Capital, Forbidden City.

The imperial garden is full of colorful flowers, and the blooming flowers are enjoying the scorching sun in the summer, the cicadas are calling for butterflies, and the bees are flying full of flowers.

However, the atmosphere in Fengtian Hall next to the Imperial Garden was a little cold. The old man sat on the dragon throne with frost on his face. The ministers of the six ministers and nine ministers of the lower heads respectfully bowed their heads and did not dare to look up.

From time to time, the screams of ministers came from the hall. They were a few indiscriminate insults and censors who were being punished by the poach.

In the cold atmosphere, amid the screams of colleagues, many of the ministers in the hall were soaked in cold sweat, and their hearts were both palpitations and panic.

The emperor suddenly said that he would impose a commercial tax, which naturally caused criticism from the court and the people. Opposition was endless, and scholars and officials wrote letters. They quoted scriptures and began to talk about national conditions and people's livelihood from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. It was nothing more than that the commercial tax could not be increased. How could the court compete with the people for profit?

But there was another official who agreed to impose additional commercial taxes and stood on the side of the emperor. The two officials began to fight verbal battles and attacked each other, and the court was quarreled.

Their noise made the emperor feel annoyed. Over the past few days, they have been exiled and many officials have been removed. Some of them even thought they were in a bad mood were punished.

The screams outside made the ministers in the hall suddenly remember something. That is, the person they served was definitely not an emperor who was patient and willing to accommodate his ministers.

In the cold and quiet atmosphere, Ling Han, the Minister of Personnel, said, Your Majesty, I think it is feasible to increase taxes. For nearly 30 years, the country has been light taxes and levies and levies and rest. Now, the world is in peace and prosperity, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, without worries inside and without any worries outside. Although light taxes and levies are a virtue, in the long run, the country's finances will inevitably be empty. It is a century-old plan to increase commercial taxes in the world!

After hearing Ling Han say this, the old man's face eased a little and nodded slightly. What you said was similar to what we thought. In the past, the tax was not collected because the country was first established and it was not easy for the people. Now the country is stable, the people are rich, and the expenses of the court have increased year by year.

We have heard that if the commercial tax is not collected now, the financial burden of the state will always be on the peasants. At that time, moral politics may become a bad politics!

Your Majesty! Among the ministers, Hu Ji'an, the Imperial College Priest, said, "I think it's better to wait a little longer. After all, tax collection is a major national event, and this dynasty has never been precedent, so naturally we cannot be too hasty!"

Hu Ji'an was a prestigious figure among the officials in Jiangnan. As soon as he spoke, he immediately attracted the approval of other officials.

When is it still waiting? The old man's voice was a little impatient and sneered, "The Ming Dynasty, if you wait, there will be no further details. It will be common to drag and drag, but it will become a common thing. Is there any precedent? There is no precedent in the national dynasty? We are the founding king, and what we do is a precedent!

We know what you are thinking. Commercial taxation has been around since ancient times. It’s not that we are whimsical, nor that we are so poor that we have to ask for money from merchants. Not to mention the distant ones, in the Dayuan period, we relied on the finance and taxation of Jiangnan!

Oh, the Yuan Dynasty collected taxes in Jiangnan for many years, and it was enough to increase taxes. If we collect taxes, wouldn’t it be possible?

Hu Ji'an's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he hurriedly bowed his head, "I have no intention!"

We don’t understand, it’s just re-collecting commercial taxes, not levying heavy taxes. Why do you jump up like you stepped on your tail?

The old man looked at the officials of the Jiangnan faction and said coldly that collecting commercial taxes will not conflict with light taxes and low taxes. The court's expenses have increased year by year, and if they do not collect commercial taxes, where will the money come from? If the court has no money, wouldn't it be a waste of writing to reduce taxes and low taxes?

We know what you think. You all came from Jiangnan, and you are afraid of collecting commercial taxes until the end and receiving them from you!

As he said that, the old man sneered again, his words became more and more mean. We know that you were from Jiangsu and Zhejiang and wanted to maintain your hometown. But you must know that you are officials of the Ming Dynasty. Everything you have given to us, the emperor!

Earlier, we have heard that the officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the court were too deeply involved with the local area and always helped the local wealthy businessmen. We used to be half-believing, but now it seems that this is true!

We have decided to re-exert the commercial tax. Who dares to talk to us again? Be careful! Speaking of this, the old man sneered a few more times. Our tiger has just eaten vegetarian food for a few days, and someone dares to stroke our beard? What we decided on, when will it be the turn of others to point fingers!

I will obey the order!

This was said so strongly, and it also made the opposing ministers suddenly realize that the emperor was still the emperor who killed people without blinking, and the emperor who liked to be a sage. They dared not resist the glorious power of heaven.

Suddenly, several tragic and loud screams came from outside the hall.

Park Bushen walked in quickly and knelt down on the aisle, Your Majesty!

What's wrong? The old man asked coldly.

Several adults who were tortured could not bear it and died!

The ministers suddenly became even more frightened. The young and energetic censors who were tortured to the emperor were beaten to death by relying on their heads.

Thinking of the emperor's various methods, the officials who opposed the tax increase were immediately ashamed and complained in their hearts.

Many people thought in their hearts that they could no longer sing opposites to the emperor, otherwise this would be the end! Alas, if the crown prince is still in the capital, this matter may be slow, but now they can only listen to the emperor's verdict!

When they died, they pulled them out and asked his family to collect the body and buried them! The old man spoke again and cursed, "Our tolerance actually raised these things that were not distinguished from right or wrong, and they didn't know what they were doing. Look at what the memorandum said, "It's the Emperor Yang of Sui, and it's better for them to kill them!"

Just as Park Bucheng was about to retreat, he heard a series of steps outside the hall. A guard with feathers in his helmet knelt outside the hall, holding up the Huang Feng memorial in his hand.

Your Majesty, Datong is urgently accelerated! Liaodong is urgently updated!

Datong should be a war, what is happening in Liaodong?

The old man squinted his eyes and took it up!

A moment later, the memorial was delivered to the old man. After a few glances, the ministers found that the old man's face became more exciting.

Oh, this kid has such ability?

The old man read the memorial to Fu Youde for his memorial. The Datong war has ended. The one who made the greatest contribution was Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao. Not only did he run a long distance, he burned the Beiyuan camp in Ulanqab and burned down the weapons and food, but it was even more rare that he captured a sect king of the Beiyuan and killed a Taiwei.

The ministers didn't know what was written in the memorial. Seeing that the old man's face changed, the Minister of War Shen Qing said, "Your Majesty, is it a war?"

Datong victory! The old man looked at the memorial and laughed, Duke Cao seized the Beiyuan retreat, Duke Wei cut off the water source of the Beiyuan, Fu Youde led a large army to cover up the killing, and the three groups went out to break the Beiyuan. Kill 30,000 enemies and captured 8,000 prisoners. The remnants of the Beiyuan outside Datong were greatly damaged, and they dared not look north to the Central Plains again within ten years!

I would like to congratulate Your Majesty!

What are some good things to congratulate when making small fuss? The old man smiled and said to the guard who delivered the memorial, did this memorial be sent to the crown prince's place quickly?

The guard replied loudly outside the hall, saying that he had been sent to Fujian at a quick horse!

The old man nodded and opened the Liaodong military newspaper, his face suddenly changed.

Dog, it really gives him a face!

The emperor cursed the streets without any morality. The ministers were surprised and did not understand why.

The traitor of the Li family in North Korea, we have given him enough face, but he dared to be more arrogant? The old man took the memorial and was so angry that he was full of hair and beard. North Korea used the excuse of the Jurchens' offense to invade the border, and used the Yuan surrendered general Donghu as a vanguard, led 15,000 troops to cross the Yalu River. He swallowed up three Jurchen tribes, plundered 500 Jurchen households, and built a city by the Yalu River!

As he said that, the old man threw the memorial directly on the ground and said angrily, "Come here, write a letter to the Li family in North Korea." Tell them to return all the captured Jurchens and roll back the Korean soldiers, otherwise... Humph!

(Then he will also tell God that he will go east to fight and insult both ends of the awakening. If the teacher does not need to go to Sanhan, send the entire family of the Jurchens and send them back to the Jurchens in the past, my teacher will not enter the country.)

(I am not unable to attack him. The ancients said that if you don’t work hard at a distance, you won’t improvise the army.)

When all the ministers heard this, they were angry.
Chapter completed!