Chapter 107 B Scroll

"Ziying is right, do you understand?" Guan Yingzhen glanced at the many disciples and students present, "In addition to considering the problem itself, you should also consider the problem more broadly, including the possibility of this situation. Some of the matters involved,..."

"There is a good saying, one hair can affect the whole body, so the flood of private salt, besides damaging the government's finances, what else is there? Who rely on salt to survive, will they be affected? What Yu Xuan said is also true. Not bad, but not comprehensive enough, not deep enough, Ziying said it very well, seeing the possible harm caused by the flood of smuggled salt in China, and the impact on the entire nine-border defense system,..."

  Officer Ying Zhen paused, "However, the impact of opening up China and France is not only about private salt, the issues involved are very complicated. We will have the opportunity to discuss this issue again in the future..."

  Feng Ziying chuckled inwardly.

  Opening China and France involves many issues, not just as simple as a single word, but also involves too many problems when the Supreme Emperor was in power, and even the Supreme Emperor himself.

  Even though Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen can be regarded as the backbone of the civil servants Qingliu, they are not stupefied young people, and they need to consider the problem according to the situation. It may not be a good thing for everyone to open some troubles rashly.

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"Linqing is where the Ministry of Household Banking Pass is located. In addition, it is also an important place for water storage. To a large extent, the Beijing Division's grain is transported here. In addition, this is a canal that must pass through the throat. A large number of materials in Luzhong are located here. Trading here is transshipment, Linqing business has flourished since the Ming Dynasty, and Linqing tribute bricks are sold along the canal,..."

  Feng Ziying smacked her lips, this kind of work is really troublesome.

It is necessary to explain the cause and effect of the whole incident as clearly as possible, and also clarify some preconditions for why the incident happened at this time. For him, this is not difficult. They understand.

"..., I would like to give you a brief introduction to these small people in the Linqing line who mainly rely on this waterway to live, or I think it is more appropriate to describe it in one word, group, um, it involves multiple groups, such as Linqing tribute bricks have to go north and south, brick kiln owners and kiln workers, these are two groups,..."

"... Lifu at the dock, don't underestimate this group. Many of them are rough men with no property, and many of them don't even have family background. So in a sense, this group is the least afraid of accidents. Yes, this is also a group that the White Lotus Sect focuses on developing to attract believers,..."

"...It can be said that the arrival of the tax supervisor has directly touched the interests of almost all groups centered on Linqing City, and the only ones who really benefit from it are the tax supervisor and a small group of rascals who are attached to him to extort money from them." Evil Gentleman, in this way, it is like a large cloud of sparks has been sprinkled. Maybe many sparks will slowly disappear, but there will always be one or two sparks that are slowly smoldering and burning. Once the conditions are right, they may suddenly Light up the fire,..."

  Feng Ziying explained it in detail, and both Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen made special requests for him.

Because the students in Dongyuan hardly have much social experience, especially the experience of dealing with classes other than their own class, this makes it difficult for them to understand the survival and interests of other class groups. Described in the tone of a bystander.

  This also helps these students to truly understand and understand why such a civil uprising broke out in such an elite place in the northern hinterland of the empire.

In the eyes of many people, it is plausible that such incidents broke out in barren places like Shaanxi and Gansu, or in cities with relatively developed weaving or salt industries such as Suzhou and Yangzhou, but in Shandong, in places like Linqing The place is worth exploring.

"The tax supervisor is so hateful, and the imperial court's income from it is far less than the profit from this kind of people. Why do they still have to do such a bad policy?" Finally, someone couldn't help it anymore, stood up and said: "Is it true that the court's supporters and censors are all the same?" A person with soft bones who is afraid of death?"

  Feng Ziying did not know this person, but only knew that he was from Jiashe.

   "Xue Wenzhou, courtesy name Daoying, a native of Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, has a very hard temper..." Xu Qixun, who has an excellent memory, quietly listened to Feng Ziying's side.

  Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen were silent.

  The establishment of the tax supervisor was a major move of the emperor after he ascended the throne, and it was also one of the most criticized policies. However, Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen were not ordinary officials, so they naturally knew how much helplessness was hidden behind it.

   In fact, the arrears of the Nine Frontiers' military payment began in the thirty-sixth year of Yuanxi when the Supreme Emperor was in power.

  After the thirty-eighth year of Yuanxi, soldiers mutinied on the nine sides almost every year, and the main reason was the lack of military pay.

  In the 40th year of Yuanxi's reign, the Yulin town army mutinied and even triggered a rebellion, which directly caused the Tatar cavalry to almost break through the wall.

  Under such circumstances, when the new emperor ascended the throne, almost every town in Nine Borders urgently demanded to make up the military salary, but what would Emperor Yonglong use to make up the military salary with his household department empty?

  Even if the internal treasury was emptied, it would be difficult to support such expenses, so Emperor Yonglong had no choice but to make such a bad move.

   "Brother Daoying, do you know where the cashiers of the tax bureau are supplied?" Seeing that there was quite an angry attitude, but Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen didn't speak, Feng Ziying's heart moved slightly, she stood up and said in a manly voice.

   "Oh? May you teach me." The thin young man had sharp eyes and a cold tone.

"As far as I know, all the silver taels of the tax and mining supervisors set up in various places are supplied to the Nine Borders, especially Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town, and Ji Town. Wait for the military pay owed by the other towns."

Feng Ziying said indifferently: "I'm not saying that the policy of setting up tax supervisors is a good policy, and I don't agree with such methods to raise military salaries, but I know that if the four towns of Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town, Ji Town, and Datong Town once Mutiny caused by military pay is far more dangerous than the civil uprising in Shandong, once the Tatars and Jurchens break through the side wall, it will be a complete disaster, far beyond what a group of White Lotus bandits can compare."

   "Similarly, brother Daoying is also from Shaanxi. Once there is a mutiny in the towns of Yulin, will the Tatars break through along the Hetao and enter Shaanxi? What will it bring?"

   Xue Wenzhou choked on Feng Ziying's words.

  Although he was ignorant of military affairs, he also knew that those Tatars were like wolves and tigers, coming and going like the wind. Once they broke through the side wall, they would almost burn, kill and loot, and wiped out everything they passed.

  For Shaanxi itself, which is very barren, it will almost create countless refugees. For the local government of Shaanxi, it often means that there is a storm of rebellion caused by refugees.

"Of course, this is by no means a reason to use tax supervision to collect Luo Yinliang to solve the problem of payment arrears, but I think that the owed military salary should be the responsibility of the elders and the household department. Worry, if the Nine Frontiers’ military needs cannot be met, then the Household Department will take the main responsibility!”

  Feng Ziying’s last words calmed down Xue Wenzhou’s already faint expression. The other party did not deny that the establishment of a tax supervisor was a bad strategy, but only said that it was the lesser of two evils, but this was drinking poison to quench thirst.

"Student Feng, I'm afraid drinking poison to quench thirst may not bring much better harm than being owed wages." After finishing speaking, Xue Wenzhou sat down. He is not an unreasonable person. .

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