The atmosphere in the warm pavilion suddenly became tense, and Xu Qian suddenly found fault. No one expected that today's discussion was a major military event. After all, the people present could influence the people of the Ming Dynasty. ※r />
In fact, Li Shiao also has something wrong. If you want to scold, you will scold me. But you just want to give Zhejiang an example. It would be fine to give Zhejiang an example, but his eyes always look at Xu Qian. Everyone can see that this Minister of Revenue is looking for Xu Qian.
It’s just that Xu Qian, it’s okay for others to talk about it, but you are still determined and righteous, for fear that others don’t know that Li Shiao is referring to the mulberry and scolding the locust, for fear that others don’t know that you will suffer a loss.
The two of them are fighting very hard. If they weren't concerned about the different occasions here, it would be impossible to just tear them apart.
However, neither Jiajing nor Yang Tinghe made any noise, as if they were indulging Li Shiao and Xu Qian to fight and make trouble, and remain silent together.
Jiajing's intention is nothing more than that since Xu Qian opened his mouth, he will let him go. Anyway, he just wants to watch the fun and see what Xu Qian's purpose is.
What about Yang Tinghe? Naturally, he wanted Xu Qian and the Minister of Revenue Mao to go up. One was to urge grain and the other was to pay grain. It would be better for two people to fight.
As for the others, Jiajing and Yang Tinghe did not express their opinions, so they naturally did not dare to speak casually, so they simply became clay Buddhas.
Li Shiao had long seen Xu Qian disagree. The official grain paid in Zhejiang in recent years decreased year by year, which made him, the Minister of Revenue, very annoyed. Now Zhejiang has exempted grain taxes and even once said that he wanted to change the grain to silver. This means that he used to pay grain, but now he paid the silver and paid the silver at the market price.
Although the Ministry of Revenue lacks money, the tax system is customized by the Ministry of Revenue. If you change it in Zhejiang, what do you think of the Ministry of Revenue as? If everyone imitates you in Zhejiang, then what is the use of this Ministry of Revenue? The Minister of Revenue has become a clay bodhisattva.
At this time, Xu Qian attacked, and Li Shiao also sneered. His qualifications were not low. Although he was only fifty years old, he was also the second-tier. He had been a Hanlin lecturer and was appointed as the governor of Sichuan. After that, he also went to the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Revenue. His qualifications were here. Xu Qian challenged him. He was naturally unafraid: "Originally, I was not easy to say something, but now that Xu Futai has spoken, I will just calculate the account carefully."
Xu Qian retorted: "Mr. Li is indeed from the Ministry of Revenue, and he is full of tents."
This is a ridiculous mockery of Li Shiao's scheming. It should be noted that the scholars of the Ming Dynasty paid attention to not being fame and fortune. Although this is just a slogan, ordinary people will not settle accounts or make money, after all, it is indecent.
Li Shiao's face was as deep as water and said slowly: "You Zhejiang has changed the tax system without authorization. I asked you, since you don't collect grain, you still pay the official grain. If you don't pay it, what kind of military use will be used for disaster relief? Zhejiang is a major province of grain tax. Many major matters are directed at Zhejiang's grain tax office. If you don't pay it, you will be called a vain official. If the court orders officials not to share the worries of the court, what use do you want?"
Xu Qian sighed: "Taizu once said, "Your salary is worthy of the people. I am an official in the court and a parent of the people. My salary is also a rich man. Eliminating food tax is beneficial to the people. What's wrong?"
Li Shiao sneered: "You don't talk nonsense here. The people of Zhejiang are important, so it's not important for other provinces to encounter disasters? Are the people of border tampered by Tatars not important? The responsibilities of the court are to make up for the shortcomings by wealth. Zhejiang has a lot of grain and other provinces have little grain. It should be dispatched by the Ministry of Revenue. Only in this way can the country be safe and sound. I just ask you, will you pay the official grain this year or not?"
If you say no to pay at this time, I am afraid that everyone present will strip Xu Qian alive today. Xu Qian is real and said, "Who says he will not pay, he will naturally have to pay."
Li Shiao smiled even colder: "How much does it pay?"
Xu Qian said lightly: "Of course, you do your best."
Li Shiao said angrily: "One.4 million dan is to pay, and one hundred thousand dan is also to pay. Now the imperial court is using troops and the national treasury is empty. What does it mean to do your best?"
He felt that there was no need to argue with Xu Qian, so he turned around and said to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to enrich the national treasury and support the use of troops, you must have a reward and punishment method. With rewards, everyone will be willing to use their lives. With punishment, all provinces, prefectures and counties will realize the greatness. I think that all provinces must establish the amount of grain tax paid this year. If the amount can be completed, they will naturally be rewarded. If the amount cannot be completed, they will not be punished. Especially in those places where the actual number is at the bottom, they must be severely punished and dismissed and never used. In this way, they can serve as a warning to others."
This is a suggestion on the surface, but in fact it is a decommissioning of the new policy. The new policy has exempted grain tax. Even if the grain tax is not exempted, the grain that can be paid this year will not exceed last year. If the Ministry of Revenue set a goal of 1.4 million dan, officials from all over Zhejiang will probably vomit three liters of blood, which is almost impossible to complete.
Jiajing remained silent. Obviously, on the one hand, he supported Xu Qian's new policy, but now there are indeed many needs to use troops. Li Shiao's method is also very suitable for his wishes. The most urgent task is to collect enough food and fodder. Otherwise, this use of troops would be abandoned halfway.
But in his heart, he was a little bit protecting Xu Qian, and felt that such punishment was too heavy. When he was hesitating, Yang Tinghe slowly said: "Li Shangshu's words make sense. The most important thing now is to raise food and grass. If there is not enough food and grass, how can we talk about showing the national prestige? I think this method is good. If you pay too much food, you should give rewards. As for provinces with too large vacancies, all officials should be punished. If the light is scolded, the worst is dismissed, and there will be rewards and punishments to get things done. Now all the civil servants have been requisitioned, and the troops of the border town have been gathered, and many grains are being transported to Liaodong and Xuanfu. At this time, there are no mistakes or omissions. If there is any mistake, all previous efforts will be wasted. Your Majesty, it is fine to give up the government halfway. I am afraid that the court will be made fun of."
Yang Tinghe's last sentence was that he was very powerful, and he was afraid that the court would be made fun of. In other words, the edict was issued by you, Jiajing, and even the emperor would be made fun of.
Jiajing's face also became solemn, his eyes fell to Xu Qian, and he said, "What do Xu Qing think?"
This is not waiting for Xu Qian to come up with some idea, but is testing whether Xu Qian can complete this amount.
Xu Qian said: "I have agreed, but since the Ministry of Revenue has set the quota, the amount of the quota in Zhejiang should be. You can't just say it's as much as you say. If someone deliberately targets Zhejiang and sets a two million levy at that time, then will the officials in Zhejiang all suffer unrestrained disaster?"
Li Shiao said angrily: "I am loyal to my duties, only public, and have no selfless grudges with others. This amount is naturally limited to the maximum amount of grain paid within three years. For example, Zhejiang paid 1.4 million dan of official grain three years ago. Then this year, this amount will be based on this one.4 million dan. If it cannot be completed, there will be too much shortage. This is to mislead the country and the people and the military opportunity. All officials from all over Zhejiang will have to handle it. If this amount exceeds..."
Xu Qian smiled and said, "Yes, what if you exceed this amount? Just now, the adults also said that if you have punishment, you should be punished. If you exceed the amount, how should you reward?"
"This..." Li Shiao was shocked. After all, he was just the Minister of Revenue. It was not his turn to reward and punish.
Xu Qian sneered: "Why, aren't you talking long? Why did you suddenly stop saying anything again? Well, today I just let go of the words here. Zhejiang cannot pay the grain. More than 200 officials from all over the country were punished by the court, but what if they pay it out? Do officials from Zhejiang need to be rewarded with great rewards?"
"It is natural to appreciate it." Li Shiao had no choice but to say: "It is just that you have to consider how to reward it."
Xu Qian sneered: "I think it's the adults who just thought about how to deal with the officials. They never thought about how to reward the officials. They just said that rewards and punishments are clearly distinguished. Now they only have punishments but no rewards. They are very clear. In the final analysis, they are nothing more than having prejudice against Zhejiang."
Li Shiao was furious and said, "It's not that he has prejudice against Zhejiang, but that he has prejudice against the new policy."
Xu Qian smiled slightly and glanced at Jiajing: "This is wrong. Your Majesty has issued an order to praise the new policy. You are the imperial official, but you actually sang an opposition to Your Majesty. The official wants to ask, is it still the imperial official or the imperial official? Shouldn't the imperial official be loyal to you?"
Li Shiao was silent. He felt that he had let go of his words. He looked at Jiajing carefully. Seeing that Jiajing really showed an angry look, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Yang Tinghe smiled slightly and said, "Forget it, this is a palace, you have to fight, go to other places to fight. The two of you have different political views. They are all for official business, so why bother to hurt the harmony? Xu Qian, I will find a way to draw up a charter for rewards. How about it?"
He suddenly became a peacemaker, but Xu Qian had no choice but to say, "You are here to pay your respects to Yang Tinghe."
It was said that, but the grudges in both sides became even deeper.
For Yang Tinghe and Li Shiao, it is simply outrageous to be a governor. He must kill chickens and scare monkeys. As for the 1.4 million dan of food, they are also sure that Zhejiang will definitely not be able to pay it. It is a lucky thing to be able to complete half of this amount.
As for Xu Qian, looking at Li Shiao, Li Shiao looked a little cold. He was targeted and colluded with Yang Tinghe to kill him. At this time, it was no longer as simple as political disagreement.
I can't deal with Yang Tinghe, but if I have the chance, I will deal with you, Li Shiao.
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