When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Chapter 26: Execute corrupt officials during the dynasty. Let us discuss something with you!

early morning
Old Zhu sat on the dragon throne in high spirits!

Seeing that there was no tax on farmers in later generations, Lao Zhu felt that this was his goal!

When I went to sleep last night, I was thinking about the scene after there is no agricultural tax!
The Hu Weiyong case has not yet been completed.

Other ministers are afraid of being affected!
The court has been exceptionally quiet recently!
Some trivial things.

After hearing this, Zhu Ming fell asleep again!

Lan Yu couldn't bear it anymore.

Pointing at Zhu Ming who was leaning against the pillar and sleeping soundly!
"Your Majesty, I impeach this man for sleeping during court sessions. He simply doesn't take Your Majesty seriously!"

Complaining in my heart, sleeping is contagious!

I even pinched my thigh until it turned blue!

"I will reconsider!"

When someone steps forward, a group of ministers will immediately follow!
I had been asking about his background before, so as not to offend any important people.

Zhu Ming’s arrival is strange!

Lao Zhu's attitude is ambiguous!

After hearing this, Old Zhu felt a headache and cursed Lan Yu in his heart, saying that he was just looking for trouble.

Don’t you know that he really doesn’t take me seriously?

The key is that I have no idea yet!

He quickly looked at Xu Da for help.

Xu Da said, I'll take care of everything!
"I have something to play!"

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, we have received a letter from the border that the Northern Yuan is gathering its forces and is suspected of making a comeback. I request to fight and go out of the border to fight the Northern Yuan to the death!"

Old Zhu was silent. Don’t you understand what I told you last night?

Talking about the fields, why are you talking nonsense to me here?
"Your Majesty, are you worried about not having enough money and food?"

"Minister Cui, does the Ministry of Revenue have money and grain now?"

The new Minister of Revenue Cui Yubai said: "General Xu, the Ministry of Revenue is poor!
If rats come, they will starve to death!

I just replaced a batch of guillotines recently, and I bought them on credit because I was embarrassed to do so!"

Xu Da was shocked: "How is it possible? The Ministry of Revenue collected so much tax. Could it be that you all embezzled it?"

"General Xu, don't talk nonsense. The annual tax revenue is really too little. It's totally not enough!"

Xu Da shook his head: "Impossible, our Ming Dynasty has tens of millions of people, how can the tax revenue not be enough?"

"General Xu, in the Ming Dynasty, people with honors, nobles, court officials, royal relatives, monks and nuns, etc., do not have to pay taxes!"

Xu Da snorted coldly: "How many people are there? Tell me, have you embezzled money?"

"Xu Da, stop biting everywhere!"

“It may seem that there aren’t many people who don’t pay taxes, but in fact, each of them has a large amount of land under their name!”

"In order to avoid paying taxes, many people simply registered their land in the names of these people!"

"Don't think I don't know, Xu Da. Your so-called fiefdom, almost everyone's land, is basically under your name!"

"And the temples you built, you enclosed land everywhere. In just a few years, you went from owning a few dozen acres to owning nearly 10,000 acres now."

"Your Majesty, I impeach Xu Da for exploiting loopholes in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, seizing a large amount of land from the people, evading taxes, and enriching himself!"

Old Zhu was stunned.

"Tian De, is this true?"

Xu Da was confused. All the wording he had prepared was useless. He wasted an entire night thinking about how to make his speech more expressive and emotional.

Kneel down and cry:

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Everyone does this!"

"All the dukes and officials present here have a lot of land under their names!"

"The same is true for the Imperial Manor!"

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

The other ministers looked at Xu Da in horror!

You don't play by the rules, kid!

As for the impeachment of Zhu Ming, is that still a problem?

Old Zhu was shocked and actually got back on track. He was furious and slammed the table:
"What, everyone is like this?"

"No wonder there's not even a mouse in the treasury!"

"Check, check for us!"

"Also, measure all the land in the world immediately!"

"You're all trying to evade taxes, okay? From now on, we'll collect taxes based on the size of our fields!"

"The bigger the field, the more tax you collect!"

"Let's see who is still evading taxes under the name of tax evasion!"

"In addition, everyone, including the imperial estate, must pay taxes according to the tax rate!" The other ministers were stunned.

Just an impeachment.

Why do I have to start paying taxes from now on?

Moreover, after much difficulty convincing so many people to put the land under their own name, wouldn't it be a great relief to cut off an important source of income for the family?

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate!"

"Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for noble officials to pay taxes!"

"I'm afraid this move will cause great unrest, and officials will be unable to handle government affairs!"

"Those who study will lose their motivation to study!"

"If you offend the immortals or Buddhas, you will be punished!"

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

Old Zhu sneered.

Clap your hands

One by one, officials in prison uniforms were escorted to the entrance of the hall!
Hundreds of people!
"They say black dog blood can ward off evil spirits!"

"I wonder if the blood of these corrupt officials with black hearts can ward off evil spirits!"

"Chop them all down for us!"

Heads rolled down one after another!

The blood instantly dyed the area around the hall red!
There was complete silence in the court!

A group of old ministers have long been aware of Zhu's murderous intentions!

I have seen this kind of scene many times before!

It’s just that there aren’t that many people!

Those officials who had just entered the court saw such a bloody atmosphere for the first time.

My legs are weak!

Old Zhu chuckled:
"I have said before that we will measure the land, collect taxes according to the size of the fields, and everyone will pay the taxes. I wonder what you think of this, my dear ministers?"

"Don't worry, you can bring up your ideas if you have any!"

"We are very reasonable!"

Threat, naked threat!
Those stubborn seniors told everyone in the past.

If you don’t agree, you can’t walk out of this door!
The key is that there are nine clans!
Of course, if your family has treated you harshly, now is the best time to take revenge!

As for resistance?

From a bowl to a country, all the troops belong to Zhu, what can we use to resist!

Seeing no one objected.

Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction:
"Of course, to compensate you, starting today, your salary will be increased by 10%!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Ming was awakened by the strong smell of blood.

look around.

I found someone being hacked outside.

one by one!
"Fuck!"

Where in modern society have we seen this?

My stomach was churning and I passed out!
Imperial College.

Gathering of talented people from all over the world!
We are all educated people. Without a certain level of attainment, we cannot enter at all!
At least he started out as a scholar!
Don't look down on scholars, they are also people with achievements.

No tax!

Many people have a large amount of land under their names.

Wang Ming's face changed drastically when he saw the notice posted at the door!
After Wang Ming passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he directly registered all the land in the surrounding villages under his name!

Just charge a small fee!
From a poor family, he instantly became well-fed and well-clothed!

I was lucky enough to enter the Imperial College. Although my knowledge did not increase, I saw a lot in this world of misty willows!

There are some others who are similar to Wang Ming.

Otherwise, how can a scholar, who does nothing every day, have enough food and drink and be so romantic and elegant?

"Your Majesty is so confused. How can you come up with such a policy?"

"It feels like it's specifically targeting us scholars!"

"We must resist!"

"How can it work? That's Zhu Yuanzhang, who is a murderer!"

"Don't worry, Zhu Yuanzhang only killed officials. We are just scholars now, not officials, let alone corrupt officials. Why should we be afraid of him?"

"Gather, let's protest in front of the palace!"

(End of this chapter)