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Chapter 579
Beijing City.

In a quiet tea house.

Several old men are drinking tea.

"Your Majesty has become more and more obsessed with playthings recently. There have been many battles outside the customs, almost a decisive battle, but His Majesty even rarely goes to the platform. If this continues, what should we do!" An old man took the lead and said, taking a sip of tea. , to kick off the party.

"Old Wang is right. Your Majesty has been obsessed with playthings lately. He spends all day with those artifacts. It's not for the emperor. We should give advice! If this continues, it will not be my blessing." He agreed, and this topic was quickly discussed.

"That's right! My Great Ming has managed to produce a Holy Master. If this decadence continues, it will really be a catastrophe for my Great Ming!" Someone echoed.

"My lords are right. Your Majesty has been busy building roads, building houses, and doing some tricks every day recently. To be honest, although these are important, they are far from the road of governing the country. I should persuade you more..." Someone continued.

"...Well, this, when it comes to road construction, have you heard of it? Your Majesty intends to set up a firm and let this firm undertake the construction of roads. What do you think about this matter?..." The topic went on and on. The peeling off of layers has finally come to fruition, and the general talk just now is just a beginning.

As soon as this topic came up, the eyes of everyone present obviously lit up.

"Master Zhang said, but it is the [-]-mile road from Tongzhou to the capital? It is said that His Majesty intends to repair this road properly, and use the oil residue that is not afraid of water or pressure to build the road. The cost is extremely expensive..." Someone The news broke immediately.This matter, now, has become a hot topic in Beijing. Without him, the emperor came up with a new thing. This time, the road construction is not like in the past. The standard for road construction is established, the emperor pays money, and the merchants are responsible for the specific construction. Those road construction workers are also different from the past. They are not coolies or hard labor, but real work. All the ingredients are bought with money, and this incident has become the latest piece of fat in Beijing, a fat that is so fat that it can't be fatter.

"That's right, besides this road, is there another road? Speaking of which, this road is related to the lifeline of my Daming, and it really needs to be repaired. The millions of people in the capital rely on food and supplies. This road was brought here, and His Majesty built this road for the sake of the country and the people..." Talking about specific things, the wind immediately changed from what I said just now, just now I was obsessed with playthings, but now I am doing it for the country and the people, saying The emperor's playing with things and losing his ambition is to show his integrity. It is very simple to say that the emperor is for the country and the people.

"...cough cough, what do you guys think of this merchant's undertaking to build roads?" Someone immediately brought the topic back on track.

"What else can I think? It was originally a disaster this year, and the imperial court planned to use work as relief to relieve some victims, but now, His Majesty wants to play a new trick, not to let the imperial court intervene, but to let the merchants bear the responsibility of building roads. Instead of going through the hands of the imperial court, I gave it directly to the merchant. The workers who were affected by the disaster were also employed by the merchant to work for the merchant. Isn’t this nonsense? So, His Majesty’s intention to build roads is good, but unfortunately, he went wrong How can it be possible to blindly believe that the merchant can take care of everything? Therefore, this matter must be divided into two parts. Road construction is the right way, but the way to build roads. Whoever builds roads will be confused. ..." The man criticized the emperor unceremoniously.

"Lord Li is serious. Be careful that walls have ears. It's better not to be excited. Your majesty is wise. This is universally recognized..." Someone immediately reminded that the current emperor is not an ordinary emperor.

"I, Li, behave well and sit upright. In this matter, I, Li, think so, and I don't think there is anything wrong..." The person surnamed Li immediately expressed his point of view.

The crowd fell silent for a while.

"Actually, speaking of it, it's just His Majesty's money from his left hand being transferred to his right hand. Your Majesty just doesn't trust us to wait for courtiers. Otherwise, how could such an important matter be entrusted to a merchant?" Someone said after thinking about it.

"Your Majesty Wang is right. Since the establishment of the tax supervisor, His Majesty has regarded paying taxes and not paying taxes as a tool to distinguish between you and me. Those who can pay taxes are regarded as their own people, and they can say anything. Everything is easy to do, and all business related to His Majesty must be done by them. Outsiders should not even think about meddling in the slightest, attacking and crowding out others everywhere, this is obviously unfair. In this way, it is estimated that the establishment of a road construction company must pay taxes and not pay taxes, and those companies that have not paid taxes may not want to get a little bit of light from this road construction, alas..." Someone said Talking and talking, the essence of the matter is that paying taxes and not paying taxes have become two extremely opposite things. Those who can pay taxes can benefit from any business related to the emperor, but those who don’t pay taxes or Saying that you can’t pay taxes or that you won’t be allowed to pay taxes is absolutely not worth it. At first, everyone didn’t think it was a big problem. They thought it wasn’t a big deal. Even if the emperor has some means, it is not dominant overall. Therefore, even if he belongs to the ranks of not paying taxes, it will not cause much harm to his own business, and he can still live freely.

But this time, there was a big problem. It was rumored that the construction of the road from Tongzhou to Beijing was just the tip of the iceberg of the emperor's road construction plan. The laying of this kind of oil residue road has been widely spread that at least two capitals and thirteen provincial capitals are connected by this oil residue road. How much oil residue road does it cost?How much silver is this?How big a deal must this be?Not to mention the road construction itself, nor the oil residue itself, just to provide some side accessories for road construction, which are all very useful!

The matter of building roads, although it seems impossible, but because the emperor has always been unexpected in doing things and always likes to be generous, although this matter is so drifting and empty, many people still firmly believe that this For things, it is better to believe that there is something than nothing.

Who would have thought that the emperor would overthrow the mighty Nine Thousand Years as soon as he came to power?Who would have thought that with a flick of the emperor's pen, 1000 million taels of silver would be used for disaster relief?Who would have thought that with a wave of the emperor's hand, the salt merchants who had been deeply rooted in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years would be uprooted by the emperor?Who would have thought that, with a swipe of the emperor's pen, millions of taels of silver would be spent on education every year...

If there were no such things, almost no one would believe the "rumours" that are spreading now, but if these things were all put on the emperor's head, then these few words would have credibility now. The emperor has always done things in a disciplined manner, Now that this kind of rumor is released... those who don't follow the emperor are regretting it now...

Here comes the problem, the emperor's big money is astronomical silver, but because you can't pay taxes, this silver has nothing to do with you, which is why these people gathered here this time.

"That's right, for this road construction, we should persuade the emperor not to trust the merchants to complete this task. This matter must be handed over to the imperial court. This matter is originally a labor-relief..." Someone immediately concluded It is said that once the emperor handed over the road construction to the merchants, then the road construction will be divided into paying taxes and not paying taxes. Those who do not pay taxes cannot even drink soup. Think about the emperor's huge No matter whether the emperor is bragging about the road construction plan or whether he can really do it, he must win what should be won in advance. As for whether he will build it or not, he will not be trapped. The benefits are all taken up by those who pay taxes, and the loss is huge.

"Yes, it should be so, we should work together to promote this matter..." Someone immediately came out to agree.

"Yes, it should be so..." More people agreed.

"Everyone, just talk about this one thing? Do you think that this matter is divided into tax payment and non-payment? Even if you win the road construction, then you have never heard of the construction of the Shanghai New City. Exactly? For such a huge project, His Majesty also has to pay taxes and not pay taxes. Those who don’t pay taxes can only eat what others eat. Don’t talk about it?” Some people immediately broke out more things. These people are gathered together because of various interests, and each has their own interests. The one thing in common is that they all "do not pay taxes." of.

The construction of the new Shanghai has gradually begun. Of course, this process is also difficult and full of controversy. First of all, the cost of building the new Shanghai is a lot of money. Next, the new Shanghai is different from any previous city , there is no city wall, this point has always been the main point of attack by everyone. Now on the ground of Daming, even if it is a small place in the countryside, there is still a fortress. This new Shanghai has invested so much money, but There is no city wall, which is ridiculous and incomprehensible anyway. Of course, those who support the emperor also said that without the city wall, money can be saved and more victims can be resettled.

"Yes! This matter has to be related to road construction. Your Majesty can't exclude others so much. Why do you only let those who pay taxes make money? Could it be that other people are raised by stepmothers? It's really wrong for Your Majesty to divide each other like this. ..." Immediately, someone jumped out and denounced this tax payment and non-payment of taxes. Now, this seemingly funny thing has gradually stopped many people from laughing, and has gradually become a rein around everyone's necks. And it's getting tighter and tighter...

"According to Mr. Li, is it possible that His Majesty is still counting on the abolition of the tax supervisor?" Someone suddenly said with a half-smile.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present immediately became embarrassed.Everyone buried their heads.

When the tax supervisor was established, it was miserable!That was ridiculed!What is voluntary tax payment, never forced, this matter, but last year everyone laughed at the emperor's laughing stock, thinking that the emperor had nothing to do to make such a dilapidated thing, it was just ridiculous, who would be willing to pay taxes by themselves?Is there no place to spend too much money?How do you know that in a blink of an eye, the issue of eligibility to pay taxes has become a big problem. You have to pay taxes, and others will strangle you to prevent you from paying taxes. To pay taxes, you have to go through the back door, you have to give gifts, and you have to look at other people's faces , You have to let others pick and choose, what are these things? ...

This matter has now become a joke of the entire scholarly society. Those who originally laughed at the emperor as funny, now, none of them can still laugh, and let people see the emperor's tricks.

Everyone was silent and embarrassed.

"Forget it, forget it, I won't mention this anymore. What is the reason for asking the emperor to abolish the tax supervisor? The tax supervisor disturbs the people? Competes with the people for profit? Or does it harm the local area and the common people?" One person was silent for a while in embarrassment. , I laughed for a while, and then said in a funny tone.

Everyone is even more embarrassed. Nowadays, the qualifications to pay taxes are all problems. Does it have anything to do with saying that the tax supervisor is competing with the people for profit?Others didn't force you to pay taxes, but now you beg them to pay taxes, but they won't let you pay...

"Oh, Master Zhang is right. I have been negligent about the tax supervisor, and I have been fooled by His Majesty. Now it is a done deal. If the tax supervisor is to be abolished, not to mention the emperor's disapproval, those who can pay the tax will be punished." Can you agree? There is no one who can come up with a good argument. I’m waiting for this matter, so I’d better stop making people laugh..." A person came out in shame and concluded that the tax supervisor can’t do anything about the emperor. It has become a climate, and it is impossible to abolish the tax supervisor without a strong reason. Before fighting with the emperor, you can put the tax supervisor on the tax supervisor's head, but now What is your tax supervisor?That is the owner who pays taxes and has to make connections. She sits at home all day, does not leave the door, and is a young lady who does not go out. These rhetoric are put on other people's heads, and even people with a little IQ will not agree.

Everyone was embarrassed for a while again. This matter was really tricked by the emperor, and they are so passive now.

"Don't think about the tax supervisor's business for the time being. Let's plan a strategy in the future. Now, let's talk about the construction of roads and Shanghai. We must stop His Majesty from building roads with a business name, like this , Those who cannot pay taxes have no way of life, and the same is true for the construction of Shanghai..." Someone concluded.

"That's right. The court should give priority to building roads, and work should be used as relief. It must not be handed over to the merchants. There has been no such reason since ancient times. Even if His Majesty insists on this, we have enough reasons to refute. The reason is on our side. As for the matter in Shanghai, in fact, there is no reason to take it. Isn’t Shanghai claiming that it does not want a city wall? Waiting to talk about it every day, where are there cities that don’t need walls? Is this still called a city? Could it be that Shanghai, built with so much money, is going to be wasted?” Someone said.

"That's right! I'll be a bitter admonition, admonishing Your Majesty to read more books of sages and sages, to be close to gentlemen, to be far away from villains, and to deal less with artifacts..." Several people began to plan lively, educate the emperor well, and talk to the emperor. The battle for profit can win the emperor.Then eat meat and drink soup.

Just as he was talking, there was a sound of gong beating from a distance below the teahouse.

From a distance, it seemed extremely lively, and this midsummer July seemed to be awakened by such a burst of gongs.

"...Liaodong Sanchahe Victory, Liaodong Sanchahe Victory..." Someone shouted from afar.

"哐..." While shouting, this person was still beating the gong. The voice he shouted was full of passion, and the voice was already exhausted. Knocked out.

"...My army has killed [-] enemies and injured [-]..."

"Kang..." There was another loud gong.

"...My army killed [-] enemies, and injured [-] of them..."

The person who beat the gongs and drums to convey the message shouted with the greatest strength and beat the gongs with the greatest strength so that more people could hear it.

Along the way, this street is already full of water. Crowds of people took to the street to see what happened. When they heard about the great victory in Liaodong, they all applauded. Some people even danced and danced. thing.

……

On the teahouse.

The old men who were chatting were peeking at each other, very shocked!Listen to the content of the shout, what kills [-] enemies and [-] self-injuries, what kind of record is this?Did the gods appear?When did Daming become so powerful?

"What's going on here? Ladies and gentlemen, did this old man hear me wrong? Killed [-] enemies and injured [-] myself? When did I become so powerful?" The old man surnamed Wang stared in shock and asked the people around him.

The people around were also stunned, and they were discussing about putting eye drops on the emperor so that the emperor would spend more time on state affairs and less time on competing with them for profit, when suddenly such a rare achievement came out, This..., once this happened, how high would the emperor's reputation go?The plans they made here are probably just wishful thinking. If the emperor didn't care about state affairs, would he be able to achieve this record?Who will believe it?
"Old Wang, why don't you call that person up and ask clearly, this record, Li is really unbelievable..." The official surnamed Li was also there dumbfounded in disbelief.

"Probably not. This battle in Liaodong was the old supervisor of Sun Ge. If he didn't have such a record, how could he dare to make a false report? Even if he made a false report, how could he dare to make a false report so incredible?" Dripping, once this kind of victory comes out, how much will the emperor's prestige be?Fighting against the emperor, this pressure...

Everyone's faces were even more ugly. According to the understanding of these words, this record is absolutely true, otherwise, even if it is concealed, it is impossible to conceal it to such an outrageous level.

"Shopkeeper, hurry up and invite the person who knocked the gong up. I'll ask what's going on." A man immediately got up and ordered downstairs loudly.

The store owner was downstairs, heard the loud order from above, said it from a distance, and went to invite the person who delivered the news with the big gong.

After a while, the person who beat the gong was invited up.

The person who beat the gong was also a sensible person. After seeing the battle, he knew that these people were some important people. He immediately smiled, bowed his back, and bowed to say hello.

"This old man, I want to inquire later. Is this news serious?" A person nodded slightly in return, and then asked in a stern tone.

"Responding to this master, this matter is absolutely true. I don't have the guts to lie about this matter. The knight who delivered the good news, I guess he just entered the palace at this time..." The person who played the gong to deliver the news immediately He bowed and replied with a smile.

"... Well, let me ask you, do you have any more details? How did the fight happen? How could it be so bizarre? Why did the Tartars die and injure [-] people, while I only died [-]?" I didn't believe this outrageous record, so I asked right away.

As soon as the words came out, someone heard something was wrong. As soon as the words came out, it seemed that they were all part of the Tartars, and they were all counting on the Tartars to win, and the Ming Dynasty lost its army. Immediately, another person coughed and interrupted this person's speech .

The person who spoke just now may also realize that his language is wrong, and said: "...you should know, lying about this matter is a death penalty..." He added a sentence to what he just said.

"Back to this master, the young one really heard that. It is true that the Tartars died [-] people, and I, Daming, only injured one thousand. This is definitely not wrong. The young one didn't believe it at first, and asked my master carefully. , my master said, it seems to be burnt to death..." The man who beat the gong said immediately.

"... burnt to death?" In this teahouse, everyone became even more puzzled. What kind of fire must be used to burn so many tartars to death?

Shock!Don't drink this tea, go to the palace and ask to understand, this is a big deal!Once this happens, there is no need to plan many things...

(End of this chapter)