Ming politicians

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The first month has passed, and after more than a month of hard work, the situation in the quarantine area has completely improved, everyone's panic has been relieved, and Su Tiancheng can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The effective defense measures tenaciously resisted the spread of the Black Death. Inside and outside the quarantine area, more than 200 people died every day at the beginning, and then dozens of people died. Up to now, no one has died in five days.

But this fight against the Black Death consumed a lot of money. Zhu Shenxuan and Su Tianhao knew this figure very well. The Jin court, which had always been prosperous, was also beginning to be stretched. Su Tiancheng also knew about it. , has fought the spread of the Black Death very well, and the next step is to take down the capital of Daming as soon as possible. Only when the Central Plains are unified, can we slowly start to deal with many things, especially the issue of the imperial court's financial expenditure.

High salaries must have a complete financial revenue and expenditure mechanism, otherwise this situation cannot continue. The Song Dynasty is a good example. Officials are treated very well, but there is almost no money in the imperial treasury. Unable to strengthen the army, so that the Song Dynasty seemed weak and suffered many invasions.

The people in the quarantine area have already begun to be evacuated forcibly. They eat and drink every day, and some people are even unwilling to leave. This situation cannot continue, otherwise the court will not be able to continue to bear it. In one month, tens of thousands of people were consumed. If it weren't for the severity of the Black Death, it would be impossible for the court to do this.

A more special situation is that many officials in the capital of the Ming Dynasty have also entered the quarantine area.Fan Jingwen basically knew all these officials, even if they were unfamiliar, he had met them, because he had been staying in the quarantine area, Fan Jingwen had met almost all the officials.They also reported the situation to Su Tiancheng. These officials fled the Daming capital with their family members. On the one hand, they brought the relevant situation in the Daming capital, and on the other hand, they also showed their intention to submit to the Jin court.

Yang Sichang and Zhang Pu also rushed to Tianjin, including Su Tianhao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and all the prime ministers of the Jin Dynasty gathered in Tianjin. Under such circumstances, all major matters can be decided. The resettlement of officials who defected from the capital of the Ming Dynasty.Su Tiancheng respected the opinions of Fan Jingwen, Yang Sichang and others. They came from the Ming court and felt the same way.

According to the opinions discussed by the people, all the officials who had defected were accepted. In terms of resettlement, they were basically prepared to stay in the capital. In fact, Zhu Shenxuan, Yang Sichang, Fan Jingwen and others thought that it was the capital of the Jin Dynasty.It still needs to be set in Beiping, at least in terms of the stability of the regime and the understanding of the common people.Compared with Nanjing, Beiping has much greater influence, but there are still problems, because the selection of officials is strict, there are very few officials in the imperial court, but local officials.In the process of allocation, all efforts were devoted, because local officials are directly involved in the stability of the government, and the new taxation system and land system.It needs to be promoted vigorously at the local level, so as to ensure the expenditure of the imperial court.

Everyone has admired the emperor's foresight for a long time. At the beginning, the emperor didn't pay attention to the allocation of Beijing officials, but he wholeheartedly demanded that the local officials, especially the governors and prefects, be strictly controlled and have to go through a lot of training. Now In the places controlled by the Jin court, the people's hearts are stable, and taxes can be handed over to the court continuously. This makes everyone realize that what the emperor once said, the foundation is not solid, and the ground is shaken.

However, the allocation of Beijing officials cannot be ignored.

These officials who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty were all sent to the training academy in Nanjing after being observed in the quarantine area for systematic training. Xu Eryi, who was mainly in charge of the training, had long been aware of the regulations formulated by the Jin Dynasty. They are familiar with the rules and regulations, and focus on training these officials who have surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. No matter whether these officials can change their minds or not, they must at least follow the rules of the court.

Su Tiancheng is clear about the role of Beijing officials. Without a certain macroscopic understanding, he is not competent. What's more, the Great Jin Dynasty founded by Su Tiancheng is also a highly centralized court. The central government must control the local government. The local government is running amok. Looking at all parts of the country, most of the talents are still concentrated in the Daming capital. They have been selected by the imperial examinations and tempered by the government. Anyway, these officials in the Daming capital belong to the social elite. The Jin court must absorb these talents, educate and reform them appropriately, and it is impossible to ask them to completely change their minds. They can only experience it slowly and restrain themselves in the process of handling the government affairs. , The imperial court can only manage these officials with a strict system.

Liaodong is stable, the capital of Daming is basically stable, and the Black Death is basically contained. At this time, the previous deployment must be continued.

Zhu Shenxuan first raised this question.

Tianjin Guanyi, here became Su Tiancheng's temporary residence.

Su Tiancheng didn't have so many demands, and he didn't need any ostentation. Except for more sergeants guarding the official post, there was no change in the rest. Tian Cheng and Jiang Ningying took the lead to stop any form of extravagance and waste. Even the ceremony of Su Tiancheng's ascension to the throne tended to be simple. In terms of national strength, you must know that the officials of the Jin Dynasty had a lot of salary, which was basically affordable for them to eat and drink.

All the prime ministers of the Great Jin court gathered here. Those who participated in the discussion also included Su Tianhao, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Lu Xiangsheng, Minister of the Ministry of War and concurrently the governor of the Governor's Mansion, and Li Juesi, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry.

After Zhu Shenxuan made it clear that he needed to attack the capital and destroy the Ming court in one fell swoop, Su Tianhao spoke next. As long as Su Tianhao reported the matter of depositing silver to the household department, he also talked about the current predicament of the household department.

After the implementation of the new taxation system, there are too many things for the household department, and there is a serious shortage of manpower. All the land will be owned by the imperial court, and taxes will be collected according to the requirements. This is crucial to increasing the income of the imperial court. , commercial and trade taxation has become the mainstay of the tax revenue of the Jin court, but the entire south, except for the whole province of Shandong, Yingtianfu, some places in Zhejiang and Fujian, followed by the commercial and trade taxation of the newly established Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture in Jiangsu Province It is higher, and it is still difficult for other places to collect a large amount of business taxes. After all, business development in these places is still lagging behind, but there is a lot of money that needs to be spent.

Su Tianhao also directly raised objections to the emperor's expenses. According to the rules followed by history, the imperial palace should have its own income. At least in the taxation, a section should be set aside for the imperial palace's expenses. Unfortunately, the emperor does not agree to do so. The emperor They also receive salaries like the officials, and what is even more surprising is that the empress and many other concubines also receive salaries, and all of these salaries are paid from the household department, not to mention the eunuchs and maids in the palace. The system is a bit disrespectful. Although there are rules to follow for the salary standards of empresses and imperial concubines, no one has actually implemented them in this way. In Su Tianhao's view, the whole world belongs to the emperor, how can the matter of spending money be restrained? hands and feet.

Therefore, Su Tianhao made a special statement about the expenses of the imperial palace. There are two places where the imperial court's expenses need to be met, one is the expenses of the Jiangning camp, and the other is the expenses of the imperial palace.

Su Tianhao also got Zhu Shenxuan's support for doing this. After all, they have a very special relationship with the emperor. If there is a problem with the expenses in the palace, wouldn't it be that the face of the Jin Dynasty would be lost.

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Yang Sichang talked about the implementation of many policies.

The best implementation is the reform of the taxation system, especially the introduction of commercial and trade taxation as a separate piece. This policy is implemented very well, also because there is a precedent in Shandong. Other places will implement this system according to the national standard. , There were basically no problems. The land system was a bit difficult to implement. All land was owned by the imperial court. The implementation of this system encountered a lot of resistance, and there were even bloody incidents, but it was basically implemented in the end.

Yang Sichang did not understand this matter personally at first, but later, he finally understood that this method can curb land annexation to the greatest extent, and the common people will have land to cultivate, and the court's taxes will also be reduced. can be guaranteed.As for the role of developing commerce and trade, he also found out through the actual situation in Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Yingtianfu and other places that because of the rise of large-scale workshops, many farmers who were previously stranded in villages and towns entered the workshops. After doing things, they all have a basic income and can guarantee their lives. This also greatly reduces the pressure on the villages and towns. What the people think of is to cultivate the land well, go to the workshop to do things well, and do well. live.

Through this method, farmers and merchants were stabilized to the greatest extent.

Some problems are caused by the scholar-officials and the gentry class. These people have great opinions. They think that the previous system has been destroyed. The court took back the cultivated land, which is obviously a competition for profit with the people. Business transactions are full of intrigues. If this continues, the social atmosphere will be destroyed. , and their interests have obviously been damaged, so they are still an unstable class.

But among the literati and bureaucrats, there are also some smart people. Seeing the rise of commerce, they simply began to join in the commerce, joined forces with some merchants, built large-scale workshops, and earned money through doing business.

When Yang Sichang talked about this, his biggest worry was whether the imperial court could control business transactions well. After all, many large-scale workshops have sprung up, and some workshops have absorbed more than a thousand workers. Master, whether it will become a source of contradictions and so on. (To be continued..)