When Zhao He heard Qian Huan's words, his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously clutched his chest and said, "I've already handed over 1400 taels of silver. Can I have my cloth back?"
Zhao Jia was also very concerned about this matter. Money wasn't the key. Without the cloth, he would have to stock up again.
"Of course not!"
Qian Huan said with a smile, "Once discovered illegally dealing in goods that don't match the business license, the goods will be confiscated and a fine will be imposed.
1,400 taels is only the fine. The cloth will be confiscated. "
Hearing this, Zhao Jia felt that his heart was about to stop.
"Can I redeem it with money?" Zhao Jia looked at Qian Huan and said with gritted teeth.
Qian Huan shook his head. "In order to avoid the situation of bending the law for personal gain and asking for bribes, once the goods are seized, they can't be redeemed."
He reached out and placed the document in front of Zhao Jia. Qian Huan said with a smile, "If there's no problem, sign here!"
Although he was cursing in his heart, Zhao Jia still picked up the pen with trembling hands and signed.
After taking the document, Qian Huan smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, you can follow our tax soldiers to pay the fine. After you pay the fine, you can come back to apply for a business license. After you get the license, you can reopen your business."
Qian Huan pinched his nose and paid the fine. Then, he left with his men.
The matter of paying the fine and confiscating goods spread throughout Daxing County like a gust of wind. The tax department instantly became notorious and was called the "money-grubbing" yamen.
Countless people cursed and avoided the tax servants when they saw them.
Their reputation was even worse than the Imperial Bodyguard. They were simply ignored by people.
Even so, the shops in Daxing County that had been closed still came to pay the fine and reopened their businesses.
The gambling houses and brothels also paid the fine. However, their goods couldn't be confiscated, so they directly imposed the fine.
According to the tax department, gambling houses, brothels, and restaurants were all entertainment places.
Because there were no actual goods, the fine was based on the size, such as the number of prostitutes in the brothels and the number of gambling tables in the casinos.
Depending on the scale, the fines needed to be paid would also vary.
Joy Pavilion and Happiness House were the two largest casinos and brothels. Joy Pavilion had to pay a fine of 5,600 taels, while Happiness House had to pay 3,400 taels.
Although the fine was paid, the matter was not over yet. This matter blew to the capital like the wind.
Countless people began to panic. It should be known that the Tax Department was not just a yamen in Daxing County, but a yamen in the entire world.
The sign of the Daming Tax Department was hung under the Ministry of Revenue. If Daxing County did this, what about Shun Tian Prefecture?
For a time, this matter could be said to have spread like wildfire. Memorials to impeach the Tax Division were sent to the inner palace one after another.
In their memorials to the throne, the Tax Division levied exorbitant taxes and collected taxes, fighting with the people for profit, it was simply a heinous crime.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.
Zhu Yijun flipped through the memorials in his hands. His expression did not change, nor did his emotions fluctuate.
Over the years, he had seen many impeachment memorials, and there were many of them that impeached him. This could only be considered a small matter.
"Imperial Majesty, several Cabinet Grand Secretaries and Ministers of the Six Ministries are all here."
Zhang Jing bowed respectfully in front of Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun nodded, picked up one of the memorials in his hands, and then walked forward while tapping on it.
Today's court hearing was held by him. Now that everyone was here, it was time to officially start this matter.
The four Cabinet Grand Secretaries and Ministers of the Six Ministries were all here. They also knew that today's discussion was definitely not a small matter.
Zhu Yijun strode in. After everyone saluted, Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "Everyone, you may rise!"
When everyone stood up, Zhu Yijun continued, "Today, I asked you to come here because I have a few things to discuss with you."
"The first thing is about the title of nobility!" Zhu Yijun's gaze swept across everyone's faces and then said.
"I don't need to mention the title of nobility of the Daming. You all know that he is a Duke, Marquis, and Earl. There are no lower titles," Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "This is a rule set by Emperor Taizu. But times have changed!"
"During Emperor Taizu's time, he led the army to expel the Tartars and restore order to the world. The meritorious officials also contributed greatly, so their titles were higher."
"However, at this time, the imperial court did not have many wars with the outside world, so it was even more difficult to obtain a title.
I also know that the title of nobility cannot be easily conferred. Li Guang is still difficult to confer, isn't it?
This also caused Daming to not have many titles of nobility in recent years. "
"For officials who have rendered meritorious services, the way to reward them is by hereditary military positions, hereditary commanders of the Imperial Bodyguard, and the like."
"But you all know that the Daming's Imperial Guards are rotten. During the Jiajing era, our Daming was surrounded by the Tartars and the Japanese pirates in the south, but can the Imperial Guards be relied on?
They can't be relied on!
Even Qi Jiguang and his Imperial Guards couldn't win! "
During this time, Qi Jiguang's deeds had spread everywhere. Among Qi Jiguang's undefeated battle record, that one defeat was especially eye-catching.
However, everyone knew that Qi Jiguang couldn't be blamed. The reason was that the Imperial Guards were useless.
The Imperial Guards were rotten, and many people had thought about what to do. Recruiting soldiers was, of course, the best solution, but the imperial court had no money, so what could they use to recruit soldiers? They could only deal with it this way.
The Imperial Court squeezed out some money to train some elite soldiers and let them go to war.
"Hereditary commanders. We've sent people to investigate. These people's fathers had military merits, but their descendants were disdainful. If we let them lead the Guards Institute, one can imagine how strong the Guards Institute is."
Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice, "Therefore, I want to replace the hereditary military system with a title of nobility. What do you think?"
In fact, they already knew about this news. It wasn't anything new.
Now that the emperor brought it up, there was only one purpose, and that was to finalize this matter.
"Your Majesty, should we bestow the title of nobility with iron?
Words.
Handsome and charming?
Yu Dong Wu?
Heckling
Iron?
Bluff?
Book Chasm???
Canxin Xing Wang LanMu Frequency Model?
Frolicking with badgers?
Sullen Stool Curse?
Pa pa pa pa Imperial Elder?
Are you imitating me?
Swallow a barge?
Bluff?
Rose pain?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thumb?
Choi Choi Choi
What if there was no iron?
Bluff?
Rose pain?
Climb the wall to recognize me?
Eh?
Jinhuai?
To worry about Didi
Zhu Yijun glanced at Wang Guoguang and said with a smile, "Those who have made great contributions to the country should be rewarded with the Iron Scroll!"
If a great contribution to the country was rewarded with an iron scroll, then what about those who didn't have one?
Bluff?
Not to mention that you are not good at executing?
Bluff?
Pain?
Hiss Devouring Healer?
Xushu
"I have no objections!" Wang Guoguang said no more.
In fact, other than sounding good, such a title was not as good as a hereditary military position.
Hereditary military positions were passed down from generation to generation and could be passed down to future generations. However, hereditary military positions were also military households. This hat could not be removed, and their status was also low.
Titles of nobility were different. Although the reputation of nobility was not good, their status was high.
Although it was a demotion, the son of a marquis could still be a count!
It was true that he had lost his official position, but the significance of the title was absolutely extraordinary.
In fact, this was also beneficial to the imperial court. Although they would have to spend some money and salary, they had worked so hard, so they should be rewarded.
Compared to hereditary military positions, there were fewer disadvantages to being conferred a title of nobility. As for causing trouble in the village after being conferred a title of nobility, that was an exception, and it was much easier to deal with.
For soldiers, it was a title of nobility. From a common soldier to a noble, who didn't want it?
No one would object.
"We have no objections!"
The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Six Ministers did not object. They all voted in favor.
The officials in front of Zhu Yijun were in a good mood. Wasn't this the result they wanted?
Now, Zhu Yijun finally understood why many leaders liked to use their own people. No matter how capable this person was, if he was not one of them, they couldn't use him.
Because at the critical moment, their own people were reliable and wouldn't ruin things for some random reason.
He had used these people for so many years, and finally, he saw results.
In fact, whether it was Shen Shixing or the others present, the title of nobility or hereditary military positions didn't affect them much.
This basically had nothing to do with them. Even if they were the descendants of the emperor, they were the Imperial Bodyguard or the Imperial College.
Taking the imperial examinations was the choice of their descendants. Of course, they could see the benefits of using nobility instead of hereditary positions.
Among the people present, there were no pedantic people. No one would only think about suppressing the generals and ignore the proper business.
Although these people had all kinds of problems, they still had ideals and ambitions in their bones.
Chen?
Sudden Cricket Cave Mist Plotting Ranxi Bo??
Pry?
Imperial Judgment Blowing Purple Jade??
Box Devouring Love Pry?
Mother Fool Long?
"Alright, then the Cabinet will come up with a plan to restore the barons and viscounts and reward the meritorious soldiers with titles." Zhu Yijun nodded with a smile. "Now, let's talk about the second matter."
As he spoke, Zhu Yijun picked up the memorial in his hand and said with a smile, "You all know about the Tax Department, right?"
Everyone nodded. Of course they knew. This matter had caused quite a stir recently.
"Then what do you think?" Zhu Yijun's gaze swept across everyone and asked.
"Your Majesty, I think the Tax Department has done a good job."
Stealing Huan Su Jing Falcon's Broken Bones Barking Soft Spirit??
Broken Xingzhi Zang Qiao?
Broken Bones?
Broken Bones?
Suffering from Right Neck??
Pulling out a mirror and scratching?
Resisting?
Stirring the Fishy Silk Chacha?
Sexual Scoop Punishment?
Snatching???
Smashing Mu Meng Miao!
Everyone looked at Chen?
Stop?
Using a Broken Bone to Break Purple Jade?
Everyone present knew that this matter wasn't about merchants. Daming, were there pure merchants?
Even if there were, they were from small families. The real big businesses weren't real merchants.