Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 291 Disputes
"What exactly does Bi Ziyan want to do!"

In the living room of Qian Mansion, a voice of dissatisfaction rang out. A wisp of breeze blew in, and the candles burning in the hall flickered. The expressions of the people gathered here were mostly solemn.

"Mr. Qian Ge, this matter must not continue like this."

Zou Yuanbiao, the right servant of the Ministry of Personnel, could not hide his anger. He put down the tea cup he was holding and looked at Qian Qianyi, who was calm and composed. "The Cui thieves jointly submitted the accountability document. It is clear that An has bad intentions. The emperor was bewitched by him." , so that the Integrity Institute is full of cruel officials. If this is handed over to the imperial court, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be stable in the future."

"That's right!"

Panlong, the prime minister of Guanglu Temple, followed closely and said: "Look at how many disturbances have occurred in the court since the establishment of the Institute of Integrity. Don't you find it strange?"

"What do Mr. Cunzhi mean by this?"

Taichang Temple Minister Zhao Nanxing raised his eyebrows slightly.

"what for?"

Gao Panlong continued: "Traitors are rampant! Cruel officials are rampant! Your Majesty cannot tell the difference between good and evil. If this were not the case, how could the court be in the situation it is today?"

"That's too much to say."

Qian Qianyi, who had been silent all this time, frowned slightly at this moment, looked at Gao Panlong and said: "When talking about the court situation, just talk about the court situation, don't involve the emperor."

Gao Panlong, who had a purpose in mind, suddenly looked ugly when Qian Qianyi said this, especially when some people looked at him, which made Gao Panlong frown.

But even so, it was not easy for Gao Panlong to refute.

With the failure of Ye Xianggao to enter the cabinet, Han Xuqun was dismissed from his position as assistant. Within the Donglin Party, Qian Qianyi, who was appointed to the cabinet by the emperor and ranked as the second assistant, saw a sharp rise in power and status. This change was caused by some people. Unexpectedly, although Qian Qianyi had a high reputation in the Donglin Party in the past, high reputation does not mean everything.

The right to speak must ultimately be supported by true ability.

So now... Qian Qianyi's voice has been greatly enhanced in the Donglin Party, and he even has the faint intention of becoming the party leader. However, some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

"Please tell me something."

Qian Qianyi lifted up his robe sleeves and looked at the people gathered in the hall. He didn't care what Gao Panlong thought at all, and said in a calm tone: "The reason why Bi Ziyan supports this matter is that he, together with Wang Xiangqian, the Minister of War, resigned as Assistant Manager of Jingying." Sun Chengzong of Rongzheng followed him to support him, and this must have a purpose."

Qian Qianyi's words attracted the approval of Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others. If there was no purpose, then why did they support this matter?

"Think about it, gentlemen, what was wrong with the Ministry of Household Affairs before and after the change of cabinet?" Facing everyone's gaze, Qian Qianyi stretched out his hand to pick up the tea cup and said leisurely.

What's wrong with the household department?
When Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others saw Qian Qianyi mentioning this in particular, they looked at me and I looked at you, showing different expressions.

"Salt Master!!"

Under such a situation, a person sitting in the hall suddenly thought of something and slapped the table and said: "Yuan Shizhen came to Beijing according to the imperial edict and was summoned by the emperor."

"Yang Chu is right."

Qian Qianyi was a little unhappy in his heart. He glanced at Fang Kezhuang, but on the surface he didn't have any trouble. "It's Yuan Shizhen. What did you guys think of?"

"Is it because of the salt tax!?"

Zou Yuanbiao looked at Qian Qianyi in shock.

"Probably because of this."

Qian Qianyi took a sip of tea and said with a sad expression: "I have been thinking about this for a long time. Apart from this matter, I really can't understand why Bi Ziyan wanted to support Cui Chengxiu. No, to be more precise, he supported Cui Chengxiu. That letter of accountability."

"No wonder, it turns out to be like this."

Gao Panlong raised his eyebrows slightly and looked around the people in the hall, "This Bi Ziyan is really good. He saw the ICAC supervising the Cangchang case, Cui Chengxiu and the others made continuous gains, and then won the favor of the emperor, so he wanted to do the same thing, Ministry of Household Affairs Shangshu asked him to understand."

Mentioning Yuan Shizhen, mentioned the salt tax.

Many people sitting in the hall had unnatural expressions.

The salt tax accounted for the largest proportion of the taxes levied by the Ming Dynasty, but then again, the salt tax was the most tricky, even more ruthless than the tea tax.

After all, ordinary people would not buy tea, but salt is different. You can go without it for a few days, but over time, various problems and problems will appear.It is precisely this that makes the production and sale of private salt a common practice.

But having said that, some people went too far with the tea tax, and situations like this were not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty.

Mining tax, discussion tax, land tax, corvee...

As long as you can think of it, none of it is perfect. After all, the taxes are paid in full, how can that person's interests be guaranteed?

Anyway, the Ming Dynasty is big enough, so what does it matter if you steal a little tax, leak a little tax, or evade a little tax?
"Do you know what I am most worried about right now?"

Looking at the people talking in low voices, Qian Qianyi reached out and tapped the Eight Immortals table with a serious expression.

Seeing this, everyone looked at Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi likes this feeling very much.

This is what he has always wanted, and now he has achieved it.

"It's what the emperor wants to do."

Qian Qianyi pondered for a moment and coughed twice, "Everyone has been paying attention to the cabinet discussions recently. I wonder if you have paid attention to the recent trend in the capital?"

Ok?
Seeing Qian Qianyi changing the topic, everyone was a little confused.

"I wonder what Mr. Qian Ge is referring to?"

Zou Yuanbiao thought for a while, looked at Qian Qianyi and said.

"The young man borrows money."

Qian Qianyi's words were concise and concise.

"How come I haven't heard of this? It's just nonsense. I don't think it's credible. Do you know what the public is saying?"

"How could I not know? According to what I have heard, the Shaofu is going to issue some bonds, and they are using the Huangzhuang property as an anchor, promising a high interest rate, and letting the public buy them."

"Yes, I heard that this bond is divided into three types: one-year, three-year, and five-year. The interest for each period is different. If it cannot be paid in time, it will be replaced with the Huangzhuang property."

"I have also heard about this matter. It is said that the bond created by this young man has a share of 1000 million taels. It is really ridiculous..."

The topic raised by Qian Qianyi aroused heated discussion among everyone in the hall, but the words discussed were full of sarcasm and disdain.

Just borrowing money means borrowing money, but it must be done in such a noble manner.

The most critical point is that because of this bond matter, some censors and officials in the imperial court have begun to prepare impeachment memorials. The targets of impeachment are the officials of the Shaofu.

Among them are people from the Donglin Party.

It seemed like they didn't smell anything unusual.

Qian Qianyi frowned slightly when he saw the scene in front of him. For some reason, Qian Qianyi always felt that this matter was far from as simple as they thought.

Where is the Shaofu?
That is a special government office set up by the emperor to handle the emperor's family affairs. Don't underestimate this power. The eunuchs in the inner court are so powerful. Isn't it just that they occupy a first-come-first-served position near the water?

Moreover, after spending these days in the cabinet, Qian Qianyi gradually discovered that the emperor seemed to have left all unimportant errands to the cabinet, while the emperor took control of those important military affairs.

Many complicated but not so important memorials were pushed to the cabinet for cabinet discussion. What would the emperor do when he was withdrawn from them?

This is what Qian Qianyi has been thinking about.

Seeing the reaction of everyone in front of him, Qian Qianyi had an idea in his heart. He wanted to go into the palace to explore the truth, and maybe he could get the answer he wanted.

In fact, it’s no wonder that these people in front of them are not particularly vigilant about the issuance of bonds by the Young Master, because their inertial thinking is all focused on the political situation itself. After all, if you really want to get money, you can’t rely on anything else. It depends on the power in your hands.

At least now there are many Donglin Party members who have gained a lot overtly and covertly by joining the court again, and these promised benefits are not easy to be noticed. After all, there are too many things that you can’t check if you want. Once detected, once the disguise is done, it will be difficult to detect unless it explodes...

(End of this chapter)