"Ziying is right, do you understand?" Guan Yingzhen glanced at the many disciples and students present, "In addition to considering the problem itself, we should also consider the problem more broadly, including this situation.
Some matters that may be involved..."
"There is a saying that goes well, a single move can affect the whole body. If private salt is rampant, in addition to damaging the imperial government's finances, what else will it do? Those who rely on salt for survival, will they be affected? What Yuxuan said is also true.
Yes, but it is not comprehensive enough or profound enough. Ziying said it very well. He saw the possible harm caused by the flooding of illegal salt in Kaizhongfa, and then the impact on the entire nine-sided defense system..."
Guan Yingzhen paused, "However, the impact of the opening of the Chinese law is not only an issue of private salt, but also involves very complex issues. We will have the opportunity to discuss this issue again in the future..."
Feng Ziying chuckled in her heart.
Of course, there are many issues involved in the Kaizhong method, which are not just as simple as a few words, but also involve too many problems when the Supreme Emperor was in power, and even the Supreme Emperor's own problems.
Even though Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen can be regarded as the backbone of the civil servants, they are not stupid young people. They also need to consider the problem according to the situation. If they rashly poke some holes, it may not be a good thing for everyone.
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"Linqing is where the Hubu Pass is located. In addition, it is also an important water warehouse. The grain sent by the Beijing Capital to a large extent must be transshipped here. In addition, this is a choke point that the canal must pass through. A large number of supplies in central Shandong are all here.
Trade is transshipped here, Linqing business has been prosperous since the Ming Dynasty, and Linqing tribute bricks are sold along the canal..."
Feng Ziying smacked her lips, this kind of work was really tiring.
It is necessary to explain the causes and consequences of the entire incident as clearly as possible, as well as some of the preparatory conditions for why the incident happened at this time. For him, this is not difficult. The key is to use the thinking of people of this era to make it clear.
They understand.
"..., I would like to give you a brief introduction to the people in Linqing who mainly rely on this waterway for their lives. Or I think it is more appropriate to use one word to describe it, a group. Well, this involves multiple groups.
For example, Linqing tribute bricks have to go north and south, brick kiln owners and kiln workers, these are two groups..."
"...Lifu at the loading dock, don't underestimate this group. Many of them are rough men with nothing, and many of them even don't have families to drag them down. So in a sense, this group is the least afraid of trouble.
Damn it, this is also a group that the White Lotus Sect focuses on developing and winning over believers..."
"... It can be said that the arrival of the tax supervisor has directly touched the interests of almost all groups centered in Linqing City, and the only ones who really benefit from it are the tax supervisor and a small group of people who are attached to him to extort money from it.
Rogue and evil gentry, in this way, it is like sowing a large number of sparks. Maybe many sparks are slowly extinguished, but there are still one or two sparks slowly burning. Once the conditions are right, it is possible to
A fire suddenly ignited..."
Feng Ziying explained it in detail. Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen had specially requested it from him.
Because almost all the students in Dongyuan have had little social experience, especially experience in dealing with classes other than their own class, which makes it difficult for them to understand the survival and interests of other class groups. Feng Ziying needs to use an experienced and humanistic approach.
Describe it in the tone of an onlooker.
This also helps these students to truly understand and understand why such a civil uprising broke out in the essence of the northern hinterland of the empire.
In the eyes of many people, it is reasonable for such incidents to occur in barren places like Shaanxi and Gansu, or in cities such as Suzhou and Yangzhou with relatively developed woven and salt industries. However, in Shandong and Linqing,
It's a place worth exploring.
"The tax inspector is so abominable, and what the court gains from it is far less than what these people gain from it. Why do they still carry out such evil policies?" Finally someone couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said: "Is it true that the imperial court supports scholars and censors and officials are the same?
Are you a weakling who is afraid of death?"
Feng Ziying did not know this person, he only knew that he was from Jiashe.
"Xue Wenzhou, courtesy name Daoying, was born in Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, with a very hard temper..." Xu Qixun had an excellent memory and quietly inserted an ear canal next to Feng Ziying.
Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen both remained silent.
The establishment of a tax supervisor was a major move taken by the emperor after he ascended the throne, and it was also the most criticized policy. However, Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen were not ordinary officials, so they naturally knew how much helplessness was hidden behind this.
In fact, the arrears of pay for the Nine Borders Army began in the thirty-sixth year of Yuanxi during the reign of the Supreme Emperor.
After the thirty-eighth year of Yuanxi, soldiers mutinied almost every year in Jiubian. The main reason was the lack of military pay.
In the 40th year of Yuanxi Dynasty, the troops in Yulin Town mutinied and even triggered a rebellion, which directly led to the Tatar cavalry almost breaking through the wall.
Under such circumstances, when the new emperor ascended the throne, almost every town in Jiubian asked the court to replenish military pay. But what could Emperor Yonglong do with his empty household department to replenish military pay?
Even if the inner treasury was emptied, it would be difficult to support such expenditure, so Emperor Yonglong had no choice but to make this decision.
"Brother Dao Ying, do you know where the tax collector's cashier's supply is?" Seeing that the crowd was quite angry, but Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen did not speak, Feng Ziying's heart moved slightly, and she stood up and said in a loud voice.
"Oh? Are you willing to teach me." The thin young man's eyes were sharp and his tone was cold.
"As far as I know, all the silver earned by the tax and mining supervisors in various places supplies Jiubian, especially Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town, and Ji Town, but it is still a drop in the bucket and cannot be satisfied. This does not include Datong, Yulin, Shanxi
Waiting for the military pay owed by other towns."
Feng Ziying said calmly: "I'm not saying that setting up a tax supervisor is a good strategy, nor do I agree with using this method to raise military pay, but I know that if the four major towns of Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town, Ji Town, and Datong Town once
The danger of mutiny among soldiers due to military pay is far greater than that of the Shandong Civil War. Once the Tatars and Jurchens break through the border wall, it will be a complete disaster, far beyond what a group of White Lotus bandits can compare with."
"Similarly, Brother Dao Ying is also from Shaanxi. Once a pay mutiny breaks out in several towns in Yulin, will the Tatars break through the Hetao and enter Shaanxi? What will that bring?"
Xue Wenzhou was choked by Feng Ziying's words.
Although he didn't know much about military affairs, he also knew that the Tatars were like wolves and tigers, coming and going like the wind. Once they broke through the border wall, they would almost burn, kill, and loot, and they would wipe out everything they passed.
For Shaanxi, which is already very poor, it will almost create countless refugees. For the local government of Shaanxi, it often means that there is a storm of rebellion caused by refugees.
"Of course, this is by no means a reason to use the method of tax supervision to collect money to solve the problem of unpaid wages, but I think that the military wages owed should be the responsibility of the elders and the household department. They are responsible for the emperor's salary, loyalty to the emperor, and responsibility for the emperor.
Worry, if the nine-border army’s salary needs cannot be met, then the Ministry of Household Affairs will take the main responsibility!”
Feng Ziying's last words calmed down Xue Wenzhou's already somewhat sullen expression. The other party did not deny that setting up a tax supervisor was a bad policy, he just said that it was the lesser of two evils, but this was to quench his thirst.
"Classmate Feng, I'm afraid that the harm caused by drinking poison to quench your thirst may not be much better than the arrears of wages." After saying this, Xue Wenzhou sat down. He was not an unreasonable person. If he spoke forcefully in this situation, he would be looked down upon by other students.
