This is a game of political wisdom.
Yan Song more than sixty years old as the first minister, now has been up to more than ten years, do not look at his old age, but old and more spicy. Since knocking xu step, this half year, xu step more and more obsequious, especially into the cabinet since, xu step never quarrel with himself, everything is to his own horse look forward to, which makes the cabinet into their own hall of words, east building deliberately rude to xu step to test, xu step is not angry, and also his niece within the niece married with the east building as a concubine, which also let yan song is also more and more assured, against xu step of knocking and action, all stopped!Down.
But in spite of this, Yan Song’s heart is still a bit wary of Xu Jie.
The reason is very simple.
Xia Yan is the teacher of xu ji, both of them are also teachers and friends, the relationship is not sparse, and Xia Yan also recommended xu ji.
And Xia Yan is again by himself and Lu Bing joint fight down killed.
Therefore, Yan Song followed this Jiajing emperor court discussion opportunity, and then test under the Xu step, look at the reaction of Xu step.
Xu step as always obsequious, the answer is also with their own, which makes Yan Song is very satisfied, on the Xu step of caution and put down a few points.
Xu step said very reasonable, the treasury is empty, exactly why is empty, how is empty, this no one more than the household department has the right to speak, so all the people will turn their eyes to the household department secretary Sun Yingkui.
Including the dragon chair, closed eyes of the Jiajing Emperor, is also open the eyes of the dragon, the line of sight fell on the Sun Yingkui.
In the face of the question of Xu Yi, in the centre of the line of sight Sun Yingkui is not at all surprised, unperturbed, calm and comfortable step forward to the dragon chair above the Jiajing Emperor and the three cabinet ministers under the hall, and then take out of his sleeve to list the income and expenditure of the Taicang, reasoned and justified narrated: “Your Majesty, and the ministers of all the public, since I entered the Kyoto to the present, the TaicangYearly income in addition to the positive tax, plus the endowment, the remaining salt more than five million two silver, other places to collect miscellaneous taxes and more than four million two, of which this year, the Cangtai silver collection of more than two million two. Expenditure, in addition to the side of the annual two million eight hundred thousand two, the new increase of two million four hundred and fifty-five million two more than the repair of the border to revitalise the economy and to use more than eight million two. Because the border situation is particularly bad, and the expenses of all sides need to increase to more than six million, Taicang empty, is really the truth.”
After Sun Yingkui finished speaking, there was a murmur of discussion in the hall, obviously, the reality of Taicang is worse than what everyone expected.
“The cost is so huge ……”
“Revenue and expenditure deficit so big ……”
“Taicang this year’s income stops more than two million taels, the income is not enough to make ends meet ah ……”
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Zhu Pingan had learnt about the tax situation of Daming in modern times, but after hearing a more accurate situation from Sun Yingkui’s mouth, his heart was even more shocked.
Of course, Sun Yingkui is talking about the Taicang silver warehouse, the Taicang warehouse is the storage of silver, as for the collection of food another granary.
The dragon chair on the Jiajing Emperor listened to Sun Yingkui’s report back, but also can not help but frown, Taicang consumes so huge, which makes this is suspicious of the Jiajing Emperor, the heart is more suspicious of the suspicion that there is a violation of counterfeiting, but the Jiajing Emperor did not open his mouth, good at power and strategy, he just slightly squinted his eyes scanning the crowd.
“Taicang is my Daming money bag, the household department is the steward of the money bag, now the money bag is deflated, Sun Shangshu can have a good plan?”Yan Song’s gaze swept through the crowd before landing on Sun Yingkui, slowly asked.
“My humble servant suggests that additional levies be imposed. According to the past tax situation around, the northern provinces and Guangxi, Guizhou even if, these places land production food is not much, other places can be based on the land rich and poor plus faction levy, especially the Jiangnan belt, the proverb says ‘Taihu ripe, the world is enough’, these food production heavy land can be more spread. According to the preliminary estimate of my official, in this way, more than one and a half million taels of silver per year.”Sun Yingkui arched his hand and returned.
Increase taxes?
When Zhu Pingan heard this, his brows tightened, and his impact on Sun Yingkui turned bad all of a sudden.
Jiangnan is suffering from the ravages of the Japanese invaders, and you still want to impose more taxes!
Originally, there are a lot of Japanese people in the Ming people, and now to Jiangnan additional taxes, it is not forcing some of the peasants who can not survive, desperate to join the ranks of the Japanese pirates!
This is not the official forced the people to rebel.
Still smacks of Jiangnan Japanese not enough chaotic it, you give Jiangnan additional taxes, is not to Jiangnan Japanese situation to add fuel to the fire it.
You’ve picked up the sesame and lost the watermelon!
This is Zhu Pingan’s view of Sun Yingkui’s proposal, it seems that the people’s eyes are bright, although Sun Yingkui’s talent has not diminished, but the original high winds and bright moral integrity has long been gone, only left to beg for peace and follow the current.
“Sun Shangshu this statement, forgive my official dare not agree.”At this time an imperial historian stood out and said impassionedly.
Being able to see the shortcomings of Sun Yingkui’s suggestion and daring to stand out, Zhu Pingan gave him a nod in his heart.
However, in the next second, Zhu Pingan was messed up, the corners of his mouth trembling a little.
“It is often said that it is not a matter of scarcity but unevenness. The northern provinces, as well as Guangxi and Guizhou do not add levies, and Jiangnan by its Taihu Lake as much as assessed taxes, so what fairness can be said, the world will not be non-disputed that my dynasty act. In this case, it is not better to share equally, and all the provinces in the world are equally levied.”Stand out of the imperial historian so continue to say.
“Hehe, if I remember correctly, the family of imperial historian Guo is from Taihu, the Wu land in Jiangnan, right? Guo imperial historian said that I am unfair, I think it is what Guo imperial historian said equal sharing is false, for hometown reduce levy is true it ……”
Sun Yingkui laughed slightly, defending himself while mocking at the Guo imperial historian.
“You, bloody mouth ……”Imperial Historian Guo blushed.
Then the officials who were friends with the two parties, also stood out and spoke for them, and for a while the people at the court meeting scene held their own views and argued.
Hey ……
Zhu Pingan listened to the meeting, for the court’s tear feel speechless, the officials tear than the modern Netflix and then the soul swims in the virtual world, go out of focus.
Zhu Pingan belongs to the court meeting of the supernumerary listener, the position is very close to the side, what’s going on, if not especially pay attention to the words, simply can not be found.
About two minutes later, Zhu Pingan’s wandering eyes fell on a large hall pillar not far away, and found a line of engraving on it, some time ago, if not carefully look at it, it could not be found.
Zhu Pingan’s eyes are much better than the average person, slightly squinted, then saw the engraving on the pillar: “Xu step villain, never reappointed”.
Zhu Pingan was instantly refreshed.
This line of lettering font, with the font on the note that Jiajing Emperor had passed on to himself in the beginning, was very similar, slightly more youthful, but basically the same, obviously, the engraving on the pillar was precisely the handwriting of Jiajing Emperor when he was young.
The fonts are hooked together, with dramatic ups and downs.
From the font, it was as if one could see the scene when Emperor Jiajing was huffing and puffing, writing furiously and engraving these eight words.
