No one could enter the Qianqi camp prison, so Jiang Yuesheng took action himself, covering his nose with a thick cloth, leading the people with squinted eyes, holding soybeans and cold water, opening the mouths of the Li family and pouring it in.
Chen Yan did not return to the government office just now, but went to the palace to report on work. When he returned to the government office, he stood at the door of the dungeon and could not open his eyes.
A group of Qianqiying Tanma who delivered cold water and soybeans had admiration on their faces. It was their first time seeing this kind of work, and they admired Chu Qing very much. Now the Li family has begun to beg for mercy, strongly demanding that they be moved to another cell, or directly
Forget it, they would rather die than suffer this crime again. Who can bear it in such a big cell, with the whole family running around facing each other.
Chu Qing had been guarding Fu San. Although the third brother fell asleep, he still had a fever. Chu Qing couldn't stand it any longer, so he made several thin booths and lay on the ground to guard him.
Chen Yan gently opened the door and saw that both Chu Qing and Fu San were asleep, and then quietly backed out.
Jiang Yuesheng followed behind, and the two of them arrived at the Moon Gate.
"What did your Majesty say?"
"Fourth brother is very worried about Chu Qing." Chen Yan chuckled: "I also said that Chu Qing, a young boy with a tender body, must have been frightened a lot."
Jiang Yuesheng was embarrassed to say anything.
He felt that anyone who could think of mixing soybeans with cold water didn't seem to be frightened at all.
The conversation changed and Chen Yan continued: "The King of Wu acted more and more arrogantly and dared to assassinate the deputy commander of Qianqiying. Fourth brother Long Yan was furious and ordered Qianqiying to uproot the Wu King's gang members dormant in the capital as soon as possible."
Jiang Yuesheng, who was accustomed to Long Yan getting angry whenever the emperor had nothing to do, asked: "When will Your Majesty plan to attack the King of Wu?"
"A lot of worries."
With a look of helplessness on his face, Chen Yan walked to the stone table and sat down, saying softly: "South of the Weijiang River, in the official circles, there are countless people who support King Wu. Even among the people, many people only know that King Wu does not know.
Emperor, if we send troops to Weijiang, the country will be in turmoil."
"How about doing it in secret?"
"No, if something happens to the Li family, the King of Wu will be on guard and heavily guarded. According to the spies south of the Weijiang River, the King of Wu usually does not live in the palace, but mostly appears in the military camp. Even if he goes into the city to win people's hearts, it is
Hundreds of royal guards are accompanying us."
Chen Yan poured a cup of tea for Jiang Yuesheng and continued: "If we just assassinate the King of Wu, although it is not easy, it is not impossible. With proper planning, we can escape unscathed. But if we really do this, the fourth brother will definitely suffer a big loss."
People’s hearts.”
Jiang Yuesheng took a sip of tea and sighed slightly: "King Wu really has a good plan. He harms the people of the world and enriches the people of the land. He runs the south of the Weijiang River like a monolith. If he doesn't eradicate the weeds as soon as possible, he will do treason and injustice sooner or later."
"Yes, fourth brother is soft-hearted after all. Chang Chengke should not have been allowed to leave Beijing years ago."
When it comes to the emperor, Jiang Yuesheng cannot comment casually. He is Chen Yan's fourth brother, not his fourth brother.
"Let's not talk about the matter of King Wu for the moment. It cannot be solved overnight."
Chen Yan put down the tea cup and mentioned another matter: "Just after entering the palace, the fourth brother explained something again. Regarding the tax inspection, Lord Wei of the Ministry of Revenue actually proposed a charter, but it was mostly clichés and nothing more.
Compare the accounts, send the Ministry of Accounts to the states for comparison, or send more manpower to conduct multiple checks during the tax season, and use severe punishment to serve as a warning."
Jiang Yuesheng smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid the effect will be minimal. Officials in various states, local governments, and government officials are protecting each other. They embezzle more than tens of thousands of money. If the amount is checked, it will make those wealthy people jump over the wall."
"Yes, the fourth brother also has a lot of worries. Because of this, he has many concerns and worries. If he wants to correct the tax abuses, there is a long way to go."
"By the way, Mr. Chu mentioned this matter a few days ago." Jiang Yuesheng looked a little confused: "It's just that the general doesn't understand what Mr. Chu means."
Chen Yan became interested: "It's about tax matters?"
"It should be so. When Mr. Chu goes to the shops in the capital to ask for rice and grain, he always says that if he doesn't give it, he will check the merchants' taxes and debits. He also says that there are a hundred ways to make these merchants docile."
"A hundred ways?"
Chen Yan looked thoughtful: "The tax money paid by merchants only accounts for less than 30% of the official tax money, but it is not a small amount. When you said this, I recalled the first time I met him in Chu Mansion.
At that time, he also mentioned this matter carelessly, as if there was some way to eradicate the evil."
The more he spoke, the brighter Chen Yan's eyes became: "Fourth Brother originally intended to reuse Brother Chu, but he has not assigned any specific tasks. In addition, as a teacher of the Ministry of Finance, if there is a good plan, it would be okay for him to take charge of this matter."
Jiang Yuesheng looked a little hesitant, not knowing what to say.
It's not that he thinks Chu Qing is incompetent, but that this kid's style of doing things is difficult to understand. To put it more simply, everyone's brain circuits are at different frequencies.
Jiang Yuesheng likes everything to be done according to the plan, handled properly and planned in a measured way, while Chu Qing is just the opposite. What he thinks comes out, he does what he does, and what he does comes out, which gives people a very unreliable feeling.
a feeling of.
Chen Yan had just talked with Huang Laosi in the palace for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a reason. He probably was a dead horse now.
"When Brother Chu wakes up later, let's discuss it with him and then take a look."
"That's fine."
Chen Yan was also exhausted during this period. Seeing that it was still some time before dawn, he yawned and casually found a room to rest.
What Huang Laosi said about "tax inspection" is actually an extremely large and somewhat vague concept.
The tax audit involves many issues, including officials embezzling official money, wealthy families falsely reporting their property, aristocratic families concealing their property, etc. It is as slippery as an eel, and every loophole has been exploited.
The most common situation is tax evasion, also called "tax evasion". Not only officials, but also many common people do this, because many mandatory regulations are aimed at "households" rather than "people", which means that a family is required to do something.
Labor is not calculated on a per capita basis.
This also leads to the fact that even if the children of many poor people grow up or get married, they do not separate from each other. They are still "together" with their parents and are considered one household.
To put it in layman's terms, the old lady gave birth to eight children. If the family is divided, there will be eight households, and all eight children will have to do hard labor. But if the families are not divided, it will be rock, paper, scissors, and whoever loses will go.
This has also caused more problems. They are obviously married and have children, but they do not have "household registration". They can only send their children to wealthy families to be slaves. As for these slaves, let alone household registration, they do not even have slave registration, and "
The meaning of "hidden household" is similar. Since it is a hidden household, wealthy families do not have to pay "taxes".
There are too many situations and phenomena like this, not only involving officials and aristocratic families, but also ordinary people "contributing", which has led to more and more problems piling up. Just the word tax inspection,
There are so many threads, not even a single thread can be found in the mess.
Let's just say that the merchants in the capital under the emperor's feet concealed population, underreported output value and transaction volume, forged contracts, evaded monopoly, etc., and used a variety of tricks and methods. As for the Ministry of Household Affairs, it's not that they are all a loser. It's true.
He is powerless. Many businessmen are backed by officials. In addition, there are not enough manpower. Lao Wei's chest is beating loudly. It's not that he can't do it. He can do it. He can still do a big job, but he will definitely be obstructed or even attacked by all forces. He is still a man.
A protracted war cannot be solved overnight.
Chen Yan knew Huang Laosi. Laosi had a short temper and wanted to solve all problems in the blink of an eye.
Just when he was in the palace, the fourth child showed an emotion and frustration that should not be seen in an emperor.
In the military, if a problem cannot be solved, then the person who caused the problem will be solved, and it will be over.
But now he is not in the army, but on the throne, in the court. Huang Laosi is always unable to get used to it. Those who really follow him wholeheartedly are mostly former military followers, and they basically have all the attribute points.
Once you kill people, running a country is completely useless.
It is precisely because of this that Huang Laosi is eager for talents, eager for talents who can open new doors for him.