Cutting 1719

Chapter 658
"What? Are you planning to use land finance to break the situation?"

Obviously, when Song Enming presented the plan carefully prepared by their new party, Ning Yu was more or less surprised, and also felt a little headache-it's not that the land finance is not feasible, after all, it has been fully proved by later generations However, that is, this set is very feasible.

However, in later generations, people have seen very clearly the advantages and disadvantages of land finance.It can be said that although it can effectively promote urban development and construction, it can also create a large number of jobs, but the high cost of land will also restrain the development of industry and commerce to a certain extent, which actually runs counter to the current overall policy of Dachu.

From Ning Yu's own heart, he naturally does not want his ministers to use this method to stimulate fiscal revenue. Although it can be effective in the short term, it is not a good thing in the long run, and it will even affect the future development of industry and commerce , but it was also difficult for Emperor Ning to really persuade the ministers to abandon this policy. The reason was also because of the problems caused by the previous financial reforms.

To put it bluntly, since Da Chu officially implemented the tax sharing system, local fiscal revenue has been largely restricted, resulting in asymmetrical local financial and administrative powers. However, in order to expand the financial base, the central government has begun to promote local economic revitalization. There is a big contradiction, that is, not only the central government has no money, but the local government has no money.

In the absence of money, no matter whether it is the new party or the old party, they can only face this difficult dilemma. After all, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. In the end, she can only cut the financial expenditure plan, and this will also make Da Chu perfectly miss this opportunity. During this precious period of development in history, China will be at a disadvantage in competition with the West in the Americas.

Thinking of this, Ning Yu naturally had a headache. He looked at Song Enming and said softly: "But have you ever thought that this move may lead to the development of the two capitals, Shanghai and other local governments in the future, and the high land price will actually cause a lot of trouble?" May cause the development of industry and commerce to slow down? You know, developing industry and commerce is not as easy as selling land!"

Song Enming pondered for a moment, and he said softly: "I have also thought about this question. In fact, at that time, a large number of industries and businesses will choose to leave, either to other countries or to the inland, but as long as we can always maintain the lead , then the flow of industry and commerce to the inland is more likely.”

Ning Yu looked at Song Enming with admiration, as expected of his valued minister, his thinking was indeed very clear, and he almost saw the development process of later generations, but he didn't say what Ning Yu was more worried about, because he actually went back and forth in his heart After thinking about it for a long time, I still couldn't completely reject this proposal. After all, if I want to break the situation right now, the biggest problem is actually the tax issue.

Because Emperor Ning has been doing one thing all the time, which is to reduce the direct taxation of the people as much as possible, but to cut the sheep with indirect taxation. The benefits are naturally obvious, that is, the ruling foundation of Dachu is getting stronger and stronger It is no exaggeration to describe it as "the will of the people". Everyone is shouting long live the emperor.

Of course, what Ning Yu wants is not Long Live the Emperor. He just hopes that on the one hand, he can effectively reduce the burden on the people, and on the other hand, he can better ensure the heyday of the Great Chu Dynasty, and prevent some people from shouting revolution on the streets one day.

"Land finance. We must do a good job of protecting the dam, and we must not impact other places. At present, it can be fully implemented in the two capitals, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, but in other local governments, we need to grasp this degree."

When Song Enming heard this, he knew in his heart that the big thing had been decided, but he didn't show it in the slightest, he still said humbly: "Your Majesty's words, I will naturally remember."

Ning Yu nodded lightly. After putting this matter aside, he naturally thought more about the selection of the new cabinet, so he continued: "The elections of the major councilors in the local area are almost done. The list of the court will also come out this month, and the new cabinet will also have a result by then, is Song Qing confident now?"

"The minister is sincere and fearful, and he should do his best."

Song Enming neither said frankly that he was, nor did he really pretend to be stupid in front of the emperor. Instead, he replied to Emperor Ning with such a sentence. No there will be no problems.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, and then said softly: "Since you are already prepared, I won't say much, but I must remind you that this time you must make a good start, so that things in the future will be easy to deal with." .”

At the end of March, the Royal Hunt.

Taking advantage of the spare time before the cabinet election, Ning Yu took the eldest son of the emperor, Ning Chengze, out hunting. By the way, he also planned to take this opportunity to teach his son a lesson.

Now that Ning Chengze has turned 15 years old, he is wearing a vigorous hunting suit, but his face is quite similar to that of Emperor Ning. He has an indescribable temperament, but it caused Emperor Ning to feel a burst of emotion. , this time flies really fast.

While riding a horse, Ning Chengze was thinking about the language of the organization, "Father, right now there is a sudden turmoil between the parties in the court, causing people to panic. Doesn't Father want to take care of it?"

Although Ning Chengze is still studying, he occasionally comes into contact with some court affairs. It is not for him to do something, but for his training. However, Ning Yu does not want to train him to be a wise king, but to let him Learn to think about how to be an emperor in the current situation.

Ning Yu was obviously not curious about Ning Chengze's question, but said with a smile: "It's not that my father doesn't want to take care of it, but my father knows that even if I take care of it, it won't do anything. In the past dynasties, the formation of cliques was unavoidable, from the pre-Ming to the end of the Ming, there were party struggles, and the puppet Qing also had the so-called 'Princelings' and 'Eight Masters', so why didn't those emperors take care of it?"

The immature Ning Chengze subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with these words, but he didn't know how to refute them, so he could only say in a low voice: "But if they are completely indulgent, they will only put personal and party interests first, and take the interests of the party as the most important thing. The interests of the emperor and the world are the least important, and I am afraid that there will be disasters at that time."

"That's right, if the two parties fight without a bottom line, it will naturally lead to disaster."

With a smile on Ning Yu's face, he said with emotion: "Excessive party struggle will cause the court to split, and the court's split will cause social turmoil. In the future, the country will fall into chaos at least, and it will completely collapse and disintegrate—but this It is precisely I hope that they can compete openly, only in this way can the competition be restrained within a certain range, so as not to cause turmoil in the country."

"However, what if the two are working together? How can the emperor's authority be guaranteed?"

The immature voice sounded again, but Ning Yu was a little surprised. This question was indeed on point, because the so-called two-party ruling countries in later generations almost all fell into this kind of rut. Although the names of the two parties are different, in fact It has long been in the same boat, and naturally lost the real meaning of the two parties' struggle.

A smile appeared on Ning Yu's face. He lightly kicked the horse's belly with his spurs, and then slowly said: "If this problem occurs, it is essentially that the rules have been violated or even ignored, and there is no powerful The intermediary checks and balances lead to an imbalance in the situation. Simply put, this kind of problem will only occur when the emperor completely loses power."

"This was the case at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen seemed to have power in his hands, but he actually didn't have much choice, especially when he personally abolished the Eunuch Party, that is, the Royalist Party, the ruling party he faced The choice is very limited. Whether it is the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, or the later "Fushe", on the surface they are fighting for life and death, but in essence they represent the same interest class, and they are all Those landlord and gentry classes."

Speaking of this, Ning Yu couldn't help sighing: "This is the terrible imbalance of the situation. Everyone wants to change, but everyone is unwilling to pay benefits. They only hope to use the benefits of others to promote reforms, and they are enjoying the benefits. "

Ning Chengze couldn't help but feel a little sluggish. Although he is very mature compared to his peers, he still has certain limitations when it comes to this kind of problem. "So, what should I do if this kind of problem happens to me in the future?"

"If this kind of problem occurs, it means that the emperor's majesty has been lost, and the power of the ministers has completely suppressed the power of the monarch."

Ning Yu expressed emotion, "Therefore, as an emperor, we must not let this situation happen, and we must do everything possible to avoid it, just like the establishment of the State Council, which itself is to control the cabinet, and the large-scale freedom of newspapers and periodicals The release is also to remind the emperor to use a more objective attitude to assess the situation, and most importantly, we must balance the major classes in the country, and we must not completely overwhelm the state."

"Major classes? Father, I don't understand." Ning Chengze honestly expressed his thoughts.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, "To answer this question, Father would like to ask you, among the people in Dachu, who do you think support the emperor the most?"

"merchant?"

"Do not."

"Official?"

"Do not."

Ning Chengze was a little dumbfounded when he heard Ning Yu's successive denials, and had no choice but to say, "It can't be Shilin. They just talk nicely, and each of them has their own selfishness."

"Hahahaha, of course it can't be Shilin, you know this very clearly."

Ning Yu smiled and said with emotion: "On the surface, the biggest change for me is the status of business and industry. Logically speaking, they support me the most, but Chengze, don't forget that I am also imposing heavy taxes on them. People value profit over righteousness, so naturally they will not support me wholeheartedly."

"As for the officials, it's also impossible. They are the group that is suppressed the most by me right now, just because I have compensated them in other ways, allowing them to have something that they never had in the past. Therefore, although these people are not You will oppose me too much, but you will never support me unreservedly."

"Since none of these are, then who are they?" Ning Chengze suddenly felt a little confused.

Ning Yu didn't answer in a hurry, but lightly reined in the reins and jumped off the horse. Seeing this, Ning Chengze also jumped off the horse. The father and son led the horse and began to walk forward slowly. With the afterglow of the setting sun falling down, it feels a bit quiet and quiet.

"Chengze, look ahead, look there!"

Ning Yu stretched out his finger and pointed forward, while Ning Chengze looked up, but saw that there was only a plowing field in the distance, a few farmers were busy doing something in the field, everyone's face was dark, and there seemed to be a faint smile on it.

"Father, I understand. You mean the farmers all over the world?" Ning Chengze thought it over in an instant, and a hint of enlightenment suddenly appeared on his face.

"That's right, it is the peasants all over the world who are the ones who support me the most, and they are also my greatest confidence."

Ning Yu sighed softly, and then continued: "Chengze, do you know that the land tax in the 14th year of reform last year has almost only increased by half compared with the land tax in the 14th year of reform? You know, the land tax in the [-]th year of reform The area of ​​cultivated land is about twice that of the five years of innovation, and with the development of new cultivated land technology, the yield per mu has also increased a lot, and it is reasonable to say that the land tax can at least double."

"It is precisely because in the past ten years that I have repeatedly lowered the land tax and raised the threshold for tiered area taxation, such a result has emerged, and the farmers who have benefited are the vast majority of the country. Now not only can they have enough food and clothing, but also have a certain amount of spare money to do things, so they have completely become my loyal loyalists, and they all know that such a good life is completely brought to them by me!"

"Father's kindness is like a mountain, and the lives of the people are indeed much easier." Ning Chengze showed a look of reverence on his face. After all, this is not comparable to Kangxi's so-called "never add gifts". Real tax cuts and tax cuts.

Ning Yu also showed a hint of pride on his face, "Chengze, you have to understand that the reason for the overthrow of the past dynasties is not due to scholars, nor to businessmen, nor to officials, but to the people who occupy [-]% of the world. Farmers, once you offend them, no matter how big the country is, it will be impossible to escape the end of destruction!"

"On the contrary, it is because I have the support of ninety-nine percent of the farmers that I dare to unscrupulously suppress scholars, exploit business and industry, and punish officials, because they dare not rebel. Even if they rebel, it doesn't matter. My army can kill Let them alone, calm them down, so I am not afraid of offending them!"

When Ning Chengze heard this, his whole body seemed to have been washed clean. He suddenly wanted to go to the fields and have a good chat with those peasants who used to be so humble that they could not be seen under their feet. What kind of power is hidden in the bodies of these people?The strength of this force made even his proud father feel afraid?
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Ning Yu turned around, looked at Ning Chengze's immature face, and said word by word.

"Chengze, you must remember that you must stand with the peasants at all times, balance the power of scholars and businessmen, suppress the ambitions of officials, and never let them abuse the people. The country of Chu is a country made of iron!"

(End of this chapter)