An emperor of a generation actually said such words, and all the ministers present fell silent for an instant. No one dared to speak, let alone refute.
The question His Majesty asked really made them very embarrassed. For the courtiers, they would not allow anyone to rebel, let alone hope that if the Ming Dynasty could be peaceful for generations, wouldn't it be the prosperous Ming Dynasty since then?
Why do we have to force the people or businessmen to rebel?
"Your Majesty, if we really want to increase taxes in the Ming Dynasty, we must reopen the sea route. If we open the sea route, we must rely on those merchants. If we impose heavy taxes, it will definitely arouse their resistance. Once the tax collection is blocked, the court will give
If taxes are reduced for the people, where will the money come from for the treasury? Does your Majesty still rely on confiscating homes?"
Ni Yuanlu was not afraid of Long Yan's anger, and stepped forward and said angrily. These words had already offended Long Yan, but he had no intention of stopping. Even if he was still on his way south at this moment, he could not stop him from speaking out.
"Why not suffer more for the people these years, and wait until it is more stable, and then..."
"The taxes in the south have been levied for twenty-five years until Chongzhen! How many more years do you want to add? Thirty years? Fifty years?"
Zhu Ling suddenly shouted loudly, and his anger was on the verge of breaking out. Looking at these ministers, he couldn't help but get angry again. He was such a hard-working common man, treating them as the most humble people and squeezing them wantonly.
"Your Majesty, if the taxes on merchants are increased, it will definitely arouse their resistance. When the time comes, the north will be in chaos. If the south is also in chaos, the situation in the Ming Dynasty will be even more difficult! The situation is not the same for the common people. They just have more people. Even if there are
After the civil uprising, relying solely on their rabble, we have hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the south of the Ming Dynasty. It is only a piece of cake to annihilate them."
Ni Yuanlu was still unyielding, and her words made other ministers present feel a little scared. These words were too shocking. The original intention of all the ministers was to advise His Majesty to be cautious about business taxes, but who knew that this would happen?
Ni Yuanlu is so bold.
The ancient ministers discussed with His Majesty, although there must be different opinions, at least the bottom line is still there. Now Ni Yuanlu is so fearless, which really opens the eyes of the people around him.
"Your Majesty has asked me to be in charge of the Household Department, but there are mistakes in your plans. I should correct you!"
"You said that the common people are just a bunch of rabble, so wasn't Li Zicheng a commoner before the intruder? Wasn't Zhang Xianzhong also a commoner? Who could have known at that time that these two would be the two biggest rebels of our Ming Dynasty?
If a civil uprising breaks out in the south and a rebel leader like these two emerges, who of you will be responsible?"
Zhu Ling looked at Ni Yuanlu coldly, his eyes full of coldness, and every word he said was filled with murderous intent. But after all, Ni Yuanlu was also thinking about Ming Dynasty, so she could only scold him.
"I... am speechless"
At this point, Ni Yuanlu finally stopped insisting and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she was defeated and immediately knelt down.
"I am terrified."
Zhu Ling withdrew his gaze and did not look at the other ministers. Instead, he put his hands behind his back and stopped talking. The figure behind him showed a sense of loneliness.
"Today's discussion ends here. Everyone, please go back and rest for now."
Everyone suddenly heard a long sigh from His Majesty, and they immediately knew in their hearts that His Majesty no longer wanted to be disturbed, so they all bowed and slowly retreated.
Looking at the outlines of prefectures and counties in the distance, I saw that there were also many people gathered on the mountains and fields. However, Yang Kuo and Wang Guoxing were well prepared, so many people rode their horses out into the distance, stopping the people and not allowing them to rely on the scriptures.
There are also a large number of scouts running around in the four directions of southeast, northwest, and closely monitoring the movements of enemy troops for several miles around.
Zhu Ling, who has been busy in modern busy life for more than 20 years, has become an emperor here. Looking at everything in front of him, although he is powerful, he always feels a sense of loneliness, and this sense of loneliness cannot be dissipated.
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"Your Majesty, it's still cold, so let's go back to the dragon chariot first."
At this time, Wang Chengen took a silk dragon pattern cloak, put it on Zhu Ling, and persuaded him.
"Cheng'en, there is not much money in the treasury. Let's look at the food these days. You can buy it from the prefectures and counties you pass by. But going to Shandong and Nanjing will cost a lot of money. Guan Ningjun, I really
I can’t afford it.”
Zhu Lingchang let out a lonely sound. Under the bleak cool wind, the two of them stood next to the dragon chariot, but they had a loneliness that no one else could describe.
"Searching a house is actually not a good idea, but the hard part is to come up with a good reason." Wang Chengen also felt very worried about his master. After thinking for a long time, he finally expressed an idea that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.
"I know it too."
"The difficulty lies here. The businessmen there, especially those who occupy thousands of acres of farmland, not only have money, but also have a long history of colluding with local officials. How can we secure a conviction? How?
Confiscating the house? Will the money be embezzled by the officials who ransacked the house? "
"Your Majesty can privately instigate a rebel bandit. The number should be controlled, try to keep it around a thousand people." Wang Chengen had an idea and immediately said: "This thousand people are not too many, but they are not many. Although the face
The suppression of the southern provinces was somewhat insufficient, but when it came to those powerful businessmen, it was no more and no less."
"go on."
After listening to Wang Chengen's words, Zhu Ling suddenly realized that this method has been used by many people in history, and if it is used on these people today, it is just a repeat of history.
"Insert some people who are loyal to His Majesty, and disguise people from Jin Yiwei or Dongchang as ordinary people to sneak in. If you find that this team has any tendency to grow, immediately unite with the local officials to eliminate them!"
Wang Chengen said very excitedly, this method can definitely solve a headache.
"This traitor can not only plunder the ill-gotten gains of those merchants for Your Majesty, but also bring fame to the south for wiping out the traitors. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
After hearing this, Zhu Ling immediately became quite happy, and the sadness in his heart for the past few days finally eased a little.
"This is a very good thing, but one thing is that it must not become more popular. Otherwise, all previous efforts will be wasted and the situation in the south will be completely disrupted."
Although the minds of those ordinary people are relatively simple, they want to eat good food, wear good clothes, and at most they can only become kings of the mountain, but if things go too smoothly, the desire to covet the throne will definitely emerge.
"Let's wait until the prince arrives in Nanjing to take care of this matter. At that time, I will dedicate half of the Guan Ning Army to help guard Nanjing. In addition, I will suppress the rebels of a thousand people and prevent them from becoming bigger. Then this matter
You are solely responsible for it, and remember that if anyone knows about their uprising, it is under my instructions and I will behead them directly."
Speaking of this, Zhu Ling's eyes instantly became filled with murderous intent. In this era, if he had been so kind, he would have been betrayed by his own ministers long ago.
"This slave obeys your order."
After this was completed, looking at Guan Ningjun who was supporting the team on both sides, he suddenly remembered that Wu Sangui didn't know what to do at this time. Twenty-three of his family members were picked up by him and they were going to be taken to Nanjing, but he still couldn't
But he felt that Wu Sangui was difficult to control.
There are many problems with just these ten thousand Guanning troops. Wu Sangui must have known for a long time that Li Yuan died in battle and lost two thousand people. Will he send someone to take away this Guanning army? This is basically unknown, and it can only be
A day's delay is a day.
Zuo Liangyu, who was stationed in the southwest, had always been disloyal to him and the Ming Dynasty. In history, he even used King Qin's slogans to launch a large-scale attack on Nanjing. Such rebellion would be eliminated sooner or later.
The Muying Palace, which has been guarding Yunnan for generations, and the heroine Qin Liangyu, who has led troops on many expeditions, both need to be won over. If they want to try to restore the north and restore Liaodong again, the south must first be pacified.
Zhang Xianzhong, who lives in Huguang, is the first obstacle.
What's more, his adopted descendants Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and others are all generals and even handsome men. They must all be poached. Otherwise, according to the iron heel of the Manchus in history, Li Zicheng may not be able to hold on for even a month.
[Author's digression]: There are not many updates these days. I hope you will forgive me for reading. I am about to take the third exam. I am very nervous. I simulate every day and lose some time. I will naturally make up for it in the future. Sorry everyone!
But I still shamelessly hope that everyone will vote more and give more votes. Thank you all.