Over the years, the emperor understands the ministers, and the ministers understand the emperor.

From Shandong to Huai'an to Nanjing, he has caught so many heroes and strong, and the momentum is so big, it is difficult for Yang Yiqing to think about it. Now that you know, it's not hard to guess the purpose behind it.

Because he knows very well that Zhengde never does meaningless things, and there must be something hidden behind it.

After reading this recital today, everything understands that it is Zhang Xuan and is exempted.

The first meeting ended unhappily.

After going down, Yang Tinghe always couldn't escape.

Wang Bing is now sick in bed, and Yang Tinghe is the one who accompanied the emperor on his southern tour and knew everything.

"Has the emperor really made up his mind?" Wang Wei also asked in a slightly worried tone.

Yang Tinghe had nothing to say, "If the minister is not secret, he will lose his body, this matter is very important, and the officials cannot make waves without a decree, and I also ask the two cabinet elders to understand." ”

Wang Bing didn't mention it. Yang Yiqing looked at Yang Tinghe with burning eyes, "Didn't you Yang Jiefu think about persuading Your Majesty?" Don't say that Your Majesty has made up your mind in your heart, Zhou Shangwen is so favored, didn't Wang Dehui persuade His Majesty? ! ”

Yang Tinghe pursed his lips, and he said instead: "Yang Ge Lao, Wang Ge Lao, don't be busy opposing it first, although Zhang Xuan's words in the song are alarmist, but the gentry themselves have their own flaws, if it weren't for Your Majesty, what would be the situation in the past few decades, is it difficult to imagine?" ”

Wang Weixin said that I didn't resolutely object, he turned to face Yang Yiqing, "Ge Lao, look at ......."

"Jizhi, how much should you know about this matter? In the fourth year of Zhengde, the imperial court cleaned up the military tun, which was the Northwest Rebellion, the Jizhou Rebellion, and the Shanxi Rebellion, and it can be said that the nine sides were shaken everywhere. Now to take away the right of the gentry to be exempted, this is not only the nine sides, but the two capitals and thirteen provinces! And the Ming Dynasty treats scholars preferentially, this is the ancestral system of this dynasty, if this is changed, the world's scholars are cold to the court, what is the consequence of this? Ahem. ”

The more Yang Yiqing spoke, the more excited he became, but his breath was not smooth, and his cough was red all over his face.

"Elder Ge, you don't have to be so angry, things haven't come to that point yet. Jiefu, you also have to understand the intentions of the elder Ge, this matter, I was really shocked when I heard about it for the first time. ”

Yang Tinghe made a gesture, "Yang Ge Lao, Wang Ge Lao." It's not that the lower officials want to say more, but His Majesty will also say this sentence. ”

Yang Yiqing said unceremoniously, "You speak!" ”

"The preferential exemption system of the gentry has reduced the income of the imperial court and the burden on the people. Is there chaos in the big tomorrow?! ”

Yang Yiqing and Wang Wei were a little shocked, they both knew in their hearts that the emperor should have talked carefully to them.

"The emperor said this?"

Yang Tinghe was very smart, "Pavilion Elder, Your Majesty has always been a frank person, and it was mentioned in Jiangnan before that it was only at the time of the incident, and now Hui Luan is also discussing this matter with the two Pavilion Elders." Although there is a sequence, there is a reason for the incident, and it is not only to tell the lower officials, but not to the elders. ”

"Presumptuous!"

Yang Tinghe speculated on their speculation about the mind of the Son of Heaven. Although it is a bit detouring, Yang Yiqing really should have a reason to be angry.

"The elder is angry."

This matter is incomprehensible in the minds of modern people, but everyone pays some taxes, what is this.

In fact, in the minds of the ancients, this was a earth-shaking change.

The so-called everything is inferior, only reading is high.

I have read the books of sages and become famous, but unlike you dogs, I can see that the county officials do not kneel, I can not pay taxes, I am superior.

It's called preferential treatment.

And the hierarchy of respect and inferiority is the basis of everything, and unfairness is normal and what the court wants.

Just like the imperial court also stipulates that who can wear silk and who cannot wear it, this is naked unfairness, and it is accepted by everyone, and fairness is not accepted.

All of this is also about maintaining the ruling order.

If this privilege of reading people is removed now, they will become like dogs. They will think that this court treats them like dogs!

That's what most people think!

To that extent, the world's scholars are chilling, who would think of serving the country loyally?! There will still be people who shout the sentence 'One hundred and fifty years of national soldiers, the festival of righteous death, is today'!

Yang Yiqing did not doubt that the emperor would be able to do it.

Ten years of governing the country to this day, the Son of Heaven is in power, what else can't be done? To put it mildly, I don't know how many years this thought has been pondering in the heart of the Son of Heaven, and when it is proposed today, it must be the same as before, it must be that all kinds of preparations have been made, and even the order to kill people and pave the way with blood, which he can see and have had in the past.

But he really didn't think it was a good thing for the imperial court to slaughter the gentry in this way.

One day in the future, someone will remember.

The Son of Heaven is obviously a holy and benevolent monarch, so why bother to make himself a tyrannical lord?!

Yang Yiqing really didn't understand.

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……

Song Shu is now holding it in Zhu Houzhao's hand.

Of course, the cabinet votes are all rejected, and Zhang Xuan will even be dismissed from his post and brought to justice.

It all depends on whether he, the emperor, agrees or not.

"Mr. Wang is in the cabinet, right? Go and call him. ”

"Yes."

Zhu Houzhao gave them a little time to discuss, and when Wang Wei came, he asked directly: "Does the cabinet have a clear word?" ”

Wang Wei looked at the emperor on the steps, slightly distracted.

"Mr. Wang?"

"The old minister is rude, please punish Your Majesty." Wang Wei immediately woke up.

"What's wrong?"

"The old minister is a little sudden, Your Majesty's holy power is heavenly, the light shines brightly, and the old minister can look up to it."

"You don't think it's good?"

"The old minister felt very sudden."

"Did Yang Yingning complain?"

At this point, Wang Wei was about to kneel, and he said: "Back to the emperor, Yang Ge Lao is also worried about the emperor and the society. ”

"Worried about the community...... The society has to nurture these people, and I can't afford to offend them. But I ...... The mind has been decided, sir, there can be no one in the world who does not pay taxes, even if it is a vassal king, otherwise no matter who it is, this part of the group that does not pay taxes will occupy more and more fields. Therefore, it is not right to say that I only target the study gentry, I want all the land to pay taxes, and the simpler the tax system, the more efficient it is. Moreover, the tax rate of the imperial court is not very high. ”

"Your Majesty naturally has a reason for doing this. But now the imperial court's annual income of only grain has exceeded 40 million stones, which is far beyond the time of Hongwu, which does not include the annual sea trade of nearly 10 million taels of true color income, the Ming Dynasty's current national strength, can open the frontier in the northwest, drive Mongolia in the desert, and conquer Japan at sea. The old minister is afraid, the people of the world do not understand why His Majesty has to raise more taxes, and the old ministers and the old ministers do not understand, Your Majesty said that the court cannot be regarded as a miser, and the purpose of the monarch's administration is to make the people of the world rich! ”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly got up, and he said sharply: "But the people in the world are not rich!" The rich are those who oppress the people and do not even have to pay taxes for the sake of the village! ”

Wang Wei was shocked, this sentence showed where his ass was sitting.

The Son of Heaven and the scholars share the world, this is the truth since ancient times.

"If this is the case, Your Majesty can pay a light tax, or even exempt some taxes, and rest with the people, so that the world will be more prosperous, is this not better than killing people's heads?"

"Sir is right, if you want to be a good old man, the emperor can indeed do this. The problem here is related to tax money, and it has nothing to do with tax money. I still won't be a miser in the future, and I can even continue to cut taxes, which is fine, but this is the rule I want to change. ”

The people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive. The emperor could not say such things while helping the gentry to oppress the people in the system.

Or change the tax package system, just be realistic, collect as much as you can, and don't force you to collect a certain amount. But that's a rotten way of governing the country.

In fact, everyone knows that the country's income is very important, and they all know that there are more and more hidden fields, but they tacitly agree not to mention that problem, in the final analysis, it is that sentence: suffer the people.

Zhu Houzhao is not the temper of the Buddha, and after such a fight, he can hardly hide his emotions, and the determination in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.

Why don't those people pay taxes, they must pay taxes, and if they can pay taxes to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they can't pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty?! He didn't become this emperor for a few courtiers around him to be obedient!

In fact, a whip method is that all taxes are converted into silver and paid in a better way, after all, it is easy to collect taxes when unified, which is better than a cart of grain and cloth.

It's a pity that the Daming Sea has only been banned for ten years, and it has not reached the level where silver is generally used, so it is necessary to wait. But it will take a long time for the monetization of silver, and the one-piece payment cannot be delayed any longer.

(End of chapter)