As the New Year approaches, the number of people in Tianlao increases crazily. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Supervisory Office, and even Honglu Temple, Yuanma Temple, Hanlin Academy... Who knows, the Hanlin Academy, which has always been noble, has also appeared.
A thief.
If this continues, there will really be very few people left in the Ming Dynasty.
The grand court meeting in Tianlao is just around the corner.
And on this day, a heavyweight came to the prison—Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
That's right, this Lord Heavenly Official has been imprisoned.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw Jian Yi coming in.
I was completely stunned, my jaw dropped to the floor...
No matter what, he shouldn't have come in!
As a Heavenly Official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jian Yi was the head of the civil servants and was in charge of the election. No one in the dynasty, even if he was as noble as Yao Guangxiao or as powerful as Xu Jingchang, was still inferior to Jian Yi in terms of actual power.
Everyone was stunned for a long time, Yao Guangxiao took the lead, "That's it, I'm the first one."
When the commercial tax was first introduced, Xu Jingchang proposed increasing the allowances of some officials and handed over the authority to Jian Yi for him to take charge.
"I didn't calculate the official expenses properly and spent too much money."
Jian Yi weighed it again and again, and decided that the daily allowance should be paid first, mainly because of the high prices and housing prices in the capital. All officials in Beijing must have this amount of money to live and work in peace and contentment.
"Tianguan, Tianguan, please say something!"
But no matter what, you are still in jail!
Jian Yi was so scolded that he was sweating profusely and could only kneel on the ground.
There is no way, this is the horror of the official department.
It is also his duty as a heavenly official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs to increase a little allowance and let everyone live a decent life.
It took the cabinet more than a hundred years to completely suppress the staff. Now the cabinet has just begun to function, which is very different from the staff.
Xia Yuanji raised his head and said: "Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyalty will be remembered by history!"
When he shouted like this, everyone else followed suit, "I am wronged!"
Gu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, had been in the prison for almost ten days. He was already anxious, but now that he saw Jian Yi being imprisoned, his defense was completely broken.
I'm keeping company with the prisoners.
There will really be heads rolling in and blood flowing like rivers.
What?
Jian Shangshu said that he brought it upon himself?
So what mistake did he make?
The affairs of the Ming Dynasty were divided into one stone, and Xu Jingchang had eight affairs.
With this leader in mind, the officials followed Xu Jingchang to the prison one after another.
I just want to take a break, why is it so difficult?
"You're talking nonsense!" Xia Yuanji became anxious and said: "I proposed the levy of commercial tax in the first place to replenish the national treasury, but now it's better. It has put everyone in danger, hundreds of officials have been arrested and imprisoned, and the country has
It's a mess. I have no choice but to plead guilty to His Majesty, stop collecting business taxes, and everything will be restored as before."
Xu Jingchang was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the ministers. He could only sigh.
Zhu Di was so angry that he had a rake to collect money, but there was a bottomless box beside him... With such an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, no matter how much he earned, he would not be able to spend enough.
Zhu Di was so angry that his hair stood on end. He pointed at Jian Yi's nose and scolded him.
"It's all a shame. I'm the servant who brought it upon myself. I deserve it!"
As for the officials who were born as supervisors, they are all relics from the Hongwu period and should be properly preserved. After all, if they are gone, there will be no more.
"If you want to solve the problem, just follow me to the Tianlao!"
Jian Yi said nothing with a sullen face, but just walked in silently and made his bed... Yes, there was still preferential treatment for this Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, a three-foot-wide small bed, a half-new bedding,
It was very clean. There was no shortage of fresh water toilets in the room.
Xu Jingchang said unceremoniously: "If you are like this, His Majesty will destroy you first and make you responsible for wrong policies!"
If you are not on the right track in the academic field, you still want to get involved in the circles of the capital city and have big dreams!
Therefore, it is appropriate to provide a subsidy for each official's academic qualifications. For Hanlin officials, 18 taels per year, for those born in the second grade, 15 taels, and for those in the third grade, 12 taels. For those who are promoted to supervisors, they are also given 5 taels. This is considered a great favor from the emperor.
"Jian Yi, I entrusted you with the staff and trusted you, so you just do things for me? Look for yourself, the official salary is twice as much as in previous years, minus my accession to the throne.
The reward after that was still 40% more! A full 40% of the money was spent without increasing the number of officials and not doing more things... I worked hard to collect business taxes, but I don’t know in private.
How many people have scolded me for being stupid, but you ended up asking for 40% more for just one memorandum. Tell me, what are your intentions in using so much money to bribe hundreds of officials?"
Jian Yi had no choice but to sigh. He didn't want to say anything at first, but after being made trouble by these people, he had no choice but to say it.
There are only two possibilities for such a person to be thrown into the sky prison at this moment. One is that he is too good at pretending and everyone has been deceived. The other is that he is really crazy and kills everyone regardless of good or bad.
Inside the prison!
If this were the case, things would be very bad for the Ming Dynasty.
These two items are generally given, and one more is given as a reward for devotion to duty...Other carriage and horse allowances, servant allowances, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone allowances, etc., were all cut off by Jian Yi. It is not easy for the country, but we still have it.
Save a little.
The civil servants and the heavenly officials have all been arrested. It is really unreasonable not to come up with a charter.
But to be honest, Jian Yi is quite interesting. Xu Jingchang was the instigator of this matter, but as an official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the person who actually drafted the draft, Jian Yi did not shirk responsibility at all, nor did he mention Xu Jingchang.
Although Jian Yi was not arrested for tax evasion and corruption, he was the biggest person implicated in this round of storm. In comparison, Wang Zhong, the Marquis of Jing'an, was nothing at all.
"What's going on? Is it true that you can't even protect yourself in old age?"
After a while, the Tianlao was like a market in the Confucius Temple, with shouts and shouts rising one after another, reaching up to the sky... Jian Yi had just finished making the bed and wanted to rest for a while, but when he saw this scene, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
Spending too much money?
Everyone was surprised when they heard that we were guilty of tax evasion and corruption because the accounts did not match up. How come the Minister of Civil Affairs was also arrested for spending too much money?
In this way, Zhu Di was furious and threw Jian Yi into prison on Xiaonian's day.
Why were you caught?
Secondly, Jian Yi was cautious, strict with his subordinates, and honest and self-reliant, otherwise Xu Zengshou would not have listed him as the first candidate recommended.
Xu Jingchang is really speechless. Can you please stop trashing Prime Minister Wen?
"Lord Tianguan, please tell me carefully, otherwise the subordinates won't believe it, why did you even get arrested?" Gu Pu asked with a trembling voice.
Before the end of the year, Jian Yi finally calculated the official salary and allowances and handed them to Zhu Di, and then the emperor was furious.
You cannot let the horse run and at the same time deny the horse grass.
Jian Yi also knew that the salary set by Zhu Yuanzhang was a bit low, and after four years of peace, prices soared, far from the beginning of the country. In addition, the value of treasure banknotes depreciated too fast. Many officials still received treasure banknotes, and some poor people still received banknotes.
, I have to borrow money privately to live, it’s so miserable.
I couldn't help but burst into tears and burst into tears.
Secondly, most of the officials in the capital were from Jinshi background, and many of them were Hanlin scholars. They were well-respected local scholars, but when they arrived in the capital, they were all considered inferior.
"Pull them down! I took away six of the Cleaning Departments, but your household department is still doing a good job. It proves that you have too many redundant people. It's just right now!"
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyes, "What? You want to hold me hostage?"
If a big boss like Jian Yi is thrown into a prison, the world will fall apart.
Well this time, the six ministers, the nine ministers, the lieutenants below, the foreign ministers, and the principals were all present.
In Xu Jingchang's General Administration Department, Prince Zhu Gaochi, Duke Rongguo Yao Guangxiao, Shangshu Xia Yuanji of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Shangshu Liu Jun of the Ministry of War, Shangshu Luo Qian of the Ministry of Works, and several other important ministers gathered together.
Jian Yi's words stunned everyone.
Xia Yuanji sneered, "You are really right. Now that things have happened, many people from our six yamen have been arrested. You have robbed six of my subordinates from the Qing Dynasty official department. Now Jian Shangshu has also been arrested. , we can only destroy the fish and the net, and the jade and the stone will perish together!"
Is it possible that you spent the money on your own family?
Jian Yi had no choice but to tell the story in detail... The root of the bad thing was still in Xu Jingchang!
The courtiers held on to the railings and looked at Jian Yi with disbelief on their faces.
There is even a coffee table, which is much better than others.
At this time, Yao Guangxiao suddenly coughed and said, "Xu Tongzheng, no matter what the original intention of taxing, the world is in chaos now. If you have a way, you might as well come up with it. Otherwise, I will only have to write to His Majesty and ask for the abolition of the bad government."
"Oh my God, what is going on? Hundreds of officials were innocently implicated and were imprisoned one after another. Even the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel were unable to protect themselves. Does this court still have the law of the king? Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"
"Xu Tongzheng, at this point, it is useless to say more. Jian Tianguan has been thrown into prison. We are going to meet His Majesty together and ask for forgiveness of his sins. You will go if you want to go, and you will go if you don't go." Xia Yuanji said in a deep voice.
Xu Jingchang looked at everyone and suddenly said: "This can be regarded as a meeting of the Secretary of General Affairs. It should have been presided over by Minister Jian, so I have stepped in and done it for you. Doesn't Minister Jian have any objections?"
Jian Yi didn't even look at him, he just faced the wall.
Xu Jingchang smiled helplessly, "Gentlemen, we must reorganize finance and taxation. The bamboo and wood divisions of the Ministry of Industry must be taken out and levied together with the commercial tax. The market must also be taken out and merged into the Shipping Department, collectively known as tariffs. As for the Ministry of Household Affairs, In addition to the land tax and Ding tax, other miscellaneous taxes must also be paid. In short, we must make the taxes clear and clear, and there must be no leakage or holes everywhere, otherwise we will not be able to pass the customs with His Majesty."
The ministers looked at the people in the prison, and then looked at each other. Luo Qian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took the lead and said: "I admit that I am unlucky, but I can make it clear that in the future, the imperial government must give me a sufficient budget for major projects, otherwise it will be delayed. If something serious happens, I won’t be responsible.”
