amaotonovel Chapter 555
Chapter 555
Chapter 555 Clean up one by one
Xia Yuanji was also a little confused.
It even includes many Hanlin in this hall.
They originally stood on the commanding heights and criticized the harm that the Railway Department had brought to the Jiangxi Chief Political Officer.
But who would have thought that here, a question that neither Xia Yuanji nor Hanlin could answer, or even dared to answer, was suddenly revealed.
Xia Yuanji opened his mouth, as if he couldn't find a word for a moment, he paused for a long time, and then said bravely: "Your Majesty, this matter...the Ministry of Household...will investigate it, maybe it involves...the time when Jiangxi filled Huguang ,as well as……"
Zhu Di was obviously very dissatisfied with this answer, and was even extremely angry at this time.
He sternly said: "Then you come and tell me, how many households are there in Jiangxi?"
Xia Yuanji: "..."
Zhu Di said: "I am the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I lament the lack of money and food in the treasury every day. Where does the money and food come from? It comes from the soldiers and civilians in the Yellow Book. You cry in front of me every day. Since you are so Cherish money, but why is there only 70 registered citizens in Jiangxi, while there are 20 million military and civilian households who have defected to the Railway Department alone? Could it be that the extra 50 households were created out of thin air?"
Zhu Di sneered, and said again: "Besides, these are the people who have defected to the Railway Department. What about those who have not defected to the Railway Department? Moreover, the Railway Department has not yet penetrated into southern Jiangxi, and the people in southern Jiangxi have not migrated in large numbers. How many households are there?" ? In just one year, the number of people who migrated to the stations of the Railway Division far exceeded that of Jiangxi’s local bookmakers,”
Probably because of anger, Zhu Di's face became more tense, and he said: "I want to ask you, how many people are concealed in this up and down, just a Jiangxi is like this, so how many such hidden households are there in the whole world?"
Zhu Di himself was terrified.
Because this is too scary.
In fact, it is not that Zhu Di is ignorant of the issue of hidden households. He is not a fool, so he naturally knows that there have been hidden households in Daming since the time Emperor Taizu Gao was around.
It's just... After all, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to investigate, so although Zhu Di knew about it, he only thought that there might be only a small number of hidden households, and the vast majority of the people should still be on the register.
But the report of the railway company suddenly revealed the fact that there are many more hermits than Zhu Di imagined. ~
Tsunaki was corrupted to such an extent that Natsuhara Yoshi, who was the Minister of the Household Department, didn't care about it, and even pretended not to know anything.
On the contrary, he talked freely about the tax reduction caused by the railway department in Jiangxi.
The anger in Zhu Di's heart became more and more intense. He stared at Xia Yuanji firmly, seeing him bowed his head and was speechless, he pressed on step by step: "I'm asking you!"
Xia Yuanji hurriedly prostrated himself, and said sincerely and fearfully: "I will try my best to investigate..."
Zhu Di's eyes seemed to burst into flames. He looked at Xia Yuanji coldly and said, "It's impossible for you to be unclear about the situation. I don't want a specific number. I want you to answer, roughly how much?"
Xia Yuanji smiled wryly and shook his head: "I don't know."
Zhu Di became even more annoyed, and said, "Since you don't know, how can you know how much tax was lost?"
Xia Yuanji said in panic, "I...have committed the crime of negligence."
"What do you mean by neglect?" Zhu Di asked back, and then continued slowly: "If I remember correctly, Xia Qing's ancestral home is from Dexing Mansion, Jiangxi, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Xia Yuanji's body trembled slightly, and his face became more and more ugly.
Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and lowered his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he continued slowly: "Before you enter the court as an official, you should know the situation of each state capital, who is on the list, who is It’s a hidden household, don’t you know?”
Xia Yuanji: "..."
Seeing that he was still silent, Zhu Di seemed to be running out of patience. At this moment, he sneered, but his smile was colder than before, and said: "You already know it, but since you entered the court, you have ignored it until you became the householder. Shang Shu still turns a blind eye to this, he usually cares about the country and the people, and criticizes many inappropriate phenomena, but he has become blind and deaf on this matter!"
Zhu Di's words can be said to be ruthless!
Speaking of this, for the Minister of the Household Department, such a severe warning is considered a heart-breaking statement.
His body trembled subconsciously, and then he kowtowed and said: "I...have the crime of ten thousand deaths."
Zhu Di continued to speak slowly: "Million death? That's right, the crime of ten thousand death, I have a lot of dependence on Qing, even if Xia Qing criticizes me many times, I will bear it, this is because I think you are a loyal person. So For many years, I have been teaching you to be in charge of the household department and entrust all the money bags in the world to you, it is not unreliable, but now I realize that you also have such a cunning side."
Xia Yuanji's heart was ashamed.
As far as the emperor is concerned, it is acceptable for ministers to make mistakes, even incompetence, but it is not intolerable.
Only the word cunning, once defined in this way, becomes purely a matter of trust.
When a person becomes untrustworthy, then...how can he be appointed?
"I...have a capital crime, I implore Your Majesty, I still have to work hard to read the minister, and the quasi-chen resigns from office..." Xia Yuanji kowtowed and put his head on the ground, his tone became particularly desolate.
At this point, if you can become an official, it is actually a good ending.
Zhu Di sneered, "Do you want to leave now?"
Xia Yuanji shuddered, his face was ashen, but he didn't dare to show his anger, and silently lowered his head, just waiting for the final verdict.
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "Who can replace you?"
Xia Yuanji was taken aback for a moment, he never expected that Zhu Di would approve his appointment, and even asked him about the candidate for the Minister of the Household Department.
Xia Yuanji said: "The servant of the household department is Zuojin, he is loyal and familiar with the affairs of the department..."
But Zhu Di said indifferently: "Has this person ever talked about the issue of hermits?"
Xia Yuanji hurriedly said, "No...never..."
Zhu Di sneered: "Isn't this another Xia Qing?"
Xia Yuanji: "..."
With a sneer on his face, Zhu Di continued: "The household department is in charge of the world's money and food, how dare I use such a person..."
As he said that, Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "There is a man named Gao Xiang in Zhili, what position does he hold now?"
Hanlin, you look at me, I look at you, this name sounds a little familiar, but also a little strange.
Zhang Anshi said at this time: "Your Majesty, Gao Xiang is currently the Chief Envoy of Henan Province."
Zhu Di said indifferently: "This person is good at management. He was recalled to the capital and ordered to be the Minister of the Household Department. Xia Qing will discuss the crime separately and deal with it later."
Zhang Anshi himself did not expect that Zhu Di still remembered this Gao Xiang.
This Gao Xiang can be regarded as Zhang Anshi's best friend. He followed Zhang Anshi to implement the New Deal in Zhili for many years.
Logically speaking, he has almost no chance to enter the court. After all, there are so many chief ministers in the world, and it is rare to be able to become a ministry.
Today’s Ming Dynasty’s ministries have changed from the traditional six ministries to the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, making a total of eight ministries.
Among these eight ministries, Zhang Anshi is in charge of the Ministry of Railways, and Yang Pu is in charge of the Ministry of Sea Affairs. If Gao Xiang is added in charge of the household department, almost all the three ministries in the world that involve money and food will fall into Zhang Anshi, Yang Pu and Gao Xiang are the hardcore hands of the New Deal.
The Hanlins were taken aback, and obviously realized the potential problems. In the past, there was always a household department, but now the household department has been involved. If the New Deal is also implemented, it is almost...
Just when everyone was worried, who knew that Zhu Di glanced at them, and said: "I have listened to so many lectures, and all the gentlemen also talk nonsense on weekdays, and they have a lot of advice to me, but why are you alone?" No one mentions the matter of the hidden household, do the ministers not know about it, or do they know about it and keep silent?"
Zhu Di's tone at this time was peaceful. After hearing this, the Hanlin disciples felt uneasy on their faces and bowed down one after another.
They dare not play this matter.
To be honest, everyone is not a fool, don't look at everyone on weekdays like a loyal minister, talking about the affairs of the world!
But this hidden household is really related to interests, even if there is no interest relationship, once it is played out, I am afraid that it will be regarded as a national thief by scholars all over the world, and it will be completely ruined. Everyone is not a fool, so they dare not make any fuss about it.
Everyone dared not speak.
In Zhu Di's eyes, there was a look of great disappointment.
If a group of people pleads for the people one by one on weekdays, thinks about the court, and cares about the country and the people, they will always be by your side and influence you.
Moreover, they are all dignified, polite and polite, and talk about the world and the common people every day. When you find out, they only criticize them every day for their own benefit, but not for themselves. People like this, but cover it up to their heart's content. When you go to see them again, they will be like clowns.
Zhu Di only felt his teeth were cold.
But now, he didn't care about it for the time being, but looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "Zhang Qing, let's continue playing."
Only then did Zhang Anshi calm down and said: "Yes...the account number of the railway department has increased by 110 million, and the taxes collected this year are 3207 million taels of silver, among which the commercial tax is the most, followed by the tea and salt tax."
Listening to the numbers, Zhu Di sighed sincerely: "A Jiangxi railway department, in just a short period of time, has collected far more taxes than the combined taxes and taxes of Jiangxi chief envoys for several years..."
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "The taxes levied by the Railway Department are all in accordance with the imperial court, especially the commercial tax. In the past year, a large amount of commercial goods have been circulated in Jiangxi, so naturally... there are not many. In the future, when the railways in all prefectures and counties in Jiangxi are completed, then it will be even more astonishing."
Zhu Di's gloomy mood just now finally dissipated a lot, and now he showed a very relieved look, saying: "Zhan Ji has really worked hard."
In fact, when Zhang Anshi reported this number, the academicians who had just been shocked by the hidden household question were all dumbfounded now.
The income from the railway, plus taxes, added up, was already worth the income of the entire Ming Dynasty before the New Deal. It was only a year, and it was really tingling to work to this point.
Of course, with Zhang Anshi's management in Zhili in the first place, the emperor's grandson's brilliance may not be conspicuous, but it is enough to make people look sideways.
More than 500 million taels a year, this is only the result of one year, and even if it continues to be implemented, it will obviously increase on a large scale. Who knows what it will be like in the end.
In addition, more than 100 million households have been added. Among the more than 100 million military and civilian households, to be honest, I am afraid that most of them are not registered population. This is equivalent to the population directly brought to the court. It's amazing.
Zhang Anshidao: "A few days ago, there were some rumors in the imperial court that it was because of the railway department that the money and grain of the Jiangxi chief envoy had been greatly reduced this year, and the lost tax was equivalent to about 10 taels of silver!"
"However, Your Majesty... lost the tax of 10 taels of silver from the chief envoy of Jiangxi, but received a total of more than 500 million taels of income from the railway department. I am not good at arithmetic, but I can still use this sum of money. The account, the calculation is clear and clear! But these days, some people just use this to attack the emperor and grandson, and I... think... there may not be no conspiracy behind it."
Zhong Hanlin: "..."
Zhu Di said coldly: "Yes, now it seems that the problem of the hermits is so serious, it must be those who took in the hermits who trampled on my Ming law. When my grandson was in Jiangxi, he resettled the hermits, The damage to these people...is not small, it must be the result of the conspiracy of someone from top to bottom, Jin Yiwei...to investigate thoroughly, I would like to see who it is, such audacity!"
Zhu Di's complexion suddenly turned frosty, and his eyes swept across the faces of everyone coldly.
Zhang Anshi said: "I obey the order."
Only then did Zhu Di say to the Hanlin: "What do you think?"
After speaking, he continued to stare at them coldly.The Hanlins were all trembling, they just lowered their heads, not knowing how to deal with it.
If you object, then you must be colluding with those who have trampled on the law of the Ming Dynasty and secretly took in hermits. In the law of the Ming Dynasty, the situation of concealing the population is very strict, which must be a serious crime.
If you support it, it is tantamount to ruining your reputation. For many scholars, you are flattering the emperor and wanting to kill all the seeds of reading in the world.
Zhu Di saw that all the Hanlins bowed their heads and remained silent, but he smiled, and said: "Stop talking, Zhang Qing's such a good remonstrance, is there no one to respond to such a good remonstrance? From this point of view...do you Agree? Since none of the ministers answered, then...Chen Zhi, you are the most eloquent and most worried about the country, so tell me."
Chen Zhi is the editor of the Hanlin Academy, he is very young, of course he is full of vigor in his daily life, and he has played many things with righteous words.
He is obviously different from his eloquent tongue in the past, this Chen Zhi has a livid face and mutters, but he doesn't know what to say.
Zhu Di said angrily, "Are you dumb?"
Chen Zhi's face was ashen, and he kowtowed miserably: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty...I don't know anything about hermits. Before I became an official...I only read the books of sages..."
Zhu Di smiled even colder, looked at him mockingly, and said, "You only read the books of sages and sages, but you don't hear what's going on outside the window? Isn't that right? A few days ago, the Qing family even published a book of ten thousand characters, which talked about local governments. The issue of persuading students in the county, why did they become ignorant of the world in a blink of an eye? Could it be..."
Before Zhu Di could say anything further, Chen Zhi turned pale with shock, and hurriedly kowtowed: "I... I am guilty of ten thousand deaths, and I eat vegetarian meals in the corpse. The so-called reward of eating the emperor, and the matter of being loyal to the emperor, unexpectedly, I have a lot of respect for the hidden family. Things, so neglected, I... I implore... I implore Your Majesty, Rong Chen... Your Majesty..."
He was looking forward to Ai Ai, and he obviously knew that this time he was stabbing his head, and he was also stabbing his head, and he couldn't dodge it no matter what.
Immediately, he took a deep breath, as if mustering up his courage, and said: "I implore Your Majesty, the quasi-minister will go to sea, and jump to the foreign feudal chief Shi's mansion to experience..."
As soon as these words came out, the hall fell into extreme silence.
Many Hanlin looked at Chen Zhi in surprise.
They had to admire Chen Zhi's quick wit. At the beginning, Xie Jin proposed that young Jinshi go overseas for training, and Zhu Di also approved it.
Therefore, there are quite a few Hanlin and imperial censors going to sea, and this is naturally a plan for the future.
But there are also some people who don't take it seriously. On the one hand, they can't let go of their noble status. If they don't go by themselves, no one can do anything about it. The big deal is that they don't expect to be named princes and ministers in the future.
On the other hand, there are some people who are lucky. The capital is the core after all, and once they go to sea, they are really far away. Compared with being in the capital, they may be appreciated, but overseas, once they leave The center of power, who knows if he will still have his place when he returns.
People like Chen Zhi are obviously not willing to go.
But now, he actually invited himself to go to sea.
Zhu Di took a deep look at Chen Zhi, and it was obvious that Zhu Di also knew that this guy had gotten away with it, so he just nodded and said, "It's gratifying that Chen Qing has this heart. If so, then I will give Chen Qing some convenience, and I will allow Chen Qing to go to any Changshi mansion that Chen Qing wants to go to."
After hearing this, Chen Zhi finally heaved a sigh of relief. Although it was not his wish to go to sea, it is not bad to volunteer, at least there are some benefits.
Immediately, he said without hesitation: "I invite you to go to Java."
Zhu Di immediately said grandly, "Sure."
Xie Jin, who was standing aside, had a smile on his face, even in his eyes, he couldn't help but smile.
But Zhu Di didn't intend to let the others go easily, so he said: "Where are you gentlemen? Come on, let's talk about it one by one, just talk about the hidden household... Do you still need me to come and roll your name?"
The Hanlin people were shocked, they never expected that today they came here to give lectures to teach the emperor Lao Tzu a good lesson, but who knew that this place became their burial place.
For everyone, this is nothing more than inner suffering, no matter how they choose, they will inevitably suffer.
At this time, someone said: "I... also invite you to go to Java."
Another person said: "Please go to Java..."
When it was the ninth time, Zhu Di's face was obviously pulled down, and he said impatiently: "Is everyone going to Java? From now on, the next ones are not allowed to go to Java."
The Hanlin at the back complained endlessly. Who would have thought that going out to sea, which was like exile at the beginning, is now like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge?
(End of this chapter)