Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 584 You Are Going To Pierce The Sky

"A word, please teach me, my lord," choked Chen Changhuai to death.

Everyone knows this question!There are more and more people enjoying state welfare, but there is only so much land. After Zhang Juzheng's reform, some hidden land has been made available.However, Mr. Zhang Juzheng left the government, and these years have passed, and he has returned to the starting point. The food and taxes he can receive are getting less and less.

Not to mention, after losing half of the country, this situation became more prominent.You must know that although the defense of the Qing army was strict, many people still ran over.

Scholars enjoy tax-free and duty-free benefits, and after winning the Juren, this benefit will expand infinitely. Countless self-cultivating farmers bring their fields to seek refuge in order to obtain the benefits of duty-free and tax-free benefits.

There is a word in Daming to describe this move, and it's called: offering.

In Daming, for a common man, taxation was not the most terrible thing, but the most terrible thing was government servants.Not only do you have no money to do these jobs, but if you can't do it well, you will ruin your family and kill people. This is what the people fear most.

Therefore, entrusting one's own land property under the name of a scholar or a gentry, although one loses one's freedom, one can be exempted from official duties and taxes.

Therefore, Daming had the theory of Jin Juren.Just look at Lin Li, he is just a juren, but he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing.Because after winning the exam, even if you had nothing before, you will become a person with three possessions in an instant: owning a house, owning a field, and having power.

What's more, they even sent beautiful wives and concubines to find asylum.From this, it is not difficult to understand why these civil servants are so hostile to Zuo Fu, because Zuo Fu is really digging their roots and harming their interests.

If she was rejected because she was a woman at first, then after Zuo Fu killed Li Xiangjun in Changzhou, this practice has cast a shadow in the hearts of the ministers, and they even saw Zhang Jiangling (Zhang Juzheng) in Zuo Fu. Shadow, and Zuo Fu is even worse than Zhang Jiangling, more arrogant and barbaric.

What's even more annoying is: Zhang Jiangling likes to enjoy himself, but this one doesn't like to enjoy it, as if he has a single tendon in his mind, and he is focused on killing them and standing out for those muddy legs.

Such a person, with a firm mind, arrogance, and courage, how can people not be afraid? !

Everyone knows that there are more and more famous people, and there are so many that the imperial court has no positions to place them.But this is related to their own interests, who wants to cut their own flesh?Furthermore, if this matter is brought up, it is against the famous scholars in the world. Who dares to bring up this matter at the risk of being sprayed to death by scholars all over the world?Do you want to die? !
Only a fool like Zuo Fu would do this!To actually ask openly in this court, she really doesn't want to live anymore!
"how?"

Seeing that Chen Changhuai didn't speak, Zuo Fu chuckled, "Is Mr. Chen's tongue caught by a cat?"

She raised her eyebrows, "Is the tongue taken away by the cat? Or is it that the adults simply don't want to answer Zuo's question?"

"You are messing around!"

Li Chang jumped out and said: "Throughout the ages, the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor have ruled the world together, and this is even more so in my Ming Dynasty! Treat scholars favorably, probably because scholars are the foundation of a dynasty! Zuo Fu, you are trying to touch the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, you deserve it!" Doom!"

"what!"

Zuo Fu laughed, "I deserve death?!"

She pointed to Li Chang and the others and said, "Look at you, all of you are full of silk and satin! Go and see the people again! You have taken up all the people's land, what do you let them live on?! Why can the thieves respond to all calls?! Isn’t the government forcing the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel?!”

"Bold!"

Chen Changhuai sternly said: "The late Emperor tragically died at the hands of the trespassers, are you trying to excuse the trespassers?!"

"The thief deserves to die, but have you ever thought about why such a person has so many people following him when he raises his arms?! Was he really coerced?!"

Zuo Fu sternly said: "The world is the world, the world is the world of the people! The people living on this land can't even maintain the most basic survival, so is it still called the world?! How can it not be the opposite?! We don't have to wait for production It is not an exaggeration to say that it is our parents who eat and drink! Is there still a son in this world who wears silk and eats delicacies and watches his parents beg?!"

"This, how can this be confused?! You compare the people to our parents, Zuofu, you don't even distinguish between superiority and inferiority, and dare to say that you are dedicated to the country?! Confused the superiority and inferiority, and disrespected the etiquette and law, your heart should be punished !"

Li Chang's spittle was flying around, his expression was excited, as if he had caught Zuo Fu's handle, he was very excited.

In his opinion, Zuo Fu has disturbed the foundation of his rule. This is the right of the nobles, scholars, civil servants and squires all over the world!
With such a thing, your reasoning is that it is useless to go to heaven!Even the enemies will unite because of this, and kill you Zov!

"There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. The universe is fixed. Has Lord Zhen never read a book? How dare you bring such a messy matter to the court."

Chen Changhuai sneered, "Are you trying to turn the world upside down and mess up the court?!"

Zuo Fu raised his eyebrows, "People can carry a boat or capsize it, Master Chen doesn't even understand this truth?! Chaos in the court? You will really list the crimes for me, and you can even say such shameless words... um , let me guess...Master Chen is from Yiwu County, Jinhua Prefecture..."

She looked at the ministers and said slowly: "Yiwu, known as Wushang and Wuxiao in ancient times, is located in the central part of Zhejiang Province, surrounded by mountains on three sides in the southeast and north, not to mention the difficulty of access, and there is very little arable land. To fight Japanese pirates, most of the recruiters are from Yiwu, do you know why?"

"It's because there are so many people and so little land, and it's difficult to get in and out, so there's no way to make a living!"

Sun Xunyu's voice sounded, "That's why I joined the Qi family army, not to mention gaining wealth, but at least earning enough food and clothing."

"What Lord Hou said is."

Zuo Fu smiled slightly, and suddenly his eyes became sharper. He looked at Chen Changhuai and said, "But as far as I know, Master Chen has more than [-] mu of fertile land in his family. Tsk tsk, I'm afraid that all the land in Yiwu has fallen to your house." Bar?"

"You, you nonsense!"

"Ah."

Zuo Fu chuckled, "It's not just a matter of me talking about it. Do you think that your little wealth can be hidden from the eyes and ears of His Majesty's personal guards?"

Everyone's face was pale.

Zuo Dayou is the head of Jinyiwei. These days, he hasn't been in court very much. He is recuperating at home. They almost forgot about it.

and……

What did Zoff mean by this?Could it be that their family background has been investigated?
Zhu Cihong's face was cold, it was fine if Zuo Fu didn't mention this, but once he mentioned it, he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.

Naturally, Zuo Fu didn't inquire about these things by himself, in fact, he asked Jin Yiwei to inquire.Of course, it is not surprising that Zuo Fu, as the daughter of Zuo Dayou, would know these things.

However, as the Son of Heaven, even though he hated these bastards to death, he could only endure it.You can't kill all the people, and then become a bare commander yourself, right?
If you become an official in Daming, your family and yourself can be exempted from all taxes and chores.Apart from these people, there are also those nobles and those royal children who also enjoy this benefit.

These people have almost gnawed the foundation of Ming Dynasty, and the people have no way to survive, so they will naturally come out to rebel.Therefore, he was very happy to hear that Zuo Fu was going to deal with this group of people. Before the fight started, he had already stood by Zuo Fu's side.

Originally!
The world belongs to him. Of course, he hopes that the country will get better and better. On this point, no matter how wary he is of the Zuo family, he should use it. After all, who wants to mess up his world?

"The agricultural tax in my Ming Dynasty varies from place to place, and Susong is the heaviest. Leaving aside this example, the agricultural tax in other places is ten to two to three. Now Mrs. Chen's family has more than [-] mu of land. Only this one, I am in Ming Dynasty for one year. Just how much less tax is collected? Has anyone calculated this account?"

A large group of civil servants turned blue.Can this account be settled?Doesn't it make the emperor mad?
"This, this was set by the Taizu...Throughout the ages, scholars have always been given preferential treatment..."

Someone whispered: "Furthermore, don't the children of the royal family own more fields?"

"That muttered lord speaks well!"

Zuo Fu clapped his hands, "Now there are very few children of my Ming royal family in the south, so there is no such thing as dragging down the finances! But you reminded me!"

Zuo Fu bowed to Zhu Cihong, and said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the preferential treatment for the children of the royal family should also be cancelled! No matter who you are, as long as you have land, as long as you are in business, you must pay taxes according to the law! Your Majesty, the world is limited. , the burden on the peasants is too heavy, I think His Majesty should lighten the burden on the peasants and increase the commercial tax! One in thirty is really low!"

"You, you are going to pierce the sky!"

An old man began to cry, "Your Majesty! Zuo Yunshu has bad intentions and is insane. He doesn't even spare His Majesty's relatives. His eyes are full of stupid things. Your Majesty, this person will definitely not be an official anymore! Please also, Your Majesty!" Heavy punishment!"

"Punish you damn, punish!"

A nobleman jumped out, "How did the first emperor die?! He was forced to death by you civil servants! A Du's thing?! The first emperor died in such a humiliating way because of money! Everyone said that he had no money, and waited for the intruders." Come on, my mother! Your money is really a lot! It is enough to buy millions of acres of land and there is more! You people are really not human! Your Majesty, I support Duke Zhen, and I am willing Pay food, pay taxes!"

"The minister is also willing!"

Sun Xunting came out and said, "The tragedy of the former emperor must never happen again! Back then, it was our greed that allowed the Tartars to bully us! I agree that the gentry should pay the food as a whole!"

"The minister also agrees!"

The "poor" also came out one after another, "I am willing to pay taxes!"

A group of ministers were so angry that their noses were crooked!

You bunch of poor ghosts, with hundreds of acres of land at most, why come out to join in the fun? !Moreover, because of the high yield of grain now, if you really want to figure it out, how much silver do you have to pay? !
"His Majesty!"

Zuo Fu continued: "Nowadays my Ming Dynasty has a high-yield grain. In my opinion, the previous rules are not suitable. I think this should be changed. One tax for ten, or even one tax for twenty is enough to feed the court and the army. After all , After years of exploration, the yield per mu is now more than [-] catties, not to mention the potatoes and sweet potatoes! So after the gentry pays for the grain together, the country and the court can spend enough.

Moreover, I have another proposal.In the old days, when the Taizu aspired to become the king of the world, the price of goods was cheap, and the salaries of officials were not given gold or silver, but rice grains.It's just that hundreds of years have passed, and the salaries set by the Taizu are no longer enough for officials to support themselves, so the minister proposed to increase the salaries of officials, and use rice, grain, gold and silver in parallel. The rice in his hand can be sold, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? "

When some centrists heard this, they immediately regained their spirits.

They don't want to pay food either.A big family needs to be raised, and now the government is cracking down on corruption. I don’t know how many corrupt officials have been killed. If all benefits are subtracted, how can they survive?
But if the wages increase... they would be happy to see it.I don't know how much I can add?

Zhu Cihong narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and asked, "What does the chief assistant think?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhen Guo is saying that he is old enough to seek the country. The salary of my Ming officials is indeed too little."

Qian Qianyi said: "When the Taizu aspired to the top of the world, a bucket of rice was only a few pennies, and everyone could make do with it. But now the price of rice has increased many times, and the family members of officials are not allowed to engage in other industries. Only the current salary is too much. It's been hard work."

He paused and then said: "My minister dares to say a word. The continuous corruption has a great relationship with the low salary. Officials have no money, so they have to try to exploit the common people and make money everywhere. If the salary is enough, I dare not say it." Absolutely eliminate corruption, but at least some corruption can be alleviated.

As for the Lord Zhen Guo's statement that the gentry pays grain as a whole, the minister also agrees, and the minister is also willing to pay grain according to law.It's just that, after all, I ruled the world with scholars in the Ming Dynasty, so it's not appropriate to cancel all the ministers.Therefore, I have a compromise method, I don't know if it works or not? "

"Ai Qing, let me tell you."

Zhu Cihong also wanted to hear what Qian Qianyi could do to solve this problem.After all, it is absolutely difficult for the country gentry to pay the food as a whole.Moreover, the imperial court still relies on these people to handle affairs, so it cannot be suppressed too much.

"As Lord Zhen Guo said, today's high-yield grains are rice, and the yield per mu can reach more than 300 catties. If an adult eats three catties of rice a day, one mu of land can last more than [-] days. This is still higher. If potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and other non-staple grains are added, if a family has ten acres of land, it will be enough.

Therefore, I feel that increasing salary is one aspect, and on the other hand, officials can also be given a certain amount of exemption for those with fame, just like the treatment of scholars.According to the size of the official rank, the amount of exemption is set, the minimum is ten mu, and the maximum is not more than one hundred mu. I think this is the most appropriate. "

As soon as these words came out, a group of people wanted to fuck Qian Qianyi to death!
This old man is shameless!He actually betrayed them!He's already getting old, and it seems that he will be able to jump around in a few days. He doesn't ask for anything else, he just wants to be famous after him, but what about them? !Is this going to kill them? !

Qian Qianyi didn't pay attention to this group of people, he is now full of his posthumous title Qian Wenzhenggong!Civil servants are proud of Wenzheng. A man wants to be a prime minister when he is alive, and "Wenzheng" when he dies. As for you dicks?It's none of my old money's business!

"Moreover, I feel that what Lord Zhen said is very reasonable. Nowadays, the grain output is huge, and the tax is two or three too much, and one tax is enough. If His Majesty implements this law, the people of the world will also praise His Majesty's virtues. Those common people I will definitely be grateful to His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)