The Ming Dynasty may be the country with the most serious financial problems among China's unified feudal dynasty. It has to be admitted that there is a great chance of this, the evil committed by Zhu Yuanzhang, a cowherd!

The level of the financial position of the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang made countless descendants sigh, but the Ming Dynasty was the only dynasty in history that had to adhere to the ancestral system... That was the sin of Zhu Di.

Compared with the officials of this dynasty, after entering this system, time traveler Qian Yuan felt that... it was really non-human to save!

"Indeed, land annexation, uneven taxes, population migration, and even hidden land in the local area. Now the registered land is at least 40% less than at the beginning of the dynasty."

"Last year, the Ministry of Revenue of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and other provinces will be suspended for any registration of the New Year. Except for Zhenhai Commercial Tax Bank, the Ministry of Revenue of the two capitals collected less than 10 million stones of rice and only three million stones of wheat."

Qian Yuan spoke loudly, and the three of them listened solemnly and did not disturb them.

"Even so, last year, Zhenhai first sent grain and rice to Datong, Liaodong, and then to Fujian and Jiangxi. The Ministry of Revenue is still quarreling with Zhenhai... It is agreed to make up for it, but the Ministry of Revenue is now delaying, and the Duke of Jingchuan is furious."

After taking the hot tea handed over by Zhang Siwei, Qian Yuan nodded and continued: "But in recent years, the government spent more and more, Altan went south almost every year, and the military expenditures in various parts of Ji Liao Xuanda were consumed a lot. From the 30th year of Jiajing to the 33th year of Jiajing, Your Majesty had to transport the warehouse to pay silver from the inner door."

"What does it mean if the cost is insufficient in the North Korean Central?"

"The salary of Beijing officials is a small matter. The Yellow River has not been repaired for many years. If it is not repaired, it will be a big problem."

"Doesn't you care about the disasters in various places? Liaodong's grain shortage is almost changed and the food is changed. Shandong has not yet rained for more than a month. Shouldn't these be the responsibility of the court?"

Zhang Juzheng sighed: "It should indeed be the responsibility of the court."

"So, my uncle and brother said so much before. The whip method uses silver instead of taxes, does not take physical objects, and the examination will be a new method to refresh the administration of officials, and even investigate the land in the world. What I ask is nothing more than that, I want to have enough silver reserves in the court to deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters."

"Zhancai is not just about having money..." Zhang Siwei reminded softly.

"Of course, what's the use of silver? It's right. When it's used, it's also good at using it." Qian Yuan nodded and admitted, "I wrote a letter to the five bad things in the world, the royal family is arrogant, the officials are incompetent, the officials are in line with the rule, the border preparations are not cultivated, and the money is scarce."

"In addition to the administration of officials, the other four points are ultimately due to insufficient expenses in the court." Qian Yuan said sincerely: "I have to admit that more money is only a symptom of treatment, but at least it is possible to get rid of it again."

After a pause, Qian Yuan added: "The so-called administrative rule is actually due to insufficient effectiveness. If there is more salary... at least many officials will not focus more on plundering people's wealth."

"So the one-whip method is imperative. The test method should be weakened and the land in the world should be investigated..."

Qian Yuan shook his head, "It is not a good idea to do others and yourself."

It almost said that "There has been no dynasty for three hundred years since ancient times."

This is something that cannot be said in public. Why "there has been no dynasty for three hundred years since ancient times?" Countless officials knew it in their hearts. They all knew that it was themselves, people like themselves...

The imperial examination system developed to its peak in the Ming Dynasty. It was truly a sacrificial son and arriving at the emperor's hall in the evening!

Once you have fame and fortune, it is equivalent to leaping at the dragon gate. Once you pass the imperial examination, you can run rampant in the countryside. Once you are on the imperial list, all the clans can ascend to heaven.

For example, the Xu family in Huating has hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in every state of the world, but the degree is different.

Everyone knows that this is a dead end, everyone knows that the yellow turban and red eyebrows will appear in the end, tearing everything apart, and then starting over.

But vested interests cannot go against such trends. For this reason, although Zhang Juzheng's character and reputation are not good, he can leave his name in history... although he ultimately failed.

After being silent for a long time, Gao Gong coughed twice and said softly: "The profits from the sea trade are so abundant that they can solve the cost of the court and the middle school. Then, the method of whip should be used as the main method. We can clean up the first thing we have."

"The examination method should indeed be weakened, but it is the top priority." Zhang Siwei added: "Showing the talent is just right. If officials are corrupt and incompetent, even if the national treasury is full, they will not be able to turn things around."

Qian Yuan nodded repeatedly and said, "Only with money and capable officials can we rectify the border, repair the Yellow River, and provide disaster relief areas..."

Relatively speaking, Gao Gong and Zhang Siwei did not have the courage of Zhang Juzheng, and they both excluded the investigation of the world's fields.

During the several famous political reforms in history, Shang Yang's reforms were to strengthen Qin. Although his own chariots were broken, Qin Shihuang used this as a basis to annex the six countries and unify the world.

Wang Anshi's reform was largely influenced by the overall situation of the world. The Western Xia rose, the Liao Kingdom occupied Yanyun, and the Northern Song Dynasty was in a state of trembling for a long time.

Zhang Juzheng was different. Although the Ming Dynasty had already been rotten during the Jiajing period, Altan in the north, Japanese pirates in the south, and chieftains in the west, but overall, this period was still stable. The Ming Dynasty did not experience the oppressive power of Qin and Song dynasties... Nurhaci is far from emerging now.

In the original history, Zhang Juzheng as the chief minister, but did not enjoy his success... You should know that if he was honest and did not make trouble, his fate would be much better than his teacher Xu Jie, so why would he implicate his family?

Forget other reforms, check the fields in the world... Can a smart person like Zhang Juzheng think of his final outcome?

Although Qian Yuan didn't like this guy, he had to admire the other party's courage... Whether it was for the sake of keeping a name in history, for the country, or for the common people who have no place to stand, Zhang Juzheng finally took himself as a sacrifice and jumped.

Therefore, when Gao Gong, Zhang Siwei, and Qian Yuan began to discuss the details and even discussed the possibility of shipping, Zhang Juzheng never said a word.

Zhang Siwei stood up and said goodbye. Zhang Juzheng remained motionless and said slowly: "Land annexation is difficult, but if you practice a whip method, you must at least add fish scales to the land and acres compared to the Yongle period. Once the sea trade is cut off in the future, how can you continue?"

Now there is a huge tax and silver brought by the maritime trade. If this income is gone...what should I do?

The most important thing when practicing the one-whip method is two: one is to replace the real thing with silver, and the other is to increase the number of fields on the surface.

Before Qian Yuan answered, Zhang Juzheng continued: "Zhang traveled around the world, traveling all over Huguang, Nanzhili, Liangzhe, and Jiangxi. Most poor families have acted as abandoned children. Once sweet potatoes and potatoes are promoted, the population has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Why did it happen?"

Zhang Juzheng obviously thought about it for a long time. Once the population increases dramatically, the land distribution situation will only worsen.

Qian Yuan muttered in his heart, "Compare goods!"

The ceiling that I said was full of splashes, high gong, and Zhang Siwei obviously couldn't see through... But Zhang Juzheng is really not that easy to coax!

"Brother Uncle, Hai Trade is not just a cashier for goods." Qian Yuan whispered patiently: "The overseas land is vast and boundless. Only Zhoushan, where few people live now, can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people."

"There are about four large and small Luzon Islands, the size of Zhejiang provinces, and most of them are Ming people living there, and the rice is ripe three times a year..."

"In fact, Liaodong has a lot of fertile soil, because there are few people, and it is difficult to make a climate. Now there are sweet potatoes and potatoes... If you can be exempted from tax for five or ten years, you can immigrate to Liaodong..."

Qian Yuan said that the sky was full of splashes, and Gao Gong was fine, Zhang Siwei nodded repeatedly, but Zhang Ju was suspicious... He knew very well that the guy in front of him was not just sarcastic and mean.
Chapter completed!