When he heard the words "tax ......", Chongzhen subconsciously moved......

Because, before the imperial court moved the capital to Nanjing, one crisis after another was passed through the guò tax increase.

However, this excitement did not last long, and was overshadowed by the hesitation that followed.

The tax increase can indeed allow the imperial court to survive the current crisis, so that the imperial court can obtain silver in a short time.

However, the possible bad consequences of tax hikes are also very large......

Although Chongzhen didn't know what the income of the people in the Jiangnan area was. However, doubling the income at one time will definitely ruin many people's families......

Once this situation is taken advantage of by some well-intentioned people, the Jiangnan Province, which is still very stable, will definitely become turbulent because of this......

A large number of people whose families were ruined had to rise up against their rule......

The first assistant of the cabinet seemed to see what Chongzhen was thinking, and then analyzed: "Your Majesty, the income of the people in the south of the Yangtze River is much higher than that in the north...... Doubling the tax will make many people unbearable, but it will never cause turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River......"

In addition, the number of landlords and gentry in the provinces south of the Yangtze River far exceeded that of the north, and their financial resources were far higher than those of the north...... We can add most of these increased taxes to these landlords and gentry, and let them take the lion's share......"

"The imperial court established a new army to protect their fields from being taken away by the Haw Par Army, so they can't help but do anything in any way......"

Seeing that the cabinet chief assistant was so sure, Chongzhen's face was worried. Disappear immediately.

Then. Quickly shifted his gaze to Tobe Shangshu. He opened his mouth and asked: "Aiqing, you are the head of the household department, in charge of the national tax and money and grain, do you think this law is appropriate......

As an official who climbed up step by step from the bottom, Hubu Shangshu knew that if it was really according to what the cabinet chief said, most of the fifteen million taels of silver were added to the landlords and gentry, it would indeed not affect the stability of the entire Jiangnan.

But. Hubu Shangshu knew that in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how good the policy was, it would completely change when it came to the bottom.

The landlords and gentry, who almost held the grassroots power of the Ming Dynasty, would never watch the wealth they held in their hands being taken away by the imperial court.

Even if the imperial court gave the bulk of the fifteen million taels of silver to these landlords and gentry, they still tried their best to distribute all the taxes allocated to themselves to the people below......

Therefore, no matter how good the policy of the imperial court is, it will suffer in the end. It's all ordinary people......

However, under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen with a pair of expectant eyes. Tobe Shangshu knew that even if he knew these facts, he couldn't say them at this moment.

At that time, he will not only cause greater anger from Emperor Chongzhen, but also completely offend the head of the cabinet......

At that time, no matter how capable he is, there is no way to continue to live in the imperial court, or even the entire Ming Dynasty......

Therefore, in the face of Chongzhen's expectant gaze towards him, the military department Shangshu could only affirm very contrary to his will.

"Your Majesty, the minister completely agrees with Lord Shoufu's idea to raise taxes on all provinces under the control of the imperial court, especially the landlords and gentry in these provinces, so that they can further contribute to the imperial court......"

"Okay, since the two Aiqing think that this method is very appropriate, then, I have decided to do what Lord Shoufu said, and raise taxes on all provinces under the control of the imperial court...... The common people were taxed by fifty percent, the landlords and gentry were doubled, and the merchants' commercial tax was doubled...... After the next dynasty, I immediately drafted a decree and issued an edict to the world......"

Just when the first assistant of the cabinet and the head of the household subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, what the head of the cabinet and the head of the household department did not see was. In the main hall, at least ten pairs of gloomy and murderous eyes shot towards him at the same time.

The ministers who cast these eyes outward, without exception, were people with huge business and land behind them.

For them, the emperor's decision, in a certain way, is to cut off their financial resources and income, and infringe on their interest.

Although this idea was put forward by the cabinet chief, the cabinet chief assistant was, after all, the first minister of the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how great their strength is, they do not dare to go against the chief cabinet and offend the chief cabinet assistant......

In this case, the Hubu Shangshu, who played a role in promoting this mentions, became a scapegoat in their eyes.

In the face of Chongzhen's decision, although they didn't say anything, they also received the order very happily.

However, in the hearts of these people, they have already hated the book of the household.

It is certain that after the next dynasty, these people will definitely use various means to create difficulties for the Hubu Shangshu and prevent the Hubu Shangshu from raising taxes on them......

Of course, even if they were forced to pay taxes to the imperial court, they would divide all the taxes they handed over to their tenants. In a word, I won't break the bank no matter what......

In the later era of the Republic of China, the power below the county level in China was all in the hands of the local landlords and gentry, not to mention the last years of the Ming Dynasty when land annexation was more strict hundreds of years ago.

At this moment, in the provinces south of the Yangtze River, which were still under the control of the imperial court, in the county and below the county government, except for the county decree appointed by the imperial court, the other officials of the county government, without exception, were all local powerful landlords and gentry.

Therefore, in the rural areas, the common people first handed over the grain tax to the local landlords and gentry, and then to the county government through these landlords and gentry, and finally to the household department step by step......

The imperial court carried out the holy decree of increasing taxes, although under the order of Chongzhen, it was required to be announced to the world, so that every common person in the world knew about it.

However, the reality is quite the opposite.

After the holy decree arrived at the county government in each county, the first thing the county decree did was not to let every person in the county know about it.

Instead, at the first time, all the landlords and gentry in the county were invited to the county government and the contents of the decree were told to these people.

In a small county town less than a hundred miles away from Nanjing City, it is usually difficult to see a person's county government hall, but at this moment, there are more than fifty landlords and gentry.

And just now, the county decree happened to be in front of them, and told them the holy decree of the imperial court to decide to increase taxes.

At this moment, some of these landlords and gentry are full of anger, some are full of grievances, and some are puzzled.

However, under these different expressions, they all had one thought in their hearts: "Is the imperial court mistaken...... The increase in taxes by ordinary people is even less than that of themselves as landlords and gentry......"

"You must know that when the imperial court moved the capital to Nanjing, if it were not for the gratuitous support of a family of hundreds to hundreds of taels of silver, the imperial court that had just moved the capital to Nanjing would not have been able to sustain itself, let alone form a new army of 100,000.

And now, only a year has passed, and the imperial court has turned its face and denied people, increasing the taxes that everyone has to pay to the imperial court every year, and one plus is doubled, doesn't that kill them...... (To be continued......)