I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 157 Great changes unseen in thousands of years, big problems that need to be solved urgently!
The imperial tax system cannot be changed easily.

If taxes are directly lowered in Suzhou, what will happen in other places?
If everyone is like this, the Minister of Household Affairs will probably give up the job.

If he took ten thousand steps back, even if he invited Lao Zhu, he would give Suzhou an extra favor and exempt him from taxes for one year.

That would only be a temporary solution.

What's more, on the basis of such a large proportion of taxes in Suzhou, it is no easy task to exempt it from taxes.

But as long as Suzhou's total taxes remain unchanged and there is flexibility within this framework, he, as the supervisor, can make his own decisions.

In fact, the more developed the commodity economy, the less land taxes need to be collected.

After the Qing Dynasty was forced to open the door by foreigners, in the later period, although the society became more and more corrupt, but in the absence of additional land taxes, the tax revenue of the imperial court increased significantly
Just for customs alone, the income in a year is as high as tens of millions of taels.

Later generations of society were able to completely abolish agricultural taxes because the state no longer relied on them for taxes.

Suzhou has a solid commercial foundation, unique geographical advantages, and has the conditions to vigorously develop commerce.

Prior to this, the imperial court's policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business seriously hindered Suzhou's commercial development.

Even so, Suzhou has developed a fairly mature business society.

The number of wealthy businessmen, even under round after round of suppression by the imperial court, is still far superior to other places.

The current predicament is only temporary.

With the implementation of a series of policies such as the opening of the sea ban, the liberalization of business qualifications, the issuance of invoices and unified taxation, Suzhou will surely usher in the prosperity of commerce and trade again.

But in this era, the rulers are not businessmen, but scholars.

Influenced by Confucian etiquette, most scholars have always looked down on businessmen who value profit and neglect separation.

What Zhu Yunxi is most worried about is that the local government and the country gentry will suppress commerce and businessmen intentionally or unintentionally.

In Ming Dynasty, this was almost everywhere and unavoidable.

That's why he came up with this method.

In this way, the local government in Suzhou and the scholars in Suzhou must vigorously encourage the development of commerce and trade and promote the prosperity of commerce in order to allow merchants to bear the taxes of the whole of Suzhou and to stop paying land taxes.

The land tax problem in Suzhou can be solved, and business will take off as a result.

Another strategy that has the best of both worlds.

Liu Hanmo thanked him and said: "Your Highness Taisun's kindness will be remembered by millions of people in Suzhou. Please rest assured that Your Highness Taisun will do his best during Liu's tenure to promote the prosperity of Suzhou's commerce and reduce land taxes." Heavy endowment.”

If it were any other place, with the current productivity level of the Ming Dynasty, it would be a fantasy to rely on commercial tax to replace land tax.

But Suzhou is different.

Suzhou was originally a commercial center in the south of the Yangtze River.

Prior to this, due to the influence of the Ming Dynasty's policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, Suzhou's commercial and trade potential had not been fully realized.

Even so, even though the commercial tax set by the Ming court was very light, the commercial tax collected was still quite a lot.

After the increase of business tax and the reform of the tax system, the business tax increased sharply.

It was only after successive changes that put Suzhou in trouble.

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and said very seriously: "Developing business is of great importance."

"Gu Neng relied on five hundred new troops to quell the rebellion of tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels, all thanks to guns. You must have heard of this."

"Tiger and leopard roar in the mountains and forests, fish and dragons leap in the rivers and seas, and birds soar in the nine heavens. Human beings don't have the courage of tigers and leopards, the power of fish and dragons, and the wings of flying birds, but they can be the leader of hundreds of spirits. What's the point of human beings? Those who are good at false things are better than others."

"If I couldn't invent the flintlock gun, I wouldn't be able to destroy tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels with an army of five hundred."

"The establishment of the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau is to invent more things, not only for military warfare, but also for production."

"With the development of technology in the future, society will become completely different, and commerce will become more and more important."

"Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, China has developed for thousands of years. Today, the accumulation is enough. In less than ten years, it will surely usher in great changes that have not been seen in thousands of years."

"The court will change, and the world will change."

"This is the root cause of Gu's vigorous development of commerce and trade."

"I shouldn't have said these things to you, but seeing that you are still a talent and willing to do things with sincerity, I paid them with sincerity."

"I hope you will not disappoint your expectations."

Liu Hanmo was shocked. He looked at Zhu Yunzhen with his eyes frozen, as if he had lost his heart and soul for a moment.

After a long while, he suddenly came back to his senses, kowtowed heavily and said: "His Royal Highness Taisun values ​​the kindness very much. Although Hanmo is hard to repay, he must serve His Highness wholeheartedly."

As a scholar, like most scholars, he looks down on businessmen and does not pay attention to business development.

Businessmen smell of copper all over their bodies. This is the perception of most scholars.

Although their family members are servants, many of them rely on business to make money.

It has even become the main source of income for the family.

But it still doesn't prevent them from despising businessmen from the bottom of their hearts.

It's about the same as Junzi's Yuanpao Kitchen.

A gentleman has a kind heart, and he can't see the slaughter of animals, so he stays away.

But you still have to eat.

Food color, sex too.

Just don't do it yourself.

Out of sight is pure.

It's a bit of self-deception and deception.

But they don't feel it themselves.

After Zhu Yunxi said these words, Liu Hanmo's mentality changed drastically.

It is said that His Royal Highness Taisun is the reincarnation of a god.

He has read the books of sages and sages, and he doesn't take it seriously.

However, His Highness Taisun has extraordinary talents that are beyond the reach of others, but Liu Hanmo has no doubt at all.

After all, the seven-year-old grandson in front of me was a great talent who wrote "The Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River Passing East".

He is also a peerless general who can defeat tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels with five hundred new troops.

What he had just seen with his own eyes, while talking and laughing, he came up with a way to solve Suzhou's predicament by providing work for relief.

Liu Hanmo asked himself that he had never seen such a monster in his life.

The words just now were shocking.

Great changes that haven't happened in thousands of years?

If someone else said it, he would definitely think it was absurd and alarmist.

If he heard it in the streets and alleys, he would definitely investigate who it came from, and he would be charged with deceiving people and disturbing people's hearts.

At least give it a good beating.

But from the mouth of His Highness the Grandson, Liu Hanmo had to treat it with caution.

Considering His Highness Taisun's amazing talent, these words must not be made out of thin air.

How could this not shock him?

In addition, Liu Hanmo also heard from the words that the grandson attached great importance to him.

His Highness Taisun is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the person who will inherit the throne in the future.

He was immediately flattered that he was treated with such high regard.

Zhu Yunxi observed the change in his demeanor and was quite satisfied.

He must cultivate a group of his own people.

It's not easy.

Using one's own historical knowledge to win over people whose abilities have been proven by history is certainly one aspect.

On the other hand, we cannot be completely trapped in the limitations of history.

A person's ability to grow up and leave his name in youth history depends on both his own efforts and the influence of the external environment.

Times make heroes, and heroes are made at the right time.

The two are inherently interdependent.

Internal and external factors work together.

Do characters who are not recorded in history books really have no ability?
not necessarily.

Maybe it was just bad luck.

If the environment changes, the names of the characters in the history books may undergo earth-shaking changes.

Liu Hanmo gave him a good impression, it can be used.

Zhu Yunxi tried to win him over.

Perhaps, he, who was unknown in history, can be cultivated into an eternally famous figure.

It's challenging and fun.

Zhu Yunzhen didn't force it, he just tried it casually.

Moreover, the methods he used were very clever.

It's not a big reward, but a "heartfelt" speech.

This is the advantage brought by the superior.

As the crown prince, to confide in an official is to give him the greatest favor.

It is equivalent to telling him that I regard you as my confidant.

The grandson is the future emperor, which official doesn't want Jane to be in the emperor's heart?

Moreover, Zhu Yunxi's words had another intention.

If Liu Hanmo can win over and is willing to be cast, that's great.

If he doesn't take it seriously, doesn't want to take action, and doesn't believe his own words, then he will just use his mouth to spread the words of "great changes that have not been seen in thousands of years".

It provides a psychological foundation for the people, officials, and the government and the public.

Lay the foundation for drastic reforms in the future.

After Liu Hanmo kowtowed his head, he raised his eyes to look at Zhu Yunxi, and said, "His Highness Taisun values ​​this official so much, and this official doesn't dare to hide His Highness anymore."

"If we want to vigorously develop Suzhou's commerce and trade, there is still one problem that needs to be solved urgently, and that is the Daming treasure!"

　Today's four changes are over!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)