Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 438 It's Time
For any country, money is always a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

Whether it is in later generations or in the current Ming Dynasty, this is a problem that must be solved, especially for oneself.

I have done so many things and created many layouts, some of which have just begun to be implemented. Without enough money to support it, it is absolutely impossible, so I must find a way to make money.

I was also trying to find ways to make money before, and I used many methods, but the fact is that there are too many places to spend money. Although my own methods and methods of making money can also support it, it takes time.

But what I lack the most is time. This method is too slow for me, so I need a new method.

Reaching out to take the paper and pen from one side, Zhu Houzhao began to write and draw on it. He needs to implement a brand new plan.

For the ministers in the DPRK and China, this period of time is actually not peaceful.

First, the assassination of the emperor broke out. Although the news was not exposed at the beginning, it can no longer be concealed at this time, and many important officials in the court have already known about it.

Qin Yong, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, has been dealt with. His Majesty did not embarrass him, but let him dismiss from office and go home.For many ministers, this is actually an extrajudicial favor.

Although the matter gradually subsided, everyone knew that the truth of the matter had not yet been found out.Moreover, more serious matters were involved. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are still investigating.

Apart from this incident, the court was not very stable.Some people are ready to move, such as Qi You, Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, and Liu Qi, Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, who is in charge of the Yantie Division.

At first, everyone thought that after the two people arrived at the household department, they would pinch each other even if they did not turn against each other. After all, the two people are in the position of superior and inferior, and they are still in a competitive relationship. The two people should be suspicious of each other.

But this kind of thing did not happen, which surprised everyone.

Want to know how Qi You came to the position in the first place?
That's because he attacked the original Hubu Shangshu and directly brought down his old boss.Wouldn't he be wary of Liu Qi doing such a trick to him?
But in fact, he and Liu Qi actually trust each other, and these two people are going to do things together now.

In addition to the two of them, there was also something going on with the nobles and relatives in the capital, which was about their sale of private salt.

It was very strange that this case broke out. No one knew what the inside story was like. They only knew that the first murder case was caused by the Shuntian Mansion.

At first, it wasn't that Shuntianfu wanted to investigate this case, but Shuntianfu wanted to use this case to make things difficult for the six gates, or to let the six gates back down.

At that time, many people were sweating for Yin Linpan of Shuntian Prefecture.After all, the Yamen of Six Doors was set up by His Royal Highness, and everyone knew what was going on.

The civil servants' resistance to this yamen is serious, but no one dares to face it head-on.But what no one expected, Yin Linpan of Shuntian Mansion just did it.

Originally, everyone was still waiting to see the excitement, to see how things would turn out in the end, whether His Highness the Crown Prince would drop Lin Pan.

But who would have thought that things would turn around suddenly, and the case suddenly had a great turnaround, and a private salt case was brought up, which involved the British government.

Everyone knows about this matter, because people in the British government have been arrested.It is said that the nephew of the Duke of England was arrested because he was involved in this illegal salt trafficking case.

The Zhou family related to the murder case was directly arrested by Six Doors.

The case was full of uproar all day long, and many people began to panic.This case is a catastrophe when it stirs up. It is impossible to involve only one family. There must be a lot of people involved.

However, there are still many people who have not been involved in this matter. For them, this matter has nothing to do with them and hangs high.

However, there was one thing that got out, that is, Wang Shouren won another battle in the northwest, and this time he successfully opened up trade routes.It is said that His Majesty and His Royal Highness are very happy.

At the same time, there was another news that His Majesty was going to recruit new people into the cabinet.

At this juncture, everyone thought of one person, and that person was Wang Hua.

Wang Hua was born as the No. [-] Scholar and stayed in the Imperial Academy. Although he does not work for His Highness the Crown Prince now, he is basically regarded as a member of His Highness the Crown Prince.

This may be a reward from His Majesty to Wang Shouren, so although many people were surprised, it was not unexpected.

It's just that some people who are ahead of Wang Shouren, or who are also qualified to enter the cabinet, are inevitably dissatisfied in their hearts.

All of a sudden, the court began to become chaotic again, and there were many memorials to impeach Wang Hua.

For a while, the hall was filled with smog.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang looked at the memorial in front of him, the expression on his face was not very good-looking, and he thought of his son again.

These things were actually caused by his son. Now that he went to pat his ass and left, he left all these things to himself. How could he not be angry?

Of course, Zhu Houzhao didn't know what his father thought. If he knew, he wouldn't send it to his door.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has arrived." Yang Peng stood beside Zhu Youtang and said cautiously.

He knew that His Majesty was in a bad mood, and at the same time he knew why His Majesty was in a bad mood, and was worried about His Royal Highness in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face.

"Let him in." Zhu Youxi said with a blank face, he really wanted to see what the hell his son was doing again.

Zhu Houzhao walked away from the outside quickly, and respectfully saluted his father: "I see my father."

"Excuse me!" Zhu Youtang waved his hand casually, and then said: "Look at the good things you have caused. There is a lot of noise in the court, and the civil servants are fighting hard. It’s panic.”

"Don't do anything wrong, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." Zhu Houzhao said blankly: "If they don't have ghosts in their hearts, why worry?"

Glancing at his son, Zhu Youtang said angrily: "I let you say all the good things, and let you do all the things, but I left the troubles to you. You are also embarrassed. This is what you should do as a son ?"

Zhu Hou took care of his father, feeling a little helpless, did he hold back for too long?He seemed very dissatisfied with himself.

However, he also knew the reason why his father was so arrogant. His father was the most troublesome person, and he liked to do things in a messy manner. Now that he had done so many things, he was naturally unhappy in his heart.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't take it seriously, his father was just complaining to himself.

Really let him no matter, he will not do that.

"Father, you can do these things as you should. Some people have gone too far. But you don't have to worry about the six doors, my son will take care of it." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

This is his guarantee to the old man, the meaning is very simple, no one will come to harass the old man again.

In fact, the six doors are progressing very quickly, and some things have been found.As long as such a case is discovered and someone is caught, they will definitely be able to catch people by following the clues.

Now that the Zhou family has been found, just follow his house and check back.Who provides guarantee delivery on the road?Who is the supplier of raw materials?Who on earth has been bribed to do their favor?As long as you want to check, you can definitely check it out.Want to check it yourself now?

Of course I want to.This is no longer a matter of money or other things, but that some nobles have forgotten something.

Gently nodded, Zhu Youtang still believed in his son's assurance.

Since his son came out to do things, there is nothing he cannot do that he promises to do.Now that he has said so, it is natural that this is the case.

As for the cabinet matter, Zhu Youtang didn't say anything more, because he didn't plan to let his son get involved in this matter.

In addition, he has promised his son to let Wang Hua join the cabinet.This matter was discussed by the father and son. Even if there are some things, he can handle them. He still has this confidence.

It's just that there is some irritability in my heart, and I feel unhappy if I don't say a few words to my son.If you have to apply a saying from later generations, it is to beat a child on a rainy day, and to be idle is to be idle.

There is another sentence that can also be described, if children are not born for fun, then why have children?

for him.If the son didn't use it to vent his anger, what would the son do?So he did not have any psychological burden at all.

Zhu Houzhao didn't take it seriously either, he had already figured out his father's character, so he didn't say anything.

"What are you doing here today?" Zhu Youtang looked at his son and asked expressionlessly.

He was still concerned about whether there was something wrong with his son. He had already said it before, so that matter was over.

He is a loving father again, so he wonders if there is something urgent that his son needs to solve by himself.

Zhu Houzhao took out a memorial, then respectfully handed it to his father, and then said: "Father, my son was born for this matter."

After speaking, Zhu Houzhao stepped back, without any expression on his face, quietly waiting for his father to read the memorial.

Reaching out to hand over the memorial to his son, he picked it up. Zhu Youtang quickly read it, and then said with some hesitation: "Are you sure you want to do this? Is it really time?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "I feel that the time is ripe. It is time for the court to spend money. It is also beneficial to do so, so we should push it down."

Zhu Youtang was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "I'm afraid it will cause an uproar."

"This is something that can't be helped. Some things must be done." Zhu Houzhao said firmly.

Seeing his son's determined expression, Zhu Youtang nodded, and then said: "Since you have decided to do it, then you can do it yourself. I'm afraid I won't help you too much. You should think about it, once you start to be afraid It won't stop."

"I'm ready." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "My son has been preparing for this day."

Zhu Youtang nodded, and then said, "Just as long as you're ready."

"Then if there is nothing else, Erchen will leave." Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything more. He knew that it was useless to say anything now, and the rest was to see what to do.

Zhu Youtang nodded, and then said: "You go."

Zhu Houzhao turned around and walked out, with firm steps and a firm expression.

Looking back at his son's memorial, Zhu Youtang sighed again.

The content of that memorial is very simple, and there are not many things written, but it is something that shocks the world.

The son wants the tax department to take over the taxation of the world. To put it bluntly, the son wants the tax department to collect taxes. This is really a big deal.

Once the tax department starts to collect taxes, it will be exaggerated to a new problem, and the land in the world will be re-inspected.How big of a stir will this make?
This is a big deal for both local officials and local gentry.Thoroughly gouging out the flesh from them, how much land is hidden below?In fact, it can be inferred.

In addition, the source of local officials' embezzlement of money is basically taxation.If this power is taken away from them, they will have no way to make money, so how could they be happy?
In other words, after this policy is implemented, no one will be happy.Even ordinary people are the same, how they pay taxes is still how they pay taxes, but the people who collect taxes have changed.

So this matter can only be forced to go on. Even if it gives some benefits and gets ordinary people to support it, it doesn't make much sense.Because what was produced was aimed at local officials and gentry.

His son had said this before, and he insisted on doing it all the time. Zhu Youtang never thought that this day would come.Although he felt a little helpless, he also hoped that his son would do it at this time, at least he was still there, and at least he could do something for his son.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youtang's expression also became firm. If his son wants to do it, then let him do it. If there is anything, I will come.Although he told his son that he would not be of any help, he would never stand idly by.

After moving his body, Zhu Youtang turned around and walked towards Kunning Palace.This is a big battle, you should take a good rest

After returning to Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao reached out to greet Liu Jin.

"You go and send a message, no matter if it is a noble or a relative, as long as it is involved in the sale of private salt, whoever is involved will hand it over, and the profit will be doubled and the fine will be doubled. This matter is over. gone."

"If anyone doesn't do it, or if the six doors find out, it's okay to deal with it, and they will be punished severely. In the future, the salt business will not be done, and the grasslands in Liaodong and Northwest will not do it."

After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin immediately mentioned that this punishment is really serious.

For the present Xungui and Xunqi, if they are punished like this, they will have no way to live in that day.

Liu Jin said quickly: "Your maidservant will go now."

(End of this chapter)