First Minister of Ming Dynasty

"Yes, it's the kind that idles around all day long, eats, drinks and wanders around, goes to the movies, visits scenic spots, goes fishing, raises a few eagles, trains a few small dogs, in short, just play whatever is fun!"

Empress Ma frowned when she heard this, "Zhu Ying, this is a dude, you are almost forty, why are you still like this?"

Zhu Ying quit now, "Mother, I'm almost forty, why don't you let me have fun? I've worked so hard for so many years, you always feel sorry for others!"

Empress Ma was speechless at what she said.

It is not a good thing for ordinary people to be a playboy, but Zhu Ying has made outstanding achievements. He is willing to give up Yunnan and come back to eat, drink and have fun. He really can't find any faults.

"That's not okay, I'm afraid you will spoil the children, and what's more, the court can't allow it."

Who knows that Zhu Ying is still determined, "Queen mother, this is nothing, the big deal is to stop my salary! Anyway, the wealth I have accumulated over the years is enough to spend."

Empress Ma frowned, "You, are you determined?"

Zhu Ying nodded, this is nothing to discuss.

As early as the beginning, he had said that if he was adopted by Lao Zhu, he would become the rich young master and protect his elder brother.

Although so many years have passed, Zhu Ying still does not change her original intention. Wearing a tiger-head hat and tiger-head shoes, she is ostentatious in the streets, which is the demeanor of a teenager.

Holding the yellow on the left, Qingcang on the right, carrying the bow and arrow, and carrying the fishing rod, this is the fun of adults.

Everything else can be discussed, but this matter cannot be discussed.

Empress Ma stared at it for a while, and finally sighed helplessly: "Go as you go, but Empress Mother can remind you, no matter how you play, you are not allowed to bully Goodness, otherwise, your father and I will punish you severely!"

Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Don't worry, isn't there still my elder brother! Besides, don't do to others what you don't want to do to others, this child still understands."

Empress Ma also knew in her heart that Zhu Ying, even if he was a god, he would not really become a playboy to bully good people... Forget it, just follow him!

After eating at Queen Ma's place, Zhu Ying went to see Zhu Biao again. There was no way, Zhu Biao wanted to supervise the country and regent, and Lao Zhu was not in the capital, so he was very busy.

Seeing it, Zhu Ying didn't have much to say, but told Zhu Biao to combine work with rest and not to exhaust himself.

"Brother, you also understand that I am still in charge of the country now... I have no other intentions. I will always do my best to take care of the world for my father. When it is in my hands, I can breathe a sigh of relief."

Zhu Ying couldn't help but widen her eyes, "I said Zhu Biao, what are you talking about? If you become the emperor, you will be able to reveal your true colors, right? You want to learn from Emperor Sui Yang?"

Zhu Biao was terrified, "Brother, don't shout! Am I that person!" Zhu Biao could only patiently say, "Tell me, Zhu Xiongying is more than ten years old. In a few years, I will let him Supervising the country and regent, can't I relax a bit! This is also the ancestral training of the father, and I have to learn from it, right?"

Zhu Ying shook his head again and again, he was dumbfounded, what kind of stuff are these people from the Zhu family?

He's just trying to trick his son, right?

Take your son as a donkey?

He was too lazy to bother, so I hurried to meet my sister-in-law and take a look at my two nephews by the way.

Zhu Ying came to the Grand Master's Mansion, but Jiang Nan came late, she was still busy with Daming Bank, and she was exhausted due to the establishment of a branch recently.

"That sister-in-law... Do you know that I secretly took my elder brother's salary for several years, and I took advantage of my elder brother!"

Jiang Nan couldn't help laughing, "Why are you still talking about this? We're all in the same family, so don't be a stranger. Otherwise, if it reaches your elder brother's ears, you'll have to blame me."

Zhu Ying said sternly: "That's not okay! Sister-in-law, people say that brothers and sisters settle accounts clearly, not to mention that we are all officials ordered by the court, so we can't mess around. No, I'm here to pay the debt."

While speaking, Zhu Ying turned around, and behind him, a long motorcade suddenly appeared, with no end in sight!

Seeing this scene, Jiang Nan was also terrified, what's going on?

How much is this?

Even the most outrageous loan sharks are not repaid like this!

Zhu Ying had a proud face on his face. Some time ago, Zhu Di collected so much gold and sent it back to Yingtian... Don't forget, he managed the Nanyang countries, but he was much earlier than Zhu Di.

And when it comes to the art of making money, he is no worse than Zhu Di.

When he studied with Zhang Ximeng, he lacked great virtue, and he never missed class at all!

Today, I can finally show my hand!

Not to mention the vulgar objects of gold, silver and jewelry, Zhu Ying held a huge red sandalwood box in his hand. After he unfolded it, a sparkling light suddenly appeared, and a gemstone about the size of a fist was impressively inside!

"Sister-in-law, it is said that this thing was discovered in a mine in Tianzhu. It is called the Mountain of Light. After passing through several hands, it came to me. Nothing else. My elder brother must have a treasure from the town house in his house. Please do whatever you want. Accept it too." Saying that, Zhu Ying presented the red sandalwood box to Jiang Nan with both hands...

Chapter 913 I'm Not Here

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, even if you look at thousands of years of history, this private gift is the largest, and the amount is so large that it is difficult to measure.

There are 200 million taels of gold, 700 million taels of silver, and countless other pearls, diamonds, and jewels. In addition, there are golden Buddha statues and various rare books and ancient books.

All in all, I'm afraid it's more than 5000 million taels!

People have to sigh, Zhu Ying's amazing wealth.

This guy wiped out several Nanyang countries, and the Nanyang countries are generally rich in gold and silver, plus there are many temples, and they have accumulated countless wealth. Most of Zhu Ying was searched into his hands, and then transferred to Grand Master Zhang.

I have to say, this pair is not real brothers, but better than real brothers, it is really enviable and jealous!

Zhang Taishi really made a lot of money by picking up this brother.

All kinds of newspapers are reporting, but Zhang Ximeng is not happy at all.

Even when Lao Zhu came to him for a drink and congratulations, Zhang Ximeng had a bitter face.

"Sir, that kid Zhu Ying, he didn't give it to us when he was so rich. Instead, he gave it to you. Your brotherhood is more than that of father and son!"

Zhang Ximeng gave Lao Zhu a supercilious look helplessly, "My lord, why don't I give it to my lord now!"

Old Zhu was stunned for a moment, and quickly waved his hands, "No, we don't want to cause trouble."

trouble?

Still in trouble?

Indeed, because the amount Zhu Ying donated to Zhang Ximeng was too large, no matter what, he had to pay taxes. If Zhang Ximeng transferred it to Lao Zhu again, he would have to hand it over again.

After such a toss, most of the money will be left to the court.

In fact, Zhongshu Province has already sharpened its sword... The most important confrontation about finance and taxation in the Ming Dynasty is about to start.

In the case of Chen Di, it has actually been clarified that the royal property must be clearly understood, and the part that should be taxed must not be less.Among those wealthy people, gifts and inheritances must be taxed, and the highest tax rate is set at [-]%!

This is a very mysterious tax rate.

The source is still Zhang Ximeng.

Because Zhang Ximeng summed up Chen Di's case and said that it was Daming who made the rich.You rely on the times to accumulate extraordinary wealth, not because your own abilities are too great. The fulfillment of the times comes first.

That being the case, when formulating tax rates, this spirit must be reflected, so setting the highest tax rate at [-]% is a matter of course.

Grand Master Zhang definitely has the supreme authority that one word is the law of the world.

It's just that within a few years after the law was promulgated, it was first applied to Zhang Ximeng.And it was his good brother Zhu Ying who sent him to his door.

How to calculate this tax is definitely a big project, the kind that is extremely troublesome.

Lao Zhu didn't want to get involved, because he was afraid of being burned.

Who knows how troublesome this thing is.

Zhang Ximeng could only do nothing, the thing had already happened, there was nothing he could do except to bite the bullet and continue!It seems that the laws made by oneself fall on one's own head, which seems to be inevitable for legislators.

For example, Shang Yang's reform, how can it be considered a success?

It wasn't that the Qin State was thriving and swept the six countries, but that he was torn apart by five chariots and killed himself... No one can escape this set of laws, no one can be an exception, which means that there are no loopholes.

Only in this way can it be considered a success.

Now this matter has fallen on Zhang Ximeng himself. Can you understand such a huge property?

Everyone's eyes, the ruling and opposition parties, and even many people from the vassal states, overseas scholars and merchants, all set their sights on this important event.

Zhongshu Sheng, who had been silent for a while, started to take action. They dispatched a group of people and began to count the property. It just so happened that among this group of people, there was a kid named Zhang Chengtian!

That's right, the second son of the Zhang family was transferred to the capital, and as a financial and tax official with some achievements in the local area, he assisted in handling this major event.

How could Zhang Chengtian not understand, this is clearly a big pit.

Ask him to check his own property, even if he finds out, he can't tell!

This group of people in Zhongshu Sheng is so bad that it smokes.

Even today, Zhang Chengtian has no choice but to believe that his father does not have private parties in the court.There are even quite a few people who want to tarnish Grand Master Zhang's reputation, at least leaving a little stain on it.

After all, this is the only way to make them feel a little more at ease.

Otherwise, Grand Master Zhang would retire after success, leaving behind an impeccable example.

There will be too many people in later generations who will take Zhang Taishi's standard and ask the next officials to be innocent and honest officials. This is something that many people cannot accept from the bottom of their hearts.

So it is reasonable to pour some dirty water on Master Zhang appropriately.

Zhang Chengtian has studied with his father for many years, and has been here for such a long time. Although there is still a gap between him and the old fox, he has his own unique insights into many things.

"Uncle, you cheated on my father, you know?"

Zhang Chengtian said to Zhu Ying very impolitely, and then he took a hard bite at the duck leg, biting it until oily.When it comes to roast duck, it's better than heaven, authentic!

Zhu Ying kept smiling, "Silly boy, if I don't take out the money, won't someone use me to slander big brother in the future?"

Zhang Chengtian was slightly taken aback, but he was speechless.

Zhu Ying took her time, rolled up a roll of duck meat, put it in her mouth, and chewed slowly.

"Brother has come to this day, martial arts, martial arts, character and achievements are all impeccable. He is a sage in the world, and I just want to settle some things early so that he won't be in peace...Brother should live comfortably He shouldn't worry about some unimportant things."

Zhang Chengtian was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Uncle, I just realized that you are the one who cares about my father the most. Your relationship is really good!"

Zhu Ying stretched out her hand and tapped Zhang Chengtian's forehead, "Silly boy, do you think you are smart? You are still short of a market! How are you going to handle this matter? Are you sure?"

Zhang Chengtian chuckled, "I can't say how sure I am, but I'm down below and have filed several lawsuits for the division of family property. This time the situation is not complicated, it's just that the amount of money is a little too much. I know it in my heart!"

Zhu Ying was overjoyed, "Then I'll see how you behave."

After the two communicated, Zhang Chengtian resolutely joined the ranks of Zhu Ying's property liquidation.

One day, two days, a full half a month later.

The officials dispatched by Zhongshu Province finally came up with preliminary results. The imperial court still needs to hand over a tax refund of 500 million guan to the Grand Master's Mansion, and the two sides will be settled!

"what?"

Faced with this result, Sun Yan was dumbfounded, and Luo Furen and others were also dumbfounded.

How is this account calculated?

The imperial court can't get any money, so why do they have to change the money?

Isn't this scientific?

"Call everyone, we need to check the file."

Soon, the people below sent more than a dozen wooden boxes, and Zhang Chengtian also followed the officials, with a confident smile on his face...

Forget it, you are guaranteed to suffer.

Because of Zhu Ying's property, the real big boss is definitely not the tens of millions of floating wealth, but his real estate is the astonishing goal.

First of all, Zhu Ying was the first to garrison troops in Guangzhou. At that time, he had millions of acres of sugarcane fields, which were used as a source of military expenses for marching into Yunnan.

At that time, Zhu Ying provided the imperial court with military expenditures of several million guan, and then after marching into Yunnan, although there was no cane sugar, there was more valuable Yunnan copper.

More than half of the bronze wares on the market today are copper materials from Yunnan.

This is another amazing wealth.

After that, Zhu Ying flattened many chieftains, and collected the properties of royal families such as Nanzhang, Burma, and Siam, including palaces, land, and servants.

In addition, he successively abolished hundreds of large temples.

The property collected from these temples is also earth-shattering.

If all of them were discounted, the wealth in Zhu Ying's hands would definitely exceed one billion taels, enough to make He Shen feel ashamed.

This time it was tantamount to abolishing Zhu Ying's feudal state and letting him return to Beijing.

Zhu Ying came back happily and donated the property to Taishifu.

Zhang Chengtian argued hard here, and got the most critical argument. It was not how much money Zhu Ying donated to Zhang Ximeng, but that Zhu Ying transferred the ownership of the property to Zhang Ximeng, and authorized the Taishifu to handle it for him.

This is also in line with the rules, otherwise how would Zhu Ying need to count so many farm lands?

You can't collect the inheritance tax here, and then continue to settle accounts with Zhu Ying, right?