Liu Yunwei has always admired Shi Kefa's conduct, believing that although Shi Kefa is more pedantic and cautious, he is still reliable in major rights and wrongs, and he is not a person who is interested in interests.

However, Liu Yunwei never expected that Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, and Qian Qianyi hadn't said anything, and Shi Kefa was the first to speak out against the proposal of integrating agriculture and industry to pay taxes.

Liu Yunwei frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Master Shi, you must know that seventy or even eighty percent of the land in the current dynasty is concentrated in the hands of the gentry and rich merchants, and tens of millions of poor people only have a few acres of meager farmland in their hands to make a living, and even some poor people don't even have an acre of farmland!" Nowadays, 80% of today's wealth is concentrated in the hands of scholars and businessmen in the farmers and industrialists, and the peasants and workers who account for the vast majority of the population of the Ming Dynasty only occupy only 20%. How many soldiers and officials can be fed? How many victims can be helped? ”

Ma Shiying on the side said: "Zhenguo Gong, after all, my Ming Dynasty is rich in the sea, and the people under his rule are not only tens of millions, but when the court has no money, you can increase the tax a little, as long as there are not many people, it will definitely be bearable!" ”

"Nonsense!"

After listening to this, Liu Yunwei slapped the table, pointed at Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Qian Qianyi, and Ma Shiying, and scolded loudly: "How did Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's generation raise troops!" How did Gao Yingxiang wreak havoc! Have you forgotten all of you! It's only been a few years, huh? It's only been a few years! You've all forgotten! It was the Donglin rebel party that exempted the Jiangnan mining tax, and put all the pressure of the war in Liaodong on the shoulders of the poor people, which made the people of the world rise up, provoked the Gao Yingxiang Rebellion, and made Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong make waves! ”

After Liu Yunwei finished speaking, he was still angry, stood up abruptly and continued to shout: "Do you still want to have another scourge of thieves!" Are you still opposing the government's proposal to pay taxes on agriculture and industry? Still want to continue to raise taxes for the poor? I tell you, if you do it the way you do, it won't take five years, five years! The scourge of thieves will be a disaster again! My Hanwei soldiers and Ming soldiers from all over the country fought bloodily, and how many bloody sons and daughters were killed in the battle to quell the rebellion of the thieves, is it that the blood of my Daming sons and daughters has been shed in vain! You say, yes and no! ”

Liu Yunwei's words made Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Qian Qianyi, and Ma Shiying speechless, red-faced. In fact, the four of them are all people who have read poetry and books, and the four of them all understand the truth that Liu Yunwei said, and they all know that what Liu Yunwei said is right.

However, if Liu Yunwei's method of integrating agriculture and industry to pay taxes was implemented, all the officials of the Ming Dynasty would have to cut their meat. Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Qian Qianyi, and Ma Shiying felt extremely painful in their hearts when they thought of taking out a large amount of money and food every year, and even Shi Kefa was no exception.

Liu Yunwei looked at the four of them and said bitterly: "Everyone! Since the rise of Jiannu in the Wanli period, how many disasters have I experienced and how many sufferings have I suffered? Now my Daming urgently needs to recuperate, and the people of Daming can't stand the toss! The tax burden of the dynasty must be shifted from the ordinary people, and the gentry and wealthy businessmen of the Ming Dynasty must take responsibility, otherwise when will the Ming Dynasty get back up from the ruins, and when will it be revived again! ”

"What Zhen Guogong said is extremely true."

Qian Qianyi was silent for a long time and finally spoke: "Everything that Zhenguo Gong said is the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country, but Zhen Guogong's move is to be the enemy of the entire Ming gentry, and I am terrified when I think of such things." ”

Liu Yunwei sneered and said, "This prince has been fighting horses for more than ten years, and I haven't seen any battles!" Even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead, my father is not afraid! ”

Gao Hongtu also arched his hand and said: "The old man admires the courage of the Duke of Zhenguo!" However, I don't know if Zhenguo Gong has thought about it, the gentry don't pay taxes, but the ancestral precept set by Emperor Taizu Hongwu! If the prince of Zhenguo insists on going his own way, where will his majesty be placed? Where to place the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Liu Yunwei laughed when he heard this, and said sharply: "Great Ming Ancestor Xun? When Emperor Taizu set up this ancestral precept, my Ming Dynasty had just expelled the Tatars and restored China, the people of the world had their houses, the cultivators had their fields, the civil and military generals were honest and self-controlled, and the local gentry were of noble character, so Emperor Taizu set up this ancestral precept in order to treat the gentry preferentially, but it was not an exaggeration! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yunwei pointed to Gao Hongtu and asked, "But what is the face of the gentry of the Ming Dynasty now?" What are the faces of the civil ministers and military generals in various places? Don't you know, tall man? Why should the Ming Dynasty give preferential treatment to these people who can't serve the country and can't settle the people! What qualifications do they have to enjoy the preferential treatment of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Gao Hongtu's old face turned red, but he was still unwilling, and argued again: "But after all, this is the ancestral precept set by Emperor Taizu, and we must abide by it!" ”

Liu Yunwei reprimanded loudly: "My Ming ancestor is not the only one! Why don't you mention the ancestral teachings of my Ming Dynasty who do not get along, do not pay compensation, do not cede land, do not pay tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies? I have my own iron bones, why don't you mention it, but only mention what is beneficial to you! ”

Gao Hongtu was already speechless at this time, and he was very embarrassed to sit in his seat, and Shi Kefa, Qian Qianyi, and Ma Shiying also laughed one after another, and couldn't say anything anymore.

Lu Ying, who was on the side, saw that Liu Yunwei was getting angrier and angrier the more he spoke, and was worried that he would leave in a fit of anger, so he said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, what Zhenguo Gong said is all right, and you must be able to understand Zhen Guogong's hard work." This tax policy, please support it in the future. ”

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei also sat down and calmed down his excitement.

Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi no longer had any temper at this time, so they could only admit it, and they all protected it.

Among the several people, only Shi Kefa was still frowning, and it seemed that he had to argue a few more points before he would give up. It's not that Shi Kefa doesn't know the benefits of Liu Yunwei's move, and it's not that he feels sorry for those tax money, Shi Kefa's family wealth is not much, even if he pays taxes according to the law, it is not much. It's just that Shi Kefa does have something to say in his heart, and he doesn't vomit or be unhappy.

"Dare to ask Zhen Guogong, even if we do our best to help Zhen Guogong implement the policy of integrating agriculture, industry and commerce to pay grain in the southern provinces, and His Majesty also approved Zhen Guogong's proposal, the old man still says that this policy is not appropriate!"

Liu Yunwei frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong!" ”

"What about the royal relatives and relatives! If the civil and military generals of the Ming Dynasty and all the scholars pay taxes and grain in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, then the vassal kings and royal relatives in the Ming Dynasty will also pay taxes and grain! ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Ying couldn't help but be stunned, the smile on his face suddenly retracted, and his gaze at Shi Kefa became sharp.

And Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi didn't expect Shi Kefa to have such a big courage to poke out the things that the three of them wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, and simply echoed the situation, wanting to take Liu Yunwei into the army.

"Yes, how is the Duke of Zhenguo going to deal with the imperial relatives?"

"Zhenguo Gong, if the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty do not pay food and taxes, then how can they convince the scholars and military generals of all over the world!"

"Zhen Guogong, I think it's better to think about this matter in the long run, after all, if you treat each other, you can't convince the public!"

Liu Yunwei looked at the appearance of several people, his face was full of frost, and he looked very scary. Suddenly, everyone saw Liu Yunwei looking up to the sky and laughing, they were all startled, they didn't know what was going on with Liu Yunwei, could it be that he was angry with Shi Kefa and others?

"Do you think that to implement the integration of agriculture, industry and commerce, it is necessary to let the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty also pay grain together? Otherwise, it can't be implemented? ”

Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi all nodded again and again, praising Liu Yunwei in one sentence.

And Shi Kefa stiffened his neck and said: "Zhenguo Gong, it's not that the old man wants to fight with Zhen Guogong, but if you don't execute it like this, it is indeed unfair!" can't block the mouths of the world! ”

"That's good! Since this is the case, the prince will write another letter to petition His Majesty, imploring His Majesty to allow the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty to also pay for the grain! However, this letter still needs to be signed by all of you! ”

Hearing this, Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi were stunned for a moment, but they didn't expect Liu Yunwei to turn against the army, and they were speechless again for a while. And Shi Kefa laughed and said, "What's so difficult about that! We'll sign it! ”

Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi listened to Shi Kefa's words, and they even had the heart to eat people, so Shi Kefa was simply singing a double reed with Zhenguo Gong, and they put all three of them in, and they couldn't find an excuse to refuse!

So, the three of them had no choice but to accept it, thinking about dealing with it for a while, and then they would just find an interface to push it off.

Who knows, Liu Yunwei said on the spot: "Someone! Take pen and ink! ”

When Lu Ying heard this, he personally took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Liu Yunwei waved his pen in front of Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, Qian Qianyi, and Shi Kefa, and thousands of words of music and folds jumped on the paper. After that, Liu Yunwei signed his name, and took the seal of the Zhenguo Gong and the seal of the Hanwei Army and buckled it on the fold.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this duke has already signed, it's up to you!"

Shi Kefa did not hesitate, strode forward and wrote his name, and then dipped the large seal of the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu that he carried with him into the ink and buckled it heavily on the fold.

Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi on the side saw their eyelids jumping, and they were stunned in their seats for a while before they came to their senses. Then, the three of them glared at Shi Kefa one after another, if their eyes could kill, it was estimated that Shi Kefa had been killed and injured a thousand times at this time.

Let the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty also pay taxes? It's a joke! The implementation of the integrated taxation of Shinong, industry and commerce is already a hornet's nest, coupled with the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty, that is, they think that their lives are long, this is looking for death! He Zhenguo Gong has hundreds of thousands of the most elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty, and he has made great achievements, and the soldiers of the world can not resist, so he will naturally not be afraid of these difficulties. But what do Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi have? Except for the protégés, disciples, and family members, there is nothing else!