During this time, if you say that the most depressed person is Qian Qianyi.

For the interests of himself and the southeastern gentry, Qian Qianyi made great efforts in the matter of Chen Yue, the king of Qi, returning to Beijing, it was he who persuaded Chongzhen to agree to Chen Yue's return to Beijing to govern, and it was he who persuaded the officials of the Donglin Party to support Chen Yue's return to Beijing.

Faced with the powerful and immediate threat of the rebels, as well as the tremendous pressure from the officials of the DPRK and China, Chongzhen had to compromise and listen to Qian Qianyi's persuasion.

As for Qian Qianyi, he thinks that he has made a great contribution to Chen Yue's return to Beijing, and naturally hopes to get enough returns.

However, the facts now make him extremely disappointed.

Chen Yue returned to Beijing, and became the president as he wished, and then set up three yamen under the president: the Government Affairs Yuan, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

No, it can't be said that he didn't catch it, at least Chen Yue gave him the position of vice president. But what's the point of a vice president who doesn't have any specific role? All he has now is an office room, and all he can do is arrange some chores in the three-entry courtyard of the Grand Presidential Palace, and he can't do anything else.

The six ministries are now under the leadership of the Government Council, Lu Zhenfei is the head of the Government Council, and all affairs are decided by Lu Zhenfei, even if Lu Zhenfei can't handle it, he will report to President Chen Yue, and has nothing to do with Qian Qianyi. As one of the vice presidents, he was left out in the cold.

If he was just left out in the cold, there were still many officials from the southeastern department who bothered him every day, asking him to fulfill his promise and let the imperial court send officials to the southeastern prefectures and counties as soon as possible, so that he could return the fields, shops, mansions and other family properties that had been robbed by the rebels as soon as possible.

"The hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead." In the vice president's room, Qian Qianyi sighed for a long time. He knew that if this situation continued, he, the leader of the Donglin Party, would inevitably be abandoned, and these disappointed Donglin Party members would think of climbing another branch.

How can a leader who cannot bring benefits to his subordinates get the support of his subordinates? What's more, the Donglin Party was originally a loose organization.

The officials in the faction did not trust, and the president Chen Yue even snubbed and idle himself. If it was in the past, Qian Qianyi would have resigned a long time ago, returned to his hometown to enjoy the mountains and rivers, and recited poems on the banks of the Qinhuai River, what a chic life it was, and there was no need to be an official in the court.

But now, even if you resign, it's impossible to live like this.

His hometown was occupied by the rebels, and all his property such as fields, homes, and shops were lost, and without the family property as a backing, Qian Qianyi is now like a toothless tiger. Not to mention the wind and the moon, even a luxurious life cannot be maintained. Relying on the salary paid by the imperial court alone, even the salaries of the people in the palace are not enough! Therefore, even if you want to live a chic life, you can't get it.

Qian Qianyi sighed for a short time in the head of the class room, and after thinking about it again, he knew that there was only one way in front of him, that is, to pray to President Chen Yue, praying that he could give himself and the gentry in the southeast a way to live. As for the face and the like, I really can't care about it.

For Qian Qianyi's arrival, Chen Yue greeted him with a warm face, personally let him sit in the living room, ordered someone to serve good tea, and the muzhai public shouted one by one with great affection. However, Qian Qianyi knows that behind the enthusiasm is alienation and indifference.

When the waiting attendant went down, and when there were only two people left in the hall, Qian Qianyi stood up and came to Chen Yue to kneel down with a "poof".

"Mu Zhaigong, what do you mean by this?" Chen Yue was stunned.

When Qian Qianyi raised his head again, his face was already full of tears: "King Qi, the president, please spare the official." “

"Mu Zhai Gong please get up quickly," Chen Yue raised his hand to help him, "Why did Mu Zhai Gong say this, you are the hero of this king's return to Beijing, if you don't have you to turn around, how can Your Majesty be easily gracious?" “

Qian Qianyi said: "Thank you, King Qi, for remembering." However, the general trend is the same, but one day sooner or later, the lower officials dare not be greedy. King Qi, his subordinates knelt down to you to ask you to spare the southeast gentry. “

Chen Yue's face turned cold: "Mu Zhaigong, I don't understand what you say." What spares them? Now that the rebels have been appeased, haven't most of them been released, is it possible to say that there are still people who have been deliberately detained by this king? “

Qian Qianyi hurriedly raised his hand and slapped himself: "The lower official said the wrong thing and made King Qi misunderstood, and he should be beaten." “

Seeing Qian Qianyi being so self-degraded, Chen Yue sighed, and felt a little unbearable in his heart: "Why is Mu Zhai Gong like this, you are the leader of Shilin and the best in the world." “

Qian Qianyi wept and said: "Xiaguan doesn't want to do this, but King Qi, you don't know, now every day when Xiaguan goes home, he is faced with the crying of his family and relatives.

Hundreds of people of the same clan fled from Changshu to Nanjing, and lived in the homes of Xiaguan, who could not support so many people with a little money, and most of the other officials from the southeast of the DPRK and Central China were also like this. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't get by, the lower officials would never come to beg you. “

Chen Yue sighed: "This king knows your plight, you can rest assured, this king will order the government affairs as soon as possible to send officials to the prefectures and counties of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and then start the matter of returning the property of the gentry's land occupied by the rebels." However, Mu Zhaigong, you also know the current difficulties of the imperial court, and if you want to appoint so many officials, I am afraid it will not be easy in a short time.

Speaking of which, there is something I would like to discuss with you, after all, you are also the vice president. Just now, the king and Lord Lu were still discussing, seeing that Daming was using money everywhere, but the treasury was scarce and unable to support it. Therefore, the king suggested that the commercial tax should be increased, and all commercial trade, whether it was a noble or a gentry, as long as they engaged in commercial trade and opened workshops, they should all be taxed according to the law. Mu Zhaigong, I don't know what you think about this matter? “

"This ......" Qian Qianyi was stunned, he could understand the meaning of Chen Yue's words, that is to say, from now on, anyone who engages in commerce, whether it is opening a workshop or a freight trade, will have to pay taxes, regardless of whether your status is a jinshi or a juren, which also means that most of the gentry's tax-free privileges have been cancelled.

Qian Qianyi was able to understand how much impact this incident would have in Shilin, and how much damage it would cause to the interests of the gentry. But do you still have a choice? If you don't agree, you can't even save your own life.

Agreeing with Chen Yue's suggestion is just to make less money, if you don't agree, I'm afraid I won't even have the opportunity to make money in the future, so I don't need to think much about how to choose.

"The president is wise, it should have been like this a long time ago!" Qian Qianyi firmly expressed his support.

"Hahaha" Chen Yue laughed, "Since this is the case, please ask Mu Zhai Gong to take the lead and suggest the establishment of a Ministry of Commerce." Mu Zhai Gong rest assured, your family property in Changshu is just a trivial matter, this king will write to the Changshu guard, asking him to send someone to count your family property, be sure to return it as soon as possible! ”

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