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Chapter 302 The Battle in the Court ([-])

The ministers in the hall dared not speak out. The low-level officials who had been exposed to the sun outside were covered in sweat, and many of them were sweating profusely. There is a salt layer, that sweat smells!Coupled with the body odor of some individuals, it can be called a poison gas bomb, and the poison made all the ministers dizzy.

I can't say anything about it. The emperor deliberately let others in to hide from the sun in order to show compassion for others. He could only endure this smell that could kill people.

Many of those low-level bureaucrats are interested in today's tax collection. They came to see something new. Now that they have the emperor's permission, they can attend the debate. Many people are overjoyed. white sun.

"Okay! Quiet! Quiet! The officials who just came in stand back, don't stop them too much, let the family take a breath at least|...Okay, let's continue the debate." Yang Reform sat on the throne, also I smelled a "poisonous gas" smell and couldn't stand it, so I quickly asked everyone to stand aside.

Although it was disgusting, he still continued to debate, and the emperor had already spoken.

The battle continues.

However, there is nothing new, nothing more than that the increase in taxes is a disaster for the people. Now that the war is urgent, it is absolutely impossible to have no money. Liu Yanyuan is even more in the limelight. Who dares to object to tax collection?You died with him?When asked this question, no one in the opposition dared to answer. As long as they are not fools, they have read the emperor's speculation, and almost all believe in the possibility of the Eastern Captive entering the customs. Today's intelligence Even if Lin Dan Khan lost, the situation is moving towards the emperor's speculation. If the money for the war in the north is not in place, leading to the entry of the eastern captives, who can bear the responsibility?Who wants to risk their life?Objecting to taxation is nothing more than wanting to make more money, but no one put their lives in it for the sake of making money. This deal is obviously not worthwhile.

The time gradually became longer and longer. From the very beginning, the imperial party's firepower was fierce. Gradually, the imperial party began to lose its strength, and its mouth was foaming.On the contrary, the opposition, because of the large number of people, can take turns to fight, but they are very energetic and quickly gained the upper hand.

The battle between the two sides is still going on.

"Report to Your Majesty, I am against tax collection. The harm of increasing dispatches is measured by tax, and the harm of commercial tax is measured by day... Commercial tax is not a burden to merchants, but also poverty to people. Merchants buy expensive and never sell cheap. It's expensive, and it's all up to the business to calculate the tax... The situation is complicated and Ning knows the bottom line..." A minister said in a half-baked way, this is leftovers, after all, it's all the same.

Of course, even if the opposition opposes the emperor's tax collection, no one will use any tax collection to cause anger and resentment. God has sent down punishment to tell the emperor. After all, it has not yet reached that point. Now the emperor has already given out tens of millions of taels of silver. To go to disaster relief, and to use a lot of money in the north to prepare for war. If you still say that about the emperor, I’m afraid you really can’t say it. Once you say this, you will completely tear your face with the emperor. I’m afraid the emperor will hate him so much Death, no one is willing to use this kind of rhetoric.

Yang Reform scoffed at this statement in his heart. It seemed reasonable, but there were obvious loopholes in this statement. For example, his Liulizhai had nothing to do with the poverty of ordinary people. How many ordinary people can afford glass?I collected taxes myself, but it made those who can afford the glass spend a little more money, but those who can afford the glass, do they care about the money?

Of course, on the surface, Yang Reform had to pretend to be very educated to make the opposition more energetic, as if the emperor had been gradually persuaded by us.

The opposition is more exciting.

"Report to Your Majesty, I am against tax collection. Today, one product is one person, and the tax is taxed. If you use the marrow, one sheep and ten skins, those who come here will not make any profit, but will do harm. They are hard-pressed merchants Also, as Lord XX said, how can merchants buy expensive goods and sell them cheaply? Private goods are expensive, and people’s lives are difficult! Your Majesty, you must not collect taxes..." An opposition group came out to object.

Yang Reform continued to pretend, pretending to listen carefully, pretending to have gained a lot, but in fact, he had already scolded the sky in his heart, how can people in the 21st century be so easy to fool?

"I would like to report to Your Majesty that I oppose tax collection. I would like to give you a list, such as a mansion in Hejian. The land is barren and the people are poor. The tax amount is [-]. If the tax is too high, the business will be difficult, and if the business is difficult, the number of visitors will be few, and the amount of profit must be taken. ... The large and small cargo ships in Hexi, the ship owner has the ship's material, the merchant has the ship's money, the merchant's tax when entering the store, and the regular tax when leaving the store... Within a hundred miles, there are three officials in charge, and when a product comes, the questioner counts the tax...Your Majesty, how can this tax be collected? The people can't make a living?" A minister even gave an example.

Yang Reform is even more contemptuous. Taking the tax of a poor place as an example is useless. In the future, the tax collected by a commercially developed city can be offset by several inland provinces. Get up, collect taxes, and it can also feed back to underdeveloped areas. For example, in China in the 21st century, you often see such things as counterpart assistance. It is the Ming Dynasty, which finally fell because it could not collect taxes. When people read it, they have to sigh. The rhetoric of these opponents can also confuse people with limited knowledge. For example, the Chongzhen in history, it is impossible to confuse Yang Reform today.

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Over time.

The opposition began to show an advantage in numbers. During the war of words, there were many people and there was a lot of saliva. The imperialists had been fighting for a long time, and there was a lot of white foam on the mouth. It has long been powerless to argue with the opposition .For a moment, the court hall was filled with voices from the opposition.

Yang Reform listened to the words of these opponents, and completely dismissed them. If tax collection is wrong, guilty, and damnable, then all countries in the future will be crazy, crazy, and idiots.The truths said by the opposition did not touch Yang Reform in the slightest, but made Yang Reform feel disgusted. Only these "idiots" and "fools" in the Ming Dynasty thought, said, and acted like this.From the perspective of the future, those who managed the country in the Ming Dynasty were either idiots or extremely selfish people.

Yang Reform's arrangement today is to give the opposition "convenience", the purpose is to let the opposition win, and his own imperial party must have a fierce "resistance", a fierce verbal confrontation, and finally declare defeat because of no choice , Let the opposition win "difficult", win "truth", and win so that people can't see the flaws.This was a well-arranged play, but I was also disgusted by the disgusting thoughts of the opposition, and asked: "Since your gentlemen say that tax collection is such a great evil and should not be so, then I think, Should the land tax, salt tax, customs duties, and other taxes be abolished? Wouldn’t it be easier for the people to live in this way? What do you think? Let’s talk about it.”

As soon as the emperor spoke, all the ministers felt suffocated and their heads were short-circuited. The emperor really dared to think and speak!Even dare to say such things as canceling all taxes in the world.All taxes have been abolished, who will pay us?The world of the Zhu family probably doesn't want it either, right?

All the ministers looked at the emperor in horror and embarrassment, not knowing what the emperor meant. Seeing the emperor seemed normal, not like he was insane!

"Hehe, you go on, go on, just pretend I didn't say anything." Yang Reform just really can't understand those people who sing about black taxation, so he came out here on purpose to disgust the opposition. The purpose of today's debate is to In order for the opposition to win, even though Yang Reform had all kinds of rhetoric and theories to refute the opposition, he still pretended not to know and not to say anything.

The entire debate, except for the fierce firepower of the imperial party at the beginning, gradually died down after a period of time. The imperial party suffered a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and it became apparent that because of the small number of people, it gradually became weak when speaking. Even today's most capable Liu Yanyuan, who fought in the war, now has a hoarse voice. The other imperial parties have long stopped talking because their saliva has been sprayed dry. The weather in this hall and every drinking place is hotter and thirstier. So Liu Yanyuan came out from time to time to attack fiercely for a while, and then the opposition swarmed up and drowned Liu Yanyuan. Liu Yanyuan also learned Zhao Zilong's seven ins and seven outs. He will be anxious and desperate with whomever he pays for the military expenses, and wants others to tie their lives with him. This move has frightened many people, and it has become his trump card.

Even so, the people of the imperial party gradually couldn't support it anymore, Liu Yanyuan's voice was already hoarse, and he was struggling to speak.

Yang Reform doesn't care too much. Today, he wants to let the opposition win. It's hard to win, so that his plan can be carried out.

The opposition gradually overwhelmed the imperial party because of their momentum, and they became complacent, and their desire to fight became stronger and stronger.Even those soy sauce parties applaud the opposition from time to time.

Throughout the debate, the opposition has gained the upper hand.

Only Liu Yanyuan's trump card still plays some role. No one dares to respond directly to Liu Yanyuan, and no one is willing to die with Liu Yanyuan. Isn't the boycott of tax collection just to make two more money, is it necessary to put your life on it?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the border war is urgent now, and the possibility of the Eastern Captives entering the customs by detour must be guarded against, and the silver cannot be delayed. I advise Your Majesty to use the silver stored in the Daming Royal Bank to temporarily tide over the difficulties." , and there is no need to spend more, about 200 million taels is enough. After the autumn harvest next year, you can collect more than 200 taels of silver. In addition to using it as military expenses, you can also use the more than [-] million taels of silver borrowed this year. In this way, there is no need to collect taxes.” The opposition also had no choice but to propose this method because of Liu Yanyuan’s trump card.That is to use the money in Li Ruolian's bank, and then use the few million taels that will be collected next year to pay back, because if the additional collection is continued next year, there is no need to transfer it to disaster relief immigrants, so it can free up a lot silver.

This was beyond Yang Reform's expectations. In order to invalidate Liu Yanyuan's trump card, the opposition actually gave in and let him use the money in Liu Ruolian's bank to fight the war.

"This Qing's family is also right. It is a good way to save money with the land tax that will be raised next year to pay off this year's expenses. However, many of these money belong to vassal kings and nobles. I am afraid that they will have money. Opinion!" Yang Reform wants to use the money there to make paper notes, and use the leverage of paper notes to turn one piece of money into two or three pieces. It is also a good thing if these bureaucrats support themselves in using that batch of money today. , at least when I use the money in the future, there will be no interference, and the money will be transferred by myself. I only need to allocate the money in the bank to the military, and use the military money to invoice, that is, to use the left hand for the right hand. Simple.

"Going back to Your Majesty, it should be fine. I think the feudal lords and nobles should also understand Your Majesty, and should also contribute to my Ming Dynasty. When the country is in such a critical time, it is right to serve Your Majesty and the court. It's not asking them to donate, it's just moving around for a while. One day, I thought, it should be fine." The minister gave the surroundings a wink, and the surrounding ministers all chimed in and said it was fine, but in fact, they just wanted to send Liu Yanyuan away. This trump card is just abolished. With this money, Liu Yanyuan will no longer clamor. Liu Yanyuan will stop clamoring. The opposition will naturally win this debate, and the tax will not be collected. They will naturally win. As for Regarding the question of repaying the money, they are really not afraid that the emperor will not pay it back. If the emperor does not pay it back, there will naturally be hundreds of vassals and countless nobles looking for trouble for the emperor. Besides, with the millions of taels of silver that will be collected next year, It is enough to pay back, not to mention that the emperor still has a very valuable Liulizhai, besides, the emperor is very good at "living life", no money?Who believes it?It is impossible to say how many times the Imperial College was enlarged by the emperor.

"Okay, since that's the case, then I'll transfer a batch of silver from the Daming Royal Bank, and make up for it after next year's autumn harvest, which can be regarded as a solution to the crisis of the court. People go to the bank to withdraw money on a large scale, don't blame me for not having money to pay!" Yang Reform said with a smile, unexpectedly, today's harvest is not small, these guys, in order to prevent tax collection, also paid a little Capital ah!
"Never, never. Today, my Ming Dynasty is in danger. Who dares to be selfish? The money raised by His Majesty this year will only need to be offset by tax increases next year, so there should be no problem. I think The feudal lords and nobles won’t say anything.” These ministers also counted their accounts with their fingers. They calculated clearly how much the emperor’s income would be. There will be a sum of money next year, four to five million taels, which is enough to pay off this year’s debts. , Every year in the future, if you pay back the debt, there should be no problem. Besides, the emperor is a person who knows how to live and is the best at earning money. Everyone believes that the emperor has no money to spend, but just wants to find an excuse to collect taxes.

The opposition is now relieved. The person who can "beat" the most in the imperial party should now have no excuses. This tax cannot be collected.

Sure enough, this year's border military expenses were settled, and Liu Yanyuan no longer came out.This imperial party, all of a sudden, seems to have lost even the last bit of fighting power, and it is basically misfired.

The opposition can now be regarded as straightening up their backs. According to what the emperor said today, they will follow suit. Obviously, the opposition has won, and the imperial party has nothing to say now.The opposition was delighted, and they waited for the emperor to judge them to have won.If the emperor cheats, they don't mind using extraordinary means to abolish those tax supervisors, so that the emperor still can't stand the tax.

Yang Reform was smiling. He had gained a lot today. He originally wanted to sell a loophole to let the opposition win. Unexpectedly, in order to win, the opposition paid a lot of money, even the money they kept in the bank. Also willing to let myself use it, the opposition is willing to spend money!Seeing that today's goal was almost achieved, Yang Reform gave Shi Fenglai a wink.

Shi Fenglai fought a few times today, but he soon lost his fighting power, stood aside and did not speak, and concentrated on waiting for the emperor's signal. He still had a trump card in his hand.

Seeing that the emperor's signal had arrived, Shi Fenglai immediately said: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, I have a memorial, and this memorial is for tax payment."

Shi Fenglai's words caused another disturbance in the hall. The opposition thought they had won, but they didn't know that Cheng Yaojin appeared.

"Please pay your taxes? What's going on here?" Yang Reform asked pretending not to understand, laughing in his heart, he would never lose today, he just wanted to make the opposition think they won. As a result, it has already been under the control of Yang Reform. Today's debate is just a process. This matter has been arranged in advance. Paying taxes, and the person who voluntarily pays the taxes is his "daughter-in-law", which will make the opposition feel deflated. No matter how they "represent" the world and "make profits for the people", they will not be able to represent the head of Liulizhai I can't control the Liulizhai.

"I report to Your Majesty, this memorandum was written by Liu Liniang, the official who invented weighing instruments and thermometers. What is said in it is that Liulizhai can gain the trust of His Majesty and the imperial court, and be highly valued by His Majesty and the imperial court. I am deeply honored and very disturbed. , I also deeply feel the great responsibility of myself, and I want to serve your Majesty and the court, but as a businessman, I can't repay it, so I voluntarily pay the [-]% tax of the turnover every month to help your majesty resist foreign invasion, comfort the victims, and be a A responsible, conscientious merchant..." Shi Fenglai shook his head and said the content of this memorial.

"Pfft..." Several officials couldn't help the smile in their hearts, and laughed out. Fortunately, the hall was noisy and no one pursued it.

The people in the main hall, after hearing these words, felt in their hearts like a thousand times.

First of all, the emperor is "shameless", so who would let his concubine go to the memorial to speak for him?Brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle, what is the emperor?Even the concubine was asked for money.

Some people looked at the emperor ambiguously. The young couple of the emperor had a way of playing tricks. While shouting for tax increases, they wanted to pay taxes voluntarily.

There are also some people who have not reacted for a long time to this kind of women and businessmen's memorials. How did this happen? Even women and businessmen can submit memorials, and they are still grandiose, but think about it, others are also seventh-rank As for dismissed officials, no matter how you say it, as an official, he has the right to submit a memorial. Of course, whether he can go to the cabinet or not to the emperor is another matter. Now, the chief assistant is holding the memorial of a seventh-rank official, and you can’t either. Said there was something wrong.

The opposition was completely dumbfounded, and there was such a thing.The emperor is too shameless, you said that Liulizhai is your private property, so you can get the money from Liulizhai yourself?There must be some voluntary tax increase of [-]%, isn't this taking off your pants and farting?Just disgusting us?

The soy sauce party is purely a joke. The emperor is really talented. He actually thought of this trick. He got his right hand from his left hand, and he was going to pay for it from the tax. This is really speechless. can be said.It is true that Liulizhai is the emperor's private property, but it is just a private secret after all. As long as Sun Liniang denies it, it will be fine. Others, Sun Liniang is willing to pay taxes, and is willing to relieve the court and the emperor's worries. Can others pay taxes voluntarily?If it is obstructed, wouldn't it be to sit back and watch the imperial court be in danger, and sit back and watch His Majesty in danger without saving?The crime of abandoning the king is not a small one.

Some people are even moved by the [-]% turnover. Liulizhai is a golden mountain. This is the common opinion of people in Ming Dynasty about Liulizhai. First of all, the long glass wall facing the street can be called a scene of the capital. [-]% of the turnover, I'm afraid it's a lot.This is a windfall, and the tax revenue for a year is probably equivalent to a few medium-sized houses.

The opposition is about to cry, but they have spent a lot of effort and compromised their interests in order to oppose the emperor's tax collection. Unfortunately, the emperor played this hand, and it was really played to death.

(End of this chapter)