Natsuhara Yoshi also has some six gods without masters.

It even includes many of the Hanlin in this temple.

Originally, they stood on the commanding heights and attacked the harm caused by the Railway Department to the Jiangxi Political Envoy Department.

But who would have thought that here, a question that Xia Yuanji and Hanlin couldn't answer, or even dared not answer, suddenly revealed.

Xia Yuanji opened his mouth, as if he couldn't find words for a while, and paused for a while before he stiffened his head and said, "Your Majesty, this matter ...... Household ...... Self-checking, maybe this involves...... At the beginning, Jiangxi reclaimed the lake, and ......"

Zhu Di was obviously extremely dissatisfied with this answer, and even with extra anger at this time.

He said sharply: "Then you come and tell me, how many households are there in Jiangxi?" ”

Natsuhara Yoshi: "......"

Zhu Di said: "Er is the head of the household department, and he laments the lack of money and grain in the treasury every day on weekdays, where does this money and grain come from? It comes from the military and civilian people of the Yellow Book, you cry in front of me every day, you cherish money so much, but why are there only more than 700,000 registered people in Jiangxi, and there are 1.2 million military and civilian people who have defected to the Railway Division alone? Could this extra 500,000 households be conjured out of thin air? ”

Zhu Di sneered, and said: "And these are still the people who defected to the Railway Division, what about those who did not defect to the Railway Division?" Moreover, the railway division has not yet penetrated into southern Gansu, and the people of southern Jiangxi have not yet migrated on a large scale, how many households are there? In just one year, the people who migrated to the stations of the railway division far exceeded the local households in Jiangxi."

Probably because of his anger, Zhu Di's face became more and more tense, and said: "I want to ask you, how many people are hidden from this up and down, just one Jiangxi is like this, so how many such hidden households are there in the whole world?" ”

Zhu Di himself was frightened.

Because it's just too scary.

In fact, Zhu Di didn't know the problem of hidden households, he was not a fool, he naturally knew that the Ming Dynasty had hidden households since the time when Emperor Taizu Gao was there.

It's just that...... After all, it is really time-consuming and laborious to investigate, so although Zhu Di knows, he only thinks that the hidden households may only be a minority, and the vast majority of the people should still be registered.

But the report of the railway division suddenly revealed the fact that there are many more hidden households than Zhu Di imagined. ~

Tsunade is corrupted to such an extent that Xia Yuanji, who is the head of the household, actually ignores it, and even pretends not to know anything.

On the contrary, he talked eloquently about the great reduction in the tax of the Jiangxi political envoy caused by the railway department.

The anger in Zhu Di's heart became stronger and stronger, he stared at Xia Yuanji deadly, and saw that he lowered his head and was speechless, so he pressed step by step: "I'm asking you something!" ”

Xia Yuanji was busy bowing down, and said honestly and fearfully: "The ministers will try their best to investigate......"

Zhu Di's eyes seemed to burst into flames, and he looked at Xia Yuanji coldly and said, "The situation, you can't be unclear, I don't want a specific number." I want you to answer, roughly? ”

Xia Yuanji smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know. ”

Zhu Di was even more annoyed, and said: "You don't know, so do you know, how much tax has been lost?" ”

Xia Yuanji said in fear: "Minister...... There is a crime of negligence. ”

"What do you mean by negligence?" Zhu Di asked rhetorically, and then continued slowly: "If I remember correctly, Xia Qing's ancestral home is from Dexing Mansion, Jiangxi, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xia Yuanji's body trembled slightly, and his face became more and more ugly.

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back, his head lowered slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he continued slowly: "Before you enter the court as an official, you should know the situation of each state capital, who is on the register, and who is a recluse, will you not know?" ”

Natsuhara Yoshi: "......"

Zhu Di looked at him and still didn't speak, as if his patience was about to run out, at this time he hooked his lips and sneered, but he smiled colder than Fang Cai, and said: "You know, but since you entered the court, you have ignored it, until you become the head of the household, and you still turn a blind eye to it. ”

Zhu Di's words can be described as ruthless!

Speaking of which, for the head of the household, such a harsh application can be regarded as a heart-wrenching statement.

His body trembled unconsciously, and then he kowtowed, "Minister...... There is a sin of death. ”

Zhu Di continued to say slowly: "Ten thousand deaths? Yes, for the sin of death, I rely on Qing a lot, even if Xia Qing points fingers at me many times, I also forbear, this is because I think you are a loyal person. For so many years, I have been teaching you to be in charge of the household department and hand over all the money bags in the world to you, which is not unbelievable, but now I know that you also have such a cunning side. ”

Xia Yuanji was already like ashes.

For the emperor, it is tolerable for ministers to make mistakes, and even if they are incompetent, it is not intolerable.

Only this cunning word, once there is such a definition, then it becomes purely a matter of trust.

When a person becomes untrustworthy, then ...... How else to appoint?

"Minister...... There is a capital crime, I beg Your Majesty, Nian Chen still has hard work, and the quasi-minister resigns to the official...... "Xia Yuanji kowtowed, his head fell to the ground, and his tone was extremely desolate.

At this point, if you can do it, it will actually be a good ending.

Zhu Di sneered: "Do you want to leave?" ”

Xia Yuanji shuddered, his face was dead, but he didn't dare to come out, and silently lowered his head, just waiting for the final verdict.

Zhu Di squinted and paced back and forth a few steps before he said, "Who can replace you?" ”

Xia Yuanji was stunned, he never expected that Zhu Di would actually approve his Zhishi, and even asked him about the candidate for the head of the household department.

Xia Yuan Yoshidao: "The head of the household is left, he is loyal, and he is familiar with the affairs of the ministry......"

Zhu Di said lightly: "Has this person ever talked about the problem of hidden households?" ”

Xia Yuanji hurriedly said, "No...... I never ......"

Zhu Di sneered: "Isn't this another Xia Qing?" ”

Natsuhara Yoshi: "......"

Zhu Di looked sarcastic, and continued: "The household department is in charge of the world's money and grain, how dare I use such a person......"

As he spoke, Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "There is a person named Gao Xiang in Zhili, what position does he hold now?" ”

Hanlin, you look at me, I look at you, this name sounds a little familiar, and a little unfamiliar.

Zhang Anshi said at this time: "Your Majesty, Gao Xiang is currently the political envoy of Henan. ”

Zhu Di said lightly: "This person is good at business, recall to the capital, and become the head of the household, Xia Qing will discuss the crime separately, and then deal with it later." ”

Zhang Anshi himself didn't expect that Zhu Di still remembered this Gao Xiang.

This Gao Xiang is Zhang Anshi's sworn friend, who followed Zhang Anshi to implement the new policy in Zhili for many years, and now serves as the political envoy of Henan, and also vigorously implements the new policy in Henan.

It stands to reason that he almost had no chance to enter the court, after all, there are so many political envoys in the world, and it is rare for him to become a minister.

Today's Ming Ministry, from the traditional six ministries, has since added the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, a total of eight ministries.

Among these eight ministries, Zhang Anshi is in charge of the Ministry of Railways, Yang Pu is in charge of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and if there is another Gao Xiang in charge of the Ministry of Households, this is almost, all the three ministries in the world that involve money and grain have fallen into the hands of Zhang Anshi, Yang Pu, and Gao Xiang.

The Hanlin people were taken aback, obviously aware of the potential problems involved, there used to be a household department, and now the household department has been involved, if the new deal is also carried out, this is almost ......

Just when everyone was worried, who knew that Zhu Di glanced at them, and said: "I have listened to the lectures so many times, and the secretaries are also open to the river on weekdays, and have a lot of advice to me, but why is no one alone mentioning this hidden household, is it that the ministers don't know, or do they know about it and don't play it?" ”

Zhu Di's tone at this time was peaceful, and when the Hanlin people heard this, their faces suddenly passed uneasy, and they bowed down one after another.

They don't dare to do it.

To be honest, everyone is not stupid, don't look at the appearance of loyal ministers on weekdays, and talk about the affairs of the world!

But this hidden household is really interested, even if there is no interest, once it is played, I am afraid that it will be regarded as a national thief by the world's readers, and it will be completely ruined, everyone is not a fool, but I dare not make any article on this.

No one dared to speak.

Zhu Di's eyes showed a look of great disappointment.

If a group asks for the people's lives one by one on weekdays, thinks about the court, and worries about the country and the people, it will always affect you by your side.

And they are all lofty, they speak politely and politely, and they talk about the world and the common people every day, and when you find out, they only criticize them every day that is beneficial to them, and they cover up the things that are unfavorable to themselves, such people...... If you look at them again, they are really like clowns jumping off the beam.

Zhu Di only felt cold teeth.

But now, he didn't care about it for the time being, but looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "Zhang Qing, keep playing." ”

Zhang Anshi then cleaned up his mind and said, "Yes...... The number of households in the railway department has increased by 1.13 million, and the tax levied this year is 3.27 million taels of silver, of which the commercial tax is the largest, followed by the tea and salt taxes. ”

Listening to the numbers, Zhu Di sighed sincerely: "A Jiangxi Railway Division, but in a short time, the taxes levied have far exceeded the combined taxes of the Jiangxi Political Envoys for several years......

Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "The taxes levied by the Railway Department are all handled according to the imperial court, especially the commercial tax...... That's a lot. In the future, the railways in all prefectures and counties in Jiangxi will be connected, and at that time, I am afraid that it will be even more amazing. ”

Zhu Di's gloomy mood finally dissipated a lot, and at this time he showed a very relieved look, and said, "Zhan Ji has really worked hard. ”

In fact, when Zhang Anshi reported this number, the bachelors who were still shocked by the problem of the hidden family couldn't help but be dumbfounded one by one.

The income of the railway, plus taxes, added together, has been worth the entire income of the whole world before the New Deal of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, with Zhang Anshi's governance in Zhili at the beginning, the light of the emperor and grandson may not be conspicuous, but this is enough to make people look sideways.

More than five million taels a year, this is only the result of a year, and even if it continues to be implemented, it will obviously increase on a large scale, and the devil knows what it will be like in the end.

Moreover, more than one million households of ordinary people have been added, and among the more than one million households of military and civilian people, to be honest, I am afraid that the vast majority of them are not registered population, which is equivalent to the population directly brought to the imperial court, which is very amazing.

Zhang Anshi said: "Some time ago, there were some rumors in the imperial court, saying that because of the Railway Division, the money and grain of the Jiangxi Political Envoy Department this year have been greatly reduced, and the lost tax revenue will be discounted into hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!" ”

"But Your Majesty...... He lost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in taxes from the Jiangxi Political Envoy Division, but he received more than 5 million taels of income from the Railway Division. The minister is not good at arithmetic, but he can also calculate this account clearly and clearly! But these days, there are people who take advantage of this to attack the emperor and his ministers...... Thought...... Behind this, there may not be no conspiracy. ”

Zhong Hanlin: "......"

Zhu Di said coldly: "Yes, now it seems that the problem of this hermit is so serious, it must be these people who have sheltered the hermit and trampled on my Daming law." When my grandson was in Jiangxi, he settled in hermits and made these people ...... The damage is not small, this must be the result of the collusion of people up and down, Jinyiwei...... I want to investigate thoroughly, I want to see who it is, such a bold man! ”

Zhu Di's face suddenly turned frosty, and his gaze coldly swept over everyone's faces.

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Only then did Zhu Di say to Zhong Hanlin: "What do you think? ”

After saying that, he continued to stare at them coldly. The Hanlin people were all trembling, and they just lowered their heads, and they didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

If you oppose it, then you must be colluding with those who trample on the Da Ming Law and secretly shelter hidden households, and in the Da Ming Law, the concealment of the population is very strict, which is a big crime.

For many readers, you belong to the emperor of Fengying, and you want to kill all the seeds of reading in the world.

Zhu Di saw that all Hanlin lowered their heads and were silent, but he smiled and said, "Don't speak, Zhang Qing has such a good advice, and no one responds?" So it seems...... Do you disagree? Since all the secretaries didn't answer, then ...... Chen Zhi, on weekdays, you are the best at words, and you are also the most worried about the society, you say. ”

Chen Zhinai Hanlin edited, he is very young, of course, he can't help but be strong on weekdays, and he has played many things in righteous words.

He is obviously different from the clever tongue in the past, this Chen Zhitie blushed and slugged, and he didn't know how to talk about it.

Zhu Di said angrily: "Are you dumb? ”

Chen Zhi's face was discouraged, and he kowtowed miserably: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty...... Minister...... The minister knows nothing about the affairs of the hidden household, and the minister ...... Before joining the company...... Concentrate on reading only the books of the sages......"

Zhu Di smiled even colder, looked at him mockingly, and said, "I only read the books of sages and sages, and I don't hear anything outside the window? This is not right, some time ago, the Qing family also published a book of 10,000 words, talking about the problem of persuasion in local governments and counties, why did they become ignorant of the world in a blink of an eye? Could it be ......"

Without waiting for Zhu Di to continue, Chen Zhi's face turned pale with shock, and he hurriedly kowtowed: "Minister...... Minister...... There are ten thousand sins, corpses and vegetarian meals, the so-called food of the king, and the matter of loyalty to the king, but unexpectedly, he was so negligent about the affairs of the hidden household, and the ministers ...... Urge...... I beg Your Majesty, Rong Chen...... Minister......"

He was expecting Ai Ai, obviously knowing that this time it was a knife to stretch out his head, and it was also a knife to shrink his head, and he couldn't hide it no matter what.

He immediately took a deep breath, as if he had mustered up enough courage, and said, "The minister implores Your Majesty, the quasi-minister will go to sea and move to the foreign feudal chief's mansion to experience ......."

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell into extreme silence.

Many Hanlin looked at Chen Zhi in surprise.

They had to admire Chen Zhi's impatience and wisdom, and at the beginning, Xie Jin proposed that the young Jinshi go overseas for training, and Zhu Di also approved it.

Therefore, there are a lot of Hanlin and Yushi who go to sea, which is with the intention of the future.

But there are also people who don't think so, on the one hand, they can't let go of their noble identity, they don't go, no one can do anything, it's a big deal, they don't expect to worship the prime minister in the future.

On the other hand, there are also people who are lucky, after all, the capital is the core, and once you go to sea, it is really far away, compared to being in the capital, or you can be appreciated, and overseas, once you are out of the center of power, the ghost knows if you still have your own place when you come back.

People like Chen Zhi are obviously not willing to go.

But now, he actually invited himself to go to sea.

Zhu Di glanced at Chen Zhi deeply, and it was obvious that Zhu Di also knew that this guy was lucky to pass the test when he said this, so he only bowed his head and said: "Chen Qing has this heart, but it is also gratifying." That being the case, then I will give Chen Qing some convenience, and I will be kind to which Changshi Mansion Chen Qing wants to go to. ”

After hearing this, Chen Zhi finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although it was not his wish to go to sea, it was not bad to take the initiative to ask for help, at least there was a little benefit.

Immediately, he said without hesitation: "The minister invites himself to Java." ”

Zhu Di immediately said magnificently: "Yes." ”

Xie Jin, who was standing on the side, was smiling, and even in his eyes, he couldn't help but smile.

Zhu Di didn't intend to let the others go easily, so he said, "What about Zhuqing? Come, one by one, let's talk about the hidden household...... Do you still need me to roll call? ”

The Hanlin people were taken aback, they never expected that they were here to give a lecture today and teach Emperor Lao Tzu a good lesson, who knew that this place would become their burial place.

This is nothing less than an inner torment for everyone, and no matter how you choose, you will inevitably suffer.

At this time, someone said: "Minister...... Also invited to Java. ”

Another said: "Please go to Java ......"

When it came to the ninth, Zhu Di's face was obviously pulled down, and he said impatiently: "Does everyone go to Java?" From now on, those who come back are not allowed to go to Java. ”

Who would have thought that going to sea, which was like exile at the beginning, is now like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge?

(End of chapter)