My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 127 No big deal, the whole world will blame me
"Just now, we talked about money, why money."

"The reason why silver can become money is that in addition to its actual use value, the court used silver to collect taxes and gave it exchange value."

Putting down the tea cup in his hand, Zhu You corrected his expression and said to everyone in the hall.

"Tell me, why do I make people mint silver coins for money?"

"His Majesty."

After hearing the emperor's words, Bi Ziyan, as the Chief Minister of Duzhi, immediately spoke out.

"By analogy, there is a saying among the people that cheap grain hurts farmers, and expensive grain also hurts farmers. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, we set up Changpingcang to control grain prices."

"By minting new silver coins, the court will be able to control prices through the amount of silver coins flowing into the private sector, so as not to cause chaos in private prices."

"good."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with Bi Ziyan's understanding.

"Just now, Bi Aiqing mentioned that there is a lot of silver in the south of the Yangtze River, but there is less silver in the provinces north of the Yangtze River and Sichuan and Chongqing, so he is opposed to Zese."

"Now that we've talked about this matter, how should we deal with it?"

"I believe that three strategies should be implemented."

After arching the arch, Bi Ziyan said.

"First, the provinces south of the Yangtze River have a large amount of silver deposits. They should first implement silver coins in the provinces south of the Yangtze River and reduce the tax revenue in the provinces south of the Yangtze River."

"Both, there is little silver in the land north of Jiangsu and Sichuan and Chongqing. The court should pay attention to it and wait until there are more silver coins before discounting it."

"Third, silver coins are only popular in Gyeonggi Province now, and the quantity is only a drop in the bucket compared to private silver deposits. I think I want Baoquan Bureau to expand the scale of casting."

"Well, take note of these three strategies and implement them in South Zhili and North Zhili first to see the effects."

Hearing this, Zhu You nodded and said to Bi Ziyan.

"If there are any mistakes during implementation, they must be adjusted as soon as possible."

"The minister obeys the order."

Upon hearing this, Bi Ziyan immediately bowed and said.

While Liu Shimin was writing the edict, Zhu Youxiao got up and left, going to the back hall to relieve himself.

And everyone in the front hall also stood up one after another, doing some activities, and those who wanted to show their respects did so.

After waiting for a cup of tea, Zhu Youxiao came out of the back hall again and continued to host the tea party.

"One whip method is divided into two."

"One is for discounting, and the other is for tax sharing."

"The focus of Zese is money. I can solve the problem by casting silver coins."

"And the issue of tax assessment is more serious."

Looking at everyone present with a serious face, Zhu Youxiao continued.

"When collecting taxes, it is inevitable to talk about people. Let me talk about the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Aiqing."

"The minister obeys the order."

Hearing this, Yuan Shizhen cupped his hands and spoke immediately.

This is all prepared.

I don’t really think that the emperor held a tea party without preparing a manuscript in advance.

The imperial power of the Ming Dynasty once went to the countryside.

Zhu Yuanzhang.

You can say that he is capable, but the system he established will lead to death for future generations.

You said he was incompetent. The system he established collapsed for more than 200 years. It collapsed by the end of the Ming Dynasty. If it weren't for a "bear" leader like Chongzhen, it could still survive for another 50 years.

The household registration system of the Ming Dynasty was a lijia system, with every 110 households being divided into one li. Among them, the ten households with the most Dingliang were designated as li chiefs, and the li chiefs were rotated every ten years.

The four categories of people, the widowed, the widowed, and the lonely are divided into whole households and are called odd households.

The odd households do not receive food and do no labor, but the whole village has to take care of the food of these people.

Um, don't think that someone can get free money because of bugs.

An old person without a wife is called a widower; an old person without a husband is called a widower; an old person without a son is called a single; a young person without a father is called an orphan.

In layman's terms, it is the Ming Dynasty version of orphanages and nursing homes.

Then, there are three to five elderly people in each li, responsible for supervising the people's diligent farming and mulberry work.There are several security guards.

Moreover, there are security guards in each mile, with varying numbers of people.

Under the Lijia system, it was ensured that the imperial decree was not a piece of waste paper in the countryside.In a few moments, he explained the current rural management system of the Ming Dynasty to everyone present.

"But based on what I saw in Lianghuai, the Lijia system is now a bit difficult to implement among the people."

Then, Yuan Shizhen changed his subject and poured cold water on everyone present.

"Currently, various local exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are rampant. Not only the lower peasants, but also some middle peasants are unbearable and have fled."

First of all, when the Qingtian lords of various states and counties take office, they must first receive a greeting gift or a greeting gift. The minimum is twenty or thirty taels, and the maximum is four or fifty taels.

Then, the district chiefs and chiefs of each county have to support the yamen.

Including but not limited to departure, furnishings, banquets, social etiquette, oil candles for various yamen, papers for six rooms, messenger expenses, etc.

It costs no less than a few hundred taels of silver every month.

Of course, the village chiefs and chiefs cannot bear such a heavy apportionment, so they must be apportioned to all wards and distributed to the people at the lowest level.

In the words of later generations, in addition to the national tax on royal grain, local taxes must also be paid every year.

In some places, local taxes are heavier than national taxes.

"After all, if a tree grows for a long time, it is inevitable that borers will appear. Let's fight against corruption."

As soon as Yuan Shizhen finished speaking, the emperor at the top spoke out to finalize the matter.

"Bi Ziyan, Zhang Wenda."

"The minister is here."

Hearing this, Bi Ziyan and Zhang Wenda quickly bowed.

"Your branch office is now in charge of the national funds. I asked Lu Wenzhao to bring some royal guards to your place a few days ago. You will take the lead in this matter and work with the Yushitai and the Sixth Section to do it."

"Let them go to each county to check whether there is any corruption and whether the Lijia system can still be implemented."

"The minister obeys the order."

Hearing that it was their turn to do another job, what could Bi Ziyan and Zhang Wenda do.

Send someone down to take a look.

"Your Majesty, there is also the matter of unifying all taxes."

At this time, Yuan Shizhen said again.

"Let's spread it out."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was not surprised. He opened his mouth and proposed a policy that would inevitably be proposed as time goes by.

"The corvées are divided equally among the acres, and all the acres in the world are taxed."

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Manor."

Yang Chengxiu, who was sitting next to the emperor, looked at the emperor with a horrified look. What is going on? Is the tax collected on him?

"Yes, why not? My fields are also Ming Dynasty's fields."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smiled coldly.

"In the 13 provinces of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, all Huangzhuang, Wangtian, Xundian, Jinshen, and Juren land must be taxed according to the system."

"From now on, there is no such thing as exemption."

After hearing the emperor's words, Bi Ziyan took a shaky breath and said.

"Your Majesty, do the clan, honorable ministers, and relatives also want to accept it?"

"Accept! My palace and land are all accepted, why shouldn't they accept it!"

Zhu Youxiao said, turning to look at Yang Chengxiu.

"Later, you will make a copy of the fish scale book of Huangzhuang Huangtian and send it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. If there are any changes in the future, all copies will be sent."

"The servants lead the order."

Hearing this, Yang Chengxiu quickly bowed.

"The Ming Dynasty is not my own Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty of the whole world."

"The operation of the imperial court requires wealth. There can be no one who enjoys the blessings of the Ming Dynasty and the favor of the Ming Dynasty, but does not want to pay a penny to the imperial court, and allows ordinary people to pay all day long."

"My lords, even if you cause trouble to the world and offend me, you still have to collect this tax."

"I allow them to rebel."

"The worst thing is, I will plow this world again."

(End of this chapter)