Chapter 166: Banquet of Monarchs and Ministers, Buy Murderous Silver
On the top of the Golden Palace, as soon as Zhao Han entered, Bai Suo got up and wanted to kneel. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info said that the old eunuch said that there was no need to salute, but the emperor came over, he couldn't sit silently, he had to show how much, and he had to kneel down while pretending.
"It's all said, there's no need to bow today, everyone sits!" Zhao Han waved his hand.
"Thank you." The old man and the old lady watched Zhao Han sit on the chief before slowly taking a seat. At the same time, the people in the back were also relieved, they just pulled to be a foil, but the foil is better than being foiled, the companion is like a tiger, this is like sitting on pins and needles, I am afraid it is the chief ones.
Zhao Han sat in the middle, and the position of the chief was predetermined. Counting from the right, they are Taifu Wang Yan, Chen Zhice, Wang Chuan, Zhang Bentian and Qin Qing, and from the left, it is Zai Fu Yang Weili and the four Shang Shulang of the current dynasty. The former important ministers of the dynasty, when the important ministers of the dynasty were at the same table, I don't know what Zhao Han's move meant.
Zhao Han poured wine for Taifu, and Wang Yan was so surprised that he quickly got up and bowed down to thank him. Although he was the emperor of the dynasty, the monarchs and ministers were different, and such a move made him a little flattered, and it also attracted the people around him to look sideways. Many people speculated in their hearts that it seemed that this Wang Taifu was going to be used again.
"The Holy One is old." Wang Yan said.
"Taifu's body is still tough?"
Wang Yan bowed down and waved again, and said, "Thanks to the Holy Blessing, everything is fine." ”
"Good! All right. If you can go back to Beijing, don't go back this time, inside and outside the court, it's time to help me. ”
Yang Weili raised his eyebrows and glanced at the four Shangshu beside him. Today's Baisuo banquet seems to have a mystery in it.
"The old minister is old, I'm afraid he won't be able to help the saint much."
Zhao Han patted Wang Yan on the shoulder, stretched him back to the table, and smiled without saying a word.
The emperor doesn't eat vegetables, and any of the people under him dare to move chopsticks, they all look at everything that happens to the chief, and there are also some timid people who are afraid of things, looking at their noses and noses, and not saying a word.
"What are you waiting for? Let's move the chopsticks. Zhao Han said.
The musicians played the sound, slightly enlivening the solemn atmosphere in the room.
On the chief, no one moved chopsticks, because Zhao Han still had something to say. The topic of conversation between men and men, apart from women, is career. Women, Zhao Han naturally has nothing to talk about with this group of old men, so it's just about talking about the country.
"Gu Shangshu."
On the side, the body of the head of the household department trembled, and he arched his hand and said: "The old minister is here." ”
"I've always trusted you, but the tax is falling every year, and the treasury is empty, so you can tell me about it today, how about it?"
"If you go back to the saint, the military salary in the northwest has been spent year after year, and the old minister has repeatedly suggested increasing taxes, and the saint is considerate of the people and does not increase taxes, but as soon as there is a natural disaster, he will allocate funds for disaster relief, resulting in making ends meet, so he has been driving high and low for many years." This set of rhetoric is naturally going to be used rotten, as for whether this is the reason, I'm afraid it's another story.
Zhao Han nodded and said, "Elder Wang, you can talk about it." I remember that when the emperor came to the court, this agricultural tax was not increased, and the court paid more than one tax for many years, how did it come to my hands, and it was the other way around? ”
"When the emperor was alive, he once suppressed business. With the development of business, the number of people who destroyed their fields to plant mulberry and cotton increased, and the taxes were not increased. ”
Gu Shangshu brushed his beard and said: "According to Elder Wang's meaning, this business should not be developed?" You must know that in the taxation of the Dajing Dynasty now, commerce and trade are the most important. If it is to suppress business, but do not increase it, where will the tax and silver come from? Who can afford this responsibility? ”
"Since it is the most important thing, according to the old man's view, should we increase the tax on commerce? Nowadays, there are not less than a few businessmen who are rich enough to rival the country, and it is not such a Tibetan law to hide wealth from the people, the treasury is empty, and the military salaries in the northwest are restrictive, and it is the right way to collect taxes on these rich people. Then there is the salt tax, there are many loopholes, when the first emperor was alive, he has been supervising the salt tax, and it took a lot of effort. ”
Wang Qing's words are very much in line with my heart, and it seems that the old team of the former emperor is still of great use. I have always had an idea, each ministry only uses one scholar, it is easy to become a hall, I am ready to set up a left and right Shangshu, consult with each other, if there is a dispute, play a report, so that it can be more politically harmonious. ”
Yang Weili said in a low voice: "Saint, such a major event should be placed in the court and discussed by hundreds of officials." The ancestral system set by Taizu cannot be easily changed. "When the old emperor died and Zhao Han ascended the throne, in order to show his talents, he wiped out these old ministers when the first emperor was in the dynasty, and now they are going to be reactivated, which inevitably makes Yang Weili a little uncomfortable.
"Yang Zaifu, I held a banquet this time, just to put some important things on such an occasion to decide, which is difficult to come up with new ideas in the court. Mrs. Wang, you are my teacher, what do you think? ”
"This move of the Holy Lord is really Mingjun, according to the opinion of the old minister, since these six departments have been restructured, then the position of Zaifu should also be changed, and it is good to form a cabinet, what do you think?"
Yang Weili looked sideways, and his face gradually turned cold.
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East, west, north, south, middle, the weather is cool and autumn. The autumn of Jinling, the ginkgo biloba with fallen leaves, the evergreen pines and cypresses, the charming autumn colors on the mountain, and the depression with brilliance.
The old housekeeper of the second room of the Xue family stood at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the person to connect.
After a long time, a wicked man with a fierce face came down from the mountain.
The old butler glanced at it disdainfully and said, "You are the leader of the Saber Gang?" ”
"If you have something to say, you can say it quickly, and if you have a fart, let it go. I don't have time to pimp with you. ”
The old butler shook his head, it was an insult to talk to such a rude person, "Collect money and do things." He beckoned behind him and brought a small wooden box to the villain.
"Here are two hundred taels of silver, and after the deed is done, there will be two hundred taels."
The evil man's eyes lit up, he took the small wooden box and glanced at it, his attitude suddenly improved, and he said, "What are you doing?" ”
"Ten miles outside Jinling City, rob a manor."
"Ten miles? It's so close, there won't be an official errand, right? "Wicked people have been in this area for many years, and naturally they understand that some money has to be spent on it.
"Don't worry, it's all done."
The wicked man was still a little uneasy, and asked, "Who is in the Zhuangzi?" ”
"There are no powerful people, just people who are against the Xue family. Lend your hands and sweep it clean. ”
The wicked man finally smiled, put away the silver, and said, "Then thanks to Master Xue's promotion, the matter will be handled beautifully for you." ”
The old butler glanced at him and said disdainfully, "It's better to be like this." ”
The old butler returned to the carriage and said in a low voice, "Young master, it's done." ”
"Well, let's go home. I want to see how he Lin Lan escaped from my palm this time! ”