Han Du immediately smiled bitterly and said: "As the emperor saw, the fields of the fourteen chief envoys of the capital have indeed been cleared, and the number is relatively accurate. However, the chief envoys of each vassal state have The land was also cleared."
Zhu Biao immediately said angrily: "What do the chief envoys do for food? How can the land of all vassal states be cleared? Don't they know that there is no need to pay taxes on the land of each vassal state?"
Han Du suddenly sighed in his heart: I am afraid that it is because they know that there is no need to pay taxes on the land of each vassal country that they deliberately clear out these lands.
"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is that there is only more than a month until the autumn harvest. Even if we go to clear the land again now, it is definitely too late."
After listening to Han Du's reminder, Zhu Biao instantly understood the sinister intention of this move.
Han Du introduced in a faint voice: "Now the land of each vassal state is mixed with the land of the common people. If you want to collect taxes, you must either levy the land of each vassal state together, or you will not be able to collect taxes this year... ...."
Zhu Biao's face was as frosty as he looked at the book on the imperial case with cold eyes. Said: "Can you distinguish the number of acres of land in each vassal state from that of the common people?"
Han Du also realized that Qitai had good intentions in order to deal with him. The acres of land reported by the Chief Envoy were simply a number recorded for a large area of land. In such a large piece of land, there may be people belonging to the common people, as well as those belonging to various vassal princes' palaces. How can it be separated?
Han Du suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "If they could be separated, I would have asked them to separate them long ago. The chief ministers did it on purpose. When they measured the land, they mixed it together on purpose. How can they be separated? Even if I’m going to send people to check them one by one now, it’s too late.”
Zhu Biao took a deep breath, his face sinking like water. He sighed: "In the past, you said that civil servants would ignore the people of the world for their own interests. I also thought that you were a noble person and had a prejudice against civil servants. Now it seems that what you said is absolutely right. These people live on the people's fat, But they ignore the people and the righteousness of the world, and just compete with each other for their trivial things! Taxation is related to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and they dare to use it to do whatever they want!"
Han Du fell silent immediately after hearing this. To be honest, he himself did not expect that these civil servants would be so decisive in order to target him.
If they attack him, Han Du will never say anything. The winner and loser have nothing to say. However, these people threatened the stability of the world and wanted to bring down Han Du, even if it meant causing chaos in the world. Han Du looked down on these people from the bottom of his heart.
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to pursue them. Let's think of a way first to get through this."
The autumn harvest is coming soon, and soon the taxes will be collected. At this time, even if you want to settle accounts with the various chief ministers, there is no time.
What's more, since those civil servants dare to do this, it is because they have already thought of countermeasures. Even if they issue an order to punish the various political envoys, they can still use Tai Chi to push the responsibility onto the governors. Make it clear that the land is owned by each prefecture and county and has nothing to do with them.
Could it be that Zhu Biao could still issue an order to arrest all the officials in various prefectures and counties and hold them accountable?
Although Zhu Biao was angry, he understood that what Han Du said made sense. This matter is extremely troublesome to investigate, and the collection of taxes is urgent.
"Do you have any idea?"
When Han Du heard this, he shook his head slightly and said helplessly: "At this point, there is no other way but to tax the land of each vassal prince's palace together. Unless, the court does not want this year's tax!"
It is impossible not to levy taxes. Are you kidding? This is a whole year of taxes during the Ming Dynasty!
There are so many officials, so many soldiers and horses in the Ming Dynasty, and there are several large armies currently preparing troops at the border. These all need money!
From the inner treasury that Lao Zhu left to Zhu Biao, he could actually get the money out. However, that was the money that Lao Zhu had saved all his life, and even Lao Zhu was reluctant to use it during his lifetime.
Besides, if no tax is collected one year, it will be even more difficult to collect tax next year.
The common people would think that since the court did not collect taxes last year, it would be business as usual for the court for another year. That shows that the imperial court is very wealthy.
If that's the case, why should I be taxed?
Even if someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of this, the world may be in chaos.
Zhu Biao doesn't think that now that the Ming Dynasty is at its peak, the world will be impregnable and there will be no trouble. It is not uncommon in history for dynasties to be at their peak but quickly fall apart. For example, when the Great Qin Dynasty perished, wasn't it the time when it was at its peak? And the Sui Dynasty, the same is true!
But when he thought of levying taxes from various vassal princes' palaces, Zhu Biao felt a wave of embarrassment.
Somewhat unspeakably, he said: "When my father was here, he personally issued the decree. Now that my father's body is still cold, I will tax the kings... Wouldn't this make people think that I treat my brothers harshly?" ?」
Han Du looked at Zhu Biao and immediately felt the gap between the historical master Zhu Yunwen and him. Historically, Zhu Yunwen had just ascended the throne and had not even sat on the throne to warm himself, so he impatiently followed Huang Zicheng's words and wanted to cut down the vassal vassal. You need to know whether there was any intention for King Yan to come to Beijing when Lao Zhu died in history, and why Zhu Yunwen buried Lao Zhu in a hurry. These doubtful points aroused deep suspicion among the kings.
After all, if Lao Zhu had not issued such a decree, then where did the decree to summon King Yan to the capital come from? Moreover, why did it happen to summon King Yan to Beijing? Are the other kings not the sons of the late emperor? Or is it that King Yan has long coveted the throne and made preparations in advance?
Under such circumstances, Zhu Yunwen was eager to cut down the feudal clan. You may have been just skeptical at first, but with the move to cut down the vassal, they can take action.
Compared with Zhu Biao, he is much more sober. Doesn't Zhu Biao know the dangers of the vassal king's support of troops? Han Du reminded Zhu Biao more than once.
But how did Zhu Biao answer Han Du? According to Zhu Biao, the Ming Dynasty is not at peace in all directions, so it is not the time to enter Kuma and release Nanshan with swords and guns.
To the north, deep in the grassland there are tribes such as the Wala Tatars. To the west, Zhu Biao had already learned from Han Du that a huge empire was taking shape there, the Timur Empire. The king of the country was Timur who had been to the Ming Dynasty and had seen it with his own eyes.
Zhu Biao had a clear understanding of whether a war would break out between the Timur Empire and the Ming Dynasty. There must be a battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Timurid Empire!
After all, as the leader of the country, Timur actually took the risk of spending ten thousand gold to come to the Ming Dynasty in a white dragon fish suit. He couldn't be naive enough to think that he really just came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, right?
In addition, there is Uzang! Although Uzang has been paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty since the first year of Hongwu, he has always been respectful. But all of this is based on the strong strength of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty declines one day, it is unknown whether Uzang will still be as respectful as he is now.
The south is a little better. Annan has directly become King Qin's back cover, and Siam is also extremely submissive. There won't be any major events here.
After Han Du pondered for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you are willing to pay the tax yourself, it will not harm the Emperor's reputation!"
"Voluntarily pay taxes?" After hearing this, Zhu Biao shook his head and sighed: "Do you think they will be willing?"
Han Du gradually came up with a clear plan in his mind, and said with a slow smile: "It all depends on people. If the emperor can understand it with emotion and reason, it is not impossible for the princes to understand the righteousness and voluntarily share the emperor's worries. !」
Zhu Biao immediately glanced at Han Du and said in a deep voice: "Speak humanly!"
Han Du immediately straightened his expression and said: "Your Majesty, I remember that the land of the princes was clearly specified by the late emperor. Generally, it is between 10,000 and 20,000 acres, and the maximum is no more than 20,000 acres. But. As far as I know, the kings in the past bought a lot of land. They said they bought the land, but how they got it was not clear to the court. The late emperor had decreed that in addition to the land granted, The royal palaces are not allowed to purchase land without authorization."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said immediately: "What do you mean?
, do you want me to use this to make the kings pay taxes? "
Han Du did not nod, but just smiled and said, "Didn't I say that it is difficult to distinguish the land of the princes? In this case, I think that the emperor can directly transfer the taxes of the princes to the amount of land given by the emperor. Just eliminate it."
Cull? Zhu Biao took a deep look at Han Du.
Han Du smiled and continued: "Of course, if the princes do not agree, they will have to pay taxes on how much land they have."
"More than that!" Zhu Biao nodded and said, "I will also issue an edict to prohibit the princes from purchasing land without authorization."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Han Du quickly bowed and smiled.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, waved his hand towards Han Du, and said, "I know how to do this!"
Then he said to Wang Yue: "Pass an edict, hurry up for eight hundred miles and summon all the kings to the capital!"
Zhu Biao gave the order, and hundreds of fast horses rushed out of the city gate in the setting sun, heading in three directions: north, south, and west.
Within half a month, even the farthest kings of Liao and Han arrived in the capital.
The kings' return to the capital aroused curiosity among the people in the capital. They all speculated on what big event happened to make so many princes return to the capital.
However, the people only paid attention to it and ignored it. After all, I had just seen these princes return to Beijing last year, so seeing them again now was no longer novel.
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