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

Chapter 630 Something big has happened to me! Tax revenue plummets (Please subscribe!!)
Seeing Zhu Biao's expression, Ouyang Lun understood that Zhu Biao did not listen to his words.

This is also normal.

The country is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change.

Once a person's basic character is formed, it is difficult to change.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao are father and son, Zhu Yuanzhang is not Zhu Biao, and Zhu Biao is not Zhu Yuanzhang. The two people's ideas are different.

If Zhu Yuanzhang were to deal with the administrative issues, Ouyang Lun wouldn't even be needed. Zhu Yuanzhang would have taken action as soon as he opened his mouth, and would have killed him.

Zhu Yuanzhang probably knew this, but in order to train Zhu Biao, he probably resisted the urge to take action.

Haha, this father and son are really interesting!

However, this matter has little to do with him. After all, Zhu Biao is the emperor now. Let him handle it. If he messes up, there is still Zhu Biao. But if even Zhu Biao messes up, he will probably have to clean up the mess again.

Brother-in-law, you have to work harder!

In any case, Zhu Biao is definitely a lot less troublesome than Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Thank you, brother-in-law. I will start the action now!"

His father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, has already clearly expressed his support, and now with the support of his brother-in-law Ouyang Lun, Zhu Biao feels 70% to 80% confident!
"go Go!"

Ouyang Lun quickly sent Zhu Biao away.

It's finally quiet again!

After a quiet moment, Ouyang Lun felt the air around him was sweet. He lay back in the rocking chair and fished leisurely.
Time passed quickly and the end of the year was getting closer. All departments of the court entered their busiest time, summarizing the affairs of the whole year and drawing up plans for the next year. In short, they were extremely busy.

Zhu Yuanzhang was busy enjoying Ouyang Lun's delicious food and fine wine for free, fearing that he would be caught by Ouyang Lun. Zhu Biao was busy rectifying the administration of officials. Ouyang Lun directly assigned cabinet affairs to other cabinet ministers, and Ouyang Lun also arranged for Guo Zi and Mao Youde to handle the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, the Tax Inspection Bureau and other government offices!

Ouyang Lun naturally lay down comfortably.

"Master, at the end of the year, everyone in the palace and outside the palace is very busy. Why are you so leisurely?"

Zhou Bao accompanied Ouyang Lun fishing by the lake. He could catch a fish just by talking to him for a few words, but there was no movement from Ouyang Lun's side.

Ouyang Lun felt so sad when he saw Zhou Bao catching the fish.

"No, Zhou Bao, did you learn fishing skills without telling me? How come you can catch fish every time?" Ouyang Lun asked unhappily.

"Master, I really didn't learn how to fish!" Zhou Bao shook his head repeatedly, "You know, since I opened your personal peripheral store, I have opened branches all over the country, and I have to deal with many things every day. How can I have time to learn how to fish!"

"Since you have never learned how to fish, how can you catch fish?" Ouyang Lun asked in disbelief.

"I don't know! I'll just follow your example, put bait on the hook and throw it into the lake, waiting for the fish to bite." Zhou Baozheng said, and another fish took the bait. "Look, Master, I caught another fish!"

"." Ouyang Lun was speechless.

"Forget it, let's change the topic!" Ouyang Lun shook his head. Zhou Bao was really a natural born fisherman. He would always get something every time he went fishing!

Ouyang Lun asked this question many times and studied it many times, but there was no result!

The final conclusion is that the most likely thing is that Zhou Bao's luck in fishing is really good and stable, and he will always get something when he fishes.

"By the way, what did you ask me just now?"

Ouyang Lun asked.

"Master, I want to ask, why is it that at the end of the year, the entire Ming Dynasty is busy, but you, the Prime Minister of the Ming Cabinet, are so idle! Is it because you have been sidelined?" Zhou Bao asked again with a curious look on his face.

"Zhou Bao, you care about me, your master?! Does it have much to do with you whether I have been sidelined or not?"

Ouyang Lun asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Zhou Bao nodded repeatedly, "If you, Master, have not been sidelined, then I will do what I should do! But if you have been sidelined, then I have to go back and pack my things, ready to run away with you at any time!"

"Uh..." Ouyang Lun was stunned at first, but then he laughed, "Haha, you think long-term!"

"But you don't have to keep thinking about running away. Your master is fine now! No need to run away!"

"Oh, that's good! That's good! But master, you look really free. If His Majesty and the Emperor knew about this, would it have a bad impact on you?" Zhou Bao suggested cautiously.

"Idle? You're idle! I was so tired just now, and now I've just had a few days of rest. How dare you say that I'm idle?" Ouyang Lun said unhappily.

"Master, Master, I really didn't mean that!" Zhou Bao was so scared that he shook his head repeatedly and continued, "What I meant was that you have it easy! You are the one who makes plans behind the scenes. Even if Zhuge Liang were alive, he couldn't compare to you!"

Hearing Zhou Bao's compliments, Ouyang Lun nodded with satisfaction and smiled proudly. That was about right.

"Don't do anything else during this period of time, just follow me and rest. I think we can stay here at least until next year!"

Ouyang Lun said confidently.

"The master is wise!"

Zhou Bao quickly complimented him, but the next second, a figure hurried in.

"Who?"

Zhou Bao said in a deep voice.

"Your subordinate Guo Zi has come to report something important!"

"come in!"

Ouyang Lun had a headache on his face and waved his hands helplessly.

"Master, can I leave now?" Zhou Bao asked with a smile.

"Get out!" Ouyang Lun waved his hand again.

"What about this fish?" Zhou Bao looked at the fish in the bucket eagerly.

"Master, do I care about the fish you catch? Master, I can catch it myself. Why do you take your dirty fish away? It's full of fish bones, poking your throat!" Ouyang Lun muttered.

"Thank you, sir. I'm leaving now." Zhou Bao ran away with the fish bucket.

When Guo came over, he asked curiously, "Master, what happened to Butler Zhou? Why did he leave so happily? I heard that he made money recently? It seems to be true!"

"Hmph, if I hadn't given him advice, how could he make money?" Ouyang Lun shook his head speechlessly, "Forget it, let's not talk about him. Why did you come to me?" "Sir, the statistics for this year from the Ministry of Revenue are out, but I have discovered a problem and have to come and report to you." As he said that, Guo Zi took out a memorial and handed it to Ouyang Lun.

Ouyang Lun did not answer and said directly: "This memorial has too many words. I am too lazy to read it. Just tell me what's going on!"

"Yes!" Guo Zi nodded, and then said: "Master, the thing is, since our Ming Dynasty abolished the strict household registration management and allowed people from all over the country to move, the economic development of various places has indeed been greatly promoted. However, now a large number of people are gathering towards the coastal areas and the southern economy. Except for Northern Zhili in the north, the population situation in other provinces is not optimistic!"

"In many provinces, all the able-bodied laborers in a village have left, leaving only the elderly and children. This trend is getting worse, which has caused the local government to be unable to do many things. If this continues, many villages may even exist in name only!"

"In some places, development has stagnated or even regressed, and now these officials don't know what to do!"

"Logically speaking, this matter should not be handled by our Ministry of Household Registration, but it is caused by you, the master, who has relaxed the household registration management policy. I am worried that if the Huaixi Party knows about this, they will use it to target you. Should we make plans early?"

Hearing Guo Zi's words, Ouyang Lun nodded slowly.

At this moment, another figure rushed in.

"Your subordinate Mao Youde pays respect to His Majesty the Prince Consort!"

"Something big has happened to me!"

Mao Youde said anxiously.

"Say it!"

Ouyang Lun held his forehead and felt a headache.

What happened today? Why do all these problems keep happening to me?

"Master, the Tax Inspection Department has found that it is difficult to collect taxes in many places, and tax revenues in many places have dropped precipitously. Is there something wrong?"

When Mao Youde said this.

Guo Zi asked quickly, "Master Mao, are the taxes you mentioned that are more difficult to collect and those that are less taxable the ones listed in my memorial?"

As he spoke, Guo Zi handed Mao Youde a memorial.

Mao Youde took it and took a look at it, then nodded repeatedly, "Yes! These are the places! Lord Guo, what is going on?!"

"Master Mao, I am reporting this to you. The main reason is the massive population loss. Although tax revenue has decreased in some places, it has increased sharply in others. Overall, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty this year is at least 50% higher than last year!"

Hearing this, Mao Youde breathed a sigh of relief. "It turns out there are places where taxes have increased significantly! I thought taxes were all decreasing this year! I was shocked!"

"Mr. Mao, don't be too happy too soon. If this situation continues to develop, the work of your Tax Inspection Bureau will become more and more difficult, and our Ministry of Revenue will have a headache because of the imbalance of taxation!" Guo Zi said seriously.

"That's true," Guo Zi nodded.

Then the two of them turned their eyes to Ouyang Lun. The reason they came to Ouyang Lun was naturally because this problem was no longer something they could solve.

"Okay, I already know about this. You guys go down and pay more attention to this aspect, and I'll take care of the rest."

Ouyang Lun nodded, but did not directly tell Guo Zi and Mao Youde the solution.

"Yes!"

Next, Guo Zi and Mao Youde reported some more things before leaving.

Seven days passed quickly.

It's time for the morning court again.

The officials braved the heavy snow and still lined up in an orderly manner to enter the Taiji Hall.

When all the officials entered the Taiji Hall and looked at the Dragon Throne, they discovered that only Emperor Zhu Biao was sitting on the throne. There was no trace of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the retired Emperor. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had abdicated and become the retired emperor, the pressure on officials was still very great. Often when the retired emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was around, civil and military officials dared not even utter a word.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"

All civil and military officials saluted Zhu Biao.

"Everyone, I love you!"

"Now that the end of the year is approaching, I ask all of you to make sure you stand guard for the last shift of this year! Do not cause any major chaos! Otherwise, you will not have a good year!"

In recent court meetings, Zhu Biao almost always mentioned this sentence, never getting tired of saying it.

The ears of all the civil and military officials are so tired of hearing so much, but Zhu Biao's repeated instructions have a very good effect. The officials are handling their government affairs very seriously, and so far everything is going smoothly and nothing major has occurred.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. We will do our best!"

"Very good! I also believe that you will not let me and my father down!" Zhu Biao nodded with a smile, and then asked: "Do you have anything to say?"

Zhu Biao is now very skilled in presiding over state affairs. He has long lost the awkwardness he had in the beginning. The fact that he can enter the state of emperor so quickly is directly related to the fact that Zhu Biao has been the crown prince for more than 20 years.

As Zhu Biao started asking questions, all the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall began to report in an orderly manner!
In the past, Zhu Biao would listen carefully to the officials' reports and ask many questions, but today Zhu Biao seemed to have little interest in the content of the officials' reports.

Because Zhu Biao has his own ideas!

That’s right, Zhu Biao will fire the first shot in his rectification of official governance at the court meeting today!
Ever since he got positive support from Ouyang Lun last time, Zhu Biao has been making preparations after returning, and now he has a list in his hand!
This list is the first batch of officials he will lay off!
Since this is the first shot, the positions of the officials to be eliminated must not be small. If they are all insignificant officials, how can it have the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey?

To rectify the administration of officials, it is not only necessary to remove those incompetent officials who are in office but also to shock other officials. We must let them all know that when they are officials, they have to do their jobs and contribute to the development of the Ming Dynasty!

At the same time, it is also to establish Zhu Biao's prestige!
Regarding the first batch of layoff lists, Zhu Biao can be said to have considered it over and over again, and he even called upon data including but not limited to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard!
All this information was summarized and finally this list was compiled.

There was a list on Zhu Biao's desk, and he planned to announce it after all the government offices had reported!
Soon, the routine reports of various government offices were completed, and Zhu Biao placed his hand on the list, "Since all the ministers have finished speaking, then I..."

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to tell you!"

Huang Zicheng stood up and said loudly.

Forehead.
Zhu Biao was very depressed and had to ask, "Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Huang?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that tax revenues in many places in Ming Dynasty have dropped drastically this year. Not only that... In many places, the land cannot be cultivated, and many local infrastructure projects have also stopped!"

"These are all matters of great concern to people's livelihood. Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly!!"

(End of this chapter)