Zhu Youxiao had actually been prepared for the shortage of grain.Otherwise, he wouldn't have really dared to treat civilian officials so toughly before.In fact, Zhu Youxiao had already set up the Municipal Shipping Department and the Foreign Trade Bureau, and used the silver obtained by the raiders and the confiscated Jin merchants to make these two departments hoard a lot of grain, plus the grain obtained from the raids, adding up to millions of stones, in case of emergency.Because Zhu Youxiao knew that silver could only become valuable if it was spent, otherwise it would just be a precious metal if it was kept in the treasury.And now the reason why Zhu Youxiao still wants to ask Fang Congzhe and Wang Yingjiao is to see if the civil officials and important ministers who govern for him have the ability to deal with this kind of crisis.Wang Yingjiao, the head of the household department, said first: "The minister has asked the governors of various places to try their best to urge the payment of taxes and grains this year, especially Nanzhili and Zhejiang, the two places where taxes and grains are paid the most, so that they try not to be in arrears and mislead the society, after all, the current demand for military food in Liaodi has increased a lot this year, but the minister did not expect that they still owe taxes and grain, and they owe more. ”"Now if this grain can't be delivered in time, the soldiers of the nine sides will run out of food, the soldiers will mutiny, and the heavy will be a big change, and if the white grain is not delivered in time, the capital will also run out of food, and then the Beijing division will starve, and the current Beijing division will have enough grain to support for three months!"
Wang Yingjiao continued, and said: "The minister thinks that the only plan at the moment is to first mobilize the grain stocks of the local feudal treasury and Changping into Beijing and Jiubian to avoid major changes, and then to urge the payment of taxes and grain, and then transport it to the local treasury and Changping for storage after the grain is collected, otherwise once the local grain is transferred to Beijing, then in the future, once there is a local disaster or civil unrest, the local government will not be able to support it. ”Zhu Youxiao nodded after hearing this.In his opinion, Wang Yingjiao is worthy of being an old minister in the end, and he is not panicked about dealing with this kind of grain crisis.At this time, Fang Congzhe also followed: "Your Majesty, the minister has secretly sent letters to the governors of Henan, Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Shandong, Huguang and other places before this, and asked them to use the local treasury to buy grain and store grain as much as possible for emergency use!"
The minister believes that although the grain is out of luck, it is feasible to really adopt the policy of Dasi Nong, first transfer the local grain storage into Beijing, and then return the collected grain to the local area!
”"Very well, immediately I will do so!"
Zhu Youxiao said a word, and then asked Wang Yingjiao: "If we want to solve the crisis of the shortage of grain and white grain, how much grain do you need to be transported from the locality?"
”"About four million stones!"
Wang Yingjiao thought about it and replied.Zhu Youxiao nodded for this, and then immediately ordered: "The local grain reserves must be returned sooner or later, otherwise, as Wang Qing said, once there is a major disaster or change in the locality, the local governor will not be able to have enough money and food to deal with it!"
Therefore, the matter of setting up the West Factory must be grasped quickly, and add a piece of content to the secret decree of Qi Jin, Zhao Shujiao, and Man Gui, and enter Beijing as quickly as possible, if anyone stops it, there will be no forgiveness!
In addition, if anyone delays, I will punish him severely!
”…… Nan Zhili.Sun Chengzong, the governor of Susong, invited several representative gentry and eunuchs of Susong to the governor's yamen for the sake of taxes and grain.Among them, there are Shen Yongjia, the second son of Shen Shixing, Wang Shizhen's descendant Wang Shiqi, Xu Yuanqing, the descendant of Xu Jie, and Dong Zuhe, the son of Dong Qichang."
You are all the patriarchs of the local noble clans, and their families are all famous eunuchs, and they have received the grace of the country, but now the summer and autumn taxes have been in arrears, and seeing that the grain is about to be interrupted, please also mobilize your neighbors to actively pay taxes and grains, so that the official is also exempt from ordering the servants to go to the countryside to collect the payment, so as to aggravate the people's troubles."
Sun Chengzong first took the tea and said to these squires and eunuchs.As a pro-Donglin, he didn't want to turn his face with these Jiangnan gentry until he had to.After all, Sun Chengzong also knew that these Jiangnan gentry were extremely powerful, and there were many high-ranking officials and eunuchs in the court who had in-laws and family relations with them, and they also controlled most of the land, money, grain and population in the local area."
This year, the disaster in Nanzhili several prefectures, Suzhou and Songjiang and Taicang Prefecture are even more flooded, the people have no harvest, we and other large households in order to avoid the occurrence of civil uprisings, have opened warehouses to release grain, and there is not much surplus grain, so the tax grain can only be owed, please also Futai Mingjian!"
Shen Yongjia said lightly at this time.After hearing this, Sun Chengzong's face showed displeasure: "This year, there is no water and drought in the Susong area, are you really as good as a three-year-old child?"
”Xu Yuanqing also said with a serious expression: "We say that if there is a flood, there will be a flood!"
Futai just plays like this, why bother asking!
”Sun Chengzong couldn't help but flick his sleeves and stand up: "You really want to go against the imperial court, are you worthy of the court's preferential treatment of you?!"
”"Is the imperial court worthy of our Jiangnan gentry!
Treat my scholars as if they were dogs, and kill them when they say they will be killed, we just want to let the court know the consequences of slaughtering the scholars!
Futai himself is also a scholar, do you really want to see the imperial court treat my Shilin people like this?!
”Wang Shiqi suddenly slapped the table at this time and asked."
That's right!
This matter is not right today, and it is not that we intend to owe taxes, and the gentry are unwilling to pay taxes in this world, and we have no choice, and the bell must be tied to the bell, Futai only needs to show the truth to the court, if the court can let the Son of Heaven issue an edict against himself, pardon a cadre, and severely punish the traitors and thieves Fang Congzhe, Xu Guangqi, etc., we will still pay the grain. ”Dong Zuhe also said to Sun Chengzong according to the meaning of his father Dong Qichang.Sun Chengzong naturally knew that the serious failure to collect taxes and grain now was related to His Majesty's tough attitude, but he also knew that today's son was not a person who was willing to give in, and it was impossible for him to touch the Son of Heaven's bad head, so he still asked: "Are you really not afraid of the Son of Heaven, and you really ignore the gift of loyalty and filial piety, and you really want to break with the imperial court?"
”Sun Chengzong is also a governor no matter what he says, and he has the local military power in his hands, so if he wants to force it, it is okay, so he simply spoke in a strict tone."
Why should Futai be so angry, we don't mean that."
Shen Yongjia said at this time, and glanced at the somewhat reckless Wang Shiqi and Dong Zuhe, and then said: "As Futai said, we are all favored by the country, how can we rebel against the court, how dare we not be today's son in our eyes; We originally wanted Futai to raid the Xu family, but Futai repeatedly used the fact that the Xu family did not cause trouble to the township and the traitors, and we can understand that Futai is unwilling to offend Xu Guangqi, the traitor; But now Futai is really willing to let the imperial court run out of grain for the sake of the Xu family, as long as Futai is willing to send troops to raid the Xu family, we will pay this year's tax grain for the neighbors!
”"That's right!
Heaven and earth are the king's teachers, the king is only after heaven and earth, not to mention that the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, but in the fish and meat township of the Xu family in Shanghai, there is smuggling, and our Jiangnan Shi clan is difficult to tolerate, as long as Futai is willing to raid the Xu family, we will give tax grain!
Moreover, you don't have to worry about Xu Guangqi's revenge, Futai has always been close to my Donglin princes, and he is also the teacher of the Son of Heaven, after you copied the Xu family, if someone really attacks you, we will support you, and you naturally have no worries about capital crimes. ”Xu Yuanqing also spoke.Sun Chengzong didn't expect that these people had been using Xu Guangqi's idea of the cotton yarn industry, and they even threatened themselves with taxes and grain.This made Sun Chengzong feel very angry in his heart.But Sun Chengzong was naturally reluctant to raid the Xu family.Because only he knows that the Xu family's property is the Xu family's on the surface, but it is actually the emperor's property.Moreover, his grandson family also occupies a share of the Xu family's industry, and he makes a lot of profits by providing cotton to the Xu family every year, so whether it is based on the interests of the court or personal interests, he is unwilling to confiscate the Xu family.After all, the emperor sent him to be the governor of Susong, and he came to be the umbrella of the Xu family."
Whether the Xu family is smuggling or not, whether there is fish and meat in the township, the official will find out, this has nothing to do with tax grain, and paying tax grain is your obligation rather than a hole card to blackmail the government!"
Sun Chengzong said in an unkind tone.When Dong Zuhe saw Sun Chengzong say this, he couldn't help but laugh angrily, glanced at Shen Yongjia and the others, and said: "I don't know what benefits his Xu family gave to Futai, so that you are so protective, how dare I and other villagers coerce you, it's better to kneel down, kowtow to us, kowtow, and we will give you a stone of grain!"
”Dong Zuhe smiled and asked Sun Chengzong: "How?"
”After hearing this, Sun Chengzong immediately stood up: "Presumptuous!
No matter what this official says, he is also a local governor, patrolling the place on behalf of the Son of Heaven, how can he kneel and wait!
Today's invitation to wait for an interview is already to give you and other face, and you are so ignorant!
”Seeing this, Shen Yongjia hurriedly said Dong Zuhe: "Dong Sheren, how can you be so rude!"
Let Futai kneel down to you!
”"What, does he really dare to send troops to copy my Dong family?
Does he, Sun Futai, also want to be infamous for being a cruel gentry?
”Dong Zuhe asked angrily."
Someone, send off!"
Seeing this, Sun Chengzong only took a deep breath, forcibly endured it, and put the tea cup on the table.Dong Zuhe naturally didn't expect Sun Chengzong to kneel down for him, he just said this because he was angry for a while, after all, as a wealthy and noble son like the local emperor of Shangtu, he didn't have much reverence for officials.But because of this, Sun Chengzong and these Jiangnan gentry eventually broke up.And Sun Chengzong therefore had to write a secret recital to the Son of Heaven to explain this matter, indicating that it was really difficult for him to raise the taxes and grain payable in the Susong area for the imperial court this year.Zhu Youxiao gave Sun Chengzong the right to perform secretly, so Sun Chengzong could bypass the political secretary and the cabinet to report to the emperor.…… The first year of the Apocalypse, September.Zhu Youxiao received Sun Chengzong's secret recital.After learning the real reason for the tax and grain arrears in the Susong area of Nanzhili, he sank his face, and then came to the political hall and asked Fang Congzhe: "Have the soldiers and horses to form the West Factory arrived?"
”"Back to Your Majesty, Zhao led the Ministry of Education to Xishan, the Mangui Department has arrived in Tongzhou, and the Zhejiang soldiers and Qi Jin Department have arrived in Huangcun."
Fang Congzhe replied.After listening to this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "The collection of the levy will start the pilot from Nanzhili in advance, Nanzhili accounts for most of the world's grain and white grain, and the recovery of the Nanzhili is completed, and the world's levy is half of the success, Zhao led the Ministry of Education and the Mangui Department to the capital, and immediately formed the Xichang tax supervision camp with the Qin Minping Department and the two thousand brocade guards in the capital to go to Nanzhili to collect the levy!"
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”"Yes!"
Fang Congzhe replied."
In addition, I decided to set up a southeast governor, who is responsible for clearing the acres of land and clarifying the tax burden in Nanzhili and Zhejiang.Zhu Youxiao said to the other party.