Chapter 352 The life of the Ministry of Rites is here!
Chapter 352 The work of the Ministry of Rites is here!
"Next, is the Ministry of War. From now on, the troops and horses in various places, except for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the trapped camp, and the Xuanjia Army, will be controlled by the Ministry of War. If there are soldiers and horses in various departments who do not obey orders again, the heads of the officials of the Ministry of War will be chopped off.
Come on!"
"Among the six ministries, the problem of the Ministry of Household Affairs is the biggest. The taxes collected in the Ming Dynasty were no less than 20 million taels per year."
"With the development of the country, the population of the Ming Dynasty is increasing, and the taxes collected should be more and more, but how much tax has been collected by your Ministry of Household Affairs in the past few decades?"
"Ni Yuanlu, in the next two years, the taxes in various places will be collected by this prince. I will set an example for you and tell you how to collect taxes!"
"Remember, if the taxes collected in the future are lower than what this prince collected, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue will also be punished!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
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The officials present were stunned when they heard what Lin Fan said. They were originally going to impeach the crown prince, but they were disrupted by Li Jiantai, Li Guozhen, and Ni Yuanlu. Forget it without impeachment, His Highness the crown prince said they were at fault.
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Moreover, Lin Fan criticized all six films, including Li Jiantai and Ni Yuanlu. Can these two people be regarded as hot-faced but cold-backed?
Some people looked at the two people with disdain. Li Jiantian and Ni Yuanlu did not feel embarrassed at all, but they were scolded by His Highness the Crown Prince a few times. However, they benefited the most.
For example, Li Jiantai, with the support of His Highness the Crown Prince, will be able to mobilize all troops except the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the trapped camp, and the Xuanjia Army.
You know, His Highness the Prince still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. Although they are not as elite as the tiger and leopard cavalry, they are still among the elite soldiers. He has made a lot of money.
Ni Yuanlu is even making a lot of money. Since he took over the Ministry of Household Affairs, it has been in a mess. It is a sure thing that it will not be able to collect taxes.
Unless he has the right to kill all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue and replace them with a new team, His Highness the Prince is now taking the initiative to set an example for him.
When the time comes, His Highness the Prince will do what he wants to do. If anyone can't be collected, just pull him out and chop him down.
However, these two people made a lot of money, but officials in other departments did not.
The first person who was dissatisfied was Xue Bingtian, the Minister of Rites. He said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, our Ministry of Rites is in charge of etiquette and has always been diligent and conscientious. How come you think that we are not doing our jobs properly?"
Lin Fan rolled his eyes at Xue Bingtian and said in a deep voice: "Is your etiquette department doing its job properly?
Let me ask you, if you come to impeach this prince today, is this your business?"
"Even if this prince kills everyone, what does it have to do with your Ministry of Rites?
In the Ming Dynasty, discipline has always been strict, and the harem is not allowed to interfere with politics. Have you met the queen in the harem, and has the queen mother given instructions to her majesty in managing the affairs of the court?"
"The Queen Mother, even the queens dare not go beyond the rules set by Emperor Taizu. Your Rites Department is better off taking care of the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Department of Punishment. You are so brave!"
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Xue Bingtian was speechless after being sprayed by Lin Fan. He staggered back a few steps, steadied himself in front of him, and a flash of inspiration came into his head, saying: "Your Highness, you just said that you want our Ministry of Rites to educate all people, let's
Ordinary people can also come into contact with writing and learn writing. This should not be a matter of the Ministry of Rites, but a matter of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
kindness!
Things about the household department?
Ni Yuanlu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and said: "Xue Shangshu, what you said is too much. What do you mean by the affairs of our household department?"
"Our officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs don't care about etiquette, we are in charge of taxation!"
Xue Bingtian looked at Ni Yuanlu and said loudly: "Ni Shangshu, think about it, if ordinary people want to learn writing, do they have to find a teacher to learn it?
Not to mention whether Mr. Teacher teaches these people how to write, the tuition alone is not what they can afford!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants our Ministry of Rites to teach the common people how to read and write. He must be asking the Ministry of Household Affairs to provide money to help the common people pay for their tuition!"
When Ni Yuanlu heard this, she realized that this matter was really related to her. If so many people across the country wanted to learn writing, how much money would the Ministry of Household Affairs have to spend?
Moreover, the common people have gone to learn writing, who will farm the land?
How could the court collect taxes if no one cultivated the land?
"You have a beautiful idea! How can our Ministry of Household Affairs have money to help those people learn to read? Besides, if the people are all learning to read, who will work in the fields?"
“With no one going to farm, how can our Ministry of Household Affairs collect taxes?
There is no food in the whole country, wouldn’t it mean that many people will starve to death?”
Ni Yuanlu cursed.
"Haha! Look! What Shangshu Ni said is so right. His Royal Highness has one of the most fundamental mistakes in this matter, and that is to let the common people learn writing."
Xue Bingtian seemed to have grasped the point of the matter and said with a sneer.
"That's right! Your Highness, the common people are going to learn writing, but who will farm the land?"
the officials asked in unison.
Lin Fan said: "Who said that everyone should learn writing?
What I mean is that officials from the Ministry of Rites should popularize writing among the people, which I call literacy."
"What?
Literacy?
The people are not blind!"
officials said.
After hearing this, Lin Fan gave those officials a big roll of his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Do you think that literacy is the same as literacy for the blind?
This blindness of mine is illiterate!"
"As the saying goes, the book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty. If you are not literate, you are half blind. Therefore, I want officials from the Ministry of Rites to popularize writing among the people, so that people who do not know how to read and write in the Ming Dynasty
There are fewer and fewer. Isn’t this just literacy?”
kindness!
Emperor Chongzhen's eyes widened at the side. He felt that what Lin Fan said was right, especially the word literacy, which was so wonderfully used!
"Okay! Literacy is good! If the people of the Ming Dynasty can understand writing, then any policies I want to announce will be disseminated faster!"
Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile.
"Your Majesty! There are many benefits to literacy. As the saying goes, reading can cultivate one's tolerance and broaden one's knowledge!"
"With more scholars in the Ming Dynasty, it will be less likely to be seduced by some rebels and roped in to rebel. At the same time, it can also reduce the number of murder cases in major cities, which is of great benefit to the continuation of a dynasty!"
Lin Fan said again.
"Okay! What Fan'er said is really good. Xue Bingtian, you must listen to the prince's opinion, and you must act on it afterwards!"
Emperor Chongzhen said directly.
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Xue Bingtian was in bad condition. His Highness the Crown Prince's words were reasonable and well-founded, and His Majesty also expressed his position directly. I am afraid that no one among the officials present would speak for him.
wipe!
What a damn unlucky person. It’s easy to live this life, but how to do it is not easy!