webnovel Chapter 202
Chapter 202
Hearing that Zhou Yanru had a method, the other ministers present all looked towards Zhou Yanru curiously.
It's just that this gaze towards Zhou Yanru has a little disdain.
Way?
What else can be done?
These people are almost desperate for their methods!
But His Majesty the Emperor was stunned and did not agree!
They didn't believe that Zhou Yanru could have any good way!
Just when all the ministers thought that Zhou Yanru was doing the last useless work before he died!
The "solution" that Zhou Yanru said next directly shocked them!
"Your Majesty, this time, the local officials of the Ministry of Agriculture embezzled agricultural taxes and used the grain paid by the common people to sell to merchants privately.
The minister believed that the fundamental reason for this was not corruption, nor in the collusion between officials and businessmen.
For thousands of years, official corruption and collusion between officials and businesses have always existed, and human nature is diverse, and it is impossible to completely eliminate it.
Therefore, Chen believed that in order to solve the problem of embezzlement of agricultural taxes, the only way to start from the root cause was to start from the root.
In the final analysis, the root cause of embezzlement of agricultural taxes actually lies in the words "agricultural tax".
Therefore, there is only one way to completely solve this problem!
That is... Completely abolished ... All farm taxes! "
Zhou Yanru said and sighed deeply again...
He is ready to be attacked by the crowd!
Abolishing the agricultural tax, how simple it sounds.
But it's hard to imagine how difficult it is
You know, such as the abolition of the conscription system, it must be followed by the construction of roads, slowly, gradually and gradually abolished
And the abolition of agricultural taxes not only involves the interests of many large families!
It is also related to whether the treasury and granary can be sustained!
Although the current national treasury is sufficient, it is not guaranteed that one day in the future, natural disasters, wars and other problems will occur!
At that time, without the agricultural taxes paid by the people, what if the national treasury is empty?
In case of a natural disaster in a certain place, the people will not receive anything!
The granary is empty, where do you go to get food to help the victims?
At that time, if there is another war and there is not enough food in the military camp, where will you go to find food supplies?
Is it possible, go to the homes of the people who have food to rob it?
Or is it to go to the landlord's old rich house to rob?
In this case, what is the point of abolishing agricultural taxes?
In addition to these inevitable difficulties, there are many difficult problems that are difficult to predict!
After all, the people take food as the sky, but wherever it is linked to food, it will face many problems!
At the moment, Zhou Yanru hastily proposed to abolish the agricultural tax, which is simply roasting everyone on the shelf!
After Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Emperor Zhu Youxiao did not directly dismiss it as he had previously dismissed others.
But at the same time, he did not express any opinion.
Because he knew that many people would jump out next and oppose this suggestion put forward by Zhou Yanru.
Instead of saying first, wait first.
Sure enough, soon, someone jumped out!
And the reasons for these people's opposition are exactly the same as Zhu Youxiao imagined.
The left just means that if there is no agricultural tax, the national treasury is prone to problems.
If there is a problem with the treasury, there will definitely be a problem in the world!
For a time, the voices of opposition sounded one after another!
The ministers were full of worries for the treasury, for the people of the world, for the soldiers of the frontier!
But is this really what they are worried about?
Perhaps, but more often, they worry about themselves!
After all, in the entire Ming Dynasty, only the common people had to pay agricultural taxes!
And everyone in the Shi clan, but they don't have to pay taxes!
In case something goes wrong with the national treasury, what can the emperor do with them?
Ministers are all ghosts, but as long as everything related to their own interests, it is best not to exist!
It was getting darker.
The voices of opposition gradually diminished as the night deepened.
Because the ministers all found that His Majesty the Emperor on the dragon chair had not spoken all along.
Seem......
"Asleep again?"
It turns out that the emperor is not asleep, but is closing his eyes and recuperating.
Hearing that the movement had almost stopped, Zhu Youxiao was also ready to start pulling out the "knife"!
Of course, this knife is not a knife in the sense, but Zhou Yanru's knife used to "block the gun"! "
"What you Ai Qing said is that the abolition of the agricultural tax law really does not work anywhere."
Hearing His Majesty the Emperor say this, the ministers all breathed a sigh of relief!
They were afraid that His Majesty the Emperor, who loved to make trouble, suddenly agreed to Zhou Yanru's "abolition of agricultural taxes"!
It's good that the emperor didn't!
However, just when the ministers thought that His Majesty the Emperor was ready to reject Zhou Yanru's suggestion just as he rejected them.
The emperor then asked Zhou Yanru,
"Zhou Yanru, you were born in a scholarly family, you have been smart since childhood, and you are also a Jin Shi of Lianzhonghuiyuan.
And in the years that you have been an official in the DPRK, you have not formed gangs and factions, you have not become a party of your own, and you have been very diligent in political affairs.
These actions of yours are all in the eyes of Xuan, which is why Xuncai promoted you to Shangshu of the Ministry of Agriculture so quickly.
Because you know that you are a smart person, still a very smart person, and a promising person!
How can someone as smart as you not know the disadvantages of abolishing the agricultural tax? Right?
Since there are so many drawbacks to abolishing agricultural taxes, it seems that you have already thought of a solution, right? "
Zhu Youxiao's words seem to be praising Zhou Yanru.
In fact, he is forcing Zhou Yanru!
Zhou Yanru could only smile bitterly...
His Majesty the Emperor "praised" him for being "smart" one after another, which should have been a happy thing.
But now, he only felt sad...
How smart is he?
In the end, it was not played by His Majesty the Emperor...
The solution?
What other solution could there be?
The abolition of the agricultural tax system is only beneficial to the peasants at the bottom.
After all, everyone in the Shi clan has never had to pay taxes.
Since the benefits are given to the peasants and the people, the relative and disadvantages must also be borne by someone.
Who else could it be?
Of course, it can only be these clansmen...
Zhou Yanru was helpless in his heart, but even if he was helpless, he could only bite the bullet now. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
His Majesty the Emperor has said something so "clear" to him, if he wants to think well, then he can only say it according to the emperor's meaning!
"Your Majesty is wise, and the minister does have a solution.
The concerns that Fang Caichen listened to other adults said were nothing more than worries that after the agricultural tax was gone,
In the event of repeated natural disasters, wars, etc., there will be a problem of insufficient supply in the granary of the national treasury.
Chen thought that these things did not need to be worried.
Even if there is no grain in the treasury, the Ming Dynasty has a wide range of good land and rich territory, and there are always people with grain.
At that time, if these difficulties really arise, the imperial court can buy grain from the big households who have grain. "
As soon as Zhou Yanru's words fell, the ministers who jumped out to oppose couldn't help it!
Zhou Yanru is crazy!
It sounds good to say that it is "buying" grain, and actually buying a fart!
You know, when it really comes to the point where you need to "buy grain", it means that the state treasury has gone wrong and there is no money!
At that time, the treasury will run out of money, where else will the money come from to "buy" grain!
To put it bluntly, isn't this just transferring the "agricultural tax" from the peasant people to the big households!
Seeing that all the ministers were about to explode, Emperor Zhu Youxiao at the dragon chair above took the lead in speaking.
"What Zhou Yanru said is a good way, after all, the field in the hands of the big household,
It is thousands of times more than in the hands of ordinary people, and the grain in their hands is quite much!
But when the imperial court buys grain from those who have grain, what price should it use to buy it? "
Zhu Youxiao directly asked the most crucial question.
After all, price is very important!
And Zhou Yanru, who heard this question, also admired His Majesty the Emperor from the bottom of his heart.
Obviously, the emperor has already made any decisions, but the emperor is stunned to let him say...
The wicked, let him do it too...
The emperor's means are really clever!
"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven and the Father, and all the peoples of the world are your people!
Since ancient times, children have listened to their fathers, and what their fathers say is what they say!
So Your Majesty can use whatever price you want to buy grain! "
This time, Zhou Yanru is really open-minded!
By now, he had no other choice!
He can only go now by the road of "'unconditional surrender to the emperor'"!
Moreover, it is still the kind that goes all the way to the dark!
He can't help, he can only do this!
Zhou Yanru's answer, not to mention that the ministers did not expect it, even the emperor Zhu Youxiao did not expect it.
Although Zhu Youxiao knew that Zhou Yanru was open-minded, he did not expect that Zhou Yanru would actually go out so openly.
Tough enough!
"Xu is the sovereign father of all the peoples of the world, and naturally treats every citizen of the Ming Dynasty equally.
Since we want to buy grain from big households, the price must naturally be reasonable and timely.
Since Zhou Yanru's solution is so comprehensive, then the abolition of agricultural taxes will be left to you, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Agriculture, to handle! "
Zhu Youxiao directly decided!
Although he said that when buying grain from big households, the price will be reasonable.
But how reasonable it is, it will not be up to the emperor to make the decision at that time!
After saying the decision, Zhu Youxiao quickly stood up and strode towards the dragon dragon!
It's a hurry!
"Your Majesty! Please play, please play! "
"Your Majesty! The minister still hasn't said anything! "
"Your Majesty! You wait a minute..."
“......"
The ministers desperately shouted to the emperor, but the emperor seemed to be deaf and did not turn his head.
If it weren't for the scary brocade guards with guns around, the ministers would want to catch up and stop the emperor!
It turns out that the emperor was not deaf, and he even turned back to the ministers after sitting on the dragon and said,
"It's not early, I'm hungry now, hurry back to eat, you guys also hurry back, there is something tomorrow."
As soon as the words fell, the dragon started fighting!
Ministers: "..."
By now, His Majesty the Emperor had already made a decision, and the people had already left in a palanquin.
Even if the ministers wanted to refute, they could only go back to writing the recital...
Once again, it turns out that it is useless to write a sonatop.
Because Emperor Zhu Youxiao turned on "stealth mode" again.
Not only did they not come out for meetings, but even the ministers who asked for an audience on important matters were all rejected.
Even if the emperor's teacher Sun Chengzong had something to consult with the emperor, he could not see the emperor.
Time flew by, and more than two months passed in a row.
The ministers did not know whether His Majesty the Emperor had read the book he had written.
They only knew that in the past two months, it seemed that the emperor had not even stepped out of the door of the Qianqing Palace...
Such an "house" emperor, they also have to admire the five bodies to the ground ...
Qianqing Palace.
In the past, the Qianqing Palace was always very quiet.
However, at this time, the Qianqing Palace was a mixture of multiple voices.
There is the sound of planing wood, there is the sound of conversation.
There was even, a woman's voice.
"Emperor! The concubine wants to accuse Concubine Xi of fornication! Messing up the harem, the crime is not to be blamed! "。