Chapter 754 The cornerstone of the establishment of the cycle is not benevolence and righteousness, but violence
A night walker can do nothing but commit adultery, but he cannot stop a dog from barking. This means: People who walk at night can abide by self-discipline and refrain from committing adultery. It was against the law, but he still couldn't stop the dog in the alley from barking at him.
Zhu Yijun stood on the Wufeng Tower outside Chaoyang Gate, with an extremely indifferent expression, looking at the Confucian scholar who called him an unethical tyrant. This man was Wu Shilai, the censor of Qiandu.
Wu Shilai was a member of the Zhejiang Party and a native of Taizhou, Zhejiang. He was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing. He offended Yan Song in the court and was sent to the border. He began to be promoted during the Longqing period. In the 12th year of Wanli, he competed with Wang Jiaping for governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. , has not snatched away Wang Jiaping, and has been serving as censor in the Imperial Procuratorate ever since.
This Wu Shilai has an upright and upright appearance, and does not shy away from the powerful. Just looking at his appearance, one might think that this person is a loyal person of the country and the main force behind the clamor for the impeachment of Zhang Wei.
In March of the 14th year of Wanli, the court discussed that Wu Shilai would be promoted to Zuodu Censor, which meant that Wu Shilai would be appointed as the General Secretary of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and share some of the work for Hai Rui and Li Youzi. After all, the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was very large, and the three On April 17, the court meeting passed a resolution on his appointment and dismissal, and the process began. On April 7, the court meeting rejected the previous personnel appointment.
Because Wu Shilai failed to pass the joint review by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Beizhen Fusi.
In the tenth year of Wanli, Wu Shilai accepted three thousand taels of silver from Xu Congqian, a doctor in the Ministry of War. Xu Congqian asked Wu Shilai to recommend him to be promoted to minister of the Ministry of War. After Xu Congqian bribed him three thousand taels of silver, he began to investigate. Wu Shilai recommended him. All the forty-nine officials had problems, ranging from five thousand taels to one thousand taels, and the total bribery scale reached 150,000 silver.
Wu Shilai felt resentful. It was rumored that he was going to be promoted to the imperial censor of the capital and to be the president of the General Constitution. However, after rumors for several days, there was no appointment. Wu Shilai didn’t even know what he was. Why can't he be promoted? He thinks someone is making things difficult for him! I didn't want to think about what I had done.
The forty-nine people who sent bribes to Wu Shilai were all among the 210 people sent to guard the border this time.
The crime of accepting bribes is not serious, and the 150,000 silver Hairui is charged with the penalty, which means that the official status is deprived and will never be used. However, these forty-nine people followed Wu Shilai and joined forces to stir up public opinion. This issue It's very big. It's a small thing to collect some money, but it's a big thing to connect branches.
According to the consistent statement of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Shilai followed the power to destroy the law, supported each other's parties, and deceived the emperor and harmed the country.
In addition to Wu Shilai's group, there are also Qiu Li, Zhao Shiqing, Jiang Dong and others, all of whom join hands with each other to support the party. There are as many as fifty or sixty people, as few as one or two Ten people, working together, corrupting the laws of the court.
Zhu Yijun sent all these people to Liaodong.
Wudao Hunjun has been sitting on the Wufeng Tower, watching the prison car going away. After the people returned to the city, he ordered the city gate to be closed.
A torrent of operations began against criminal elements such as economic compradors, powerful right-wingers, gambling houses, and money banks who organized large banquets.
The three infantry camps in the capital blocked all the main roads in the capital. The nine gates in the capital were closed. The yamen of Shuntian Prefecture, led by Wang Xiyuan, began to take to the streets to arrest people. Dashilan was pulled out and the All roads are closed, and Tiqi is mainly responsible for the inner and outer cities within the city wall. People who are either rich or noble cannot be dealt with by the government officials.
The Yamen are mainly responsible for attaching Guo Minshe.
This Operation Shower will last for a whole day, and the main targets are the Group Jade Banquet and the Human Teeth Walk.
The crackdown has been going on for a whole day, and everyone is in panic. In fact, the list has been prepared long ago, and the Yamen and Tiqi also arrest people according to the list, so as not to disturb the majority of the people.
In the evening, Zhu Yijun met with Wang Xiyuan and Zhao Mengyou in the study room of Tonghe Palace and asked about the results of the rainstorm operation.
"These people actually have firecrackers in their hands?" Zhu Yijun asked with a frown. The situation was worse than imagined. With firecrackers, it was obvious that they were not young people, but rebels.
Wang Xiyuan hurriedly said: "Although no one was injured, the Tiqi still killed two criminals during the conflict. After a preliminary investigation, I found that these people are arrogant, and buying and selling Dingkou is a sideline, and their main business is Trafficking in opium."
"That's it." Zhu Yijun understood that he was indeed a traitor. This was like hunting a rabbit in the grass, and he got an unexpected reward. In the process of arresting the human trafficker, he caught the drug trafficker.
Shuntianfu Yamen arrested a total of more than 1,700 people, while Beizhen Fusi arrested more than 1,500 people. All the powerful right-wingers, lackeys, brokers and compradors who participated in the Qun Yu Banquet, The thugs and human tooth dealers were all arrested and brought to justice. These more than 3,000 people were all exiled to Java to reclaim wasteland.
"Let's lock them in a small house first and calm down for a few days." Zhu Yijun made a decision. The evidence in the case was already very sufficient, and there were still interrogation, trial, and reconsideration processes to go through.
Small houses are a special means of dealing with criminals. They are small dark rooms without windows. They are only one person high. Only twenty people can be crammed into a small room. People are crammed in. This Twenty people were packed inside, making it difficult to even turn around. They had to sleep standing up, and the only light was the exhaust holes.
As for the problem of excretion, the only solution is to pull out the trouser pockets.
Small houses like this are specially built to discipline criminals and make them be honest. No matter how notorious thieves are outside, they will be honest when they enter these small houses. , let me take one step, and I will never dare to take one and a half steps.
It’s really dishonest, Ming Dynasty still has ‘single rooms’.
"I obey the order, I retire." Wang Xiyuan bowed his head and resigned. He had to work overtime to sort out these cases and handle the matter well.
It was already after dusk, when the moon was rising above the willow trees, the emperor was processing memorials in the Imperial Study Room of Tonghe Palace, and the Wenchang Pavilion of the Quanchu Guild Hall was also extremely lively, with Zhang Juzheng, Wang Chonggu, Wang Daokun, Wan Shihe .
The leaders of the four major parties, the Chu Party, the Jin Party, the Zhejiang Party, and the Imperial Party, gathered together. Those who knew it were discussing matters, but those who didn’t knew it thought they were going to rebel!
There is one thing that cannot be discussed in front of the emperor, but the ministers need to reach an agreement. This is the purpose of gathering together this time.
“Since we are all here, let’s get straight to the point.” Zhang Juzheng said solemnly: “His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Household and Criminal Affairs to revise the tax law. Wang Cifu will be the president and Lu Shilang will be the vice president. The Ming Dynasty Ceremony will be attached. , tax law is not difficult, the difficulty lies in one point, the Tax Inspection Court.”
There is no doubt that the Taxation Yuan is a deformed yamen that is incompatible with the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Chonggu looked at Zhang Juzheng's hesitant expression and knew that there were some words that he, as the emperor's master Yuanfu, could not say.
Wang Chonggu stretched out his hand and said: "Let me tell you. Starting from the third year of Wanli, tax collection offices were set up in Fusi, the northern and southern towns. His Majesty ordered tax collection in Nanya and Beiya. In the fourth year of Wanli, , the tax inspection office was expanded into the tax inspection institute, and the tax inspection institutes were set up in Beiya, Nanya, Songjiang Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture. , each prefecture set up tax collection offices, and each prefecture and county sent tax collectors to thousands of households to collect taxes. "
"With one reminder, families were ruined and people died."
"To this day. , there are more than 13,000 people in charge of tax collection, 100 households, 1000 households, commanders, etc. ”
There are 13,000 people on staff, which does not seem to be a lot of people. After all, the Guangling County government only has 3,000 officials and servants, and the Ming Emperor only has 13,000 tax collectors, which is not a lot.
But this is making it up! When it comes to tax collection in Tiqi, the person who doesn't compile it is the one who takes the lead.
Wang Chonggu said with a solemn expression: "First of all, we must clearly know that the tax audit is presumption of guilt. As long as Tiqi feels that the person's life does not match his tax payment, the tax audit process will begin. , through various means, clues were obtained. The law of the Ming Dynasty is a presumption of innocence, while the tax inspection by the Taxation Court is a presumption of guilt. ”
“If you say you are guilty, you are guilty”
The presumption of guilt means that human nature is inherently evil, and everyone is considered a potential criminal, and they will be identified without trial or judicial review. For the actual criminal, the pursuit process will then begin. No evidence or procedures will be mentioned. Special cases will be dealt with. If there is anything, it will be investigated first.
Unless the person can prove his innocence, he is guilty.
The presumption of innocence means that when handling a case, there must be documentary evidence and physical evidence, and these evidences can form a complete chain of evidence, and the person can be identified as a criminal through judicial judgment.
Unless a complete chain of evidence can prove the person is guilty, he is innocent.
Of course the Ming Dynasty Law depends on evidence, but the taxation yamen does not talk about so many reasons.
“The most troublesome thing is the imperial charter.” Wan Shihe added another tricky aspect of tax audit by the Taxation Institute, the imperial charter.
The Taxation Yuan is affiliated to the North and South Zhenfu Divisions, and these two Zhenfu Divisions are the legal divisions under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor. The cells in these two places are called imperial prisons. The imperial power charter is a topic that cannot be avoided under the imperial system no matter what.
This means that from a system point of view, only the emperor can deal with the Taxation Yuan. Although in the actual implementation process, the Ming Emperor also joined the Taxation Yuan and joined the supervision of the Department of Cleaning and Officials of the Ministry of Households in various places. The main body of the Tax Inspection Institute is still Tiqi.
This means that the Taxation Bureau is a closed yamen that cannot be penetrated by needles or water. There will definitely be a lack of supervision. It is inevitable to commit crimes, commit corruption and rigidity, bully others with power, and enrich one's own pockets. problem.
"Party members." Wang Chonggu took a deep breath and said: "We have discovered the terrible current situation of the Tax Inspection Institute. It is not the people who are responsible for the tax inspection, but the people who are not responsible are the ones who are not."
< br>This is a fascinating The troublesome problem is that the emperor’s majesty, the close examination of the tax inspectors, and the Ministry of Revenue’s audit of the tax institute’s accounts ensured the integrity and fairness of the tax inspectors to a certain extent, but every tax inspector Tiqi has a large group of followers.
These party members are responsible for inquiring about information, looking for clues, collecting evidence, and collecting tax arrears. There are thousands of tax collectors in each place. It is impossible for him and his limited staff to complete the tax audit. The cost of tax audit is extremely high. , more than 30% of them were allocated to these party members.
A considerable number of the idle and degenerate people in the Ming Dynasty have turned from powerful thugs to lackeys of Tiqi Qianhu.
This was the predicament of the Inspection Department of the Ming Dynasty. The Inspection Department’s ninth-grade inspection officials seemed to have very few personnel, but the Inspection Department had a group of bounty archers who were responsible for the rewards issued by the imperial court. , made a living by catching bounties from the sea. In the early days of the country, the mountains and plains were full of bandits, so there was no problem in doing so.
But with the stability of the country and the decrease of bandits, these archers began to gather in the mountains and forests and became the new bandits, robbing homes, buying and selling by force, breaking into people's homes in broad daylight, and even It was about raping women. In the end, the court had no choice but to reduce the number of inspection departments, reduce rewards, and force the inspection department to cease.
Eleven years after the implementation of the Tax Inspection Institute, it is slipping towards the original Inspection Department.
Wang Chonggu sighed and continued: "In the seventh year of Wanli, in Taixing County, Jiangsu Province, there was an archer named Long Boring under Cheng Zhao, a tax collector from a thousand households. Because the tax collector forced his way into the Liu family's home in Taixing, the Liu family did not dare to resist. After paying the tax arrears, , Long Bor still refused to leave, and dragged the Liu family's daughter into a side room for adultery. The head of the Liu family, Liu Youfu, was angry. In April of the seventh year of Wanli, Zhao Biao, a tax collector in Ba County, Chongqing Prefecture, Sichuan Province, imposed an additional tax of 72 for every hundred silver owed. Silver, far exceeding the upper limit of 24% of the tax arrears fine, three years later, the magistrate of Ba County reported the case. ”
"In February of the eighth year of Wanli, Zhao Feng issued an order to collect taxes from thousands of households in Ningbo, Zhejiang. He recruited tourists and delinquents, formed a party for personal gain, and set up banknotes privately. The illegal income exceeded 40,000 silver, which was reported to the prefect of Ningbo, Zhejiang."
“Cliques violating the law, overcharging fines, and setting up banknotes privately are three major categories of cases. Reports have been reported, and His Majesty has dealt with them, but the bans are still repeated, and the number, scale, and amount of crimes have increased year by year. "This is a very serious situation. This taxation institute has gradually become a gathering department that everyone avoids. , and is no longer an important supplement and audit force of the Ming Dynasty tax system.
Zhang Juzheng looked at everyone and said: "The problem is very clear. Your Majesty knows it even better than we do. If it weren't for His Majesty's high pressure, I'm afraid the Taxation Bureau has already started smuggling and selling opium. But let's go back to the beginning of the problem. Why? Should we set up two tax collection agencies?”
“Because we can’t collect taxes.”
“Then let’s add another one. The question arises, when a court cannot even collect taxes, is it still a court? "
Zhang Juzheng's words silenced everyone. The court is above all classes. , only with this kind of transcendent status can we ensure the ability to adjust the conflicts between various classes. If we can't even collect taxes, how long can the court last?
“Hey.” Wan Shihe shook his head and said: “In the second year of Wanli, Li Yashi cursed Ming Dynasty four times in one sentence, and His Majesty was even angry.”
In the second year of Wanli, Li Yazhi was somewhat fanatical as a convert, and loved the Ming Dynasty more than the people of the Ming Dynasty. He stood in the position of a convert, wearing colored glasses, and asked the Ming Emperor:
[The Ming Dynasty is so young. Why does the government have such a high financial deficit if it is so clean, has such a vast land, rich products, and stable tax revenue, and has so much money at its disposal? Even the labor fees for the imperial mausoleum are in arrears. ]
The magistrate, county magistrate, and chief registrar of a county receive court salary. The rest are not included in the statistical caliber of Ming officials, and they are all outclassed. There are only three officials in a county. But in fact, with a total of three thousand people, Legas thought that the Ming Dynasty was a small court, but in fact the Ming Dynasty court was extremely bloated.
Legasi saw that most of the people in the DPRK were Qingliu. Just looking at the opinions of those Qingliu, no matter who they were, they would say that the Ming Dynasty was so honest!
The Ming Dynasty was vast, and its nominal taxes were much higher than those of the whole of Europe and the West combined, but the court was extremely poor.
The Ming Dynasty was bloated, corrupt, unable to collect taxes, and had huge financial deficits. In just one sentence, Legas scolded the Ming Dynasty four times, successfully becoming one of the jokes about the Ming Dynasty.
"It is impossible to abolish the Taxation Yuan. It is difficult for everyone, so just try to do it." Zhang Juzheng sighed. As the weightlifting champion of the Ming Dynasty, he knew that if the Taxation Yuan was really abolished, the Ming Dynasty would be in trouble. The family must be separated.
The Taxation Yuan is such an illegal but reasonable yamen.
“It is necessary to revise the detailed tax audit rules of the Taxation Yuan.” Wang Chonggu stood up and said: “The Taxation Yuan must be reformed from several aspects. Otherwise, if this continues, the Taxation Yuan will face widespread opposition. ”
“Only when the taxation regulations can be determined and formulated into laws, can the taxation office last long, and all tax laws enacted by the Ming Dynasty can be implemented, otherwise they will all be in vain.”< br>
The Tax Inspection Yuan is an extremely important supervisory force in the Ming Dynasty's taxation, responsible for checking and filling vacancies in taxation.
Wang Chonggu held up his hands and said: "The Ministry of Punishment has decided on several articles. First of all, the first article is that if the annual income of a household is less than twenty silver, no taxes will be collected, and no common people will be disturbed. Every five years, Set a limit. "
Tax collection also costs money. Generally speaking, thousands of tax collectors will not embarrass the poor, but party members will.
In the past, there has never been a clear line between producers who are poor laborers and meat eaters who want to be aggressive. But now the standard is that a household’s annual income is less than twenty silver. This is a trap. The lower limit must be revised every five years based on world trends.
“Article 2: There can be no more than fifty tax collectors for every thousand tax-collected households, and no more, and they must be counted every year and reported to the local court. Except for the shift servants on the list, the rest Anyone who rebels under the banner of the Tax Inspection Institute will be punished as a treason." Wang Chonggu mentioned the second point, limiting the scale of the Tax Inspection Institute. There are currently more than 13,000 people in the organization, and those who are not in the organization cannot be counted.
Except for these fifty tax collectors, the rest are all illegal tax collectors, and their scale, bloat and rigidity will be improved.
“Article 3: Periodically clear out and include thousands of tax-collecting households in the examination and test. The names are still obscured according to the draft list and the names are filled in the book. Legal compliance is the first matter. The paragraph is the second item. "
"Article 4: Disclosure and disclosure. On the fourth day of each month, the tax audit report of the previous month will be posted. For example, there are still matters such as tax arrears and fines. I have posted a list today to let the people of Ming Dynasty know how bold these tax evaders are."
Wang Chonggu talked eloquently. , he listed seven items in total, all of which were tinkering with the tax collection system.
Wan Shihe thought over and over again and said with certainty: "Each of your seven items is very good, but the problem is how to implement it? You can't let heroes check heroes, let heroes check heroes. .”
"Then what results can be obtained from the supervision? Is it typical of pretending to be confused and doing nothing?"
Zhang Juzheng sighed heavily and said: "The censor was originally the most suitable, but the censor Shi was unable to perform his duties correctly ”
The Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was the most important correctional force in the Ming Dynasty. However, this corrective force was broken and was completely occupied by those who were absolutely exquisite and self-interested. Zhang Juzheng did not trust the Censor, even the Metropolitan Procuratorate led by Hai Rui. This cannot be changed by Hai Rui alone. Hai Rui can only decide for himself.
"These cheap scholars! Everything is stuck here, in a dilemma!" Wang Chonggu's expression changed several times, and he finally sat down with some dejection. No matter how good his seven tax items were, But without supervision, all efforts are in vain.
If the Metropolitan Procuratorate does not fail, many systems of the Ming Dynasty will be implemented more smoothly, and the pace of the Wanli Reform will not be so difficult.
"Can we trust the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Wang Daokun, as the leader of the Zhejiang Party, said with some uncertainty: "Your Majesty sent 210 people to guard the border, and the new censor was carefully selected. You can still trust him.” Two hundred and twenty-nine people have been demoted or punished. The court has been clean for more than ten years. It will be enough to clean it up after a while."
Wang Daokun felt that your Majesty did the right thing and sent all the lowly Confucians to the border. It was just right. By freeing up the pits and placing officials in these more critical positions, the Metropolitan Procuratorate's ability to correct errors can be restored.
"What Da Sikong said makes sense." Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and felt that what Wang Daokun said was still very reasonable. The Metropolitan Procuratorate has been dealt with by His Majesty so many times, but there has still been a big change. At least those censors who tell lies when they open their eyes have been eliminated.
You can really try to trust it.
"Wang Cifu, I have a way here. I don't know if it is feasible or not." Wan Shihe looked around and whispered: "This is also your Majesty's way. Let people take the initiative to file taxes. As long as they take the initiative to file taxes, there will be no trouble. The Tax Inspection Institute’s attention.”
“If they are willing to take the initiative to pay, what else do they want from the Tax Inspection Institute?” Wang Chonggu always felt that His Majesty was a little whimsical. His Majesty has always been very wise, but this matter is different. The emperor is wishful thinking.
Wan Shihe said with a very strange expression: "I thought so at first, but after thinking about it carefully, your Majesty's method is very wonderful. It seems impossible for people to take the initiative to file taxes. But the Taxation Yuan is a very special yamen."
"Wang Cifu, as long as it is. If you mess with the Taxation Bureau, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die. In the local area, some local snakes that even strong dragons may not be able to suppress. If you mess with the Taxation Bureau, burning incense and praying to Buddha everywhere will be useless. It will only hurt your muscles and bones. At worst, the family will be destroyed.”
The emperor’s method was to fill out forms and pay taxes, which involved a game.
As long as there are people who fear the majesty of the special yamen of the Taxation Yuan and take the initiative to pay taxes, then the Taxation Yuan can devote more energy to dealing with those who refuse to pay taxes obediently.
If someone takes the initiative to file a tax return, the scope of the tax audit will be narrowed. The tax bureau will have more energy to conduct tax audits more accurately and fairly. The more accurate and fair the audit, the more If the authority and credibility of the tax bureau can be strengthened, more people will take the initiative to file taxes in order to reduce trouble.
As long as someone takes the initiative, more people will take the initiative. Eventually, under this cycle, it will become a nationwide initiative, leaving those who are lucky enough to have nowhere to hide.
Once this logic is truly established, a general consensus will gradually be formed. In the end, the taxation institute only needs to expend very little energy to complete the task of taxation, and to a large extent, it can effectively avoid taxation. The hospital is bloated and rigid.
"I see." Wang Chonggu frowned. He had completely understood the logic, but he still felt something was wrong. He thought about it and asked again and again: "Uncle Zong, what is the basis for this cycle? ”
"Yes, I was thinking about it when Your Majesty was talking to me, so I asked Your Majesty directly. Your Majesty told me that the cornerstone of its establishment is that the Tax Inspection Institute has its own armed forces. The Tax Inspection Bureau is a violent department, and those who supervise it are all They are Tiqi, well-trained and well-armed, even more elite than the Beijing camp. "
Wan Shihe said helplessly: "The cornerstone of this cycle is not benevolence and justice, but violence."
"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Chonggu looked at his seven tax rules. , suddenly felt that it was meaningless whether the Minister of Justice would do it or not.
Your Majesty has a way that is much smarter than tossing these seven things.
Wang Chonggu looked at himself again and found that he was actually a little trapped in Ming Gong's thinking.
Minggong thinking refers to the holder of power. After possessing power for a long time, he will fall into the misunderstanding that as long as the system design is sophisticated enough, the decree can be implemented, while ignoring the importance of the game between various classes.
The same was true for the previous trade union. No matter how well he designed the system, he spent a long time working on it and made himself disgraced.
As for Zhou Liangyin's elimination of redundant personnel in Guangling County, it was also from top to bottom and had no effect. Instead, it was a game between various classes. He couldn't stand it and asked Zhou Liangyin for help.
His Majesty has a deeper understanding of class theory and is able to use the game between various classes to promote the improvement and implementation of government decrees.
His Majesty proposed the method of voluntary tax filing at this time. The people have already reached a certain consensus on tax payment. As long as you do not pay taxes, you may be troubled by the Taxation Yuan, and the Taxation Yuan has implemented the twelve Over the years, it has caused widespread complaints and panic.
When there is a certain consensus on tax payment, the cycle of voluntary tax filing can be promoted. There is a very convenient point in this, and the four gentlemen here are very clear about it, that is, those who take the initiative to file taxes must be small households.
The ability of small households to resist risks is very weak, and they cannot withstand the tossing of the tax inspectorate. Those who take the initiative to file tax returns to avoid trouble are always small households, and they are also the largest in number.
The big households will definitely try their best to continue to evade taxes. At this time, the Tax Inspection Institute can ignore the small households and go directly to the big households. As long as it is done once or twice, it will achieve the effect of knocking on the mountain to scare the tiger and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
“Your Majesty will issue tax stamps with different denominations, which can only be purchased with silver, and are specially used by those who are inconvenient to report accounts. It's too convenient for people to pay taxes." Wan Shihe said with certainty: "If you don't want to be found by the tax inspectorate. Trouble, even if you commit a crime, you have to pay taxes!"
Wang Chonggu looked at Wan Shihe blankly for a long time before he was stunned and said: "He has committed a crime, and he still has to buy tax stamps and pay taxes. If he obeys the rules, If you abide by the law, can you still commit a crime? Will anyone buy this kind of tax stamp? ”
"Yes, and I must buy it." Zhang Juzheng was silent for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "This is simply the protection fee collected by His Majesty."
The disciples he taught really fell into the eyes of money. , even criminals have to be taxed!
(End of this chapter)