Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 34
Originally, Zhu Houzhao hadn't paid attention to this issue, but now hearing his uncle Zhang Heling talking about this issue, Zhu Houzhao immediately raised his heart.The salt law is already broken, and now there is actually a salt-free class. If the salt class is exempted, the court's income will decrease, so what's the use of Ye Qi's reforms?Originally, this reform did more harm than good.

Although the profit is not much, but there is some, but if the salt class is exempted, this profit will be gone, what is going on?

No wonder Wanli sent eunuchs to collect taxes, otherwise you wouldn't be able to collect them. Why does Zhu Houzhao feel that this matter seems to be arranged?First give the court money, change the salt law, change the payment of grain to the payment of silver, and then find a way to reduce or exempt the salt class, and get some benefits from the court. It's really crazy, there is no room for it Stay!
Zhu Houzhao really wanted to kill people now, and hearing his uncle talking eloquently inside, Zhu Houzhao's anger really burned in his heart.

This is digging up the roots, digging up the roots of Daming. If these people do this, sooner or later they will break the foundation of Daming.

Whoa!

Zhu Houzhao pushed the door suddenly, and then walked in. Then Zhu Houzhao saw his mother, and then saw his own Zhang Heling, a man in his 30s.She looks a bit like her mother, with a beard on the corner of her mouth. She is well maintained, and her attire is not exaggerated, but she still reveals a hint of arrogance inadvertently.

For example, the piece of jade hanging on the waist looks quite ordinary and nothing, but Zhu Houzhao recognized it at a glance.

It was a piece of jade from the Han Dynasty, and the carving technique was very exquisite. It should have been made by a famous general in the Han Dynasty, and it was very expensive at first glance.

Seeing Zhu Houzhao coming in, Zhang Heling quickly saluted and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't talk to Zhang Heling at all, but came to his mother, smiled and saluted: "I have seen my mother!"

Seeing her son coming, Queen Zhang stretched out her hand to pull Zhu Houzhao over, and then asked worriedly, "What's the matter? You look angry, who provoked you again? You are the prince now, when you grow up, Don’t lose your temper indiscriminately!”

"It's not those idiots!" When Zhu Houzhao said this, his face was gloomy, and he slammed the table: "Today, I went to inspect the school grounds with Ma Aiqing from the Ministry of War, Zhang Aiqing from the British, and Chen Daban from the Supervisor of Rituals. Those officers. As a result, some of those people fell from their horses, and some dropped their bows on the ground, and they hugged the horses' necks to avoid falling to the ground."

"Let alone hit the target in archery, the feathered arrow falls to the ground in less than ten steps. What kind of soldiers can such a general bring out?"

"What are they doing with the court's salary and the court's rations every day? Have they all eaten? A bunch of idiots!"

Although Zhu Houzhao was talking about the generals of the Beijing camp, his eyes never left his uncle Zhang Heling. It seemed that he was talking to him. Zhu Houzhao's tone became more and more unfriendly: "What contribution do these people have to Ming Dynasty? They are high-ranking officials and rich in salary, but they don’t want to repay the grace of the saints. They travel around all day long, eating and drinking, and I really want to send them all to the northwest to eat sand.”

Zhang Heling was terrified when he heard it. Of course he heard that the emperor's nephew was referring to Sang Huai, and he was talking about himself.

Zhang Heling couldn't help but feel aggrieved in his heart, what's wrong with me?I did nothing!Does this count as a hang-up?
Empress Zhang naturally also saw that her son was taking advantage of the problem, but she couldn't expose this matter, and said with a smile: "Your father is responsible for these things. Isn't this tour just to select these people?" Speaking of which, Empress Zhang pointed to Zhang Heling and said: "Don't be so patronizing and angry, your uncle is here, and the queen mother hasn't seen your uncle for some days, let's have a family dinner today."

Turning his head to look at Zhang Heling, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "Uncle, please forgive me, I am so confused by those people, don't blame uncle, don't blame!"

Zhang Heling complained in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "I dare not, dare not!"

Only then did Zhu Houzhao stare at Zhang Heling and asked, "What's the matter with Uncle entering the palace this time? Could it be that he is short of money? I just heard that Uncle seems to be talking about Yan Yin with his mother. If Uncle is short of money, then I will ask someone to give it to you." Uncle sent some, although the East Palace is not rich, but you can still save some. The emperor father and the queen mother are very thrifty, and this palace also needs to learn."

This is not polite at all, Zhu Houzhao just pointed it out, you come here to talk about Yanyin, don’t you just want money?
At the same time, Zhu Houzhao also told Zhang Heling that the people in the palace, whether they are the prince himself or the emperor and empress, are all frugal, you'd better restrain yourself.

Empress Zhang could see that her son didn't know which tendon was wrong, and it was aimed at her brother. Empress Zhang couldn't help but sink her face.It's just that Zhu Houzhao hasn't refuted what he said, so it can't be said that the nephew wants to give money to the uncle is a bad word, right?This must be a good word!You can't say it's a bad thing to learn from yourself and your husband to be frugal, right?This is of course a good word, but it's worse than a bad word!

It seems that there is nothing to eat for today's meal.

"You go back first, and have dinner in the palace another day!" Empress Zhang looked at her brother and said expressionlessly.

Zhang Heling seemed to be pardoned, he could tell that his prince and nephew looked very displeased with him today, and just now he specifically pointed out the matter of Yanyin, there is something wrong here.Although he didn't know what it was, Zhang Heling knew that it might not be possible.In fact, he was also very afraid of offending his nephew, who was the future emperor.

My brother-in-law dotes on me because of my sister, but my nephew doesn't seem to know how to do it, which makes Zhang Heling happy.

"Resign!" Zhang Heling was about to go back and think of a way. He couldn't stay here now, so he bowed and retreated.

After Zhang Heling left, Empress Zhang turned to her son, and said, "Tell me, why did you treat your uncle like this."

My son knows it himself. He laughs and scolds and is playful on weekdays. He never cares about these things. These days have changed a lot. He is studying and participating in politics, but he will never treat his brother like this. There must be something I don’t know about it. things.Queen Zhang asked her brother to go away, and then she asked Zhu Houzhao, with a serious expression on her face.

The relationship between my natal family and my son is not good. This is a big deal. There are many foreign relatives who dominate, but more foreign relatives are punished.There is no hope of monopolizing your own family, but don't be cleaned up!

(End of this chapter)