Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1423 Jiangnan can't be ruled by non-capable people

"As the important ministers of the country, you don't even understand these basic things. What can you use to assist the king?"

"In my opinion, it's better for you to resign and return to your hometown by yourself, so as not to miss important national affairs."

He Zhong looked at these people and was so angry that he had nothing to say.

"We are loyal to the emperor and always remember the people of the world, so we boldly ask the emperor to abolish the tax office and stop collecting business taxes."

"On the other hand, you, as the dignified secretary of the household department, are in charge of the household registration, money and food in the world. You don't think about thrift, extravagance and waste, and squander the people's fat and anointing wantonly. What face do you have to face the people in the world?"

Gao Yuanlong, Qian Qi and the others were willing to go all out, and they became even more energetic when they heard what Qi Zhong said. They beat him up, saying that Qi Zhong, the secretary of the household department, was very incompetent, and knew extravagance and waste, but didn't know how to save money.

"I have a clear conscience, I am worthy of the trust of the emperor, and I am worthy of the tens of thousands of people of Ming Dynasty."

"It's the people of the world that you talk about, and the people of the world in your mouth probably refer to the big businessmen, big families, and big gentry in the south of the Yangtze River behind you, right?"

He Zhong was even more angry, and he was not afraid of so much now that he was older, so he immediately followed Gao Yuanlong, Qian Qi and others to tear up.

All of a sudden, the supporting ministers behind the two sides also stood up one after another, pointing at each other's noses and swearing. The whole morning court was like a vegetable market, but the swearing between the two sides didn't contain dirty words, and you didn't have any level. You still can't tell that the other party is scolding you.

"Okay~"

Emperor Hongzhi kept his face expressionless. He waited until the two sides were almost scolded before he opened his mouth to speak. Immediately, the entire Golden Luan Hall became completely silent. All the officials straightened their clothes and stood respectfully again.

"Taxation is the foundation of the country, there is no need to fight~"

"This matter started because someone from Nanzhili attacked the tax office. First of all, we must thoroughly investigate this matter."

"Xiao Jing, leave this matter to you to investigate thoroughly."

Emperor Hongzhi continued to watch the courtiers quarreling over this matter, and he didn't want to continue arguing about whether to levy business taxes, so he just closed the coffin and handed over the attack on the tax office to the factory guard in charge of Xiao Jing for a thorough investigation. .

"Your Majesty, absolutely not~"

Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, Gao Yuanlong, Qian Qi and others became anxious.

If the factory guards are to investigate this matter, then everything will definitely come out. God knows how many gentry, officials, businessmen, families, etc. in the Jiangnan area will be implicated. I don’t know how many people will die. How many people will be exiled.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not~"

"It's just some people attacking the tax office. It's a trivial matter. It doesn't need to use factory guards. It just needs to be thoroughly investigated by the local government in Nanzhili."

Qian Qi was also sweating profusely with anger, now he was no longer arguing about whether or not to abolish the tax office, if he couldn't pass the current test, everything would be over.

"You have all said that this is a public grievance. If it is a public grievance, it is a major issue. We must attach great importance to it. This is how it is settled."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Gao Yuanlong, Qian Qi and the others, and couldn't help laughing in his heart.

Let you clamor to abolish the commercial tax and the tax office, first of all, you must be attacked.

The gentry and businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River are really not afraid of death. They killed a group when the business tax was first introduced, and now another group has emerged.

Is it so difficult to get them to pay a tax?

The properties under my own command have to pay taxes according to the law, and you are still unwilling.

He keeps saying what people complain about, what is the people of the world.

Shit, isn't it for the big families, big businessmen, and big gentry behind the Jiangnan, how can there be real people in the eyes, where can there be people?
"Yes~"

Xiao Jing on the side hastily and respectfully accepted the order, he is very clear about his mission this time.

Emperor Hongzhi was intent on killing people like Gao Yuanlong and Qian Qi, all he needed to do was to find enough evidence to kill them, and by the way, sweep these old-fashioned forces in the south of the Yangtze River.

Soon, the morning will be gone.

Liu Jin, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others were summoned by Emperor Hongzhi to discuss matters here in the Study Room of the Qianqing Palace.

"Liu Jin, Nanzhili has always been the richest place in our Ming Dynasty, and it is also the place where our Ming Dynasty pays most of its taxes. This time, Feng Shiyong, the chief envoy of Nanzhili, was dismissed. Regarding the new candidate, have you made any plans? ?”

As soon as several important officials sat down, Emperor Hongzhi asked first.

Regarding the problem of Nanzhili, Emperor Hongzhi obviously had made up his mind to rectify it.

The land in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be left alone like this.

If Daming wants to become more prosperous, it must have a multi-core driver.

Now the Beijing-Tianjin area has become an important core of the Ming Dynasty, but Jiangnan, as the most important place in the Ming Dynasty, has been developing slowly. Fundamentally, the pace of development in the Beijing-Tianjin area is very important. very powerful.

From the matter of taxation, it can be seen that officials in Jiangnan, down to local gentry, clans, etc. are all opposed to it, and they are also opposed to the new type of capitalism.

For them, they are used to the old model.

Merge the land, rely on the land to firmly control one side, and at the same time develop ethnology, train the children of your own family to take the imperial examination and test for fame, so that you can go up, gradually grasp the right to speak in the court, and further consolidate their interests. It is the formation of monopoly merchants such as salt merchants and grain merchants who are rich and invincible.

The new capitalist development model relies on more advanced technology to increase productivity, obtain raw materials from the whole country and the world, and produce products that are also oriented to the whole country and the world.

They are very unfamiliar with this brand-new model, and they are also very resistant. More importantly, this new model of capitalism has a huge conflict with them.

Among them, the conflict of manpower alone is very serious.

Traditional gentry, landlords, and businessmen, they hope to bind people firmly to the fields, let farmers grow food for them for generations, make cattle and horses, and control everything by controlling the food produced by the land .

With the rise of new capitalism, factories need a lot of manpower, and a large amount of labor is gathered in factories to produce cheap goods, which directly shakes their foundation.

If no one farms the land for you, no matter how much land you have, it can only be abandoned, and you will not receive a cent of rent. You no longer rely on land and food. Landlords, gentry, and clans have lost control of the people and their foundations have been shaken.

Coupled with the rise of capitalism, which has promoted the prosperity of commerce, the traditional salt merchants, cloth merchants, tea merchants, etc. who rely on monopoly are naturally even more hopeless, and they cannot compete with the new capitalists at all.

How could they not object?
If you want to play a strong driving role in Jiangnan, you must let the capitalism in Jiangnan develop rapidly. At that time, with the formation of a dual-core drive in the north and south, Ming Dynasty will become more prosperous.

"Your Majesty, I have drawn up a new candidate."

"This land in the south of the Yangtze River is an important place for our Ming Dynasty, and it has always been an important place for our Ming Dynasty's taxation. But now, the proportion of tax revenue in the Jiangnan area is decreasing year by year."

"The situation in Jiangnan is extremely special, and it cannot be cured by anyone who is capable."

"I recommend Wang Shouren, the current tax governor of Nanzhili, as the chief envoy of Nanzhili."

Liu Jin handed in a memorial, and then said very seriously.

This memorandum is Liu Jin's latest personnel arrangement, which involves the transfer of a large number of feudal officials, as well as the promotion, appointment and dismissal of a large number of officials.

Of course, the most important thing about the appointment, dismissal and promotion of the feudal officials is that Liu Jin alone has no calculations. Only the power of election needs to be deliberated by the cabinet and then approved by Emperor Hongzhi before it can take effect.

"Wang Shouren?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he pondered carefully.

His influence on Wang Shouren was very profound. He felt that he was a minister as talented as Liu Jin, and this time, Gao Yuanlong, Qian Qi and others came up to impeach Wang Shouren. A lot must have happened between them.

At the same time, Emperor Hongzhi also knew that Liu Jin and Wang Shouren were elected in the same year, they were still good friends, and they had a good relationship with Prince Zhu Houzhao.

"He's a good candidate."

After thinking about this clearly, Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly to express his approval.

Wang Shouren's ability is obvious to all. He previously went to Japan, Liaodong, Nanyang and other places with Liu Jin and Zhang Mao, and also won the title of duke.

The past few years of being the tax governor of Nanzhili are also remarkable. The tax money collected by Nanzhili has also increased year after year. Although it is not as good as that of Beizhili, it is also the most important place for taxation in Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, is this Wang Shouren too young?"

Liu Jian thought for a while and asked.

"Appointment and removal of officials should be based on ability, not qualifications. Appoint people on their merits. If you are an ordinary official in Nanzhili, it may be difficult to make a difference."

Li Dongyang shook his head slightly and said.

"What Li Gong said is true. Although Wang Shouren is young, his ability is obvious to all. I think he is competent."

Zhang Mao also nodded and said.

He had worked with Wang Shouren, and Zhang Mao was impressed by Wang Shouren's military talents. Even though he was a civil servant, his military talents did not belong to the famous generals in the Ming Army.

"I think Wang Shouren will be promoted too soon. He is too young. His father Wang Hua's official position is not as high as his. Moreover, when he was the tax governor of Nanzhili, he had already offended the Jiangnan area. The gentry, businessmen, etc., if you appoint him as the chief envoy of Nanzhili, I am afraid that people will not accept it."

Xie Qian thought for a while and said.

Of course, he opposed Wang Shouren's becoming the chief envoy of Nanzhili. If Wang Shouren was appointed as the chief envoy of Nanzhili, Nanzhili would not be in trouble. Now Emperor Hongzhi wanted to thoroughly investigate the attack on the tax office. He could even foresee that there would be a huge shock in the Jiangnan area.

"Xie Gong's words are wrong~"

"It is precisely because of these special circumstances in the south of the Yangtze River that it is necessary to appoint talented people to govern the south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River has always been a place of heavy taxation for my Ming Dynasty. If it is an official like Feng Shiyong, wouldn't it be delayed? The development of Zhili?"

Liu Jin looked at Xie Qian and said with a smile.

"Liu Jin is right. The land in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be ruled by anyone without ability. Wang Shouren is very suitable."

He Zhong also nodded solemnly in agreement.

"Since everyone's opinions are similar, let's do it this way. Everyone read this memorial and discuss some personnel arrangements above~"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at a few people and immediately settled down.

(End of this chapter)