Song Yingxing saw that the saint didn't say anything for a long time, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, could it be that these people learned from the officials that the people who voluntarily paid taxes had let go of the matter of Huguang's real shortage, so they followed the trend and speculated?" ”

Zhu Linmiao laughed, "It's okay, as long as they support paying taxes according to the law, I will reward them for what they are lacking." ”

Song Yingxing said worriedly: "Your Majesty, if Huguang's few seats are exhausted, I am afraid that the momentum of voluntary food payment will be unsustainable......"

"The Song Pavilion has also seen their scheme?" Zhu Linmiao threw aside the more than 30 letters, "But now is the time to set an example, since these more than 30 people have taken the lead in paying taxes, they want to give some sweetness."

"You don't need to worry about that. There is a real shortage, there is. ”

After Song Yingxing left, Zhu Linmiao asked Ma Wensheng to get a pen and paper - the carrots had been dispersed, and this big stick had to be wielded.

He wrote a long list of names on a slip of paper, and then instructed Shi Lin to send it to Yang Tinglin.

There was no court meeting the next day, and early in the morning, Yang Tinglin rushed to the Yangxin Palace to ask for a meeting.

"So early, Elder Yang Ge has something important?" Zhu Linmiao asked with a yawn.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this matter...... Yang Tinglin held the edict he received yesterday and said thoughtfully, "Hou Maoyi, An Yucai, and Sun Ping are also diligent in their tenure now, and they have no major faults, so they are suddenly transferred......"

"Ah, yes. I think they're doing a good job, and they've all been promoted. Zhu Linmiao took the tea handed by Ma Wensheng and sat down on the chair, "Just like that Hou Maoyi, he was originally just the secretary of the Guozijian and came from the sixth grade." Now he has been promoted to Jingzhou Tongzhi, but he is the sixth grade. ”

Yang Tinglin was stunned, thinking that this matter would definitely make the officials take the blame, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, this Jingzhou is surrounded by the Tusi of Southern Chu, and there are many cases of court officials being besieged by the local people. There are also An Yucai, Sun Ping, and Xue Rongtian, all of whom were transferred to Linkou, Zhenyuan and other places, how can they explain to the courtiers? ”

Ordinary people released the magistrate from the capital, and they were as excited as a dragon entering the sea—in the capital, even if you are a third-grade master, there are still a lot of people who press on your head, especially an emperor. And when it comes to the locality, even if it is only a seven-pin county order, it is also the "soil emperor" who is in charge of one side, and he is comfortable and comfortable.

However, Jingzhou, Linkou, and Zhenyuan are the poorest places in the southwest and west of Huguang, and they are all adjacent to Tusi, not only can they not be the emperor of the soil, but they will often be bullied by the "emperor of the soil".

You must know that those local people are the masters who gather people to pick up knives and cut people when they disagree with each other, and no one in these ghost places is willing to do it, and even some county officials can't even see anyone on duty.

The most terrible thing is that Wang Jincai's chaotic army is now tossing in this area, and he was cut down before he got to the place.

Yang Tinglin was afraid that the ministry would issue an edict for these people to take office, and the "tax resistance" would hold a grudge against him.

"How do you explain to the courtiers?" Zhu Linmiao squinted at Yang Tinglin, "It turns out that in addition to me, Yang Ge Lao still has to explain to the people next to him?" ”

Yang Tinglin was shocked in his heart, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Minister, minister doesn't mean this." It's just that His Majesty's order is too sudden and does not follow common sense, and the minister has the responsibility to speak out. ”

"So, Yang Ge doesn't plan to approve these people's appointments?"

"This, this, the minister is just ......"

Zhu Linmiao's eyes suddenly cold, "Lord Yang, you followed me from Jiangxi to fight all the way to Nanjing, which can be said to be well understood, so you have to be the head of the court." ”

He put down the tea bowl and took a few letters from his desk, "It's just that if you want to be confused, I can make you head the cabinet before, but now I can do it with someone else." ”

He said and threw those pieces to Yang Tinglin, "These are all secret recitals to sue your grandson, let's see for yourself." ”

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, where were the absolutely clean people in the entire bureaucratic system? If I really want to trouble you, Jin Yiwei can pull out a lot of tricks in three days.

Zhu Linmiao knew that the tax reform was extremely critical, so he asked Zheng Guangying to do his "homework" in advance.

In fact, Yang Tinglin also received bribes several times - this is commonplace at this time - although the amount is not large, only more than 2,000 taels, and what he did was to help the children and nephews of several friends change their "jobs".

But if you really take it out and study it carefully, it will be enough to send him to prison. Therefore, Zhu Linmiao finally chose his grandson to fornicate with a widow surnamed Zhao, and illegally purchased slaves and maids, so Zeng Jian picked several imperial historians and made a gesture for impeachment.

Yang Tinglin only glanced at it a few times, and then he was so frightened that he lay on the ground and didn't dare to come out, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that the son of heaven in front of him, who was usually quite kind, had beheaded hundreds of prisoners in Tianxing Mansion, and he hadn't even tried it. There is also the matter of the last Huangzhuang, I don't know how many people were sent to a desert island thousands of miles away, it is said that those people were either sick with epidemics, or were killed by the natives, and the lucky ones were also working as coolies day and night.

He immediately shuddered again, if his heart-hearted grandson was sent to that hellish place, it would really kill him!

He kowtowed desperately and said: "Minister, minister, the discipline is not strict, I hope that the saint will spare him in the face of the minister, and the minister will severely punish this little beast when he goes back!" ”

Zhu Linmiao got up and helped him up, "Yang Ge is busy with government affairs, and it is inevitable that there will be no investigation of family affairs." I'm showing you these secrets, but I don't plan to pursue them, but you should discipline them more when you go back. ”

He changed his words, "It's just that in this national matter, Elder Yang Ge must not make any mistakes." ”

Yang Tinglin didn't dare to come out, so he only responded vigorously: "Your Majesty is the first to look forward, and you will do your best, and you don't dare to have it!" ”

"Okay, there are still many important matters for the cabinet and the officials to wait for Yang Ge to take care of, so don't delay it with me." Zhu Linmiao patted him, "As long as you are dedicated to serving the country, everything will be calm." ”

"Yes, yes, remember the Hadith!"

Yang Tinglin returned to the official deployment office with trepidation, and the first thing was to issue the transfer order of Hou Maoyi, An Yucai and others, and the cabinet was also handled by him, so he naturally passed all the way. In the afternoon of the same day, the more than 20 "anti-tax" radicals received the letter from the ministry.

(End of chapter)

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