Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 389 National Tax Cleaning Department

Dongnuan Pavilion was deathly silent. No one expected that the emperor would reopen the matter. This was beyond many people's expectations. After all, this matter had been suspended for a long time.

"Your Majesty, water from afar cannot quench your thirst from afar."

The second assistant, Qian Qianyi, suppressed his surprise, stepped forward, bowed and advised: "Even if the court really wants to reopen the matter, the problem before us is still difficult to solve. After all, Shandong disaster relief cannot wait too long."

"Besides, reopening Gueguan involves many matters. Even according to what His Majesty said, the imperial court can set contraband and prohibit the sale in Gueguan. However, the world is prosperous because of profit. Who can ensure that no one will choose to take risks? , don’t you smuggle iron materials, gunpowder and other items behind your back?”

"I second the proposal!"

Almost at the same time, He Zongyan followed closely and said: "Even when the Guanguan was opened in the border areas, let alone the Jianlu who betrayed the Ming Dynasty, just speaking of the grassland tribes adjacent to the Ming Dynasty's border, although they had trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, they could not There are still many incidents of harassment on the border."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, I believe that it is inappropriate to reopen discussions. For now, we should focus on internal governance. If..."

After a short period of silence, Dongnuan Pavilion became lively.

Conservative thinking is the first evil policy of the Ming Dynasty!

Looking at the few people who stood up to protest and oppose, Zhu Youxiao felt deep in his heart, but Zhu Youxiao also knew very well that this was not just a simple conservatism, but there were many interests behind it.

Not to mention anything else, there are many interest groups represented by Qian Qianyi's Donglin Party, as well as interest groups in the southeastern provinces, who rely on the convenience of being adjacent to the coast to secretly Shipped to Liaodong via sea route.

When Xiong Tingbi and others conducted a strict investigation on price hikers in Liao, they found many non-Liao merchants. In addition to merchants from the southeastern provinces, there were also many merchants from Shandong, and even Beizhili, Huguang, etc. As a businessman, Zhu Youxiao knew what this meant.

The bustle in the world comes because of profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world all goes away because of profit!

The changes in Liaodong that have been troubling the Central Committee are by no means as simple as the corruption of the Liao Guards, the chaos of the Liao army, and the distrust of the Liao people. There are many interests behind this. There are too many people who do not want the Liao army to succeed. The land is stable, after all, turmoil means high profits!

There is only one food price, and the prices are different between stable order and chaos. What's more, in addition to the food price, things like salt, cloth, cotton, medicinal materials, etc. can all be manipulated.

Not to mention that the Liao Territory continued to fall into turmoil. The central court continued to allocate food and salary, which even enriched a group of officials and generals. They used various methods such as attrition, withholding, and empty pay. It was so peaceful to play one by one!

Therefore, the political impact of the victory in the Liaozuo Battle was not only as simple as defeating the arrogance of the rebels. In invisible places, it also shocked the border ministries of Liao and demonstrated the national and military might of the Ming Dynasty. It also invisibly boosts the power of the center!

“Who says water from a distance can’t quench thirst from a near place?”

In such an atmosphere, Zhu Youxiao's words made many cabinet ministers stunned. No one knew what the emperor meant.

"I know a lot of grain merchants, drug merchants, cloth merchants, etc. under the rule of Shandong, right?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and said in a calm tone: "If in the name of the imperial court, the policy is clarified to Shandong Province, all those who are willing to participate in disaster relief will be issued a direct response to Liaodi according to the amount of donation needed for disaster relief. Tickets, will that allow many people to participate in disaster relief?”

Ok?

Zhu Guozuo, Qian Qianyi, Sun Ruyou and other cabinet ministers had different expressions on their faces when they heard this. They did not understand what the emperor said.

But Bi Ziyan, who had been silent all this time, seemed to have thought of something, and a gleam flashed in his eyes!

"In the future, anyone who wants to enter or exit Liaoning to participate in customs clearance will be strictly prohibited from entering or exiting through Shanhaiguan as long as the goods they carry exceed a certain size."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe and leaned on the cushions and continued: "If the goods exceed a certain size, they must take the sea route to the ports set up in Liaodong to dock. Those who hold the Guaguan Sea Trade Ticket can not only dock first After landing, some customs duties and customs duties can be reduced or exempted.”

"Strictly inspect the various contrabands established by the imperial court. The ports within the customs are the first checkpoint, the ports in Liaodong are the second checkpoint, and the inspection departments established in Liaodong are the third checkpoint. At the same time, the Liaodong checkpoints There will be two patrols, light and dark, to prevent contraband from flowing out of the border to the greatest extent." "Your Majesty is wise!!"

Bi Ziyan was so excited that he stepped forward and bowed: "If we set up a checkpoint in Liao and strictly implement the above-mentioned policies, it will not only ease the relationship with the border tribes in Liao, but also strengthen circulation under Liao's rule. The most important thing is One thing is that the financial structure supported by the central government alone will reduce a lot of pressure on the court!"

No one knows the advantages and disadvantages of interrogation better than Bi Ziyan, and the ideas proposed by Zhu Youxiao can maximize the advantages and minimize the disadvantages.

It is even said that even if the smuggling of contraband occurs in the future, the court will be able to find out who is involved as quickly as possible. Once identified, they will arrest them with thunderous force. The strong deterrent this brings, It will discourage more groups who want to wait and see!

"Whether it is wise or not is another matter."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said with a smile: "The above are just some of my ideas. If we want to truly implement them, someone needs to draft the charter as soon as possible."

"In order to strengthen the response to matters, I think the Ministry of Revenue can set up a special national tax clearance department. From now on, it will be responsible for customs clearance, customs and other matters, such as customs clearance and customs tax collection. I think the central government will take the big part, and the local governments will take the small part. Only by doing this can we ensure that the corresponding matters can run smoothly.”

Zhu Youxiao's trump card was revealed inadvertently.

"Your Majesty, you can't. When it comes to customs clearance, customs and other matters, the Ministry of Revenue is not responsible for the corresponding government offices. This matter of setting up a special national tax clearance department is completely unnecessary."

"I second the proposal. Besides, the customs and customs duties collected are always delivered to the capital in batches, and the local government is not allowed to interfere. It is obviously against etiquette to give part of the tax to the local government."

"His Majesty……"

Although it is not clear what the political purpose behind the emperor's decision to set up a special national tax clearance department is, some people intuitively tell that this is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Therefore, this also caused Qian Qianyi, Sun Ruyou and others to stand up and object almost instinctively. They did not understand the ideas of the National Tax and Cleaning Department, but they knew the emperor's methods.

Even if we have to reopen the issue, some things cannot change too much.

"That's it!"

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao had an extremely tough attitude and said: "If anyone can object, then give it to the imperial court to solve the disaster relief needs in Shandong. In the future, all the relief funds needed for disaster relief will be provided to the imperial court!"

"If anyone wants to issue a military order to me, then well, I won't set up a national tax clearance department in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I won't even mention the reopening of Liaodong Guanguan. Who dares to pat their chest and give me a guarantee?"

"..."

Dongnuan Pavilion fell into a dead silence. Who dares to make such a guarantee? According to the emperor's wishes, the bulk of the court's disaster relief needs will come from the tax collected by the National Tax Clearance Department.

"Okay, Bi Qing stays, and everyone else can go down and do their work."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said: "I want to have a good discussion with Bi Qing regarding the special establishment of the National Tax Clearance Department and the reopening of Liaodong Customs."

(End of this chapter)