I'm really not doing business

Chapter 348 Small good and big evil, killing one person less will harm tens of millions of people.

What Wang Chonggu supervised was an official factory, which was related to the livelihood of tens of thousands of people. Wang Chonggu repeatedly warned Wang Qian not to make enemies outside. Don't make enemies. When they got to the point where they were, the only way to destroy them was to disobey the holy will and destroy their family. Only yourself.

Wang Chonggu used Zhang Siwei as an example. The Ming Emperor deliberately sought trouble for Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei hid far away and went back to his hometown. Could the emperor still pursue him as far as Shanxi?Your Majesty is so busy with everything, including state affairs, family affairs, and world affairs. He has to care about everything. How can he have time to pay attention to Zhang Siwei?

But Zhang Siwei insisted on jumping out.

Wang Chonggu did not want his son to make enemies everywhere, so he kept a low profile and was cautious outside, so as not to cause trouble to the family and not to offend His Majesty.

"Wang Cifu, I think Wang Qian did a good job. He neither spent any money nor let the wealthy people who migrated to Beijing get their way. He stepped on them hard. He did a great job. Wang Cifu, man In the world of fame and fortune in the officialdom, how can you have so many things that you can do by yourself?" Zhu Yijun said a few good words for Wang Qian.

People in the arena involuntarily.

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is the largest zero-sum game of vanity and wealth in the world. It is extremely difficult, even impossible, to wallow in it and still want to emerge from the mud without being stained, and be clear without being evil.

Zhu Yijun has only seen one example of Hai Rui to this day, and Hai Rui was able to do it largely because he was used to being poor. After a long period of practice, materialistic desires have already turned into caring about the country and the people.

Hai Rui is a magic sword of the Ming Dynasty, but this magic sword is too sharp and too strong. Zhang Juzheng's attitude towards Hai Rui's return to the court only has six words: the crooked part is complete, the wrong part is straight.

Wang Qian's identity is destined to do these things. He will be contaminated and involved in them. This is his fate and he cannot avoid it.

"You're still too angry. Isn't this nonsense?" Wang Chonggu still disagreed with Wang Qian's excessive involvement in this kind of thing.

"Young people, are you still young if you are not full of energy?"

"Does Wang Cifu think this Yao Guangqi did it?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously.

He hoped to hear Wang Chonggu's inference that Yao Guangqi was the most suspicious.

"I don't think there are many." Wang Chonggu said with a strange expression: "I don't think so. Your Majesty, I dare not say that this official factory is impregnable and cannot be poured into, but our official factory has placed so many elite soldiers from the army, I don't think so." I believe that Yao Guangqi can do this."

The official factory of the Ming Dynasty had its own laws, which contained many strange rules. These strange rules were generally observed, and the people who enforced these laws were all old and retired soldiers. Although they were said to be old, they were actually no more than His Majesty is more than ten years older and looks 26 or seven years old. He is definitely not an old janitor.

These sharp soldiers know that the official factory is a big deal, and they keep a close watch on the official factory, especially the warehouse. Yao Guangqi has the ability of Monkey King, can he still fly in with a somersault?

"What does Wang Cifu mean?" Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and asked, "Is there a mole?"

Wang Chonggu said quite accurately: "There is definitely an evil spirit! Your Majesty, a few years ago, Liu Qiniang met the Holy Spirit and told Your Majesty about the occupation. Your Majesty ordered me to investigate myself. I just let some wind out, then The border official factory was on fire, and I thought that Yao Guangqi couldn't do it, and only a traitor could do it."

"Okay, just check them all." Zhu Yijun asked after some consideration: "Wang Cifu, are there any difficulties in the investigation of internal encroachment this time? If there are difficulties, I can allocate two people to punish one thousand households and one hundred Named Tiqi, helping Wang Cifu handle the case."

"There is nothing difficult." Wang Chonggu shook his head after serious consideration and said: "Your Majesty, people are actually much more fragile than imagined. You don't even need any means. Just sit on that stool and say a few words. The preface did not match the follow-up, and after a dozen or so sentences, things started to go wrong. After fifty sentences, the situation was completely chaotic. I focused on one thing and lost sight of the other. I repeated the question three times, and most people gave it away."

As the Minister of Punishment, Wang Chonggu really has a say in this matter. People are more fragile than they think. When they commit crimes, they are so bold and reckless, and when they sit on the confession bench, they are as timid as a mouse. Even No need to ask any more, he was pressed on the judge's stool and the problem was explained clearly.

"Ah, is this really like this?" Zhu Yijun looked around. The ceremonial officers inside the palace, the red-helmeted generals outside the palace, the Han generals at the Meridian Gate, the Tiqi from the North Town Fusi outside the Meridian Gate, scattered on the grassland. Among the three thousand piers and distant princes, who doesn’t have a will as strong as iron?Zhu Yijun had never seen the words timid as a mouse in any of them.

Zhu Yijun was very sure that even if they died, they would die standing.

Wang Chonggu obviously noticed His Majesty's gaze. He thought about it seriously and said, "High morals are not entirely a disadvantage."

"The high moral disadvantage of Taixi envoy Legashi was his disadvantage in the colonial war. The Ming Dynasty could not completely enslave the natives, or even completely eliminate them and gain everything."

"But morality is within the four directions of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the foundation of peace in the world."

Morality is what traditional Confucianism advocates most. It seems that as long as everyone cultivates their own morality, the world can be harmonious. This logic is not problematic in theory. If everyone has high morality, then everyone Respecting each other as guests will naturally lead to a prosperous time when we don’t pick up things on the road and don’t close our doors at night.

However, in practice, due to material foundation, nature, education, etc., the morals of everyone are uneven. This moral gap creates various contradictions, and ultimately we have to resort to the law. constraint.

This is what has been done in the past dynasties since Qin unified the world. The skin of Confucianism and the bones of Legalism are covered with a layer of Confucian skin, but the inside is supported by the bones of Legalism.

The law is only the lower limit, responsible for ensuring the bottom line, while morality is the upper limit, determining the upper limit of a civilization.

In the Han Dynasty, there was Zhongliang from generation to generation.

In the white-haired wind that can't tell the difference between up, down, left, east, west, and south, which is still floating on the grassland, these loyal and good people are emerging one after another. They are not created for no reason. They all have fathers, mothers, wives and children. A person made of flesh and blood.

Wang Chonggu slightly dislikes the word "high moral inferiority". He believes that this word is a special word in a special background. It is a specific word established in the overseas competitive environment of the Ming Dynasty. It has reference significance.

"Your Majesty, most ordinary people don't have much will to resist when they do something wrong, especially when they know they have done something wrong. When the incident is not exposed, they can still say a few harsh words. When the incident occurs, they will close the door for a day or two. Everything has been said." Wang Chonggu once again answered His Majesty's question affirmatively.

"How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? A dog in a flying camp steals the public for private gain, how can it be compared with the Marquis of Duntaiyuan, which is regarded with scorn by God?" Wang Chonggu reminded His Majesty that the gap between human beings is sometimes greater than that between human beings and dogs. Even bigger.

"Then this matter will be left entirely to Wang Cifu. If you have any difficulties, feel free to mention it." Zhu Yijun understood and said with a smile.

"I obey the order." Wang Chonggu bowed his head and reported the fire in Yongding Woolen Factory. Wang Chonggu did not intend to rest during the New Year and would settle the matter first.

In fact, Wang Chonggu had another big killer weapon that he didn't explain to the emperor. Wang Chonggu's biggest killer weapon was the emperor himself.

Originally, they took dozens of kilograms of wool, a few woolen horses, and a foot of worsted rags. At most, they were fined a little. Those with a large number were expelled from the official factory. After leaving the official factory, the private workshops surrounding the official factory , you can also go.

But if these matters are really brought before the emperor, it may not be that simple.

Your Majesty's fondness for killing is known to everyone from Hokkaido to Ireland.

As long as Wang Chonggu moved out the emperor's giant Buddha and said he didn't tell the truth, he would send it to Beizhen Fusi Yamen for Tiqi to interrogate. Wang Chonggu wouldn't believe it. Every one of these people dared not to tell the truth!For those who say they are not afraid, Wang Chonggu praises him as a man!
Not to mention them, even Wang Chonggu, a first-rank official in the court, stayed away from Beizhen Fusi. He never wanted to go in and be asked, how many people who entered Beizhen Fusi's prison could come out alive?
Wang Chonggu's judgment was extremely accurate, especially when the emperor reminded him of the words "inquiry about everything", some people started crying and howling on the spot. His Majesty had 720 people killed in prison the day before his wedding!

This kind of job embezzlement, especially in a relatively closed environment, only needs to open a hole, and the case will be quickly investigated. The case of the warehouse fire was also investigated to the bottom. It is true that there is a warehouse ambassador who embezzled to an excessive extent. I heard that he has the power to investigate. Public opinion immediately panicked, and after repeated hesitations, it was set on fire.

It's a typical fire dragon burning the warehouse.

Whenever the imperial court went to inspect the grain stored in Changping warehouses in various treasuries, fires began to break out in Changping warehouses in various places. The fires could burn all traces completely. This was the fire dragon burning the warehouse.

Wang Chonggu brought out the emperor's big flag, which is really useful. It basically conveys the meaning that if you are given dignity, you should speak well. Don't be shameless and have to be slapped twice before you speak.

This time it was Zhu Yijun, the emperor, who really misunderstood Yao Guangqi. Yao Guangqi was indeed brave, but he was still not bold enough to seek death in the emperor's minefield. Who didn't know that Yongding and Yongsheng Woolen Factory were the emperor's small treasury?Yao Guangqi was pushed out to fight for the right to speak, not to die. It was just that the local luxury households were not polite and played tricks in fighting for wealth, which made Yao Guangqi fall into trouble.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Wanli, most of the folk workshops in the capital have not yet started construction, and the capital is still immersed in the joy of the New Year. After all, the lighting of Aoshan Mountain does not start until the seventh day of the first lunar month, and the New Year will not end until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

But the Ming Dynasty court's holiday has ended, and various government offices have begun their busy work after the New Year. Zhu Yijun also appeared in the Wenhua Palace with a yawning Zhu Yiliu.

Zhang Juzheng led the courtiers to salute respectfully. He stood up straight, glanced at Zhu Yili, and could only sigh secretly. The appearance of Zhu Yili was almost the same as that of His Majesty before the assassination of the king. This He just looks like a naturally noble person. He doesn't care much about anything and only desires comfort and enjoyment.

Zhang Juzheng has carefully thought about the issues mentioned by His Majesty, and completely distinguished the king and father, the king and his master, because the personal level of the king has a great influence on the fate of the empire. What kind of dynasty can produce two Ming Yingzong? It has to be finished too.

Having been a nobleman since birth, can he really become a qualified king, a cold political machine, and the master of the world who will lead the Ming Dynasty to another revival?
From the perspective of His Majesty, it is possible, but looking at the past dynasties, it seems that it has never happened before.

"This ambassador from the Treasury, if he has nothing else to do, will be sent to Yingchang to be exiled to the army." Zhu Yijun picked up the red pen on the table, looked at Wang Chonggu and said, "The great Sikou thinks this is appropriate."

"Your Majesty is wise, I sincerely express your kindness to the people." Wang Chonggu did not have any intention to veto. The ambassador who burned down the warehouse was sentenced to death by execution. Lu Guangzu of Dali Temple also determined that he should be killed, but from beginning to end, Wang Chonggu has never respected the laws of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was an imperial dynasty. Where did the legal system come from? There was only human rule. His Majesty is willing to forgive him in the name of the emperor. There is no need for Wang Chonggu to block it too much.

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Juzheng said with a slight hesitation: "Your Majesty has spread his kindness and virtue to the world. This is a celebration for the world. However, the rewards and punishments are unknown. It is a great harm to the country. Please think twice."

Zhang Juzheng could understand why the emperor wanted to be lenient, just because the warehouse ambassador was from a poor background, a poor coolie, and one of the top [-] craftsmen of the Yongding Woolen Factory in the Ming Dynasty.

The Yongding Woolen Factory in the Ming Dynasty did not build high-rise buildings from the ground, but was built bit by bit. At the beginning, there were only more than 100 people in the factory. Now it has expanded to more than [-] people. And this warehouse ambassador is indeed an official A veteran of the factory.

"He has contributed to the official factory." Zhu Yijun put down his ink pen and explained the reason for his decision.

"Since ancient times, merits and demerits have not balanced each other. Merits are merits and faults are faults." Zhang Juzheng said very accurately: "Your Majesty, Yi said: A house that accumulates good deeds will have residual happiness, and a house that accumulates bad deeds will have residual disasters. People's words and deeds will have consequences. Corresponding consequences, where there is a cause, there is an effect.”

"People's past merits and current faults cannot offset each other, because their respective causes have produced their own effects, so there are regrets for the dragon." This is an idiom from the "Book of Changes", which means that the body has regrets. Those in high positions must think twice before acting, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and be thoughtful. Otherwise, if they are not careful, they will definitely regret their failure.

The merits and demerits do not offset each other, and the virtues and obstacles do not correspond to each other.

Seeing that His Majesty was still hesitant, Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said: "Your Majesty, the last thing he should do is set a fire, not take away the property from the treasury. The property is not worth a human life, but he set the fire. No more forgiveness.”

"Mr. Yuanfu, Your Majesty thinks that the Treasury Ambassador is not a stubborn person and can be saved. He is willing to give him a chance. Why should Mr. Yuanfu be so aggressive? There is suspicion of Weifu, the master of Megatron. Thunder Rain Dew , all for your kindness." Wang Jiaping, who was promoted to be in charge of the Hanlin Academy and also the Young Master of Zhan's Mansion, fired directly at Zhang Juzheng, and the point of attack was still the power of the powerful master.

Wang Chonggu was extremely horrified. Whose general was this? He was so brave. He actually fired directly at Zhang Juzheng. When he took a closer look, he found that it was his own general, Wang Jiaping, a direct descendant of the Jin Party.

Wang Chonggu wiped his face and could only admire Wang Jiaping's courage. How dare he offend Zhang Juzheng, who was so determined to retaliate?

Zhang Juzheng immediately smelled a familiar smell, which was too familiar.

Ge Shouli has died of illness, but Ge Shouli's two direct disciples, Wang Jiaping and Fan Yingqi, are still active in the court. Wang Jiaping took over the banner of the master's power from Ge Shouli.

"Scholar Wang's words are wrong. This is a court meeting, a place for talking. How can it be the power of the power of power?" Li Youzi, the right general secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, immediately opposed Wang Jiaping's criticism. This is Wenhua The palace is the place where government is discussed. If people are not allowed to speak, how can we discuss politics in the Wenhua Palace? !
Wang Jiaping frowned and said: "Mr. Li, this is indeed a court discussion, but does Yuan Fu also have to take care of this matter of punishment? Isn't it a bit too much!"

The war of words began, and Zhu Yijun watched with gusto on the platform!
Wang Jiaping and Li Youzi were still arguing, while Zhang Juzheng, Wang Chonggu and Wan Shihe were looking at His Majesty's expression.

The reason why Your Majesty is so diligent has been found. It’s not that Your Majesty loves the court, but His Majesty just loves to watch the excitement and people fight!Looking at those bright little eyes, it seems to say, start fighting, start fighting quickly.

Wang Chonggu looked at Wang Jiaping, who was from the Jin Party, and Zhang Juzheng looked at Li Youzi, who was from the Zhang Party.

Wang Jiaping and Li Youzi finally stopped arguing. The party leader had told them with his eyes to keep arguing and not to start a party fight, otherwise no one would be able to control it.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng, then looked at the memorial in his hand. He did not intend to change the sentence. He decided the case according to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. He picked up the Wanli Dabao, printed it on Wang Chonggu's memorial, and said: "Kill him. .”

"What you said is absolutely true. I thought less."

"If I open this hole, we officials in the Ming Dynasty would dare to replace all the warehouse ambassadors in Chang Pingcang in the Ming Dynasty with poor coolies, for no other reason than to let them take such a scapegoat. Then we Ming Dynasty’s Changpingcang can no longer conduct inventory checks, because once it is confirmed that there is a fire, at that time, will I forgive it or not?"

"My ministers are limited to their status as ministers and cannot speak out about my mistakes. I also know that what I did was wrong, but I am the majestic emperor of Ming Dynasty. How could I be wrong? I can only be so confused. Many things in Ming Dynasty are bad. Above the word "confused."

"What you said makes sense, sir. As a ruler, there are only two words: reward and punishment."

"Small good and big evil can kill one person but harm thousands of people."

Some kindness is hypocritical kindness. If Zhu Yijun forgives this warehouse ambassador, the world's treasury and Changpingcang will inevitably be corrupted. Once there is a natural or man-made disaster, it will be overthrown chaos.

Small good and big evil.

Zhang Juzheng's words always focus on the core of the problem very accurately. If the Treasury Ambassador, who was born in poverty, had not set this fire, the emperor would forgive me, Zhang Juzheng was determined not to stop it, but the Treasury Ambassador involved in the case made the mistake of setting the fire. With this fire, the nature of the matter has completely changed.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty," Zhang Juzheng breathed a sigh of relief and said solemnly.

"Sir, when you accuse Chen Shan, you have fulfilled your duties as assistant to the Prime Minister. Mr. Wang, there is no need to be so nervous." Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Jiaping. He did not criticize, but just confirmed that when the court was discussing, he could say anything, but once the decision was made, he would We must resolutely implement it. This was also the consistent style of Wenhua Palace when Ge Shouli was in power.

"Continue the court discussion." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, indicating that Zhang Juzheng could start the court discussion.

"Last year, Jiubian Army Town and Beijing Camp accumulated a total of grain, salt, beans, grass, oil and other physical goods, which were converted into 920 silver. The old treasury had 540 silver in stock. Taicang can use it for more than eight years. This is the result of enriching the country and strengthening the army." Zhang Juzheng briefly reported on the military support.

These conversions are extremely cumbersome. Prices of grains, beans, etc. vary from place to place, making conversions extremely troublesome. However, the Household Department Yamen led by Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan have completed the sorting of these accounts very well. Since the physical military pay system , Six Volumes and One Account have been widely implemented, the Ming Dynasty's frontiers have been visibly enriched. Where the northern captives could sneak in before, there are now Ming Dynasty frontiers eyeing the bounty.

The country loses its great trust and people become suspicious.

When a dynasty loses its credibility, it means people are divided and start to doubt each other. Can the government's decrees really be fulfilled?Do the soldiers on the border really have the strength to fight and defend?This kind of mutual suspicion will further divide people's hearts.

The establishment of a dynasty to its demise is actually a process of concentration and dispersion of people's hearts. This process cannot be quantified.

The Ming Dynasty's physical payment silver system was actually the Kaizhong method implemented during the Hongwu and Yongle years. It was not a new decree. It was just that at that time, only salt was in the hands of the soldiers. Now there are grains, oils, beans, grass and other physical items.

There must be some corruption issues in this process, but after all, it is many times better than the previous years when wages were owed and not paid. The border troops have gradually shown their strength. They really can't defeat this group of northern captives outside the Great Wall. At the pass, , how can these captives show off their evil deeds?

"Sir, you deserve the first credit." Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with the results of strengthening the national army and affirmed Zhang Juzheng's contribution.

Zhang Juzheng said without any concealment: "Most of the 540 million [-] silver in the old library are His Majesty's money, or the money His Majesty brought back from his efforts to open the sea."

"Among them, 320 million silver was accumulated from the collection of points for the Western and Western galleons in the past few years, and 120 million silver was presented by the shipping departments of Mizhou, Songjiang, Ningbo, Fujian, and Guangzhou. In other words, if His Majesty had not insisted on sailing, , Chao Gang is arbitrary, I am afraid that Lao Ku can only save more than a million silver, which still shows that the wealth is at a loss."

The money stored in the old treasury was all brought by His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty saved some money by buckling the ropes, and threw it all into the bottomless pit of Nanya Kaihai.

"Oh? Really? I just did some trivial work." Zhu Yijun waved his hands and said: "The world belongs to my old Zhu family, and it is all what we should do. Continue the discussion, continue the discussion."

Confucian scholars have always opposed degree bypassing and digitization. This is the reason. Once specific quantification and specific data are provided, we can see who is working and who is barking and not working. Data is the most important thing. Good practice feedback.

His Majesty began to serve as a royal servant when he was ten years old. In seven years, he secretly saved more than 500 million silver for the national treasury.

This is all motivation for squandering.

Zhang Juzheng looked at His Majesty, who was already in his prime, and smiled. He actually had reservations about opening the sea. It was not that he had overseas interests. There were countless ships floating on the sea. If the government set up cards to collect taxes, Zhang Juzheng's private interests would be harmed. His reservations about opening the sea were due to difficulty.

Zhang Juzheng read history books and found that the maritime power of the Ming Dynasty was at its peak during the Yongle period. Even at that time, the Ming Dynasty could not even solve a problem of shipping grain.

In the sixth year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu issued an order to build 80 Zheyang sea-going ships, planning to transport [-] shi of grain to Beiya for the Northern Expedition. At that time, Song Li, the Minister of Rites, used sea-going ship building to build Taiqiu, and proposed the construction of flat-bottomed canoes. The canal transports grain to make up for the shortage of grain transported by sea.

The original plan for shipping grain to the banner army was 13, with each committee commanding thousands of households, and the number was gradually reduced to [-]. The frequency was also reduced from twice a year to once a year, and then in the Yongle decade, every three years. Twice a year, by the [-]th year of Yongle, grain transportation by sea was completely stopped.

There is only one reason. Shipping grain by sea is really easy to sink. During these seven years from the sixth year of Yongle to the thirteenth year of Yongle, the original plan to transport 13 million shi of grain was only 560 million shi to the capital. All other ocean-going ships sank.

In the ninth year of Xuande, the Ming Dynasty's last official ship voyage to the south was suspended. This was also related to the fact that the fleet was unable to make ends meet and its income was far less than expected.

It's not that Zhang Juzheng never thought about opening up the sea. During the Longqing period, Liang Menglong, who was in charge of shipping grain by sea, was Zhang Juzheng's direct disciple. However, the practice during the Longqing period also proved that shipping grain by sea was really not feasible.

Neither grain shipping nor short-sea transportation can solve the problem. Is opening the sea really the right choice?
Fortunately, Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Yuanxun, and Deng Zilong led Lin Afeng and a group of Zhao'an pirates who could not be resettled, and rushed into Manila, the territory of the Hongmao Fan, which was unstable. After archaeological research combined with European and Western shipbuilding methods, the three-masted plywood ship was born. , the five-masted transoceanic ship came into being, and the problem of transporting sea grain by water in the Ming Dynasty was gradually solved through several bypasses.

"This year, it is still about enriching the country and strengthening the army." Zhang Juzheng wanted to set the tone for Wanli's seven-year New Deal and continue to deepen the reform. The content and theme remained unchanged: enrich the country and strengthen the army.

"The Ming Dynasty is still not rich enough, and the Ming Dynasty's army still needs to strengthen its military. I deeply believe this." Zhu Yijun continued to support Zhang Juzheng's proposal of making the country rich and its army strong.

When will the Ming Dynasty be so generous that Zhu Yijun can wave his hand, and the Ming Dynasty's frontier troops will be treated the same as the Ming Dynasty's capital camp? Then he will be really rich. Now, where are you? Continue to gather profits, continue to strengthen the military, and continue to Opening up territory and expanding territory is the main theme and keynote of the new law.

"Officials of the Municipal Shipping Department have reported that recently many maritime merchants have been trying to evade sea tax. The imperial ban is not allowed, and private traders are fearless. The private market in the southeast often sells pepper, spices, oil and other items, and often violates the law and is sentenced to death. But he refused to stop and continued to ban." Zhang Juzheng talked about the first thing in a rich country, which is to collect taxes and sea taxes.

"I remember that our sea tax in the Ming Dynasty was divided into [-] points out of [-]. Is this a harsh tax?" Zhu Yijun frowned. Zhu Yijun had seen the memorial of the official of the Municipal Shipping Department. The tax rate in the Ming Dynasty was read by the bandit leader of the West. They all call the tax rate of the great philanthropist!

A tariff of only 6% is like a breath of fresh air in a mudslide in this era.

"Of course it's not a harsh tax." Wang Guangguang said with great conviction.

"Take Yuegang as an example. The royal officials in the palace, the local inspectors, the inspection censors, and the coastal defense officers in the city's rates office. It can be said that the three parties of civil and military officials restrained and supervised each other, and there was no excessive increase in taxes." Zhang Xueyan added a detail, that is, the Ming Dynasty's management of the Municipal Shipping Department was very strict, and the three parties of civil and military officials were only used during the march to restrain and supervise each other.

Therefore, there is no reason to say that the officials of the Shipping Department were too harsh. At least in the early Wanli year, there was no official 6% tax, but the actual tax was 60%.

"Them! Why! Not paying taxes!!" Zhu Yijun heard this and slapped the table.

　The body temperature has returned to normal.Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

　　
　
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