Jingming

Chapter 160 Draft of Daming Fiscal and Taxation System
Thinking is unified?
Weird.

In fact, they are all human beings, knowing that getting on the boat early will not be treated poorly.

If this achievement is successful, it is no less than founding the country again.

This trip is also extremely difficult, and it is tantamount to betraying the entire gentry class-at least that is how they view it now.

They didn't know that the emperor had other ideas.

Next, are they obedient and obedient? Isn't there a daily life and an internal division?

One more charge of deceiving the emperor, the knife will be much faster.

Only then did Zhu Houcong nod his head: "Isn't it just cleared the land of the three prefectures in Guangdong? I said that it is enough to see the results within five years, so there is no rush to try out any new laws and continue to clear the land. The land tax will not be changed yet. The old corvee system will not be changed immediately, so why is Guangdong urgent? The national law does not allow it, and now it is only re-enrolled, who dare not say a word of leniency from the court?"

After going deep, it should be shallow, and they should always be greedy for the future pleasure but not immediately cry out that they can't stand it.

Eighteen arhats are full of enthusiasm: Who dares to break into the big fish pond in Guangdong?

So this year is the first time to increase the distribution?Your Majesty, are you being cruel to the common people by fishing like this?
The question of Guangdong was first torn apart by the courtiers, and His Majesty is now going to tear it up more thoroughly.

Short-term pain is worse than long-term pain. Will Guangdong be the first to enjoy the benefits of the new law in the future?
Zhu Houcong looked at the important ministers with different expressions, but smiled meaningfully: "Zhang Fujing, Yang Shen, and Gui E jointly requested to play all the laws, and the tax and service were suspended. Only the method of Fanbo Market Exchange does not involve land tax and corvee, so it can go first Discuss. Fang Muxian’s collusion with Japanese pirates is vivid in his mind. If he hadn’t discovered it early, he would have caused many disasters in the future. Because of the changes in Ganzhou, his party members and masterminds behind the scenes could not be fully investigated, so the sea ban cannot be lifted lightly.”

"However, the benefits of maritime trade often make the people along the coast take risks and commit crimes by chance. I have discounted all the businesses and shops involved in the honor and relatives, and merged them into the Huangmingji Maritime Trade Company established by myself. It is supervised by Huangmingji according to the imperial court. According to the regulations, first make a contract with a private commercial firm in Guangdong to act as a broker and trade with Fanship. Those who come to Fanship need to trade in Hong Kong, and the sea trade company will levy a tax when it leaves Hong Kong. "

"The profits of ships in Guangdong will be sent to the Ministry of Households for three out of ten as usual. The Maritime Trade Bank manages the tribute trade on behalf of the imperial court, and those who evade taxes in private trade outside Hong Kong will be regarded as illegal pirates by Guangdong Haiphong Road and wiped out. All copies will be returned to the market For the benefit of the ship, officers and soldiers will be rewarded separately. Those who have colluded with Japanese pirates in the southeast will have to be investigated again, so the Ship Department of Zhejiang City still follows the old rules."

"The next step in Guangdong's new law, I think that's all. Do you think it's okay?"

For some reason, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, corvee is not called now.

Tributary trade, legally only the imperial court can participate, the sea ban policy has not been changed yet!

However, this big fish pond in Guangdong can still fish in the sea, and it has been fishing to Fujian and even further.

In five years, if Guangdong has been like this, then even if the sea merchants along the coast do not show their heads, many trading partners will be snatched up by His Majesty's imperial merchants, right?

From this point of view, Guangdong is going to try to open the sea, and to open it to a limited extent, first set up the "middleman" of the Maritime Trade Bank.

Can those maritime merchants in the coastal provinces hold back?If you can't hold back, you will be suppressed as Japanese pirates. Let's clean it up first, shall we?

If you want to build the Great Wall of Nanyang Sea, how can you tolerate people in the hinterland always "colluding with Japanese pirates"?
If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come... His Majesty is actually waiting for some people to make trouble.

But without the land tax and corvee, only the big families whose interests are dominated by maritime merchants will be damaged... other wealthy households will probably stand by and watch.

Your Majesty, this little Yin...

And the imperial merchants... His Majesty wants to use this Huangmingji to restrain his relatives from doing business?Can you hold it?

Bring out the distribution of benefits for discussion, so at least the imperial court can also supervise?

The Ministry of Household Affairs seems to be able to steadily distribute more taxes from the Municipal Shipbuilding Department.

Next, Zhang Zilin from the Ministry of Rites, Yang Tan from the Ministry of Accounting, and many others joined in the quarrel sequence, "discussing" the details of how the emperor's new idea should be implemented.

In fact, there are two key points: how to realize the supervision of Huangmingji, how to distribute the tribute and expenditure of the Ministry of Rites and the tax paid by the Department of Shipbuilding.

The emperor replied to the supervision: "Anyone who does not trade in Hong Kong, trades at sea, or exchanges goods privately with ships is regarded as a pirate. The Guangdong Municipal Shipping Department will first try to resume the promotion of stewardship, admiring the city shipping eunuchs, only supervising accounts, and not interfering in practical affairs. "

The courtiers were refreshed: after Yongle, the Shibosi, which was in charge of the eunuch, is back again!

So what are you against?As I said, all the ships of Huangmingji Maritime Trade Co., Ltd. need to inspect the goods and collect taxes when they leave and enter the port!
Nearly half a year has passed since the last time the old man was tortured, and the new law in Guangdong has finally established the second article after clearing the land.

Zhu Houcong said with a smile: "Take a break, and go to the official room to change clothes one by one. Huang Jin, you go and rest, call Gao Zhong, and let the imperial dining room prepare lunch. Today's meeting is still very long."

Except for Li Chongsi, the rest of the imperial study room Luohan remembered that painful day.

……

It's been a long time since I've been with the old man, and the ministers, who were a little uncomfortable in the palace, already understood what the next topic was.

Although Guangdong is only used as a large fish pond for the time being, the new law is always to be discussed.

It is fundamentally difficult to mobilize the corvee. How could His Majesty not strike while the iron is hot, and first discuss one, two, three, four, even one or two is fine.

"Those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region." Zhu Houcong looked to the side, "Gao Zhong, distribute this draft I prepared."

This is something that has been done one after another for many months.

The rhythm slowed down, and the affairs of the country began to worry. What was the emperor doing in the sage's time?
At this moment in March in Yangchun, the eighteen thick volumes that have been transcribed have been formed.

Zhu Houcong continued: "The corvee is very involved, and it needs to be thought out thoroughly. Therefore, the new law in Guangdong is not urgent, nor can it be urgent. I have listened to the advice of Qing and others, and I will no longer worry about state affairs. Recently, I only concentrate on the Beijing camp, The new law. If you have some gains, you will discuss it after reading it."

Yang Tinghe was the first to get this booklet, and there were only eight simple words on the cover: "Draft of the Great Ming Fiscal and Taxation System".

After opening it is the catalog: money law, account law, household registration law, tax law, treasury law, mining method, budget decision method.

…today will be a bladder bureau.

Zhu Houcong laughed and picked up the teacup.

The meeting on what new laws to try out in Guangdong dragged on until Li Chongsi arrived at his post. Although everyone knew that this matter would take a long time to discuss, none of them expected that today would be at such a pace.

The emperor first asked them to express their stance aggressively, and after Harvest expressed his stance, he casually said that Guangdong can stop the corvee and let it go fishing, and then threw out a book with his hands.

A book that is far more complicated than how to use corvee just by looking at the content!

Wang Qiong, Yang Tan, Sun Jiao, and Yang Tinghe all started to watch, and then they all paused to look up at the calm emperor one after another.

Many dictionaries can be seen to be His Majesty's speaking habits.

I only read a few pages of Qian Fa... Is this really written by a 16-year-old boy?
So when was such a thick volume prepared?
Is it that simple to write a book and make a statement?

Zhu Houcong waited for them quietly.

The impression that he should listen to all the noise at the national policy meeting was prepared for such a situation.

This made them feel confident: the big deal, the emperor will put it on hold and talk about it later.

Although he said it blatantly before, it was like taking a huge ax to slash at the foundation of his own house, but after all, he was still discussing the method of cutting and hadn't decided yet.

In this situation, it is most suitable for information bombing, especially after forcing them to express their views today.

For Zhu Houcong, it was just dictating memory and changing words.

Certainly not directly applicable.Zhu Houcong changed some things, but one person's power is limited. It is better to force them to express their opinions and leave a record, and then let them learn more advanced things, and then discuss a beggar's version plan suitable for the current era.

The draft drafted by Zhu Houcong definitely shocked them in terms of self-consistency and concept.Professional content related to finance is definitely more reasonable.

This is the confidence that comes from traveling through old accountants.

Your Majesty is not acting randomly, Your Majesty has many brushes.

This impression of "I understand the new law better than you" is the beginning of their gradual recognition after they set foot in their own direction.

He is an emperor, not an important minister, so he first needs a center that can understand the meaning and recognize the direction.

If this is done, the world will not really be in chaos.

Wang Qiong, Yang Tan, and Sun Jiao, who had already seen the accounting part, all stared wide-eyed.

They are all old Hubu Shangshu, and they feel that they are looking at something very new.

But it makes sense.It seems to have heard of it, but it is not so complete and detailed.

Wang Qiong couldn't help but looked up at the emperor again.

Zhu Houcong understood this look: So you really understand...

The imperial dining room received the news that today's national policy meeting will be held for a long time, and they are preparing lunch.

Gao Zhong brought new tea and cakes.

Zhang Bi watched the eighteen ministers who participated in the national policy meeting bury their heads in their books, but he didn't know what they were looking at so engrossed and with different expressions.He only saw that when Li Chongsi occasionally looked up at the emperor, his eyes were horrified like seeing a ghost.

Time passed unknowingly, and even Zhang Bi went to the official room after asking for instructions.

It wasn't until nearly noon that the emperor said: "Refer to and perfect my draft, and after the final goal of the new law and the goals of the stages are determined, a new law on the treatment of officials will be formulated. Now, if you have any questions about this draft, I will answer them one by one. "

There is also the Law on the Treatment of Officials... There is no doubt that it is used to neutralize the contradictions of the new law, appease and divide the gentry class.

Zhang Bi picked up the pen: the three imperial study companions read, two sat there and moved their mouths, and he was the only one who wrote, his hands are numb today!
"...Your Majesty." Yang Tinghe said with a complicated mood, "Which master did this...draft come from?"

Zhu Houcong couldn't say the names of so many great men throughout the ages.

He just smiled and asked: "What I said is what I got after careful consideration, Mr. Yang Ge, your feelings are too fake."

Yang Tinghe's expression was tangled: I really don't believe it!Who the hell?

The mentality is a little bit broken.Involving such a comprehensive set of ideas, he, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has no idea at all!

Your Majesty has someone in the dark!

"...Many of the teachings here are shocking, and I haven't fully understood them at a glance." Yang Tinghe only felt that there were questions everywhere, but if he asked them all, he would appear to be in a daze.

But everyone feels the same way as him.

"No hurry, Guangdong needs to clear all the fields, and there is still enough time for the monarchs and ministers to learn from each other slowly." Zhu Houcong looked at them with a smile, "Who will ask first?"

"...Your Majesty." Wang Qiong asked meaningfully, "Is the Huangmingji, Shibosi...do you follow this double-entry bookkeeping method?"

Zhu Houcong laughed even happier: "Exactly. Every transaction must be stored in two books. The transaction result is either recorded in the debit account book or recorded in the credit account book. If there is a loan, there must be a loan, and the loan must be equal. .It’s better to be more cumbersome in bookkeeping than someone who can do something about the books more easily.”

There was cold air between Wang Qiong's teeth.

Now only Huangmingji and Shibosi keep accounts in this way, so when checking the accounts, it is difficult to find out that one side has been tampered with and the other side is hard to find.

No wonder he handed Shibosi back to the court order so neatly, waiting here?
And what about the future?If it is implemented nationwide, implemented in all yamen... the management of financial accounts will change.

However, it cannot be denied that this bookkeeping method can achieve the goal of "keeping money" better than the current method.

The problem is... there are many things that I don't want to and can't control so tightly.

The accounting part occupies the smallest space in this booklet.

At the same time, it is also the most faultless.

Its difficulty lies only in how to carry it out without local resistance, and...

"Your Majesty, this method of accounting is so complicated that it may be difficult to master it without careful study. Moreover, in the future, countless people in the world will need to study it proficiently before implementing it." Yang Tan also asked this question with a complicated mood.

"I have already taught some of this method of keeping accounts among my ministers, and tried it out in various offices and treasuries of the inner palace for a period of time. The inner school must now teach this method of keeping accounts. In the future, my salespeople's homes will also be taught. I will teach you this method." Zhu Houcong reminded them, "Guangdong will see its results in five years, so don't worry, and slowly cultivate officials who are proficient in this method of accounting from Guangdong. The method is not difficult, and those who keep accounts only need to follow the requirements That's all. If the ministers can learn it, how can others not learn it? As for the officials who have raised people as Jinshi, there is no reason why they can't learn it. If you understand this method, you will not be easily deceived by subordinate officials."

He solemnly said: "On the contrary, when keeping accounts, how to prevent both parties from making two sets of true and false accounts. Considering the current journey of checking accounts, the complexity of checking accounts, and considering the possibility of ushering in and sending bribes, these are the key .Think slowly and continue to improve. Come one by one, what do you think about Qian Fa?"

"..."

Yang Tinghe just felt weird.

This seems to be a sociology class. Beginners are full of doubts, and the teacher patiently explains them.

He even considered the loopholes. Even if he learned it from some expert, it would take a long time to learn it, right?

The emperor's movements...they also know it well.

Most of the people who are summoned into the palace are sitting here.

Could it be that the tall man was actually a eunuch?

The Bladder Bureau then switched modes, instead of treating the old man, it was a study class for the elderly.

Zhu Houcong himself is not a professional in various fields, but he can at least tell one, two, three, four, five.

Now gold, silver, copper, banknotes, cloth... What problems will the existence of various trading objects bring, why the treasure banknotes go bad again and again, why it is necessary to unify the money law, and how to manage it... Regardless of whether it is feasible now, he is only responsible for explaining the theory first.

Why did the country set up various household registration distinctions at the beginning of the country?Nowadays, the output of the military settlements needs to be supplemented with food and salaries, and after preparing to recruit soldiers, do they still need special military households?Household registration is not stuck, can the supply of money and food alone satisfy the manpower for soldiers, craftsmen, and corvees?

Therefore, a lot of money is still needed. Starting from the Maritime Trade Bank, the cost of transshipment and corvee labor expenses will be gradually borne by the commercial bank. These largest customers are all included in the commercial tax system. How large can the commercial tax be?
Then, with the support of the accounting method, the method, the library method, and the budget decision method, can the problem of throttling be managed more effectively?
If the corvee burden of the common people can be reduced, then the number of fugitives will decrease, and how much more land taxes and other taxes can be raised after the population increases?

Finally, back to the method of money, if through the statistics of the accounting method, it is known how much money flows in Daming, is it possible to evaluate the size of the funds and stabilize the credit of the banknotes that His Majesty said?

This is a very systematic set of things, and a lot of details need to be combined with the current reality.

But it is indeed as Zhu Houcong thought, its self-consistency and concept opened their minds, as if they were exposed to a new world.

He has also figured out that one's mind is not enough.

As the emperor, he doesn't need to explain where these things come from, the idea is conveyed first, and perfected with the help of everyone.

It is both a discussion and a screening.Those who don't understand and don't approve will be eliminated by him eventually.The remaining people are the team to help him implement the new law in the future.

"The most difficult thing is always to get the gentry to pay some taxes other than the land tax in accordance with the law. If the family is well-off and the gentry, this tax is not a concern under the performance evaluation. It's just the beginning of the official There will always be people with low salaries and high expenditures; there will always be people who cannot satisfy their greed." Zhu Houcong stood up, "Have lunch first, and discuss later. How to formulate laws and regulations on the treatment of officials? Honest and honest people don't have to worry about life How to make the gentry pay taxes who would rather spend money to donate their names, and the method of money flow, you can let go of your mind and think about it.”

Do gentry spend less money?A lot, as His Majesty said, management up and down, welcoming and sending, local donations, and relationship management.

But let this group also pay taxes... This point is not that no one has mentioned it.Among the scholars, there are also those who really care about the world. Someone has actually mentioned this kind of proposal before, and they are no strangers to it.

This time it was His Majesty who mentioned it, with a completely different meaning.

But His Majesty also said that this is just his thought after random thinking.In the end, there is still enough time for everyone to discuss, change, and improve the final appearance of the new law.

So you have to consider all aspects and think about this whole set of things.

It has always been said that one hair affects the whole body, so now let's explore the whole hair and the whole body first.

During this lunch, everyone felt their scalps were numb and itchy, as if their brains were growing again.

I haven't been able to master it yet, and I still can't understand all the essence of it, but I know that this is a new day.

The emperor is now also thinking about how to give enough encouragement and motivation to the officials and gentry who help the emperor take care of the world in this new world.

All the sticking points, he decided to focus on money and sort them out.

As for the emperor's ancestral training?

Although we know that you don't care, we don't really care, we just talk about it depending on the situation.

But I didn't expect you to be so indifferent.

Everyone who was eating couldn't help but peek at the emperor occasionally.

Are you really a descendant of Emperor Taizu?

(End of this chapter)