Daming: My grandfather is Emperor Hongwu!

Chapter 198 Business Tax
"Prince, His Royal Highness is down, waiting outside!"

In the Palace of Spring Harmony, Zhu Biao just got angry, and after hearing the eunuch's report, he put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Well, let him in!"

After waiting for a while, Zhu Xiongying came in from the outside, "I see my father!"

"Did someone receive it?" Zhu Biao asked.

"Yes, my son has taken his second uncle and third uncle to the mansion to rest!" Zhu Xiongying replied.

Zhu Biao nodded, "What did you say on the road?"

"Take my son's words!" Zhu Xiongying laughed.

"What did you say?" Zhu Biao signaled, asking the palace servants to bring Zhu Xiongying a stool.

"My son said that the emperor's grandfather is unhappy and the emperor's grandmother is sad!" Zhu Xiongying sat down, "Father is in a difficult situation!"

"Oh!" Zhu Biao laughed out loud, but then sighed again, "These two are not up to date, the state affairs are enough for your grandpa and I to worry about, they are still in the fief, what a pair of bastards!"

Zhu Xiongying raised his head slightly, seeing Zhu Biao's haggard look and dark circles around his eyes, he couldn't bear it.

The crown prince with the most stable position in history has paid a lot of hard work that all princes do not have.I get up before dawn to deal with government affairs every day, and I work hard.

So, Zhu Xiongying stood up slowly, walked behind Zhu Biao, and gently kneaded the other's shoulder.

"Hey, here it is!" Zhu Biao smiled and enjoyed, half-opening his eyes and said with a smile, "Your boy is so attentive all of a sudden, is there something wrong?"

"Look at what you said, my son can't be filial to you if he has nothing to do!" Zhu Xiongying smiled and squeezed the other's shoulder, "Father, you have worked so hard!"

"Family, country, and the world, don't dare to slack off!" Zhu Biao sighed slightly, "It's not easy for our Zhu family to be able to enjoy the support of the people all over the world from a humble background. We were born poor, and we know the poverty of the people all over the world. Govern it well and let the people live a good life, only then can we live up to the sky and the people!"

"Good days come slowly, don't be in a hurry, there's no such thing as a pinch!" Zhu Xiongying said, "Some things, let nature take its course. Throughout the dynasties and dynasties, the people in the world will be stable when the world is stable. Only when there is stability, can we have a good life, rest and recuperate, and relax. It's not a one-time achievement."

"Ah! I've grown up!" Zhu Biao smiled, and then laughed and cursed, "Heh, where did I learn the words, and I used them to teach you a lesson!"

Saying this, he sighed, "Your father and I don't know what you're talking about, so I can't help but be in a hurry! The Ming Dynasty has only been established for 20 years, and it seems to be stable, but the surroundings are full of dangers! Wait for the local people to be uninhibited."

"Goryo seems to be surrendering, but in fact it is close to Beiyuan, and has repeatedly invaded the old land of Liaodong China!"

"These are external. Internally, the population and land of Ming Dynasty have not been verified clearly over the years. The north is fine, but the gentry clans in the south have too much power, and they violate the imperial court's decree!"

"Hey, headache!"

Yes, what Zhu Biao said is correct.

Behind the seemingly prosperous Ming Dynasty, there are all kinds of hidden worries.

Leaving aside the external military issues, the internal population and land have always been the heart disease of the old man and Zhu Biao.Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world has been in chaos.Gentlemen and wealthy families from all over the country took the opportunity to occupy fields and hide their population.

Up to now, the official population statistics of Ming Dynasty is only 6000 million people.Secretly, an unknown number of common people were hidden by those big families.

In fact, many of these common people are willing to donate their land to live in wealthy families.Because, the poll tax is the small tax.

"Now, there are still Japanese pirates on the coast!" Zhu Biao said again, "Look at the chief secretary of Shandong, and the instructions of the commander of the local guard. A few days ago, the Japanese went down with the wind and drifted to Shandong. After slaughtering several Zhuangzi and looting, they sailed away in a big boat. When the officers and soldiers of the local guard arrived, all they saw was a mess!"

The Japanese pirates have always been a serious problem for Daming.

The Japanese pirates at this time were not the mixed Japanese pirates in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, but real Japanese pirates.Because the old man hated the Wa country, he strictly restricted the transactions with the Wa country.Therefore, the poor and crazy Japanese people turned into pirates.

"The local guards, what are the generals doing to eat, so that the pirates can run away?" Zhu Xiongying also said angrily, "What's the use of raising them?"

"That's what I thought too, everyone will be dismissed and handed over to the Secretary for questioning!" Zhu Biao sighed again.

"Son, don't you remember that last year, the old man ordered honorable military officials to go to the coast to wipe out Japanese pirates? Why did the trouble happen again?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

"There are only those who are thieves for a thousand days, and there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days!" Zhu Biao smiled bitterly. "During the suppression, the Japanese pirates hid. If we relax a little here, the Japanese pirates will come over there!"

"Father is right, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days!" Zhu Xiongying thought about it, and said, "I thought it would be better to build a navy dedicated to cruising the sea and defending the Ming waters in the coastal areas!"

Marine culture is the mainstream of the world in the future.

Strictly speaking, Daming does not lack marine culture, let alone exchanges with the world.But what Daming lacks is the vision to arm the sea.

Of course, this is also the limitation of this era.

"My son knows that there are shipyards in Songjiang, Ningbo, Quanzhou and other places in Guangzhou, which can build warships specially for the sea. Recruit sailors who are familiar with water from the coastal guards. After forming an army, they will cruise around the coast, sweep up pirates, and ensure trade routes! "

"If you don't want the thieves to come, you should be afraid of the thieves! The mere Japanese pirates are just relying on the fact that our sea area is too long to control them. There is really a powerful navy. As long as he dares to come, even if he can't be caught on the spot, he can still chase after him." Let him beat his ass, and even copied their lair!"

After Zhu Biao heard this, he smiled wryly and shook his head, "Your father has thought about it too! But the question is, what about the money?" As he spoke, he patted Zhu Xiongying's hand, beckoned him to sit down, and continued, "Your grandpa wants money?" Resting with the people, recuperating a million dollars does not cost the people's fat and cream, all these years dredging the rivers, repairing the post roads, and reclaiming the fields all need money!"

"The national treasury's annual income has been distributed before it is received. You say to build a navy dedicated to maintaining sea routes. Where is the money? Where does the money come from?"

Speaking of this, he took another account book with a smile, "Look, this is the salt tax of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River last year, a total of 1000 and [-] million. Half a year has not passed this year, and there has been no war, and half of it has gone !"

"What kind of navy do you need to buy another navy? Do you need money to build ships and guns? Do you think your father doesn't know what's going on outside the Forbidden City? Those ships are not built to be used immediately! They are not forever!"

"How much is the annual maintenance for a large ship?"

After finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh, stroked his forehead and said, "Money! Money!"

"Actually, the revenue from the national treasury doesn't have to be put on the agricultural tax and salt tax!" Zhu Xiongying thought about it, looked at Zhu Biao's face, and said in a low voice.

"Tax increase?" Zhu Biao's face darkened, "That's even worse, the people in the world have only been stable for a few days, and the heavy taxes will come again. Don't you poke the backbone of our Zhu family behind your back?"

"Father, have you ever thought about collecting business tax!" Zhu Xiongying said seriously, "I have been studying with Master Zhu for the past few days and talked about the former dynasty. The Southern Song Dynasty is a corner of the country. The tea tax in Guangzhou Port alone is 200 million guan!"

As he said that, he looked at Zhu Biao's face again, "Now that the Ming Dynasty has ruled the world, why are Guan Yin in Ningbo, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou not as peaceful as the Southern Song Dynasty?"

"Furthermore, I, Daming, am not just Haimao!"

"I heard that the rich family of cloth merchants in the south of the Yangtze River has tens of millions of wealth. They are fat, have they ever paid taxes?"

(End of this chapter)