"His Majesty……"

Huang Liji never expected that Zhu Youjian, as the emperor, would tear off the false mask of the "wise king" and reveal the true face of the "tyrant", and would threaten him, the chief minister of the cabinet with death!

This is clearly a scoundrel!

Can you, the dog emperor, still be a bit handsome for the emperor?

If Zhu Youjian heard Huang Liji's voice, he would definitely sneer: "Fucking the demeanor! If I don't expand the maritime trade and increase the commercial tax, the Ming Dynasty will be dead. I have to go to the coal mountain to hang the southeast branch. Can I still care about you?

Seeing that the emperor and Huang Liji were in a deadlock, the emperor even threatened Huang Liji with death. Guo Yunhou could no longer sit still. He hurriedly knelt down and snatched his head and said, "I am incapable of sharing your worries for Your Majesty. I am guilty. Please stop the wrath of Thunder."

Zhu Youjian turned his head to look at Guo Yunhou, but he still said in anger: "Shangshu Guo, do you also want to beg for bones and resign yourself?"

Guo Yunhou suffered a tragic disaster, but Guo Yunhou and Huang Li were very different. He was a minister with a conscience. He had also learned about the sufferings of the people and had also been rushing for the people. It can be said that he was a scholar-official who truly cared about the people and was an "outlier" among the civil officials in the late Ming Dynasty.

Whether for the country, the people, or the king, Guo Yunhou believes that it is necessary for him to stand up and support the emperor's policies, because he knows that this is the only way to save the world that can solve the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Guo Yunhou does not have the courage of Zhang Juzheng, and he does not have the ability of Zhang Juzheng, when someone in the court takes the lead in trying to do what Zhang Juzheng does, Guo Yunhou can still do whatever he wants to give such a person, let alone being the one who takes the lead and is not necessarily hopeless of success.

So Guo Yunhou said loudly: "Your Majesty misunderstood me. I support Your Majesty's policy of expanding maritime trade and increasing commercial taxes, and is willing to work hard to implement these two major policies.

However, I also need your Majesty to make a promise that whether it is profit from maritime trade or commercial tax revenue, it is a share of the national treasury and must not be included in the treasury."

Guo Yunhou was also fed up with the work of tearing down the east and repairing the west walls. Looking at the Minister of Revenue in the Ming Dynasty, no one was as tired as he was. The financial hole in the Ming Dynasty was too big and serious.

The fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty was less than half of its expenditure every year, and it was really not enough to make ends meet. If the emperor had not taken out part of the money from the treasury when the treasury was empty, the Ming Dynasty would have collapsed long ago!

Of course, the emperor also had great responsibility for the reason why the Ming Dynasty's finances were so corrupt. For example, Emperor Wanli, an expert in making money, was so good at competing with the people for profit.

Originally, the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty was that the national treasury was returned to the national treasury and the internal treasury was returned to the internal treasury, and the two were clearly divided.

However, Emperor Wanli included all the mining supervision tax, commercial tax and maritime trade income in the treasury, and did not even distribute the roots to the treasury, which caused the tragedy that the treasury was always ineffective, and it was exhausted. The two emperors Chongzhen had to often withdraw some money from the treasury to support the treasury.

Therefore, while Guo Yunhou expressed his support for Emperor Chongzhen, he also asked the emperor to re-determine the inputs of the treasury and the treasury, and his abacus was very precise.

Guo Yunhou stood up and expressed his support to Zhu Youjian, which made Zhu Youjian's anger disappear. He thought that compared to the selfish Huang Liji, there were still ministers who were willing to serve the country at all costs.

As for the benefits of maritime trade and the conditions proposed by Guo Yunhou to get a share of the treasury, Zhu Youjian felt that it was nothing to agree.

In Zhu Youjian's view, even the emperor, he would need to pay taxes to the state in the future. He planned to include all commercial taxes in the treasury in the future, so that tax payment and death could be ranked alongside two things that the Ming people could not avoid in their lifetime.

Of course, Zhu Youjian will not give up all the commercial taxes that the treasury deserves to the treasury. After all, the administration of the Ming Dynasty at this time is obvious to all. If the treasury really had a large surplus, the rats would probably flock to eat the treasury completely.

As for the benefits of maritime trade, it was originally an input of the treasury. If the treasury wanted to get a share of the pie, then it would be a share of one-tenth of the profit of the treasury. After all, Zhu Youjian also planned to use the benefits of maritime trade to support the navy, and it was impossible to share too much money to the treasury.

Zhu Youjian's face looked much better and said to Guo Yun with a high praise: "Shangshu Guo is very wise and has a loyal heart. He is indeed much better than some selfish guys, and is worthy of praise.

As for the profits of maritime trade and commercial tax revenue, the monopoly of the treasury does seem to be too competing with the people for profit. I promised Mr. Guo that after these two policies were implemented, I will re-discuss the return of these two major incomes, and there will be a pill of the treasury."

Guo Yunhou was very excited when he heard this and said happily: "In this way, I am willing to work hard for Your Majesty to die!"

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Guo Qing is flat and sit down and talk."

Guo Yunhou agreed happily, and the monarch and ministers looked happy and happy.

This appearance was naturally something Zhu Youjian and Guo Yunhou deliberately made it for Huang Liji to see. Although Huang Liji's ability was mediocre, since Wei Zhongxian's fall, Huang Liji has actually become the only core of the eunuch party, and his influence in the court is far from comparable to Guo Yunhou.

If Zhu Youjian expands the maritime trade and the policy of increasing commercial taxes is fully supported by Huang Liji, then he can form a confrontation with the Donglin Party in the court, and Zhu Youjian's pressure will undoubtedly be greatly reduced and the possibility of successful reform will be greatly increased.

Once the emperor and the cabinet chief assistant merge, their power will undoubtedly be very great. Any policy can be passed smoothly without the court. The ministers' opposition can only make it deliberately difficult for them in implementing this link.

Huang Liji was in a battle between heaven and man at this time. If he insisted on begging his bones to resign and retire, then the emperor's bloody threat would not be ignored.

After all, under the opposition of civil officials in the court, the emperor insisted on verdicting Zhao Qiaowei to behead him, which shows that the emperor's eyes were not tolerated, and it was difficult for Huang Liji to escape unstoppable.

But if he agrees to join the emperor and fully implement the reform policy, then the huge Southeast Shishang Group is not an ordinary person. He will face unprecedented pressure. If he is careless, he will die and die.

Huang Liji has never been so entangled. In his opinion, no matter which of these two choices, the risks are extremely huge.

But the emperor did not give him a third option, which made Huang Liji, the "old turtle" who knew how to seek good fortune and avoid disasters, was so anxious.

Seeing Huang Liji's extremely entangled appearance, Zhu Youjian also knew that he was too hard to do so, but Zhu Youjian had no choice. Huang Liji is currently the leader of the eunuch party. After Wei Zhongxian fell, all the eunuch party members who were still in the court followed Huang Liji's only leader. Zhu Youjian would never allow Huang Liji to retire freely.

However, the toughness towards Huang Liji is not the way to be a king. If you want your subordinates to do things for you willingly, the key is to know the reason and lure them for profit.

After the big stick, Zhu Youjian planned to give Huang Liji a carrot.
Chapter completed!