Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 497 Spending Money (Two In One Chapter)

Chongzhen has been a little troubled recently.

Since the rebel army of King Hui Zhu Changrun was defeated by Liu Hongjian with lightning speed, nobles from all over the Ming Dynasty staged a story of searching for relatives from thousands of miles away.

The Seventh and Eighth Aunts of Chongzhen, who are usually not a bird, each dragged the silver that had been oxidized and blackened for hundreds of years to the palace.

And it doesn't matter if you don't accept it. The relatives said that they are all a family, and they are also responsible for Daming's difficulties. I also hope that Chongzhen will look at the face of the ancestors and let them do their part for Daming.

Silver, pearls, jade, agate, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, and frenzied relatives brought over the food that had been stored at home for an unknown number of years.

In less than half a month, Hubu's Taicang warehouse was full again. Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Hubu, looked like a Chinese New Year, with a happy face blooming like a chrysanthemum.

With the order of Chongzhen, several warehouses were vacated for internal funds to accommodate the "filial piety" of the relatives.

And the lords and lords who are farther away from the capital are still converging towards the capital one after another.

It has been 300 years, and the relatives of the Ming Dynasty have never gathered like this, even the Hongmen Banquet more than two months ago could not compare.

All the relatives seem to have negotiated, and basically brought at least half of the family's property.

They couldn't help but be dishonest, how many goods were pulled out of the family of the Xun Qi who had been dealt with, Chongzhen's heart was like a bright mirror, plus the Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei Tiqi who were running around the Ming Dynasty like casting a net...

Not all nobles in the capital have real estate. The major restaurants and inns in the capital have also made a lot of dissatisfaction these days. Later, the lords even had to live in private houses.

It's just that as of today, none of Chongzhen's relatives have been summoned.

He has been very entangled recently, he was the one who provoked the matter, and his relatives were subdued, everything went as expected, Daming is not short of money, and it is the first time in 300 years that he is so rich.

But how to deal with these relatives has become the biggest stone in Chongzhen's heart. The cabinet scholar suggested that Chongzhen should be forgiving and forgiving, since he has already handed over half of the family property, and he can just let him go home after a reprimand.

Chongzhen did not agree, he didn't quite trust these cabinet ministers, except Liu Hongjian, a scholar of Wuyingdian, who was not in Beijing, only Jin Yiwei reported it for more than half a month, and the other six cabinet ministers were "visited" for 150 six times.

It's self-evident what kind of heart these honored relatives have, the only one in the world who has one heart with him, he doesn't trust anyone except Liu Hongjian, the king of Anguo County who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River.

He understood that the relatives must not just be put back like this, otherwise Daming would still look like this a hundred years later, and even the money they brought back might not be enough for their salaries.

It's just that how to deal with it is really tricky. The people of the entire Ming Dynasty are talking about the chaos in the capital, and the courtiers even look at him in the wrong way.

If the rebellion is mild, it will not hurt or itch, but if the rebellion is serious, it will inevitably be criticized by future generations. Although he has been blamed, but since the urgent need has been resolved, he does not want to do too much. In a dilemma, Chongzhen once again committed indecision old problem.

He is waiting, waiting for the return of the person who brought Daming and the Zhu family hope. He believes that in the eyes of this kid, all problems are not problems.

This kind of trust has been deeply ingrained in his heart since when, maybe it's because of that kid's eclecticism, maybe it's because of that kid's indifference to fame and fortune.

On November [-]th, Jinyiwei reported that the king of Anguo County led the Beijing camp and was less than [-] miles away from the capital.

Chongzhen immediately ordered a half-day holiday after the morning court, and led the courtiers to go out of the city with him to meet him, to welcome the heroes of Ming Dynasty, and to welcome that kid who likes to smelly farts.

The courtiers naturally did not dare to disobey, not to mention that they did not have the guts. The Ming Dynasty had never been so rich in the past 300 years, and the Prince of Anguo was worthy of this honor.

There were also honorable honorable persons who went together, and there were tens of thousands of people with one piece.

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When Liu Hongjian rode his horse to the outside of Andingmen, he was stunned. The faces of hundreds of courtiers were like hundreds of chrysanthemums, and they all grinned and bowed to him, and Chongzhen was no exception.

"Congratulations to Anguo County King for his victory and return!" Under the command of Qi Zhongming, Minister of Honglu Temple, all the ministers and relatives saluted in unison.

Daming is stable, Daming has money, and the heroes are back.

All the nobles also grinned and bowed, but they didn't know how many MMPs they had in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing, you're a spoiled brat." Liu Hongjian ignored all the ministers and relatives and dignitaries, and walked directly in front of Chongzhen to salute.

He was surprised and uneasy, which obviously exceeded his expectations, this honor is not something a courtier should enjoy.

"Youming is back." Chongzhen ignored Liu Hongjian's panic, and pulled him onto the imperial chariot.

"Your Majesty, you are pushing this humble minister into the fire pit!" Liu Hongjian felt uneasy, he had never imagined such a scene.

The courtiers, including Chongzhen's family, knew that he, Liu Hongjian, was a hero of Ming Dynasty, but he was so young, maybe Chongzhen trusted him now, but what about in the future?

Why did Chongzhen hang up?Even at that time, Zhu Cihong and the courtiers still affirmed his ability. When Daming is at peace, who would want a butcher knife hanging on Daming's head, a butcher knife that can easily change Daming's flag.

Even if he didn't have such an idea at that time, who would believe it?It's too cold at the heights, so many people talk about it!

"Why did Youming say this? Do you know how much silver is in the national treasury and internal funds?" Chongzhen didn't see Liu Hongjian's worries at all, but he seemed to find an outlet for the happy things in his heart.

He has been a poor emperor for 18 years, but once he was rich, he has some problems of the nouveau riche in later generations.

"There must be at least [-] million taels." Liu Hongjian didn't dare to guess too much, but judging from Chongzhen's appearance, it should be more than the last time he copied the eight big profiteers.

"Hmph, there are more than 2000 million taels of gold and silver alone, and the calligraphy, painting, pearls and jade handed in by the relatives are at least this number." Uncle Chongzhen was happy like a fat man of two hundred catties.

"Oh, it's quite a lot." Liu Hongjian didn't seem too excited. To a certain extent, money is nothing more than a string of numbers, which is the same as the opinion of a certain Ma in later generations.

No matter how much money you have, you can only eat three meals a day, and no matter how prominent your status is, you still cannot escape eating and drinking. Whether you can live forever or not, whether you can die well or not is a question.

"Youming, the courtiers all suggested that I let go of those relatives, what do you think?" Seeing that Liu Hongjian didn't like Yinzi at all, Chongzhen also felt that he had lost his composure, and immediately asked the question that had troubled him for a long time.

"How does the emperor want to deal with it?" Liu Hongjian did not answer but threw the question to Chongzhen.

"My intention is that all the rebels headed by King Hui Zhu Changrun will be executed, and all their servants, personal guards, and captives will be exiled to the Northeast Province, and those who are stubborn in the imperial prison will be exiled.

As for those who came to surrender on their own initiative, I intend to demote them and take back their iron certificates. "The handling of follow-up matters had already been discussed by the two of them when Liu Hongjian led his troops to the south of the Yangtze River.

According to the original plan, all ungrateful relatives should be expelled from the ranks, but Chongzhen felt that it was too heavy.

Maybe it was the money from Taicang and the inner money that played a role, maybe Chongzhen remembered the merits of his ancestors, in short, his heart softened.

"The emperor's heart is kind, and he has no objection to the treatment of this lowly official, but there is one more thing to add." Liu Hongjian said with a frown after some thought.

"Oh? What does Youming mean by this?" Chongzhen asked back.

"All the land and acres are nationalized, remeasured, and redistributed!" We must strike while the iron is hot, while the hearts of the relatives are panicked, and cut the mess quickly, otherwise if we let the tiger go back to the mountain at this time, we will get twice the result with half the effort if we want to mention this matter again in the future.

"Your Majesty, throughout the past 2000 years, there have been two situations in which people rebelled. One is lack of food and clothing, and the other is annexation of land. In the final analysis, it is the trouble caused by lack of food.

Most of the changes in the past dynasties were redistributed land to reassure the people. However, within a hundred years after the establishment of the new dynasty, the land mergers resumed, so the civil turmoil remained, and it has been the same for 2000 years.

The annexation of the land in our Ming Dynasty was even worse. Although there are high-yielding crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, they only allow the people to get enough food and clothing temporarily.

Because, they have no land! "Liu Hongjian thought carefully and cautiously.

"Youming mean... the land is divided equally?" Chongzhen frowned and guessed.

"The emperor is only half right. The land is to be distributed equally to the people, but its ownership still belongs to the imperial court, the household department, and the emperor!"

Facts have proved that the practice of redistributing land to the people is wrong. The people do not have the knowledge of courtiers, relatives, and landlords. Once the family is in trouble and needs money, the first thing they think of is to sell the land to the landlord for emergency relief.

As a result, when natural disasters happened, land annexation continued to intensify, treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

The equal distribution that Liu Hongjian mentioned is based on the ownership rights of the imperial court, and the common people only have the right to use the land but not the right to buy or sell it.

The imperial court needs to formulate a set of strict regulations for the acres of land. Anyone who buys and sells privately, both buyers and sellers will be punished heavily.

This is similar to but different from the family contract responsibility system of later generations. After all, it is a feudal society, and all laws and regulations are determined by the court and the emperor. It is not as troublesome as later generations.

Liu Hongjian didn't know whether this kind of system was suitable for the Ming Dynasty at this time, but everything changed. As long as the interests of the people were preserved, as long as the people supported the court, everything would be fine.

Liu Hongjian's explanation was very clear. Although Chongzhen had never heard of the household contract responsibility system, he roughly understood what Liu Hongjian meant.

"Youming, there are many benefits to doing this, but with the passage of time, the number of people in each household will increase, and the land is still not enough?" Chongzhen thought a lot, but he did have this problem.

"Your Majesty, I have considered this matter. It is not a big problem. The imperial court can encourage the people to reclaim wasteland. The wasteland will be exempted from land tax within three years, and will be nationalized after three years, but the right to use it will still belong to the reclaimer.

In addition, our Ordnance Institute has been researching the increase of crop production and even developing fertilizers. Food is not a problem. As for the population, do you believe the emperor, as long as the navy is built, the people of Ming Dynasty will not be enough.

Moreover, we must spend all the silver deposits in Taicang and domestic funds within three years! "Liu Hongjian's words were astonishing.

From the beginning of the Chinese nation's own records until the country was opened by the great powers, the small-scale peasant economy has been shackling the Chinese people's take-off.

Daming emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce, and the world is ashamed of its craftsmen. It is these obscure craftsmen who endure the ridicule of the world, who prop up the bricks and tiles of Daming, prop up the armament of Daming, and prop up the backbone of Daming.

Chongzhen couldn't understand it when he was in it, courtiers could understand it but didn't want to change it, Liu Hongjian could understand it and had the ability to change everything.

As long as the imperial court paid more attention to commerce and industry, according to Liu Hongjian's prediction, the imperial court might eventually encourage farming. After all, if workers earned more than farmers, who would cultivate land?

He has technology and God's perspective, and he can see farther than the world. As long as Chongzhen agrees, the country will be industrially strong and commercially prosperous, and Ming will have a lot to do!

"Youming, are you joking with me?" Chongzhen became anxious when he heard this, not because of the distribution of land, but because of the second half of what Liu Hongjian said.

Within three years, spend all the money in Taicang and Neijin!

If the money is spent, what will the court use?Days are running out?

Although the kid in front of him is very good at making money for him, he is also very good at spending money!

For more than a year, a large sum of money was obtained from the officials of the capital, and a large sum was obtained from Shanxi and Shaanxi, but within less than two years, they were all spent by the partnership of the two.

So much so that after spending all of it, Chongzhen realized how prodigal he really was, and made up his mind that he must save some money from Taicang and internal funds this time, and definitely not be as lavish as before.

And now?His most trusted courtier let him spend [-] million in three years!
Chongzhen stared at Liu Hongjian, as if to make sure the kid was joking.

"Your Majesty, I am not joking with you, if you still believe in me!" Liu Hongjian looked solemnly.

He doesn't know much about economics, but after all, he has received higher education, and he still knows the most basic common sense of economics.

Silver, or currency, must be in circulation to reflect its value. If it is only stored in the treasury or swallowed in the cellar of relatives, the silver will lose its original role as currency, and it will be just a pile of rusted metal.

There was a shortage of silver and copper in the Ming Dynasty, and a large amount of silver and copper coins were kept at home by relatives and merchants. As a result, there was too little silver in circulation on the market, not to mention the inconvenience of transactions, and the price of goods also rose accordingly.

Spend it, spend all your money!
If you want to get rich, build roads first, release the money, whether it’s building roads, laying bridges, dredging water transport, and building the transportation network of Daming in the fastest time.

Take advantage of convenient transportation, encourage industry and commerce, collect commercial taxes, and mobilize money and common people, so that the entire Ming Dynasty can be rejuvenated.

Liu Hongjian made a long speech, and Chongzhen was stunned by what he said. Chongzhen didn't make a decision directly, and he needed time to digest it.

The industry, agriculture and commerce of the Chinese nation have always lacked theoretical support. Liu Hongjian is well aware of this, but he believes that Chongzhen will figure it out.

The road still has to be walked step by step, what he needs to play is the guide, Daming's guide!

But what Liu Hongjian didn't expect was that Chongzhen was too impatient. He thought that he didn't sleep well all night, and he had a messy meal the next day, which directly confused the courtiers!
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PS: Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up...

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