Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 583 Please Master Teach Me

The person who was still dissatisfied with Zuofu immediately regained his spirits, restrained his inner excitement, and said in a low voice: "A few years ago, I heard that Lord Zhen Guo found a large piece of land outside the ocean. He said that there were only natives on it, roughly After searching, I found some gold mines and copper mines. But later, for some reason, there was no sound..."

The voice became lower and lower, and some nobles even looked around, and then gradually surrounded Sun Xuntang, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty and Duke Guo have a very close relationship, is there any inside information?"

"Yes! If there is any news, tell the brothers. We have been bullied by those civil servants all the time. Although the Duke of Zhen is now the governor of Yingtian Fu, he was born in the Wu family after all. This can't be cheap for outsiders."

"Exactly! Marquis Anshun, you have a lot of face, can you invite Duke Zhen to come out? Let's book a restaurant tonight and invite Duke Zhen to dinner. The Duke only needs to say a word, so that the brothers can have a way of life. This matter of paying for food ...Well! Even if the country gentry pays all the food, we will fight to the end!"

"Hehehehe."

Sun Xunting laughed softly, "You just need to know these things in your mind. Let me tell you... Australia is no smaller than our Ming Dynasty, but there are only some natives who drink blood. Those natives don't know how precious gold is, so they give it to those The Xiyi changed some cloth and farm tools. The Lord of the town saw that the Xiyi people were enslaving those natives and killing them wantonly, so he didn't dare to make any further moves for a while. It is possible to take advantage of the void."

"What?! A few red-haired ghosts dare to run rampant with us, Daming?!"

A group of nobles were short of breath, their faces were flushed, as if these Xiyi people were robbing their own money, all of them stared wide-eyed, looking like they were going to eat people, and cursed: "The Zuo family's army is invincible!" Invincible, invincible, and those Japanese who are loyal to Ming Dynasty are also quite powerful! We pay money, buy boats, hire people, and kill those barbarians!

"Exactly! Natives are human beings, so they can slaughter them at will?! These Xiyi are indeed barbarians!"

A group of people were extremely angry, and Ben's lowered voice gradually became louder, attracting the attention of a group of civil servants.

Did these people take the wrong medicine?Shouting in front of Fengtian Temple, who is this going to hit?
"Duke Zhen is here, why don't you invite her personally?"

Seeing Zuo Fu approaching, Sun Xunting smiled and said: "If you are willing to invest overseas, I think Duke Zhen will not refuse."

Zuo Fu brought a group of "poor guys" to Fengtian Hall, a group of civil servants stared at her like wolves, and a group of nobles also stared at her with green eyes like wolves.

"My lord, I wonder if I have some free time today?"

As soon as Zuo Fu arrived outside Fengtian Hall, several nobles rushed over eagerly, "Master Yingtian is in charge of Yingtian Mansion now, and he won't get together with his brothers. The weather is fine today, why don't we go to the court to have a few drinks?" ?”

He winked as he spoke, and hinted again and again, "Grandpa, this payment of food and business tax is a good way to govern the country. I will support you! Even if you have a large family, you also want to find something else to make a living. Can you help us with the details?"

Zuo Fu was a little confused, what was he doing all of a sudden?
She looked at Sun Xunting, saw the other party blinking at her, and thought about these honorable words again, and she probably knew what she said.

Although I don't know what these nobles want, this is obviously a political exchange of interests.

Having been an official for nine years, he is no longer a rookie.Politics is sometimes an art of compromise and exchange.

Looking at the posture of these courtiers, today's court must be full of turmoil, and it is not her goal. Her ultimate goal is to get the merchants in the capital to pay taxes and the gentry to pay their food.

By the way, use this matter to suppress the matter of Lu Chan'er, so that the public will stop paying attention to this matter, and let that girl live a peaceful life in the future.Moreover, the matter of paying taxes was brought up at this time. Once she succeeded, it would be justifiable for Zhuang to kill this chicken.

Heh, sell your stepdaughter to live, do such a disgusting thing and still want to continue to live freely?Moreover, if she doesn't break her hands and feet, can she continue to oppress Lu Chan'er in the name of "being a mother" in the future?

To be honest, the Lu family is not a thing either.Although Lu Chan'er's rations were not deducted, he didn't care much about the child.Otherwise, why would a remarried stepmother use the name of "mother" to suppress Lu Chan'er, force her to marry a widower, and come to the draft?

After investigation, the Lu family even had the idea of ​​taking back the land, but Lu Chan'er's grandmother uttered cruel words before she died. If anyone dared to touch these acres of land, she would curse the Lu family even if she died.

The ancients were superstitious, the old grandmother talked to this point, and the other two uncles really couldn't do something to take away the niece's family property, so they helped talk together, and only then did Lu Chan'er have a ration and kept field.

This time, being forced by the stepmother to draft the draft, although it looks like they are being coerced by others, but people are so close to each other, who knows what they think?Maybe he also dreamed of getting rich, thinking that such a beautiful clan girl entered the harem and got favored, so they still can't get rich?
So, right now, she just wants to muddy the water, attract people's attention away, and then use the matter of tax collection to take a good look at that Wang Zhuang family, so as not to bully the orphan again!
Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, "We are busy with business on weekdays, and I really can't spare time to attend the gathering of brothers and uncles. I will apologize to everyone first."

Zuo Fufu said after Fufu: "Listen to my subordinates, there is a new private restaurant in the city called Xiaoshu Cuisine. The dishes are quite unique and the environment is quiet. Why don't I cook it after the court today?" Dong, how about asking everyone to have a meal as an apology?"

"Ha ha!"

Everyone laughed and catered again and again.It doesn't matter where you go to eat, even if you sit at a roadside stall.As long as Zuo Fu is willing to let go and find some ways for them to get money, to eat?Is it important?

Zuo Fu smiled, and after hearing the big Han general announce that he was going to court, he returned to the order of civil servants and walked into the hall.

After standing still for a while, the Son of Heaven came, and after going through the established procedures, Zuofu came out before other people could join Zuofu, holding up the wat board and saying, "Your Majesty, I have a book to play."

Zhu Cihong was a little surprised.Zuo Fu had always been low-key when he was in the dynasty, and generally seldom spoke.If she really had any opinions, she would write them directly, and she seldom raised any opinions in the court, but today she took the initiative to ask for a performance, which was a bit surprising.

"Ai Qing, what do you want to play?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have recently received a complaint. This case involves drafting. I am weak and incompetent. I am unable to make a judgment due to the entanglement between left and right. Therefore, I am going to court today to ask the emperor to make a ruling."

As soon as this remark came out, those courtiers who were about to shoot at Zuo Fu were ecstatic, and someone immediately came out to attack: "Such trivial matters have to be brought to the court, is Mr. Zuo unable to do what he wants? Even this small case cannot be judged." Is it? The matter of this beautiful girl from the Lu family has caused a lot of trouble, and the people have continued to criticize it. As the governor of the Yingtian government, you did not follow the public opinion to start the trial immediately, but instead detained everyone in the yamen.

"The emperor chooses a talent show, and the folks marry their daughters. Has this lord heard of this?"

Zuo Fu didn't meet this question directly, instead he asked this question.As soon as these words were uttered, everyone's expressions changed, including Zhu Cihong.

The emperor's talent show, and the people's eagerness to marry their daughters were not unique to the Ming Dynasty, and have been like this throughout the ages.It can be said that this move is very embarrassing to the emperor, but this matter, you can't pursue it to the end, otherwise this good color and the reputation of disregarding the suffering of the people will be attached to yourself.

Therefore, even if they knew that the people were taking advantage of the loopholes, basically everyone turned a blind eye to this matter, including the emperor.But now being asked by Zuo Fu like this, the courtiers felt chills in their hearts, while Zhu Cihong felt very humiliated.

But he is not a fool after all, and he will definitely not get angry because of such a thing.After suppressing the embarrassment in my heart, I said: "I have also heard about this matter. That girl would rather leave home to beg than enter the palace, which shows that she has a strong temper. A twisted melon is not sweet, and there is no need to talk about being loyal to the emperor. Yes, but a country girl, how can she understand so much truth? If she doesn't want to, forget it. Aiqing and make good arrangements for her to go back to her hometown, so that her stepmother will not make things difficult for her again. "

"Father Jun is sympathetic to the common people!"

Zuo Fu knelt down to pay homage, "On behalf of Lu Chan'er, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

what? !

Such a difficult matter was solved like this? !

A group of courtiers who were about to watch the excitement were itching their teeth with anger!They would never have imagined that Zuo Fu was plotting against the emperor, so he directly brought this matter to the emperor and let the emperor make a decision.

How dare the emperor want this woman for his own reputation?I can only let people go to show my tolerance and the style of a wise king.

Zuo Fu stood up and waited on the ministers, and finally his eyes fell on Shan Qian. She raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips into a smile, which seemed to be provocative.

The two-day investigation found a lot of things.Mu Er caught a spitting person from the Wang family, deliberately made a big fuss, and arrested him. After some threats, he found a very useful piece of information.

The wealthy businessman who married Zhuang's daughter was not from Gyeonggi, but came to the capital to do business in the spring of this year.The early stage was not smooth, but suddenly it became smooth sailing, and a large number of low-priced silks were collected. The quality was high, but the price was suspiciously cheap.

This alone is enough to prove that there is something wrong with this person.But right now, Zuo Fu can't deal with this person without the name of collecting taxes.Only after this matter is settled, can she use this name to contact this person and interrogate him.

In fact, there is another point, who is the person behind this is already ready to be revealed, it must be a member of the Queen's family.The queen may not be able to reach out of the palace, but her family can.

Shan Qian, as the instructor of Suzhou Imperial Examination Office, although his rank is low, his potential is great.All scholars want to curry favor with him, and it is not surprising that some disciples help him.Therefore, Zuo Fu didn't expect to use this matter to bring down the Shan family, but it was necessary to kill a few chickens to make him feel uncomfortable.

Shan Qian's face darkened, holding back his anger.This Zuo Fu is really quite capable, she dared to push the dilemma to the emperor, and to use the hand of the emperor to solve the problem, she underestimated her.

But it doesn't matter, this person actually wants to collect business taxes in the capital, hehe, where do you think the capital is?Is it Qiongzhou?It’s true that there is no way to go to heaven, and there is no way to come to hell!
"Your Majesty, this minister has something to play."

Chen Changhuai came out, "I want to impeach Zuo Fu and Zuo Yunshu, Yin Tian's governor!"

Zhu Cihong narrowed his eyes slightly.

It is not surprising that someone will impeach Zuo Futa today.The matter of tax collection has already spread to his ears, and the impeachment of Zuo Fu is not unexpected.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a sneer.

What do you say about being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, once your own interests are hurt, will your ugly face be exposed?

Suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, he pretended to be gentle and said: "Aiqing, what did Master Xiao Zuo do, you want to impeach her?"

"I want to impeach Zuo Yunshu for exploiting the common people!"

"Zuo Aiqing, did you hear me? What's going on?"

"Hey, where did you say that?!"

Zuo Fu pretended to be surprised, "Since when did I exploit the common people? Master Chen, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately!"

"Hmph! This old man not only wants to impeach you for exploiting the ordinary people, but also impeaches you for having bad motives, causing chaos in the court, and damaging the foundation of my Ming Dynasty!"

As he spoke, he handed over his playbook.Gao Yong took the memorial and sent it to Zhu Cihong. Zhu Cihong opened it up and was furious, "Zuo Aiqing only acted according to the law, how could he become a heinous crime when he came to you?! Pay taxes according to law, pay according to law, Isn't that what it should be?!"

"His Majesty!"

Chen Changhuai ignored Zhu Cihong's anger, and said calmly: "From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have given preferential treatment to scholars, and this is especially true in our dynasty. For scholars, as long as they are excellent in the examination, they can not only receive tribute rice, but also be exempted from labor and land tax. But Zuofu is lucky, not only does she want to collect taxes from the merchants, but she also wants the gentry to pay the grain together, overturning the rules set by the Taizu. This is a bold and reckless act, and her heart is to be punished, Your Majesty! "

"You really don't care about shit!"

Zuo Fu sneered, "This is Fengtian Temple, if you want to put shit back home, don't put it here, it's not good to smoke people."

"puff!"

A group of "poor guys" and nobles couldn't help laughing.

"presumptuous!"

Chen Changhuai scolded: "You also know that this is the Fengtian Palace?! To say a common saying in the market and humiliate the ministers of the current dynasty, do you still have His Majesty in your eyes?!"

"whispering sound!"

Zuo Fu curled his lips, "Don't speak so nicely, and act like you're all about Daming. After all, my proposal hurt your interests, so I jumped the wall in a hurry to frame me."

She paused and said again: "Let me ask Mr. Chen... how much land do I have in Daming now? How many scholars account for it? How many scholars are there now? Is this Daming's land enough?! If you go on from generation to generation, are you Want to force all the people to death?! What’s wrong with this gentry paying the food as a whole?! The ancestors ruled the ancestors all day long, and the Taizu also stipulated that the emperor died and the concubines were buried! But what happened later? Isn’t it changed? Don’t you Do you want to say that Yingzong is not filial and disobedient to Taizu?!"

"you!"

Chen Changhuai was choked immediately!
Death is the greatest, and the dead emperor is even greater!How dare he say Yingzong was wrong?Moreover, this move was also specially written by their civil officials, saying that Yingzong was kind.That's it, how dare he answer?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zuo Fu sneered again, and said, "Come on, my lord, let's discuss it carefully! I only have one question: there are more and more famous scholars, and more and more people who don't pay. I'm going to ask my lord, what should I do when the treasury has no more income?! Please teach me, my lord!"

(End of this chapter)