The three-day appointment came in a blink of an eye, and the day before, Tang Yi deliberately rushed to work and dealt with the major affairs of Shuntian Mansion, and handed over the irrelevant ones to Han Dewang, who took a carriage early and rushed to Yuwang Mansion. He came early, and someone came before him. At the entrance of the house, Gao Gong was holding a piece of roasted sweet potato and was munching on it.

"Zhongxuangong, what an appetite!"

Seeing Tang Yi, Gao Gong hurriedly took two bites and swallowed the sweet potato, there were still crumbs on his beard, but he didn't care, and after a few steps in front of Tang Yi, he suddenly bowed deeply.

"Okay, the old man has made amends to you!"

"Zhongxuangong, what are you doing, hurry up!" Tang Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand, he didn't dare to accept Gao Gong's courtesy, the last time they met, when King Yu mentioned Gao Gong, he was afraid and respectful, he simply regarded him as his own father, Tang Yi asked himself, it was almost impossible to replace Gao Gong.

Gao Gong said guiltily: "Okay, I've heard about Zhang Chun's stupid talent, I have wronged you, I knew that he was not a thing, and the old man should have followed." ”

Tang Yi smiled generously, "Zhongxuan Gong, we will all be a family in the future, and you don't have to take some small things to heart." ”

The two of them held hands and went to the house, King Yu was waiting at the second gate, they first gave King Yu the gift of the monarch and minister, and then King Yu gave them the gift of teachers and students.

After greetings, Gao Gong asked, "Lord Wang, is Master Zhang Chun and Zhang here?" The old man wants to learn how his sharp teeth are, how reversed black and white! ”

In his tone, the anger was uncontrollable. finally pulled Tang Yi here, if it was because of Zhang Chun, a stupid person, Tang Yi ran away in anger, and Gao Gong didn't know who to cry with.

King Yu said with a smile: "Master Gao, Master Zhang hasn't come yet, but it should be soon, today is his lecture on the Analects, and he usually arrives at this time." ”

"Well, let's go to the hall and wait."

Gao Gong took his head, sat down, and a maid served tea, but he couldn't wait for the left and couldn't wait for the right. Gao Gong's face turned from red to black, and he watched the sun rise three poles and slapped the table.

"It's really unreasonable, I dare to be late for a lecture, and I don't understand the rules!" Gao Gong glanced at Feng Bao, who was waiting beside him, and said in a low voice: "Send someone to Master Zhang's house to see what is going on with him!" ”

"Okay!"

Feng Bao agreed very happily, he left in a hurry, leaving Tang Yi, Gao Gong and Yu Wang, Yu Wang peeked at Gao Gong, and said in a low voice: "Master Gao, last time Master Tang said to Gu Wang, in the future, he will go to class, and Gu Wang only needs to bring his ears, and he doesn't need to stay in schoolwork." ”

Yuwang is really a good baby, for fear that Master Gao will find trouble, he took the initiative to explain.

Gao Gong, who has always been short-tempered, was not angry, but smiled and said: "Your Highness, Master Tang is a pedantic celestial, how he teaches, the minister can't control it." If you want to come to Lord Tang's arrangement, there must be a deep meaning. ”

"Zhong Xuangong is making fun of me again." Tang Yi said with a smile: "Your Highness's study days are not short, you have learned a lot, you should learn more about the way to govern the country, I don't know if Zhongxuan Gong thinks so?" ”

Gao Gong nodded vigorously, "Yes, the strict party has controlled the government for 20 years, the world is in chaos, the east and the west, the north and the south, the war is prolonging, natural disasters and man-made disasters are coming one after another, the treasury is empty, the people's power is withering, and the huge country and society are already full of holes and overwhelmed. ”

Gao Gong raised his head and said to Tang Yi: "Brother Xing, you have done so many great things, and you have been an official in both the north and the south, but what unique insights do you have?" ”

Yuwang also looked attentive, staring at Teacher Tang, who was about the same age as himself, but lived 10,000 times more wonderful than himself.

Tang Yi smiled: "Your Royal Highness, Zhongxuan Gong, the state affairs of the dragon, just choose one point first, the lessons of the past dynasties are inseparable from one word: money!" If the treasury is empty, and there is no way to support officials, then officials will deviate from morality, and there will be no way to raise soldiers, and then the army will not have fighting spirit, and there will be no disaster relief, and there will be fires everywhere...... Ordinary people say that you can't do it without money, which shows the importance of financial management. Tang Yi first expounded his point of view, and then said: "If you want to increase taxes, you need to collect more taxes, and who can be taxed and how to be taxed, there are university questions." ”

Gao Gong thought so, and praised: "The line is to the point, according to the old man, taxes must be levied from large households, from rich people, do you lose more than you can make up for the shortcomings!" ”

"Zhong Xuangong said it, but I want to add two more sentences." Tang Yi said: "Most of the rich people have the right to collect taxes from them, which will inevitably lead to opposition, and most of the conflicts and contradictions of the past dynasties are concentrated here. ”

"The big families are shameless and insatiable, if you want them to pay taxes, you must use thunderbolt means to succeed!" Gao Gong said murderous.

His thoughts are very close to those of the civil officials of the past dynasties, Tang Yi said: "Zhongxuangong, to perform thunderbolt means, you must also have a bodhisattva heart." You might as well think about it from the perspective of large households, it is not easy for them to accumulate family business, many people work hard, rely on several generations of painstaking accumulation, only to have a huge industry, as a result, the court reached out and took out the silver from their pockets for nothing, can they be willing? ”

Seeing Tang Yi helping the big family speak, Gao Gong and King Yu both had stiff faces, very serious, obviously disagreeing, it seems that some concepts are really deep-rooted and difficult to shake.

Tang Yi said meaningfully: "For politics, we can't just look at right and wrong, but also ask about reality. There is a lot of resistance just to taking money out of people's hands. But if they use this money to do something they want to do but can't do, so that their interests will increase more and get more benefits, and the resistance will be less all of a sudden. For example, at present, Suncheonfu levied taxes on all vendors. ”

Listening to Tang Yi take the initiative to mention, King Yu's eyes lit up, and anyone would say the dry truth, but doing so is the real ability.

Even Gao Gong was very interested in Tang Yi's governance, and said with a smile: "Brother Xing, there has been a lot of movement in Shuntianfu recently, you have to talk to the old man about it!" ”

Tang Yi was still very satisfied with his moves, and said, "It is not easy for the merchants in the capital, in addition to the officials of the imperial court who extort money from time to time, there are also all kinds of ruffians, all of whom regard them as fat meat and extort them wantonly. This time, the Shuntian Mansion levied a tax burden, and one-third of the proceeds were used to reward the law-abiding officials in the yamen, relying on them to clean up the gangs and sects scattered throughout the city and reduce the burden on the vendors. ”

After a few words, Gao Gong quickly made up Tang Yi's thoughts, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

It's really hard for him, how can he think of it! The Ming Dynasty has a pitiful few, and everyone knows that if you want to get mixed up, the officials must exploit the people, and the difference is only how much.

Often, the more fierce and ruthless the officials, the more they get, and the more honest the people, the more difficult it is to live.

Invisibly, the survival of the fittest has been formed, the good people suffer, the bad people are proud, and if this goes on for a long time, no wonder the little officials below are becoming more and more treacherous and shameless, there is no way, they are all forced!

Tang Yi reversed the whole process, he rewarded those good officials who obeyed the rules, which created positive incentives, and those who obeyed the law and had good thoughts should be rewarded.

If you do good deeds, you will get more money, so why should you be a wicked person?

The atmosphere of the yamen was quickly reversed, and the officials who were promoted and rewarded were grateful to Lord Fuzun and worked hard, they were all local snakes, nothing was unclear, in order to repay the grace of Lord Fuzun, they did things and worked hard.

All kinds of strange organizations that were originally entrenched in the capital were swept away, and even if there were still some fish that slipped through the net, they didn't dare to come out.

The market is clean, and for the traders, the feeling is the most obvious, although they have paid the tax burden, but compared with the previous exploitation, they actually save money.

In particular, the tax is fixed, and the most feared thing about doing business is that it is constantly changing, and it is not followed, but now that the rules are understood, the big guys will be relieved to do business. In a short period of time, Suncheon's tax revenue increased by a large amount.

"When you have money, you can do a lot of things, such as vendors scattered everywhere, which is both nuisance and unruly. Just choose dozens of places to set up temporary markets nearby, so that traders can come and do business, which is also convenient for the people and easy to manage. In order to build a market, it is necessary to work hard and recruit people's husbands, which can easily affect the lives of the people. It just so happens that there are too many beggars and homeless people in the capital, some of them are real and some are fake, and some are beggars on the surface, secretly doing some business of stealing chickens and dogs, and corrupting the atmosphere. So he gathered all the beggars, and chose among them those who were able-bodied and able to work, and all of them had sufficient labor. Build a market, clean up, pick up garbage, and although you don't earn much money, at least you can eat......"

When Gao Gong heard this, he couldn't help but stand up and bow deeply.

"Brother Xing, thoughtful, this move is really a great kindness!"

King Yu said curiously: "Master Gao, what is the good thing about Master Tang's method?" ”

"Lord, for many years, every winter, people in the city have froze to death, hungry and full, and they can't save the beggars and homeless. Lord Tang has found something for them to do, and most of the people in the city will not die this year. Gao Gong smiled: "There is another advantage to this, those who really can't live have a way to live, and most of the remaining beggars are lazy to eat, or misbehave, such things, even if they freeze to death or starve to death, there is no pity!" ”

Thinking about it carefully, it's really like this, Tang Yi's measures are interlocking and comprehensive. Although taxes were levied, they did not harm the interests of the vendors, but used them to clean up the markets, clean the streets, and repair the roads...... These are things that businessmen want to do but can't.

Take it from the people, use it for the people.

No wonder other people's taxation has made the world boiling, and Tang Yi's taxation is safe and sound!

King Yu understood the past, and snorted angrily: "Such a good way, why is Master Zhang so unbearable!" He, he simply disappointed the Lone King! ”

At the mention of Zhang Chun, Gao Gong's face immediately darkened.

"Hmph, after such a long time, he can't come over, what does he want to do?"

Gao Gong roared sharply, and at this time, Feng Bao was out of breath and ran in from outside.

"Your Highness, Master Gao, Master Tang, I'm afraid Master Zhang won't be able to come."

"What's going on? Don't you have a face? Gao Gong said angrily.

Feng Bao hurriedly bowed down and said, "He fell." ”

"Oh? It's really time to fall, don't pretend to be garlic, right? Gao Gong spoke without mercy.

Feng Bao didn't dare to laugh if he wanted to laugh, and replied: "Master Zhang's sedan chair came out of the house, and I don't know who threw a lot of cabbage at the mouth of the alley. (To be continued.) )