Chapter 425 Court Debate Li Mo
The people do not receive any tax, but the national treasury doubles!
What a loud tone, what an arrogant young man who talks nonsense!
Li Mo and others did not believe Zhu Ping'an's statement that the national treasury doubled without increasing taxes on the people. There have been many great men and women in history who dare not say such things. Zhu Ping'an, who is just a teenager, dares to say such big words. He is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers and speaks freely!
"Oh, Ai Qing, is it that the people do not need to pay more taxes, and the national treasury can be doubled?" Emperor Jiajing heard Zhu Ping'an say that he came up with this so-called "people do not need to pay taxes" when he was checking the maritime ban information. The method of doubling the national treasury cannot help but arouse interest.
"Your Majesty, that's right." Zhu Pingan nodded without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, what this person said is illogical and extremely wrong. I would like to expel these people who speak nonsense from the palace as a warning to others!" Li Mo couldn't help it anymore. He took the first two steps and saluted Emperor Jiajing with his hands raised and his words were quite stern.
"Why did Aiqing say this?" Emperor Jiajing asked calmly, with no change in expression on his face.
"Please allow me to argue." Li Mo saluted Emperor Jiajing again, then turned around and strode towards Zhu Pingan, stood in front of Zhu Pingan and asked aggressively, "What you said, the people Without adding taxes, the treasury can be doubled, right or wrong?"
"Yes." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Absurd! Da Miao!" Li Mo couldn't help scolding Zhu Pingan when he heard this. If Zhu Pingan hadn't turned away in time, Li Mo would have spit foam in his face!
“The wealth and goods produced by heaven and earth are only limited to this amount. They are not in the people but in the officials! If the people increase their wealth, the country will be rich; if the people reduce their wealth, the country will have fewer resources! What you are saying is just a disguised form of wealth. civil, It is especially harmful to the traitors who want to disrupt the country! During the Western Han Dynasty, Sang Touhong once mentioned this theory. The people did not add taxes but the country used them enough. Why did they do this? Forbidding private coinage and monopolizing salt and iron were just exploiting the people's power in disguise! Water can carry a boat It can also overturn the boat, the people's strength is exhausted, the rebellion is raging, and the rebellion continues! "
"You, the top scholar, do not want to serve the country, but you want to be a traitor to the country? "< br>
Li Mo got very angry. He pointed at Zhu Pingan and cursed him loudly, classifying Zhu Pingan as a traitor who was rebellious to the country. He placed him on the traitor's cross and stepped on it with thousands of feet!
"Your Majesty said that the wealth and goods produced by the heaven and earth are only limited to this number. They are not among the people but among the officials. I deeply agree with this." Zhu Pingan seemed to be blind and deaf, and was angry with Li Mo The big criticisms and insults fell on deaf ears, and his tone was gentle and calm, which was in sharp contrast to the blushing and thick-necked Li Mo.
"I don't need you to come and flatter me!"
Li Mo was very dissatisfied after hearing what Zhu Pingan said to him. He felt that Zhu Pingan, this little thief, was too rude and shameless. After flattering the emperor, come and flatter yourself. I will not accept this trick of yours!
Hahaha..
Flattery hits the horse’s leg. I wonder if we, Mr. Li, are the most opposed to this kind of flattery in the sensory field!
After listening to Li Mo's words, many officials laughed softly. While laughing, they looked at Zhu Pingan, thinking that Zhu Pingan was a capital "idiot"! It's all like this, but the treasury is doubled when the people are returned without any taxes!
Under the laughter of everyone and the disdainful look of Li Mo, Zhu Ping'an just shook his head and smiled, then raised his hands to Li Mo and said: "Your Excellency, you are overthinking it. Ping An is just what you said just now, 'Everything is produced by heaven and earth. It is reasonable to say that if there is only such a number, it is not in the people but in the officials."
Li Mo's words mean that the wealth in the world is limited, and the wealth is either with the people or with the country. . The implication is that if the country is rich, it must be because the taxes on the people have increased, or the people have been exploited in disguise.
"I think too much, haha, you said what I said makes sense. Then what you said is that the people will not be taxed and the national treasury will be doubled. Isn't it great Mutemu! Then you swear to His Majesty that the people will not be taxed. And if the national treasury is doubled, isn’t it? Do you think you are guilty of deceiving the emperor?" Li Mo was very disdainful of Zhu Pingan's answer. He seized on the flaw in Zhu Pingan's words and directly accused Zhu Pingan of deceiving the emperor and accused him aggressively. Safety.
If he were an ordinary person, under the pressure of Li Mo's momentum, he would have abandoned his armor long ago!
However, Zhu Pingan was different. Looking at the aggressive Li Mo, Zhu Pingan just shook his head gently, very calm and composed.
"What your Excellency said is reasonable, and what Ping'an said is also reasonable. I am loyal to my Holy Majesty, so how dare I deceive you and ignore my superior." Zhu Ping'an calmly shook his head and said.
"Absurd, if what I say makes sense, you are just lying!" Li Mo was furious.
"It's either this or that? Why can't it be either this or that? Please forgive me for being rude." Zhu Ping'an said calmly, then bowed his hands to Li Mo and said, "My lord said, 'Heaven and Earth' This is the only amount of money and goods that can be produced. It is not with the people but with the officials. It makes sense, but it is also biased. "
"What I said is biased?" Li Mo was angry. laughed.
"My lord, please calm down and listen to my explanation. If what my lord says is reasonable, please forgive me. If what my lord says is unreasonable, then my lord will apologize to the Holy One." Zhu Ping'an handed over his hand. road.
"I'll just listen to you." Li Mo didn't even look at Zhu Ping'an seriously.
"The so-called rational person, the best is like water, and the lower officials will use water as an example. The wealth and goods produced by the heaven and the earth are limited to this number. If they are not among the people, they are in the officials. If a river is compared to the wealth and goods in the world, The upper stream can be compared to the officials, and the lower stream can be compared to the people. The water volume of the river is constant, and if there is more water flowing upstream, there will be less water flowing downstream. Therefore, what the Lord said makes sense." Zhu Ping'an explained.
Hmph, Li Mo snorted coldly, acquiescing to what Zhu Pingan said.
"The so-called unreasonable thing, I would like to use water as an example. The river is for wealth and goods, the upper stream is for officials, and the lower stream is for the people. The basis of what you say is reasonable is that there is such a river, as at this time There is another river nearby. If the lower official introduces the water from the other river into the upstream of the river in our example, wouldn't it mean that there is more water in the upper reaches, but there is no need to reduce the water in the lower reaches because the water from the other river is introduced into the upper reaches of the river. "Zhu Pingan continued.
Huh?
After hearing Zhu Pingan's metaphor, some officials couldn't help but let out a sigh of realization. In the past, they were only limited to one river, but forgot about other nearby rivers. When Zhu Pingan said this, they felt enlightened and enlightened.
“You are so quibbling.” Li Mo snorted coldly and shook off his sleeves vigorously.
"It is the same reason that Xia Guancai said that the national treasury will be doubled without adding taxes to the people. Why should we keep focusing on our Ming Dynasty? There are countless wealth besides our Ming Dynasty. What Xia Guan said The words are that we will not increase taxes on the people, but we can introduce the wealth of other countries to us. The treasury of the Ming Dynasty will be doubled in this way, but there will be no need to increase taxes on the people."
Zhu Ping'an stood there and watched Li Mo and the ministers talking, as if he also had it. It's like a kind of halo, a feeling of standing out from the crowd. (End of this chapter)