Chapter 483 Palace Fighting is worse than Rebellion (Twenty)

   Three fires when the new official took office.

  Emperor Yongcheng was a young emperor who had been on the throne for several years, but never had real power.

   Now that he has finally obtained the imperial jade seal, which symbolizes the supreme power of the empire, and there is finally no woman behind him who is in charge, he suddenly feels a sense of power.

  As a man, as a person who has been educated by the emperor since childhood, he has a strong idea of ​​guiding the country and controlling the world.

  He, can finally display his ambitions!

  Emperor Yongcheng is like a volcano that has been backlogged for a long time, and finally has the opportunity to spew. His urgency and desire should not be too strong.

   After taking the lead, Emperor Yongcheng's first fire was on Yanzheng.

  Well, there's nothing wrong with that in itself.

   Not to mention the emperor, even in the recent period, the leaders of the political affairs hall have been discussing this topic.

  As an important strategic resource, salt and iron should always be under the control of the imperial court.

   However, in the past few hundred years, the family was powerful, and the dynasty changed frequently.

  Resources like salt fields and iron ore have been divided and occupied by noble families and noble families from all over the world.

  The former emperor unified the country and established the Great Yuan Dynasty.

  After he ascended the throne, he once wanted to bring those salt fields and iron mines back to the imperial court.

  The late emperor would resist the family like that, and try his best to divide and suppress it, not only the most primitive "hatred of the rich".

   In addition to dissatisfaction with the family's monopoly on the appointment and removal of personnel in the court, it is more for these resources.

   It’s just that the family has stretched for hundreds of years, with intertwined roots and huge forces.

The influence of    in the folk almost surpasses that of the royal family.

   Even if the former emperor was the founding monarch with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in his hand, he could not shake the foundation of the family.

   Therefore, in the Dayuan Dynasty, there was no such thing as "selling private salt" at all, because all the salt in the world was private salt!

  In terms of government offices, the government offices are so poor that they are on the verge of collapse, but they can only watch the local aristocratic families and wealthy people make a lot of money by selling salt.

   At that time, the late emperor thought about rectifying salt and iron, and even if he could not bring all the salt fields and mines back to the imperial court, he still had to collect enough taxes.

  Unfortunately, he passed away too early, and many decrees just put forward a concept, and it was too late to implement!

  Empress Dowager He: …Are you to blame me? ! If it weren't for your scumbag betrayal, spoiling your concubine and destroying your wife, I would risk the world's injustice and kill you? !

  Emperor Yongcheng, as the good eldest son of the late emperor, naturally had to inherit the last wish of the late emperor.

   Therefore, the first government task after he took back the Chuan Guoyu Seal from the "Empress Dowager He" was to rectify the salt affairs.

   Rectify the salt business. Even if the salt fields cannot be nationalized, a certain amount of taxes must be collected!

   This was the idea of ​​the late emperor, and Emperor Yongcheng took everything that he didn't change at all.

   This is not wrong in itself.

  The court tax is insufficient, and even if the Yantian is occupied by the family, it should pay a certain amount of tax.

   But the problem is that such an issue should not be brought up by a little emperor who has just been in power.

  Even if it was proposed by the Zhengshitang or the Empress Dowager He, it was more credible than the little emperor, and it also made it easier for the court to not oppose it too much.

  Emperor Yongcheng?

  Ha, I just started the administration, and I have no achievements, let alone any prestige.

   He really thought that with the Imperial Jade Seal, the civil and military of the whole dynasty would listen to him?

   "Your Majesty, there are too many salt issues involved, so don't be in a hurry, please consider it carefully!"

   Wang Yuan and Zhao Shuo, the three main ministers, did not speak, but Feng Shou, who supported Emperor Yongcheng the most, stood up and tried his best to persuade him.

   Although Feng Shou "opposed", he was really thinking about Emperor Yongcheng.

   He couldn't let the little emperor be obsessed with this "reform" that would obviously go wrong!

   If you let the other party mess around, it will not only cause big trouble, but also make the little emperor fall to the bottom without much prestige.

  Once the emperor loses his prestige, even if he sits in that seat, he will be overtaken by the courtiers.

   And if a certain official is too powerful, hehe, the example of the collapse of the previous dynasty is right in front of you.

   Feng Shou had an agreement with the late emperor, and he would not watch Emperor Yongcheng walk into the quagmire step by step.

  Feng Shou worked so hard, but Emperor Yongcheng didn't appreciate it.

  Because of the canonization of the empress, Emperor Yongcheng already had a quarrel with Feng Shou in his heart.

   Now, he has finally come to power and put forward his first decree. The old fox Wang Yuan, who is most likely to oppose it, did not say a word, but his master Feng jumped out.

   "Sir, you are really my good sir!"

  Emperor Yongcheng gritted his teeth secretly.

   "Feng Zhongshuling, you can't say that. Could it be that because the salt administration is complicated and difficult to handle, the imperial court will not be rectified?"

   suppressed his dissatisfaction, and Emperor Yongcheng spoke in a pretentious manner.

   He thought he had done a good job of covering it up, but he didn't know that the people standing in this great hall were basically the old scumbags who had been in the officialdom.

   How wicked are their eyes? How sharp does it feel?

   With just a glance, you can see that Emperor Yongcheng, the little emperor, has resentment against Feng Zhongshuling.

  The courtiers: ...This emperor is probably not a fool.

   Feng Shou, the old thief, was definitely the most loyal subject of the late emperor.

  Tao Yong and other warriors were also loyal to the late emperor, but these people had wives, children, family members and friends, so their loyalty to the late emperor was inevitably mixed with a little selfishness.

   But Feng Shou, this fellow betrayed the family long ago, has no children and daughters, and his only old wife died of illness last year.

  Feng Shou can be said to have no worries in this world.

   If he hadn't made an agreement with the late emperor in his early years, he probably would have found an old man in the mountains to be a hermit.

   In this court, if there is someone who is sincere and has no selfish thoughts towards Emperor Yongcheng, it is definitely Feng Shou.

   As a result, such an extremely loyal "emperor's party" was hated by the emperor!

  Tsk tsk... While everyone felt worthless for Feng Shou, there was also a vague sense of unease.

  The emperor sitting on the dragon chair is not very smart, and it is okay to be stupid, but he is self-righteous and wise.

   Alas, the court, which has just stabilized for a few years, is likely to be in chaos again.

   Although some are not "emperor's party", but they are fair and upright veterans of the two dynasties, they can't help but worry.

After    went down to court, they all went to see Empress Dowager He.

   When they wanted to come, Empress Dowager He was the mother of Emperor Yongcheng. Even if the relationship between mother and son was not very good, but Empress Dowager He took the initiative to return to power before, making the courtiers feel that Empress Dowager He loved the little emperor.

   Therefore, the Empress Dowager He would definitely not watch Emperor Yongcheng act stupid.

   As a young emperor who has just been in charge, he will challenge all the aristocratic and wealthy families in the world?

  The courtiers couldn't even say the phrase "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers". When a calf faces a tiger, it may be doomed to fail, but it can also fight to the death.

   Maybe there will be a "random fist to kill the old master".

   But Yongcheng Emperor VS all the families?

   All turned up and down, no one was optimistic.

   "Aijia has already handed over the jade seal to His Majesty, that is, handing over the world of the Great Abyss to His Majesty. How he wants to manage it is up to him!"

   "Furthermore, it is really difficult to delay the reform of the salt administration. The treasury is empty, and there is an urgent need to supplement the salt tax!"

   "...Your Majesty is indeed a little younger and has little experience, but isn't there still three auxiliary ministers such as Wang Zhongshuling, and the ministers of the political affairs hall, they will definitely assist the emperor!"

   "As for Aijia, it's long overdue to retire to the harem and take care of the old age. I really don't want to worry about the affairs of the court!"

  He Tiantian ignored the requests of several old ministers, and went back directly and euphemistically.

   What are you kidding?

   To discipline the little emperor who wants to reform the family and centralize the imperial power?

  Haha, didn't you see Feng Shoudu hit a nail and offended Emperor Yongcheng? !

  He Tiantian would not do such a thankless stupid thing.

   Besides, she took the initiative to return to power and withdraw from the previous dynasty neatly, just to give the little emperor a chance to "point the country".

   The little emperor is not a little stupid. How can she, the queen mother, make achievements in front of the courtiers and even the world?

   To a certain extent, He Tiantian, like some old foxes in the court, was waiting for the little emperor to pick from the mud pit himself.

   But, no one thought that Emperor Yongcheng would be so fierce, and he got a big vote as soon as he came up!

   The re-registration of salt fields and the forcible collection of salt taxes almost touched the cake of the world's aristocratic families and tyrants.

   Such a big force, let's talk about the little emperor slowly, even the late emperor, he wouldn't dare to provoke it easily.

   In fact, not only noble families, but also some martial artists, and there are also some salt fields at home.

  What, ahem, during the war, some small families or poor families, the whole family overturned.

   And the property they left behind was divided up by other noble families or passing warriors.

   In addition, as the "rebels" lacking logistical support, the former emperor's warriors still relied on extortion, oh no, they let the local tyrants donate freely to maintain the army's food and grass.

   Among the many "donations", there are cash cows such as salt fields, fertile fields and mines.

  Especially a general like Tao Yong, who opened his mouth to build a mansion. In addition to the regular mansion soldiers under his command, he also raised 5,000 works.

   There are so many people that they need money to eat and drink.

  The biggest profit of the Tao family comes from a salt field in the Bohai Sea.

   Now, Tao Yong's good son-in-law suddenly pointed a knife at Yan Zheng... This is not to cut the flesh of the family, but to want the lifeblood of the Tao family.

  Tao Yong didn't say support, he didn't jump up and shouted directly, which was considered to be the face of the emperor's son-in-law.

   Therefore, after going down to court, Tao Yong was summoned by Emperor Yongcheng to Ganlu Hall, and when Emperor Yongcheng "persuaded" him to help, he directly refused.

  Emperor Yongcheng: ......The thief, it's too special, it doesn't give face.

   You are my father-in-law anyway.

   Moreover, the two of them had a covenant.

  If the Tao family refused to support Emperor Yongcheng, how could Emperor Yongcheng marry an unruly and willful woman as the queen? !

   Now the daughter of the Tao family is showing off her power in the harem, Emperor Yongcheng needs the support of the Tao family, but Tao Yong, an old man, is acting like this!

  The hatred in Emperor Yongcheng's heart.

   A person like him who is selfish will not reflect on himself: everyone is against it, is there really something wrong with the decree he issued?

   He would only think: These people look down on me and want to cause trouble and block me!

  Tao Yong:  …

   Seeing such a little emperor with "clear grievances and grievances", he suddenly felt a little regretful.

   Investing in such a willful and unwilling king, can their Tao family really get the expected wealth? !

   Weng and his son-in-law had their own thoughts and parted ways.

  Emperor Yongcheng was so angry that he was like a trapped beast and kept going around in the hall.

   His first decree, did it just die?

no!

   Absolutely not!

   He couldn't let Empress Dowager He and the court see jokes.

   He can't give up halfway, he wants to become an emperor who is more wise and martial than his father.

  Like a donkey pulling a mill, Emperor Yongcheng turned around several times, and suddenly thought of Hu Shi's words, and a light suddenly lit up in his mind!

   "...the nurse is right, eggs can't be put in one basket."

   "I can't rely too much on Feng Shou and Tao Yong. I need to find a few more helpers, and I can also take the opportunity to bring Nian'er back!"

  Emperor Yongcheng is worthy of being a seed of infatuation. At such a time, he has not forgotten to make plans for his little green plum.

   In other words, he actually had such an idea for a long time, but today's event completely stimulated him!

   "Draft? Harem?"

  He Tiantian guessed that Emperor Yongcheng would have some unexpected magical operations, but she still did not expect that this little emperor would be so willful!

  Well, to say that self-willedness is light, this is simply stupid and courting death.

   He and Tao Shi have only been married for less than three months, so he should be still in the honeymoon period.

   Even if it is a political marriage, even if he doesn't like Empress Tao, the emperor can't slap his face like that.

   He didn't beat Empress Tao alone, but tore off the entire Tao family's face and rubbed repeatedly on the ground!

  Marriage was originally intended to be helped by the Tao family.

  Emperor Yongcheng would be better off and offend the Tao family directly to death.

   Is he going to tear his face off with the Tao family?

   Wang Shijiu, who was helping He Tiantian sort out the memorial, couldn't help shaking his head when he heard the news.

  Emperor Yongcheng, how stupid!

   Wang Shijiu was even more fortunate in her heart: fortunately, I didn't marry him, otherwise, the person who was beaten in the face would be her Wang Shijiu.

   Even if she has no face, she will also implicate the family!

   This is the biggest bottom line in Wang Shijiu's heart.

  Thanks to the Queen Mother He, who reminded her grandfather in time, Wang Shijiu and the entire Wang family were not dragged into the quagmire by the little emperor.

  Thinking like this in his heart, Wang Shijiu was even more grateful when he looked at "The Empress Dowager He".

  He Tiantian did not miss Wang Shijiu's eyes, and she could also guess what this smart woman was thinking.

  Well, Wang Shijiu was right, Emperor Yongcheng was just a stupid bear boy.

   But this person still thinks he is very smart.

  He is widely accepted in the harem. In the eyes of normal people, he is definitely trying to die.

   As for Emperor Yongcheng, he felt that he had made a good move.

  He Tiantian was able to guess what Emperor Yongcheng was thinking, but because he felt that Tao Yong was not good enough, he looked for more "Yue Family".

   Not only a few more help, but also make Tao Yong feel a sense of crisis - see it, if you don't help me, you really need to find a few more helpers.

  He is looking for a competitor for the Tao family, making Tao Yong feel a sense of crisis, and then desperately trying to perform.

   Hehe, who does Emperor Yongcheng think he is? What kind of pastry is everyone looting?

   Still think that after sitting on the throne and getting the jade seal, he is the emperor of iron, and no one can shake his position? !

   (end of this chapter)