As the voice of the first assistant Zhang Wei slowly sounded, there was a sudden silence in the main hall, and the needle drop could be heard, and the emperor's face became unsightly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

People's greed is endless, Zhu Yijun has already suffered from lack of money these days, and now that there is such a big source of wealth in front of him, how can he not be tempted!

As Wang Xijue worried, this was only the first year that the mining tax was rolled out, but in just half a year, it brought the emperor three million taels of silver, with which his palace could be renovated, his army could be renewed, and his inner treasury could no longer be tightened......

In the emperor's opinion, these ministers are simply not at home and don't know how expensive rice, oil, and salt are, who can feel what it is like for him to be an emperor and not even be able to reward his subordinates!

Well, of course, if anyone could feel it, Zhu Yijun would definitely be the first to cut him......

In short, it is simply impossible to want him to abolish the mining tax!

Besides, the mining tax supervisors this time, although they may be unforgivable sins in the eyes of the three cabinet assistants in front of them, but from Zhu Yijun's standpoint, they have made great contributions, and how much difficulty they have solved with these three million taels will be as great their merits.

Not to mention that Zhu Yijun didn't agree to throw them out at this time, that is, he could really be ruthless and let them bear the wrath of the courtiers on his behalf, so who would serve him loyally in the future?

Therefore, the tax supervisor of the mines cannot be disposed of, but in this case, it means that he himself has to bear all the pressure from the court, but don't think that he can do whatever he wants when he becomes the emperor.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are notoriously difficult, usually play impeachment, annoying you or light, if it is serious, detain the crying hall, perform, sit-in demonstration, there is nothing they can't do!

And more importantly, the popular thing in these years is that reputation is more important than life, you can lose your life, but you must not lose your integrity, this is the atmosphere that Emperor Taizu has been trying to guide since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the biggest reason why the Ming Dynasty is not afraid of heaven and earth.

So grasping the typical, killing chickens and monkeys or something, it doesn't have much effect on them, if they are all killed, not to mention that the court still depends on them to maintain its operation, it is a tyrant's hat, it is enough for Zhu Yijun to fall off the emperor's throne.

It is precisely because of this that even as an emperor, there will still be many constraints, as soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yijun's face softened, and he said in a good voice.

"Yuanfu doesn't have to be like this, the mining tax is a predetermined thing, during which there may be twists and turns, but the order is not what the king does, although the silver is huge, they all come from the local heroes, and there is no hindrance to the people, Yuanfu has been in the cabinet for a long time, when he knows that the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have no riots and civil changes, it is enough to prove that the mining tax is not a disaster, the tax supervisors are committed to me, and the behavior is slightly exceeded, I will punish it, I hope Yuanfu will think carefully!"

To tell the truth, as the emperor, Zhu Yijun's attitude is already very good, it seems that the cabinet is thinking about it everywhere, after all, the act of sending the mine tax eunuch was tacitly approved by the cabinet, and now if it is abolished rashly, it will inevitably damage the credibility of the cabinet......

However, none of this can be a reason, in the final analysis, the emperor simply wants to have the best of both worlds.

They did not want to abolish the mining tax, nor did they want to punish the mining tax supervisors, so they did not give in at all.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are also Your Majesty's courtiers, the harm of the mining tax, still in the people, this year's million silver taels, has exceeded the extreme, if you go the right way, you will not be able to get this huge amount, according to the minister's opinion, the disaster of the mining tax lies in the people, please Your Majesty strictly investigate the illegal things in the collection of mining tax, in order to show the courtiers Your Majesty Shengming!"

But in any case, there is room for negotiation if the attitude is good, Wang Xijue stepped forward and said.

The tone was also a lot more relaxed, and the words were a little tactful, but the meaning was still very clear, and he wanted to use the mine tax eunuch this time to calm the court's discussions.

The emperor's face is a little unpleasant, you know, those are his meritorious servants......

However, he also knew that Wang Xijue's attitude had eased up a lot, and this was probably the best way to calm down this turmoil, but the problem was that he couldn't agree!

The people in charge of the mining tax this time, from Zhang Cheng to Sun Xian, are all his close confidants, if he is thrown out as a scapegoat, who will do things for him in the future!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter should not be rash, the scourge of mining tax is not superficial, this year half a year to collect a million silver taels, it can be seen that it must be rampant in the countryside, if it is connived, it must be more unscrupulous, this case can not be opened! Denying that it will become a cancer above my court in the future, the tail will not fall off, and it will be difficult to punish it, and I hope that Your Majesty will be far-sighted and abolish this catastrophe as soon as possible, which is the foundation of the society! As for the people involved, they should be handed over to the division for trial, and the punishment should be justified! ”

I have to say that the emperor's prediction was correct, and Wang Xijue can indeed be regarded as a moderate.

As soon as Shen always stood up, there was an aura of slaughter, and as soon as the four words of Ming Zheng's punishment came out, it directly explained his attitude, he had no intention of letting go of these mining tax eunuchs at all, it was simply zero tolerance.

If it weren't for the fact that these internal envoys were the slaves of the Son of Heaven and should be handled by the emperor himself, I am afraid that Shen would have been able to request the three divisions to interrogate on the spot!

The two cabinet ministers all expressed their attitudes, and Zhu Yijun's face became more and more ugly, but he still looked at Zhang Wei with expectation, the three cabinet auxiliary ministers, only his opinion was the most important, as long as he relented, Zhu Yijun was sure that he would be able to win Wang Xijue over, and when the time came, Shen Cheng would be unable to support himself alone, and naturally he would not be able to become a climate.

And after convincing the cabinet, he had a lot less resistance to deal with the ministers of the foreign court!

It's just a pity......

"Your Majesty, this case cannot be opened without permission, the old minister thinks that the discussion of the mining tax needs to be re-issued, and the person responsible for this collection should be severely punished!"

Zhang Wei's posture is upright, and although his attitude has made a slight concession, he is still very firm.

And his tone told Zhu Yijun that this was already the result of his last consideration, that is to say, Zhang Wei's final choice was to stand on the opposite side of Zhu Yijun like Shen Yijun.

Seeing that the emperor's face became more and more difficult to look at, Zhang Wei was helpless in his heart.

He naturally knew the temptation of the mining tax to the emperor, and in all fairness, if the entire cabinet worked together, it was not impossible to temporarily suppress the discussion between the DPRK and China, but the problem was that he knew better than everyone how serious the consequences of doing this were!

Not only is it the result of his first assistant being pointed out by Qianfu, but more importantly, the mining tax is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, but belongs to the emperor's inner treasury, and in just half a year, he can collect one million taels of silver, if it is not stopped, I am afraid that in a few years, the silver taels in the inner treasury will exceed the national treasury, and with enough silver taels in his hands, the vassal power will completely lose the balance on the monarchy.

You know, people's desires are endless, and saints will still make mistakes, if all the power of the entire country is tied to the king alone, it will undoubtedly be the way to die, and the reason why the founding emperors of the past dynasties gave the prime minister so much power is here!

Although Emperor Taizu of this dynasty abolished the prime minister, he elevated the status of the imperial history to the point of no return, and to a certain extent, it is also to check and balance the monarchy.

What's more, even if Zhang Wei believes that this time the mining tax supervisor did not use illegal means, but once this example is opened, the eunuchs will compete to collect money in order to try the sacred heart, and when the time comes, all kinds of means will be used to displace the people, and it is impossible to leave home and business, so Shen has always said that the mining tax will cause the building to collapse, but it is not completely alarmist.

At least from Zhang Wei's point of view, as the first assistant, he has the responsibility to erase any small possibility that may bring down the country!

So this time, Zhang Wei, who has always been a good old man, has an extremely resolute attitude!

"You!"

Zhu Yijun's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he pointed at Zhang Wei and couldn't speak, obviously angry......

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