In the third year of Chongzhen (AD 1630), the capital, the imperial study.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was looking through the recital.

A letter from Shanxi caught his attention, "Since the beginning of the Apocalypse, Gai Jintu has been full of disasters and disasters, and last year was especially ......."

This letter is the one that Iron Bird Fei showed to Xing Hongwolf not long ago. Iron Bird Fei really just copied it, and didn't really rob it, so it still fell into Zhu Youzhen's hands.

Zhu Youzhen's mood is like getting on a jumping machine.

"If you want money, you are looking for me to ask for money, this last sentence 'If you want to get rid of the thieves of Jin, don't first want to soothe the poor people of Jin', you just want me to take the money out, right?

The great eunuch Cao Huachun said in a low voice: "They are all staring at the emperor's internal treasures." ”

"Humph!" Zhu Youzhen: "Where did I get so much money for them?" What are the responsibilities of these officials? Isn't it just to help me manage the place? Now that the place is in chaos, they can't do their best, but they come to me to ask for money? Don't! ”

Throw Shanxi's recital into the corner of the wall, out of sight and out of mind.

Then pick up the next piece of music, and take a closer look, this letter is submitted by the head of the household department of Shangshu Bi Ziyan, the chapter says, because of the "degree of support", the twelve things are sparse, please increase the tariff.

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Look, that's right, it's called me to raise taxes, but it's not easy to increase taxes like this, the people in the world are all my children, and now the people are all poor, so they can't raise taxes anymore." ”

When these words came out, they happened to be heard by Liang Tingdong, the secretary of the military department who had just entered the imperial study, and Liang Tingdong immediately said: "The reason why the people are poor is because of official corruption. After the officials are corrupt, they will send more land endowments, and the people will agree. ”

Zhu Youzhen: "Oh? So Liang Aiqing thinks that since I ascended the throne, have corrupt officials been swept away? ”

Liang Tingdong hurriedly said: "After Your Majesty ascended the throne, he swept away the party and swept away the corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

Zhu Youzhen's mood was as if he was on a jet machine.

Yubi personally approved: "To the east of the edge of the matter control, the acres of acres to increase the endowment, the day of sleep, a long time." It is to come to the border to suffer from the tranquility, the army is in a hurry, the household department has consulted again and again, please add nine cents per mu, and still levy three cents of silver, and a total of one and two cents of silver before and after. However, the six prefectures of Beizhibao and Heliu are exempted from taxation, and an additional six percent per mu is levied today. The preceding paragraph is all paid, and the matter will be stopped immediately. Because of the agreement, it is expedient to obey. All my people, each with the same hatred, can they have no good thoughts? ”

So, the matter of raising taxes was decided!

As soon as this holy decree was issued, Zhou Shipu, the right attendant of the household department to manage the new salary, came again, and the taxes in various places were still not transported to the ministry after many urgings.

Zhu Youzhen also wrote: "The household department restricts each person to investigate the root cause of the arrears, and names and corrects the references one by one, so as to punish them; If the limit is exceeded, one will be treated. ”

After writing, Zhu Youzhen was a little happy, my level of governing the country is still quite okay, as long as this tax increase is implemented, millions of taels of silver can be bought casually, and the war in Liaodong can be guaranteed without worry, hahahahaha!

At lunchtime, Li Daoxuan was eating Rongchang braised goose, and the goose wings were chewy, and his hands were full of oil.

The vision of the box stayed in a clearing in the east of Baishui County, and four faucets were spraying rain in the box.

The last time he could see the Yellow River when he expanded his field of vision, Baishui County already had half of the land cover still burning his vision, but he was busy operating the Qiachuan Wharf and had no time to take care of Baishui County.

At this moment, the words "Gaojia Village" on the box suddenly flashed, which showed that someone in Gaojia Village was ringing the bell and calling him again.

It's really not very common.

The people of Gaojia Village have always been afraid of disturbing Tianzun, so they are desperate to support themselves, and rarely when they call him, Li Daoxuan knows that it must be an important matter, so he quickly takes a napkin to wipe off the goose fat on his hands. Three words on a point.

The vision brushed back to the sky directly above the watchtower.

I saw that Gao Yiye was ringing the bell, and Liang Shixian, the commander of Chengcheng County, and Feng Jun, the commander of Heyang County, were both standing behind Gao Yiye, waiting eagerly.

Li Daoxuan's vision was so anxious that he even forgot to collect the four faucets of the rain, but as soon as this vision came back, it became four faucets spraying rain over Gaojia Village.

The Gaojia villagers laughed: "It's raining!" And they hid themselves under the eaves.

Gao Yiye grinned, went back to the house and took an oil-paper umbrella out to open it, she knew that Tianzun wouldn't mind holding the umbrella by herself.

But Liang Shixian and Feng Jun came to ask to see Tianzun, and now that Tianzun is here, how can the two of them hide immediately? It would be too disrespectful to do so, so the two of them had to stand still and let the light rain fall on them.

Liang Shixian was fine, he didn't react, he was drenched.

Feng Jun's expression was respectful, but his eyes were rolling around, obviously thinking about how to hide from the rain.

Li Daoxuan saw from this small detail that Liang Shixian was more iron-headed, while Feng Jun's means of dealing with the world were more flexible.

He casually put away the faucet, and the rain stopped: "What's the matter?" ”

Gao Yiye put down the umbrella: "Tianzun asked you something." ”

Liang Shixian and Feng Jun glanced at each other, their spirits perked up, and Liang Shixian opened his mouth, hugged his fists and said: "Qi Qi Tianzun, the imperial court has begun to stop doing personnel, and in this year of great disaster, it is actually increased to pay Liao, and add three cents of tax silver per mu on the original basis."

Li Daoxuan almost scolded with a sentence of "", thinking that Gao Yiye was still listening below, don't let Xiao Nizi learn too much foul language, so he forcibly held back.

Liang Shixian said: "Seeing that Liukou went to Shanxi, the land of Shaanxi can finally breathe a sigh of relief, but I didn't expect the people above to come so nonsense, this time I am only afraid of ...... Alas....."

Feng Jun said: "Although our two counties of Chengcheng and Heyang, with the rainfall of Tianzun, have already survived the disaster year, but in other counties, it will be difficult all of a sudden. ”

Li Daoxuan thought to himself: Okay! And more will be thieves. However, this matter should not have a direct impact on the two county orders, Chengcheng and Heyang have not paid taxes at all now, so they are in arrears, what are the two of them afraid of?

As soon as he thought of this, Liang Shixian said: "Our Chengcheng County has been in arrears for three years, and Heyang County has also been delayed for two years. If the limit is exceeded, one will be treated. ”

Speaking of this, he showed an embarrassed look: "The governor sent someone to ask us why the taxes in Chengcheng County and Heyang County have been delayed again and again, and if we can't come up with a decent reason, we will be punished." ”

/。 Zero Point Chinese Network]/