Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 832: This is the way to go!
As it involves the establishment and power of the General Administration of Customs, Zhu Youxiao had actually thought about it a long time ago. The reason why he had not taken any action for a long time was very simple.

The scale and development of the coastal ports in northern Zhili, Liaodong, Shandong and other places did not meet Zhu Youxiao's expected goals. Under such circumstances, the establishment of a special General Administration of Customs would inevitably lead to new contradictions.

But the current situation is different.

As the Jianlu rebellion was temporarily suppressed, Liaodong's demand for sea trade increased exponentially, and the number of various types of ships traveling back and forth continued to increase. In addition, there was an increasing number of Western maritime merchants, including Han merchants who represented Western maritime merchants. After years of development, Tianjin has long become an important maritime trade distribution center!
The war in Korea has not ended yet, and coupled with the maritime trade developed by the Thirteen Factories in Tianjin, the maritime exchanges between Ming Dynasty and Korea have continued to increase!
The most important point is that with the continuous strengthening of the northern maritime power and the continuous crackdown on private maritime trade, customs in various places have gradually been accepted by the world.

If we want to make some changes and progress in the Age of Discovery, we must pay attention to two things. One is to continuously strengthen our country's maritime power, and the other is to continuously improve the taxation of maritime trade. Only when these two complement each other and form an overall virtuous cycle, can all things at sea be ensured.

"This is a special matter for the General Administration of Customs. You guys need to pay more attention. There must not be any accidents or problems."

The imperial court meeting involving all areas of the Shaofu was over. This meeting lasted for a long time. All the officials who were ordered to attend the meeting were clear about what they should do. It is necessary to unify their thoughts at any time.

The imperial court meeting was over, but Zhu Youxiao left some people behind.

"There are too many places that need silver nowadays. It's not just your Shaofu that needs it, other places need it too!"

Zhu Youxiao, who was somewhat tired, leaned on the cushion and said to the ministers in front of him: "Following the establishment of the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty, I have high hopes for the General Administration of Customs of the Ming Dynasty. Whether this matter can be done well is of great importance to our Ming Dynasty!"

"Therefore, all the officials who are selected to take office, even if they are just serving in the military, must be repeatedly reviewed. Those who have no real ability and just want to eat and wait for death, or those who want to gild themselves, should not even think about entering the General Administration of Customs!"

"Sir, you understand!"

All the ministers standing before the emperor bowed in response. The emperor's words set the tone for the matter, which also made many people feel great pressure.

If the Special General Administration of Customs wants to get up and running as soon as possible and shoulder its due responsibilities and burdens, there are a lot of things that need to be done behind the scenes.

"And one more thing."

While everyone was thinking about this, Zhu Youxiao said with a serious expression: "When the General Administration of Customs is officially put into operation and takes over all customs affairs of various ports, customs duties must be settled in new currency!"

This will add another source of income!

When Sun Guozhen, Lu Guanxiang and others heard this, they all showed different expressions. Some people even looked at Liu Xiaozu. No wonder the emperor wanted to keep him as well. Liu Xiaozu was the chief officer of the Minting and Cleaning Bureau!

If this is really to be done, the Mint and Cleaning Bureau will have to do something.

"In the past, due to various considerations, this policy was not adopted in the customs of various ports, but it caused a lot of trouble."

Zhu Youxiao continued: "I won't go into details about this. In short, if you want to dock at Tianjin and other ports, you must pay taxes with the new currency."

"This will unify the many customs duties under the General Administration of Customs and eliminate many malpractices. But the most important point is that it will increase the scale of circulation of the new currency, which is vital to Ming Dynasty!!"

"So the Minting and Purchasing Department must coordinate these matters well. There must not be any mistakes that would affect my plans!"

"I understand!" Liu Xiaozu immediately said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will do a good job on this matter, and there will be absolutely no omissions or mistakes."

"Um"

Zhu Youxiao nodded in response.

Zhu Youxiao was quite impressed with Liu Xiaozu's abilities, otherwise he would not have given him such an important position as the Mint and Qingli Division.

However, precisely because of the importance of the department, the chief officer in charge must have a term of office. Otherwise, big problems and troubles are bound to arise over time.

Zhu Youxiao might be more relaxed about other areas or matters, but when it comes to the Ming Dynasty's coinage rights, if anyone dares to have any thoughts and is discovered by Zhu Youxiao, then there is no doubt that their entire clan must be exterminated! !

"This move by the General Administration of Customs and the follow-up by the Mint and the Bureau of Customs are related to another matter."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Jiang Chen and the others, "That is the continuous crackdown on counterfeit currency. I don't want the new currency circulating in the market to have even one counterfeit coin. As long as there is, it is a threat to the court!"

"The detective team has done a good job in the past, but the pressure on the detective team will increase sharply in the future. I hope you can come up with practical and feasible regulations to prevent anyone from trying to make a profit from this!!"

"Sir, you understand!"

Jiang Chen and his colleagues bowed immediately and said that in fact, they had thought of these things when the emperor mentioned the General Administration of Customs. After all, the establishment of the General Administration of Customs would inevitably bring about many changes, and the biggest change would be in the financial resources.

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No one knows better than the Mint how much profit the stamping and casting of new coins makes. The world is bustling because of profit. With such huge profits, it is hard to guarantee that some people will not choose to take risks.

"All matters concerning the Shaofu are basically clear now."

Looking at the ministers in front of him, Zhu Youxiao said with a serious expression: "But all kinds of details and regulations must be understood as soon as possible."

"Since you have decided to do something, you must find ways to do it well. If there are any mistakes, then you might as well not do it from the beginning."

"This is my attitude all along!"

"Shaofu, I have high hopes for you. There are many problems in the Ming Dynasty right now. It is difficult for me to solve them alone, so I need you to help me solve them!"

"I want to see if these accumulated problems, these cancers, can be solved. If even these things cannot be done, then the Ming Dynasty is really finished!!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Everyone bowed and kowtowed!

Zhu Youxiao knew that what he was about to do would be full of problems and face great resistance, but no matter how difficult it was, he had to go on!
With the purse, pen, and gun firmly in his hands, as well as the power over personnel, Zhu Youxiao no longer believed that any trouble could be stirred up in the Ming Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)