At this time, the Ke family immediately made up for the merits next to him: "The emperor said very reasonably, the concubine was born at the age of eighteen, and the concubine's son is in good health, eats a lot, grows strong, and often wins wrestling with people." ”

Zhu Youxiao also said: "Folk women give birth too early, and there are often cases where both mother and child are sick or even die, which is why I did this, and the queen and the concubine now understand." ”

The three beauties understood that the emperor did this for their good, not to dislike them, this heart was put down first, and then it was full of emotion, and then it was self-blame, the emperor could think about them everywhere like this, and sometimes the emperor wanted to play some new tricks, and he refused to cooperate on the grounds of shyness, it really shouldn't be, it shouldn't be. So after the misunderstanding was released, Zhu Youxiao unlocked more poses in the harem, but it was a blessing in disguise.

On this day, Wei Zhongxian came to report that the matter about Li Sancai that he had said last time had almost been investigated. Zhu Youxiao said: "You just say it, I won't watch it." ”

Although Wei Zhongxian doesn't know much, his eloquence is very good, so Zhu Youxiao asked him to say it directly, anyway, he said that he asked others to write it, so it might be closer to the truth than to say it directly.

"Yes, the slave maid found out that the reason why Yang Lian went to Wang Dewan was because he had a different opinion about Li Sancai in the Donglin Party. Like Liu Yixian, Ye Xianggao, Han Yi, and Zhou Jiamo, these Donglin bigwigs all support Li Sancai, while Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Zhao Nanxing, Gong Nai, and Huang Zunsu oppose Li Sancai, and the reason for the conflict between the two factions is that Li Sancai is too rich, and it is estimated that Li Sancai's family wealth can reach 10 million taels of silver......"

"Stop, you're not mistaken, it's ten million taels of silver?" Zhu Youxiao focused on the word silver, and a while ago, Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, said that there is not much money in the treasury, so please pay attention to it when rewarding.

"The slave maid is not mistaken, there are old people in the East Factory who specialize in estimating property, they estimate it according to Li Sancai's daily consumption, houses, shops, and fields, the emperor knows that the slaves and maids are ignorant, and he doesn't know how they calculate, but the slaves and maids let them carefully proofread, and they said that there should indeed be so many."

Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Where did he get so much money? He embezzled so much money? “

"Your Majesty, Li Sancai is indeed rich, and the rare food in his house, such as bear's paw lips, which he can't usually see, is like radish and cabbage. However, the money is said not to have come from embezzlement, but from his normal business. “

"How is it possible to make so much money in a normal business? You're bragging again. “

"That's true, Li Sancai is the general leader of Tongzhou merchants, he has a large number of merchants under his name, Tongzhou is an important stop of Caoyun, when Li Sancai was the governor of Caoyun, he has been shouting to reduce the Caoyun tax, the court should not compete with the people for profit, and even the normal Caoyun tax is often not collected, so if you don't get rich, there will be a ghost!"

"No wonder they opposed the collection of mining taxes back then, it turns out that the roots are here, so they don't compete with the people for profit, they don't compete with the government for profit. You continue to investigate, I don't believe that Li Sancai was clean when he was the governor of Caoyun, just normal business should be difficult to get so much money, not only Li Sancai, but also other officials who have money in their families to check well, I don't believe that I can't cure you. “

After Wei Zhongxian left, he summoned Xu Guangqi and showed him Li Sancai's materials first. After reading it, Xu Guangqi said: "It seems that there are still people in Donglin who understand." “

Zhu Youxiao knew that he was speaking for Yang Lian, and snorted coldly: "What do you understand, it's not that the party is the same as the other, if he really understands, he should stand up and expose it, at best, he can also come forward to oppose it, it's good for him, he stood there without saying a word when he came back from leave, and I didn't see him so quiet when he scolded Li Xuanzhi before." “

"Your Majesty, as soon as you join the party, you will be a member of the party for life, if Yang Lian comes out to expose it, everyone in the world will despise him, but at least he has a clear conscience and knows that he can't let Li Sancai come to power, and he said to Wang Dewan, doesn't it mean that he is against it."

"Okay, okay, I understand what Mr. means, in fact, I also know that Yang Lian is a straightforward person, although he often disagrees with me, it's just a different angle, and I have something else to do with you today."

Xu Guangqi knelt on the ground: "Weichen congratulates the world, Your Majesty can be so reasonable, it is really my blessing." “

Zhu Youxiao smiled and accepted this sycophant, he also knew that Xu Guangqi was not only speaking for Yang Lian, but also for all the ministers of the DPRK and China, hoping that he would not be too paranoid when he looked at the problem, and he should put himself in the shoes of others to think about whether there was a certain amount of truth, he helped Xu Guangqi up and said: "Mr. Xu, I understand, if I behave badly in the future, I hope Mr. can remind me often!" “

Xu Guangqi was his first day lecturer, and he rightly called him Mr. Xu Guangqi said: "Of course, the emperor will not act badly, but the emperor's position is complicated, if there are still places that cannot be taken into account, Weichen should be noisy, I am afraid that it will disturb the emperor's tranquility, then it will be too much of a crime." “

"Mr. said with a smile, back to the point, I told Mr. about the mining tax before, I want to change the name of the mining tax, and the household department will collect it, does Mr. think it is feasible?" The household department has been complaining about the lack of money, and the matter of collecting commercial taxes cannot be delayed.

"What name does Your Majesty want to change the mining tax?"

"What do you think, sir, of the name Business Tax?"

"The name is straightforward and should work. It's just that whether or not the commercial tax can be collected must be discussed by the minister at the court meeting, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to pass. “

"Yes, last time, Mr. prepared the tax collection strategy first, how are you doing now?"

"It's basically written, do you want Weichen to get it now?"

"No, you can see the professional things yourself, if you want Mr. to work in the household department, what does Mr. think?"

"The minister understands a little about the affairs of the household, and if His Majesty needs it, the minister does not dare to resign."

"Okay, let's talk about it in a few days, Mr. can communicate with others first, and see how to pass the plan for collecting business taxes at the court."

After Xu Guangqi left, Zhu Youxiao found Fang Congzhe and proposed to recollect the mining tax, Fang Congzhe immediately objected when he heard it, and after the emperor explained the matter clearly, Fang Congzhe said: "As soon as the emperor said this, the ministers understood in their hearts that the matter of collecting commercial taxes is beneficial to the country, but some people have always opposed the collection of taxes in commerce, and if it is discussed by the ministers, it should not be easy to pass." ”

"If I explain everything clearly, will everyone agree to charge a business tax?"