Chapter 55 Please think twice, Your Majesty (1)
The Accounting Department of the Royal Clan of the Ming Dynasty was the most inconspicuous step in Zhu Yunyu's new policy reform.
It is also the most unnecessary step at the moment, but in the long run, its impact is definitely no less than other policies in the New Deal.
This is equivalent to completely separating the royal family's property from the state's Ministry of Revenue and the treasury. You are you and I am me.
As an investment, the emperor's private treasury is not simply putting in private money. When the emperor has no money, he can use his assets to mortgage and borrow, instead of keeping on attacking the national treasury without any bottom line.
Moreover, if the royal assets are invested in the war of external expansion and seeking profits, it will inevitably lead to the powerful families following suit and will soon trigger a wave of great navigation.
Didn’t the so-called Western navigators in history all sailed long voyages with the support of the royal family?
Furthermore, before the newly established Royal Accounting Department of the Ming Dynasty, there was a Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, which was the largest shareholder. These two departments will be the absolute giants in the Ming Dynasty's internal and external economy in the future.
But the most urgent task now is the reform of the land population, the strengthening of tax revenue, and the abolition of grassroots power.
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"emperor!"
The sky was almost turning late, and half of the setting sun swayed, reflecting the horizon red.
Zhu Yunxiu, who quietly walked into the second-floor loft of Le Zhizhai, turned his back to the stairs, facing the setting sun, and enjoyed the evening scene, said, "Zhejiang Provincial Administrator Tie Hyun, inspector Han Kezhong..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Yunxi turned around immediately and said anxiously with a smile, "Is Tiexuan back? Come on, hurry!" As he said, he said again, "Prepare some refreshments, call Hongxi, Dashen, Zhang Jue, Hou Yong, Xin Yande and others all over here!"
Then, he turned his head and looked at the setting sun outside the window, "Call Deng Ping to come!"
When Deng Ping came here, he had military and national affairs. It was a secret military and national affairs. The chief supervisor of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor, had to be at least ten steps away from the emperor and ministers.
Soon, the steps on the stairs were rushing, Tie Hyun took the lead, and Han Kezhong fell slightly half a step behind.
"I'm sorry..."
"All the rules are exempted!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked up at his two beloved generals. "I was still thinking just now. You must arrive tomorrow morning. I don't want you to be faster than I think!"
"I have come here without stopping by day and night when I receive the emperor's instructions!" Tie Xuan was as calm as ever.
Speaking of this, he gave Han Kezhong next to him a look.
The latter stepped forward and placed the thick account book in his hand on the table.
Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile, "What's this?"
"I think that if the emperor summons me, there must be important matters for inquiries. Therefore, the Ding Books and Fields in Zhejiang are all here!" Tie Xuan said with a smile.
Zhu Yunyu opened a book casually, with densely packed small words on it, and asked with a smile, "Is it accurate?"
"I am guaranteed by the head of the emperor, and it must be accurate!" Han Kezhong shouted, "In recent years, Tie Buzheng and Chen may not have done anything else well, but the amount of land and population in the province under the rule is as follows, the land without a population, including the conversion of land, how much grain and tax paid, it is clear here, and it is not bad at all!"
"Okay!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "What a guarantee, thank you for your head!" As he said that, he sat down on the chair with his legs raised, and smiled casually, "This is a resounding statement. If such a person who is guilty in his heart cannot be so righteous!"
As he said that, Zhu Yunxiu waved his hand again and said, "Hey, sit down, be more casual! Today is not a court meeting, but... what our monarch and ministers want to say is exactly what we will mention at the court meeting in the future! I believe you have a good idea in your mind. If it weren't for something really important, I wouldn't let you come back, and I would come back secretly, haha!"
Tie Hyun Han Kezhong and the other two sat on the round stool, smiling silently.
"There are acres in Zhejiang, and the promotion is very good!" Zhu Yunxi continued to look through the account books they brought. "Last year, I heard that a gentry caused trouble and surrounded the county government. Why are they so honest this year, and they are all released all the population and the number of fields has been reported on their own initiative?"
"It's not difficult for the gentry to be unable to figure it out!" Tie Xuan smiled, "Your Majesty, you don't know yet. The Han inspector and the Jing Censor have a nickname in the gentry's mouth!"
"Oh? Let's hear it!" Zhu Yunsheng smiled.
"Black and white impermanence!"
"Ha!" Zhu Yunxiu laughed with his forehead and laughed loudly.
In fact, how could he not know these things? The Jinyiwei is watching everywhere, who opposes the spread of ditches and acres. Zhejiang, Zhongdu Fengyang, and Central Plains Province were the places where this new policy was piloted at the beginning. Now after the flood in Huaibei, the entire Huaibei Zhili and even the entire Ming Dynasty would implement this new policy.
Later generations thought that it might be just four words to spread the dime into the mu, but in fact, only by sitting up can you know the difficulty.
"The gentry from Zhejiang, you two are really going to treat the black and white impermanence!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Otherwise, it's really hard to deal with!"
It is hard to say that the most difficult thing is that most of these gentry have scholars in their families. They are scholars who work as officials in various yamen, even in court, and in various prefectures.
These gentry were not only the pillars that maintained the rule of the Ming Dynasty, but also the Ming Dynasty... to be precise, the stubborn disease of the feudal dynasty. From another perspective, these people were important components of the Ming Dynasty, blood and flesh.
"It's not how I govern them!" Han Kezhong's face was like an old farmer, and his speech was in a somewhat local accent. "As long as they break the law, I will act ruthlessly. If they listen to the court, I will not only not govern them, but also commend them!"
Zhu Yunxiu took a walnut from the fruit plate next to him, pinched it open and smiled, "Well, give me a sweet date with a slap!"
"It's not a sweet date!" Han Kezhong scratched his head, his mouth a little unscrupulous.
Tie Xuan looked at him, then looked at Zhu Yunxiu, "Your Majesty, the most fundamental reason why the stalled ditto is so well implemented in Zhejiang is that he only harms the interests of some landlords!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yunxiu used force on his hand and pinched the walnuts with a click.
"The tax on acres of acres is turned into a land tax, and each household is called a tax of as much as acres. This new policy is the most supported by the poor people because the previous cap tax is unfair to them. The rich can afford it. But if they have fewer children, they have no strong labor at home, and if they have to pay too much, they will have to pay the money, and the family will be cut off from their way!"
Zhu Yunyu stuttered walnuts and nodded silently.
"The poor people support it, and small and medium-sized landlords also support it. Paying taxes based on the land, they don't have to worry about hiding people. They seem to suffer a little loss when reporting the land, but in the long run, they don't have to worry about it, and they can't protect their ill-gotten wealth!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yunxiu laughed.
Small and medium-sized landlords have tried their best to annex the land, so of course they have to hide it.
Now it seems that I have paid the money, but it has become legal. Don’t be afraid in the future.
"As for the aristocratic families, there is also a family of officials!" Tie Xuan continued, "the interests were slightly damaged, but..."
"But I can still bear it!" Zhu Yunxiu spoke and said something sensible.
"The emperor is wise!" Tie Xuan smiled. "The hiding of the population and fields of aristocratic families is also a problem developed during the war years. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, they naturally know clearly and dare not fight against the court!"
"So, even if you spread the dimes..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Yunxiu spoke, "Even if the dives are hurt, it will only hurt the fur of the gentry in the world, and it will not hurt. Moreover, he is not a fool. You can see that the new policy of dives is relieved not only of the pressure from the court, but also of the conflict between them and the poor people!"
Chapter completed!