The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 327 Marquis Fuyuan

I have to say that the timing of the attack chosen by the little prince is really a coincidence. It's like you are playing a real-time strategy game. You are happily farming and preparing to fight the opponent's late stage, but you catch up with a wave of violent soldiers from the enemy and press down on your door. , It's really sad.

The current economic situation of the Ming Dynasty is really not suitable for large-scale use of troops. It was hard for Hongzhi to rejuvenate. If he used all the power of the whole country to fight the Tatars, it would probably deplete the national inventory of silver.

The commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty was too low, and it was not easy to save money under the [-]-tax tax, so you can't just fight with the Tatars when your head is hot.

Even the three major Wanli campaigns started after careful consideration.

It can be said that these three wars are all related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and they must be fought, must be fought.

Now, facing the little prince who is harassing Datong, it is natural to fight, but there is really no need to devote all the power of the whole country.

The governor has an order, and the prefects of the prefectures will naturally have to go.

Xie Shen put down his official duties and went to Taiyuan Mansion to pay a visit to the Governor Hou.

After Han Yang's incident, Xie Shen still admired Hou Xun.I heard that the governor sent a memorial to the emperor, but it was not to plead for his nephew, but to ask the emperor to kill Han Yang immediately.

It is indeed rare to see people who value the public over private interests so much in the Ming Dynasty.

Taiyuan Mansion is an important town in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with Lu'an in the south, it is indeed much more prosperous and grand.

But at this moment, the city of Taiyuan is full of chills.

After Xie Shen entered the city, he obviously felt the tense atmosphere, and even the people walking on the street obviously quickened their pace.

The governor's yamen is in the northeast of the city, and it is quite magnificently built.

After Xie Shen got off the sedan chair, he strode to the gate and said, "I am the prefect of Lu'an, and I was ordered by the Lord Fu Yuan to go over the yamen to discuss matters."

The governor of the Ming Dynasty is also called the Fuyuan, because according to the convention, the governors of the provinces often concurrently serve as the right deputy capital envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the right censor of the capital.

Take the governor of Shanxi, Hou Xun, as an example, he also served as the right deputy capital imperial envoy.

As far as official positions are concerned, both third-rank officials and the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are obviously nobler than the governor of Shanxi, so of course one should not say anything low.

As for why Xie Shen didn't address him as Futai instead of Mr. Vice Capital Imperial Envoy, it was even more particular.

Adding an adverb in front of a deputy means that no matter how good-tempered he is, he will be pissed off.

There are many taboos and unspoken rules in the officialdom, and Xie Shen has only touched some of them.

Xie Shen was led by the yamen soldiers from the main gate into the governor's yamen, and walked all the way through the courtyard to a small courtyard in the back yamen.

Seeing Governor Hou in official robes pacing in front of the flower garden, he stepped forward and said: "I pay homage to Lord Fuyuan."

"You are Xie Futai, right?"

Hou Xun laughed and said, "Come along with me."

Xie Shen couldn't help observing the appearance of this Governor Hou carefully.

This Hou Xun had a face with Chinese characters, the heavenly court was full and the pavilion was round, with star eyebrows and sword eyes, he was extremely handsome.If it weren't for the graying of his temples, Xie Shen would have found it hard to believe that the person standing in front of him was a 58-year-old man.

Following the old Fuyuan to the side hall, Xie Shen respectfully said: "Hearding that the Fuyuan adults have summoned me, I immediately rushed to Taiyuan Mansion to wait for orders."

Hou Xun nodded in satisfaction and said: "You were the first to come to Xiefutai after Ben Fu issued the order, and you are sincere."

Governor Hou kept silent about Han Yang's matter, and Xie Shen would not be so stupid as to make himself miserable, so he continued, "Your Majesty Fuyuan is in charge of the local government and has achieved outstanding achievements. I really admire you."

Xie Shen is not flattering. Governor Hou really has a way of governing the region. Under his governance, Shanxi is very outstanding in both military and civil affairs.

"There's no need to say these compliments. I've called you here to hear your opinion on the Tatars."

Xie Shen's heart sank, and he thought that Governor Hou really got to the point.

However, he came prepared, so he clasped his hands and replied, "In my opinion, the Tatars harassed the border just to promote force and robbed houses, but it was not a deep-rooted problem of Ming Dynasty."

"Oh? So what does Xie Futai think is the trouble of Daming's confidant?"

Hou Xun stroked his beard with great interest, and asked in a deep voice.

Now is not the late Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchens have not yet risen.Of course, Xie Shen would not be so stupid as to say that the troubles of his confidants are in Liaodong, so he just said flatly: "Da Ming's troubles of his confidants are inside."

"How?"

"Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Ming Dynasty has collected extremely low taxes on farmers and merchants, and the gentry can even be exempted from paying taxes. This has led to a long-term shortage of money in the treasury. Therefore, they dare not fight and cannot fight wars."

After a short pause, seeing that Governor Hou did not raise any objections, Xie Shen continued: "Low business tax will make the business rich and the country poor. The merchants are rich, but the imperial court has to live tightly, and sometimes even has to pay the big merchants Borrowing money, this is really a joke in the world! Without money, the imperial court cannot organize its armaments, and the border defense will be unstable. Therefore, the fundamental reason why the Tatars can repeatedly harass Datong and leave easily is internal."

After going around in a circle, Xie Shen finally came back again, he let out a sigh of relief.

Xie Shen may not be as good as these old fritters who have been in the officialdom for many years.However, Xie Shen believes that there are not many civil and military scholars in the Manchu Dynasty who can compare with him if he makes a high-level argument based on big data.

This is not conceit, but the real situation after the huge information flow converges.

With the explosion of information in the later generations, all the information flooded into his mind at once. Xie Shen even remembered that one tenth of it was enough for the Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough, Xie Shen's words aroused Governor Hou's deep thought.

The viewpoint from inside to outside is novel enough and has enough support.

Although it was the first time Hou Xun heard this point of view, it did not prevent him from thinking.

Most of the officials who can reach the level of governor are active-minded, and Hou Xun is no exception.

He thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "You are right, this is indeed a serious illness. But this is the tax system set by the Emperor Taizu, and I don't think well of it."

Xie Shen is so sweaty.

Is it another routine that the law of the ancestors cannot be violated?If it's all like this, what a fart.

But Hou Xun changed the subject abruptly: "But it's different in wartime. In wartime, the governor has the right to collect money and food from the local gentry."

I rely on!

Xie Shen thought in his heart, can you finish your old man's words in one sitting, don't be so out of breath.

"Your Majesty Fuyuan is wise!" Xie Shen said with a smile, "The Jin merchants in Shanxi are not earning less than the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang. One slash by Master Fuyuan will be enough to straighten out the army."

Governor Hou coughed and scolded with a smile: "The words of Xie Futai are interesting, so how should we use the knife?"

Xie Shen said indifferently: "Start with a few prominent families. As long as they are willing to donate money and food, I am not afraid that the people below will not follow suit."

As the saying goes, capture the thief first and capture the king. If these hob meat don't see the big brother bleeding, it is unlikely that they will take the initiative to donate money and food.

(End of this chapter)