Mingshi

Chapter 721 Wang Cuiqiao Exposed

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Luo Sheng's eyes turned cold, and he said in a concentrated voice, "Are those scholars objecting?"

"No!" Luo Sheng shook his head and said, "Like Fang Zigen and the others, there are still a small number of scholars who still support you, Xindi. I'm afraid that sooner or later there will be chaos."

"Where is the big brother?"

"There is nothing wrong with Qingdi. The situation in the grassland is different from that in Daming. There is no cultivated land there, but there are good and bad grasslands. The good grasslands are all occupied by nobles. And the people there live like slaves. The grassland owner has to pay certain materials to the young brother every year. This is like those nobles who have to pay taxes every year. After the young brother went to implement your system, in comparison, the taxes collected are even higher than they used to be. The tribute supplies are about [-]% less, which made the grassland owners very grateful, and gave the young brother a lot of prestige."

Luo Sheng let out another breath and said, "Young brother is a place where force is paramount. As long as you have the strength to conquer others, then you can say so, there is not so much nonsense, and there are not so many scholars and ginseng together." , Even if there are scholars, it is also the customs of the scholars who adapt to the grasslands, rather than the rules of the grasslands to suit the scholars, so there is no problem with this aspect at all.

However, Taiwan is different.Before we went there, there were no established rules, and it was very backward.It is we who brought them the rules, and we are the makers of the rules.And we set our sights on the long-term from the very beginning, valued scholars, and gave them enough respect, so they became a relatively noble circle.

And... Now the backbone of Taiwan is those of us who came from Ming Dynasty, especially the nearly [-] veterans you recruited from the north, the second is the captive pirates, and the third is the aborigines.But it is precisely because of this that such problems arise.Because the noble thoughts of scholars have been deeply rooted in Ming Dynasty.The veterans recruited from the north respected and even feared those scholars when they saw those scholars, which made those scholars feel that they should be superior to others.Since they are all superior to others, they should be treated accordingly, so they want to restore the treatment of Daming, and scholars must be exempted from tax. "

Speaking of this, Luo Qing looked at Luo Dao: "Xindi, actually I don't think there is anything wrong with exempting them from taxes. They are just such a few people, and hasn't Daming always been doing well?"

Luo Xin's eyes narrowed slightly, with fierce murderous intent flashing in the slits of his eyes, which made Luo Qing's heart tighten, and at the same time, he didn't understand, he really didn't understand, Luo Xin was a scholar himself, why did he bother Treat scholars like this?Isn't it just a few tax dollars?
"It seems that they have forgotten the days when you were exiled in the Ninggu Tower. After a few good days, you will have to look to Shu." Luo Xin said lightly.After finishing the words, he glanced at Luo Qing again, sighed in his heart and said:

"Cousin, do you think Daming's current situation is very good?"

Luo Qing pondered for a while and said: "It's not very good, but I think Daming won't have any problems with your disciple brother around."

Luo Xin was stunned and said, "Why would you say that?"

Luo Qing said: "If you hadn't been born, the three of us wouldn't have entered the court, let alone Huang Taiji who was at the gate of the city. I'm afraid Alatan Khan wouldn't have died, and would have turned Daming upside down, and neither would the Japanese pirates." It will be difficult in Hangzhou again, and the court will not even be able to pay the officials' salaries. I think if this continues, the Ming Dynasty will perish sooner or later."

Having said that, he cheered up and said, "Brother Xin, I already talked with Brother Young when I went to the grassland last time. Give us a couple of years, and when we become stronger, we will turn against each other, shall we?"

Luo Xin shook his head with a smile and said, "Let's not talk about this matter, we must first manage the grassland and Taiwan well. Cousin, let me ask you, why did Ming become like this?"

Luo Sheng frowned and thought for a while, but finally shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Luo Xin said softly: "When Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was in power, the annual tax revenue was 800 million taels, but in the current Jiajing period, it is only a little over 100 million taels. Cousin, what would a family look like without money? , what a country will look like, so if this continues, the demise of the Ming Dynasty is inevitable."

"So much difference? Where did all that money go?" Luo Sheng asked in surprise.

"Where else can it go?" Luo Xin smiled faintly, "Of course it all went into the pockets of scholars."

Seeing Luo Sheng's shocked appearance, Luo Xin explained to him: "In the past 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been more and more scholars, and every scholar who has achieved fame will be exempted from taxes, and then there will be a large number of farmers who donate, and then there will be more and more scholars. Tax exemption, Ming's tax revenue was encroached on by scholars.

This is still a loss of money. If you think about it, when the country was founded, only [-]% of the farmland was occupied by scholars, and [-]% was occupied by farmers.But what about now?

Scholars account for [-]%, farmers account for [-]%.

What is the result of this? "

Daming's tax revenue will be all pressed on the 40% of the land, which means that Daming is using [-]% ​​of the land to feed, and the tax on the farmers will inevitably increase.Even an increase is not enough, so taxes are collected in advance.cousin, do you knowDaming's taxes have been received [-] years later.

This is the government forcing the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel!
This is also the reason why there have been so many rogues in Daming recently.Because under this kind of rules, scholars are the moths of Daming.

There are very few scholars in Taiwan now, so it seems that giving them tax exemption is not a big deal, and Taiwan has a lot of land, so much that there is no race.

But, cousin, you need to know that we are now just like Zhu Yuanzhang, and we have only just begun to build Taiwan.As time goes by, with the enlightenment of Taiwanese, the number of scholars will increase from generation to generation, and the entrance to Taiwan will be hidden from generation to generation.There is not much arable land in Taiwan, but it appears to be more because of the small number of people.If we are like Ming, Taiwan will decline faster than Ming.After all, Taiwan is much smaller than Ming Dynasty. "

Hearing Luo Xin's explanation, Luo Sheng also understood.I understand it, but I don't know what to do?He is a warrior, and he respects and fears scholars from the bottom of his heart.This is the idea that Ming Dynasty spent nearly 200 years instilling in the people of Ming Dynasty.

"Then... what should we do?"

Luo Xin's face turned cold and he said: "Since they have forgotten that we rescued them from the dire situation in Ningguta, let's remind them. Let them know that Taiwan belongs to our Luo family, isn't it?" Their world. We are not Ming, and there is no rule that the royal family and scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together. Cousin, go back and tell them, if you hear such words again, kill them."

Luo Sheng's expression was stunned: "If they still propose to shake their heads, is it really killing them?"

"True!" Luo Xin nodded firmly.

"How many kills?"

"Kill as many as there are."

"Then... wasn't the money for saving them in vain?"

"That's better than being dragged down by them."

"But...but..."

"But what?"

"Those scholars have a high reputation in Taiwan. I'm afraid that when everyone pleads for mercy, they won't be able to kill them, which will only make those scholars even more arrogant."

Luo Xin closed his eyes, his face turned ashen.He didn't expect that the scholars he rescued would relapse and want to turn Taiwan into another Ming Dynasty, a paradise for them to enjoy themselves.After all, scholars are too noble in the hearts of Ming people, and the nobleness has reached the bone marrow.His heart suddenly moved:
"Should I go to Taiwan?"

It took more than a month to go back and forth.After this transaction is completed, it is estimated that there will be no merchants from the feudal kingdom within two or three months, and the war between Wang Zhi and Xu Hai cannot be completed within two or three months.Going to Taiwan during this time period should be safe at sea. I can say that I went to Weibo for a private visit. It only took more than a month, and I can hide the past.

not to mention……

Now that he has formed an alliance with Lu Bing, Jin Yiwei will not pay too much attention to himself.

Mao Haifeng didn't have a chance to board the boat at the pier, so he also returned to Hangzhou.He thought that the two people who got off the boat must have gone to Shibosi, so he also came towards Shibosi.He thought about going to ask Luo Xin for a list of the merchants who just arrived at the dock, and then ask Luo Xin about the origins of those merchants.

He already regarded Luo Xin as a friend in his heart, except that he didn't tell Luo Xin the purpose of coming here, it can be said that he has nothing to hide from Luo Xin.Luo Xin, the number one scholar, the one who disabled Xu Hai, Xin Wulang and Ye Ma, has always been very approachable to him, Mao Haifeng, just this makes Mao Haifeng feel very good, especially when he prepared some rhetoric, When I went to ask Luo Xin for the list of those businessmen, I didn't expect that the rhetoric he had prepared would be useless at all. Luo Xin quickly gave him the list, which made him very grateful to Luo Xin.I even felt in my heart that I was sorry for Luo Xin for not telling the truth to Luo Xin.

How did he know that since Luo Xin had seen through his purpose and what he was doing in Hangzhou, in order not to make him doubt himself, he naturally gave him the list happily.

The backyard of the Shibo Division.

Wang Cuiqiao was fidgeting in her room. She went to the study with a teapot before, just to test whether Luo Xin was on guard against her, and what status she was in Luo Xin's heart.

but……

The result of the temptation was frustrating to her, and even a trace of fear arose in her heart.

She didn't even have a chance to enter the study room, Lu Daqing blocked her from the door like a door god.

This made her even more convinced that Liang Yu was the pirate who robbed Xu Hai and his ship, but she was not sure what the relationship between Liang Yu and Luo Xin was.However, seeing that Liang Yu was able to enter Luo Xin's study for a secret meeting, it proved that the relationship between them must not be simple.

"How can I gain Luo Xin's trust?"

With my identity and background, if I can't gain Luo Xin's trust, and just become a plaything when Luo Xin's wife is not around, sooner or later he will be abandoned by Luo Xin.Even if Luo Xin is a conscientious person and did not abandon her, but when Luo Xin returns to the capital, her wife is a lady of every family, so she will definitely not be able to tolerate a person like herself and drive herself out.At that time, will Luo Xin stay with himself?

will not!

Absolutely not!

I must gain Luo Xin's trust and become Luo Xin's right-hand man.

"Then let's start by gaining Luo Xin's trust!"

Wang Cuiqiao walked back and forth on the ground, how to gain Luo Xin's trust?You can't make Luo Xin think of yourself only when you think of your body, at least let Luo Xin have feelings for him first.

Wang Cuiqiao, who was born in a brothel, naturally knows how to win a man's heart.

She took out the pocket money that Luo Xin gave her, and was going to go out to buy silk, and make a long gown for Luo Xin by herself.

Mao Haifeng rode his horse towards Shibosi, and he had already seen the gate of Shibosi. Suddenly his eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw Wang Cuiqiao coming out of the gate.

How could he not know Wang Cuiqiao?

He reined in his horse, stared blankly at Wang Cuiqiao coming out of the gate of Shibosi, and then walked along the street.

"Why is she here? It seems that the yamen guards at the door know her, but I have been to Shibosi several times recently, but I haven't seen her. Could it be that she lives in the backyard of Shibosi?
The backyard is where Lord Luo lives, is she and Lord Luo? "

Mao Haifeng rolled his eyes, jumped off the horse, took the reins of the horse, and followed behind Wang Cuiqiao. While following, he wondered why Wang Cuiqiao would appear in the Shibo Department, and whether her appearance would be of any use to him?
Useful!
Mao Haifeng's heart suddenly moved, and an unstoppable thought suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart.Is it true that I got the list from Luo Xin?

Or is it all?
If there was an agreement between Luo Xin and the businessman, and two lists were made, one was public and the other was confidential, wouldn't it be that Luo Xin had intended to show him the list he had obtained before?

Will Roshin do this?
Mao Haifeng was a little undecided, and for a while he felt guilty for thinking about Luo Xin like this.Luo Xin is such a good person, with such great ability, such great knowledge, and he is so warm and sincere to him. I am really an idiot for thinking this way.

After a while, he felt that the officials of Ming Dynasty were all greedy. He also had contact with officials of Ming Dynasty a lot. As long as there were enough interests, there was nothing they would not do.Remember when they went ashore to rob, didn't they first get news from those officials?Those people are officials of Ming Dynasty, why did they tip off these pirates, isn’t it because these pirates gave them enough money?
Luo Xin is also an official, even if he is the No. [-] scholar, he is also the No. [-] scholar of Ming Dynasty. Being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. If the mysterious pirate who robbed his island gave Luo Xin enough benefits, why wouldn't Luo Xin help?

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