Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 452 Disagreement
Wenhua Palace, cabinet.

"Your Majesty is becoming more and more arbitrary in doing things."

Han Yu felt a little irritable, looked at his colleagues in front of him, frowned, and said, "As for the sale of bonds by the National Tax Office under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is necessary to call a group of ministers to discuss such important government affairs.

In particular, the Department of Household Affairs should discuss the pros and cons of this matter, and then clarify whether this matter should be settled based on the existing taxation situation of the country.

After all, before this, the imperial court had never done such a thing. If this matter caused criticism, it would damage the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. "

Wen Tiren, Bi Ziyan, Xu Guangqi, Zhou Daodeng and other cabinet ministers showed different expressions, and they had different opinions on the issue of the emperor's bond sale.

Regarding this kind of thing that has never been encountered before, there are still great differences of opinion on the cabinet side. People like Han Yu, Zhou Daodeng, and He Ruchong are opposed.

The imperial court issued bonds to the private sector, even if some confiscated land properties, even those under the name of Huangzhuang, were used as anchors for the bonds to eliminate the scruples and worries of buyers.

But in the final analysis, it is still the imperial court that borrows from the people, which is not easy to say after all.

Furthermore, the imperial court tried their best to fiddle with the bonds and sold them to the outside world, but if the response from the people is mediocre, it will still lose the face of the imperial court.

"Han Yuanfu, this matter shouldn't be treated like this."

Wen Tiren thought for a while, and said: "After all, the current state treasury really can't afford so much money, but those government affairs need to be resolved urgently.

On the side of the household department, Mr. Bi Ge has been at the helm all the time. The actual situation is far more clear than those of us here.

Although His Majesty mentioned the bond matter, although it is a bit arbitrary, it is because His Majesty is worried about the country and wants to solve the financial crisis as soon as possible.

If these problems cannot be properly resolved, once any accident occurs, or there is a mutiny, the court will be even more passive. "

Don't look at Wen Tiren's treatment of bonds, he was somewhat suspicious, and felt that this matter should also be discussed, but he must support the emperor's decision.

After all, Wen Tiren knew very well how he became the second assistant to the cabinet.

"Has Mr. Wen Ge thought about it, if it is like this this time, it will be like this next time, and it will be like this next time, what kind of situation will it face then?"

Zhou Daodeng thought for a while, then frowned and said: "Every year, the imperial court collects a fixed amount of taxes, once the bond term mentioned by His Majesty expires.

If the treasury can't get the silver to pay, then it needs to use the anchored land to pay those who buy the bonds.

This time, His Majesty took out the confiscated property, and the property under the name of Huangzhuang, as the anchor. Have you ever thought about it, if there is another time, what should be used as the anchor? "

Guantian.

Almost at the same time, these people present all had a thought in their hearts.

But how can this official field be moved so easily.

This is the root of the Great Ming Zhengfu.

"Actually, I don't have to think too complicated about this matter."

Bi Ziyan thought for a while, looked at the people in front of him, frowned and said: "The bond issue proposed by His Majesty is nothing more than a stopgap measure.

If it can really help the imperial court to overcome the current financial crisis, Honsuke thinks he can give it a try.

After all, all the princes must be clear about the current state of affairs in the country.

Even if you want to apportion the three major rates, or increase the land tax, to relieve financial pressure, it is definitely unrealistic.

It's too late.

But with this bond, as a substitute for a temporary crisis, things are different.

Regarding the re-opening of the customs, if the tariffs in charge of the National Taxation Office can be effectively operated, at least it can help the treasury increase revenue every year, 4 million taels of silver.

This is the least…”

"The special establishment of the National Tax Office has already caused quite a bit of controversy in the court." Hearing this, Han Yan frowned and interrupted: "Now there is another bond, I'm afraid it will happen later..."

"Han Yuanfu, our cabinet is here to share your worries."

Xu Guangqi stepped forward at this time and said: "If it causes controversy, it will cause controversy, but the matter must be dealt with, and Ben Fu thinks that Bi Ge is right.

Some things are not as complicated as we think.

Is it just us?

Isn't it difficult, Your Majesty?

Think about how many incidents have occurred in the country since Jianlu invaded the customs?Are there any of these things that His Majesty is not distracted by?

Including the Military Aircraft Department, the external front refers to the battalion and school that should participate in the counter-insurgency. This part of the food and salary is directly allocated from the internal funds, and the Ministry of Households has never used a tael of silver. "

What Xu Guangqi said displeased Han Yu a little. After all, he was the chief assistant of the cabinet. Now that the responsible cabinet has appeared, the power of the group assistants has also increased.

"My lords, my lords, I don't need to quarrel any more after seeing this matter."

With a smile on his face, Qian Xiangkun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty's attitude on the issue of bonds is clear, and there is no point in arguing about what I'm waiting for here.

What needs to be done right now is to do the job well. As for the sale of bonds, the National Tax Office should first draw up the regulations. "

A cabinet with a unified opinion is not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted. After all, the cabinet of this term is responsible for maintaining stability, so that many troubles are piled up in front of him, so as to affect many of his plans. .

Han Yu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is still capable, but, coming from the old bureaucratic group, the heel he stands on must be inclined to his side.

Han Yu is just a minister of Daming, not sold to Daming, so at some point, it is inevitable that there will be vacillations.

The role of Wen Tiren, Bi Ziyan, and Xu Guangqi is to make the decision of Emperor Chongzhen clear in the cabinet during certain periods of time.

"If there is no other matter, then Benfu will leave first." Seeing this, Xu Guangqi bowed his hands and said: "At present, there are still some things that Benfu needs to solve in the warehouse and the Agricultural Science."

"Then Bensuke also retired first."

Bi Ziyan thought for a while and said, "Although there is a bond issue, there are some matters that need to be discussed again to ensure the stability of the place."

Looking at the backs of the two who left, Han Yu felt a little uncomfortable. On the issue of bond sales, the idea he wanted to make clear did not get approval and resonance in the cabinet. Think about it and implement it one by one.

Although this could indeed help the court to tide over the immediate financial crisis, Han Yu's intuition told him that things were definitely not as simple as he thought.

(End of this chapter)