The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 636: Ming Dynasty Gravedigger: Emperor Shenzong of Ming
The period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty
"Gulu..."

Little Liu Che didn't know what he was thinking about. He wiped his mouth and said enviously:
“He’s such a good eater.”

Liu Qi's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he said unhappily:

"Liu Che, I tell you!"

"It cost a lot to fight the Huns, and I don't blame you!"

"But if you continue to build that damn copper plate, don't blame your father for putting you in the shackles of disobedience!"

Little Liu Che patted his chest and said confidently:

"Father, I'll do the job, don't worry!"

Liu Qi: ...

I find it hard to feel at ease!
……

[During the Wanli period, the annual tribute of gold from Yunnan increased significantly, and the cost of purchasing pearls and gemstones increased dramatically.]

[Yunnan tribute began in the early years of the Jiajing reign, at 1,000 taels per year.]

[In the 1592th year of Wanli's reign (), Wanli increased it to taels.]

[Yunnan produced very little gold, and the tribute was all purchased from Sichuan and Shaanxi. "According to the cost of the trip, bedding, and miscellaneous expenses, each ounce of gold cost about ten ounces of silver." ]

[The people of Yunnan were suffering, and local officials repeatedly requested to reduce the tribute, but Wanli always refused on the pretext that "it was necessary for the annual rituals and the distribution of money and grain to the palace during various festivals."]

[According to a memorial submitted by Sun Shizhen and others in July of the 14th year of the Wanli reign, the amount of silver spent on buying pearls and gemstones was “more than 190,000 yuan.”]

[By July of the 26th year of the Wanli reign, the annual price of pearls reached 400,000 taels.]

……

During the Song Dynasty and Renzong Period
Zhao Zhen made a rough calculation and his heart started pounding!
"No wonder you have no money after the three major expeditions..."

"The emperor, the prince, the ministers, the generals..."

"All of this is eroding the Ming Dynasty's finances."

"And it happens that the emperor is the leader."

"Where did he spend all this money?"

The ministers looked at each other.

Ouyang Xiu thought for a moment and whispered:

"Your Majesty, since it is said that it is needed for various ceremonies and the distribution of money and grain to the palace during various festivals...I am afraid it is not just for building palaces."

"Maybe there are also ceremonies for the feudal lords of the world."

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment.

correct……

The treasury has to pay for the vassal king's ceremony...

And the prince of the Zhu family...

He seemed to see an endless sea of ​​people looking up and crying for food.

"How much money does this cost this year..."

……

[The inner treasury of the Ming Dynasty was "specially used to receive tribute from all over the country" to meet the court's needs for silk, cotton, incense, wax, copper, tin, oil, lacquer and other materials.]

[These local tributes, which were "fixed in number each year", could basically meet the needs of the imperial court. Before the Wanli reign, "there might be some purchases, but the number was not large."]

【After Wanli came to power, the tributes from various places were far from meeting his needs. 】

[From the 1573th year of Wanli () to the rd year of Wanli (), the amount of silver used for the purchase amounted to more than taels.]

[In order to meet the needs of imperial use, palace ceremonies and festival rewards, Wanli imposed the task of weaving and porcelain production on the people. ]

[That is, the silk tax, porcelain tax, and sandware tax. ]

[People in Shaanxi, Jiangxi, and Shanxi were forced to borrow money from high-interest lenders, or were forced to sell their land and become tenants, abandon their homes and flee, or become bandits. All the irregular taxes were levied on the people.]

……

{After Zhang Juzheng's reforms, the Ming Dynasty's annual land tax revenue was about 25 million taels.}
{Adding the salt tax, industrial and commercial tax, livestock tax and other taxes, the total is nearly 40 million taels.}
{More than half of it must be kept in the local area to meet local expenses, official salaries, local military pay, and the royal salaries of the Ming Dynasty's vassal states. Most of the salary rice is placed here, so this part of the finances cannot be moved.}
｛Every year, about 4 million taels of silver were deposited into the Ministry of Revenue’s largest warehouse, Taicang, but this 4 million taels of silver might not be collected every year.｝
{The annual salaries of officials in the capital and the military pay of the Beijing camp alone amounted to more than 3.9 million taels, leaving a surplus of 300,000 taels.}
{This 300,000 taels is actually the additional expenses Zhang Juzheng gave to Emperor Wanli.}
{If the local governments cannot collect so much money and cannot owe the emperor money, they can only owe the army pay.}
{So after Jiajing, the Ming army's salaries were often in arrears, which was different from the previous period.}
{After letting himself go, Wanli plundered the Ministry of Revenue, but the money he plundered was not even enough to pay the military salaries.}
{At that time, the military reserve of the Imperial Household Department was more than 10 million taels of silver, but after he took it out, only more than 200,000 taels of silver were left.}
……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji felt that Yang Guang was somewhat wronged.

"In contrast, Emperor Yang of Sui did not spend half of his budget on starting a business, and he did not plan the use of land and personnel properly, which led to the huge family business being ruined."

“This one is different.”

Li Longji expressed some admiration.

"This one is a pure loser."

“Without any thought of great achievements.”

"If you have money, you will squander it!"

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Ming Dynasty·Chongzhen period
Zhu Youjian suddenly understood.

No wonder the Ming Dynasty has no money...

"Nonsense, the Ministry of Revenue still owes the Imperial Household Department more than 20 million taels..."

"That's great..." Not only is the tax revenue not increasing, but money is also flowing out every year.

It costs 1.8 million taels a year to support 100,000 soldiers.

Money...where is the money?

……

【At the same time, during the 38 years of his personal rule, he spent 24 years building palaces. 】

[Including the construction of the mausoleum, the total cost was just over 17 million taels, of which 8 million taels were spent on the construction of the mausoleum, and more than 9.3 million taels were spent on the construction of the palaces.]

[The remaining decimals were not calculated.]

[Because the construction of the palace required more and more people to serve as craftsmen and eunuchs.]

[“The number of craftsmen and servants in the various supervisory offices is no less than 16,400.”]

[The number of eunuchs “increased to more than 10,000”]

[The increase in eunuchs and craftsmen not only increased the financial expenditure of the Ming Dynasty, because in addition to normal consumption, eunuchs and craftsmen often embezzled money. ]

[Wanli's unbridled extravagance led to his desire for money, so he tried his best to collect money.]

[Finally, he directly sent out mining supervisors and tax collectors to collect taxes from various places, asking them to give him the proceeds from mining or taxation.]

[Supervising the people to mine, sharing the profits, contracting out the mines, contracting out the taxes, imposing overlapping taxes, increasing the number of taxable objects and names, and finally robbing and extorting, and digging up graves.]

【From the 1597th year of Wanli () to the th year.】

[The total mining tax from various places was 5,690,880 taels of silver and 124,370,000 taels of gold.]

[These figures represent about two-thirds of the taxes embezzled by the mining supervisors and their minions, and one-third of the taxes presented to the emperor.]

[In reality, when mining supervisors and tax collectors and their minions extorted money from the people, they not only took what was within the quota, but also took what was beyond the quota.]

Therefore, the proportion of the money he embezzled in the total taxes he collected was much higher than two-thirds.

[According to historical records, during the Wanli period, the total amount of taxes paid to the capital city was 14.61 million taels of silver per year.]

[Civil uprisings in various places are as numerous as the number of carp crossing the river. ]

[Evaluation level E·Zero points]

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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che was too lazy to calculate.

"It's so cruel..."

Taking all the miscellaneous items into account, the royal family squandered four million taels of silver that year alone.

Add to that salaries, military pay, and vassal expenses...

Liu Che had to admit it.

With the way he spends money, his great-grandfather's Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing might not have lasted three years.

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Yanhan·Lingdi Period
Liu Hong felt that Wanli had no business acumen.

“This is a one-time deal.”

You might as well sell your position...

Forget it, it’s useless to sell anything at this time.

Liu Hong held his chin up to his hand and looked at the sky, tapping his cheek with his fingers from time to time.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were also different from those of previous dynasties.

If the emperor can do this, then that group of people will only be more ruthless.

Whose fault is this?

……

[Employing people and knowing people: Wanli has a great advantage, which is knowing people. 】

[During the Qinghai Campaign, he resolutely appointed Zheng Luo, during the Ningxia Campaign, he resolutely appointed Ye Mengxiong, during the three major expeditions of the Wanli Emperor, he resolutely appointed Li Rusong, and each time he appointed someone with confidence, he specially bestowed the Imperial Sword on him.]

[No matter how much criticism and impeachment the officials in the court had, he always supported the autonomy of the generals.]

[The problem is that he always hires people after the fact.]

【So the wars during the Wanli period formed a routine. 】

[The pit he dug was too deep at the beginning, and he was defeated miserably. Wanli decisively replaced people and then turned the situation around. ]

[The same was true in the Battle of Sarhu. After the disastrous defeat, Xiong Tingbi was resolutely appointed and his strategy was strongly supported, which gradually reversed the situation in Liaodong.]

[He has a keen eye, but he repeatedly shirks responsibility. ]

[Evaluation C level, 2 points]

[Later influence: Gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty.]

[Evaluation level E·Zero points]

[Total score: ten points]

(End of this chapter)