Chapter Twenty-Four: The Finishing Touch
"What's the plan?" Liu Zongzhou asked honestly. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Li Banghua said with a smile: "Naturally, it is to let the officials of the world concentrate on the implementation of the plan of Tianfu reform. ”
"Let the officials of the world concentrate on the implementation of the Tianfu reform?" Liu Zongzhou was even more puzzled: "Even if there is no reform that harms the interests of the official gentry, it will be difficult to do it...... Not to mention, not to mention ......"
have robbed the gentry's cake, and still expect the gentry to be united with the court? Liu Zongzhou slowed down, this is something that even a fool understands. Liu Zongzhou didn't think that Li Banghua and others would be fools. Therefore, he did not rush to say these words. Even, he began to faintly look forward to it.
"Li Aiqing, you can explain. Soon, this will not be a secret. The mutiny is an opportunity for us to launch an all-out attack! Zhu Cihong looked at Li Banghua and smiled lightly.
Li Banghua slowly explained the reason......
Liu Zongzhou suddenly realized, and then thought of all the previous measures and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really the finishing touch......
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Wanping County Ya.
Wu Yingke locked himself in his study and saw no guests.
Since the last trial of Lu Fang, Lu Weiying's father and son, Liu Tong, Sheng Qinghe, and Fei Ding, the secretary of the county yahu room, the matter in Wanping County has been much lighter.
With the addition of scholars, they don't have to worry about not having enough human resources to deal with complicated government affairs, and with the transfer of scholars from Daxing County and Wanping County, he no longer has to worry about the local scholars being entangled in the local situation.
Especially after the first phase of opening up the registration of acres and completing the initial Qingzhang acres, the doubling of tax sources made Wanping County and Daxing County's political achievements very dazzling.
The most important achievement of Ming officials, whether now or in the past, is to collect taxes.
In many cases, not to mention collecting all the taxes, even if you can collect seventy percent or even half of the tax amount, you can be regarded as a capable minister.
Therefore, Wu Yingke's political achievements this time are dazzling, and it seems that he has a great future.
But......
At this time, the Tianjin Three Guards changed.
When the news came, Wu Yingke was like an eggplant beaten by frost, completely lacking his spirit.
He is sensitive, and his political sensitivity is like the most top-notch gluttony, and he can feel the slightest changes. When it comes to food, it's sweet and sour, and when it comes to the political climate, it's the word stake.
The Tianjin Mutiny was a major negative news for Wu Yingke.
No other......
It has been rumored that Wanping County has done too much this time, so powerful that the Wanping gentry have not resisted the strong tax collection of the imperial court at all.
Whether it is the control of the local government by the county government office, or the trial of Lu Fang and others, or even the fame of Lu Fang and Lu Weiying in order to collect taxes. These actions greatly shook the local gentry.
For Wanping County, it is natural that the tax will be collected smoothly from now on, and it will be unstoppable. So much so that there is such a fruit as doubling the tax source.
But for other states, it's a different story.
The less timid may resign themselves to fate.
But for the other gentry who have always disapproved of the imperial power going to the countryside, it is obviously a high morale, and they do not want other counties to collect taxes as forcefully as Wanping County.
Thereupon......
A mutiny broke out.
The cause of the Tianjin Wei mutiny may have nothing to do with the abolition of the preferential gentry this time, but the misdeeds of some officials made several military households launch a counterattack in despair. However, after such an opportunity was taken advantage of, everything changed.
So, since the mutiny broke out, who cares about these details? The imperial court must have dealt with the mutiny. Maybe...... It's going to take Wu Yingke's head to dissipate the anger of those angry gentry.
Such is the case with political struggles.
As a chess piece, one day you will suddenly find yourself a cannon fodder.
Wu Yingke has already made such mental preparations, so he will inevitably have a lot of pessimism about the future road. Obviously, he also knew how big the impact of the mutiny was this time.
It can be seen from the scene when Shi Kefa, Huang Daozhou, Wang Duo and other high-ranking officials in the court entered the palace.
This is shocking good news for conservatives. With the help of this mutiny, I don't know how many articles can be done. If the imperial court fails to quell the rebellion at that time, it is even more perhaps, Wu Yingke, who is eager to implement the reform of Tianfu, can only be killed by a tearful horse.
The mind is numb, and the restlessness is restless.
Wu Yingke stayed in the study and meditated behind closed doors, but he couldn't get any peace.
He took a deep breath and decided to sit back and be quiet.
Of course, there is no one named Jingjing's little girl.
Wu Yingke's method is to practice calligraphy.
He walked to the desk, grinded, laid out the paper, slowly lifted the pen, and calmed down. Gradually, Wu Yingke's heart calmed down, and all the things in government affairs were left behind, and he only had a pen in his hand and words on paper.
That stroke, stroke by stroke, all poured into the heart, and there was no other contamination.
Soon, one after another, the still words fell into writing.
Section Chief Wu Ying let out a long breath.
He decided to write a cold food post silently.
"Cold Food Post" is also known as "Huangzhou Cold Food Poetry" or "Huangzhou Cold Food Post". Wu Yingke was fortunate enough to see it once and copy it three times. Keep it in mind. More critically...... This cold food post is also quite in line with Wu Yingke's mood at the moment.
At that time, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou in the third year of the cold food festival because of the largest literary prison in the Song Dynasty, and composed two five-character poems
"Since I came to Huangzhou, I have passed three cold foods. I want to cherish spring every year, and I can't regret spring to go. This year, it rained bitterly, and the autumn was bleak in February. Lying and smelling begonia flowers, mud swallow branch snow. Secretly stealing it, the middle of the night is really powerful, He Shu is a sick boy, and his illness has turned white. ”
"Chunjiang wants to enter the house, and the rain is coming. The hut is like a fishing boat, misty in the clouds. Cook cold vegetables in the air, and burn wet reeds in the stove. That knows that it is cold food, but see black paper. The monarch's gate is nine deep, and the tomb is thousands of miles. I also want to cry poorly, and I can't afford to blow the ashes. ”
The poem is written desolate and lonely, and Su Shi's melancholy is full of melancholy on the page. The calligraphy is brilliant and unrestrained, and is known as the third line of calligraphy in the world. Huang Tingjian wrote after this poem: "This book is also the penmanship of Yan Lugong, Young Master Yang, and Li Xitai, trying to restore Dongpo to it, but it may not be as good as this." ”
This time, Wu Yingke wrote with a pen, as if he had also seen Su Shi in the Northern Song Dynasty, and had a premonition that he would be degraded after the failure of the reform.
"I came to Huangzhou ......"
Da Da Da ......
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps outside the study sounded, quite brisk, and he ignored Wu Yingke's ban and strode over, without any scruples.
Wu Yingke didn't hear it, he just picked up the pen and continued to write.
“…… Spring is not to be regretted. This year there is another bitter rain, and it ...... in February."
Boom......
The door suddenly opened, and the person who came reported his name: "County Honor!" I'm Lin Peng! Just now, the cabinet issued the second order of the cabinet, which has been distributed all over the country, and now the outside of the county government has been blocked by the gentry, and the people of the entire county government have also come, all of them are here to ask about the second order! ”
Wu Yingke was immersed in his calligraphy world and listened to Lin Peng happily talking, but he was unmoved, but said lightly: "Oh, is there a result so soon?" What is the decree ......? ”
On the paper, the word autumn suddenly trembled, and the whole word was destroyed. Wu Yingke silently drew a circle, took a deep breath, and all the restless thoughts that had been suppressed were all surging up at this moment.
It seems that it is the offensive of the opposition that has borne fruit.
At this moment, in order to quell the mutiny, or to quell the anger of the gentry caused by the Wanping Qingzhang Acres, the imperial court should have made a decision......
Listening to Lin Peng's words, it didn't look like good news.
The officials and gentry all came around, they all wanted to see his jokes about the county order?
At present, has the imperial court retreated and weakened because of the Tianjin Mutiny, and wants to give up these grassroots officials who have worked hard to promote reform?
I heard that Shi Kefa, the minister of clean government, looked down on him Wu Yingke very much. said that he, Wu Yingke, allowed the local officials to endanger the people, then what Wu Weiye did was to harm how many people in Shengjiazhuang were sold to their children, and even His Majesty the Emperor knew.
Now, I'm afraid that this decree may be to remove him Wu Yingke?
Perhaps, His Majesty the Emperor will fight for a little good treatment for Wu Yingke. It's just a demotion to an official, and an official's identity. But it is also possible that this Ming Dynasty is not as tolerant as Song Su Shi at that time after all, and will directly send him to prison for his crimes......
Thinking like this, Wu Yingke's hands stopped shaking, and his heart stopped panicking. After anticipating the worst outcome, Wu Yingke had already substituted himself into the state of mind when Su Shi wrote "Cold Food Post", and worked hard to write.
"Chunjiang wants to enter the house, and the rain is coming. The hut is like a fishing boat, misty in the clouds. Cook cold vegetables in the air, and burn wet reeds in the stove. That knows that it is cold food, but see black paper. The monarch's gate is nine deep, and the tomb is thousands of miles. I also want to cry and ...... poor. ”
"That's a great thing!" Lin Peng was elated, and even admired Wu Yingke's temperament, and the county order was really calm: "This cabinet order No. 2 issued by the imperial court directly helped us collect taxes!" ”
"Gefa [276] No. 2"
"Governors, governors, political envoys, prefectures, guards, and thousands of households, as well as the ...... of the Empire's direct agencies"
"Taxation is implemented in different places. In view of the financial status quo of the empire in the past, in order to strongly support the tax collection work in the reform of local government land endowments, the collection of land and land per mu of land by the gentry in the Beizhili area was collected in the style of 276 in the Ming Dynasty. ”
"At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor decided to celebrate the wedding of our Emperor and celebrate the victory of the Empire in the Battle of Zunhua. An additional 1,000 lifters will be placed across the country. ”
"His Majesty the Emperor has decided that the quota of candidates in each province and township will be distributed according to the autumn tax collection work of all parts of the country in the following year......"
Rub Rub ......
"I also want to cry and be poor, and I can't afford to blow the ashes...... Rise...... ......" Wu Yingke's hands trembled, and he tried his best to hold the pen, trying to write the last one wholeheartedly.
It's just that I wrote three times in a row, but I saw that the hand in my hand trembled and couldn't hold it no matter how hard I tried to hold it, and I wrote it three times in a row, and I had to cross it out so hard that it made a rubbing sound, which was the sound of the pen rubbing against the paper. He wanted to restrain his emotions......
It's just that, suddenly, Wu Yingke recalled Lin Peng's words: "Wait...... You mean...... Does it mean that the Holy God allows me to use treasure money to collect taxes? ”
"Increase the number of lifters by 1,000 across the country? It is also necessary to allocate the quota of township test children according to the tax collection situation in various places? ”
"Is this true?" Wu Yingke was shocked.
Smack......
Wu Yingke's pen fell, and the entire copied book paste was dyed.
"yes!" Lin Peng nodded violently, and then took out an official document from his arms: "This is a red-headed document issued by the Cabinet Office!" On it, there is the jade seal of His Majesty the Emperor, which is the highest level of official documents! It's true, it's true! This time, the court is really ...... What a ......."
"Well done!" Lin Peng was a little short of words for a while, so he had to excitedly come to such a compliment.
"It's not just beautiful! It's just a draw from the bottom of the kettle! Lin Peng said, no longer care about the study retreat and no guests, he strode out, and sure enough, he saw that hundreds of scribes and servants in the entire county government were all crowded over.
Among them, especially Xu Wenxiang, the new secretary of the bureaucracy, was the most excited.
I saw Xu Wenxiang squeeze away all the officials and officials, rushed to Wu Yingke's side, and asked eagerly: "County Zun!" Prefectural Honor! My good county honor! Please quickly answer the villain's doubts, now the streets are full of crazy rumors that I want to use treasure money to collect the land endowment of this big family, but is it true? But is that really the case? ”
"Yes, it's no wonder that the actual collection has been delayed this time. It turns out that they are just waiting to collect it with treasure money this time? ”
"If you really want treasure money, then Lao Xu will lose a lot this time......"
"But that's what made us money!" It was Zhang Lihuan, the chief bookkeeper of Wanping County, who was originally very low-key and didn't mix anything, but this time he ran over.
"If that's the case, then you have to prepare to go to the countryside to collect taxes!" This time, it was the county Cheng Fan Congfan who spoke, and everyone was a little startled when they heard it. You know, this one was originally strongly opposed to the reform of Tianfu.
"Yes, yes...... I heard that the Hengxin money bank opened in the county can exchange silver miles with treasure banknotes......"
"The yamen of the Central Bank of Rausch at the East Gate seems to be able to redeem it......"
"No matter what, if Tian Fu can be collected with treasure money this time, then we will all make a lot of money!" The officials present said this back and forth.
……
Everyone was talking loudly, but the situation was clear all of a sudden.
Wu Yingke couldn't help but think of the scene when he was sent to Lu a few months ago. The new $120 note.
It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor had been preparing for this early in the morning!
As for the eagerness of everyone at the moment, that is also very clear.
The treasure banknotes of the Ming Dynasty first appeared in the Hongwu period. At that time, the treasure banknote lifting department was set up to issue treasure money, but although Zhu Yuanzhang learned from the Yuan Dynasty to issue treasure money, he did not have any vision and financial common sense like the Mongols, and did not maintain the operation of treasure money as hard as the Song Dynasty, but directly used it as a tool to exploit the people.
This treasure money is actually a thing that only needs to be issued, not received.
The common people are not stupid, such a place where wiping the butt is too hard, just the massive treasure banknotes issued every year but let us use them as money without making any measures to recover them, that naturally makes the treasure money quickly reduced to waste paper.
But for now......
Everything has changed!
Wu Yingke understands that with this decree, all the decline will be reversed!
"What a finishing touch!" Wu Yingke couldn't help but sigh. (To be continued.) )