Luo Xin nodded and said, "If someone pushes it secretly, maybe there will be another rogue." ”

"What's going on with Xu Jie?"

"Decent!"

"What a decent! It's impossible to find fault with it at all. What about tall adults? ”

"Lord Gao...... Xu Shixing smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do?" Let's get a few people to rebuild the Yuxi Palace first. ”

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "He thinks His Majesty can't see it?" ”

"This is also a matter of no choice, everyone is waiting for you, the God of Wealth, to come back and solve the matter in the southeast."

Luo Xin shook his head, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sat there thinking.

In the teahouse, there was another sound of discussion.

"I heard that Lord Luo is back?"

"You just know? The army was encamped outside the city. ”

"So, Northern Goryeo has been pacified?"

"That's natural, Lord Luo is out of the horse, isn't it a piece of cake to fight Goryeo? I heard that none of the 80,000 Korean soldiers escaped, and they died and were caught. ”

"Lord Luo is mighty."

"It would be nice if Da Ming had fewer Xu steps and high arches, and more Lord Luo."

"I can't say that, Master Gao still rectifies the rule of officials and punishes many corrupt officials."

"Killed? Lord Luo has killed corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

"That is, the high arch is just a fame and reputation. Isn't it flattering Your Majesty, regardless of the lives of the people, to rebuild the Yuxi Palace for Your Majesty? ”

Luo Xin raised his eyes and said, "Yuxi Palace can't be rebuilt for the time being, there will be problems." ”

Xu Shixing sighed and said, "Lord Gao has also tried, but His Majesty has made up his mind. ”

"I'll give it a try."

"This ...... Your Majesty, he ......"

"As officials, we always have something to say and something not to do."

Night.

In Luo Xin's study, the light was on until midnight, and Luo Xin left the study with a tired face.

Day 2.

Luo Xin came to the palace early in the morning to meet Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing saw Luo Xin's eyes, so he asked everyone to leave the side hall, and asked people to handle the side hall, and then whispered to Luo Xin:

"Say it."

"Your Majesty!" Luo Xin said softly: "Presumably, Your Majesty also knows the situation of Da Ming now. ”

Emperor Jiajing's eyes showed a hint of irritability, and he nodded and said, "That's why I asked you to solve the problem of the City Division as soon as possible." ”

"That's not the fundamental problem."

"What is the fundamental problem?"

"Your Majesty, the common people know that eggs can't be put in one basket, if the Ming Dynasty will rely on a city and a city, once there is a problem in the city, there will be a problem in the city. Therefore, the court should focus on solving the political problems of the Ming Dynasty from the perspective of the whole country, and cannot only focus on one city division. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Jiajing's eyes showed interest: "You have a plan? ”

"There are some ideas, and your majesty needs to come up with ideas."

"Come on."

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is composed of four classes. Municipal agriculture and industry.

Shi is here to help His Majesty manage the Ming Dynasty, and it does not generate taxes. And...... is still devouring Daming's taxes. ”

Emperor Jiajing's face became ugly, how could he not know about this problem? Once a scholar is promoted to high school, he can be exempt from taxes, and there will be a large number of farmers who donate their land and property, so they do not have to pay taxes. This is the reason why in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was a ten-percent land tax, but now there are only two percent.

But......

The interest class of scholars is too huge, and even Emperor Jiajing does not dare to touch it easily. He knew that once he touched it, the Ming Dynasty would become unstable.

"In the same way, the working class does not generate taxes. It is only agribusiness that generates tax revenue. However, how much land is still being taxed in the agricultural sector today? ”

Emperor Jiajing was originally a person who was afraid of trouble, and there was uncertainty in his tone:

"You mean, land reform?"

It's no wonder that Emperor Jiajing thinks so, the replacement of all dynasties is because of land annexation, and the reform of all dynasties is inseparable from land. However, agrarian reform has rarely succeeded, and even if it has succeeded, it has been temporary, and the reformers have not come to a good end.

Luo Xin immediately shook his head and said, "No! Your Majesty, even you, it is impossible to touch this interest class, that result is too dangerous. ”

"yes!"

Emperor Jiajing sighed, with relief and disappointment in his heart.

Sadly, Luo Xin didn't want to go to land reform, so there was no trouble. disappointed, even Luo Xin didn't have the courage.

"Is this world still my world?"

Luo Xin was silent. In the middle of the sound, Emperor Jiajing also calmed down from his indignation, and said with some feelings:

"Are you looking to change the business tax?"

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded.

Emperor Jiajing shook his head and said, "Where is it so easy?" It was not that the court did not think about raising commercial taxes, but it did not succeed once. As soon as the commercial tax is raised, the ministers and officials will say that they will compete with the people for profit. Hehe......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Jiajing said with a face full of indignation: "They think I don't know? Who are the businessmen behind them? It's just them, the ministers, the officials. Competing with the people? It is better to compete with them, ministers and officials, and wealthy families. Luo Xin, how much are you going to improve? ”

"Now the Ming commercial tax is one out of thirty, and the minister is ready to take one out of fifteen."

"Hehe......" Emperor Jiajing sneered twice again and said: "I didn't do it when I thought about taking one out of twenty, but you want to take one out of fifteen?" If you really bring it up, I'm afraid that even I won't be able to bear the pressure and dismiss your official. You have killed many corrupt officials and extorted the money of the wealthy family, and they all hate you to the core. If you raise the business tax again, are you really not afraid of death? ”

Luo Xin was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the minister said something disrespectful. If the wealthy families are allowed to annex land and let them monopolize commerce, the Ming Dynasty is not far from collapse. ”

Emperor Jiajing's face showed irritability: "I know, but what do you want me to do?" Is it like you, killing the world's corporal forest to the head? ”

"Not really."

Emperor Jiajing looked stunned, and then looked at Luo Xin fixedly: "Do you have a way?" ”

Luo Xin nodded and said, "Boiled frogs in warm water!" ”

"Boiled frogs in warm water?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin in puzzlement.

Luo Xin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, boil a pot of water and throw in a live frog, what will happen to the frog?" ”

"Jumping out of the pot, of course."

"Not bad!" Luo Xin nodded: "However, if you put the frog in a pot of cold water, and then light a fire to boil the water, and the water in the pot slowly rises, then the frog will not feel it, and know that it is boiled to death." ”

Emperor Jiajing pondered silently for a moment and said, "I understand, but what to do?" ”

"Let's start with raising all the officials in the Ming Dynasty."

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