The civil and military officials in the Imperial Palace were all looking at Yue Su, seeing how Yue Su would deal with Yue Dajin, but he was unhurried, smiled slightly, and said: "Marquis Taining, all the lords, all the big in, you oppose the tax increase, saying that this is set by Taizu, it is the ancestral system, and also said that the increase in grain tax is to compete with the people for profit, and now I want to ask you a rhetorical question, the official price of grain is one or two silver and one stone, should the merchant be observed, this is also set by Emperor Taizu, and the ancestral merchant did not abide by this ancestral system. Why is it only that we have to obey this ancestral system? If the income of the merchants who died down lowered the price of rice to one tael of silver and one stone, then the official would abide by this ancestral system and not increase taxes, what do you think? ”

"This ......" Chen Shaofu hesitated for a moment, and immediately said: "Then the price of the business, what should we do, and we didn't let him go up."

"Yes, yes...... The increase in the price of business income is not something we let him rise...... Oiri, what is the use of telling me ......" ...... The official who stood up with Chen Shaofu hurriedly echoed it

"Shangjin is also the people of the Ming Dynasty, then they don't respect the ancestral system, you don't care, the official wants to increase the business tax, why do you care? Otherwise, if you want to manage it, you can manage it together, or you don't care about it, what do you think? Yue Su said coldly

Yue Su's words made the crowd speechless, wanting to reduce the price of rice back to one tael of silver and one stone, how is this possible, besides, the grain that our family has just imported from the south will cost more than one or two

But soon, some officials came out, "Yue Dajin, the matter of the ancestral system can be put down, but the official family does not compete with the people for profit, this is the foundation of governing the country, how can the court increase taxes, compete with the people for profit, and increase the burden on the people?" ”

The official who spoke was Song Shixiang, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, this old man was an official of the Qi Party because he had a rice shop at home, and this matter involved his own interests, so he stood up

"Song Dajin, you said this well, a good sentence to compete with the people for profit, increase the burden on the people, the official now asks you, now the grain is fifteen taels of silver and one stone, what is the benefit to the people? The people are running out of food, so what good is it for them? Yue Su said coldly

"This ......" Yue Su asked Song Shixiang speechlessly, Song Dajin is a speech official, and his mouth has always been very powerful, but now, because he is unreasonable, he really can't find anything to refute it, and he has not said a word

He didn't have anything to say, but Yue Dajin now has something to say, "Competing with the people, the people can't eat, how can there be any profit at all, to tell the truth, it's just to compete for profit with those illegal profiteers who are unkind to the rich and make a fortune for the country, and it is not too much to kill it, not to mention just collecting some taxes and enriching the treasury, is it not enough to allow them to raise prices without authorization, and the court is not allowed to raise taxes?" Those of you who have come forward, this official now wants to ask you, is this unfortunate descendant of these profiteers, or the unborn descendant of the emperor? ”

"O...... This ......" The official who stood up and the nobles Yue Su asked again were speechless, and could only stammer: "Yes, it is the emperor's ......."

"That's right, it's the emperor who is young, naturally the emperor is the emperor, they raised the price without authorization, and it has increased several times, and the court only increases the tax a little, isn't this okay? If you think that the imperial court is not taxing right now, then it is easy to do, you should find a way to let them reduce the price of grain back to the previous price, if you can't do it, you should not be ashamed in front of the official to protect those illegal profiteers, is it related to them, what benefits have you received from them? Fan Yongdou How many people died in the case of their white spoon, you won't be unclear" Yue Su said the more he said, the more his voice became

"No, no...... How can we have anything to do with those profiteers......" The officials and nobles shook their heads one after another

"Well, who else is against increasing the tax on grain sales?" Yue Su said loudly

"It's just ......" The officials looked bitter and wanted to object, but they really didn't know what to say, especially this Yue Dajin, who was not easy to provoke, not easy to bully, and argued with him, there would be no good fruit to eat, and now, he couldn't argue with him

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say......" At this time, suddenly an official stood up This official, wearing a five-grade official uniform, such a small official, to tell the truth, the emperor doesn't know what the name is, let alone the emperor, even Yue Dajin doesn't know the name of this entry, and he can't seem to think of where he has seen it, since he returned to Beijing, the emperor has not been in the court, and it is rare for hundreds of officials to know each other, especially small officials, and Yue Dajin is not at the same level at all, and he will not see it

"What does Aiqing say?" The emperor doesn't know him, but he doesn't need to call him by name, he is called Aiqing anyway, and most of the officials in the court don't know him, just more than three grades, some can call out their names, and some are just familiar

"Chen Zizhuang, a scholar at the Chenhan Academy of Forestry, agrees with Yue Dajin's suggestion that the tax on grain sales should be increased."

Chen Zizhuang, the word Jisheng, the number Qiutao, Guangdong into the clan and his father Chen Xishao, Jinshi was born, did the clerk to give things, Chen Zizhuang is out of the blue, "seven-year-old can write", in Guangzhou, is a famous prodigy

For Chen Zizhuang, there is a small allusion, one year during the Mid-Autumn Festival could not see the moonlight, a guest who went to the banquet at Chen's house was quite regretful, so he recited two ancient poems: "How does the young man mean tonight, do not let the silver lamp shine on the blue waves" Chen Zizhuang, who was only seven years old, listened to it, and responded casually: "When I go to the garden next year, I will ask Chang'e because of the flowers" The poem fell, winning the applause and admiration of the house

Coincidentally, thirteen years later, twenty-year-old Chen Zizhuang went to Beijing to participate in the examination, after the palace examination, he was taken the third place, Tanhua and the first, awarded the Hanlin editing and then has been done Zuo Chunfang Zuo Yude Unfortunately, a few years ago his father died, Chen Zizhuang returned to his hometown Ding worried, after returning, the Ministry of Officials took into account his achievements, awarded him a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy

He returned to Beijing to take office, less than a year, at the moment the capital rice is expensive, the five-grade official he is a little unbearable as an official, there is no oil and water in itself, and it is usually impossible for a merchant to send rice to his house, especially at this time, it is a coincidence that he went to buy rice, Chen Zizhuang's family also went to Liu Ji Rice Shop to queue up to buy rice, and ran into a place where two families were fighting

Chen Mansion is very careful, he knows the origin of Liu Ji rice shop, there is a dare to go there to make trouble, I think it is a big source So, this kid has been hiding not far away, and later learned that the person who went to Liu Ji Mipu to make trouble is the name of Yue Dajin on the Yue Cifu Mansion, in Beijing City, it is known to all, Chen Mansion thought that this matter may have another article, after returning home, he told Chen Zizhuang about the matter

Chen Zizhuang is a talented young man, not only smart, but also patriotic, if there is no Yue Su, many years later, Chen Zizhuang's ending is to die unyieldingly, and he will also be given a title by the latter under the saw knife of the Qing court-Lingnan Sanzhong

After listening to the narration of Chen Zizhuang, he thought about one thing, what is this matter, that is, the current price of rice, the price of rice is too high, he is a bit unbearable as an official from the fifth grade, not to mention that ordinary people can say that he has been thinking of a solution to these problems, and he plans to come up with an idea, and then go to the court to come, he has never come up with a way, although the emperor uses his own food to help the people, but how long can he last

At the moment, Yue Su proposed to increase the grain tax, and his eyes immediately lit up, thinking that this method was feasible, and the imperial court would draw heavy taxes from the grain merchants, whether it was collecting money or directly collecting grain, it could be turned to help the people

"Your Majesty, when Yue Dajin proposed to make Li Wenzhang an earl, the minister also objected to it, thinking that it was against the ancestral system, and scolded Yue Dajin for being a nepotism, but now that he thinks about it, the minister regrets it very much, and feels that he was too pedantic at the beginning, 800,000 stone grain, how many people can be saved, so much food, only for one earl, it can be said that the imperial court has taken a great advantage If it is now, and then there is a willingness to donate 800,000 stone grain to exchange an earl with the imperial court, the first official is in favor of it, but the current grain is higher than then, and the business income between the lower ones, As long as the profiteers sell, the court can collect taxes, and the taxes received, the court can help the people, which is really the first good strategy to solve the problem of Li people in the current upside down," Chen Zizhuang said awe-inspiringly

As soon as he finished speaking, the Yue Party officials stood up, bowed down one by one, and said: "What Chen Dajin said is extremely true, Yue Dajin's method of increasing grain taxes is really the first good strategy to solve the problem of Li Min's upside down at present...... There are people around him, but it is different, such a proposal, if an official with no power says it, it is estimated that he will be scolded to death by Chen Shaofu, Song Shixiang, and other nobles and officials, but Yue Dajin is different, he has power in his hands, and there are a lot of officials behind him

As soon as the Yue Party officials stood up, the momentum of the main hall immediately changed

Why didn't they stand up earlier, in fact, that is also Yue Dajin's usual indoctrination, don't stand up and echo anything first, and when you don't agree, you will come out and let us enter thinking that we are pressing in with momentum

After the officials of the Yue Party came out, many petty officials like Chen Zizhuang and others also stood up, such as the low-level officials in the Guozijian, the Ministry of Rites, and the Hanlin Academy, they are all Qingshui Yamen, there is no head, of course, there is no right, and there will be no gifts for them, there are officials, and the family background is not very good, and now the food is fifteen taels and one stone, so that they are a little unbearable, you must know that the five-grade officials' Yulu is only sixteen taels per month, and how much they have to fill the façade, raise a few under the usual do, and now barely buy a stone of rice, Where is this enough, they hate those profiteers

Because it's not easy, so now, they are all on Yue Su's side, don't look at the increase in grain taxes and don't see that there is no vital interest for you, but if you don't let us have a good time, we have to at least make you uncomfortable

To be continued