Chapter 390 I borrowed it by my ability
In short, how many benefits are there for suppressing Jiannu? Even political novices like Emperor Chongzhen can come up with several. Which one is the rest is not a human spirit, and who is not clear about it?
Even Wang Chengen, a dead eunuch, really relied on Emperor Chongzhen's favor. If it were true, it would have been a long time since then.
But now it's not that easy to argue.
Just like Guo Yunhou’s reason, if you don’t have money, there is no money in the treasury, if you have money, you can fill it in with the money yourself.
Of course, it is impossible to say so directly, but that's what it means. Anyway, Emperor Chongzhen's face turned green after hearing this.
Mahjong is sold, this spring tax has been collected, and the soul is fading!
Just after thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
The spring tax is collected, but only by relying on the agricultural tax, how many big boys can I collect? And what’s even more fucking is that there are those bastards who are playing with investment, and they are counting on the agricultural tax?
If you really want to rely on the farm tax and continue to increase the tax, it would be better to hang the crooked tree now. At least you don’t have to look at the future situation.
As for commercial tax, although Emperor Chongzhen called the fierceness when he first ascended the throne, it was actually useless. At that time, the situation was just to shout with pleasure. If he really wanted to collect commercial taxes at that time, it was estimated that the entire Ming Dynasty would be full of war at this time.
Don’t think that the entire Ming Dynasty only had the Jiangnan business trip. In fact, Hui merchants, Shanxi merchants, and Denglai coast, plus Tianjin, which one is not a place with developed commercial development?
If you really rebel all at that time, you will rely on the little forces in the capital to suppress the rebellion everywhere. That would be funny.
Since the treasury has no money to criticize Jiannu, Emperor Chongzhen is not willing to let him take advantage of his own treasury and not say that his family has great business, he does not mention that he will be exempted from taxes and income at any time, nor does he mention that he will give extra pensions to the fallen soldiers, nor does he mention that Emperor Chongzhen often gives welfare to the people of the world in order to buy others.
The Royal Academy alone is a gold-swalking monster.
Emperor Chongzhen never understood why he was so thrifty that he could play with all kinds of technologies and technologies as soon as he traveled through time, and he was caught blindly when he changed himself?
Isn’t it said that with the correct idea and correct direction, the rest will be easier to deal with?
I have pointed out the development direction of the musket for Mao I, but I haven’t figured it out yet?
I have pointed out the principles and application of steam engines for Mao I, but the broken thing is still as slow as a ox cart?
Now let alone the telegrams that Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about, just these two things are just burning money every day, coal, iron, gunpowder, artificial, food and accommodation, what do you want to pay for?
Emperor Chongzhen, who was thinking about it, wanted to arrest all the time travelers in later generations and imprison them in the imperial prison, and then let them work, especially the five hundred wastes. It is said that there has been no internal strife to kill him. Emperor Chongzhen thought it was a miracle.
Since you have no money, you have to find a way to get the money.
Emperor Chongzhen thought that traditional Chinese medicine had headaches, but the overall theory of the individual body treated from the feet was quite good. At least, there was no need to treat the headache like Western medicine. If the head was not cut off, it would have to die. Western medicine would probably tell you without hesitation, headaches? If it was cut off, it would be.
Just like in this situation, according to Western medicine theory, if you have no money to fight, you can change your method to fight. Because Jiannu is the goal.
But the theory of traditional Chinese medicine is to argue with Jiannu. If you don’t have money, you should find a way to make money first, because Jiannu is the goal.
After thinking about it in his mind, Emperor Chongzhen found that there were a lot of things in his hands, and it was easy to put it bluntly that his fist was relatively large.
He never adds taxes to fight for the people on the grassland, and constantly uses corrupt people to gain reputation, and has secretly contributed to the fire from the factory guards. Emperor Chongzhen's image of loving the people as much as his son can now be said to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In addition, social studies have to be included. This semi-compulsory nature is considered preschool or literacy education without any money. Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen had another thing, that is, the Ming Dynasty Half Monthly.
Anyway, Emperor Chongzhen felt that everyone was literate and there were too many things to do, but it would be even more difficult for those scumbags to fool the people.
This is soft power.
With military power in hand, the Governor's Office of the Five Army began to get on track little by little, and the first session of the martial arts lectures had already begun. In addition, both the Jingying and the New Army were both the five scumbags in the battle, and the two groups of strong troops who disliked each other, and the three thousand Xibe tribe loyal cavalry.
There is also the Mongolian horse that Emperor Chongzhen had not seen for three years and gave to Zhuoliktuhan the other three Mongolian horses...
This is hard power.
Of course, the family of the Mongolian Wanqi has been broken up and placed in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. There are ten or eight households in a county and they live in scattered areas.
Under such circumstances, it is not realistic to expect Emperor Chongzhen to return the ten thousand cavalry to Zhuoliktuhan again.
Emperor Chongzhen had long been using Liu Bei to borrow Jingzhou as a calculation. The girl was just a little hooligan from the Liu family and knew that she would not repay it if she borrowed it. Is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty not as good as a little hooligan leader?
Anyway, no one dared to ask Emperor Chongzhen to ask him to borrow money based on his ability, so why should he pay it back?
Both soft and hard power are strong, and they are relatively strong. Emperor Chongzhen thought that he could take out the business tax matters and discuss them now.
After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen simply spoke: "Since the treasury is not enough to support the need to pacify Jiannu, then try your best to maintain the status quo."
Just when Zhang Weixian and Cui Chengxiu were extremely disappointed, Wen Tiren and Guo Yunhou were secretly happy, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "The annual collection of the national treasury is not enough to cover the annual amount. From time to time, I also need my treasury to provide support. Even if the treasury is covered with iron, how many nails can be made?"
After stopping Guo Yunhou, who was planning to apologize, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "The world's wealth is increasing day by day, but the national treasury is decreasing day by day, which is very abnormal. The method of enriching the national treasury is nothing more than four words: increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.
I think there is nothing good about saving money. How can I go about saving money? Should I reduce the salary of all officials, or suspend the project in Shanxi and Shaanxi first?
As for open source, I am interested in collecting commercial taxes.”
When you collect the four words of commercial tax, Wen Tiren and Guo Yunhou feel cold on their backs.
It’s nothing else, it really involves the interests of too many people. Why did Emperor Renzong lose his then?
Wen Tiren bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the commercial tax has been collected. If the tax rate is increased or the tax supervision is reopened, will it be a possibility of chaos?"
Emperor Chongzhen said indifferently: "Damn it? Isn't it just that some bastards think that their interests are damaged and they will take risks?
Even though I asked them to come, I wanted to murder me and rebel, and I could do whatever I wanted. I could not find a reason to deal with them."
This is the picture that reveals the dagger.
Wen Tiren and Guo Yunhou also understood what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do.
I repeatedly wanted to confront Jiannu when the treasury was out of money, probably just to propose the commercial tax.
But Zhang Weixian and Choi Chengxiu are in spirits.
There is no need to worry about Emperor Chongzhen's safety. After all, outsiders don't know how tight the protection power around this man is. However, if you want this man to have some surprises like the other emperors of the Ming Dynasty, the factory guards will welcome him to do it.
As for the rebellion of someone who is brave enough, Zhang Weixian said he would rebel quickly. Even though he rebelled, the Tianxia Guard Office was under the control of the Five Army Governor's Office. With the new army of the Beijing camp and the ten thousand cavalry, whoever dares to jump now can slap it to death with just one slap.
If you beat the rebels to death, you will have a lot of credit for not being able to get the credit for putting down Jiannu, you will be able to get the credit for putting down the rebellion.
Wen Tiren also felt that the knife in this master's hand was sharp enough, so since he wanted to do the business tax, he simply made up for it: "I will report to Your Majesty that the levy of commercial tax is not a matter of overnight success, nor can I reach a conclusion by discussing this way. Why not gather the masters of the cabinet and then write a letter with the Ministry of Revenue?"
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and agreed, "Sure."
Since commercial tax is to be collected, there will definitely be many aspects involved.
For example, Emperor Chongzhen knew about national taxes and local taxes. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen was not sure about what these two taxes were, but it did not prevent him from knowing such a term.
After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen simply continued to instruct: "Take food for the people as an example. If the grain tax is one, then some taxes will be taxed ten, even twenty or thirty, such as tobacco, antiques, etc.
How to determine the tax rate specifically? Wen Aiqing, the cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue will discuss it and write to me."
Don’t think that tobacco has not been introduced to China at this time. As early as the Wanli period, this thing was brought in.
Yao Lu's "Book of Dew" records: The same grass in Luzon is called Danbafeng. One is drunk early, burning one end with fire, and the other end is facing the mouth. The smoke enters the throat from the tube, which can make people drunk and can ward off miasma. Some people plant it with Zhangzhou, but now it is more than Luzon, and it is sold in the country.
In other words, although this thing was introduced to the Ming Dynasty from Luzon, it was promoted by the Ming Dynasty and then sold to Luzon.
Moreover, this thing was not only planted in large quantities in the Ming Dynasty in Wu and Chu, but also in Liaodong, North Korea, and Japan.
According to the Korean "Records of Inzu Li Chao" in the State of Korea, Nanling Grass is produced in Japan. The leaves of which can be about seven or eight inches long can be cut into a large bamboo tube, or silver and tin are used as cylinders to absorb them greatly. The taste is spicy and strong, which is called curing phlegm and eliminating food. Taking them for a long time often damages the liver qi and makes people's eyes look dirty.
What makes the North Koreans very distressed is Xinben Renwu, which is the beginning of the first year of Tianqi, and everyone in North Korea accepted it.
The Ming Dynasty was not much better than North Korea, with a lot of smokers. But how did Emperor Chongzhen, a fool in history, do it?
In the 12th year of Chongzhen, the servants were ordered to strictly prohibit smoking and those who violated the disease were executed. The following year, a juren instructed his servant to bring cigarettes to Beijing and was seized by the Guards. The next day, the servant was taken to the West City and beheaded and displayed in public.
In the 16th year of Chongzhen, the emperor issued a ban on private tobacco dealings and executions of violators, stipulating that private smokers who were born in private tobacco should be exiled to barren lands to serve hard labor after being arrested.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen felt unhappy because he was homophonic with eating Yan at that time or because of other reasons, he strictly banned smoking. This matter is hard to say.
However, Emperor Chongzhen, who had traveled through time, just felt that this broken thing was not easy to ban. Instead of doing it secretly and not receiving a penny, it would be better to do it big and make it heavy taxes.
Just like what netizens in later generations said? What I smoked was not cigarettes, but patriotism. A large part of the military expenditure of the Celestial Empire in later generations was contributed by tobacco.
Wen Tiren, Guo Yunhou and others naturally had no objection to the heavy tax on tobacco. No matter how expensive it is, it will not affect their own avoidance of smoking.
Besides, even if you smoke by yourself, can’t you afford it? Isn’t it just a little more expensive? What a big deal?
Since the few people present had no objection to the heavy tax on tobacco, they bowed together and then left the palace together.
Zhang Weixian was obviously unhappy about Wen Tiren and Guo Yunhou's happy conquest of Liaodong. He was once again disturbed by these two bastards. If Zhang Weixian felt happy, he would be devilish.
After leaving the palace gate, Zhang Weixian stopped, stared at Wen Tiren and smiled, "As soon as the commercial tax was released, Lord Wen was really famous all over the world."
Zhang Weixian clearly shows that he is specifically disgusting and warming the body.
Speaking of which, Zhang Weixian and Wen Tiren are now in the same trench, and their positions are basically the same.
But if you can't go to Liaodong, Zhang Weixian felt unhappy.
Wen Tiren was not angry when he heard this, but just smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, Wen must be famous all over the world by then. Now he has the reputation of being a treacherous slander who is lucky enough to become a treacherous person. I just don't know how Wen will be written in history books in the future."
When he said a few words to Wen Tiren, Zhang Weixian wanted to kill him. However, when he saw Wen Tiren's appearance, Zhang Weixian felt that he was not willing to bear it, so he simply gave up: "Why did Lord Wen say this?
When a real man acts, he always asks himself to be ashamed of his heart, to be ashamed of heaven and earth, to be ashamed of kings and people. As for how to write historical books, it is not the matter of those corrupt scholars, why bother to care?"
Wen Tiren, why not comfort me? I am also a Confucian scholar, and my soul is light!
After leaving Zhang Weixian and Choi Chengxiu, Wen Tiren and Guo Yunhou came to the cabinet together. At this time, everyone else had already left the house and went home. There were only two left in a while, which seemed quiet.
Wen Tiren looked at Guo Yun and said, "What do you think about the business tax matter?"
Guo Yunhou smiled bitterly and said, "What else can you do? Your Majesty wants to collect commercial taxes, who can stop it now? I just hope that the world will not be turbulent because of commercial taxes."
Wen Tiren chuckled and said, "Shangshu Guo is thinking too much. I am asking about this tax rate. Where can I start to try it first, instead of whether the world is turbulent or not."
Seeing that Guo Yunhou was still worried, Wen Tiren simply made the conversation clear: "The world is in turmoil, and what Mr. Guo is worried about is just a place in the south of the Yangtze River.
Chapter completed!