After I was reborn, I became the white moonlight of the destitute son

Chapter 140 Flow source

Throttling is easy, but open source is difficult.

The Seventh Prince Chu Yuchen sighed when he saw that He Beiting stopped talking about Kaiyuan and didn't speak again for a long while.Throttling is easy, but open source is difficult.He knew it, he knew it when he first came into contact with the government affairs of the Ministry of Households, not only he knew it, but all the officials of the Ministry of Households knew it too.

This is the fundamental reason why the treasury situation has been difficult to change, but he thinks that He Beiting can find a way, even if it can't be solved in a short time, at least there is a way to slowly improve it bit by bit.

Has it really reached the point where it is hard to change?
"Huaiyuan, you..."

"Your Highness, let me clear my mind first."

The Seventh Prince was interrupted by He Beiting as soon as he opened his mouth, but instead of being angry, there was a surge of joy in his heart. To sort out his thoughts meant that he had a solution.

Not to mention just waiting for him to sort out his thoughts, or let him sit here motionless and wait for a few days, dozens of days, he is happy.

Not long after, He Beiting, who lowered his eyes in thought, raised his head.

"Your Highness, we can mainly start from the following aspects. The first is salt. Official salt is subject to heavy taxes. Coupled with layers of exploitation, the price is almost three times that of private salt. Not to mention the local people, it is the ordinary people in this capital. There are still a few companies that can afford official salt, most of which buy private salt from street vendors.

Needless to say, as far as the salt shops on the streets of Beijing are concerned, almost nine of the ten households sell private salt. It’s not that they operate illegally, but that they can’t afford official salt even if they hold the salt, so they can only buy salt. It is to use the official salt to attract private salt and sell it to the outside world, but the price is still the official salt price.

Needless to say, His Highness is well aware of the considerable profits in the process.

As a result, the production of official salt has decreased year by year, and the salt tax has also decreased year by year.Your Highness is now in the Ministry of Household Affairs, have you compared the salt tax over the years? "

The Seventh Prince nodded and said: "Yes, it is true that year after year is not as good as last year. The salt tax revenue for the whole year last year was almost equal to the tax revenue for the two quarters three years ago, and the tax revenue for the first quarter five years ago was even higher than the tax revenue for the whole year last year. [-]% more. The tax revenue in the first two quarters of this year is more than [-]% lower than last year..."

The more you talk about the Seventh Prince, the more frightened you become. If you compare the tax revenue of Yanke this year with the tax revenue of Yanke five years ago, it is afraid that it will reach [-]% of that at that time.

It's not like I don't know, I'm startled, this number is too shocking.No wonder the national treasury is not as good as it is every year, and the single salt tax has shrunk by [-]%...

Not to mention anything else, if the single salt tax can be restored to the income five years ago, then the national treasury can't be said to be full, at least it can maintain expenses, and it won't be empty enough to eat more than enough.

It's just that "salt is related to people's livelihood. If private salt is banned, people can't afford official salt. If they don't eat half a meal, it's just a little less taste. However, if people don't eat salt for a long time, how can people's health be healthy? Can you stand it?
I'm afraid that at that time, salt will be banned, but the people of Xuanguo will be unable to cultivate due to their weak body, so they will be short of food and cotton.This is a move to the country.

Moreover, the court banned this private salt every year, but it continued repeatedly, although there were reasons for official corruption.But it may not be that there are no executive officials who deliberately release water in consideration of the livelihood of the people.

Therefore, if your method is to prohibit smuggled salt and emphasize official salt, so as to collect taxes to fill the national treasury, I think this method will not work.The treasury can be empty, but the people cannot lack salt. "

After hearing what the Seventh Prince said, He Beiting was very satisfied. As a prince of one dynasty, and very likely to be the successor to the throne in the future, if he didn't consider the people's livelihood as the starting point, he would definitely not be a good emperor.

Although he can't be called a wise king today, at least the national treasury has never been rich or empty for several years. He never thought of increasing the taxation of the people. For this alone, as a conservative king, he can be regarded as a qualified one. emperor.

He Beiting looked at the Seventh Prince, and now he finally understood why the emperor had appointed the Seventh Prince as his successor, not only because he was a descendant, but also because he was based on the common people in everything.

The people are the foundation of a country, and ignoring the livelihood of the people is tantamount to destroying the foundation of the country.You may not see anything in the short term, but in the long run, it will definitely cause the foundation to collapse.If the foundation collapses, the country will be destroyed.

He Beiting bowed respectfully to the Seventh Prince, and then said: "If Your Highness does not have this worry, I will definitely not say anything. Because what I will say next is not only related to the livelihood of the people, but also touches the hearts of some officials. Dark interests.

To implement it, not only does His Highness need to have the firm determination to make a breakthrough, but also to keep the original intention in view of the profit.

Therefore, once it is implemented, His Highness may not have a leisurely life for a long time to come.And in the first few months or even half a year, it is very likely that there is only a few hours of rest time in the busy day.

Well, you will also experience various potential dangers anytime, anywhere.

Your Highness, are you sure you are ready? "

Chu Yuchen: ...

Did He Beiting regard him as a three-year-old child?It's just a matter of salt, what can I do?

"You just talk about it, as long as you don't compete with the people for profit, and don't affect the people's daily food, other problems are not a problem. The big deal is that His Highness eats and sleeps, and never leaves his sword wherever he goes. Whoever stretches out his hand will kill anyone."

He Beiting: ...

Are you so determined?
"The common people's daily salt consumption will definitely be affected. Your Highness, don't worry, just listen to the minister carefully." He Beiting said: "The minister's method is to set up a private salt department and collect the private salt for official use."

Private salt for official use?

The Seventh Prince's eyes lit up, but then they darkened again, "Private salt comes from a wide range of places, and this is one of the reasons why it has been repeatedly banned over the years. It is also difficult to centralize and control the same."

He Beiting said: "It's difficult, but it's not difficult. The difficulty lies in the appointment of the chief official. Apart from being greedy for profit, this person must also have the courage and ability not to be restricted by his relatives.

What is not difficult is that no matter whether it is a large private salt owner or a small workshop, they will not be resisted by them.Even the salt people who rely on private salt for their livelihood can still continue to make a living.And there is no need for them to go to the streets and alleys to sell spoon by spoon, as long as they get salt, they can sell a whole load to the private salt department.

Although the benefits are not as high as before, they can be upright, and they no longer need to be coerced by all parties.In fact, even if the price of the private salt department is slightly lower than that of their street sales, it does not necessarily mean that their income will be less.

The big private salt owners are naturally protected by big officials who are corrupt and covert, while the small workshop owners also have small officials who open their eyes and close their eyes and raise their hands. Even the salt people are covered by officials responsible for the ban.And the benefits these people get are enough to offset the loss of price cuts.

The big and small salt owners and salt people have legal status and will not lose too much, so they will naturally support it.After all, who would want to be a mouse in the shady ditch if they could maintain a family's livelihood in an upright manner?

But these people who have been touched by their interests are bound to make troubles, not only in the court, but also to stumbling the big and small salt owners and salt people, so that they have to continue to use money to buy convenience.

Therefore, this is also one of the difficulties. It is necessary to put an end to this phenomenon with great efforts. If one person is found, one person will be punished, and one person must be punished severely as a warning.

Otherwise, even if the private salt department is established, private salt will continue to exist. "

(End of this chapter)