"What do you propose?"
In the past, as long as someone from the imperial court affected everyone's interests, memorials would have been flying all over the court.
If that doesn't work, you can still create so-called public grievances.
At that time, people who came from the imperial court could only run back in despair, even if they had strong backgrounds.
But now, after so many years of trouble caused by Wei Zhongxian, how many representatives from the south are there in the court?
Now everyone's reputation for years of hard work has suddenly been ruined, and the way people look at them has changed.
In addition, the imperial court has just waived three salaries, so it is not easy to create a civil unrest.
The common people are not fools, and the Jin Yiwei are not blind.
Under such circumstances, trying to incite the people quietly is tantamount to wishful thinking.
"According to my opinion, everyone should pay the tax arrears first, and let Wei Zhongxian take down the notice first."
"How can that be done? Being so easy to give in won't make that dead eunuch Wei Zhongxian look down on us? What if the other party continues to bite us?"
At the beginning, everyone thought about being weak, but as the saying goes, good people will be bullied by others, and good horses will be ridden by others.
How many of you here have gotten to where you are today because of kindness?
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Qian Qianyi in Qian's Mansion in Changshu, Suzhou, thought about it for a long time and said, "This foolish king will not live long."
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"No, there are rumors outside that His Majesty is very angry about everyone's tax arrears. He has ordered that starting from June 10th, if there is no back payment, a 30% "late payment fee" will be added. If the payment is not completed before July , will be treated as treason."
A boy hurried to Hu Yongshun's side and said.
"Stop arguing, it seems that the court is determined to collect taxes this time.
I guess the imperial court is preparing to take action against the Liaodong slaves. If anyone dares to stand out here, Your Majesty will never mind having your home ransacked. "
Although Hu Yongshun has been serving as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, he still knows something about things in the capital.
The imperial court made the decision to pacify Guizhou and establish slaves last year.
Guizhou was at peace, and the expulsion of the slaves was imminent and had to be carried out.
In addition, His Majesty exempted me from 3 yuan of salary, the money and food will definitely be insufficient. If we don't cooperate at this time, the army of slave builders in Peiping may come to the south first.
The emperor might be easy to fool, but Zhu Dingguo, the Marquis of Zhenguo, was not someone to be trifled with.
Not only is he capable of fighting truly and well, he also has one hundred thousand elite troops from the capital camp in his hands, and he also has the power of the three departments: army, industry, and household.
If the man who presides over the slaves is moved to the south, it will probably not just be a matter of money.
After expressing his views, Hu Yongshun sat down and drank a glass of wine and stopped talking.
The matter is now over, you have said what you need to say, everyone present is smart, you don’t have to worry about what to do.
"Let's go, let's go, it's getting late."
After a long time, seeing that everyone could not reach a unified opinion, Hu Yongshun had to dissolve the banquet.
After all, the Ming Law clearly stipulates that officials are not allowed to enter places such as brothels and brothels.
Although the Ming Law has become useless to officials over the years, Hu Yongshun does not dare to gamble now.
Especially since Wei Zhongxian was still in Nanjing, Hu Yongshun did not dare to gamble.
Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said, what other people choose is their business.
By gathering these people together and saying everything that needs to be said, I have done my best to be benevolent and righteous.
If someone wants to feel that they are strong-willed, they have to be the one who stands out.
Then it has nothing to do with yourself.
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Nanjing City, Li Mansion.
The once extremely lively Li Mansion seemed a little deserted.
Ever since it was reported that Mr. Li deliberately defaulted on tax arrears, one-third of the servants had fled.
Now there are rumors on the streets that His Majesty will severely punish those who default on taxes. Those who do not pay taxes before July will be treated as treason. Now, except for those who signed the deed of sale, all the other slaves of the Li family ran away.
Looking at the empty Li Mansion, Li Wangcai felt extremely disappointed. Dragging his body full of fat around in the inner hall.
Now, he doesn't know how to choose.
Pay the tax. The total tax for five years is a full 10,000 taels. I feel really sorry that the court will not grant me a pardon.
If you don't pay, you're afraid of getting serious with the imperial court.
Especially during the front-end period, the imperial court confiscated the homes of countless officials.
At this time, no one dared to doubt whether the court had the courage to take action.
If it were before, everyone could get together and test the court's bottom line.
But now, Wei Zhongxian's grandson's trick has made everyone be extremely careful when going out, for fear of being slapped.
In addition, the time is so tight, if the court has already made preparations to kill pigs and kill rich households, wouldn't it be in vain?
He wanted to threaten the court by going on strike, but thinking about the large warehouse of Qiming Chamber of Commerce, Li Wangcai couldn't help but feel a stomachache.
"Daddy, Daddy." His son's cry reached Li Wangcai's ears.
Looking at his son's chubby face, Li Wangcai finally made up his mind: "Hand it over."
Just think that in the past, the money given to those officials for tax arrears was fed to the dogs.
What is the purpose of making money after all these years of hard work? Isn’t it just to make your wife and children live a better life?
Although now I have an argument with that yellow-faced woman every three days and every five days.
But Li Wangcai still couldn't bear to let the yellow-faced woman and her son die together with the infamy.
The same scene happened in the homes of many large and small landlords and wealthy people in Southern Zhili.
Perhaps for the sake of their parents, or for their wives and children, or for their own lives, many landlords and wealthy people choose to pay taxes.
Suddenly, all the county government offices in Nanzhili were lined up with people paying taxes.
Such a view led passers-by to stop and start discussing.
"Li Wangcai, the tax owed is 10,000 taels. The actual receipt is 10,000 taels. The tax arrears have been settled. This is your tax payment certificate."
"His Majesty's new decree allows wealthy households to pay taxes one year later due to certain circumstances. During this period, no fees will be incurred. However, once one year has passed, they will need to pay a 10% penalty, and after two years, they will need to pay a 30% penalty. ..The house will be ransacked directly within 5 years.”
"If you understand, please step aside. There are people waiting behind you."
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"Hey, it will be troublesome if I want to default on tax arrears in the future." After being squeezed out of the county government, Li Wangcai couldn't help but sigh.
"I don't know who came up with this trick. It's so cruel."
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Nanjing, Wei Mansion.
After hearing the news reported by his subordinates, Wei Zhongxian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, Wei Zhongxian was really worried that these people had their heads kicked by donkeys and chose to fight the court.
In this case, it would not only seriously affect the court's tax revenue, but also affect the court's plan to establish slaves in Beiping.
At that time, even if His Majesty does not blame myself, I will leave an impression of failure in His Majesty's eyes.
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