The next morning, just after Empress Dowager Li had breakfast, Shen Shixing ran to Cining Palace for a visit.

Didn’t the decree say it? If there is any major matter that cannot be decided, please ask the Empress Dowager Cisheng.

As Zhang Juzheng's disciple, Shen Shixing actually wanted to ask his master.

Unfortunately, the Grand Secretary Zhang's mansion is currently in martial law and does not allow people to enter and exit casually. Moreover, the two empress dowagers and Emperor Wanli have a clear order to not disturb the chief minister during their recuperation.

So Shen Shixing had to ask for a meeting with Empress Dowager Li.

Cining Miyamoto was not a place where foreign ministers could enter and exit casually, but the situation was urgent and there was no way.

As soon as he became the temporary acting chief assistant, he encountered three things that made him feel angry.

Yesterday, the refugees and beggars clashed with soldiers patrolling the city and fought, killing more than a dozen people, but it was only one of them.

In Shen Shixing's opinion, the other two things are equally difficult and cannot be ignored.

But he believed that the most concerned Empress Dowager Li must be the incident of troublemakers in refugees, so this matter must be stated in advance.

At this time, Zhu Yiliu was also there.

He really wanted to see if it was really as the historical evaluation of later generations, or criticized by the criticism that Shen Shixing was a person who "inaction", or even "good at all times" and "both at both ends of the rat".

After all, Zhang Juzheng will eventually pass away, and Zhang Siwei no longer has a chance. Most of the people who replaced the chief minister are Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing is ten years younger than Zhang Juzheng, and looks young and elegant.

In the warmer pavilion, he first reported the situation of the refugees and beggars in Xuanwumen yesterday and made a brief report on the situation of the troubled troubles of the beggars in Xuanwumen.

Queen Mother Li didn't have a good rest last night.

Although he decided to give him full power to deal with Shen Shixing's ability to do things, more than a dozen lives were killed, which was a very serious emergency.

Emperor Wanli came to Cining Palace last night because he was anxious.

The year is approaching, and if it is handled improperly, it will leave trouble and even cause civil unrest.

So, Empress Dowager Li was lying on the bed last night and couldn't fall asleep. She finally snatched for a while at dawn and had another big nightmare.

Dreaming of the streets and alleys of the capital were filled with hungry refugees and beggars dancing with guns and sticks, she was so scared that she was sweating in a cold sweat.

Then, I can't sleep anymore.

It was not until Zhu Yiliu went to pay her respects in the morning that she struggled, feeling sore and weak all over her body, and her legs seemed to be filled with lead.

Fortunately, Zhu Yili has been sensible these two days and has helped her beat and pinch her, so she feels much more comfortable, so she goes for breakfast.

As soon as I finished eating, Shen Shixing came.

After hearing the statement, Empress Dowager Li asked anxiously: "Are the soldiers or refugees who died, beggars?"

Shen Shixing replied: "Three soldiers died, one of them was the whistle commander. Eleven of them died in the refugees and beggars."

A brief pause.

Shin Shixing added: "Six people died in conflicts and fights, and five people were trampled to death in panic."

"Have the reason been investigated clearly?" asked Empress Dowager Li, "Why do they snatch the store? Don't you know that it's illegal?"

"The investigation has been made clear, but the emergency document of the Censor of the City Inspection Censor has not been written yet, so the memorial has not been sent to the Tongzheng Department."

"What are you going to do with it?"

"I asked to see the Empress early in the morning, just to rush to his Majesty before the memorial was delivered to His Majesty. Because His Majesty had issued an oral order last night, he would arrest all the refugee beggars who were leading the trouble and punish them severely. The five-city military commander will be limited to the three days to drive all refugee beggars out of the capital."

"Does Mr. Shen feel it's inappropriate?"

"I don't know what the Empress Dowager thinks? I think it's inappropriate and worried that it will cause civil unrest."

"Is it so serious?" Empress Dowager Li's expression and tone were stunned.

"Yes, after hearing about the accident yesterday, I quickly asked the Censor of the City to find two refugees and two beggars to ask, and then I learned some truth. Snatching the shop is probably just an appearance."

"What's the truth?"

Shen Shixing made another statement.

It turned out that the four people found were from Daming Mansion, Baoding Mansion, Zhending Mansion, and Miyun.

The reasons are roughly the same.

Since the eighth year of Wanli, the sunny and rainy seasons are not in the order of time, and it is suitable for rain in spring and summer, but it is always dry; in autumn, it is suitable for sunny, and the rain continues to stop.

This resulted in a poor harvest in the year, and some fields even had no grains.

This is a great disaster for a society that relies on the nature of the world to make a living by agriculture.

However, the government did not care about the actual situation of the people's disaster and urged the land tax to be paid as usual.

How many farmers originally had overnight food? When God was not good at seeing him, how could he pay taxes?

But the government doesn't care about these things. After all, the court wants to collect taxes, so there is only one trick for the other to lock people if they don't pay the land tax.

Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials.

The farmers could not resist the government and had to sell their property and pay taxes to redeem the hostages.

After two years of this, the farmers around the capital were almost bankrupt and could not survive at home. They had to leave their hometown and survive by begging.

However, is it easy to leave your hometown and beg for life? It’s okay to be alone.

But some families have elderly parents and young children, and the elderly are hungry and have no choice but to sell the young children to support the elderly.

Du Fu's poem "The wine and meat in the rich are smelly, and there are bones frozen to death on the road", which refers to the chaotic times when wars meet.

But now, in the revival of Wanli, sedan chairs and horses are crowded, and silk and bamboo are endless, which can be considered a peaceful and prosperous era.

But there are such tragic events in the Gyeonggi area and the surrounding areas...

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li remained silent for a long time. She was not from a good background and was a poor family since she was a child.

Although his father Li Wei is a bricklayer, he said he has a skill, but he also lives a life of not continuing to eat for three meals.

Otherwise she wouldn't have been sent to the palace.

Although the Forbidden City seems to be a good place that everyone yearns for, how many parents in the world are willing to send their daughters into the palace?

There is only one emperor, tens of millions of palace maids, beautiful women, and beautiful women. Where can the emperor take care of them?

The result is that in the spring flowers and autumn moons that have changed, countless beautiful women in the pink end up becoming fragrant ghosts that will never be closed!

Queen Mother Li is the lucky one. But she never forgot her origin.

Therefore, when Shen Shixing explained the tragic story of refugees and beggars, she was deeply touched and moved a lot. She was immersed in it for a while and didn't know what to say.

Zhu Yiliu heard some famous things, and asked, "Old Ge Lao, it sounds like the government is forcing the refugees and beggars to leave their hometowns. Do you want to defend them?"

Because it is obvious that this involves tax reform, namely the one-whip law.

Shen Shixing quickly replied: "Empress, Prince Lu, and Mr. Yuanfu cleared the land of Zhangzhang nationwide and implemented the "one-whip method". The purpose is: one is to manage finances for the court, and the other is to punish the powerful and protect the common people."

Empress Dowager Li nodded.

Zhu Yili could hear the implicit sound, and he was still happy. After all, Shen Shixing's words were to defend his position as Juzheng.

This is a good thing, and it is not in vain that Zhu Yili chose him and gave up Zhang Siwei.

There was a famous Xiao Gui and Cao Sui in history. As long as Shen Shixing and Zhang Juzheng were in the same mind, they were actually quite suitable for these two people.

Shen Shixing continued: "Mr. Yuanfu strives to make the country rich and the people strong, but he does not want to impose excessive taxes to get extra money for the court. Local officials collect taxes for the court in accordance with the law, but no one lets them exploit the common people."

Shen Shixing spoke in a gentle and slow manner, with the same tone and expression. No wonder Emperor Wanli said that he liked to listen to his lectures the most.

"What Master Shen said is very true." Empress Dowager Li said, "Since Master Shen thinks the emperor's approach is inappropriate, what do you think should be done? The court has a certain amount, and it is not OK to not collect taxes!"

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Chapter completed!