Wu Zheng was stunned, at least from his own memory and personal experience, it was not like that at all.

At the beginning, he was a seventh-grade sentinel, and in Zhang Guowei's house, in front of the three of them, he said "great rebellion" several times, and he was not punished.

And above the court, like Zhang Huangyan, a mere seven-grade imperial history, dared to point at Zhu Yihai's nose many times, and he didn't see him punished, the politics at this time can be said to be unforgiving, at least I haven't heard of being convicted by words.

From the life of the people in Shining Town and the past of Wuzhuang, I really haven't heard of anyone who is forced to live by taxes.

Could this really be true?

Mo obsessedly said: "I say that the taxes are too heavy, all because of the advice of the ministers, the advice, you have to say too much to be moved by the top, which is understandable." But the fact is that in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the annual revenue of the imperial court's miscellaneous taxes was 3.78 million taels, which is a figure including all taxes such as salt, tea, and wine in addition to agricultural taxes. Does Uncle still think that my taxes are heavy? ”

Wu Zheng was dumbfounded.

"Among the seven major banknotes, in addition to Jiujiang, the remaining six Hexiwu, Linqing, Hushu, Beixin, Yangzhou, and Huai'an are all along the canal; The object of the gate tax and the Chongwen gate tax is the goods entering and leaving Beijing; About 500,000 taels of the passing tax were concentrated along the canal and near the capital and Nanjing. At that time, the development of domestic trade routes had already been on a considerable scale, and the establishment of taxable cards was relatively lagging behind, and it was difficult to fully set up important points in the rivers and lakes. ”

"In Fenyang County, Shanxi, the annual commercial tax is only 6,000 taels of silver, and the local government has asked for a tax reduction because the tax amount is too high. In fact, this tax itself is very low, and its so-called high is also compared with the commercial tax that is so low that it is almost equal to none in other places. Another example is Jiangnan, the uncle should know that Jinhua County is already a very prosperous place, and the commercial tax quota listed by it in a year is less than seven taels, and these seven taels of commercial tax are also in arrears to the imperial court for three years. How ridiculous? ”

Mo Zhi took a sip of tea, "Let's talk about the city tax, Chongzhen has been ten years, and the imperial court city tax is only 40,000 taels, and according to Zheng Zhilong, Nan'an Hou of Fujian, he ordered that all sea ships are not allowed to Zheng Lingqi, and they cannot come and go, and each ship will earn 2,000 taels, and the annual income will be tens of millions, so as to enrich the enemy country." The tea tax is more like a joke, Zhejiang is a world-famous tea-producing province, and the tea tax is only six taels a year. ”

"Throughout the previous dynasty, during the Tang Dynasty, salt alone amounted to 6 million, accounting for half of the income. At the end of Song Shaoxing, salt and tea were 24 million yuan, accounting for 50% of the year's annual income. During the Chunxi and Shaoxi periods, tea, salt, wine and other goods were as high as 37 million, accounting for 60% of the annual income. ”

"Finally, when it comes to temporary tax increases, temporary taxation is commonplace in the war of the previous dynasty. When Tang Suzong ascended the throne, he sent Zheng Shuqing and other wealthy merchants from Jianghuai and Shu Han to raise livestock, and collected two out of ten, which was called a rate loan. The provinces also tax merchants to support the army, and those who have a thousand dollars are taxed. This is equivalent to a tax of 20% on each merchant.

For another example, Du You, the envoy of Du You, planned to use the army in all ways, with a monthly fee of more than 1 million yuan, and the Beijing division did not pay for several months. Under the edict, Jingzhao Shao Yin Weizhen was quite responsible, and Chang'an Wei Xue Cuihe took a car to search for people and goods; The meaning is not true, that is, the list, people are not wronged, or there are hanged and died, the Beijing master is arrogant like being stolen, and he uses the cabinet to accumulate money and store corn and wheat, etc., all borrowing as much as two or three percent. ”

"But in our dynasty, when the Qing army went south to the point of urgency, the emperor levied three salaries, which were all resisted by the important ministers of the court. It's not a strange story. ”

Wu Zheng felt a stuffy knot in his chest at this time, and he couldn't vomit well.

Looking at Mo Obsession in front of him, Wu Zheng felt as if he had seen a ghost.

What does this old man want to do, and what is the plan for telling such a secret story?

"Don't be obsessed, just say what you want, don't worry about it anymore." Wu Zheng said coldly.

Mo was stunned for a moment, suddenly got up, and walked to Wu Zheng's side.

Under Wu Zheng's inexplicable gaze, he dressed up, then knelt down on his knees, waved his hands and looked at Wu Zheng and said: "If Lin Anbo does not give up, the old man will bring the Mo family, and I am willing to serve my uncle as the master, and I will be loyal to this and never betray." ”

Wu Zheng's head was like a mess of paste, wait, I came to the banquet today.

Then there is no obsession with saying that there is something to say.

Then it was the reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Why do you suddenly want to take an oath of allegiance to your own Lord?

It can't be something else, right?

Wu Zhengda had a fear of this old man in his heart, this was not an ordinary profiteer, he had different political insight and ...... from ordinary businessmen Ambition.

People who have no ambition will not care about how Da Ming died, and they will not be as familiar and detailed as him.

"Uh...... Uncle Mo, you see, this official came to Mo's Mansion for a banquet without brushing his teeth and washing his face today...... This matter is not urgent, do you want to stop letting the official think about it, and reply to you in two days? ”

"Lin Amber, the old man has a sincere heart, only the sky can show it. Does the uncle want to treat it as a malpractice and abandon it? Mo obsession, his demeanor was solemn, and his tone was calm.

Wu Zheng almost believed it.

But Wu Zheng knew that if the person in front of him was a twenty-year-old young man, it would be credible.

But this man is a weather-beaten man, a very deep city, and a man who has taken refuge in the Tartars, and if he is credulous enough to trust him, he may count the money for him if he is sold.

So Wu Zheng thought for a while and said: "Since Uncle Mo intends to serve under this official, and he is very familiar with the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally has a countermeasure, so why don't you talk to this official and listen to it?" ”

Mo obsessively looked at Wu Zheng for a while before nodding and saying, "Uncle's order, the old man should obey it." ”

So he kept his kneeling posture and said: "The old man thinks that the Hangzhou Mansion occupies the estuary, which has great convenience, as long as the uncle forms a naval army, controls Wusongkou, sets up a city shipping department, and collects customs duties, he can make a million profits, not to mention 70,000 troops, even if it is 170,000, it is not a problem." ”

Wu Zheng asked tentatively, "How much silver can I have in a year?" ”

Mo obsessed with a finger.

Wu Zheng was a little moved, "The trade tariff alone is one million taels, which is indeed enough for me to raise these 70,000 soldiers." ”

I don't want to be obsessed, shook his head and said: "Uncle said that he laughed, what the old decay compares is not a million, but ten million." ”

Wu Zheng opened his mouth wide, and looked at Mo Zhi in a daze, he really didn't believe his ears, ten million taels, is it possible?

This silver is not a stone, you can pick it up casually, where does the silver come from?

After all, the silver in the whole world has a degree, and it will not come out of thin air, nor will it disappear out of thin air.