Zhu Houzhao's military parade officially ended, and soon after, the envoys of all the countries around the Ming Dynasty in Beijing were shocked and frightened, and the strength of the Ming Dynasty could not compete at all.

The news spread from the capital, and I don't know how much turmoil it will cause when I return to my respective country, it depends on whether they are smart or not.

Don't say these words first, the household department Shangshu entered the palace early in the morning, he entered the palace and complained bitterly, the treasury has no money, the cost of this military parade is more than the emperor's personal levy, and now it is the beginning of the first year of Zhengde, many places need money, military salaries, and court expenses, these have not yet been settled, what to do, how to make up for this opening.

It is impossible for the ministers not to pay silver, there is a large family to use, it is impossible for the soldiers not to pay silver, His Majesty has just promised, he will break his promise, what does this make the people of the world think?

"Your Majesty's treasury balance is already insufficient, this big parade with 110,000 silver, 100,000 rewards for Tie Yingwei, Datong, Xuanfu, Jinzhou army each 50,000 silver, 900,000 taels of silver, the imperial court this year, I am afraid that it will be reduced." Hubu Shangshu said aggrievedly.

He proposed to reduce the amount of the court here, but he was afraid that if he went out, he would be attacked by the ministers, impeached and attacked, there was no way, this was originally an offending thing, who told us to have a troublesome Majesty.

Zhu Houzhao's fingers tapped on the dragon case, there was silver in the inner pocket, but this was his own private treasury, and the household department was obviously here to ask for silver.

But how do you get rid of this old fellow? Zhu Houzhao had a headache.

The taxes in the south have been escorted to the north for relief, and the commercial tax has just begun, and the effect will not be known until autumn at the earliest, and the tax system has only been tried on a trial basis, and it has not yet been perfected.

"Aiqing, step aside, I will find a way, and wait a few days, the treasury will have silver." He sent Tobe Shangshu away.

Hubu Shangshu is puzzled, and there is nothing to do, His Majesty does not accept the offer, and he has no way, There is no silver in the treasury, and I don't know what His Majesty has to do.

"The minister retired."

Solve the border town, the lack of silver in the court, the tax is so much, it is not always a way to demolish the east and make up for the west, fortunately someone made a lot of windfall a few days ago, and in a few days, the dedication of the Confucian Mansion will enter Beijing, and the trial operation of the commercial tax in the capital will also be run in advance, otherwise, what to send to the ministers, if this hurdle can not be crossed, it is also a lot of trouble.

Zhu Houzhao pondered, outside the door, Liu Jin came in with breakfast, and when he saw the emperor's deep thought, he spoke; "Your Majesty, it's time to eat, this is the soup that the Queen Mother personally boiled for you, tell the slaves and maids, you must watch you drink."

Liu Jin's words did not awaken Zhu Houzhao's contemplation, and he carefully called again; "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

After screaming a few times in a row, Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses, listless, and frowned; "Didn't you tell me not to disturb me?"

Liu Jin was startled and hurriedly explained; "Your Majesty, it was ordered by the Queen Mother, the slave and maid don't dare to disturb you, it's time to eat."

Zhu Houzhao found that the pot of soup he was holding in his hand exuded an attractive aroma, as if he was a little hungry, the emperor advocated frugality, although Zhu Houzhao is now in power, but the rules in the palace are still the same, can be saved, the emperor's breakfast is not as rich as the minister's breakfast, pitiful.

Liu Jin saw that the emperor did not lose his temper again, so he carefully breathed a sigh of relief, waited for Zhu Houzhao to eat, and took advantage of Zhu Houzhao's refreshing food, thinking of the previous emperor's expression, and asked tentatively; "The emperor has something to worry about, the slave is willing to share the emperor's worries, but the emperor is worried about the silver?"

Zhu Houzhao heard this, wiped his mouth, looked at the dead eunuch, and said with a little deep meaning; "It seems that you know a lot about the affairs of the imperial court."

Liu Jin didn't expect the horse's fart to be slapped on the horse's leg, and he didn't expect his remarks to make the emperor misunderstand, how is this good, hurry up and explain.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid are loyal, and there is no second heart in serving the emperor wholeheartedly, the slave and maid don't have the courage, but they see that the emperor is worried, and the slave and maid make their own decisions and guess, please see the emperor clearly, the emperor ······!"

Zhu Houzhao just warned and warned him, and he didn't mean to blame her, Liu Jin is still quite capable of doing things, this dead eunuch still uses it, and it is still necessary to beat it occasionally, so as not to his tail to the sky, I don't know what his surname is, and the effect is not bad.

"Alright, alright, show some loyalty, I don't blame you, get up."

Liu Jin's back was already drenched in cold sweat, the stubborn prince who could control his temperament back then is now the son of heaven who dominates the world, he is still honest, serving the emperor is the most important thing, and he can have a good death in the future.

"Emperor Xie loves the slave maid, and the slave maid has no way to repay it."

Zhu Houzhao took two sips, drank the soup in the bowl, leaned on the dragon chair with satisfaction, and pointed to his shoulder. "You're right, I'm having a headache for silver, there's no silver in the treasury, and the imperial court is running out of money this year, hey, such a big court."

Liu Jin knew the emperor's thoughts, this was in disguise and was going to do something again, what did he say last time, the merchants in the capital investigated it clearly, but then there was no movement, could it really be that the emperor forgot about them, of course not, just a lack of a proper opportunity and excuse.

Isn't it now, the imperial court is short of silver, so these "fat sheep" who have been investigated clearly will be slaughtered, and Zhu Houzhao, who is sharpening his knife, probably already has a countermeasure.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao has countermeasures, and the seeds have been planted a long time ago, how many shops are large and small in the capital, who does not have the background of the court officials, the court has no silver, but someone has silver, and now the north has not worried about a big war for decades, as long as the southeast and southwest are solved again, he will be able to implement his great dream of traveling to the world, and he is a little excited to think about it.

Liu Jin couldn't stop talking, the emperor was obviously asking him.

"Your Majesty, please hand over this matter to the slave maid, the slave and maid will definitely bring you silver for the emperor, please rest assured, the slave and maid know how to do it."

Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes, didn't speak, just nodded, his heart was comfortable, it was good to have a slave who would come to things, as long as he showed a little meaning, someone would do it well, such a life, only wind and snow.

The decree of commercial taxation has been issued, the Confucian Mansion was the first to stand up and support the imperial court, the great Confucians from all over the country have written articles, the rhetoric is splendid, and the sky is full of praise for the emperor's new policy, what is the smoke everywhere, the anti-voice is everywhere, it does not exist, the common people only care about their own stomachs, the rich people only care about their own silver, the great Confucianism cares about fame, who is full enough to resist the decree of the Son of Heaven, is it impatient to live?

You don't see the fate of several great emperors and merchants, raiding homes, confiscating them, beheading, and exile for 3,000 miles, this is the end of the new deal.

Liu Jin received the emperor's order and went to the east factory to find Fan Ting, the two have already abandoned their previous suspicions, and now they are good servants of the emperor, following Zhu Houzhao wholeheartedly, naturally one heart, after some discussion, the capital first began to collect commercial taxes, according to the different goods, ten draws one, draw two, draw three, the highest draw to fifty percent.

The tax is not high, but those merchants can only grit their teeth and agree, and suddenly feel that there is no hope at all in Daming, but it didn't take long for them to find that the imperial court is not collecting their silver in vain, and the convenience given to them is also quite okay.

This discovery, let them overjoyed, the official road station, a station, a certificate, official certificates, road guides, personnel, the original procedures are complicated, the yamen work and delay time, at every turn to register and make a register, now a tax card, all done, what is it to spend a little silver, the more bulk of goods run, the more manpower and material resources are consumed, now it is good, this calculation, their profits are higher than the original.

Not only that, in order to make them have nothing to say, the government is a wide open door to convenience, in addition to special controlled items, which are exclusively supplied by the imperial merchants, such as glass, such as gunpowder, such as cement, as well as weapons, salt and iron, and tea are all open for sale, as long as you hold the tax card of the imperial court, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is unimpeded.

When this decree was delivered, they were the first to profit from them, and they found that after the commercial tax was paid, the benefits brought to them were greater, and the key was the effective propaganda of the imperial court.

The merchant traveler incarnated by Jinyiwei walked along the road with a tax card to preach, so that everyone realized the benefits of paying taxes, and who would oppose it?

When Liu Jin brought two million taels of silver to the treasury, the head of the household department and several old men were shocked, how long has it been, where did the emperor get so much silver, two million taels of silver.

"Lord Shangshu, the emperor promised you the money, our family has already brought it, and the next thing, no matter what happens to our family, I will leave."

Liu Jin took the fans of Dongchang and left the Hubu Treasury with a high spirit, leaving a group of old adults who look at me and I look at you.

Zhu Houzhao is in the palace to accompany a few scholars of the Auxiliary Political University to talk about national affairs, what is the big thing?

Of course, it is the wedding of the Son of Heaven, it is now the first year of Zhengde, and the original wedding date is approaching, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Yang Tinghe and the Ministry of Rites, several of them enter the palace every three or five times.

"A few masters, the matter of the wedding, you can just watch and handle it, I will do it, if there is any problem in the palace, the queen mother will be in charge, I really don't understand this, and I ask a few masters to bother."

Xie Qian and several other pavilion elders are very satisfied with the emperor's attitude, now they have nothing to hand over to His Majesty, they can watch His Majesty's wedding, they are already satisfied, they can tell the old man to return to his hometown, wrap his knees to get grandchildren, and retire for the rest of his life.

"In this case, the old ministers and others have retired, and they will no longer enter the palace in the near future, and the ministers will retire."

Several old men got up and retreated, and just walked outside the hall, a forbidden army guard, running in a hurry, looking like there was something urgent, Yang Tinghe walked at the end, just collided with the guard, Yang Tinghe screamed in pain and fell down.

Liu Jian and several scholars also had palpitations, but fortunately they flashed quickly, or it was their old arms and legs that they didn't hit, and looked at the panicked guard with a slight anger.

Liu Jin happened to return to the palace, and when he saw this scene, he shouted; "The bold guards, they dare to rampage in the palace, ramming the scholars, someone is coming, take it."

The guard was shocked, and was grabbed by the guard behind Liu Jin, and hurriedly struggled to make amends and explain.

"Father-in-law Liu's atonement, it was a momentary urgency of the lowly position, he collided with the university scholar, it was the lowly duty that deserved to die, there was really an emergency military situation, the lowly duty had just entered the palace, and he didn't understand the rules, and he asked Father-in-law Liu to atone for his sins, Yang Daxue to atone for his sins, and the three elders to atone for his sins." The guards bow down to make amends, they are internal guards, and there is no need to kneel to the minister according to the courtesy.

As soon as Liu Jian heard that there was an urgent military situation, he shouted; "Such a big event, don't go in and report it quickly."

He looked at a few adults, nodded, and a few people returned to the hall again, Zhu Houzhao had already heard the noise outside, knew that there was trouble again, and sat behind the dragon case and waited to read the military report.

Little Yellow Door Reports; "The Emperor, Scholar Liu, Scholar Xie, Scholar Li, and Scholar Yang request an audience."

"Exactly."