My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 51
Zhu Di held an imperial meeting as scheduled to discuss the establishment of tax bureaus.

The six ministries and nine ministers, the ministers of the cabinet, even Yao Guangxiao, and the nobles headed by Qiu Fu, all arrived.

Obviously this is a big event that involves all aspects, even Zhu Di dare not take it lightly.

"Everyone in Fanglue has read it. I think that tax collection is a matter of course. The rule of arts and martial arts, the governance of the country and the security of the country, the most inseparable is money. Open the door, it is firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. I govern the world, Kyushu, Wanbang, billions of trillions People’s livelihood costs money everywhere, and cooking rice in a rice cooker is unreasonable, don’t you think so?”

Zhu Di's words are equivalent to setting the tone, business tax must be collected, don't talk about it with me, just tell me what to do!

Xia Yuanji was about to speak, but Jian Yi, a heavenly official from the Ministry of Officials, took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think that the collection of commercial taxes is indeed the top priority of the country, so I can temporarily borrow [-] elite soldiers from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies." , used as a tax bureau...but the Ministry of Households is in charge of the household registration, money and food, and it is the critical time of year-end accounting, and things are too busy, so another yamen should be selected to take charge of this matter."

Xia Yuanji's eyes widened suddenly, what does this mean?
Finance and taxation is the responsibility of the Ministry of Households, why should it be handed over to others?
Before Xia Yuanji could speak, Liu Jun also bowed forward and said, "Returning to Your Majesty, although all the treasury of my country and land tax is under the control of the Ministry of Households, the settlements in Liaodong and Northwest are under the control of the Ministry of War. The division of bamboo and wood belongs to the Ministry of Industry. Now that the commercial tax is collected, it is reasonable to choose another yamen. I really can't bear Xia Shangshu to be too tired, not to mention that he is not a power-hungry person."

Xia Yuanji is mad, you shameless old man, you actually dug a hole for me!

Xia Yuanji couldn't bear it immediately, "Liu Shangshu, servants naturally don't dare to be greedy for power, but for taxation, can you just find someone casually? How to control the elite tax bureaucrats, how to calculate the tax amount, and how to deal with the business tax collected ...There is no proper person to deal with these, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it be a disappointment to His Majesty? Who can take responsibility?"

At this time, Song Li smiled and said: "Xia Shangshu, don't worry, it was Xu Tongzheng and you who advised on the collection of commercial tax at the beginning. These days, the Secretary of General Administration is also participating in the collection of commercial tax. Besides, the Secretary of General Administration is not only proficient in government affairs , there is no specific control, and the Secretary of General Administration is responsible for the command of the tax bureau and the collection of commercial taxes, which is really well deserved."

Chen Ying also stood up, "That's true. There are six ministries and nine ministers. Only the General Administration Secretary has no specific government affairs. It is natural for the General Administration Secretary to collect commercial taxes. What's more, Xu Tongzheng is still a general. , and it seems to be more correct than the title of Xia Shang's book."

Good fellows, these people talk one way and one way, and the reasons are good and irrefutable.

Xia Yuanji wanted to vomit blood when he heard it.

It's not that he didn't think about Xu Jingchang, but Xia Yuanji felt that the boy's reputation was so bad that the courtiers hated him, and that the General Secretary had already obtained too much power, and no one could stand it if the General Secretary was in charge of the soldiers and money.

What's more, Xu Jingchang also expressed his determination to him, Xia Yuanji felt that he was absolutely sure.

But he still underestimated the shamelessness of his colleagues.

They would rather hand over the authority to Xu Jingchang than let the Ministry of Household Affairs become bigger.

This is also a matter of no solution. The Ministry of Officials is known as the head of the six departments, but there are only four officials under it. How many households are there?There are a total of fourteen, including Yingtian Mansion, and thirteen chief envoys. Recently, Beiping has been upgraded to Shuntian Mansion, and the number of clean officials under the household department has reached a terrifying fifteen.

It is as good as four official ministries.

If you get another [-] tax dollars, the household department will expand to nowhere.

In contrast, the Secretary of the General Administration is still a big cat or a kitten, and he even borrowed a lot of people from the cabinet.

Looking at it this way, Xu Jingchang is still much safer than Xia Yuanji.

At this point, no one can stop Xu Jingchang from taking power.

Yao Guangxiao, who had been watching coldly, also saw through the little fox's mind. This little brat's badness was born with him, and it was completely integrated into the depths of his bone marrow.

In name, he charged for Xia Yuanji, but in fact, he made Lao Xia misjudge the situation and thought that a big event could be expected, so he didn't communicate with Jian Yi and the others.

This is the biggest taboo. In the Ming Dynasty, if you wanted to do something, if you didn't communicate with the officials and the officials, and didn't have the support of the six departments and nine ministers, even Zhu Di couldn't force it.

Not to mention such a big thing as taxes.

Xu Jingchang drenched Lao Xia with a potion of ecstasy soup, successfully picked the peaches, three thousand tax dollars, the power to collect taxes, this kid struggled for several months, and finally got a decent power.

Yao Guangxiao also came up to watch the excitement, and he was the one who could finally stop this at this moment, but the old monk not only did not stop, but even pushed.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the old minister thought that it was difficult to come back after four years of peace. Many soldiers were injured and suffered from unmentionable diseases. Some even had their limbs mutilated and blind. They were all going through life and death for His Majesty, to be pitied. These people may The war is dead, but there are many of them who are loyal and reliable, and have excellent handling skills. If His Majesty shows mercy, you can assign these people to Xu Tongzheng, which can be regarded as His Majesty's grace."

The old monk's words seemed casual, but he actually skipped the link of agreeing and disagreeing, and directly talked about the specific implementation.

Zhu Di nodded, "What the young master said is absolutely true. They are all good men who have followed me through life and death. If they are true, they should not be treated badly. Xu Jingchang, I have something to ask you."

Xu Jingchang took a step forward, bowed and said, "The minister is here."

"I'm asking you, collecting business tax is not a trivial matter. What regulations do you have now? If you have no clue, you can't do this well."

Xu Jingchang bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think that everything is ruthless, and Xia Shangshu has spent several months exploring the method of tax collection. I just need to do it. If there is anything I don't understand, I will go to Xia for advice." Shangshu. I must always follow Xia Shangshu as an example, and follow the lead of the horse... But if there is any difference between the ministers, it may be the courage of the ministers."

Xu Jingchang raised his head and met Zhu Di's eyes. Zhu Laosi immediately felt something unusual.

"Xu Jingchang, how are you going to show your courage?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, there is still about a month before the Chinese New Year. This month is the critical moment when the common people buy new year's goods, the rich and the nobles spend lavishly, and local merchants from all over the country gather in the capital... The big business and tax leaders of the year are all here Years and years have passed. I am young, and I have received the favor of the emperor, and I have nothing to repay. I am willing to risk my life. I will forcefully collect taxes and investigate to the end. I am not afraid of the powerful, not afraid of the powerful. I will go all out , Check the taxes. From top to bottom, no matter who they are, they must pay taxes honestly. Whoever dares to evade taxes, I will let him go to the prison to have a New Year’s Eve dinner. Let their family celebrate the New Year in the imperial prison!"

It is also a valuable experience in the previous life to make a surprise performance hit at the end of the year.

Xu Jingchang talked eloquently, and the courtiers were frightened. Those important ministers who supported the tax collection by the General Secretary all looked at Xu Jingchang like a monster...

Something is wrong with you boy!
As the saying goes, reciprocate, we have given you the authority, how can you bite back?
How can you do this when it's Chinese New Year?

Even if Xia Yuanji is asked to do this, train the tax bureaucrats, deploy missions, inspect and collect evidence...it will be difficult to get started within a few months.Even if you play your old life, it will be after the next year.

Xu Jingchang's men were empty, and he had no one to use. Even if he was given thousands of soldiers, he didn't even have anyone to settle the accounts. How could he be expected to get started quickly.

The so-called slowness makes things smooth, as long as there is enough time, it is not difficult to deal with.

But Xu Jingchang said that the tax collection operation should be carried out before the year, and people should be sent to prison for the New Year.

So creepy!

"Xu Tongzheng, is it too fast?" Liu Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, subconsciously asked.

Xu Jingchang said proudly: "The national treasury is empty, and it won't wait for a moment. Next year, the yuan will be changed, and the new year will be new. If I can't fill the treasury as soon as possible, I don't have to do it. Don't worry, Liu Shangshu, I will do my best. If I don't do well, I will go out." False, framed a good person. Then I will go to the prison to have a New Year's Eve dinner, please supervise me!"

Dude, that's the end of the story.

Zhu Di finally nodded, "Very well, Xu Jingchang, I am very pleased that you have the courage. You are dedicated to the country and go forward bravely. I am even more secure. You are worthy of being the Queen of Zhongshan and the son of a general. You just let it go, I will definitely support you and let you have no worries."

Xu Jingchang immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am going to impeach Jing'an Hou Wang Zhong now. He evaded taxes and behaved badly. I ask Your Majesty to allow Wang Zhong to be imprisoned for three months and fined three times. !"

There is still one month to celebrate the new year, three months, and that is the New Year's Eve dinner in the prison.

Xu Jingchang really did what he said, without any delay.

Zhu Di couldn't take back what Zhu Di said just now, so he could only ponder for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)