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"I see that the summer tax in Guangdong and Guangxi is only more than one million taels of silver. At present, military expenditure accounts for 99% of the time when military use is used. What are the military pay and food, summer clothes and winter clothes, armor and weapons, horses and grass, rewards, pensions, and so on?

The more than 7 million taels of dirty silver in the Ministry of Revenue will be enough to make a turnover for a year and a half, and it will only be enough for emergency treatment. How can the land tax in Guangdong, Guangxi and Huguang be enough for the next year?" Zhu Youlang said with a brow.

Chen Zizhuang, the Minister of War, was a firm war pro-strife. He nodded and said, "The court has nearly 200,000 troops, and the food and salary alone is more than 5 million taels per year. The military expenditure is indeed huge. However, without those hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, the Central Plains cannot be restored. I think this money must be spent!"

"Then where will the cost of raising soldiers be paid for next year?" Zhu Youlang asked lightly.

"this……"

Chen Zizhuang hesitated for a while and said, "The way of economy is not the head of my minister, I..."

"Forget it!" Zhu Youlang waved his hand and signaled him to return.

After a moment of dismay, Yan Qiheng, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, bowed and reported: "As long as the court keeps Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places, within ten years, I dare to protect the court's annual income of more than 5 million taels!"

"If this is true, it's not bad. It's just that the distance cannot quench the near thirst..." Zhu Youlang frowned and asked again: "How much does Guangzhou Maritime Affairs earn every year when he was his ancestors?"

"The Guangzhou Maritime Warehouse Department is under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission. The tariff is more than 50,000 taels per year. It is not enough to pay the salary of all officials. It is just a drop in the bucket..."

The Maritime Trade Bureau introduced by Yan Qiheng is equivalent to today's customs. The tariffs range from one percent to one tenth of the coarse materials and fine materials, with an average of three or four percent. The so-called coarse materials and fine materials are the raw materials and high-value-added commodities mentioned today.

"The Maritime Warehouse Department is under the jurisdiction of the Administration. Wouldn't it be that the central finances were given to the local government?" Zhu Youlang keenly noticed the trick inside. He vaguely remembered that the tariffs of the three Maritime Warehouse Departments in Quanzhou, Ningbo and Guangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty reached millions of guan. The annual import and export volume was 70 to guan. At that time, the West had not yet started a major discovery of maritime trade. The maritime trade was far from prosperous in the late Ming Dynasty. Even so, on average, each Maritime Warehouse Department had a profit of nearly one million taels of silver every year!

Now, the annual tariff of Guangzhou Maritime Bureau under the Ming Dynasty is only more than 50,000 taels, which is incredible!

He pondered for a while and made up his mind to intervene in the maritime trading profits of the Maritime Trade Department: "From now on, the Maritime Trade Department will be established in Guangzhou and will be directly under the jurisdiction of the inner court. At that time, I will send a special person to collect tariffs!"

"The Emperor's Holy Lord!" After hearing Zhu Youlang's words, Yang Shouchun, the Si Li Supervisor standing by the side, suddenly showed a faint smile. He nodded and agreed: "I think the tariffs of the Maritime Bureau are far from enough to apply, and they cannot quench the thirst. The Emperor wants to quench the thirst. I have a way to quench the thirst. I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Zhu Youlang glanced at Yang Shouchun and said in surprise: "Oh? Why not talk about it!"

"It's nothing more than the wool comes from the sheep. As long as the court collects taxes, it means setting up checkpoints at key water and land passes and levied one cent (one percent) of the donation taxes on the past commercial goods. I can guarantee that I can get at least two million taels of silver a year!"

"Li Dan..." Zhu Youlang pondered with interest.

"I object!"

Wu Zhenyu, the left censor, said: "In the past, I crossed south from Jinling. Wherever I passed, no matter the counties and villages, I saw nine out of ten houses. It was because the Tartars had defeated the troops first before they arrived. The officers and soldiers robbed each other, and the prefectures, counties and villages were searched everywhere, and the officials were devastated. Instead, they became even more mean. The people were crying and howling. The people were heard everywhere, and the people were scattered and rebelled like strands. Wherever they went, they were crying every day.

I divided the tax on the fields and the tax on the autumn. At the beginning of the year, Your Majesty abolished the one-whip method, focusing on collecting rice and wheat. The people must avoid exploitation from the upper and lower levels. The people's hearts gradually gained, and the vitality increased day by day, and the countryside was full of prosperity!

To put it nicely, it is called gathering the armpits into fur, and it is accumulated between the subtleties.

Commercial tax is the first, tax is the second. To put it bluntly, it is the tax after tax. Typically, it is a tax that is harsh and complicated. People have experienced wars and have to kill chickens to get eggs. I personally think it is not advisable!”

"I'm going to discuss it!"

Chen Zizhuang, Minister of War, took the lead in making a statement.

"I'm going to discuss it!"

The chief assistant Qu Shixiu thought about it and stood up to express his support.

"Emperor, if you don't collect the Lijin, the military expenditure will not be settled next year. How can you do it?" Yang Shouchun said with a thumping chest and stamping his feet.

"Rarely setting up a card to collect it, the people will suffer in great suffering. If it causes chaos, will Eunuch Yang be responsible?" Wu Zhenyu stared at Yang Shouchun anxiously and white-faced.

"Okay, okay, let me think about it!"

Zhu Youlang interrupted their dispute. He originally thought about the plan to collect lijin, but he borrowed the mouth of his confidant eunuch Yang Shouchun to speak out. The purpose was only to test the reactions of the ministers of the six ministries. Unexpectedly, their reaction was so intense, which was beyond Zhu Youlang's expectations.

Qu Shisi and Chen Zizhuang are both families of officials and have backgrounds in Donglin. Behind the Donglin Party is a huge group of literati officials and businessmen integrating feudal landlords, factory owners, and even maritime merchants.

Although Wu Zhenyu is not a Donglin Party, he is also a family of officials and a Jinshi. According to theory, these three people have no problem with character and ethics. Unlike other Donglin scums, false Taoist scholars, they can be called a practical faction who is brave enough to do things.

However, the position on this matter was surprisingly consistent. Zhu Youlang was not sure what was public or personal intention. The opinion of the prime minister and the emperor could not be consistent. The policy was difficult to implement. If the ministers did not cooperate and resist softly, the effect would be deducted.

On the safe side, he decided to put the donation money in advance first and did not dare to make a rash decision.

Zhu Youlang frowned and said, "Apart from collecting donations, is there no other way to solve the urgent problem?"

"I have a plan, maybe..."
Chapter completed!