The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 474 Tax Controversy
In addition to making a fortune in the jam, the mutton and sheepskin, fruits, and seafood sent by Jeju Island last year were also sold for a lot of money. This piece alone is more than 2 taels more than last year.

In addition, Dengzhou now hoards 28 mu of farmland throughout the year, including more than 1 mu of soybeans.

The soybeans will be sent to Lushun to be used by war horses.

This year's summer grain is not as good as Lushun's, but the autumn grain is good. It is estimated that we will get rid of the used ones at the end of the year, and there will be [-] shi left.

After storing [-] shi, sell another [-] shi, and get another [-]-[-] shi.

Coupled with their large amount of fishing to make up for food, their annual income is expected to reach 36 taels.

This year's expenditure is 45 yuan, and the deficit is about [-] yuan, but because the house of a block owner is copied, the income and expenditure will be balanced.

By the end of the year, Du Ruhai will have at least 30 to 35 left in his hands, so there will be no problem next year or the year after.

Ding Yi was very happy to hear that, he hadn't thought of this method to make money before, but Lu Chao is a very smart guy who can do anything.

Blocking this thing is the most profitable in all dynasties and generations.

But this thing has advantages and disadvantages.

Ding Yi straightened his face: "You have to order that our subordinates, whether they are soldiers or civilians, can't block them. If they are caught, they will be killed."

"No." Everyone's expression was shocked.

"Anyone who reports our ginseng blockage will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver." Ding Yi said again.

Everyone was shocked, no one dared to block it now.

"How do you calculate the blocking? What's the price next year?" Ding Yi asked again.

"We'll shoot again next year." Du Ruhai said.

Ding Yi smiled: "Correct, hahaha."

The charge of [-] per ticket this year is to see the situation. Next year, if the bosses can make a lot of money, they will inevitably increase the price.

In the past, in Dengzhou City, there were at least a dozen large and small blockades, and they were all in secret places, which were difficult for ordinary people to find.

There are only three of them now, and they are open and aboveboard in the most crowded place in the port, so they can definitely make a lot of money.

"Warning all the blockades, don't cause troubles, cause civil uprisings, set punishments and make money." Ding Yi ordered some things, and everyone memorized them one by one.

If it is sold at a high price next year, Dengzhou will be able to support itself on its own.

Ding Yi asked again, how many people are there now?Need ours?
Those who need them to support means that these people can be recruited and paid taxes in the future.

It was more than 3 last year, but now it has broken through [-], and a large number of them have been sent to Lushun and Jeju.

Du Ruhai has done a good job here, not only using the fields left before, but also opening up many new fields.

The output here is also slightly higher than that of Dongjiang Town.

But Du Ruhai also mentioned a problem, that is, the fields here are almost gone.

Because most of the land was in the hands of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Jin gentry, and ordinary people, only Ding Yi's more than 5 people were hoarding 28 mu of land. (It is also the field where Ding Yi can collect taxes)
If the refugees come again in the future, there will be no land for them.

According to Du Ruhai's estimate, there can only be a maximum of 30 mu here.

In other words, there is still [-] acres of space.

This made Ding Yijue even more eager to seize the big officials. In the future, a large number of refugees must be arranged in a new place, and that place must have fields, land, and few people.

When Ding Yi left, he made a few suggestions.

One of them is to build a new Dengzhou Beigang this year.

In the future, Nangang will be the main port for merchants from all over the world to enter and exit, while Beigang will only be entered by Ding Yi's warships in the future.

He transports a large number of people and goods with warships every day, and under his management, Dengzhou has more and more people and more and more businessmen.

So Ding Yi had to separate.

Put Beigang under military control, and put all entertainment facilities in Nangang to promote consumption.

There must be at least five miles between the two ports.

Another point is to find a way to collect taxes from the fields where the Ming Dynasty collected taxes.

He has more and more soldiers, more and more people, and more and more places to spend money. If he wins the big officials later, he will need a lot of investment. Ding Yi is now anxious to make more money and find the richest man. path.

Ding Yi left Dengzhou not a day after he finished speaking.
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Hu Gensheng was a surrendered soldier during the Dengzhou Rebellion.

He used to be a military household, and Kong Youde mutinied. He followed the local garrison to attack Kong Youde.

In the hands of Ding Yi, they built a bunker for every [-] soldiers and were responsible for planting [-] mu of fertile land. They were still half-trained and half-farmer. Hu Gensheng was appointed as the head of the fort because of his good performance.

But they soon discovered that the training intensity was very high, and it was even more full-day training during the slack season, which they had never experienced before.

There is a kind of queue training, standing for a whole day, walking and running for a day.

The surrendered soldiers were trained like dogs, and they cursed in private.

There are also bold ones who fled abroad overnight.

But after a few deserters were caught and beheaded, everyone became honest and accepted their fate.

In private, everyone is still scolding, because you use us as soldiers for training, but you don't pay the soldiers, and only provide three meals.

At any rate, when he followed Kong Youde and was a military household, he could share some food, rice or salary. Although it was small, it was considered some.

But after practicing for half a year, suddenly there was good news.

Everyone divided the fields.

The fortress is divided into five acres, and the deputy fortress is divided into two acres. Every year, [-]%, [-]%, and [-]% are reduced to the Thousand Households Office (actually Ding Yi.)
Other soldiers surrendered with one mu in the first year, two mu in the second year, and three mu in the third year. The fort chief and deputy fort chief also increased by one mu every year.

The highest number of surrendered troops is five acres.The fort chief and deputy fort chief have a maximum of ten acres.

Now all the surrendered soldiers were full of energy, and instantly felt that Master Nading was alive.

Most of them don't know who Mr. Ding is, but every time the grain is collected and handed over, someone will say, "You have to thank Mr. Ding. It's Mr. Ding who divides your mu and gives you grain."

Everyone would say in unison, thank you Mr. Ding.

This year is already the third year.

Hu Gensheng currently owns eight acres of land, and now he only needs to pay 18% for three-year soldiers, plus his own food, and he can get nearly ten stones of grain and rice. Recently, grain prices have been high, and he can sell grain for about [-] taels of silver a year.

Last year, Hu Gensheng found a young woman among the disaster victims. After getting married, he gave birth to a fat son this year.

Now Hu Gensheng feels that his life has reached the peak.

The brothers in the castle all had the same idea as Hu Gensheng.

There were originally [-] people in their fort, but after a few were cut off, they were replenished.

Now that three years have passed, ordinary hoarders have three acres of land, and they also hand in [-]% every year, all of which can have a surplus.

Because everyone’s rations are provided by Mr. Ding, Hu Gensheng needs to raise his wife and son by himself, and the others who don’t have wives can sell them all. Three acres of land can get about eight shi, hand in about two shi, and sell a few taels of silver .

So everyone has some spare money, and life is getting better and better.

Many people also married wives and had children like Hu Gensheng.

They have already regarded Dengzhou as their new home.

But just today.

A group of officers and soldiers from the magistrate's yamen, more than 30 people came to their Tunbao.

The leading official in his 40s rode on a horse and asked loudly, "Who is the fort chief here?"

Hu Gensheng walked over with a few brothers.

Recently, the farming season is slack. Apart from weeding and waiting for the harvest, most of the brothers in the castle are training.

Only a dozen or so older ones stayed at home.

"What's the matter, I'm Hu Gensheng, Fort Chief." Hu Gensheng asked strangely.

"How many fields have you hoarded in total?" the little official asked.

"One thousand one hundred acres, what's the matter?" Hu Gensheng asked.

The little official immediately said: "Listen well, the imperial court has an order to increase the military salary, and for each mu of land, [-]% or [-] yuan will be paid for the autumn harvest."

"What?" Hu Gensheng and the others jumped up when they heard it: "Fart your mother, our field belongs to Master Ding."

(End of this chapter)