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The current economic situation of the Ming Dynasty is really not suitable for large-scale use of troops, and it is not easy to Hongzhi Zhongxing, if the whole country is exhausted to fight with the Tatars, it is likely to exhaust the national treasury silver.

The commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty was too low, and it was not easy to save money at thirty taxes, but you couldn't just start with the Tatars with a hot head.

Even the three major expeditions of Wanli only started the war after thinking twice.

It can be said that these three wars are all related to the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, and they have to be fought and must be fought.

And now against the little prince who is harassing Datong, it is natural to fight, but there is really no need to pour the power of the country.

If the governor has an order, the governors of each province naturally have to go.

Xie Shen put down his official duties and went to Taiyuan Mansion to visit the Governor Hou.

After Han Yang's incident, Xie Shen still admired Hou Sui very much. I heard that the governor sent a letter to the Son of Heaven, but he did not intercede for his nephew, but asked the Son of Heaven to behead Han Yang.

Such a public and private life, the righteous people who killed their relatives were indeed rare in the Ming Dynasty.

Taiyuan Mansion is an important town in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and it is indeed a lot more prosperous than Lu'an in the south.

But at this moment, there is a scene of slaughter in Taiyuan City.

After Xie Shen entered the city, he clearly felt the tense atmosphere, and even the people walking on the street obviously accelerated their pace.

The governor's yamen is in the northeast of the city, and it is quite magnificent.

Xie Shen got off the sedan chair and strode to the front of the gate and said, "This official is the prefect of Lu'an, and he has come to inspect the yamen on the order of the Lord of the Fuyuan. ”

The governor of the Ming Dynasty is also known as the Fuyuan, because according to the convention, the governors of the provinces often serve as the right deputy envoy of the Imperial Court or the right imperial history of the Imperial Palace.

Take this Shanxi governor Hou Sui as an example, he concurrently served as the right deputy imperial envoy.

As far as the official position is concerned, both are third-grade officials, and the right deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is obviously more noble than the governor of Shanxi, of course, he should say that he is high and not low.

As for why Xie Shen didn't call the deputy capital envoy and called Futai, he was even more particular.

Adding a sub-word in front of the deputy position means that no matter how good your temper is, you have to be angry with the seven orifices.

There are many taboos and unspoken rules in officialdom, and Xie Shen has only touched some doorways slightly.

Xie Shen was led by the soldiers into the governor's yamen from the gate, and walked all the way through the hall and courtyard to the front of a small courtyard in the back ya.

Seeing Governor Hou in an official robe pacing in front of the flower garden, he stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty will meet Lord Fuyuan." ”

"You're Xie Futai, right?"

Hou Sui smiled and said, "Come with the old man." ”

Xie Shen couldn't help but carefully observe the appearance of this Governor Hou.

This Hou Sui has a face of national characters, the heavenly court is full and round, with starry eyebrows and sword eyes, and he is extremely heroic. If it weren't for the fact that his temples were already gray, Xie Shen really couldn't believe that it was a fifty-eight-year-old man standing in front of him.

Following the old Fuyuan to the side hall, Xie Shen said respectfully: "I heard that the Lord Fuyuan was summoned, and the lower officials immediately rushed to Taiyuan Mansion to listen to the dispatch. ”

Hou Sui nodded with satisfaction and said, "After Ben Fu issued the order, you Xie Futai was the first to come, and his heart was sincere. ”

Governor Hou kept his mouth shut about Han Yang, and Xie Shen naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to be bored with himself, so he continued: "Lord Fuyuan is in charge of the place, and his political achievements are outstanding, and the officials really admire it." ”

Xie Shen This is not a sycophant, Governor Hou does have a set of local governance, and Shanxi is very outstanding in both military and civil affairs under his governance.

"Needless to say, these flattering words need not be said, Benfu called you here to hear your opinion on the Tatar disturbances."

Xie Shen's heart sank, and he said in his heart, this Governor Hou really got straight to the point.

However, he came prepared, and he replied: "In the eyes of the lower officials, the Tatars disturbed the border just to promote force and do some things to rob the house, but they were not the trouble of the Ming henchmen. ”

"Oh? So where does Xie Futai think the trouble of Daming's henchmen is? ”

Hou Sui stroked his beard with interest and asked in a deep voice.

It is not the late Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchens have not yet risen. Of course, Xie Shen would not be stupid enough to say that the trouble of his henchmen was in Liaodong, so he only said lightly: "The trouble of Da Ming's henchmen is inside." ”

"How?"

"Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has charged extremely low taxes on farmers and merchants, and the gentry can even be exempted from paying taxes. This has led to a chronic shortage of money in the state treasury. Then they will not dare to fight, and they will not be able to fight. ”

After a pause, seeing that Governor Hou did not raise any objections, Xie Shen continued: "Low business taxes will cause the business to be rich and the country to be poor. The businessmen are so rich, but the court has to live a tight life, and sometimes even has to borrow money from the big businessmen, which is really ridiculous! If the imperial court has no money, it will not be able to reorganize its armament, and the border defense will be unstable. Therefore, the fundamental reason why the Tatars were able to repeatedly harass the Great Land and leave with ease was internal. ”

After going around in a circle, Xie Shen finally came back again, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared with the tricks and tricks, Xie Shen may not be as good as these old fritters who have been in the officialdom for many years. But if it is compared to the lofty argument under big data, Xie Shen believes that there are few people in the Manchu Dynasty who can compare with him.

This is not conceit, but the reality of the huge flow of information.

The information of later generations exploded, and all the information poured into his mind one by one, and Xie Shen remembered that one-tenth of it was enough in the Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough, Xie Shen's words caused Governor Hou to ponder.

The inside-out perspective is fresh enough and supportive.

Although it was the first time Hou Sui had heard this view, it did not prevent him from thinking about it.

Most of the officials who can achieve the level of governor are lively, and Hou Sui is no exception.

He thought for a moment and then nodded, "You're right, this is indeed a big problem. However, this is the tax system set by Emperor Taizu, and my generation does not praise it. ”

Xie Shen, that sweat.

Is it an inviolable routine of the ancestors' law? If it's like this, it's a fart.

However, Hou Xian said abruptly: "But wartime is different, wartime subordination, Benfu has the right to collect money and grain from the local gentry." ”

No way!

Xie Shenxin said in his heart, can you finish your old man's words at one time, don't be a panting person to death.

"Fuin-sama is wise!" Xie Shen said with a smile: "This Shanxi Jin merchant is no less profitable than the Hui merchant and Zhejiang merchant, and the Lord Fuyuan will be enough to reorganize the armament with a single sword." ”

Governor Hou coughed and scolded with a smile: "Xie Futai's words are interesting, so how to go under the knife?" ”

Xie Shen said lightly: "Let's start with a few prominent clans. As long as they are willing to donate money and food, they are not afraid that the people below will not follow suit. ”

As the saying goes, if the thief captures the king first, if these hob meat don't see the big guy bleeding, it is unlikely that they will take the initiative to donate money and food.

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...... (To be continued.) )