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"There are people sent by the Duke of Wei, and there is another person who was sent by a hundred households in Jinyiwei in the city, and the hundred households have disappeared, and the rest of the people should be recognized by Tianfu himself, saying that it is to protect the safety of Lord Qincha. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

The results of Ying Tianfu were quickly given, Liu Saburo stared at Ying Tianfu, and when he came back, he reported to Wang Tong, Wang Tong nodded, and said with a smile: "Look at whose subordinates these hundred households are, just one hundred households, there is no courage or need, just look at who is behind it!" ”

Liu Saburo nodded in response, Wang Tong leaned back in his chair, shook his head and said, "Ying Tianfu is also unreliable!" ”

Just as he was saying this, someone outside came in to report, saying that Hai Rui, the imperial envoy of Nanjing's right capital, asked to see him, but this person's request to see made Wang Tong stunned and ordered him to come in.

As soon as Hai Rui entered the room, he rarely saw the tea and went through a set of etiquette procedures, and after the two sides sat down, Wang Tong asked with a smile: "Lord Hai came so late, it won't be because Ben Hou caught a few spies who are not long-sighted, right?" ”

"Not really, Xia Guan thought about it carefully after Hou Ye left, there are some things that can only be done by Hou Ye in this world, Xia Guan is already old, if you miss it this time, I am afraid that many things can really only be brought into the coffin." When he said this, Hai Rui took out a stack of scrolls from the wooden box beside him, handed them to Wang Tong, and explained: "This is the case of the Xu family in Songjiang back then, and the copy of the fish scale inventory obtained from the Songjiang Mansion and the two county offices of Huating County and Qingpu County, as well as the testimony of a dry witness. ”

Wang Tong stretched out his hand to take it, this is considered to be the human and physical evidence, before Wang Tong opened it, Hai Rui said with a wry smile: "Hou Ye, don't think that this is the use, after so many years, there is a Qingzhang Tianmu presided over by Zhang Ge, and the fish scale inventory has been changed a long time ago, and most of these witnesses have disappeared, and many of them have been relocated to other places, and they can't be found locally. ”

"It's better than having no place to start!"

Wang Tong replied with a smile, Hai Rui sighed and said: "Hou Ye may not be able to find out anything this time, but the Songjiang Xu family's encroachment on the field is not just his family, all the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are like this, but this Hou Ye should be cautious!" ”

Speaking of this, Hai Rui stood up from his seat, bowed solemnly, and said solemnly: "There are two kinds of officials in the world, one is adults, the other is others, people with merit and fame are accumulating land and property, and after accumulating, they borrow the privileges of fame and fame and do not pay taxes, and today under the peace, there are always more and more people with merit and fame, and more and more land is occupied, but there are many people with merit and fame, and the state wants to give them money, and they want to accumulate wealth, so they can only exploit others, those who have no fame and small households, and the rich get richer, The poorer the poorer, if this trend continues, the small people will eventually be unbearable, and the Ming Dynasty will eventually have no money to use, this is a dead end! ”

Hearing Hai Rui's words, Wang Tong said with a wry smile there: "Lord Hai's point is to separate Benhou from the rich and noble people in the world, and become a thief-like figure!" ”

Originally, Hai Rui said that the righteousness was awe-inspiring, and the rickety body was straight, but when he heard Wang Tong say this, he was also dumbfounded, and the atmosphere in the room was a lot more relaxed.

"Lord Hai, sit down and say, Ben Hou listens, there is no need to be so solemn."

This atmosphere is really not serious, Hai Rui shook his head, sat down in his seat again, and continued: "There is a Xu family in Songjiang Mansion, Changzhou Mansion and Suzhou Mansion are all over the place, but there are only a few, a dozen Xu families, these big clans have people who are officials everywhere, they have a lot of land, and they operate industrial and commercial businesses in the city, relying on their fame, and never pay taxes to the official family, this kind of is everywhere in the world, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, and the southeast is the world's tax land, if it goes on like this, the court has no money, Then everything fell apart. ”

"But even if the Xu family spits out the encroached land, and there is the Zhang family and the Li family, without the Xu family who monopolizes Songjiang, there will be a few similar families in Songjiang Mansion, so what's the use?"

Wang Tong said indifferently, after saying this, Hai Rui was stunned, and he thought about it for a long time but couldn't speak, Wang Tong had also read Hai Rui's dossier before he came out of Beijing, and he had a certain judgment on Hai Rui's thinking, and at this time he said: "Hai Daren said that these are indeed true, but more than I want to give justice to those people who have been invaded, right?" ”

"This is indeed the case in those days, the small people and small households have worked hard all their lives, and they have purchased the land and family property, but they were swallowed by the Xu family by relying on their power, and they went bankrupt in an instant, and they didn't even have a foothold.

Hai Rui fell into memory, Wang Tong shook his head, and said again: "Lord Hai has said so many truths, in the final analysis, it is not that he wants the official to dispose of the Xu family and return the land he has encroached on. ”

Hai Rui nodded, but didn't speak, Wang Tong groaned, and said: "Today, Lord Hai and Ben Hou have said so much, and Ben Hou also said a few words, and I hope that Lord Hai will not spread the word." ”

With Hai Rui's character, since Wang Tong has this advice, he will not say it, Wang Tong also understands, and said again: "The system set by the ancestors, people with meritorious names can be exempted from taxes, this cadre earns a lot, but never pays taxes, there is no obligation, but the court and this society must spend the money, how can you get silver, naturally rely on the taxes collected, but those who earn more do not pay, and those who earn less have to bear the taxes of those who earn more, the southeast land, Sixty percent or even more of the world's taxes come out here, because the land is fertile and there are all kinds of conveniences, but because of the wealth, outstanding people, and friends, there are more and more people who are officials and famous people in the southeast, and there are fewer and fewer people who pay taxes. ”

"Isn't it a good policy for Zhang Juzheng to sneak into the fields and practice a whip method?"

"Qingzhang acres can only be eased for a while, not for a lifetime, there are more and more official eunuchs, even if they don't encroach on the acres, the properties they buy are tax-free, and they don't bring any benefits to the Ming Dynasty, a whip law, a whip law known to this official has now become a means of raising taxes for the people, this Hai Daren will not know, right!?"

After Wang Tong's words, Hai Rui was stunned for a while, sighed, and said dejectedly: "What Hou Ye said is the truth, but how to change it, how to move, people with merit and fame have no tax exemption, this is naturally a good policy, but how to implement it, if it is done, it is equivalent to being the enemy of the scholars in the world, and the officials in the world, even the Son of Heaven may not be able to do it." ”

After a pause at this point, Hai Rui shook his head again and sighed: "Not everyone can be like Xiaguan, cultivate the fields at home, let the female dependents spin and weave cloth, listening to what Hou Ye said, Xiaguan suddenly felt that it seemed to be the same whether he did it or not, and sooner or later he would have to go to that dead end." ”

What Wang Tong said is true, and it is very simple to improve this situation, abolishing the privileges of scholars with meritorious reputations, but this implementation, if the current imperial examination system is broken, is tantamount to making enemies of officials and scholars in the world, and the so-called monarch and scholars rule the world together, and the world depends on these scholars to govern, which is equivalent to being the enemy of this world.

Hai Rui could think that the expansion of the wealthy family was an infringement on the society of the country, and he might not have thought of this truth, but he didn't dare to think about it, and only dared to look at the Xu family.

After all, Hai Rui himself is also a scholar, and he has also relied on his fame to get to where he is today, and the most he can think of is to improve. Moreover, Hai Rui's current obsession is still aimed at the Xu family, and the righteousness and truth he said are all to let Wang Tong investigate the Xu family.

Persistent people are older, and they are not so easy to be calm, nor are they so easy to see, as expected, but Wang Tong thinks more.

Hai Rui sighed, sat there and was silent for a long time, Wang Tong was just sipping tea there, and did not make a sound, after a while, Hai Rui wanted to stand up, maybe because he had been sitting for a long time, he didn't stand up for a while, or he supported the back of the chair with his hand before he staggered up, stretched out his hand and dusted off his official robe, and said in an astringent voice: "Hou Ye said it well, I can see clearly, it seems that there is no need for this Xu family to investigate, check his family, and there will be another family to get up, and the people will ......"

"Of course, it is necessary to check, since the Hai people have been sparse, from Beijing to Nanjing, the Xu family's actions can be seen everywhere, in the Ming Dynasty, there is such a person who does not have to pay taxes, but can manipulate the strength of the government to affect Shilin, whether it is a curse or a blessing for the Jiangshan Sheji, the officials and scholars from Jiangnan are connected with each other, communicate with each other, and intend to control the government, the court can only use the officials they want to use, and the court can only use the policies that are beneficial to them, and since Emperor Sejong took power for 20 years, in the past 50 years, this situation has intensified, Whether this world is the emperor's or Jiangnan Shilin's, checking the Xu family is also a knock on the mountain and a tiger. ”

Hearing this, the expression on Hai Rui's face relaxed, and Wang Tong said with a smile: "Lord Hai, these words tonight are not the will of the saints, they are just Benhou's own speculation, but they don't have any official meaning!" ”

Hai Rui shook his head slightly, hesitated and asked in a deep voice: "The master of Beijing gave marriage, and the lower officials have also heard of it, and the Hou Ye is still like this, really"

"Ben Hou is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and what he does is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, besides, Ben Hou has not gained anything."

Wang Tong replied with a smile, the words have come to this, Hai Rui has nothing to say, just get up and say goodbye, Wang Tong couldn't help but ask every one when he sent him: "Hai Daren has done everything in his life, don't you have a little desire to seek fame for the country and the people?" ”

"At first, there were, and then the lower officials didn't know if there was any, but ask yourself, there are no puppets to do, they are all for the Ming Dynasty and the people