Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Historic -> Prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1634 Treat the People with Leniency

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    You can search "The Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty" on Baidu to find the latest chapter!

    Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s expression became meaningful.

    He is not an emperor who wields power.

    But this is the inheritance of our ancestors.

    Emperor Hongzhi said: "In this matter, Xiao Banban also thought that Wei Guogong had treason? If he had treason, why did he come to Beijing in such a hurry? This does not make sense. "

    Xiao Jing immediately said: "Your Majesty I don't dare to speak nonsense. However, the Duke of Wei has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time and has made outstanding contributions. If it is said that he is plotting rebellion, I can't believe it. But how can this matter be groundless? Neither does I.  Easy to talk about."

    Xiao Jing felt that he was walking a tightrope. He couldn't offend the Duke of Wei!

    The Duke's mansion, which has lasted for more than a hundred years, is intricately connected and is related to almost all the Dukes.

    "I dare to add insult to injury on such an important matter at this time, and I am by no means a vegetarian."

    Emperor Hongzhi nodded and sighed: "I also thought that this might be just a myth. The Xu family and I, the Ming Dynasty, share weal and woe, so this is definitely not the case. This impeachment memorial will not be published for the time being, and there is no need for ministers to do so.  For discussion, tomorrow, I will just summon Liu Qing and others in private. The factory guard is in the south of the Yangtze River, but we have to cheer up. We cannot visit openly, we need to conduct covert inspections."

    Xiao Jing hurriedly said: "I understand, slave."

    Emperor Hongzhi looked tired and said, "The prince is still thinking about arithmetic?"

    "yes."

    "He." Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "I don't know what he has figured out, and I don't understand it either, but my son is naturally very smart not to mention having my successor watching, I feel more at ease.  "

    Although he said this, what Emperor Hongzhi was thinking was that it was now suspected that the Duke of Wei was plotting a rebellion. This rumor could be said to be well-informed. The Duke of Wei controlled so many troops and horses in the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention how many generals there were.  The old department of the Wei Guogong Mansion, even if it was just in case, it would be enough to make the court anxious. Because of this, Emperor Hongzhi had to be cautious.

    "The prince is the future prince after all, and he has no sense of worry about it. If he is not here, I don't know if the prince can control this world.

    ¡­¡­¡­¡­

    Cabinet

    ???????????????????????????????????

    In the past, food requisition was the most troublesome problem. Now, the problems caused by food requisition have been solved.

    The biggest problem when the court collects grain is actually loss.

    This loss is extremely alarming. One hundred kilograms is often collected, and you are lucky if half of it is finally put into the warehouse.

    In order to snatch the remaining rations from ordinary people, local tax collectors and the security chiefs who work for the government need a lot of manpower every time they go to the countryside to collect grain. So many manpower are just mouths.  As a result, this not only caused great trouble to the court, but also placed a huge burden on ordinary people.

    Nowadays, the land is rent-free. This land does not belong to the people, but it belongs to the people.

    The common people had enough land to cultivate, enough to feed their families, and even had a certain amount of surplus grain, so they did not resist paying the imperial grain.  Therefore, as long as you go to the countryside to collect money, there will usually not be much trouble.

    On the other hand, land rent-free is linked to the payment of royal grain. If the royal grain is not paid, the land will be recovered the following year.

    Therefore, the people are very enthusiastic about receiving food.

    That Fang Jifan ordered his disciples to set up grain depots in various villages. These grain depots were small in scale and only recruited a few people. Then people naturally came to pay the grain. How much was put into the warehouse and how much was paid was recorded in the accounts.  Obviously, most of the areas where grain is paid are in Jiangnan. In other places, money can be used to pay taxes in lieu of grain. Jiangnan is a water town. Once the grain depot is full, the water network all over Jiangnan will be used to deliver it.  to the treasury, and then transported by water and escorted to Beijing.

    Li Dongyang, who also served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was particularly enthusiastic about this. He memorized the names of seven or eight people. These were local officials who had become officials after the Xishan Academy of Literature was named on the gold list. They worked hard to adopt new policies in the local area.  Therefore, when the first batch of grain was escorted into the warehouse, Li Dongyang was full of praise for these people.

    "Mr. Liu, I'm afraid this new grain tax law will also be rolled out." Li Dongyang found Liu Jian and said with excitement: "Mr. Liu, does he know that in previous years, the grain was put into the warehouse at the end of the year, but now  It¡¯s still early at the end of the year, but this year, four prefectures and nine counties have already sent the first batch of grain taxes to Beijing.¡±

    Liu Jian stroked his beard, he said: "The Ministry of Household affairs, heToo in charge, after all, he has too many things to take care of, not to mention that this is Li Dongyang's responsibility, and Liu Jian will not interfere.

    "Oh, so early this year?" Liu Jian's words also showed surprise.

    Li Dongyang was in an unusually happy mood and said with a smile: "Yes, not only is it early, but also for this batch of food that was escorted, guess what the reported loss is?"

    Liu Jian smiled. He rarely saw Li Dongyang showing off, so this was a great event, so he boldly guessed: "It can't be 40%, right?"

    The loss of 40% is an extremely low amount. What Liu Jian remembers most clearly is that when Emperor Wen was around, only the Nanyang Mansion in the ninth year of Yongle broke this record, and it became a good story for a while.

    Li Dongyang smiled and shook his head: "Guess again."

    How could he be in a bad mood? The responsibilities of the household department are nothing more than two, one is to issue and the other is to receive.  "Na" is divided into "money" and "grain". Money is actually easy to handle and easy to collect, but grain is different, which is the most troublesome. However, this grain is an artifact that stabilizes the country and is spread throughout the capital.  If the nearby large granaries are not full of grain, the country will be shaken. Therefore, for the Ministry of Household Affairs, the income from collecting grain is far less than that of commercial taxes, but it is a top priority. If this problem can be solved, the Ministry of Household Affairs will be able to  Can reduce most of the burden.

    Liu Jian is a mature man and doesn¡¯t like to play this guessing game, so he smiled and said, ¡°Tell me quickly.¡±

    "Twenty percent, the loss is only 20%"

    "What?" Liu Jian looked shocked.

    Li Dongyang nodded and said: "It's 20%. This bank is free of rent. It seems like it's a loss, but in fact, after the common people get the land, they don't need to pay grain to the gentry. With the surplus grain, they hope  As the rent-free period continues, the enthusiasm for collecting grain is extremely high, and there is no need to send people to the countryside to collect the grain. All you need to do is sit in the granary and wait for it to be weighed, and then go through the grain road to collect the grain. Liu Gong and several disciples of Fang Jifan, yes,  It is these prefects and county magistrates who are promoting this matter in Jiangnan. It is said that the person behind this matter is Liu Wenshan. However, Liu Wenshan went to Franji this time, but when others left, the economy left behind  The way is still there, it is precisely because we adhere to this law and parents and officials do a good job in dealing with the aftermath, then everything will be fine."

    Liu Jian still looked shocked. This time, the loss was reduced by more than 30%, and there was no need to waste a lot of manpower. This

    He couldn¡¯t help but said: ¡°The economic way, what economic way?¡±

    As the chief minister of the cabinet, he naturally thinks far-reachingly.

    ¡°Be kind to the people!¡±

    Li Dongyang continued: "The so-called doctor saves punishments and levies lightly, and everything is lenient. In other words, this is how to collect taxes. In the past, they were thinking about how to collect taxes, but they are thinking about how to make the people  How to have a full stomach and have surplus food, and at the same time, how to ensure that the people can be prosperous? Only by solving this problem can the tax problem be easily solved. In the past, because it was related to the country's foundation, parents and officials would always collect taxes.  Endowment is regarded as a top priority, because what is related to it is their black gauze hat. However, these people do the opposite, but they are managing the land, hiring field captains, establishing farmsteads, and trying every means to promote improved seeds.  They went to the countryside to teach the people how to grow food more rationally, to understand the condition of their land, and even set up disaster prevention mechanisms and personally understood the irrigation situation. There were also people who found ways to build reservoirs to store water during normal times and when water was needed.  Then divert water for irrigation If these problems are solved, other things will be solved easily"

    Liu Jian kept nodding, and he subconsciously began to reflect. Based on what Li Dongyang said, it seemed to be very reasonable. Everyone knows the truth. It may not be easy to do this.

    Li Dongyang continued: "In fact, if these problems are solved, the people's economic situation can be roughly controlled. They have set up granaries in the countryside, and the people are willing to deposit and pay the food in person.  Sigh This Liu Wenshan always breaks the rules, he is really a genius, and those disciples are all willing to do things, they are all talents. "

    Liu Jian smiled and nodded.

    This is actually understandable.

    "For an ordinary parent officer, even if he makes some achievements, most people may not be interested in him."

    But these new disciples are different. Even if they are just a parent official in the local area, after all, there are people in the capital taking care of them. As long as they follow Liu Wenshan's economic methods and work hard, they will achieve results.  Don't worry about your future.

    Therefore, these people are simply a breath of fresh air. They never go to camp, and they are too lazy to deal with the superiors at the local level. They can often make their superiors half angry to death, breaking the rules of so and so.

    But unfortunately, they always dare to attack and fight hard, and when they report their achievements one by one, they often amaze everyone in the capital.

    At this time, Li Dongyang couldn't help but sigh: "This method can be implemented. We need to invite a few people to come to Beijing and come to the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will have a detailed discussion with them and then draw up a new charter. This matter cannot be delayed. Liu Gong thinks  How about it?"

    Liu Jian heard so much and understood the benefits of this. He did not object, and even cheered up and said: "Call over, I will give you an official document about this matter. It just so happens that I also want to see them."

    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­

    There will be three updates in the past few days to make up for the chapters from the previous days.  I'm a little busy around the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I'm very sorry.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It can often amaze all the princes in Beijing.

    At this time, Li Dongyang couldn't help but sigh: "This method can be implemented. We need to invite a few people to come to Beijing and come to the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will have a detailed discussion with them and then draw up a new charter. This matter cannot be delayed. Liu Gong thinks  How about it?"

    Liu Jian heard so much and understood the benefits of this. He did not object, and even cheered up and said: "Call over, I will give you an official document about this matter. It just so happens that I also want to see them."

    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­

    There will be three updates in the past few days to make up for the chapters from the previous days.  I'm a little busy around the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I'm very sorry.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report