my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 293 Everyone Has a Reward
Zhu Di compared the accounts coldly.

Then he said: "It's only been a year, and the hidden fields... have more than doubled. This is the case in Taiping Prefecture, so what about other state capitals in the world?"

Xia Yuanji was both nervous and relieved.

He is very clear that after this matter is exposed, it is absolutely unforgivable for His Majesty.

This is not a matter of a little bit of land. It has been hidden for so many years, and its nature has changed.

Of course, the reason why he was relieved was that he, the minister of the household department, was picked out.

Yes, he was the first to announce the good news, and that was the essence of it. Once someone else took the lead and concealed the land matter, it would inevitably turn into an empty seal case.

But now... it seems that he was the first to expose it, at least... Your Majesty still regards him as one of his own.

It was precisely because he was one of his own that he interrogated him severely.

If even this basic trust is gone...

He knew Zhu Di well, so he would never ask more questions, at least not in person, but Jin Yiwei issued a driving sticker and asked him to go to the imperial prison to explain.

Xia Yuanji couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart, he knew about the hidden world, but he didn't dare to say it.

And he didn't expect that the matter would be so serious. He thought it was just the local gentry who concealed it, but this is understandable, after all...it is human nature not to want to pay taxes.

But who would have thought that these people are playing like this!
Xia Yuanji said: "Your Majesty... Although I have occasionally heard about some hidden lands, but..."

Zhu Di sullenly said, "But what?"

Xia Yuanji said: "I didn't dare to make a fuss about it before."

"Making a fuss over a molehill?" Zhu Di's face became even angrier.

Xia Yuanji said: "At first, I thought that there were not many hidden lands. It might only account for [-] to [-]% of the world, or even less. But if we go to clear the land on a large scale, it will cost countless money, food and manpower, so I..."

Zhu Di's face softened slightly, what Xia Yuanji said was reasonable, clearing the land would cost money, especially those who concealed the land, since they dared to do so, they must have their energy.

If there are not many hidden lands, even if some are found out, the manpower and material resources will be spent, and the tax may only increase by [-] to [-]%, which is called the loss outweighs the gain.

Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Household Department, made such considerations. He cannot be said to be right, but he cannot be said to be guilty either.

Zhu Di closed his eyes, and there was something flickering in his eyes. He said coldly: "If it's really just a little concealment, what the Qing family said is not unreasonable, but now it seems...it's not the same thing."

"Yes." Xia Yuanji said: "The minister was also taken aback. If this matter is not thoroughly investigated...the imperial court will lose too much."

Zhu Di said: "Except for the huge amount of hidden land..."

After a pause, Zhu Di said slowly: "Also...the land registered in the Taiping Mansion has more than doubled, but the amount of food and taxes that can be levied has increased by a full four times...here...the accounts, you sort it out Yet?"

Xia Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the Taiping Mansion can have a million shi of summer grain is because the base of the land has more than doubled. In addition, even those who did not collect taxes before, the Taiping Mansion has also started to collect taxes. gone."

"People who don't pay taxes?"

"According to the tax law, the officials and gentry, as well as the famous scholars, have reduced or exempted taxes."

Zhu Di sneered: "Of course I know, but the problem is... the tax reduction and exemption for officials, gentry and scholars is the preferential treatment given to them by the imperial court, but now it seems that they have too much land. This is not enough. Forget it, there is also the silver tax, which is even more frightening, what is it like in one prefecture, with so many prefectures and counties in the world?"

Speaking of these, Zhu Di felt the anger in his heart rise again.

Xia Yuanji hastily bowed down and said, "I'm guilty of death."

Zhu Di said, "Of course you are guilty."

He roared angrily.

Teach Xia Yuanji's mood to tremble, and his relaxed heart hangs high again.

Zhu Di stared at him with a cold face for a while, but said: "But you are better than other officials and gentry, at least you still know... these things should not be done. I'm afraid some people... hide the land , Relying on the preferential treatment of the court, the tax was reduced and exempted, but still complacent and complacent. His mother, these beasts, what are they!"

Zhu Di became more and more furious: "On weekdays, everyone is complaining about being poor, everyone... They all say that they can't survive anymore, they talk about how the people are, they are not satisfied with the preferential treatment given to them by the imperial court, and they still want to complain all the time. , Now... let's see, this is a group of things! Today's matter, we can't stop, quickly call the Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Scholar, call Zhang Anshi!"

Under Zhu Di's anger, Xia Yuanji was too frightened to vent his anger, so some eunuchs rushed to summon someone.

Not long after, Yang Rong, Hu Guang and others arrived, seeing Zhu Di's face turned livid, and Xia Yuanji lying on the ground without saying a word.

The bachelors were shocked, knowing what had happened, but His Majesty's expression was dark and unclear, but it was difficult to guess His Majesty's thoughts, so they all fell to the ground.

Zhu Di didn't even look at them, but just looked down at the account book on the royal table.

Although he had a headache watching it, he watched it very seriously. The more he watched, the more he couldn't hold back his body, and he was about to tremble with anger.

Peeping the leopard in the tube, really peeping the leopard in the tube.

From one Taiping Mansion, the amount of information that can be obtained is simply too great.

Dare to feel that the world's money and food, [-]% to [-]% are taken by others, and I get [-]% to [-]% of it, and I will use the money to train soldiers, give relief, and support hundreds of officials.And those who took [-]% to [-]% of the money, if they only got benefits, it would be fine to make a fortune in silence.

But these people are just the most fucking group who like to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality. They educate you all day long, ringing alarm bells for you every day, and open their mouths to worry about the country and the people.

Finally, an eunuch hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Wei has arrived."

"Xuan."

Zhang Anshi enters the palace.

Only then did Zhu Di look away from the ledger and raised his head.

Zhang Anshi has become noticeably thinner recently.

Zhu Di's eyes lit up the moment he saw Zhang Anshi, and he said, "Give me a seat."

Zhang Anshi looked at the princes who were kneeling on the ground, and an eunuch brought him a chair, but he was not polite, and sat down loudly.

Zhu Di said: "I have read the accounts."

"Your Majesty... my minister..."

Zhu Di waved his hand: "You have to go to Taiping Mansion. If you go well, if you don't go, I'm still a fool, a fool, and a fool."

This is a strong statement.

Xia Yuanji and the others were so frightened that they lost their minds, and unconsciously lowered their heads even lower.

Zhu Di said again at this time: "Damn it, they took advantage of me, and they still want to teach me to say good things about them!"

Zhang Anshi carefully looked at Zhu Di who was in a rage, and said, "I...in Taiping Mansion..."

But Zhu Di interrupted him and said, "Talk to me about taxes."

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "In order to cut off the White Lotus Sect, I...implemented military law in the Taiping Mansion, and in order to eradicate the soil of the White Lotus Sect, so...boldly...made some changes in governance. The magistrate wants to do more things, First of all, there must be money. The government has no money. How to build bridges and pave roads, how to build schools, how to strengthen river embankments, and how to relieve the people? I follow this idea...to do it."

"In the past, when it came to repairing bridges and repairing roads, in fact...parents and officials everywhere adopted the method of inviting gentry to cooperate. money, and then build a school. After I arrived at the Taiping Mansion, I found that... these gentry are willing to do good things, and if the government wants them to help them, they are willing to give a little money..."

After a pause, Zhang Anshi went on to say: "The minister took a closer look, but found that this is not the case. The government requires the gentry to do things, so they give them preferential treatment, and the gentry only need to spend a little money to get a piece of money." The good name of good people. Precisely because of this, they took advantage of the convenience of their irreversible relationship with the government to hide their land, and exempted a lot of taxes by letting people donate it. In this way...not only did they do good deeds, And relying on these, I have made several times the profit."

Zhu Di listened carefully.

Zhang Anshi continued: "The minister was confused at the time, isn't this a joke? Small people have to pay taxes, but people with a lot of land, the government doesn't take a penny. Every year, they take out tens of taels and hundreds of taels to give to the government. , the government had to give them a memorial archway from a family of good deeds. So...the minister set a few rules in Taiping Mansion."

"One is to clear the land. If the hidden land is not found out, the government will have no way to do things. The tax system is unfair, which will lead to terrible phenomena. People who own more land do not have to pay taxes, so they will try their best The method is to increase their land. And the small people with less land, bearing taxes, have to sell their land at a low price to make a living when they encounter some natural and man-made disasters. The White Lotus Sect really has no way out."

Zhu Di nodded subconsciously when he heard this.

Yang Rong and the others also gradually came to their senses, but at this moment, they decided to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

I saw Zhang Anshi say again: "After clearing the acres of the field, the grain tax will be collected according to the amount of the land, instead of the previous collection based on the head. There are few people without land. Of course, what is indispensable among them is that the officials and gentry come together to pay for food..."

After hearing this, Zhu Di continued to nod his head.

To a certain extent, the Ming Dynasty inherited the Yuan system, and the tax system of the Yuan Dynasty was very chaotic.

When Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he didn’t actually have much ideas about taxation. Although he didn’t dare to play such a wonderful thing as taxation, but because there were not many talents in charge of taxation for a hundred years, he established a very rough and simple set of real objects. tax system.

And Zhang Anshi sorted out his thoughts, he said: "Your Majesty, the nature of taxation, I think there are only two, one: to use the power of the imperial court to balance the soldiers and civilians in the world, neither can teach ordinary people to be taxed. When forced to a place where there is no room for them, we must also teach those gentry who have the upper hand to accept more food for the court to use.”

"The second is that the imperial court needs money and food for expenses. If there is insufficient taxation, the government even needs to beg from people to build bridges and pave roads. Then this local government is determined by the parents officials appointed by the imperial court, or the local government. The tyrants at the top have the final say? Wealth is the most important thing in the world, we must pay attention to it, if not, then the imperial court and the government will not be able to do anything."

Zhu Di nodded again and again: "For so many years, only Zhang Qing dared to say such a thing, but... it may not be easy to expropriate."

"Of course it's not easy." Zhang Anshi said frankly: "So these days, I sit in the magistrate's yamen every day, and I dare not make any mistakes. The problems encountered in it are countless, and I have never served as a parent officer, so I am very unfamiliar with it. , and some... it's just an idea."

Zhang Anshi paused here, and then said: "But relying on such an idea, it is more difficult to turn it into reality. Fortunately, the officials in the Taiping Mansion understand righteousness. After thinking about it, I am willing to do my best to assist my ministers. If they hadn't worked hard for it in every detail, I'm afraid... this matter would be as difficult as reaching the sky. Among them, Gao Xiang, a fellow acquaintance, when the summer grain levy started, he worked almost day and night In the Tongzhi Office, if you go to the counties to inspect, you hardly touch the ground, if you encounter problems, you have to deal with them yourself, you can only sleep for two or three hours a day, and sometimes you are too busy to eat."

"There is also Li Zhaomo. He is in charge of morality, and he has worked hard. The most difficult thing about taxation is to make people convinced. Although the rules have been changed, the rules are a line. If it is fair and just, follow the rules. Although many people don't Convinced, it can be seen that the government is one of the same people, but they are also speechless. I am afraid, some people recruit more, and some people recruit less, which will inevitably be criticized and cause disputes. Therefore, this official style, It is the most important thing. If there is a slight omission, or there are officials who are biased, there will be big problems. During the process of expropriating summer grain, Li Zhaomo dealt with a total of 74 officials who violated the regulations. , eliminated many black sheep, and also greatly guaranteed the smoothness of grain collection."

"As for the county magistrates of the following counties, they are also cooperating with all their strength. Among them is Zhou Jin, the county magistrate of Wuhu. There are many wealthy families in Wuhu County, many of them... are related to high-ranking officials, but magistrate Zhou is not afraid of power. , those who dare to block the food collection, regardless of the identity of the other party, will be treated equally..."

"Your Majesty, you know this subject. I am lazy and greedy. I am still young and impatient. If it is not for the help of the big guys, I am afraid that such a complicated errand will not be possible."

Zhang Anshi's words were exaggerated.

But Zhu Di was still moved, because Zhu Di knew very well that the local parental officer was different from other errands, and the things to be managed were too detailed.

Moreover, this guy Zhang Anshi set a precedent, which is tantamount to standing on the opposite side of the entire three counties of Taiping Prefecture by himself.

If there were not many people working hard to deal with the problems caused by the new measures at any time, it would be impossible to complete this expropriation in such a short period of time.

But now it seems that the expropriation work is not only very good, but also...too good, far beyond everyone's expectations.

Obviously, this is inseparable from the all-out support from the top and bottom of the Taiping Mansion.

So Zhu Di said: "You don't have to be humble. Although everyone is willing to do their best, it is possible for these officials to do their best. This is also your skill as a magistrate."

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi intently, but he was full of praise: "If all the officials in the world are like the Taiping Mansion, why should I worry about it? This Taiping Mansion is a model for the world, and Zhang Qing's family and its officials are even more of a model for the world's officials. ah."

Zhu Di seemed very serious. The Taiping Mansion paid too much money and food. The food was multiplied several times, but the commercial tax was ten times.

If this is the case, how can the treasury not be filled?With so much money, whether it is the national economy and the people's livelihood, the room for the imperial court to display is too great.

Zhang Anshi's operation seems to have opened up a new path for Zhu Di.

"Such a feat of daring to be the first in the world is an eye-opener." Zhu Di pondered, and boldly said: "Taiping Mansion has done a good job, and everyone... needs to be rewarded."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he immediately looked at Yi Shiha: "I want to personally write a decree to express the Taiping Mansion, and order people to erect a monument in the Taiping Mansion Yamen, so that all generations can praise their achievements."

Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "Your maid obeys the order."

Zhu Di said again: "As for the officials who have made merit this time, they will also be rewarded."

With his hands behind his back, he started pacing back and forth, but seemed to be thinking about something, and after a while, he said: "There is no need to break the rules and be promoted to an official position."

No promotion?
Zhang Anshi's heart sank immediately, what the hell, he's been working so hard for a long time, is it just a reward?
Besides, with His Majesty's stinginess in rewarding money...then it's meaningless.

At the beginning, the reward for him was only 1 taels of silver. There are so many people in Taiping Mansion, maybe the last manpower is only ten taels or eight taels at most.

Although this amount of money is not too small for ordinary people, Zhang Anshi still couldn't help being very disappointed.

But Zhu Di then said: "But this year... the money and grain of Taiping Mansion ranks first in the world, which shows how important this Taiping Mansion is. In my opinion... let's upgrade Taiping Mansion. This Taiping Mansion is comparable to Tianfu, The Shuntian Mansion is the same, the magistrate is changed to the Governor, Zhang Anshi... you still stay in office, so you will be the Governor of the Taiping Mansion."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Anshi, who was originally depressed, opened his mouth wide in shock, unable to close it.

Yang Rong, Hu Guang, Xia Yuanji and others were also very surprised at this time, because this matter...is not small.

There are two capitals in the Ming Dynasty, one is Yingtianfu and the other is Shuntianfu. Yingtianfu is actually the urban area of ​​Nanjing, while Shuntianfu is the urban area of ​​Beiping.

After Zhu Di Jingnan succeeded, he went to Nanjing to proclaim himself emperor. Considering that Beiping is the land of Longxing and an important town in the north, he changed Beiping Mansion to Shuntian Mansion and listed it as the accompanying capital.

These two capitals actually have another name, that is, Jingzhao Mansion. Their layout and management site, although there is no difference from ordinary mansions, but after all, because they are important places in Gyeonggi, their level is extraordinary.

For example, in ordinary mansions, the magistrate is the fourth rank, but the prefects of Yingtian Mansion and Shuntian Mansion, who can be regarded as Jingzhao, are the third rank.

That is to say, Yin Tianfu's official position is comparable to that of the chief envoys of various provinces, and they are all third rank.

Of course, except that the magistrate became the prefect, which is equivalent to becoming a real feudal official.And the other officials in Jingzhaonei have also risen with the tide.

By analogy, then Jingzhao's fellow acquaintances were originally of the fifth rank, but now they have directly become the fourth rank.

As for the county magistrate below, the ordinary county magistrate is the seventh rank, while the magistrate of Jingzhao County is the sixth rank.

Jumping two levels directly is definitely an exceptional promotion, and this kind of promotion, even in Hanlin, although it is promoted quickly, it is very rare.

As for the magistrates, not to mention jumping two levels in a row, even the leap from the seventh rank to the sixth rank may take a lifetime.

Zhu Di didn't care how surprised and unexpected everyone was, he continued: "From now on, the Taiping Mansion will also be the Jingzhao Mansion, and all matters can be played directly. Zhang Qing’s family draws up a list of established procuratorates and government offices, mansions, yin and yang studies and medicine, monks and Taoists, Hebo offices, taxation bureaus, etc., and report to me.”

This unexpected joy, Zhang Anshi really did not expect it, he even clenched his fists, feeling the strength of his palms, only then did he dare to believe that it was real.

So, there was a lot of elation left.

Now that Taiping Mansion has been upgraded, Jingzhao Mansion's organization is not comparable to that of ordinary mansions, that is to say...the establishment has also increased.

After all, Jingzhao Mansion is governed on a provincial scale. In the past, it relied on one magistrate's office, one Tong magistrate's office, and a few governing models such as Zhaomo and Tongju, and it was far from enough. Many new The Yamen needs to be established.

And what Zhu Di meant was obviously the candidates for officials who these yamen would serve as.He doesn't care, you, Zhang Anshi, report it yourself, report to me, and I will approve it for you.

Zhang Anshi worked hard to stabilize his excited mood, and finally suppressed the urge to laugh, but he was sincerely grateful: "Thank you, Your Majesty..."

The gold content of this reward is really quite a lot!
Zhu Di smiled and said: "You don't have to thank me, I want to thank you. Those dog officials who joined his mother took me for a fool one by one. It's rare that you are willing to put your heart and soul into it. Wouldn't I be willing?"

Zhu Di was smiling at the beginning, but when he said the following words, he couldn't help gnashing his teeth, and his teeth were about to be crushed.

Zhu Di then looked at Yang Rong and the others, but he did not face Zhang Anshi's amiable face, and said coldly: "What do you think of my actions? Come on, tell the truth, if you object, you can also say that you are ugly." Come."

When it came to this point, Yang Rong and others were still deliberating, but Xia Yuanji said without hesitation: "I think it's very good, so it should be."

You know, he is under the greatest pressure now!
As the Hubu Shangshu who was affected, at this time, he had to get close quickly. If not, he might be the first one to have the surgery.

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Thanks to Jian Shangen for the reward of 1 starting coins. Chapter 2 was delivered, and Chapter [-] was written as soon as possible. There is no way, the work schedule is broken, and I only went to bed at four or five o’clock yesterday, and I didn’t wake up until the afternoon. Please be considerate.

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