Chapter 0213 - Giving Away or Reducing Burden?
Fu Yongchun is just a low-level official, he didn't expect the emperor to remember his name, and he directly called his name in front of the emperor, happy and grateful! Hurriedly went out of work and knelt down to receive the holy decree.
Hands on the ground, kneeling is very standardized.
The ministers were at a loss, why should such a big matter be handed over to a small official?
These people are all top people, and they can be high-ranking officials at the palace level, who is not a master of politics? Everybody is good at guessing what it means!
But then everyone understood, isn't there still Wang Chengen's envoy? This official is also a nominal one, but in fact, it is dominated by Wang Chengen's people! What does Wang Chengen represent? It's the imperial power! They all secretly admired the emperor's method of seizing power.
In fact, it is very easy for the emperor to seize power, especially for a diligent emperor, the key is to see whether the emperor has the ability to solve things well, great power does not mean that he can solve the problem! If you don't solve it well, you have to hit your heels too!
Zhou Yanru went on to say the fourth question raised by the emperor just now, "As for the post-war restoration of the Jingshi region, Weichen thinks that there is only enlistment!" From Shanxi, Shandong, Henan Zhili, requisitioned and enlisted to expand the personnel team of the restoration of the Beijing Division. ”
The emperor has nothing to say, Zhou Yanru is not an immortal, he just dares to say what others dare not say, and now that he has recently ascended the throne, the country is still unstable, and at this time, he will be enlisted again! The damage to your own image is very terrible! It is natural for people to compare him with the faint king, and even link him!
Nine out of ten dynasties were eaten by corruption! The most fundamental manifestation of corruption is the levy of conscription! Add one percent to the top. Dare to add fifty percent below!
The emperor did not speak. There is no one at the bottom who dares to speak. Zhou Yanru was also slightly afraid after speaking, and retreated to the court! Whether it's a gift or a reduction for taxes! are very sensitive, because this paragraph involves the interests of the people of the world, and if one is unhappy, he will point the finger directly at the person who first admonished! People don't dare to express any dissatisfaction with the emperor, doesn't it mean that they won't be dissatisfied with him Zhou Yanru?
Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen didn't say anything, and sighed slightly, it seems that such a court meeting. Even once every half a month, it doesn't mean much, and it can't solve any substantive problems at all! What Zhou Yanru said was something he had thought about many times, and what he wanted to do from the ministers was tantamount to nonsense!
But even if it is of little significance, it is impossible for the emperor to directly govern the world without officials! In such a weak mechanism, the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was embarrassed! It's not even as cool as him being a township chief in modern times!
The emperor also has a lot of helplessness!
Qian Longxi came out of the list, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks." Not only can no additional service be levied, but a certain share of the service should also be reduced. Let the whole world feel the emperor's long. ”
Zhou Yanru didn't expect that Qian Longxi would contradict him at this time, because at this time, it was a problem for Daming to get money to repair the Jingshi, and it was a problem to buy food to help the victims! Recruiting troops to resist internal and external troubles has become a problem! Are you proposing to reduce the burden at this time?
Chongzhen Emperor Zhu looked at Qian Longxi with a measured look, he didn't think about Zhou Yanru's things, what he thought was that this was the meaning of Qian Longxi, or the meaning of Guan Ningjin behind him, the Liaodong Jiangmen Group headed by Zu Dashou and a large number of generals!
Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen is doing his best to suppress his feelings, and he doesn't want to make too many enemies unless he has to, especially an old minister with deep roots like Qian Longxi!
"Qian Longxi, then if the burden is reduced at this time, where does the salary of the world's officials come from, where does the military and civilian expenses come from, the treasury is already empty, there is no source, what should the Ming Dynasty do? Be specific about what you mean. "After all, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen has a hundred years of political cultivation! didn't get angry, he wanted to listen to Qian Longxi's explanation, if he couldn't explain it clearly, he would just wait to buckle his hat!
Qian Longxi said loudly, "Weichen thinks that the natural disasters in the world today are accompanied by man-made disasters, which is equivalent to being roasted on the fire, and if taxes are levied at this time, it is equivalent to adding fuel to the fire!" Moreover, even if the imperial court levies additional taxes, according to the examples of the past few years, how many of the taxes and money and grain can really reach the emperor? Since you can't get there, it's better to simply reduce it for one year! Let the world get a chance to recuperate, and let the corrupt officials and officials in the world have no chance to use all kinds of taxes to make a name for themselves in this year! To completely solve the root cause of the starving people's troubles, my Ming court has even reduced all taxes! The imperial court really can't come up with silver and food! Let's see what other pretense these people have to oppose the emperor and the court. Lao Chen's words, the old minister thought about it yesterday, and today he also mustered up a lot of courage to say, if the salaries of the entire Ming officials have nowhere to come, it is better to simply stop together with the salaries of the officials! Officials who can insist on not receiving salaries for a year are real clean officials, officials who really think about the interests of Daming Society! There are difficulties in the community, and everyone is responsible! ”
Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen Great Khan, he didn't expect Qian Longxi's eloquence to be so good, and his arguments were so solid! It's hard for you to put a hat on him! If he is punished at this time, then he will be recited through the ages, and he will be embraced by the common people as the image of a great Qing official, this is the supreme honor of a scholar, and some clear streams, he wants such a destination!
Zhou Yanru stood up all of a sudden! "Your Majesty! Weichen participated in the impeachment of Qian Longxi with sinister intentions! Qian Longxi! If an official can persist without receiving a salary for a year, it is impossible to be a clean official! Qing officials also want to eat! Those who can insist on not receiving a salary for a year will not be starved to death, they are definitely corrupt officials! Do you want my Ming officialdom to collapse completely? There are many hungry people making trouble, and of course the court must use heavy regulations to suppress it severely! At this time, the tax is reduced! Is it to encourage everyone to encounter a little difficulty in the future, and they will have to work with the court and the emperor? ”
Qian Longxi snorted, "The emperor is the son of heaven in the world, and the people are the emperor's people!" People in the world have no food to eat, the emperor should naturally be considerate, between father and son, what to talk about? If you don't hear it, water can carry a boat or capsize a boat? Zhou Yanru, you are also a Jinshi, I read all your books into the dog's belly! ”
All the ministers whispered along with Qian Longxi, and Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen could see that this scolding war had not been contacted in advance, which showed the influence of Qian Longxi and his gang of Qingliu! (To be continued......)