Generally speaking, in the face of rebellion, the emperor asked the ministers "what should be done", and there are few things like Zhu Changxun asked just now, which is directly "who should be sent as a general".

Because counterinsurgency is never a simple matter of sending troops over to defeat the rebels.

For example, what is the root cause of the rebellion, it must be resolved before the rebellion is suppressed, so as to break the morale of the rebels and avoid the next rebellion; For example, whether it is possible to quell the rebellion in the form of "fu" at a smaller cost; For example, how the dispatch of troops will affect all aspects of the overall situation, and so on.

The so-called "go up to the army to plot, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and then attack the city", this is the case.

But this time, the newly enthroned Emperor Wuxing directly asked about the counterinsurgency.

Those who can go to the cabinet are all old foxes, and they are also good at figuring out people's hearts, and they can also see that the emperor asked like this, because he didn't think about these at all, and only thought about quelling the rebellion with a large army!

Moreover, I'm afraid that this Emperor Wuxing has never moved the idea of following the emperor's last words! Otherwise, the emperor has been on the throne for several months, and now it is February of the first year of Wuxing, if you want to do it, I am afraid that you have already made an order!

Therefore, when Yan Chenhao said this, the ministers of the cabinet would look at each other in amazement, and they were puzzled by the other party's "not being on the road".

In fact, it is. In Zhu Changxun's view, mining taxes and heavier taxes can fill their own internal funds, and now that the country is changing, it is the time to use a large amount of silver, how can it be stopped?

The eunuch is also the emperor's closest person, and the mine tax envoy can ensure that these minerals and taxes will not be embezzled by "outsiders", that is, those civil servants, and can also monitor the place.

Only the spices and jewelry, Zhu Changxun didn't particularly care about enjoyment, so he could really stop.

He believes that although these things are criticized by the people, the benefits still outweigh the disadvantages for the imperial court as a whole, so he did not plan to act according to Wanli's last words before.

Yan Chenhao really can't see Zhu Changxun's thoughts? Not. But the imperial court always needs someone who dares to admonish, say the best solution, ask for the lives of the people, and make suggestions for the stability of the dynasty!

Otherwise, even if the rebellion can be quelled, the people will still live in fire and water, which is not in line with the original intention of governing the world, let alone the way of governing the country, and the empire will eventually lose the hearts of the people and fall in chaos again and again.

He couldn't watch his disciple's empire fall, and he couldn't watch the common people fall into calamity again.

So he just stepped forward.

But Zhu Changxun didn't think so, and when he heard Yan Chenhao's words, he couldn't help but ask him with some regret.

He said reluctantly:

"My teacher, is it going to be like this? I don't care about spices and jewelry, but now the rebellion is on the horizon...... I'm also worried about the salaries on the front line! ”

"Your Majesty, the treasury and the treasury should be enough to complete the conquest of this campaign, on the contrary, if the root cause is not removed, the rebellion will continue, and no amount of silver taels will be of any use!"

Yan Chenhao said firmly.

Looking at his gaze and listening to his words, Zhu Changxun only felt in a trance.

It was as if he had gone back a few years, and the words rang in his ears again:

"My teacher, where is the way to govern the country?"

"The people are only Bangben, and Bengu Bangning. As the saying goes, 'water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn a boat', and the livelihood of the people is the fundamental way to govern the country. If the people are peaceful, the world will be peaceful, and as for other things, they are all based on this matter. ”

At that time, Zhu Changxun didn't understand very well, but now he already understands a little.

He wanted to be famous in the history books and leave a great achievement, so the moment he sat on the throne, his initial thought was to treat the people well, and then rely on the hearts of the people to achieve his own career.

But it wasn't until he really began to rule that he could feel how difficult it was to really stabilize the people, especially now that the Ming Dynasty was in decline.

After thinking for a moment, he took a deep breath and said:

"What my teacher said is very reasonable, and I have been taught. It's up to you. ”

When several people in the cabinet heard this, their eyes flashed with surprise, they just thought that this Yan Shangshu's words were not satisfactory to the emperor, although he used to be the emperor's teacher, but it was inevitable that he would be snubbed, but they didn't expect that in the end, the emperor would react like this.

It seems that the relationship between this master and apprentice is far beyond their imagination, I am afraid that it is compared with that Yan Zhongwu Gong to Yingzong, you must know that the latter is now in the people, and it is also a beautiful conversation.

In the future, we must be cautious about our attitude towards this Shangshu.

Although there were many thoughts in their hearts, on the surface, they still bowed their heads and said in unison.

"Honorable."

Yan Chenhao also lowered his head, but his eyes flashed with joy.

It seems that you have not forgotten my teachings, my disciple.

Don't let the supreme power and enjoyment lose sight of your heart.

……

The edict was soon issued.

The biggest impact is the cessation of mining.

Wanli's mining tax is actually two things, the same is mining, and the same is a tax.

The tax refers to the additional commercial tax, which is handed over to the internal treasury, and the tax envoy is to collect these commercial taxes, as well as some harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes added by Wanli, such as the prince's wedding tax increase.

After all, in addition to some black mines, legal mines are already taxed, and there are several coal mines under the Yan family that are paying taxes, but these taxes are handed over to the imperial court. What flowed into Wanli's internal funds was the tax inspectors sent out by Wanli to "open mines" themselves.

These tax supervisors, in order to please the emperor, falsely reported minerals in order to invite credit.

So much so that in October, dozens of minerals were discovered, all of which were gold and silver mines.

Needless to say, whether it is true or false.

However, this money still has to be paid to the internal funds, and if there is no real mine, then it can only rely on the exploitation of the local people, or extort rich merchants and landlords in the name of "digging graves and opening mines" to make up enough money to be handed over to Wanli.

Even for the small amount of real mines, the mine supervisors are extremely close to oppression of the miners for their own interests.

In this case, there are many complaints from all over the country, among which Henan and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the most prosperous, after all, there are a lot of minerals in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, for credibility, they are reported to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Jiangnan is rich, it is easier to loot wealth, and Henan is because of its proximity to Beizhili, and the Central Plains is also a rich place.

Eventually, a rebellion broke out.

Many of the rebel armies in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Henan were miners' riots, many were peasants who were exploited by tax supervisors and could not stand it, and even landlords and gentry who could not stand it.

As soon as this edict was issued, a small number of mine caves were sealed, and the mine supervisors were recalled, but the people breathed a sigh of relief, and they did not have to worry about being forcibly conscripted as miners or exploited by the mine supervisors, and the rich merchants and landlords in various places no longer had to worry about the mine supervisors extorting money on the grounds that "there is a mine under your house".

(End of chapter)