The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 851 Instructions
Luo Lun's worries were correct. The Jin court ruled by Zhao Yanxun was on the verge of financial collapse.

To be more precise, the imperial court's finances have actually collapsed, and now it is Zhao Yanxun who relies on the army to suppress and forcibly maintain the imperial court's rule.

If it weren't for the strength in his hands, An found the current governance model, and the officials, gentry and common people would have rebelled long ago.

For this truth, Zhao Yanxun, who stands at the top, is very clear, so he is eager to carry out tax reform.

Only by resolving the crisis as soon as possible can the rule of the imperial court be maintained, otherwise it may still collapse.

In fact, in addition to financial crises in the usual sense, there are also natural disasters caused by God's lack of face.

Leaving aside the threat of zombies, the colder weather may cause production cuts, which is also a very serious problem.

"When you can't get enough to eat, no one cares about the superiority and inferiority, and the constraints of ethics...so you should know how important food is!"

Outside Taicang, the Household Department of Wannian County, Beijing, Zhao Yanxun, with his hands behind his back, was inspecting the storage situation accompanied by a group of officials.

These grains are tax increases that have been recently levied, and they have already arrived in the warehouse one after another.

Strictly speaking, the [-] stone grains delivered today are not a big deal to the imperial court, at least there is no need to come here in person.

But Zhao Yanxun came here today to show the court officials that the emperor attaches great importance to taxation.

Taxation involves too much interest, and it is difficult to guarantee that some people will not be able to resist the temptation. Zhao Yanxun just wants to deter these people.

Although several major cases over half a year have deterred the greed of many people, Zhao Yanxun still did not dare to relax.

Those who followed him to Taicang included officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as first-class and third-ranked scholars in this scientific examination.

Generally speaking, one and three people should be admitted to the Imperial Academy, and the other Jinshi should be admitted to various ministries to observe government affairs, and then awarded official positions according to their performance.

The current situation is that Zhao Yanxun asked all these people to go to the government office to watch the government, and planned to appoint officials to govern the place in three months.

Now that the refugees from the Central Plains have begun to be resettled one after another, there is a relatively large gap for local officials, and the complexity of things will test their ability. It is perfect for these new scholars to train.

"Yu Chengyao..."

"Chen is here!"

"You went to the south to urge taxation, but is there someone who makes things difficult for you?"

"This……"

Turning his head, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "The truth is..."

"According to the order!"

Yu Chengyao replied: "Reporting to the emperor, although there are severe punishments and restrictions on the tax collection this time, there are still some people who concealed the report and missed the payment. The local government has severely punished those involved!"

Stopping, Zhao Yanxun turned around and looked at the three new scholars.

"Paying taxes is not about killing people. You say...why do these aristocratic families try to fight against the court?"

"Could it be that taking their money and food is really more difficult than taking their lives?"

These words were obviously asked to the three new scholars, so Yu Chengyao just hooked his waist and said nothing.

No one answered, so Wang Xin said, "Reporting to the emperor, the gentry in the south avoiding taxes has become a habit for hundreds of years. It can't be changed for a while, so it's a big mistake!"

"Nowadays, the imperial court's prestige is growing day by day. Anyone who opposes the imperial court will be severely punished. It must be just one or two years... Enough for everyone to learn!"

Wang Xin's words are very straightforward, but the analysis is just right.

As a matter of fact, the three Jinshi in Yijia are very thorough in seeing problems, so Zhao Yanxun is particularly fond of them.

Zhao Yanxun turned around again and continued walking forward, Yu Chengyao and the others followed immediately.

"The three of you are all rare talents. Your knowledge and thinking are better than many people in the department. Now you are too talented to watch politics!"

Hearing this, the three of Wang Xin were a little surprised. Could it be that they are going to appoint themselves officials?
"Now the major events in the court are the land investigation in the Central Plains and Jiangxi, as well as the resettlement of refugees. I plan to let you participate in it!"

"Will you be willing?"

Participating in these major events can not only exercise one's ability, but also display one's ambition, and the most important thing is to "golden", why not do it!

The three quickly replied: "The ministers are willing to share the worries for the emperor!"

The only disadvantage of actively participating in these things is to offend the gentry, but they are not afraid of this at all.

From the time they participated in the imperial examination and achieved great success, they basically broke with the gentry, and now they are naturally not afraid of offending people.

"very good……"

"Wang Xin, you are from Jiangxi County, go to Xie Xiaofang's subordinates, Yang An, you are from Shannan County, then go to Wang Tinghe's subordinates, Gu Putong to Cheng Wenguang's subordinates!"

The three quickly replied: "Observe the order!"

The three of them received "imperial envoys", while the other Jinshi who watched politics did not have this blessing, so they could only start from the most basic county magistrate.

In fact, even at the county magistrate level, the official rank is actually not low.

Time passed quickly, Zhao Yanxun visited Taicang, and then returned to the capital.

The food in Taicang will be transported away after a few days, because there are too many places that are short of food.

Fortunately, the water network in Dajin is well developed, and the consumption of domestically mobilized food is not large, otherwise the supplies are even more stretched at the moment.

Zhao Yanxun just returned to the palace, and Wu Hong reported to him about the northwest.

Zhao Yanxun's face was gloomy, and he asked, "When did you get the news, why didn't you report it earlier?"

"Reporting to the emperor, regarding the news just now, you have returned to the palace before the servant has time to find someone to send a message!"

In a side hall of Qian'an Palace, there is a "telephone" with three eunuchs on duty.

At this moment, Zhao Yanxun appeared here.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice, "Go to the Northwest Governor's Office!"

"According to the order!"

Thousands of miles away, Luo Lun was busy sitting in front of the desk, but his mind was focused on the reply from the capital. He had been waiting for almost 10 minutes.

When he picked up a new report, he saw a small official running into the lobby quickly, and said: "My lord, send a message from the capital!"

Hearing this, Lauren immediately put down what he was doing, and then rushed out of the lobby.

When he came to the "computer room", Luo Lun was still outside the door, and saw the two little officials who stayed behind, kneeling facing the "telephone" at the moment.

Seeing Lauren's arrival, one of them reminded: "My lord, the emperor is here!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Lun hurriedly knelt down, kowtowed to the "telephone" and said: "My minister Luo Lun, ask for the emperor's peace!"

"Hu people discuss peace, how do you think we should deal with it?"

Hearing the voice coming from the phone, Luo Lun replied: "Your Majesty, the barbarians are ambitious. I'm afraid that the peace negotiation is not sincere. I think... you shouldn't expect too much!"

In Qian'an Palace, Zhao Yanxun nodded, and then said: "Then you talk to him for now, kill their prestige before talking, and then report to him after talking!"

"I obey the order!" Lauren replied.

Then, he heard a "beep" sound from the phone, which meant that the communication was over.

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

Immediately afterwards, Lauren got up, and with this correct question, he finally had a direction in his work.

This time, his judgment was correct. The imperial court did have many difficulties, so he wanted to try his best to maintain peace. It would be good to delay for a while.

With the war together, the consumption of materials has at least doubled, which is miserable for the court.

Pacing back and forth in the room, Lauren wanted to contact Meng Hai, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

Then he walked out of the house and ordered someone to find Zhang Ziming.

There are not many talented people under Luo Lun, but Zhang Ziming is definitely one of them.

Although this person was born as a scholar, he is also very good at military affairs. Zhang Ziming was responsible for the military reorganization of the Northern Capital Division, and the effect was not so good.

Therefore, Luo Lun promoted Zhang Ziming to join the army, and was responsible for supervising some important errands.

(End of this chapter)