Chapter 484: Silent Judgment

With the New Year's Celebration, the last day of Chongzhen's first year finally passed. An old era has also come to an end, and with the arrival of the year, an era has come.

Except for the first day of the first lunar month, Yang Gai stayed in the harem to accompany his family, and the queen was already ** months pregnant in Zhou Wan'er, so that Yang Gai, who was about to be upgraded to a father, often smirked inexplicably.

Originally, according to the rules, every 369 will go to the court, even the first month is no exception, however, Yang Reform obviously likes the habit of taking long vacations in later generations, and does not plan to be a workaholic, does not intend to follow the trajectory of history, so that Chongzhen is too tired, and the combination of work and rest is what Yang Reform wants, therefore, Chongzhen's long holiday at the beginning of the second year has been put on the fifteenth day of the first month, and after the fifteenth day of the first month, he began to resume the court, although some officials have some words, but they are also afraid of the majesty of the emperor, and dare not be too wordy, muttering a few words, I also enjoyed the big vacation.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the first real early dynasty of the second year of Chongzhen began.

I haven't seen him for half a month, and Yang Gai found that many people have become fat.

After the cumbersome etiquette, the formal court meeting began, because it was the first formal court meeting of the year, the ministers were led by the first assistant Shi Fenglai to say some nice and auspicious words, and Yang Reform also smiled and accepted them one by one, and this began to officially ask the first question of the year.

"Is the household department available?" Yang reformed in the first early dynasty of the year, and the first question was about the salt law.

"The minister is here." Hubu Shangshu Bi Ziyan immediately came out and replied.

"Is there any progress on the matter of the salt law?" Yang Gengai asked, the matter was done step by step, and it was almost brewing.

"Back to Your Majesty, there has been some ......progress," the head of the household department replied immediately, perhaps because he had been working hard for the salt law these days, so it made the whole person look a little haggard, which was a little different from other people who were raised for nothing.

"Oh, tell me about ......," Yang said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to Your Majesty's requirements, according to the suggestions put forward by your colleagues, the following basic requirements have been listed for the salt law, if you can meet these basic requirements, it can be said that the salt law is feasible and sustainable, if you can't meet this requirement, it means that the salt law is not much better than the salt law, it can be regarded as the salt law is useless, and the salt law has failed...... Bi Ziyan immediately said seriously.

With Bi Ziyan's serious words, the court, which originally had a festive atmosphere, immediately became nervous, not knowing what "perverted" requests the emperor's henchmen would say.

"Oh, let's talk about ......," Yang Gengai also asked seriously.

"Back to Your Majesty, first, the reason why the Gang Salt Law should be changed, as Your Majesty requested, as suggested by your colleagues, the Gang Salt Law can not pay the salt tax in full, I have thousands ......of miles of rivers and mountains, tens of thousands of people, and the annual salt tax is less than one million taels, which is actually ridiculous," said the head of the household department Bi Zi solemnly.

"......, therefore, the minister has drawn up an amount for the salt law, if the salt tax levied by the salt law can reach this amount, it can show that the salt law is reliable, feasible and sustainable, if it cannot be reached, the salt law is useless, invalid, and the minister suggests that it be changed again......" Bi Ziyan's serious words resounded throughout the hall, and some of the leisurely atmosphere that was originally brought by the multi-day holiday in the court was wiped out.

"Oh, what kind of amount do you plan to set for the salt class?" Yang asked Gengai.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the annual salt class shall not be less than 10 million taels ......of silver, otherwise, it will indicate that the salt law has failed, and the minister suggests that it be changed again" Bi Ziyan's loud words shocked everyone who went up early for the first time in the second year of Chongzhen.

"Ah......" The ministers who had been waiting for Bi Ziyan to say the number, listened to the number of Bi Ziyan, and all exclaimed, although they knew that the emperor would change the salt law, although they knew that the salt law would definitely collect more silver than the salt law, but no one dared to imagine that the emperor was going to collect 10 million salt lessons every year, except for those who knew the insider.

Some ministers are still exclaiming that 10 million taels of silver is not too much, and they haven't come back to their senses yet, and some ministers have more flexible brains, and they are already hiding their faces with their sleeves, if the salt law collects 10 million salt classes every year, compared with the old salt law outline salt law, which is less than one million taels and one yuan, the salt merchants don't need any judgment to die, and this salt law is the best judgment for the salt merchants.

"Your Majesty, this, Your Majesty......, isn't this too high." Some ministers were dazzled by this number, when did this Ming silver become worthless? Whoever makes a move, millions at every turn, tens of millions, a few days ago, the emperor just took a few million taels of silver to pay dividends, it became the most lively thing in the dynasty, it really opened people's eyes, and now a household Shangshu dares to say that the salt class will be raised to 10 million taels, although this matter is instructed by the emperor, everyone has expectations, but this number still wants to die. ,

"Hehe, I need to ask Bi Aiqing about this matter." Yang Gai said with a smile, although everyone knows that this salt method is made by themselves, but the play that should be acted has to be performed, and they have to pretend that they just know.

The minister who asked this question was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came back to his senses, he was really old and confused, and the emperor had heard of this salt law for the first time, so how could he answer himself? and again and again set his eyes on Bi Ziyan.

"Bi Aiqing, I like to give such a high tax on salt, but I also want to know the reason." Yang Gengai asked with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's actually very simple, how much salt does a person need to eat every year, how many people are in the world, such a simple arithmetic problem, even a doorman can be calculated, so even if it is ten million taels, it is not high......" Bi Ziyan said seriously and seriously.

The ministers listened, although they had already prepared, but they were still startled by the emperor's style of doing things, and sighed that the emperor's means of doing things had risen directly from less than one million taels of salt to ten million taels, and they still swore so much, alas, as soon as the news came out, those salt merchants in the south who still wanted to trust the relationship and were still going to the door completely cut off their thoughts

"Oh, hehe, this is interesting, can you explain it......" Yang asked with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, in fact, it is very simple, each person needs to eat ten catties of salt every year, the registered population of the world is 60 million, and it should be based on 60 million, but I have a large number of hidden households in the people, according to the estimation of the household department, the actual population of our dynasty should be more than 10,000, each person eats ten catties of salt every year, and it should require 100,000 catties of salt, and His Majesty draws ten salt lessons per catty of salt, therefore, there should be a million salt lessons, one million taels of silver......" Bi Ziyan is very serious, and it is simple and clear why he collects so many salt lessons.

Sure enough, it was a simple arithmetic problem, the ministers who were still exclaiming just now calculated it slightly, and they all hung their heads and became depressed, this is really a simple arithmetic problem that can't be simpler, many ministers instinctively want to argue, but suddenly want to think of something, and quickly disperse the mustered energy, the salt class is no longer something they can discuss, no matter how to discuss, it is just in vain.

However, some people didn't hold back, and said timidly: "Your Majesty, is there too many tens of thousands of people?" ......" As soon as he finished speaking, the minister seemed to suddenly remember something, and immediately shut up.

The other ministers also looked at the questioning minister with strange eyes. This minister was frightened by the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty plus the emperor's gaze, when he was really frightened, he was shocked half to death, this question should not be asked, now the Di newspaper is criticizing the salt merchants every day, and there is also a chapter that broke the news of the Donglin Party, one of which is very important is that some Donglin Party family slaves are thousands, and there are countless people who secretly shelter under these officials, resulting in a great reduction in taxes in the imperial court. Therefore, in this extraordinary period, after the special matter of the "Donglin Party" fighting the Donglin Party, the problem of concealing the household registration has surfaced, and at this time, we must pretend that there is no one, do not know, or use this to talk to the emperor, that is to bully the monarch.

"Bi Aiqing, what do you think?" Yang Gengai ignored the minister, and asked Bi Ziyan instead.

"Your Majesty, the minister's inference is credible......," Bi Zi said solemnly, gently letting go of the population problem, without grabbing the minister's whip and pulling it hard, today for something else, not to check the household registration issue.

"That said, it's okay to infer it?" Yang asked Gengai.

"Back to Your Majesty, no problem." Bi Ziyan immediately replied seriously and affirmatively.

The minister who spoke just now also secretly wiped a handful of sweat, fortunately, the emperor didn't have the heart to pursue this matter, if he chased down, he would have to come out to top the thunder, and make a start for the officials who got out of the court this year, the emperor may not comprehensively check the hidden household registration in the world, but he can check his family, such as the one who is an official today, or has a meritorious name, there are not many households under his name?

"Hehehe, if you can really collect tens of millions of silver, Bi Ziqing's family is really a great merit, but it is a great merit to my Ming Dynasty, I should be a heavy reward......" Yang Reform said with a smile, although the problem of concealing the household registration is very serious, but Yang Reform has no mind to care about it now, and he has no heart to investigate, and now he is concentrating on the salt method.

"The minister didn't dare to be, he just summarized His Majesty's requirements and the opinions of your colleagues." Bi Ziyan is modest.

Han Yi also sighed, this is the first early dynasty this year, what kind of early dynasty is there, it is obviously the emperor's wordless and ruthless trial of the salt merchants in the world is less than one million taels and ten million taels, do the salt merchants still need a retrial? Directly killed the world, everyone still applauds, alas, I knew today, why bother in the first place? The five million salt class was paid early, and the emperor would not use them to open the knife, they can still be at ease, greedy ah door g blinded, and now everyone in the world is shouting and beating, and has become a national thief who has misled the country and harmed the people, and it is really to blame for himself, he made a decision at that time to cut off the relationship with the salt merchants, it seems that it is also right, otherwise, on the pillar of shame, I am afraid that I will also have my own share. ,

After listening to the words of the emperor and Bi Ziyan for a while, Han Yi was ready to come out and speak, he, the opposition party, still had to be a good one, and he still had to be active, and the emperor would not like it just by shrinking his head.

"Your Majesty, do you think that the levy of ten salt per catty is too high?" Han Yi asked in full view of the ministers.

Yang Gengai glanced at Han Yi, and saw that the old man looked groveling, not as aggressive as before, smiled, and said: "This matter, I have to ask Bi Aiqing, in fact, I also hope that there are so many, but I also think it is a bit much, I said that the salt class was less than one million before, speaking of which, but one salt class was levied per catty of salt, and now it has suddenly risen to ten ,...... Bi Aiqing, what do you say? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, ten is not high, just based on the previous salt method, to the stove household each salt is not more than a stone of grain, the actual cost of each catty of salt is only three or five, even if you add ten salt lessons, it is not more than fifteen, in fact, now, a little better salt is priced at forty or fifty, and the less is thirty or forty, so even if ten salt classes are added, there is still a lot of room for price reduction in this salt price, which is also what the minister wants to say, the salt law must take into account the interests of the people in the world, and the salt law must ensure that the people eat cheap salt, and it is good salt, only so, This salt law is a good salt law, otherwise, the salt law will fail, and the salt law will have to ......be changed," Bi Ziyan said again, in fact, these are all explained by the emperor in the ticket salt law, he is just paraphrasing.

As soon as Bi Ziyan's words were finished, it was amazing enough to be shocked in the court, and now the emperor actually asked for a lower price of salt and asked for good salt, which ......

All the officials are mixed with all kinds of flavors, Han Yi is sighing, what kind of early dynasty is there, this is really a trial of the salt merchants, the emperor This salt law is released, the people of the world support it, not to say, the salt merchant is ......, the salt merchant, alas, don't mention it, don't mention it, don't mention it, self-inflicted, can't live Han Yi sighed constantly, it was firmly believed that it was correct to cut it in time, otherwise, the emperor threw this salt law out, I don't know how many people will die.

Looking at the strange expressions of the ministers in a place, Yang Reform was still smiling.

"Bi Aiqing really thought about it, and knew so much about the salt class, but I didn't expect that there was so much knowledge in the salt class, and I benefited a lot. Compared to now? Yang Gengai asked with a smile, with a slight joy on his face.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the cost plus the salt class, up to fifteen, counting the salt merchants' transportation, at most twenty-five catties, compared to the current thirty or forty or high salt prices, can still make the price of salt drop greatly, can let the people of the world benefit from His Majesty's salt law, if the salt law can do this, it means that the salt law is successful, then the people of the world, all feel the chicken Your Majesty ......" Bi Ziyan said solemnly and confidently.

"Ten sales money, is it enough?" Yang asked Gengai.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's almost the same, the transportation and marketing are far and near, and the distance from the salt-producing land is far and near, and it can be fine-tuned appropriately, or a little lower, or a little higher, it is also possible, and it is not generalized." Bi Ziyan replied.

"Well, this is understandable, in this way, it is indeed not much to levy 10 million taels of salt, and it is not contradictory to let the people eat cheaper and better salt, hehehe, Bi Qing's family, I am very curious about the salt method of the Qing family? Can the Qing family have a reasonable submission? Yang asked reform.

The monarch and the ministers asked and answered the salt class, so I thought it was discussing how to change the salt law, but all the ministers also knew that this salt law, the emperor must be ready, the so-called Bi Ziyan drafted the salt law, in fact, it was just the emperor through Bi Ziyan's mouth to say it, where is this discussion of the salt law is obviously your word, I am judging the salt merchant As soon as the news came out in the court today, the salt merchant ......, alas,......

Han Yi listened to these things, his eyes had already drifted, the emperor's actions today, he had already understood, remembering that when he handled the Wei case before, the emperor was only looking for money, not life, as long as he paid the atonement money, everything was discussed, even Jinyiwei changed the way of acting, looking for someone to drink tea instead of going to prison with a whip, and remembered his sudden turn in that duel, even he felt a little surprised, I am afraid that it is also related to the emperor's appearance.

Thinking about the fact that Qiao Yun, the secretary of the emperor's punishment department, left safely last year, and the emperor released Qiao Yunsheng, Han Yi was not sure why the emperor did this, if he thought about it, he would definitely put these people to death, at least let these people not turn over, but the emperor didn't do it, and let Qiao Yunsheng go easily, and when he left, he summoned him once, I don't know what he said, I thought that the emperor was weak, his ears were soft, he couldn't be ruthless, and he was a good old man's temper,...... But today, Han Yi knew that he was wrong, the emperor's abacus was quite fine, and the reason why he let Qiao Yunsheng go was because he was calculating the wealth ......of the salt merchants.

Han Yi suddenly felt as if he had figured out something, looked up at the emperor, and saw the emperor smiling and sitting on the throne, his expression was indifferent, and he looked peaceful and easy to speak, so he could only sigh again, he really can't underestimate the emperor Ah, I'm afraid that now, the salt merchants in the south have automatically run to Xu Zixian to offer their family wealth, in order to ask the emperor for forgiveness, with the emperor's always good reputation, and the appearance of "kind and easy to talk", I am afraid that there is really a salt business association to take the road given by the emperor, let that Qiao Yunsheng, I am afraid that it is the idea of fighting, With Qiao Yunsheng's guidance, or matchmaking, the emperor's abacus, I'm afraid that it will really start, once someone takes the lead, the salt merchant is now in a situation where there is no door to heaven and no way to go to the ground, I am afraid that he will go crazy and grab this road, Xu Zi is in Jiangnan first, and he is a person who can calm the scene and call the shots, and he will wait for the salt merchant to obediently and automatically offer his family wealth, thinking of this possibility, Han Yi's whole person is transparent ......, and he thought that the emperor had talked to Qiao Yunsheng before leaving, and he was afraid that he might really talk about some secret agreement, No, it's not possible, there will definitely be, alas, this time, the salt merchant's family wealth was completely received into the hands of the emperor, and compared with the kind of family wealth that the salt merchant exhausted, transferred, and was drifted away after a death match, it can be described as a world of difference

Thinking about the wealth accumulated by the salt merchants in the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, even if Han Yi is well-informed and accustomed to seeing money, he is also red-faced and sweet, and his heart is beating faster......

Han Yi, who had figured it out, suddenly laughed, perhaps, his decision to turn around at that time was really a good decision.

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