The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

Qian Qianyi's mouth was bitter, and he sighed secretly in his heart, Chongzhen's meaning was already very obvious, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Otherwise, he will be the target of the public and will be spurned by the entire Ming officialdom and Shilin.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very high, and it is related to the lives of the people in the world, and a court discussion may not be certain.

Why don't you wait for the cabinet members to gather and draft a plan and submit it to the emperor for review before making a decision? ”

Qian Qianyi is a person with complex thoughts and personalities, and he has the indulgent habits of the late Ming literati, but he always shows a serious outlook of upholding traditional morality.

He originally regarded himself as a "clear stream", but because he was keen on fame, he repeatedly fell into the political whirlpool, leaving behind the stigma of being a gossip and eunuch.

Now that the first assistant and the second assistant are missing, his heart is active, so there is no more resoluteness in the past, leaving a little room for a gap to turn around.

It is also well-intentioned, not only not to offend the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, but also to perfunctory Emperor Chongzhen, so that he has steps to go down, and the end of the seven tricks is exquisite.

"Lin Shangshu, can you also talk about it?"

Chongzhen was expressionless, and pointed to the officials of the Qi Party, the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, and the Chu Party to ask one by one.

Qin Haoming listened to their cookie-cutter answers with interest, and he couldn't even get angry.

The party struggle of the Ming Dynasty has left a great name in history, I oppose what you advocate, and you also oppose what I advocate. You can't do what you should do, and you can't do what you want to do.

However, it is surprisingly unanimous in the collection of taxes from merchants, and no matter what party they are, they are resolutely opposed to the imposition of commercial taxes, on the grounds that they are high-sounding to benefit the people and look like a moral gentleman.

Perhaps it is the situation of Xue Guoguan today that makes them have some scruples, their words are not as fierce as in the past, but without exception they are perfunctory or opposed.

Hearing the back, Qin Haoming couldn't help but sneer.

In fact, it is very simple to say, and it is not as complicated as they say.

Behind the excuses, there is an indisputable fact that they are all working for the benefit of their families.

After more than 200 years of development, the Ming Dynasty has long been separated from government and business. In merchant families, there were children who were officials in the court, and officials who were in business.

In particular, Jiangnan, which was not affected by the war, had a developed business.

Because of the large population and the large number of gentry, it is impossible to annex land without restrictions.

Therefore, there are no real big landlords and feudal lords in the Jiangnan region, except for the Zheng family in Nan'an.

As a result, a large amount of idle capital was used for initial industrial accumulation and more overseas trade, and the prosperity of Jiangnan commerce was accompanied by it.

It is a pity that the accumulation of capital did not bring about technological and industrial changes, and even because of the obstruction of these bureaucrats, the Ming court did not get any benefits.

In this way, after a certain point, capital can only be used for squandering.

The Jiannu in the north was an extremely backward and barbaric fishing and hunting civilization, while the core of the Ming Dynasty had gradually moved away from the agricultural civilization.

Now, because of the short-sightedness and selfish desires of the princes of the court, the cultural and economic advancement has brought about serious military backwardness.

The tragedy of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to natural disasters, is probably the foundation of its demise.

"Your Majesty, please allow Weichen to answer a few words with a few adults?"

Qin Haoming's face was serious, he stepped forward and saluted and pleaded.

"Accurate!"

Chongzhen waved a wide dragon robe, there was no joy or anger on his face, but he was full of expectations for Qin Haoming in his heart, I don't know what he and these dirty officialdom oilers can say?

"The situation in the country is grim and dangerous, I believe that without what I, a newcomer to officialdom, said, you should know very well!

But what the governor doesn't understand is why you, as ministers of the Ming Dynasty, are for the people but not for the country, how can you understand? ”

Qin Haoming made a compilation with both hands, walked to the side of several courtiers and asked.

He is a little less in awe of these people and a little more willful, which makes people feel free and easy.

Qian Qianyi suffered a loss in his hands, and lowered his head and remained silent.

Zhang Si, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, knew that he was sleek, and he didn't want to offend this hot upstart governor, so he said with a wry smile:

"Now the northeast and northwest of the Ming Dynasty have become a trend of fire and water, and only the south of the Yangtze River is still quiet. At this time, if there is another uproar, Daming may not be able to deal with the crisis? ”

Qin Haoming blinked, and almost applauded Zhang Sizhi's explanation, talented, too talented, but unfortunately it was used in the wrong place.

"Zhang Shilang said that Jiangnan is making trouble, but it means that the imperial court collects commercial taxes, and the people of Jiangnan will resist?"

"It's about the country's social welfare, so I have to worry about it!"

Zhang Sizhi sighed for a long time, his eyebrows were furrowed, and he looked like he was working hard and steadily for the country.

"Just a few dozen or a few hundred taels of taxes and silver taels will make the rich businessmen in Jiangnan mess up?"

"There are always people who take risks!"

"What about the hungry people in the northwestern provinces?"

"It's come to this, slowly figure it out!"

Qin Haoming couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration anymore, and raised his head and said to himself: "They all say that the official word has two mouths, the upper is reasonable, and the lower is reasonable."

It is even more rare for Zhang Shilang to be unparalleled in his eloquence, for the country for a while, for the people for a while, which can be said to be reasonable. It's just, does Zhang Shilang really think so? ”

"Nature." Zhang Sizhi still answered without leaking.

"All of you are people who have read poetry and books, and have learned a lot of money, but according to Bendu, they are the only ones who have not read history?

Otherwise, why did you forget the brutality of Meng Yuan in just over two hundred years?

Have you ever thought about what to do if the Ming Dynasty continues to be unarmed, the northwest thieves grow stronger, and the north Jiannu wields a knife to the south?

Is it a quick drink? Or is it like Kong Youde and others, betraying the country to seek glory and changing masters? ”

Qin Haoming's sharp gaze slowly bypassed each of them, and finally stopped at Zhang Sizhi.

Above the court, after listening to Qin Haoming's words, many people frowned and pondered, and some disagreed.

Zhang Sizhi didn't know why Qin Haoming's knife-like gaze was staring at him, so he shrunk his neck obscenely, and then realized that something was wrong, puffed up his chest and said loudly:

"Why is Qin Du alarmist, and he is so ambitious that he destroys his own prestige?

If something really doesn't happen, it's just a death to repay the king! ”

Qin Haoming glanced at him with disdain, and shouted with emotion: "I'm afraid you may not be able to do it!" ”

Now the other people in the court don't know who has surrendered to Jiannu, except for knowing Qian Qianyi, he counts the one in front of him.

But he and Qian Qianyi still don't need it, after all, Qian Qianyi is still remarkable in the later stage, and there is something forgivable.

Only Zhang Sizhi can be called shameless!

As one of Chongzhen's emperors, Zhang Sizhi once served as the first assistant for several months.

It stands to reason that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, even if he did not follow his student Emperor Chongzhen and hid in the mountains and rivers of his hometown to be a relict of the former dynasty, it seemed to be a good choice, and people could understand it.

But he was not willing to be lonely, and took the initiative to surrender to the Jiannu Dynasty after the death of the country, and became an official, which was shameful for future generations.

Of course, there are not a few Ming officials who surrender, and at the moment of life and death, not everyone necessarily has the courage to martyr.

But the problem is that Zhang Sizhi once commanded hundreds of officials in the Ming Dynasty, and Jiannu only gave him a small Jining Dao and was busy taking office, which is very different from his former first assistant.

But he still went, still obsessed with officialdom, obsessed with power, and was not ashamed.

Ignoring Zhang Sizhi, who wanted to scold with an angry face, Qin Haoming turned to Chongzhen and said:

"Your Majesty, Weichen heard that when he was in the Han Dynasty, there were many things that were exempted from the Three Princes due to disasters! The prime minister and other high-ranking officials and important ministers also asked to be removed because of the crime of natural disasters.

His Majesty's political cultivation and broad advice can be said to be true to heaven.

Now there is a long drought, and there is no rain, what is it?

Those who are angry with heaven are also traitors.

The first assistant Xue Guoguan, the second assistant Chen Yan, and the university scholar Zhang Sizhi, etc., have been in power for several years and months, but they have no actual achievements.

There is no year without drought, no day without haze, no thieves everywhere, and no one without grievances.

It's better to follow the example of the ancients and depose the three, maybe the time will change, and it is not known? ”

As soon as Qin Haoming said this, the court was in an uproar, and no one could have imagined that he was so bold?