Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 845

"There are people sent by Wei Guogong, and another person is sent by a hundred households in Jinyiwei in the city, and the hundred households have disappeared, and the rest of them are identified by Ying Tianfu, saying that they are to protect the safety of the imperial envoy. "

The results from Ying Tianfu's side were quickly announced. Liu Sanlang stared at Ying Tianfu's side and reported to Wang Tong when he came back. Wang Tong nodded and said with a smile:

"Let's see whose subordinates these hundred households belong to. One hundred households in a district don't have the guts or need to. Just look at who is behind them!"

Liu Sanlang nodded in agreement, Wang Tong leaned back in his chair, shook his head and said:

"Ying Tianfu is also unreliable!"

Just as he was talking about this, someone came in from outside to announce that it was Hai Rui, the imperial envoy of Youqian Capital in Nanjing, who asked to see him, but Wang Tong was taken aback by this person's request for an audience, and ordered to come in.

Once Hai Rui enters the room, it is unavoidable that tea will be served and a set of etiquette procedures will be followed. After the two parties are seated, Wang Tong asked with a smile:

"Master Hai came so late, wouldn't it be because the Marquis caught a few spies who didn't have eyes?"

"That's not true. I thought about it carefully after Lord Hou left. There are some things that only Lord Hou can do in this world. I'm already old. If I miss it this time, I'm afraid many things can only be brought into the coffin. inside."

When saying this, Hai Rui took out a stack of papers from the wooden box beside him, handed it to Wang Tong, and explained:
"This is the copy of the fish scale inventory that was obtained in the Songjiang government office, Huating County, and Qingpu County in the Songjiang Xu family case, as well as the testimonials of a group of witnesses."

Wang Tong stretched out his hand to take it. This is considered to be all the evidence. Before Wang Tong opened it, Hai Rui said with a wry smile:

"Master Hou, don't think this is of any use. After so many years, there is another Qingzhang Tianmu presided over by Mr. Zhang Ge. The fish scale inventory has been changed a long time ago, and most of these witnesses have disappeared. Many of them have moved to other places. I can’t find the one, and I’m afraid I’m lucky if I want to find out.”

"It's better than no place to start!"

Wang Tong replied with a smile, Hai Rui sighed and said:
"Master Hou may not be able to find out anything this time, but his family is not the only one who invaded the land of the Xu family in Songjiang. All the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are like this. This Lord Hou must be treated with caution!"

Having said that, Hai Rui stood up from his seat, bowed solemnly, and said solemnly:

"Officials in the world are divided into two types, one is adults, and the other is others. People with fame are all collecting land and property. After collecting, they take advantage of fame and privileges and don't pay taxes. Today, people with fame and fame are always more More and more people are occupying more and more fields, but there are many people with fame, and the country wants to give them salaries. If they want to amass money, they can only exploit others. The rich, the poor get poorer, if this trend continues, the common people will eventually be unbearable to be exploited, and the Ming will eventually have no money to use, this is a dead end!"

Hearing Hai Rui's words, Wang Tong smiled wryly and said:

"Lord Hai's point is to separate this Marquis from the rich and noble people in the world, and become a character like a thief!"

Originally, what Hai Rui said was awe-inspiring, and his stooped body was straight, but when he heard Wang Tong's words, he couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed a lot.

"Master Hai, please sit down and say, the Marquis sounds right, there is no need to be so solemn."

The atmosphere was really not serious. Hai Rui shook his head, sat down in his seat again, and continued:
"There is one Xu family in Songjiang Prefecture, and there are only a few or a dozen Xu families in Changzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture. Some of these big clans are officials in various places. They have a lot of land and they are in the city. Running a business, relying on fame and reputation, never paying taxes to officials, this kind of world exists everywhere, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, and the southeast is the place where taxes are heavy in the world. If this continues, the court will have no money, then It all fell apart."

"But even if the Xu family vomited out the encroaching land, there are Zhang family and Li family, and without the Xu family who monopolizes Songjiang, there will be several similar families in Songjiang Prefecture. What's the use of this?"

Wang Tong said calmly, after saying this, Hai Rui was taken aback for a while, but he couldn't speak for a long time. Before Wang Tong set off from the capital, he also read Hai Rui's file, and he had a certain understanding of Hai Rui's thinking. Judging, at this time, said again:
"Master Hai said that these are indeed reasonable, but more importantly, he wants to give justice to those people who have been invaded?"

".It was indeed the case during the day. The small people worked hard all their lives, and bought the land and property, but they were swallowed by the Xu family with their power. They went bankrupt in an instant, and they didn't even have a foothold. I read the books of sages and knew fairness. It is reasonable to say that such things cannot be tolerated, and we must take care of them!"

Hai Rui was lost in memory, Wang Tong shook his head, and said again:
"Master Hai has said so many reasons. In the final analysis, he wants to let this official dispose of the Xu family and return the land he occupied to the sufferer."

Hai Rui nodded, but did not speak. Wang Tong pondered for a while, and said:
"Master Hai and Benhou have talked so much today, so Benhou will also say a few words, and I hope Lord Hai will not spread the word."

With Hai Rui's character, since Wang Tong had this order, he would not say it out. Wang Tong also understood, and said again:
"In the system established by the ancestors, those who are famous and famous can be exempted from taxes. This kind of person earns a lot, but never pays taxes and has no obligation. But the money that should be spent by the court, the country, and the country must be spent. Why? To get money, it is natural to rely on the taxes collected, but those who earn more do not pay, and those who earn less have to pay the taxes of those who earn more. In the southeast, the world's taxes are [-]% Even more here, because the land is fertile and there are all kinds of conveniences, but because of the wealth, outstanding people, and cliques, more and more people are officials and famous in the southeast, and the more people pay taxes. Come less and less, if this continues, sooner or later, you will walk into a dead end."

"Isn't it a good policy for Zhang Juzheng to practice a single whip?"

"Qingzhang's fields can only be relieved for a while, but not for a lifetime. There are more and more officials and eunuchs. Even if they don't invade the fields, the properties they buy are still tax-free, and they don't bring any benefits to Daming. A whipping law, the official said. Knowing that a whip method has now become a means of raising taxes for the common people, this Lord Hai doesn’t know about it!?”

After Wang Tong's words, Hai Rui was stunned for a while, sighed, and said dejectedly:
"What Hou Ye said is the truth, but how to change it, how to move it, people with fame and reputation have no tax exemption benefits, this is naturally a good policy, but how to implement it, if it is done, it will be tantamount to making enemies of scholars in the world, Officials in the world are enemies, even the emperor may not be able to do it."

Having said this, Hai Rui paused for a moment, then shook his head and sighed:
"Not everyone can be like a lower official, who cultivates the fields by himself, and lets his female family members spin and weave cloth. Hearing what Lord Hou said, the lower official suddenly felt that it seemed to be the same whether he did it or not. Sooner or later, he would end up in that dead end." .”

What Wang Tong said is the truth, and it is very simple to improve this situation, cancel the privileges of scholars with honors, but if this is implemented, if the current imperial examination system is broken, it is tantamount to making enemies of officials and scholars in the world. To rule the world together, the world is governed by these scholars, which is tantamount to making the world an enemy.

Hai Rui could think that the expansion of the rich and powerful families would harm the country and the country, so it might not be impossible for him to think about it, but he didn't dare to think about it, and only dared to look at the special case of the Xu family.

After all, Hai Rui is also a scholar himself, and he has come to today step by step by relying on his fame and fame. The most he can think of is improvement.Moreover, Hai Rui's current attachment is still aimed at the Xu family. All the righteousness and reason he said is to let Wang Tong investigate the Xu family.

Perseverant people are getting older, it is not so easy to calm down, and it is not so easy to look away, as expected, but Wang Tong thinks more.

Hai Rui finished with emotion, and sat there silent for a long time, while Wang Tong just sipped his tea without making a sound. After a while, Hai Rui wanted to stand up, perhaps because he had been sitting for a long time, He didn't stand up, but he propped up the back of the chair with his hands before standing up unsteadily, brushed off his official robe with his hand, and said in a harsh voice:

"Master Hou said it well, and I can see it clearly. It seems that there is no need to investigate the Xu family. After investigating his family, another family will be raised, and the people will want to."

"Of course we need to investigate. Ever since Mr. Hai went to Shu, from the capital to Nanjing, the actions of the Xu family can be seen everywhere. In the great Ming Dynasty, there is such a power that does not have to pay taxes, but can manipulate the government to influence scholars. Whether the country is a disaster or a blessing, officials and scholars from the south of the Yangtze River are connected with each other, communicate with each other, and intend to control the government. The government can only use the officials they want to use, and the court can only use policies that are beneficial to them. From 20 years to the present, and in the past 50 years, this situation has intensified. Whether the world belongs to the emperor or to the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, if you check the Xu family, it will be considered a shock."

Hearing this, Hai Rui's expression relaxed a bit, and Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Lord Hai, these words tonight are not the Holy Majesty's will, but just the Marquis's own speculation, and there is no official meaning!"

Hai Rui shook his head slightly, hesitated and asked in a low voice:
"The capital bestows a marriage, and the lower officials have also heard about it, but the Marquis is still like this, really"

"This Marquis is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and everything he does is for the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. Besides, this Marquis has not lost anything."

Wang Tong replied with a smile, the conversation has come to this point, Hai Rui has nothing to say, even when he got up to say goodbye, Wang Tong couldn't help asking:
"Did Mr. Hai not have any thought of seeking fame in his life for the country and the people?"

"It was there at the beginning, but I didn't know if it was there after I became an official, but I asked myself, what I did was not ashamed, it was for Ming Dynasty, for the people!!"

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