Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 317 Chapter 317, Emperor Chongzhen's Murderous Heart Resurrected, and Zhu Cihong's Good News Arrived

Beijing City, Daming Palace.

A cabinet meeting is underway and drawing to a close.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "Let's do it this way. The amount of tax and silver paid by Jiangnan this year is still very good, and it will continue to be maintained next year. Daming is now waiting for a lot of waste, and it is in great need of resources from Jiangnan."

Fan Jingwen pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are actually some complaints in Jiangnan."

Chongzhen frowned: "What complaint?"

Fan Jingwen said: "The people over there mainly think that their taxes are too heavy."

Chongzhen snorted, his temper obviously turned up, and he said coldly: "What kind of shit is the tax too heavy, and you just want to save money? Last year, I found so many lands in the south of the Yangtze River to donate, do you really think I am a fool? "

A considerable part of Ming's taxes came from the land.However, Daming has another very nonsense policy, that is, land donation.

To put it simply, when the common people donate their land to the landowners with official status, they don't need to pay taxes to the country.

Someone is about to ask, who would be so stupid to donate the land?
This is because the only livelihood of the people of Ming Dynasty is land cultivation, so their ability to resist risks is very low.

Once someone's family got seriously ill and asked for money to treat the disease, or a sudden flood and drought caused a bad harvest in a certain year, or something happened to the family's labor force when they served the country as coolies, it was hard to predict.

At such a time, the landlords would send someone to come to the door, and said with a smile: "Do you want money? I can lend it to you."

This borrowing is a debt that cannot be replaced in a lifetime.

What should I do if I can't afford it?The land can only be used to pay off debts.

Is the land used to repay the debt or is it still not finished?Then I will farm and work for the official for free for the rest of my life, so that I can make a living.

Is it not over for a lifetime?The son, grandson, great-grandson, etc., can continue to pay back.

Usury is just a common way for officials and landlords to merge land. In fact, there are many simpler and more crude ways that break through the lower limit of human nature.

At the very beginning, the officials of Daming in the south of the Yangtze River could take care of it a little bit to slow down the speed.

After more than 200 years, the vested interests in the Jiangnan area have become monolithic, and it is difficult for any official to come.

This is also the reason why Chongzhen was angry. You must know that the land tax is the money of the Ming treasury. If the land is taken away by these vested interests, the Ming treasury will not be able to collect taxes.

In other words, these guys are stealing money from the Daming treasury!
Chongzhen squeezed his chin, and said coldly: "It seems that I still have to find an official who can kill people like Lang'er, and go to Jiangnan again."

Although Chongzhen was indecisive, he was not a fool.

Last year, Zhu Cihong killed a large number of people in Jiangnan, got a large amount of money, and instantly liberated a large amount of land for farmers in the Ming Dynasty. This is why Jiangnan's tax revenue surged this year.

So if the market this year is really bad, it seems that it is not unacceptable to kill again.

Chongzhen's words immediately startled the cabinet ministers present, and hurriedly dissuaded them.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible."

"Your Majesty, a large number of Jiangnan officials have been killed by His Highness the Crown Prince, and I dare not kill them again."

"Your Majesty, the old minister feels that there is still room for communication on this matter. The old minister will talk to the people below."

What a joke, Zhu Cihong's killings last year had already shocked the entire Ming Dynasty officials, but the emergency officials at that time really had nothing to do.

If it happens again this year, among other things, at least these cabinet veterans will definitely become the public enemies of Ming Dynasty official circles in the future.

Originally, everyone just wanted to fight for some benefits for the official class. If this makes trouble and kills again...it's unnecessary.

After some persuasion, Chongzhen changed his mind and said coldly: "Anyway, what I mean is very clear. As long as Jiangnan has enough taxes, I don't have to pursue some trivial matters. But if the money is not enough, I naturally have my means! "

After the Beijing city was besieged and almost subjugated, and what happened in the past two years, Chongzhen is also not the same Chongzhen two years ago.

He has already realized very deeply how important it is to have money!

Don't say anything else, let's just say that Zhu Cihong got tens of millions in Jiangnan last year.

With this money, Chongzhen not only instantly stabilized the situation north of the Yellow River, but also quickly strengthened the combat effectiveness of the army.

Now that the slaves have been fighting in Shanhaiguan for several months, aren't they unable to even move?
Jiannu wanted to make a sneak attack at Gubeikou, but wasn't the Ming army directly blocking it?
When this was changed to the time when there was no money to pay soldiers, it would be something that they would not even dare to think about.

It's nice to have money!
Thinking of this, Chongzhen suddenly missed Zhu Cihong again.

Among other things, this son can really make money.

Chongzhen let out a long breath and said, "Lang'er, it's time to end the war in Tibet, right?"

Before Fan Jingwen could answer, an eunuch hurried in.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness ordered someone to send back the urgent news of eight hundred miles."

Chongzhen was overjoyed: "Let's hear it!"

"His Royal Highness said that he has already wiped out the Hoshut Khanate, killed the bandit chief Gushi Khan, and completely controlled the entire Tibetan area."

"In addition, His Royal Highness also said that many monks in Tibet felt the cruelty of the Mongols. He specially asked His Majesty to send troops to guard Tibet, set up three divisions in Tibet, and select officials from the three divisions from the central government to maintain local order."

The first sentence is okay, after all, a series of recent battle reports have shown that Zhu Cihong's hope of victory is indeed great.

When it came to the second sentence, everyone present was really shocked.

Chongzhen's eyes widened: "Set up the third division in Tibet? Can you do this?"

The three divisions are the Commanding Division, the Division of Procurement and Envoys, and the Division of Procuratorial Envoys, who are in charge of military affairs, government affairs and criminal affairs respectively.

The places where the Three Divisions can be established are the provinces of the Ming Dynasty!
When Emperor Chongzhen spoke, his voice trembled a little: "Tibetan... can it be designated as a province?"

Like the Uzang Propaganda and Consolation Envoy established by the Ming Dynasty before, to put it bluntly, it is a chieftain, and has nothing to do with the central court of the Ming Dynasty, but only a nominal relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

The cabinet officials present and several eunuchs also looked at each other in blank dismay.

But soon, smiles appeared on their faces.

"Great!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, His Majesty!"

As an official, who would think that there are too many jurisdictions?

The emergence of more provinces means more opportunities to become officials!

All the ministers cupped their hands again and again, congratulating Chongzhen.

Chongzhen also had a happy face, laughing loudly.

"Unexpectedly, Lang'er can give me such a big surprise, it's really great!"

　Tomorrow is the National Day holiday. During this holiday, I plan to take my wife and children for a walk around the neighborhood, so the next few days will be one update. Please be considerate.Also here to wish everyone a happy holiday in advance!

　　
　
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