As Zhu Youjian finished speaking, cold sweat broke out on all the faces of those people.
"Taxation is the foundation of the country. Without taxation, for the warriors on the border of Ming Dynasty, how can we fill our stomachs and protect you?
What was the tax situation in Jiangnan and other places before? Do you need me to explain?
Not to mention other things, let’s take the tea tax as an example. Before I came to the throne, 10,000 taels a year was considered too much. And the most ridiculous thing is that one year, the Ming Dynasty’s tax inspection was only 23 taels. You guys are fooling me about this. Woolen cloth?
Now, I don't have to increase taxes, but just collect according to the previous taxes of the imperial court. After one year, the tea tax will be no less than one million silver coins. Tell me, why is this?
You all know that only the existence of the Ming Dynasty can guarantee your interests. Once the Ming Dynasty is over, except for the Kong family, if the rest of the people disobey, their homes will be confiscated and their families will be exterminated.
The Jian slaves were expelled for several years, so you should know how brutal they are. Look at the local gentry. How many of them have not had their ancestral graves dug?
I really don’t understand why your interests can only be guaranteed by working with Ming Dynasty, but you are really trying your best to stab Ming Dynasty. Do you wish that Ming Dynasty would perish soon?
"Old sir, I see that you are a knowledgeable person. You should know why our ancestors rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty?" Zhu Youjian asked the old man.
"The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were ignorant and ignorant, and the powerful oppressed the people, which made people miserable and miserable." The old man said tremblingly.
Originally, they thought that their side would have an advantage, that they could learn from others, point their fingers at the emperor's nose, and correct his mistakes.
But after seeing the shining armor of the soldiers around His Majesty and the cold swords, I didn't have the courage to say anything.
"It's good to know."
"Okay, what is the purpose of your coming? Let me explain it to you."
"Your Majesty, officials of the Donglin Party are not traitors or traitors," the old man said.
"Really? Didn't you read the newspaper?" Zhu Youjian asked directly,
Zhu Youjian doesn't know whether the Donglin Party is a traitor or a traitor? In order to make this a solid case, Zhu Youjianke reported a lot of things in newspapers,
"Your Majesty, the common people have seen it, but that is not enough to prove it."
The old man said that the Donglin Party members represented the interests of merchants and powerful landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang at that time, and opposed the imperial court's tax collection from industrial and commercial workers.
They are the spokespersons of the southern landowners and wealthy people in the court. It took hundreds of years to reach this level. How can they accept it when His Majesty suddenly blocks it?
"Can't prove it? Haha. Millions of Han people in Liaodong were slaughtered by the slaves because of the Donglin Party's struggle, because the Donglin Party insisted on replacing powerful generals and letting a group of people who knew nothing about anything. Isn't this enough? prove.
Shanxi merchants have transported houses to the slaves many times over the years. Don’t those officials know that so many houses have been transported?
You are now saying that the evidence is not enough to prove it. Is it because the Donglin Party did not do it or something happened? "
"Over and over again, as long as the Ming Dynasty stabilized the situation in Liaodong, the Donglin Party tried their best to find the generals who stabilized the situation, and then sent a large number of people and a large amount of land to the slaughter of the slaves. Down.
Not only that, in order to become slaves of the subjugated country as soon as possible, they actually want to overturn the verdict and reward those who suffered defeat. This is not a traitor, this is not a traitor, what is this? "
Zhu Youjian roared directly.
