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Chapter 606, Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s dissatisfaction

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    As the New Year approaches in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the north wind blows and snowflakes fall.

    A heavy snowfall has completely covered the entire capital, making the originally bustling streets much deserted.

    The interior of Qianqing Palace is as warm as spring, and you don¡¯t feel the coldness of winter at all. It even makes people feel a little hot.

    A heating circulation system is adopted. Once the coal is burned in winter, a steady stream of water vapor begins to circulate in various areas of the Qianqing Palace, bringing heat to the entire huge palace.

    Emperor Hongzhi is in the study room. Emperor Hongzhi, the three cabinet ministers, Zhang Mao, Zhong Zhong, and Liu Daxia gathered together to discuss national affairs.

    "Your Majesty, building houses for 300,000 people in Liaodong will cost a lot of money. Although the national treasury currently has a small surplus, there is still a big gap"

    The minister of household affairs, Ji Zhong, bit the bullet and talked about the empty treasury.

    Compared to his predecessor Zhou Jinglai, the Minister of Revenue, his life was much easier. After all, the Ming Dynasty was booming, various industries were developing rapidly, and the national treasury was gradually filling up.

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    However, although there was more money, and military expenditures came from Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s internal funds, it stands to reason that the treasury should have a surplus.

    "But with more revenue coming into the treasury, the expenses are naturally higher. In the end, the treasury didn't have much money left.

    This time, the development of Liaodong will be carried out on a pilot basis to build houses for 300,000 people in Liaodong. The treasury has once again come to cry out for poverty.

    "Is there a big gap?"

    Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhong Zhong in disbelief and said, "I remember that the tax revenue of the treasury has reached 7 million taels. How can there be a big gap?"

    "Your Majesty, the revenue of the treasury has increased a lot, but the expenditures in various aspects have also increased a lot. Although there is a small saving, it is not much."

    Zhong Zhong thought for a while and said helplessly.

    "You mean you want to withdraw money from my internal funds?"

    Emperor Hongzhi looked at the clock and said dissatisfied.

    "These ministers are all sitting on empty seats. They have no skills and just focus on their own small treasury.

    In the past, Zhou Jing was known as Zhou Bapi, but now this Zhong is about the same. Whenever the national treasury runs out of money, he keeps an eye on his own internal funds. Now he has shouldered the military expenses. The national treasury even took the expenses of immigrating 300,000 people.  Not coming out.

    This made Emperor Hongzhi very angry.

    "I don't dare~"

    Ji Zhong quickly lowered his head.

    He has no choice. There is only as much revenue as the national treasury, and there are many places where money needs to be spent.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? We have a lot of money in the treasury, and every place needs a lot of money, and it is very difficult for him, the housekeeper, to bear.

    Of course, he is actually the same as Zhou Jing. As a civil servant, he has never thought about taxing more, and is even unwilling to tax.

    Firstly, taxation will offend businessmen, gentry, landlords, etc. all over the world. Secondly, taxation does not have a good reputation and will be scolded half to death. After all, nothing good has been related to taxation since ancient times.

    The Ming Dynasty's thirty-one tax was originally a very light tax, but unfortunately, these civil servants were unwilling to collect this thirty-one tax.

    This is also one of the important reasons why the Ming Dynasty¡¯s treasury was empty.

    ??From the officials of the Ming Dynasty to local officials, all officials do not like to collect taxes, because collecting taxes will offend others, have no good reputation, and will not be of any benefit to themselves.

    By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, tax revenue was almost zero, and the salt administration completely collapsed. The Ming court could not even afford hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

    This was also one of the reasons that led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty. The court had no money and could not accomplish anything it wanted to do.

    "Zhong Zhong, like Zhou Jing, is both stable and stingy. He is also qualified to find ways to get Emperor Hongzhi's internal funds, but he will not think about taxing, nor dare to tax.

    "Humph~"

    "What are you afraid of?"

    "Everyone only knows to keep an eye on my internal funds, but no one has ever dared to collect taxes. They are more afraid of those businessmen and gentry than they are of me."

    Emperor Hongzhi snorted coldly, very dissatisfied.

    Hearing Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s words, the ministers immediately fell silent.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Vegetarians, like Zhou Jing in the past, keep an eye on their own money every day, and shout that they are thrifty and thrifty.

    ¡°I believed their words before, but the burden on the common people became heavier and heavier, while the merchants, landowners, and gentry of the Ming Dynasty became fatter and fatter.

    In the end, he, the emperor, was so poor that the people below him could not even eat enough to eat, but in the end, these big landowners, big businessmen, and big gentry were full.

    Well, the household department must be changed.

    ¡°While the current situation in Ming Dynasty is good, this situation must be changed.

    This tax cannot only be levied on ordinary people, but must also be levied on merchants, landlords, and gentry.

    The national treasury must also be replenished. If the court has no money, it will not be able to accomplish anything. In the end, the prestige of the old Zhu family will be lost.

    Hearing Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s words, everyone fell silent immediately.

    Emperor Hongzhi was obviously really dissatisfied.

    Thinking about it, if you want to do something, just say you have no money.

    If it were the former Emperor Hongzhi, forget it, they could always find a way to fight back, and let Emperor Hongzhi live an honest and frugal life, with light corvee and low taxes.

    But now, it is obviously not possible. Emperor Hongzhi is ambitious and has enabled factory guards. He knows everything, and he also knows that money is easy to do. He is extremely dissatisfied with the empty treasury.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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