Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1551, the monthly tax revenue exceeds [-] million

In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi looked a little unhappy, with a dark face. These officials from the south of the Yangtze River had been arguing for more than a month, and it didn't stop.

After all, what the emperor said is not an imperial decree?
They are trying to close themselves and take back what they said.

Soon, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Liu Jin, Zhang Mao and other important ministers came to the Shangshufang one after another. Looking at Emperor Hongzhi's face, he knew that he must still be angry about the affairs of the court meeting.

"Your Majesty, it's not an option to continue the quarrel like this. This morning is an important place to discuss national affairs, how can the quarrel continue like this."

"Currently, Guotai Minan is better. There are not many major issues that need to be dealt with, but once there is something important that needs to be discussed by everyone, won't it delay the country's major affairs if it keeps going on like this."

"I think it's appropriate to give comfort, and the big things are turned into small things, and the country and society of Ming Dynasty are more important."

Li Dongyang thought for a while, and after thinking about it, he stood up and said.

"Appropriate reassurance?"

"Then who will appease me?"

"I'm also very unhappy, very unhappy."

"Fortunately, they are still ministers of the court, the pillars of the country, don't they understand the importance of the early court?"

"Don't you understand that national affairs are always above all else?"

"This is just a small punishment for them. The incident in Nanjing is not all caused by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. If Wang Shouren hadn't dealt with it in a timely and decisive manner, I am afraid that Jiangnan is now in full swing."

"Since they don't know what to do, let them continue to make trouble. Pass the decree, and the number of places in the scientific examination in Nanzhili will be reduced by another [-]. If you want to make trouble, then make enough trouble."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he became even angrier.

I used to have no temper, but now I have a lot of temper.

Thinking of the faces of those people in Jiangnan makes people's beards crooked. If they don't reuse their Jiangnan officials, the people will live in dire straits, and the country will be in turmoil. It seems that Ming Dynasty will perish without them.

Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, the officials were immediately speechless, and if they continued to speak, Emperor Hongzhi might directly cancel the qualification of Nanzhili's scientific examination.

It has been reduced by one-third, and now another [-] places have been reduced. I am afraid that Jiangnan will be exhausted in the future, and it will be as difficult as heaven to get a Juren.

"Your Majesty, I have a happy event to report to you~"

He Zhong looked at all the ministers and saw that no one was willing to stand up first, so he also stood up with a smile and said.

"What's the happy event?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the clock, his face looked better.

"Your Majesty, according to the statistics of our household department, last month our Daming's tax revenue exceeded [-] million taels of silver for the first time!"

He Zhong took out a memorial that had been written long ago and said.

"Received [-] million taels of silver a month?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his face.

This money can turn ghosts around. He, the emperor, has also tasted the taste of hard life and knows the importance of money.

In the past, the tax money of the entire Ming Dynasty was only more than three hundred taels of silver a year, and the treasury was empty every year, and the rats starved to death. As an emperor, he was reluctant to repair the palace. support.

It's fine for him to live a tight life, but Emperor Hongzhi didn't care much about it. The key is that he was poor before, and the emperor wants to do something. Without money, he can't do anything.

The army was poorly equipped, lacked training, and the frontier defense was empty. The Tartars went south to plunder every year. During the Chinese New Year, they couldn't even sleep well, for fear that the Tartars would come to Beijing that day.

He wanted to rectify the military affairs, but the national treasury was empty, and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhou Jing, said that he had no money and came back.

The Yellow River is flooding, and there are floods in Henan and Shandong every year. If you want to repair the river and control the Yellow River, you have no money to pay back. You can only pray to the sky every year. When it rains in the north, it will fall evenly. Too much can't be too little, too little will lead to drought, and too much will lead to floods.

This God thinks that he is more difficult than anything else, and it is really hard to handle the rain.

It's so hard to live without money.

Even though Emperor Hongzhi had great talent and general vision, he was embarrassed by this money. He couldn't do anything he wanted to do, but he could only be diligent and diligent.

The meeting is open day by day, but the affairs of the country are still the same, the Ming Dynasty is still the same Ming Dynasty, there has been no change, the people are still poor, and a snowstorm has torn away the illusion of the so-called prosperous age.

Now hearing that in just one month, Daming was able to receive a tax of hundreds of millions of taels of silver, how could Emperor Hongzhi be unhappy.

Hundreds of millions of taels of silver a month, which means that Daming's tax revenue this year will exceed one billion taels of silver.

One billion taels of silver, this is an extremely terrifying figure, and it is also a huge amount of wealth beyond imagination.

You must know that one tael of silver is one thousand coins, and one penny can buy two eggs. Converting it to the currency of later generations, one penny is about the same as one yuan, and this billion taels of silver is almost one trillion yuan.

Although there seems to be a big gap compared with later generations, it is Daming now, and the population of Daming is only one-tenth of that of later generations.

With this calculation, one can know how rich Daming is now.

You must know that even if the commercial tax was levied, the tax revenue of Ming Dynasty is still very low, basically about one-tenth of it. Only industries such as gambling houses and brothels are heavily taxed, and other industries are very low. Come much lower.

Under such circumstances, Daming's annual tax revenue exceeded one billion taels of silver, which shows how wealthy Daming is.

Not only does it mean that the imperial court is rich, but it also shows that all classes in Ming Dynasty are rich.

Factories, workshops, and commercial firms are the main force in paying taxes. If they do not make money, they will naturally have no tax to pay. In other words, if the tax is high, they will naturally earn more.

"Okay, I finally have money now, and it won't be like before, without money, I can't do anything."

Emperor Hongzhi happily expressed his affirmation.

In fact, the tax revenue exceeding one billion taels of silver was already foreseeable.

Over the years, since the tax reform, the establishment of the tax office, and the establishment of the tax police, the tax revenue of the imperial court has been gradually increasing, and in the past few years, with the rapid development of capitalism and colonialism in the Ming Dynasty, the tax revenue has increased very rapidly.

A few years ago, the imperial court could only receive [-] million taels of silver a year, but in a blink of an eye, it will break through the [-] billion taels of silver, directly doubling.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty~"

"The tax revenue in a single month has exceeded [-] million, which shows that my Ming Dynasty has truly entered an unprecedented prosperous and prosperous age."

"Today, the territory of our Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly vast, far surpassing any dynasty and country in China and abroad. The wealth of our Ming Dynasty today is also far beyond any time in the past. Even if it is the family of the low-level people, they already have no worries about food and clothing. Pursue a higher life."

Liu Jian also hurriedly stood up to congratulate Emperor Hongzhi. Liu Jian's ability is actually not as good as Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, but he is the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi, and he will flatter Emperor Hongzhi at the right time. The seat is as firm as Mount Tai.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty~"

"Congratulations from my majesty, congratulations from me~"

When the other ministers saw it, they also hurriedly sent their congratulations.

"Haha, good, good~"

"This is the result of the joint creation of thousands of people in my Ming Dynasty. I dare not take credit for it!"

Emperor Hongzhi showed a happy smile, and the unhappiness he had just had in the early court disappeared all of a sudden.

"It's a good thing to have silver, but more importantly, use this silver to the blade."

"This tax is collected from the people and used by the people. It is squeezed out by the people who live frugally, so it should be used for national construction."

"The railways and roads should be repaired, the river lifts and reservoirs should be built, the rivers should be dredged, the hospitals should be built in various places, and the ports and wharves should be built."

"These are all projects that are beneficial to the people's livelihood and the country. In the past, if you wanted to do it, you didn't have the money to do it. You could only use the form of corvee, and the people suffered a lot to do something."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the huge map of the Ming Dynasty and began to give instructions.

Now Daming's tax revenue is growing rapidly, but the proportion of fixed expenditures in various aspects is constantly shrinking.

In the past, only those princes surnamed Zhu who supported the royal family needed to spend one-third of the court's annual tax revenue, which was an extremely heavy burden.

Coupled with the expenses of officials and the army, etc., the imperial court is unable to make ends meet every year, the teacher who is empty in the national treasury starves to death, and the frontier army can't even have enough food. As for the officials.

Everyone just doesn't rely on that little salary to live, otherwise everyone will starve to death.

It’s all right now, the princes of Zhu in Daming have basically moved overseas to establish a vassal state, and there is no need for Daming to support them. As for the army, there is only Emperor Hongzhi’s internal money to spend, and there is no need for the treasury. Expenses.

The salaries of officials have been rising again and again, but the proportion is getting smaller and smaller. When the total expenditure is calculated, the national treasury can still save a lot.

Naturally, silver cannot be put in the warehouse to become moldy and smelly. It must be used in order to realize its value. Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi has been investing heavily in infrastructure construction over the years.

Concrete roads, railways, ports, wharves, river repairs, reservoirs, dredging canals, strengthening border defense, supporting immigration, etc., a large amount of money is allocated every year, and the effect is gradually revealed.

When the infrastructure is improved, commerce and the circulation of goods become more and more convenient, the economy grows faster and faster, and taxes are collected more and more. This is a virtuous circle.

The huge infrastructure has also led to a large number of employment and the rapid development of related industries, and the dividends have been sprinkled on every Daming person from top to bottom.

　We can have today, in fact, thanks to the large-scale infrastructure construction and the emphasis on education. The infrastructure is well done, and everything is easier to do. We attach importance to education and cultivate a large number of talents. We can go from low-end manufacturing to high-end technology. The field is broken through, our nation is great and the best, and we will soon return to the top of the world!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)