Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 77 Another hardship and clear flow, I will bear the infamy!
Fourteen million taels of silver, although this figure is already quite a lot in the eyes of others.

You know, Zhang Juzheng reformed the law and formulated the test method. Under such harsh circumstances, the maximum tax revenue per year is about 1000 million taels.

Now, there are still nearly 400 million taels more.

Of course, this is not to say that Zhang Haogu thinks that he is better than Zhang Juzheng. Part of it is that after so many years, a large amount of silver has flowed into Ming Dynasty.

In addition, Zhang Juzheng is a whipping method, which does not involve tax increases, but he said that the consumption and envy are returned to the public, but in fact it is tax increases, and has set a relatively strict tax standard for various places.

It is a good policy to return the consumption and envy to the public, and the officials will not continue to apportion.

Consumption and envy returned to the public was not well handled, and the officials continued to apportion, increasing the price layer by layer, which was the three salaries of Chongzhen, digging the grave of Ming Dynasty.

In Zhang Haogu's opinion, these silvers are still far from enough. We must know that the annual tax revenue in the mid-Qing Dynasty was about 7000-8000 million taels of silver, and in the late Qing Dynasty, it could reach 1.2-1.4 million taels of silver a year.

Of course, there are several reasons. One is the large-scale inflow of silver, and the other is that after the Opium War, the tax system began to undergo qualitative changes. Since 2000, the land tax, which has been the lifeblood of the country’s fiscal revenue, has taken a sharp proportion in the total fiscal revenue. However, the proportion of the customs duty revenue newly established after the five-port trade agreement in the total national financial revenue rose sharply and became the main revenue of the country.

Secondly, there is another key reason. The customs cannot allow the Qing Dynasty to appoint officials.

Zhang Haogu didn't expect himself to be the same as the late Qing Dynasty, but at the very least, the annual tax revenue was guaranteed to be above 3000 million taels of silver.

"Let's do the math again!"

Zhang Haogu glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and said with a smile: "I have to go to the cabinet later!"

Wenyuan Pavilion

"Old Ye Ge, the air is refreshing!"

Zhang Haogu looked at Ye Xianggao with a smile.

"Baorui, is this year's household accounting over?" Ye Xianggao looked at Zhang Haogu in surprise.

In previous years, it took at least a month for the accounting of the Ministry of Accounting.

But now, how long is Zhang Haogu.

It seems like three days.

"Of course it is calculated, and the officials have been advocating brand-new algorithms all the time!" Zhang Haogu smiled, and handed the regulations in his hand to Ye Xianggao: "Mr. Ye Ge, please read!"

Ye Xianggao collected himself.

He looked at the playbook.

This playbook...

Ye Xianggao took a few glances and couldn't help frowning.

He can not understand.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, he can naturally understand the ledger, but Ye Xianggao was confused when looking at the series of Arabic numerals in the ledger.

"Lord Ye, could it be that you don't know how to count!" Zhang Haogu asked.

Ye Xianggao shuddered, but Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "It's okay, this is a new algorithm deduced by the lower official, if you don't know it, the lower official will explain it to you!"

Ye Xianggao took a deep breath: "I would like to hear more about it!"

Zhang Haogu didn't think it was troublesome.

Ye Xianggao found out that the Arabic numerals are really simple, and the algorithm of putting them together is also very simple.

He couldn't help but look at Zhang Haogu more.

This kid has been tossing about the restructuring of the household department, striving for the efficiency of the household department. Now it seems that this kid really has two brushes.

Clear at a glance!
Ye Xianggao looked at it, and then couldn't help being surprised and said: "400 million taels of silver?"

Zhang Haogu nodded and said, "Exactly, 400 million taels of silver!"

"Master Ye!"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "The official came here today to discuss with the cabinet how to distribute the money for raising money!"

Ye Xianggao pondered for a while, looked at Zhang Haogu and said, "I don't know what the household department means?"

Compared with Wei Zhongxian, Ye Xianggao likes chatting with Zhang Haogu more.

The old eunuch Wei was unreasonable. He directly relied on the emperor and the factory guards to attack the Donglin Party. The method was simple and direct.

Moreover, Eunuch Wei is an eunuch, and although Zhang Haogu said he was rebellious, he was also a scholar, and he could barely be regarded as "one of his own".

Although this kid instigates the emperor to skin you for grass if you have nothing to do, but at any rate, he is here to discuss important matters in the court with you.

"This official believes that there should be neither too little nor too much money to support honesty. There are three principles. First, the affairs of the officials' office are complicated and simple; second, the official's position is high or low; third, the wealth or poverty of the area where the official is located is taken care of!"

Zhang Haogu pondered for a while, and said: "How about ten times? Think about it, the barren land can give more!"

The higher the rank of the official, the higher the silver given.

Take myself as an example, my salary is 30 taels a month, and only 360 taels a year, which is not enough to support my family, and I have to rely on my family to support me when I become an official.

Three thousand 600 taels a year is relatively appropriate.

A uniform increase of ten times is most appropriate.

Ye Xianggao also pondered for a while, and said, "Lao Baorui is here!"

Han Yu on one side also participated in the discussion.

Divide money.

Naturally, it is also necessary to participate in it.

During the Qing Dynasty, it was between ten times and a hundred times. However, Zhang Haogu’s idea is also simple. To distribute money, there must be a unified standard, and there must be no ups and downs.

It is not possible to distribute money according to personal preferences. There are many people and few people. If the money distribution is not standard, problems will easily arise.

600 taels a year is definitely enough for my own expenses.

He, Ye Xianggao, also has 500 taels, and he will give you the full amount, without any discounted silver.

"Besides, Qingliu Censor, there is no need to distribute the money for raising integrity!"

Zhang Haogu said slowly: "These officials, Qingliu, I don't think they need this sum of money. Before, they reported to the court that it is not in line with the ancestral system to return the money to the public, and that the court's distribution of money to support honesty is the son of heaven. It's not the right way to bribe officials, and since that's the case, I don't think it's necessary to give them the money to support them!"

Ye Xianggao and Han Yu looked at Zhang Haogu at the same time.

how to say?

I feel that Zhang Haogu is really brave.

His behavior completely offended Yushi Qingliu and others to death.

Even if it is a nine-rank sesame official, according to the usual practice, he will directly give ten times.

But these gossip officials, he just can't give it.

People can say no, they can call the dog emperor as a bribe to all the officials, but you have to give it.

You still have to beg for it, and then they can reluctantly accept it.

That's it, people should spray you or they will spray you in the future.

There is no way, who called him Qingliu Yushi?

Zhang Haogu can really do it, he won't give it if he says he can't.

Why did you trolls keep scolding me for nothing?

Originally they were officials, they were Yushi Qingliu, and they didn't have much chance to overwhelm the common people. Although they could extort hundreds of officials and ask for bribes, but with their little fighting power, Zhang Haogu didn't hurt or itch, and didn't wrong them. Who is wronged?

Ye Xianggao coughed and said, "Baorui, isn't this very good?"

Zhang Haogu, on the other hand, was calm and relaxed, and said: "The imperial court set up a special fund to support honest officials. Because officials are corrupt, it has been heard from time to time, so this name was specially set up, hoping that it would be just as the name implies, and encourage them to be honest officials. The imperial court knows that the ministers' salaries are not enough. Therefore, the purpose of raising Lianyin at home and abroad is to make court officials abide by the law, and the censor Qingliu is not doing anything, so why do you want to raise Lianyin?"

Ye Xianggao and Han Yu looked at each other.

This little bastard really dares to say it.

Do nothing.

Indeed, these bastards really don't do human affairs, there are always one or two who like to jump out and do things.

Even if the Donglin Party controls the government, these censors will not be able to stop it.

Ye Xianggao, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, didn't he get scolded a lot?

Almost none of the chief ministers of the cabinet has not been impeached and criticized by the speech officials. Among them, most of the chief ministers have fallen from the political arena or left important positions due to the public opinion offensive of the speech officials.

Zhang Haogu made a compassionate expression, and said: "Your salary and salary are all the fat and anointing of the people. I am not a good official, so I am added as the Minister of the Household Department. Naturally, I want to think about the court. No matter how hard I am, these Qingliu, the censors, scold me Come on!"

(End of this chapter)