The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 168 Chips! Learn to be a mature emperor!

Qianqing Palace.

The little emperor is still reading "The Illustrated Theory of the Emperor" with gusto. Ever since Yang Tinghe presented this book, he has been unable to put it down.

Mou Bin hurried in again.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards are reporting urgently!"

"After Zhongshan Hou General Changlu Duyun sent Zong Yue to peel off the skin and solid grass, he led his army to leave Tianjin Guard by boat!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Kuan and Zhang Yong, who were standing by, suddenly changed their faces with fright.

Peeling off the skin and growing the grass is the torture among tortures!
Moreover, this is the most common ancestral system of Emperor Taizu Gao.

Emperor Taizu Gao also had a common ancestral rule, that is, ministers in the harem were not allowed to interfere in politics!
So when they heard that Tang Hao had skinned people and cut them into grass, it was hard not to think too much.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Yong and Chen Kuan with a blank face.

The little emperor hurriedly stepped forward and took the Jin Yiwei's secret report from Mou Bin.

For example, those Jiuqing, big and small, spend thousands of taels of silver casually, and money is no longer attractive to them. As long as they sit in this position, there are many people vying to give them money!

Then the little emperor's biological father, Emperor Hongzhi, the master of the Ming Dynasty's resurgence, waved his hand and directly supported Ye Qi's reform, changing the payment of grain to the payment of silver.

It was not until later that Liu Dashan and his wife were tortured to death by rogues, and the little girl was also kidnapped by rogues and sent to Zong Yue's mansion. Only then did Tang Hao go completely crazy, mobilized troops to blockade the entire Tianjin Guard, and then directly attacked Zong Yue's mansion. .

Later, as Tishuai Mou Bin said, Zhongshan Hou general Zong Wen showed his head to the public, peeled off Zong Yue and turned it into grass, and wiped out the whole family of the Zong Mansion!

Therefore, officials are reluctant to take up positions in the Transportation Department.

This is one of the purposes of Tang Hao leading his troops to leave Beijing this time.

Then he looked at Mou Bin again and asked solemnly: "The savage really peeled off the skin of that Zong Yue?"

Therefore, the fiscal revenue of Ming Dynasty was not as good as every year.

Even if Zhu Houzhao knew about it, what could he do?

Looking at the Jin Yiwei's secret report, Zhu Houzhao frowned into the character "Chuan".

The rest are easy to talk about. After all, the evidence of Zong Yue's corruption and bribery is conclusive, and the evil deeds of his son Zong Wen are also obvious to all. Even if the civil servants and gentry come to make trouble with him, the emperor, Zhu Houzhao is not afraid at all.

Then they waited for the arrival of the imperial court, waiting for Han Wen, the minister of household affairs, and Tu Jian, the censor of Youdu, to pass by, and then escorted all the officials of the Changlu Yun Department, including Zong Yue, the envoy of Du Yun, to the Changlu salt field for frying. Salt Boiled Salt receives a makeover.

No one cared about the life and death of the soldiers and civilians on the nine sides. From the emperor to the ministers, everyone rushed into the salt field to seek profits!

Let’s not mention anything else for now, let’s just say that among the civil and military officials in the current dynasty, who’s bottom is clean?
Not to mention sixty taels, if these courtiers did not corrupt more than six thousand taels, it would be a disgrace to their status!

However, the biggest problem is that the savage Tang Hao used the "Great Edict"!
Not only did he use the "Da Gao", he also followed the "Da Gao" decree and peeled off the skin and solid grass from the third-grade Changludu in public. Then the trouble would be really big!
Not only did Zhu Houzhao understand the "Da Gao", he also read it many times. With his photographic memory, he could even recite it!
To be honest, even when Zhu Houzhao read this "Da Gao", he felt it was outrageous.

So what can I do now?

The severe punishments contained therein are simply not suitable as laws for deciding cases and jail sentences!
For example, is it possible to implement the article "Officials who commit corruption of 60 taels or more will be stripped of their skin and put to death without delay"?
It's simply impossible!

"The skin has been peeled off and the grass has been harvested!" Mou Bin looked equally solemn, "And it was in full view of the public, with all the people of Tianjin Wei witnessing it, right in front of Zong Yue's mansion!"

That's what happened. After the savage Tang Hao went to Tianjin Wei, he didn't go on a killing spree. Instead, he hid in the Changlu Saltworks and ate and lived with the Zaohu Saltworks. This is called understanding the sufferings of the people.

There is another outrageous thing. This "Da Gao" encourages people to go to Beijing to file imperial petitions to redress their grievances, and even supports people to arrest officials by civilians and directly arrest officials...

"What are you two doing?"

Could it be that all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were stripped of their skins and put to death in accordance with the "Great Edict"?
It’s unrealistic and impossible!

If you're not a savage, you can't play like this?
Damn it, as soon as I let you out, you let yourself go, right?

A good strategy will eventually be difficult to implement because of the corrupt officialdom and corrupt government.

This time when Tang Hao led his troops to leave Beijing, the first step was the Changlu Saltworks, or in other words, the first goal was the salt administration!

Therefore, Yunsi is becoming increasingly corrupt.

Zhu Houzhao touched his chin and fell into thought.

"In addition, Marquis Tang had previously ordered that Zong Yueman's family be destroyed, and his son Zong Wen be sentenced to death for raping a girl. His head was displayed to the public on the spot!"

He wiped out his whole family, killed his only son, and even skinned people to death!
Hearing these words, Zhu Houzhao's face almost turned green.

Everything he did before was good. The savage restrained the murderous intention in his heart and always acted according to the plan.

There are countless greedy people in the major sports departments. Even if you restore the old system of paying grain and opening up the middle, what's the point?
When the salt merchants work hard to transport the grain to Jiubian Military Town, and then take the salt to the salt field but cannot exchange it for salt, then this system will not be implemented at all!

Therefore, before that, the problem of Yunsi Salt Farm must be solved first!

With the help of Ye Qi's reform case, Tang Hao and the young emperor forcibly suppressed the civil servants and gentry and demanded the restoration of the old system of paying grain and opening up the country.

When things got here, everything was actually going according to the plan of Tang Hao and the little emperor.

Kaizhong kaizhong, when Emperor Taizu Gao established the Kaizhong Salt Law, the main purpose was to reduce the loss of the court's supply to the nine borders, and transfer a part of the salt profits to merchants, so that they could transport grain to the borders to enrich the frontier fortresses. This then led to the development of the frontier fortress military town.

This is for the sake of the military and civilians of the Nine Borders, and even more for the sake of the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty!

Every time Zhu Houzhao read this, it was hard for him to imagine how much suffering his great-grandfather had to endure when he was a child, so that after he became emperor, he hated corrupt officials so much that he made such a plan. Outrageous measure!
It was enough for the people to go to the capital to file a petition. Now there is a "Dengwen Drum" set up at the entrance of the palace. As long as someone rings it, the emperor must summon all the civil and military officials to go to court, and then the unjust case will be heard in public!

I don’t pretend anymore, I show my cards, I, the master of ZTE, will lead everyone to make money together!

It was okay not to look at it, but Zhu Houzhao became even more angry when he looked at it.

Tang Hao and the young emperor forcibly restored the old system of paying grains to Kaizhong, but this must have a prerequisite, that is, the salt administration must be restructured.

But if you ask the people to arrest officials, what kind of behavior is this?

This is contempt for the government, contempt for the court, lowering the prestige of the court, and encouraging the people to rebel!
It is understandable for normal people to choose to file a petition after being wronged. However, there are many unscrupulous people who seize the decree of the "Great Imperial Edict" and deliberately challenge the authority of the government. Then how can the Ming Dynasty rule the people of the world? Isn't it a complete mess?
The people maintain awe of officials and trust and support the court. This is the normal operating mode.

Therefore, since Emperor Taizu Gao, successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty have used various means to reduce the influence of the "Da Gao" and are committed to making the people of the world forget this book of laws written by Emperor Taizu Gao. He controlled the government and directly banned the "Da Gao".

The result is now good. Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, was born. He was holding a blood-stained "Da Gao" in Tianjin Wei, and he was going to skin the third-level local officials...

What would the Manchu gentry and the gentry behind them know, what would they think, and what would they do?
But this damned savage wants him, Zhu Houzhao, to immediately restructure the salt administration. Doesn’t this add fuel to the fire?

For a moment, Zhu Houzhao was also in trouble, and looked at the confidants in front of him with a frown.

"Da Ju, Ti Shuai, what do you think?"

Chen Kuan's expression froze when he heard this, and he chose to lower his head and remain silent.

Mou Bin was even more sincere. He shook his head bluntly, saying that he didn't know, and took out the account book from his arms.

"Your Majesty, this is what Marquis Tang ordered to send back overnight. It is said to be the real account book of Changlu Saltworks. The author is Na Zongyue!"

Account books?

Accounts written by the Grand Master?
Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly reached out and took it.

However, after just a cursory glance at it, the Ming Emperor became so angry that his breathing became rapid, his face flushed, and he sneered through gritted teeth.

"Okay!"

"It's really good!"

"The imperial court only took half of the proceeds, and the remaining half was divided among these corrupt officials!"

"This is still in the Changlu Saltworks, right under my nose. How dare they?"

Of course the little emperor is angry, and he has reason to be angry!
Because these are all the money of the imperial court, and they are all the money of the Ming Emperor!
Previously, the ministers had been crying about poverty. The Ming Emperor had no money to do anything he wanted to do. Even for military training, he and Tang Hao had to find ways to raise military expenses. He slashed at his two uncles and looted them. Lost other people's wealth!
The result is good now. Why is the court out of money? Why is the treasury empty? Now we have finally found the source!
At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly walked in.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yuanfu, Lord Tianguan, and Lord Zongxian would like to see you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao's expression changed. Oh, are you coming so soon to "provoke an army to punish the guilty"?
Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed with cold light and he said coldly.

"Tell them that I am not feeling well today and will not see you!"

The young eunuch hesitated for a moment, then bravely spoke.

"Your Majesty, the three adults have said that they must face the Holy Spirit today, otherwise they will kneel outside the door and not leave!"

Oh, here comes the hard part!
The little emperor was so angry that he kicked over the desk.

"I said goodbye!"

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

Chen Kuan, who had always been silent, finally couldn't help but speak.

"If we don't see these three people now, then all the gentry in the court will think that everything Tang Hou did was ordered by His Majesty, and I'm afraid it will be even worse!"

After all, Chen Kuan is an old eunuch who has experienced great storms, so he knows exactly what the little emperor should do now.

"Then what do you think I should do now?"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Now I can't wait to kill all the Jin gentry in the dynasty. I feel sick when I see them!"

"You open your mouth about benevolence and morality, but shut up about your family and country, but behind your back you do these things that infringe on national interests. It's really disgusting!"

Chen Kuan sighed after hearing this, and chose to fulfill his obligation as a "political ally".

"Your Majesty, this account book was delivered overnight by Marquis Tang!"

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was suddenly startled.

"Da Xun, what do you mean by this?"

"Your Majesty, by doing this, Marquis Tang is forcing the gentry to cede more salt policy benefits to the court!"

"Marquis Tang sent Zong Yue to transport Changlu to the capital, which was a naked threat. However, Marquis Tang did not touch other transport officials. Aren't these officials corrupt and bribery-free?"

"Of course not! They have corrupted thousands and twenty thousand taels at least. According to the "Great Imperial Order", all the officials of the Changlu Yun Department from Zong Yue to the experienced judge should be skinned, but Tang Hou just Peeling Zong Yue's skin off alone is where Tang Hou's wisdom lies!"

"Marquis Tang has left His Majesty enough bargaining chips to negotiate with the civil servants and gentry. Your Majesty, don't forget that in addition to the Changlu Transportation Department, there are other officials from the Five Major Transportation Departments who are on their way back to Beijing to report on their duties!"

"This account book, as well as these officials of the Transportation Department, are the bargaining chips that Marquis Tang helped His Majesty win!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao stood up in shock and suddenly realized what he was saying.

"Then why didn't the savage tell me directly?"

Chen Kuan chose not to answer this time, but said meaningfully: "The Marquis of Zhongshan has good intentions."

Well intentioned!

Well-intentioned indeed!
Zhu Houzhao is not stupid. If he can't react anymore, he might as well hit him to death.

The reason why Tang Hao didn't say anything was because he hoped that Zhu Houzhao would realize these truths on his own, and that he would slowly learn to grow and grow into a mature and qualified emperor.

Don't just get angry no matter what happens, or don't follow Tang Hao's advice, otherwise he won't grow up sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao looked at the "Di Jian Tu Shuo" again, and his eyes turned red for a while.

Learning to be a mature emperor was what Tang Hao had been teaching him, and it never changed from beginning to end.

The current situation, to put it more bluntly, the reason why the savages want to skin the Zong Yue and use the "Great Edict" is to help him establish Zhu Houzhao's imperial prestige!

Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan who is leading the troops now, is an eagle dog released by Zhu Houzhao. No one knows who this eagle dog will bite next!
Then, if you want to protect yourself wisely, you must cede enough interests and return Zhu Houzhao, the Ming Emperor!

The Saltworks Transport Department is a key part of this!
In the past, the imperial court only took half of the profits from salt, and all parties shared the remaining half, while the kitchen households who produced salt were reduced to cattle and horses!
The emperor didn't know how much of the various forces had been divided before, and how much benefit they had obtained from it. The emperor didn't know, nor did the court, and Zaohu Yanding was not qualified to know!
Now, Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, relied on the "Great Edict" and the military power in his hands to directly ask the court to let the little emperor know the true interests of the salt farm, so the distribution share will naturally change!

The savages are forcing these forces to bow their heads to him, Zhu Houzhao, and cede some salt policy benefits!

Otherwise, this eagle dog like him wouldn't mind going to all six major salt fields!
After understanding this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt confident!

What about the Manchu gentry?
I have Tang Hao, a wild man, who is not afraid of anything!
"Summon the three elders to see him and grant him a seat!"

After a while, Chief Assistant Liu Jian, Tianguan Ma Wensheng, and General Secretary Zhang Fuhua walked in hand in hand. After bowing, they took their seats.

Liu Jian spoke bluntly, aiming directly at Tang Hao.

"May I ask your majesty, why did Marquis Tang use the "Da Gao"?"

"A local official from the third rank was skinned and stripped in public. I'm afraid all the officials and gentry in the world will be chilled!"

Ma Wensheng also sighed and made his position clear.

"Your Majesty, the "Great Edict" is not advisable. The law is too strict and is not applicable to today!"

Zhang Fuhua followed closely behind and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the country has its own "Da Ming Code" and related auxiliary laws. The harsh punishments stated in the "Da Gao" are indeed not suitable for today's national conditions!"

To put it bluntly, the three big guys came here because of "Da Gao".

This precedent really cannot be started!

No one can bear the harsh punishments in the "Great Edict"!
Those who are guilty of corruption of sixty taels or more will be stripped of their skin and made of grass, and executed in a hurry?

You might as well kill the entire court!
Even if you really have the ability to kill the entire court, then you have to promote a group of civil servants and gentry, right?

There is only one emperor. How can you maintain the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty by yourself?
Then someone embezzled sixty taels, and you peeled off the skin and made grass, and executed him in Ling Chi?

There is no such thing as an emperor, it is too cruel!

Zhu Houzhao held the chips in his hand, with a calm expression and a calm tone.

"Marquis Tang only skinned Zong Yue, and all the other officials of Changlu Yunsi were handed over to Han Wen. Isn't this enough?"

Hearing this, the three true kings of the court were startled.

They vaguely guessed something, but were not sure yet.

Liu Jian took a deep look at the little emperor and asked tentatively: "What does your Majesty mean..."

The little emperor threw the Changlu Saltworks account book over, but he did not get angry at the three of them, and his tone was very calm.

"From now on, the court will get 70% of the profits from the salt administration, and the kitchen households will get half the percent. I won't care about the remaining two and a half percent!"

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, like a cunning little fox.

The share of 70% is really not too small.

His father, Emperor Hongzhi, couldn't withstand the pressure because of Wang Shu's restructuring, so he chose to give in and compromise. Only getting 50% was not bad!
This 70% of the salt tax revenue will be the guarantee for the little emperor and Tang Hao to train the new army. They do not have the money and food to train a hammer soldier.

As for taking half of the salt from Zaohu, this was Tang Hao's suggestion. Zhu Houzhao chose to believe Tang Hao unconditionally. After all, the lives of those salt from Zaohu were really miserable, and he, the emperor and his father-in-law, felt bad every time he thought about it!
The remaining two and a half percent is to be distributed to all parties. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Even if the Six Great Luck Divisions are bloodbathed, the final result will still be back to the previous one without any difference.

Wherever there is profit, there will be corruption.

The three court magnates took a look at the account books and were immediately silenced.

They still can't get used to communicating with His Majesty the Emperor in this way.

It was as if we were discussing a business deal, and our whole body was filled with the smell of copper!

They are not businessmen, but serious and virtuous veterans!
"For the three beloved ministers, the imperial court will receive 70%, and the kitchen households will receive half of it. This is my bottom line!"

"I actually don't know Tang Hou's next destination. He may go to the other five major salt fields, or he may not go, so the three beauties had better make a decision as soon as possible!"

Three people: "!!!"

(End of this chapter)