Wanli Xinming

Chapter 406 Research (Next, thanks to the leader of Consonance 009)

Hearing Liang Menglong's question about paying taxes, the seller scratched his head and said, "All the merchants in Tianjie are counted as merchants, and I will wait for a shop here. Since the great grandfather, thanks to the great grace of the emperor, there is a tax of [-] yuan. "

Liang Menglong frowned upon hearing this.He turned his head to look at Xu Zhenming, and asked, "How was the situation in Guangdong last year?"

The surrounding people who asked this question were inexplicable, but all the ministers understood.Last spring, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Siwei to start the tax reform. Zhang Siwei obeyed the emperor's wishes and came up with a plan of "eight taxes and one tax". Now it has been tried in Guangdong for a year.

Xu Zhenming smiled and said: "This year, Guangdong Panku and Shangjie Taicangyin must have doubled, but they are complaining so much that the merchants and people are overwhelmed."

Liang Menglong frowned again when he heard this.When Zhengshitang studied the tax reform last year, he was not in favor of placing the pilot tax reform in Guangdong—it is so far away from the central government, and policymakers may not be able to understand the key points of the problems encountered in the pilot.

How can local officials talk nonsense about such a big policy that can shake the foundation of the country?Even if inspectors, censors, or even Jinyiwei are sent, it is acceptable if the information obtained can be sorted out as a whole, but if the reported content is contradictory, once the court accepts the wrong information, the consequences will be disastrous.

But last year he was not the prime minister, and his objection was invalid. Zhang Siwei still put the pilot in Guangdong.From Liang Menglong's point of view, this is an ironclad proof that Zhang Siwei violated and obstructed the tax reform—knowing that the emperor was going to carry out tax reform, he put the pilot in Guangdong, and his heart could be punished.But why the emperor could agree to go here first, Liang Menglong has not yet figured it out.

At the beginning of spring today, Pan Sheng adopted Liang Menglong's opinion and opened a new pilot project in Linqing, Shandong, but the trial was only half a year old, and the pros and cons of it are hard to say.

Xu Zhenming said that the Guangdong vassal treasury and Shangjie Taicang silver doubled, and the onlookers understood what he said.A scholar who was watching the fun interjected: "The Prime Minister is talking about tax reform? I don't know how about the details of Guangdong?"

Liang Menglong replied with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this festival. Tianjie is my Ming Dynasty's "morning market", a place where all countries' commerce converges, and the Zhengshitang must not be Meng Lang." He said in his heart: "Little scholar, dare to ask the prime minister directly, In recent years, people's wisdom has gradually developed, and the people of the capital are really proud!"

Recalling the incident of being yelled by the people to put away the guard of honor just now, Liang Menglong felt a little mixed. He didn't know what it was like—probably a combination of pride and annoyance. .

Unexpectedly, the scholar said stubbornly: "I saw that "Xinmin Daily" said that the tax reform in Guangdong and Guangzhou is the best. The magistrate Sui Yong changed the two types of tax items for businessmen and merchants, and added seven or eight tax items. real?"

Seeing that none of the ministers in the political affairs hall answered his question, the scholar said angrily: "Since the beginning of the country, I have lightly paid and paid less. I have always only reduced taxes but not increased taxes! Now the world is in great order, and His Majesty the Emperor has not ruled the palace, so it is not easy to travel." Hunting, why did the imperial court levy more?"

After he finished speaking, the surrounding people all nodded in approval.The scholar's face was full of color, and before we could say anything more, Liang Menglong had already walked into the depths of Tianjie with the accompanying ministers.

After Liang Menglong finished watching Tianjie, Yin Wang Tingzhan of Shuntian Mansion invited guests to Liuquanju for dinner.Xu Zhenming suggested with a smile: "Mr. Mingquan, I heard that the 'Hui Cui Building' in Zhengyang Gate gathers famous dishes from the north and the south. Since Da Jingzhao intends to spend money, we might as well go to the Hui Cui Building to eat something ruthless."

At this time in the capital, people eat on the eighth floor, eight houses, and twelve workshops. Although there are all major cuisines, Shandong cuisine occupies the majority.

Those called "lou" usually have lobbies, elegant seats, and private rooms. The taste is outstanding, and the price of dishes is also expensive. In the lobby, there are only private rooms or elegant seats. Although the taste is not as good as that called "lou", it is not much different.The main reason is that the environment is quiet and secluded, and most of the customers are officials and wealthy businessmen, such as the "Taibai Residence" where Feng Bao often goes, with gardens lining the roads-it is difficult to see among customers.

The ones called "Fang" are common people's restaurants or food processing workshops, which mainly focus on cheap prices.For example, the "Bianyifang" opened in Yongle for 14 years had no name at all, it was just a cooked food processing shop.For more than a hundred years, because of the clean and delicious roast duck and broiler chicken, takeaway food has been delivered to big restaurants and the homes of princes and nobles during the Wanli period, and was named "Bianyifang" by the people of the capital.

Wang Tingzhan's idea is simple, he chooses Liuquanju because he often goes there and is used to it.Xu Zhenming’s words were actually a disguised reminder—the ministers of the Zhengshitang, Shangshu and Da Jingzhao had dinner together. If you choose a place with a quiet environment, it’s hard to say, and Wang Tong and others will inevitably write an abbreviation for the emperor. Why?
Wang Tingzhan just couldn't think about it, after thinking about it, seeing Liang Menglong and others smiling and nodding to make fun of Xu Zhenming, he hurriedly agreed and gave Xu Zhenming a grateful look.He thought to himself: "No wonder the county magistrate of Zhuangdi is really talented to become a minister." Then he thought, "Even Pan Cheng can think of it. I have only been out of the attendant's room for a few years, and I have forgotten the word cautious."

So Wang Tingzhan hurriedly arranged for people to reserve a few large private rooms, and he accompanied everyone out of Zhengyangmen.Fearing that the time arranged by the people below was too tight, he took Liang Menglong to look at one and two alleys outside Zhengyang Gate.When the time was almost up, everyone changed into big clothes and went straight to Huihui Building in casual clothes.

The building is four floors high, and after entering, there is a lobby with a ceiling, which is already full of people and noisy.When the shopkeeper heard that the Prime Minister came here for dinner, the fat on his face trembled with excitement.He hurriedly sent someone to call the boss, and then he bent down to accompany the big brothers through the middle aisle and walked up the stairs to the third floor.

Those who open restaurants in the capital must have a few large private rooms to deal with the whims of dignitaries, which is a necessary cost to avoid trouble.Therefore, the people from Shuntian Mansion made proper arrangements within a short time after they came.After everyone sat down in groups according to their official positions, the price of delicacies from mountains and seas, rare treasures from north and south, and running water was brought up.Because he had to continue working in the afternoon, Liang Menglong didn't allow everyone to drink big wine, so he served some light wine to accompany the meal.

After walking for two hours, everyone was hungry, their chests sticking to their backs, and they all ate their meals.The prime minister has been in the cabinet for three years, and everyone is familiar with it. After offering sacrifices to the Wu Zang Temple, it is inevitable to bring out the recent key tasks of the court for exchange and discussion.

Wang Tingzhan glanced at the partition wall and reminded in a low voice: "Prime Minister Liang, there are many people here and there are many ears. Don't talk about big politics here." Everyone understood and talked about their experiences, articles and poems.Anyway, all of you here are well-educated people, and there is no shortage of topics.

Although Wang Tingzhan is a third-rank official, he is considered the youngest official in this private room, and he only guards the door with his ears.He planned to see what the Prime Minister and the Minister were missing, so he stood up and went to the corridor to find someone to arrange.

Seeing that Liang Menglong likes to eat boiled shrimp, he apologized and got up to go out.As soon as he left the private room, he saw Fucheng Liu Zhen standing outside the door.He was taken aback and said, "Why are you here?"

The former Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, Wang Yixiu, insisted on leaving after the "robbery case", but Wang Tingzhan couldn't stop him, so Wang Yixiu was able to go back to his hometown in Sichuan to recuperate.The successor Liu Yan was ranked second in the fifth year of Longqing, and succeeded Wang Yixiu after several rounds of promotion.

Seeing that Liu Yan was as dusty as winter and sweating profusely, Wang Tingzhan thumped in his heart and asked, "What happened?"

Liu Yan swallowed her saliva, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, another case of exposing posts has been published." After speaking, he handed over a piece of white paper opened in four directions.

When Wang Tingzhan opened it with trembling hands, he saw that it was written: "To live in righteousness, to be ashamed of sages, to gather wind in boats, to sleep soundly on the dragon bed, the hero is called Zhongxing!"

Wang Tingzhan's eyes darkened, and he sat down on the ground with a thud!
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