Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 34 Qilinzi

It is different from the wind and rain gradually rising outside.

After Zhu Yuanzhang led his family back to Kunning Palace, Zhu Xiongying felt depressed and sat on a small stone bench in a daze.

Zhu Biao and Queen Ma followed Zhu Yuanzhang towards the palace.

"Ugh!"

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed.

Before anyone could ask, he had a frown on his face.

"The more we think about it, the more something is wrong. Why do we feel that we have been deceived by that boy? We have to pay for the losses in various places. People eat what horses chew. If this is a huge sum, how much will we lose?"

Queen Ma heard Zhu Yuanzhang's complaints.

Thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, he couldn't help but said: "That kid is really right. You stubborn cock, are you regretting it again?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "What do you know?"

"If you are not the head of this family, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive. You don't know how many ways we have tried to keep this Ming Dynasty running normally for money and food."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang spread his hands and counted with one finger...

"Build a garrison, integrate the army and farmers, cultivate the land in your spare time, and go out to war during the war. You have saved a lot of military expenses, right?"

"After setting the household registration, military households are military households, farmers are farmer households, and craftsman households are craftsmen households. The people will settle down and do their jobs well. The world will be peaceful and money and food will come naturally. Have you saved a lot of money?"

"Determining the wealthy households, collecting the people's income, paying for station transportation, and the government's daily needs are all paid by these wealthy households... We have saved all the daily expenses of the local government!"

"Official salaries should be saved as much as possible. If it weren't for the fact that there are not many wealthy households in the world and we have given them errands, we should allocate the losses to the landlords and gentry."

As he spoke, he seemed to feel more and more heartbroken.

"Look, we have saved money for this reason. But when we were on the top of the city just now, when the wind blew, the hero called us Grandpa Huang, which made us dizzy. We didn't take care of ourselves. Keep thinking about it, now think about it carefully...this loss is really..."

As he spoke, he couldn't speak anymore, with a look of pain on his face.

"He's really a tough guy."

Queen Ma sat down and took a sip of tea. He knew Zhu Yuanzhang's character.

This person is suspicious and will definitely think deeply before making a decision, and he may even be unable to sleep because of his thoughts. But once a decision is made, it is a sure thing, and even eight cows can't pull it back.

"Fortunately, it is based on the original foundation. A small change and a slight change in the process can have a huge effect."

"If this were to be drastically changed, I'd be afraid you'd die of physical pain."

Then she changed her tone again, "Anyway, you think about it, either the court will suffer losses, or the people will suffer losses. There must be losses."

"Hey! Aren't we discussing this with you?" Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry when he heard the complaint. He sat next to Queen Ma and poured himself a cup of tea.

"That's why we came up with this idea. If anyone asks us to take out the money, we will get it back ten times or a hundred times..." As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and smiled. Apparently, he had a head shot and had another idea. .

Hear the words.

Zhu Biao and Queen Ma immediately looked towards him.

"You mean to ask Su Xian to pay you?" Queen Ma was so surprised that she was a little stunned, "I said you really have nothing, but you don't even think about it, can they take it out?"

Zhu Biao also quickly reminded: "Father, although he is young and seems to be talented in analyzing the pros and cons of empty seals, he is just a family of three. This money..."

"You don't understand what we mean, as the saying goes? A son pays his debt to his father, so we have assigned Su Guiyuan's new position this time, and asked him to specifically collect money for us!"

"Ok?"

The mother and son looked at each other, but they didn't understand what kind of medicine the old man was selling.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "This idea is even more brilliant than asking our grandson to meet that boy for us at the top of the city!"

"Hmph! What we lost this time, we will get back ten times a hundred times!"

……

Xinghua Lane.

When Su Xian came back, the house was empty.

After a while, Wu Xiucai came back and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Xian. It seemed that he had just gone to look for her, but later heard the news from Miyagi City. As a result, she ran over and saw nothing, but she was heartbroken. Come back worriedly.

It wasn't until she saw that her son was fine that she felt relieved, but she still couldn't avoid a burst of blame.

"Xian'er, why did you run to Miyagi City without paying attention? If something happens to you when you run out today, how will my mother survive? You are absolutely not allowed to run around in the future."

Su Xian smiled, knowing that he was a little reckless this time, but he still told the news.

"Mom, dad is fine."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Unexpectedly, Wu Xiu didn't believe it at all.

Su Xian had no choice but not to say anything.

To be honest, he himself was a little scared.

He said he was told to wait for three days, but there was no guarantee that Emperor Hongwu would be moody and react later, or he might be reluctant to bear the losses...

Then all your hard work today will be in vain!

and.

Su Xian knew the predicament of the Ming Dynasty today.

Even the biggest problem faced by any dynasty is money.

Not to mention that the Song Dynasty was rich, no matter how rich the Song Dynasty was, the three-redundancy problem still worried the court. The two reforms of Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi were not both in the direction of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but they still failed in the end.

It can be seen that there is no perfect law in the world, and any law is to balance people!

Su Xian never thought about how much the Ming Dynasty's tax and grain collection could be improved by the method of people's supervision he proposed.

As for Emperor Hongwu, can he finally adopt it?
  In fact, it is also based on his purpose.

1. His purpose is to “increase tax revenue”.

Second, the purpose is still to "eliminate corruption, calm down the old system of the old Yuan Dynasty, and make the people stable."

Choose one. Then he will not accept this plan, and may abandon it after careful consideration in the end, or after some calculations by the court and officials.

Then history will continue as it was.

The losses are still borne by the people.

The Ming Dynasty may be able to collect sufficient taxes and grains in a short period of time, but in the future, corruption will definitely not decrease in various places. People will not be able to live in peace, and naturally taxes and grains will become less and less. In the long run, the court will definitely suffer losses. .

And option two.

Then he will implement this plan, and the losses will be borne by the court, but the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

In the long run, after the population increases, Ming's tax revenue will definitely increase steadily.

It’s just a choice between getting fat once and getting fat in the future.

As for the law of people's supervision, when problems will arise, that is beyond Su Xian's ability to consider. In fact, as long as the imperial court can control local areas and have absolute dominance over various places, it will always take the initiative.

……

And next.

Su Xian is also waiting for the news.

Obviously, my mother didn't want to believe it at the first time.

As for myself and others in Xinghua Lane, they were no different from ordinary people, and they couldn't wait for the government's decrees and measures immediately.

and so……

The first day was spent peacefully.

The next day, some rumors began to circulate among the people. Most of them were rumors in the palace. It was said that the emperor's eldest grandson appeared in the palace city, representing the emperor of heaven, talking about national affairs with a child...?
  There are even more rumors... When the Ming Emperor's eldest grandson was born, there was a golden dragon hovering over the imperial city, so he could speak right after he was born. He could read a thousand words at one year old, write poems at two years old, and take care of the king's worries at three years old. Analysis State affairs.

There is also a theory that Ganluo of the Qin Dynasty was reincarnated in the Ming Dynasty, and he had a conversation with the emperor's eldest grandson in the imperial city, which was related to the "celestial changes" that occurred in the capital a few years ago.

For a time, everyone agreed.

Uh... This folk rumor is so outrageous that Su Xian is embarrassed to hear it.

However, from these rumors, Su Xian could also guess that at this time, the sky above the court must be turbulent, and forces everywhere were competing...

Until...the third day!

sudden.

I don't know when Xinghua Lane was located in the inner part of the capital, but the people around it were very ordinary.

Luxurious carriages one after another filled the entire street.

In the carriage, you are either rich or noble!
  Mother Wu Xiu was just getting ready to go out at noon when she saw people in the carriage seem to be looking over.

Wu Xiu was so frightened that he stepped out with his front foot and quickly retracted his back foot. Then he closed the door tightly and never dared to go out again.

He also ordered Su Xian that if he ran out again, he would be kidnapped...

Su Xian felt helpless for a while, but in fact, he was also very nervous.

because……

Today is the day of results!
  at last……

I don't know how long I waited.

It was just when the sun was setting and it was almost dusk.

Several pieces of shocking news quickly spread to the imperial city and spread throughout the official residences, and then spread to the people.

First, the case of empty seals has been settled. Once the officials involved are found to have dared to use empty seals, no matter how big or small their official position is, no one will be spared. All of them will be executed!

On this day, nearly a thousand officials from various chief envoys, prefectures, prefectures, and counties were executed one after another outside Xuanwumen. They were hacked until late at night, and blood flowed into rivers. At midnight, there seemed to be the sound of ghosts crying, making people feel sad. The color changes after hearing it!
  Second, the entire household department, headed by the right servant of the household department, three lieutenants, five ministers, seven principals...etc., etc. are all involved in a case that has been printed in the air. If found guilty, all of them will be executed!

Wang Lifu, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, felt guilty about his position as a minister in the Ministry of Hubu and caused a disaster of empty seals. He asked the Holy Spirit to convict him. The Holy Spirit thought that he was old and unable to do what he wanted, so he allowed him to retire and return to his hometown!
  These messages contained a huge amount of information. As soon as they appeared, they shocked the officialdom and the people. Even in the small alley of Xinghua Lane, Su Xian could hear the voices next door, excited discussions.

however……

The last news is what really detonated the entire capital!

In the entire Kongyin Case, only one person escaped completely.

The Holy Emperor said personally in the court hall: You have a Qilin son!

Providing advice and suggestions for the Kongyin case, the court got the best of both worlds and dealt with the aftermath of the Kongyin case!

From now on, local officials should abide by their laws, and with a few changes, both the court and the people will have no worries!
  Because his son's advice was meritorious, he could be described as a talented person.

Remembering his youth...

Promoted his father to be a disciple of Zhongshu Province... Baochao was promoted to the Secretary, promoted!
  In an instant.

The whole capital was once again in a state of shock because of the empty seal case.

The only person who fell into the Kongyin Case and came out with his whole body.

He has become a legend in the officialdom!

Borrowing the power of his son...

One step to the sky!
  For a time, the name of Su Guiyuan, the ninth grade inspector under the jurisdiction of the Hubu government office, resounded throughout the capital.

Do not!
  It should be now that the Zhongshu Province is under the jurisdiction of the Baochao Promotion Department——

Su Guiyuan!
  Be famous!

However, after Su Xian heard the news, he stood blankly on the spot...

He watched his mother cry with joy when she heard the news.

Silent for a long time...

In my heart, there is only a irritable villain, madly yelling at the sky:

Zhongshu Province?
  Are you playing with me?

(End of this chapter)