Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 611, all the places where my Daming people go are the land

Qianqing Palace, the study of Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi, the elders of the three cabinets, the British public Zhang Mao, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs Zhong Zhong, the minister of the Ministry of war Liu Daxia and other six ministries and nine ministers each held a tax reform plan formulated by Liu Jin in their hands, and they all read it very carefully.

Some people are expressionless, some people frown deeply, and some people have a slight smile on their faces.

"The plan is very good, very detailed, and very feasible."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in satisfaction after reading it.

Liu Jin is very efficient in doing things, and can always satisfy himself. He is talented and responsible, and he has a belief in truly seeking the well-being of the people of the world.

This is why Emperor Hongzhi liked Liu Jin.

Although Liu Jin did not keep his mouth shut for the sake of the country, the community, and the people, everything Liu Jin did was sincerely benefiting the people, doing practical things for the country, the nation, and Daming. good thing.

On the other hand, the other ministers, although all of them kept their mouths shut, said what was lightly paid, what was fighting for the interests of the people, and what was for the sake of the country and the country.

But they are often vegetarians, do not think about making progress, and are immersed in the fantasy of Confucianism governing the country, unable to extricate themselves, unable to hold plans and practical actions.

Among them, Zhou Jing and Qi Zhong are the most typical representatives.

To say that they have no skills, it is also possible that someone with skills can climb to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Households, how can it be possible without any skills.

Let’s say they are capable. As ministers of the household department, when they were in charge of the treasury, the treasury was empty and the rats could be starved to death. The court couldn’t do anything if they wanted to.

I stare at my internal money every day, wishing to plunder every penny of my own, but ask them to collect taxes, but one by one says that they are competing with the people for profit, and even feel very ashamed.

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What is Min?
Liu Jin said it well, the gentry is the people, the merchants are the people, and the peasants are the people. In the eyes of these civil officials, only the gentry and the businessmen are the people, and they must not be taxed, otherwise these "people" will not be able to live. .

For civil officials like Zhou Jing and Qi Zhong, they wished that the treasury would be empty, so that the court would have no money, and the emperor would have no money, so naturally they would have nothing to do, and it would be much easier for them to be officials.

As for the rampant Japanese pirates, foreign invasion, famine, etc., these must be because the emperor did not do a good job, and even the emperor's virtue was damaged, so these disasters came from God, the purpose is to remind the emperor to cherish the people, To be diligent and frugal, to lighten the tax and pay less, to be close to virtuous ministers and far away from villains, etc.

With the comparison, Emperor Hongzhi felt that many ministers, apart from being rice worms, had no role in the country, the country, the country, and the country.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi didn't realize that this was actually the inevitability of Confucian education.

Confucianism has been developed to the present, and it has been completely solidified. It is doomed to imprison thoughts and resist new things. It is going to decay and decline.

Officials who come out of such a system may be knowledgeable about the past, they may be able to speak eloquently, and they may also be able to write beautiful words, but they can only stay within the framework defined by the predecessors, and there is no way to break through and achieve new development.

Ideological confinement is the most terrible thing, and only ideological breakthroughs can create new brilliance.

"Liu Jin, there is nothing wrong with setting up a city ship department, but, is it appropriate for us to collect taxes in places like Hyogotsu and Crescent City?"

After reading it, Li Dongyang thought for a while and asked, "These places have not belonged to our Ming Dynasty since ancient times. It's okay to say that Ryukyu is only a leasehold of Hyogo from Japan. As for the Crescent City, it was originally owned by Lusong Kingdom." Manila."

"Of course it is appropriate. These places were not owned by our Ming Dynasty before, but they will belong to our Ming Dynasty in the future. Since they belong to our Ming Dynasty, they naturally need to pay taxes to our Ming Dynasty."

"It's not just Hyogotsu and Crescent City. Wherever our Ming Dynasty expands in the future, the land and people there will have to pay taxes to our Ming Dynasty."

"Li Gong, the times are constantly changing. The world outside of Ming Dynasty is huge, and there are too many, too many lands without owners. This is a good time for our people of Ming Dynasty to forge ahead."

"Wherever the people of my Ming Dynasty go, it should be the land of my Ming Dynasty!"

"Anyone who is willing to be loyal to my Ming Dynasty, loyal to my son of Ming Dynasty, and learn from my Chinese style is a citizen of my Ming Dynasty, and they all need to pay taxes to my Ming Dynasty."

Liu Jin nodded very solemnly.

This is very important. If the overseas lands do not pay taxes, how can the imperial court have the motivation to continue to expand.

What's more, only by receiving more taxes can Daming build a stronger army, build more warships and ships to seize more land.

"Well said~"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard Liu Jin's domineering words, he immediately applauded happily.

That's right, that's how it should be.

Although Daming is big, the world is bigger. The world outside of Daming is very vast, with endless fertile land, and countless gold and silver.

The people of Ming Dynasty should continue to expand outwards and seize more and wider land, instead of being confined to one-third of an acre of land.

Others also nodded one after another. After several years of publicity, everyone has a deeper understanding of the world outside of Ming Dynasty, and they all know the richness and vastness of overseas.

There are a lot of people investing in Golden Continent, Nanyang, and Ryukyu. The bigwigs present have more or less invested in some commercial firms and fleets, and they have also established plantations of their own commercial firms in Nanyang.

Now Liu Jin clearly put forward a concept.

That is, although these places did not belong to Daming before, they will belong to Daming in the future, because there are people of Daming here, and the people here are loyal to Daming and the Son of Ming.

This means that there will be no difference between these places and the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the traditional sense of the Ming Dynasty. It also means that if something happens here in the future, the Ming Dynasty will have to send troops to maintain it.

This is tantamount to safeguarding everyone's interests.

After all, it is a question of interests.

Because the bosses have all invested in plantations in Ryukyu and Nanyang, as well as in fleets heading to the Golden Isle for treasure hunting, a wonderful change has naturally taken place.

In the past, many corrupt officials would jump out and yell about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and that a great country should subdue people with virtue.

There is no such thing now, because it goes up to the elders of the three cabinets in the cabinet, down to the officials, large and small, above the court, and even the officials below.

Everyone has more or less invested in commercial banks, invested in fleets, and invested real money in it, so they can't spend their own money.

"Liu Jin is right~"

"Your Majesty, my lords, I think that the imperial court should make a law to regulate all these things."

"Wherever the people of my Ming Dynasty go, it is the land of my Ming Dynasty~"

"Anyone who is loyal to my Ming Dynasty, loyal to the son of the Great Ming Dynasty, and willing to learn from my Chinese style, he is a citizen of my Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Mao thought for a while and wanted to stand up and make a suggestion.

Daming is now expanding rapidly. On the northern grasslands, grassland towns are constantly being built north and west. It is said that the furthest ones are almost built to the North Sea where Su Wu herds sheep.

To the south, on the Nanyang side, with Crescent Moon City as the center, on Luzon Island, large and small plantations are blooming everywhere. At the same time, Taipinghou Du Mingen has established many strongholds along the way to the west.

Some of these strongholds were leased, and some were simply donated to Daming by the kings of these places. There is no way, as Daming has a very high prestige in this place.

To the east, the Japanese side occupied Yinshan County, leased Hyogo Tsu, and at the same time established a stronghold in Yuxi. There are also [-] people passing by on the Golden Island side. Many strongholds can be established.

As Liu Jin said, this is an era of rapid expansion, and the territory of Ming Dynasty is constantly expanding.

But Daming is still far behind in the management of these overseas places.

Ryukyu City is still under the management of Ryukyu City, and there are no government offices or government offices. The same is true for Crescent City in Nanyang. The strongholds in these places are still operated by Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., Ltd.

That is to say, there are officials dispatched from the Wa country, Yinshan County and Hyogotsu, and there are no government offices set up by the Ming government in Yuxi and Huangjinzhou to the north.

It's okay in a short time, but problems will arise over time. The Ming court is like an old man who moves slowly, unable to keep up with this era of rapid change and expansion.

"Your Majesty, I agree with what Zhang Gong said~"

"We should legislate as soon as possible, and at the same time set up provinces in overseas places, appoint officials, establish government offices, and officially declare that these places are the land of our Ming Dynasty, and the people in these places are the people of our Ming Dynasty."

The chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Jian, also stood up and expressed his opinion.

"The minister seconded the proposal~"

Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, Qi Zhong, Liu Daxia and others also nodded.

Some things are like this. First of all, the name must be justified. First, this place should be included in the territory of Daming, and it should be the same as the two capitals and thirteen provinces of Ming.

Only in this way can everyone know that these places are my Ming's territory, and the people here are my Ming's people.

If there is any conflict in the future, Daming can justifiably send troops to protect its own land and people.

As for whether other countries and people recognize it, is it important?

What does it matter.

Anyway, this is how my Da Ming does things. If you are not convinced, you can try my Da Ming's strong boat and sharp gun.

"...It really is the ass that decides the head. I did the right thing in the past. From now on, I should not only lead the military officers and nobles to get rich, but also lead these civil servants, gentry, and big families to get rich."

Liu Jin was slightly dumbfounded. He was originally discussing taxation, but now he got involved in it, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

　Wouldn't this be a little overbearing?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)