Chongzhen chat group

Chapter 265

In the original history, Emperor Chongzhen dealt with it strictly, and finally sent the Tang king to Fengyang to confine him. This is one of the most severe punishments for the vassal king.

But when Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately thought of Man Jianghong in the chat group.Through this period of understanding, he understood that the king of Tang, who had not officially taken office, had no intention of rebellion.To put it bluntly, based on the current king of Tang, it is really a daydream if he wants to succeed in rebellion!
But now that the memorial is up, this matter must be dealt with.Emperor Chongzhen consulted Wen Tiren's opinion: "Wen Qing thinks, how should we deal with it?"

"This rule must not be opened!" Wen Tiren said firmly after hearing this, "According to the rule, Tang Shisun should seize his title and confine Fengyang. But..."

After a little hesitation, he said again: "However, it is a matter of diligence for the king, and his sentiments are encouraging. Maybe let him atone for his crime with silver, and recover part of the land granted, and use this to set the quota for the land of the vassal. If there is any excess Those who are limited, what do you want to do, is it to accumulate food and grass?"

What he said was to limit the financial resources of the vassal king, so that the vassal king could live a life.One of the crimes used is to save food and grass, what do you want to do?That is to say, before the soldiers and horses move the food and grass, if you have so much land and wealth in your name, you can't use it all up, so what are you saving it for?
Although doing so seems to have unwarranted meaning.After all, the Ming clan is the emperor's relatives. As the emperor, it was normal to give some property.During the Chengzu period, they were deprived of their military and political power, and they were given more gold and silver fields as compensation.

But if you have to force it, what Wen Tiren said is not without a grain of truth.A large amount of wealth was inherited, and a large amount of land was acquired and donated. At the beginning of the founding of the country, it was okay. Now, more than 250 years later, how much wealth and land have been added up by so many clans of the Ming Dynasty?Even if things are fine right now, if it goes on like this, it is estimated that all the land in the world is surnamed Zhu, and there is no need to pay taxes, then the court will have no income, and naturally, it will not be far away.From this point of view, it's not a rebellion, but in the end, whoever is cheaper in the country, I don't know!
But Wen Tiren was really a little nervous when he said this. After all, it involves royal affairs. Although it is for the court and for the public and selfless, the emperor will have children, and there will be many, and only one of them will succeed to the throne, and the others will be Those who want to be kings.If such measures were to be implemented, the emperor's son would inevitably be involved, which would probably annoy the emperor.This is also the reason why, although many civil servants and ministers have seen the harm of the Ming clan, few dared to raise it and try to solve it.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, he was just thinking.Wen Tiren opened his bow without looking back, and immediately played again: "Your Majesty, if the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty implements this, then the other dignitaries, as well as the fields of officials, can naturally reiterate the Taizu's strict order that all private lands should be used as one body with the people. ! In this way, according to my estimate, the land tax can be doubled at least!"

If it can be at least doubled, then the amount is a bit large.The current background that the court is so short of money is an important factor that Wen Tiren proposed to impress Emperor Chongzhen.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was obviously still thinking, and Wen Tiren saw it, and his heart became more and more disturbed, wondering what the emperor was thinking?But he was also sure of one thing, the emperor still defended him, otherwise he would not have sent everyone away, only the monarch and his ministers were talking.Even if it doesn't work, it won't spread.

In fact, after hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen was moved.After all, what Wen Tiren said is indeed reasonable. If those Tonglu Shanxi merchants are a cancer on Daming, then the ever-increasing Ming clan is a parasite on Daming, and other privileged classes are annexing land and land more and more seriously. Tax evasion is digging the foundation of Daming.These things are indeed very serious. If they are not resolved or restricted, Ming Dynasty will perish sooner or later.

However, Emperor Chongzhen also clearly realized that these points are not easy to move!
As the saying goes, blocking people's money is like killing their parents, not to mention those with vested interests are the most powerful people in Ming Dynasty, once they retaliate, can they be suppressed?Or, just Taizu can do it!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen remained calm and ordered to the chief assistant: "Wen Qing continue!"

When Wen Tiren heard it, does this mean staying in China?In other words, the emperor does not want to deal with it for the time being.The result was not good, not bad, just hanging there, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

But the emperor had already spoken, and he wanted to strike while the iron was hot.But then I thought about the fact that it was too big. If the emperor was just persuaded by himself and agreed on the spur of the moment, if he couldn't persist, it would be better not to agree. Now this is limited to the monarch and his ministers.

Thinking about it this way, he didn't talk about it again, but just said: "The minister thought that we should imitate the Song Dynasty system, encourage business affairs, and make Ming's goods communicate with the north and the south, and complement each other's surplus. He also opened the sea ban and colluded with domestic and overseas. Furthermore, strictly The tax system, its income can be divided between the local government and the imperial court, and the assessment of officials is also related to it..."

Wen Tiren's business tax reform mentioned next is completely imitating the Song system. It is probably to encourage commerce and promote large-scale circulation. Let them evade taxes and evade taxes, and the income tax is divided between the local government and the central government.And the evaluation of local officials must be linked to this.

By the time he finished speaking, it was already very late.Seeking truth from facts, there is nothing particularly novel about his policy agenda, nor is there anything brilliant about it. On the contrary, it is very dangerous, and its feasibility is not very high.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was still very satisfied with Wen Tiren, knowing that he could come up with such an innovative strategy, which had proved his public heart.It's just living in the constraints of the times, that's all there is to it.

In any case, this also gave Emperor Chongzhen a better understanding of the current situation in Ming Dynasty.As for how to innovate, he also has plans in his mind.

Therefore, after Wen Tiren finished speaking, he nodded with a smile and said, "I know that what you said is my own. I also know that this matter is of great importance, so only you and I know about it. , I have the same feeling, these must be resolved. It's just..."

He paused here, causing Wen Tiren's heart to "thump", and then heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "My prestige is not enough to promote the implementation of Qing's political affairs. If I force it, I am not sure that I can do it." Keep your lord..."

Hearing this, Wen Tiren was not only moved, but also disappointed.Hearing what the emperor wanted, he was still not ready to adopt it.

However, what Emperor Chongzhen said next surprised him greatly.

　After that, it should be able to keep updating on time, but all the owed updates will be made up, and it is estimated that it will be done after returning home regularly.Plan to go back early, at least make up for the owed changes during the holiday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)