Chapter 201: The Theory of Collecting Taxes

Zhu Song continued to follow Zhu Di's words: "Your Majesty, this is it, when the emperor was in Beiping, he didn't like to dance and write, and he didn't like to hold meetings with his officials all day long. ”

"The emperor is the emperor on horseback, the emperor likes martial arts and does not like literature, if there is a war in the north in the future, the minister thinks that the emperor must be the emperor to drive the expedition, the emperor is the emperor to drive the expedition, who will leave the court to temporarily lead the state affairs?"

"Among the three princes, the second and third are both martial arts and not literate, which is exactly the same as the emperor, but this prison country can not be solved by force alone, this prison country must be patient, careful, and able to settle accounts, in order to understand that among the three princes of the emperor, only the prince is the most suitable."

Zhu Di also understood that what the old twenty said was right, he really didn't have the patience to fight with those ministers, this old twenty was simply a roundworm in his stomach, and he even guessed the idea that he planned to drive the expedition in person in the future.

This idea, it's not difficult to guess, but since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no matter of the emperor's personal conquest, and there is no precedent for this, and the following things will not be easy to do.

Zhu Di can think that when the time comes, as soon as he says that he is driving in person, this Manchu Dynasty civil and military will definitely be one hundred and eighty refusals, so ah, Zhu Di still follows the old method, since you have already guessed it, then I will leave this matter to you in the future.

"So you're supporting the crown prince?"

Zhu Song smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the minister is a descendant of the Zhu family, and this Ming Dynasty is a country for other civil and military generals, but for the minister, it is a family business of his own family!" ”

"The ministers will always be loyal to His Majesty, the reason why he said good things for the prince is because the prince does have the ability to supervise the country, if the prince makes a big mistake in the future, if the emperor still wants other princes to be princes, the ministers will also support it!"

Zhu Di really wanted to teach the second child in his mind, even if he was just a reckless man who only knew how to lead troops to fight, he was confident that he could train him out within ten years and let him understand court affairs.

But this Zhu Song's words are also very reasonable, Zhu Zhanji was only four years old at this time, according to the husband who taught him, this son is very intelligent, only four years old, he can recite ancient poems, practice hyphenation, and even make a small word in a decent way.

If this article is done well, it's just a big deal, it's a big deal to inherit his unsuccessful father, but this kid is also quite talented in martial arts, Zhu Di listened to Zhu Song's words and also gave Zhu Zhanji a master who coached martial arts, and the master who coached martial arts was also full of praise for Zhu Zhanji, saying that Taisun was talented and highly perceptive.

Zhu Di is so satisfied, although he doesn't like his son, but this grandson is so good, if this Ming country can be handed over from his father's hands to his son's hands in the future, it will be really ......

Good saint grandson, three generations of Daming Kewang!

But a son carved out of the same mold as himself, his temperament and temperament are like himself, but there is a lack of tendons in his brain in this aspect of Wenzhi, and such a son is also every father's favorite and the most inseparable.

So Zhu Di plans to take another look, in his opinion, this is not a dispute between a son and a son, this is a dispute between a son and a grandson.

Zhu Di likes to scare his son, but for his brother, although he is the same age as his son, Zhu Di understands that his brother is not a good character, rather than playing routines with others, it is better to treat and control it with the affection of being an elder brother and a family.

"Let's talk about it later, the new dynasty was established, the treasury really didn't have much silver, you know, the two of us are brothers, I don't hide it from you, since you said that this is our Zhu family's family business, you have to guard this business with me, I really have a job to hand over to you now."

"Isn't the Jianwen salt tax confiscated? Not only that, but also reduced the taxes of several southern provinces, but increased taxes in other places, now, the imperial court not only can't pay taxes on salt, the people in the north are being exploited, and there are probably not many people who can survive this year. ”

"I found a few ministers in the court, at the beginning, these ministers still wanted to suffer the people, and directly draw some taxes from the people, and then reduce some taxes when the court has money."

"But these people are dead, and who will be given the tax reduction when the time comes? To the souls of the underground? I rejected them, but one of the officials proposed a solution that impressed me. ”

"This person is a Hanlin servant, and he said that since Jianwen reduced the taxes of many southern provinces when he was in the court, he would take it back from these provinces."

"I also asked him where he was from, and he said that he was from Jiangxi, if I remember correctly, Jiangxi was one of the provinces that Jianwen reduced and exempted taxes back then, and he, as a native of Jiangxi, was able to take the initiative to talk about it at this time, so that the imperial court could recover the taxes of these provinces that were reduced and exempted, and I appreciate it very much."

"The other officials, especially Chaoli, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian...... Almost half of those officials mentioned this matter, only he mentioned it, but if I remember correctly, he should be surnamed Yang, it seems that his name is Yang Shiqi. ”

Zhu Song heard this shock, Yang Shiqi, one of the three Yangs, this is the old minister and important minister of the four dynasties, and the Xiyang among the three Yangs.

Civil officials and ministers care most about their own reputation, love money must be ranked second, they want to maintain their reputation, cherish their wings, that for the benefit of their hometown, this is undoubtedly to establish their reputation, the best and fastest way.

Therefore, the officials from the other provinces are reluctant to take the initiative to touch this mold, even if they know that the current national treasury is tight, and it is the appropriate and safe way to collect taxes from these provinces that reduce and reduce taxes, they are not willing to say it.

Moreover, compared with other provinces in the Ming Dynasty, these places are more prosperous, and the people's lives are better, even if they collect another round of taxes, the people can barely get by.

However, in other parts of the Ming Dynasty, especially in the north, it is not easy for the people to survive in the case of Jianwen raising taxes and heavy taxes, and Shandong, Henan and other places have suffered from Jingjing wars.

However, Zhu Song also disagrees with the tax of the people in those provinces that have been exempted from taxes, although the people are more recovered and live a better life than the people in other places, but this is not the reason for paying too much tax.