Zhou Yanru said: "Your Majesty has forgotten that there are still a group of people here! These people are the gentry in the whole world! You must know that gentry is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty! Each of them does not seem to be strong, but uniting is a huge force! Just like the ships on the canal, although there are several big figures behind each fleet as background, there are also a lot of other gentry involved! If Liu Pei wants to collect taxes, he can only collect their money, otherwise how much money can be collected in a year? But as long as Liu Pei takes their money, he offended the gentry and the powerful in the whole world! Without the support of the people in the world, does Your Majesty still think he has the chance to rebel in the future? I am afraid there will be no more!"

Emperor Chongzhen felt relieved after hearing this and said, "It's true! I thought of it too, but it's not as specific as Zhou Aiqing thought!"

Zhou Yanru glanced at the emperor quietly and said in his heart: "All you can think of is just the fur! How much profit should you create on the canal every year? If Liu Pei really made up his mind to collect taxes, he would really collect enough money for raising the army! However, Liu Pei's method was a bad idea! Especially for Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, he would have to explain it a little if he mentioned this matter!"

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen said with hope: "Zhou Aiqing, how about you saying that the court also collects taxes on the canal?"

Zhou Yanru looked up at Emperor Chongzhen's eyes and said, "Do your Majesty still remember "The Tombstone of the Five People"?"

Zhou Yanru's words brought back the thoughts of Emperor Chongzhen! The "Five-Man Tombstone" mentioned by Zhou Yanru was an article written by Zhang Bo. The whole story was because Wei Zhongxian wanted to collect mineral taxes, but the gentry who stole the country's mineral deposits refused to pay the tax! So they incited the people to oppose the collection of mineral taxes. Later, the five leaders were caught and beheaded. However, Zhang Bo washed up an article and called these five people heroes and righteous men!

This is a very strange thing. The minerals contained in the country's land can be harvested by private people, but the country cannot collect taxes! And who can lead the trouble? Apart from the gangsters, they are hooligans! As a result, after they were killed, they were called heroes

And the righteous! This is a strange era!

When this incident happened, Emperor Chongzhen had not ascended the throne. This incident scared Emperor Chongzhen. Because he knew that everyone from the court, Wei Zhongxian and others opposed this matter. If he forced it on, it would probably be a problem of shaking the foundation of the country.

But he felt that he was the emperor, but he was very unhappy that the people of the world opposed it like this! So he was so angry that his face was a little innocent!

As for Zhou Yanru, of course, he could not allow Emperor Chongzhen to collect commercial taxes! Because he himself was the spokespersons of the gentry in Jiangnan. If he dared to agree to Emperor Chongzhen to collect commercial taxes today, the chief minister would definitely be replaced in three months! So he could only turn back Emperor Chongzhen’s request.

In fact, Zhou Yanru also knew the importance of collecting commercial taxes, but he didn't dare. Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru glanced at Emperor Chongzhen with sympathy and said, "Your Majesty, how do you think your abilities are better than His Majesty of the Emperor Shenzong back then?"

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know why Zhou Yanru asked this, but he still thought for a moment and said, "I'm not as good as that!"

Zhou Yanru sighed and said, "What if Your Majesty thinks that the old minister is better than Zhang Taiyue?"

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not as good as it is!"

Zhou Yanru sighed in a louder voice and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Taiyue didn't dare to make money on commercial taxes back then, which shows that there are great risks! Moreover, when Zhang Taiyue was in the world, the world was relatively peaceful. Even so, Zhang Taiyue only dared to make money on the land. Now our dynasty can be said to be in internal and external troubles. If Your Majesty took the idea of ​​commercial taxes, I am afraid that the country would be shaken in an instant!"

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen found that this was indeed the case, so he felt particularly sad! Zhou Yanru whispered: "Your Majesty, the country is in trouble now, so Your Majesty should focus on working hard to govern, destroy bandits, and fight against the Tartars! As long as the bandits are wiped out and the frontier is stabilized, you still have the possibility of resting with your Majesty! At that time, the country is full of strength and strength, what can't be done?"

Emperor Chongzhen received the comfort of Zhou Yanru

Afterwards, he patted his cheek and said excitedly: "Zhou Aiqing is right! I am still young and can still wait! So how should we deal with Liu Pei's incident?"

Zhou Yanru shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, we will do nothing as the best response. Because no matter what sound we make, it will not affect Liu Pei's actions! Aren't he going to collect taxes on the canal? Just let him collect it! When he offends the gentry in the world and has no place to live, Your Majesty will find a way to conquer this person. At that time, will it be with you to use it to wipe out the bandits or kill him. Everything is within your mind!"

After hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said, "Oh, that's all."

Zhou Yanru said: "It's not just that! When the world is in a state of great turmoil, Your Majesty can issue an order to rebuke him. On the one hand, Your Majesty has mastered the title of righteousness and rebuked him can weaken his prestige in the army. On the other hand, you can also win the hearts of scholars in the world! As long as the gentry in the world supports Your Majesty, why worry about the unrest in the world!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's do what Zhou Aiqing said."

Just when Emperor Chongzhen and Zhou Yanru were thinking about Liu Pei, Liu Pei had already sent three teams to set out for their respective goals. The three goals were Jining, Linqing and Xuzhou. These three places were the locations of the Chaoguan on the canal. After mastering these three places, Liu Pei could start collecting taxes.

In fact, the cash gates in the Ming Dynasty were very reasonable. There were roughly various official positions including the censor, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, the clerk, etc. There were generally three or four hundred people like this.

The taxation of cash is the main goal of taxation for the carriers carrying merchants. Please note that this refers to a special merchant ship. It is divided into different levels according to the distance and the size of the ship, and the taxation is determined according to the ship material.
Chapter completed!