Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 161 The Imperial Family
After asking Yuhuatian to withdraw 30 taels from the silver that was about to enter the warehouse, Guo Yunhou sent it to the Ministry of Households, and asked Wang Chengen to take his token to the Huangming Chamber of Commerce to convey his meaning. The old man was sent away, and then he watched the process of a large amount of money entering the inner treasury one by one with a happy face.

Bai Polu and Yu Huatian stood behind him like clay sculptures and watched quietly.

An hour later...

The silver brought by the two convoys was sent to the internal treasury. After counting, the two convoys sent a total of 300 million taels of silver and 20 taels of gold. There are some things that are not easy to estimate but are definitely not low in value. All kinds of gold and silver antiques and treasures.

Among other things, the 300-year-old mountain ginseng, which is a special product of Changbai Mountain, has three roots, seven of the century-old ginseng, and a large sandalwood box filled with ginseng from the other decades, as many as 36!

This is just one of them. There are all kinds of rare treasures such as Dongzhu with the size of an adult man's fist, the precious colorful coral tree, the original painting of Wu Daozi's "Deer Picture" and so on!The value is immeasurable!
But Zhu Youjian didn't care about these things, the only thing he could care about was the real gold and silver with a total value of nearly 500 million taels!

This is true!Other rare treasures are not so easy to realize at this time of year, and it is better to get real money, which also makes people feel more at ease.

After seeing that everything was in decline and all of them were actually sent to the internal money, Zhu Youjian finally showed a comfortable smile. There is nothing more reassuring than pocketing.

After encouraging Bai Polu and Yu Huatian to make persistent efforts and continue to get more money for himself, Zhu Youjian returned to Qianqing Palace with a smile on his face.

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In the Dongnuan Pavilion, looking through the clan directory and the annual clan salary distribution details that Wei Zhongxian had found, Zhu Youjian's face became more and more dignified as he checked it.

In his previous life, Zhu Youjian knew that the clan of the Ming Dynasty was one of the main reasons for bringing down the finances of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that it was precisely because of the support of nearly 20 clan clans of the Ming Dynasty, which made the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty even worse. Great strides toward financial ruin.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that in the 23rd year of Jiajing, the total land tax income in the country was 580 shi, and the clan Lumi alone accounted for more than one-third, and the income deficit of a province was even worse. .

There are 152 million shi of rice and wheat in Shanxi Province, 312 million shi of the clan Lumi, 84 shi of rice and wheat in Henan Province, and 192 million shi of the clan Lumi!

The food of the two provinces is still not enough to provide half of the clan's Lumi, let alone the salaries of officials and the food and salaries of the army!

Up to now, the 10,000 + nearly 20 clans in the country need an astronomical amount of Lumi every year, and nearly a quarter of the national treasury's annual income has to be given to them!

What kind of terrifying gold-swallowing giant hole is this?

Not to mention, a large part of the country's land is in the hands of these clans, and they don't pay taxes, so that the agricultural tax, which is already gradually decreasing in fiscal revenue, is getting smaller every year, but it has to be used to support them every year. However, Lumi is getting more and more year after year, which has directly become an endless loop.

The land of the clan is expanding, the population is increasing, and the required Lumi is also increasing, but the tax that the imperial court can collect is getting less and less, and it has to bear the larger and larger clan Lumi every year. This is getting worse.

Among other things, let's take Shanxi and Henan provinces, which have the most clans in the country, as examples. The best fields in the entire Shanxi province are almost all occupied by clans.

And there are 72 princes in Henan, and the land is "half in the vassal mansion".

According to incomplete estimates, the total land area occupied by Zhuangtian, the royal family's honorable relatives, was 50 hectares in the reign of Tianqi.

What is this concept?
That is 5000 million mu of land!

How much arable land is there in the entire Ming Dynasty?

More than one thousand one hundred and sixty thousand!
A total of more than 11 billion mu!

10,000+ people account for 23/[-] of the country's arable land!

Is it scary?Scary or not?

Zhu Youjian couldn't help feeling chills all over his body after reading it!
If this problem is not solved, it is conceivable that according to the current survey, the population of the imperial clan is doubling every 30 years. In the past 30 years, how much more clan clan Lumi will be spent by the imperial court every year, and how many fields will be needed in the whole country? Will it be classified under the names of these newly born clans?
Zhu Youjian was scared by just a rough estimate. He didn't dare to think about it any more.

So, after reading all the materials, Zhu Youjian slapped all the materials on the table and made up his mind!
The clan issue must be resolved without delay!

Every day, maybe one of my relatives will create more younger relatives for me, and then, as the patriarch, I will give these new born little relatives land and money!
Who got this?
The speed at which I earn money can't keep up with the speed at which you are born, okay?
Zhu Youjian's eyes gradually turned cold, he stared closely at the materials on the desk, stood up with his hands behind his back, walked around twice, and then coldly spit out the word clan, Wei Zhongxian's eyelids couldn't help twitching wildly while listening!
"What does the emperor want to do? Why did you suddenly mention the clan, and why did the emperor suddenly want to read these materials about the clan?

etc!Today, old man Guo seems to have come to His Majesty to tell His Majesty that the treasury has no money, and His Majesty is also focusing on finding the information on the money that the imperial court has increased every year due to the clan. Could it be that His Majesty has the idea of ​​mobilizing the clan? "

As soon as he had this guess, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly shook his head and threw the idea out of the blue, secretly laughing that he was a little too whimsical, how could His Majesty do anything to the clan, after all, they are all His Majesty's clansmen, interrupt The bones are still connected to each other. The previous emperors never thought about it, so how could His Majesty think about it!
However, just as he was thinking this way, Zhu Youjian suddenly called out.

"Wei Zhongxian!"

"The servant is here!"

Wei Zhongxian, who was still thinking wildly just now, heard the emperor's call, hurriedly put away the messy thoughts in his mind, and bowed his head respectfully in agreement.

Just listen to Zhu Youjian's instructions: "The order will go on. This year's Zhengdan Festival will call all the vassal kings to the capital. Every patriarch, concubine and prince will come. You must not refuse to enter the capital under any excuse. Violators will be punished as treason.

As for the reason for coming to Beijing, it means that next year is my first year as the throne, and I want to meet these relatives. "

"Ah? Your Majesty has never allowed vassal kings to enter the capital. Why did you suddenly let all the vassal kings enter the capital together?"

Wei Zhongxian was puzzled, this is unreasonable!
Zhu Youjian waved his hands impatiently and said: "I have my own opinion, you don't have to worry about it, you must convey the will as soon as possible, this year's Zhengdan Festival all the vassals must come, especially the vassals in Shanxi and Henan Wang, not one less!
My Uncle Fu Wang seems to be too fat to walk recently. When the decree is announced, send two hundred Jinyiwei musketeers to personally escort him to Beijing. I believe he will be very touched that I care about him so much! "

Wei Zhongxian: "..."

ps. After checking the information for a long time, I finally finished this chapter before 12 o'clock!

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