Wanli 1592

Chapter 945 People who do not pay taxes

The battle was over, the entire capital was completely controlled by Xiao Ruxun's army, and the order and stability of the capital was quickly restored.

A few of the soldiers in the capital camp died, most of them surrendered and were taken outside the capital by Xiao Ruxun's army to take care of them temporarily, leaving time to tidy up the capital.

All the people are required to go back to their homes and close the doors and windows and not go out. The army will provide them with the necessary rations, but if they go out in violation of the order, they will face prison.

Unlike the ordinary people, the civil servants, generals, bureaucrats and military officers of the capital had no intention of staying at home. Although they hid at home at the beginning and did not leave the second door, after the war was quickly over, they heard the news of the Forbidden City. After the voice of long live from inside, everyone's heart came alive.

At this time, Xiao Ruxun sent people to the capital to find the surviving officials and military officers according to the list of the Ministry of Officials, and asked them to meet him in the Forbidden City together, saying that he wanted to discuss state affairs with them.

They were taken to the capital with uneasy feelings and unable to resist.

And just before that, Xiao Ruxun invited Yuan Huang to the Huangji Hall.

Ye Mengxiong was also sent to Burma by him, and went to Burma with Fang Shoushi on the same boat, and handed it over to Chen Xie for strict supervision. From a personal point of view, Xiao Ruxun did not want to be a killer, and letting them die in Burma would be regarded as his last kindness. However, he was unwilling to let go of Yuan Huang.

Compared with Ye Mengxiong and others, Yuan Huang was the only one who was willing to follow him from the beginning to the end. For this reason, he brought his family members and disciples to Myanmar. The initial administrative team was cultivated so that Myanmar's administration can be maintained without collapsing.

It can be said that without the help of Yuan Huang, Xiao Ruxun would not be able to establish a regime model in Myanmar.

Now, Xiao Ruxun has obtained the Central Plains, which is countless times larger than Myanmar, as his foundation. He hopes that Yuan Huang will appear in his new government as a founding elder to stabilize the political situation for him, even if it is only a transitional elder.

Because Manchaotang couldn't find a veteran who could really reassure him and convince the rest of the people, only Yuan Huang was the most suitable under him.

But he also knew that what he did probably made Yuan Huang unacceptable.

But there is no way, this is something that can’t be helped, even if he didn’t want to, he did it, and now he has done it thoroughly, and he even sat on the throne of Huangji Palace to receive Yuan Huang and show off his victory fruit.

"Yuan Gong, I have said everything that needs to be said. I have never been so honest with everyone outside. I have told you everything I think in my heart and everything I want to do. An emperor will tell you what is in his heart. Telling you, it can only show that he has great trust in you."

Xiao Ruxun looked at Yuan Huang seriously: "Mr. Yuan, only you know who I really am, and you know what the real Xiao Ruxun looks like."

Yuan Huang sat on an ordinary chair, which was arranged by Xiao Ruxun to sit on the opposite side of the throne, also on the steps.

"But the old minister would rather not know, because the real majesty makes the old minister feel creepy."

Yuan Huang just said so.

Xiao Ruxun shook her head again and again.

"Yuan Gong, I know how you picture an ideal monarch in your heart, gentle, magnanimous, calm, kind, decisive, resolute, unwavering, open-minded, willing to accept advice, like the sun With a shining light, this is your ideal monarch, right?"

Yuan Huang nodded: "This is the most ideal monarch in the hearts of the courtiers in the world, and this old man is no exception."

"I know that the most ideal monarch in Yuan Gong's heart is not the most ideal monarch in my eyes? But Yuan Gong, is it possible for such a person to exist? The wise monarchs since ancient times, Qin Huang Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, they are ideals. in the people?
The emperor is a human being, and human beings have seven emotions and six desires, so Qin Shihuang built large-scale construction projects, so Han Wudi mobilized the whole country to go to war, Song Taizu added a yellow robe, and Tang Taizong changed Xuanwumen. They all did wrong things, and they all did terrible things. Does it affect their careers?
Emperor Qin Shihuang ruled the world, and books and carriages were in the same track to unify the weights and measures, which laid the foundation for the great unification of China. Who can deny these credits? "

Yuan Huang closed his eyes and remained silent.

Xiao Ruxun went on to say: "Only do what is right and never do wrong. Who can do it since ancient times? Who can? Who can say that they don't make mistakes, who can say that they don't do things against their will? Who is always a positive person without What about a little bit of darkness? Did such people exist? And at the time, did they know they had made a mistake?

Yes, I admit that I betrayed the Ming emperor. He didn’t feel sorry for me. It’s just that I lost confidence in his reforms and this dynasty. I want to use my own way to change the world. Yuan Gong, I ask myself that I am kind to the people , Burma three years, under my rule, can a person starve to death?
Myanmar has gone from a barren land to being able to feed millions of people. Is my achievement not enough?Am I not kind enough to the people?Is there anything wrong with my governance?Have I ever done something that I'm sorry for the world?Am I unwilling to accept your advice?Did I do something wrong and not correct it?Yuan Gong, tell me, do I have it? "

Yuan Huang opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Ruxun.

"Yes, Your Majesty's meritorious deeds have lasted forever, and I admire you. Since Your Majesty is so great, why do you need to talk nonsense here? Why don't you give this old minister a knife and let him go underground to meet those who died under your butcher's knife?"

"Yuan Gong!"

Xiao Ruxun opened the mouth and said: "Since ancient times, there have been no immortals in the change of dynasties. You don't know the local problems in Ming Dynasty. You don't know how much taxpayers are hidden by those landlords and gentry. You don't know how much they swallowed. What I did is not only In order to drive farmers to my side, but for something more long-term!"

"Long term? What long term?"

Yuan Huang stared into Xiao Ruxun's eyes.

"Duke Yuan thought that no matter how powerful the dynasties were, how long they enjoyed the country, why would they eventually collapse?"

Yuan Huang frowned.

"The people are suffering, displaced, natural disasters continue, foreign enemies are strong, people's minds change, morality is corrupt, the monarch is stupid, civil and military misuse the country, policy mistakes, and so on."

"More than that."

Xiao Ruxun shook her head: "These are all one of the reasons. It is indeed very serious, but there is also a fundamental reason. Once it happens, the most irreversible reason is this reason. The reason is lack of money."

"No money?"

Yuan Huang looked at Xiao Ruxun with a bit of surprise: "You tell me the reason why the dynasty fell because of lack of money?"

"Mr. Yuan, it's not that simple to have no money. It means that the central government can't collect taxes, and the tax revenue is getting less and less until it dries up."

Xiao Ruxun said: "Yuan Gong, you should understand that it is a terrible thing that the central treasury can't collect taxes. When we fight a war, we actually have to pay for the army from the emperor's internal funds to fight the war instead of taking it from the treasury. account.

When a disaster occurs in a local area, the imperial court has no money to provide disaster relief, a rebellion has no money to suppress it, roads need to be repaired and the Yellow River embankment needs to be repaired, and there is no money to repair it. Everything needs money, but there is no money to do everything, so the country is over. "

"Even so, what does it mean?"

Yuan Huang stared at Xiao Ruxun seriously.

"Yuan Gong, let me ask you, who are the people who make the court unable to collect taxes?"

Xiao Ruxun suddenly asked Yuan Huang like this.

(End of this chapter)