I am the king of the dead

Chapter 343 Merchant ship tax draws one out of ten, and another four points are deducted for silver

Zhu Qiyu's car had already arrived in Jinan, but due to some historical reasons, Zhu Qiyu did not stay in Jinan Prefecture.

It's not that Zhu Qiyu doubts the loyalty of Jinan Mansion, but that Yan Mansion has a special feeling for Jinan.

When Emperor Xuanzong quelled the rebellion of the Han Palace, he passed by Jinan Mansion, but he never stopped, and went all the way to Le'an.

Because there was a ruthless person in Jinan Mansion, Tie Xuan.

Tie Xuan was a courtier of the Jianwen Dynasty. During the Battle of Jingnan, Tie Xuan defended Jinan alone.

When Tie Xuan was guarding Jinan City, he played a trick on Zhu Di.

Three months after Jinan was besieged, Tie Xuan sent someone to feign surrender and invite Zhu Di to enter the city.

At this time, Zhu Di was full of ambition, thinking that he had destroyed the enemy's will to resist. As a result, Tie Xuan set up a thousand catty gate at the city gate, and when he was waiting for Zhu Di to enter the city, he smashed Zhu Di to death.

But this thousand-jin gate hit Zhu Di's horse's head, and Zhu Di changed his horse and hurried back, so he escaped a catastrophe.

Yan's army became angry and continued to attack the city, but Tie Xuan put Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait and spiritual tablet on the top of the city to prevent the bombardment of Yan's artillery.

Yan's army had no choice but to retreat in the end.

It wasn't until the first year of Yongle, after Zhu Di proclaimed himself emperor, that he sent a large army to encircle Jinan Mansion, designed to capture Tie Xuan alive, and escorted him to Nanjing City.

Zhu Di persuaded him to surrender several times, and finally Zhu Di met Tie Xuan in person and said: "The Jianwen dynasty was penetrated by Zhu Di, and the whereabouts of Zhu Yunqi, the common man of Jianwen, are all unknown. Why do you, a subject, persist?"
But Tie Xuan, who was kidnapped back, cursed loudly, and Zhu Di, in a rage, executed Tie Xuan Lingchi to death in the city.

Why is Zhu Di so angry?
As someone who immediately conquered the world and won the throne, he could even get the head of a bandit far away in the sky.

Is there anything in this world that Zhu Di can't get?Tie Hyun told him there was.

Since then, no emperor of the Ming Dynasty has ever set foot in Jinan Mansion.

Of course, the reason Zhu Qiyu gave was that the emperor's entry into the city would disturb the local area, so he stopped.

This reason is the same as the reason that Emperor Xuanzong did not enter the Jinan Mansion when he quelled the rebellion of the King of Han.

Shandong bureaucrats such as Pei Lun, the chief minister of Shandong, Li Binyan, the governor of Shandong, Tao Jin, the commander of Mizhou Shipping Department, Tang Xing, the commander of Jinyiwei, and other Shandong bureaucrats had prepared a grand welcome ceremony, but in the end it was nothing.

Zhu Qiyu received the memorial from Yue Qian and others, including all the documents, and being able to act so unscrupulously in Yingtian Mansion proved that Yue Qian and the others had established a firm foothold in Nanjing City.

"Uncle Baoding may not have rebelled because of resentment as Hu Shangshu guessed." Zhu Qiyu said.

Chen Mao once wrote a letter about all things in Fujian. Liang Ping was not a man without a king, father, disloyalty and filial piety. He fought with the army for many years, made many military exploits for the Ming Dynasty, and also contributed to the suppression of the rebellion of King Guangtong. Why did he rebel?

After reading the information, Yu Qian frowned and said, "Did they kill Liang Ping, the general officer of Huguang?"

"It's because Yue Qian and the others don't accept them at night, and they didn't know until Xiangyang." Zhu Qiyu put aside the matter of Huguang.

He picked up another letter and said sharply: "To the point of no conscience!"

The Yellow River is an aboveground river. Its water surface is as high as the Kaifeng Iron Tower. Once the embankment breaks, the dragon will change its course. In the North China Plain, the dragon will sway its tail, and the whole north will not be peaceful.

Digging the Yellow River, using water to replace soldiers, has been tried by people throughout the dynasties.

When Liu Xiu arrived in Handan, the clan Liu Lin proposed to dig the Yellow River to stop the pursuers, but Liu Xiu disagreed.

Du Chong dug the Yellow River and went all the way south. Song Gaozong Zhao Gou was ecstatic and appointed him as the prime minister to lead the defense in Nanjing. Du Chong surrendered directly when the Jin soldiers went south.

During Jin Aizong's time, the Mongolian army besieged Kaifeng. Jin Aizong condemned Kaifeng's mansion and Yan Majin said "the population is tens of thousands, and the river and water are saved to defend the capital." However, their conscienceless behavior did not succeed. , Ma Jin and others were all killed, and there were no two 300 people who were strong enough to rebel."

In the 24th year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao did build embankments on a large scale, but it did not mean that the Yellow River was flooded, and it disappeared.

In fact, there are records of breaches in Kaifeng Mansion in the second year of Yongle, the eighth year of Yongle, and the 14th year of Yongle, and Kaifeng City became a city of fish and turtles.

But fortunately, the imperial court was still there, and all prefectures and counties were there. They organized the people several times to build river embankments on a large scale.

Even if Zhu Qiyu didn't expect it, Yu Qian would remind His Majesty how to deal with it.

Yu Qian said with a smile: "The forwards of the Bravery Battalion of the Siyong Regiment Battalion have deployed defenses along the Yellow River, and at least with a little mobilization, the people will spontaneously guard the embankment. As long as the commanding officer sends out orders, there will naturally be someone to guard them day and night." .”

"At least ten thousand people are needed to dig the Yellow River's dams. It is impossible to hide the spies that will not be accepted overnight. If they are broken up into wholes, scattered all over Henan, and then gathered in one place, if the rebels have this kind of organizational ability, they will not There will be so many jokes."

Yu Qian has been the governor of Henan, and he has also built the Yellow River dams. The people's will, whoever digs the Yellow River is not an enemy of all the people in Henan and the Lianghuai area?

Moreover, the [-] troops of the Brave Battalion will stay in Henan and organize local guards to help defend. The Yellow River cannot be said to be safe, but whoever touches it will die.

"What about Xuzhou?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Xuzhou on the map.

This place is indeed a strategic point. If Xuzhou is captured, the soldiers can reach the Yangtze River directly, and there is no danger to defend the Huaihe River.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the map of Xuzhou City and said: "Wang Ji said that he would fight with me quickly, which is exactly what I want!"

Shi Heng and other generals immediately sat up straight, and Shi Heng said loudly: "The front line came to report, the Xuzhou garrison only has more than [-] people, and I inspected the two battalions, and they can go straight to the city of Xuzhou and take Xuzhou!"

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "I don't understand military affairs, but I also know the danger. Before the rebels can deploy heavy troops to fortify, the middle gate is wide open, and they will naturally come down."

"What does Yu Shaobao think?"

Yu Qian bowed his head and said: "I invite the governor of military affairs to go to Xuzhou with Wu Qinghou."

This is also an established strategy that has been determined long ago, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Then I will thank you generals."

"I have a word. In April of the second year of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty had already entered Pengcheng, and received its treasures and beauties. It held a high-level wine meeting every night, and played songs every night. Han Gaozu thought that Xiang Yu only had 3 people, which was not a cause for concern."

"It's called arrogant soldiers, and the arrogant soldiers will be destroyed."

Liu Bang was defeated in Pengcheng, and Sima Qian believed that the arrogant soldiers must be defeated. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw Sima Qian's assessment and did not comment.

After Liu Bang entered Pengcheng, which is now Xuzhou, he did look like a proud soldier.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "I don't want the army to look like an arrogant soldier. After entering the city, restrain the soldiers and horses. Fortify layers of defenses in Yi County, Zaozhuang, Zou County, Qufu, Ziyang, etc., and stand ready for battle!"

"Prevent the enemy's counterattack, consolidate the results of the battle, and appease the people."

Shi Heng and the others immediately shouted loudly: "Your servants respectfully obey the teachings!"

Zhu Qiyu said in a vibrating voice: "The Ming army is mighty!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!" All the generals shouted in unison.

The Twelfth Regiment Battalion received generous rewards, and their military discipline was excellent. In Hetao, Jining, they were also famous as master masters. This time Zhu Qiyu went to fight the rebellion himself, and his military discipline was even stricter.

The military orders of the Ming army were strict, and various continuous sitting systems emerged one after another, which would even harm family members.

The military is a tool of violence. Once it gets out of control, the consequences will be disastrous.

The emperor of Ming Dynasty was also very generous, he continued to reward generously, giving enough to prevent the army from robbing the people, increasing their cost of making mistakes, and working with military discipline in both ways, only then did he have the style of a king.

Zhu Qiyu's big driver, Yuren, will stay in Jinan, and will not leave for Xuzhou until the two Huaihe Rivers are settled and the soldiers' front reaches the city of Nanjing.

Although Zhu Qiyu won the banner of Deshengmen and Zhu Mingmenlongqi, he is not the emperor on horseback after all, so he will naturally move forward after everything is stable.

The personal conquest belongs to the personal conquest, but he does not participate in the specific command. The defense mentioned just now is the result of the agreement of many generals and the king's meeting.

In Xuzhou, there have been more than 400 large-scale battles in history. How to fight in this place and the terrain have long been thoroughly studied.

When the army marched out, there were only more than [-] people left around Zhu Qiyu. At this time, if the thieves had a strong horse and rushed straight to Zhu Qiyu's tent, they could capture him as many as possible.

It's a beautiful idea, but only beautiful.

Not to mention the Shandong army, but the governor Tao Jin has already rushed to Jinan Mansion with about [-] soldiers and horses. If someone really wants to go straight to them.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about Tie Xuan's old affairs either. Yan Mansion was taboo and would hide in Jinan Mansion directly. Jinan Mansion had a strong army, so it would be no problem to guard him for a few months.

Zhu Qiyu made a nest by himself to see if he could catch fish.

After the military conference adjourned, Shandong officials finally had the opportunity to meet with them.

Xing'an said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Li Binyan, governor of Shandong, Pei Lun, chief envoy of Shandong, Tao Jin, commander of Mizhou Shipping Department, and Tang Xing, commander of Jinyiwei, are asking to see you."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said, "Xuan."

"Your Majesty is waiting to see you. Is Your Majesty bowing?" Several courtiers bowed and saluted.

"I am safe, flattened, and given a seat." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Since he dared to come to Shandong and let the army go to Xuzhou City, he naturally knew the loyalty of the officials of Shandong provinces.

When those candidates were dismissed from the exam, Zhu Qiyu was skeptical about Shandong, thinking that they were all limped by the Confucian mansion.

But after arriving here, he realized that compared with the imperial court, the Shandong area hated the Confucian Mansion even more than the imperial court.

Which official was pressed by such a big temple above his head, unable to move, three years of planning, and inferior evaluation every time?Can't be promoted, can you be happy in your heart?
Before Zhu Qiyu destroyed the Confucian mansion, there were two pieces of sky above Shandong, one was the emperor, and the other was the Confucian mansion.

In fact, after Zhu Qiyu got rid of the Confucian Mansion, many problems in the entire Shandong territory became easier.

For example, the thieves, who had been a disaster for a long time, finally slowly became a thing of the past. After repeated conquests by the army and repeated orders from local officials to persuade the thieves to go down the mountain, the boundary of Shandong has become much more stable in the past two years.

What's more, His Majesty brought the Mizhou Shipping Department, which greatly solved the difficult life problems of the people in Shandong.

For example, the price of rice and sorghum, before the establishment of the Mizhou Shipping Department, was about four renminbi a stone of rice in Shandong, but now it has dropped to three renminbi. Business activities have become more frequent, and there have been more workshops.

Even unemployed people, wandering people, and landless people can go to the workshops around Bosi, Mizhou City to make a living.

Li Binyan held a thick book and said, "Your Majesty, the Mizhou Shipping Department has a balance of 74 taels of silver this year."

Zhu Qiyu took the account book, and Li Binyan earned 74 taels in half a year.

The tribute trade system of the Ming Dynasty was divided into three modes: tribute, tribute ship, and merchant ship.

Among them, the tribute is opened in the Huitongguan of the capital. The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea and Ryukyu is the best. The North Korea and Ryukyu will open the market every time the tribute will be held in the same hall. This part is the part of the Ming Dynasty that lost money. The imperial court is gracious to heaven.

But the tribute is one share, so the tribute ship is ten.

Then the tribute ships, the Ming Dynasty made money.

Zhu Qiyu was very satisfied with Li Binyan's work. He said with a smile: "In the 17th year of Hongwu, the Taizu set a tribute to the ship, saying: All overseas countries who pay tribute and have private belongings will be exempted from their taxes. If the tribute of the Siyi native officials is attached to Fanhuo, and those who want to trade with China, the officials will take six points and pay the price. The tax will still be deducted.”

Because the Fan Kingdom may not have silver or copper coins to pay, in order to facilitate trade, for every [-]% of the tribute ship, [-]% of the material is collected as tax.

Isn't the points draw a kind of taxation in disguise?
The Ming tributary system never lost money.

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Nowadays, if the merchant ship tax is set to [-] and [-] real tax, if you give the silver and the superior four points."

"Li Yushi did a good job."

However, in the past, the management of merchant ships was neglected, and the Mizhou Shipbuilding Department issued ship certificates and surveys. As long as they are willing to pay taxes, they are considered legal business.

Li Binyan also turned a blind eye, allowing merchant ships to have firearms, artillery, etc., as long as they enter the port to cover up, everyone will pretend nothing happened.

This approach is because Daming lost the most powerful navy and cannot guarantee the safety of the merchant ships. If the merchant ships are not allowed to protect themselves, that is to let the merchant ships die.

Zhu Qiyu's management of merchant ships is divided into two methods: drawing points and taxation, one is to draw one out of ten, and one is to draw ten shares from a hundred.

It would be even better if there was money to pay the tax, [-]% of the tax could be reduced, and [-]% of the tax was already very light.

Because there will be people involved in the physical purchase, and there will be a lot of losses when escorted to Beijing. If it is converted into silver, the actual income of the court will exceed the physical purchase.

Li Binyan talked about an interesting incident, and said with a smile: "Recently, many merchants who originally went to Ningbo Shipping Department have arrived at Mizhou Shipping Department. It has been a long time."

"It is said that in order to raise military funds, Li Xian set a tax of five to one. There are more three-masted ships in sea trade, and the tax is [-] cents and six cents. State is coming."

Li Binyan was all smiles. The gang of rebels only felt that the emperor was harsh, but they hadn't even interpreted the tax rules of the Mizhou Shipping Department.

After the rebellion, it was discovered that there were much more taxes to be paid, so I had to go to the Mizhou Shipping Department.

Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "I'm still wondering why Jingtai's merchant ships suddenly increased by nearly a thousand ships in three years."

"My servant asks for 20 silver coins to expand the wharf and ships, which is not enough."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said: "Send them all to the capital, and after the court discusses, the Ministry of Households will give you money."

Seriously, he's conscripting himself!
Naturally, if they don't deal with government affairs, they will all be sent to the capital.

Li Binyan was helpless, he thought it would be easier after face-to-face, but in the end he had to go to the court to go through the formalities.

Isn't this going around in a circle and adding more procedures?

But a system is a system, and the establishment is to be followed by everyone. Since Zhu Qiyu asked Zhu Zhanqian to supervise the country, he naturally let him handle government affairs.

Li Bin talked for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, the Mizhou Baoyuan Bureau has recently increased the number of Japanese silver coins replaced by [-]%. I suspect that some of the southern rebels escorted the silver taels and exchanged silver coins."

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