"You say you can't break it? What do you mean? ”

Chongzhen's heart moved, and he asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Jie replied: "Your Majesty, now, don't you feel that no matter what kind of measures you make, there are a group of ministers in the court who are desperately opposed? Especially when some measures touch the interests of certain people, those people even unite to attack you, and what they do has even exceeded the boundaries of courtiers, Your Majesty, at a certain time, you need to show the courage of the cadres to be arbitrary! As long as you think it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, then don't be afraid of the obstruction of the ministers! The minister took the liberty to say, Your Majesty, you have been kidnapped by these people, there is no way for them, let them do whatever they want, the Ming Dynasty is not corrupted in your hands, but in the hands of a group of mediocre ministers, ministers, and traitorous ministers; Therefore, the sages have words, pro-virtuous ministers, and far villains ......"

"These are all afterwords, what I want to hear today is what you have in mind that can ease the situation in the court!"

Zhu Jie asked knowingly, and said in amazement: "Your Majesty, someone has already given you a good policy, haven't you seen it?" ”

Chongzhen's face changed, and he asked, "Someone has already taken out the good strategy for me?" How come I don't know? Where is it? ”

"Your Majesty, the way of Zhongxing is only four words - rich country and strong army! All measures must revolve around these four words, the so-called rich country, the imperial court has money, only then can it have the ability to help the victims, build water conservancy, and recruit troops; The so-called strong army, only by establishing a mighty and majestic invincible army, can we ensure that the Ming Dynasty is like an iron bucket, isn't it? ”

Zhu Jie replied.

Fang Yuegong on the side pouted and said, "Zhu Jie, what you said is good, how to enrich the country and strengthen the army?" In the final analysis, it's still a word for money, without money, everything is in vain, without money, the court is still a poor jingle, no money, not to mention an invincible army, the current army has no way to guarantee, what about money? Can you conjure money for the emperor? Do you want to raise taxes for the common people? So what else are you talking about resting with the people? ”

Zhu Jie smiled slightly: "Lord Fang, of course we have to increase taxes for the people, but we don't want to increase taxes by those bitter old farmers, they are already uncollected, even if they increase taxes, what can you collect?" Is it possible that even other people's pots have to be requisitioned? ”

"Forehead ......"

Fang Yuegong glared at Zhu Jie angrily and asked, "Then you don't collect their taxes, but you still collect taxes?" ”

"Of course it's a tax for the rich!"

Zhu Jie bowed to Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, the peasants' taxes are too high now, although there is a saying that is difficult to hear, but I have to say that there is a certain truth, the officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel; The severe taxes forced the peasants to have no way to live, and if they did not rebel, would they lie on the kang and wait to starve to death? Why do thieves keep fighting? On the contrary, the momentum is getting louder? Isn't that because more and more people who can't survive are joining in? Therefore, Your Majesty, the peasants' taxes can no longer be levied, but must be reduced, especially in Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces with serious disasters, the imperial court can even consider exempting them, at least so that they will no longer be forced to rebel! ”

"Well, you're going to give the thieves and the thieves a salary......"

Chongzhen understood, with food to eat, the peasants would not rebel, I have to say, Zhu Jie, this guy said too vividly, if you don't give food to eat, you will rebel, it is always like this, Emperor Taizu will not rebel because he is poor and can't survive, and finally drove Meng Yuan back to Mobei and laid the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years!

"But, Zhu Jie, now that the finances are empty, where do we have the money to help the victims? is already unable to make ends meet, and in the reduction and exemption of levies, the situation of the imperial court is even more embarrassing, and I am afraid that even the food and grass of the soldiers in front of me will not be supplied......"

Chongzhen asked with a tangled face.

Zhu Jie smiled: "Your Majesty, didn't Chen just say it?" Taxes like the rich! In the Ming Dynasty, some of the wealthy businessmen in the world, some of them were dignitaries, and some were royal relatives, any of them took it out, and they all topped the income of tens of thousands of peasants, not that the Ming Dynasty had no money, the emperor, but the direction of our collection deviated, you want to ask for money from 10,000 poor eggs, and you are lucky to get ten copper coins, however, if you ask for money from a wealthy businessman, you don't need more, even if it is ten taxes, at least you can collect thousands, or even tens of thousands of silver! ”

I rub!

Fang Yuegong on the side was in a hurry, this kid was talking and talking, how did he get to this, yes, the dignitaries and dignitaries are rich, but this money is not blown by the wind, you have an idea, let the courtiers, if you lose millions of silver every year, I am afraid that just the spitting stars can drown you ten times and eight times!

Fang Yuegong glanced at Zhu Jie again and again, and Zhu Jie acted as if he hadn't seen it.

Chongzhen hesitated a little and replied: "I just want to levy taxes on officials and dignitaries and even royal relatives, but it is a violation of the rules of the ancestors, and the national policy of grace and exemption has been implemented for hundreds of years, and I am afraid that few ministers in ......the court and the central government will agree to it."

"Of course they disagreed......"

Zhu Jie said with a smile: "Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing your parents, but, your majesty, who said that the rules of the ancestors cannot be broken?" During the time of Emperor Taizu, was the tax paid to the peasants so high? When the agricultural tax was levied, why didn't these people jump out to oppose it, saying that they had destroyed the laws of their ancestors? Without him, it doesn't involve their interests, they naturally have nothing to do with themselves, however, this is indeed a matter related to the Ming Dynasty for thousands of generations, Your Majesty, you can't hang it high......"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is indeed a good policy, Lord Zhu Jie's good policy is indeed a good policy, however, once implemented, the wave of opposition in the court is predictable, don't talk about Zhu Jie at that time, even if it is the emperor, you will be squeezed by the courtiers......"

Fang Yuegong didn't continue, but the meaning was obvious, that is, when the time came, I was afraid that you would be squeezed with a gray face, and your face would be dull......

Chongzhen fell into contemplation, the ancestors became the law, the ancestors became the law, the ancestors became the law is just a cover for these people's opposition, Zhu Jie woke up himself with a word, this dream person, what kind of ancestors became the law, they don't want to pay for it themselves! However, once it is implemented, what Fang Yuegong said is right, I am afraid that the entire court will be in a mess! What to do?

"Your Majesty!"

Zhu Jie said with a smile: "This is what the minister just said about not breaking and not standing, this is what the minister just said about your courage, if you want to stand, then you must break the game, if you want to break the game, then you need to take out the courage to swallow the universe!" Your Majesty, do you have the courage? ”