The eyes of many officials were twitching crazily.
The entire situation was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
This…
The Emperor's words.
He had clearly tricked everyone.
"Graded taxes?"
"What do you mean?"
Someone muttered in disbelief.
He finally reacted.
Many people's expressions changed drastically.
This move was too ruthless.
Compared to the previous two moves, it was even better!
Old Master's three slashes!
That was a knife, knife. They were all slashing at vital points!
"Your Majesty, you can't do this. If you do this, it's equivalent to expelling the rich. I'm afraid there will be a huge change!”
An official shouted.
They could take a step back.
He could take two steps back.
However, he could not take three steps back.
Otherwise, not to mention the three slashes, it would be a huge blow to their fundamental interests.
Even in the future, it would probably become a wound that would cause them to bleed for a long time.
This condition.
He placed it in front of the Southeastern nobles.
No one would agree to that.
At this moment.
The ministers who had clearly retreated just now began to counterattack again.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Lin Zhiheng, stood up again.
He gritted his teeth.
His eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at the tall Minister of Rites.
If he still didn't step forward and increase their strength…
In that case…
Everyone, wait for the butcher's knife to fall!
Although he thought so in his heart.
However, his movements were very fast.
"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be discussed at length.”
"Just talking about the tax law reform, it's already a waste of time to implement one in a short period of time.”
"But three of them appeared in a row!"
"Even in the history books, there has never been such a huge change.”
"Even if we do our best to carry out His Majesty's will.”
"However, this decree will probably be resisted by too many people outside the Yingtian Prefecture!”
Lin Zhiheng gritted his teeth again.
Fortunately, he didn't care!
He immediately shouted,
"Forcefully implement it!"
"I'm afraid there'll be a civil revolt!"
……
At this moment.
Even Zhu Biao was a little anxious.
Seeing the reactions of the officials.
He knew.
The old man's order had touched the bottom line of these people again.
In the arena.
Most of the officials were born with extraordinary backgrounds.
Even those of humble origins had received favors from other gentry clans.
The longer he spent in court.
The deeper the entanglement.
If this continued…Father would probably really force these people into a corner.
At that time.
Even in the imperial court, they couldn't win against their father.
He probably wouldn't let go of any tricks behind his back.
Moreover, he had to be careful.
To the current Zhu Biao.
Every fifteen minutes was torture.
To him…
The most important thing now was to bring the old man to Mount Zhong immediately.
Then, he found the small courtyard.
He did not do it for the pills, nor for the ten million taels of gold.
He did it for…
It was the answer that he and his son, Zhu Yunhao, had guessed together!
To him.
This answer was much more important than wasting time with these officials.
……
However…
Just as Zhu Biao took a few steps forward and was about to say something.
Bang!
The old man slammed the table.
He stood up angrily.
The furious him was like a tiger that was ready to devour someone.
"What did you say just now?"
"Are you threatening me again?"
"Haha…"
"Interesting. I wasn't even afraid of Northern Yuan back then, nor was I afraid of Chen Youliang, who had several times more troops than me!”
"Even Zhang Shicheng, who had more wealth than me, was killed by me!”
"Don't tell me you're still afraid of some rich people now?”
The old man snorted coldly.
"It is these despotic gentry who have been taking advantage of the loopholes of the country over the years to wantonly resort to fraud, change their identities, and use various methods to accumulate wealth on this land of the Ming Dynasty!”
"Are they going to rebel against us now?”
"Hahaha…that's even better!"
"Let's see how many of them are tough bones that aren't even afraid of death.”
"Let me see…"
At this moment.
The old man couldn't help but recall what his eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying, had told him.
A mocking look appeared on his face.
"Back then, when Meng Yuan invaded, they knelt down like dogs and did whatever Meng Yuan told them to do!”
"Now, our Big Ming has stood up and let him live like a human.”
"In the end, he even resisted!"
"Good!"
"Then let's see if they were afraid of Meng Yuan's saber back then or not!”
The old man said.
He no longer cared about the dissuasion of the ministers.
"Where are the six tribes?"
" We're here…" The ministers nodded.
"I will not change the three conditions that I said today!”
"Within a month, no matter what method you use, you must not only establish the Grain Collection Division.”
"At the same time, we have to pass this information to all the county officials!”
" But there are those who openly disobey…"
"Break his bones!"
He could tell.
This time, the old man was very determined.
He no longer considered the so-called suggestions.
And all the officials saw this.
He could only agree.
They were very clear about Martial Emperor Hong's personality.
Since he said so.
If they continued to tangle, they would lose their lives.
Who knows, he might even be banished to the gentry class by the old master!
finally
After the old man expressed his strong stance.
No one dared to raise any objections!
When Zhu Biao saw this, he took a deep breath.
Imperial Father had already listed three ways to increase Great Ming's financial taxes…
He carried it out tyrannically.
They…should be heading to Mount Zhong soon…
……
however
Just as he was thinking about this.
At this moment.
Something unexpected happened.
The six ministers were among the most important people in the court.
It was a tall old man with a long beard.
Suddenly, he slowly stepped forward!
"Your Majesty!"
"Minister of Personnel Zhao Mao has something to report!”
At this moment.
The officials who had used all sorts of reasons to delay earlier all revealed looks of surprise.
Even the Minister of Works, Lin Zhiheng, had hope.
This old man!
No!
The Minister of Rites finally stood up.
At this moment.
The old man also saw that a minister had stepped forward.
He seemed surprised.
"What do you want to say?"
The old man narrowed his eyes.
Zhao Mao was solemn. In the past, he had never participated in any of the decisions of the royal court.
Because he was the Minister of Rites, he was only responsible for some of the sacrifices and etiquette of the Ming Dynasty…
Of course, there was also the most important "Imperial Examination"!
These were all within his authority.
And because of this…
He, Zhao Mao, was able to occupy a seat in the royal court with his status as an old man in his sixties!
And he has countless disciples.
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is not the delay that the officials are talking about…"
"It's not like everyone said that the time is not ripe!”
"And I'm not trying to stop His Majesty!"
"Oh?" At this moment, even the old man was a little surprised.
"Then what do you want to do?"
Zhao Mao waved his sleeves. The etiquette of remonstrating with the Emperor was very standard.
His voice was deep and powerful, shaking the entire hall.
"What I want to tell Your Majesty is…"
"The core and most fundamental problem!”
He paused.
"Your Majesty, do you know how much money it would cost to set up the Grain Collection Division, a department of the Imperial Court that covers the entire country?”
"From the high officials of the imperial court to the small officials of a county, they all need too much money!”
"And…"
"Second, Your Majesty, do you know how long it took to clear the land from the beginning to the end of the inspection? How many people would he invite? The amount of money was a considerable sum!”
"Moreover, His Majesty is still building Huai City, and the imperial court is currently in a state of deficit!”
"The annual salary of the royal family and the salaries of the officials must be distributed as soon as possible!”
"The wars at the border are continuous, and it's a bottomless pit that consumes money!”
At this point.
The current Minister of Rites was filled with sincerity.
"This old subject wants Your Majesty to understand."
"Your Majesty's words and actions must be based on reality!”
"All of His Majesty's prerequisites require money!”
"I need a huge amount of money!"
"But Big Ming…what he lacks the most now is money!”
Zhao Mao and the rest said.
Instantly.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Lin Zhiheng, who had complained about him just now, couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration.
The other officials couldn't help but give him a thumbs up in their hearts.
As expected of a minister.
The older the ginger, the spicier!
What a sly old fox…
He had immediately grasped the most critical "point".
However…
In the next moment.
They had never expected this.
Just when they thought that the old man was going to reveal all kinds of emotions such as " unwillingness, anger "…
Unexpectedly, the old man laughed out loud.
It seemed like he didn't care at all.
"Minister Zhao, you reminded us?”
"Today, before we say anything about the financial restructuring!”
"Maybe he really doesn't have money!"
"But now…"
"Not only do I have to tell your ministers, but I also have to tell the world!”
The old man had already stood up with a relaxed expression.
This time, he looked out of the hall.
Suddenly, joy flashed across his face!
His lips and teeth opened and closed, and his words were like thunder.
It made all the officials in the court feel enlightened!
"Our Big Ming…is rich!"
……
At the same time.
Outside the main hall.
Suddenly, a clear cry sounded!
"Screech!"
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