Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 375
To put it bluntly, it is no longer a one-size-fits-all collection of taxes for local provinces.

If water transportation is convenient and there is a lot of food, they will collect food; if land is difficult, they will collect more money.

Just like in the north, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places can expropriate money and keep food locally, and the imperial court will let military expenditures be used to buy food with money, so that a cycle can be formed.

"If you have a lot of money like Jiangnan, should you levy money?"

The emperor was intrigued, and the proposal was creative.

One way of whipping is to levy money, and later it became a levy of grain. It has been messed up for decades, not only the common people don't understand it, but even many gentry don't understand it.

"That's the truth!" Zhao Shu also nodded hurriedly, showing a smile: "As the saying goes, when Huguang is cooked, the world is full. Huguang, Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, the food in these four places is enough to support half of the world. The water conservancy is convenient and can be collected. grain."

"In Jiangnan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, etc., merchants are prosperous, and they must be willing to collect money."

"Grain area and money area?"

The emperor muttered, and immediately said: "In this way, the grain chief system should also be abolished."

"In the grain requisition area, with the county as the center and the post station as the node, add grain transportation envoys, which can be from the sixth rank, as the second official."

"The government is the ambassador of grain transportation, the province is the general ambassador of grain transportation, and the grade is adjusted according to the camera."

Speaking of this, the emperor became more energetic.

Zhao Shu, Zhang Shenyan and Yan Chongxin frowned.

After the county general judge took charge of the judiciary, this majesty is planning to set up official positions. There are at most dozens or hundreds of people in one prefecture and one province, but there are thousands of official positions all over the world.

For the imperial court, the annual salary expenditure will increase by tens of thousands of taels.

"Your Majesty, the matter of money, food and taxation is originally the responsibility of the local chief official. Now that it is brought up separately, I am afraid that the power and responsibility will be unclear!"

"After all, the chief officer has more power, and it is convenient to do these things."

Zhang Shenyan suggested cautiously.

"It's easier to make money!"

The emperor looked worried and said: "The responsibility of the chief official lies in overall planning, supervision and verification, how can he do everything by himself?"

"However, what you said does make sense!"

Several people trembled and waited to be counted down, but the emperor came to a big turning point.

It was only then that Zhu Yixi realized that it was difficult for a mere grain transport envoy to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.

Therefore, the criminal name, transfer of money and food, and expropriation can be completely handed over to the general judge.

This is also the responsibility of the general judge of the Song Dynasty, and it is not unconventional to restore the tradition.

After some explanation, several people in the cabinet were relieved.

Yan Chong said with lingering confidence, "Your Majesty, the imperial court now has a lot of salary, if one more official is added, the expenditure of food and salary will be unsustainable."

"Okay!" Zhu Yixi said impatiently after a while of verbosity:
"Two problems are solved, and the tax dilemma can be relieved a lot."

Speaking of this, the emperor coughed and said solemnly: "Now that the imperial court is in distress and the country is in distress, I think the local vassals should have no objections."

As soon as these words came out, several people's eyes lit up.

As the saying goes, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, and reducing expenditure will definitely not work, so we can only increase revenue and focus on the vassal king.

"Since Hongwu, vassal kings have been taxed. The law of the Ming Dynasty has never said, and the ancestral system has never said that vassal kings are exempt from taxes."

Zhao Shuyi spoke uprightly, and his words were resounding.

Once again, the vassals of the Ming Dynasty did not have the right to exempt from taxes.

The income of the vassal king is divided into Zonglu and private property, divided into official land and private land.

Official land is the food and salary bestowed by the emperor. For example, Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, was given [-] hectares of land, which actually allowed him to enjoy the income of [-] hectares of land.

Huguang and Shandong allocated 60,000 taels of silver financially, which can be approximately equal to Shiyi.

And private property is private land, whether it is land annexation or robbery, it is taxable.

It's just that the local yamen are jealous of the status of the vassal king, just like they are jealous of the exemption rights of the gentry, they never dare to go into it, and can only oppress more taxes to the common people.

"I think that the Great Ming Society is at stake, and the sects and Tibetans must strive to be the first, and they will never miss it."

Yan Chongxin began to tout the model.

Zhao Shu began to mutter, if counting the vassal's land, how much more grain could the court charge.

The more he thought about it, the happier he felt.

The emperor showed a smile: "With the vassal king first, will the gentry be far behind?"

A meeting can be regarded as fruitful and rewarding.

The road to taxation has to be done slowly.

……

Zheng Sen came to Nanjing again and immediately noticed the change.

Nanjing is cleaner and more orderly, and the market is more and more prosperous. As the largest city in the south, it is well-deserved.

As soon as he entered the city, he couldn't wait to go to the Qian's house, and gave away Wenyin Wanliang in one go, which shocked Liu Rushi.

"Teacher's wife, this is a wish from the student, please accept it."

Zheng Sen raised his head, showing a trace of remorse: "If I had come a few days earlier, the teacher would have come out already."

"almost."

Looking at the money, Liu Rushi was physically and mentally exhausted.

If it was a few days earlier, where would it be necessary to sell the property?Unfortunately, money alone cannot buy land.

"Your Zheng family acted decisively this time."

After all, Liu Ru was nurtured, she said crisply: "Although it is a good move to support King Tang, the truth is still inferior. It is not too late to repent now."

"I just don't know what the court means..." Zheng Sen looked at Liu Rushi with admiration, and couldn't help but say more.

"The imperial court?" Liu Rushi chuckled, "Now I am busy recruiting soldiers and horses, and collecting money and food. As long as your Zheng family submits and donates money and food, it will be fine."

Zheng Sen nodded in agreement, but shook his head in his heart.

It was indeed a woman.

On the edge of the Yangtze River, those ships are not only the Yangtze River Navy, but also a threat to the Zheng family.

If it can deal with the Manchus, it can also deal with pirates.

The Zheng family in the island complex was unable to defeat the officers and soldiers on land, and now they were also overtaken on the boats. The blow of this is indescribable.

It will even threaten the foundation of the Zheng family.

Returning to Zheng's house, seeing its empty space, Zheng Sen was taken aback: "Where did King Tang go?"

"Reporting to young master, King Tang was taken away by a group of eunuchs."

"Really?" Zheng Sen regained his composure and muttered, "It seems that the emperor is still nervous."

Thinking of this, he was terrified.

In this way, after a while, the Yangtze River Navy will be great, and then it will be really dangerous.

However, unlike what Zheng Sen thought, King Tang did not go to the palace, nor did the emperor summon him, but went to the houses of the princes.

Here, there is not only the old King Chu, but also King Rui of Jinzhi, and King Yi who is also in charge of the country.

The king of Tang was startled. He greeted and saluted one by one, and he was relieved.

It is still the old procedure, King Chu sits above the town, and King Rui speaks:

"Tang Fan is here, and I'll repeat it again, Your Majesty is magnanimous, and the previous sins will be blown away, so I don't care about it anymore."

"However, in the next few days, you have to live in peace, don't worry about that little power."

King Tang was startled and hurriedly responded.

(End of this chapter)