No one expected that Zuo Guangdou would be like this. Everyone originally thought that he would say something no matter how hard he was.

Everyone's eyes fell on Han Du's face again, hoping that the chief minister of the cabinet would say something. After all, after being the chief minister of the cabinet for such a long time, Han Du's authority is also very important.

But Han Yu didn't say anything. He was sitting at the seat below Zhu Youxiao, and he was the only person sitting in the audience. He really wanted to live a little bit old.

The people present were helpless and no one knew what to do.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes swept across everyone's faces and said, "I just want to know how much land we have in the Ming Dynasty. I want to check this matter, but I wonder if you have any ideas?"

Check the land.

Although the emperor did not say it clearly, the words mean these four words.

Everyone also understands that it is not surprising that it is not a strange thing to check in all dynasties. Many times, there is no way out. The court does not have enough taxes, so it starts to check.

This is not the case at all. The current emperor is not short of this little money. So why does the emperor have to check the land?

Obviously, the emperor is so quiet that he wants to move and wants to deal with others.

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at Han Dong and asked, "What do Han Aiqing think?"

No one expected that the emperor would come up like this and ask the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet. This was very simple. The emperor was forcing Han to express his opinion.

Everyone wants to see what Han Du said.

Han Yu didn't expect the emperor to ask himself directly. He stood up without hesitation at all. He said directly: "In the past two years, the imperial court has been paying less and less taxes, and there are more droughts in various places. In addition to droughts, there are also many floods and earthquakes. So I think it's better to check it out and be clear. In this matter, I support Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was not surprised.

Han Du really lives like an old fox now. Although he is not like Yan Song back then, he has a bit of Xu Jie's meaning. It can be seen that Han Du doesn't want to participate, and he will definitely not object to oppose it, but he can't say how much support he says.

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at Zuo Guangdou and asked, "What do you think about this matter? Do the Ministry of Revenue think it should be done?"

Zuo Guangdou complained in his heart.

After planting a land outside for several years, I finally returned to the capital and became the Minister of Revenue. I originally thought I could stay for a few years, but I didn't expect that this happened again.

Zuo Guangdou understood in his heart that His Majesty transferred himself back, probably to preside over this matter. If you want to avoid this matter, you will definitely not be able to avoid it.

Zuo Guangdou took a step forward and said directly: "Your Majesty, I agree. There are indeed some old files on the Ministry of Revenue that cannot be figured out, so it's better to check it out."

"Is anyone objecting?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes swept to everyone.

Zhu Youxiao is now very authoritative. Especially after the Battle of Liaodong, Zhu Youxiao's reputation can be said to be at its peak, and even catching up with Zhu Di and Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

Under such circumstances, no one dared to challenge Zhu Youxiao on such matters. Investigating the country's fields was originally a matter of the emperor's words, and there was nothing to object to the people below.

But no one expected that someone would stand up at this time.

Everyone turned around and found that it was Cui Chengxiu, the left censor of the Censorate.

This person has a bad reputation, and it is actually surprising that his ability to do this to this extent today.

Everyone knows that Cui Chengxiu is just doing the black work for His Majesty. He has done a lot of efforts in the Royal Academy back then, and many things were handled by him, and he was both ruthless and ruthless.

This time Choi Chengxiu stood up again, and no one believed that he would oppose the emperor's policies.

Cui Chengxiu was the one who reached the position he is today by holding the emperor's thigh. Obviously he is going to make trouble!

Many people became alert.

Originally, it was no big deal to check the fields, but if Cui Chengxiu got involved, it would be a small thing.

Cui Chengxiu didn't care much about other people's opinions. He was a person with aspirations. Although the position of the Zuodu Censor of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the Censorate of the past few years, the weight of the Censorate of the Censorate has been getting worse every year.

In addition, with the secret memorial system, the censor's energy is much smaller, and his power has been reduced in disguise. This is a very difficult thing for Cui Chengxiu, but it is impossible to change this system.

The current Tongzhengsi and Secret Memorial System are in good condition, and Your Majesty also likes it very much. It is impossible to restore the old view to the past. So if you want to make a comeback, you can only choose another way.

Cui Chengxiu's choice is very simple, and he is promoted.

As long as you are promoted and leave this yamen, it has nothing to do with you. Whether it is the cabinet, the staff office, or the six ministers, you can do it.

However, Choi Chengxiu has never had this opportunity.

Now that this opportunity is here, how could Choi Chengxiu not seize it?

"Do you disagree? Or do you have something to say?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Chengxiu and asked expressionlessly.

In this matter, if Choi Chengxiu doesn't stand with him, he will be over.

Seeing that the emperor's attitude seemed not very good, everyone around him was a little gloating.

Let you be proud and let you continue.

Everyone began to think that if Choi Chengxiu said something that shouldn't have said later, then go up together, and everyone pushed him down.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think it is indeed a good thing to investigate the fields. In recent years, due to the popularity of new crops, the number of land products has increased. Many people have no land to plant, and various land annexation and investment are ready-made. The taxes of the court have not only not increased, but have been decreasing year by year."

"In my opinion, this is the reason why some people hide the land below. It is really a good move for the country and the people to investigate the land. I just want to say that your Majesty is wise!"

Everyone glanced at Choi Chengxiu, feeling a little disappointed, and then smiled with a self-deprecating smile.

It would be strange if he jumped out to object to someone like Choi Chengxiu.

Now this statement is very consistent with his personality. He stands up and flatters, is shameless and has no integrity.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Chengxiu and said impatiently: "Do you stand up just to flatter me?"

The people around were immediately overjoyed.

Is this a flattery hitting the horse's hooves?

"Your Majesty, I am just a heartfelt word." Cui Chengxiu said quickly: "In addition, I have another thing to say. Even if the land is inspected, the same thing will happen every year, and it will still happen a few years later. So I think it is useless to just inspect the land."

"Then tell me what are you doing?" Zhu Youxiao seemed to be interested and stared at Cui Chengxiu and asked.

The people around me felt a sudden slap in their hearts.

Choi Chengxiu is not a good person at all, so he really wants to get into it. It would be better if he doesn't listen to the idea he came up with, but this guy has no good idea.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cui Chengxiu said quickly: "I think that the Ming Dynasty is not taxed enough now and the land is seriously invested. There is only one reason, that is, scholars do not pay taxes."

"Taizu's idea back then was good, to exempt scholars from taxes, so that poor scholars could afford to study and eat. But today, Taizu's kindness has been ruined by them."

Just talking about things, you cannot put the blame on Emperor Taizu. That was more than two hundred years ago. Moreover, you cannot curse your ancestors in front of the emperor, so Cui Chengxiu directly blamed the world.

Emperor Taizu's kindness is your heart and soul.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said thoughtfully: "I think what you said makes sense, but I can't destroy the policy of Taizu, right? After all, this is a good policy, and many scholars do benefit from it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cui Chengxiu said quickly: "This minister also knows that there are many colleagues in the court. Their families are poor. It was because of the tax exemption policy of Taizu's father, which allowed them to be able to read."

"But now many people are cheating and cheating, annexing a lot of land but not paying taxes, and concealing the land is a very serious crime! So this matter should be changed."

"Then what do you think should be changed?" Zhu Youxiao asked again.

"Taizu's idea is to make scholars affordable and prevent poor scholars from starving to death. It is better to change tax exemption to distributing money and grain. Anyone who is qualified to be exempted from taxes will be distributed according to the exempted fields. In this way, all the fields need to be paid taxes, and no one can be exempted. You will pay as much tax as the family has; if you have fame and fortune, you can reduce taxes, then the court can give you some grain. You will give as much grain as you like. This is a certain amount."

"I think that carrying out this strategy with the inspection of land will greatly increase the income of the court. In this way, with more taxes, the court can do more things. It will be impossible for those who want to hide the land."

After saying that, Choi Chengxiu stepped aside.

Everyone around looked at Choi Chengxiu, and no one spoke, and they were all shocked.

Choi Chengxiu came up with this method.

It is actually not very important who thinks about the solution. What is important is how he dares to say it?

You know, this is an offensive thing!

Everyone knows that today, when the royal family pays taxes, whether it is the emperor or the royal family, the nobles and relatives also pay taxes. The only person who enjoys this tax exemption privilege is the scholars.

Actually, it looks quite annoying, but no one dares to say it.

No one expected that Choi Chengxiu would dare to lift the lid in this place and also gave a feasible solution.

This method can be used to block people's mouths. Anyway, it will give you money and food. Isn't this the same?

Do you want to use the court's policies to evade taxes and hide your land?
Chapter completed!