The next day, Zhao Nanxing, Wang Ji, and Sun Shenxing collectively submitted a request to resign, saying that they were old and feared that they might have betrayed the divine grace.
Zhu Youxiao also pretended to retain him, seeing that the three Donglins had a strong desire to resign.
He reluctantly agreed, giving the three people honorary titles one by one, and sending royal guards home.
In this way, the face of both parties was taken care of, creating a harmonious appearance between the monarch and his ministers.
After Zhu Youxiao bid farewell to the three old ministers, he ordered the ministers to implement the list of ministers to take over.
Since he had already discussed it with Fang Congzhe and Xu Guangqi, the list submitted was more in line with Zhu Youxiao's requirements.
He Zongyan was appointed as the minister of household affairs. , Zhu Yanxi was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Sheng Yihong was the minister of the Ministry of Punishments, and Xu Guangqi, the former minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was appointed the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
This is to prepare for Xu Guangqi's entry into the cabinet.
Originally, it would be a matter of course for Xu Guangqi to join the cabinet now, but Zhu Youxiao doesn't want him to join the cabinet now because he wants Xu Guangqi to take over Congzhe's class, so let him experience it in various ministries first. , and the official secretary He has always been known as the Heavenly Official, and is implicitly the number one person in the Shangshu.
Having the Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs join the cabinet will bring Xu Guangqi a great prestige bonus, and he is planning to make big moves in the capital inspection next year, and Xu Guangqi has no party affiliation, so It would be best to put Xu Guangqi first in the official department.
This setting made the people of Donglin happy and worried.
The happy thing was that He Zongyan was originally from Donglin, which showed that the emperor really did not want to make big changes in Donglin.
The worried thing was that Xu Guangqi was in charge of the staff, which would make the Beijing Chaoban Revolution in the third year of Tianqi three years.
It is no longer beneficial to the Donglin Party.
After all the officials are in place, Zhu Youxiao will start to solve the problem of tax collection.
So at the court meeting, Bi Ziyan raised two problems currently faced by taxation, and the emperor ordered the ministers to discuss how to solve them.
In fact, the roots of these two problems are the same, because most of the mine operators are high-ranking officials or their relatives and servants, so as soon as the problem was raised, the ministers fell silent.
Zhu Youxiao knocked on the dragon case in an unsightly manner and said loudly: "What's wrong?
I'm silent.
Aren't you always pretty talkative?
Attacking this and that is a villain and an evil party.
Now there is a serious person."
Don't say anything when it's over."
Zou Yuanbiao said: "Your Majesty, since the commercial tax collected has exceeded the best time in the past, isn't that a good thing?"
Zhu Youxiao looked at this Donglin cadre and asked: "Zou Yushi thinks that it is normal for mining taxes not to be paid, and it should be considered normal for other taxes not to be paid.
Then everyone does not have to pay taxes.
Where does your salary come from?
, where did the court expenses come from?”
Zou Yuanbiao said: "Of course we have to collect agricultural taxes.
The commercial taxes collected have exceeded the Wanli period.
Please don't treat merchants harshly."
Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "If you want me not to treat merchants harshly, then should I treat farmers harshly?
You go down and see if it is the merchants or the farmers who are struggling to survive, and then come back and talk to me.
Pass the decree, go to Zuodu Censor Zou Yuanbiao is a visiting envoy to Shaanxi and will set off today to observe the people's sentiments in Shaanxi. " The emperor's method of telling you to go away at the slightest disagreement made the ministers helpless.
Zou Yuanbiao thanked him and went back to prepare.
The emperor said that he would leave today.
If it was delayed until tomorrow, he might drive you home.
After Zou Yuanbiao left, Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers and said, "It's hard to collect mining taxes.
Some people don't pay taxes or use other methods to evade taxes.
People from the tax office can't block other people's mines, because you can't."
Use a pen to seal it.
If you are a tax collector and ask others not to open it, then others will not open it.
Let's talk about how to solve this problem. " The ministers didn't say anything.
Sun Chengzong came out helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, can the Ministry of Household Affairs send more people to help the tax office collect mineral taxes?
Let the mines collect mineral taxes first after production, and then collect another after refining."
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Business tax."
Zhu Youxiao said flatly: "No, direct management means that it can no longer be managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It only needs to transfer taxes and fees with the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Besides, can the old officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs raise the mining tax?"
Everyone is very good at listening to the emperor's wishes.
Guan Yingzhen immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, let Dongchang or Jinyiwei arrest the unruly people who do not pay the mining tax.
Isn't that enough?"
Zhu Youxiao still denied: "No, Dongchang is responsible for supervising the tax bureau, but he cannot participate in specific affairs."
Xu Guangqi came out and said: "Your Majesty, can you give the tax bureau the power to mobilize troops?
Up to 100 local guardsmen can be mobilized at a time to help enforce tax collection and seal off mines that do not pay taxes."
Zhu Youxiao said: "No, the army cannot target its own people unless it suppresses the rebellion.
Director Bi, have you thought of any good solutions?"
Bi Ziyan came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think Xu Shangshu's method can be modified.
We can specially recruit tax-protecting government officials.
We don't need to issue them with weapons such as swords and guns, just common sticks.
Please ask your Majesty to ask for your help." " Zhu Youxiao touched his beardless chin, thought for a while and said: "That's okay.
Each tax department recruits a hundred people to manage a state.
There should be no problem.
Let's create a special name, just call it Tax policeman, this name is clear enough to seal a mine or a shop.
When recruiting, be careful not to recruit anyone who is cunning, so as not to blackmail you randomly. " In this way, after the mine police is established, the mine can be closed down when the mine evades taxes through smelting.
Of course, it can also be closed down if the mine does not pay taxes.
However, Zhu Youxiao thought of another problem, which was the problem that Chen Xiu and the others encountered, so he told Chen Xiu's story again, and then asked: "Someone is already mining somewhere, and then someone else also wants to mine here."
Mining, how should we deal with it?"
Bi Ziyan said: "Your Majesty, we only collect mining taxes.
The first comer only needs to pay a deed tax to mine here.
The later comers will either have to use money to transfer it to the first comer, or they will jointly operate with the first comer."
Zhu Youxiao shook his head and said: "This method is inappropriate.
Just like when Chen Xiu was prospecting in Kaiping and found a huge coal mine, the court wanted to open a mine here, but the original owner opened his mouth.
Could it be that the court could only obediently Give me money?
This won't work.
Think of a new way to control the mine in the hands of the court. " Everyone looked at each other.
The emperor wanted to get all the minerals in the world into the hands of the court.
Originally, the minerals did indeed belong to the emperor.
Not to mention that the whole world and the royal land belonged to the emperor.
Of course, they all belonged to the emperor.
But now that others have opened the mines, it is a bit difficult to take them back and claim that they belong to the imperial court.
Of course, this is just a difficulty, but there are still ways.
The new Minister of Justice, Sheng Yihong, said: "Your Majesty, if you issue an imperial edict to nationalize all minerals, it is actually possible.
It's just that no mine in the world can be opened.
Only the imperial court can mine
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