Chapter 659 Financial Power! It's Hard Not to Be Moved by Xia Yuanji!
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Yan Shenggong.
This is the hereditary title of the eldest descendant of the most holy master.
It was first established in the Song Dynasty and was ranked higher than the eighth-rank official. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was promoted to the third-rank official. In the Ming Dynasty, it was promoted to the first-rank official. Later, it was "the first civil official in the class", giving full face to the sage.
Duke Yansheng benefited from the glory of his ancestor Confucius and became a special duke in Chinese history who has been prosperous and prosperous for generations. He and the imperial court depended on each other, so he endured for a long time.
The Dukes of Yansheng in all dynasties have been deeply favored by the country, but these people always talk about benevolence, righteousness, and loyalty to the emperor and serve the country. When the dynasties change, there is no loyal person. This is the case in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is also the case in the Qing Dynasty. The new owners are the fastest.
Zhu Gaoxu has no good impression of such people, and even hates them deeply.
Thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu looked at Zhu Di again, and said with a deep smile: "Dad, I heard a joke when you mentioned the Yanshenggong Mansion."
Zhu Di was a little confused when he heard this. What was this kid going to say?
"It is said that a certain Yanshenggong once talked eloquently and gave advice after being drunk."
"There are only three families in the world. My family is just the same as Jiangxi Zhang and Fengyang Zhu. Jiangxi Zhang has Taoist morale; Fengyang Zhu has a small family spirit."
"Bastard!" Zhu Di was furious and slammed the case.
Fengyang Zhu, who is angry with others and is petty?
Good, very good, really good!
How dare you?
When the Mongolian and Yuan barbarians conquered the Central Plains, what did your Kong family do?
Instead of upholding the integrity of the civilized people and leading the people to "serve the country with loyalty" to resist the foreign barbarians, they scrambled to flatter their new master Kublai Khan. In order to compete for the title of "Yanshenggong", their nephews all went to Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was vying for favor in front of Kublai Khan. Seeing the ugly behavior of the people after Confucius, Kublai Khan laughed loudly and responded: "All of you, you must study hard. If you are talented, I can be promoted to an official."
Even if the flattery fails, the Kong family is still ugly and servile, and even gave Kublai Khan the title of "Confucian Grand Master".
And what about my old Zhu family?
Taizu expelled the Tartars and restored China, and made great achievements, but in the end, you, the Kong family, became a "violent family", but became a "little family spirit"!
So damn shameless!
Zhu Di was furious to the extreme, and his murderous intention continued to boil.
This is the first time that he has such murderous intention towards a certain noble clan!
If you say that my old Zhu family is "petty-minded", then my good old man is "petty-minded"!
"Gu Zuo, I have ordered you to be the imperial envoy and give you the power to act expeditiously. You should rush to Qufu, Shandong immediately to investigate the case of Yan Shenggong Fei Yijun!"
"In addition, I will ask Dongchang to fully cooperate with you to find out all the bad things done by Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion, and bring all his people back to the capital for questioning!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
The faces of all the giants changed drastically, but no one dared to speak.
Because this matter is so big, it is not an exaggeration for Yan Shenggong to say that he is seeking death!
His Majesty the Emperor has sentenced you to the grave crime of beheading for "criticism of your Majesty". If you don't die, who will die?
Compared with this, the officials were even more frightened by Prince Zhu Gaoxu's methods.
Just because Duke Yan Sheng's Mansion obstructed the implementation of the new learning, the prince found an excuse to completely destroy the family. Such cruel and ruthless methods are really frightening!
Among all the people present, only Gu Zuo did not change his expression. He immediately bowed and accepted the order, and then left in a hurry.
After walking out of Qianqing Palace, a sinister smile appeared on Gu Zuo's face.
With the right to "act cheaply", and the eunuchs from Dongchang supporting us, Mr. Yan Shenggong, ah Mr. Yan Shenggong, this time we can take our time and play!
After Gu Zuo left, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand.
"It's just a small thing."
"Let's continue our discussion."
The Ministry of War needed to cooperate with the imperial court's three major plans, so Shangshu Chen Qia briefly reported on the progress of the war.
After the Ministry of Industry completed the major task of building the new capital of Beiping, it had to participate in the construction of the customs non-stop, and it was equally busy.
Among the seven divisions, only the punishment division is relatively leisurely.
Generally speaking, the new policies are going well, and Zhu Gaoxu is very satisfied with it.
After finishing the reporting work, Zhu Gaoxu spoke directly and revealed his true purpose.
"I'm calling you here today. In addition to learning about the progress of the New Deal, there is also an important announcement."
Sure enough, it came!
This prince has no time to rest!
All the big guys were sitting upright with solemn expressions.
"After discussing with my father, I decided that from next year, the Ministry of Household Affairs will only be responsible for collecting agricultural taxes and salt taxes, and the royal family will be responsible for collecting other miscellaneous taxes!"
As soon as Zhu Gaoxu said these words, the officials were immediately confused.
What does it mean?
You are trying to make money!
Why is it that now that commercial tax is mentioned, you want to keep it all to yourself?
It’s too ugly to look at the food!
Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household Affairs, immediately became popular.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I firmly oppose it!"
"Taxation comes from the people. It should be taken from the people and used for the people. How can we..."
"Old Xia Tou, you misunderstood what I meant!" Zhu Gaoxu directly interrupted Xia Yuanji's speech, "The Ministry of Household Affairs is responsible for collecting agricultural taxes and salt taxes. From now on, there is no need to allocate funds to the royal family, nor to support the royal family and vassal expenses. And military spending!”
"The agricultural tax and salt tax collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs are all used to develop people's livelihood, such as dredging canals, repairing roads, educating the people, etc. Military expenditures, royal internal funds, and vassal support are all the responsibility of the royal family. Both parties do not interfere with each other and are strictly prohibited from intervening. !”
Ministers: "!!!"
Shocked!
What does it mean?
The emperor handed over the financial power directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs?
And the royal family is also strictly prohibited from interfering indiscriminately in the future?
Although the commercial tax has become considerable, after all, it is not as good as the agricultural tax and salt tax!
You must know that among the annual court expenditures, the emperor's internal funds, vassal support and military expenditures account for more than half!
Especially military expenditures, which cost money like water. Only Xia Yuanji has outstanding abilities, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would have fallen apart long ago!
What would the Ming Dynasty be like if these three expenditures were no longer available in the future and the money and food saved were used to develop people's livelihood?
Happiness came so suddenly that Xia Yuanji couldn't even believe it.
"Does His Highness the Crown Prince really mean what he said?"
"Of course it's serious. I summoned you all today just to discuss this matter, but there are still some conditions."
Sure enough it's not that simple!
Xia Yuanji looked solemn, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net just didn't know what harsh conditions the prince would put forward.
"First of all, the financial power of the imperial court has been given to you. I don't want to hear about the situation in the local area where refugees are everywhere and people are dying of hunger!"
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the East Factory are not decorations, nor is the law examination. Regardless of the reasons such as natural disasters or man-made disasters, the royal family does not look at the process but only the results. If people starve to death and freeze to death again in the future, then there is no blame. The royal family is merciless!"
In other words, Zhu Gaoxu is telling the ministers that the financial power has indeed been handed over to you, but it must be used to develop people's livelihood.
The people do not starve to death, this is the bottom line of the royal family!
If there are again refugees and starving people all over the place, then the royal family will be held accountable!
Xia Yuanji didn't hesitate and nodded directly.
Serving as an official does not only benefit one party, but at least starves people to death. It is absolutely embarrassing and can only highlight the incompetence of officials.
If Xia Yuanji didn't agree to such a low request, he would just resign and return home.
"Secondly, the royal family will establish a special taxation bureau to collect and manage commercial taxes, mining taxes and other miscellaneous taxes. The taxation bureau is under the jurisdiction of the inner court and foreign countries are not allowed to interfere."
Hearing this, Xia Yuanji felt a little uneasy.
He instinctively felt that there was a trap in Zhu Gaoxu's words, but he didn't know where the trap was.
In this case, let's not think too much about it for the time being and get the financial power first.
His Majesty the Emperor is willing to take the initiative to hand over financial power. This is a rare opportunity!
If the emperor hadn't been fond of the Northern Expedition and used the money and food to develop people's livelihood, the world would have been at peace in the Ming Dynasty!
"In that case, it's settled!"
Zhu Gaoxu and Xia Yuanji both nodded with smiles, but one was really happy, and the other might regret it in the future!
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