The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 105 Big households are fattened pigs
Chen Jingke's voiceover asked the new agency to investigate the case on its own.

But those who dare to make counterfeit money are desperadoes, and without a certain amount of armed force, they cannot be investigated.

The armed forces are sensitive at all times. If Baochao Management Office is given such a force, the meaning will completely change.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression also became serious.

Chen Jingke did not answer directly, but asked: "Your Highness, does he know why private coinage is repeatedly prohibited?"

Zhu Biao replied: "The profits are huge."

Chen Jingke said: "Not necessarily. The imperial court did not pay enough attention to this matter, or it was not governed by the law. This is the root cause of the proliferation of private casting."

Zhu Biao frowned and said: "The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that those who make treasure banknotes privately will be killed, and those who mint coins privately will be hanged... Isn't this harsh enough?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "If there is a law but it is not enforced, it means nothing. The imperial court only formulated the law, but it did not think about how to implement it better."

"I know that every few years, the imperial court will urge various yamen to crack down on private coinage, and every time they will gain a lot."

"But the main responsibility of the yamen is to govern the local area, not to crack down on private money making."

"This is work beyond their duties. They will do it when the court urges it. If the court doesn't urge them, they will ignore it."

Zhu Biao was silent, because the truth was indeed the case.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly and said, "So you want to set up an organization specifically to combat private money making, right?"

Chen Jingke said: "Your Majesty is wise, that's it. The new Yamen has only one mission, which is to crack down on private money making, and it has no other powers."

"And their promotions are only based on their achievements in cracking down on private money making."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were both lost in thought. They had never thought of this idea before, but it did make sense.

But a new agency, especially one that controls armed forces, is too sensitive.

They need to carefully weigh the gains and losses.

Chen Jingke also knew their concerns, so he threw out another weight:
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, do you still remember the tax issue we discussed before?"

The father and son were stunned for a moment, tax issue?

Come to think of it, big households will find ways to pass on the taxes they should pay to the common people.

In the case of land annexation, the people will soon be drained of their last drop of blood.

At that time, the people will not be able to survive, and the government will not be able to collect taxes and will be unable to survive.

But why did he suddenly raise this issue again?

What does it have to do with this new organization that manages banknotes?
Zhu Biao seemed to have thought of something, and said thoughtfully: "Having the new Yamen secretly investigate local large households will indeed help the court understand the local situation."

"But they don't have administrative power, and they can't stop big households from passing on tax issues."

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a clear look and said, "Do you want this armed force to ask big households to collect taxes?"

Chen Jingke was surprised. He thought of it so quickly. He was indeed Lao Zhu.

"His Majesty is wise to ask them to ask big households to collect taxes."

"Again, they don't have any administrative power, they only have the power to collect taxes, and they can only ask large households with certain assets to collect taxes."

"The court can stipulate that half of the taxes they recover shall belong to themselves and half shall be turned over to the national treasury."

"In this case, I believe they will try their best to investigate those big households."

Zhu Biao suddenly realized that he finally understood Chen Jingke's real plan and couldn't help but said:
"Build the plank road openly, and visit the old warehouse secretly. That's how it is."

If the court directly says, I want to establish an armed force specifically to collect taxes from large households.

That will inevitably arouse unanimous opposition across the country.

Even if the imperial court forcibly formed it, it is estimated that the members of this new department would not even be able to get out of the yamen gate.

If you dare to go out, you will be killed.

Now let’s set up this organization in the name of combating private money making.This is a very legitimate reason. Combating private money making has always been a major event.

No one doubts.

After the establishment of the organization is completed and the local situation is basically understood, it will be transformed.

We don’t pretend anymore, we collect taxes.

By that time, it will be too late for local forces to target them.

And there are certain psychological factors involved.

When this organization suddenly appears, everyone will have a stress reaction and take action collectively.

Once you get used to its existence, no matter how much you hate it, it will be difficult to organize too many people to attack it together.

Lao Zhu knows this best. Jin Yiwei didn't do this in the beginning.

When everyone gradually got used to the existence of this force, it was suddenly established.

No matter how unwilling the ministers were, they could only hold their noses and accept it.

"Since I last discussed the tax problem with His Majesty, I have been thinking about how to solve it..."

"Later I got inspiration from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty... Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was actually armed to collect taxes..."

"It's just that he didn't turn this model into a system and preserve it."

"When he died, this model was abandoned by his successors, and was even considered bad governance by later generations."

Zhu Yuanzhang said disdainfully: "But he did use this method to force countless people to become homeless. It is not an exaggeration to call it a bad government."

Chen Jingke did not refute because it was the truth.He followed Lao Zhu's words and said:
"So if we do this, we have to learn from it."

"It is a matter for the local government to ask the people to collect taxes."

"This armed force only collects taxes from large households. If it dares to reach out to ordinary people, it will not only be useless but guilty, and it will be severely punished."

"In this way, it can not only limit their power, but also effectively prevent the emergence of Han Wu's bad governance."

Zhu Biao praised: "It's a good idea, and if it is driven by heavy profits, they will go crazy and find trouble for the big investors."

After all, if you find one, you can get half of the reward. What a huge sum of money.

Compared with squeezing the people hard, the profits are countless times greater.

Of course, it is impossible for the court to give such a large reward, but even if it is [-] to [-]%, it is an unimaginable huge amount of money.

As for whether any innocent large households will be harmed by this...

Sorry, as the imperial court, we are targeting large households.

It's like pigs (pigs) raised in captivity. Once fattened, a group of them are killed.

As long as the people are not in chaos, the world will not be in chaos.

Zhu Yuanzhang had been convinced and said: "Okay, in principle, we agree with your suggestion. We will discuss the specific details later."

"Oh, by the way, aren't you very familiar with Du Tongli, the junior flag officer of Jinyiwei? It's time to transfer him here as well."

This seemingly casual sentence made Chen Jingke suddenly break out in white hair.

What kind of organization is Jinyiwei?
What does your grandson want to do by making friends with them privately?
If any other courtier had dared to do this, he would probably be waiting to be reincarnated by now.

I have solved major problems for the court several times, and I have not used this relationship to do anything, otherwise I would not have passed the test so easily.

This time Zhu Yuanzhang only gave a warning and no punishment.

Next time, no one can save themselves.

You must be careful in the future and don't do taboo things just because you are a time traveler.

(End of this chapter)