I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 509 The progress of the six departments

Zhu Youxiao smiled happily when he heard this.

When discussing the Imperial College at the end of last year, Sun Shenxing argued endlessly with himself because he wanted to set up courses related to Western learning in the Imperial College.

Although he was forced to implement it afterwards, it finally happened.Sun Shenxing did not write a letter to object to this matter, but he still thought that Sun Shenxing would be resentful.

But he didn't behave like this at all now. After seeing that the Imperial College was rebuilt, he asked himself to go and inspect it. It seemed that he completely accepted his idea.

Thinking of this, his mood suddenly improved a lot, and he immediately said:
"The Imperial College is our Imperial Imperial College and should not be underestimated. Since it has been completed, I must see it in person, otherwise it will not be enough to show my respect. As for the date, let's set it on March [-]th. I will leave the palace and go to the Imperial College in person."

"The minister obeys the order!"

When Sun Shenxing heard the words, he immediately bowed his head and said yes. The joy on his face flashed across his face. At the same time, he glanced at Xu Guangqi secretly, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Now that the affairs of the Ministry of Rites are over, the next step is the affairs of the Ministry of Husbandry.

Since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he has attached great importance to finance, taxation and money matters. All the power of finance and taxation has been vested in the Ministry of Household Affairs, which has achieved remarkable results.

But some things have just begun and need to be further implemented this year, such as setting tariffs and minting new money.

Then Wang Yingjiao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, since the implementation of the new tariff in Shanghai County, South Zhili last year, the results have been remarkable, and the tariff revenue has increased sharply. Therefore, your Majesty has decreed to vigorously implement the new tariff, and now the tax officers are fully trained.

I boldly ask you to continue to implement the new policy in ten places including Dinghai and Zepu (Zhapu) in Zhejiang Province in the first half of the year, Liuhe and Haimen in South Zhili, Guangzhou in Guangdong, Xiangshan, Denglai in Shandong, Tianjin Prefecture, Gaizhouwei in Liaodong, and Liaohe County. If the tariff is effective, it will be further implemented at seaports across the country. "

Zhu Youxiao had no problem with this suggestion and immediately issued an edict to implement it.

But before Wang Yingjiao finished speaking, he continued:
"There is also the matter of coin construction. At present, the Ministry of Revenue has set up Baoquan bureaus in Nanzhili, Jingzhou, and Beijing. Dong Yingju, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has also arrived in Nanjing to take charge of this matter. After these few months, the smelting and minting of coins has been carried out, and the results have been remarkable. .

Therefore, I boldly asked for orders to use the internal funds and Taicang silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs to mint new coins in Beijing.This year, all the silver issued by the imperial court in Southern Zhili was melted into new coins, and copper from Guizhou, Yunnan, and Jiangxi was sent to Jingzhou to be melted into new coins. "

Seeing that the trees planted last year were finally blooming and bearing fruit, how could Zhu Youxiao disagree?

According to his previous calculations, just by melting and casting silver into silver coins, the court could make a profit of nearly 200 million taels of silver out of thin air.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao was thinking about this matter very much, fearing that the Ministry of Revenue would delay it. Now that Wang Yingjiao had said it, he immediately nodded and said:
"I have approved this matter. The Baoquan Bureau will advance this matter as soon as possible and mint new coins one day earlier. It will be of great benefit to the court and the people without any harm. Besides, the mining ban has also been opened now, and at the same time, it will not harm the court or the people." Taxes are reduced on gold, silver and copper purchased from overseas to the Ming Dynasty. I believe there will not be such a shortage of copper ore soon."

Seeing that the emperor agreed, Wang Yingjiao was not surprised.

After all, he knew how much the emperor valued money, which was why he was always valued by the emperor.

Therefore, since he succeeded as Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he has been actively working to increase revenue and reduce expenditure for the imperial court, making the imperial court's revenue and expenditure twice as high as before.Thinking of this, he took out another question book from his sleeve. This was another source of wealth that he thought of.And the emperor has laid the foundation before, so it is easy to do now.

"What your Majesty said is true. Baoquan Bureau can still be self-sufficient in raw materials, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being. Moreover, since the imperial court opened the mining ban, according to the reports received by the Ministry of Household Affairs on the mining operations of various chief secretaries, it has already opened There are more than thirty copper, iron, and coal mines, and there may be more in the future.

Therefore, I think that in the future, there will be more and more mining operations in various places, but its drawbacks, such as competition for minerals, armed fighting, tax evasion and other problems will also increase day by day.Therefore, I want to take the mining rights that originally belonged to local states and counties to the chief secretaries, and at the same time send people from the Ministry of Households to supervise them. "

Seeing that the emperor agreed with Baoquan Bureau, Wang Yingjiao immediately raised another question.

That was to prevent the mining power from being abused, and at the same time to facilitate the court's tax collection and further centralize the mining power.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment after hearing this, and he felt that this was not impossible.

All those who can mine are rich. Although the cost of mining is high, the profits are also huge.The gathering of miners is also likely to cause trouble, so this matter must be managed uniformly by the imperial court.He thought for a while and then nodded in agreement:
"According to the report, a mining tax promotion department can be set up under the Ministry of Household Affairs to be responsible for mining and mining taxes across the country. But you must understand that although the imperial court has opened the mining ban, it does not mean that it can arbitrarily allow people to mine.

The chief secretaries of various places must work with the Mining Tax Collection Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs to strictly review their mining qualifications and conduct, and must not cause any trouble. "

"I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Wang Yingjiao nodded quickly when he saw this, learning from the past experience of Emperor Wanli collecting mining taxes indiscriminately.Nowadays, mining tax is a sensitive word in Ming Dynasty, so whether it is mining or collecting mining tax, we must be cautious and step by step.

But no matter what, matters such as tariffs, coinage, and mineral taxes are the most important tasks of the Ministry of Revenue this year.Although it will take a lot of time to implement it, Zhu Youxiao has time and is very patient. He believes that as long as these three things bear fruit, the results will be very fruitful.

After the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs were completed, the following matters were the Ministry of Personnel regarding the establishment of reserve warehouses, the Ministry of Industry regarding the continued expansion of firearms production and the sale of firearms to some merchants represented by the Daming Trading Company, and the continued promotion of farming in Gyeonggi and Liaodong.

These matters had already been discussed, and Zhu Youxiao had no objection, so he agreed to them one by one.

After these things happen, the cabinet and others will come forward.

Liu Yisui and others mainly proposed two things, which can be said to be one of the national policies of the future Ming Dynasty.Therefore, Liu Yishen and others did not dare to neglect, and needed to report progress to Zhu Youxiao at any time.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of Guizhou, reported that after An Wen, the Shuixi consolation envoy, returned, he admired the king, did not associate with Shuixitou people, and was very deferential to the court, and the same was An Xiaoliang, the Usa Prefecture's consolation envoy. In this way, he became more and more respectful to the court.

The Chief Secretary of Guizhou also began to divide the Shuixi area. The Shuixi area was divided into four prefectures: Dading, Qianxi, Pingyuan, and Weining, all of which were under the rule of the Chief Secretary of Guiyang. A magistrate and a guard station were set up in the four prefectures to implement Military camp.

However, there were many officials needed, so he wrote a letter specifically asking the court to select officials to go to the four prefectures. He also asked the court to speed up the transfer of refugees from Shandong, Gyeonggi, Henan and other places to enrich the four prefectures. "

All Zhu Xieyuan's problems ultimately boiled down to one issue, that is, the issue of population immigration, which is also one of the major policies and national policies currently implemented by the imperial court.

(End of this chapter)