Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 522

"Oh, my lord doesn't know something!" Ni Yuanlu sighed.

"Discounting salaries in kind has always been a rule of the imperial court, or it is not an exaggeration to say that the ancestral system is not an exaggeration. The two silvers account for less than half of the annual income of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest are cloth, grain and various kinds of goods.

Grain and rice were supplied to military supplies, cloth and other things such as pepper were not needed by the imperial court, and tax money was even more scarce, so the practice of exchanging salary in kind was formed, which was already the case during the reign of Emperor Chengzu.

Although copper coins and silver were used throughout the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has always been a country short of copper and silver. When the court was in trouble in a catastrophe, it didn’t even have pepper and silk. "

Ni Yuanlu washed her face with the washbasin to wash off the dirt on her face, and sat down by the table.

"Su wood? Wood can also be used as salary?" Liu Hongjian asked curiously.

"Alas! During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, sumu's discounted salary lasted for more than ten years. At that time, the officials were really wronged. They worked hard to handle government affairs for a month, but in the end they only brought home half a load of wood..."

Ni Yuanlu knew that many things about Liu Hongjian's past were unknown when he was young, so he spoke very carefully.

In times of embarrassment, the Ministry of Household Affairs generally distributes whatever is available in Taicang, distributes pepper when there is too much pepper, and distributes silk when there is too much cloth, and then the officials themselves sell it to fill their salaries.

After all, the court is still poor!

"This king thought it was a big deal. Doesn't the court have money now? Why do you still come to send real things?

According to my king, this rule has to be changed. Not only do the imperial court pay all the salaries to officials, but all the various taxes and taxes collected in various places are also counted in silver taels. Wouldn’t it save a lot of manpower and material resources to go back and forth? ? "

Sometimes, Liu Hongjian always felt that the ancients were too strange.

Say they are dull, many aspects such as craftsman's craftsmanship are still unable to be imitated by later generations.

But let's say they are smart, sometimes very simple common sense of economics, these old men who have read poetry and books can't figure it out.

It takes time and effort to collect so much cloth and pepper from the local government, and then distribute it to reluctant officials, who then put down their face and try to sell it.

Why bother?Wouldn't it be okay to directly settle all payments in silver and let the real things benefit the people?
"This is the ancestral system, my lord. If you want to change it, you can change it. Besides, didn't the old man say it just now? Our Daming silver mines and copper mines are scarce. If we count them all in silver and copper coins, they will not be enough to support them."

To put it bluntly, there are only four words, deflation.

In addition, most of the silver is hidden in the homes of the rich, and there is even less silver in circulation in the world.

The courtiers may be very smart, but no matter how smart they are, everyone will choose to keep silent in the face of the ancestral system, which is why it is even more difficult to reform in ancient times.

Conservation and conformity are the greatest original sins of Confucianism, and the key point is that they all believe that this should be done.

A few months ago, Chongzhen and Liu Hongjian tossed Xungui to "extort" so much money at once, which should be able to greatly alleviate the deflation situation.

But including Chongzhen, they all regard this money as a treasure and are reluctant to spend it.

Liu Hongjian once suggested that Uncle Chongzhen spend all the money within two years. In fact, he wanted to let the money circulate in the market as soon as possible to benefit the people.

But the imperial court may be used to being poor, spending money from top to bottom and wishing to calculate it to a fraction, which has always left Liu Hongjian speechless.

"Let's go, let's go to the palace, let's go to the palace to discuss with the emperor!" Liu Hongjian felt that even if he had explained clearly to Uncle Ni, he might have to talk about it when he returned to the palace, so it would be better to take one step at a time.

The incident happened in a hurry and Liu Hongjian had no choice but to apologize to the three brothers of the Qi family. Gu Jia, the vice-principal of the martial arts hall, sent him back to the martial arts hall. The uncle shouted, and entered the palace in a hurry.

Chongzhen was deeply surprised that all the cabinet ministers came together. In addition, Liu Hongjian had not seen him for a few days, so Chongzhen's face was not bad.

"Your majesty, you are still happy, your subjects are all starved to death." Liu Hongjian knew that the uncle was happy to see him, so he half-jokingly said.

One sentence caused black lines to appear on the foreheads of several other ministers in the cabinet, and they thought to themselves that you can accumulate some virtue, your lord, that is His Majesty!

"Liu Qing is talking about Tong Liben, the head of the Ministry of Rites. I heard about this matter from Cao Huachun yesterday, and I feel very sad. I have already rewarded Tong Aiqing's family with a hundred taels of silver."

Chongzhen was not angry either, after all that Tong Liben was looking for short-sightedness, as a superior person, it is impossible to be comprehensive to everyone.

It's just that what Liu Hongjian said next made Chongzhen and the ministers change their expressions immediately.

"The ministers have heard that if the ruler treats his ministers like brothers and feet, then the ministers regard the ruler as his heart; if the ruler treats his ministers like dogs and horses, then the ministers regard the ruler as the people of his country;

Your Majesty, you shouldn't treat officials like this! "Liu Hongjian couldn't understand the mentality of the so-called superiors. Since the courtiers were limited by their status and dared not speak, and their honest words were harsh, he had to sing the black face.

Although in the past two years, Chongzhen and him have repeatedly tormented the officials, but at that time they had to do it due to the current situation.

But now it's good, Uncle Chongzhen seems to have been led astray by him, making him think that as long as all the people in the world have food to eat, it is good, and if there is no food, they can only grab the wool of the officials, and he has tried repeatedly.

God is sorry, pulling wool is not such a method!

Now that the land of these subordinates has been taken back, it is necessary to give the officials a way to survive, not every toad can urinate, and the rabbit will bite people when it is in a hurry!
If all the officials are renounced, who will take things seriously for you? In the end, the burden will be on your shoulders, so it will be strange if you don’t exhaust people to death. Isn’t this lack of thoughtfulness?
Chongzhen blushed from Liu Hongjian's seldom biting the word "Wenjue". On the contrary, several senior officials in the cabinet looked at Liu Hongjian almost like a strange person, and said in their hearts that this was still the man who regarded all officials as money. Lord of the bag?

"Don't look at me, everyone. I'm just discussing things as they are. Everything changes with time and situation. Don't stick to the rules. Your Majesty, don't worry about what you say.

It’s just that the low-level officials are already miserable. When the imperial treasury is sufficient, providing officials with higher benefits can not only inspire people, but also enhance the officials’ centripetal force and sense of belonging to the imperial court. Why not? "

Liu Hongjian only cared about speaking, and stopped looking at Chongzhen's face, which was getting worse and worse.

Isn't money earned to be spent?Otherwise, would you get so much silver and put it in the warehouse to wait for mold?
"Your Majesty, be careful with your words!" Meng Zhaoxiang, a scholar of Zhongji Palace, almost wanted to get up and give this junior a slap in the face.

I thought to myself that the body of His Majesty is something that we can talk about at will. The court salary has always been like this, and His Majesty is not wrong. He is really afraid that Emperor Chongzhen will be furious and directly send this ignorant boy to hell.

"Well, although what Liu Qing said is straightforward, it is not unreasonable. It's just that there is a fixed amount of money in the world, and I have to think about the long-term!" Chongzhen waved his hand to stop several elders who spoke to dissuade them.

How can he not know that this humerus is dedicated to the country, but he has been disappointed by hundreds of officials for more than ten years. From the bottom of his heart, Chongzhen feels that even in the year of catastrophe, these officials will definitely not be hungry. Too good at drilling.

What's more, Daming only had so much money, it would be difficult to get it back after spending it all!

"Your majesty, just let go and spend the flowers. I... know where there is a silver mine, a big silver mine!" Liu Hongjian lowered his head and said in a shocking manner.

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