Chapter 452: A Scalp-Numbing Vicious Cycle!

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Qianqing Palace.

Da Pang Pang hurried over with Zhu Zhanji.

But before entering, Big Fatty asked in a very low voice.

"Little Sniffle, is your dick in there?"

Hearing this, Little Sniffle felt a little dumbfounded, but he still nodded without any trace.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Big Fatty's heart suddenly lifted.

This damn place, the second child is also in it!

Then the emperor called his father and son over. What did this mean?

Is it possible to hold a family criticism meeting, like before, scolding the second child first and then scolding yourself?

It's a pity that the third child is not here, otherwise the three punching bags would be together again!

When he thought of that terrible scene, Big Fatty couldn't help but tremble, and the fat on his body shook several times.

"Zhanji, daddy, tell you, when the emperor gets angry, you have to step forward and stop him!"

Zhu Zhanji has also experienced several such criticism meetings, and he is considered to be very experienced.

"Don't worry, Dad, I have experience in this matter."

"You have fart experience, you..."

The prince almost laughed out of anger and cursed angrily.

Little Sniffle looked at the father and son and was speechless for a moment.

They are obviously the royal family, so logically speaking, they should be full of solemnity and majesty.

How come in Yongle dynasty, these men appeared, each with a weirder painting style than the last!

"Prince, Your Majesty, come in quickly!"

"Hey... let's go, let's go, I won't be able to escape from this scolding!"

The big fat man stamped his feet, then let out a long sigh, put on a pitiful look as if he was resigned to death, and walked into the hall bravely.

However, when he saw clearly what was going on inside, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out.

I saw the emperor and the king of Han were drinking and chatting. There were two side dishes on the imperial table. The father and son were laughing and chatting while tacitly fighting for the meat in the side dishes.

Not to mention that Big Fatty was dumbfounded, Zhu Zhanji was also confused.

Oh my god!

What's happening here?

Weren't you two arguing and yelling in the court just now?

Why are you starting to drink now and are you fucking talking and laughing?

Big Fatty and Zhu Zhanji looked at each other, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes, and froze on the spot.

Zhu Di noticed the silly father and son and scolded angrily: "Prince, grandson, what are you doing standing still? Come here quickly!"

The two of them woke up from a dream and walked over cautiously. Before they could salute, they were motioned by His Majesty the Emperor to sit on the brocade stool.

Zhu Gaoxu had almost finished eating. After burping with satisfaction, he sat back with the wine bottle.

This scene made Da Pang Pang and Zhu Zhanji even more frightened and didn't know what to say.

Dare to appear in front of His Majesty the Emperor,

For such a wanton and wanton person, the only person who is frightened in the whole world is this Prince of Han!

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu angrily, and then said: "Let's sit down for a meeting first. We have important matters to discuss."

As soon as he finished speaking, two finance and taxation experts, Xia Yuanji and Zhou Chen, hurried in and bowed to the ground.

"My dear friends, please lie down and take your seats quickly."

Seeing this scene, Big Fatty and Zhu Zhanji were even more confused.

What's going on?

Isn't it a family criticism meeting?

Why did you call the two foreign ministers Xia Yuanji and Zhou Chen?

Xia Yuanji and Zhou Chen sat down respectively. When they noticed the red-faced Han King Zhu Gaoxu, the corners of their mouths twitched slightly.

Because His Highness the King of Han was carrying a wine flask in his hand, and he drank a few sips from time to time...

"Second brother, let's get down to business!"

Zhu Di directly ignored his wanton actions. As long as this second son could solve the country's major problems, let alone drinking in front of Zhu Di, it didn't matter that Zhu Di poured him wine himself...

Ahem, everything is focused on the country and the country!

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, then turned to look at Xia Yuanji.

"Old Xia Tou, are the land taxes collected by the court decreasing year by year, right?"

Xia Yuanji was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and had been in charge of the Ministry of Revenue for many years. He was particularly concerned about money and food, so he nodded subconsciously.

After all, land tax is decreasing year by year. This is an undeniable fact.

If Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu hadn't found a way to add some new stable income to the court, Xia Yuanji would have turned gray long ago.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhu Gaoxu asked bluntly: "Let's not mention the other things for now. You all know that Jiangnan is a land rich in land and is responsible for the huge salary support of bureaucrats and nobles, right?"

"However, the tax arrears in the official fields in the south of the Yangtze River are extremely serious. The Su and Song Dynasties only have the name of paying heavy taxes, but they have no actual practice. Old Xia Tou, right?"

Xia Yuanji nodded again and answered in the affirmative.

"Since the first year of Yongle's reign, Suzhou Prefecture has been in food debt of 3.92 million shi."

"The same is true for Songjiang Prefecture. The estimated starting portion for collecting land grains was 439,000 dan, but the actual levy was 66,000 dan, and only 15% was collected."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Zhu Di also changed his expression and subconsciously looked at Big Fatty.

The Su and Song governments were in arrears with taxes, and Zhu Di also knew about this.

But Zhu Di didn't expect that the amount of arrears would be so huge, which seemed outrageous!

Xia Yuanji, as the Minister of Household Affairs, naturally knew about this matter, and he even knew it well enough to list the data directly.

But what about the prince?

He has been supervising the country's governance for so many years, doesn't he know anything about it?

Since he knew about it, why didn't he report it truthfully?

Feeling the questioning gaze of His Majesty the Emperor, Big Fatty suddenly had cold sweat streaming down his forehead, and secretly cursed his second son for not being a son of a man.

Why is this bastard bringing this up when he has nothing to do?

Da Pangpang naturally knows the situation of the Su and Song mansions.

But precisely because he knew it, he didn't dare to report it.

After all, the amount of arrears is too large, and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely be furious when he hears this.

If the emperor gets angry and directly orders an all-out recovery, then I don't know how many people in the two mansions will suffer as a result, and it is very likely that people will even lose their lives.

Zhu Gaoxu noticed Emperor Yongle's gaze. Although he couldn't bear it, he still added fuel to the fire.

"Have you ever thought about it, Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture are both textile centers and important commercial areas. Even if the harvest is not good and the arrears are delayed for a year, it won't be like this for consecutive years, right?"

"Years of arrears and no food, isn't there something fishy about this?"

After hearing this, everyone was not a fool and had already vaguely guessed what His Highness the King of Han would say.

At this moment, Zhu Di began to feel a little angry in his heart, but he suppressed it and did not get angry. UU Reading www.uukanｓhu.net Instead, he urged: "King Han, if you fart quickly, if you keep whining, I will peel off your skin! "

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Prince Han immediately chose to follow his heart.

"The reason is very simple. The Su and Song governments have fallen into a vicious cycle, which is why there has been such a situation of tax arrears for years!"

"It is true that the Suzhou and Song Dynasty are important places for taxation, but the people who really pay taxes are the poorest and most miserable people at the bottom. However, those local gentry use their fame and privileges to annex fields wantonly, or deliberately default on paying taxes! "

"The richest people do not pay taxes, but the tax amount is fixed. In order to achieve this target, local officials will collect more taxes from farmers. In this way, the farmers cannot afford it, or they choose to flee and become refugees. , or actively contribute to the gentry and become tenants who cultivate the land for them!"

"Ordinary people could not bear the huge and heavy taxes and fled, or became tenants, and their fields would be annexed and occupied by the gentry!"

"However, the more land the gentry annexed, the less land the local government could tax, and the more taxes they would distribute to real farmers. Then they would be overwhelmed and start fleeing and giving in... In this way It creates a vicious cycle!”

"What is the final result? The people are miserable, but the court cannot collect taxes. All the benefits are taken by the gentry, but the court is burdened with the infamy. The people will only become more and more disappointed with the Ming court, until finally they are completely desperate... and then , they will no longer endure, but will rise up to resist!”

"The two houses of Su and Song are not special cases, they are just typical representatives."

"If this continues, the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into such a vicious cycle until... it collapses!"

Everyone: "!!!"

Numb!

I'm numb!

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