Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 925 won my heart

  Emperor Hongzhi felt like he had seen a ghost.

  The person who said with certainty that he was going to be taxed to death is now daring and directing people to protect the road.

   Obviously, this can only be explained by supernatural powers.

  Up to now...Emperor Hongzhi still doesn't know what happened.

  At least… the whole thing, it's not clear yet.

   It's just that he has a faint feeling in his heart that the situation may be deviating from the imagination of many people, and it seems... to be developing in an unknown direction.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help saying: "Fang Jifan."

   "My son is here." Fang Jifan was ashamed, the gentry were too courageous, if these forces were used to oppose the reform, what about one county, one prefecture, one province, two capitals and thirteen provinces?

   This is unthinkable.

  Emperor Hongzhi stared at Fang Jifan: "Tell me, what's going on?"

Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, didn't your ministers say it earlier? Take it from the people and use it for the people. In the past, the imperial court and the government did not collect taxes, at least they did not collect land taxes from wealthy businessmen and gentry. How much tax can you get? Even if a heavy burden is placed on the Chi Min, the Chi Min will lose their homes and property, and the taxes that can be collected can only barely maintain the emergency expenses of the imperial court and the government."

"But now, since the tax has been collected and the money is available, it should be used for the people. In the past, the government even needed to build a county school, and even the gentry needed donations. But with the money, why didn't they repair it themselves? Why? Is it better not to repair it? Just like this road, once you have money, you can start construction. Not only must the road be repaired, but it must also be used by the gentry and the common people. Erchen predicted that in the past, Dingxing County would go to Xincheng to and from , as many as five or six days, and as little as two or three days. If it is a horse-drawn carriage with goods, it will be even more terrifying once it encounters muddy weather. Sometimes it may not be possible to go back and forth in seven or eight days. But now it is different. Once it’s repaired, the horses and chariots can go back and forth in one day, Your Majesty...Think about it, the time it takes for our capital to go back and forth from the outer city to the inner city...I’m afraid it may not be much less than Dingxing County to Xincheng.”

"The road is open. Isn't this Dingxing County no different from the outer city of the capital? Just like Beitongzhou. This Beitongzhou used to be penniless, but because of the canal, it has become a thoroughfare. Countless goods , needs to be transshipped there, how much wealth can this bring. The advantage of roads over canals is that roads are available to everyone, while waterways... need someone to have a boat, and the government strictly prohibits private boats, non-official Ships and grain ships are not allowed to enter the water, in order to prevent the waterway from being blocked, and grain ships cannot come and go freely.”

  Emperor Hongzhi probably understood.

   He frowned: "Gentlemen profit from energy"

Fang Jifan said with a smile: "It's not just the gentry, the gentry and the people in the entire Dingxing County can profit from it, otherwise, how can the gentry gather so many people quickly, there must be a lot of people spontaneously defending themselves Your Majesty, Dingxing County is Baoding Prefecture, and even the entire North Zhili, the poorest county, is sparsely populated and the land is barren. In Dingxing County, the same rice is only three or four liters, so no one cares about it?"

  Emperor Hongzhi still didn't understand: "Why didn't they transport to the capital before?"

Fang Jifan despised Emperor Hongzhi in his heart, why didn't he eat minced meat: "The road is difficult, and the cost of manpower and material resources is too high during transportation. What's more, because the road is difficult, the road is sparsely populated, and the time for the government to respond is not timely. On the road, there are even robbers who cut the path. There are too many variables in the middle. When this catty of rice is transported to the capital, nine out of ten, the cost of transportation and hidden dangers may completely offset all the profits. It is different now. Now one day and one night, you can go back and forth, and because the road is good, it used to be rare to transport a few hundred catties of rice with a car. A thousand catties, or even a few thousand catties, is nothing to worry about. The speed of this road is fast, and the land inspection department can respond at any time along the way to attack thieves. In this way, the risk and transportation costs are minimized. Merchants It was only then that I discovered that it was profitable. Not only that, think about it, Your Majesty, the land price in the capital is so expensive now, it can be said that every inch of land is very expensive, if many workshops are located in Dingxing County, they will produce from there, and then spend half a day by car and horse Time, transportation to the capital, what a benefit this is."

"At that time, Dingxing County will have the tax bank. Not only will all businesses prosper, the government will take the tax bank, and it will be able to build a larger county school, let children go to school, and build more roads to connect with various places, and even , You can also help the people at any time, the court and the government, with money, there are too many things that can be done."

  Emperor Hongzhi kept nodding his head and nodding his head. This was a completely new way of thinking. He couldn't help but asked again: "But, this stall is too big, so I'm afraid it will cost a lot."

Fang Jifan was happy: "Your Majesty, the original intention of the reform is not to rob people of their wealth, nor is it that the gentry will be forced to ruin their families if the government gains profits. If so, the reform will not work. As a disciple, when formulating the salary and tax system, my son repeatedly mentioned this point."

  Emperor Hongzhi was speechless: "Go on."

Fang Jifan said: "The original intention of the new tax system is that the wealth of the people is the wealth of the country. The government collects taxes for the purpose of enriching the people and for the purpose of enriching democracy... Whether it is the imperial court or the government, if they want to collect more taxes, they must let the gentry and The common people have become rich, and when they are rich, they have to pay more taxes. The court and the government, the income is even more amazing, just now they have the motivation to build more roads, build more academies, and support the elderly. , even... assisting the gentry and the common people to promote agriculture and business. In this way, even if those gentry and rich men are reluctant to pay such heavy taxes, they know that these taxes will eventually benefit themselves. They No matter how unwilling, in the end, there is no resentment."

  Emperor Hongzhi gradually began to have a blueprint in his mind.

  A brand new concept was gradually born: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

  Fang Jifan smiled wryly: "My son actually mentioned it, but His Majesty doesn't care."

   "..." Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help saying: "You didn't explain it clearly. But... After all, I only tried Dingxing County, so I left you and your disciples to 'nonsense' there."

  Although he said 'nonsense', he looked forward to Dingxing County a little more, and immediately said: "Now Dingxing County is in chaos, immediately call all officials to discuss countermeasures."

  Emperor Hongzhi put his hands behind his back, with a bit of excitement on his face.

   Didn't you agree, is Mr. Fang mad? I want to see what you say.

  He couldn't help laughing: "You two, go together too."

  Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao looked at each other, and Zhu Houzhao winked at Fang Jifan.

  Fang Jifan has a dignified and generous appearance. This captain...has been sublimated, and now he is a minister of the world. Zhu Houzhao, you scum, stop winking at me, what do you look like.

  ………

  The sudden court meeting caught all officials by surprise.

  Everyone didn't know what happened, people whispered and whispered.

  Liu Jian and others showed a bit of worry. They heard the news that something might have happened in Dingxing County.

  But what happened, there is no accurate news yet.

Wang Ao, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, is awe-inspiring. Recently, more and more courtiers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the reform. Although the reform is only in Dingxing County, but... the worries of the officials and scholars, But it has become more serious.

  Wang Ao is not convinced, why does His Majesty have to reform.

  In the past dynasties, there have been a few reforms that ended well. Those gentlemen ruled the world with the emperor. If His Majesty loses their support, a disaster will be in sight.

  The Son of Heaven is his own disciple. As the emperor's teacher, he does not want his disciples to be regarded as thieves by the people of the world.

  He thinks that he must have this sense of responsibility and responsibility.

  After entering the temple.

  Emperor Hongzhi, the crown prince, and the captain entered the palace one after another. Emperor Hongzhi ascended the golden throne, and Fang Jifan and Zhu Houzhao stood there smiling.

   All the ministers saluted and shouted long live three times.

  Emperor Hongzhi rested his hand on the copybook, and said solemnly: "An accident happened in Dingxing County. Such a major event should not be underestimated. The court... must come up with a countermeasure."

   Sure enough, something happened in Dingxing County.

   At this time, many people are eager to try it out. This is the best time to abolish the new law.

"Your Majesty." Wang Ao did his part, and went out in person: "It has always been the case that officials forced the people to rebel. The old minister thought that if the common people hadn't been driven to a desperate situation by the harsh government, they would never be so bold. You must not rush to suppress, you should appease."

  He took the lead in setting the tone for those 'rebellious people'. In any case, this is due to the government's excessiveness. This responsibility should not be borne by the gentry and the common people. Only in this way can all the spearheads be pointed at the perpetrators.

As soon as Wang Ao came out of the class, many people became excited: "Your Majesty seconded the proposal, what the prince said is very true, why, other counties are peaceful, but Dingxing County is the only one where troubles have arisen. Your Majesty must not send troops to suppress it. In order not to escalate the situation, it is reasonable to grant the emperor's grace to satisfy the wishes of the gentry and the common people, so...the disaster will be eliminated."

"Your Majesty, this is a statement to seek the country, Your Majesty... Gentlemen and common people... Suffering, these years, natural disasters have been frequent, and the livelihood of the people has declined. Gentlemen and common people, why do you turn against it? It is nothing more than natural disasters and man-made disasters. I implore Your Majesty to be magnanimous... "

   "Your Majesty... Veteran..."

  Everyone was chattering, but many people stood up excitedly.

  everyone you speak, I speak, very lively.

  Emperor Hongzhi was taken aback.

  The words of Zhu Qing really won my heart.

   Unexpectedly, what they think, which is rare, coincides with mine!

  …………

  The first chapter was delivered, asking for a monthly ticket, crying, double, one ticket is worth two.

  (end of this chapter)