Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 715 Guess
The impact of the joint arrest continues to ferment inside and outside the capital. For many people, it is difficult for them to spend this year with peace of mind.

The blizzard fell silently.

The Forbidden City is covered in silver.

The cold wind howled, blowing the white snow away.

"Don't you all like to guess? Like to speculate? Great! Then I will grant you what you wish for."

In the East Warm Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao threw down the memorial in his hand, "A case of counterfeit currency actually involved so many people, nobles, officials, upright officials, celebrities, gentry, merchants... Haha, the laws of the Ming Dynasty have finally taught them a lesson."

The atmosphere here is subtle.

Bi Ziyan stood with his head bowed, his thoughts complicated. As a cabinet minister and concurrently the Minister of Revenue, it was impossible for him not to know about this massive joint arrest.

Zhu Youxiao flicked his sleeves, leaned forward, put his hands on the imperial desk, stared at Bi Ziyan and said calmly: "My dear, what do you think of the performance of the National Taxation Police Corps?"

"The sharp sword of the nation!"

Bi Ziyan raised his hands and bowed, facing the emperor and said truthfully: "Faced with the rampant treacherous and corrupt officials, the National Taxation Bureau's Direct Tax Police Corps can be decisive and swift. This alone is enough to deserve this title!"

"well said!"

Zhu Youxiao slammed the table and said, "This is the purpose of my special establishment of the General Taxation Police Corps. This time, I am using the counterfeit currency case to let the world know that the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the majesty of the court are not something that can be usurped by anyone who wants to!"

"I won't go into details about the past."

"But starting from this year, the third year of Tianqi, a thorough tax policy investigation will begin. No matter whether it is the Tianqi Dynasty, the Taichang Dynasty, or the Wanli Dynasty... As long as anyone has thoughts or tampered with the tax policy, then pray in your heart that the court will not find out. If they can't find out, it means that the court is incompetent. But if they do find out, then we will discuss it!"

It finally began.

After hearing this, Bi Ziyan thought to himself that ever since he took over the Ministry of Revenue, the emperor had asked him to do things in the Ministry of Revenue, especially actively promoting tax reform, Bi Ziyan had been thinking about one thing.

Why didn't the emperor conduct a tax inspection in a high-profile manner?

There are too many loopholes in this.

From land tax to capitation tax, salt tax, mining tax, customs tax, tea tax, mining tax, commercial tax... if you really choose to examine the tax categories set by the imperial court in detail, it would not be difficult to find problems.

This doubt was not resolved until the victory report from Liaodong was urgently delivered to the capital.

"Two years."

While Bi Ziyan was thinking, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said, "From the time the Ministry of Revenue drafted the tax reform to the time it was clarified in various places in Northern Zhili, the taxes that went into the national treasury in recent years have only increased by more than two million taels."

"This is wrong!"

"In the past two years alone, the amount of gold and silver that the Shaofu has invested in the prefectures, counties and cities under his jurisdiction in Northern Zhili can be counted in tens of millions of taels."

"The direct transfer of silver from the Imperial Treasury, the bond silver from the Ministry of Finance, and the dismantling of various types of gold and silver have brought together so many people who have left their jobs in Northern Zhili. It is impossible for them to save all the money they have earned from their work. They need food, clothes, and drinks. How many things have flowed into Northern Zhili?"

"Your Majesty, do you mean to investigate the government offices at all levels in Northern Zhili?"

Bi Ziyan grasped the key point.

"We need to investigate, we need to investigate thoroughly!"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, "Even the Shaofu I value is full of treacherous people who collude with both inside and outside the government, let alone the prefectures, counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Northern Zhili!"

"It's even better that the matter of withdrawing the guards and merging the prefectures, states and counties has come to an end. How many people have been tempted by this? Even I am not sure." "The Ministry of Revenue must shoulder this responsibility. The national treasury is the foundation of a dynasty. If the accumulated problems of the national treasury are not resolved, there will be no peace in the world!"

"Using the counterfeit currency case supervised by the detective team, thoroughly investigate Northern Zhili first. I want to catch all those treacherous villains who still have hope of getting away with it one by one!!"

The situation in Liaodong has become clear.

The war that was being maintained now had one less thing.

It is true that Liaodong is about to usher in new changes, but none of the soldiers in Liaodong can be idle. Those who should guard the border should guard the border, and those who should be on guard should be on guard, but what about the mobile group?
We can’t just practice at the base, right?
Isn't this a waste?

Since this is the case, let's use it as the court's trump card. It would be best if no one dares to do anything. If someone does, the soldiers from Liaodong may not be unable to enter the pass!
"Your Majesty, if we continue to investigate in this way, it may take more than a year or two for the whole northern Zhili to be cleared up." Bi Ziyan thought for a moment, raised his hand and bowed.

"After all, there are so many cases involved. If we investigate them one by one, it will require a lot of manpower, not to mention that we need to use the investigation of major cases to deter and promote reform. These..."

"I have patience and time."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, stared at Bi Ziyan and said, "I have prepared a great gift for you, my dear minister. These are the transfer orders from various tax police corps, including the national tax and salt tax police corps."

"I will assign these people to you, my dear minister."

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"Which one you want to start with is up to you to decide. I won't ask or interfere, but I want to see the result!!"

"Northern Zhili must be completely cleaned up, and all other places must be shocked. After the Northern Zhili incident is resolved, I want to see changes in Liaodong, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, etc. Can you do it, my dear minister?"

"I obey your order!!"

Bi Ziyan had a serious expression on his face. He knelt down and bowed before the emperor, saying in a resounding voice, "I will definitely handle this matter well. Not only will I handle it well, but I will also clarify our respective responsibilities."

"With your words, I feel at ease."

After listening to what Ziyan said, Zhu Youxiao lifted his robe and stood up, walking towards Bi Ziyan. As he approached, Zhu Youxiao bent down and helped Bi Ziyan up.

“Tax reform is the lifeblood of the country.”

Zhu Youxiao said angrily, "Zhang Juzheng's new policies collapsed halfway through. Some of them were retained, and some were abolished. I want you to take over all of them for me."

"Wanli had Zhang Juzheng, Tianqi had Bi Ziyan. I hope that under your leadership, the taxation policy of the Ming Dynasty will see real changes, rather than superficial prosperity."

Bi Ziyan's expression changed slightly.

He knew that the emperor had ambitions, but he didn't expect them to be so big.

If this is true, I wonder how many disturbances the Ming Dynasty will encounter in the future.

"His Majesty…"

Thinking of this, Bi Ziyan said with some concern, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhu Youxiao.

"Let's focus on the northern provinces first."

Zhu Youxiao patted Bi Ziyan lightly and said, "I know the disparity between the north and south of the Ming Dynasty. Once we have solved the problem in the north, we can talk about the south later."

At this point, a cold light flashed across Zhu Youxiao's eyes.

The disparity between the north and south of the Ming Dynasty was far beyond anyone's imagination, so promoting reforms in the Ming Dynasty would inevitably encounter various problems. However, with the emergence of a large number of strong armies, Zhu Youxiao felt that some things should change. The core of the Ming Dynasty should not be weak, but should be strong! !
(End of this chapter)