Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 831 General Administration of Customs
"Your Majesty, if this matter is really to be done, I'm afraid it will be quite difficult!"

Sun Guozhen frowned, stepped forward and bowed to Zhu Youxiao, saying, "The matter your majesty mentioned has actually been mentioned more than once in the past decisions of the Shaofu, but in the end it was shelved."

"We all know that clarifying the treatment and promotion of the various industries under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance can indeed stimulate the fighting spirit and enthusiasm of the people at all levels!"

"But if the Shaofu really chooses to do this, it will need to spend a lot more every year, and this special expenditure will continue to increase."

Sun Guozhen's expression was somewhat complicated. The ministers gathered in the hall looked at each other, revealing different expressions.

In fact, what Wang Zheng just said was a common phenomenon within the Shaofu. Except for the standards implemented by the Military Preparation and Cleaning Department, which met the standards mentioned by Zhu Youxiao earlier, other departments had more or less made concessions.

no way.

Many industrial fields under the jurisdiction of Shaofu were funded by the internal treasury. However, as time went on, the size of the area under its jurisdiction continued to increase, especially the number of off-duty groups continued to increase. The key was that the number of external branches also increased, which led to a lot of financial pressure on Shaofu!

There is a reason why the Armament Cleansing Department maintains high standards and high treatment. Since the first year of the Tianqi reign, the emperor has proposed the development of various types of firearms and artillery, the improvement of military equipment, and the needs of war on various fronts. This requires that the military industry that is supported and planned must maintain high-speed operation!
But if you want to maintain this for a long time, without motivation and hope, even the most hardworking people will complain and be dissatisfied. Once the energy is lost, it will be too late!
"Your Majesty, can this matter be delayed for a while?"

Seeing all kinds of discussions in the hall, Lu Guanxiang knew that he had to stand up. "Your Majesty had previously stopped the expansion of the Shaofu, but some industries are still being added, such as the shipyards planned to be built by the Ship Cleaning Department in Tangshan and other places, such as the smelting industry of the Heavy Industry Cleaning Department, etc. These are not small expenses!"

"In addition, many industries in branch offices in Hanzhong, Liaodong, Yunyang, Guangdong and other places need to be expanded and increased in production, which is also a considerable expense when accumulated."

"The treasury currently has a lot of gold and silver reserves, and the Mint's production capacity for new coin stamping and casting is also constantly increasing. However, the treasury cannot be empty. By the end of this year, a batch of bonds will mature and be redeemed..."

Listening to what Lu Guanxiang and the others said, Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly. He knew that the senior officials of the Shaofu were not trying to shirk responsibility when they said these things. There was an essential difference between the Shaofu and the officials in the outer court.

Pragmatism is the main theme of Shaofu!
No matter how much pressure we face, some things cannot be delayed any longer.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the Shaofu is a pioneer in researching various fields, which requires constant exploration.

Without unified standards, technical talents in various fields can focus on research, exploration and summarization. Once they stagnate, Shaofu will lose the meaning of its existence!
In a word, Shaofu is a reformer, a pioneer, and a leader. Zhu Youxiao wants to use Shaofu as an organization to gather more people, let them shine in various fields, formulate rules, and refine the framework. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will have no good future!
Ever since Zhu Youxiao issued the decree to abolish the craftsman register, he knew that this day would come, it was just a matter of time. Now that there is this sign, it must be resolved and cannot be allowed to develop further!

"Lack of money is easy to deal with."

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Youxiao said with a serious expression: "I have decided to set up a new office in the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs. From now on, all the ports built in Northern Zhili, Liaodong, Shandong and other places and all the customs established will be under the jurisdiction of the General Administration of Customs!"

"It is time to unify the customs duties collected in various places. As for the various exemption policies, the General Administration of Customs will carry out corresponding project establishment and demonstration according to the local conditions and needs, and then achieve the role of assisting local development!" "The General Administration of Customs under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu has been officially established. The collected customs duties must be delivered to the capital. This part of the special silver will be used as a special item in the future. Where there is a need, it will be reduced. The Shaofu will draft a charter and submit it to the emperor for special approval!"

One word stirs up a thousand waves!

All the officials of the Shaofu who had gathered in the palace began to discuss in low voices after hearing what the emperor said.

"That's good. The tax sources under my jurisdiction will be more abundant. When solving some problems, I won't be as nervous as before."

"That's good, but if this happens, Tianjin and other places may be in trouble. After all, they were able to withhold a portion of the customs tax before, but now they need to deliver it to Beijing. Many things that are happening in various places will inevitably face the threat of silver shortage, especially in Liaodong."

"Who says it's not true? The immigration plan to Liaodong has been fully implemented, and the previous policies need to be implemented. There are places in Liaodong that need money everywhere, but the taxes collected in Liaodong are not enough to support it."

"Didn't you hear what His Majesty said? It's true that the General Administration of Customs collects taxes from the government and delivers them to Beijing, but this is a special sum of money. If Tianjin and other places have needs, we must take care of it. After all, the customs is opened on someone else's territory!"

A long way to go!

Watching the ministers in the hall discussing in low voices, Zhu Youxiao did not interrupt them nor did he express any dissatisfaction. In his opinion, if he wanted to make the Ming Dynasty better and stronger, he needed to take root in new things one by one.

However, doing so would inevitably lead to various collisions. After all, no matter what, the things he mentioned had never existed in the Ming Dynasty before, and there was no experience to find. So those who do things need to keep exploring and summarizing!

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"I'll make a rule!"

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao finally spoke: "From now on, the officials of the Ministry of Finance will submit memorials to me regularly. What should they submit?"

"In the areas that you are responsible for, what problems you encountered during the actual development and exploration, what changes you need to make, and your vision for the future. As long as you have ideas, you can submit them to me!"

"Everything that the Shaofu has to do is of great benefit to the country and the people. I don't want to see bad things happen because of some problems of the Shaofu. The Shaofu can't afford this price, I can't afford it, and the Ming Dynasty can't afford it even more!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Sun Guozhen and other ministers bowed and kowtowed. At the same time, deep in their hearts, they all felt pressure and excitement. What the emperor said made them realize the importance of the Shaofu!
(End of this chapter)