"What about the money bag? Why is it in his hands? Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Because every year, the taxes in various places are also told to the Korean public first, and then they are sent to the imperial court." Hu Weiyong replied.

"Okay, very good, very good...... Zhu Yuanzhang laughed angrily: "Hu Weiyong, look at our big housekeeper, the scenery, right?" ”

"......" Hu Weiyong lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.

"What about you, you're willing to be an ornament all the time?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong defiantly.

"Unwilling!" Hu Weiyong said categorically: "The minister doesn't know that he can be the prime minister for a few more years, the minister only knows that if he continues to do nothing like this, the minister will definitely regret it for life!" ”

"Then you have something to do!" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his voice and said: "Let's be your backing, do you dare to fight with them?" ”

"Dare! Of course you dare! Hu Weiyong nodded heavily. As long as you have the support of the top, you are not afraid of anything! ”

"Well, well said. With our backing, you really have nothing to fear! Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"First thoroughly grasp the province of Zhongshu!" Hu Weiyong said in a deep voice.

"It's not just about fighting, it's about getting things done. By the end of February next year, do you have any confidence that all the military supplies that the Northern Expedition lacked will arrive in Beiping? Zhu Yuanzhang asked loudly.

"Have faith!" Hu Weiyong replied loudly.

~~

After Hu Weiyong stepped back, Zhu Yuanzhang asked the prince: "How is it, do you think what Hu Weiyong said is true?" ”

"There shouldn't be a fake, but it's unbelievable." Zhu Biao frowned and said, "Especially the section on numbers." The imperial court wants an additional showdown, and it is understandable to talk to the locality. Is it possible to bargain over how much tax to collect? ”

"It's incredible, but the more bizarre it is, the more likely it is to be true." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up 'filial piety', and said slowly while going up and down his back:

"Let's think of one thing, when I was in Fengyang this year, Han Yike also said something similar."

Then the emperor recalled: "He said that he had been in Linhuai County for a year and found that there were three accounts in the local area. One was used to deal with the imperial court; One is used to collect taxes from the common people; There is also a book, which is reconciled with the peak. ”

"At that time, because there were too many things, we didn't pay much attention to what he said." Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there was a big problem here. ”

"Hmm." The prince nodded, he felt it too.

~~

At present, the basis for the imperial court to collect taxes is still the household post compiled by Hongwu in the third year.

However, the household registration is a product of the census, and it is mainly the number of registered people in each household. Although the number of acres of land for each household is also recorded above, it is self-declared and filled......

It is conceivable that every household must have the behavior of 'hidden fields' that conceal and omit reporting...... This point has been investigated clearly by the princes when they were training in their hometown.

As the basis for the imperial court to collect taxes, user posts will definitely not be able to collect enough taxes.

Therefore, each county has a private account, that is, the number of acres of land per household counted by the county itself, so as to serve as the basis for real tax collection.

The difference between the number of acres in the private account and the number of acres on the household post is the space for the local yamen to use their power for personal gain.

After the blending, the record of the actual tax payment of the people is the public account.

Of course, it is impossible to show private accounts to the imperial court.

Even the private accounts in many places are not shown to the magistrate, but are firmly in the hands of the officials.

At most, the magistrate knew about the existence of private accounts, but he could hardly get the officials to hand them over.

A small official naturally can't argue with the county master. But once the local forces such as the squires and the ruffians and lawyers form a group, it is not something that the magistrate can contend with.

is just like the dilemma that Zhu Yuanzhang is facing now.

Therefore, some people say that Zhixian is the emperor of soil. Because being an emperor and being a magistrate are actually very similar.

~~

"At that time, we thought that the three accounts that Han Yike said were household posts, private accounts and public accounts. But now that I think about it, the account that should be paid to the court is not a household post. Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice:

"Because the number of acres on the household post is fixed, and the court has a bottom file, how can we deal with it?"

"Yes, the public ledger that registers the actual amount of taxes should be the one handed over to the imperial court." The prince was also keenly aware of the problem.

"And how can you deal with the one of the imperial court?"

"That's right. Han Yike meant, these two books should be one, but now there are two copies. In other words, there is a discrepancy between the actual amount of taxes and the amount sent to the imperial court! That's why two books of account are needed. Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he scolded his mother:

"Han Yike, this riddler, really damn it!"

"Father, be considerate of Han Yike. He has already pierced the heavenly capital of Zhongdu, and he dares to offend all the magistrates in the world again? Zhu Biao said a fair word for Xiao Han.

"It's remarkable that he's able to hint at that extent."

"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement, of course he knew Han Yike's Geng Jie's loyalty, so he continued:

"If what Han Yike said is true, then it is easy to understand that the local government should talk about the number first and then solve the luck."

"Yes, because the amount levied should be greater than the amount of SLM." The prince nodded and said, "Then how to distribute it, it is indeed worth talking about." ”

"That's the money and grain levied from our people under our banner!" Zhu Yuanzhang was angry and said: "They dare to carve it up? ”

"Dad, this is just a guess according to what you said." The prince cried and laughed: "Why are you so angry? ”

"Because eight or nine is not far from ten." Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

"Evidence is needed to prove it." The prince said calmly: "But sending Qin to the provinces to collect evidence separately, and Xingshi mobilized the people without saying anything, I'm afraid that nothing can be found." And it may also startle the snake and let the people below destroy the evidence. ”

"That's right, so we're going to do the opposite." Zhu Yuanzhang obviously already had a charter and said: "Let's let them come to Nanjing to talk about mathematics, let's learn it up close, maybe we can catch them something." ”

"Yes, it is convenient to monitor in the capital." The prince nodded and said, "But didn't Hu Weiyong say that all provinces sent people to Fengyang to talk about numbers?" ”

"What's so hard about that? Let's let the Korean public enter Beijing. Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.

"Why?"

Boss Zhu smiled slyly and said: "King Yan and Xu Da's eldest daughter are married, let's let him be the main marriage, this is very reasonable, right?" ”

"Reasonable." The prince said that the wedding of the fourth child was really burdened too much, and he couldn't help laughing: "No wonder my father wants the fourth child to get married in the first month, it turns out that the drunkard does not mean to drink." ”

There is a folk saying that 'if you don't marry, you don't get engaged', which means that you don't marry a wife in the first month, and you don't get engaged in the first month.

Because it is said that when you get married in the first month, Tai Sui is overwhelmed, which is not good for your children and grandchildren......

Although as long as Boss Zhu wants to, he has his own Qin Tianjian to choose auspicious days and auspicious times, and wash away the unfavorable factors.

But isn't it fragrant to postpone the fourth child's wedding to February? Why bother to be suspicious in the first month?

Now he knows why. Because the summer tax of this dynasty has not exceeded August, and the autumn grain has not exceeded February next year!

That is to say, by February at the latest, all the autumn grain will have to be finished in Taicang.

And the number must be completed before the warehouse, at the latest in the first month.

The father asked the fourth child to get married in the first month, and the main marrying person of the Korean Duke had to enter Beijing in the first month. Officials from all over the country can only go to Beijing in the first month to talk to the Korean public about the numbers, so as not to delay the arrival of autumn grain in Taicang in February......

With so many local officials going to Beijing at the same time to talk about the numbers, and in a hurry, it is indeed easy to grasp the flaw.

Ps. Zhu Di is the wedding of the New Year in history...... It can be seen that Lao Zhu belongs to the superstition of pragmatism.

(End of chapter)