Chapter seven hundred and eighteenth Great Song Dynasty
Liu E sat on the throne behind Zhao Zhen, observing the reactions of other courtiers through the bead curtain. She didn't care about the debate between Sun Xi and Xue Kui in the palace. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the deficiencies in the shooting technique, but Sun Xi
His attitude is a bit amusing.
If you say that he does not serve the interests of the Southeast Tea Farm and the three tea merchants, Liu E will never believe it. His Sun family, Yang family, and Du family are almost the majority of the Southeast tea merchants.
The other tea merchants are simply listeners under their command. As long as these three companies speak, the southeastern tea merchants will follow the wind and dare not disobey at all. Even the imperial edict can be violated secretly and secretly.
How to know?!
Lan Jizong stood aside and did not dare to say a word. Liu E was exuding an icy aura. Ever since he told his mother-in-law the news she heard from Chen Lin, her mother-in-law began to hate her.
After all, Sun Shi was also a great scholar of his generation. How could he slander the imperial tax laws for his own personal gain?
But Lan Jizong was an eunuch after all. Things that were abnormal in his eyes were normal in the eyes of the courtiers. His career would come to an end sooner or later, especially for someone like Sun Shi who had a great reputation.
, but the interests of your own family must be continued, right?
Many people know that the reason why Sun Shi made such a desperate move was because he was about to retire... At this time, many courtiers were unwilling to stand up and oppose Sun Shi. The reason was very simple. Who didn't have the day to retire?
It cannot be said that everyone has the selfish and narrow thoughts in the minds of civil servants, but some people still exist. They think in their hearts, "Hey, the old man is about to retire, so it might as well leave him something..."
Once you have such an attitude, the only thing left is to watch indifferently. Most people are really not Sun Shi's opponent. If you want to debate him in the court, you probably won't be able to do it without some basic skills.
But at this time, Xue Kui left work. This old man was transferred back from Yizhou. In Yizhou, he sought leniency for government affairs, managed the affairs in an orderly manner, and focused on surveying and milling. He was a real person.
capable ministers and officials.
When he came back, he was promoted to a direct bachelor of Longtuge, with authority over the affairs of the Third Company. It can be said that in the Third Company, apart from Fan Yong, the Third Secretary, Xue Kui had the final say.
Fan Yong also valued Xue Kui very highly. He had many tasks assigned to the Third Division, and he had the intention of recommending him as the Third Division Envoy after he left.
This time Fan Yong did not take the lead in "sticking the shot". Instead, Xue Kui took part in the duel. This was obviously to establish Xue Kui's prestige and at the same time let him show his face in front of officials and saints.
"Xue Kui is not talented, but today I would like to ask Sun Hanlin, since it is known that the sticking method has many inconveniences, does Sun Hanlin know the shortcomings of the refraction method?!"
It was a good move to turn against the guest, but Sun Shi was faced with a dilemma. The reason why the sticking method replaced the refraction method was because the refraction method was more unbearable and had more problems.
Sun Shi said: "Although the bending method has flaws, it can detect and fill in the gaps. Even if the tea tax is wrong, it can be recovered. However, the sticking method is difficult to detail and has been misappropriated a lot!"
"Then why Sun Hanlin did not seek to perfect the Tieshe law, but insisted on abolishing it. Everyone knows that Tieshe law benefits the country, but the people will be exploited by the "tea merchants". This is actually the evil of the tea merchants! The country and the dynasty
We should punish profiteers with strict laws to protect the law of the country!"
Xue Kui used the words "tea merchant" and "profiteer" very strongly, obviously to point out the problem and to embarrass Sun Shi in the court.
All the officials were also surprised by Xue Kui's courage. There was no need for him to offend Sun Shi like this! After all, Sun Shi was about to become an official, but his influence was still there, and he was a great scholar in literature and Tao. He only needed a few words to
It will make your Xue Kui's reputation be hated by the literati.
But Xue Kui didn't care. He was also an old man in the Zhenzong Dynasty, and he also supervised the censors' entry into official positions, and moved to the palace to serve as censors. The most disgusting thing was that Sun Shi was doing his own selfish things in the name of serving the country and the people.
"It is precisely because of the old omissions in the pasting method that tea merchants profited from it. Shouldn't it be abolished? What's more, after the implementation of the pasting law, the state's tea tax dropped sharply. This is a serious problem! Although the refractory method is not as good as the pasting method,
But it’s enough to ensure that the tea tax will not be reduced!”
Everyone in the court was quite convinced by Sun Shi's righteous words, but Xue Kui was furious. As an official of Quan San Company, he naturally knew the problem.
He looked at Sun Shi with a bad expression and said: "The reason why the tea tax of the state and court was reduced sharply by the sticking method is because the southeast tea merchants profited from it! After the sticking method, the disadvantages of false estimation no longer exist, and it fell to the big tea merchants in the southeast.
The tea profits in the pockets should have returned to the national treasury! But why did the tea tax drop so sharply? In fact, profiteers also used the name of prostitution to forcefully buy tea and sell it, usurping the profits and taxes of the country!"
Ye An's eyes widened in the palace. Unexpectedly, Xue Kui actually found out the problem from the accounts of Sansi. This man is not simple!
Sure enough, Sun Shi was speechless by Xue Kui's words, but Xue Kui took advantage of the victory and pursued: "The government should send a tea tax supervisor to the southeast tea farm to check the tax situation, so that we can find out who is behind the imperial tea tax.
, you can also give justice to the people!"
This is killing people and punishing the heart. No one in the civil and military officials is willing to side with Xue Kui. Once the court sends people to the Southeast Tea Farm to supervise taxation, a large group of people will be involved. Moreover, it is not only the Southeast Tea Farm that will benefit from this matter.
There are also some Beijing officials.
To put it bluntly, it involves so many things that no one wants to get involved.
Zhao Zhen was a little at a loss. He thought what Xue Kui said was right, but the reactions of the courtiers were a little strange, and the eldest lady beside him never spoke.
Government affairs may seem simple, but they affect the whole body. One of your decisions is likely to affect the people of one area, and it is even more likely to affect the taxes of the court.
After a brief silence, Liu E finally spoke: "The refraction method and the sticking method each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Since the two methods are incomplete, no matter who is right or wrong for the time being, Sun Qing and Xue Qing are both thinking about the country, and there is no need to do this."
Like tit-for-tat..."
As Liu E spoke, she looked at Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, and then said, "I wonder what your two gentlemen think?"
This is He Xini, and of course he handed over the problem to Xianggong. How could a veteran like Lu Yijian not know the intention? After taking a look at the bead curtain, he came out and said: "The sage knows clearly that both methods are deficient, so it is better to repair them. As for now,
How to put the three divisions first!"
Wang Zeng knew that Lu Yijian was imitating Liu E's approach to peacemaking. He left the team slightly dissatisfied and said: "Lü Xianggong's words are wrong. Everyone knows that the sticking method is better than the refraction method. Since the understanding is insufficient, he will follow Xue Longtu's advice and dispatch
The tea tax supervisor can just go to the Southeast Tea Farm to take charge! As for the tea tax law, it really should be revised."
Ye An smiled, and now he could see that Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian were not getting along again. Lu Yijian wanted to be a peacemaker in order to win over Sun Shi, but Wang Zeng valued Xue Kui. It seemed to be a matter of tax law.
In the end it turned into a political issue.
Good guy, this is the court of the Song Dynasty!
A group of courtiers each had their own thoughts. As conflicts emerged between Wang Zeng and Lu Yijian, the courtiers began to express their own opinions and were no longer taciturn as before.
Only Ye An still stood in the hall like a javelin without saying a word...