I'm really not doing business

Chapter 199 Suffering for a long time

"Hai Rui, after you returned to court, you have already lost your righteousness. Why do you follow others and dare not speak out!"

"The country has great interests, and the court has great treachery. You refuse to follow harsh rules to get crimes quickly! Instead, you keep suppressing the ministers who have eyes and ears, saying that no one has integrity. What is your intention!" Liu Liangbi immediately became anxious.

With Hai Rui's assessment, Qingliu's path may not work, and the path of being an official will not be able to go. If he can't get things done, he still wants to be an official?

Hai Rui said calmly, "Hou Yuzhao has uprightness, Zhang Chucheng has uprightness, Tang Tang has uprightness, and Xiyuan Wang has uprightness. Why are there no upright people in the court?"

Hai Rui laughed after he finished speaking. He identified popular academic officials, and also identified upright people. Liu Liangbi's words were not trustworthy.

What Wang Chonggu said suddenly was that the white clay of Taotu Mountain cannot be discarded. The white clay of Taotu Mountain is the core material of woolen official factories, and it must never be discarded.

Wang Chonggu is completely out of money now, accumulating words and interests all day long, and he is also implicated by Zhang Siwei, which is in line with the typical characteristics of a courtier. Hai Rui's magic sword should be quick to get rid of crime.

But Wang Chonggu is able to do things, and he can stand upright. Wang Chonggu is now following the path of an official.

Hai Rui looked at Liu Liangbi and said with a smile: "I said you have no integrity, isn't that just trying to get your crimes done quickly? Isn't it just telling stories when you wag your lips and tongue?"

After Hai Rui's appraisal, he still wanted to curse people. The integrity of the Ming Dynasty was always upright, and a public security notice almost pissed Emperor Jiajing to death. It's not a joke to carry the coffin to admonish him, but Hai Rui is going to play, that is, he wants to say that Emperor Jiajing is not in charge of others.

Unlike Zhang Juzheng's swearing letter, which was only known to a few people, Hai Rui's book on law and order is known to everyone in the world.

The more Zhu Yijun thought about it, the more he didn't feel right. He frowned and asked, "Liu Qing, you are so angry from embarrassment. Could it be that Tang Zongbing's death has something to do with you?"

"If you find out, write to Wang Rulong, the commander-in-chief of the Daning Guard, and ask Wang Rulong to ask Dong Huli one or two. If Dong Huli is willing to tell you and submit the documentary evidence to the Jingtang, I don't mind giving him some benefits." Zhu Yijun has cards in his hand.

Dong Huli doesn't really care about Bu Hachu's life or death, although Bu Hachu was captured alive because he saved Dong Huhu.

It's just a reward, 1 taels is not enough, just 2 taels, 2 taels for killing the inner ghost who can kill the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty? Zhu Yijun is willing to pay 10 taels.

No matter how much Dong Huli asked for, Zhu Yijun gave the money to Qi Jiguang and asked Qi Jiguang to go out and arrest people.

Catching ghosts has always been troublesome, but Dong Huli likes to ask for rewards very much. He was ambushed in the first year of Wanli and he couldn't ask for rewards. This time he asked for rewards first in Gubeikou, but the results were not allowed. He sneaked in and was defeated, and then Tang Kekuan was ambushed and died.

Tang Kekuan's record is actually not too bad. In wars, winning or losing is a common matter for military strategists. In the 32 years of Jiajing, the deputy general guarded Jinshanwei. As a result, Jiading and Songjiang Japanese pirates frequently invaded.

Since then, there have been few failures.

Tang Kekuan led the army for decades. From the 33rd year of Jiajing, he had no defeats until he was killed by Dong Huli in the fourth year of Wanli.

Tang Kekuan has been ups and downs for so many years, fighting against the Japanese invaders from north to south. Did he misjudge the situation and think that Dong Huhu was a bully before he went out to pursue him?
This matter must be investigated.

Tingzhang is dealing with the two people messing around in front of the emperor. Tang Kekuan's case must be thoroughly investigated!
Zhang Juzheng made an extremely careful arrangement. Inside, Tiqi ran around, and Yushi went to investigate personally, and outside, he communicated with Dong Huhu, who was a sweaty man, hoping to get some news and get better clues from outside the Great Wall, because Dong Huhu likes money very much.

Zhu Yijun attached great importance to this case. It was actually very difficult for Daming to find out the truth when the person died outside the Great Wall.

The court discussion is still going on, Zhu Yijun listens to the government, and is very serious, and Zhang Juzheng's handling is extremely comprehensive.

For example, Shen Yiguan of the Zhejiang Party said: It is autumn, the local barbarians are angry with the wages, and the old age is declining with the arches.

Shen always asked to renegotiate the horse price and silver.

Shen Yiguan’s memorandum is about military affairs in the Northwest. The court gave more and more money, but the horses he got died as soon as they were bought back. I hope the court can monitor them and put an end to such sick and weak horses. We must learn to say no, and don’t be afraid of I Da Khan. I Da Khan is old.

There has never been a shortage of warlords in the court, especially dissatisfied with the increasing price of horses and silver. In the same year, the Xuanfu received more than 200 million taels of silver, of which more than 100 million was given to Alta Khan. The number of horses obtained was too small to be used.

In the fifth year of Longqing, when Alta paid tribute, the voice of the main combat faction was very loud. If it weren't for the cabinet ministers such as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, Wang Chong's Kujin party kept running around, and this matter would not have been possible.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has achieved results in strengthening its military forces, even if it is limited by the influence of the Rouyuan people, those who are good at fighting, and the arbitrariness of the first emperor, the war cannot be started lightly. For the sake of the court's face, can we be a little tougher, and Da Ming will give what I asked Khan to ask for?

The answer Zhu Yijun gave was that the horse price was already being renegotiated.

The reason for the court meeting is to formulate negotiation strategies, determine the direction of the wind, the toughness and weakness of the attitude, what level to achieve, etc. If the court meeting does not make decisions, it will be difficult for the negotiating ministers Chen Xuexue, Da Sikou Wang Chonggu and others to do things.

Zhang Juzheng picked up a memorial book, stood up with all the officials, then bowed respectfully, knelt down on the ground and bowed his head and said obediently: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial book."

"The only way for ministers to steal the truth is to keep the people safe. If the people are safe and the country is solid, there will be dangers of floods, droughts, thieves, and foreign aggression by the enemy, but if the people are loved and loved, the country will not collapse, so it is the art of long-term stability and long-term governance."

"If you want the people to be safe, you must pay more attention to the officials of the herdsmen. Today, the chief officials of the county and the country cut down and offer them up in order to hope for their reputation; they are running around for succession in order to seek recommendation..."

A ten-thousand-word letter titled "Please choose a Sijuan Fu to comfort the people's life", is to ask for exemption from tax arrears.

Even the monsters only eat Tang monk meat, not the common people, because the common people are really suffering.

There is nothing to be combined, nothing to be combined, social conflicts are already extremely serious, so Zhang Juzheng brought his courtiers to play, avoiding the previous debts.

In May of the sixth year of Longqing, before his grand trip, Emperor Longqing followed the advice of his courtiers, and all the owed taxes from Jiajing 43 to the fifth year of Longqing were exempted.

And this time, in order to avoid all the arrears from the sixth year of Longqing to the third year of Wanli.

Arrears are a phenomenon, and the problem caused by this phenomenon is the clichéd bad financial loss. Zhang Juzheng discussed the reasons behind the problem from multiple aspects.

Zhang Juzheng's memorial said very clearly: "The money and grain are owed. They were not ordinary people. They were full of power and cunning, alluding to invasion and deception, which led to losses and constant taxes." ]
This lack of dues is not the fault of the small people, but the power, treachery and cunning, and various occupations and oppressions have led to the loss of Zhengfu.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Zhang Juzheng dared to say that. He analyzed the reasons for the lack of taxes thoroughly and clearly, instead of blaming the common people for being ignorant of etiquette, tricky and impermanent, and deliberately accumulating debts. This is a common saying in the Ming Dynasty.
But Zhang Juzheng didn't say that. He said that the crime of arrears and crimes is powerful, alluding to intrusion. This is the first reason Zhang Juzheng summed up.

During the Longqing period, Hai Rui was impeached for the crime of being a gentry. Hai Rui didn't do anything.

In the 270th year of the reign of the Ming Dynasty, in the long history of the entire dynasty, only Zhang Juzheng played the performance and told the emperor where the problem of the Ming Dynasty's debts came from.

After Zhang Juzheng, no one in the Ming Dynasty dared to discuss the negative role of power and right and gentry in the social class.

In the memorial, Zhang Juzheng also criticized the Ming court. He said: "Everyone has a bureaucracy, and they can't arrange themselves to save troubles. There are too many anonymous solicitations, ingenious names, extravagance, extravagance, and extravagance. As a result, the people's power is exhausted, but they cannot complete the government's gifts."The powerful and powerful households invaded, bullied and accumulated cunning. They were all afraid of arranging local officials, and did not dare to ask questions. Instead, they ordered the poor households to pay compensation. ]
As a public power above all classes, as a transcendent force to mediate social conflicts, Daming Yousi could not perform its duties of mediating conflicts. Instead, it intensified conflicts, constantly setting up various names, soliciting from the people, and powerful and powerful families were afraid of the authority of the court.

This is the second reason Zhang Juzheng concluded.

In the memorial, Zhang Juzheng carried out self-reflection and self-criticism again. He said: "Recently, due to the practice of the method of examination, some officials are afraid of punishment, so they pursue them with severe punishment regardless of priority; what's more, they use the pockets of corrupt officials."As a result, the people groaned and sighed with sorrow, saying that the imperial court was too urgent to urge the court to live in peace. ]
The examination method is good and good, and it is not without problems. The evils of amassing and amassing by officials are revealed every day. This extremely utilitarian examination method, in order to complete the KPI, some officials are afraid of conceding crimes, regardless of the severity.

This is the third reason Zhang Juzheng summed up, blame him, the chief assistant of the country.

Self-reflection and self-criticism are the basis of mutual criticism. Blindly criticizing others without looking for reasons from oneself can easily lead to blindness. The contradiction between self-criticism and mutual criticism is a methodology for self-improvement and mutual progress.

Introspection is a virtue, as the Master said: I reflect on myself three times a day.

As for the arrears, Zhang Juzheng's approach is to continue to pursue the arrears while avoiding the arrears.

"Mr. replied without courtesy, I understood everything before, but I don't understand the only thing that is free of debts, but I continue to pursue debts. What should I do?" Zhu Yijun read the memorial very carefully, and expressed his doubts.

Zhang Juzheng wanted both.

"Avoidance of debts is to avoid the accumulated debts of small people, and to continue to pursue debts means that after the clearing of the house, the tax office will continue to issue reminders... to pay the bills and continue to pursue the debts of the big families." Zhang Juzheng stood up after paying homage again, and said very solemnly: "Your Majesty, the small people are only weak, but the power is rich."

Xiao Min is poor and skinny and can't cook oil, while Quan Hao is fat and fat, suffering a lot.

Zhang Juzheng knew very well that the reminder ticket issued by the tax office was basically a reminder ticket, and Luo Bingliang, a thousand tax collectors, was just waiting for the early bird to jump out so that he could directly ransack the house.

How can there be a quick copy of the house in case of debt?
The money, food and salaries needed by the Ming Dynasty to attack the Great Ningwei were jointly sponsored by Nanya Jinshen and Zhang Siwei's [-] accomplices!
"Mr. mentioned earlier that powerful and powerful households invaded, bullied and accumulated cunning. Instead, they ordered the underprivileged households to guarantee compensation, and to pursue the arrears from the powerful. The power was transferred to the small people. This is not what I want." Zhu Yijun raised his own concerns. He understood Zhang Juzheng's purpose in doing so, but such a goal, how to achieve it?

Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said: "I take the example of a student beating Li Yingchen, the magistrate of Jiangling County, who was ordered by the imperial court. The three parties are a complicated three-body contradiction. The officials and officials control the power, while the rich and the rich and the gentry have money and acres. The people are trapped in life."

"When the imperial court issued an order to clean up the fields, powerful men and gentry were bound to fight back. Beating the court officials would intensify the conflict. Similarly, if the imperial court exempts the common people and pursues the powerful men, the conflicts will intensify and counterattack.

Zhang Juzheng felt that he didn't understand what he was saying, and he was afraid that the little emperor didn't understand him. He went further and said: "In the past, the powerful were able to leave their households and order compensation for the poor. It was because of the court's appeasement and asylum, and it was also due to the excessive taxation and miscellaneous taxes. The power of the rich and powerful comes from the court, which is the top, and it also comes from the people's protection, which is the bottom."

"If the powerful still resist the urging of votes and apportion them downwards after the court made clear the decree, their power will not be appeased and protected by the court from the top, and will not be relied on by the people from the bottom.

"But Yousi doesn't need to pay back the debts, and the bad name is all on the tax office. Yousi only needs to settle down the people, and he can act impartially."

What Zhang Juzheng said is very clear. Not all officials in Ming Dynasty are bad enough to ooze pus and have evil natures. Li Yingchen, the county magistrate of Jiangling, obeyed the imperial order to clear his head, but was beaten by local powerful tycoons.

However, the powerhouses in Jiangling County beat Li Yingchen and paid a terrible price. On the one hand, all the students were expelled from the list, and on the other hand, the Qingzhang was further implemented.

Yousi will no longer pursue debts, large households will be dealt with by the tax office, and yousi will be able to act impartially. The world will be stable, and you can expect one or two.

In this complex three-body contradiction, two-two contradictions, Zhang Juzheng's combination of punches is to eliminate all kinds of debts with a clear purpose, which divides the common interests of the powerful and the small people, and eases the contradiction between the small people and Yousi, and then continues to pursue debts.

The poverty-stricken household is the weakest party in this complex three-body contradiction, and it is also the only party that has the power to destroy the Ming court.

According to the thought of Zhang Juzheng's Collected Works of the Ming Emperor, the Ming Dynasty wanted to last forever, as long as every common people had shoes to wear, the country would last forever.

On the one hand, it is a strange quantification. The feet are the farthest from the eccentric, so they are the least cared for. If you can remember to wear shoes, it means that the people of Ming Dynasty can at least live, not that they can't live. Who would like to rebel?

On the other hand, this is a metaphor, that is, when governing, think of the people more, because the people are the feet of Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Ming is fortunate." Zhu Yijun highly affirmed Zhang Juzheng's decree. Zhang Juzheng was able to become the regent of the Ming Dynasty because of his strength and his ability to make the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. He has the determination, means, ability, and confidence to let the people live a stable life.

"The minister recommends the new Zheng Gong Gaogong to come to the court, and the main task is to catch and kill corruption." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said: "If you don't kill corruption, I am sincerely afraid that the government will be difficult to implement."

Finally, we have come to the step of eliminating the corruption of the government of officials, and the examination of the law is an important tool to break the appeasement, so the elimination of the government of bribery requires further clarity of the government of officials.

The bureaucratic machinery of the Ming Dynasty is extremely sophisticated. If this machine is rusted, parts must be replaced to continue to operate stably. The incompetent will show their true colors under the examination method, and after the examination, the corruption-killing wind is very suitable for this job.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone changed color. Zhang Juzheng wanted to forgive the debts of the common people. Everyone agreed that it was a benevolent government after all. Everyone could not object to continuing to pursue the debts of the big households. After all, the political correctness of the government is now to show mercy to the common people.

But if you let Gao Gong return to Beijing, everyone will oppose it!
Gao Gong's anti-corruption efforts are strong and tough, and the courtiers recognize it very much!But you can avoid it when you return to Beijing. You Zhang Juzheng has the ability to suppress Gao Gong's reputation regardless of previous suspicions. You Zhang Juzheng took it, but the courtiers borne the price.

"Your Majesty, I don't agree. The new Zheng Gong is old and sick. It might be bad luck to go back and forth like this." Ge Shouli was the first to stand up to object. Gao Gong's health was already very bad.

Tan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also immediately came out of the squad and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Xinzheng Gong is often sick, and he is responsible for the administration of officials. He is entrusted to non-human beings. In case of accidents, those who cannot make sacrifices for a while, how can they send ten thousand times for trouble?"

Tan Lun said this in the first year of Wanli, because when he coughed and was impeached, the official said that he was not qualified for the job, and now Tan Lun hit back with a boomerang.

The Jin Party is the Xinzheng Party. Those who impeached Tan Lun at Chaori Temple were Gao Gong's disciples. Tan Lun is indeed a man of open-mindedness, but Tan Lun still remembers the criticism of impeaching him at that time and letting him give way to Wang Chonggu.

Wang Guoguang bowed his head and said, "I think what Da Sima said is very true, so I second my opinion."

Wang Guoguang, a traitor of the Jin Party, is even more unwilling to return to Beijing, otherwise how will he, a traitor, deal with himself?

In the imperial court, the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Da Sima, and Da Situ expressed their opposition, and the leaders of the Jin Party and the Zhejiang Party clearly expressed their opposition.

Wan Shihe came out and bowed his head and said: "I don't agree with this method either. The new Zheng Gong returns to Beijing, and I want to let him be worthy of him."

There have been very few such things as giving up talents since ancient times. Wan Shihe is now in a high position, so he will not give up his position.

Feng Bao, Gao Gong's life-and-death enemy, did not say a word, his eyes kept turning on the courtiers. He knew that Zhang Juzheng was going to recommend Gao Gong today, and he had communicated in advance. Feng Bao was looking for someone to see who would support Gao Gong's return to the court.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said confidently: "Sir, I know that I have never liked Gao Gong, and he bullied me when I was young."

Hai Rui looked left and right, took three steps forward and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I ask you to be honest, please entrust your majesty with a heavy responsibility. I will do my best and die."

Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up, who said that there is no one available in the country!Isn't there an Excalibur on the side?
Before that, Hai Rui was in charge of appraising the uprightness of Kodao officials. Hai Rui's anti-corruption efforts are like Zhang Fei's eating bean sprouts.

Hai Rui's integrity is well-known throughout the world, and Hai Rui's two-sleeved style is well-known. Hai Rui's ability to handle affairs has also passed the test of practice. Xu Jie has just become an official.

Hai Rui's style of anti-corruption and anti-corruption is very suitable.

"I think it's kind, sir?" Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.

Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Hai Rui only raises people's backgrounds, fearing that the world will not accept it."

Of course Zhang Juzheng had considered Hai Rui, Hai Rui was suitable in every aspect, but his family background was not good, and the whole world would probably be discussing it.

Zhu Yijun immediately said: "It's easy to handle. Didn't Mr. Hai say last time that no one in Luzon counties can do it, so you can let people go there? Extraordinary merit means extraordinary things, so Hai Rui is specially granted Enke Jinshi. This background is enough. They are all Jinshi."

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said.

Wang Chonggu came back to his senses!It's probably not that the little emperor and Zhang Juzheng are setting up a fishing game with the bait of Gao Gong!This round of rehearsals and personnel appointments, the answers were fluent, I am afraid they have been rehearsed a long time ago!

Feng Bao, a treacherous eunuch, has been looking around all the time, looking for those fish who hope Gao Gong will return to the court. His targets include Ge Shouli, Wang Guoguang, Wan Shihe, etc., as well as him Wang Chonggu!

Wang Chonggu originally thought it would be good for Gao Gong to return to the court, because Gao Gong was really good at anti-corruption, but Wang Chonggu knew his own situation.

Wang Chonggu commented: Your Majesty's hook is a little blunt.

Zhu Yijun Zhu approved Zhang Juzheng's "Please Choose a Sijuan Fu to Comfort the People's Lives", and Zhu also criticized the anti-corruption and killing of the Chief Consul Hai Rui.

The court meeting is over.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the fourth year of Wanli, the imperial decree was circulated throughout the world. This imperial decree was not written in classical Chinese, but an imperial decree written in extremely simple vulgar script for the common people.

When San Niangzi entered Juyongguan, she saw the imperial decree posted at the gate of the city.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:"

"Mr. Shoufu Zhang Juzheng said at the memorial that to avoid the previous debts, we have complied with the sir's request, and all the debts will not be pursued. If there are cunning and treacherous guys who pretend to be in our name and say they want to recover the debts, they will write to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Hai Rui Hai Qingtian will deal with them personally. If they can go to the capital, we will ask Hai Qingtian to bring you to us to express their grievances in person."

"Chin this."

The third lady looked at the official documents on the yellow list and was silent for a long time, because she saw the stone carvings in front of the earth temple with the same words on them.

San Niangzi has always heard that the imperial edicts of the Son of Heaven are all in vulgar language, which belongs to the classics, but since Emperor Xiaozong, such imperial edicts are rare, and San Niangzi is an outsider, she has never heard of such imperial edicts.

Today, the third lady met.

The most interesting thing about this imperial decree is that the little emperor is too good at pretending to be a tiger. The folks have a very high evaluation of Hai Rui. They are all called by the word Qingtian. The little emperor directly borrows Hai Rui's prestige.

The third lady's mood immediately turned bad. She came to Beijing this time to negotiate the price of horses and silver with Daming on behalf of An Dahan!

The stronger the Ming Dynasty, the more difficult it is to talk about the price of horses and silver. What happened to the court of the Ming Dynasty, and how did it become so much?
This is the second time San Niangzi has come to Beijing this year. North Korean envoys Li Houbai and Yin Genshou were very surprised to see San Niangzi enter the court again. As filial sons of the Ming Dynasty, it is not uncommon for North Korea to enter the court like Daming.

Chen Xuexue received San Niangzi, and serious negotiations began the next day.

"Da Ming is too harsh! I Da Khan is the king of Shunyi who was conferred by the Ming Dynasty. It sounds good, but it's ugly. It's Daming's watchdog. It seems that the Wara people can't invade. There has been no police in the past few years. Are we going to cut the price of horses and silver now? We don't take the silver back. We only ask for iron pots, salt, cloth, and tea. The court will not let us watchdogs live. Watchdogs become wild dogs and bite their masters!"

The last time San Niangzi came to Beijing, she was quite obedient, but this time she directly became very ugly.

"Da Ming is breaking his promise!" San Niangzi patted the table, pointed at Chen Xuexue, and accused Daming of being immoral.

"The horses you sell are all weak and sick. They can't even be used as post horses. What's the reason? I paid nearly one million taels of silver for the horses in Daming a year, and I exchanged [-] of these horses. What a reason! Daming betrayed his promise? Are you doing business?"

"Business is business. What kind of watchdog! You say it nicely. If you have a dog, you know how to bark twice. When you invade and rob, is that a dog? It's a jackal!" Chen Xuexue also refused to give in.

No matter how good-looking the third lady is, she is also a shrew when she has a ferocious face. She kept patting the table and said, "Nonsense! Bloody mouth!"

"Although the horses we sell can't be called good horses, they can definitely be used in post stations. The officials in Gong City are extremely strict! We don't want any weak, weak, sick, etc., wait, wait, the horse is worth millions of silver?"

"What we earn in a year is only 20 taels! Your mouth, even if it is an imaginary number, can't be multiplied by five times!"

"20?" Chen Xuexue looked surprised.

"100 million?" The third lady was puzzled.

Wang Chonggu took a sip of tea in embarrassment and said, "Drink tea, drink tea, and quench the fire."

　In the fourth year of Wanli and the tenth year of Wanli, there were a total of two free debts. Both were presided over by Zhang Juzheng.Ask for a monthly ticket, woo! ! ! ! ! !

　　
　
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