Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

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The sound of the abacus was constantly ringing inside and outside the Chongzhi Hall in Xiyuan. Hundreds of people in various official robes were concentrating on their abacus and taking notes from time to time.

Countless eunuchs of the inner court shuttled among the crowd.

Transfer copy.

Bring tea and water.

This tense and busy situation has lasted for more than ten days.

Emperor Chongzhen looked tired, leaned on the reclining chair, picked up the teacup, and drank a big mouthful of strong tea, the bitter taste shocked him.

"go on."

Emperor Chongzhen put down the teacup, and said with firm eyes: "From the second year of Chongzhen, the re-opened gates in various parts of the North have gradually strengthened trade with grasslands.

Over the years, a total of 627 million taels of tax and 415 million taels of pledged silver have been collected, and various daily necessities such as tea, silk, cotton cloth, salt, sugar, etc. have been delivered to various ministries of grassland Mongolia.

Counting the taxation at the imperial court level, there are already quite a lot, but I feel that there is a difference of at least several million taels in these taxation silver.

Where did the money go?

What I have always hated the most is enriching one's own pockets, taking money and breaking the law, and even expressly prohibiting it repeatedly, but there are still many people who have a fluke mentality in their hearts. "

Dong Zhining, who was in charge of clearing the tax bills, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely ask you to lead the team to leave Beijing and go to various customs to check the accounts.

According to the situation grasped by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, various places in northern Xinjiang have opened the gates, and foreign trade is very prosperous. Especially since the reopening of the gates, the situation of the Mongolian tribes in various places in northern Xinjiang has obviously eased.

Especially with the rise of the wool textile industry, many tribes adjacent to the frontier began to raise a large number of sheep to sell the harvested wool..."

Corruption is a phenomenon, no matter at any time, there must be no slack in the slightest.

Hearing Dong Zhining's words, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little emotional.

The interests are touching.

For more than ten days, Emperor Chongzhen has been staying in Xiyuan, not going to court, ignoring government affairs, unless it is urgent military affairs, which must be submitted to the imperial court in time, and other matters are handled by the Secretary.

What Emperor Chongzhen did was to check the accounts.

Since the second year of Chongzhen, the implementation of each new policy has been implemented until now, and what kind of changes have occurred, and then we can clearly see some of the essence.

Numbers don't lie.

To rule this huge country, if you want to intuitively reflect the state of the country, checking the accounts is undoubtedly the most intuitive. Where there are problems and where there are no problems, one check will be accurate.

"Dong Qing, you lead the team and leave Beijing today."

Emperor Chongzhen lightly rubbed his temples, frowned and said: "The gates opened by the imperial court are to increase revenue and stabilize the situation in northern Xinjiang. If anyone dares to undermine this strategic deployment, it is to destroy the foundation of the country. Since this is the case, then Anyone who is greedy will be arrested, and a group of elites will be dispatched from the Four Guards Battalion to go with you."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Dong Zhining bowed immediately.

Now for Emperor Chongzhen, the most lacking thing is money.

The plans and deployments are moving forward steadily, and the budget deficit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also gradually piling up. Under such circumstances, the attitude of Emperor Chongzhen is clear when the government office with problems is found.

Anyone who dares to be greedy will be arrested.

Anyone who dares to be greedy will copy anyone.

Emperor Chongzhen, who holds absolute power, is not like before. When encountering such things, he still has to consider the impact and the situation.

Daming is different!

"Your Majesty, the general ledgers related to customs duties in recent years have been thoroughly investigated." Guan Shaoning, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and the servant of the National Taxation Office, came with an account book not long after Dong Zhining left.

"Only the summary accounts involving domestic transportation can be reconciled with the previously obtained information. The summary accounts related to maritime trade have not been checked out. It may take a few days before..."

"sit down."

Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and said, "Pour tea for Guan Qing."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wang Chengen, who was on the side, bowed immediately.

"Guan Qing, is there enough talent for the National Taxation Office?" Emperor Chongzhen said to Guan Shaoning with a solemn expression without looking at the account books.

"Your Majesty, do you want to move the Chaoguan to the south?" Guan Shaoning understood the emperor's intention and bowed slightly.

"Ah."

Emperor Chongzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "The banknotes that have been re-clarified all the time mainly involve the northern provinces. Considering some circumstances in the past, I did not expand this category.

However, through the clarification of the currency customs and the tariffs levied by the northern provinces over the years, it is not difficult to see that the business exchanges under the rule of the Ming Dynasty were also very prosperous.

In the past, the emperor's grandfather sent eunuchs to guard and collect mining taxes, which caused such a big response. I have been thinking about it for a long time. Apart from the greed of the eunuchs sent abroad, it is more of a different situation. "

"The tax and service system of the imperial court must be adjusted accordingly."

Guan Shaoning said with firm eyes.

"Yes."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded in approval and said: "Such as tariffs, mining tax, tea tax, salt tax, commercial tax, etc., there are big problems, and corresponding adjustments need to be made.

The more people object to something, the more it means adjustment is necessary.

But on the other hand, taxation reform is not achieved overnight, and it is not a triumphant progress. After all, it involves too many levels and too many groups.

If they are dispatched in groups, it will inevitably cause a big backlash. After all, there are too many interests involved, no matter who it is, this kind of thing cannot be accepted. "

"Your Majesty, I feel that the bank pass is clear, and we can extend it to Huguang first."

Guan Shaoning pondered for a moment, stood up, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "At present, the imperial court has sent imperial envoys to Huguang for investigation.

When there is some clue about the encroachment of the land, we can take advantage of the trend to implement the rectification of the banknotes, which may have a good effect. "

"Yes."

Emperor Chongzhen said with relief: "I am very relieved that you have Qing's family in charge of the National Taxation Office. We must draw up a regulation for this matter as soon as possible and select a group of good officials.

Huguang is an important place of taxation for the imperial court.

If the consolidation of the banknotes here can achieve the expected results, it can play a good role in both the tax situation and future fiscal consolidation. "

"The minister obeys the order."

Guan Shaoning bowed immediately.

The essence of the reform is to eradicate the maladministration and malignant tumors that have grown up, so that the decaying interior of the Ming Dynasty will be gradually replaced with new beams and columns, and a more solid foundation will be built.

Now that the reforms in the northern provinces have been carried out to this period, they can be regarded as having achieved initial results. Some things, the Emperor Chongzhen will also steadily implement them.

For example, the rotten provinces in the south of the Yangtze River will be pierced by Emperor Chongzhen sooner or later. After all, the Ming Dynasty is not half of the country.