Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 517 Various Conditions (3)

"If they want to make trouble, let them make trouble."

Xiyuan, Chongzhi Hall.

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushion and threw the memorial on the imperial desk. "It's just this trick that I've been using over and over again. There's really nothing new at all."

"Your Majesty, I am a little worried."

Chen Ce, the capital's security commander, looked worried and bowed to the emperor: "If this continues, I'm worried that there will be trouble in the capital."

"You think too highly of those people."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Chen Ce and said, "Have the prices of grain in various shops inside and outside the capital been driven up?"

"This is not."

Chen Ce shook his head and said.

Yes.

Han Yiliang, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture who had been silent, now said: "According to what I know, because of the public election of Yanshenggong, some new tributes are also involved. If they are all arrested, then the Procuratorate will The officials and censors from the Sixth Section will not sit idly by and do nothing, and even those from the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu will take a stand."

"I am worried that some people will attack..."

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "Whoever makes trouble will be arrested by the people from the Capital Security Admiral's Office, and those arrested will be handed over to Shuntian Mansion for interrogation."

"Then catch it."

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, I'm afraid it will have an impact on the court."

"Will the people in the capital be in chaos?"

These scholars who gathered together were powerless, but it was easy for them to stir up public opinion.

"That being the case, what kind of trouble can be caused by some helpless scholars?"

Zhu Youxiao asked rhetorically.

"will not."

When Chen Ce and Han Yiliang heard this, they looked at each other and felt deep in their hearts.

Now Chen Ce hesitated.

"As for the new tributes involved, each of them did not want to prepare for the upcoming palace examination, but instead participated in making trouble. So don't let people like this who have no affiliation with the imperial court be ignored!!"

Before Chen Ce finished speaking, Zhu Youxiao said: "I have set up a special police station in the capital. It is not just for show. The laws and regulations of the imperial court cannot be trampled on!"

"I can understand that there are opinions about the public election of Duke Yansheng decided by the imperial court. After all, this has never happened before, but whoever gets together to make trouble, attempts to attack the government offices in the middle of the court, or gathers together at noon Door, then I can’t understand it.”

Facing the emperor's rhetorical question, Chen Ce didn't know what to say.

The emperor has a firm attitude.

"Then it depends on how the Qing family will judge it."

"If you don't arrest everyone in the Qing family, why don't you just sit back and watch some people trample on the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, do you mean to arrest them all?"

In fact, not only Zhu Youxiao is aware of all the recent happenings in the capital, but also many ministers in the court. Some people may even be secretly tinkering with some of the things happening in the capital.

There is still the possibility of avoiding its sharp edge in other matters.

But only in this matter, I can't take a step back. If even the Duke of Yan Shenggong can manipulate him like this, then if something else happens in the future, they won't even have the confidence to fight against him.

Since this incident happened, the General Affairs Department has never been idle again. There are so many memorials, and with the limited manpower of the General Affairs Department, they cannot be forwarded in time.

"Is there anything else?"

Seeing that the two were silent, Zhu Youxiao asked.

"I'm gone."

Chen Ce hurriedly bowed and responded.

"I still have something to report."

Han Yiliang bowed.

"speak."

Zhu You's speech is concise and concise.

Zhu Youxiao was still very satisfied with Han Yiliang, who succeeded Sun Chuanting and took up the post of Shuntian Prefecture Yin. Many of the things that had been decided previously had been progressing in an orderly manner since Han Yiliang took over.

Compared with the past, the capital city today has undergone considerable changes.

"Your Majesty, the Chidao currently being built around the capital has basically been completed."

Han Yiliang bowed his head and said: "Especially the road section from Tongzhou to the capital, after the widening and construction, the number of people traveling to and from the capital has increased. Our Shuntian government office has discussed with the National Taxation Department whether to tax the merchants who come and go. After all, these merchants The subsequent maintenance and repair of the Tao requires money to support it."

As the largest city under the Ming Dynasty, the capital had a large population, which also made the various consumption of the capital's territory extremely exaggerated.

Even though the national policy of the Ming Dynasty was to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce, private business exchanges were still very prosperous, but in some fields, not everyone could participate.

"Prepare a copy of the memorial and submit it to the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while, looked at Han Yiliang and said: "It is okay to impose taxes, but not across the board. Those that should be taxed must be levied, and those that should not be levied must be exempted. If taxes are really needed, more money will be spent on anti-smuggling in the future. , but anyone who encounters tax evasion will be severely punished as long as they are caught."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Han Yiliang bowed in response.

The continuous improvement of every system can only be achieved through continuous correction after making mistakes again and again. Regarding the tax reform, Zhu Youxiao did not interfere too much. It was all based on the opinions of Bi Ziyan and others. Lord, after all, Ming Dynasty's tax system is still too chaotic in Zhu Youxiao's opinion.

Let us first ask these talented people who are proficient in taxation to sort out the Ming Dynasty's tax system. In the future, we will consider following up on various tax reforms. We have not even cleared away the holes in the foundation. If we start to implement various tax reform systems, the final result will be Just one, ended in failure!
"How are the houses being built in outer cities and suburbs of Beijing progressing now?"

Hearing what Han Yiliang mentioned, Zhu Youxiao remembered something, "Now the number of post-employment groups gathered around Beijing alone exceeds hundreds of thousands, right? They work in various places under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu and have always lived together. But no, if it’s difficult to even buy real estate in the capital, then their hearts can’t really be settled.”

"Thousands of houses planned to be built in the outer city will be completed by July of this year at the latest." Han Yiliang replied: "But now there is a problem. The land prices in the outer city and the suburbs of Beijing are higher than those already in the first year of Tianqi. It has nearly doubled. According to what I learned, many people secretly purchased real estate in the past."

It will come eventually.

Zhu Youxiao frowned. Resources tended to go to minority groups. This was a stubborn problem that was difficult to solve, especially in special places. This situation was particularly obvious.

"Go to the people in the Shaofu and summarize these issues first." Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, then reached out and said to Han Yiliang: "In a few days, I will hold an imperial meeting to discuss the placement of the post-employment groups around Beijing. Problem, we must come up with a charter.”

"The minister obeys the order!"

Han Yiliang hurriedly bowed and responded.

Reform cannot be achieved by just talking and talking. In the process of reform, problems of one kind or another are bound to arise, but it is not easy to solve them, because In this process, it is inevitable that the interests of some people will be touched...

(End of this chapter)