and drink tea......

"Zhu Shangshu came this time, but it was because of the matter of measuring the land?" This time, Zhao Wuwei didn't say any more greetings, and asked straight to the point.

Zhu Kaishan nodded and said, "Naturally! ”

"The lower official received the rumor that His Majesty's decree to measure the land of the whole country was to prepare for the future apportionment of the land into the mu, may I ask Zhu Shangshu, I don't know if this matter is true?" Zhao Wuwei asked, his eyes fixed on Zhu Kaishan's eyes.

Zhu Kaishan smiled indifferently and said, "I'm afraid this is something that doesn't happen!" ”

Taking a sip of tea, Zhu Kaishan said: "Although the old man has not been in Beijing for a long time, he has been in Beijing for more than half a year.

Why didn't the old man know about this?

I don't know if Governor Zhao heard the news from the scolding? ”

"It's just some gossip!" Zhao Wuwei said with a dry laugh, "Since Zhu Shangshu said that there is no such thing, I'm afraid that there is really no such thing!" ”

After looking at Zhu Kaishan's eyes again, Zhao Wuwei asked: "Zhu Shangshu, since Your Majesty doesn't plan to divide the land into acres, why do you want to measure the land?"

Xia Guan couldn't understand what the point of doing this was! ”

Zhu Kaishan said with a smile: "Governor Zhao's words are wrong!

At present, the state treasury is unable to make ends meet, and His Majesty is worried that local officials will conceal taxes, so he specially ordered the old man to take the household officials to measure the land of the whole country.

I don't know that Shandong, which is ruled by Governor Zhao, has the problem of concealing taxes? ”

"How so?" Zhao Wuwei said for 'righteous words': "This official is favored by the emperor, Tian is a parent, not to mention conscientious, but he does not dare to live up to the saint's grace!" ”

"It's good if you don't have it!" Zhu Kaishan just smiled faintly.

From Zhao Wuwei's eyes, Zhu Kaishan found that Zhao Wuwei's eyes were a little empty, and said in his heart: "Could it be that this Zhao Wuwei really secretly reported taxes?" ”

"It's better to give it a try!" Thinking like this in his heart, Zhu Kaishan opened his mouth and said: "Governor Zhao, after the old man became the secretary of the household department, he once looked through the tax records paid by the local government to the imperial court, and found that over the years, the taxes paid by the local government to the imperial court have become less and less.

In particular, Shandong, since 10 years ago, the tax paid has been declining every year, and this year, Shandong's tax payment is less than 70% of what it was 10 years ago.

I don't know what Governor Zhao did and explained about this? ”

Zhao Wuwei couldn't help but be stunned, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he happened to be seen by Zhu Kaishan, who had been staring at him.

After swallowing his saliva, Zhao Wuwei said: "Xia Guan has been conscientious since he was appointed governor of Shandong.

However, Shandong has poor land, and over the years, it has been repeatedly affected by floods, droughts, and locust plagues, and the land yield has been seriously reduced.

Now that the people are in danger, how can I say that Xiaguan, as the governor of Shandong, can see that the people under his rule are starving?

Therefore, when the first emperor was the emperor, the lower officials wrote to ask for the reduction and exemption of taxes in Shandong.

The first emperor was merciful, so he ordered Shandong to pay less taxes. ”

Seeing Zhao Wuwei say this, Zhu Kaishan couldn't help frowning.

Li Tai on the side came to Zhu Kaishan's ear and said softly: "Zhu Shangshu, after entering the Shandong territory, Xiaguan did see a lot of people with yellow faces and thin muscles. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Kaishan nodded noncommittally, and said to Zhao Wuwei: "I don't want Governor Zhao to love the people like a son so much, it's the old man Meng Lang!" ”

"Where? Where? Zhao Wuwei smiled and said: "Zhu Shangshu is also thinking about the court!" ”

……

Leaving the governor's yamen and returning to the inn where he was resting, Zhu Kaishan called Li Tai and Zhou Chang.

Glancing at Li Tai, Zhu Kaishan asked, "What you said in the governor's yamen before, is it true?" ”

Li Tai nodded and said: "It's true, since entering the Shandong territory, Xiaguan has indeed seen a lot of people with yellow faces and thin muscles.

Moreover, most of these people are also in rags, and they don't look like they are pretending at all.

Besides, even if Zhao Wuwei has great ability, he can pretend to be disaster victims in a place.

But how can we pass by a government and a county along the way? ”

Seeing Li Tai say this, Zhu Kaishan couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart.

It should be said that when Zhu Kaishan was the governor of southern Henan before, he had dealings with some businessmen in Shandong.

In particular, when southern Henan was hit by floods last year, some grain merchants from Shandong went to southern Henan to sell grain.

Zhu Kaishan clearly remembered that the grain merchant said that last year's wind and rain in Shandong were smooth, and it was a bumper harvest year, so how could there be victims all over the land?

Zhu Kaishan couldn't figure it out.

"I'm afraid that there will be something strange in it!" Thinking like this in his heart, Zhu Kaishan said to Li Tai and Zhou Chang: "In the past few days, the two of you will put down the things at hand first, go to several nearby prefectures and counties, and see what has happened in Shandong in the past few years!" ”

"The subordinate obeys!" Li Tai and Zhou Chang replied, and then went back to the house to rest......

On the other side, Han Xiao, the commander of Jinyiwei, led a group of his subordinates to enter the Shandong territory.

Naturally, Han Xiao also saw the people with vegetable faces and ragged clothes.

"This official has never heard of any disasters in Shandong in the past two years, what is going on?" Han Xiao thought with a frown.

"Go, send two people down to investigate, to see what happened in Shandong?" Han Xiao gave an order and went to an inn to rest.

In the evening, the subordinates who went out to inquire about the news came back and reported to Han Xiaoyu: "My lord, our brothers have made it clear that Zhao Wuwei, the governor of Shandong, has repeatedly increased taxes to the people in recent years for the sake of his political achievements.

Originally, Shandong last year was a bumper year, and compared with previous years, the people harvested 10% more grain.

But Prime Minister Zhao Wuwei actually had a showdown with the people last year with an extra 20% tax, and the people naturally couldn't fill their stomachs! ”

Although Han Xiao didn't know much about the affairs of the household, he still felt that it was very abnormal.

After thinking about it carefully, Han Xiaodang even repaired a book and ordered someone to send it to the capital urgently for 800 miles......

In the Heart Nourishing Palace, seeing Han Xiao's urgent letter, Zhang Lingyang was angry and angry.

Although Han Xiao only said what he saw and heard in the letter.

But Zhang Lingyang understands that Shandong did not pay even a penny more in taxes last year.

On the contrary, last year's tax in Shandong was a little less than the year before.

The taxes of the common people are more collected, and the taxes paid to the court are less, so it is self-evident who swallowed the remaining silver.

It is also because of this that Zhang Lingyang is angry.

Thinking that no one from top to bottom of Shandong reported the matter to the imperial court, and the ministers of the DPRK and China did not know anything about it, Zhang Lingyang felt angry when he thought about it.

At the same time, Zhang Lingyang also felt that his back was cold.

Local officials concealed it and did not report it, and the ministers of the DPRK and China ignored it...... If this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid that the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be able to protect it if it wants to......

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