Short video spoiler history: The beginning of modern warfare

Chapter 117 If you don’t do it, others will.
Jinling City, in front of Fengtian Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang classified various problems into categories. The first was the issue of the royal family, which still required a win-win solution; the second was the pilot issue of the Single Whip System; and the third was the issue of currency.

One of the "One Whip Laws" was designed to cover the country's entire tax and service system. What was not mentioned in the "Tianmu" was the taxation issue for royal family members, nobles, relatives by marriage, officials, etc.

It was learned from the previous comments that Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty had three main reforms: the land-based taxation system, the nationalization of fire consumption, and the unified service and tax payment of gentry.

The tax distributed according to the land area should be the population tax, which can be regarded as the inheritance and development of the "One Whip System".

The gentry's unified duty and tax payment is, as the name suggests, a small patch that can to a certain extent curb land annexation and expand the tax base. Even if land annexation becomes serious one day, it can ensure that the court has taxable objects to collect taxes.

After all, everyone in the world has to collect taxes, and no official has the right to be exempted at this time.

"Let's try it out in two or three prefectures like Suzhou and Songjiang first. As mentioned in the Tianmu, there will be no problem in implementing the Single Whip Law, the nationalization of fire consumption and the land-based tax in these places." Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself. In addition, the silverization of currency, or the issue of monetary sovereignty, was inevitably mentioned.

There has never been a case in history where someone controlled a country by controlling silver, so Zhang Juzheng did not think of such a far-reaching problem when he carried out the reform. However, with future trade with other regions, the shortage of silver and copper as currencies was always an issue that could not be circumvented.

Now there are only two choices before him:

One is to insist on using copper, silver, and gold as currency, but the premise is that the Ming Dynasty must control these minerals in its hands, which is difficult. Moreover, as the trade volume increases in the future, the inconvenience of using copper and silver as currency will also become more prominent.

The second is the use of treasure notes. Historically, he issued treasure notes, but due to excessive printing and issuance, no one was interested in them. He never knew how to determine the rate of issuance.

If he had the chance to do it all over again, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not go back to the old path of issuing treasure notes indiscriminately, because coal mines, oil, refined salt, electricity, and new commodities brought about by various scientific and technological means, as well as trade exchanges, etc., brought in a large amount of income.

It can be said that there is a big difference between the Ming Dynasty today and the Ming Dynasty in history. That is, in the Ming Dynasty today, there are too many options, so there is no need to print banknotes indiscriminately.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up his pen and wrote down these ideas one by one. In addition, the maritime ban policy also needed to be abolished, trade should be appropriately encouraged, and tariffs could also be appropriately raised.

"For me, the most touching thing about Zhang Juzheng is that he has been playing both sides for so many years, and he knows more about officialdom than anyone else. He knows the consequences of his actions, but he still does it. Even if there are thousands of people, I will go. A soldier with flaws is still a soldier, and a fly sprayed with perfume is always a fly."

"Yongzheng's land tax distribution was also a development of the "One Whip" system. There was great resistance in its implementation and it almost failed. In the end, the new law was abolished by Qianlong, and Yongzheng was also cursed!"

"For Zhang Juzheng, reform was not his best solution. The best solution was for him to do nothing, just be the chief minister of the cabinet, and scold the emperor whenever he had nothing to do to gain a good reputation. "

"The Ming Dynasty did not perish because of the Single Whip System, but it continued to use the Single Whip System when change was needed"

"Without the silver crisis, there would be no gold standard. Without the natural deflation of the gold standard, there would be no bloody wars of the First and Second World Wars. Therefore, without Zhang Juzheng, the First and Second World Wars would not have broken out. [狗头]"

《Full marks, discharged from hospital!》

In front of the Fengtian Hall, Liu Ji and others were deeply touched. He knew that what was said in the comments section was true. Anyone who could reach a position equivalent to the current prime minister could not fail to understand that reforms would affect the interests of all parties and would encounter huge backlash.

We can also see from his later desire to retire at the earliest opportunity that he personally hesitated.

For him personally, reform is indeed not the optimal solution, not even the suboptimal solution, but he still did it. There is only one possibility: he is truly loyal to the Ming Dynasty and wants to do something real for the people, that's all.

Can you say that this reform is wrong?
Zhang Juzheng is the kind of person who is highly respected by people of different times, but whom his contemporaries wish to grind to dust. The difference between the two depends on where you stand.

From the Single Whip System to the Equalization of Poll Tax on Land, these two policies distributed corvee labor and poll tax onto the land. People with land paid more taxes, while people without land paid less or no taxes. This must be the reason for the population boom in later generations.

After all, in this case, there is no need to hide the population, and all taxes are deducted from the land you hold.

What a good policy! It’s a pity that the two people who advocated the reform did not end up well.

Liu Ji knew that reforms could only be accomplished by a monarch with great courage and supreme prestige. It just so happened that Your Majesty met both conditions. If nothing unexpected happened, it would soon be piloted in several prefectures.

Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City.

Li Shimin and others also admired Zhang Juzheng very much. They naturally knew about Zhang Juzheng's acts of usurpation, corruption, and extravagance, but these could only be regarded as flaws in his personal morality and had nothing to do with his own achievements.

Besides, having come this far, what’s the problem with being a little extravagant?
Li Shimin never expected all his subjects to be moral gentlemen, because that would mean that person had basically nothing else to praise except his morality. Such rigid nerds and pedantic people are most likely to harm the country.

"It lives up to the comment that he is proficient in a certain country but poor in planning for himself." Li Shimin exclaimed.

Fang Xuanling and others were surprised. His Majesty does not judge people easily, but they did not expect that he would give such a high evaluation right away.

[While international students in other countries were still eating grass and dry bread, international students from Da Ge had already taken the lead and lived a happy life of eating Lanzhou beef noodles for breakfast and Chongqing hot pot for dinner] [After Da Ge was sanctioned, its domestic market was vacated, and Da Ge was also angry, and directly stipulated that English should not appear on the products]

[This has also led to our domestic products occupying most of the market. Almost all the products we usually see can be found here, such as potato chips, snacks, tea leaves, sesame oil, soy sauce, soybean paste, and even snail noodles. They even have brands that have never been seen in China.]

[What are Sprite and Lei Bi, Six Walnuts and Six Billion Walnuts, Heqi Zheng and Heqi Diao, the most outrageous thing is this canned Assam milk tea, I really have never heard of it]

[In the largest shopping mall in Europe, the cosmetics counters have Chinese introductions, the restaurant also has Chinese menus, and chopsticks are specially prepared]

[Many Taiwanese people have fallen in love with our country's products. Wahaha milk tea shops are crowded every day. Look at the comments of beautiful women: the taste is actually okay, but it would be better if there was Mixue Ice City]

[Now there are many domestic cars such as Ideal and Haval on their streets, and even many shared cars have been replaced by Chery]

[My mother said, “I don’t know anything. They talked about sanctions, and then suddenly turned around and left, leaving me with such a big market.]

[This is the most wonderful episode. I just want to say that if you don’t do it, there are plenty of people who will do it.]

In front of the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Biao and others were in a very good mood. The improvements and experience gained from the two policies, the Single Whip System and the Equalization of Land Tax, were a great benefit to the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the things in the future mentioned on the sky curtain, I watched with a relaxed mood.

Before this, they had a rough idea of ​​some power divisions and frictions and conflicts in later generations, but they did not expect that they would give up such a large market out of thin air.

You know, it is the country with the largest land area. Although most of its areas are sparsely populated, it still has a population of more than 1 million.

The scene in the skylight is similar to that of a supermarket, shopping mall, etc. You can see that from snacks, beverages, food, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, daily necessities, cars, mobile phones, etc., all aspects of the market are directly emptied.

This is not a one-time income, but a long-term income, just like the roast duck you often eat. If it tastes good and the price does not increase, you will definitely patronize it often.

This consumption habit is difficult to change, which means that as long as these daily necessities manufacturers do not commit suicide, they will always have a place in the future.

"This is truly a gift from heaven, I'm so rich!"

"Yes, how much more money do we have to make!"

"If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will. Haha, grab the bamboo shoots." Zhu Biao and the others all grinned. Why did they feel so good for no reason?
Tuotianmu keeps repeating this in my ears every month, and nowadays, people in the court don't feel ashamed to talk about money all the time.

After all, people are greedy and lustful by nature, and now there is the skylight as the best excuse. Gradually, everyone has accepted this concept. Besides, making money from other people is something you have to take seriously.

How can we do research and development without money, how can we pay monthly salaries, how can we build bridges, roads and lay power lines?
"I can collect a lot of taxes." Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous. Why didn't I get such a good fortune?
"Moscow also has Cantonese morning tea [Thinking]"

"This is outrageous, but also very powerful [covering face]"

"Others get rich: guns and ammunition; a mysterious Dongda gets rich: melon seeds, peanuts, mineral water, beer, drinks, eight-treasure porridge. Come on, hold your legs."

This is called "food and grass are sent before troops move"

"It was so funny that two of my classmates asked me to hang out. I asked them to go to a coffee shop, but they thought the milk wasn't good, so they asked me to go to a milk tea shop to drink bubble milk tea [狗头]"

《Is there no milk tea in foreign countries? [Question]》

"It didn't exist before, their milk tea was just milk + tea bags [laughing and crying]"

Hexing Tea and Snack Shop.

The diners were all in tears and laughter, as the pictures posted here were extremely real. For example, the Cantonese morning tea included soup dumplings, steamed dumplings, steamed buns, fried dumplings, shrimp dumplings, glutinous rice chicken, and many other things they had never seen before.

Many of the photos taken by international students show products in familiar Chinese characters, which is very magical.

Especially sun-dried snail noodles? Shaxian? Earth pot chicken?

Shopkeeper Wan was thinking, if Tianmu could give him the opportunity, would it be feasible to open his own tea and snack shop there?

(End of this chapter)