Liang Mong missed the days when the presiding officer could beep at will in the court and act as a troublemaker, causing peace to the cabinet, the six ministries, and even the twenty-four yamen of the inner court.
But that’s no longer possible. Although the Liu Ke spokesperson can still complain, he cannot do so casually. The cabinet has been clearly given the power to supervise the Six Sections.
Therefore, now Liu Keyanguan does not dare to beep blindly anymore.
Therefore, Liang Mong only said: "I don't believe that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are really willing to abide by these rules and be asked like saints. Do you think the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can bear it?"
"I heard that all moral construction that has nothing to do with crime was drawn up by Yuan Fu. Today, Yuan Fu advocates being strict with scholar-officials and requiring them to abide by etiquette and maintain a correct style. Therefore, he has put forward a series of moral requirements for scholar-officials, exceeding He is a high-ranking official, and the higher the requirements, the higher the first-class and the same-class treatment for princes and ministers. He even has rules such as no swearing, no fighting, and no gambling! On the contrary, he has no requirements for the common people, except those related to monarchy. Besides, people can do whatever they want."
Yang Ming replied.
Liang Mong sighed and said: "In the final analysis, this is the legacy caused by the emperor's eldest son being mean and ungrateful! If the emperor's eldest son hadn't done this, the court would not have been so eager to ban the extravagant style!"
"So, it is rare to find a benevolent master. I used to think that King Xin was trustworthy, but King Xin's performance in Shaanxi was very disappointing. Now I think that the eldest son of the emperor can be the lord of the world. Now it seems that he is also cold-blooded."
Yang Ming agreed.
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"God sent me to this Zhongding House to let me live a wealthy and glorious life, not to be controlled like a saint by Liu Hongxun!"
Huang Jiuding, the noble Lord of Luo Zhonghou, also became very angry after reading the newly issued edict.
These nobles will still undertake the task of worshiping important tombs for the emperor, and some of them still hold important positions in the military. They will often go out on official business, and naturally have the opportunity to take advantage of others and waste public money, but now , he did not expect that the imperial court would directly stipulate that if they engaged in extravagant consumption while on official business, if they were caught, they would have to compensate for the expenses, and even be fined, or even be dismissed from their official positions.
Therefore, Huang Jiuding was very angry.
"Sir! Peng Yao, the official in charge of etiquette, has submitted a memorial to impeach our prince's arrogance. The palace has been built to the standards of a prince. Now, the guards in charge of the matter have come to investigate. What should we do?"
At this time, Huang Jiuding's concierge came to report something.
After Huang Jiuding heard this, he said quite depressedly: "What else can we do? Change it immediately. Find a craftsman. First, tear down the gate and rebuild it. Let the people from Jinyiwei come in and let them see where else we have violated. We change!"
"yes!"
Although Huang Jiuding was dissatisfied with Liu Hongxun's actions, he did not dare to disobey the order and cooperated honestly.
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It didn't take long.
Local authorities also received orders to trace deficits, strengthen work style, and prohibit officials from extravagant consumption.
After receiving this order, Huguang's censor Lu Shichuan was drinking and chatting with several officials at a post station, eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and was accompanied by prostitutes and others.
Lu Chuanhuan felt a headache because of this, and thought to himself: "This is all the result of the emperor's eldest son's lack of cooperation!"
"Gong Lu, the imperial court has issued an edict to permanently waive land taxes. Although it is the best governance in history, it has made life for us local officials and subordinates even worse than before!"
At this time, Gu Hongwen, the prefect of Huangzhou who entertained him, did not know about the court's strict investigation of deficits and strengthening of work style construction, but still complained to Lu Chuanchuan about the court's policy of permanently exempting land taxes.
Although the policy of permanently exempting land taxes is beneficial to landlords and the common people, it is not beneficial to local officials and subordinate staff.
Because local officials and subordinate officials could not collect benefits by colluding with the Jin gentry to tamper with the land register.
Therefore, for local officials and subordinate officials, there is one less opportunity to exploit the people.
Lu Chuanhuan nodded and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Originally, the exemption from official duties was enough to prevent us as local officials from using our people's power at will to benefit one party. Now it's better. The land tax is also exempted. We don't even take any agricultural property, but if a disaster occurs, we have to take it ourselves. Money and food are given out for relief, what's going on, the government has completely become a government for farmers, and only exploits businessmen?"
He Jiamo, the local gentry, answered.
The He family is already a commercial gentry, and income from land and grain accounts for a small proportion of the family's property. Moreover, they can also collude with the government to modify the land register and erase this land tax. They can even collude with the government to collect it from the government. After getting new grain, you can get more profits by reselling official grain.
But now that the imperial court has completely waived land taxes due to the increase in overseas colonial income and the increase in industrial taxes brought about by industrial development, it has caused these evil-doing gentry to lose the opportunity to collude with the government and make profits.
Therefore, although gentry like He Jiamo was a big landowner, he was not grateful that the imperial court would permanently exempt him from land tax.
Therefore, under Gu Hongwen's instructions, He Jiamo took out a huge vote and said: "This is the bank vote of the Satsuma Domain. It is worth fifty thousand silver dollars. Please ask Mr. Lu to tell the court about this. I hope The imperial court withdraws the policy of permanently exempting land taxes, and leaves the favor to future generations of kings! After the event is completed, we will give another 50,000!"
"This reason is not easy to find."
Lu Chuangran replied, and then said: "But I will give you a copy. As for whether the superiors will listen or not, it depends on God's will."
After Lu Chuanghuan finished speaking, he stood up and said: "Get rid of this table! There is no need to stay in Zhuxiang Tower tonight, just go back to the inn. In addition, in the future, the public food provided to me in your house will be changed to three dishes and one soup. !”
"Why?"
Gu Hongwen asked hurriedly.
"Why do you think it is? The imperial court has just issued an order. People of rank 5 and above can only eat three dishes and one soup at the inn. If you exceed the limit, you will lose your black hat. It starts from the time when you reply to the telegram! You must go back tonight, otherwise you will lose one The name of laziness! Also, the deficit must be strictly investigated, and your government should make preparations to make up for it as soon as possible. Don't cheat! I am going to say something ugly first, and I will not show mercy this time."
Lu Chuanwen said.
After hearing this, Gu Hongwen became anxious: "This, this, why is this happening all of a sudden? Even if everything is fine, we still need to check for deficit. How should we check?"
"Each province, prefecture, prefecture, and county will conduct self-examinations and report the facts, and then claim compensation from previous officials based on the circumstances reported by the previous officials. If they do not report the facts, they will compensate themselves. Then they will inspect the censor for verification, and they will also be based on the facts. If you report it, if you follow suit and make a false report, your home will be confiscated and punished!"
Lu Chuanwen replied.
After hearing this, Gu Hongwen couldn't help but said: "Now it seems that we really need to check it carefully."
"why is it like this!"
At this time, the gentleman He Jiamo said something, and then he fainted.
Because he once served as an official in Sichuan, and he is quite aware of the losses he caused when he was in office.
Now, after the imperial court issues such a decree, it will undoubtedly mean that he will have his house confiscated.
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