The relationship between Yang Jing and Zhao Mian should be pretty good.
The two of them came in together just now.
Unexpectedly, he wanted to join Zhao Mian.
The Prince Consort Ouyang Lun was a relative of the emperor, so joining him was no small matter.
Zhao Jing handed over the memorial.
Zhu Yunzhen turned it over and saw that Zhao Mian took advantage of his power to accept bribes from businessmen, issue false invoices, and make profits from it.
Ouyang Lun became even more courageous.
His family did not apply for a tax certificate or pay taxes to the court when they were doing business. When the tax inspector blocked the road for inspection, his servant Zhou Bao beat the tax inspector severely and walked away.
"Is there any evidence for the two of them?" Zhu Yunzhen put down the memorial after reading it and asked Zhao Jing.
"The two of them, one is an important minister in the court and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the other is a relative of the emperor and the Prince Consort. Without His Majesty's decree and Taisun's order, the subordinates dare not investigate without authorization."
"Someone has testified about Zhao Mian's matter. Whether it is true or not can be known upon investigation."
"Ouyang Lun's servant Zhou Bao committed an attack and beat up the tax inspector. The tax inspector testified, and many people witnessed it with his own eyes."
"As for Ouyang Lun's business without a tax certificate, some people have also testified."
"The official heard that he was not the only one who was a distinguished member of the imperial court and a relative of the emperor. Apart from applying for a tax certificate at the beginning, he later failed to apply for invoices and file tax returns as required."
"They run a huge business and pay close to zero taxes."
"The tax system newly established by His Highness Taisun has disappeared in just a few months."
"The household department has a huge deficit, which is also related to this."
Zhu Yunzhen's expression couldn't help but change.
Although he had expected that these people would try to evade taxes, their boldness was still a bit unexpected.
If honorable ministers and royal relatives do not pay taxes, not only the tax revenue of the court will be affected, but also the normal operation of the entire commercial economy will be directly disrupted.
After all, ordinary businessmen have to pay taxes, but they do not have to pay, which means that their business costs are much lower than ordinary businessmen.
In this case, how can ordinary businessmen compete with them?
Bad money will eliminate good money, and it won't take long before a large number of ordinary business people will be out of business.
This situation must be resolved as soon as possible.
"Zhao Mian is preparing to issue national bonds. His case needs to be investigated, but it can only be done secretly."
The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of both tax collection and treasury withdrawals. This is a flaw in the system.
Income and expenditure must be separated, two lines.
Ming Dynasty needed to establish a special tax department.
"Ouyang Lun's case must be dealt with seriously and quickly. Your Majesty's Mansion..."
Zhu Yunxuan suddenly thought that there were many people in the Zongren Mansion who were doing business, and most of them were evading taxes. If they were asked to investigate Ouyang Lun, they would probably try to cover him up.
"Instruct the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Yu, to come see Gu immediately."
He gave the order, murderous intent appearing in his eyes.
In order to make those royal relatives and distinguished officials pay taxes honestly, they must know the pros and cons and let them know that they cannot afford the consequences of not paying taxes.
Kill the chicken to respect the monkey.
Now that Ouyang Lun jumped out, he could kill him like a chicken.
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Jinling City.
As soon as the notice of the imperial court's issuance of national bonds was posted, it immediately aroused discussion among countless people.
"The imperial court has no money, so it still needs to borrow money from the common people?"
"Actually, it's not a strange thing. During the Han Dynasty, the court had no money and sold a large number of officials. Everyone should have heard of it when they heard about the Three Kingdoms, right?"
"Hahaha, compared to selling an official position, it is much better to raise money in the name of national debt."
"This national debt actually still has interest, two percent per year?"
"Yes, the money at home is hidden, so why not use it to buy national bonds?"
"But the interest rate is too low, only 2%. Nowadays, the interest rate for loan sharks is 200% for a year."
"Can this be compared? Usury is illegal, and if found, one will be beheaded. Besides, it is also immoral and not safe."
"The national debt is good, but I don't know if I can get the money smoothly when it matures? What if the court refuses to pay me after it matures?"
"Don't worry, it's the national debt issued by His Highness Taisun to raise funds for the new army. His Highness Taisun is the God of War at Lingxiao. How can he not repay the money he owes the people?"
"The new army is so powerful. After it is built, are you still worried about running out of money?"
"It makes sense. Others can't believe it, but I can still believe it, Your Highness."
"I even signed the petition of all people to nominate His Highness the Grand Sun. I definitely believe him."
"His Royal Highness Taisun will not let me down."
"Then what are you waiting for? Buy national bonds!"
Amid the discussion, the crowd began to rush to buy government bonds.
The treasury bonds issued this time come in seven types: one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, twenty-year, thirty-year and fifty-year.
When buying treasury bonds, you can only buy silver and ignore the rest.
This is because the issuance of national bonds this time, although the excuse is to build a new army, is actually to raise reserves for currency reform.
The amount of gold is too small, so naturally it can only be silver.
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At this time, Zhu Yunzhen was walking on the street with Xixi, Xu Miaojin, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Wei.
He decided to go out and investigate in person about the consort Ouyang Lun and the Minister of Household Affairs Zhao Mian.
Secondly, I also took a look at the lives of the people in Jinling and how they viewed their great-grandson.
Never break away from the grassroots.
After all, the reports you hear from others are different from being on the front line yourself.
Xixi kept shouting that she wanted to go out to play, so Zhu Yunzhen took her with him.
Xu Miaojin heard the news and rushed over.
Jiang Yu was specially arranged by him.
The investigation must be targeted, not just like a headless fly.
Besides, he needs strict protection when traveling.
Seeing the smooth issuance of national bonds, Zhu Yunxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He was a little worried at first.
The common people may not necessarily believe in the imperial court, and it is unknown how much silver the people can produce.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the notice for the issuance of national debt was posted, it was snapped up.
White money poured into the treasury like running water.
Right.
People in this era do not have many channels for managing money.
Rich people often dig caves and hide all their money.
This is somewhat of a waste of resources.
After all, money can only create its value when it is flowing.
People in later generations will deposit money in banks and it will look like they have a fixed deposit, but in reality, money is still flowing through the bank.
But hiding the money at home will really have no circulation value.
The Ming Dynasty originally had a serious shortage of silver production, and everyone hid the silver, leaving even less silver on the market.
No wonder even the imperial court couldn't afford much silver.
Now that a lot of money has been collected through the issuance of national bonds, we have the confidence to do things.
Zhu Yunzhen was in a good mood, chatting and laughing with Xixi and Xu Miaojin, and headed straight to the Yangtze River Pier.
Jin Yiwei has already found out that Prince Consort Ouyang Lun's family has a batch of goods that have just been shipped from other places and are being unloaded at the dock.
It was here that Yang Jing impeached his servant and beat the inspection department.
He had been here before in search of sweet potatoes.
Now when I revisit my old place, I find that the pier is more prosperous than before.
There are more people and business travelers coming and going than before.
There are also many temporary stalls set up along the roadside for guests to drink tea and rest.
The imperial court opened up business qualifications, no longer limited by household registration. Countless people flocked to do business, and the popularity was certainly more popular than before.
Zhu Yunxuan was tired from walking, so he found a popular tea shed and wanted to sit down and have a cup of tea.
There were many people in the tea shed, and almost every table was occupied.
Jiang Wei saw that there was only a man in Tsing Yi in his twenties at one of the tables, so he walked over and said, "Excuse me, sir, can we set up a table together?"
When Zhu Yunzhen traveled, there were many people secretly protecting him, but they were all lurking around.
On the surface, it seems that there is only one adult, Jiang Yu, with three children.
The man in green smiled heartily and said, "Sir, you're welcome. Everyone in this tea tent sets up tables haphazardly. We don't have to pay much attention to them. Just sit down."
Jiang Wei bowed his hands in thanks, and Zhu Yunxu and the other three sat down separately.
He didn't want to be noticed, and had already secretly told Jiang Wei that he would pretend to be the "elder" when he came out this time.
"Young Master's accent doesn't sound like he's from the capital?" Jiang Wei asked after he sat down.
The grandson traveled partly to investigate a case.
Secondly, it is also to inspect the public sentiment.
He knew it well and took the initiative to act as a "mouth substitute".
"Sir, you have good eyesight." The man in green clothes said, "I am from Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province. I have been studying since childhood and have a good knowledge of history, but I have no fame."
"I came to Beijing this time because the imperial court wanted to compile the "Hongwu Dadian". I came all the way here in the hope of getting a position as editor."
"That's it! The young master is still a scholar. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful." Jiang Wei held his hand.
The compilation of the "Hongwu Dadian" was a huge project that required the concerted efforts of thousands of people.
The imperial court issued an edict that scholars from all over the country could go to Beijing to be appointed. Those who passed the examination could participate in the compilation ceremony.
This is much higher than the admission rate of Jinshi and Juren.
After the announcement, students came to Beijing in an endless stream, and I think this man in green was one of them.
While they were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside.
Several Zaobao officials wearing official uniforms walked in swaggeringly and shouted: "Store, it's time to pay this month's tax, otherwise, we will close the shop immediately."
(End of chapter)
