Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to keep an eye on the world, so he abolished the prime minister and directly took charge of the six ministries.
But history has proved that a country may not have a prime minister, but the emperor cannot be without assistants. The emperor is a human being, not a god. He also needs to eat and sleep, and he will also get sick and sleepy. There are so many things in the country, and it may not be possible to deal with them early in the morning and late at night.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was a child, he herded cattle, hit bells, asked for food, and was probably chased by dogs. When he grew up, he joined the uprising army, shouting and killing all day long, killing Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty, and conquering the Yuan Dynasty. The empire was defeated into the Northern Yuan Dynasty. He fought with iron horses and forged his copper ribs and iron bones. He worked countless hard and had no regrets.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a great monarch. Although he did not have much education and had flaws in his character, no one could deny his greatness. However, no matter how great a person is, he still only has two eyes. He will not be Yang Jian, who has an extra eye out of thin air.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible to handle everything well, and for some reasons, some local matters were probably suppressed halfway and were not sent to Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.
Especially in the late Hongwu period, the Jin Yiwei was abolished, and Zhu Yuanzhang's greatest tool for monitoring the world disappeared. Coupled with physical reasons, he could no longer control the entire empire. Some things were ignored, some things were hidden, and some things were delayed. .
For example, Zhou Deng should have been beheaded early, but he was released by the Security Bureau after being imprisoned for three years.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yunwen decided to meet Zhou Deng.
In a secret house of the Security Bureau, Zhu Yunwen saw the scrawny Zhou Deng. Zhou Deng did not know Zhu Yunwen's identity and only thought he was an important official of the Security Bureau.
"Let's talk about the matter in She County, Huizhou in detail."
Zhu Yunwen sat down.
Zhou Deng did not answer directly, but asked: "If I tell you, you can inform the court of the news?"
Seeing Zhou Deng's attitude, Zheng Zhi couldn't help but get angry and said, "Just answer whatever I ask you!"
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand to stop Zheng Zhi, looked at Zhou Deng, and said, "I can inform the court about the matter, so go ahead."
Zhou Deng looked at Zhu Yunwen, and after a moment of silence, Huifang said, "Did you know that Yi Si has changed his subject?"
"Have you changed your subject?"
Zhu Yunwen was slightly stunned, thought about it carefully, shook his head calmly: "I don't know."
Zhou Deng's face was full of sorrow and he sighed repeatedly: "As early as the 24th year of Zhizheng, when Taizu was still the king of Wu, he was in Huizhou and ordered officials to modify the yuan tax. Later, after verification at the end of the year, Xingzhongshu Province found the number of account books There were problems, and many tax items were adjusted in the 25th year of Zhizheng, that is, Yisi was changed."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhou Deng. Lao Zhu established territory and changed the yuan tax. This is a good thing. What's the problem?
Zhou Deng said with grief and indignation: "When Yi Si was reorganized, the provincial government believed that there was something wrong with the increase or decrease in the Huizhou Prefecture's land tax, which was inconsistent with the accounts. He later detained the Huizhou Prefecture and County officials, and finally changed the amount of the Huizhou Prefecture's land tax, pointing out She County owes the original amount of Xia Mai nine thousand seven hundred dan."
Zhu Yunwen frowned. It turned out that the so-called more than nine thousand stones came from here.
But this happened in the 25th year of Zhizheng. It has been thirty-six years since the second year of Jianwen. Even if She County owed a debt of more than 9,000 shi, for 36 years, it would have to pay back 270 shi in one year. It's time for Shi to pay off, what's there to make a fuss about?
Zhou Deng's mood fluctuated a bit, and he gritted his teeth and said: "At that time, in order to let She County make up for the shortfall in summer tax, the Ministry of Education levied an additional summer tax of four yuan on raw silk for each mu of 3,646 acres of land in She County! "
Zhu Yunwen said nothing.
Zhou Deng continued: "But among the taxes paid by Huizhou Prefecture to the transportation warehouse of the capital every year, there is no summer tax on raw silk!"
"What?"
Zhu Yunwen stood up.
This problem is a bit serious. It is similar to the fact that the local finance owes the central government 9,700 shi of grain. The central government has written documents and specified the tax items, but the Huizhou government swallowed it up?
You have to look at the person who is defaulting on a debt. Don't think that all the debtors are debtors. These days, if you don't repay your debts, you will be beaten to death, let alone the money you owe to the central government.
Zhou Deng was startled by Zhu Yunwen's momentum and said quickly: "Although there is no summer tax on raw silk, there is a tax item called human ding silk silk in addition to the regular tax, which requires the people of She County to pay 8,780 yuan every year." Ten bolts of raw silk."
Zhu Yunwen angrily said: "The summer tax raw silk is the summer tax raw silk, and the human ding silk silk is the human ding silk silk. Why was it changed in Huizhou Prefecture when it was decided by the imperial court? The summer tax raw silk is levied on grain, and the rending silk silk is levied." It’s silk cloth, how can it be the same?”
Zhou Deng saw that Zhu Yunwen was angry. In order to let the people in front of him pass the news to the capital, he was ready to fan the flames and start a fire. He said: "Although Huizhou Prefecture has many mountains and little land, it is next to Zhejiang after all, and it is only a short distance from Hangzhou. It's not too far away, and there's a river. The price of food is only three qian per stone, but a bolt of raw silk costs seven qian."
"Nine thousand seven hundred shi of grain is equivalent to less than three thousand taels of silver. But if eight thousand seven hundred and eighty pieces of raw silk are converted into silver taels, it is as high as more than six thousand taels. Doesn't this double the taxes of the people of She County out of thin air? "
"How audacious!"
Zhu Yunwen was very angry. These local officials could really make money. There was a quota for the money required by the court. It was good for them to just use their pens and modify a few words to double their money and food out of thin air!
Zhou Deng continued to argue: "Your Excellency, you don't know. Although the Huizhou government changed the name of summer tax raw silk to human ding silk, Huizhou people do not raise silkworms."
"What?"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhou Deng in surprise.
Zhou Deng nodded solemnly and said: "The land in Huizhou is barren and not suitable for raising silkworms. If they want to pay for raw silk, the people of She County must first sell their grain. After they have the money, they can use it to buy raw silk, and then pay it to the government." .”
Zhu Yunwen was completely angry. These local officials were just looking for trouble. For their own benefit, they tricked the people of the county and kept them in trouble for decades!
"Let me ask you, has She County fully paid its summer grain arrears?"
Zhu Yunwen asked.
Zhou Deng nodded heavily and shouted: "Master, it has been thirty-six years, how much summer grain is owed that cannot be paid? It's just that I have paid it, and I have become a habit."
Habit!
Zhu Yunwen was a little painful.
The habits here are not the habits of the people, but the habits of officials. Who is willing to let go of such a sum of money every year as "filial piety"?
If it was going to end, why did it start in the first place?
Since you have to start, don't end it.
Based on this logic, the Huizhou government is single-minded and never forgets to collect the so-called human silk silk every year!
What can the common people do?
Besides being mermaided, what else can you do if you are slaughtered?
Even if they stand on the slope and shout until their throats are broken, no one will pay attention to them. When it is time to receive the "human silk silk", they still have to give it.
Not giving?
It doesn't matter. Whatever is valuable at home, take it and pay it off.
Nothing?
Your wife is very beautiful and valuable. My wife is reluctant to part with me, and I still have a son and a daughter. The government officials will not stop until they drain your whole family.
Zhu Yunwen pointed his finger at Xue Xia and said sternly: "Immediately order the Huizhou Prefecture Security Bureau branch to investigate this matter. Let me find out how much grain and raw silk the Huizhou Prefecture has collected in the past thirty-six years, how much has been sent to the capital, and how much has been retained. It’s clear, don’t make any mistakes or omissions in even a small number! Once you find out, report it as soon as possible!”
Xue Xia could feel Zhu Yunwen's overwhelming anger. It was no wonder that the Hu Xin case had already made Zhu Yunwen angry. Zhou Deng was adding fuel to the fire again. He revealed such a big thing. How could he not get angry?
Zhou Deng looked at Xue Xia leaving and couldn't help but become anxious and said: "My lord, this matter still needs to be reported to the court. Only the court can punish those corrupt officials and give an explanation to the people of She County!"
Security Bureau, what the hell is that?
This is not the first time Zhou Deng has heard of the Security Bureau. Although he knows that this organization is very powerful and can pull him out of the dungeon directly, aren't these people similar to the Jin Yiwei in the Hongwu period?
The Jin Yiwei can arrest people, interrogate people, and kill people, but the problem is that legal procedures still need to be followed, and at least the emperor must know about it, otherwise it will still not be done.
Zhu Yunwen told Zheng Zhi: "Ask him to write a detailed document and send it to Hangzhou."
"Hangzhou? What I want to send is Nanjing, Jinling, the capital!"
Zhou Deng began to get anxious. Seeing that things were turning around, he unexpectedly met a guy who couldn't understand clearly. How could the documents be sent to Hangzhou? This was not the Southern Song Dynasty court.
Zhu Yunwen stopped and said: "The imperial court is already aware of what you said. Your identity will be verified by the Security Bureau. The death of Wu County Tuiguan will also be re-investigated by the Security Bureau. After the truth comes out, you can leave Suzhou."
Zhou Deng shouted several times but failed to stop Zhu Yunwen.
Zheng Zhi accompanied Zhu Yunwen out of the house. Zhu Yunwen stopped and said sternly: "Sitting in Fengtian Hall, seeing the hall full of well-dressed animals and beasts, I thought the world was peaceful and the people had no worries. But just a few days after I came out, I encountered Hu Xin's corruption. Corruption, collusion with the local government, this leads to the old story of Huizhou Prefecture Yisi changing the subject. Zheng Zhi, tell me why all the officials are blind!"
Zheng Zhi lowered his head and whispered: "Sir, the capital officials are in the capital, and the local officials are in the local area. It is always easy to cause problems when they are far apart."
Zhu Yunwen turned his head, looked at Zheng Zhi coldly, and said, "Are all the branches of the Security Bureau also in the capital?"
Zheng Zhi felt a chill all over his body and started to tremble suddenly. He knelt down with a thud and shouted: "Master, I was wrong, I was wrong."
Zhu Yunwen did not look at Zheng Zhi, but said to Sun Dong beside him: "The officials are blind, and I tolerate it, but the Security Bureau is my eyes and ears. If anyone wants to make me blind or deaf, then they should Let’s straighten things up!”
Zheng Zhi sat paralyzed on the ground, crying bitterly as he watched Zhu Yunwen and Sun Dong leaving.
That night.
Zheng Zhi hanged himself at the age of forty-five.
The Suzhou Security Bureau branch was succeeded by Deputy Qianhu Fan Wen, who was 39 years old. Eight members of the Security Bureau were beaten to death, and three were killed.
Zhu Yunwen passed down an oral instruction: no matter how generous the burial is.
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