Ming politicians

In September last year, Su Tiancheng went to Dengzhou and Laizhou. At that time, this place gave him the impression of hell on earth. When Su Tiancheng left Dengzhou and Laizhou, this place was still under construction. Wherever you go, there are traces of battles.

Nearly half a year later, when Su Tiancheng came to Dengzhou again, he almost thought he had gone to the wrong place.

When it was about ten miles away from Dengzhou Fucheng, the atmosphere was completely different. On the official road, many ordinary people could be seen rushing to Fucheng. The expressions of these ordinary people were happy, and they rarely saw sorrow. Rushing to Fucheng, there must be something to do. The construction of Dengzhou Fucheng has not yet been completed, and there are still many places that need to continue to be built. The Spring Festival has passed. It is estimated that these ordinary people are rushing to do things. It will be spring plowing time soon. Yes, I don't have much free time during this period, so it's good to be able to earn some money.

Dengzhou Fucheng is completely different from the previous one. After the expansion, Dengzhou Fucheng is only less than three miles away from Penglai City. In fact, Penglai City has already merged into a part of Dengzhou Fucheng. This is also in line with Su Tiancheng's idea Yes, the navy is stationed in Penglai City, which will become an important base for him to form and train the navy.

Dengzhou Fucheng is divided into two parts, the inner city and the outer city. The inner city is the original Dengzhou Fucheng. A city wall has been built with a height of about two meters. It has not been completely completed. Some people are still constantly repairing it. The area of ​​the city exceeds that of the inner city, and the streets of the inner city and the outer city are all uniform. According to the four directions of east, west, south, east and north, they are divided into four main streets, based on the four main streets.Other streets were built.

There are many people in the city, which can be regarded as bustling.

The Governor's Mansion was built at the former location of Dengzhou Fucheng, and the Dengzhou Government Office was built on the south side about 500 meters away from the Governor's Mansion. This was Deng Hui's idea, Deng Hui thought.In the city of Dengzhou, the place with the best geomantic omen is the location of the government office. The Governor's Mansion must be built here, and the government office must be moved to the side.

The layout of the Governor's Mansion is almost the same as that of Ning Yuan, the only difference is that the area is larger, especially the backyard.The construction is particularly exquisite, with pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and a lot of flowers and trees are planted. After entering, the feeling is very good. The backyard is independent, which is the place for Su Tiancheng and his family to live. A lot of wing rooms were built in the middle courtyard.These are for the officials of the Governor's Mansion to stay, and the front yard is mainly the office.

along the way.Deng Hui is introducing the situation of the reconstruction of Terengganu.

Before the Spring Festival, a large number of people began to move into Dengzhou and Laizhou, and these people were mainly divided into three categories.

One is the relatives of the Jiangning battalion's family members. They used to follow, because the Jiangning battalion soldiers were treated unusually and they were able to support their families.It can also help them find a job to do. In addition, they have sufficient confidence in the Jiangning Camp. After the families of the Jiangning Camp soldiers moved to Dengzhou and Laizhou, they also followed them.To Su Tiancheng's surprise, many family members of white soldiers also followed them to Dengzhou and Laizhou.

The second category is merchants. Many merchants simply moved their entire families to Dengzhou and Laizhou. Merchants are chasing profits. When they arrive in Dengzhou and Laizhou, they can not only do business, but also get part of the land. This is what they wish for. Yes, besides, the merchants who do business know very well that they can earn money by following the Jiangning camp. The place where the Jiangning camp is stationed means that the security situation is good and the business is booming.

The third category is the people from Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places. These people had some intersections with the Jiangning camp in the past. After learning the news, they came to Dengzhou and Laizhou with their families.

As of the end of the first month, the population of Dengzhou and Laizhou has exceeded one million, of which Dengzhou is more than [-] and Laizhou is more than [-]. This population has far exceeded the previous scale and is close to the population in its heyday. Condition.

During the Spring Festival, all levels of government in Dengzhou and Laizhou, including all officials, have no time to rest. They need to register the population and divide all the land. According to the requirements of the court, they made a fish scale book , to issue land contract certificates to the people who came to Dengzhou and Laizhou. Of course, when the land contract certificates are issued, the identities of these people are also clarified. From this moment on, these people are ordinary people under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou and Laizhou. up.

This process went very smoothly. Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng, Liu Chongsan, Liu Jingting and others originally thought that during the process of issuing land contract certificates, maybe someone would find the government, take out the previous land contract certificate, and say that the land somewhere It's his own, but it's a pity that the government at all levels has not encountered such a situation. It seems that Dorgon's plunder of Dengzhou and Laizhou is extremely cruel and heinous. Rich households, or ordinary people, have not been able to escape the murderous hands of the Houjin Tartars.

On the seventh day of February, Lan Qiaozheng and Liu Jingting rushed to Dengzhou Fucheng.

They reported the situation in Laizhou, which was similar to that in Dengzhou.

Deng Hui and Lan Qiaozheng also talked about a problem, that is, there is not much land in Dengzhou and Laizhou. They mean to keep a part of the official land. These official lands belong to the Jiangning camp, with this purpose , Governments at all levels in Dengzhou and Laizhou have left some relatively good cultivated land.

This is the management of the Ming Dynasty. The relatively good land used to belong to the guards. Military households farmed these lands, and the grain they harvested was used to feed the soldiers of the guards.

Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng and others also understood that the situation in the Jiangning Camp was completely different. All the soldiers were recruited, and there was no such thing as a military household anymore, they were all ordinary people. For a part of the land, the government and the Jiangning camp need to control some.

The issue of land was considered by Su Tiancheng a long time ago. The annexation of land in the interior of the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where it cannot be further increased. The silver in the hands of gentry and rich households has no place to use it. The only place to invest is land. The land was in the hands of rich gentry households, which resulted in less and less income for the imperial court, and the concentration of wealth toward wealthy gentry households. Peasants who lost their land were unable to pay taxes. Farmers who owned land were increasingly burdened. To a certain extent, after the eruption, the dynasty is destroyed, and a new dynasty is born. After hundreds of years, it enters such a vicious circle again.

The gap between the rich and the poor will always exist, and it cannot be eliminated. If you want to violate this basic law and demand equalization of the rich and the poor, you will kill yourself, the society will be chaotic, and the political power cannot be maintained for a long time. This is the case in history, even after hundreds of years, but there is a principle that no matter how big the gap between the rich and the poor is, taxes must be relatively fair. The rich pay more taxes, and the poor pay less or even no tax. The government takes A part of the money is given out to help the poor. Only in this kind of development process can society progress.

Therefore, Su Tiancheng doesn't need to pay special attention to the issue of land annexation. What he needs to do is to re-clarify taxes. In other words, in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, taxes and court regulations are completely different The same, especially the commercial and trade tax, which is the focus of Su Tiancheng's attention. There is only so much income on the land, so don't exploit it. The life of the common people will be easier. Only when there is money in their hands can commerce and trade develop.

Su Tiancheng made this request a long time ago.

Therefore, after Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng and others reported the construction of Dengzhou and Laizhou, Su Tiancheng began to care about the customization of taxes.

The plan that Deng Hui and Lan Qiao are putting forward is based on the one-in-thirty plan, which is specific to many details, including restrictions on exclusive commodities such as salt and ironware, etc., which are very detailed. As for agricultural taxes, It is exactly the same as the regulations of the imperial court. Dengzhou and Laizhou can be exempted from tax for five years, and all the income of these five years will go to the governments at all levels of prefectures and counties.

Su Tiancheng is very satisfied with this plan, but he proposed a few changes in principle. The commercial and trade tax will be implemented according to the standard of 5.00 in 25. After hundreds of years, it will be [-]% tax. This is There is no problem, and merchants can afford it. The tax on agriculture is implemented according to the principle of [-] in [-], which is [-]% of the tax. This is slightly higher than the imperial court, and the common people can afford it.

As for other details, make changes according to these two principles.

Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng and others are all clear that the tax policies formulated by Dengzhou and Laizhou, including Qingzhou, are different from those of the imperial court. It can be said that they are far higher than the imperial court's standards. This shows that the three places , is different from other places. Here, everything is directly stated by Su Tiancheng, and the government implements according to Su Tiancheng's requirements. The policies set by the imperial court also need to be combined with the actual situation here.

This approach is very bold. If some people with ulterior motives find out, they will definitely make a big fuss. However, in the imperial court, there are no officials who want to bring down Su Tiancheng for the time being, unless the emperor is cruel. up.

Deng Hui and Lan Qiaozheng, of course, followed Su Tiancheng's request, and they ignored the rest. They knew very well that as long as they followed Su Tiancheng's instructions, Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou would develop rapidly. After a few years, the degree of prosperity may even surpass that of Nanzhili.

As for the danger in this, Su Tiancheng must have thought about it, they don't need to worry, maybe Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, after a few years, their status will be completely different. (To be continued..)