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Chapter 163 Too Easy

The first year of Chongzhen.

April 23.

early morning.

It's another early morning day.

The brainwashing song of the ministers has been changed, and it may be because they are not familiar with the singing, it is a bit procrastinated, Yang Reform frowned and listened for a while, but did not make a sound.Start the government affairs directly.

"Is the Minister of the Ministry of Households here?" Yang Reform started the core issue as soon as he started the early dynasty.

"The minister is here." An old minister stood up and replied.

"How much money is there in the household department?" Yang Reform didn't intend to talk nonsense, so he directly started the topic.

The Minister of the Household is sweating on his forehead. The Minister of the Household has no money. The Minister of the Household is useless. He is ready to be scolded by the emperor at any time: "Report to the Emperor, there is still less than 20 taels of silver in the treasury of the Household Department." The 20 Two silvers seem to be quite a lot, but if this "unit" is a country, but also an empire, the "denominator" is extremely large, and the "numerator" is extremely small.With this amount, you can’t go there. It’s embarrassing enough to say it. After talking about Ku Yin of the Ministry of Accounts, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounts shrank his neck, ready to be scolded by the emperor.

"Hehe, that's right. There are still 20 taels. I originally thought that there are only tens of thousands of taels." Yang Reform remembered that the last time he asked the household department for money, it was only a few tens of thousands of taels, and now it has become 20 taels.

The face of the Minister of the Household Department was even more readable, and he said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, some autumn tax from last year has been put into the treasury these days, so there are nearly 20 taels."

"Last year's autumn tax? Why didn't it go into the treasury this year? That love lady can explain to me, last year's autumn tax, when should it be collected this year?" Yang Reform also felt strange, why is last year's tax still being collected this year? Isn't this historical tax collected forward?Why collect it later?Strange thing, often seen in film and television works someone put the tax to decades later.But I didn't see that the Ming Dynasty is still collecting last year's tax this year. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty is too "merciful" and too "Mingzhu"?

The officials buried their heads in response to the emperor's "shameless questioning", laughed secretly in their hearts, and kept silent. The Minister of the Household Department stood alone outside the team, and it was difficult to retreat, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this general The autumn tax is collected before February of the next year, but... this..., because..., well, it is generally not collected in full. Last year's autumn tax has already passed the time limit for collection, but due to the fact that this year's household The Ministry of Finance has huge expenses, and the summer tax is far away, and it is the first year of His Majesty, so the expenses must be higher than in previous years. Therefore, in order to prepare for some expenses, the Ministry of Accounting specially urges the places that have not paid the autumn tax to pay more. The Ministry of Accounting, In the past two months, there has been some improvement..." The Minister of the Household Department explained the issue of the autumn tax, he hesitated, explaining that for the emperor's first year of enthronement, he stepped up to urge the local government to pay taxes, and there was a slight achievement. Only then did I have a little confidence.Don't stutter.

Autumn tax?Summer tax?Yang Reform is baffled by this kind of thing. He only knows that there will be "receipts" in the future. Is it possible to collect taxes twice a year?After thinking about it carefully, I understand that this summer and autumn are the two seasons of grain harvesting, no wonder the tax has to be paid in two installments.

"When will the summer tax be collected, and when will it end? When will the autumn tax be collected? When will it end? Why, the autumn tax has just been collected, and mice can run away in the treasury? Is it just waiting to collect the summer tax? How do I feel that this idiom describes the current situation of my dynasty?" Yang Reform asked sharply, and the cultural relics all over the dynasty bowed their heads, and no one said a word.

Hubu Shangshu was really hurt. He wondered why he was answering by himself again. He turned his head quietly. All the civil and military men in the court leaned their heads and looked at their toes. No one stood up. Only he stood outside the line. It seems that this question , you have to answer yourself.

"Reporting to the emperor, the summer tax is only in August of that year, and the autumn tax is only in February of the next year. This..." The Minister of the Household Department found out that he didn't know how to answer the following questions.It's only April now, and if you have to wait until the summer tax is collected in August, it's really a matter of tightening your belt!

"Hehe, that is to say, it will take another four months for the household department to have income. In these few months, the court has to do business, what should we do? Waiting to die? Hehe, do you want me to allocate some internal funds to the household? What about the Ministry of Finance?" When Yang Reform talked about the state treasury, he felt sad and had a headache. The sad thing was that all the money was stolen by the mice, and he tried his best to get some money to fill the holes dug by the mice. , The headache is my internal money, the consumption rate of the money is too fast, I have to hurry up to get the money.The Emperor's Mortgage School is really not called for nothing.

Hubu Shangshu lowered his head, did not see the emperor's playful expression, it may be because of the pressure and tension, he did not understand the meaning of the emperor's words, and said: "Return to your majesty, if your majesty can support you with money Hubu, that's really great. In this way, the situation that the court has no money to pay can be alleviated immediately. There are many things that can be done with money. The disaster relief, the salary, the court will not be timid, Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is holy."

After Yang Reform heard this, he bit it!I can't wait to run down and kick this guy, this guy really treats himself like a kid, like a cash machine!When you have no money, you look at your own money, as if you have gold and silver mountains in your home, and you can dig gold and silver. Think about it wrong, the emperor is rich all over the world, and the gold and silver mountains are indeed owned by the emperor, but you know the gold mountains , Yinshan is there, but you can't get it. This wealth belongs to you in theory. Yang Reform remembered a joke about "sailors throwing dishes".

"Hey...My Lord Shangshu, can you not keep your eyes on my internal funds, do you think I dig gold and silver? In the second half of the year, I owe 200 million taels to each side. Come out? This recruiting of the world’s elite guards the capital, the money is also from me, right? Mao Wenlong’s military salary is also from me, right? Yuan Chonghuan is the governor of Liaodong, so I have to leave some money for him? Small and small, you have to pay for it..." Yang Reform complained to these ministers with "snot and tears" so that they would not stare at their pockets all day long. Yang Reform knew that they were jealous of themselves. The atonement money for the Wei case has been collected.

Hubu Shangshu was stunned by the emperor's words of "begging for forgiveness", and stood there non-stop pleading guilty.Other ministers felt that the emperor was really "straightforward" and interesting.Everyone couldn't help laughing secretly.

Yang Reform said angrily, thinking that the prelude has been laid, and now it's time to get down to business, and said: "Dear dear ministers, since we are talking about the financial constraints of the household department today, you may as well discuss it, Talk about your own opinions, share my worries, and solve the difficulties for the court." Yang Reform said here, even if he "performed" the part that he should "perform", next, he should look at his "Saint Seiya" Liu Jishan's.It is imperative to reopen the Imperial College.

As soon as Yang Reform finished speaking, there was a "buzzing" discussion below, and no one answered for a long time.Yang Reform is not in a hurry, knowing that Liu Jishan will stand up for him.Just wait for someone to jump out and fight for him with peace of mind.

After a while, a small official jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, please reopen the Guozijian to pay tribute and make regular prisons, so as to alleviate the current predicament of the court."

Yang Reform secretly laughed in his heart, and the good show really came, saying: "Well, what this Qing family said is very true."

As soon as this topic was opened, many ministers had the same expressions as before, and they stood aside to watch the play one after another.Some ministers frowned, thinking about problems.

"Reporting to the emperor, I think this matter is inappropriate. Thinking about it, the Guozijian is already stagnant. Even if the tribute and regular prisons are reopened, I am afraid it will not be effective!" A minister came out to make an opinion. up.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that there have always been precedents of paying tribute and regular prisons in our dynasty. Your Majesty can follow suit and reopen this tribute and regular prisons. It's just that Mr. XX's words are very true. Now, my court This Guozijian has become sluggish, so it’s just a matter of talking about the few students studying in the Guozijian. Even if the Guozijian is reopened, it may not have any effect!" The official’s remarks are the same as the previous person’s meaning, it’s okay, but this The effect is hard to say.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I also agree with what Lord XX said. There is a precedent for the founding of the Imperial Academy to pay tribute, but now the Imperial Academy does not have to do it before..."

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"Report to Your Majesty, the minister also agrees..."

Yang Reform was also a little surprised. He thought that the courtiers would have a big debate. They opposed the exchange of fame for money and opposed the use of "copper smell" to relieve financial pressure. They looked disdainful towards copper smell, and they would definitely go through Liu Jishan and the ministers. Only after a "war" can we confirm that the opening of tribute and regular prisons, unexpectedly, the courtiers are not opposed to the re-opening of tribute and regular prisons. Think about it, it may be as this official said, the front of the Ming Dynasty Many emperors have done this before, and there is a precedent. If they follow suit, there will be no problem at all.

"Since the Guozijian is seriously blocked, can that Aiqing have a solution?" This question returns to the old and difficult problem.Graduation does not include assignments, so the gold content is not high!

A minister came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that in order to solve the problem of the stagnant students of the Imperial College, we must solve the problem of history! If this problem is not resolved, the Imperial College wants to pay tribute. It is difficult for the imperial court to send and receive money!" The official made the problem clear.

Yang Reform felt that the atmosphere today was a bit strange. Why did the ministers cooperate so much and bring this matter up so suddenly?It's too fast.There are "conspiracies".Yang Reform secretly paid attention.

"Since this is the case, the imperial court can set up some quotas for the history of the Guozijian, and reserve some official quotas for the admission of the students of the Guozijian. In this way, the problem of the history of the Guozijian is not Solved? Wouldn’t it be feasible to reopen the Imperial College to pay tribute and ease the financial pressure? What do you think, Ai Qing?” Yang Reform found that the thing discussed today was too easy.In just a few words, we discussed the issue of history.

(End of this chapter)