noffsinger First Minister Section 587
First Minister Section 587
"Indeed! This is also what we are worried about. If something happens in Huaixi this year, it may go to Huaidong next year, then Shandong, Jiangxi, and then Huguang Central Plains! We must guard against it, let alone take it lightly!" Lao Zhu was heartbroken.As far as this situation is concerned, Cai Ben discovered it.
It's just that his intentions are not here, but no matter how you say it, it's wrong to talk nonsense because of people, and the phenomenon they observed is still correct.
"My lord, the matter has reached the second level, which is the distribution of finance and taxes. We set up tiered tax rates at the beginning. First, we wanted to collect more, and second, we wanted to suppress large households and better distribute the land evenly. But now it seems that it is true. There is not much extra land, and it must be changed, and we can no longer take food from the bowls of the people."
Old Zhu nodded vigorously, "That's a good point. Back then, when the people had it, it made sense for us to take more. Now that the people don't have it, if we want to take more, it's forcing the people to rebel."
Zhang Ximeng said: "My lord is right, it's just that the things that no one wants to get are lost... So at the beginning, Cai Ben suggested to my lord that the prosperity of the world will bring prosperity and no land tax!"
"Intentions are sinister! Deceitful talk!" Old Zhu said bluntly, "Why don't you add land tax? It should be cut, but you say you don't add it. It's just going around and playing tricks on the people! This kind of literati is the most insidious, and they really should. Cut to pieces!"
After two or three years, when Lao Zhu mentioned it, he still gritted his teeth.
Zhang Ximeng summed it up: "My lord, the second level is the local yamen, between the tax collectors and the common people, which is the focus of the conflict we see."
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured: "According to Mr., there is a third or fourth floor here?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "Indeed, the reform of land taxation has been talked about for so long, but when it was implemented, it was still disorderly and chaotic. The land tax was distributed first, but the land was not re-divided, and the benefits were obtained, but no work was done! "
Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: "This must be a problem with the tax department, Hu Weiyong is not reliable!"
Zhang Ximeng said, "My lord, even though Hu Weiyong is indeed dangerous, why did Sun Yan and the others turn a blind eye to it, or in other words, they simply pushed the boat along and made mistakes?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, and couldn't help but said: "Sir, Sun Yan is your man!"
Zhang Ximeng said seriously: "My lord, I have no private persons! None!"
Old Zhu nodded slightly, "I understand, sir is really fair!"
Zhang Ximeng sighed: "My lord, this is what I want to talk about. Although Sun Yan has been in the court for a while, he has also served as a political envoy in the local area. But after all, his foundation is shallow, and he has some political affairs. It’s not clear. But then again, there are many people around him, are these people also unclear?”
"There is nothing more complicated than this. One side has bad intentions, but the other side is really dedicated to the public? A decree, from formulation to implementation, has too many links in the middle, layer upon layer. Who is planting the disaster? , and who deliberately turned a blind eye, or even encouraged expansion... This matter is really not so easy to say."
"Take Wang Anshi's green crop method as an example. He tried it locally, and everyone applauded and found it convenient. But when it was implemented nationwide, it immediately became a mess. Some people even distributed green crop money to urban people."
"Then where is the problem? Is it Wang Anshi's decree, which has been expanded from the local area to the whole country, and there is dissatisfaction with the environment, or is it the old party that obstructs and hinders it? Or is it that Wang Anshi sent the inner ghosts, and they messed around and distorted it. What does Wang Anshi mean?"
Zhu Yuanzhang listened silently, and gradually his expression became solemn, because he found that what Zhang Ximeng was talking about was not just as simple as the matter in front of him.The information contained in it even touched the core and the most difficult part of governing the country!
"Sir, maybe you can make it clear who is right and who is wrong here?"
Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "If I can make it clear, it will be written in the history of the Song Dynasty... In fact, even Wang Anshi is not clear about the right and wrong of this matter, but he knows one thing, as long as he shrinks back, reform will be done. It won’t work. So this matter has become between old and new, support and opposition, those who support me are right, and those who oppose me are wrong. Even the more reasonable the opposition, the more you will be punished! Otherwise If not, wouldn’t my hard work be in vain!”
Su Shi!
The name flashed across Lao Zhu's mind instantly.
That's how this old man fell into it. He tried to reason in an environment where he couldn't reason, but he had the loudest voice and was the easiest to be used by others.
At this point, it is impossible not to be targeted.
Lao Zhu couldn't help admiring in his heart, Mr. Zhang really had extraordinary skills, he cleared the fog and pointed directly at the core.
In fact, compared to the Northern Song Dynasty, the battles in the late Ming Dynasty are more interesting.
Who was right and who was wrong in that messy situation?
According to historical records, someone once thought that Dong Lin was a gentleman, and that all the eunuchs were traitors who were chaotic.
But gradually, some people became unconvinced. Is Donglin's proposition really beneficial to the country?How can it be more reasonable to look at Eunuch Wei's actions!
If Eunuch Wei hadn't died, perhaps Daming would have lived a few more years!
But the problem does not end here... Even if Eunuch Wei is selfless, are the people gathered under Eunuch Wei a good thing?
They are capricious and greedy. Compared with the gentlemen of Donglin, how is it better?
Counting on them to turn the tide and save a dying dynasty?
I'm afraid it's not enough!
And you can make it clear, are they seeking wealth for the country or for themselves?
It seems that I really can't explain it clearly, and then I look at it again, and I will find that it is still a bunch of muddled accounts.
When a dynasty is at the end, everyone is the one who slams on the gas pedal.
If there is a question of who can save the dynasty's destiny, it is the one who can turn the world around, I'm afraid no one can tell.
"What Mr. said is probably to avoid party disputes, right? Once party disputes arise and the court is chaotic, it is hard to tell right from wrong." Lao Zhu sighed: "This matter is indeed related to the life and death of Ming Dynasty, but at the moment, only I'm afraid it's not that serious?"
Zhang Ximeng nodded again and again. Obviously, the Ming Dynasty was far from the time when it was hard to tell right from wrong. Sun Yan, Hu Weiyong and the others seemed to be fighting, but they didn't go to the point where they would quarrel and quarrel all day long. Degree.
But what Zhang Ximeng said was not aimless.Because there are signs, it may develop and grow at any time.
And if their generation can handle it, it may not be possible in the future.
Explain the experience clearly, it can be regarded as a reference for future generations!
"My lord, although it's not as serious as Zhao Song's, you can't take it lightly. I think that the reform of the tax system and land mu is a mess. It doesn't matter which minister you win or who you attack, it may not be appropriate. , or let some people get away with it and escape!"
Old Zhu was startled, and understood Zhang Ximeng's meaning. In the current situation, it's hard to say that Hu Weiyong is completely bad, or that Sun Yan is incompetent just right?
These two people, the people around them, or the rest of the court, it's really hard to say who will dig a hole for whom.
In this case, what Lao Zhu likes is to raise the butcher's knife, let's not guess at all, let's chop them all first!
Kill a person's head, and the blood will flow like a river.
"My lord, what I mean is not to arrest people for the time being. Instead, order the important officials in the court to go to the local area, communicate with the three divisions, and implement the tasks of redistributing land and sorting out taxes. Huaixi is the first to have an accident, let the chief assistant go down, If he does not do well, he will be dismissed directly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but let out a low cry when he heard this.
"Sir, you are so clever!"
Indeed, Zhang Ximeng's move definitely exceeded the expectations of both sides.
Put aside the matter of accountability for now, and let you solve the problem first.
There's more to it than how they react.
At that time, it will be clear who is sincerely implementing the law and who is perfunctory and slandering opposition.When the time comes to rectify it, it will get twice the result with half the effort.
The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the more reasonable it became. It was indeed much better than killing blindly.
"Just do what you want! Sun Yan supervises Huaixi, Hu Weiyong supervises Huaidong, Luo Furen supervises Zhejiang..."
Zhu Yuanzhang's decree was sent to Zhongshu Province, and almost instantly, the entire court was shaken.
There was no mass killing or arrest, but instead, the important ministers personally supervised the place... Your Majesty's methods became more and more unpredictable, completely unpredictable.
And just after this decree was conveyed, another news reached Yingtian that a thousand households had died, and this person was the one who led ships and soldiers in Chuzhou to prevent the people of Fengyang from crossing the river.
Yang Ji appeared and brought the people to Yingtian, and at the same time ordered thousands of households to close their doors and think about their mistakes, waiting to be dealt with.
As a result, when people found him, he had already hanged himself.
Sun Yan received the order to supervise the affairs of Huaixi Province, and this matter happened to be under his control.
"Murder and silence! Who is obstructing the people from entering Beijing to file a complaint? I will investigate this matter to the end! I will never tolerate it!"
Sun Yan was aggressive, while Hu Weiyong looked solemn and didn't say anything.It's just that on the other side, there was faint sweat oozing from the sideburns of the second assistant Wang Guangyang.
This profit is still not easy to reap...
Chapter 815 Arrested
Things in the imperial court have always been like this. If you don't go on the scale, you won't have a weight of two or two.
Sun Yan also saw it, he was put together.
To be precise, there is more than one.
He also knew that his foundation was shallow, so he didn't dare to act rashly, so the local government re-equalized the land, approved the taxation, delegated all the power, and handed it over.
As a result, Hu Weiyong made such a move, just taking the benefits without working, delaying time, and doing nothing.When something happened, it was blamed on him instead. It was because he, the chief assistant, was not doing his job well.
The intention is sinister, it should be killed!
And this time Qianhu hanged himself, do you want to die without proof?
I don't think about it!
Sun Yan followed Zhang Ximeng for a long time, and he was not weak in terms of means.
Therefore, before he left the capital, he issued an order to detain all the soldiers and boats that accompanied Qianhu to arrest people!
His move was really unexpected.
The so-called law does not blame the crowd, there were three ships and [-] soldiers that day, and so many people were arrested at once, if something happened, the consequences would be disastrous, and the blame could not be taken lightly.
But Sun Yan didn't care. Anyway, I'm also the chief assistant, so I don't believe that mobilizing so many people can only be done by a thousand households?
If I don't find out who is behind it, I won't be named Sun!
All of a sudden, it really worked.
Two hundred soldiers and the sailors of the three ships were all locked in a temporary warehouse, and the prison was no longer enough to hold them...
Who gave you the order?
Don't pretend to be confused, our Ming Dynasty is a place where the king's law is, and if we want to mobilize hundreds of soldiers, there is no order from above, it is impossible to do it.
Now that I, the Chief Assistant, have come to ask, is it possible that the person behind the scenes has a greater official position than me?
Could it be that the grand master ordered it to do it?
Obviously, Zhang Ximeng would not get involved in such a bad thing.
Sun Yan has nothing to fear.
After days of interrogation, the soldiers and sailors couldn't bear it anymore.
Finally, some people spoke one after another, and led them to intercept a thousand households of Fengyang people surnamed Jiang. They also inquired that day, and the people arrested corrupt officials and went to Yingtian Mianjun.
What's more, he is still a fellow of His Majesty, so if he rashly obstructs them, isn't he making a joke of his own life!
No one is bored with life.
If you have a thousand households, if you don’t show the order from above, and there is no written in black and white, they will not dare to follow you to die.
As a result, Jiang Qianhu really came up with an order. This order was issued by the chief envoy of Huaixi Province, saying that the rioters in Fengyang had committed the crime of arresting the court tax official.
With black and white, the big guy obeyed the order and went to the river to fetch people.
Coincidentally, Yang Ji arrived with someone, who was the Minister of the Imperial Court, and with the order of the Ministry of Education, Jiang Qianhu was naturally powerless and could only watch helplessly as he was taken away.
Immediately Jiang Qianhu thought about his mistakes at home, and then he died!
After Sun Yan asked, he asked all the soldiers to mark the confession.
With this evidence, he is now relieved.
The next step is the chief envoy Yamen, who is it that gave Jiang Qianhu an order, this person must be found out!
Sun Yan was not polite, and fully showed the majesty of the chief assistant. He mobilized the people from Yushitai and directly appointed the Huaixi chief envoy.
From the left to the right chief envoys, there were nearly a hundred officials, none of whom escaped.
Pass one by one!
Sun Yan's sudden move has attracted a lot of criticism.
Because according to reason, since the soldiers said that Jiang Qianhu received the order from the chief envoy's office, they should find out where the order is!
Jiang Qianhu is dead, you can start with his family, relatives and friends, and ask them one by one.
Only when the order is found and written in black and white can one interrogate the court officials, especially the sealing of the chief envoy's yamen, even if you are the chief assistant, you can't do it arbitrarily.
But Sun Yan did just that.
He also has his own reasoning, if the governor's yamen is innocent, then someone has transferred troops privately.
And privately dispatching troops is tantamount to treason, which is a bigger crime.
Next, he will check the commander of the capital and the governor's office of the five armies.
Are you kidding me, this is Chuzhou, just across the river from Yingtian.
Someone can actually mobilize troops and horses, what do you want to do?
To usurp the throne?
"Let me tell you, this matter can't be found out. The entire Huaixi Province, the officials of the third department, are all going to die! No one will survive!"
Sun Yan said bluntly: "As the chief assistant, if I can't even find out such a case, I can't explain it to His Majesty. Anyway, if you die, I will take you all away. No one will stay, and all of you will go down below. Come with me!"