Zhu Linmiao looked at the excited scene of the group with great interest.

Except for a very small number of officials who supported the payment of taxes, such as Zeng Jian and Song Yingxing, as well as officials such as Yang Tinglin and Lu Zhenfei, who did not express their positions, almost all courtiers rushed to bitterly bitter the disadvantages of the gentry's payment of grain.

Zhu Linmiao waited for them to "perform" for a while, and then pretended to be helpless, waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say anything!" Let's discuss the matter of taxation another day, and disperse the dynasty. ”

The courtiers then left the Wenhua Hall happily, and pointed at Zeng Jian, Song Yingxing, Xu Erlu and others along the way, "What's the limelight, now you know what people's hearts are backing on, right?" ”

"Hmph, want to shoot the Holy Horse? The result is not a disgraced ......"

"Dare to betray everyone, I will have your good fruit to eat in the future!"

Especially those who took the lead in resisting taxes, they were even more triumphant at this time, "Grain exemption is a practice that has been implemented for more than ten years, how can it be said that it will be changed?" ”

"You see that in the court today, even the Son of Heaven is not easy to offend the anger of the people."

"As long as we insist, this tax will never be added!"

"That's right, this precedent must not be set......"

"In my opinion, the Holy One will also try to tempt and temptation, and when he sees that everyone is strongly opposing, it will be over after a while."

Some people even whispered cruelly: "If the imperial court insists on paying our taxes, who will work hard to prepare for the Northern Expedition this time?" ”

"Hmph, Northern Expedition? I can't figure out the turmoil of the government and the opposition......"

Zhu Linmiao had actually expected the scene in the court, and even he expected it to be more "lively".

You must know that in history, after the Manchu Qing ruled China, how many southern officials and gentry were killed for tax purposes, so that these iron roosters had to "bleed".

If the Ming Dynasty has been unified and the regime is stable at this time, in fact, he doesn't mind cutting down a group of officials who dare to go against the imperial court, after all, there are dragon guards and broken camps in that town, who dares to blow up the thorns?

But at present, it is important to deal with Jianyu, almost all of the Ming army is bloody on the front line, and there are millions of refugees waiting for the imperial court to rescue, so this rear must be stable.

As a result, he had to use some less radical means to complete the tax reform.

At this time, he had put away his anger and helplessness at the court meeting, and turned to Ma Wensheng lightly: "Have you written down all the people who took the lead in coaxing?" ”

Ma Wensheng checked with the little eunuch who had already been arranged, and held a piece of paper over, "Long live Lord, it's all here, and no one will be left behind." ”

Zhu Linmiao took it and glanced at it, "Hou Maoyi, An Yucai, Sun Ping, Xue Rongtian, Yu Yongwei......" The more than 20 people who shouted the most fiercely were indeed listed.

Even in the second line, he also saw Huang Jingfang, the servant of the court's ministry!

At noon, the officials received the approval of the Son of Heaven for the appointment of local officials in Huguang.

It is completely different from the list drawn up by Yang Tinglin before, and even the emperor even gave detailed candidates to the seven-rank officials. He took a closer look at these names that were really missing, and couldn't help but smile bitterly - aren't these all the people who have expressed voluntary tax payment in the last two days? Especially this Qian Chengzhi, who has only been in the Jinshi for a few months, has actually taught the Tongzhi of Changsha Mansion, which is a local master of the six products!

He read the list of more than 60 people, and saw that there was Zhu Zhu at the end: Huguang was initially decided, and all kinds of waste were waiting to be rebuilt, and the officials department quickly completed the official documents, so that officials at all levels could take up their posts immediately.

He handed the song to his two deputies, Lin Lanyou, the left attendant, and Huang Jingfang, the right attendant.

"What do you think?"

Li Lanyou frowned and said: "Pavilion Elder, there has been a lot of uproar about the officials' payment of grain recently, if all the people on this list pass, the officials are afraid that they will become the target of public criticism......

Yang Tinglin said helplessly: "Then you see who to keep and who to tick?" ”

The appointment and dismissal of officials in the Ming Dynasty was actually completely different from that in film and television dramas, the emperor usually only transferred individual high-level officials, and local officials, especially officials below the sixth grade, were basically appointed and dismissed by the ministry.

Even if it is a candidate designated by the emperor, if the officials bite the bite, this person really can't be this official, which shows the great power of the officials.

Although the officials generally do not work against the emperor, the current situation makes Yang Tinglin have to worry twice.

Huang Jingfang suddenly smiled and said: "Elder Yang Ge, the lower officials think that it is not impossible for these people to be released. ”

"Oh? How so? ”

Huang Shilang only said vaguely: "If no one in Beijing submits the matter of taxes again, won't this turmoil pass?" ”

Yang Tinglin patted his head when he heard this, yes! These people are all "voluntary tax payers," and if they go to the local government to take up their posts, Nanjing's support for grain payment will inevitably be greatly reduced, and perhaps the "tax resistance" will have to thank themselves. On the other hand, he sold the face of the Son of Heaven, and it was like eating it both ways!

He immediately instructed Lin Lanyou and Huang Jingfang: "Immediately handle the official documents for these people, and send them to leave Beijing to take up their posts as soon as possible!" ”

"The subordinate obeys."

That night, at the birthday banquet of Lord Zhang, the priest of the country, Huang Jingfang and a group of "anti-tax" officials gathered in the southeast corner of Zhang's mansion to discuss in a low voice.

"The saint is moving fast enough." Someone chuckled, "But, in my opinion, this is actually a salary for yourself." ”

"The saint wants to use Huguang's vacant position to show the courtiers to benefit, so that those who want to climb up will support the payment of grain. It's just that this method is not feasible. ”

"Hehe, that's right. Although Huguang has a lot of real shortcomings, he also has to take care of some of the local clans, and there are also many officials who are in battle. If you do the math, you can place at most eighty or ninety positions. ”

"Now the first batch of people who want to voluntarily pay food have gone to Huguang to take up their posts, and there are only twenty or thirty seats left. Everyone sees it in their eyes, knowing that when it is not their turn, who is willing to come forward to pay taxes? ”

Huang Jingfang knocked on the tea bowl in his hand and thought, "Master Hu reminded the lower officials. In my opinion, it is better for us to eat the remaining twenty or so by ourselves. ”

Everyone looked at him in unison, "Lord Huang is ...... say?"

"We arranged for our henchmen to voluntarily pay food and wait for the emperor to send them Huguang's official position. Ah, don't worry, the emperor will definitely approve it.

When the remaining real shortage is exhausted, naturally no one will worry about it anymore. Then we took advantage of the situation to create public opinion, asking the court to explicitly order the scholars to be exempt from taxes. At that time, the courtiers will see that Huguang is not profitable, and they will definitely support us and others! ”

"Brilliant plan!"

"Lord Huang is high!"

"Good! The next official will go to the contact person on the table. ”

……

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Song Yingxing presented to the Son of Heaven the recital of more than 30 people who suddenly said that they had to pay taxes, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, many of these people were still trying their best to resist taxes at yesterday's court meeting, but at this time, they suddenly changed their sex, and I am afraid that there is a strange ......."

Zhu Linmiao looked at the music and was also quite puzzled. These individuals have a large amount of fertile land in their homes, and it stands to reason that even if they find out in their conscience and decide to pay taxes according to the law, they should not be so concentrated and neat.