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In the original history, Emperor Chongzhen dealt with it severely and sent the Tang king to Fengyang for imprisonment. This was considered one of the most severe punishments for a vassal king.

But when Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately thought of Man Jianghong in the chat group. Through this period of understanding, he understood that the Tang king, who had not officially taken the throne, had no intention of rebellion. To put it bluntly, it is really a daydream for the current King of Tang to succeed in his rebellion!

But now that the memorial has come up, this matter must be dealt with. Emperor Chongzhen asked Wen Tiren for his opinion: "What do you think Wen Qing should do?"

"This case must not be allowed!" Wen Tiren heard this and said categorically, "As a rule, Tang Shisun should seize his title and imprison Fengyang. But..."

After a slight hesitation, he continued: "But it is because of the diligent king's work that he can be encouraged. Maybe he can use silver to atone for his sins and recover part of the land granted to him, and use this to set the land limit for the vassal king. If he dares to exceed the limit, What do you want to do if you are limited? Is it to accumulate food and grass?"

What he said was to limit the lord's financial resources so that the lord could live his life. One of the crimes used is to accumulate food and grass. What do you want to do? That is to say, before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first. If you have so much land and wealth in your name, you can't even use it all. Why save it?

Although doing so seems to have unwarranted meaning. After all, the Ming Dynasty clan is the emperor's relative. As an emperor, it is normal to give some property. During the Chengzu period, they were deprived of their military and political power and given more gold and silver fields as compensation.

But if you have to say it forcefully, Wen Tiren's words are not without some truth. Continuing a large amount of wealth and annexing a large amount of land as donations was okay at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. But now more than two hundred and fifty years later, the combined wealth and land of so many Ming Dynasty clans is so huge? Even if everything is okay now, if it continues, it is estimated that all the land in the world will be owned by people named Zhu, and they will not have to pay taxes. Then the court will have no income. Naturally, its demise is not far away. From this point of view, it is not a rebellion, but I don’t know who will benefit from it in the end!

But Wen Tiren was really a little uneasy when he said this. After all, it involves royal matters. Although it is for the court and selfless, the emperor will have children, and there will be many, and only one of them will succeed as the emperor, and the others will To be granted the title of vassal king. If such a measure is to be implemented, it will inevitably involve the emperor's son, which is likely to make the emperor angry. This is also the reason why throughout the ages, although many civil servants and ministers saw the dangers of the Ming Dynasty clan, few dared to raise it and try to solve it.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, just thinking. Wen Tiren fired his bow without turning back, and immediately said again: "Your Majesty, if the imperial clan of the Ming Dynasty implements this, then other nobles, as well as the land of officials, can naturally reiterate Taizu's strict order that all private lands should be treated as one with the people. ! Since then, according to my estimation, the land tax can be at least doubled!"

If it's at least twice as much, then the amount is a bit large. The background that the court is so short of money is an important factor that Wen Tiren raised in the hope of impressing Emperor Chongzhen.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was obviously still thinking. When Wen Tiren saw this, he became more and more uneasy. He wondered what the emperor was thinking. But one thing he was sure of was that the emperor still defended him, otherwise he wouldn't have sent everyone away, and only the emperor and his ministers were talking. Even if it fails, this matter will not spread.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen was moved after hearing what he said. After all, what Wen Tiren said does make sense. If those Tonglu Shanxi merchants are a cancer on the Ming Dynasty, then the increasingly large Ming Dynasty clan is a parasite on the Ming Dynasty, and other privileged classes are increasingly annexing land and Tax evasion is digging into the foundation of Ming Dynasty. These things are indeed very serious. If they are not solved or restricted, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed sooner or later.

However, Emperor Chongzhen also clearly realized that these points were difficult to move!

As the saying goes, blocking someone's financial path is like killing your parents. What's more, those with vested interests are the most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty. Once they rebound, can they be suppressed? Or maybe Taizu can do it!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen calmly ordered his chief assistant: "Wen Qing, continue!"

When Wen Tiren heard this, he thought, did this mean staying in middle school? In other words, the emperor doesn't want to deal with it for the time being. The result was not good, not bad, but just hanging there made him feel a little uncomfortable.

But the emperor had already spoken, and he wanted to strike while the iron was hot. But then I thought that this fact was too big. If the emperor was just persuaded by himself repeatedly and agreed on impulse, if he couldn't persist, he might as well not agree. Now this is limited to the emperor and his ministers.

After thinking about it, he didn't say anything more about it, but just said: "I think we should imitate the Song Dynasty, encourage commerce, and make the goods of the Ming Dynasty connect the north and the south to complement each other's surplus. We also opened a sea ban to connect what is available at home and abroad. Furthermore, strictly enforce The income from the tax system can be divided between localities and the imperial court, and the assessment of officials is also related to it..."

The commercial tax reform that Wen Tiren mentioned next was completely imitated by the Song Dynasty. It was probably to encourage commerce and promote large-scale circulation, not only between the north and the south, but also with transactions with Southeast Asia. However, the imperial court had to strictly implement tax collection and could not Let them evade taxes, and the income tax revenue will be divided between local and central governments. And the assessment of local officials must be linked to this.

By the time he finished speaking, it was already getting late. To be honest, there is nothing particularly novel or outstanding about his policy program. On the contrary, it is very dangerous and not very feasible.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was still very satisfied with Wen Tiren, knowing that his ability to come up with such an innovative strategy had proved his public heart. It's just that due to the limitations of the times, that's all.

No matter what, this also gave Emperor Chongzhen a better understanding of the current situation in the Ming Dynasty. He also has plans in his mind about how to innovate.

Therefore, after Wen Tiren finished speaking, he nodded with a smile and said: "I know that what you said is for my sake. I also know that this matter is of great importance, so only I and you know about it." , I deeply feel the same, these must be resolved. It’s just..."

He paused here, which made Wen Tiren's heart skip a beat, and then he heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "My prestige is not enough to promote the implementation of your political affairs. If I push it by force, I am not sure that I can do it." Keep your Majesty..."

Hearing this, Wen Tiren was moved but also disappointed. After listening to the emperor's wishes, I am still not ready to adopt it.

But what Emperor Chongzhen said next surprised him.

After this, I should be able to keep updating on time, but I will make up for all the missed updates, probably only after I get back home and get regular. Plan to go back early and at least make up for the missed updates during the holiday.