Chapter 307: People waiting for the rabbit

Sun Chengzong stared blankly at the new residence newspaper in his hand.

The emperor worked a lot to nail all officials! Even the process of this publication changed its distribution method, from the original one to the current one. This publication is really as the emperor said. Once it was released, there was no room for change. It was in black and white!

"Your Majesty's profound strategy, I really admire you!" Sun Chengzong could only say something to admire.

"Haha, Master Sun, this matter is not OK without being done on a sure-fire basis, and I have to do this too! You have also seen the situation today. You told them well that it was just a matter of having a relationship with the cow. If you want to communicate with them normally, you would not be able to do so. Only in this way can I be saved in the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty said very much." Sun Chengzong admitted.

"Big partner, have you recorded every move in the court today?" Yang Jingai asked Wang Chengen again.

"When you go back to your Majesty, I have already given instructions and have recorded them in full, and they are recorded by the historian." Wang Chengen replied.

"Well, this is great. If you delete the confidential things in it, you will copy one copy and give it to Fan Weicheng, and ask him to write down the process and results of the debate in the court today, list the names of those opponents one by one, and write all the approvals..." Yang Jing ordered Wang Chengen to say.

"As for your order, I will ask someone to copy one and send it to Fan Weicheng." Wang Chengen also agreed with a smile on his face. The emperor was happy, so he naturally became happy.

"There is another very important point. Liulizhai takes the initiative to pay taxes. This matter must be written in a big way and not left behind. In addition, it is called for merchants who have responsibilities and conscience and are willing to study Liulizhai to declare and pay taxes by themselves. I want to see if there is any conscience in this world." Yang Jing said hatefully.

"Sister to obey the order." Wang Chengen agreed again.

"In addition, I will send an imperial edict to the royal merchants, so that they must declare and pay taxes by themselves, and I will send an edict to my father-in-law Zhou Kui, so that he will not forget to pay taxes. The journey is long, so I asked him to bring silver notes to the capital to pay taxes. Also, Tian Hongyu, let him pay taxes by himself, let alone I did not remind him..." Yang Jing began to launch his own nuclear protection measures. When the Shanxi merchant case in Shaanxi broke out in the future, it would be an atomic bomb that swept the entire Ming Dynasty. If the merchants who could save the merchants, there would be no other way except to pay taxes by themselves. Yang Jing began to instruct his subordinates to protect himself.

"I understand, so I will send someone to send a quick horse to the father-in-law and the imperial merchants everywhere." Wang Chengen agreed again.

Sun Chengzong pursed his lips and wanted to say something. When the Shanxi Jin merchant case broke out, it would be like the sky and the earth to break up. Sun Chengzong also wanted to protect some of them and was about to ask the emperor whether he could pay taxes and avoid being affected in the future. However, before he could speak, the emperor had something to say.

"Master Sun, please tell everyone who is on my side today, and tell them, just say that I ask them to pay taxes on their own and file taxes on their own. But you can't tell them the reason. It's just that I'm short of money and need their support. Let's see how they act. If I do what I said, even if I avoid this disaster, I will give them a chance. If I stand on my side openly and secretly make small moves secretly, I will be involved at that time, no wonder I'm not merciless..." Yang Jing said coldly.

Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief. With the emperor's words, he could have shamelessly begged for his own understanding and old friends, so that they would pay more or less taxes in their faces. In this way, the emperor would be in a world-shaking way in the future and would not affect them, which would be considered a wish of Sun Chengzong.

"I understand, I will definitely tell them." Sun Chengzong immediately agreed. At that time, the great waves will wash away the sand. Whether this glimmer of vitality can be grasped depends on their own luck. Sun Chengzong has tried his best and can only do this. If you say more and do more, you will be out of order.

Yang Jing's mood was never so easy. This matter continued according to his own design. Shanxi merchants were dead, salt merchants were finished, and the big merchants across the country were finished. They pulled out radishes and brought out mud. They had some connection with these big merchants. The senior officials who were protecting umbrellas of these merchants were about to be finished. They could establish new rules again according to their own wishes and rebuild the Ming Dynasty.

June 23.

There was something new in the heart of the Ming Dynasty, which came into the eyes of everyone. Of course, this new thing was not very new, it was found yesterday. However, the content written on it today was really shocking! It actually happened to be the whole process of the emperor and ministers arguing in the court.

Fresh! Fresh, in the past, the Forbidden City was a symbol of power. Many things were all in a fog, and they had to say a few words. Even if they were capable, they could brag about others for a long time. Where did they know that now, the Tongzheng Department did not know which good person did good deeds, and actually wrote down the entire process of the court discussion, allowing the mysterious and strange morning court to be presented to the ordinary people's vision.

Today's new-style residence newspaper has been sold out. The newspaper boys are quickly traveling between the neighbors, shouting in their children's voices, working hard for their own business. I can't say that they can still have a meal of white rice today.

Many taverns, restaurants and teahouses are full of people. Those who are willing to spend money can buy one and take a closer look. Those who are reluctant to spend money can raise money can buy a newspaper and choose a literate person to read. Let’s take a look at the new things in the Ming Dynasty. What is the new law? People on the street are talking about it. If you don’t know and can’t say it a little, wouldn’t it be too "rustic"?

"Tsk tsk tsk..., it's amazing! Be good! You can pay 200,000 taels of silver a year, but only 20%. This Liulizhai is indeed an undivided gold mountain!" In the teahouse, a wealthy middle-aged man couldn't help but hear someone's recitation for a while and was amazed!

The old peddler who was responsible for reading newspapers gave a blank look at this rich middle-aged man. How many times did he hear such a surprise? He couldn't calculate it. He had read this newspaper seven or eight times today. Someone invited him to eat and drink, so it didn't matter if he read it a few more times.

In this teahouse, it is said that the emperor had visited here in private and gave test questions to several candidates, so it has become a place where many people wait for the rabbit. The business of this teahouse is very good. Scholars, scholars, and rich people all like to come here to drink tea and try their luck. Maybe next time the emperor visited on private and private, he would meet him? Isn’t it just around the corner?

"Brother Zhuang, your silk shop has a good business, so why envy others?" A tall and thin man dressed decently and said to this rich middle-aged man who called him brother.

"Oh... Brother Ma, I'll tell you that my shop has a year of success, and I can't make any money if he gets 10% of his fortune. No, half a share, I'm going to laugh in my dreams, but I can't make that fortune! It's incomparable to Liulizhai!" This rich middle-aged man, who is called Brother Zhuang, sighed while drinking tea, and shook his head. Liulizhai is a popular among the capital today. Even this court discussion involves Liulizhai, which has become a topic that everyone must talk about.

"Brother Zhuang, don't be humble. Your silk farm is famous in the capital, and only a little money in a year? I don't believe it, haha, are you still afraid that Your Majesty will ask you if you can pay taxes? Listen to the newspaper in this residence, Your Majesty did not say that you would collect taxes. It was just that some merchants voluntarily paid taxes, so they left such a hole. What are you afraid of? No matter how much you earn, the emperor will not ask you for a penny. Your Majesty's reputation is still trustworthy. Do you think?" This person, who is called Brother Ma, also joked that the contents of this residence were written in half-vernacular language. After reading it out by the scholars, they could probably understand it. If they couldn't understand it, ask the scholars, and once the scholars explained, they would understand it.

"Hehe, hehe, that's right, Your Majesty's reputation is fine. If you say you don't collect taxes, you will definitely not send a tax supervisor to collect taxes. Don't worry about this. Haha, Liulizhai, I think this matter! The emperor and the empress are having fun, and it has nothing to do with us ordinary people like Ming. Haha, the empress handed over the 200,000 taels to the emperor. This is someone else's family matter. Do we need to participate?" The man who is called Brother Zhuang also said with an ambiguous expression.

"That's right, that's right! But Brother Zhuang, do you also need to respond to the call from the diary newspaper and pay some taxes? The diary newspaper said that this tax is taken from the people and is also used for the people! In order to resist the invasion of foreign races, it is also necessary to provide relief to the victims. It is definitely not the emperor who took his own expenses." Brother Ma put on the tone of Brother Zhuang.

"Oh... this matter! I really can't make the decision. If I want to pay taxes, it depends on the meaning of the 'master'. I can't make the decision. The one who can make the decision is the boss, the 'master'. If the 'master' says pay, I will pay it. The 'master' says he won't pay it, and I won't pay it myself." This Zhuang's man revealed the truth. This businessman in the capital has no background or background, so can he do it? There is no official behind that family? Whether or not the taxes is paid, it must be up to the "master" to decide. If they violate the meaning of the "master", they will suffer.

Hearing this brother Zhuang say this, the man named Ma said mysteriously: "Brother Zhuang, is your 'master' the one above? Introduction? Let me also admire the style of your master!" The man named Ma said while pointing at the mansion with his finger.

"Hi, hey... I can't talk about this. I have worked hard to find his way. Now, with this master taking care of me, I can only continue my business... Alas... I said, Brother Ma, your family is the one above again? Introduce and let the brothers admire him too!" The surname Zhuang said with caution, and then turned to the tone of the surname Ma.

The man surnamed Ma frowned and looked depressed, saying, "Oh... the master in my family is standing here! Alas, I passed a message last night, asking me to go to the emperor as soon as possible to file taxes by myself. Is it uncertain how much, but if it is less, isn't this slap my master in the face? If it is too much, my small business can't afford to make trouble!"

The complaint from Ma immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding people. The mansion newspaper wrote the content of yesterday's court discussion in detail. They were standing? There were not many people at that time, and there were less than ten. I didn't see that the person who was not surnamed Ma could actually cling to the God Party. A group of people all looked at curiously. The Imperial Party is now a big hot topic!

"Brother Ma, is your grain business still small? Or a small business? Then we all have to be beggars... Haha, Brother Ma, do you think there is any secret in this? Why are the emperor's people urging them to pay taxes? I think this matter is evil. The emperor seems not a targetless person! There must be something that has not been said out of it, and it is hidden from everyone..." A person could ask curiously, and his words were full of conspiracy.

"Well..., what's the secret? It's just that the emperor wants to fight for the face and let the people below support the scene. But it's a hard time for us who do small business. We small business are not as good as Liulizhai! We were originally a business that had no money, but now we have to use money to support the scene for the emperor, which is not comparable to you! After investing in a good master, with the man guarding him, there is nothing to do, and we don't have to pay this unjust money..." The Ma complained.

"Shh! Sigh down, whisper, there are ears in the wall." Someone immediately reminded him not to complain. The man stopped.

Everyone sympathized with him. Most of them did not have to pay taxes, and they were kneeling in the backstage at that time. Now they heard that there was an imperial party who wanted to pay taxes, and they were gloating. They felt that this guy had invested in the wrong way and now he had to spend more money and did something stupid.

The old scholar sat in the pile of merchants, feeling uncomfortable and wanted to leave, but he didn't want to leave. Others invited him to drink tea and drink, but just asked him to read the newspaper. This kind of good thing is rare. It is difficult for him to enter such a teahouse with his own money. It was possible in the past, but now he is reluctant to leave. He also wants to wait for the emperor. If he meets the emperor, he can't come to operate on time.

"Oh... I want to say it! It's good that this is good. If you are willing to hand over, you will hand over yourself. If you don't want to hand over, the emperor will not force you. This is better than the God Ancestor who broke the face at that time, and you don't have to do it so ugly, right?" A man and the mud broke everyone's silence.

"Well, that's right now, this is what you should do. If you want to pay, just hand it over. If you don't want to pay, don't force it. It's great that everyone is free and don't have to work so hard, right?" Someone immediately agreed. Who wouldn't want to spend less money?

"Yes, yes, that should be... it should be..."

A group of people chatted in agreement, passing the days, and drinking tea to wait for the rabbit. The merchants did not expect to be officials, but they were counted on becoming the second in Liulizhai.

In this teahouse, not only these merchants are waiting for the rabbit, but many scholars are waiting for the rabbit. However, these scholars have never looked down on the merchants and cannot sit with them. There have been conflicts between the two sides. However, the store thought of a good idea. The merchants spent more money to occupy a corner and opened another corner for the scholars to drink tea, which is a preferential treatment for the scholars. In this way, both sides are peacefully living in a teahouse waiting for the rabbits.

"Now the emperor is very wise. I think that collecting taxes is not for his own enjoyment. I am afraid that the court will encounter some difficulties. I think that no matter what, I must support Your Majesty." A scholar expressed his opinion. Yang Jing had been an emperor for such a long time, did some things, and won a lot of "fans" for himself. Now when something happens, some fans have come out to defend himself.

"I think that tax collection should be cautious. I also think that Your Majesty collects taxes not for his own enjoyment. However, Your Majesty has increased nine cents of tax this year, and the people in the world are already very hard. If there are additional commercial taxes, tariffs, and these taxes, will the people's lives be even harder? If the people want to buy something, wouldn't they be even more unaffordable? Life is even more difficult?" Some people came out to object, of course, they were quite elegant and did not come up to curse themselves directly.

"I don't think this is the case. It is precisely because the people are already suffering, that Your Majesty did not agree to increase the land tax. It is not the land tax, but the commercial tax. It is His Majesty's sake..."

Before this person could finish his words, someone interrupted, "Oh... I said, you two, don't argue. This matter has been concluded by the court now. No matter how much you fight here, it will be useless. It's just to cause trouble. I think, let's say something else." Someone really couldn't listen to the two of them's arguments like cooking leftovers, so he decided to start a new topic.

"Yes, too, it's useless to talk about this issue. Please talk about other things." Someone immediately agreed, after all, no one likes fried leftover rice.

"It's better to do this. I think everyone will guess whether it's true that Liulizhai pays 200,000 taels to pay tax this time. Is it true that it's a pity to be fat, or pay less." Someone immediately went to gossip about this matter, beauties, emperors, huge amounts of money, these are all good topics of gossip!

"Okay, okay, okay! That's what it should be." The attraction of this gossip is not an ordinary big one. After all, 200,000 taels of silver is really not a small amount, and someone immediately agreed.

"Look! This matter is probably true. Yesterday I saw Brother Li spend twenty taels of silver to buy a glass mirror and give it to Miss Mengyao in Wanhualou. Haha... I have seen this Liulizhai's ability to make money." A man immediately came out to reveal the news, and the house was wrong.

Sure enough, when the topic involves women, the building is very crooked.

"Haha, I guess Brother Li has embraced the beauty... No wonder he is listless today. It turned out yesterday..." A man immediately followed up. These scholars generally have good family backgrounds and are young, which is just a time when they are not romantic.

Before this person could finish his words, Brother Li, who was teased by everyone, immediately retorted with a shy face: "What's going on there, Miss Mengyao is a priest..."

"Hahaha..." The group of people burst into laughter.

The building is crooked and straightforward. After all, everyone comes here to wait for the rabbit, not for fun. If the emperor is listening to our conversation in a corner, wouldn’t our conversation give the emperor a bad impression of us?

"In my opinion, this matter will not be false. There are rumors in the world that Liulizhai is a golden mountain and cannot be false. This 200,000 taels of this year should not be false." A scholar quickly brought the topic back.

"I can't see it all. I buy a glass mirror for twenty taels. Just earning this 200,000 taels of silver, I have to produce 10,000 yuan of mirrors. Although this mirror makes money, I can't see that it's so much." A scholar came out and asked.

"You don't understand, right? The mirror bought by Brother Li is worth twenty taels of silver, but the size of a palm. Do you know how much this dressing mirror is worth? It can be found at least a few hundred taels and a few thousand taels. Go to the street of Liulizhai to take a look. Hehe, the whole street is filled with large glass, which is really luxurious... I don't think it's strange to make a million taels a year..."

"Not bad, Liulizhai not only has glass mirrors, but also glass windows, and even more so, there is a kind of mirror. Unfortunately, even if you have money, you can't buy it. I heard that anyone who buys such treasures must make a book and register and provide proof. I heard that there are many magical treasures. Tsk, that's all money! In addition, with this kind of temperature measuring instrument, it's really not much to earn a million taels a year." This Liulizhai has always been a hot topic in the capital. When it comes to Liulizhai, it is the object of envy, the emperor, the girls from small families become empresses, huge amounts of silver, etc. In short, there are endless gossips.
Chapter completed!