In order to go to the toilet smoothly, Xu Jingchang decisively stopped the discussion with Xia Yuanji.
And he also gradually discovered that officials such as Xia Yuanji were quite capable and could be assured of doing things seriously. Of course, the premise was that there were people with enough intimidation to keep an eye on them.
Using old banknotes to process the pulp for printing new banknotes can not only save costs, but also play a role in preventing counterfeiting. It is a very good idea.
And in order to ensure the value of the new banknotes, Xia Yuanji issued banknotes very carefully and never dared to add more rashly.
But Xia Yuanji soon discovered a problem. It seemed that he didn't have enough money!
What's going on?
The imperial court's goal is to prevent the sharp depreciation of treasure banknotes, but now the treasure banknotes are actually showing signs of slowly appreciating in value. Isn't this unreasonable?
Is it possible that someone is causing trouble behind this?
Are they the wealthy families who have been hit?
Or are they wealthy businessmen who are unwilling to pay taxes?
Perhaps this was Zhu Di's brilliance, but he still did not dare to truly restore the power of the prime minister. Moreover, Xu Jingchang was not the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Hu Yan added: "The situation is different now. Some people collect old treasure banknotes to offset taxes. The new treasure banknotes have a stable value and can also be used to pay taxes. Many farmers are interested. They
Exchange the treasure banknotes and prepare to use them to pay taxes... It is said that many people on the side of the Han Dynasty are also borrowing money... It's just that many officials who collect taxes are crying. They are now complaining and full of grievances."
"Xu Tongzheng, what do you want to say at this moment?" Jian Yi said angrily: "Are you unwilling to break the law? You think that you are the nephew of the queen and the king of Zhongshan, so you are unscrupulous and lawless.
Isn’t that right?”
Unfortunately, they have offended both parties at the same time.
Xu Jingchang, who received Xia Yuanji's prompt, also started to take action. He didn't have many people who could be directly used. Wang Zhong and Zhu Yong were among the sleeping dragons and phoenixes, so they could only arrest people. Wu Shan had been serving Xu Jingchang and
Yao Guangxiao became a Buddhist while eating wine and playing chess, and he didn't know what to ask.
And it is likely to harm his children and grandchildren, even though he is not married yet...
Xu Jingchang's eyes widened and he asked: "Why do you think of this? It is obvious that your Majesty is responsible for this. He should protect our strategy!"
"Xia Shangshu, if you want to completely abolish Huohuo in the Ming Dynasty and use all treasure money to pay taxes, it will not work no matter what. After all, the court also needs food, and just collecting a bunch of treasure money will not work at a critical moment.
, may not be able to exchange for food and drink. However, if Your Majesty must implement it, it can be placed in South Zhili, and the scope can be narrowed down a little, to the four prefectures of Susongchang Town. This is a land of wealth, with developed commerce and trade, and a lot of currency needed... If it can be done
, the absolute benefits are huge and unlimited.”
Xu Jingchang sighed: "Your Highness, it's not that we made a mistake, it's just that we did this thing so well and this strategy is so powerful."
The huge General Affairs Department doesn’t have any available talent?
After all, the real capital of officials is one that is stable and profound, causing as little trouble as possible and not creating chaos.
"It took me four years to successfully rectify the situation and sit on the throne. Now I am sorting out finances and taxation and eliminating bad governance. I must continue to do what Huang Kao did in the past. I must also do what Huang Kao failed to do.
Come on. This is a bad government that exploits the people. I will not turn a blind eye. If you ask me to slow down, you might as well think about how to implement this matter. I need you to do it!"
Xu Jingchang now fully understands what it means that things are universally connected.
Hu Yan assisted Zhu Gaochi very well and was very capable.
If the imperial court has the support of the people and local officials do not object, then the wealthy gentry will be a piece of meat.
How about simply supporting the big fat man and launching the Xuanwu Gate Revolution?
This idea came to Xu Jingchang himself, and he was startled. He was afraid that he was really crazy.
"Cousin, Scholar Hu said he discovered something and wanted to tell you."
Sometimes these miscellaneous things are higher than the tax itself.
This has been a shortcoming of all dynasties, and no one is immune to it.
Xu Jingchang subconsciously stood up, but he said fiercely: "Don't let Lao Xia go, call him too... By the way, there is also Jian Yi. If they don't come, Wu Sha Mao will not be saved."
Who said ordinary people are insensitive?
Yao Guangxiao took the chess piece and said calmly: "If I want to talk about this, I must kick someone out of the General Affairs Department first... You know who I am talking about, right?"
Xu Jingchang's face turned dark. He was not willing to serve Zhu Di, but he was also not willing to lose his authority. In a short period of time, he experienced the joy of being in power.
Xia Yuanji felt sweat on his back, soaking his official uniform.
Not long after they arrived, Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji also hurried over.
broken!
It was my fault that I tried to teach Fatty Zhu a lesson, but in the end I was taught a lesson.
Yao Guangxiao couldn't see the boy sighing, but the fox's tail kept trembling with pride, and coughed: "Without the fire consumption, most of the money of the Yamen below will be lost. Those state and county officials are pointing to this to support their families, they are not sure yet
What are you doing! Xu Tongzheng, when you and Xia Shangshu planned this matter, didn’t you think of this? "
Officials will try their best to squeeze out more oil and water, and all the losses and losses will be borne by the common people.
A precious note could cause so many troubles.
It must be checked to the end.
He has already offended the wealthy gentry due to taxation, and now he is in trouble... Even if he can survive these few years, he will definitely have a miserable life in the future. There is no way, he has offended too many people.
The cabinet, six departments, and tax officials were pieced together, but there was no real internal integration to form a joint force.
Xu Jingchang put down the chess piece, and Yao Guangxiao also turned his attention.
"Xueshi Hu, what did you find?"
However, if the large gentry and local officials collude and form a monolithic monolith, no matter how hard the court tries, the success may fail.
"A tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind; a tree that is superior to others will be destroyed by the wind. Perhaps this is the trouble of being too outstanding!" Xu Jingchang lamented.
Is it to be cut into pieces or torn into pieces?
But since we are ordinary people, we will inevitably get stabbed.
"Master Yao, you have eaten so much of my vegetarian food, can you help me fight for it and let His Majesty reorganize the General Affairs Department?"
"What?"
"Indeed, when small businessmen and hawkers came to Beijing in the past, they would rather sell for less money and get copper coins. Or they would simply barter. If they really couldn't refuse, they would spend it quickly to exchange for the things they need if they get the treasure coins.
.After all, the price of treasure money changes every day and keeps depreciating, and no one can bear it."
"It's like this. If you are collecting grain, big buckets go in and small buckets go out. There is also a saying called Linjian Kihu, which means kicking with your feet to make the grain in the bucket solid, but the people are not allowed to take back the food that falls outside.
, this is the loss, and it is also the tax collector’s income.”
If you can use treasure banknotes to pay taxes, and the treasure banknotes can also maintain a stable currency value.
Another word from the emperor may cause the officials to lose their legs and possibly even their leaders.
After all, doing this is much more cost-effective than spending an unknown amount of money on fire.
And there has never been a prime minister like Xu Jingchang who is so dedicated to making troubles throughout the ages.
Instead of being afraid, Zhu Di laughed and had high morale.
As long as you can save the lives of your descendants, it will be regarded as a favor from God.
Xia Yuanji was sweating on his forehead, and Jian Yi was equally worried, "Your Majesty, although Huohuo is a bad habit that cannot be promoted, if it is abolished rashly, I am afraid that even the local officials will not agree. They have to do many things. I am afraid that
Something big happened."
After listening to what Hu Yan said, everyone understood that collecting taxes in kind is naturally beneficial. There is no need to exchange them for money, and the people are exempted from exploitation.
Zhu Gaochi felt that his common sense had been challenged again.
When he came down from the Golden Palace, he was grabbed by Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji.
It can be said that the chance of winning is less than 50%.
It was too much fun all of a sudden.
At first, the two of them didn't realize anything, but when Hu Yan introduced the situation and Xu Jingchang made a little analysis, the two of them immediately changed their expressions.
"Xu Tongzheng, what other ideas do you have now?" Xia Yuanji said in a low voice.
Xu Jingchang's face was equally ugly, because he also realized that when he offends someone beyond a certain limit, even if he is the emperor, he will be scolded bloody.
This produced a wonderful effect...the fire was gone!
It is indeed gone. How much loss can there be during transporting the treasure banknotes?
There is no problem of smelting gold and silver for treasure banknotes... For ordinary people, they would rather spend 15% of the interest on borrowing money from Zhu Gaoxu and then use it to pay taxes.
At this moment, Xu Jingchang realized that the current Secretary of General Affairs was still a stitch monster...
I’ve only heard of people getting into trouble because they’re too bad, but I’ve never heard of people getting into trouble if they’re too good...
Xu Jingchang was slightly shocked, "Seriously?"
As we all know, on the chessboard of the Ming Dynasty, the court, local officials, wealthy gentry, and ordinary people formed a quadrilateral that was constantly pulling and pulling, and its complexity was even better than that of a triangular game.
In order to save their precious banknotes, they had to allow new banknotes to be used to offset taxes... Originally they thought they were only touching the interests of wealthy merchants, but they did not expect that local officials would also object to this strategy because of the loss of financial resources.
If they see real benefits, they can move faster and more efficiently than anyone else, and they can't even stop them...
Xia Yuanji immediately echoed: "What Jian Shangshu is worried about is, Your Majesty, things will go well if things are slowed down. Can you pause for a while and discuss it separately?"
After saying that, Xu Jingchang followed Yao Guangxiao, and also took Zhu Gaochi and Hu Yan to face the king.
Xu Jingchang asked curiously: "What's going on?"
A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face, "Very good, in that case, I'm waiting to hear your good news."
Several important ministers were astonished at the same time. They can only say that it is you!
It's really shocking how difficult Zhu Laosi is to maintain.
Hu Yan bowed to Xu Jingchang and then said: "General administration, it's like this. Since the Baochao in the capital has stabilized, the people around you who come to the Jubaomen tax card have become more and more fond of Baochao."
Thinking of someone coming, Fatty Zhu hurried in from outside, followed by Hu Yan.
Xu Jingchang nodded.
Zhu Gaochi was so frightened that he trembled, "Brother, don't say that, I'm scared... Did we make some mistake? Please tell me quickly and let's correct it quickly. I'm scared and trembling now, walking on thin ice."
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Xu Jingchang thought for a while and figured out the key. He suddenly couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Young Master, Your Highness, something big is going to happen."
Yao Guangxiao laughed angrily, "Now do you think of His Majesty? In that case, why don't you follow me into the palace as soon as possible!"
Xu Jingchang was really a little panicked, "I didn't expect this. The three of us must find a way to protect ourselves no matter what... This time it will be implemented in Susongchang Town... By the way, I have a way to let the cabinet members
Go and serve as the prefect of the four prefectures!"
Xu Jingchang was so blessed that he suddenly came up with an idea.
Xia Yuanji was still hesitating, but Jian Yi slowly exhaled, "Xu Tongzheng, you are truly a genius!"
Xia Yuanji also understood that those in the cabinet are all from Jiangxi...
