Daming: Distribution of Lingnan, you develop the Pearl River Delta?

Chapter 130 All the officials were shocked. Is this the wealth of Lingnan?

Seems like a farce.

Zhu Ping first confessed.

Then, when I heard that I would be fined, I immediately changed my mind.

The key is that everyone in the civil and military dynasties, including Hu Weiyong, breathed a sigh of relief.

No censor dared to stand up and impeach Zhu Ping for his renegade behavior.

On the contrary, everyone looked at Zhu Xi, hoping that he would quickly defend himself.

Then, the emperor fooled him again.

Let this matter be over for now.

As for ministers like Li Shanchang who had already retired, they all criticized Hu Weiyong in their hearts.

You said you want to impeach King Qin, when can you not impeach him?
However, isn't it sincerely frustrating to wait until everyone is in Lingnan to come?
Lingnan is the fiefdom of King Qin.

The people here all obey the orders of King Qin.

As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one.

In Lingnan, people still only recognize Zhu Ping.

Moreover, Zhu Xi was the King of Qin and a prince, and his nature was different from that of a court official such as a county magistrate.

They really have the capital to rebel!
If you are really in a hurry, who can end well?

Now Zhu Feng is willing to refute and struggle. To be honest, Li Shanchang feels that it is the ancestors of the old Zhu family who have accumulated virtue.

Hurry up!
But unfortunately, Zhu Xi didn't speak again.

Zhu Yuanzhang wondered: "King Qin, why don't you speak out? Aren't you trying to defend yourself?"

"Your Majesty, I am wondering where to start." Zhu Xi grinned.

Despite his naive smile, no one present dared to look down upon the King of Qin.

Above the court, the prime minister can be deflated.

Such a King of Qin, who dares to say that he does not understand the ways of strategy?

"Do you still want to think about it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a bad mood: "Just follow the order of Prime Minister Zuo's impeachment of you, buying and selling official positions, indecent, uneducated, misleading the people for profit, extravagance, and abuse of royal power. Let's justify one by one."

"Okay! Then the first crime is buying and selling official positions?"

Zhu Xi shrugged and said, "Actually, this crime is true."

"Then you plead guilty?" Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed.

However, the ministers were all worried.

Please!

You two, father and son, can you stop doing this?
Why bother?
Can King Qin admit this crime?
According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, buying and selling official positions is a capital crime subject to skinning and stuffing!

Tang He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, King Qin may not finish talking! King Qin..."

Zhu Xi knew that these ministers were afraid that father and son would turn against each other.

They were not afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Feng and his son would turn against each other. What they were afraid of was that they would turn against each other here, in Lingnan.

But their worries were unnecessary.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang skin his own son and turn it into grass?

Zhu Fang understood that Zhu Yuanzhang was happy to plead guilty just to get money.

How could he let Zhu Yuanzhang succeed?
"I am telling my father that I have been wronged!"

Zhu Ping immediately changed his mind and shouted injustice.

"You mean you didn't sell your position?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

He had seen it with his own eyes when Zhu Xi sold his official position.

Can this be fake?
"The father is a wise man, and the son is a minister...that's not called selling an official position. First of all, those who sell an official position clearly mark the price and then sell it to those in need, right?" Zhu Ming suddenly asked a question.

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, then turned around and asked: "Chen Ning, you are in charge of the Yushitai. Is what King Qin said correct?"

"Your Majesty, what King Qin said... is correct." Chen Ning stood up, and then felt the murderous look in Hu Weiyong's eyes. His heart immediately froze, and he did not dare to say that Zhu Xi was wrong.

Then Chen Ning was puzzled.

Didn't Prime Minister Zuo want to impeach the King of Qin?

Why did he shrink back like this when things came to a head?
"now it's right."

Zhu Fang smiled and said: "My father is aware that the official positions sold by his sons are not given to the people who paid for them, and secondly, they are not given to their sons or immediate family members. The most important thing is that those who eventually serve as officials People are all talented and learned. They are the outstanding graduates of the Daming International University founded by Erchen in every semester. After they took office, they also achieved great achievements in politics. They have never engaged in corruption or bribery. He did not bully the people, but instead loved the people like his own children... There is evidence for this matter, the father can summon Yao Guangxiao, and he has detailed records."

"Xuan!" Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the loudspeaker and shouted.

After about ten minutes, Yao Guangxiao came in.

Originally, he was resting in his own house.

But today is the day when Zhu Ping goes to court for the first time.

Moreover, he also knew that Hu Weiyong was going to attack Zhu Ping, so naturally he couldn't sleep and had already been waiting outside Prince Qin's Mansion.

He even made some preparations secretly. Once the situation changes, when the time comes... Yao Guangxiao comes in and pays homage immediately.

"No gift."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "The King of Qin said that the people he sold his official positions and eventually became officials all loved the people like sons and governed well. But is this true?"

Yao Guangxiao took out his roster, opened it and read: "Luo Min, born in Panyu Prefecture, Ming Dynasty, is [-] years old. He studied at Ming International University and was recommended by the school with excellent results in the first semester. King Qin. Later, King Qin came out of the vacancy of Xin'an county magistrate, and was acquired by Luo Min's uncle at a high price. It has been more than half a year since Luo Min took office as Xin'an county magistrate, and he got up to work every day before dawn. In the past year, Xin'an County From scratch, a residential area that can accommodate a million people, as well as many factories and workshops, and the expansion of Kowloon Port... Since Luo Min took office, there has been no unjust or wrong case in Xin'an County for half a year. For Luo Qingtian!"

"This belongs to the Xin'an County Magistrate."

Zhu Xi said: "There is a Wanmin Umbrella in Xin'an County, which has entered the Luo family ancestral hall...Father, would you like to move over to see it? Or should I invite someone to come over?"

"Wanmin umbrella please!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, while saying to Yao Guangxiao: "You continue."

"This month, Luo Min reported that the total trade volume of all workshops, factories, markets, and ports under the jurisdiction of Xin'an County has exceeded 3000 million taels, and it is expected that taxes will reach 300 million taels this summer! In addition, Luo Min himself also has literary talents, but in his spare time The poems he wrote are all about developing the place, being loyal to the court, and serving the country..." Yao Guangxiao continued.

Zhu Ping interrupted: "Father, with regard to these political achievements, I would like to ask which official in the court can do it?"

At this time, there was an explosion among the ministers.

"real or fake?"

"It's amazing!"

"From scratch, in half a year, taxes were 300 million taels... and this was only for half a year?"

"If everything is true, then this Luo Min is a great talent!"

"If such a person wants to be an official, why should he buy an official position?"

"..."

Zhu Xi also heard these questioning voices. He smiled slightly and said, "Just because the Luo family is a local maritime merchant family, although Luo Min is talented, he cannot serve the country. However, I am willing to give such Talents open the door, they just need to accept some money as a deposit."

Now, selling an official position has become a deposit.

The word "official" is of course whatever Zhu Ping himself says.

"Xin'an County's half-year tax revenue can be 300 million taels!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up.

Obviously, he was making up his mind.

Next, Yao Guangxiao continues.

"Huang Youshou, a native of Panyu Prefecture in the south of the Ming Dynasty, was a senior magistrate of Yong'an County. Within six months of taking office, he not only completed the task of accepting 40 refugees for the imperial court, but also helped the refugees settle down and work in Yong'an County, actively produce, and make use of local characteristics. By inventing a new industrial chain, Yong'an County, which is not originally close to the sea, has a prosperous snack industry and is the hometown of fruits. Therefore, this summer's tax revenue is expected to exceed one million taels!"

"Yong'an County...isn't this Huizhou Prefecture?"

Zhu Yuanzhang wondered: "Chen'er, you told me that Huizhou Prefecture only started to develop this year, but there is not much tax revenue."

"It's only 100 million taels in half a year. Does this count as tax?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's rhetorical question choked Zhu Yuanzhang directly.

Good guy.

This is only one county!
However, one million taels of tax can be collected in half a year!
You say, this little bit of tax is the same as nothing?
"Go on!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Yao Guangxiao then continued: "Shen Yu, a native of Wucheng County, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province in the Ming Dynasty... Within half a year of taking office, he developed the county into a trade center connecting Huizhou Prefecture and Panyu Prefecture by virtue of its geographical location. In addition, the Shen family invested tens of millions of taels of silver locally. The construction of shopping malls, stores, and the development of industry will allow local people and refugees to make money, and it seems to be the trend of becoming the number one county in Huizhou Prefecture... The tax revenue in half a year is expected to reach 180 million taels!"

"Continue!" Zhu Yuanzhang said expressionlessly.

However, if you can see his hands behind the case, you can see that he has been clenching his fingers...

What is this for?
Of course it counts money!

When Yao Guangxiao basically summarized the deeds of these officials who bought offices after taking office, the civil and military officials in the court were speechless.

good guy...

If I remember correctly, there should be seven or eight county magistrates, right?
Then, the total tax revenue of these seven or eight counties exceeds [-] million taels!

Is this Lingnan?

So rich!
"Bastard!"

Just when the ministers were shocked, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly slammed the table, startling everyone.

Everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Then I saw Zhu Yuanzhang staring at Zhu Xi with a livid face and said: "You brat, the tax revenue of only eight counties has reached tens of millions, so why did you pay me no tax for the whole year last year?" To 500 million taels?"

It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang had settled accounts.

Counting and counting, I found out that it was wrong...

I was tricked by my son!
This cheating thing, he collected so much tax, but only paid a small part...

"I ask you, how much was the tax paid by Panyu Prefecture last year?" Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to check the accounts.

Fortunately, Zhu Xi had been prepared. He said, "Going back to my father, the total taxes paid by Panyu Prefecture last year were about 3000 million taels of silver."

Here, Zhu Xiang had no intention of hiding anything.

Because it’s hard to hide.

As for where so many taxes came from last year, it was thanks to the contributions of those maritime merchants.

Every time a ship of gems is brought back, tens of thousands or even 10,000+ taels of tax will be contributed!

(End of this chapter)