In May of the second year of Yuanyou, Guihai (twelve).

When Pu Zongmeng officially took office as the right prime minister, Zhao Xu immediately assigned Pu Zongmeng a task - to implement a policy of exempting taxes in the Kaifeng Prefecture's territory with Kaifeng Prefecture.

It also requires that this matter be implemented in all seventeen counties and thirty-one towns within the Kaifeng Prefecture Territory within the year.

Pu Zongmeng received the order and did not dare to neglect it. He quickly called He Zhizhong, who had just taken office and was still in the running-in period with him, and instructed him: "He Dulang (the right lie of the right lie of the Shangshu Province, and the corresponding left lie of the Dushan Order is Dushan), and hold the original court note and go to Kaifeng Prefecture to invite the Supreme Court of Cai to come to the Dushan Order of the Temple!"

"No!" He Zhizhong bowed and accepted the order, took the letter written by Pu Zongmeng, and went to the Kaifeng Prefecture Office and submitted the letter to Cai Jing.

Of course, Cai Jing did not dare to neglect it. After receiving the letter, he entrusted the official business in the yamen to his deputy. In April, Zhang Shangying, who was transferred from secretary to the deputy supervisor to Kaifeng Prefecture, was appointed as the magistrate of Zhang Shangying.

He himself followed He Zhizhong to the capital, surrounded by Yuan Sui.

After entering the palace from Donghua Gate and coming to the capital hall, Pu Zongmeng had already brought his people to welcome him.

"Secretary Cai Jing, pay homage to the right prime minister!" Cai Jing saw Pu Zongmeng's figure from afar, and immediately stepped forward and bowed his hand to pay his respects.

Pu Zongmeng came up with a smile, helped Cai Jing up, and said, "Your Majesty, don't have to be too polite!"

"Let me talk to you inside!"

He took Cai Jing into the right prime minister's hall and invited him to the elegant room behind the hall.

"Yuanchang, I often bring tea from Bozhou..." Pu Zongmeng smiled and ordered someone to bring the already cooked tea soup.

After Cai Jing thanked him, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and praised: "Good tea!"

He put down the teacup and looked at Pu Zongmeng.

At the same time, we also observe the layout and decoration in this elegant room.

It's true that it's like a legend!

This Pu Chuan is turning this elegant and simple Ling Hall into a luxurious place for the rich people in the countryside to show off.

No wonder the scholars and the scholars complained that the right prime minister was the second prime minister, and even if the country could not choose a gentleman of integrity, he should use a good minister to govern the world, right?

How did you choose such a shameful product?

When Cai Jing saw the scene in front of him, he could not help but complain in his heart.

However, he has a good qi cultivation skill and still maintains a gentle smile on his face.

"After the Right Prime Minister took office, he summoned the officials with a letter. I don't know if there is any order?" Cai Jing asked calmly.

Pu Zongmeng nodded, bowed toward Baoci Palace, and said, "According to the imperial edict..."

Cai Jing hurriedly got up and bowed toward Baoci Palace to express his obedience.

"Deyin said: Please ask Pu Xiang Gong to join Kaifeng Prefecture to agree to the abolition of [Tax Over] in the 17 counties and 31 towns within the Kaifeng Prefecture Prefecture, and complete the matter within a time limit within one year!"

After hearing this, Cai Jing bowed to the direction of Baoci Palace: "Qiang Zhijing, the minister of Kaifeng Prefecture, and follow the teachings of morality and music!"

Then he stood up and looked at Pu Zongmeng. After pondering for a moment, Cai Jing first gave his attitude towards the Deyin instructions he had just heard: "The Lord is kind, merciful, merciful, evil for the clerks' illegality, and gave him Deyin to express gratitude to Kaifeng Prefecture and ordered us to discuss abolishing taxes. This is a virtue policy for all eternal ethical!"

Pu Zongmeng nodded and said, "That's true!"

"I was in Bozhou before, and I knew that the evil of clerks was still above the bandits!"

"Under the rule of Bozhou, tax collectors in the towns and cities were rampant, and they regarded the law and ruled nothing, so that the past businessmen would complain and complain!"

"I have long wanted to get rid of this Chen Ke, but why do you say something lightly? Now the Lord is advocating benevolence and virtue. The world is very lucky! The people are very lucky!"

Although, when he was in Bozhou, he was in charge of two things.

One is to catch thieves and the other is to catch taxes.

And what else can be done faster than collecting taxes from past merchants?

Therefore, in Bozhou, almost all counties have cards, and there are city gate taxes.

Even if a geese flew over from Bozhou, he wanted to pull down the root hair as tax money.

But what about...

Once upon a time! Now is now!

In the past, the late emperor was in power, regardless of the others, and only asked about the tax amount paid in the prefectures and counties.

As long as you can get the money for him, everything is easy to negotiate.

So Wu Juhou knocked his bones and sucked marrow on Jingdong Road.

Qian Zhoufu and his son were on Jiangxi Road and almost cut off the roots of the leeks.

In Fujian, Wang Zijing followed the example of his predecessors' feats and then doubled them.

What a great Quanzhou, he has caused the people's livelihood to decline!

According to Cai Que, it is that he has been poisoned and has not dared to do business yet!

What other Li Zong from Zizhou Road, and Han Zongdao from Chengdu Mansion Road...

They are all small kalamis and cannot be used on the countertop.

Therefore, people like Pu Zongmeng will of course pay great attention to taxes in local areas.

They all set themselves KPIs.

More taxes must be collected every year than the previous year.

In order to pass the impressive tax report card, you can win the holy favor.

However……

Today is different from the past.

When Zi summoned him, he had clearly stated to him that his disgust of frequent setting up taxes and taxes in prefectures and counties, affecting the business environment, and exploiting [goodness].

He even praised Zhang Zihou's behavior of abandoning commercial tax in Guangxi.

For all political creatures like Pu Zongmeng, since the emperor is evil in business taxes.

On the first day of his tenure, he would take up the banner of anti-trade tax without hesitation, and speak out for the prefectures and counties in the world, those [good subjects] who were exploited and oppressed by clerks.

He will become a messenger of justice and resolutely enter the deep waters of reform with a fearless spirit.

Cai Jing listened to Pu Zongmeng's words and looked at his expression.

The alarm suddenly came to my heart!

"This Pu Chuanzheng... is so flattering!"

You have been worshipping the prime minister, why are you still so flattering to the emperor like me?

Where is your prime minister’s dignity?

However, on the surface, Cai Jing's attitude was very respectful.

After Pu Zongmeng finished speaking, he immediately said, "The Right Prime Minister is in love with all the people, and the lower officials admire him very much. I am willing to follow the Right Prime Minister and perform this kind of virtue!"

Pu Zongmeng smiled loudly, and then he said to Cai Jing: "Yuan Chang has been the prefect of Kaifeng for a long time. He must know the internal and external affairs of Kaifeng. I hope to ask Yuan Chang to plan for me..."

"In this Kaifeng Prefecture Realm, how many months will it be possible to abolish taxes?"

As he said that, he stared into Cai Jing's eyes.

Although there was still a smile on his face, the expression in his eyes was putting pressure on Cai Jing.

Yes!

The emperor's decree said that it will be implemented within the year.

It seems that he still has a lot of time.

But the emperor said that if you implement it within the year, do you really plan to implement it within the year?

No one came out to be an official on the first day.

Everyone knows it very well.

If you really plan according to the deadline given by the emperor, in the end, all kinds of people or things will definitely be constrained.

The final result must be - nothing can be achieved!

Let's talk about it...

If the tasks assigned by the emperor cannot be completed in advance.

Then how do he show his ability and wrist as the right prime minister?

So!

Must increase the price!

The emperor said that within the year, he would force Cai Jing to make a military order here.

The emperor's mission must be completed ahead of time!

Cai Jing swallowed his saliva. He looked at Pu Zongmeng. He knew very well that this was Pu Zongmeng's style of doing things!

When he was in the court, he and Lu Jiawen, Lu Huiqing and others formed a radical faction within the New Party.

What these people are good at is increasing their investment layer by layer, putting extreme pressure on the people below, forcing the people below to find ways to exceed the task goals.
To be continued...