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

Chapter 69 Hu Weiyong Wants to Increase Taxes in Lingnan?If you don’t get used to it, just fight back!
Pig brains.

Pig brain...

pig……

Zhu Di had more than once used the words of Zhu Yuanzhang who was angry with Zhu Xi and said that Zhu Xi was as stupid as a pig or dog to attack Zhu Xi.

However, what Zhu Di said was no different from scolding.

But this time, Zhu Ping gave it back to him.

Moreover, Zhu Xi and Zhu Di are different.

Zhu Di was scolding, but Zhu Ping was justified.

How did you think that a place that is so poor that it can't even get together ten thousand taels of tax silver a year can plunder millions of taels of silver?

Do you really think that the common people will not rebel and let you bully?

The total population of Lingnan is less than 100 million.

Don't tell me, in a poor place like Lingnan, everyone can still spend several taels of silver!
Isn't this bullshit!

Therefore, many people are curious.

Among the people, only Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Queen Ma knew that Lingnan was not poor.

If we really want to talk about poverty, that is already a thing of the past.

But Zhu Xi deliberately made trouble out of poverty.

Therefore, everyone did not expose it and wanted to see what Zhu Ping was going to do.

"Then where did you get so much money?" Zhu Di asked.

"Is this a lot of money?"

Zhu Xi asked rhetorically.

Zhu Di was silent.

More than 100 million taels, isn’t that much?
How much is too much?
After a moment, Zhu Di said: "If you dare not say it, you are hiding the facts and covering up the evidence that you plundered the people's fish and meat village!"

"Okay, if you force me like this, then I will say it. But, I said it, you all just listen!"

Zhu Ping said loudly: "My money is all obtained from the development of the place. This year, since I arrived in Lingnan, I have built roads and bridges, and produced silk and cloth. The amount of cloth produced in Lingnan every month is more than that of the entire Ming Dynasty." ! In today's Lingnan, the people live a prosperous life, and everyone has a home with good food, even the errands, and can earn dozens of taels of silver every month. This year's summer tax collection, the tax paid in Lingnan exceeds 100 taels. Ten thousand taels, the entire Ming Dynasty, only Jiangsu and Zhejiang can compare. Now, I just spend more than [-] million taels to celebrate my father's birthday, what does this count?"

"what?"

"Lingnan paid more than one million taels in taxes this summer?"

"Can even an errand boy earn 10 taels a month in Lingnan?"

"This... is unbelievable!"

"Is it true or not?"

"..."

The ministers were dumbfounded.

Among them, Prime Minister Zuo Hu Weiyong looked at Zhu Xi with a slight change in his eyes.

King Qin... is so rich?
"Fourth, you also went to Yandi this year. I want to ask, how much tax did Yandi pay this year?" Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Di.

This is definitely soul torture.

Zhu Di had a crying expression on his face...

How long has it been since he arrived in Yandi?
This year, Yandi suffered another drought.

He even asked his father to exempt him from taxes for half a year!

But what about Zhu Xi?
He is also a prince, he is also a prince, and he has been in the fiefdom for about a year.

However, the gap between the two is worlds apart.

"okay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I have sent Jin Yiwei to investigate the land south of Lingnan. Everything King Qin said is true. Let's stop arguing about this matter." "Your Majesty!"

Hu Weiyong stood up immediately.

He is the Prime Minister Zuo, the head of hundreds of officials.

At any time, you have the right to speak.

"What's the matter with your love?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Hu Weiyong said: "I would like to report to the emperor that the treasury is now empty. Since King Qin's fiefdom of Lingnan is so rich, can we increase the taxes in Lingnan to replenish the treasury and relieve the court's urgent needs?"

"What do you think of this matter, King Qin?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xi.

After all, Lingnan has been entrusted to Zhu Xi, so naturally we still need to ask for his opinion.

Zhu Ping was happy.

What a good Hu Weiyong!
When you see Lingnan getting rich, you want to come and grab money, right?
Increase taxes in Lingnan and support the whole country?
"I don't know, Prime Minister Zuo, how do you want to increase taxes? At present, the national tax in the Ming Dynasty is [-] in [-], and the commercial tax is heavier, which is already [-] in [-]. It would not be good to increase it any further." Zhu Ping Asked.

On the other hand, he did not immediately object or refuse.

Hu Weiyong smiled and said: "You can get two out of ten for commercial taxes and one out of twenty for agricultural taxes. I wonder what His Highness, King Qin, thinks?"

"I'm fine!"

Zhu Fang smiled and said: "Since it is Prime Minister Zuo's suggestion, of course I must comply with it. By then, it will be the same for the whole world. After I return, I will also spread the word so that everyone knows that this is Zuo Prime Minister's suggestion. The Prime Minister's proposal to raise taxes has nothing to do with me. Is this okay?"

"This..." Hu Weiyong hesitated.

Increase taxes.

Then as the Prime Minister, wouldn't he have to be poked in the back by everyone in the world?
Hu Weiyong said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, I am also doing it for the great Ming Dynasty. How can you let me alone bear this reputation?"

"That's embarrassing."

Zhu Fang sneered and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, you are thinking better. It is obvious that you are incompetent and cannot solve the national finances. Seeing that Lingnan is now rich, you will come to Lingnan to grab money and pay for the stupidity of officials like you! However, you continue to I don’t want to bear the reputation of raising taxes. How can there be such a good thing in this world?”

"You!" Hu Weiyong was angry.

Zhu Ping said to the left that you are incompetent and to the right to say that you are stupid. This was pointing at his nose and scolding him.

How can the dignified Prime Minister, the head of hundreds of officials, endure this?

"Humph!"

Zhu Xi said coldly: "This is what I said here. Taxes will be increased for the whole world. There is absolutely no reason for Lingnan to increase taxes alone! If the court is really in trouble, then you can find whomever you want, Father. If the Ministry of Households can’t do it, then change to the minister, if the prime minister can’t, then change to the prime minister. If the father really wants to find us princes responsible, then it’s easy. We brothers, only the prince is in charge, so the father finds the prince. OK."

"Okay, let's discuss this later!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Chong was quarreling with heaven and earth, he not only confronted the left prime minister Hu Weiyong, but also named the prince Zhu Biao. If the trouble continued, something would probably happen again, so he said: "Second brother, please calm down and don't come back every time." Just causing trouble everywhere.”

"Okay, Father, you said so, then I won't say anything, okay?" Zhu Ping walked to the side, let Xin Ying guard him, sat at the table by himself, and started eating as if there was no one else around.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly, and ordered: "All take your seats, let's start the banquet."

"Humph!" Hu Weiyong flicked his sleeves angrily and led a group of officials to the table.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di sat at the same table, and Zhu Di stared at Zhu Xi fiercely, with depression written all over his face.

Only Zhu Chong was calm and composed.

It has a bit of a "brilliant eyebrow and a cold eyebrow pointing at a thousand people" flavor.

At the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Queen Ma angrily: "This kid, Chen'er, has this perverse temper that offends everyone. The key is, isn't the matter of the country also the matter of his father? But, he clearly You have money, but you just don’t want to give me more.”

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong."

Empress Ma said angrily: "Isn't Ping'er right? The court has no money, so where did the money go? Who should you go to? Why should Ping'er be responsible for other people's mistakes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking after hearing the words.

However, he began to ponder in his heart...

Could it be that we really want to find Zhu Xi and come back to save the treasury?

(End of this chapter)