After Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhu Biao said, he immediately jumped up in anger, ignoring the account book in his hand, and jumped directly in front of Zhu Biao.
"Biao'er, what's the problem with this grain tax? Show it to us quickly!"
It would be fine if commercial taxes were exempted in the first place, but grain taxes are national and if there is a problem with grain taxes, it would be a big deal.
"Father, you see, the grain tax collected by Songjiang Prefecture has not changed at all from the first year of Hongwu to the third year of Hongwu."
Zhu Biao pointed out the grain tax of Songjiang Prefecture and said to Zhu Yuanzhang:
"this means..."
"This shows that there must be corrupt officials at work here!!!"
Before Zhu Biao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang directly insisted that there were corrupt officials in Songjiang Mansion.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's gnashing of teeth, Li Shanchang felt his eyelids jump.
According to Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, it seems that there will be another bloody storm in Songjiang Mansion.
However, if there were any major mistakes in Songjiang Mansion, he, the prime minister, would not be able to escape the blame. In order to avoid punishment, Li Shanchang had no choice but to bite the bullet and said:
"Your Majesty, can you let me take a look at the account books?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were frighteningly cold at the moment. Hearing Li Shanchang's voice, Zhu Yuanzhang threw the account book in Zhu Biao's hand directly in front of Li Shanchang and said:
"Then take a good look!!"
Li Shanchang picked up the account book and quickly started to read it. After reading it, Li Shanchang didn't see any problems.
"Sir, may I ask what's the problem with Songjiang Prefecture's food tax?"
"Huh, what's the problem?"
If Zhu Yuanzhang had not gone to Shanghu County in person, he would not have discovered anything wrong.
But Zhu Yuanzhang saw with his own eyes the endless fertile fields in Shanghu County, all green and full of grain.
What was Shanghu County like in the past? It's all swampland, with not much fertile farmland at all.
But Shanghu County is no longer what it used to be. Why is there still only a small amount of grain tax paid?
There must be someone involved in corruption, even the imperial court's taxes. This time Zhu Yuanzhang must go on a killing spree and kill all these daring dog officials.
"Shan Chang, let me ask you, do you know that Songjiang Mansion is no longer what it used to be?"
Li Shanchang was from Huaixi and was certainly not very familiar with Songjiang Mansion. He simply shook his head and said:
"I don't know."
"I don't know this or that. I think you, the prime minister, are just too comfortable."
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and shouted at Li Shanchang:
"Songjiang Prefecture's fertile fields stretch as far as the eye can see. It's no longer the same as before, but the grain tax paid remains the same every year. How many corrupt officials must there be here?"
"These corrupt officials collude with each other and can even hide it from you and me. We must not let them go this time!"
Li Shanchang was trembling, but the more he listened, the more wrong he became.
It seems that the superior went to Songjiang Mansion this time, but what exactly did the superior see in Songjiang Mansion that made the superior lose his composure?
However, Li Shanchang would definitely not take the blame for the grain tax. He bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Your Excellency, I think there is something hidden about the food tax."
"The hidden truth? The hidden truth is that these corrupt officials colluded with each other, deceived the superiors and concealed the truth from the inferiors, and corruption became common."
Zhu Yuanzhang has now decided to attack Li Jin.
This dog official is not only greedy for money, he even dares to embezzle food taxes. What does he want to do? Is there anything in the world that he doesn't dare to do?
Li Shanchang argued vigorously:
"In the first year of Hongwu's reign, in order to encourage the people to actively open up wasteland, the superior promulgated a national policy."
"As long as it is newly developed wasteland, the court will not impose taxes within three years."
"Within ten years, the imperial court only collected half of the tax revenue."
"Although this Songjiang Mansion may not be what it used to be, it is also a newly opened wasteland, and we cannot collect taxes!"
The anger on Zhu Yuanzhang's face froze, and then he remembered that he had enshrined the Purple Mountain in Zen and founded the Yuan Dynasty.
Oath to heaven and earth, Zhu Yuanzhang became the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his first national policy was to work hard to restore production.
Among them was the policy of not collecting taxes on newly opened wasteland. As a result, as time went by, Zhu Yuanzhang himself somewhat forgot about it.
But it was better that Li Shanchang didn't remind him. Zhu Yuanzhang felt his heart ached with this reminder.
In other words, all the food in Shanghu County over the years has been stolen by that bastard Li Jin?
Thinking of the thousands of miles of fertile soil and the heavy ears of rice, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a toothache.
"Shan Chang, please go down first. I'll call you if anything happens."
Since this matter cannot be blamed on Li Shanchang, there is no need to keep Li Shanchang here.
Zhu Yuanzhang had better think about how to get these grain taxes and commercial taxes out of Li Jin's hands. Only in this way would he feel satisfied.
"If you are superior, then I will retire first."
When Li Shanchang noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang's murderous intention gradually dissipated, he knew that he had escaped another disaster and hurriedly turned around and left.
After Li Shanchang left, Zhu Biao touched the back of his head and said to Zhu Yuanzhang in embarrassment:
"Father, I'm sorry. I was negligent."
Zhu Yuanzhang slumped on his chair and waved his hand, saying it was okay. It was Li Jin who was troubled by him, not Zhu Biao.
"Biao'er, you said that Li Jin has taken so much business tax and grain tax, how can we make him spit it out?"
Zhu Biao was speechless when he heard this, feeling that his father was really a miser.
However, Zhu Biao could only think of nothing to do about this kind of thing, so he could only remain silent.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he could only say:
"Ignore that bastard for now, there are so many memorials, let's deal with them quickly today."
After saying that, he took Zhu Biao and started to deal with the accumulated memorials.
.....
Late at night, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly summoned Mao Xiang.
"Mao Xiang, we want you to investigate a person for us."
Zhu Yuanzhang said to the commander of his personal guards:
"Find out the whole story of this person and how much he is worth now."
"According to the order, but who does the emperor want to investigate under his humble position?"
Mao Xiang raised his hands and asked.
"Magistrate of Shanghu County, Li Jin!"
Zhu Yuanzhang spat out Li Jin's name word for word.
"Remember, don't alert the snake, let alone let him find out. Everything must be investigated quietly."
"I'll give you a month and hope you can give us a satisfactory answer."
"You must live up to your humble duties and live up to the emperor's trust."
After saying this, Mao Xiang said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang and took his capable generals to Songjiang Prefecture and Shanghu County.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mao Xiang's back and nodded thoughtfully.
This Mao Xiang is the first commander of the Jinyiwei he established, but it has not been announced yet.
This operation was a test given by Zhu Yuanzhang to Mao Xiang. If Mao Xiang could give Zhu Yuanzhang a satisfactory result, then Zhu Yuanzhang would move Jin Yiwei to the bright side.
As the Huaixi Group continued to grow, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his old Zhu family's power was not so stable.
In order to better monitor the actions of these proud soldiers, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to set up a spy organization specifically responsible for monitoring these people.
Li Jin was the first whetstone Zhu Yuanzhang chose for Jin Yiwei.
