Chapter 520: There is one day

Chen Xie spoke in a simple manner, and Zhu Youjian and Zhu Cilang could understand it. The simpler the truth, the more convincing it is. It is called fooling people. When dealing with others, Chen Xie can fool them. When dealing with these father and son, they can fool them once, but if they are too many times, they will definitely have problems. To put it bluntly, aren’t these civil officials in the late Ming Dynasty fooling the emperor? The most desperate representative of the death was Yuan Chonghuan. He pacified Liao in five years and comforted the holy heart. He really dared to fool them.

In contrast, after a comparison, the conclusion came out. Chen Xie always had the word "sincere" in front of him. Chen Xie said that the main problem of the Ming Dynasty now was financial issues, and after saying it, it would do it, and then there would be results. When it was said to pacify Liao or do it, it would be really pacified in a few seconds. When it comes to suppressing thieves, it would be swept over and then it was wiped out again. Both of them were ministers, but they were afraid of comparison. It was precisely because of facts that Zhu Youjian was more concerned about Chen Xie's words. These words were said to be for the prince, but weren't they for Zhu Youjian to listen to?

As the emperor, Zhu Youjian naturally linked Chen Xie's words to reality, pacifying Liao, suppressing thieves, opening seas, immigrating, and imposing commercial taxes. These things were combined together, and a clear context came out. The country had a huge impact because of these things. There were no external troubles, and the heavy Liao salary was saved. The thieves were driven to the southwest, and the threat to the capital could be ignored, and basically could not become a climate. Unlike before, when they were wandering around in several provinces in the Central Plains, it really cost people their lives.

Sometimes I think about it, how diligent I work, but the result is not good. Chen Xie, this guy, did nothing to delay eating, drinking, having fun, and things were still beautiful. But he was still unwilling to stay in the capital and enter the cabinet. Other officials were asking for something. Chen Xie was about to enter the cabinet, so he must be the youngest prime minister in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The king and his subjects got together, and the Ming Dynasty went from extreme chaos to a stable situation. It was really not easy. How many things happened during this period? Zhu Youjian's confidence in Chen Xie was indeed shaken. In the end, he chose to believe in Chen Xie, and the rewards he received were also very generous. Zhu Youjian, who was a little distracted, shook his head and got some distracted thoughts.

Chen Xie didn't want to say anything, but Zhu Youjian didn't mean to let him go. He said, "My dear, let me talk more deeply. Since I have said it, don't hide it." Looking at Zhu Youjian's earnest eyes, Chen Xie felt quite unbearable. He had white hair on his temples. It was difficult for this emperor to be a emperor. It is said that when he had a rare smile, he kept smiling today.

"There is no one who has not yet been there. If you have a bite, you will want to eat meat, and you will have to drink alcohol after eating meat. The same is true for the country. When society is stable, you have to seek development and cannot be self-consistent. Because people's hearts are constantly changing and change with the changes in the surrounding environment. Take this dynasty for this dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the population was small. The people had land to plant and they could soon recover their vitality. The contradictions in eating were not obvious. However, as the population increased, land annexed became increasingly serious, and the concealed contradictions appeared. Why has the country been so weak in recent years? It cannot defend against enemies outside and cannot safeguard the people inside. It is because of the unchanging level of national policies. There is no basis for the fact that the country has become so weak in recent years?

The policies formulated in the international situation will definitely not achieve the desired result. Therefore, Your Majesty must understand the general situation of the country in real time. Only in this way can you find the main contradiction and solve the problem in a targeted manner. Take taxes as an example. At the beginning of the founding of the country, simple land tax was enough for the country's use, so it was the pillar of national income. What about commercial taxes? At the beginning of the founding of the country, there was almost no business. Low taxes were conducive to the recovery and development of business. This is the cleverness of Taizu. According to the actual situation at that time, national policies were formulated to meet the conditions for national stability." When Chen Xie said this, Zhu Youjian felt a little tickled to the point of itch, and he has always taken Zhu Yuanzhang as an example.

"On the other hand, there are fewer land taxes now, which is not enough to meet the needs of the country. At the same time, there are more people doing business, and the time to increase the business tax has come. My dear, is this the reason?" Zhu Youjian couldn't help but say this. Chen Xie nodded in a cooperative smile after hearing this, "Your Majesty is extremely intelligent, and you can understand it at a glance."

Zhu Youjian was very happy. He was a very conceited person and never thought he could do it. His previous mistakes were not his problem, but his ministers. This concept was deeply rooted in the bones, otherwise he would not have felt the words "I am not the king of the kingdom." Chen Xie's answers just satisfied his concept. You see, it was the problem of his ministers. They treated me with dissatisfaction and did not tell the truth. Chen Aiqing was different. He treated me with sincerity and thought about the country in everything. This explained the truth, and I immediately understood. In the past, I was blinded.

"In this way, in the future, we cannot just listen to what the ministers say, and only the memorials of the ministers. This is not enough to let me understand the current situation of the country." Zhu Youjian said it as soon as he thought of it. Chen Xie nodded deeply and said: "This is the reason why I told the prince that what he said. Your Majesty can only understand the situation of the country by reading the memorials and court meetings. He has never been among the people before, so it is easy to be deceived by some open principles. How to solve this problem? The prince's education method should be changed, go to various places to see more and understand the actual situation of some countries, instead of staying in the deep palace like before. The prince has a clear understanding of the current situation of the country. After ascending the throne in the future, he can grasp the context of the government and not be deceived by some ministers with ulterior motives. This is what the practice at the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty is worth learning from."

Zhu Youjian was a little disappointed when he heard this. Chen Xie told him in a different way that Your Majesty should not leave the capital easily. By the same token, Zhu Youjian could listen to it after coming out of Chen Xie. If it were other ministers, he would definitely not say that. The ministers of the Ming Dynasty all had similar virtues and wanted the emperor to stay in the palace all day and never go anywhere, so they were also worried. Especially after the Tumu Fort Incident of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, this route was simply crazy. Otherwise, why would there be an emperor with Zhengde so chaotic? Isn’t this all forced by his ministers? This is not possible, that one is not possible. Please, the other is the emperor. There is a balance between the monarch and the ministers. Once the balance is unbalanced, the country will be abnormal. None of the monarchs and ministers understand this principle. It is either the strong ministers and the powerful ministers that make the emperor feel frustrated, or the emperor makes the ministers leave their last words before going to work every day.

"What a pity, my dear, I cannot stay in the capital for a long time, I cannot ask for advice every day." Zhu Youjian came again, and Chen Xie shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty, I am not as good as outside in the court. Whether it is opening the sea or collecting commercial taxes, the benefits are too great. If you are another minister, don't worry, don't even worry. If you are outside, open the situation first, straighten the relationship, and come up with a reasonable rule to avoid any ministers in the middle."

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian immediately raised his expression and took over the conversation, "Yes, let's talk about this. My dear plan to avoid corruption. Seeing the huge income brought by commercial tax and opening the sea, I am happy and worried."

Chen Xie finally led Zhu Youjian into the field he wanted to discuss. The emperor asked on his own initiative, and Chen Xie said it was easier to accept. "I think things look complicated, but in fact they are not complicated. I am actually doing this." As Chen Xie smiled slightly, Zhu Youjian slapped his thigh and said, "I understand. Isn't the consulting bureau that I'm talking about? Isn't the role of supervising the government?" Chen Xie nodded, looking like his majesty's true intelligent expression. Zhu Youjian really likes this son-in-law nodded.

"The country needs money. Merchants have money, but no one is stupid. I paid the tax and the government put the money in their pockets. Can I be content with it? I definitely don't believe it. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the status of merchants was not high, because the size of their contribution to the country was determined. It is definitely not what the ministers said about merchants who would bring bad hearts to others. Just look at who they are doing business. There are many high-ranking officials and nobles in the court, and there are many businessmen in their families. Merchants have made great contributions to the country, and they should be promoted accordingly. They cannot do business as before. Businessmen are a low-ranking household. Therefore, they should give them corresponding social status.

The principle of Taizu enforcing 30 taxes at the beginning of the founding of the country is the same. The purpose is to encourage industry and commerce. The reason why it later evolved into less commercial taxes or even no commercial taxes was because the ministers' position was wrong. They used the excuse of competing for profit with the people, but they did not want to pay money from their own pockets, which was definitely not for the sake of the country and the country. The election of the Advisory Bureau will begin in the middle of next year. At that time, the right of MPs to supervise, officials will naturally be careful not to be caught. They will naturally restrain themselves from doing things. Of course, this can only curb corruption to a certain extent. The key issue is to be persistent in the country.

Facing this problem, we must face corruption like Taizu, with severe punishment and strict laws. I think that the country has not stabilized now, and it is more appropriate to slowly change it in the future. The key at the moment is to establish a supervision mechanism first and create a model, and then follow it in the future. With social status, the enthusiasm of the business community will increase, and when industry and commerce develop, the country's money bag will be full. There is a problem that Your Majesty must pay attention to, and you must not fish out when dealing with industry and commerce. This is also the main reason why I give businessmen social status. No matter how a country's agriculture develops, it will not create benefits for the country.

Compared with industry and commerce. According to the commercial tax figures in the second half of last year, I can determine that next year's commercial tax will catch up with the country's land tax. At most, the income from commercial tax can be twice as high as that of land tax. Your Majesty, think carefully, one day in the future, the country will exempt all land taxes. What a situation it will be if the country exempts all land taxes? There is really one day when the taxes of industry and commerce are enough to prevent the country from collecting land taxes, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be as stable as Mount Tai. Think about it again, a hundred years later, when future generations read historical books, how will future generations see the situation created by Your Majesty? Even if Yao and Shun are alive, they cannot be said to be exempted from land taxes, right?"

Having said that, Zhu Youjian's blood was boiling all over. Zhu Cilang didn't understand very well, but when he saw Zhu Youjian's excited look, he was almost dancing. It was not difficult to guess the emperor's mood at this moment.

"I, can I see that for a day?" Zhu Youjian said to himself. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!

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