Chapter 307: The People Who Wait for the Rabbit

Sun Chengzong stared blankly at the new mansion newspaper in his hand.

In order to nail down hundreds of officials, the emperor did not put in much effort, even the link of this Di Bao actually changed the way of distribution, from the original one by one to the current piece of paper, this kind of Di Bao is really as the emperor said, once it is issued, there is no room to change it, white paper and black words

"Your Majesty's strategy is deep, and the minister really admires it" Sun Chengzong could only say a word of admiration.

"Hehe, Master Sun, this matter, it won't work if it is not made into a certainty, I also have to do this, you have seen the situation today, you tell them well, it is simply to talk to the cow, you want to communicate with them normally, that is not possible. Only in this way can my Ming Dynasty be saved. ”

"Your Majesty is very true." Sun Chengzong admitted.

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"Companion, have you recorded every move in the court today?" Yang Gengai asked Wang Chengen again.

"Back to Your Majesty, the slave maid has already been ordered, and it has been completely recorded, and it is also recorded by the historian." Wang Chengen replied.

"Well, that's very good, delete the confidential things in it, and send a copy of the rest to Fan Weicheng, so that he can write down the process and results of today's debate in the court, list the names of those who oppose them one by one, and write the ...... those who are in favor," Yang Gengai instructed Wang Chengen.

"Obey the order, the slave maid will ask someone to copy a copy and send it to Fan Weicheng." Wang Chengen also agreed with a smile on his face, the emperor is happy, and he is naturally happy.

"There is also a very important point, Liulizhai takes the initiative to pay taxes, this matter, must be written in a big book, do not fall behind, in addition, there is a call, responsible, conscientious, willing to learn Liulizhai business, you can also self-declare, pay taxes, I want to see the world, in the end there is no conscience of this thing." Yang Gai said hatefully.

"The slave obeys." Wang Chengen agreed again.

"In addition, send a decree to the imperial merchants, so that they must declare and pay taxes on their own, and also, send a decree to the old man Zhou Kui, let him not forget to pay taxes, the road is far away, let him ask someone to bring silver tickets to Beijing to pay taxes, and Tian Hongyu, let him pay taxes by himself, don't say that I didn't remind him......" Yang Reform began to start his own nuclear protection measures, and in the future, as soon as the Shaanxi Jin merchant case broke out, it was an atomic bomb that swept the entire Ming Dynasty, and there was no other way to save the businessmen except to pay taxes by themselves. Yang Gengai began to explain his subordinates here to protect themselves.

"The slave and maid understand, so they will send someone to pass the decree to the lord of the country and the imperial merchants everywhere." Wang Chengen agreed again.

Sun Chengzong pursed his lips, what did he want to say, as soon as the Shanxi Jin Shang case broke out, the sky fell apart, Sun Chengzong also wanted to protect some of them, and was ready to ask the emperor if he could pay taxes and avoid being affected in the future, but before he could speak, the emperor already had something to say.

"Master Sun, please tell everyone who is on my side today, tell them, just say that I ask them to also pay their own taxes and file their own taxes, but the reason for this cannot be told to them, just that I am short of money and need their support, and see how they act, if I do what I say, this catastrophe, even if I have escaped, it can be regarded as I have given them a chance, if I stand on my side on the surface, secretly make small moves, and be involved when the time comes, no wonder I am unsympathetic......" Yang Gai said coldly.

Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief, with the emperor's words, he could be cheeky to ask for some of his acquaintances and old friends, so that no matter what, they should also look at their own faces and pay a little more or less taxes, so that the emperor will turn the world upside down in the future, and it will not affect them, which can be regarded as a wish of Sun Chengzong.

"The minister understands, and the minister will definitely inform them." Sun Chengzong immediately agreed, when the time comes, whether this line of vitality can be grasped depends on their own creation, he Sun Chengzong is doing his best, and he can only do it here, no matter how much he says, if he does more, he will be out of line.

Yang Reform's mood has never been so refreshing, this matter goes on according to his own design, the Jin merchants are dead, the salt merchants are finished, the big businessmen of the whole country are finished, pull out the radish and bring out the mud, how much has something to do with these big businessmen, and the high-ranking officials who are the umbrella of these businessmen are also going to be finished, and they can just establish new rules according to their own wishes and rebuild the Ming Dynasty. ,

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June 23.

The heart of the Ming Dynasty, there is a new thing, into everyone's field of vision, of course, this new thing, is not very fresh, there was yesterday, however, what is written above today is really surprising that the whole process of the emperor and ministers arguing in the court meeting.

Fresh, fresh, before, the Forbidden City was a symbol of power, how many things, are in the clouds, you have to say a few words, even if you have the ability, you can brag with others for a long time, there knows, now, this secretary does not know which good person does good deeds, and actually wrote down the entire process of the court, so that the mysterious and strange early dynasty is presented in the field of vision of ordinary people.

Today's new-style newspaper has been sold out, and the newsboys are quickly going back and forth between the neighborhoods, constantly shouting in children's voices, working hard for their own business, maybe they can still eat a meal of white rice today.

Many taverns, restaurants, and teahouses are full of people, willing to spend money, take their own money to buy a carefully look, reluctant to spend money, a few people pooled money to buy a newspaper, choose a literate to read, let's take a look at the new things of the Ming Dynasty, what is a fresh law, this street is full of people are saying, if you don't know, can't say a little, isn't it too "off-the-top"?

"Tut-tut...... it's amazing, you can pay a tax of 200,000 taels of silver a year, and it's only twenty percent, this Liulizhai is really an inexhaustible gold mountain" In the teahouse, a wealthy middle-aged man listened to others read the newspaper for a while, and he couldn't help but marvel

The old pedant in charge of reading the newspaper gave this rich middle-aged man a blank look, how many times had he heard this kind of exclamation? He can't count it, he has read this newspaper seven or eight times today, and someone invited him to eat and drink, it doesn't matter if he reads it a few more times.

In this teahouse, because it is said that the emperor once paid a private visit to Weifu here, and also leaked exam questions to several candidates, so it has become a place where many people are waiting for rabbits, and the business of this teahouse is very good, scholars, scholars, and rich people all like to drink tea here, and they all come to try their luck. Isn't it just around the corner?

"Brother Zhuang, your silk village has a good business, why envy others?" A tall and thin man is also well-dressed, and this rich middle-aged man is called a brother.

"Alas......, Brother Ma, I won't tell you, my shop, a year's income, can have one percent of his payment, no, half of it, I have to laugh in my dreams, but I can't afford to make that fortune and Liulizhai, that can't be compared" This rich middle-aged man called Brother Zhuang sighed while drinking tea, and shook his head, Liulizhai is a big hit in Beijing today, and even this court discussion has to involve Liulizhai, and it has become a topic that must be talked about in the eyes of everyone.

"Brother Zhuang, don't be modest, your silk Zhuangzi, that in the capital, is famous, and only that little money a year? I don't believe it, hehe, aren't you still afraid that Your Majesty will ask you if you can pay taxes? Listening to what the newspaper said, His Majesty didn't say that he wanted to collect taxes, but it was just convenient for some merchants to voluntarily pay taxes, so he left such an opening, what are you afraid of? No matter how much you earn, the emperor won't ask you for a penny, Your Majesty's credibility, that's still trustworthy, do you say yes? The man, who was called Brother Ma, also joked that the contents of the newspaper were written in semi-vernacular, and after the old pedant read it out, they probably could understand it, and if they didn't understand it, ask the old pedant, and the old pedant would explain it, and they would understand.

"Hehe, hehe, that's right, Your Majesty's reputation, that's no problem at all, if you don't collect taxes, you will definitely not send tax supervisors to collect taxes, don't worry about this, hehe, this Liulizhai, this matter, I think it's the emperor and Niangniang himself have fun, and it has nothing to do with us ordinary people, hehe, Niangniang handed over 200,000 taels to the emperor, this is someone else's housework, do we need to participate?" This person called Brother Zhuang also said with an ambiguous expression.

"That's, that's but, Brother Zhuang, do you also have to respond to the call of the Di newspaper, how much to pay some tax, this Di Bao said, this tax, taken from the people, is also used for the people, in order to resist foreign invasions, and the internal is also to help the victims, it is not the emperor who has collected his own expenses." This horse brother put on the tone of this Zhuang brother.

"Alas...... I really can't be the master of this matter, I have to pay taxes, it depends on the meaning of the 'master', I can't be the master, the one who does the lord is the owner, it's the 'master', the 'lord' says to pay, I will pay, the 'lord' says not to pay, I won't post the money myself. "This surnamed Zhuang told the truth, this Beijing master does business, there is no background, no background, so can it be done? There's no big official behind that house? Whether to pay taxes or not is up to those "masters" to decide, and if they violate the will of the "masters", they will have to suffer. ,

Hearing this Brother Zhuang say this, the surnamed Ma said mysteriously: "Brother Zhuang, the 'master' of your family, is the one on this?" Introducing? Let the little brother also look up and admire the demeanor of your master," said the surnamed Ma as he pointed his finger at the newspaper.

"Hi, hi, hi...... I can't say anything about this, it's not a lot of effort to find his way, and now, with this old man taking care of me, I can continue to do this business,...... Alas...... I said, Brother Ma, the one in your family, and the one on top of this? Introduction, let the brothers also pay homage," the surname Zhuang said vigilantly, and then turned to the tone of the surname Ma.

The surnamed Ma frowned, with a sad face, and said, "Alas...... The lord of my family, but standing in it, alas, passed down the word last night, asking me to go to the emperor as soon as possible to file my own taxes and pay my own taxes, I can't say how much, but, less, isn't this a slap in the face of my own master? It's too much, I can't afford this small business."

The complaint of this surnamed Ma immediately attracted the attention of the surroundings, but the newspaper wrote the content of yesterday's court meeting in detail, standing? At that time, there were not many people, less than ten, and I didn't see that this person who was not surnamed Ma could actually cling to the God Party. A group of people cast curious glances, the imperial party is now a big hit

"Brother Ma, your grain business is still small? Or is it a small business? Then we're all going to have to be beggars,...... Hehe, Brother Ma, you say, is there any secret in this? Why are the emperor's people urging to pay taxes? I think he is evil in this matter, the emperor doesn't seem to be a person without a purpose, there must be something in this that has not been said, hiding it from everyone......" A person can ask curiously, and his words are full of conspiracy.

"Ahem...... what secrets can there be? It's nothing more than that the emperor wants to fight for face, and let the people below support the scene, but it's hard for us to do small business, our small business is not as good as Liulizhai, which is originally a moneyless business, and now, I have to take money to support the emperor's scene, I can't compare to you Ah voted for a good man, there are old men covered, nothing is wrong, and there is no need to pay this unjust money......" The surnamed Ma complained.

"Shh He was immediately reminded not to complain. The man stopped.

Everyone sympathized, most of them didn't have to pay taxes, and they were kneeling in the background at the time, and now they heard that there was an imperial party to pay taxes, and they were also gloating, thinking that this guy had gone to the wrong way, and now he was going to spend more, and he did a stupid thing.

The old scholar sat in the pile of this group of businessmen, very uncomfortable, wanted to go, but did not want to go, others invited him to drink tea, eat wine, just let him read the newspaper, this kind of good thing, but rare to encounter, he wants to use his own money to enter this kind of teahouse, difficult, it was possible before, now, it is absolutely reluctant, he also wants to come to wait for the rabbit, in case he meets the emperor to travel, not to say that it will run on time.

"Alas...... If you want me to say that, it's okay, if you are willing to pay, you can pay it yourself, and if you don't want to pay, the emperor will not force it, this is better than when everyone tore their faces at the time of the Divine Ancestor, and they don't have to be so ugly, right? "One person and mud broke everyone's silence.

"Well, that's, now, it's like this, if you want to pay it, you can pay it, and if you don't want to pay it, don't force it, how good is this, everyone is comfortable, and you don't have to work so hard, right?" Someone immediately chimed in. Who wouldn't want to spend less?

"Yes, yes, that's how it should be...... That's how it should ......"

A group of people chatted like this, passing the time, drinking tea and waiting for the rabbit by the way, they businessmen did not expect to be officials, but they expected to become the second in Liulizhai.

In this teahouse, not only these merchants are waiting for the rabbit, but also many scholars are waiting for the rabbit, however, the scholars have never looked down on the merchants, it is impossible to sit with them, and there have been conflicts on both sides, however, the store has thought of a good way, the merchants have paid more money to occupy a corner, and another corner is opened up for the scholars to drink tea, which is considered to be preferential treatment for the scholars, so that the two sides can be regarded as peacefully coexisting in a teahouse and waiting for the rabbit.

"Now the saint is very wise, I think that collecting taxes is not for my own pleasure, I am afraid that the court is really encountering some difficulties, and I feel that no matter what, I have to support Your Majesty." A scholar expressed his opinion, Yang Gai has been the emperor for so long, has done some things, and has also won a lot of "fans" for himself. Now when something happens, there are also fans who come out to defend themselves. ,

"I think that this kind of thing is still cautious, and I also think that His Majesty does not collect taxes for his own enjoyment, but His Majesty has increased the tax by nine percent this year, and the people of the world are already very bitter. If the people want to buy something, won't they be even more unable to afford it? Life is getting tougher? "There are also people who come out to object, of course, they are quite elegant, and they didn't come up directly to scold their mother.

"I don't think so, it is precisely because the people are already very bitter, so Your Majesty did not agree to increase the land tax, not to increase the field tax, but to increase the business tax, it is Your Majesty for ......"

Before the man could finish his sentence, someone interrupted, "Oops...... I said, two, don't fight about something, this matter, now that the court has made a decision, no matter how much you fight here, it will be useless, it is purely asking for trouble, I think, let's say something else. Someone really couldn't stand the argument between the two people like fried leftovers, and decided to start the topic again.

"Yes, yes, it's useless to talk about this all the time, so let's talk about something else." Someone immediately came out in agreement, after all, no one likes fried leftovers.

"It's better than this, I think, everyone can guess whether Liulizhai paid 200,000 taels of taxes this time, whether it is true, whether it is a swollen face and a fat man, or pay less." Immediately someone gossiped about it, beauty, emperor, huge amount of money, this is a good subject for gossip

"Good, good, that's how it should be." The attraction of this gossip is not ordinarily big, after all, 200,000 taels of silver is really not a small amount, and someone immediately came out to agree.

"I see this, eighty percent of it is true, yesterday I also saw Brother Li spend twenty taels of silver to buy a glass mirror and give it to Miss Mengyao in Wanhualou, haha......, I have seen the ability of Liulizhai to make money." A person immediately came out to break the news, and by the way, the building was crooked.

Sure enough, as soon as the topic involved women, this building was very crooked.

"Hehe, presumably Brother Li is holding the beauty back...... no wonder he is listless today, it turns out that he ...... yesterday" A person immediately followed up, these scholars, their families are generally better, and they are young, and it is the time when they are not romantic.

Before this person's words were finished, Brother Li, who was made fun of by everyone, immediately retorted with a shy face: "What happened there, Miss Mengyao is a Qing person......

"Hahaha......" the crowd laughed.

This building is crooked very quickly, and it is very fast, after all, everyone comes here to wait for the rabbit, not to have fun, in case the emperor is listening to our conversation in a corner, then we talk about these things will not make the emperor have a bad impression of us?

"In my opinion, there will be no fake in this matter, and it is rumored all over the world that Liulizhai is a golden mountain, and it can't be faked. This twenty percent, two hundred thousand taels a year, should not be false. A gentleman quickly pulled the topic back.

"I don't see it really, buy a glass mirror for twenty taels, this glass Zhai just earns these 200,000 taels of silver, you have to produce 10,000 mirrors, although this mirror makes money, I think, it is impossible to have so much." A scholar came out and asked questions.

"You don't understand, the mirror that Brother Li bought, but the size of a palm, is worth twenty taels of silver, do you know how much this dressing mirror is worth? There are hundreds of taels at least, and thousands of taels at most, you go to the street of Liulizhai to take a look, hehe, the whole street is filled with that kind of big glass, it is really luxurious to the extreme...... earn a million taels a year, I don't think it's unusual......"

"Yes, Liulizhai not only has glass mirrors, but also glass windows, and even more, there are that kind of clairvoyant mirrors, but unfortunately, ordinary people can't buy even if they have money, I heard that anyone who buys this kind of treasure must make a register and provide proof, I heard, there are many magical treasures, tsk, that's all money, plus, now there is this kind of weighing instrument to measure temperature, which earns a million taels a year, it's really not much." This Liuli Zhai has always been a hot topic in the capital, when it comes to Liuli Zhai, that is the object of envy, the emperor, the girl of a small family becomes a mother, a huge amount of silver, etc., in short, there is endless gossip.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and most of the people in Liulizhai have a deep understanding of Liulizhai's ability to absorb gold. The people who are waiting for the rabbit are continuing to wait for the rabbit.