Coming out of Dian Sheng's house, Zhu Gaoxu went directly to the Jinyi Wei Yamen.

Mao Xin hurriedly came out to greet Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu and Mao Xin found a secluded place and got straight to the point: "I will not only levy a new grain tax next year, but also collect a commercial tax. ”

Mao Xin listened quietly, engrossed.

"The new tax law will remove the preferential exemption for readers, and readers will definitely not be happy."

A hint of fierceness suddenly flashed in Mao Xin's eyes, and he almost blurted out to kill.

"But killing people is not the best way." Zhu Gaoxu said: "If the imperial court collects commercial taxes at the same time, it will offend a group of merchants. ”

Mao Xin had a thoughtful expression on his face.

He was a very smart man, and immediately said, "Your Majesty must have thought of some clever plan?" ”

"Ha" Zhu Gaoxu was proud: "It's still Mao Xin, you know me best." ”

"The first thing you have to do next year is to provoke the people to fight the people."

Mao Xin's expression was confused, and he shouldn't have understood what it meant.

"Just like when we fought against the war, we began to publicize it in restaurants and teahouses all over the country."

"We businessmen are going to pay taxes again? Why are readers exempted? Ordinary people also have to pay taxes, so why should scholars be exempted? ”

"I understand." Mao Xin immediately said.

"It can be vigorously preached that businessmen seek profit, treacherous and corrupt, treacherous, and put profit first."

"Preaching the hard work of the people, getting up early to smear the blackmail, and bearing heavy conscription, the court did this to reduce the pressure on the ordinary people and reduce the people's taxes."

"Propaganda that scholars can only read, and they have no power to tie the chicken, and there are preferential exemptions, which have no credit to the Ming court, but they suck the people's fat and ointment like bloodsuckers."

"Find a way to make both sides hate each other."

"There is another thing that can be used, in the past, there were preferential exemptions for scholars, and landlords and merchants would hang a large amount of land in the names of scholars."

"Now that the imperial court has suddenly canceled it, the ownership of these lands and the delivery of taxes are a big issue, and there will definitely be contradictions between them."

"There is no contradiction, we have to create contradictions, small contradictions, we have to make big contradictions."

In the end, Zhu Gaoxu's face was also gloomy: "When necessary, you can create a few tragedies in some places where the reaction is more intense." ”

"For example, the conflict between the scholar and the merchant and the peasant is still bloody?" Even, dead people?

"Your Majesty, the ministers have done it properly." Mao channel.

Mao Xin thought that in terms of routines, His Majesty was the most powerful, so the traitorous king could only kneel in front of His Majesty.

"Everyone in the world wants to be an emperor, but this emperor is not good." Zhu Gaoxu sighed at this time: "If you want to do something, there are people who oppose it everywhere, because not everything will be as everyone wants." ”

Mao Xin said: "Your Majesty's implementation of the new policy is also a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, giving the people of the world a fair and just environment, and I believe that most of the subjects can understand Your Majesty." ”

"Mao believes that you are my own person, and you are also a smart person, I can talk to you in a smart way."

"The so-called New Deal, and for the sake of the people of the world, is just a slogan." Zhu Gaoxu said calmly.

“。。” Mao Xin.

"If the scholars are unwilling to give up the exemptions, and the merchants are unwilling to pay taxes? As a result of this, the court will inevitably run out of money, the court will have no money, I won't be able to make money, I can't support the army, and the country will not be able to sit still? ”

"Most of the businessmen don't have a book, but they make money."

"Scholars can only talk about it, they have no contribution to the Ming Dynasty, and they are not willing to give up their preferential treatment."

"And ordinary people don't make money, and they can't read, so they are the best group of people."

"The imperial court is just to find an excuse to collect more taxes in the name of the people."

"With taxes, I can run this country's dynasty."

"With the tax, I can give you the full amount of money."

"With taxes, I can do what I want."

"Let's put it this way, as long as we have money, we can sit firmly in the country and have a little lady."

"As for the opposition of businessmen and scholars, it doesn't matter, the billions of people in the Ming Dynasty, businessmen and scholars, are only a minority."

——

After Zhu Gaoxu returned to the palace, he went directly to the Huagai Palace.

The people in the canopy hall and the two little eunuchs were there.

The recitals that were sent to the Huagai Hall today were all approved and stacked on the table, waiting for the emperor to reply.

All that is considered most important by the group will be placed in the front, but the emperor will usually look at it randomly.

Of course, Zhu Gaoxu is not too lazy, and if he has time, he will try to read them all.

"What's the most important thing today?" Zhu Gaoxu asked casually.

Huang Huai immediately stood up: "Back to Your Majesty, the announcement of the Guangxi Political Envoy, the king of Jingjiang has passed away-——"

Zhu Zanyi, the king of Jingjiang, died of illness this year, as in history.

In addition to reporting to the emperor, the Guangxi political envoy also had to wait for the emperor's canonization, reward, succession and many other things.

When the vassal king died, the court had to choose an heir according to the descendants of the vassal king, and the deceased had to give a tribute (equal to a reward of money), and the new vassal king had to have a reward, and the expenditure was quite large.

But now in Zhu Gaoxu's hands, it is estimated that all these things are gone, and there will not be many.

No one spoke out after Huang Huai, which proves that there are no important military affairs today.

Zhu Gaoxu first picked up a summary of the friendship of the officials, and saw the last one from the first article, basically there was no major event, mainly the appointment of some officials, which was reported by the officials and asked the emperor for approval.

Most of them were low-level officials, and only one prefect was appointed, which was put in the front, which was considered relatively important.

"Okay, if you stay on duty, you can go back first, and I'll take a look." Zhu Gaoxu glanced at it and waved his hand.

Today's duty is Huang Huai, and the others have left.

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu sat down, Zhong Xian came in outside, bowed his head to him, and Huang Yan asked to see him.

Zhu Gaoxu wanted Huang Yan to come in, but Huang Huai was in the main hall.

After thinking about it, he got up and went out and summoned Huang Yan directly at the door.

Huang Yan was a little surprised, hurriedly stepped forward, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Princess Jingjiang, the Li family asks to see." ”

“。。” Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and then his mind flashed the unique scenery in the front placket when Li bent down and bowed his head in Jingjiang Palace.

"Who else is from Jingjiang Palace?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

"The two side concubines have brought the little prince over."

"Swing." Zhu Gaoxu hesitated on the spot.

He took Zhong Xian out of the Huagai Hall and went to the back of the Jinshen Palace.

After Zhu Di moved the capital, the palace was changed to the Jianji Palace, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to the Baohe Palace.

This is the place where the emperor changes his court clothes before going to the court, and there is the emperor's bedroom, and there is a door on the left and right sides.

After Zhu Gaoxu came in, he said to Zhong Xian: "Come in through the left back door." ”

Zhong Xian took the order and left.

Entering the main hall is either through the canopy hall or from the left and right gates.

There was Huang Huai in the Huagai Palace, and Zhu Gaoxu could only let Li enter through the left back door.

After a while, Li appeared at the door in plain clothes, and Zhong Xian whispered outside: "Your Majesty is inside, princess, please come in." Then he quickly turned around and left.

Li walked into the door cautiously, and as soon as he came in, he saw Zhu Gaoxu's big sword and golden knife in the hall, looking at her seriously.

I haven't seen her for a long time, Li's figure is still as graceful as before, she has a beautiful body, a delicate face, and she still looks amazing under plain clothes, and she is indeed a little beautiful.

It's just that it's winter, and she's wearing a little too much clothes, and Zhu Gaoxu's mind can't help but flash the scene in Guilin in August the year before last, under the loose and transparent gauze long skirt, the snow-white skin is faint.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." Li didn't know that Zhu Gaoxu was already thinking about the year before last, so she stepped forward to pay homage and called His Majesty, but she didn't call her uncle.

"Hurry up, they're all relatives."

"Hey" Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses and sighed: "I already know about the virtuous nephew, and I hope that Mrs. will mourn and change." He didn't use the title of a relative.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li's shoulders twitched, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Concubine, it's really hard-"

Li suddenly cried, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt a headache, he quickly got up, walked over slowly, grabbed Li's little arm, and gently tried to pull her up: "Madame get up and talk first--"

Unexpectedly, before Li could stand firmly, he 'snorted' again, and his bewitching posture fluttered, and he threw himself into Zhu Gaoxu's arms, and the faint aroma on his body instantly wrapped Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaochu was shocked and quickly wanted to push her away, but she clung to Zhu Gaochu like a dog skin plaster, almost pressing her body into Zhu Gaoxu's arms.

"Please save your majesty from the concubine-" She raised her beautiful little face and looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a helpless and frightened expression.

Looking at her rainy pear blossom face, Zhu Gaoxu could only say helplessly: "If you have any difficulties, just say it, they are all your own relatives, and I will definitely help you." ”

But it's okay for you to let go first.

Zhu Gaoxu just wanted to say this.

Hiss, suddenly there was a crunch.

Then, plopping, Lee fell to his knees.

The two looked at each other, Li was shocked and frightened, and opened his small mouth in horror, and his small mouth became an O-shape.

Zhu Gaochu had just come back from outside, and the whole body of Li was leaning on his arms, but he didn't expect to crack the left side of Zhu Gaoxu's robe.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu bent over and stood in place, his expression was extremely depressed, Li's face was flushed, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked at him blankly.

The two stared at a piece of tattered robes on the ground, and the atmosphere was quite awkward.

I don't know how long it took, Li cried: "The concubine -—— not deliberately-—— she was really scared and cried, she definitely didn't expect to tear the emperor's robe.

", don't cry." Zhu Gaoxu suddenly burst out with a foul mouth.

Li Shi suddenly opened and opened his mouth, looking at him, wanting to cry but not daring to cry.

I said, what do you mean by always opening your mouth?

Zhu Gaoxu slowly straightened up, and Li was still kneeling in place.

"If you have any difficulties, let's talk about them later." Zhu Gaoxu reluctantly reached out to caress Li.

(End of chapter)