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

Chapter 406 The prosperous age of Hongwu is not far away! (Please subscribe!!)

three days later.

early morning.

"Hello, Prince Consort Ouyang!"

"I've seen Ouyang's consort!"

"Hello everyone!" Ouyang Lun slowly walked into the Tai Chi Hall surrounded by officials and complimented him, and at the same time he kept raising his hands in response.

"Ouyang Prince Consort, my Ming Dynasty must have a lot of tax revenue this year, right?"

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Ouyang Prince Consort, I have seen carriages driving into the capital in the past few days. The Ministry of Revenue and the Treasury are all very busy. I can finally have a good year this year!"

"Of course you have to have a good time during the New Year. Is it possible that you cried during the New Year?"

The words fell.

"Lao Xiangguo is the roly-poly. Such big things happened in the four southern provinces, and His Majesty only removed Lao Xiangguo from his title and official position. But in fact, with the prestige of Lao Xiangguo, even without his title and official position, it will not be affected at all!"

"I've seen too many people like him. Just watch. It won't be long before he's bound to fall into trouble!"

cut--

Ouyang Lun said neither humble nor arrogantly: "If your majesty allows it, my son-in-law will go back to the household department to keep an eye on it and try to produce the data as soon as possible!"

A moment later, Zhu Yuanzhang's figure appeared in the Tai Chi Hall.

"Ouyang Prince Consort, just tell me. I have made bets with others. If I earn more than 100 million this year and next year, I will make a lot of money."

"Your Majesty has arrived!!"

"This will be announced naturally when the time comes. Don't be anxious!"

Swish--

"Ouyang Prince Consort, we are not outsiders, just tell us, don't worry we will never tell anyone!"

"Your Majesty, these days are the critical time for calculating our annual income for the next year. All officials and people are looking forward to the early release of this data. Today, Ouyang Shangshu is also here. I would like to ask Ouyang Shangshu to talk about taxation for everyone. thing!"

There are dozens of civil and military officials in Taiji Hall, but not all of them are willing to compliment Ouyang Lun. Among them, Huaixi Party officials are the main ones. They are muttering about Ouyang Lun's current situation, and their eyes are full of submission. .

An official stood up.

"That's so arrogant! He doesn't come to the morning court on weekdays. He comes only after His Majesty's order. Your Majesty is indulging him now, but if you deal with him in the future, he will only be worse off than Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong!"

"Consort Ouyang, can you tell me how much our tax revenue will be this year? Is it more than 100 million taels?"

"Bah! If the old prime minister hadn't lost power, he would have been so arrogant!"

In the Tai Chi Hall, all the officials saluted and shouted in unison.

"Haha, not only you are curious, I am also curious!"

"Ahem, Prince Consort Ouyang, I'm just telling a joke, so I won't ask anymore."

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

"Hmph, if it hadn't been for the orders from Old Xiangguo, Song Guogong, and Liang Guogong not to allow us to cause trouble to Ouyang Lun, I would have read his book today no matter what!"

For a moment, all the eyes in Tai Chi Hall were focused on Ouyang Lun.

"Really? If the old Prime Minister was here, how could Ouyang Lun be so arrogant!"

"Look at Ouyang Lun's proud look! The villain is successful!"

The originally bustling Tai Chi Hall immediately fell silent, and the officials quickly stood in their respective positions, silently waiting for the emperor to appear.

Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately rolled his eyes in his heart. Of course he knew what Ouyang Lun was thinking. He could understand that the tax data had not come out, but Ouyang Lun wanted to continue calculating the tax data and avoid today's morning meeting. Haha , there are no doors.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, and then locked his eyes on Ouyang Lun, "Ouyang Lun, look, this taxation matter is a matter of great concern to the world. I called you here today just to ask about it. Please tell me quickly!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang waved the sleeves of his dragon robe, he slowly sat on the dragon chair.

"No formalities, stay on your own terms!"

Seeing Ouyang Lun's firm attitude and strict mouth, other officials did not dare to ask any more questions.

"I heard that His Majesty already has the idea of ​​inviting the old Prime Minister back."

"Gambling! What Your Majesty hates the most is official gambling, and you also gamble on national affairs. If Your Majesty finds out, you will be finished!"

When Wang Zhong's sharp voice sounded.

"If you have anything important to do today, you can report it!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was calm, and a pair of tiger eyes scanned the entire Tai Chi Hall with sharp light.

"That's right, how long has Ouyang Lun been in the capital? Do you really think he is invincible? We are just leaving him alone for the time being!"

Sure enough, if you ask yourself to come to court, there will definitely be no good thing!
"Back to Your Majesty, tax accounting is complicated and cannot be miscalculated. At present, the tax carriages from various provinces are still on their way, and they have not all been entered into the national treasury, so the total tax data has not been released yet!"

"My lord, am I familiar with you? Please give me a way!"

Feeling so many eyes, Ouyang Lun was quite helpless.

"It's not that urgent. After all, I've been waiting for this year, and I don't care about the short time. Besides, even if you go to the Ministry of Finance, you'll just find a rocking chair to lie down on, and you won't really start making calculations. , it’s better to stay and continue the morning service.”

Forehead.
Now it is getting harder and harder to fool Zhu Yuanzhang!
Ouyang Lun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"In that case." Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy when he saw Ouyang Lun's depressed look. Although he was also curious about this year's tax data, he was not so urgent. As long as Ouyang Lun didn't run away, he would know it sooner or later.

"His Majesty!"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was planning to discuss the next political matter, another official stood up.

"I think that although this year's tax revenue is still being calculated, the Ministry of Revenue has been calculating this matter for a long time, and it must have calculated part of the data. Ouyang Shangshu can definitely share it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received support from many officials.

"Your Majesty, I agree!"

"Your Majesty, I also agree that taxation is related to the prosperity and decline of the country. We also want to know more about it in advance!" "Please let Ouyang Shangshu reveal something!"

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Ouyang Lun, I also think that what my dear friends say is unreasonable. If it is convenient, I can say it."

"It's inconvenient." Ouyang Lun said directly without thinking.

Zhu Yuanzhang:
Baiguan:.
Say no so directly.

cough cough.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also quite embarrassed, and his temper got worse. He said in a deep voice: "Ouyang Lun, I order you to speak!"

"Yes!" Ouyang Lun nodded and Ma Liu said, "Back to Your Majesty, the tax revenue that has been calculated so far is from Sichuan, Zhejiang, and Shanxi provinces. This year's total annual revenue is 23.8 million taels and 3,000 taels respectively. Twelve million taels and 21.2 million taels.”

"These are the final figures after converting grain, silk, cloth, salt and other materials into silver taels."

"The data for other provinces are still being calculated. It will take some time to complete the statistics and get the overall tax revenue of Ming Dynasty."

When Ouyang Lun finished speaking, the entire Tai Chi Hall suddenly became quiet.

hiss--

All civil and military officials took a deep breath.

Before these data came out from Ouyang Lun's mouth, the civil and military officials did not know the specific data. They only made preliminary judgments by observing the amount of tax money carriages, but this was not accurate. After all, in order to prevent enemy spying, the Ministry of Revenue often Each province is required to reduce or increase the number of tax carriages. Some tax carriages are simply empty, while some carriages are filled with a lot more, so it cannot be judged simply by the number of carriages.

Some people even speculate that this year’s annual income and next year’s income will be less than last year!

This is also the reason why many officials want to obtain tax data from Ouyang Lun. After all, as the Minister of Household Affairs, Ouyang Lun's tax data will never be false. After all, this is in front of the emperor. If it is false, this is bullying!

But after hearing the data Ouyang Lun said, all the officials were stunned.

Statistics show that among the three provinces, one has 23 million, one has 32 million, and the other has 21 million, all have silver! !
How much does it add up to?
A total of 76 million taels of silver! !
What is this concept?
Last year, the total tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was only more than 60 million taels of silver, but this year, the tax revenue of only three provinces has exceeded last year's total! !
What’s even more outrageous is that before the twelfth year of Hongwu, that is, eight years ago, the entire Ming Dynasty’s tax revenue was only 10 million taels.

Nowadays, the annual revenue of any province can exceed that of the entire Ming Dynasty eight years ago!

I wouldn't dare to do this even in my dreams.

It’s so scary!

Among the three provinces in the data, Zhejiang Province is in better condition. Shanxi and Sichuan Provinces used to be remote and remote areas! Now the tax revenue can exceed 20 million, especially the tax revenue of Sichuan Province is actually higher than that of Zhejiang Province.

Many officials wonder if there is a statistical error.

But everyone knows that in this Tai Chi Hall, Ouyang Lun will never say anything wrong, let alone lie!

Another point.

The data for Beizhili, which has the best economic situation, has not yet been released. Last year, Beizhili alone accounted for half of the Ming Dynasty’s tax revenue. What will happen this year?
A glimpse of the leopard.

This year, it is absolutely certain that Ming Dynasty’s annual tax revenue will exceed 100 million taels of silver.

Not to mention 100 million taels of silver, 200 million taels or 300 million taels of silver are also possible.

So much tax! !
At this moment, all the civil and military officials feel that their families have suddenly become rich. There is no doubt that the Ming Dynasty's annual income this year will exceed that of the Song Dynasty. This will be a huge achievement!

Swish--

The eyes of all the civil and military officials focused on Ouyang Lun again.

The way they looked at Ouyang Lun was full of admiration, envy, and disbelief!
Now they have no doubt that Ming Dynasty will rise and prosperous Ming Dynasty will be built, because of Ouyang Lun's existence! !
It is precisely because Ouyang Lun served as the Minister of Household Affairs and proposed the "First Five-Year Plan" that we have achieved today's glory. Of course, it is also inseparable from Ouyang Lun's hard work in the four provinces of North Zhili and the South.

"Ouyang Prince Consort is truly a god! The first five-year plan of the Ming Dynasty has been implemented for only one year, and he has achieved such great achievements. It is simply amazing!"

"I heard that people are now actively paying taxes, and many places collect 100% of taxes. This may be one of the reasons why taxes can soar!"

"This is just the result of the people actively paying taxes. The real reason lies with Ouyang Prince Consort! Ouyang Prince Consort's policies have allowed the people to earn money that was unimaginable in the past, but the tax rate is still lowering, and the people have no burden at all. Naturally, I am more active in paying taxes!”

"That's right. Ouyang Prince Consort's series of policies let the people know that they pay taxes for themselves, so they are naturally willing to pay taxes!"

"What a great achievement, Prince Consort Ouyang!"

The more the civil and military officials analyzed, the more excited they became, and the more they realized the power of Ouyang Lun, and their words were full of admiration for everything Ouyang Lun had done!
"Your Majesty, Prince Consort Ouyang has made such great contributions. If we don't reward him, how can we calm the hearts of the people!?"

"I am sure that Your Majesty will reward Ouyang Prince Consort heavily and let all officials follow his example!"

"I think Prince Consort Ouyang has outstanding abilities and outstanding political achievements. If he only manages the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Zongren Mansion, he is overqualified and underqualified. I suggest that Prince Consort Ouyang be in charge of the Ministry of Works again, and he will definitely be able to play a greater role!"

"Since we have more departments of work, it doesn't matter how many more departments of etiquette we have! Prince Consort Ouyang, come to my department of etiquette!"

"Our Ministry of War has also asked Prince Consort Ouyang to provide guidance!"

"There are also officials!"

"Xingbu!"

"Consort Ouyang has paid too much for my Ming Dynasty, so he should be rewarded heavily!"

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy with what he said to Ouyang Lun. After all, if the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue exceeded 100 million, it would be considered as fulfilling one of Zhu Yuanzhang's dreams. However, after hearing the words of the civil and military officials, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt unhappy.

Co-authoring these is all due to Ouyang Lun, right?
Did Ouyang Lun pay too much for Ming Dynasty? Not only did he not pay anything, but he also made tens of millions by selling gift boxes! You idiots were all deceived by that bastard Ouyang Lun!

Zhu Yuanzhang really wants to point at these people's noses and scold them!
Are all these ministers blind?

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry!
Although Ouyang Lun has indeed made a lot of achievements in taxation, but Ouyang Lun has done few things?

How many times has this emperor wiped his butt in the past year?
You are all clamoring to show your merits to Ouyang Lun and ask for rewards, damn it! It's already good that I didn't send this guy directly to the sky prison.

Don’t even think about rewards!

While Zhu Yuanzhang was complaining crazily in his heart, the civil and military officials below were still in a state of excitement and did not notice that Zhu Yuanzhang's face changed.

"Your Majesty, according to the data reported by Prince Consort Ouyang, our Ming Dynasty's tax revenue this year will exceed 100 million. This is definitely a certainty!"

"The Song Dynasty can be said to be the pinnacle of economic development in the past dynasties, but they did not have the blood of the Han people. They were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered! But our Ming Dynasty is different. We established the country with force, did not marry, did not pay tribute, let alone I have become a minister, but now I can surpass the Song Dynasty in terms of taxation! In the future, history will judge me as the only one in the Ming Dynasty!" Song Lian stood up and said with great excitement.

"It is truly a blessing for me to be able to survive in this world today!"

"Your Majesty, the prosperous age of Hongwu is not far away!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Glory in the prosperous age, thousands of people come to court!"

(End of this chapter)