The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

Jiajing disembarked with all the ministers in a mighty manner.

Ye Daji and other officials knelt down on the ground one by one, bowed their heads deeply: "Welcome, Holy Driver!"

"Zhang Aiqing, you have done a good job. You are a direct minister. You are much better than those who flatter me, bribe me, and please me. I like you, a good minister who is not extravagant or wasteful~~"

Jiajing's smile was like a flower blooming in spring, Ye Daji believed it was true, and he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

All the way through the city gate and into Yangzhou City, more than half of the major shops were closed, and those that were open were deserted, and the people on the streets seemed sparse, looking like they were depressed after the disaster.

All the ministers were surprised, they didn't expect this scene, and some ministers even began to believe it, thinking that Yangzhou is really poor.

Next, Jiajing and the ministers settled in. Naturally, the place cannot be a garden that embodies arrogance and lust~yi, but an ordinary mansion, and the food served does not have the eight major dishes of Yangzhou, nor the "three heads of Yangzhou" , It's just ordinary, it deeply embodies the sacred meaning of diligence and thrift.

Stir-fried vegetables, tofu in clear water, bacon, fish, duck... Although it is not super bad, it has nothing to do with luxurious banquets, and even ordinary wealthy families would find it shabby.

Looking at the table of dishes, Jiajing was very happy (angry) and patted Ye Daji on the shoulder to praise him.

"Zhang Aiqing, you are not bad, I want to promote you... Well, the magistrate is from the fourth rank..."

Jiajing deliberated, hesitated, and finally chose a fourth-rank official position.

Ye Daji was naturally overjoyed, thinking that Jiajing was really rewarding him, but he didn't know that this was giving him a good meal before slaughtering the pig, so that he could slaughter it.

Yan Song pulled Ye Daji: "My lord, is it not good for you to do this, Your Majesty and all the ministers have worked so hard to come to Yangzhou, and these are the treats?"

Ye Daji said seriously, "Worrying about the country and the people": "Old Yan Ge, the young ones can't help it. The people in Yangzhou are poor, and many people's families can't eat well. My minister is worried now..."

Yan Song was surprised: "No, the last time I passed by Yangzhou, how did I hear that there are many people in Yangzhou who like to raise Yangzhou skinny horses?"

Ye Daji's complexion changed, and he said with a sneer: "Yan Ge is always joking, people's life is hard, so why would they raise Yangzhou skinny horses?"

While chatting with Ye Daji's (Wang's) machine, Yan Song used mind reading skills to trick Ye Daji into many secrets.

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Night falls.

Ye Daji made up to be an ordinary person, left his mansion, went around, and came to a remote courtyard.

He looked around vigilantly, and finally knocked on the door and entered.

After entering the inside, it suddenly becomes clear that there are clusters of flowers, flowers like brocade, palace lanterns and incense candles, like a paradise.

"Master Ye, you are here, take your seat quickly, take your seat quickly, I will be waiting for you..."

Zhang Fuqiang welcomed Ye Daji in.

Inside, those salt merchants, cloth merchants, and grain merchants are all inside, one by one~~playing with Yangzhou skinny horses, letting loose, there is a feast of delicious food on the table, and the fragrance of fine wine is so luxurious~ ~~Yi Zhi's scene.

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Chapter 207 Jiajing next door is eavesdropping [1]

(In the section of Yu Jackie Chan, a chapter was missed, and it has been reissued. The specific chapter is "Chapter 203 Fudge Jiajing (Missed, Reissued)")

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In fact, most of the rich merchants here belong to the Maritime Alliance.

Seeing Ye Daji's arrival, many wealthy businessmen put down their skinny horses and pushed towards Ye Daji: "Why don't you hurry up and meet Mr. Fu Zun?"

These big salt merchants and sea merchants are all shameless, giving away the skinny horses of Cardamom's young age as items, and they get several horses in the same slot. They even call themselves "shared".

As the magistrate, Ye Daji liked this tone the most. He was surrounded by acquaintances, so he showed his true colors, one on the left and the other on the right, hugged two of the most famous lean horses in Yangzhou, and sat down with the big "[-]", Talking and laughing with the Maritime Alliance.

Two skinny horses, a little Fengxian, 13, and a Lian Xiuxiu, 14, giggled and laughed, feeding water and fruit to Ye Daji.Ye Daji kept his composure, and laughed loudly, holding the little hands of the two skinny horses, he ate unbelievably, the food looked ugly, like a pig squashing a cabbage, and it was pushed into the arms of the two skinny horses.

Zhang Fuqiang and other rich merchants from the Maritime Alliance all flattered: "My lord, it's thanks to you to welcome me this time!"

"Great plan, ruined the beauty of my Yangzhou, turned Yangzhou into a dilapidated village. Hehe."

"Pfft, the emperor will definitely not increase the salt tax when he sees the ruin of my Yangzhou."

"Before the Anti-Japanese War, the salt tax was once raised to one out of ten, which killed me!"

"Your Majesty sees that my Yangzhou is in ruins. As long as Mr. Fu Zun works harder, the original tax rate can be restored! Our good days will come back."

It turned out that in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang put great emphasis on agriculture and restrained businessmen, and even when classifying classes, he did not recognize the existence of merchants. Merchants were often craftsmen.

Salt tax is an important national tax, but Lao Zhu has set an ultra-low tax rate of [-] to [-]!

This, on the contrary, gives businessmen great opportunities to exploit.

On the one hand, the farmers are miserable and burdened with heavy tax burdens. On the other hand, these maritime alliances and unscrupulous salt merchants have already made a lot of money, but they are only taxed for [-] yuan.

During the anti-Japanese period, in order to raise military expenses, the imperial court temporarily raised the salt tax to one ten taxes (only salt tax) under Yan Song's proposal.

But this obviously pissed off the great salt merchants, they are extremely greedy, ten taxes and one tax are too much, and they hope to use this Jiajing southern tour to let the emperor see the ruins of Yangzhou, and then spend a lot of money to buy important ministers and restore thirty taxes one tax rate.

This time Yangzhou's brief emperor was a conspiracy by the big salt merchants.

Ye Daji, in the midst of the two skinny horses, forgot what his surname was, and smiled: "This time, I took over the driver, and everything was kept simple. Praise. Said that I am an honest and honest minister like Yu Chenglong, haha, I will be promoted to the fourth rank soon."

After hearing this, the great salt merchants flattered Ye Daji even more. They took turns toasting Ye Daji.

"Congratulations, Mr. Fu Zun!"