"Land annexation, secretly sending acres of land!"
After Zhu Cixiang was silent for a while, he uttered these words.
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Emperor Chongzhen in front of him showed a smile.
"The prince is so young, but he actually knows everything clearly. Not bad!"
"Since Father knows all this, why didn't he clean it up before?"
"Clean up?"
Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a tired look on his face. A trace of emotion flashed in his eyes and he said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"When the late emperor was there, several forces in the court, including the Eunuch Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Fujian Party, the Chu Party, and the Donglin Party, stood side by side. At that time, I couldn't understand why the late emperor would allow so many parties.
Lin Li, if you do this, wouldn't it be impossible for the court to unite as one due to competition with each other?
Especially the Eunuch Party. At that time, I hated the Eunuch Party to the core and wanted to get rid of it quickly. As a result, the late emperor passed away and I suddenly became a great treasure. At that time, I joined forces with Donglin to remove the Eunuch Party and uprooted it.
, I thought that with the people in power, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be able to return to its prosperous age in my hands..."
As he said this, Chongzhen's eyes flashed with emotion and a hint of regret. It was obvious that he regretted this matter and regretted it for the first time.
At that time, Chongzhen could be said to be too naive and had no experience in power struggle and political struggle. Faced with the temptation of the Donglin Party's superficial layer of noble leather, Chongzhen, who was still full of lofty ideas at the time, chose to completely
Fell to the Donglin Party.
The result is that the political ecology in the court is completely unbalanced. The result is naturally that civilian officials steal a large number of power, and the power of the Donglin Party has increased unprecedentedly.
These people are naturally not keen on collecting taxes from themselves.
Because it is an obvious fact that in the Jiangnan area, land annexation is serious, and various taxes are basically established among the families behind these civil servants, or the families they protect.
The so-called government officials protect each other, which means that although taxes can be collected, due to various reasons, the tax revenue is getting less and less, even if taxes are continuously increased, various taxes are levied, and apportionments are made.
This phenomenon still cannot be changed.
These noble families have many ways to avoid these taxes, and most of these taxes are passed on to the common people who are farmers.
A large number of these small landowners and rich farmers went bankrupt, and their land was constantly confiscated by these officials.
Land annexation has almost reached an extremely serious level.
Land annexation in the Jiangnan area is becoming more and more serious, and taxes will naturally become even more difficult to collect!
Emperor Chongzhen had a wry smile in his eyes.
The current taxation is not as good as that in the first year of Chongzhen. At that time, Wei Zhongxian was still there. He didn't care about you literati. He dared to collect taxes from these civil servants.
Since his death, taxes in the Jiangnan area have depended on what these civil servants think!
Thinking of this, Chongzhen sighed slightly. He pondered for a moment, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said: "Brother Chun, you have to understand that we are a royal family. Although it seems that my power is supreme, we also need my subordinates.
Went to do errands.
As for the people who do things, they are also human beings, and they will have their own demands. It can be said that everyone's demands are different.
But to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than interests. Different parties seem to be pulling each other to consume their power, so that the court will never have peace. However, this will greatly enhance the majesty of the emperor. No matter how bad it is,
It is better than if there is only one power left in the entire court, then your eyes and ears will be useless.
You are no longer in charge of the whole court!"
As he spoke, Emperor Chongzhen let out a long sigh.
Looking at Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, Zhu Cixiang's heart moved slightly. He didn't expect that Chongzhen's consciousness was so high and he saw everything so clearly!
I'm afraid that in the original history, Chongzhen also saw everything clearly, that's why he was so anxious to constantly change the chief ministers of the cabinet.
No wonder, in the position of chief minister of the cabinet, only one Han Xu emerged from the Donglin Party, and Chongzhen's recruitment strategy was obviously to avoid appointing Donglin Party members.
Instead, I chose veterans like Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren.
pity!
This kind of prime minister is just an eraser.
The only person he appointed who was capable and was not the second assistant of the Donglin Party, Wu Di, was still against him.
"Prince, do you know why I am telling you this today?"
At this time, Chongzhen suddenly asked Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"Father wants to tell me that Nanjing is the territory of the Donglin Party!"
"good!"
Chongzhen was extremely satisfied with his son. He was very satisfied with Zhu Cixi's keen sense of smell. Having fought for the party all his life, he certainly understood what would happen if he, the emperor, went to Nanjing!
At this time, Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at Chongzhen in front of him and said: "Father, Nanjing is the territory of the Donglin Party. If we go south, we will definitely fall into a quagmire. When the time comes, the party struggle will completely hinder our hands and feet.
But! I don’t want to go to Nanjing. I sincerely ask my father to go to Nanjing!”
Being quite proud of Zhu Cixiang's words, Chongzhen was stunned for a moment. There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes. He looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and asked: "Brother Chun, do you want to stay in Beijing? Let me go to Nanjing?"
"no!"
Zhu Cixiang pondered for a moment, looked at Chongzhen in front of him, and said with a serious face: "After the battle to defend the city of Beijing, I deeply felt that the power in our hands is too little. I sighed with emotion that Taizu became an ancestor.
, he had the spirit of swallowing up the whole world, so he wanted to imitate his second ancestor.
Separate one side first, formulate and train a new army, and when the strength is sufficient, then clean up the world for my father!"
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Emperor Chongzhen was slightly stunned. As if he was meeting his son for the first time, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Cixiang a lot more.
There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes as he looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him.
But Zhu Cixiang's face was extremely serious and he didn't say a word.
"are you serious?"
Chongzhen couldn't help but look at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and asked.
"yes!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded.
For a moment, Chongzhen fell into silence, not knowing how to answer Zhu Cixiang's words.
At this time, Zhu Cixiang looked at Emperor Chongzhen in front of him with a smile on his face and said: "Father, if I can succeed, maybe our Ming Dynasty royal family will be able to revive one day.
If I fail, Prince Yong can still be crown prince, and you can at least guard half of the Ming Dynasty south of the Yangtze River. This is already the safest way!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Chongzhen in front of him sincerely.
A very complicated expression flashed across Chongzhen's face as he looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him.