Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 402: The Huaixi Party also wants to buy gift boxes? (Please subscribe!!)

"The treatment this year is so great. There is such a beautiful gift box. Not to mention the delicious food, this letter of encouragement alone is enough to make people burst into tears of gratitude!"

"I really didn't expect that a mere county magistrate of mine could receive a reward from the Queen."

"A scholar dies for a confidant. The court treats me like this. I will definitely work harder in the coming year!"

All the officials who received the gift boxes were excited and excited.

folk.

The people also have a lot of emotions about today's Ming Dynasty.

In a teahouse in Beijing.

"Everyone, have you noticed that since Ouyang Prince Consort presided over the first five-year plan of the Ming Dynasty, our lives have become better and better!"

"It's more than great! I'm living the life I dreamed of in the past. The money I've made this year has been several times what I've made in the past. As long as you work hard, there's no problem in making dozens of taels a year. And I'm not the only one who can make money. , my wife and parents can both make money!”

call--

"That's right, today is really beyond my expectations!"

For example: the current status of road construction in Yunnan Province, intelligence on the Northern Yuan army, and work reports from local civil and military ministers and kings.

The people in the teahouse all had smiles on their faces, and they kept praising Ouyang Lun.

There are 10,000 county government offices in Sichuan Province.

"Under such circumstances, the people are naturally grateful for Ouyang Lun's kindness and take the initiative to pay taxes!"

"My master's analysis is correct. We were able to lead Wan County to make some small achievements this year entirely because of the guidance of Prince Consort Ouyang Lun!"

Wanxian County Magistrate Ke Wenhao looked at the tax roll handed over by the county book. When he saw the last number, Ke Wenhao's eyes widened.

And in the Taihe Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Why are people like this? Ke Wenhao and other local officials knew this very well.

The county doctor also agreed.

"Yes! This year alone, the court has lowered the tax collection standards twice. We make more money, but we pay less taxes."

The more Ke Wenhao talked about it, the more excited he became. Taxes had increased fivefold. If this were put in the past, he would have to be promoted to a higher rank.

Other officials in the county government responded one after another.

Ke Wenhao was both excited and a little unbelievable.

"Ouyang Prince Consort only pretends to be the common people in his heart!"

Not only that, many people refused to pay taxes and would even get into trouble and fight against the court's tax collection, which made officials very anxious.

"Not only that, Prince Consort Ouyang has also continuously lowered the tax rate, allowing the people to make more money, but the taxes have dropped."

Faced with Ke Wenhao's question, the county clerk responded quickly: "Sir, when the official saw this data at first, he was dumbfounded. But after checking it carefully three times, he is extremely sure that there is no mistake in the calculation!"

"County secretary, are you sure you didn't make a mistake in your calculation?"

There are even people who want to pay more taxes!
Such abnormal behavior of the common people made Ke Wenhao and other officials feel that being an official was so simple and happy for the first time.

As the end of the year approaches, the capital of the Ming Dynasty becomes more and more lively.

Tax collection is definitely the most difficult task for the county magistrate. In the past, every time it was time to collect taxes, he had to arrange for people to go to towns and villages in person to collect taxes door to door. Even so, the tax collected within the specified time was still not enough. To 70%!

"Haha! Looks like I'm going to have a good year this year."

three days later.

"Yes!"

"This has reached the level of the Song Dynasty."

"Ambitious!"

County Magistrate Ke Wenhao looked at the boxes of money stacked in the yamen with a smile on his face, and the officials around him couldn't help but smile.

"Five times!" Ke Wenhao roared: "Compared to the entire Ming Dynasty, our Wanxian County is just a small county. Now even our Wanxian County's tax revenue has skyrocketed five times. Then is it the same for other counties? If this is really calculated, my tax revenue this year will probably exceed 100 million!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was still sitting on the dragon chair handling memorials and government affairs as before. Even though most of the memorials were sent to Prince Zhu Biao, there were still many memorials that needed to be handled by Zhu Yuanzhang personally.

There are constant gatherings of carriages and horses from various provinces.

The county clerk said with great excitement: "And now there is a long queue outside the government office, all of them are people who come to pay taxes on their own initiative! According to the current progress, all the taxes in our county will be collected in at least two days!"

“This year our tax revenue in Wanxian County alone has increased fivefold!”

"Master, this tax collection has only started for two days, and our county has already completed 80% of this year's tax collection tasks!"

"Ouyang Prince Consort is really amazing. Road construction has led to the development of various places in the Ming Dynasty. State-owned enterprises and private enterprises have been established in various places. The economy has become more developed, more jobs have been created, and people can make money! After this year, people's pockets are full. !”

“This was totally unimaginable before!”

"If we follow Prince Consort Ouyang, we can say that we have a bright future!" Ke Wenhao said excitedly: "You all cheer me up and strive to collect all taxes this year!"

"Tomorrow I will work twice as hard to buy a bigger house in the city, and even buy a carriage!"

But this year, the situation has undergone a huge change. People have taken the initiative to pay taxes without any urging from the government. They come and pay the taxes themselves. The government no longer has to ask people to collect taxes. They only need to sit in the government office to register one by one and collect them one by one. .

Beijing.

After reviewing the last memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long breath.

“It’s going to be really busy until the end of the year!”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Ji Gang walked in and said, "Your Majesty, I will report something later."

"What's the matter? Could it be that Bei Yuan is ready to make another move?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, the officials of the imperial court recently received a gift box. This gift box is quite exquisite. It contains dried fruits and pastries. There are also letters of encouragement in the gift box. The officials were extremely excited and moved after receiving the gift box." Ji Gang He spoke.

"Gift box? Who gave it to you?" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed and he asked in a deep voice.

"It was said to be a gift from the Empress." After Ji Gang finished speaking, he paused briefly and added: "However, according to the general's investigation, Ouyang Prince Consort borrowed the name of the Empress, and the things and money were all provided by Ouyang Prince Consort. of."

"Using my sister's name to give gifts to officials? What is Ouyang Lun up to?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.

Buy people's hearts?

But this guy is using the name of Queen Ma?

Could this kid be so kind?
Zhu Yuanzhang never believed it. "Ji Gang, what else did you find out? No need to hide it, tell me everything!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ji Gang's expression and immediately saw that Ji Gang had something to say.

"Your Majesty, the general has also investigated that as officials show off the gift boxes after receiving them, giving gift boxes has become a trend. Nowadays, major state-owned enterprises and private companies are ordering gift boxes to give to their employees and visit relatives. Friends also like to send gift boxes, and I have received many styles of gift boxes.”

After Ji Gang finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and continued: "These gift boxes are all sent to a trading company, and the actual controller of this trading company is Ouyang Consort."

Ho!
It takes a long time for feelings, but the ultimate goal is here!
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt unhappy. He had long guessed that Ouyang Lun would not be so honest, and now Ji Gang's investigation has confirmed this.

This guy is really obsessed with money.

They are all ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but all they can think about is business!
First, he used Queen Ma to distribute gifts to officials and start the trend of giving gift boxes. Then he secretly bought gift boxes and made a lot of money!
OK! very good!
I sit in the Hall of Supreme Harmony every day and deal with government affairs day and night. Sometimes I am so busy that I don’t even have time to eat, but this guy Ouyang Lun is making huge profits. Just thinking about it makes me so angry.

The key is that he, as the emperor, didn't know about this from beginning to end.

Ouyang Lun had made up his mind not to let him get a share of the pie. As an emperor, such a profitable thing was actually excluded. It's strange that Zhu Yuanzhang could be happy!
Snapped--!
Zhu Yuanzhang smashed the dragon case fiercely.

"Ji Gang, you go and continue the investigation for me. I want to know how many people besides Ouyang Lun were involved in this matter. The most important thing is to find out for me how much money Ouyang Lun made from this plan!"

"Yes!"

Ji Gang did not dare to neglect and quickly agreed.

After Ji Gang left, Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more angry as he thought about it.

"Your Majesty, this matter also involves the Queen. Why don't you go find the Queen and ask?"

Wang Zhong reminded carefully from the side.

"It makes sense." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "If my sister knew that he was being used by Ouyang Lun, she would definitely be very angry. I must let her know what kind of face she likes about Ouyang Lun!"

"Let's go to Kunning Palace!"

Li Shanchang's residence.

The nobles of Huaixi gathered here again.

Most of the Huaixi nobles had dull expressions, and many of them had a hint of sadness in their eyes.

"Hey - before we guessed that Ouyang Lun would not be able to survive the end of the year, but now that the New Year is approaching, Ouyang Lun is completely fine."

"I don't know if there is anything wrong with Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort Party, but our Huaixi Party is probably going to be doomed. During this period, our Huaixi Party officials have been dismissed from office and demoted. It’s becoming less and less.”

"This Ouyang Lun is really wealthy. He prepared a gift box for every official of the Ming Dynasty. The gift box is very exquisite. It is said that the price is no less than a hundred taels. It is divided into many levels. It makes people like it just by looking at it. It doesn't look like anything at all. It’s like being short of money.”

"I also received the gift box. Didn't it say it was a gift from the Queen?"

"This is just publicity. In fact, it is Ouyang Lun's money."

"There is another thing. Although the tax situation of Ming Dynasty this year has not been released yet, the tax situation of various places in Ming Dynasty this year is very good. Once the tax revenue increases significantly, I don't think Ouyang Lun can sustain it. It is simply an extravagant hope!"

"Damn it! When will our Huaixi Party expect others to cause problems on our own!"

"When will this kind of life end? It's so frustrating. If it doesn't work anymore, I will lead someone to kill Ouyang Lun directly!"

The more the Huaixi nobles talked, the more aggrieved they became, and the atmosphere became more and more dull.

"Old Prime Minister is here!"

When these words rang out from the crowd, everyone suddenly became quiet and looked towards the entrance.

Not long after, a white-haired, fat old man slowly walked in with the support of two young maids, followed by Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Liang Guogong Lan Yu.

"I've met the old Prime Minister!"

"I've met Song Guogong and Liang Guogong!"

A group of Huaixi nobles saluted the three of them.

"Ah."

Li Shanchang nodded and sat at the head of the hall with the help of the maid.

"Everyone, if you have anything to do, let's sit down and talk!"

"Today is the day for our Huaixi brothers to gather. Don't be too nervous, or the sky won't fall!"

As Li Shanchang finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene relaxed slightly.

"Old Prime Minister, the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. Seeing that the New Year is about to come, Ouyang Lun and the group of people from the Prince Consort Party are still causing trouble, with no intention of stopping at all. And I heard that this year The taxes are quite high. If Ouyang Lun really delivers a perfect answer, we will have to wait until next year. "

A Huaixi nobleman stood up and said.

Hearing this, Li Shanchang frowned. Although his face was calm, he was not anxious in his heart.

A few months ago, he concluded that Ouyang Lun's five-year plan was too aggressive and would soon cause problems. However, after so long, there was no sign of collapse at all, which made Li Shanchang himself doubt his own judgment.

But he is Li Shanchang, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, and the former prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. How could he not be able to defeat even a junior?

This is absolutely unacceptable to him.

"Old Prime Minister, Ouyang Lun is very good at buying people's hearts. He first gave gift boxes to officials to appease the officials, and then privately reduced taxes and bribed the people!" Feng Sheng said solemnly.

"I have also heard about the gift box. The gift box looks exquisite, and the dried fruits and pastries inside are also of top quality. The most important thing is the letter of encouragement, which records what the officials have done in the past year. They are all highlights and the words are sincere. It’s touching.”

Li Shanchang couldn't help but sigh: "Although this gift box is not a valuable thing, it treats people with sincerity, which is really hard to refuse."

"However, Ouyang Lun is indeed smart, but he ignored one thing. This may be the reason for his collapse!"

"What did the old Xiangguo say?" Lan Yu asked quickly.

Li Shanchang paused for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty!"

"Based on what I know about His Majesty, Ouyang Lun's gift to officials and exemption from taxes for the common people must be challenging His Majesty's bottom line."

"Just watch, the changes will happen in these few days. We only need to stay dormant for a few more days before we can turn around!"

After hearing Li Shanchang's analysis, the nobles of Huaixi nodded their heads one after another.

"Old Prime Minister, shall we continue to do nothing? If this continues, I will really be depressed!" Lan Yu said in a deep voice.

"No, no, we have to do something this time!" Li Shanchang smiled, "Since this gift box is so popular, we naturally have to keep up with the trend. When everyone goes back, they will mobilize people around them to buy gift boxes for me. Not only I want to buy it and praise it!”

"I want everyone to know that this gift box is very good! At the same time, tell everyone openly and secretly that this gift box is made by Ouyang Lun!!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu and others were shocked.

"Old Xiangguo, if we do this, aren't we helping Ouyang Lun?!"

"Haha, of course I'm helping him!"

(End of this chapter)