Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhang Weixian, and the expression on his face was a little inexplicable.

Obviously, Zhang Weixian sold Ding Guo Duke Xu Xi for a happy sale, but Zhu Youxiao felt that what Zhang Weixian said was true.

Zhu Youxiao originally thought it was inappropriate for what Duke Ding Guo Xu Xi did, but now he suddenly ran to him and stabbed him. It looked particularly abrupt and could not be connected at all.

It seems that he is learning from Duke Zhu Chunchen, but Zhu Youxiao knows in his heart that Zhu Chunchen has been cheated by himself.

In this era of the Ming Dynasty, who would learn from Zhu Chunchen for nothing?

Even if someone learns, it will not be Duke Dingguo, so there is obviously something wrong here. After hearing what Zhang Weixian said, Zhu Youxiao thought that this is the case.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew that things were definitely not as light as Zhang Weixian said, at least he wouldn't have just made an idea like Zhang Weixian said.

Xu Xi, Duke of Ding, is not stupid either. How could he come to make contributions because of Zhang Weixian's words, or participate in this matter?

Obviously, Zhang Weixian was scaring people, which scared Xu Xi so much, but the result was backfire.

After being frightened, Xu Xi felt that the credit was better to get it by himself, so she ran here and poked it.

After he released the news himself, Zhang Weixian became panicked.

However, Zhu Youxiao was not going to continue to investigate these things, and he was not even going to investigate them. What is the truth of the matter is not important to Zhang Weixian, nor to himself. The key is what to do this time?

Moving salt,

Zhu Youxiao had not considered this issue, and he had also thought about making money from salt. However, Zhu Youxiao knew it in his heart that the difficulty was too great, so he never started and wanted to talk about what was happening in front of him.

But now it seems that it can be moved. Since Zhang Weixian wants to do it, he can let him do it.

So Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said, "Okay, sit down and talk."

After Zhang Weixian sat down, Zhu Youxiao continued, "Tell me what you think."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Weixian said quickly: "I want to start investigating from the door."

Only when Zhang Weixian said this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

Starting from the investigation of the house means taking action against the nobles and relatives. Zhu Youxiao naturally would not want to say anything, nor would he be reluctant to let it go, but this direction would not work.

First of all, the first thing that happened to be the case was Emperor Hongzhi.

Subsequently, emperors of all dynasties issued salt invoices and rewarded many nobles and relatives, as well as vassal kings who had been enfeoffed to various places. These people were the main body of the burial. To put it bluntly, this is what the emperor's family did.

If you start to check from your own nest, it is equivalent to starting from yourself. Although it is relatively difficult to check, it is particularly alarming, and it is even easy to dig out the destruction of previous generations of emperors.

This is a very inappropriate direction. If you really do something, it will easily make it difficult for you to get on the verge of your life. It will be troublesome if you can't take it off at that time. Zhu Youxiao cannot do such things.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian calmly.

Obviously, Zhang Weixian was also influenced by Zhu Chunchen and wanted to start with the nobles and the nobles.

After thinking about it for a moment, Zhu Youxiao understood that Zhang Weixian's plan was a trick of killing more birds.

Starting from the nobles and honors, one can expand the scope of the case and allow him to find it better; the other is to let him teach himself to the nobles and honors and honors to prepare for the next step of promotion; the third is to integrate the nobles and honors and honors, and after being beaten, it is to win over.

However, Zhang Weixian had a good plan. If he really wanted to do this, it would be a big trouble. Zhu Youxiao could not let him do this.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youxiao said: "The occupation of a nest is too much, so you should not act rashly. What's more, many salt entries were rewarded by emperors of all dynasties. What should I do? Take them back?"

"Didn't that slap yourself in the face? You can't do such a thing." Zhu Youxiao sighed softly and said, "The salt matter is, after all, the system is wrong."

"When the food collection was being paid back then, Emperor Taizu's wise policies were messed up by his descendants."

"Why did you pay for food at the beginning? Isn't it just to prevent salt merchants from doing anything, and to prevent the border from having no food to eat. If you tie the grain and salt together, as long as the salt has a profit of one day, the border of the Ming Dynasty will not be short of food for a day."

"But what happened later? There was more salt and more money, so many people only stared at the money. Everyone was pushing, and everyone said it would be better to get the silver."

"As long as the silver is collected, the court will increase a lot of income, and with this silver, you can do more things. But in fact? Is this the case?"

"Those civil officials who advocated the silver-profit business all trade salt at home, and they were all big salt merchants. They didn't have to deliver food or farm, and they could buy salt by consuming silver. How good is this?"

"Zhang Siwei, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Wang Chonggu, the governor of Shaanxi, are all officials of the border, and they are all loyal, righteous, kind and filial, but their families are all big salt merchants."

"Ye Qi, the Minister of Revenue who proposed to pay the silver in the middle of the Hongzhi period, also sold salt at home. I think all the ministers at that time knew about these things? But who brought it up? Who said it?"

"Everyone is trying to make a fortune, and they are holding their breath to make money from salt. As for the income in the court, and what the soldiers in the border eat, who cares?"

"By the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, the court was in chaos, the fiscal deficit expanded, and the court was unable to make ends meet. At that time, Ye Qi had long retired and returned home. Who was left behind? It was the Minister of Revenue, Ji Zhong, who wanted to rectify the salt administration, but in the end he retired and returned home, and ended up in a bleak situation."

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said with a smile: "This thing that everyone in the world knows is to hide from the emperor after all, otherwise how can everyone make money?"

When Zhang Weixian heard Zhu Youxiao say this, his face was pale and sweating like rain.

In fact, Zhang Weixian has never experienced these things, but he knew very well that the salt administration reform that year was a feast of wealth.

All civil officials, nobles and relatives all remembered that reform made a fortune. In the fifth year of Hongzhi, the salt administration was reformed, and by the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, the Ming Dynasty could no longer hold on.

In just ten years, the national finances were on the verge of collapse. The soldiers of the border had no money and food, and the court's salt tax was getting smaller and smaller. The million taels collected were not enough for those nobles and relatives to occupy the nest.

The already fragile court finance almost collapsed.

Zhu Youxiao also knew very well that it was not until Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, valued Liu Jin, and gathered wealth everywhere that the Ming Dynasty took a breath, otherwise it would collapse.

As for the result, everyone could see that Emperor Hongzhi was a benevolent king; as for Emperor Zhengde, he had no sons and grandchildren, and died in the water.

The court officials had a very high evaluation of Emperor Hongzhi. On the contrary, Emperor Chenghua in front and Emperor Zhengde in the back were not very good.

Emperor Chenghua raised Wang Zhi, Emperor Zhengde raised Liu Jin, and Emperor Hongzhi worked diligently and loved the people. Emperor Chenghua’s evaluation was far inferior to Emperor Hongzhi, let alone Emperor Zhengde.

Think about Emperor Tianqi and Emperor Chongzhen again.

Zhu Youxiao sighed.

"Okay, it's been so many years since the past, and you can't blame me for it." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said slowly: "Sit down and talk."

After Zhang Weixian sat down, Zhu Youxiao continued: "It has been more than two hundred years of Ming Dynasty. Many things are already in their prime, but they have already penetrated into the bone marrow. How easy is it to move?"

"Salt, you have to move, but you must not start with the nobles and the nobles. If you really want to check, then follow me to Shandong this time. After arriving in Shandong, you will be able to find some things. It depends on whether you dare to move."

After hearing this, Zhang Weixian quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty let go. No matter who you are involved, I will definitely be selfless and will never betray the law."

"Okay, then you go back and prepare." Zhu Youxiao said to Zhang Weixian.

After coming out of Xiyuan, Zhang Weixian's face turned black in an instant, and he felt bad.

He scolded Xu Xi in his heart and also felt cold. Things were done badly!

Shooting myself in the foot!

Zhang Weixian's original intention was to move the siege. Let the emperor see his loyalty and make a simple cut with the nobles and relatives, so as to achieve his political goals, and be able to step closer to the staff; integrate the nobles and relatives, and leave a good impression on the military.

But Your Majesty obviously doesn't want to let himself do this. What Your Majesty asked him to do is to overturn the salt administration and preside over the entire salt administration reform.

What's this?

How many people in the Ming Dynasty made money in salt?

Ordinary local people, salt merchants, officials at all levels, nobles and relatives, and even troops from all over the country, all reached out to the salt, and everyone made a fortune here.

If you want to move salt, you will offend everyone. The reason why Ye Qi's salt administration reform was able to be changed was because it conforms to people's hearts and everyone was waiting for it.

Officials at all levels, salt merchants, nobles and relatives from all over the country were headed by Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, and were even more eagerly waiting. Under such circumstances, the reform of natural salt administration is what everyone expects.

But if I preside over the salt administration reform, I would be a complete destruction.

Thinking of this, Zhang Weixian really didn't know what to say. Things had completely violated his original intention, and this was definitely not what he wanted.

But now His Majesty has set his sights on him, what should I do? Tell His Majesty that he doesn’t want to do it?

Isn't that a mortality?

The righteousness I said before was so righteous, but when I came back, I shrank and even retreated. What would Your Majesty think of me? Everything I did was in vain.

It’s all Xu Xi’s fault!

What a fool who can do nothing but lose things!

Zhang Weixian really wished he could kill Xu Xi!

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Chapter completed!