Li Shanchang tried his best. Even if the officials wanted to interfere with Enke's matter, they could not deal with Li Shanchang's methods. If they are foxes with thousands of years, then Li Shanchang is the turtle spirit with ten thousand years. When it comes to cultivation,
There is still a gap of nine thousand years.
Enke carried out the examination in an orderly manner. A total of tens of thousands of students participated in the examination, and 527 students finally succeeded. These people were awarded the title of sixth-grade tax minister by Lao Zhu on the spot of the palace examination.
The Taxation Department also directly announced its establishment at the court meeting the next day.
It is worth mentioning that the promotion position of the Taxation Department was actually held by Yan Xizhe, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is said that Yan Xizhe took the initiative to go to the emperor and requested to be transferred to the newly established "Taxation Promotion Department" for promotion. This move is indeed surprising.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, you should know that the title of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is the second rank, and the temporary title of the Tax Promotion Department is the fourth rank. Yan Xizhe's letter of transfer is no different from asking to move to the left.
But Lao Zhu was very pleased with Yan Xizhe's move. Although Yan Xizhe had little qualifications and could not overwhelm the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, it was just right to be promoted as a tax secretary. After all, he was originally a dignified second-rank official.
It is more than enough to lead a tax department. Moreover, the functions of the tax department were originally separated from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Yan Xizhe, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, serves as the top leader, so he is familiar with the situation.
As soon as Yan Xizhe took up his post at the Taxation Department, he sharpened his sword with a large group of newly admitted Jinshi scholars, and the first blow he made was to strike at the old post of the Ministry of Revenue. Although he was just a clay sculpture minister, he was very important to the Ministry of Revenue.
The officials were all clean and tidy, and many of the newly promoted scholars under them were former subordinates of the Hubu. Now that the sword was chopped off, the Hubu officials couldn't resist at all. In just one day,
So the wealth of these officials' families was completely calculated.
"How courageous!" Lao Zhu threw the latest memorial handed over by Yan Xizhe to the ground. "In a mere household department, the servants and court officials below, the family's annual profits can reach millions.
many!"
"None of the imperial houses and shops under our command are as rich as the big bosses like the Ministry of Household Affairs! How many people have they collected?"
"Does this world belong to our Zhu family or to officials like them?"
The emperor was furious, and Prince Zhu Biao also had an ugly look on his face. "The Ministry of Revenue, taking advantage of the power of controlling the world's money and food, wantonly devoured the people's profits and withheld wealth, and it went so far as to do this!"
"It has obviously become a problem for our Ming Dynasty. I sincerely ask my father to get to the bottom of it! We must eradicate this cancer for our Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Biao's face moved slightly, remembering that more than a year ago, when the Hu Weiyong case occurred, he had advised his father to put the stability of the court as the top priority. The Hu Weiyong case did not have widespread impact, partly because his father listened to his advice. Now.
These giant rats can be kept so fat, and I have some "contribution" to them, and I can't help but feel a little ashamed.
Zhu Di, the king of Yan who was temporarily in charge of the Jinyiwei Yamen, was busy checking the property of various officials. He led the Jinyiwei around the Ming Dynasty and searched countless fertile fields and property. If he could find the owner, he would return the illegal wealth to the owner on the spot.
But there are also many bad debts from the BC Yuan Dynasty, or the people concerned have long been silenced by these big officials. This part of the property can only be nationalized first. Just checking these people's property, the national treasury
Made an unexpected windfall.
Yan Xizhe completely became the emperor's minion. He led a group of Jinshi who were passed by Enke and took over the entire household department without any care. It can be said that not even the foundation was left for the household department. It has been silent for a long time.
The Jin Yiwei commander made Mao Xiang appear again in the sight of the officials in Yingtian. The Jin Yiwei cavalry went out in all directions to capture the household officials, including those who were not in the capital and the relatives of the household officials scattered throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Jin Yiwei didn't let it go either.
"Everything is based on the interests of the country..." Zhu Biao muttered silently, completely suppressing the compassion of a woman in his heart, and then handed over his hands to Lao Zhu and said: "Father, my son
I ask my father not to be merciful this time. We need to cut the grass and root out the evil, so that we can shock future generations and not continue to poison the people."
"Now we regret that we should not have tolerated these dirty officials for so long... We should have pulled out these cancers from the beginning!"
"Haier please order me to lead a thorough investigation of all official affairs. We must make sure that from now on in our Ming Dynasty, the seas and rivers will be clear and there will be no more corruption!"
"Just look at our methods. After a while, we will naturally arrange for you to come out and clean up the mess. At that time, it will be time for you, the prince, to show your talents."
As Lao Zhu spoke, an extremely dangerous and shrewd light flashed in his squinted tiger eyes.
"Investigate! Of course we must investigate! Not only the Ministry of Household Affairs must be investigated, but also the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment... all six departments, no, all officials must be thoroughly investigated!"
"You are not needed for this matter!" Lao Zhu waved his hand. He turned to look at Zhu Biao, his eyes full of satisfaction and relief. "Biao'er, if you think like this, you have grown up."
"Even if a strong man cuts off his wrist, it is much better than letting these cancerous tumors crawl on my body and suck my blood for the past few years!"
It is worth mentioning that when the Jinyiwei went out of the capital to do business, they were attacked by unknown people. Several Jinyi captains were killed as a result. There were even local wealthy people who incited ordinary people who did not know what was going on to besiege the Jinyiwei.
Zhu Di was furious about this matter, and rushed to the scene in person with the newly formed King Yan Guards. He was not afraid to put himself in danger, and directly attacked several large households involved in the tax case with thunderous means.
All their heads were hung on the local city gate.
"We originally thought that the Ming Dynasty would not be that bad even after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Now it seems that the four major cases in history were initiated too late!"
"However, now that our father is still here, we haven't needed you yet."
He also used the method Zhu Su taught him to organize a public trial among the people, and made all the crimes of these big families who used their family members to serve as officials in the capital to be public. This successfully restored the hearts of the people and found the source of the crime.
All the proceeds were returned to the people.
Because of this incident, the reputation of King Zhu Di of Yan became so great that it even surpassed that of King Zhu Su of Wu. Jin Yiwei actually gained a good reputation because of this. Although everyone was still talking about it among the officials, among the people,
However, its image has improved, and some people regard it as the emperor's law enforcement guard specially used to punish corrupt officials.
The paralysis of the Household Department made most of the court officials feel sad. Many court officials jointly signed a letter to warn Lao Zhu not to get too involved. If this continues, the government will be shut down.
The implication is: forget it after the disaster to the Ministry of Revenue is over, don’t continue to implicate us. Without people like us working for you, how can your old Zhu family rule the Ming Dynasty?