Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

One word stirs up a thousand waves!

Zhu Youxiao's explanation changed the nature of the imperial government. What is it that the people of Ming Dynasty did not owe the court, but the court owed a lot to the people!

When the court encounters difficult problems and the treasury is empty, if you want to ensure order and stability, don't you need the efforts of the people? Otherwise, if the country will not be a country, how can the people be stable?

Bit bitter.

Be tired.

What does this mean?

Many of the officials gathered outside the Qianqing Gate, including civil servants wearing various official robes, showed expressions of astonishment, and even began to whisper in the courtroom.

No one took into account the etiquette and clan system at this moment.

"Does the emperor want to abolish Liao's salary?"

"How is this possible!"

"Abolish Liao's salary? Then how should the court solve the food and salary expenses that Liao will need in the future!"

"Once Liaoxi is stopped, there will be chaos in Liaodi!"

"Who says it's not the case? If nothing else, the Guan Ning Cavalry is supported. If it is not supported by Liao's salary, the treasury alone will not last long!"

The discussion in the court gradually became louder, but at this moment, no one from the group of censors who were responsible for picketing stood up to reprimand the courtiers who were talking.

Because they were all shocked!

As for what the emperor just said, if it is really clear in this imperial court, the court will definitely cause a shock, which will be far greater than the impact that the emperor is lucky enough to fall into the water in Xiyuan.

Your Majesty, what do you want to do?

In such a chaotic situation, Li Qiyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the discussion behind him and didn't know what to say for a while.

Although Li Qiyuan wanted to reduce the amount of Liao salary more than once in his heart to reduce the pressure on the people at the bottom, there was great resistance in handling this matter.

After all, since the late Wanli Dynasty, it has become normal to impose additional Liao taxes. With the turmoil in the Liao region, it has gradually become more important taxes than the land tax, Ding tax, salt tax and other taxes.

The most fearful thing about everything is that it will become a normal state. Once it is formed, it will represent certain interests and gather quietly. If you want to abolish or abolish it, it will inevitably cause a strong backlash!

"end!!!"

As the discussion became louder, Wei Zhongxian, who had been disturbed, recovered from the shock. From the corner of his eye, he saw his royal prince frowning slightly, and his heart immediately tightened. Then he quickly stepped forward and looked around at the mess in front of him. Di shouted sharply at Ben.

"end!!"

"end!!"

The group of Han generals who were staying in front of the imperial palace breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Wei Zhongxian's shouts, and then they all shouted in unison.

"It seems that the ministers have many ideas about abolishing the Liao salary."

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly, glanced at the ministers gathered in front of him, and said with a smile but not a smile: "If you all have any ideas, just tell me directly. Why stay in the imperial class and ignore the chaos of etiquette and patriarchal laws?" "

The more the enemy opposes, the more we must support it; the more the enemy supports it, the more we must oppose it!

Deep in Zhu Youxiao's heart, as he gradually controls personnel power, military power, and financial power, the above is what he has to do before he cleans up the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

Just dare to sing the opposite.

Even though he is the largest landowner in the Ming Dynasty, the key to the current problem is that many of his long-term workers secretly steal his interests and unscrupulously take the harvest that belongs to the master's family into their own pockets, so much so that they encounter In times of difficulty, you actually have to look at their faces.

Isn’t this rebellion against Tiangang? !

"Your Majesty would never dare to do this!"

Gu Bingqian, the chief minister of the cabinet, could not stand any longer and took the lead to walk out of the courtroom. Holding the imperial hut and bowing in obeisance, he said: "If the imperial court abolishes the Liao salary, the national treasury will not be able to support the food and salary needed by the Liao. This will inevitably lead to changes in the Liao affair. And everything the imperial court has done before will be destroyed in one day!"

"I hope your Majesty will take back his life!"

Wei Guangwei, the second assistant to the cabinet, followed closely and said: "Nowadays, the rebels are rampant in Liao. There must not be any changes in the affairs of Liao. Especially in Liao, if there is a shortage of food and wages, there will inevitably be a mutiny. This will inevitably make people Jianlu seized the opportunity and launched an offensive against Liaoqian!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Following the speeches of these two people, many ministers came forward from the court. They said exactly the same thing, emphasizing the harm of abolishing Liao's salary, but did not mention the internal conflicts intensified by Liao's salary and the harm it caused to the underlying groups. burden.

This is the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the scenes in front of him, Zhu Youxiao didn't change at all on the surface, but he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. The messes were one after another, and it was extremely difficult to solve them.

But even though he was opposed by many ministers, Zhu Youxiao's determination to abolish Liao pay remained unchanged from beginning to end.

Because Zhu Youxiao knows better than anyone else what a Liao salary transferred to the bottom group will bring to the Ming Dynasty.

If Liao pay is not abolished, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the northwest frontier, which is frequently hit by disasters, and the lower-class groups who are forced into desperate situations will completely break with the imperial court!

Once the peasant uprising in Shaanxi really happened, and if the suppression was not successful, the rogue bandits would become sweeping, which would inevitably shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule.

Zhu Youxiao has no escape route. He is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If he really wants to ask the bottom groups to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, even if he can live forever, he will definitely be killed by the fierce public opinion!

"Have you finished talking?"

Zhu Youxiao slowly stood up from the dragon chair and glanced at the ministers in front of him with an arrogant expression, "I want to abolish Liao's salary, but when did I say that the imperial court will no longer care about the food and salary needed by Liao in the future?"

Ok?

The emperor's words made all the ministers with different emotions stunned after hearing it.

"In the future, when it comes to food and salary in Liao, part of it will be paid by the national treasury, and part of it will be pocketed." Zhu Youxiao flicked his sleeves and said in a sonorous tone: "The amount of additional Liao's salary is enough. I don't want the world to bear this burden. As for the The Jianlu rebellion needs to be tightened and the imperial court must tighten its belt and suppress it as soon as possible, so as to give us a bright and prosperous world!"

"..."

It fell into deathly silence.

Is it affordable to pay millions of taels of food and salary in Liao every year?

Even if the internal funds are asked to take the bulk, how long can this last?

But it was the mention of internal funds that made some courtiers calm down. After all, a long time ago, the emperor's internal funds rarely allocated money directly to the outside world, and even the amount was very small.

How can it be like that at the beginning of Emperor Taichang's reign, he took out millions of taels with one stroke of his pen.

There is no harm without comparison.

It's a pity that these ministers in front of them don't know that Zhu Youxiao wants to use internal funds to pay for the Liao land, but the main source of this money in the future will come from inspections without exception! ! !

"The Ministry of Household Affairs will draft a memorial and submit it to the emperor as soon as possible. The abolition of Liao's salary should be made known to the world as soon as possible."

Under this situation, Zhu Youxiao finally made the final decision: "All the Liao wages collected this year have been returned. From this year onwards, the court will no longer collect additional Liao wages. If anyone dares to let me know, who dares to use the name of Liao wages privately?" After all, the imperial decree is by no means just a decoration. If you catch someone, you will execute him and give him the death penalty!!"