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Chapter 944: Finance is the control of the national economy

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    "The control of military power is not only the control of the system, but also the control of ideology. At the same time, it is the control of the source of military expenses. Only a three-pronged approach can truly control the general power under the royal power instead of the royal power.  There will be local separatist forces or generals seeking to usurp the throne."

    Liu Jin finished in one breath. Regarding the research in this area, later generations of experts and scholars have already studied it very thoroughly.

    Throughout history at home and abroad, the control of military power is the most important. Whether it is the history of China or foreign countries, there are too many cases of military generals seeking to usurp the throne, and they are too numerous to count.  .

    As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun.

    Therefore, no matter which country or dynasty it is, it attaches great importance to the military. The army cannot be mobilized easily, and strict procedures must be followed.

    "Well said~"

    After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but nod his head in agreement.

    Since ancient times, the emperor has been very wary of generals. As for the civil servants, it was the scholar who failed to rebel for three years. In terms of controlling the army, he took great pains and came up with many methods.

    For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the army was led by literati. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, except for some famous military generals at the founding of the country, all the people who became famous in the military were actually literati, such as Yu Qian, Sun Chengzong, etc.  etc., were all literati, and literati commanding troops was a major feature of the Ming Dynasty.

    In addition to the literati commanding the army, there were also eunuchs sent by the emperor to supervise the army. The combination of literati and eunuchs was the way the Ming Dynasty controlled the army.

    The advantage of this method is that there are no military generals, so there is no such thing as military generals seeking to usurp the throne. The disadvantage is that laymen guide experts, coupled with the deliberate suppression of military generals by civil servants, the military personnel of the Ming Dynasty have the lowest status in all dynasties.

    In many cases, the people who work hard to defend the homeland and the country are often not worth the words of the literati, so that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is very weak. Even if the emperor has integrity, the emperor guards the country, and the king dies, but the army is not good, the backbone is naturally strong.  Can't get up.

    Now after listening to Liu Jin's words, Emperor Hongzhi immediately understood what Liu Jin had done in the military reform. All of this was to strengthen the centralization of power, strengthen the emperor's control over the army, and at the same time reduce the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.  He was promoted, instead of being like before, although he was obedient, he was still a scumbag.

    The compulsory military service system was implemented to recruit soldiers from all over the Ming Dynasty. This was to prevent too many people from joining the army in one place and forming small regional groups.

    The unified management and unified training of the recruited troops not only enhances the combat effectiveness, but is also a means of controlling the army.

    ?The establishment of the Ming Royal Military Academy to train military generals was not only a means to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, but also instilled in it the idea of ??loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. This was tantamount to ideological control. In the final analysis, it was to strengthen control of the army.

    "He is a talented man, a capable minister in governing the world!"

    After thinking about this clearly, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He always didn't understand the meaning of what Liu Jin did before, but now he understood it all at once.

    This gave me a deeper understanding of Liu Jin¡¯s talents.

    Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao, Xie Qian and others also nodded. After listening to Liu Jin's words, everything was clear and clear.

    "Compared with political and military centralization, financial centralization may be the most neglected aspect in all dynasties."

    Liu Jin slowed down, took a breath, and then continued to speak slowly.

    ¡°As the old saying goes, it¡¯s easy to get things done when you have money. This is also true for a country and the court.¡±

    "But because all dynasties have emphasized light corvee and low taxation, and recuperation and recuperation, both the emperors and the officials below have been very cautious when it comes to taxation. When collecting taxes, they are afraid of overcharging the taxes, so that the people below will be taxed.  Water creates fire, and people cannot survive.¡±

    ¡°But whenever money is really needed, the people in power will levy and extort money at all costs. Coupled with the intensification of the officials and officials below, there will be a phenomenon described in history books of levying and extorting money without caring about the lives of the people.¡±

    "But in fact, if you can fully understand taxation, you will understand that taxation plays an extremely important role."

    "During the tax reform, I have already explained to Your Majesty and the Lords the important role of this tax. In the final analysis, this tax is taken from the people and used forcivil.  "

    ¡°The court and the country need to compulsorily collect a portion of social wealth to maintain the daily operation of the country, build major projects, provide relief to disaster areas, resist foreign invasion, etc. At the same time, they also need to achieve the purpose of mediating national economic development through tax collection.¡±

    ¡°So in terms of financial centralization, the country¡¯s financial areas must always be in the hands of the court, and this power cannot be delegated to local feudal officials, let alone a few tribal leaders in remote areas be allowed to control financial power.¡±

    "Currently, in the Western Regions, Grasslands and Uzang, there are still many tribal leaders who have the power of financial collection of their own tribes. I believe that they should be cracked down and banned, and this power should be returned to the imperial court.  In this way, over time, the people of these tribes will know that the people who pay taxes are the current court and not their tribal leaders.¡±

    "And the tribal leaders who lose their financial power also lose the possibility of becoming the chieftains of the southwest. No one will follow a pauper to live their lives."

    "Um!"

    After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded solemnly again.

    In the past, he was deceived by civil servants and believed that the best way to govern the country was to do light corvee and pay little tax, and to recuperate and recuperate. But in fact, the court had no money, and he had no money in his internal funds, so he could do anything.  No.

    Not to mention building cement roads, bridges, roads, rivers, reservoirs, etc. throughout the Ming Dynasty, he even had no money to repair the imperial palace. It is conceivable that under such circumstances, Emperor Hongzhi even wanted to govern the country.  , I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s also because of the inability to do so.

    It¡¯s different now. Through Liu Jin¡¯s tax reform, the Ming Dynasty¡¯s treasury collected more than 90 million taels of tax money every year. It is expected that the tax money in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi will even exceed 10 million taels.

    If we count the collected physical goods, such as grain, cloth, tea, etc., the treasury has never been so full, and everything can be done smoothly and grandly.

    As soon as the construction of north-south and east-west cement roads started, cement roads could be built immediately as soon as the Western Region and Hezhong came under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. New towns were built on the grasslands; riverbanks were built on both sides of the Yellow River, etc.

    "These are all done with free money. Without money, how can the court handle these things?"

    If it weren¡¯t for these huge projects, would the Ming Dynasty be able to control the northern grasslands?

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of Fifteenth Year of Hongzhi?  You must know that in summer, the water on both sides of the Yellow River surges. In the past, it was unknown how much fertile farmland would be submerged. However, because of the construction of the river bank, no flood disaster occurred.

    ?? And if it weren¡¯t for money, could the imperial court move millions of people to Liaodong, the Western Regions, Hezhong, Nanyang and other places?

    Therefore, financial power is really important. Only when you have money can you do things easily. Emperor Hongzhi understood this very well.

    ¡°You must not be deceived by others, otherwise you will think that if you don¡¯t impose taxes, the country will really be better off.

    You know, when there was no taxation in the past, the money was buried underground by the businessmen, landlords, gentry, etc., and it did not play any role at all.

    As for the common people, how could they ever have a few coins left in their hands?

    "The financial power of the imperial court is related to the imperial court's ability to regulate and control the entire country's use of economic means, because only the imperial court has money, and it can concentrate part of the national wealth and use it to handle national affairs."

    ¡°Whether it¡¯s immigration, building bridges and roads, or building reservoirs, river lifts, etc., these are all major things that benefit the country and the people, and they can¡¯t be implemented without money.¡±

    "Only when we have money can we maintain a powerful army that can fight for hundreds of years. Only then can we win consecutive battles against foreign enemies, continuously expand our territory, and seize more living space and resources."

    ¡°So financial power must be centralized and must not be relaxed or delegated to local governments to give opportunities to tribal leaders.¡±

    Liu Jin also gave a systematic summary of finance and tax collection in later generations. In the final analysis, this financial power is related to the court's ability to control and regulate the entire country's economy.

    Of course, in ancient times, due to inconvenient transportation and poor information, the emperor levied a copper plate tax on the people below. Through these layers of price increases and squeezes, the common people may have to pay a tax of five copper plates in the end.

    Therefore, in many cases, it cannot be said that it is completely unreasonable to do light corvee and low tax, and recuperate. The emperor does not tax, and the officials and officials below naturally do not collect more taxes.

    But sometimes, even if the emperor above does not levy taxes, the officials and officials below will still levy and collect taxes in a clever way. There are many kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Many times, they are not enacted by the emperor above, but by the officials and officials below.  invented.

    The situation is a little different now, because the Ming Dynasty Morning Post has been spread all over the Ming Dynasty. Even in the most distant Golden Continent of the empire, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post is transmitted regularly, and the information flow is smoother. Coupled with the construction of cement roads, the four-wheeled  With the operation of horse-drawn carriages and sea-going ships, communication and travel between various parts of the Ming Dynasty will become more and more convenient.

    Naturally, this aspect of taxation still needs to slowly transform from the taxation system of later generations to adapt to the advent of the capitalist era and the colonial era.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)There are so many various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In many cases, they are not enacted by the emperor above, but are invented by the officials and officials below.

    The situation is a little different now, because the Ming Dynasty Morning Post has been spread all over the Ming Dynasty. Even in the most distant Golden Continent of the empire, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post is transmitted regularly, and the information flow is smoother. Coupled with the construction of cement roads, the four-wheeled  With the operation of horse-drawn carriages and sea-going ships, communication and travel between various parts of the Ming Dynasty will become more and more convenient.

    Naturally, this aspect of taxation still needs to slowly transform from the taxation system of later generations to adapt to the advent of the capitalist era and the colonial era.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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