Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 639 Military Taxation Reform and 12 Grassland Households

Those who learn from me live, and those who imitate me perish. It is really a golden saying.

From as small as an individual to as large as a country, there are great differences between individuals.

All Zhang Ting never thought of learning the Eight Banners system of the Qing Dynasty completely.

Besides, he couldn't copy it. Nuerhachi was able to engage in the Eight Banners because he played bandit gangs and slavery, which was very in line with the tradition and cultural level of these fake female real Tunguska savages. It was impossible for Zhang Tie to play in the Central Plains. Slavery.

Therefore, what Zhang Tie needs to learn is the special attachment relationship between the Eight Banners soldiers and the royal family under the Eight Banners system, and learn how they share the fruits of military victory, the dividends of foreign wars, and the mutual recognition of small groups.

Zhang Tie also thought a lot about Zhu Hongwu's guard system and Eight Banners system.

Zhu Hongwu's Weisuo army system, in terms of the ancient army, is actually very perfect.

Yesterday Zhang Ting thought that the fighting power of the Weisuo Army collapsed so quickly that it was far inferior to that of the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty, which is actually not so appropriate.

Strictly speaking, the Guards Army was just rotten, not completely broken.

Otherwise, there would be no big soldiers with enough food and pay, and three guns before the battle would be considered worthy of the emperor. These two teased with a bit of black humor.

The Weisuo Army of the Ming Dynasty, after introducing the recruitment system and improving the upward channel, and the chief soldiers and deputy generals of each town began to support their families, their combat effectiveness was still there.

But soldiers and servants, if they fight a battle, it is really a waste of money, and the elite who can fight is even more limited.

Moreover, the Weisuo system can only be played by the Ming Dynasty, because after the brainwashing of the Song Dynasty, Wenguiwuqing has become a custom, and even the Manchu Qing Dynasty has to implement Wenguiwuqing.

Under the pressure of the trend of the times, warriors had no choice but to bow their heads and be petty, desperately making money and confiding their wives and sons.

But if this is done in Zhang Zhou, then the general of a certain town will not be the general of the general. If it is better, it will be the military commander of a certain place, and if it is worse, it will continue to be Jiedushi.

At the same time, he couldn't copy all the secrets of the Manchu Eight Banners military system to maintain combat effectiveness.

Because the secret of the Manchu Qing to maintain its military force was to capture the Saurons in the old forests in the northeast, raise a cavalry team in the Mongolian grasslands, and then raise the flags of the local Tibetans, Yi and other brave people when they were fighting Jinchuan and Jinchuan.

Let these backward elements mix with the bannermen who can maintain their own force in the Eight Banners, so as to ensure their combat effectiveness.

This set of methods of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, coupled with the national support of the bannermen, resulted in only entering and leaving, and the state's finances were overwhelmed.

Moreover, due to the restrictions on the status of bannermen, the number of people has not increased, and at most it has maintained a scale of more than 1 people, which can only be said to be better than nothing.

It can be said that the methods of the Ming and Qing dynasties have their own advantages and disadvantages, and Zhang Ting has no way to follow suit. More importantly, Zhang Ting is still facing two major problems.

First of all, the composition of the soldiers recruited from Hexi recently made Zhang Ting a little uneasy. Han Chinese accounted for at least [-]% of the Yicong Xiaoqi and Unity Archers originally recruited from Hexi.

But in the past two years, among the warriors from Hexi, there were more warriors from Tuyuhun, Zhuqiang, Dangxiang, Tubo and other ethnic groups than Han people.

After careful investigation, it turned out that from Pei Yuan, who was left behind in Xijing, who was in charge of recruiting, to the Privy Council and Luantai of Zhongshu Province, they all preferred non-Han Hexi soldiers.

The reason for this situation is that the people of all ethnic groups in Hexi are poorer than the Han people, the cost of recruitment is lower, and their desire to leave Hexi is stronger.

In addition, people from various ethnic groups such as Tuyuhun are far more devout in their belief in Buddhism than the Han people, and they believe that Zhang Tie is the god of the world.

With the support of sufficient pensions, these people of all ethnic groups with more pious beliefs are extremely brave in combat, and often do not avoid life and death. Officers of the pro-army and the imperial army prefer to use them.

Isn't this. Aliens and religious beliefs the same as Yenicheri?
At that time, once the pro-army and the imperial army are all filled with members of the same composition, is it true that the imperial guard election law will also come to the east?
The second problem is that the central government has run out of money. In history, Zhao Kuangyin was able to conquer the North and South, and the foundation was laid for him by Guo Wei and Guo Rong.

At that time, the Hou Zhou treasury was full, and the people's lives began to become stable and prosperous, so they were able to support the army for continuous wars.

But at this time, Zhang Ting himself is the role of Guo Wei. The biggest problem now is not to fight, but to quickly restore people's livelihood.

But Zhang Yu is already 35 years old. Waiting for it, he will be 50 or [-] years old when he unifies the whole country.

Besides, Ma Xifan and Qian Zuo died in one breath in the south, and Gao Congjiao will die soon.

Liu Sheng of the Southern Han Dynasty not only killed the heroes Liu Sichao and Chen Daoxiang, but also killed his eight younger brothers in one day.

Of Liu Sheng's [-] brothers, [-] were killed by him, and the remaining three were killed long ago.

After looking through the history books, I couldn't find anyone who was more capable of harming brothers than Liu Sheng, so people in the Southern Han Dynasty were panicked.

This is a godsend opportunity!Zhang Tie didn't want to miss this window period,
Lack of money and wars, the two tax laws are also the general trend, and the religious elements in the pro-military and forbidden troops have begun to increase again. Zhang Tie can only find a way from history.

He planned to separate the 600 million acres of land in Longyou, Guanzhong, Hexi, which had been awarded to pro-army and forbidden army families, plus about 150 million acres of land belonging to the royal family, from the government's field records and count them as the royal family's private property.

At the same time, Zhang Tie has delineated almost 500 million mu of land in the depopulated Guanzhong. He plans to recruit refugees to cultivate it at his own expense, and it will also become the private property of the royal family.

And these private properties are not used to maintain the extravagant life of the royal family, they will all be used as careers for the pro-military.

The over-standard grant of land starting from [-] mu per man, the rent tax is paid according to the ancient thirty-one tax, and there is no need for corvee, etc., and they are allowed to recruit tenants to farm.

The price is that in addition to heavy armor, crossbow arrows, and top horses, you need to prepare yourself.

At the same time, Suweifan needs to be served once every three years, once a year, and served in two seasons in spring and autumn within two years. If the emperor has a special call, he must be in place at any time.

In pro-military families, after the father is over 35 years old, he must start to provide successors and auxiliary soldiers.

This auxiliary soldier is designated by the pro-army itself, and is limited to sons and blood-related nephews. They receive training as farmers in peacetime, and follow them in battle in wartime.After the sixteenth year, you can also receive royal rewards according to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

For pro-military families without a qualified heir, the property will be confiscated after the pro-military and his wife pass away.

Moreover, all properties such as the land of pro-military families cannot be divided. After the son of the family reaches the age of eighteen, he must find another way out.

Of course, Zhang Tie had already figured out this way out for them, that is, after practicing civil and martial arts well, he would go outside to forge a career. A son who was not successful in civil and martial arts would lose his qualification as a family member of the army.

Zhang Tie estimated that the pro-army would grant [-] households in Hexi, [-] households in Longyou and Guanzhong each, forming a total of [-] households in the pro-army.

The composition of the Forbidden Army is similar, except that they will not give their granted land to Longyou, Hexi, and the scale of granted land is much smaller, generally only about [-] mu.

However, this is all in Henan and Hebei in the Central Plains, and the output and economic value must be much better than the [-] acres in Longyou, Hexi.

And in the future, after Mengshu, Machu, Nantang, Qianyue, and Nanhan came from Jinghai and Pinghai's territories, a considerable part of the land of the local royal families and wealthy families would also be taken out and awarded to the Forbidden Army, similar to that of the Qing Dynasty. The Eight Banners are stationed in various places to control the place.

Zhang Tie planned to grant land to [-] households of the imperial army in Henan, [-] households in Hebei, and about [-] households in Taiyuan, Beiping, Chengdu, Tanzhou (Changsha), Jiangling, and Xingwangfu (Guangzhou).

This is actually a combination of the Weisuo system of the Ming Dynasty and the Eight Banners system. In principle, the Weisuo system of the Ming Dynasty is followed, and the relationship with the royal family is the same as the Eight Banners system.

The financial and personnel rights of the pro-army and the forbidden army are not managed by the outer dynasty, but directly belong to the inner court. hand.

Under this system, the pro-army and the forbidden army are actually the private army of the royal family in terms of status. The emperor's power is monopolized, with the assistance of the honorary class, forming a vertical leadership system.

Even a Marquis of General Yu who manages 100 people can reach Tianting directly, and at the same time, the emperor's baton can also go down to the level of Marquis Jiang.

What is different from the guard system of the Ming Dynasty is that Zhang Zhou's pro-army and forbidden army are richer than the guard army of the Ming Dynasty, with lighter economic burdens, higher status, and correspondingly stronger combat effectiveness.

In terms of personal affiliation, it is similar to the relationship between the Eight Banners soldiers and the royal family. Without the emperor, they are nothing.

Zhang Tie's ideal is to keep at least 50 pro-army households and 50 imperial army-given fields, no mergers will occur within [-] years, and strong combat effectiveness will be guaranteed within [-] years.

From then on, Zhang Wei could use his own army to guard the capital. Their gifted land was far away in Longyou and Guanzhong in Hexi, and they could not take root in the local area.

Even if they have the same religious affiliation, they have no foundation in the local area and cannot form a pro-guard force that can influence the royal family.

The imperial army was scattered in important cities and around the capital. They could not directly protect the emperor, but their family properties were all in the Central Plains. They had the advantage of being a local group, but they were blocked by the pro-army and could only form a peripheral line of defense.

In this way, the pro-army and the forbidden army can contain each other, and no one side will be overpowered.

As long as the Zhangzhou court can guarantee the presence of these 13 households, it can obtain a standing army of 5 to 8 people on weekdays. In general, it can mobilize about 15 people in wartime, and at least [-] people can be pulled out by extreme mobilization. More importantly, save money.

In addition, Zhang Tie also plans to pay privately to reclaim 150 million mu of land in the Hetao area.

At the same time, the pastures to the north and west of Juyan Sea, probably the later Alxa League plus the Altai Mountains-Irtysh River, plus the Tangnu Wuliang Sea, etc., were placed under the direct control of Yili Khan. .

The people of all ethnic groups on the ranch will become the headquarters directly under the emperor. They pay less taxes and must be rewarded more than other tribes.

These warlike grassland herdsmen will become Zhang Tie's most stable source of light cavalry.

As for the country's other armed forces, Zhang Tie planned to fully implement the Weisuo system of the Ming Dynasty, but before implementing the Weisuo system, a major administrative change would be required.

Zhang Tie intends to abolish the prefecture and county system since the Tang Dynasty. Except for the prefectures that have special reasons to keep, he ordered all prefectures with ancient names to restore their ancient names, and those without ancient names should be suffixed.

For example, Xuzhou will be renamed Xuzhou Prefecture, and the local government will implement a four-level system of province, prefecture, prefecture, and county.

But the state is under the capital, and only the strategic location is more important, the state with a larger population can be retained, and the rest are not retained.

The original division of a state in charge of only three or four or even one or two counties will also come to an end, and many small states will have to be merged.

After that, the governor of the government was the governor of the government, the governor of the state was the governor, and the county was the county magistrate.

Of course, Zhang Tie prefers the three titles of Zhifu, Zhizhou, and Zhixian, but he has not had time to perfect the imperial examination, and there are not enough officials to be able to rotate and promote at any time.

Therefore, it is still necessary to use this kind of official position that has served in a certain government or a certain state for a long time.

It is even more necessary to continue to use a warrior to take up these positions, but it must be temporary.

After the establishment of local administrative units, Zhang Tie planned to build defense cities in land fortresses and sea frontier defenses, similar to Tang Dynasty Shouzhuo, except that the soldiers became guard soldiers. Soldiers.

Juntian, which is expected to start, will also start from the state soldiers and united athletes. After accepting Juntian, they will naturally become guard soldiers.

However, because of Zhang Zhou's main combat forces, the pro-army and the imperial army, the burden on the guards was lighter than that of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the bigger reason is that Zhang Yu can't afford to fight the rich battle like the Ming Dynasty now, and he doesn't need to dispatch 10,000+ troops at every turn.

With this system that mainly uses land as rewards, Zhang Zhou's financial pressure is relatively much smaller.

In terms of organization, the pro-army and the forbidden army still follow the pattern of army (guard)-battalion-du-general-team-fire.

The army (guard) has 3000 people, the battalion has 1000 people, the capital has 500 people, the general has 100 people, the team has 50 people, and the fire has ten people.

The pro-military chiefs are General Zhonglang (guard), General Lang ranks as commander (battalion), Duyuhou (du), Jiangyuhou (general), team (ten generals), and Huo (fire chief).

The chief of the imperial army is the commander-in-chief (town), the commander (battalion), Duyuhou (capital), general Yuhou (general), team (team is), and fire (huochang).

In the Weisuo army, Zhang Teng simply copied the military officer system of the Ming Dynasty.

There are generally 3000 people in a guard, the chief is the commander of the guard, and the rest are the thousand households, the deputy thousand households, the hundred households, the deputy hundred households, and the general banner.

On the basis of two to three guards, a supervisor of soldiers and horses will be set up, and there will be soldiers and horse envoys on top, and all the power of the guards will be handed over to the Privy Council.

As for the official positions of Tongzhi, Qianshi, and Zhenfu in the Ming Dynasty, they will not be established for the time being, and they will be established after the actual operation.

At the same time, on the grassland, after Zhang Tie originally got the title of Nip Yili Khan, he basically didn't take care of the affairs on the grassland. All the systems on the grassland were still operating according to the original habits.

The only thing that has some restrictions is that Cao Yanlu, Li Congyu, Chen Huiyao and others in Beiting have given certain control through the mutual market and the export of salt, iron, tea, sugar, wine, grain, cloth and silk.

But now, the northern Central Plains have been unified, and the Khitan people have retreated and given up their claim to the grassland, so from now on, Zhang Ting will manage things on the grassland.

Zhang Ting plans to set up Basimi Wanhu, Yili Wanhu, Naiman Wanhu, Xiajiasi Wanhu, Meiliji (Meierqi) Wanhu, Wuhu in turn from Yibohai (Balkhash Lake) to the east. Twelve such as Lie Wanhu, Zhibu Wanhu, Menggu, Chazhashi Wei Wanhu, Orangaishi Wei Wanhu, Jurchen Sanbu Wanhu, Upper Khitan Four Wanhu and Lower Khitan Four Wanhu Department of ten thousand households.

Of course, this does not mean that there are only 12 households on the grasslands. The [-] households is an imaginary number, and there will be thousands of households and other tribes in turn.

Among them, [-] households in Basimi, Yili, Naiman, and Xiajiasi served as the headquarters of the Great Khan.

But now it is only a rough design. It is not an easy task to successfully bring all these ten thousand households under the rule.

For this reason, Zhang Tie planned to leave the generals to prepare to enter Shu after the southern expedition to Nanping and Ma Chu, and he himself would go to Chengde Mansion again and hold the Six Dharma Sect Grand Buddha Dharma Conference in Chengde Mansion.

At the same time, the children of Dunhuang Zhang, Cao and other families who had studied Buddhism and those who had begun to spread Buddhism on the grassland all immediately took action.

The eminent monks in Anxi Province, Beiting Province, and even Qingtang and Hexi Buddhism should also start to act.

Zhang Tie was going to put back more than a thousand kings, big and small kings, and powerful chieftains who were serving by his side now.

At the same time, [-] Buddhist cavalry were drawn from the pro-army, and another [-] from the forbidden army were handed over to Bai Congxin and Huang Yingda as commanders.

After the Aluoja of the Naiman tribe, the big and small kings, and the protons of the chieftains returned, they would immediately organize a Dharma-protecting cavalry of about 5000 people, a total of [-] fine cavalry on both sides.

Using the method of Buddhist eminent monks and swords, unify the beliefs of all ministries, and persuade all ministries, big and small Khans, big and small kings, big and small Yehu, etc. to go to Chengde Mansion to pay homage to Zhang Yan.

As for how to combine these 12 households, Zhang Tie has not yet figured it out, and he is not prepared to achieve the goal of [-] households in the grassland immediately.

He will be satisfied if four to five thousand heads of households come to the Chengde Dafa Conference this time.

For this reason, Zhang Tie even planned to officially add the name of Yili Khan to his title during this period.

Even if a dual empire of the Central Plains and Grasslands would appear in the early days, Zhang Ting would not hesitate.

Because only after controlling these 12 households, can he conquer the entire Hezhong, Persia, regain control of India, and lead them to continue to conquer westward.

However, the idea is beautiful, but it is often difficult to actually promote it.

Even if it is such a thing as abolishing the state and establishing a guard house, it is impossible for Zhang Tie to act arbitrarily, and he must discuss it with the people below.

And you must make some concessions, otherwise, the officials will let you see what it means to carry the red flag and oppose the red flag, and how bad it is to go to work passively.

So it was different from the emperor's nightly singing and singing as imagined. After Zhang Yu came back, he went to stay at Dafu's place for one night, and then discussed state affairs with courtiers until late at night, and then rested directly in the queen's bedroom.

On September [-]th, Zhang Tie, who didn't even take a break for the Double Ninth Festival, finally concluded a major event with the civil and military officials of the court, and a series of reforms began one after another.

The most important thing is of course the granting of land by the pro-army and the forbidden army, and the withdrawal of the state and the merger of the government.

At the same time, Zhang Tie ordered the opening of martial arts nationwide. This is not just a question of a single exam.

Zhang Ting's martial arts is to first establish gun stick clubs and bow and arrow clubs in each county, which are inspected by each county. They will be selected every year, and the selected ones will enter the martial arts of each county.

In the county martial arts, systematically learn bows and arrows, riding and archery, military formations, and understand armor and crossbows.

Then every two years, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the military and horse supervisors of each government will conduct government examinations according to the emperor's edict.

Those who pass the test can get a title of Dutou. For example, those who are good at shooting can get the title of Bow and Crossbow Dutou, and those who are good at spears and sticks can get the title of Gun and Stick Dutou.

Those with this title can travel around with the title of Dutou instead of user registration, without being interrogated by ordinary yamen servants and refused to let officials see them.

Then learn a certain amount of cultural knowledge, that is, after simple literacy, and then take the provincial exam every two years.

Those who passed the exam this time, if they don't want to take the exam again, can go to the guard to serve as deputy hundred households, or return to the county to serve as the head of the government office, the leader of the united army, etc.

When you get here, you will go to the entrance exam, which is the martial arts exam.

This is divided into two aspects. Those who follow the path of brave and brave generals only need to recognize [-] characters, know how to recognize command flags, and be able to simply arrange troops.

After winning the exam, you can join the Pro Army, Forbidden Army, and those who are extremely good can enter Regret Mountain Capital.If they are sent outside, they will be served as middle-level military attaches in the guards or border guards.

The other branch is the Liutao military commander class, which requires a high level of cultural accomplishment, and is for training generals.

Once you pass the exam, you will not only be able to join the military, but you can also transfer texts at certain times and serve as commander in chief.

Following this path, children can start to participate in the inspection department's big pick at the age of ten, and those who are truly capable can grow into a qualified general at the age of seventeen or eighteen.

And martial arts has an advantage, that is, the judging criteria are very accurate, there is no situation where you say yes, but he says no.This is also convenient for Zhang Shengren to select talents who are willing to conquer.

At the same time, Zhang Tie also planned to move the etiquette of the rural archery ceremony to the grassland.

In terms of style, part of the red tape that can only be implemented in the Han Dynasty was abandoned, but most of the items were retained.

Then add wrestling, sumo and other sports that both Central Plains people and grassland people love at this time, and use a set of relatively strict procedures to select grassland warriors for Nip Yili Khan.

This is actually the Namuda Conference of the Mongols of later generations. Zhang Ting intends to unite him with the Han culture and strengthen the cultural connection between them.

But to get this done and get everyone, especially the civil servants, to support it, the price Zhang Tie paid was the continuation of the two-tax law.

Don't underestimate that this is just a simple sentence. In the two tax laws, there is a very important link, which is the identification of personal assets.

Because the two tax laws are taxed according to the degree of wealth, there is a lot of room for manipulation.

In the past, the two tax laws were messed up by warriors, but now Zhang Tie obviously wants to set the tax, so the only remaining civil officials headed by Zhang Xichong, He Ning, and Feng Dao really want to take this part of power into their hands, so that the civil officials There is a foundation for standing.

Of course, this does not mean that civil servants must engage in petty tricks to favor their own people. At this stage when they are still in full swing, they dare not.

What they want is the power to set taxes, the power to protect themselves in the face of warriors.

Zhang Tie thought about it for a while, and then happily decided that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Department of Salt and Iron would jointly determine the new tax, and delegated this part of the power.

He Ning and the others were ecstatic, but Zhang Tie smiled inwardly, because after the two tax laws, there is actually a more ruthless one.

It's just that the current economic conditions do not yet have such means of operation, so Zhang Ting didn't bring it up.

Right now, let them use the two-tax law to enrich the country. After the handicraft industry and industry and commerce are further developed, Zhang Tie will propose a method that is more suitable for population growth. After 20 years, it should be on the agenda.

. . . .

On September [-]th, after long-term planning, Zhang Zhou's new policy of reform began to be introduced.

Prior to this, the two-tax law implemented in the middle and late Tang Dynasty had already been ravaged by the warriors and had to be greatly changed.

Zhang Tie first announced that the two-tax law of the Tang Dynasty would be maintained, and the overall tax rate would be between [-] taxes and [-] taxes.

Abolish the farm equipment money, silk tax, cowhide tax, etc. that have been ingeniously named since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

Reform the inter-frame tax between the bodiless and Tang Dynasties.

The so-called interstitial tax was called housing tax in the Shi Jin period, which was actually property tax.

He is really talented. In the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, real estate taxes were collected, and the collection was quite a lot. Every room in the house was calculated to transport two or three feet of silk.

Zhang Tie has no money now, but he still doesn't want to collect money like a robbery, so he directly reduces the interim tax by [-] yuan, which is at least [-]% lower than the original one.

At the same time, the late Tang and Five Dynasties also collected a very high transaction tax, called Chumoqian, which was about 5.00% in the middle and late Tang Dynasties, and about [-]% in the Five Dynasties.

It doesn't seem like much, but this is the fifth generation when the commodity economy is underdeveloped!
The big tycoons did not receive much, and they did a lot of damage to small traders and handicraftsmen, as well as citizens of big cities and farmers in the suburbs. Zhang Tie directly reduced it to about one percent.

The remaining two items are to remove the tyranny since Houliang.

One of these is the abolition of unreasonable cattle rents. This tyranny has lasted for more than 40 years.

The reason is that when Zhu and Wen conquered Huainan, they gave the tens of thousands of cattle they captured to the people for use, and then collected cattle rent from the people.

But decades later, the cows that year died long ago, but the cattle rent is still collected, and as long as your ancestors rented official cattle, then you have to continue to pay.

Up to now, almost all the peasant households in Luoyang and Kaifeng have caused a great burden to the people, so Zhang Tie ordered the abolition of this outdated and harmful tax.

The second is the farming operation, which was set up in the Central Plains after the end of the Tang Dynasty and was directly managed by the Ministry of Households.

This happened to be in conflict with Zhang Tie's plan to start equalizing the fields of the imperial army and the guards. After Zhang Tie directly picked out a few pieces of land for the imperial army's work fields, he recruited the original people to become the guards, and used the fields, houses, cattle and other fields they are currently using. Agricultural tools are given to them for permanent use.

This series of major reforms immediately pushed Zhang Ting's reputation to its peak.

At this moment, no matter whether it is the senior officials above or the tenants at the bottom, they all understand a truth. In this chaotic world where demons dance chaotically, there is finally a benevolent king, and finally someone starts to care about the people's livelihood in the world.

On the night of the announcement, the entire city of Tokyo burst into cheers, and countless people rushed to tell the truth. During this night, the exorbitant taxes that had been imposed on all the people were immediately wiped out.

On the second day after the announcement, a large number of merchants and people from Luoyang, Zhengzhou and other places rushed to Kaifeng Mansion hundreds of miles away, crying and bowing down in front of the gate of the imperial city.

Duzhisheren of Zhongshu Shengzhangtai estimated that after the reform, the burden on a peasant household with [-] mu of land has been reduced by more than [-]%, almost to the point of nearly [-]%.

Of course, the financial pressure on the imperial court will also increase unprecedentedly next year.

Although it is said that after exempting exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, the economy will be further activated, and tax revenue will gradually increase as the economy improves, but after all, it is too slow and it will take time.

So Zhang Tie began to save money in the palace, released a large number of palace people to go home, eliminated unreasonable redundant officials in the court, and delayed the payment of the salaries of meritorious ministers for their children and grandchildren for ten years.

On the other hand, in terms of mobilizing large troops, it is best to mobilize elite troops and try to mobilize 10,000+ troops as little as possible.

At the same time, Zhang Ting salivated and looked towards the south. These royal families have been riding on the heads of the common people for decades, and they have long been fat.

What's the point of exploiting the poor?Of course, it’s better to eat a big family, and it will be full of oil when you take a sip.

(End of this chapter)