Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 233

For the people of Ming Dynasty, the war in the north is not very emotional, especially the people living in Beijing, but some old people still remember that when the Tumu Fortress was defeated, it was really miserable. The capital can't be kept at one point, and now His Royal Highness has won a big victory in the northwest, which immediately set off a frenzy of celebration in the capital.

The slogan of ZTE Prosperous Age was naturally shouted out. If this is not ZTE, then what is ZTE?
Although the cattle and sheep from the northwest have not yet arrived, many horses have already been transported and sold. The mule and horse market in the capital is also very lively. Many people are talking about how cheap the cattle and sheep in the northwest are. His Royal Highness caught them. How many cattle and sheep have been sold cheaply, many people are envious, wishing to go to the northwest to buy a batch by themselves.

Of course, the most talked about is the imperial court's reward to the Black Dragon Army, because news has already spread from the imperial court.

Those who died in battle will be rewarded heavily, and those who have made meritorious service will be rewarded heavily. Not to mention other things, beheading a Tartar and rewarding 40 taels of silver. How much envy does this reward make?As a result, the reputation of the Black Dragon Army has greatly increased. Of course, it is more because of the enthusiasm of the people for enlisting. Once you join the Black Dragon Army, even if you go to the Northwest, you can get a lot of money.

Such emotions were brewing in the capital, and reached their peak when Zhu Houzhao led his army back to Beijing.

Zhu Houzhao did not go to the prisoner offering ceremony. He is the prince, so he is not suitable to steal the limelight, so he gave it to Wang Shouren. This time Wang Shouren made such a contribution, and he also caught the fire screen. By the side of his father Zhu Youtang, he attended the prisoner offering ceremony as the prince, and with the subsequent rewards, it took three days to stop.

Of course, there will be award ceremonies and memorial services within the Black Dragon Army later, and this Zhu Houzhao will attend, just like before.

After working hard for more than half a month, Zhu Houzhao finally finished all these things, and finally he can relax and take a breath.

Looking at his son who came over, Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "Looking at your appearance, you have to pay attention to rest. Your body is very important at such a young age!" Zhu Youtang also greeted He Neng who was standing beside him: "Wait Choose a few supplements for the crown prince, let them take care of you."

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Father, I'm fine. I've been busy for a while, and I'll be fine after a while. I'm as busy as Dasheng in the Northwest, and I still want to think about it." Said Seeing Zhu Houzhao, he laughed first: "This time the Northwest has won a great victory, I think the Northwest will be stable for a few years, but I'm still worried that the little prince will retaliate!"

The so-called little prince is naturally Dayan Khan. Now Dayan Khan is in full swing on the grassland and is busy unifying the grassland. As a result, this incident is a blow to his prestige. If he retaliates with handsome soldiers, Zhu Houzhao will be No surprise at all.

"Is it up to you to say that?" Zhu Youtang rolled his eyes at his son, and said with a smile, "I have already prepared to send an order to the Nine Sides, telling them to step up their precautions and not let the Tartars take advantage of it." Having said that, Zhu You Tang himself laughed first, and then said: "If they dare to come, it's okay to give them a hard time, and then they will know how powerful it is."

Looking at his father's appearance, Zhu Houzhao sighed softly. He also knew what his father was thinking. Such a big victory was enough to make his father proud.

However, Zhu Houzhao also knew that Daming had too many problems, and such a big victory could easily become a flash in the pan. If Daming wanted more victories, he had to change the system.The current Daming Yanzheng seems to have a lot of money every year, but it really doesn't have much, and with the money from its own Qiweizhai, it can only support the black dragon army in front of it.

Although the money spent will be less in the future, it is still very difficult to increase the number of the Black Dragon Army.

If you want to change the recruitment system, you will need more money, so the root cause is money. If you don’t change the recruitment system, Ming’s military equipment will be finished sooner or later, and the Black Dragon Army built by yourself will also decline sooner or later. Isn’t this the case for the Qi’s army in the future?So this time Zhu Houzhao is going to start with money, what money is the most?There is only one answer, and that is Didingyin.

The so-called land and silver refers to the sharing of land into acres. It is very difficult to restrict land mergers in this era, but there is no need to restrict it.

Once the land merger is restricted, it will lead to the occurrence of hidden land, and the trend of investment will prevail, and the imperial court will not be able to collect taxes from the land.In this era when land is the main means of production, if the imperial court cannot collect land tax, where will the imperial court get the money?If Zhu Houzhao wants to reform the tax system, the first thing to do is land tax.

This method has also left a good way for later generations, that is, the officials and gentry pay the grain together and share the land into the mu, cancel the poll tax, and only collect tax according to the land.

People who don’t have land don’t pay taxes, and those who have land pay taxes. This is divided into acres, and there is no poll tax. It doesn’t matter if you have a lot of land, it doesn’t matter if you have more, just pay the tax.The development model is similar to the big farmers of later generations, you just pay the money.Although the current population of Daming is large, it is not so large that the land is not enough.

If the land is really not enough, then grab it with a knife, fight, and occupy it. Isn't the land on the whole earth not enough?

Later, the officials and gentry pay the grain together, which solves the problem of investment. Officials do not pay taxes, which leads to the prevalence of investment, and the court cannot collect taxes.

Whether you are a relative of the emperor or a gentry official, even if you are a feudal vassal, you must pay taxes. If you do not pay taxes, you will be punished.If these two policies continue, Zhu Houzhao believes that Daming’s taxation will explode, and Daming’s money and food will increase to a very terrible level. At this point, Daming will have the money to implement the recruitment system and the money to realize the dream of a strong country in Zhu Houzhao’s heart. .

The Qing Dynasty was so rich, but all the money was used to repair gardens, but Zhu Houzhao would not use this money to repair gardens.

"Father is far-sighted, so naturally my sons and officials will never be able to match." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, and at the same time he was thinking about how to get his father to agree to his plan, but Zhu Houzhao had already written the draft and said directly: "Father , this time I come back and want to make some changes to the Beijing camp." Zhu Houzhao's face became serious as he said this.

Zhu Youtang was taken aback for a moment, at first he still felt that his son was narrow-minded, but seeing his son's serious appearance, he nodded and said, "Then tell me!"

"My son wants to reorganize the Beijing camp, change the entire Beijing camp to the Black Dragon Army, and at the same time change the Beijing camp to a recruiting system, and at the same time change the entire five armies to the governor's office." Zhu Hou looked at Zhu Youtang as he said: "I don't know my father. What does the emperor think?"

(End of this chapter)