Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 478 Changes in Yi Chuan

The difficulty of reform is that it takes time to achieve initial results. This will not be clear in a short time. Crossing the river by feeling for the stones, you will encounter too many things during this period, so if you want to achieve something, To do something, you must have enough patience, but also a perseverance. Only in this way can you succeed!

"Are you sure the accounts of Yichuan in Beizhili and Liaodong are correct?"

In the Ministry of War, in the Shangshu Hall, Wang Xiangqian's voice changed slightly, and the atmosphere here was slightly different. Apart from Wang Xiangqian, other people gathered also showed expressions of disbelief.

"The calculation must be correct."

Zhao Yan, the left minister, raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "This is a post that is under the supervision of the lower official personally. It is an area that is under the complete trial reform. All official posts are transferred to the local government, urgent delivery shops, and delivery offices." The transportation station and water horse post were all under the jurisdiction of the newly established post office. During this period, stamp delivery was successively added. After excluding the expenses of postmen in various places, horse administration fees, shop and post maintenance, etc., there were still more than ten surpluses in the two places. Ten thousand taels."

"Good! Good!"

Wang Xiangqian narrowed his eyes and said, "If this is the case, the Yi Chuan restructuring led by our Ministry of War can reverse Yi Chuan's deficit!"

"Yes."

Zhao Yan nodded and said: "And this balance can be increased. After all, stamps are delivered to the public in different places under the jurisdiction of Beizhili and Liaodong. This has also led to the demand for private purchases of stamps and then the use of Yichuan for transshipment. , has not reached the point of saturation.”

"According to the situation known to the official, in the second year of Tianqi, there will definitely be a lot more revenue for stamps alone, with a balance of more than 200,000 taels, or even more is possible, and this is only for Beizhili and Liaodong. If the results of the local test reform can be extended to the whole country, the e-mail system that was cumbersome in the past will become a hot commodity in the future!"

"If this is the case, if the Ministry of Revenue is informed of this matter, will there be a possibility that most of the balance of the Ekiden system of the Ministry of War will be charged to the national treasury?"

Of these places mentioned above, one is really poor, and the other is extremely complex geographically, but the ekiden system must be maintained well. The essence of eikden is to strengthen governance and make the central and local areas smooth!

"Work out the corresponding memorials and documents as soon as possible."

As soon as Zhao Yan said this, everyone else in the hall became excited, and some even started talking in low voices.

After all, in places like Shaanxi, Gansu, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places, even if they carry out reforms according to this set of policies, it is unrealistic to have a surplus, and they may even have to provide subsidies.

"Yes, with this money, even if we encounter some urgent military affairs in the future, our Ministry of War will be able to solve them as soon as possible to avoid bad things happening."

"It's not impossible..."

"If that's the case, our Ministry of War will not have to look at the face of the Ministry of Household Affairs in everything from now on. Not to mention, the balance of the Ekiden system alone will bring a lot of money into the main treasury of the Ministry of War every year."

Compared with what the other officials of the Ministry of War are discussing, Wang Xiangqian, the Minister of War, is thinking about other issues. Although the reform of Yi Chuan was tried in Beizhili and Liaodong and achieved preliminary results and saw a profit, the real If it were to be rolled out across the country, this surplus would not be too exaggerated.

Wang Xiangqian, who thought of this, lifted up his robe sleeves and looked around the crowd, "All matters related to the reform of Yi Chuan must be submitted to the cabinet in the name of the Ministry of War, and then transferred to the imperial palace for His Majesty's inspection."

This is to strike while the iron is hot!

After hearing this, Zhao Yan, the left minister, Zhang Heming, the right minister, and others knew why their ministers did this. The reform of Yi Chuan must be carried out in one go, otherwise it will decline again and be exhausted. Now that the relay reform in Northern Zhili and Liaodong has initially achieved results, it is necessary to expand the corresponding scope. If nothing else, at least ensure the reform of relay in the northern Xinjiang provinces. In this way, in the future, Urgent military affairs involving northern Xinjiang can be dispatched to Beijing as quickly as possible.

"And one more thing."

While everyone was thinking, Wang Xiangqian stretched out his hand and said: "Involving Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places, the areas that have been finalized in the past must be strengthened on trial basis. Not to mention that all the above-mentioned places must be changed, at least the needs of Sichuan and Guizhou to suppress the rebellion must be met. After achieving results in these areas, we will increase the corresponding areas accordingly."

Today, Wang Xiangqian fully understands why the emperor did not rush to mobilize heavy troops and gather all the strength to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible when dealing with the Jianlu rebellion. This was because he wanted to use the name of countering the rebellion to eliminate some of the problems that had arisen before. We will gradually and effectively resolve the accumulated shortcomings.

A counter-insurgency war that takes one year to fight versus a counter-insurgency war that takes several years seems to cost more money and food. But if we really calculate the accounts, if all the plans can be effectively implemented, On the contrary, the latter is more cost-effective, because there are too many things that cannot be solved by just one emergency.

"If matters related to the relay are really transmitted to the outer court through the cabinet, the status of our Ministry of War in the court will inevitably increase a lot."

"I am very sure of that!"

"At the beginning, the restructuring of Yi Chuan caused a lot of controversy between the government and the public, and many people even criticized it. Now it seems that some things cannot be defined prematurely."

"I'm thinking right now, after this matter spreads, will the Huang Ming Times publish it?"

"It will definitely be published. What an impact this matter has had on the imperial court. From the past pure allocation of silver to now being able to have a balance, the pressure on the national treasury will be reduced exponentially by this plus and one minus!"

The officers of the Ministry of War who came out of Shangshutang were all still very excited, especially those from the Cheqingqing Li Department. After all, the controversial Yi Chuan restructuring had initially achieved results, which was good for their career!

Compared with these excited officers of the Ministry of War, Zhao Yan, the left minister, and Zhang Heming, the right minister, did not say much else. Although they were walking side by side, they were just walking, but deep down in their hearts, they were Think about something.

The current situation in the DPRK is undercurrent.

Many things have not yet been finalized.

Under such circumstances, such good news from the Ministry of War will probably cause new ripples and impacts. Both of them are wondering how big these ripples and impacts will be.

"Report!!! Urgent delivery to Liaodong!!!"

And in this situation, a loud voice sounded, attracting many people, and they saw a haggard-looking postman with a command flag behind his back and a long tube tied around his chest. The red color looked so... Gorgeous, this represents the most urgent military situation, and it was rushed all the way from Liaodi to Beijing for 800 miles.

Something happened in Liaodong!

Many people who saw this scene were shocked in their hearts at this moment. No one thought that at this time, there would be another turmoil in Liaodong, which had not seen much movement for a long time!

(End of this chapter)