I am the carpenter king

The merchants in this era are not simple merchants. They have fields and mines. The most disturbing thing is that those who mine mines do not pay taxes.People in later generations know how profitable mining is, and it is such a group of people that they don't pay taxes.Instead, it always advocates taxing farmers, and those farmers who have land can only sell the land to the big landlords and rent the land as tenants.

Many people did not have land or could not bear the exploitation of big landlords and became refugees. This is why so many people followed Xu Hongru's White Lotus Sect uprising.In addition, in this era, the earth is in a small ice age, and natural disasters continue.The Great Khan in Shaanxi caused countless people to lose the land on which they lived, and all the relief issued by the court was hacked by Shanxi merchants and officials.In the end, the officials forced the people to rebel. With Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, and Li Zicheng, the peasant uprising in Shaanxi became the last straw that crushed the Ming Dynasty.

When it comes to the uprising in Shaanxi, we must talk about Shanxi merchants. This is a very large group that was born when the Silk Road was rising.But by the Ming Dynasty, the Silk Road had long been abandoned, and Shanxi merchants who survived on the Silk Road had no way out, and they could only enclose land to buy land.Later, he simply started a smuggling business, colluding with officials of the Ming Dynasty to sell weapons, military supplies, food and grass to the various tribes of Mongolia and later the Qing Dynasty.

The party representing Shanxi merchants in the court is the Qin Party, which was originally a member of the Qi, Zhejiang and Chu Parties, but many people did not know it because it was not well-known.

As for the Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu parties, they represented businessmen and landlords along the coasts of Shandong, Zhejiang, and Fujian. Many of their interests overlapped with those of the Donglin party.Including overseas smuggling, mining, and land enclosure, so the two parties competed most fiercely.

In the final analysis, the party struggle in the Ming Dynasty was the struggle between different interest classes, or the struggle between different groups of people in the same interest class.These big landlords, businessmen, and local officials colluded with each other to form a powerful force that disrupted the place.And in the court, with the support of parties like the Donglin Party, they became even more unscrupulous.

In the court, there are very few people who really want to do practical things for the people. Such people are criticized in the court and excluded by the local people.In the end, they either joined forces or were driven away. In addition to the low-quality emperors of the Ming Dynasty, those dogs didn't understand eunuchs, and the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but perish.

Putting down the thoughts in his mind, he picked up the cabinet's list of rewards again. In addition to material rewards, Yang Lian's reward was to give Shizhong his promotion to the military department.Emperor Tianqi was very satisfied with such a reward.

Yang Lian was highly regarded in history. Although he was also a member of the Donglin Party, he was determined to fight for the people of the world.Going out to be an official, not seeking money, not seeking fame, not seeking power, naturally you can use it with confidence for such people.

There are indeed people who do practical things in the Donglin Party, but most of them are people who fight for power and profit, and none of these people can be used.Another person who can be used is Yang Lian's close friend Zuo Guangdou.This person is not only commendable for his loyalty, but also very talented. He has high attainments in economic development and construction of farmland and water conservancy.In this era of frequent natural disasters, such people must be reused,

In addition to these two people who must be used, there is another Donglin Party member who can be used, and that is Yuan Keli.He is the same as Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, he has his own ideals and wants to save the Ming Dynasty that is about to fall.Although Yuan Keli is known as the Donglin Party, it is still something to be verified.During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian, who was [-] years old, was in power. Many people who disobeyed him were labeled as Donglin Party, and Yuan Keli was among them.

Yuan Keli's ancestors followed Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in the army. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan family became hereditary nobles.It has been passed down to Yuan Keli, and the Yuan family has passed it down for eight generations.Because he hoped that the Yuan family could continue to pass on, Yuan Keli's father gave him such a name.

Because he opposed the Donglin Party and Wei Zhongxian and others formed a party for personal gain, he had no choice but to fall into party disputes, but he firmly believed that all parties have available people.Considering things from the perspective of ordinary people, he was one of the few hard-working factions among the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty.

Except for these three people, members of the Donglin Party must carefully consider before appointing them. At this time, Emperor Tianqi thought of something and said to Chen Hong behind him: "Bring Wei Chao and Luo Sigong to me."

After watching Chen Hong leave, Emperor Tianqi kept walking back and forth in the hall, thinking about how to repair the dynasty.At this time, the Great Ming Dynasty was about to collapse and was full of holes. Although it knew that it must be reformed, no matter where it was involved, it was very huge.

Not long after, Luo Sigong and Wei Chao came, looking at the two people kneeling below him, Emperor Tianqi had a good impression of Dongchang and Jinyiwei for the first time.With such two departments, many things are much easier to handle, so I walked slowly behind the Long Shu'an.After sitting down, Emperor Tianqi said: "I have something I want to entrust to you! This matter is very confidential, and you deploy elite manpower to complete it. If the news gets out, you know the consequences."

"Please give orders, Your Majesty, I will do my best." Luo Sigong was very excited at this moment. It was finally time for Jin Yiwei to show his talents. During the Wanli period, Feng Bao was in charge, and Jin Yiwei had been cautious for so many years. At this time, he could finally turn around. .

Looking at Luo Sigong's appearance, Wei Chao felt uneasy for a while. The new governor of the East Factory has not yet secured his position at this time, and urgently needs a credit to stabilize his position.At this time, it was obvious that he was not allowed to let him go, but he didn't say it out, but he made up his mind in his heart that he must handle this matter well.

Seeing the appearance of the two, Emperor Tianqi's heart moved slightly, no wonder many people said that for a country, there must be all kinds of ministers.Loyal ministers, traitorous ministers, honest officials, and corrupt officials are all indispensable, because only containment can there be balance, and only balance can have stability.

"You all know that the ministers in the court at this time are fighting against each other, and the phenomenon of party disputes is very serious. I need you to find out the party affiliation of the officials above the fifth rank. Mark those who have no party affiliation and who are unclear. This is an errand You two should do it separately, and I will give you one month to do it. If you finish it, I will not only reward you, but you will really reward me with a boa robe. But there is one thing that must be kept secret.” This matter must be done as soon as possible. Handling, the most important thing for a country is talent, which is especially important in later generations and at this time.

When they heard about Emperor Tianqi's incident, the two of them all had expressions on their faces. They never thought that such a thing would happen.They naturally knew that the party in the court was fighting against the dissidents, but they just didn't expect that the first thing the emperor would fight when he took the throne was party disputes.

Chapter 3 reported the brazen counting of votes!Don't be angry, everyone!