People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 269 The shipping department is open and overseas businessmen gather! But the pirates are coming too! !

When the Minister of the Ministry of Finance told this number, it was not just Prince Zhu Biao who was surprised.

Even Chen Han was surprised. He carried out reforms and knew that according to his method, GDP would definitely increase and taxes would increase.

But he didn't expect it to improve so quickly.

He thought it would take a few years to slowly adjust the Ming Dynasty.

Definitely not able to play like before.

We absolutely cannot put the burden of taxation solely on the common people.

It will only be given to those who farm, but also to those who do business.

In this case, those who earn less need to pay less tax, and those who earn more need to pay more tax. This is a very simple truth.

Why was it so difficult in the Ming Dynasty to measure everyone’s fields, and then have to pay more taxes if there were more fields?

Just because Tian Duo himself is a big landowner and a powerful person.

They themselves have the right to speak in the court.

Or they are the executors of policies themselves.

Under such circumstances, asking them to pay more taxes would be equivalent to poaching their flesh, which is impossible to implement.

But why can Chen Han continue to execute it?

Just because Chen Han used force and used the examination method to push down.

Anyway, the truth is, if you don't push me down, it will be very simple, you will be dismissed from office.

The other is that Chen Han used a method that everyone will be excited about.

That is, after taxes are raised, local officials will be given a certain degree of subsidies.

We have to admit that there are still few truly bad people in the world, and in fact, most of them are good people.

He is not necessarily someone who can make a fortune, nor is he necessarily willing to help others, but he always has a strong balance in his heart.

He understands that it feels uncomfortable to do bad things, so he won't be an absolute good person, but he won't do bad things either.

The same goes for officials. If they can have enough to eat and listen to music and opera after meals, they will be willing to work.

The vast majority of such officials are mediocre but not necessarily bad.

The implementation of a policy does require many officials who are keen and take the lead, but these are a small number. A large number of officials are ordinary people, but they need to implement the policy silently.

Chen Han used a big stick to urge the officials to forge ahead.

On the other hand, he takes advantage of the country's already high income to provide subsidies to officials to form barriers. Let you know that if you don't serve as an official and do not work well as an official, you will not only lose your job but also lose a high salary. income.

In this way, the subsidies for French and Canadian officials who pass the exam will force officials to do this job well.

Corruption and bribery are not without price, and he enjoys them, but there are always people watching behind his back.

I am always worried that someone will report me. I am always worried that one day, suddenly, a group of people will rush into my house and arrest me.

Then I will ask you what you have committed, and you will be executed in the autumn.

His head was beheaded when he was in his thirties, and he still had a large family that could be sent to the army.

Thinking about the consequences, not everyone can bear the pressure of corruption and bribery.

Because of this, Chen Han was able to carry out the law and tax reform.

It is also because of his dual measures of tax inspection department and Baochao inspection department, which ensures that local officials have the right to supervise Baochao inspection department and tax inspection department, but do not have the right to intervene.

It also ensures that these two yamen can only cooperate with the local government.

Everyone helps each other, but they are not subordinate to each other, so they must cooperate.

This is the benefit of mutual supervision.

Based on this, everyone started paying their taxes properly.

Those who have a lot of land dare not hide it.

Because if you fail to pay the tax you should pay once, the tax inspection department will come to collect the tax immediately.

Moreover, it is a violent collection, which directly imposes a penalty of ten times the tax amount.

No one can stand this.

Because the people in the Tax Inspection Department are all well-trained, they will come directly to your door if they catch you not paying taxes.

No matter what the favor is, they are not locals anyway, so they and the local officials don't need to give face.

And they don’t know the local landowners. If I pay taxes in full, I can get rewards, so why not?

If you want to take revenge, come here. I am a local military officer. If you come to take revenge on me, I can beat you to the ground.

There is a reason why the officers in the Tax Inspection Department and the Treasure Banknote Withdrawal Department are so responsible.

First of all, the salary is very high.

At the same time, the benefits are very good.

Family members at home don’t have to worry. If you get sick, you can get free treatment by virtue of your status as the Audit Department.

After children attend local private schools, they can directly enroll in Daming Institute of Technology.

If you want to take over your duties in the future, you can also be sent to the best guard station to serve as a soldier.

This is because the logistics support is very good, so that these officers can cherish their work and fulfill their responsibilities.

So Chen Han was confident that he could change Ming Dynasty, but he really didn't expect the change to be so big.

In two years, taxes were tripled.

Hearing this, Chen Han was also particularly surprised.

Song Shuze, the Minister of Civil Affairs, smiled and said: "My lord, maybe you didn't expect so many taxes, right?"

Chen Han nodded: "That's true. I believed that today would happen in the Ming Dynasty, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

The Minister of Civil Affairs said: "In fact, it is very simple. When you implement the policy, if everyone sees the benefits, they will naturally be willing to follow it.

For example, when you are an official, your Majesty used to have good intentions and did not want officials to enjoy luxury and set their salaries very low. Therefore, the officials below were resentful and procrastinated in doing things, which naturally led to the failure of what was implemented and the suffering of the people.

However, it is different now. Not only has the salary been increased, but after the three guarantees of passing the legal examination, the tax inspection department, and the treasure bank supervision and promotion department, none of the officials dared to relax.

The most important thing is the increase in salary, which makes officials strive to be the first.

Especially for those who have passed the exam, many officials know that as long as they pass the exam to the middle or upper level, they can reward them with a month's salary, which is a lot of money. "

The official below immediately laughed and said, "Sir, how can you use money to measure the quality of officials?"

"Yes, in the past you required all officials to have responsibilities and understand etiquette, justice and integrity." Listening to the ridicule of his colleagues below, the Minister of Civil Affairs said plausibly: "We advocated these things before, and we should indeed do so.

But now, as the Duke of Guo said, people in the warehouse know etiquette in a practical way, and it is the same for officials, business people, and ordinary people.

Only when the family is well fed and clothed, the family lives and works in peace and contentment, and the official has no worries, can he be strong without desires.

There have been many corruption cases handled by the Ministry of Punishment in recent years. Why were officials compromised?

It’s just that the elderly at home cannot be supported, the children cannot be taken care of, and the wife is alone in the empty house, and she is still living a miserable life, haha,

Those who do business, as long as they pay a small price, officials will give up their dignity.

But things are different now. Officials have both high salaries and subsidies. They can live a comfortable life without committing crimes. Who is willing to give up such a life?

Etiquette, justice and integrity are very important, but the most important thing is to solve the problem of food and clothing. Without food and clothing, we officials will be more vulnerable than ordinary people.

Therefore, we use morality to constrain the behavior of officials. We must use sufficient materials to meet their basic needs in life, so that officials can be strong without desires.

I think this is what the Duke, His Royal Highness, and even His Majesty want to see most.

This is what we officials want to see. "

As he spoke, he looked around. This sentence was quite motivating and contagious.

Let all the officials in the government feel that it makes sense.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said above Dan: "What Song Aiqing said is true. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were many wastes waiting to be revitalized, so the salaries of officials were generally not high.

As our Ming Dynasty prospered, and reform heroes like Chen Aiqing joined in, the Ming Dynasty’s national power is now at its peak. If the salaries of officials are still low,

Seeing that ordinary people's lives are better than their own, it is inevitable to feel jealous.

Confucian moral concepts are very important, but they cannot be divorced from reality, and officials cannot be asked to eat bran-thick vegetables.

Not everyone can be strong in their heart, and not everyone must have the heart to be a monk in order to be an official.

As long as an official can live up to his responsibilities and make the people within his jurisdiction live a good life and his own life be better, there is nothing wrong with that.

Now His Majesty's mentality has changed and he has given the officials full understanding so that they can live a stable life.

From now on, I, the Ming Dynasty, will set a precedent. As time goes by, officials' salaries can rise and fall, and rewards and punishments can be given. We will never blindly require officials to abide by Confucian moral constraints. "

When Prince Zhu Biao finished explaining this method, the officials below immediately expressed gratitude and shouted long live the mountain.

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After the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel finished talking about the issue of official administration, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhao Mian, continued: "In addition to the implementation of the tax increase, after all the hidden land taxes are paid, there will also be a boost to business.

Now, with the opening of the Shipping Department, more and more overseas businessmen have begun to come to our country to do business in Daming.

They brought local products and traded them with Ming Dynasty.

The common people could also sell their excess property, which promoted transactions, improved the people's lives, and increased the court's taxes.

However, with the opening of the shipping department, some problems also emerged. "

As soon as this topic came up, Qin Kui, Minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, in the past six months, with the opening of the Shipping Department of our Daming City, more and more overseas merchants have come to our Daming City by ship to do business.

However, overseas businessmen have recently reported that several powerful pirates have appeared around our Ming Dynasty waters.

These pirates are extremely vicious, killing people and stealing goods, which seriously hinders the safety of our Ming Dynasty overseas.

Nowadays, the Ming Navy has strong river warfare capabilities, but it is still unable to go to sea to fight pirates.

These pirates relied on their familiarity with the ocean conditions and the vastness of the ocean to commit crimes.

If this problem is not resolved, sooner or later it will become a disaster for our Ming Dynasty’s overseas business dealings. "

As soon as this topic came up, the relaxation was instantly resolved.

The opening of the Shipping Department prospered overseas trade, but it also attracted the prying eyes of pirates.

I had always heard that pirates were rampant overseas, but at that time there was not much maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty, so I heard little about it.

However, in the past six months, with the opening of seven shipping companies, businessmen from all over the world have come in droves. The volume has increased, and the number of robberies has increased.

Therefore, if this problem is not resolved, sooner or later maritime merchants from all countries will feel fearful.

No matter how great the profits from ocean trade are, they are not as important as one's own life.

So this is an urgent problem that needs to be solved. Chen Han immediately said: "Establishing the Ming Navy has always been the top priority of the imperial court.

With the efforts of Longjiang Shipyard in the past two years, it has the foundation to build a navy at sea.

It's just that the selection of the governor of the navy has been under discussion.

The navy's training has not been abandoned. Under the current circumstances, as long as there is a suitable candidate for the governor, it can set sail to fight against pirates.

Furthermore, our steel factory in Ming Dynasty was put into production and produced steel materials for making cannons. The cannons are currently being tested.

The development of flintlock muskets was also carried out by the Daming Institute of Engineering, and the results achieved in the past year are quite good.

So I concluded that as long as the Daming Engineering College and Longjiang Shipyard are given a little more time, they can build a powerful navy.

And the weapons and numbers of our navy are bound to surpass those of pirates who robbed homes and homes. "

Prince Zhu Biao pondered, "Now the choice of Navy Governor is still an issue. Chen Aiqing, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"

Chen Han immediately stepped forward and replied, "Your Highness, in fact, Duke Liang Lan Yu has always been the most suitable candidate in Wei Chen's heart."

After Chen Han finished speaking, the officials below started talking a lot.

Qin Kui, the Minister of War, said directly: "Your Highness, I have never denied Duke Liang's ability, but Duke Liang's character has always been an obstacle to his reuse.

During the Northern Expedition, he became arrogant and domineering, inserting cronies all over the army, causing the army to be in a mess.

If he is allowed to fight on the sea, far away from my control, I am afraid that he will become more unscrupulous. This is the reason why Weichen is worried. "

Others came forward and said so.

Among the military generals, the Commander-in-Chief Zuo of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion stepped forward to argue, "Your Highness, we really cannot agree with what the ministers have said."

Qin Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said, "Please also ask the governor to make it clear."

Just listen to Governor Zuo say, "Dong Liang did have all kinds of evil deeds before, but after these two years of hard work, he has become much more restrained.

In the past two years, have you ever heard of any evil deeds by Duke Liang? "

This is true, Lan Yu has been in the capital for the past two years.

Whether they say he is recuperating or asking him to shut up and think about his mistakes, they are actually all to let him wear off his arrogance and prevent him from causing trouble again.

But now the candidate for the Ming Dynasty Navy Governor has not been decided. This Lan Yu is indeed a rare candidate for commander, and it is actually appropriate for him to serve as the Navy Governor.

But everyone is worried that he will return to his old ways...

(End of this chapter)