Chapter 302: Showing off force (2)
explain?
You can't say it, if you say it, you will be doomed!
After all, it is to cut off oneself from officials and gentry.
But, dare not say it?
Just when Li Zhigang was sweating profusely and was panicked and helpless, Zhu Yunxiu spoke again, "Li Aiqing, I asked you to come, I want to use you!"
Li Zhigang looked up suddenly, and the emperor was still sitting in front of the mirror table. His long hair was tied up by the emperor, and then he used a wooden hairpin to fix his hair bun.
"I want to use you very much, and I value you!" Zhu Yunqiu turned his head slowly and looked at Li Zhigang, "Are you willing to take responsibility?"
Suddenly, a stream of blood surged to the top of my head.
Li Zhigang kowtowed heavily and thuded.
"Tax exemption is originally a special reward given by Emperor Taizu Gao of the world for his pity for the difficulty of staying at home! The original intention was to make scholars feel diligent and the court suffered some losses to make their lives easier. But what about now?"
"The privilege of tax exemption has become a means of profiting from it! Reading the books of sages, knowing that the land tax is the lifeline of the country, but it still harms the country and benefits oneself. Do those books of sages read into the dog's belly?"
"They not only rely on tax exemption, but also keep their land under their name. They even use their prestige in the countryside to fight against the government. If they don't like them, they will have less taxes and food, and they will also have to ask the government to beg them!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxiu looked at Li Zhigang again, "You should know these shortcomings more than me!"
The hall was silent, only Li Zhigang gasped violently.
"I mentioned yesterday that officials and gentry were working together to pay food. I thought the ministers in the court would agree. Unexpectedly, everyone had their own plans. Not only did they not want to implement the new policy, but they also prevented me from offending scholars all over the world!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxiu sneered repeatedly, "Hmph! If you can give it to them, I can come back!" As he said, squinting his eyes, "But I will definitely not do this new policy alone!"
Then, he laughed at himself, "Don't look at me as the emperor, but my imperial edict is not a big deal if I leave the Forbidden City! So I want someone to help me! The first thing I think of is you!"
Bang!
Li Zhigang was sweating profusely and kowtowed hard again.
"You don't need to say anything else, just say, can I believe you? Use you?"
Li Zhigang looked up without hesitation and said loudly, "Yes!"
He dared not say he could not, nor could he say he could not.
From the moment he entered the palace, there was only one way for the rest of his life, which was to help the emperor implement the new policy.
If he does his best, he will not dare to say what the future will be, but there will definitely be a good situation for more than ten years.
If he dares to hesitate at all, then today is the end of his career.
There is no need to choose between the two, and the emperor never had the right to choose.
The current path is to follow the emperor to the end.
He also has no time to regret. He knows what he will face in implementing the new policy and what will happen in the end. But people like him know that there is no medicine for regret in this world, and they know more about their position.
The emperor chose him as a knife, and even if he was crushed to pieces, he would make that good knife.
The emperor chose him to be a dog, and even if it turned into dog meat, he would be that good dog.
At least, before the final outcome comes, he can kill or bite people.
As for the end... the slow drawing is not without a turning point.
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi laughed, "What I want is your pleasure!" As he said that, he raised his arm and said, "Don't kneel down, flatten your body!"
"I thank you!" Li Zhigang stood up with one hand on the threshold, and suddenly realized that the floor tiles were covered with his own sweat.
"Don't worry!" Zhu Yunxiu said again, "As long as you don't let me down, I will never let you down!"
He knew what the other party was worried about and continued to smile, "I am sure to implement the new policy. I know your difficulties and will remember your goodness. I am not the king of the rabbit and the dog, but I am just the lord of killing donkeys. You are so happy, I..." Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxiu pointed at his heart, "I remember everything in my heart and will not let you suffer a loss!"
"For the long live my loyalty, I will die!" Li Zhigang looked up and looked at Zhu Yunxi's side face.
"With your qualifications, the six ministers are enough!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "But you have not made great contributions yet..." As he said that, he paused and continued, "You are transferred to the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!"
Suddenly, Li Zhigang's heart suddenly burst out.
The little regret and regret in my heart and helplessness disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is the second position to be in charge of the world's officials and a candidate for the Ming Dynasty's Heavenly Official! The power is many times greater than that of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
His expression changed and he was filled with the eyes of Zhu Yunxiu.
Zhu Yunxiu continued to speak, "He is also the left-level censor of the Censorate, and is given a visit to the south study!"
Li Zhigang was stunned!
Such promotions are equivalent to directly entering the core decision-making level of the Ming Empire.
What I have dreamed of for many years has come true at this moment.
And this is just the beginning. He believes that with the promotion of the new policy, his status will gradually rise and play a major role in the court.
"I think who dares to look down on me in the future!"
Li Zhigang gritted his teeth in his heart, knelt down and shouted, "I, thank the emperor for his kindness!"
"Get up!" Zhu Yunxi smiled softly, "Remember, I use you because of your ability! Don't let me down!"
Li Zhigang knew the implications.
"The matter of officials and gentry being a part of the job and paying food is indeed a big deal!" Li Zhigang said, "It's not nice to say. The reason why the ministers of the humerus do not agree is because they are one of the tax-free class. No one is willing to stab this hornet's nest, and no one dares!"
"No one dares to face the world's words, and they dare not be scolded by thousands of men! But in my opinion, this matter is nothing difficult!"
Zhu Yunxi was slightly surprised, "Oh, you said it's simple?"
“It’s not easy, but it’s not difficult!”
Since you want to do it, just do it perfectly. This is Li Zhigang's motto.
He said in contemplation, "No matter how dissatisfied the gentry were, they were also people of the Ming Dynasty. The so-called scholars failed to rebel for ten years, they just shouted. Moreover, scholars!" As he said that, he smiled, "The most timid and disunited, and he likes internal strife and calculating!"
Zhu Yunxiu listened and nodded constantly, "You continue to talk!"
"In a hurry, I have no complete statement, only one clue!" Li Zhigang continued, "First of all, this policy cannot be implemented immediately. I think it is to take the case of the Confucius Family in Shandong as a guide!"
"The tomorrow minister wrote to the emperor, starting with the Kong family case, saying that there are still hidden fields in Shandong, so the court needs to investigate thoroughly. Then..."
Speaking of this, Li Zhigang gritted his teeth and sneered, "The privileges that Emperor Taizu Gao gave to the gentry are tax-free, but the tax-free fields are available, ranging from scholars to Jinshi."
"And, Emperor Taizu Gao never said that day, allowing them to hang other people's fields in their own name for personal gain!"
In an instant, Zhu Yunyu understood, looked at Li Zhigang with praise, and nodded frequently.
"Inspecting the hidden fields of the Kong family will involve other gentry who help others to get tax exemption." Li Zhigang gritted his teeth, "Catch them, then review them. Then expand the area of investigation, and start from the northern provinces..."
"Why come from the north first?" Zhu Yunxiu asked.
"The gentry in the north is soft! The gentry in the south is hard!" Li Zhigang continued, "The more you investigate the matter, the more you become, the more you are terrifying, and the more you investigate the matter, the more you can't stop it. Within half a year, after I investigate the north, I will report to you, the emperor!"
"I use the censor to explain the illegal behavior of the gentry. Then the emperor can order a special investigation of the yamen to avoid taxes and personal gains, and I will start an investigation of the southern provinces!"
"Not to mention the new policy, not to mention the job of officials and gentry as a member of the job, but to investigate the crime of using their tax exemption privileges to help others name their land property! In this way, everything is justified!"
What a talent!
Used the right person!
Zhu Yunxi really wanted to applaud Li Zhigang's harsh idea.
Tax exemption is a privilege, and it is illegal to use your own privilege to help others lay names on the land.
If you don’t take your rights first, check your sin first, then trace the root of it, and then point directly to the source of the sin, it is tax exemption privilege!
"I can't do this alone!" Li Zhigang whispered.
Chapter completed!