In the quiet lobby of the political secretary's yamen, this strange silence was broken by a light cough from Qian Fanjiang, the political envoy.

"Elder Yang Ge, we all know that the land of this ordinary villager is actually attached to the name of the scholar, and in the past, it can be tax-exempt with the help of the imperial court policy, which is a beneficial thing for both parties."

"Nowadays, taxes are levied according to each acre of land, and it is impossible for the landlords and gentry to pay taxes for the people for no reason, and the taxes apportioned by the imperial court are eventually passed on to the peasants, which leads to deep resentment among the people, so that it has evolved to the point of besieging the yamen to protest."

"Although Shen Gongbao's new policy is good, but the time is not yet ripe for implementation, why don't you consider postponing it to quell the people's grievances first?"

Qian Fanjiang doesn't look like a magistrate, when it comes to the slippery experience of officialdom, he really doesn't leak what he says. Obviously, the promulgation of the property tax was more to collect taxes from the landlords and gentry, but as a result, he secretly changed the concept and instead became a competition with the people.

As soon as Qian Fanjiang's words fell, Huang Lun, the envoy there, angrily cooperated: "Elder Yang Ge, it is said that there are thousands of people besieging the people outside the yamen, and at the same time, as the land tax spreads more and more widely, more and more people are rushing towards the yamen of the political secretary. ”

"But Yang Ge Lao rest assured, it is a matter of course for the imperial court to collect taxes, as long as you give an order, the lower officials will immediately dispatch troops to suppress this group of Diao people, this Ming can really be turned against the sky by them!"

Listening to the words of Qian Fanjiang, the political envoy, and Huang Lun, the envoy of the Imperial Court, Yang Hongze's face became more and more difficult to see, although in terms of officialdom experience and local governance ability, he may not be as good as this group of local snakes, but he has been an official in the center of the court for nearly ten years, what kind of scheming scene has he never seen?

Yang Hongze can be said to know this almost clear singing and harmony, in a vain attempt to put the responsibility for the civil unrest on himself.

But even if he knows, Yang Hongze can't do anything about these two people for a while, after all, the biggest disadvantage of being an airborne envoy is that he has no foundation, and Yang Hongze is a traditional civil official, unlike Shen Yichen, who has a military background and can directly start from the military power, and if it is soft, it can be hard.

Without the cooperation of the officials of the three local divisions, Yang Hongze would not be able to move an inch!

At this moment, Yang Hongze's heart suddenly felt a little ashamed and understood Shen Yichen. The point of shame lies in the fact that he was bold and ambitious to take over the acres of land in the Qing Dynasty and carry out tax reform, and also chose the Central Plains of Henan, where the clan fiefdom is the most and the gentry class is deeply rooted.

As a result, only a few days after the official promulgation of the land tax, there was a scene of gathering people to protest, if even the pilot project in their own towns could not be implemented, and the state capitals of the Ming Dynasty would not work.

The point of understanding is that Yang Hongze understands why Shen Yichen likes civil officials to be in charge of military affairs, not most officials in this world are like the center of the court, at least the bottom line bears the heavy responsibility of the family and the country, and he will try to be as selfless as possible at the decision-making level.

If we put it in the local area and face the low-level officials and the people, we will not be able to talk about those lofty ideals and lofty integrity, either we will use enough benefits to buy and exchange, or we will use thunderous means to sweep away all obstacles and enforce them.

However, Yang Hongze did not have any of these two, he only had the false name of a special envoy of the imperial court, and the thousands of officials sent from Beijing, and he was scattered all over the country.

This is like the flowers in the greenhouse, sitting in the center of the imperial court with a grand narrative, and the dream prospect is extremely beautiful. It is not until you get rid of the power advantage brought by the system and feel the storm of the outside world that you can understand what is called the cruelty of reality.

Of course, Yang Hongze is not a weak person who submits defeat, and after calming down for a while, he replied: "The imperial court property tax is a national policy, and it must be implemented without the slightest discussion. In addition, when the people of the yamen gathered, they did not understand the policy and were deceived, so how could they suppress it forcefully? ”

"This cabinet department will go out to face the people directly, explain the essence of the land tax clearly, and let them understand that the new policy is a good policy that is light and light, and benefits all the people in the world!"

I have to say that Yang Hongze still has a passionate heart and a simple sense of justice, even if he learned that the people outside were angry and surrounded the yamen, he rashly went out to face the danger of his life that would provoke civil unrest. Still resolutely stood up, paced in the direction of the mansion gate.

Seeing that Yang Hongze was so decisive, Huang Lun hurriedly got up and stopped: "Yang Ge Lao must not be, the military service of the government is not more than 100 people every day, and it is difficult to maintain a thorough situation. The lower official has already informed the Yamen of the Zhensi Division to mobilize the garrison soldiers and horses to come to the rescue, and it is not too late to go out when the military service is over. ”

"When will the garrison arrive?"

"This ...... It will take a certain amount of time to assemble and rush, and Xia Guan estimates that it will take at least an hour. ”

"There is a lot of noise outside, what do you think will happen when the cabinet department hides in the government office for an hour?"

In the face of Yang Hongze's questioning, Huang Lun was speechless for a while, and he didn't dare to make any package tickets.

Yang Hongze has realized that local officials are deliberately delaying and obstructing, and public anger is like a backlog of volcanoes. If the principal does not turn a blind eye, the pressure will swell rapidly, and if someone from outside takes advantage of the situation, the protest will turn into a civil unrest, and at that point the matter will become complicated, and even alarm the court.

As the foundation of Hu Hui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the "veteran" members of the civil official group, no one knows better than Yang Hongze how many potential opponents Shen Yichen has, not to mention that the land tax has touched the interests of the entire corporal and doctor class in the world, and there must have been a voice of resistance in the court.

Once the civil unrest in Henan broke out, it would give the opponents of the DPRK and China an excuse to launch an impeachment and attack on Shen Yichen's new policy.

In the past six months, Yang Hongze has finally not stood in the perspective of literati talking, and used articles to look up to sentient beings. Instead, he used his own experience to see the suffering of the people at the bottom, and saw the exploitation and harsh taxes that pressed on them.

The land tax is definitely a good policy for the benefit of the country and the people, and Yang Hongze cannot accept the attack and slander of it, so that the reform will fail at worst. No matter how much risk he faced to the people when he walked out of the government, he had to explain clearly and implement the land tax.

This is what a literati and an official should do.

"Huang Zhentai is just a prediction, and you don't have to wait for an hour, Yang Ge's old status is noble and can't be missed, it's better to wait for a while."

Seeing that Huang Lun was silent, Qian Fanjiang, the political envoy, took the opportunity to help him relieve the siege, and at the same time continued to persuade Yang Hongze to stay in the palace hall.

It's just that Yang Hongze has made up his mind, and resolutely replied: "The son of a poor family in this cabinet department, there is no noble status, and now it is just to get rid of the flashiness!" ”

After that, he stepped out of the threshold of the lobby without looking back, leaving a majestic back for Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun.

It's just that as Yang Hongze's figure walked away, Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun, who were still worried before, immediately had a sarcastic smile on their faces.

"If you read too many books, you can really make people stupid, and he really thinks that he can explain it to millions of people in Henan by relying on his own mouth?"

Listening to Huang Lun's mocking words, Qian Fanjiang also sneered: "Let him go, you control the rhythm of the troublemaker a little, don't pour too much fire and cause chaos, and make something out of this stunned young man." ”

"Yang Hongze is a nerd, Shen Yichen behind him is a ruthless person, when Shandong swept through the three provinces and eight prefectures, even King Lu was killed by him. If he were to do it himself, the two of us would have to go without food. ”

Shen Yichen's iron-blooded means of controlling water in Shandong back then, even to this day, still have a great deterrent effect on local officials, after all, in these years, the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the horizontal, and the horizontal is afraid of death.

Dare to do something to punish the king, that belongs to a completely lifeless madman, Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun really dare not offend.

"Don't worry, the heat control outside is just right, it's nothing more than a waste of words."

Huang Lun was full of confidence, and the people outside who surrounded the yamen were all brought over by him when he gathered a group of people. At the same time, there are also their own people in the crowd to control the rhythm to avoid any civil rebellion and make things unbearable.

Using public opinion to make the most of the pressure, and still maintaining the situation of fighting but not breaking, this is the wrist of the old fritters in the officialdom.

It's just that when Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun were full of confidence and ridicule, several officials ran in in a panic and shouted loudly: "The big thing in the domain and the platform is not good, as soon as Yang Ge Lao opened the gate of the mansion, he was surrounded by the mob!" ”

What?

Hearing the official announcement, Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun sneered and froze directly on their faces.

Just now he was saying that everything was under control, but in the next second, Diao Min was uncontrollable and turned into a mob storming the government, and he also surrounded the cabinet ministers of the current dynasty. In these years, there are no fists and feet, as long as one of them takes the lead, it will definitely evolve into a group fight under the group consciousness.

If you really want to beat Yang Hongze to death in front of the yamen, no matter what reason and excuse Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun find, the court will not be able to hold any of them accountable!

"Didn't you install your own people among the people, why is this happening?"

Qian Fanjiang subconsciously questioned Huang Lun, besieging the yamen protest is not a self-directed and self-acting drama at all, how could such an accident occur?

"It's arranged, I don't know what's going on."

Huang Lun was stunned, even if the people didn't know Yang Hongze, they could finally know the scarlet robe on his body.

The big guys who started with the four products also dare to fight?

In fact, it was not that Qian Fanjiang did not arrange people, but that he made a fatal mistake in the selection of people he arranged.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of siege of the government and yamen to make trouble, it is best to arrange a scholar with a reputation to take the lead. The first is that the "gentleman" does not move his words, and the literati class often does not advocate rioting and can maintain the situation within a certain range.

In addition, the fame is in the body, and the government yamen does not dare to do anything to them, not to mention Yang Hongze, the special envoy of the cabinet, even if you are the emperor in the face of the literati, you often can't beat and scold, you can only find a way to compromise is to turn the big thing into a small thing and a small thing.

However, in order to save trouble, Huang Lun directly told several landlords and gentry to call on the people to block the yamen, but the landlords and gentry of course could not do it themselves, so they turned around and handed it over to their subordinates or domestic servants.

Often the wealthy produce evil slaves, and the best at fanning troubles is the ruffians, and after the layers of "subcontracting" and fermenting, in fact, they have developed in an uncontrollable direction, and the anger of the people has long been ignited and cannot be vented.

It's just that Qian Fanjiang and Huang Lun, who stayed in the lobby of the yamen, were still kept in the dark and complacent, thinking that the situation was developing under their own control, and they could use the power of public opinion and the people to force Yang Hongze to make concessions.

As a result, the door of the government opened, and a completely unfamiliar face appeared, and the low-level ruffians didn't know who Yang Hongze was at all. As for the scarlet robe on his body, he has lost his mind in the scene of public anger, who cares about what official position.

As soon as Yang Hongze opened his mouth and was about to calm everyone down, a person rushed forward, followed by countless people who broke through the defense line of the officials, wanting to teach this "corrupt official" sent by the imperial court to exploit the people's fat and ointment.

"Why are you still stunned, hurry up and save people, if Yang Ge has something that is long and short, the two of us will be to blame!"

Qian Fanjiang, the political envoy, looked at Huang Lun, the envoy with a blank face, and couldn't help but reprimand angrily, and then lifted the hem of his clothes and ran quickly towards the door of the mansion. He only hoped that Yang Hongze was young and hard-boned, so that he could temporarily withstand the riot of Diao Min, otherwise he would be in big trouble.

Looking at the back of Qian Fanjiang, the political envoy, Huang Lun also reacted, and followed him, praying in his heart not to make trouble!

On September 28, the third year of Ming Liang, Wenyuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City.

The four ministers of the cabinet were all gathered in the lobby, and Shen Yichen sat on the top seat as cold as ice, which by the way, the temperature in the entire room seemed to drop by a few degrees.

The Shang Chen, Wang Wen, and Wang Yining in the hall looked solemn, and felt an invisible sense of oppression coming madly, especially Wang Wen, the newly promoted cabinet minister who saw Shen Yichen's side for the first time, had a breathless illusion.

He has been an official for decades, and he has experienced the peak of the "Three Yangs" period in the cabinet, and he is an old minister who has seen big scenes, but he didn't expect Shen Yichen to be gentle and elegant on weekdays, but his official authority is terrifying!

"Presumably your colleagues have already seen the memo presented by the Henan Political Secretary, as well as the impeachment of the local literati school against the Cabinet Ministry, right?"

Shen Yichen asked coldly, the reason why he was so angry and coercive was that he came to the cabinet on duty this morning and saw the Henan Political Secretary about the special envoy Yang Hongze being beaten by the people, and the civil unrest that broke out in many states and counties to protest against the implementation of the land tax.

In addition, it was the Hedong School founded by Xue Xuan, the former secretary of Dali Temple, and the Huozhou School once taught by Cao Duan, a famous scholar in Henan, who organized a group of literati to impeach themselves against the emperor.

Shen Yichen disdained the latter's joint name, Xiucai rebelled, and it was not possible for ten years, let alone impeachment. But Shen Yichen must not tolerate the beating of the imperial court envoy and cabinet minister Yang Hongze, as well as the local civil unrest!

It seems that he has been in a high position all these years, and he tends to be peaceful in order to take care of the overall situation, so that many people have forgotten the thunder method.

The authority of the center of the imperial court cannot be provoked!