During this period of time, because of the abolition and reduction of the use of Dulu rice by the nobles of the clan, not only these princes were uneasy, but even those officials in the court and China were also a little unhappy. This is because the Son of Heaven is very ambiguous.

For those courtiers to put forward such a suggestion, in fact, Wanli did not think so, because he did not think that the deficit of the treasury was because the imperial court had too many clans to support, and he didn't want to completely offend these fellow clansmen, after all, the world of the old Zhu family still had to rely on these people to help maintain it.

But although he thought so, Wanli didn't show his mind clearly, but it was related to his character. Unlike his powerful ancestors, Wanli is a somewhat introverted person and does not like to compete with others too much, which can be seen from his previous relationship with Zhang Juzheng, and later in history, after the conflict with the courtiers, he just avoided the deep palace and almost did not contact the foreign ministers. Even now, as the Son of Heaven, he actually has the power to force officials to speak and act according to their own will, Wanli did not show the slightest such thought.

His way of dealing with this incident was very simple, that is, to stay in the middle and not react in any way. Because he thought that as long as this time was fooled, the courtiers would naturally stop, and the matter would be over.

Wanli's passive response method is still effective in many things, because all the officials in the DPRK and China are human spirits, and they will naturally see their intentions from the various reactions of the Son of Heaven. But when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and there are also people in the court who refuse to look at the face of the Son of Heaven, and they will always find an opportunity to flaunt themselves, so as to make themselves stand out from the crowd and gain greater fame.

When this character of the Son of Heaven is discovered, some people will take advantage of it, either to seek benefits or to achieve their own ends through means. This time, some people had such thoughts.

And in this time's introduction, in addition to the outspoken offenders, some people also put forward several different possibilities. Some of them linked the Son of Heaven's negative response with Yang Zhen.

This is also inevitable, who called him Yang Zhen's name big enough, he is not only a celebrity in front of the Son of Heaven, but also a newly sealed Chang Pinghou? This idea was so logical that it was quickly regarded as the real reason, and as a result, many people impeached Yang Zhen, and then there was a proposal to remove him from the post of governor of the Jinyi Guard.

Yang Zhen, who has been quite low-key recently, really didn't know that there was such a trend against him again, so after seeing this official document that had been excerpted from several notes, he naturally felt very angry in his heart!

He really couldn't imagine that he had already retreated to Tao Hui to this point, and these courtiers were still chasing after him, did they really feel that they were too easy to bully?

In fact, he also misunderstood these officials, and they were on this bullet stamp, more just to show off their integrity. In fact, even these people themselves don't think that this kind of impeachment can hurt Yang Zhen's fur, and even the Son of Heaven will only throw these things aside and look at them without looking at them more.

But when these things fall into Yang Zhen's eyes, they are a little different. If it had been before, he would have swallowed his anger if he had been wronged. But now that his position has long been stable, he still has to suffer such a trumped-up charge, which makes him Yang Dudu very annoyed.

However, now Marquis Yang's qi cultivation kung fu has also grown a lot, although he seemed very angry at first, but soon, he regained his composure, only threw the paperwork in his hand a few times, and sneered: "Some rumors are just rumors, but they are nothing." ”

"What Marquis Yang said was a little wrong. Although these impeachments are indeed untrue, they must be guarded against by the accumulation of gold and ruined bones. After a pause, Wang Wei continued: "What happened to us people recently made me feel a little more and gradually understood a truth.

"Why would those officials bite us so hard? Isn't it because we are easy to bully? We nobles seem to be very beautiful, and our lives are good, but in fact, there is almost no power in the court, to put it mildly, we are completely at the mercy of others.

"Those courtiers saw this and knew that we would not be able to fight back, so they dared to target us so unscrupulously. But you Yang Hou Ye is different, not to mention His Majesty's trust in you, just the Jinyi Guard is enough to deter the whole dynasty. In fact, they also know this, so they will take this opportunity to tentatively target you, if Yang Houye you ignore this, I am afraid that it will fuel their arrogance even more, and when the time comes, no one will dare to say that they will impeach again......"

Although these words are alarmist, there is some truth in them, and they are also very close to Yang Zhen's thoughts. Because he has always believed that other people's awe of you has always been made by strength, not by virtue of benevolence and morality. So as soon as he said this, Yang Zhen's brows furrowed slightly, and he seemed to be moved.

"Marquis Yang, there are two if there is one. The only way to stop being harassed by these guys is to beat them hard! Seeing this, Wang Wei said as if provocatively, and after speaking, he glanced at Yang Zhen very nervously.

"What does Guozhang mean, is it to go down and have a discussion with them?" At this moment, Yang Zhen had calmed down, looked at the lobbyist with a smile, and asked softly.

Without waiting for the other party to reply, he said again: "But have you thought about it, if I really come forward to be an enemy of them like this, wouldn't I just implement the accusations in this bullet seal?" When the time comes, the officials who were not involved in this matter will probably be embarrassed by me, and there will be public opinion among the people......"

"This ......" Wang Weiden was stunned for a moment, he really didn't think that there was such a statement and worry. After all, this was Yang Zhen's trouble, and it was impossible for him to think so comprehensively as a bystander. At the same time, Wang Guozhang was also impressed in his heart, don't look at Yang Zhen is just a military attaché, but his mind is really very detailed, no wonder he has been able to defeat many enemies over the years, but he has always been standing, it is not only the faith of the Son of Heaven can do it.

Seeing Wang Wei like this, Yang Zhen smiled, this is really not a thoughtful master, just a few words, he has completely hooked out his thoughts. Obviously, they want to borrow their own strength, and even want to use themselves as guns, and those clan magnates are really good at what they want.

Of course, Yang Zhen couldn't do what they wanted, but at the same time, he also wanted to fight back against those courtiers who were like mad dogs, so that they knew that they were not so capable of provoking. With a frown, Yang Zhen quickly had an idea: "Does Wang Guozhang really want to change the unfavorable situation in front of him?" Seeing that the other party nodded, he said, "Then I have a way." ”

"Master Hou, please make it clear." Wang Wei perked up and hurriedly asked. This one still admires Yang Zhen's ability, and he must have a very good idea.

"The reason given by these officials for attacking the clan is nothing more than the problem of the treasury, and if your people can come up with a way to fill the treasury, won't the problem be solved?" Yang Zhen smiled.

"How easy is that?" Wang Wei smiled bitterly. If they had this insight, how could they be forced by those officials to be powerless to fight back?

Yang Zhen shook his head slightly, as if he was very dissatisfied with Wang Wei's reaction, and then continued: "Actually, this idea has long been placed in front of you, it is better to save money than open source, Guozhang, do you understand?" ”

"It's better to reduce expenditure than open source, and throttling is not as good as open source......" After muttering a few times, Wang Wei understood: "Do you mean that the method of filling up the treasury is not to reduce our use, but to increase the tax revenue of the imperial court?" ”

"Yes, wasn't there a proposal to increase the commercial tax before? Isn't that a good source of revenue? Yang Zhen said helplessly. As a traverser, he really can't understand why the current Ming court will tax merchants so low, even if with the changes of the times, the benefits obtained by merchants have been dozens or even hundreds of times more than before, but the taxes that the court can get from them are still not much different from when the country was founded.

You must know that in the previous Tang and Song dynasties, the taxes that merchants had to bear were far greater than those of the Ming Dynasty. The Southern Song Dynasty was able to resist the Jin and Mongolia for more than 100 years in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, relying on developed commerce and high commercial taxes as a guarantee and foundation. Obviously, there is the valuable experience of the ancestors, but the Ming Dynasty has to go all the way to the dark, which really makes people cry and laugh.

"But ......" Wang Wei looked embarrassed, this is indeed a serious way to solve the problem of treasury deficit, but wasn't it already rejected before? Even a few officials who raised this point were impeached for their improper intentions and took office.

"I know what you're worried about. But in fact, these are just the selfish motives of some people. Why do you think those officials in the DPRK and China are so strongly opposed to raising commercial taxes? Is it just because it's contrary to my Ming law? Without waiting for the other party to react, Yang Zhen had already answered the question on his own: "No, things are not as simple as they say, so they are so fiercely opposed, just because it touches their own interests." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Wei's heart moved, as if he had thought of something, but he was not sure.

Yang Zhen, however, did not give an answer, but walked to a cabinet, took out a few documents from it, and put them in front of Wang Wei: "This is what Jinyiwei has been staring at all these years, and there is the answer you want to know about Wang Guozhang inside." ”

Wang Wei subconsciously took these documents, opened the top one casually and swept it, his expression was stunned, revealing a thoughtful expression......