The next day, Zhao Nanxing, Wang Ji, and Sun Shenxing collectively asked for resignation, saying that they were old and feared that they would lose their grace or something, and Zhu Youxiao also pretended to keep it, seeing that Donglin and the three of them had a strong desire to resign, they reluctantly agreed, gave the three of them a title, and sent Jinyi Wei to send them home, so that the faces of both parties were taken into account, and a harmonious appearance of monarchs and ministers.

After Zhu Youxiao bid farewell to the three old ministers, he ordered the ministers to implement the list of the successors, because they had already discussed with Fang Congzhe and Xu Guangqi, so the list submitted was more in line with Zhu Youxiao's requirements, with He Zongyan as the secretary of the household department, Zhu Yanxi as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Sheng Yihong as the secretary of the criminal department, and Xu Guangqi, the original secretary of the household department, as the secretary of the ministry.

This is to prepare for Xu Guangqi to enter the cabinet, originally Xu Guangqi is now in the cabinet is also a matter of course, but Zhu Youxiao does not want him to enter the cabinet now, because he wants Xu Guangqi to take over the class of Congzhe, so let him experience it in each ministry first, and the official department Shangshu has always been known as the heavenly official, faintly the first person in the Shangshu, and the entry of the official department into the cabinet will bring Xu Guangqi a great prestige bonus, and next year's Jingcha he is ready to make a big move, Xu Guangqi has no party affiliation, so it is best to put Xu Guangqi in the ministry first.

This setting made the Donglin people happy and worried, the happy thing is that He Zongyan was originally a person from Donglin, which shows that the emperor really doesn't want to make a big move in Donglin, and the worry is that the officials are in charge of Xu Guangqi, so that the Jingcha in the third year of the Apocalypse is no longer beneficial to the Donglin Party.

After the officials took office, Zhu Youxiao was about to start solving the problem of tax collection. So at the court meeting, Bi Ziyan put forward two problems that taxation is now facing, and the emperor ordered the ministers to discuss how to solve them.

In fact, the root of these two problems is the same, because most of the mining workers are high-ranking officials or their relatives and subordinates, so as soon as the problem is raised, the ministers are silent.

Zhu Youxiao knocked on the dragon case very unsightly, and said loudly: "What's the matter, I don't make a sound, don't you usually be able to talk about it?" Attacking this and attacking that is a villain, an evil party, and now that there is a serious matter, it will be silent. “

Zou Yuan marked the list and said: "Your Majesty, since the commercial tax collected has exceeded the best time in the past, isn't that a good thing?" “

Zhu Youxiao looked at this Donglin cadre and asked, "Zou Yushi thinks it's normal that the mine tax revenue is not enough?" Then it should be considered normal if the other taxes are not enough, then everyone does not have to pay taxes, where does your money come from, and where does the court use come from? “

Zou Yuanbiao said: "Of course, the agricultural tax must be collected, and the commercial tax collected has exceeded the Wanli period, so please Your Majesty must not treat the merchants harshly." “

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "If you want me not to treat the merchants, then do you want to treat the farmers harshly?" Let's take a look at whether it's the merchant or the farmer who can't get by, and then let's talk to me. Passing the decree, Zou Yuanbiao, the imperial history of the left capital, was the envoy of Shaanxi to observe the people's situation in Shaanxi, and set off on the same day. “

The emperor's disagreement with you will let you go away so that the ministers are helpless, Zou Yuanbiao thanked him and went back to prepare, the emperor said that he would leave on the same day, if it was delayed until tomorrow, maybe he would drive you home.

After Zou Yuanbiao went out, Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers again and said: "Mining taxes are not easy to collect, some people do not pay taxes, or use other methods to evade taxes, and the people in the tax office can't seal other people's mines, because you can't use a pen to seal it, if you are a tax collector, let others not open it, will others not open it?" Let's talk about how to solve this problem. “

The ministers didn't speak, and Sun Chengzong reluctantly said: "Your Majesty, can the household department send more people to help the tax office collect the mining tax?" Let the mine collect the mining tax first after production, and then collect a commercial tax after refining. “

Zhu Youxiao said categorically: "No, direct management means that it can no longer be managed by the household department, and only needs to be handed over to the household department." Besides, can the old officials of the household department collect the mine tax? “

Everyone was very good at listening to the emperor's meaning, and Guan Yingzhen immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, isn't it okay to let Dongchang or Jinyiwei arrest Diao Min who don't pay mining taxes?" “

Zhu Youxiao still denied: "No, Dongchang is responsible for supervising the tax office, but it can't participate in specific affairs." “

Xu Guangqi stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, can you give the tax office the right to transfer troops, up to a hundred local guards at a time, which can help force tax collection and seal down mines that do not pay taxes." “

Zhu Youxiao said: "No, unless the army suppresses the rebellion, it can't target its own people. Director Bi, have you thought of any good solutions? “

Bi Ziyan said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if Xu Shangshu's method is flexible, we can specially recruit tax guards, and we don't need to issue them knives and guns and other weapons, just common sticks, please Your Majesty." “

Zhu Youxiao touched his beardless chin, thought for a while and said: "That's okay, each tax department recruits a hundred, and there should be no problem in managing a state. When recruiting, you should be careful not to recruit slippery ones, so as not to blackmail indiscriminately when you get them. “

In this way, after the establishment of the mine police, his mine can be sealed when the mine evades taxes through smelting, and of course he can be blocked if he does not pay taxes. However, Zhu Youxiao thought of another problem, that is, the problem that Chen Xiu and the others encountered, so he told Chen Xiu about it, and then asked: "Someone has already opened a mine somewhere, and then someone else also wants to mine here, so how should I deal with it?" “

Bi Ziyan said: "Your Majesty, we only charge the mining tax, the first to pay a deed tax can open a mine here, and the later one can either use the money to let the first one transfer, or join forces with the first one." “

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said: "This method is not proper, like Chen Xiu was exploring in Kaiping and found that this is a huge coal mine, then the imperial court wants to open a mine here, but the original owner of the lion opened his mouth, can the imperial court only give money obediently?" This will not work, think of a new way, to control the mine in the hands of the imperial court. “

Everyone looked at each other, the emperor meant that he wanted to take all the minerals in the world into the hands of the imperial court. Originally, the minerals are indeed owned by the emperor, not that the whole world, is it not the king's land, of course, they are all the emperor's, but now that others have opened the mine, it is a little difficult to take it back and say that it belongs to the imperial court.

Of course, this is only a difficulty, there are still methods, the new criminal department Shangshu Sheng Yihong said: "Your Majesty, if the next holy decree is to nationalize all minerals, in fact, it is also possible." It's just that the mines in the world can't be opened, and only the imperial court can open mines. “

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