Chapter 1955 Li Mao's Second Bomb

"This matter has nothing to do with me."

Xu Jingchang wanted to visit Xiaoniang, but Zhu Zhanji was obviously faster than him, so he was rejected.

"It turns out that Shen Shitou is guarding the door himself, what does your majesty mean?"

Xu Jingchang was a little anxious, so he came to Fang Xing to find a solution.

Fang Xing just sent Xiaoniang away, and was startled when he heard the news, and then ordered: "Tell Madam about this, let her go to the city to have a look."

Xu Jingchang said awkwardly: "Brother, I have forgotten the difference between men and women, but Dehua, your majesty's reaction...was it too much? If it weren't for the ordinary girl, I would be worried that Daming would have an extra concubine. "

There were gradually more people's voices inside, as well as Wuyou's yelling, Fang Xing finally asked: "Did the man in the mansion do it on purpose or not?"

"Do not lie to me!"

Xu Jingchang wanted to fool around, but was embarrassed by Fang Xing's words: "There were so many people at that time..."

The streets of Beiping City can be described as wide, and Fang Xing couldn't imagine how domineering that woman in Dingguo Mansion was.

The two carriages collided. Fang Xing just imagined the scene, and then said: "My lady was going to go back. This delay, Duke Ding, Your Majesty is annoyed!"

"Cochinism has been repeated many times. If someone takes the opportunity to spread rumors, saying that my mother was discriminated against in Beiping, who will take the responsibility?"

Fang Xing didn't know if Zhu Zhanji was annoyed, but he himself was a little annoyed.

"Mr. Ding, that little girl... Benbo is safe! Your little concubine should clean up and go to jail!"

"That woman..." Xu Jingchang said disapprovingly, "Is it enough to buy a horse bone with thousands of dollars? Do you still want me to apologize?"

"You really..." Seeing Fang Xing nodding seriously, Xu Jingchang was a little ashamed.

Fang Xing looked very serious, "Why not?"

He felt that Xiaoniang's contribution to Daming was a hundred times greater than that of Xu Jingchang. One is similar to a dandy, enjoying the blessings on the merits of his father and grandfather. But the other one helped Daming stabilize Jiaozhi, which is comparable to the achievement of opening up Xinjiang.

"I am younger than you, but I have experienced a lot."

Fang Xing said seriously: "The reason why a person is a person is

That is because of wisdom and the bottom line. Wisdom makes us live better, and the bottom line makes us awe! "

"What are you in awe of?"

Xu Jingchang felt that Fang Xing was really stunned. Apart from respecting the ancestors and the emperor these days, who else should my old Xu family fear?

Fang Xing pointed to his own heart, and said: "Fame, whether it's a dry reputation, whether it's fake benevolence or hypocrisy, Ding Guogong, when you dream back at midnight, when you sit alone and meditate, ask yourself, what kind of person am I? There are only interests and benefits? Or is it that I stick to the bottom line. And what is your bottom line? You are a relative, a relative of the state, what bottom line should you have?"

Xu Jingchang said depressedly: "I have paid the taxes that should be paid, and I will not take advantage of Daming. When there is something in the country, I will never avoid my brother. I will contribute as much as I need, and I will pay when necessary. When necessary, my brother will dare to raise money." Isn't it enough to mount a sword and fight for Ming Dynasty?"

"not enough!"

Fang Xing felt that he was talking to each other, so he finally persuaded: "You must put Daming first, you are a relative, if you can't do this, you will be in trouble in the future!"

Xu Jingchang shook his head, got up and said goodbye. He really felt that he was cooperating with the emperor with all his strength, and he had already become a different kind among his relatives, but Fang Xing didn't mean enough, he wanted me, Xu Jingchang, to apologize to that little lady!

"Forget it, brother's house is wrong about this matter, it's right! Let's go later."

After returning, he personally delivered some medicinal materials and gifts, but was intercepted.

"What does this mean, Your Majesty?"

Xu Jingchang felt like a praying mantis that was only hunting for food, and his vest always felt cold. After coming out, he immediately went to find Fang Xing again.

"Dehua, what do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Fang Xing felt that this was an opportunity to show Zhu Zhanji's attitude towards his relatives, so he said, "Your Majesty is angry."

Xu Jingchang regretted all of a sudden, and said, "Brother, I have come to the door!"

 …

Zhu Zhanji didn't mean anything, and if my mother was injured, she just had to rest in the capital for a period of time.

Ke Xunqi...

Fang Xing felt that Zhu Zhanji was holding a small book, recording the faults of his relatives one by one, waiting for the opportunity to start liquidating.

Honorary relatives are of no benefit to the country, they can only be regarded as party members.

Using marriage and other means, they gradually formed a huge group, which was powerful enough to influence the government.

So the importance of civil servants is highlighted.

"Someone in the court posted bullets, saying that Duke Ding's concubines dare to be domineering, which shows that the relatives are lawless. This is secretly encouraging His Majesty to cleanse the relatives!"

Huang Zhong thought it was a good thing, but Fang Xing disagreed.

"Your Majesty wants to cleanse his relatives, but he can't at the moment, at least not until a balance is achieved."

Zhu Zhanji still needs his relatives to clamp down on civil officials, and weakening any side now is self-destructing the Great Wall.

But Xu Jingchang didn't know! He thought that Zhu Zhanji had lost patience with his relatives, so he panicked.

He treasured and invited Fang Xing and Zhu Gaoxu to dinner, it was a test.

"Your Highness, I, Xu Jingchang, am loyal to His Majesty. This is my concubine's fault. I have already locked her up. If I say a word, I will kill her!"

Xu Jingchang already hated that little concubine to the bone, and barely concealed his murderous intent when he talked about it later.

Now Zhu Gaoxu is preoccupied with thinking about what to bring overseas, when he heard this, he said casually: "Then kill it."

Xu Jingchang said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to slaughter, it's against the law!"

Li Ermao and the others have been staring at civil and military officials all day long, and once they find out what's wrong, hehe! Don't hesitate, quickly load the bullets, and then wait for a battle to become famous.

Zhu Gaoxu said disdainfully: "With your guts, I didn't learn any of my uncle's strengths back then. He really is incompetent."

Xu Jingchang said helplessly: "When my father left, hey! It's hard to say!"

Fang Xing was thinking about Li Ermao's recent silence, and he was thinking about whether to provide Li Ermao with some shells, so that at least he could make a big splash in the Metropolitan Police Department.

"Shandong seems to have encountered another disaster this year."

Fang Xing finally gave up on that plan. It wasn't because of friendship, but because he didn't want Li Ermao to take the lead in shooting at his relatives, which would trigger a big debate.

Li Ermao was in hibernation. Since the impeachment of the emperor last time and connivance with his ministers to ask for an official, he became famous and then began to hibernate.

This kind of thinking that is not in line with the young man's heart made many people secretly wary of him, but with Li Ermao's silence, these wariness gradually dissipated.

So when his memorial was sent to Zhu Zhanji's case, even Zhu Zhanji was a little surprised.

The content of this memorial is very simple, continuing the academy's characteristics of not being verbose or embellishing diction, and directly pointing out the biggest restriction that Daming wants to develop at present.

--tax!

Starting from using business routes to guide those wealthy merchants to pay taxes, and starting from collecting taxes on the luxury goods industry, Ming's business taxes have been increasing step by step.

However, since the construction of the North-South Corridor began, even the Ministry of Finance, which has sold extravagantly in recent years, has begun to tighten its purse strings.

"Your Majesty, a lot of cement kilns need to be built, and they need to be built everywhere, otherwise the cost will make me want to throw myself into the cement kiln and burn to death."

Xia Yuanji was also getting old gradually. Compared with the heroic emperor above, many of these courtiers were very old.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Li Ermao's memorial said that the Ming Dynasty can use construction to stimulate the economy. This is a topic in the academy. The purpose is to benefit all places and all walks of life through construction."

Xia Yuanji agreed: "It's like this. When the road is repaired in one place, you must buy a lot of things locally. The road is good and it will be convenient to travel in the future. However, it will be cheaper for merchants."

These words secretly support Li Ermao's point of view: Your Majesty, let's start collecting taxes in an all-round way.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the important ministers below, and said meaningfully: "He said that Daming can start to abolish the tax exemption for gentry, what do you think?"

Fuck!

This Li Ermao is more radical than Fang Xing!

Fang Xing did not come, Yang Rong concluded that he must not know about this, otherwise he would definitely come to make trouble.

This topic is really too big, like a bomb has been thrown out, no one dares to answer.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the memorial and said blankly: "Li Ermao said it's best to do a pilot first, even if it fails, it won't have much impact."

But the ministers still didn't talk to each other.

This topic is almost a taboo. Ever since Zhu Yuanzhang began to give preferential treatment to scholars, those preferential treatment policies have long been replaced by unspoken rules, and the scope and number of preferential treatment are constantly expanding.

These are violations, and everyone knows it.

But who wants to poke this problem out?

Zhu Zhanji looked at the officials, and in the end it was Zhang Ben who left the class.

Zhang himself was given the nickname "Poor Zhang". Who in the Manchu Dynasty would dare to say that he was more honest than him?

Seeing Zhang Ben's passionate expression, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help nodding secretly.

"Your Majesty, I think this is the right time."

A Jin Zhong went, but Zhang Ben came.

This person is stubborn at first glance, much better than Jin Zhong's pretending to be crazy and foolish back then.

Zhang Ben said with a straight face: "The original intention of Emperor Taizu Gao was to exempt those students from poor families. Now that there are so many fields in Daming, how can scholars be so poor? I think most of them are just giving benefits, and those officials are just getting married. It’s just a good fate, and by the way, it can also be enjoyed by myself in the future.”