Seeing Wei Huai leave and come back, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be surprised. After recruiting Wei Huai into the study, he asked: "Mr. Wei, what happened?"
Wei Huai's expression was stern, his brows slightly furrowed, and he reported: "I have just received news that the maid in your residence secretly went to the residence of Lu Chunxiao, the left inspector and censor, this afternoon, and handed it over to
Lu Chunxiao had a book, and I don’t know what was recorded in it, but Lu Chunxiao was very happy after getting the book, and quickly visited the prince Zhu Heyu. Not long after, the prince Zhu Heyu summoned a group of cronies. Now,
They are having a secret conversation in the East Palace, but the content of their conversation is still unknown.●⌒"
The "maid" mentioned by Wei Huai naturally refers to Chu Jiayi, the secret agent sent to Zhao Junchen's mansion by Prince Zhu Heyu!
However, Chu Jiayi was not a professional spy, and the government was not very scheming, so her flaws were revealed not long after she arrived at the Zhao Mansion. However, Zhao Junchen did not expose her, and instead stayed with him to help the prince Zhu Heyu.
Some false news was passed on, but people from Paixi Factory were secretly monitoring it closely.
Therefore, now that Chu Jiayi only made a slight move, she was discovered by people from the West Factory, and then the news was passed to Zhao Junchen.
On the other side, after the report, Wei Huai looked at Zhao Junchen with a little worry, thinking that the booklet Chu Jiayi gave to Lu Chunxiao was some important evidence about Zhao Junchen, so Prince Zhu Heyu and others would be like this
However, if this happens, Zhao Junchen may be in a bad situation next, so Wei Huai is naturally worried.
However, while looking around, Wei Huai was surprised to find that Zhao Junchen not only did not have any worries or panic, but was as calm and composed as ever, smiling but not smiling, and had a profound meaning.
"Oh?" Zhao Junchen chuckled softly: "Did Chu Jiayi finally hand over the booklet to the prince? Since the prince and the others attach so much importance to the booklet, then I am relieved... These days,
I’m really worried that these guys, who have high ambitions but low ambitions, and only talk about things, don’t know the real deal!”
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen smiled at Wei Huai again and said, "Mr. Wei, don't worry, that booklet is not evidence of my crime, and I gave it to Chu Jiayi deliberately. Everything is under my control."
Seeing Zhao Junchen like this, Wei Huai knew that his worries were in vain this time. With Zhao Junchen's mind and means. Since he knew that Chu Jiayi was an undercover agent planted by Prince Zhu Heyu, how could he still let her go?
Chu Jiayi has evidence of her own crimes?
Obviously, all of this is just Zhao Junchen's plan!
And Zhao Junchen's target is obviously still the prince's party!
Wei Huai thought to himself: "Prince Zhu Heyu looks like he is going to be unlucky again. It's just that he is constantly being plotted by Mr. Zhao. I don't know how long he can sit in the position of crown prince? Maybe..."
Thinking of this, Wei Huai's eyes flickered. He said to Zhao Junchen: "In this case, I can rest assured. Your Excellency, you will also have a banquet for the newly promoted Jinshis, so I won't disturb you."
As he spoke, Wei Huai's attitude toward Zhao Junchen became even more respectful without even realizing it.
Zhao Junchen nodded and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei has difficulty with his legs and feet. You must be careful on the road."
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At the same time, in the East Palace.
Prince Zhu Heyu did not know that all this was just Zhao Junchen's plan. He sat in the main hall of the East Palace and read the booklet in his hand repeatedly. His face was full of excitement.
After a long time, Prince Zhu Heyu finally put the book aside and sighed: "Although I despise Zhao Junchen as a person and an official, I have to say that his "Business Tax Reform Notes" are novel and unique.
It is a revelation to think about what others have not thought of! The evaluation of our country's commercial tax is even more to the point! If I had not read this excerpt, I would not have known that our country's commercial tax would be lost by more than 80% every year! If according to this
If we implement the reforms in this booklet, the money and food straits that have plagued our Ming Dynasty for many years will no longer exist!"
As he spoke, Zhu Heyu looked excited!
It turns out that the booklet Chu Jiayi gave to the princeling was the "Business Tax Reform Notes" written by Zhao Junchen before!
This excerpt embodies a lot of Zhao Junchen’s hard work. All the remarks and opinions in it are Zhao Junchen’s true thoughts. Unfortunately, the business tax problems of the Ming Dynasty were very involved and involved countless stakeholders. Although Zhao Junchen could see clearly.
, but never dared to change.
However, the prince Zhu Heyu has a fierce and enterprising temperament, so Zhao Junchen used Chu Jiayi's hand to hand over this document to him, believing that the prince Zhu Heyu would definitely act according to the plan.
Of course, Zhao Junchen will not care how many people he will offend, how much confusion he will cause, and how much backlash he will receive after he implements this "Commercial Tax Reform Guide".
Sure enough, after seeing this excerpt, Prince Zhu Heyu was already moved and asked the surrounding confidants: "Everyone, what do you think of this excerpt? Although this excerpt was written by Zhao Junchen, the insights contained in it are
But it is undoubtedly beneficial to the court and the people, so should we follow the suggestions in this booklet to promote the reform of commercial tax in our country?"
Prior to this, all the core figures of the princelings had read this document, and their thoughts were the same as those of the prince Zhu Heyu, and they only felt that there was much to be done!
Lu Chunxiao first said: "Your Highness, according to the information I have received, this document is indeed Zhao Junchen's hard work. According to Zhao Junchen's idea, when he cannot escape the responsibility for his crimes in the future, he will submit this document to Your Majesty.
, used to please His Majesty, it can be said to be Zhao Junchen’s life-saving trick! But at the same time, this is Zhao Junchen’s life-saving trick. As we all know, Your Majesty cannot do without Zhao Junchen because of Zhao Junchen’s financial management methods. If this is the case,
If this plan is implemented, it will no longer be difficult for our government to turn over money and food, and Zhao Junchen’s role will be dispensable. At that time, how can His Majesty continue to protect him, a corrupt official? So although Zhao Junchen wrote
I got this book, but I hid it again."
After a pause, Lu Chunxiao continued: "Now, this document has fallen into our hands, and Zhao Junchen does not intend to make it public. But we cannot remain indifferent! For the sake of our government's fiscal revenue, and also to bring down Zhao Junchen.
Corrupt officials and treacherous ministers. Your Majesty believes that we should submit this document to His Majesty and follow the methods in this document to implement commercial tax reform. This is not only 'attacking the other's shield with one's spear', but also 'killing two birds with one stone'.
Killing two birds with one stone', in addition, it can also establish your prestige in the government and the public, His Royal Highness, which is the best thing."
The elder Cheng Yuandao said coldly: "This Zhao Junchen is not only corrupt and bribery, but also forms a clique for personal gain. Now he has good ideas but does not offer them to the court. He only thinks about himself, which is even more disloyal! Master Lu is right. Since we are now
After getting this booklet, just follow the method in the booklet. This can not only increase tax revenue for the court, but also take the opportunity to get rid of a major scourge in the officialdom! Huh! At that time, Zhao Junchen shot a stone.
He killed his own feet, I want to see what his expression will be like!"
Speaking of which, when Cheng Yuandao joined the cabinet and became the cabinet minister, Zhao Junchen worked hard. Although Zhao Junchen did this because of the pressure of Emperor Deqing, Cheng Yuandao still owed Zhao Junchen's favor after all. However,
Cheng Yuandao did not mean to appreciate it at all. Instead, he felt that his entry into the cabinet with Zhao Junchen's help was a stain in his life. Therefore, among the princelings, he was the most disgusted with Zhao Junchen.
On the other side, Bao Wenjie, the Minister of Rites, suddenly sighed and said, "It's such a pity. Just look at this report by Zhao Junchen. Whether it is an analysis of praise or criticism or countermeasures, they are all meaningful and insightful. You can see his wisdom and talent."
, far above us, yet he is a corrupt official, with a bad character, and an enemy of the righteousness of the world... Qingben, a beautiful lady, how can he be a thief? What a waste of his talent!"
After hearing what Bao Wenjie said, all the princelings were silent.
Although they are disgusted with Zhao Junchen's corruption and bribery, and forming cliques for personal gain, they also know that the outstanding insights in "Business and Tax Reform Notes" are definitely not what they can come up with!
During this period, Prince Zhu Heyu had even more complex expressions.
For Zhu Heyu, it is very difficult to admit that Zhao Junchen is not only a corrupt official, but also a capable official. However, the facts are right in front of him, and Zhu Heyu has to admit that
!
Therefore, Prince Zhu Heyu's thoughts at this time were quite complicated. For a moment, he even had the idea of "It would be great if Zhao Junchen could be used by me."
Seeing that everyone was silent, Bao Wenjie sighed again, and then changed the topic and said: "However, although the discussion in this excerpt is brilliant and seems to be effective, how can we implement it? The suggestion needs to be seriously considered. Now, Prince, you have just offended the three major cabinet ministers. If we implement commercial tax reform at this time, they may secretly obstruct it out of revenge. What's more, commercial tax reform is inseparable from the opening of accounts. With the support of the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is now in the hands of Zhao Junchen, this document comes from Zhao Junchen. He naturally understands that once the commercial tax reform is implemented, his position will be shaken, and he will inevitably violate it... Also, the commercial tax reform There is nothing more troublesome than having a single move affect the whole body, and now that the southern tour is about to begin, His Majesty may also have the mentality that doing more is worse than doing less, and he may not support it..."
Bao Wenjie's words pointed out the problem to the point, but made all the princelings frown, only to realize that it is not that easy to implement the suggestions in this "Business Tax Reform Notes"!
Bao Wenjie's face became increasingly serious as he continued: "In addition, and most importantly, the reason why our dynasty's commercial tax revenue has been lost is because from the center to the localities, from the top to the bottom, from officials to merchants, there are countless people who are borrowing money.
This is for profit! And these people collude together and have great influence. If we implement commercial tax reform, the interests of these people will be affected, and they will definitely regard us as enemies! By that time, we will not know what to do
How many overt and covert attacks have we faced! Compared with this, the covert obstruction of the three pavilion elders, Zhao Junchen's obedience, or His Majesty's biased attitude are just trivial matters! Therefore, I would like to ask Your Highness to act with caution!
"
What Bowenjie said certainly makes sense.
However, is it not the style of Prince Zhu Heyu to look forward and backward?
I saw Prince Zhu Heyu, after thinking for a moment, suddenly waved his hand and said firmly: "Since the suggestions in this document are indeed beneficial to the court and the people, then we must implement them. If we are afraid of obstruction and retaliation,
Just stop moving forward. How can the Ming Dynasty reverse its decline? How can we people still achieve great achievements? However, what Bao Shilang said is reasonable. We must be fully prepared if we want to implement commercial tax reform. I have thought about it.
, after my father’s southern tour, his chief assistant Zhou Shangjing, Pavilion elder Shen Changmao, and Zhao Junchen will all accompany him. There is only one Huang Yourong left in the court, and as the prince overseeing the country, I have enough power in my hands.
and influence. At that time, it will be the time when the resistance is the least and our strength is the greatest! It is also a good opportunity to implement commercial tax reform! Therefore, we will not present this document to the emperor for the time being, and wait for the emperor after his southern tour.
, then let us implement it alone!”
Hearing what Prince Zhu Heyu said, everyone's eyes lit up and they felt it made sense, so they all agreed.
In fact, Prince Zhu Heyu had another thought behind his decision. Emperor Deqing had given him a total of two errands during this period, one was to prepare for the southern tour, and the other was to review the case.
In the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case", Prince Zhu Heyu failed in his first assignment. Prince Zhu Heyu felt that he did a good job in his second assignment, but Emperor Deqing was still extremely dissatisfied.
Therefore, when Prince Zhu Heyu wanted to promote commercial tax reform on his own this time, he also wanted to prove himself to Emperor Deqing!
Although Bao Wenjie still had some concerns, he was essentially the same as Prince Zhu Heyu, and he was not a person who looked forward and backward in doing things, so after hesitating for a moment, he did not object!
In this way, all the princelings reached a consensus and decided to carry out commercial tax reform alone after Emperor Deqing's southern tour!
However, just when everyone was gearing up and preparing for a big fight, no one noticed that the prince's young master Guo Tang was unusually silent at this time, and there were inexplicable emotions fluctuating in his eyes.
Countless people took advantage of the business tax abuses of the Ming Dynasty to make profits! It is common for officials and businessmen to collude and evade taxes.
In fact, although Guo Tang is the backbone of the prince's party and usually enjoys a good reputation, his family has been making profits by taking advantage of the Ming Dynasty's commercial tax loopholes over the years!
Now, seeing that the prince's party is going to promote commercial and tax reform, Guo Tang naturally has mixed emotions. He just feels that he is in a dilemma between public and private!
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ps: The computer crashed once, and all the things I wrote were lost, so the update is late, please forgive me! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!