My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 445

At this time, there was an indescribable silence in Chongwen Hall.

This number has exceeded everyone’s imagination.

A mere Taiping Mansion is not worth mentioning in Daming.

Therefore, the first reaction of almost everyone is to suspect that they have heard it wrong.

After all, this matter is too mysterious.

But these words came from Hu Guang’s mouth.

Hu Guang has a good reputation in the court. No one believes that he will cheat. After all, he is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and has a good reputation. Taiping government endorsement.

But everyone still couldn’t believe it.

This number is several times that of Taiping Mansion in previous years!

After all, the entire Yoududu Mansion was converted into the previous calculation, but this time, only the Taiping Mansion was counted separately.

The tens of millions of taels of income from the customs is a new tax, but even if the customs and the simple summer tax are deducted, the tax of Taiping Mansion is far beyond everyone’s expectations.

What a terrible number this is! Almost, the taxation alone has increased seven or eight times.

The taxation of Taiping Prefecture was originally much higher than that of other prefectures and counties, with a very high base.

It is well known that the higher the base, the slower one wants to grow.

To put it bluntly, Taiping Mansion has such a large population, even if they are beaten to the bone, they may not be able to squeeze out so much money.

But Zhang Anshi… unexpectedly created this miracle.

The Minister of the Household Department, Xia Yuanji, knew the gold content of this number better than most of the people present.

This also means that all the prefectures and counties in the world are tied up, a total of eighteen provinces, all added together, all the money and grain, are far less than a mere Taiping Prefecture.

Therefore, at this time, everyone seemed to be suffocated, like Zhu Di, who was a little dizzy from the amount.

Yang Rong was the first to react. Even if he had confidence in Zhang Anshi, he felt strange.

So, he looked at Hu Guang and asked Hu Guang, “Is this number true?”

Hu Guang sighed, he really didn’t want to tell the truth, but he still said firmly: “That’s right, the accounts have been cleaned up, and the treasury has been verified, it is indeed 59,437,000 taels of silver, This is the result of more than a month of accounts between me and the household staff.”

Yang Rong already knew what he had heard.

He can’t trust Hu Guang. Hu Guang has his own standpoint and his own petty temper, but no matter what, he won’t cheat because of his standpoint.

After getting the confirmation, Yang Rong was overjoyed.

“In all dynasties, the taxes and taxes have never surpassed this dynasty. From ancient times to the present, no one can match the wealth of the treasury. At the eleventh of this dynasty, I heard that under the rule of Wenjing, the court accumulated countless money and food, and even the treasury could hardly accommodate it. But compared with today, I’m afraid it’s not as good as it is today, even if Wenjing is revived, it’s not as good as it is. The mere Taiping Mansion deserves great credit!”

Among the officials, a group of people also showed a look of relief.

Baiguan is not a group, but a collection of various groups.

The New Deal has been implemented to this point, and they have already seen the real benefits. Everyone is not a fool, after all, seeing is believing.

Therefore, there are those who support Zhang Anshi’s New Deal in the DPRK and China.

There are those who oppose the New Deal.

Like Hu Guang and Xia Yuanji, there are those who hope to improve.

Of course, there is still a small group of people who think the New Deal is good, and Zhang Anshi is a bastard.

However, reformers occupy the majority after all. After all… They really have a cow in their family, which is indeed the precise target of the New Deal.

Those who sincerely support the New Deal do not show off their deeds on weekdays. In fact, this is also understandable.

The New Deal has indeed ruined some families. At this time, you stand up and dance, isn’t it purely dancing on the grave? For groups like ministers, they would rather choose to remain silent.

But now, these people made a sound of tsk-tsk, and then whispered: “This is unprecedented, and the New Deal has been so effective. It is ridiculous to say anything else.”

“The prefectures and counties in the world are not as good as a mere Taiping prefecture. What is wrong with this? Today, what is there to argue about?”

“With so much money and food, what a prosperous world it will be.”

Some people feel that when their eyes go dark, it seems that their property and property will be lost overnight.

Can’t help muttering in defense: “There are only a few soldiers and civilians in the Taiping Mansion, what a state of desperation, the tyranny is fiercer than a tiger.”

This man is just complaining.

But someone heard it, and suddenly, someone almost jumped up and shouted: “If the soldiers and civilians are not rich, how can there be so much taxation? What kind of life are the soldiers and civilians in these eighteen provinces? Isn’t it ridiculous to say something like this?”

There was a commotion in the hall for a while.

So that Jin Youzi had to stand up and shouted: “Silence, silence!”

All the ministers reluctantly died down.

Zhu Di was still in shock, so he regained his composure.

The excitement in my heart can be imagined.

Having money… For Zhu Di, it is not just a private pleasure.

A member of the army like him doesn’t like those pleasures, but it’s hard for him to get started, and his position is not right. He has to prove himself through countless achievements like Li Shimin.

In addition to this, it is natural to hope that there will be enough money and food to pass on to their children and grandchildren.

This involves the foundation of the country, which is the foundation of everything.

For a mere Taiping Mansion, so much money and food are handed in every year, then the income brought by this Taiping Mansion is equivalent to his pocketbook.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked up at Zhang Anshi and said, “Zhang Qing, is this number right?”

He still hopes to ask the person concerned.

Zhang Anshi said calmly: “Your Majesty, the number…is correct.”

Zhu Di clenched his hands subconsciously, tried to restrain himself again, and then said word by word: “Zhang Qing…has worked hard…it’s the real humerus…”

Zhang Anshi said: “Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Jiang Xiu, the Chief Political Officer of Zhejiang Province, has a clean sleeve and outstanding achievements. Under his rule, the Chief Political Officer of Zhejiang Province has increased taxes by 50%. Such a great contribution…”

Zhu Di frowned when he heard the word Jiang Xiu, feeling bored, he waved his hand and said, “Enough, enough!”

Among the officials, many people’s faces were a little stiff, and some even blushed slightly.

The majestic ministers usually show no signs of emotion or anger. What is blushing? Being an official in the temple, would you still be ashamed?

But these words are too stimulating, but anyone who has a little sense of shame will feel ashamed.

“But Your Majesty…” Zhang Anshi obviously didn’t intend to stop there, and continued: “Jiang Xiu, chief minister of Zhejiang, his achievements are recognized by the world, and all the princes in the temple use this as an example. The envoy is also full of admiration and admiration, and the ministers think…the prince’s young teacher, the world’s number one political envoy, is really appropriate!”

“…”

What else should others say?

Zhang Anshi chatted to death.

Now let alone Zhu Di, even the officials, whenever Jiang Xiu is mentioned, they will feel embarrassed.

Now everyone only finds these two words harsh, and hope that such a person does not exist in this world.

Seeing that Zhang Anshi’s eyes fell on a person at this time, he said: “Hu Gong, do you think so?”

Hu Guang: “…”

Hu Guang’s head hurts a bit.

Hu Guang didn’t expect Zhang Anshi to come to ask him. It was so sudden, so blatant, so naked, it really didn’t give him any sympathy.

As we all know, Hu Guang is an honest man, so he was speechless for a while.

Under Zhang Anshi’s gaze, he had nowhere to hide, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and began to stammer: “I think…um…in terms of political achievements…but…”

He faltered and hawed for a long time, but he became more and more speechless.

Zhang Anshi said calmly: “Grand Hu, in my opinion, Jiang Buzheng… such outstanding achievements have never been seen in the ages, not to mention the prince’s young teacher, even if he is assigned to the Wenyuan Pavilion or serves as a minister of , is also appropriate, Hu Gong thinks?”

Hu Guangdao: “This… this… the experience of an official lies in… lies in…”

For the first time, Hu Guang found it so difficult to speak.

Zhang Anshi said: “Just tell me if you’re right.”

Hu Guangdao: “Right or wrong.”

Zhu Di: “…”

The two of you talked to each other, but the rest of them just looked back and forth at the two of them, but they were speechless.

Seeing Hu Guang’s thick skin, Zhang Anshi simply wandered his eyes around the hall. Wherever his gaze fell, almost everyone immediately lowered their heads, fearing that they would be caught by Zhang Anshi’s gaze.

There’s… clearly a dire problem here.

That is, Jiang Xiu improved by 40 to 50%, so he called it Zhuoran, and even considered it a model for officials in the world.

But Zhang Anshi’s achievements are a hundred times, a thousand times that of Jiang Xiu.

How should this be calculated?

Always give an explanation, right?

Unfortunately… No one seems to be willing to give an explanation now.

Zhang Anshi had no choice but to fight for it himself.

So Zhang Anshi’s eyes finally fell on Zhu Di, and he said calmly: “Your Majesty, I think that with Jiang Buzheng’s merits, he should be admitted to the Taimiao. It chills the hearts of the world.”

Zhu Di: “…”

So far in the Ming Dynasty, only one Yao Guangxiao was allowed to enter the Taimiao Temple, not to mention Emperor Taizu Gao, but Zhu Di alone! As for the others, the credit is not insignificant. Now that Zhang Anshi made such a request, it is a bit difficult for others.

Zhu Di coughed, and then said: “Okay, okay, this Jiang Xiu doesn’t have much credit.”

Zhang Anshidao: “Your Majesty, I secretly think that your Majesty’s words are wrong. The merits of Jiang Bu’s political envoy are well known, don’t believe it…”

Having said this, Zhang Anshi began to search his sleeves, and miraculously, he took out several folded newspapers.

He went on to say: “Your Majesty, look, this mansion newspaper is written by Hu Guang, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and it was published on the ninth day of August. Oh, and there is this article, which is written by the Censor of the Right Capital of the Duchayuan The article is from the residence newspaper on August 11th. There is also the Minister of the Household Department…”

The Hubu Shangshu Xia Yuanji, who was named, froze and changed slightly.

But I saw Zhang An Shidao: “Your Majesty, everyone here is in unison, comparing this person to Guan Zhong, this Guan Zhong… what kind of person is this! Since it can be compared to Guan Zhong, it is so natural…”

The thing I am most afraid of is memory.

Compared with human memory, the scariest thing is black and white.

Naturally, compared to black and white writing, this kind of type printing, written records that have already been circulated by people all over the world, have greater stamina.

Because of this thing, no one can deny it, want to run? Can you escape?

Zhu Di thought it was funny.

But Zhang Anshi said very seriously: “Your Majesty, this…you can’t deny it? So many court ministers, they all said so! There is also the will of the prince and the young teacher, which is also clear, and it is clearly written that great contributions to the court …That’s why I specially ordered the prince’s young teacher, how can this be false?”

Zhu Di’s face was slightly angry.

Of course, what he was angry with was that at the beginning, Hu Guang and others were chattering in front of him, praising Jiang Xiu all the time, but the decree was issued, and now it seems ridiculous and generous.

Then Jiang Xiu… he has a fart credit, even if the tax is doubled and tripled, he is not a fart, okay!

The hearts of Hu Guang and Xia Yuanji were bleeding.

Not only did they feel embarrassed, but they even wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.

What makes them even more distressed is that those gentry and scholars who originally wanted to improve, had to cut their flesh and wrists for the big plan, and took out their own money and food one by one, hoping that this time they could be justified and proved that even if they did not The New Deal, the world is not so bad.

As a result, the money and food were taken out, but in the end it was discovered that it was a fart. The money and food were thrown into the water, and now there is really no trace of the waves.

At this time, Zhu Di’s heart is like a mirror, and Longyan is very happy.

So, he also looked at Hu Guang teasingly, and said, “Hu Qing, what do you think?”

Hu Guang sighed in his heart, but he still couldn’t escape after all. He can prevaricate Zhang Anshi’s questioning, but how dare he prevaricate His Majesty’s questioning?

So I had no choice but to bow down honestly, and solemnly said: “If there is Guan Zhong in the world, it must be Zhang Anshi, the king of Wuhu County. Compared with Your Highness, Jiang Xiu is just a firefly competing with the sun and the moon, not worth mentioning. It’s ridiculous.”

Zhang Anshi’s eyes lit up, and he immediately began to write down, this sentence… Well, it’s very good, and it will be published in the Dibao later.

Zhu Di smiled and said: “Really? In this way, Zhang Qing deserves so much credit…um…”

He stared at Hu Guang: “How should such credit be rewarded?”

“this…”

This time, Hu Guang was stumped.

Actually, all the officials were stumped.

People like Jiang Xiu can add a prince and junior teacher. So what about Zhang Anshi, and the officials in the Taiping Mansion?

If the rewards given to them are less, it is inevitable that one will favor the other.

After all, someone like Jiang Xiu is actually a young master of the prince!

But if there are too many, if this spreads, it will make the world more aware that the future New Deal is the general trend.

At this time, Hu Guang felt more and more that he was a little daughter-in-law, and everything he did was wrong. He had been waiting for her for a long time, but suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: “Such a credit, I can be named a prince.”

After saying this, Hu Guang felt relieved.

Let’s just leave it at that, I’m messed up, if you can seal it or not, then it’s up to your majesty. I, a bachelor, have said the right thing anyway.

It is extremely sensitive to be canonized as a prince.

You know, Zhang Anshi, the county king, is already an exception.

Zhu Di gave Hu Guang a meaningful look, as if he had seen through Hu Guang’s thoughts, but smiled slightly and said, “Well… Hu Qing’s words are not unreasonable…”

He paused for a moment, but then said: “So… what do you guys think? Let’s talk about it, let’s brainstorm, I have always been open-minded.”

Compared to the emperor Zhu Di who seemed easy to speak, the ministers were speechless, and they felt troubled.

As Hu Guang thought, this topic is too sensitive.

Seeing no response from the crowd, Zhu Di began to call names one by one: “Yang Qing, what do you think?”

Yang Rong is sensible. Anyway, he has never boasted about Jiang Xiu, so after careful consideration, he said: “His Royal Highness Wuhu County is too young. I think it is inappropriate to be a prince like this. I think I should consider it.”

Zhu Di neither agreed nor vetoed, but thought for a moment, then looked at Jin Youzi again: “What do Jin Qing’s family think?”

Jin Youzi hesitated for a moment before saying: “Your Majesty may think that your Majesty thinks that the minister is at both ends, but I think from the bottom of my heart that this matter is okay or not!”

Zhu Di: “…”

What is the difference between saying this and not saying it?

So Zhu Di’s eyes fell on another person again, and said: “Xia Qing, you are a gentleman of the court, this matter… it is most appropriate for you to come and give advice.”

Xia Yuanyoshi’s mind was a little messed up at this time.

In the past, he must have firmly opposed it.

Can be today…

He glanced at Zhang Anshi, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the newspaper in Zhang Anshi’s hand.

After sighing inwardly, Xia Yuanji seemed to have made a great determination, and finally gritted his teeth and said, “What Mr. Hu said is not unreasonable. How can there be no reason not to reward such a great achievement? Although this matter is an exception, it can be seen in the past dynasties. Throughout the ages, there seem to be people with such achievements, which can be said to be unprecedented, since this is the case, then… breaking the rules is also necessary, so… what Hu Gong said, the minister seconded it.”

What he said was resolute and resounding.

It seemed that all of a sudden, he became Zhang Anshi’s ironclad.

Zhu Di laughed loudly, and then said: “I didn’t expect that Hu Qing and Xia Qing could let go of their family prejudices, which is very good.”

I don’t know whether to say this is encouragement or irony.

Anyway, at this time, the faces of Hu Guang and Xia Yuanji were not red this time.

Zhu Di stood up and began to pace the hall, with his head slightly lowered and his eyes narrowed. He seemed to be chewing something repeatedly in his heart.

After a long time, he finally stood still, his tiger eyes swept over the figures of the ministers, and then said: “Is there anyone else? Let’s talk about it, why do you have to urge me to urge you all? You have to say it, and if you don’t say it, I won’t.” let you go.”