Chapter 1581 Leash the Dog
Salt tax seems simple.
Salt is the best tool used to collect taxes from the people in ancient times.
Because everyone needs to eat salt, as long as they monopolize the salt farm, they can rely on their qualifications to sell and buy salt to collect taxes.
That is, salt guide. With salt guide, you can buy salt and then sell it in the designated area.
That's what it says, but in practice, the space is too large.
It was through Xiawang that the emperor saw clearly how he was fooled below.
For example, the salt farm will increase its production. As long as it can be sold, the scale will gradually expand, the number of people will increase, and the skills will become more proficient.
However, the total quantity of salt sold was set decades ago, and the tax collected was naturally also set decades ago.
No one would tell the emperor this.
The officials will not waste the extra salt.
After selling, the salt merchants will give them a large sum of money to eat the salt and then sell it.
This is just a theoretical loophole on paper.
In other words, one tael of salt can actually be used by salt merchants to buy three taels, or even five taels, or ten taels of salt!
How much tax is missing?
Seeing this, the emperor laughed angrily.
Up and down, I am the only one who is confused.
But then again, how could he succeed with his diligence and diligence against the greed of the entire official class?
He has 12 hours in a day, while others are thinking about how to exploit loopholes every day.
So he needs to seek reliable foreign aid.
The most reliable people are naturally those who have been harmed by officials.
If he were the Tatar emperor, he would definitely not rely on these small people, but would only rely on the Tatars' own people to suppress these officials.
But he is not, he can trust Xiaomin, after all, even the queen comes from a small family.
The ancestor emperor of the Dayan Dynasty never believed in big households.
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The emperor has opened a new factory!
The news quickly spread throughout the government and the public.
This time we opened an internal factory!
After the establishment of the internal factory, he rushed to Jiangnan to organize the salt affairs.
Before, there were two towns, Fusi in the north and south of Xuanyiwei, and two factories in the east and west. Now there are more internal factories.
Moreover, the internal factory only accepts people from poor backgrounds.
Those who have no place to stand.
The ministers were well aware of the emperor's purpose, but they said nothing on the surface and only resisted by sabotaging work.
Anyway, government affairs should be delayed as long as possible, until there is a rebellion.
Everyone has long been accustomed to the emperor's style.
If you don’t believe us, then we won’t work.
If you don’t work, you are right. If you are right, you can't kill us. If you are wrong, you can kill me. That is a tyrant.
The emperor saw everything in his eyes, and he yelled at the queen: "These bastards, I saw them defecting to the Tatars, being whipped every day as slaves, but they worked hard, and I saw them What kind of reserve are you pretending to be here?”
The emperor is also a human being, and he will not curse people in classical Chinese when he is anxious...
“Your Majesty, that’s because the Tatars are divided into two sides, the Tatars, and they don’t work. , and there are still people who do it." The queen saw it clearly.
Her interests and those of the emperor are the same. If the emperor is gone, she will not be better off, and she will die in depression in a few years.
"What you are saying is that these ministers think that no one can replace them, right? I have an idea." The emperor sneered.
A week later, the emperor directly issued an edict: "Any minor official who has served for more than five years and has outstanding achievements can be promoted to deputy director, and the grade will be temporarily from the ninth grade..."
Take officials as officials!
Don’t officials collude with each other?
Then when the imperial examination officials discovered that the practical officials posed a threat to their positions, could they still collude together?
The emperor thought in his mind.
Different from the calm when the internal factory was opened, this time it was like cold water pouring into a hot oil pan, and the government and the public were shocked!
"Your Majesty, the minor officials do not read poetry and books, and have no morals in their hearts. They only know how to covet money... They must not be officials!" the Minister of Rites was the first to speak sternly.
"Fuck you!" The emperor got down from the throne, rushed over, and hit him with a slap in the face!
The Minister of Rites was kicked five meters away on the spot. If the crowd had not blocked him, he would have almost died on the spot!
"You have read a lot of poetry and books! When you are on duty, you hook up with the oiran, completely disregarding the dignity of the saint!"
"You don't talk about silver coins, but the cellar at home is full of silver coins. ! There are five thieves who weigh one thousand pounds!"
The minister was suddenly silent and had nothing to say.
Everyone knows this very well. Who doesn’t have some big silver balls hidden in their home for emergencies? The Minister of Rites fell to the ground, breathless.
The emperor is so tyrannical, he no longer has the appearance of a holy king like before.
As for hiding some silver, I have worked hard to educate the world and preside over etiquette. Isn’t that what I should do?
Don’t my children and grandchildren want to eat?
But I felt very aggrieved.
It’s just that I can’t say this.
He just gritted his teeth secretly and resigned when he got back to see who would be the Minister of Etiquette!
However, before he could finish his thoughts, the emperor said: "XXX, the Minister of Rites, took bribes and perverted the law. He is unworthy of being a descendant of a saint. He should be dismissed from his post and handed over to Dongchang for investigation!"
The Minister of Rites fainted immediately.
Then the emperor changed another person to be the Minister of Rites. The person he replaced had been in the Hanlin Academy for a long time.
Someone disagreed and said: "Your Majesty, this person has no experience at all. I'm afraid he will make a fool of himself in etiquette."
"I heard on Xiawang that the six ministers tied a dog in their main hall. Same office work!”
Everyone was puzzled.
"This is impossible." Someone said subconsciously.
"Because they don't work either, but they will be a disservice. At least the dog won't be a disservice!" the emperor sneered.
Today I broke up with the ministers.
Actually, he wanted to endure it for a few years.
However, the more I read on, the more I couldn’t bear it.
Those people are right. His temper is impatient. He wants to get things done but can't wait for time.
I can’t wait to give the order today and it will be effective tomorrow.
"According to my decree, from now on, a dog should be tied up in the main hall of the capital!" he decreed.
The ministers remained silent.
This is like being taken to grandma’s house and thrown into a cesspool.
This is going to be in the history books!
Historians must have recorded that in XX years, Emperor XX personally said that court officials are not as good as dogs...
What should I do if I don't want to be scolded?
Work hard, there is no such thing.
The more you do, the more mistakes you make.
It is only right to call the emperor a coward.
The emperor is a foolish king, just like King Zhou. Who will remember that the princes are wreaking havoc and lawlessness? Who remembers the bad deeds of ministers?
After the next court.
Soon, rumors began to spread between the government and the public, where the literary style of Jiangnan was prevalent, that the emperor was a coward.
Of course you can’t say that.
“There are villains around the emperor, and he wants to let his subordinates become officials. Isn’t this the most ridiculous thing in the world?” Today, evil is everywhere.”
"Okay, the Zhengying Dynasty has not managed the government well. Otherwise, how could there be days when treacherous people come to the fore?"
"That's because villains are good at bewitching kings with all kinds of fun things, and gentlemen are good at it. You can’t do those things!”
For a time, the emperor’s reputation was greatly affected.
If it were normal, the emperor would be very worried when he heard these words.
Often, under pressure from Shihlin, he would change positions and generals.
But today is different. He has Xiawang and can see the real situation.
Public opinion is no longer controlled by these imperial examination scholars.
"Your Majesty has done a good job. Let those corrupt officials fight against themselves."
"Yes, the junior officials have been fed, but the new officials all have appetites. Very good.”
“Not a good thing.”
"When will the common people be able to rise to the top?"
"The emperor has reduced his training salary and will no longer be deceived by the ministers. Life will get better."
"We know this. , but the county magistrate still accepted it. "
"It's simple. Just go to the capital to complain in a dream, and the factory boss will come to arrest you in half a month."
(End of this chapter)