Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 295

As far as Daming is concerned at the current stage, the concept of organizing large-scale projects is still very backward.

In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, the rigid small-scale peasant organization officials who conscripted corvee, brought their own dry food, thought they were unlucky when they died, and went where they didn't die, should not be blamed for the boiling of public resentment.

The Ming Dynasty of the Chongzhen Dynasty has entered the Little Ice Age, which is a stage where various natural disasters frequently occur.

Such as floods, droughts, snowstorms, locust plagues, earthquakes, etc., it was as if his mother had negotiated, repeatedly ravaging the fragile Ming Dynasty.

If you want to change this situation, you must make corresponding changes in many old concepts, otherwise, no matter how many plans are deployed, it will not be able to solve the reality.

The two important errands of rebuilding the capital and eliminating the four evils were handed over to Sun Chuanting for specific handling. It was because Emperor Chongzhen wanted to cultivate more management talents through Sun Chuanting and at the same time explore a complete system.

If this matter can be done well, does Daming have the corresponding experience in organizing large-scale projects?
In this way, in various fields such as rebuilding Chidao, renovating water conservancy facilities, and building reservoirs, can it be gradually implemented in Beizhili first?
Under the background of serious land annexation and the shrinking scale of self-cultivating farmers, can a large number of refugees who have fled to various places be able to gather together effectively under this system?
If they can fill their stomachs, will they still rebel against Ming Dynasty?

Of course, if you want to do this well, you must have sufficient food reserves and enough money to support it. Without these two fundamentals, it is pure nonsense to engage in large-scale construction projects.

"Wang Banban, the convenience shop, an organization that benefits the people, must be supervised by the inner factory." Emperor Chongzhen, who had rushed back to the Forbidden City from the outer city and returned to the Qianqing Palace, said to Wang Chengen.

"In addition, select a group of merchants as soon as possible, and first open the convenience stores opened in the capital to the prefectural and county towns with Huangzhuang, so that they can gain a firm foothold.

As for the silver stocks, the internal factory controls the big ones and asks them to hold the small ones, allowing them to sell salt outside.

At the same time, it was clearly told to these merchants that whoever performed the best during the one-year inspection period could be in charge of all the convenience stores under the rule of Beizhili, and the next best would be in charge of the convenience stores in each prefecture.

As for those who failed the assessment, all the convenience stores were excluded, and the silver stocks under their names were handed over to those who remained. The convenience stores did not raise waste. "

In the Ming Dynasty under the small-scale peasant economy, the national foundation of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce was implemented. Such an ideology firmly occupied the official mainstream thinking.

However, in many cases, it is inseparable from commercial circulation. With so many cities under the Ming Dynasty, there is a huge market for various needs such as grain, salt, cotton cloth, and tea.

The national foundation of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce is formulated for the people at the bottom. Its fundamental purpose is not to make them give up farming and plunge into commerce because of the smell of copper.

It's just that among the privileged relatives, dignitaries, gentry, landlords and other classes, and even suzerains and vassals in various places, there are many people who despise the lowly business of business on the surface, but secretly or directly or indirectly get involved in business in order to make money. Take a lot of silver.

The commercial tax of Ming Dynasty was astonishingly low.

Such as Shanxi merchants, Shandong merchants, maritime merchants, Huizhou merchants, etc., there are so many classes behind them, mixed together.

"In addition, a group of merchants will be selected, and the inner factory will cooperate with the Imperial Horse Supervisor to set up bodyguard bureaus and chariot and horse shops in various prefectures and counties under the rule of Beizhili."

Emperor Chongzhen thought of something, and said with a serious expression: "Specializing in commercial activities such as escort and transportation, the rules are the same as those of convenience stores.

With regard to these peripheral organizations controlled by the inner factory, it is necessary to implement effective secrecy rules, and at the same time monitor them well, and those who dare to enrich their own pockets, bully others, etc., will be executed in secret! "

"Here!"

After Wang Chengen wrote it down, he immediately bowed his hands and answered.

In the Ming Dynasty under the small-scale peasant economy, if it wanted to build a state-owned economy, it needed to rely heavily on the inner court for the development of various plans around Beizhili in the early stage.

In this way, we can concentrate our efforts on major tasks, achieve cornering overtaking, seize corresponding market shares, control the right to speak, increase influence, and avoid being affected by special current situations, which may cause daily fluctuations in food prices, salt prices, and cloth prices.

There are many ways to extend and enhance imperial power, and it is not necessary to gather and concentrate in the officialdom, but to infiltrate all walks of life.

This involves the overall development in the later stage, screening and cultivating a group of other groups in advance, and moving towards their respective areas after the main framework is clarified.

"When Daming deviates from the original track and moves in a normal direction, the taxation system in the fields of tariffs, commercial taxes, and mining taxes must also be followed up and improved."

Looking at Wang Chengen who left, Emperor Chongzhen secretly said in his heart: "On the one hand, develop the basic base of Beizhili and gradually expand the base; on the other hand, use the existing rules of the game to gradually attack those privileged groups and gain A corresponding political victory.

Guaranteeing Daming's food supply and controlling Daming's financial revenue can solve most of the problems, and it is not difficult to achieve a smooth turnaround.

The inner court, how good the power system can bypass the outer court, and there are many groups of eunuchs, if they don't make good use of it, they will be sorry for their castrated descendants. "

The root of the chaos in the Ming Dynasty was, in the final analysis, because of the word money and food.

The privileged factions from all walks of life, taking advantage of the privileges they hold, colluded with each other, wanting to seize more benefits and pay less taxes, so as to accumulate more wealth.

These groups are like moths, firmly attached to Da Ming, constantly sucking his blood.

Party struggle, what is the struggle for?
Isn't it the benefit!

At the same time, the frequent natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty caused the middle and low-level small landlords, self-cultivators, tenants, etc., to have poor ability to resist risks. In the end, their families were ruined, their wives were separated, and their land was merged into the hands of the above-mentioned groups. Reaching a certain level is not just a rebellion.

The key point is that the above-mentioned series of operations have led to the decline of Daming's fiscal revenue year after year, coupled with the corrupt government environment, it can be regarded as completely lowering the level of Daming.

When fighting against Jianlu, Jianlu became stronger and stronger, and Ming Dynasty became weaker and weaker.

Fight against the rogues, the rogues become stronger and stronger, and the Ming Dynasty becomes weaker and weaker.

One fights from the outside to the inside, and the other flees and fights inside. No matter how strong the family background is, it can't stand such a toss.

"My lord, Lu Xiangsheng, governor of Jiliao, submits a memorial to Tun Tianshu."

When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about where he should start in the future, he could bypass the outer court and implement good strategies one by one through the inner court, Han Zanzhou held a memorial and handed it to Emperor Chongzhen.

(End of this chapter)