"The emperor, the first assistant of the cabinet and the officials and the second secretary of the household department jointly signed a letter to ask the imperial court to quickly discuss the policy of the new money law and remove the liao salary to solve the people's difficulties."
The celebrant and the eunuch Liu Ruoyu reported to Zhu Youxiao that the important ministers who were sent directly to the forbidden court without a cabinet vote read the contents of this joint recital.Zhu Youxiao laughed after hearing this: "This Fang Congzhe really didn't disappoint me, he knows my thoughts!"
In the end, it is the old minister of the three dynasties!
”Zhu Youxiao said: "Spread the decree, set up a political hall in the duty room on the side of the Longzong Gate in the Qianqing Gate, set up an auxiliary minister, set it as a positive product, and promote Fang Congzhe as an auxiliary minister, give the Forbidden City to take the shoulder to enter the straight, and then be on duty in the political hall to deal with the urgent affairs of the military aircraft and civil affairs, and facilitate me to inquire at any time." ”"Slave obeys!"
Liu Ruoyu opened his mouth in surprise, and then replied.Next.Liu Ruoyu personally came to the cabinet to deliver the decree.At the beginning, Liu Ruoyu saw Han Yi first.As soon as Han Yi saw that it was Liu Ruoyu, he first smiled and asked, "Prime Minister Liu is here in person!"
But what is your majesty's will?
”The palm seals of the Ming priests and the eunuchs of the pen are usually honored as inner ministers, just as scholars are honored as pavilion elders.Therefore, Han Yi called Liu Ruoyu the internal minister.And Liu Ruoyu also smiled politely, didn't say what the will was, only asked, "Is Yuanfu here?"
”"The servant is here, dare to ask what instructions His Majesty has?"
At this time, Fang Congzhe walked out in person.Liu Ruoyu hurriedly ran up, half-bent over, held Fang Congzhe's arm, and said with a inferior smile: "How dare you come out in person, it's just a word of mouth, and the old man can go to your room in person to pass the decree." ”"Where is it, you are the person in front of Your Majesty, and you are here to deliver the decree, how dare you not come out to receive the decree, not to mention that this time you are personally here to deliver the decree, I don't know what Your Majesty's will is?"
Fang Congzhe asked.Liu Ruoyu hurriedly conveyed Zhu Youxiao's will, and said: "The old body congratulates Yuanfu first, and please ask Yuanfu to draft the will quickly." ”After hearing this, Fang Congzhe pursed his lips vigorously to hide the excitement in his heart, and knelt down vigorously and thanked the emperor."
Let's do it, Motosuke."
Liu Ruoyu continued to say with a smile."
Good, good, intended."
Fang Congzhe hurriedly stood up, his slightly trembling hand began to prepare to take the pen, but when he saw Liu Ruoyu handing over the pen, he had to hurriedly prepare to get up and take the pen with both hands, but as soon as he stood up, he sat back again, and then took the pen from Liu Ruoyu's hand with one hand and began to draft the purpose.The cabinet secretary on the side glanced at Liu Ruoyu and said in his heart: "This father-in-law, aren't you busy with the ceremonial supervisor, how can you rob me of my job!"
”After drafting the decree, Liu Ruoyu left the cabinet with the decree and went to the celebrant supervisor.After the approval of the red, Liu Ruoyu personally came back with the holy decree, and issued it by the cabinet, and he personally walked into Fang Congzhe's duty room and said: "Yuanfu, please, the shoulders are ready." ”"Thank you, father-in-law."
Fang Congzhe walked out of the cabinet after saying a word, entered the shoulder, and was carried into Zuoshunmen by the eunuchs in the two palaces, and went to the Qianqing Palace.Han Yi read the content of the decree in the imperial room, and therefore learned about the emperor's establishment of a political hall and the promotion of Fang from Zhe to the auxiliary minister to the Qianqing Palace.And now after Han Yi saw Fang Congzhe sitting on his shoulder, he was naturally very envious, and couldn't help but say: "He Fang Daxing is better than himself!"
An advocate of the official and the second department of the household Shangshu together to reform the money law so that they went to a place closer to the Son of Heaven to do things, why didn't I realize that the Son of Heaven said at every turn that once the world was in turmoil, he would return to Fengyang to raise righteousness because he wanted to reform Zhongxing?
”"Motosuke didn't come to duty today?"
Wang Xiangqian came to the cabinet at this time, and when he saw that Fang Congzhe was not there, he asked about Han Yi.Han Yi said sourly: "Go to the palace!"
And it's sitting on the shoulder!
After that, the cabinet will be just the two of us. ”Wang Xiangqian instantly understood after hearing this, and followed Han Yi's gaze in the direction of Qianqing Palace.As a result, the two have been standing outside the cabinet door.From time to time, Han Yi also asked Wang Xiangqian: "It should be very different to do things closer to the Son of Heaven, right?"
”Fang Congzhe had to admit that the duty room of the political affairs hall was not as spacious as the cabinet duty room, but as soon as he saw that the bedroom of the Son of Heaven was outside the window, and he could know the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven at any time before any official, he suddenly felt that it was quite comfortable to work here, at least quieter than the cabinet."
Your Majesty has arrived!"
At this time, the eunuch shouted.Fang Congzhe hurriedly walked out of the political hall and knelt down at the foot of the jade steps.Zhu Youxiao walked towards the political hall at this time.The Qianqing Palace is indeed not far from the political affairs hall, and it is probably only a few dozen meters away.Therefore, Fang Congzhe didn't kneel for long, and Zhu Youxiao came to him and said: "Yuanfu, please get up, unless you have other ministers in the ceremony, you will not kneel at other times in the future." ”Zhu Youxiao also didn't know if Fang Congzhe had high blood pressure, and if kneeling together like this often would cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases to occur suddenly, he also gave Fang Congzhe the grace of not kneeling.After entering the political affairs hall, Zhu Youxiao also pointed to the Taishi chair in front of the case and said: "This is where you sit, in the political affairs hall in the future, even if I come in person, you can sit, this is my grace to the auxiliary minister, and it is also to facilitate the handling of government affairs, otherwise, how to read the question book while standing?"
”"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Fang Congzhe had to admit that although the current Son of Heaven is tough and ruthless, he also knows compassion when he should be sympathetic to the old minister.Fang Congzhe sat on the Taishi's chair, like a clay Buddha statue.And Zhu Youxiao, who was already sitting opposite him, said first at this time: "I have read the joint copy of several of your old ministers, the Liao salary has indeed been abolished, and the imperial court cannot levy it on the people even if it lacks money, and the people only have how much food they have.When the time comes, if the people are really forced to rebel, the court finances will be even worse!
However, the rebellion of the Eastern Prisoners could not be quelled, and the money and grain that needed to be increased had to continue to increase, but the deficit of the imperial court was becoming more and more serious, so the tax and finance needed to be reformed, but it could not be changed from the people. ”"What Your Majesty said is that in the opinion of the ministers, if the imperial court catches up with the endowment, the Liao salary will not be levied at all to meet the current expenses, not to mention dealing with the rebellion in the east, even a few more places can still be supported, these years, the phenomenon of arrears of food and wages is getting heavier and heavier, not to mention anything else, just Taicang's salt tax and silver can not be collected!
There is also a need to give His Majesty a million taels of gold and silver every year, and I can't collect it all!
”Fang Congzhe said that he knew that the emperor's mind was to become a reform official himself, so he actively expressed his opinion.Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked: "In Yuanfu's opinion, how should we collect all the tax and grain arrears?"
Retrospective Levies?
”Fang Congzhe said: "Your Majesty, the main ones who owe taxes and grain are wealthy families, as early as the Shimiao period, the imperial court has limited the amount of gentry preferential exemptions, and there are preferential exemption regulations, but now most of the gentry are far away from the scope of preferential exemption dozens or even hundreds of times, and even collude with officials to sprinkle their fields under their names on other households or send them to other people's names, and do not pay a penny!"
Therefore, the minister believes that the first thing to do is to reopen the acres of land and cut off the behavior of the gentry who are treacherous and sprinkling!
All the claims except for the preferential exemption!
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