Chapter 690

"Your Majesty, I think business is booming."

The officials were stunned, but they saw Fang Xingshi ran leave the class, and then bent over and said, "Your Majesty, Daming taxes are mostly paid in their own color. Although they are enough, they are short of money. How about the treasure money? Lord Xia is an expert. I won't repeat here. I just want to talk about my views on taxes."

The Lords and relatives all looked sideways. Today, Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong, who came to the court, looked at Fang Xing coldly, and then whispered to Zhang Fu in front of him: "your brother-in-law is fun. Obviously he was knighted with military merit, but he ran to the civilian side. What is it like to be neither gentle nor martial!"

Zhang Fu didn't look back and his lips moved: "Your Majesty allows him to run around. Do you have any opinions?"

Fang Xing often cuts in line in the ranks of civil servants, and some people have impeached for this, but Zhu Di seems to feel that the chaoban has no vitality. Fang Xing who cuts in line is better, and directly ignores these impeachments.

Zhu Yong was angry and stared at Fang with hatred.

"Your Majesty, the salary of our court has always been a big problem. If you give more, the court has no money, but if you give less, all officials are embarrassed. After all, not everyone has the ability to make money like a minister!"

"Ha ha ha!"

Fang Xing's words immediately won the favor of many people, especially civil servants. The low grade is almost the moonlight family.

Zhu Di listened quietly. The salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were set by Zhu Yuanzhang and also belong to the ancestral system.

But just now Fang Xing said that there were some defects in the ancestral system, but no one came out to impeach.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help sneering in her heart.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests!

"At present, the taxes of Daming mainly come from the fields. Of course, farmers have no money, so they mainly pay taxes on grain."

Fang Xing glanced at Zhu Di by looking up and saw his expressionless face. Then he said, "but the consequence of a single tax source is that farmers are miserable. In some places, 80% of the taxes have been collected, forcing farmers to flee into exile with their families. This is the substitute price for full grain warehouses in front of me. What do you think?"

Fang Xing is not the first person to expose this matter. Someone has written a memorial for a long time, saying that local farmers are too bitter and local officials are too greedy.

We all know more or less what the officials below are, so no one dares to say that the tax of the state is not so high!

In the silent hall, only Fang Xing's voice echoed.

"And the military garrison also began to erode. Civil and military officials colluded with each other and embezzled land from time to time. There are not a few people who eat empty rates?"

Fang woke up and looked at Meng Ying.

Jin Zhong's heart warmed slightly. Fang woke up and didn't fire at him. This is friendship.

Meng Ying looked at Zhu Di and said hard, "there are things like this, but it shouldn't be much."

Fang woke up and said with a smile, "Lord Meng, I don't think so. But I heard that those who don't want to serve can escape as long as they give some benefits to civil and military officials, and the annual military pay is openly embezzled. Isn't that much?"

Meng Ying can't answer. This is the unspoken rule. Everyone in the governor's office of the five armies knows it. However, at present, it is only local erosion, and the guard stations in the border areas still maintain combat effectiveness.

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "Fang Xing, what do you want to say?"

Meng Ying's back was immediately wet with cold sweat.

Fang Xing said, "Your Majesty, the local guard station is corrupt. I'm worried that the wind will spread to the frontier fortress, or the local police can't respond to emergencies. I still need to deploy a large army to wipe it out."

"Xinghebo alarmist."

Jin Youzi went out of the class and said, "today, the Ming Dynasty Haiqing River Yan, the local people have not heard of such traitors for a long time. Can Xinghe be more rigorous when he said things?"

Fang Xing smiled, looked around for a week and said, "Lord Jin's words remind me of Bian magpie, ha ha!"

When Bian que saw the story of Duke Cai HuanGong, he rarely didn't know, so Jin Youzi was angry.

Did you say I was blind? Or am I a blind guy!

Zhu Di squinted at the bottom, and more than one thought turned in her heart.

Fang woke up and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is urgent, otherwise it will spread. No one will dare to do it at that time. It will involve too much!"

This is blatantly slandering all civil and military officials!

The two civil and military dynasties were flirting. Soon Zhu Yong went out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, I have seen many guard stations. The personnel are neat and skilled. Xinghe Bo is trying to impress the public!"

"Your Majesty."

Fang Xing didn't refute Zhu Yong's words, "Your Majesty, we are enemies everywhere in Daming. If we don't use enough force, we will be beaten. I think we should thoroughly investigate the corruption of the guards and revitalize the strength of the Daming army, and then... Use knives and guns to obtain all the resources needed for Daming!"

It's getting late!

If we drag on, no one will be available at that time. How long will it take to train again?

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and said, "I've heard about it and have my own opinion!"

In the fifth year of Yongle, a memorial in the imperial history said this, and it was more important than today. But when Zhu Di sent someone down, he found that it had become a dead end.

Daming's military status is a lifelong system and an inheritance system.

The biggest reason for the erosion of Wei Suo is that northerners go to the south to serve as soldiers. On the contrary, southerners miss home for a long time. In addition, those who are secretly detained and enslaved by officials are numb or timid.

The brave have fled. What else is the combat effectiveness of such a garrison?

Zhu Di certainly knew these disadvantages, but if he wanted to get rid of them, he had to undergo major surgery.

But it takes time and courage! And bear the cost!

Jin Youzi glanced at Fang with disdain and deliberately said when he returned to work: "is Xinghe Bo going to add congestion to his Majesty on New Year's day?"

Zhu Yong also smiled. The beard on his face was a little charming, which made Fang wake up and retch.

"Daming is now on the rise all over the world. I congratulate your majesty!"

Zhu Yong started, and the rest of the officials came out of the class to congratulate him.

"I congratulate your majesty!"

"I congratulate your majesty!"

"Minister..."

The sound gradually became neat and echoed in the skillfully designed hall.

Fang woke up and stood there alone, with a straight back and sharp eyes.

The Ming Dynasty has many disadvantages, but these civil and military officials don't want to make progress, just want to maintain the status quo. When it comes to innovations that require big moves, no one will agree, even Hu Guang, who is bent on keeping a name in history books.

Zhu Di was not happy either, but after receiving the morning greeting, it was dispersed.

Hu Guang caught up with Fang Xing and said with an iron blue face, "xinghebo, is it necessary to say these words at this time?"

"Yes!"

Fang Xing turned back and stood still. They seemed to be the mainstay in the flow of people scattered in the dynasty.

"When you just want to sing about peace in the world, I think it's necessary to pour a basin of cold water on you to let you know that the world is still in danger! Innovation is urgent!"

Hu Guang exhaled heavily, "I know what you said, but I have to do it slowly!"