Call of Heroes: A History Only I Know

Chapter 185 Announcing the new policy, reform and innovation! (seeking subscription)

The white rainbow passes through the sun.

Such visions have existed since ancient times.

Its essence is a phenomenon of astronomy in Feng Shui, which refers to a long white rainbow passing through the sun in the sky.

In ancient times, this indicated that there would be extraordinary changes in the world.

Because the sun symbolizes the emperor.

And the sun is pierced by a white rainbow.

So it is an ominous sign again, indicating that some dangerous situations may occur to the emperor...

After the vision happened.

Ying Tianfu up and down.

Everyone looked up at the sky.

Whether it was the common people on the street, Buddhists, Taoists, or court officials, everyone was shocked by this vision!

"Why is there such a vision all of a sudden?"

"what happened?"

"This is... Baihong Guanri?"

"Something big is going to happen."

"This……"

"Has His Majesty been assassinated? This??"

In the palace, patrolling soldiers were stunned when they saw this scene. Under the command of the captain, everyone poured into the hall where Su Che was.

In the main hall, Zhan Hui, Zheng Shiyuan, and Han Yi were still immersed in Su Che's words just now, and before they could even react at the moment, they were subconsciously taken aback when they saw the soldiers entering the hall. Could it be that His Majesty wants to execute them?

Before they could react, all the soldiers knelt down on one knee in unison.

The head lieutenant immediately said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there is a vision outside, and there is a white rainbow shining through the sun. The ministers are worried about your majesty's safety, so come here immediately!!"

Directly above.

Su Che glanced at the people below, and then outside. He could feel many visions outside, and everything changed because of his words.

In this world of immortals and demons, it is normal to react to such changes. This is definitely not a normal phenomenon, but a real phenomenon of heaven and earth.

but.

It is this kind of reaction that can prove that Su Che's decision is really effective.

Not only did this not frighten Su Che, but it made him very excited and looking forward to it.

"What a white rainbow penetrating the sun."

Su Che narrowed his eyes, and said softly: "It's just tax reform and financial reform, and it caused such a big change?"

in history.

After the incident of the empty printing case, because of the numerous involvements, visions occurred everywhere. When the news spread to the capital, Lao Zhu also had some scruples and stopped his butcher knife for the time being.

Originally, Lao Zhu was thinking of a long-term plan, so he issued an edict to ask people in the world how to deal with this matter.

At this time, Zheng Shili wrote a letter of advice.

And this brother Zheng Shili is Zheng Shiyuan in the hall at the moment.

Then Zheng Shili put forward four viewpoints righteously, among which there was even the meaning of threatening Zhu Yuanzhang.

This directly angered Lao Zhu. Zheng Shiyuan, who was originally implicated, had already been released from prison. After this incident happened, he was arrested again and exiled directly.

With such a violent temper, Lao Zhu naturally couldn't tolerate being provoked like this.

So what about star variations?
And so is Su Che.

He has already decided on something, and it is impossible to change his decision because of a small vision of heaven and earth!

Su Che glanced at the guarding soldiers, and said calmly: "Back off, it's just a small vision, it's nothing at all."

After hearing this, the captain quickly responded, and then all the soldiers stood up in unison and left the hall.

Su Che looked at the three people again, and continued: "It seems that God also approves of our reform, otherwise there would be no such reaction."

"You are not responsible for this matter, but you can make a note, and we will announce it at the court meeting tomorrow."

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay and could only respond.

Soon it was time for the next day's court meeting.

Su Che announced the new policy.

Since the transportation of Lingmi will lead to loss, it has become a practice to print empty ledgers, and from now on, we will start to collect precious notes to replace taxes.

Such a decision can be said to have solved the problem fundamentally.

If it is to be converted into spirit stones, spirit gold, and spirit silver, there will inevitably be another loss.

That is the so-called "fire consumption".

This fire consumption is not a small problem.

At first, fire consumption may not be a big deal.

But over time, the fire consumption will increase and become more and more exaggerated, completely turning into a mess.

Officials will ask the people for fire consumption losses, which will greatly increase the burden on the people and make people's lives more and more difficult.

After the officials asked the people for the loss of fire loss, they would report the loss of fire loss to the imperial court, eating both ends, and eating fat ears. The so-called three-year Qing magistrate's [-] snowflake silver, one of which was the fire loss silver income.

In the Qing Dynasty after the Ming Dynasty, because the Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system, this problem also occurred in the Qing Dynasty.

Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, after careful consideration, introduced a method that could balance the fire consumption with the state's financial expenditure: return the fire consumption to the public.

This measure can be simply understood as: use the additional fire consumption silver collected from various places as the office expenses of the local government.

It can also be understood that it is the money that was originally hidden in private in various places, and it was put on the public side as money to raise money.

to be honest.

The extra money that ordinary people pay is still more, but this part of the extra money has been made public and legalized.

From a certain point of view, this is also impossible.

Because the darkened collection becomes the bright collection, and the disordered collection becomes the prescribed collection rate, it does reduce the burden on the common people a little and prevents corruption of local state and county officials.

This is a compromise.

But turning the embezzled money into legalized income, this kind of immoral thing, Su Che can't do it, let alone do it.

He has a better way.

Replacing the original tax with the collection of treasure notes can directly solve the problem of empty printing, and can also solve the problem of fire loss, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

above the hall.

Su Che briefly introduced his reform policy.

First of all, treasure notes will be collected afterwards.

Both land tax and corvee are combined into treasure banknotes for collection, which is equivalent to the abolition of corvee, and ordinary people no longer have to bear corvee from the imperial court.

As long as they pay the imperial court, they can replace corvee.

By collecting treasure notes, the imperial court can hire labor to undertake corvee.

This can greatly increase the market value and recognition of Baochao.

Once this policy is implemented, there will be a huge difference between the creditworthiness of the subsequent treasure banknotes and the previous treasure banknotes, and there will be no talk of continuous depreciation.

Before that, Zhu Yuanzhang just printed the banknotes, never caring about inflation, let alone the credibility of the banknotes.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is familiar with ancient and modern times, and his culture is not low, his knowledge of the financial industry is obviously not enough.

At this moment, Su Che's decision can directly circulate the precious banknotes, and at the same time, the purchasing power of the currency will also increase.

Once the currency circulates and is widely recognized by the market, then Daming's financial system will become extremely healthy.

As long as the financial system becomes healthy, Su Che will be able to release water, and will no longer be troubled by lack of money.

It's all complementary.

There is something to do with home.

Once the banknotes are widely recognized, the private economy will also be stimulated.

It's killing two birds with one stone.

Secondly, all kinds of forced labor, including armored labor, corvee labor, miscellaneous labor, power difference, etc., were merged into one, compiled into one, and merged into the land tax. The summer and autumn taxes were collected together.

Then, part of the hard labor will be distributed to the fields!

This is the core part of the whip method. As long as the hard labor is distributed to the fields, it can benefit the fairness of taxation to a certain extent and reduce the burden on ordinary people.

This is where the origin of the "spreading into the mu" practiced in the Qing Dynasty since then.

A Whip Act simplifies tax collection procedures and collects taxes in currency based on land and population, but does not abolish the poll tax.

The poll tax is abolished, and the tax is only collected according to the amount of land.

Both are essentially the same.

Su Che did not directly allocate the land to the acres, but first carried out "partial forced labor allocation to the fields". After all, the road has to be walked step by step, the meal has to be eaten at one bite, and the policy must be implemented slowly, so don't be too anxious.

In the end, all that needs to be done is to consolidate the taxes and simplify the process.

Whether it is corvee or land tax, they are combined into one tax amount, and then all taxes are paid uniformly.

In this way, the purpose of simplifying the taxation process and merging taxation items is achieved.

When Su Che finished talking about this policy of whipping, someone immediately fell to his knees and cried out in pain: "No, Your Majesty, absolutely no, once this policy is implemented, it will hurt the country and the people. It has become less and less valuable, the value of banknotes varies from place to place, and the taxes are exactly the same, which will cause chaos!"

"Moreover, tax collection with precious banknotes is unprecedented in ancient and modern times. This method will cause endless troubles! People's hearts will definitely change!!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice, please think twice!"

The treasure banknotes originated from the Yuan Dynasty.

However, the treasure banknotes of the Yuan Dynasty were based on the silver standard and could be exchanged for silver. They were not currency in the strict sense, but existed like "silver notes".

But the treasure banknotes of the Ming Dynasty were different. There was no such thing as a silver standard at all, and it was purely a substitute for currency.

This also causes inflation once it is published on a large scale, and it becomes less and less valuable.

In the history that Su Che knew.

In the seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang decreed to set up the Banknote Lifting Department as the banknote issuing and production organization. After some preparations, in the second year, "Decree Zhongshu Province to make Daming banknotes and order them to pass through."

Daming banknotes are made of mulberry, "one foot high, six inches wide, blue in color, with a dragon pattern flower fence on the outside", on which is written "Daming Tongxing treasure banknotes", with eight seal characters on both sides, "Daming treasure banknotes, All over the world", with several strings of copper coins drawn in the middle.

When it was first issued, the value of the consistent money banknotes was 1000 copper coins, which counted as precious banknotes and currencies, and did not depreciate.

But until the 23rd year of Hongwu, the Yiguanbao banknotes could only be converted into 250 copper coins, and thereafter only 160 coins.

By the time of Zhu Di's Yongle period, precious banknotes became less and less valuable. Even if the imperial court promulgated a decree to force the implementation of precious banknotes, all those who refused to use precious banknotes would be punished, and even the whole family would be exiled into the army!
Even so, the court's order still cannot prevent the decline and complete depreciation of the treasure banknotes, and become waste paper.

Economic laws are something that cannot be controlled by administrative orders!

Since then, in the period of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, "notes have always been unable to directly pay for a penny."

When it was first issued, it was worth 1000 yuan, but by this time, it was even worth a penny.

Even if the treasure notes fell on the ground, passers-by would not even look at them.

But the imperial court had no choice but to finally cancel the ban on silver, and the treasure banknotes were completely reduced to history.

In Su Che, the Great Ming of Immortals and Demons, treasure banknotes correspond to spirit stones, spirit silver, and spirit gold, and the devaluation is even more severe.

At this moment, it has only been seven or eight years since the issuance of the treasure banknote, and the value of the treasure banknote is less than half of its original value.

Under such circumstances, it was naturally difficult for Su Che to try to save the Ming Dynasty's treasure.

And this reform and new policy will also touch the cake of many people! !

Su Che glanced at the kneeling courtier below, and his name immediately appeared in his mind - Fang Keqin!

This person was also called Fang Jining because he was the magistrate of Jining.

His reputation may not be very big.

But his son is famous.

His son is a great Confucian of the Ming Dynasty—Fang Xiaoru, the guy who was executed by the ten clans of Zhulian Zhudi.

Fang Keqin is considered a well-known virtuous minister at the moment, but he stood up to oppose it at this moment, which is very intriguing.

"Drag it out and kill it." Su Che said lightly.

As soon as these words came out, the guards immediately dragged Fang Keqin out.

Fang Keqin's eyes widened, he was stunned for a moment, and even forgot to call for grievances!He never dreamed that he would be executed directly for just admonishing him. This is completely unreasonable!

Not only him, but all the courtiers in the court were stunned at this moment, why did they just kill people?This was just a remonstrance, and he was dragged out and killed. This behavior was too rough, and it didn't make any sense at all!
Even Emperor Hongwu had to stop what should be stopped. If innocent people were killed indiscriminately like this, everyone would be in danger.

For a moment, all the ministers knelt down one after another, begging Su Che to think twice, he couldn't kill people indiscriminately like this, let alone such a loyal and patriotic minister?Absolutely no such rough treatment!

Su Che waved his hand.

The guards who dragged Fang Keqin away from the hall stopped immediately.

Su Che glanced at many ministers, and said calmly: "If you want us to give you a reason, then I will give you a reason."

"Many people must have known it. We recently got a blank ledger. Many of you should also know what it is. The old evil of the previous dynasty!"

"We didn't expect that you guys with thick eyebrows and big eyes would be colluding and unite to deceive the king."

"Printing empty account books makes it convenient for you, and it also opens up the mouth of corruption. We don't intend to continue to pursue the past, but to find a way to solve this matter. As a result, Keqin jumped out and said that it must not be done, saying that this is hurting the country. A policy that hurts the people will lose the hearts of the people."

"We would like to ask you, and Fang Keqin, are the people at the bottom of your mouth the people at the bottom, or those officials who are full of food?"

"Let's settle this matter, but this loyal and patriotic Fang Keqin jumped out like this. I really think we don't take that empty seal to heart?"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the court inevitably felt their scalps go numb. Even Fang Keqin was completely stunned. He hadn't heard those rumors before!

Soon, a censor immediately stood up to impeach Fang Keqin for corruption and bribery, and everything went wrong!
As soon as these words came out, Fang Keqin's expression became even uglier.

He was originally killed because of admonitions, but he still left a reputation as an upright official, and was even widely spread by scholars. He was really upright and deserved to die!

But now he is being impeached for corruption, and it is also related to the matter of Kongyin, which shows that he stood up to persuade him because of the matter of Kongyin.

This directly turned him from a clean official to a corrupt villain!

For Fang Keqin, a Qingliu official whose ancestors have followed Confucianism for three generations, this is the most unacceptable!
but.

He knew very well that if the censor stood up now, there might be evidence of his corruption and bribery!
This is the most desperate!
He couldn't refute it either.

Because he is really corrupt!

(End of this chapter)