Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 729 Tens of thousands of hectares of official land are allocated to the capital, and Shuntian Prefect Yin is ordered to reform
  Ningxiang added on the side: "One is burning charcoal, the other is painting, and the other is lead, mercury, and cats. These are the most important means of harming people in the palace.

Once again it was direct poisoning, and again it was frame-up.

You are the daughter of the Duke and the representative of the nobles' interests. If you let other concubines directly frame you, they probably wouldn't dare.

But it is entirely feasible to rely on public opinion and etiquette to deceive you. "

Lin Xiangyu and Ningxiang started chatting. The five sisters talked to each other and taught Xu Qing how to rule the harem.

Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Wenfang, a poor father and son, sat aside and stared at the girls, completely dumbfounded.

The five royal concubines, who were usually gentle, virtuous, harmonious and friendly, talked endlessly about how to fight for favor in the harem. Various harsh methods emerged in an endless stream, and the thirty-six strategies were readily available. This scene looked weird no matter how you looked at it.

After a long while, Zhu Qiyu pulled Zhu Wenfang and sighed quietly: "Shentian Bodhisattva, I miss my mother, I want to go home."

Zhu Wenfang replied weakly: "I miss my grandmother too."

Everyone chatted until night and then dispersed. At this point, Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Wenfang no longer dared to mention the matter of having concubines.

I have nothing to say for several days.

May [-]th, early morning.

Huang Pu had just returned to the capital after inspecting Xuanfu and Huailai.

I arrived at the Jingzhao Yin Mansion early, and before my buttocks got too hot, Shuntian Mansion Yin Chen Jun and Zhizhong Qiao Yi came to visit me.

The two have become the new chief officers of Shuntian Mansion, and they must come to report to Jing Zhaoyin. However, Huang Fu, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, is still in Nanjing and has not yet taken office.

Huang Pu stood up, cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Why did Chen Fuyin come so early? I am sorry that I missed you so much. I apologize for my sin."

Brother Zhihong, congratulations. My eldest nephew is the top pick in high school. It’s really a joy to congratulate you. "

After the imperial examination, Huang Pu went to Xuanfu, so the first thing he did when he saw Qiao Yi was to congratulate his son Qiao Feng for being the top pick in high school.

The three of them were all Jinshi in the same year. After being polite, they sat down to drink tea.

Chen Jun saw several pieces of ore and brass on the table, so he came closer and took a closer look at them.

"Brother Chengji, where did the ore and brass come from? This brass is in really good condition."

Huang Pu replied: "This is the Dexing Copper Mine newly opened by the Holy Spirit. This is the latest batch of samples. It is said that the ores mined from the Dexing Copper Mine are all of such first-class quality, which is easy to mine and also Easy to smelt.

Our Ming Dynasty has always been short of copper. If the Dexing Copper Mine is really a large open-pit copper mine, then the court can mint a large amount of money.

There are also a large number of copper mines in the newly conquered Japan, which will soon be mined, smelted, and then transported back to Beijing. "

Chen Jun still had some doubts about the emperor's aggressive mining and the replacement of treasure banknotes with coins: "Brother Chengji, look, as soon as we take office, the Holy Emperor will exempt the capital from these deed taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

After all are exempted, what expenses will we have? "

Huang Pu asked back: "How much tax did Shuntian Mansion collect in previous years?"

Chen Jun replied: "Not counting the land tax and the Chongwen Gate Chaoguan, which has been abolished by the Holy Emperor, we can only collect less than [-] taels a year."

"Isn't that right? In fact, you are just insisting on saying this one hundred thousand taels. The real tax revenue of the imperial court is land tax, gold and silver tax, salt tax, banknote tax, and mining tax.

Like the ones in your city, there are house transaction deed taxes, pawn shop tax, door stall tax, wine and vinegar tax, bamboo and wood points, etc. It sounds like there are many names and it is deceptive, but in fact there is not much to collect.

And this is to recruit ordinary people. There are so many dignitaries in the capital, how much can you recruit.

It's possible that the fines for stolen goods are more than your taxes. "

Chen Jun spread his hands: "Then what is the annual income of our Shuntian Prefecture?" Huang Pu smiled and said: "Didn't I just come back from Xuanfu and Huai Lai? The Holy Emperor moved all the garrison guards in the two prefectures.

Then the Holy Emperor put together [-] hectares of official land from the vacated land and placed it under the direct jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyin.

Most of this revenue will be allocated to Shuntianfu.

What kind of tax can you collect that can be worth the income from [-] hectares of official land? "

"Ten thousand hectares? Where did the ten thousand hectares of official land come from?"

Huang Pu smiled and said: "Since the first year of Jingtai, the Holy One has been liquidating the local gentry and powerful local gentry in Xuanfu and Huailai, and expropriating land to include it as official land.

In addition, the garrison guards of the two prefectures have been transferred away, and the vacated cultivated land will add [-] hectares of official land to the Jingzhao Yin Prefecture.

In addition, the Holy One will also allocate one hundred thousand taels of silver and two hundred thousand copper coins to Shuntian Mansion every year.

The Holy One has a lot of minerals in his hands now. If there is not enough, he will allocate them to you. What are you afraid of? "

Chen Jun confirmed again: "Are there really so many mines and such a large output?"

Huang Pu nodded firmly: "Didn't you see that a reserve treasury has been built on the original site of Jinshen Hall? The silver and copper coins dug from Japan are circulated, and the gold dug out is reserved to prepare for future generations to deal with disasters.

This year, the Holy Emperor has allocated [-] taels of silver to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion from internal funds. You can take people to the treasury to get [-] taels back. "

Hearing that there was cash, Chen Jun no longer obsessed with money issues. Anyway, with this year’s income, whether the emperor’s mine can be dug out will be verified next year.

Huang Pu added: "There are more and more craftsmen in the capital. One is coinage. Only Beijing in the country can cast coins, so many craftsmen are needed.

Another one is ordnance manufacturing, weapons and armor. Especially armor, only the northern and southern capitals are qualified to manufacture it.

Then there are firearms and artillery, which only Beijing is qualified to manufacture.

Just these three items, including the craftsmen and their families, hundreds of thousands of people can't stop them.

The most important responsibility of Shuntian Mansion is to manage these workers, which is also the purpose of the Holy General to replace all the chief officers of Shuntian Mansion.

Let me remind you that if the Holy One cannot be satisfied, the Holy One will not mind changing a group of people. "

Chen Jun and Qiao Yi nodded.

Huang Pu continued to ask: "One more thing, in the next few years, many dignitaries and their children from the former vassal countries will come to Beijing.

For example, in North Korea, Japan, Annan, Myanmar and other places, the Holy Sage will collect some powerful people to be guarded in the capital, and the children of these powerful people will be put in the capital as hostages in the name of allowing them to study.

To put it simply, it has a meaning similar to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, when all nations came to visit. The Holy One needs Beijing to be not only the most benign area, but also to be extremely prosperous and noble. Don't close your doors at night and don't pick up things on the road.

We must let foreigners be deeply impressed by the atmosphere of the Heavenly Kingdom as soon as they arrive in Beijing, let them look up to it, and let them worship. "

Chen Jun nodded with understanding: "Oh, I understand. If that's the case, then do we need to rebuild the three major palaces of Fengtian, Jinshen, and Huagai? There are other palaces, and most of the Forbidden City has been burned down.

What a shame if foreigners see it.

Also, Du Jingtai has been here for eight years, and our Holy Emperor still doesn’t have a queen. This doesn’t make much sense to foreigners. "

Huang Pu laughed when he heard this and said: "Brother Shi Ying, if you have your own opinions on these matters, you can submit a separate report. I can't answer these two questions of yours.

Family matters today are not something Jing Zhaoyin should worry about. "

Chen Jun just laughed and did not dare to really argue with the emperor: "Okay, brother Chengji, don't be rude to me. You are just a subordinate. Who doesn't know that you are in the heart of the emperor and have a bright future? I Don’t dare think of yourself as a superior.”

(End of this chapter)