Dashi Yongfang, a mysterious house.

The black robe became the standard dress for the group, and everyone wore the same black robe and came down from the palanquin until the conference hall.

The number of people in this meeting has reached eight, and the person sitting in the main seat is still Ma Wensheng, the former imperial capital of the Imperial Palace.

Ma Wensheng's face was haggard, he was holding an old face, and sighed helplessly with tea, finding that this year was indeed unfavorable.

At the beginning of the year, the imperial court rectified the finances, and the pawnshop under its name suffered huge economic damage, and his stupid son was dragged to the West Market and beheaded because of making trouble and hurting people.

The reason why they were able to come together was not only to form a common political interest, but also to form an alliance in finance and real estate.

Originally, the pawnshop they operated had accumulated a lot of houses, but because the funds were squeezed out of the financial store, they directed the hype of this year's Beijing house.

With their financial advantages, and the fact that there is indeed a strong scarcity of houses in Beijing. In order to speculate on the price of houses in the capital, they also raised funds to purchase a lot of houses, so that now there are at least 100 houses with more than 1,000 taels.

Who would have thought that when the New Year was approaching, the hype of the most proud house in the capital this year would be hit hard by the imperial court again.

Now facing the upcoming extravagant tax, not only are almost all the houses smashed in their hands, but it is likely that they will have to pay a horrific property extravagant tax after the year.

This extravagant tax is not 12,200,000 taels, and at least one zero must be added later, and even the actual amount of tax will have to be more, just thinking about it makes people feel painful.

At this moment, he was also aware of the horror of power, but the current power was not in the hands of the civilian group, but fell on the young emperor.

As soon as he thought about it, he knew that the key to all problems was that young man, and the solution to the problem was imminent.

"Can't we really stop the extravagant tax?"

"Block? Tell me who can stop it now? ”

"It used to be the old clay sculpture of the three pavilions of the papier-mâché six books, and now it is twenty ministers!"

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In the face of the 20 important ministers at the current Supreme Council, the people present have long since lost their good feelings, and they can't even help but ridicule, and even buckle the hat of "20 ministers".

Whether they admit it or not, the current court is completely controlled by Zhu Youzhang, but he has also been strongly supported by twenty important ministers.

It's just that their voices are destined to become nagging, and today's court has become Zhu Youzhang's hall.

If Zhu Youzhu hadn't changed his mind, with Zhu Youzhang's current power and prestige, this extravagant tax would have been introduced without hindrance, and they would have become the biggest victims.

"Damn it!"

"This is clearly a robbery!"

"Dissipate your anger, it's rare that you still dare to ...... What's that? ”

……

Everyone present looked very unwilling, and many people felt that it was clearly Zhu Youzhu robbing them of their money, but everyone knew that there was nothing they could do.

Although it was on such an occasion, there were two words that no one dared to say.

"If you want you to say, it's all done by those traitors! Especially Dong Shan, the right attendant of the ministry, in order to curry favor with the emperor, he even disregarded the stability of the country! ”

Wu Shanchang knew that he couldn't always stare at Zhu Youjiao, so he criticized the traitorous ministers in the court now, and even pointed the finger directly at Dong Shan, the right servant of the ministry.

"Dong Shan is not a good bird, go back and pick up the evidence of his guilt and hand it over!" The eldest man gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Wu Shanchang suddenly noticed that Ma Wensheng had been silent, so he took the initiative to ask: "Brother Ma, I don't know if you have any way to crack it?" ”

Several old men present turned their heads to look at Ma Wensheng, but they found that the corners of Ma Wensheng's mouth rose slightly, and they immediately had an expectation in their hearts.

In terms of strategy, everyone present was actually inferior to Ma Wensheng.

If it weren't for some accidents in Li Min's affairs, with Ma Wensheng's ingenuity, he would definitely be able to become a big man in the court.

"You don't need to be so impatient! ascended the throne at a young age, and the past two years have been smooth, and his luck is indeed too good. It's just that no matter how lucky you are, there will be times when you run out, let him offend everyone in the world first, and then the losers will naturally be helpless! Ma Wensheng seemed to have a pearl of wisdom in his hands, and he seemed confident and authentic.

Wu Shanchang and the others found out that this was really the case, and couldn't help but silently exchange a look.

They also realized that things might not be as bad as they thought, and that the Emperor's extravagant tax was not just for them, but for all the wealthy in the world.

If you think about it in this direction, things are moving in the direction they wanted.

It's just that when I think of the losses I am about to face and the extravagant tax that I will have to pay after the year, everyone can't be happy. Even if the emperor's ultimate destination is to be drowned, but they will all have to bleed profusely after the year, I don't know how long this kind of hard life will last?

If they had to choose, how they wished someone wouldn't see the sun tomorrow.

"Rest assured, the head of the robe has a comprehensive plan, and things will soon take a major turn!" Ma Wensheng knew that everyone had concerns, so he seriously guaranteed it.

Since his son was pushed to the guillotine, he hated Zhu Youzhu more than anyone else, but he now knows how to endure more than anyone else.

Now that the person behind him has made arrangements, he just needs to wait quietly.

What's more, if Zhu Youzhu really introduced this kind of extravagant tax on the rich, he would definitely offend the entire world's official gentry, and he wouldn't even need to take action himself.

"Does the head of the robe really say that?"

"What? Don't you even believe me now? ”

"No...... No, I'm just too excited! ”

"Huh...... If that's the case, then things will work out immediately! ”

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Wu Shanchang and the others couldn't believe the news at first, but after being confirmed by Ma Wensheng, the atmosphere of the entire conference room immediately became relaxed.

From this reaction, it can be seen that the head of the robe who has never shown up has a great prestige in their hearts.

Wu Shanchang's eyes flashed with joy, but he knew the information revealed by the major turnaround.

Perhaps, the year ahead will be dark, but the future will be bright.

The city of Beijing has always been shrouded in snow, the clouds above seem unpredictable, and the sun rises and sets in winter, but the capital is always in an undercurrent.

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the third year of Hongji.

Before you know it, history has turned a new page, and the situation we are facing this year is bound to be even more complicated.

As soon as the sky was bright, Zhu Youzhu got up and changed his clothes under the service of the queen, and changed into the most solemn dragon robe, and the whole person became more and more emperorly.

As in previous years, Zhu Youzhu came to the Fengxian Hall and worshiped the ancestors here.

"King Xing, quickly kowtow to your emperor's brother!" Concubine Shao seemed to have a natural fear of Zhu Youji, and when she saw that Zhu Youzhu had just appeared, she hurriedly urged Zhu Youqi to say.

Although she is the first concubine under the Queen Mother, she was born as a palace maid after all, so some rules seem to be carved into her bones.

"Brother Zhu Youqi has given the emperor's brother a New Year's greeting!" Zhu Youqi knelt down in an orderly manner, and at the same time kowtowed heavily to Zhu Youji.

In fact, not only Zhu Youqi paid New Year's greetings to Zhu Youzhu in this courtyard, but the royal brothers present all knelt down one after another, and seemed to understand this rule very well.

Zhu Youzhu knew that his tyrant's reputation was not only outside, but also in the palace. He is feared by many people, even his younger brothers, all of whom are no exception.

He glanced lightly at the younger brothers present, briefly politely said a few words, and finally his eyes fell on Zhu Youqi: "King Xing, you will be outside the palace in the next year, be cautious in your words and deeds in the palace!" ”

He is twenty years old this year, but he is six years older than his eldest brother Zhu Youqing, so Zhu Youqi is already fourteen years old this year.

Fourteen years old is only the age of a junior high school student in later generations, but in this era, you can marry a wife and have children, so it is no longer suitable to continue to stay in the palace.

Originally, King Xing was supposed to be directly released to the fief, but Concubine Shao, Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager came forward to intercede successively, and he finally decided to arrange Zhu Youqi in the Xingwang Mansion outside the palace.

Zhu Youzhu naturally knew that it was not a foolproof strategy to put King Xing outside the palace, but now that he had everything in his hands, he didn't need to be vigilant to the point that the grass and trees were all soldiers.

In fact, the pleas of Concubine Shao, Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager are on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wants to take advantage of the settlement of King Xing and other royal brothers to find a suitable time to completely solve the current model of captive sects in the Ming Dynasty.

Although captive cultivation is conducive to stabilizing the imperial power, the royal family of the Zhu family is indeed too capable, and the original Lu rice given by the imperial court is not low, but the speed of creating people can be called the invasion of alien species.

Lin Run, the imperial historian of the Jiajing Dynasty, once said, "The world's wealth is endowed with 4 million stones of grain for the Beijing Division, and the royal mansion Lu Mifan is 8.53 million stones. ”

Although Zhu Youzhu is confident that he has the ability to obtain resources from the outside to feed Huaxia, he does not want the tumor of the Zong Fan to grow step by step, so this is a problem that he must solve during his reign.

It was based on many considerations that Zhu Youzhu decided to leave Zhu Youqi in the capital temporarily, and everything was still in the interests of the country for the time being.

"The younger brother remembers the teachings of the emperor's elder brother, and must be cautious in his words and deeds in the palace!" Zhu Youqi was still kneeling on the ground, and responded with a polite salute.

Zhu Youzhu took a deep look at Zhu Youqi who was kneeling on the ground, he felt that King Xing was too timid when he met King Xing last year, but this year he had a different perception.

Although King Xing still looked like a promise in front of him, he obviously dared to look up at himself just now, and King Xing's eyes seemed to have something different.

"Let's go!" Liu Jin saw Zhu Youzhu sitting on the dragon chariot, and sang loudly.

Seeing Zhu Youzhu leaving, the princes present respectfully saluted: "Brother Congratulations to the Emperor's brother!" ”

Zhu Youqi stood up first, only to see Zhu Youzhu disappear around the corner, the earlier cowardice had disappeared, and there was a firmness in his eyes that did not match his age.

In the third year of Hongzhi, Daming is about to usher in a new chapter.

Fengtian Temple, the sound of long live the mountain call.

Zhu Youjiao, who was wearing a dragon robe, sat down on the dragon chair, and the officials above the fourth rank in the entire hall saluted one after another, and felt more and more that the emperor in front of him could not be taken seriously.

The first half of the court meeting is the celebration of the emperor by the officials and envoys, and the gifts are presented, which is called the court. The second half is the emperor's feast, which is called the Great Banquet.

"On behalf of my father, I present a congratulatory gift to Your Majesty: five thousand-year-old ginseng plants, five leopard skins, five ramie cloths, ten gold and silver utensils, and ten pairs of luodian comb letters, wishing the emperor a thousand years of holy life and a long life!" The prince of North Korea, Li came out of the ranks, and recited with some nervousness.

After Li Jiao was summoned to the capital last time, Zhu Youzhu had an interview with Li Jiao, although he did not take the opportunity to slaughter Li Jiao, but he had already beaten Li Jiao well, and even left the prince Li as a proton.

After the last beating, no matter what kind of psychology Li Ji had become so generous, it proved that Li Ji really wanted to please Zhu Youjiao, the Ming Emperor.

When the officials heard the gift list from the North Korean side, they couldn't help but nod secretly.

The two little eunuchs next to him stepped forward to receive the congratulatory gifts from the North Korean side, and then registered and stored them one by one.

Zhu Youzhu looked very plain in the face of the congratulatory gift from the North Korean side, so he handed Guo Yong next to him a look.

Guo Yong opened the holy decree with a sense of understanding, and also returned the salute to the North Korean side.

According to the Ming Dynasty's consistent adherence to the principle of "thin and generous", although the North Korean congratulatory gifts are not worth much, the return gifts given by the Ming side are often higher than the value of the congratulatory gifts.

Today's Ming Dynasty is obviously financially tight, but it still insists on doing things like slapping a swollen face and becoming fat.

Hey?

When the prince of Joseon retreated, a young man dressed in the costume of a great scholar came out, but this young man was obviously an envoy of Luzon.

"On behalf of Luo Yan, the minister presented a congratulatory gift to His Majesty, wishing the emperor a thousand years of holy life and a long life!" The color obviously has Chinese ancestry, and he looked embarrassed and congratulated.

Li Si, the head of the household, didn't hear the salute, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Luzon envoys, where are your congratulatory gifts?" ”

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, the minister came in a very hasty manner, because most of the congratulatory gifts were damaged on the way here, and now there is only one carpet as a congratulatory gift!" Seeing that the color was unavoidable, I had to explain it head-on.

A rug?

Li Si, the head of the household, couldn't believe his ears, a congratulatory gift from a Nanyang feudal state to the emperor turned out to be a blanket.

Guo Yong noticed Zhu Youzhang's eyes, and immediately said expressionlessly: "Present it!" ”

"The carpet is here, it's made of Mara linen from Luzon, and it's durable even if it's soaked overseas!" The color will be presented on the carpet, and it is again interpreted head-on.

When the officials such as Li Si, the head of the household department, saw that the carpet presented to them was obviously a crude thing woven by hemp rope, they couldn't help but shake their heads secretly. In terms of wealth, these island countries are not even as good as the southwestern Tusi, and even insult the title of vassal country.

Zhu Youzhu knew that Marani hemp was actually suitable for making fishing lines, so after simply glancing at it, he said to himself: "The dignified vassal country actually brought me this congratulatory gift, which is a strange story through the ages!" ”

"Your Majesty, please punish the crime!" The color realized that this emperor was not a talkative emperor, and immediately took the initiative to confess.

Zhu Youzhu made a decision in his heart, and said lightly: "Although Luzon is a big island, as far as I know, there are six major forces on the island, and you Luo Ja only occupy the Marani Bay. Since they did not unify Luzon Island, nor did they have the temperament to do things as a strong country, they should no longer be called Luzon in the future, but should be awarded the country of Marani! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked, and the dignified Luzon State was erased with just one sentence, but this practice was very Hongzhi.