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Chapter 1417, Wang Shouren¡¯s industrial theory

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    Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head.

    Taxation is really very important.

    The taxes in the Ming Dynasty were very, very low, which can be regarded as the lowest at all times and in all countries.

    But even with such a low tax, some people are still dissatisfied. It would be best not to charge a tax.

    But without the support of sufficient tax revenue, the court would not be able to operate well, and the most important aspect of military construction would be difficult to carry out at all.

    The Ming Dynasty¡¯s army was actually very powerful. Zhu Yuanzhang could rely on it to conquer the world, and Zhu Di could rely on him to attack Mobei five times. This all shows the strength of the Ming Dynasty¡¯s army.

    But since the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty¡¯s army seemed to have lost its backbone, and it was no longer the Ming army that swept the world.

    There are many reasons for the rapid decline in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. Among them, the military generals were led by civilian officials. The military generals had a low status and had no voice or leadership rights. They were amateurs who commanded experts.

    But the real fundamental reason is that the funds and materials needed by the Ming Dynasty's army cannot be guaranteed. Under the military household system, at the beginning of the system, military households still had enough military land to live a prosperous life and have sufficient combat effectiveness.  ensure.

    But as time goes by, military households¡¯ military fields are occupied by senior regiments and nobles, and military households become increasingly miserable. When even eating is a problem, can you expect them to defend their homes and country?

    In fact, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, whether it was the Qi Army that wiped out the Japanese pirates or the Liaodong Army, Guan Ning Army, Baigan Army, etc. that fought against the Tatars in the later period, they were all professional armies. They relied on military pay and food pay from the court.  It is no longer the original military household.

    The original military household has long been in disrepair and has no use at all.

    ¡°In addition, the imperial court has no money, so there is no way to do some public infrastructure construction, such as building dams on the Yellow River and dredging the Huaihe River.

    The dams of the Yellow River are in disrepair, and there are floods and droughts every year. The Huaihe River is silted up, water transportation is blocked, and food from the south cannot be sent to the north in time.

    These problems continued to emerge in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. In addition, as mentioned earlier, the wealthy gentry and businessmen did not pay taxes or grain, but the poor people who had no money were bearing increasingly heavy taxes.  .

    How could the Ming Dynasty survive?

    ??Looking now, after Liu Jin¡¯s tax reform, the establishment of tax yamen, and the introduction of commercial taxes, the tax collection of the imperial treasury is increasing year by year, and now the annual tax revenue exceeds 500 million taels of silver.

    Coupled with the large amount of in-kind taxes collected on grain, cloth, tea, etc., the Ming court suddenly had enough money to do things.

    Not only can the army be restructured, a compulsory military service system can be implemented, and a million-strong retired army can be raised. The army is well-trained and well-equipped. It has won many foreign battles and continuously expanded its territory.

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    We can also carry out large-scale infrastructure construction, build roads, railways, bridges, dams, reservoirs, ports, etc., and even carry out large-scale immigration every year.

    Which of these does not cost money?

    ¡°If it hadn¡¯t been for the tax reform and the money in the imperial treasury, it would have been impossible to handle these major events.

    Therefore, it is impossible to have the current prosperous and powerful situation of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

    Therefore, taxes must be collected persistently.

    In the hands of these big families, big gentry, and big businessmen, silver is like a lump buried in the cellar and has no effect at all. But in the hands of the court, it can play a big role and promote the development of the entire Ming Empire.

    "Lao Wang, do you need any support from me?"

    Liu Jin said thoughtfully.

    "Of course, I need your full support."

    "If you hadn't been supporting me, I would have been killed long ago."

    Wang Shouren smiled and nodded solemnly.

    This is not a joke, it is true.

    Wang Shouren was in charge of the Jiangnan tax administration in the Jiangnan area. He offended many people. Behind these people were officials from the imperial court.

    The memorials to impeach Wang Shouren will not be much less than those to impeach Liu Jin.

    On several occasions, the Censor Yanguan of the imperial court impeached Wang Shouren at court meetings, hoping to get him out of Jiangnan or change his official position.

    Si minus Si.  Lao Wang is not an ordinary person. These people in the Jiangnan area come up with all kinds of things.??Machine!  "

    Wang Shouren used himself as an example to illustrate the power of the machine and the reason why Beizhili quickly surpassed Jiangnan.

    Liu Jin also laughed after hearing Wang Shouren's words.

    With the development of industrialization in later generations, the first country to complete industrialization can easily defeat other feudal dynasties in the world. The powerful productivity brought by industrialization creates wealth at a rate far faster than ever before.

    "The Jiangnan region still has its own advantages. It is densely populated, has many wealthy people, is rich in resources, and has convenient transportation. In the future, with the emergence of a large number of factories in the Jiangnan region, it is very likely that the Jiangnan region will soon surpass Beizhi again.  scribe."

    "Songhu is developing extremely rapidly and has a very strong momentum. It is very likely to become the next Tianjin in the Ming Dynasty." Mi He Mi

    Wang Shouren asserted very definitely that in Jiangnan, he saw the advantages and potential of Jiangnan, and also clearly understood the problems that the Jiangnan area is currently facing.

    "Lao Wang, you are right, industry is the foundation of a strong country!"

    "Traditional societies that rely mainly on agriculture are actually very fragile, because agricultural output is very limited. There is only so much food produced in a year, and there is not much left after eating it. It is difficult to accumulate wealth.  , it¡¯s difficult, but industry is completely different, it has unlimited possibilities!¡±

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