golden scales

"How does King Jin dress so plainly?" Zhu Cihong and Zhu Shenxuan are of the same generation, so they can speak casually. .He didn't make a sound at first, but he aimed for the gap, and he could hear clearly in the whole hall.

Zhu Shenxuan pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly said: "I am rude! Please punish me!"

——The expression is slightly exaggerated.

Zhu Cihong gave Zhu Shenxuan's acting skills a not high score.

"Nowadays, it's better to be frugal." Chongzhen suspected that Zhu Shenxuan was deliberately pretending to be in front of him, and he was not very happy.

"When Xiangchen was in this country, he also relied on the grace of his ancestors. He was clothed in rich clothes and fine food, and lived and dreamed of death. Now that I think about it, it's too late to regret!" Zhu Shenxuan entered the state, his eyes were slightly red: "If it wasn't for His Royal Highness to plan the business for the minister I'm afraid I don't even have to wear this old clothes now."

"Oh?" Chongzhen didn't know what his son was planning for King Jin, so he couldn't help being curious.

"My lord, once the bandits came, the house and farmland bestowed by our ancestors became someone else's property in a blink of an eye." King Jin said sadly: "The servants and servants in the mansion are like monkeys scattered when a tree falls, and they go their separate ways. Clean and tidy. I finally brought some gold, silver and jewels, but I don’t know the art of stocking, so I can only sit and eat. Fortunately, His Highness is kind and righteous, and he is willing to point out an economic way, and there are bonuses every month to subsidize the expenses of the government.”

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong, beckoning him to speak clearly.

Zhu Cilang secretly winked at Zhu Shenxuan, expressing his appreciation.He said to Chongzhen: "Father, money is required for all measures now. If there is no money, and the payment cannot be paid, even my guard camp will not be willing to work hard. My son thought of a way, first take the money in the hands of the Zong Fan Gather idle money. From this, we can do some big things, such as mining gold mines in Qixia and Zhaoyuan and nearby iron mines... As long as we have this money, the mines can be sent to the south of the Yangtze River, and silver will naturally flow in."

The second king heard the word "gold mine".The ears have been pricked up.In any dynasty, mining is huge profits, and gold mines and silver mines are even more huge profits.In order to compete with the gentry for mining tax, Emperor Wanli sent officials to supervise the mines, and was scolded by civil officials all over the world.Of course, there were those who did not know the truth and called out, but it cannot be denied that when the mine supervisor came out, it was the local gentry who were hit the hardest.

These tyrants occupy the mines and divide up the mining profits. Even the government thinks that more things are worse than less things, so Quan pretends not to see it.They confidently believe that they have invested money.Get mining benefits.This is a matter of course.Why pay taxes to your court?But I don't want to think about it, the imperial court has no income, so what relief is there for the disaster?What to use against the Tartars?

Since the Zhou Dynasty.The imperial courts of all dynasties classified the mountain and forest mineral deposits as public property.The ignorant emperor thought it belonged to his family, but the wise emperor knew that it was the basis for the imperial court to redistribute wealth.In order to avoid the tragedy of the wealthy family's wine and meat stink, and the road has frozen to death, this huge wealth can only be distributed by the court according to needs.

This is also the reason why human civilization evolved the product of "public house".

In fact, although Emperor Wanli was active in collecting mining taxes, he was not stingy in spending internal money.The Beijing camp used internal money to fight outside, and the Wanli Dynasty fought three big battles from west to east, spending money like water, but these were selectively ignored by civil officials.Some civil officials even wantonly smeared the achievements of frontline soldiers in order to use their words.It's really bashing for the sake of bashing.

This is a bloody conflict of interests, even if the object is the king of heaven, I dare to take a bite, let alone an emperor. .

After the death of Emperor Wanli, the mine supervisor was abolished in the last edict, and naturally there was no money in Chongzhen's hands.And the biggest tragedy of Emperor Chongzhen is: as the emperor, he is used to thinking from the standpoint of a civil servant and playing cards according to the rules of the civil servant's game.

Hearing that his son was actually collecting mining profits, Emperor Chongzhen's face darkened: "You also read the old documents of the inner palace, don't you know that such things as fighting for profit with the people are the most taboo of the heavenly family! How can you do such a thing when you want to solidify the hearts of the people!"

"Father," Zhu Cihong said disapprovingly, "my son did not compete with the people for profit. The gold mines in Qixia and Zhaoyuan have not been exploited before."

"It's nonsense!" Chongzhen said angrily, "This gold mine has been mined since the Wanli period. How can there be no owner!"

Zhu Cihong secretly sighed: Chongzhen is said to be wise, but in fact he is just smart, but not wise.If it were the wise and foolish late emperor, he would definitely not have said these things.He turned to Chongzhen and said, "Father, my son has checked the documents of Laizhou Prefecture and Qixia and Zhaoyuan counties. The gold mines are located in mountainous areas, and indeed there has never been an owner. Furthermore, if there is an owner's land, the owner's family will mine it." Gold mine, why hasn't my son seen the mine tax paid up?"

Daming has never reduced or exempted mining tax!If you can’t see the mining tax, there are only two possibilities: either no one mines, or the mines evade taxes.

Now that the crown prince has taken the former, if the local gentry disagrees, he has to show the tax payment certificate, otherwise he is stealing mines and evading taxes, and he can be punished as hard labor according to the law.

Chongzhen was poked in the sore spot by Zhu Cihong.He is the one who knows the pain of being an emperor without money, and in order to prevent the people from living in dire straits, he dare not "compete with the people for profit" presumptuously.The Ministry of Household Affairs has always suggested "increasing land taxes" or issuing banknotes, but it has never dealt harshly with sensitive issues such as salt and iron, mineral deposits, and sea trade.In this regard, Zhu Cihong despises Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of the Household Department, very much.

"The two vassals of De and Heng are in Shandong, and the two kings must be very clear about it." Zhu Ciwang looked at the two vassals: "Have you ever heard of someone opening a mine there?"

King De's mind was like lightning, and he immediately said: "As far as I know, the gold mine over there is the property of the country. Those who do not abide by the law steal it secretly, and they will never pay taxes." King Heng was a step behind, but also Standing clearly on the side of the crown prince.They already understood in their hearts that the king of Jin and the prince were crying poor and the other was called to open a mine. They just threw a piece of delicious fat to lure them into the bait.

In troubled times, what is safer than having soldiers and mines?And it's a gold mine.

"If you can have more silver, you can hire more miners and mine more gold mines. These gold can be exchanged for food, which can save the people in Shandong in a hurry, and can also stabilize the price of food in Shandong. There are countless people alive. Miners They took their wages and wanted to set up a family, which naturally supported other industries and businesses, so that all businesses would not wither. Therefore, the imperial court can also collect business tax and mine tax, which can be used to build a strong army, so as to regain Shenjing." In front of Emperor Chongzhen: "Father, do you think this mine can be opened?"

Not only can it be opened, but it must be opened!

Chongzhen's beard trembled slightly, and he finally said: "The focus should be on keeping the people safe!"

"Opening mines is the way to calm the people." Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "Furthermore, the father holds the universe and is impartial and impartial, but the sons and ministers are still unable to do so. The benefits of mining are shared with the clan and vassals, which is also the friendship of the ancestors."

The second king finally waited for a letter of approval, and was overjoyed in his heart.King Heng immediately said: "I originally thought that mining was just for profit, so I didn't dare to say anything about it. Now, after listening to His Highness's detailed guidance, I know that mining is also for the benefit of the country and the people. How dare you not devote yourself to it? I am willing to give up my family fortune , help His Highness open the mine!"

King De followed suit and said: "A few years ago, the Eastern Captives invaded, plundered Jinan, and burned our De Mansion. The family is poor. However, the prince has the heart of a prince and the benevolence of his relatives. I am willing to give 20 taels of silver to help. !"

Originally, King Heng didn't want to offer so much, but hearing that King De was so generous, he just smiled and nodded at Zhu Cihong, indicating that he would also offer so much.

Zhu Cilang calculated the time, that is, he got 40 taels of silver in one meal, and the income was not bad.It's just that with his personality, he will naturally not be satisfied with the status quo and stop moving forward.Zhu Cihong took advantage of the situation and said: "Now that the national treasury has fallen into the hands of thieves, it happens that this bonus will be used to replace the Lumi of the vassal clan. What do the three great kings think?"

The prince of Huangming is equal to the first rank in terms of rank, but the year old rice is more than ten thousand stones.It was full of true colors earlier, and it was not until the Jiajing Dynasty that folding colors were mixed in, and money and rice were issued concurrently.Even Lieutenant Fengguo, who is the same as the eighth-rank official, has more annual salary than the fifth-rank official.As for the dignitaries of the first rank in the court, their annual salary is only equal to that of the general of the suzerain vassal!

Even the common people in the clan who have been convicted and exonerated have to give one or two shimi a month to make a living, which is equivalent to the income of holding an acre of land without working, and they are also exempt from tax and labor.

The friendship between relatives is indeed very strong!

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