open sea

Chapter 573
Chen Mu's National Bank is so exciting, especially for Zhang Juzheng.

Just like a vassal king's enfeoffment and re-imposition of commercial taxes, it cannot be refused.

Moreover, the benefits to the imperial court outweigh all other proposals, at least unlike feudal lords and commercial taxes, which require the right timing, as long as this matter is properly planned, it can be done immediately.

The idea is very good. On the surface, it is a little more troublesome than the point-to-point tax transfer in the past, but this trouble is also eliminated by the simplified official banknotes, but in fact it can achieve the most important purpose-centralization of power and financial power.

In the past, the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty was transferred point-to-point except for Beijing transportation. The household department only had an account. In fact, the annual tax deduction was 2000 million taels or 3000 million taels, and only one million and 10 taels were put into the warehouse. , precisely because the point-to-point delivery has been completed before entering Taicang.

The entire financial system, except for the last change, has little to do with the central government.

Among them, there will be many invalid taxes brought about by cross-chaotic deployment and corruption. With the central bank, it will be different, at least in name, but in fact it can be slowly realized.

Chen Mu didn't say much, but Zhang Juzheng had a plan in mind, first of all, to regulate the nature of taxes and silver prices of grain, cloth and silk in each province, and the capital banks of each province would be responsible for parity purchases. Nothing wrong.

The bank bills of the various provinces first entered the capital, and then whether the tax was transferred to the capital or kept in the capital, the control power of this money was in the capital, and other places needed silver, so they had to apply to the capital to further centralize power.

And once the government accepts it, the people can try it out in bulk first, such as the import and export ports of the sea merchants in various provinces. After the sea merchants and merchants get used to the National Bank, the credit will be re-established, and the paper money can be circulated throughout the world.

After discussing the bank, Zhang Juzheng didn't stay with Chen Mu for long, asked him about the construction of the Beiyang Military Mansion, and asked him to send him a general plan, then handed him the cipher text dedicated to the Beiyang Military Mansion, and returned it to Chen Mu before leaving. Mu Xiaoxiao showed off the opportunity.

Zhang Juzheng asked with a smile: "How did Jing Haibo's Qiqiaolinglong mind come up with these thoughts?"

Chen Mu said: "Summary, exploration, practice, induction!"

After Chen Mu left, Zhang Juzheng left the study for a few steps, and after he left the mansion, he went to another room to change his clothes. It was also a crimson gown, a standard silk gown, even the material of the clothes was exactly the same, the only difference was the clothes. The same crimson jacquard has a different pattern, which can't be seen unless you look carefully.

When he entered the study again, Wang Guoguang, who was holding a small copper crystal magnifying glass, squinted his eyes and looked at the chart. When the white bearded and haired Minister of Hubu raised his head, with heavy bags under his eyes, he slowly said to Zhang Juzheng: "Chen Shuai made a statement."

Zhang Juzheng waved his hands and took his seat, and said to Wang Guoguang: "I don't care about Chen Shuai's words. If everyone in the world is like him, and more people remember these characters, it may not be a bad thing. It's just that he is too young, so young to stay in the country, Let the servant worry."

"Chen Shuai was born at a good time, and let Guochao catch up with a good time. When the Beiyang affairs are over, let him go overseas again."

Wang Guoguang didn't say a word about Chen Mu's going or staying. He knew where the boundary between himself and Zhang Juzheng was. ——Only mental skills, it is not decent enough to treat overseas countries."

"What the prince said is very true!"

Zhang Juzheng raised his head and laughed when he heard Wang Guoguang's words, as if hearing a big joke, he clasped his hands and explained to Wang Guoguang: "Chen Shuai is not very knowledgeable, and he can't cultivate a noble spirit. Fortunately, he has great insight and has his own structure." , Ke Chengqi said. His mind is not bad for Chinese people."

"Pu Qi was so curious about his teachings that he asked him to compile teaching materials for the emperor. He compiled a set of books called Tao Te Ching. There was no morality in the book, only two points, steam firepower, and a power unit, which he called mechanics. Summarized manpower, animal power, water power, firepower, and the rest are weapons, ships, etc. Yes, he also formulated a standard word, calling all kinds of things data parameters. At first, I was surprised by the title of the book, although it has not been changed , I don't understand the reason, I just think it was Chen Shuai who started it at will."

"I met Qi Shuai in Jizhen a few days ago. During the chat, he mentioned something. He said that Chen Shuai came to Beijing in early spring, and Qi Shuai went to greet him. Because he had given away armor in the early years, Qi Shuai gave him a pistol this year. Chen Shuai wants to be arty but doesn't have that literary talent, the prince guesses, what name did he give that pistol?"

Zhang Juzheng raised his two fingers and tapped on the table covered with documents, and said to the puzzled Wang Guoguang: "Truth, he calls his pistol the truth."

"Overseas, it's very popular." Zhang Juzheng said with a hint of helplessness in his smile, "You don't need to know Chen Shuai at all. He is the same on the inside and outside. You can know his deeds by watching his words, and it is easier to know his heart by watching his deeds. His morality, It's mechanics; his principle is this!"

Zhang Juzheng rolled up his sleeves with a smile, made eight shots, and made the appearance of pistols: "Except for China, the barbarians in all directions don't know Wang Hua's brutality and willfulness, and the Portuguese barbarians attacked Mancijia. Yes; the western barbarians invaded Luzon, and sea ships went to Macao to run wild, which is also unreasonable."

"At the beginning, the servants were also worried. When going to sea to proclaim the rites, it should be a person who is well-educated and reasonable to announce the etiquette of our country. He should send a dignified minister like Zhang Ziwen. But today, Chen Shuai's morality and reasoning are more acceptable overseas. You know, others may not recognize etiquette, but they must recognize this principle."

"The Portuguese and barbarians handed over Malacca, and the Western barbarians entered Nanjing to sign the contract. The countries of Southeast Asia were convinced of this truth."

Zhang Juzheng frowned as he spoke, and after trying to summarize, explore, practice and summarize, he came to his own conclusion with difficulty, saying: "Probably, Chen Shuai has done a great job in governing the barbarians, and the wicked still need to be grinded by the wicked." ...I estimate that Shi Ting's appointment as Xiyang this time will not be bad."

This theory made Wang Guoguang want to laugh but couldn't. Zhang Juzheng's words were actually equivalent to sending these fierce and unreasonable people outside.

In the end, the old Shangshu could only cup his hands and said, "Chen Shuai is the best of his talents."

After all the gossip, Zhang Juzheng straightened his sitting posture, and said to Wang Guoguang with a serious face: "Chen Shuai has another suggestion, which has been suppressed by his subordinates for more than two years. He mentioned several times that the clan system is not good, and the rich and powerful are very poor." Rice, there are poor people who are hungry and have no food, and want to transfer the clan to overseas, first to lighten the country's Lumi, and second, to defend the oceans and reclaim the land."

"How many clans are there in the country, and how much does it cost Lumi every year?"

When it came to business, Wang Guoguang cheered up, he had already memorized many data in the country, but he finally got old, and after thinking for a while, he opened the Wanli accounting records to verify, and then he said to Zhang Juzheng: "The patriarchal family The evils have been accumulated for a long time, the government has been reducing the amount of money, and the registration of jade certificates is getting more and more difficult.

"The feudal vassals belong to the Zhou family, which is the most able to reproduce. It has more than forty county kings, and the clan has several thousand five thousand people. There are only a hundred people with salary, and the rest are hard to live in."

Wang Guoguang said a few words with emotion, shook his head and cupped his hands and reported: "Nowadays, there are less than 900 patriarchs on the jade date, and the annual demand for Lumi is nearly [-] million shi, which accounts for [-]% of the land tax; in addition, there are clans that are not in the jade certificate, which may be hundreds of thousands of people. many."

"Three percent..."

Zhang Juzheng gritted his teeth slightly, he must face up to this problem.

How big is the difference between the imperial court spending 900 million shilumi and saving 900 million shilumi?

The most difficult part of this matter is not only the clans with Lumi on the Jade Document, it is more important to find a way out for those clans without Lumi on the Jade Document.

The reason why I never listened to Chen Mu was because Chen Mu was ignorant. He never came up with a feasible plan for the clan to go to sea. He just kept talking about sealing the vassal king, but he didn't say how to seal it... Zhang Juzheng He knows domestic, but he doesn't know overseas.

Finally, Zhang Juzheng made up his mind and said: "Please keep this matter secret, and I will send you a letter to Nanyang and ask Gao Xinzheng."

As he said that, Zhang Juzheng showed an extremely uncomfortable expression: "I don't know if he is willing to reply to my letter."

(End of this chapter)