Chapter 252 Zhengde wants to get rewards according to work

On the way back to Liu Mansion to report the news, Diaoying soon discovered that the Nanzhen Fushi Department's actions were not only targeted at one or two companies, but were fully deployed in the capital.

The Nanzhen Fushi dispatched a lot of people, but as far as Diaoying had seen along the way, it seemed that there was only Jiang Song, and the others were just some people in the market.

However, those rogues in the past called themselves subordinates of the Rights Protection Department, with their chests and belly sagging, and proudly stepped on the thresholds that they originally dared not look at.

If it were in the past, the shopkeepers of each company would not even look at such a group of people. Although they were businessmen, they were businessmen with someone above, and their identities were noble!

But now, every shopkeeper has a smile on his face and his words are full of compliments and flattery. There is no way. Although these guys are just subordinates of the plague god, they still can't afford to offend them!

No matter how noble the status of his master is, can he be as noble as his uncle? No matter how high the status is, can he be as noble as his Shangshu Han?

The lessons of the past are there, who dares to ignore them? Even if you really want to turn against each other, the men have to decide for themselves. If they are slaves who cause such a big trouble for their master, it would be hard to die.

Fortunately, there was a three-day period, and most shopkeepers were like Diaoying, and they persuaded them to send the people from the Rights Protection Department away and then went home to report the news. Of course, there were always some exceptions when there were too many people, and some did not report the news. But these people did not want to turn against each other, but had high authority, so they took Yinzi to Zhenbaozhai directly.

It is said that those who pay the money first will benefit, and if you pay the money late, you may receive interest. Since this is the case, it will be a payment sooner or later. These smart shopkeepers have thought about it and simply paid the money directly. Although the plague god is terrible, they usually don’t make false statements. Let’s see what the benefits are.

"The treacherous, the treacherous, the treacherous!"

Countless people roared the same roars in the big and small yamen, luxury houses and courtyards in the capital, and even brothels and restaurants. It’s really too much to deceive the emperor. It’s okay to bewitch the emperor, but now they are bullying the literati and officials, and they have to pay a fine for their own families?

You know, I am a scholar! I don’t even have to pay taxes from the court, so some people dare to ask themselves to pay any copyright fees! What a ridiculous act? Is it an unprecedented treacherous act?

"Sweep the floor with politeness, sweep the floor with politeness!" Liu Ji, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was angry and angry, his face was red, and his body was shaking violently, and he could not even cover his wide robe.

"The literati and the emperor rule the world together, how can the emperor collect money from the literati? What's more, the emperor does not compete for profit with the people, why did the emperor suddenly put away such copyright fees? Monster! Then Xie Hong is a monster. He must have bewitched the emperor. Yes, it must be!"

"Master, then...we... go back to him, or ignore it?" Diaoying made a reminder tremblingly. Because there are previous examples to follow, even if the Nanzhen Fushi Office invites tea, the master himself was invited, so he was not very nervous, and he was only afraid of Liu Ji taking his anger.

"Do you need to say it? Of course..." Liu Ji waved his arms and shouted angrily, losing his usual calm demeanor.

However, after all, he has been an official for many years, and he has lost his mind without impulsiveness. Halfway through his words, he stopped to ponder. After a while, he raised his head and ordered in a deep voice: "Prepare the car, I will go to the yamen."

"Yes, master." Diaoying felt like a clear mind. His master wanted to communicate with his colleagues.

Unity is strength. It is not just Liu Ji who has this concept. At this time, cars and horses are like flowing water at all yamen in the capital. Whether those on duty or not, officials of all sizes gathered together, and the scene was extremely impressive.

But in this *** situation, there was an unusual atmosphere. Although there were many cars and horses, there was a silence in front of the yamen. Even inside the yamen, there were only a few roars at the beginning, and then they were silent.

In the end, when all the adults came out, their faces were a little pale. Although the look of shock and anger in their eyes remained unabashed, there was a hint of depressedness.

"Master..." Diaoying's voice became lighter, and he was even more careful than when he was in the mansion just now.

"Go back to home..." Liu Ji gave a low order, and then added in a lower voice: "...... The Rights Protection Department will pay the share of this year in installments..."

Although the curtain of the carriage was lowered and the light inside was very dark, Diaoying clearly saw the corner of his master's mouth twitching, showing a bitter smile that was even worse than crying.

...

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkey, the two uncles and Han Shangshu play this role." On the Zhenbaozhai Tower, Xie Hong explained the overall idea of ​​this action with a confident look on his face.

"Oh, brother, did you plan to do it from the beginning?" The audience was not Ma Yongcheng. Eunuch Ma was registering to collect money downstairs. The trend of billiards was getting bigger, so there were many people following the trend, and there were also installment payments. Eunuch Ma had to feel pain and be happy, and his smile spread all the time.

"Of course, the request you made in the court meeting was today." Xie Hong nodded. In addition to the biggest goal, this time the layout was the biggest since he entered Beijing.

"Of course, some people follow the trend, and then the conclusion of the court discussion was reached. The royal movement was justified. Then, with the power of dealing with the country's uncle and Korean, Jiang Song and others became famous for their professional debt collection. Finally... the collection of copyright fees came naturally."

"But how do you know that ministers will not attack each other?" Zhengde asked again. This question was the one that confused him the most. Korean was isolated because Zhengde's goal was focused on him, so no one was willing to cause trouble between Xie Hong and Zhengde to help others stand up.

But now, Xie Hong has taken full action in the capital, almost capturing all the court officials with industries in the capital. Judging from Zhengde's previous experience, those old guys who can compete for a long time should not be able to be so smooth.

"Because of installments, it is also because of the different treatment of them, and even more because our teachers are famous. Of course, there is also the intimidation effect of previous actions..."

Although it was a comprehensive action and even the pool table used by wealthy families was not spared, Xie Hong treated it differently. The standard was the official position. The larger the official position, the shorter the period for collecting money, and the larger the amount.

The ones who charge the least are ordinary merchants. The repayment period of these people is even hundreds of years. After spending, it will only cost hundreds of taels of silver per year. The low-level officials are slightly higher, and the repayment period is about a hundred years, and it will only cost hundreds of taels per year... and so on, officials of third-rank or above will have to pay tens of thousands of taels per year.

Xie Hong felt that the standards he set were very scientific. In general, there would be no mistakes in measuring the property of officials by using official positions.

Although there were some outliers in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, such as Hai Rui, the most famous official, who had to wait until the New Year for such a person to buy a piece of meat, so where would there be any industry? No matter how popular billiards are, can a person like Hai Rui spend a few hundred taels to copy the ball table?

Therefore, the possibility of accidental injury can be said to be almost zero.

This system is not so much a copyright fee, but rather a trick from Xie Hong, who has been involved in the industry in Beijing, then changed his name and collected commercial tax. Since it is a commercial tax, people who have no industry will certainly not be counted.

In addition to the property issue, there is also a problem of hatred value for heavy taxes on the official government. Although Xie Hong's time to enter Beijing was short, the senior officials of the third rank or above in the Beijing were basically offended by him, and it was an unresolvable hatred.

On the contrary, the lower-level officials had never had much dealing with him, and there was no big hatred for him. Although there was an extra fee for billiards, there was also a lot of business, and the two could be roughly offset. By this measurement, their spirits became much more peaceful.

Of course, the most important thing is Xie Hong's infamy and power. No one dares to guarantee that he can defeat him in one go. But every time the person who stands out first will be retaliated by him, and the consequences are generally miserable. The mild ones lose face, the severe ones lose face, and the severe ones lose face together...

All teahouses in the capital are very keen on talking about the Three Kingdoms. Of course, the trend is also led by Hou Defang. I don’t know whether it is intentional or unintentional. When the gentleman talked about the joke of Kong Ming’s three auras, he said: Han Lang’s trick to help the world, he lost face and lost money...

Therefore, although the Minister of the Secretariat, Shangshu and other adults were all indignant during the collegiate discussion, low-ranking officials were unwilling to act as the pioneers, and they all thought: Xie Hong might not dare to attack high-ranking officials, but he had no scruples to deal with low-ranking people. It would be bad if someone was invited to have tea for this little money.

People with low status dare not stand out, and they have more concerns about high status. Even if they are not arrested for tea, it will be troublesome to use those disgusting methods on themselves.

Xie Hong's plan is not very clever, but he only bullies people with the knowledge of later generations and Zhengde, a backer. After all, billiards are just a game, who can think of these in advance? Even if he thinks about it, except for a very few who are as scrupulous as the old shopkeeper of Qingfeng Teahouse, who would not make money?

So, he succeeded and used this evil way to deceive the emperor, and the one who was bewitched also made his eyes shine.

"So that's the case. First, use the copyright of billiards to create a fee name. When the time is ripe in the future, it will be less difficult to change the name and then collect commercial taxes. It will be much easier for all people in the world to accept it." Zhengde thought while muttering his thoughts.

"That's true, and I have subsequent means to make this system work for a long time, which means that the lady is here. Let's talk about this." Xie Hong looked at Zhengde with relief. Emperor Wuzong of Ming was actually very smart, but his mind was usually not on the main business. Once he became serious, he seemed to grow up and become a different person.

"But why not let the players come out? If someone uses force, Jiang Song and others will not be useful." Zhengde was obviously thinking very carefully and asked a very critical point.

"The fist must be put away before it can hit people, and the sharp sword will be hung on the head, which is even more terrifying." Xie Hong said murderously: "Anyway, the examples are all made, so what the consequences are? They can imagine it themselves. There is not much difference between Jiang Song and the others and the anime. Moreover, if the anime goes out, the goal will be clear, which will make people feel ready."

"Oh." Zhengde nodded, his doubts disappeared, and he suddenly complained: "Brother, you said you would get paid according to your work. I have made a lot of effort this time. What about the promised reward?"

Xie Hong was about to praise him, such as: Second brother, you grew up and something... and then he choked back by Zhengde's words. Second brother, you're too quick to clear him? It's obviously you want to take revenge yourself, right? Moreover, the business tax has the greatest relationship with you, the emperor, right?

Xie Hong nodded in resignation and sighed: "Well, get paid according to work... Say it, what do you want."

Zhengde was happy, raised his face and said enthusiastically: "Brother, I want to ride a Trojan horse!"
Chapter completed!