It seems that I suddenly understand why Zhu Gaochi is so fat!
It's just bad luck to have such a dog father on the stall.
Zhu Di didn't understand finance and taxation at all, and he didn't want to continue to fish from the lake.
He just knows how to stretch out his claws and keep asking for money.
Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu tried to compile an all-inclusive book. However, starting from the 21st year of Hongwu, this book was not completed in ten years. This shows that it is difficult to compile the book. Could your Majesty please slow down a little?
"
"No need." Zhu Di smiled happily and said, "I have already asked the bachelor, and he has investigated it carefully, so why not let him talk about it."
Xie Jin hurriedly bowed and said, "Returning to Xu Tongzheng, it is precisely because of Emperor Taizu's ten years of work that the book has been roughly repaired. Now it only needs to be sorted out a little and the missing parts can be supplemented before it can be published in the world. The official believes that this move will not only
It can demonstrate your Majesty's civil rule and also comfort Emperor Taizu. Your Majesty is extremely filial, and it should be so."
When it came to filial piety, Zhu Di was like a chicken blood, and said hurriedly: "Yes, I should complete what Huang Kao has not completed. Only in this way can I comfort Huang Kao's spirit in heaven. This matter is not negotiable and must be done.
And as soon as possible.”
At this time, Zhu Di was like the most unreasonable father of Party A, giving no room for rejection at all.
"Has Your Majesty ever thought about how much it would cost to recruit so many people to repair books?"
Xu Jingchang thought for a while and then said: "Xia Shangshu, do you think this treasure banknote can be printed with His Majesty's face? To facilitate the identification of authenticity?"
Could it be that the ministers inherently dislike the emperor's meddling?
An emperor who meets everyone's expectations should be honest and ignorant, honest and modest, not extravagant, follow the rules, and not cause trouble to the courtiers?
Xie Jin suddenly felt that he had read decades of books in vain.
Xu Jingchang glanced at Xia Yuanji and asked him to do the math.
But you have to understand that if you can’t become one of Baiguan’s “ones”, sooner or later you will still have gardening leave waiting for you!
What makes people even more speechless is that what Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji said can be summed up to deceive the saints, deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, form cliques for personal gain, and do evil to the emperor... They are all done by treacherous sycophants, which is despicable.
For example, if you don't cause trouble to His Majesty, you don't cause trouble to the ministers.
"As the emperor, you always have the power of ignorance... If you don't know those bad things, it will be much easier. Do you understand what I mean?" Xu Jingchang said.
"You!" Xu Jingchang was furious.
Give shops and people an opportunity to take advantage.
Xie Jin couldn't figure out what Xu Jingchang meant. He was about to exchange polite greetings when Xu Jingchang asked again: "How are your flowers and plants?"
Jie Jin was dumbfounded, wouldn't this cause trouble to you guys?
This great talent suddenly understood something. In the officialdom, there are many common-sounding slang words. For example, if you are good to Ming Dynasty, you are good to all officials.
However, Xia Yuanji was in a good mood, "I have received news that someone is now buying old banknotes for fifteen cents, twenty cents, or even higher prices... If you can secretly sell the old banknotes in front of you, you can also
In exchange for one million eight hundred thousand taels."
Zhu Di thought for a while, "Then tell me."
Because the paper produced in this way will have a bluish-white color, which is very different from ordinary paper.
"Nonsense, this is to relieve your worries, it is the duty of the courtiers. Scholar Xie, you are such a talented man, you can't even figure this out, right?"
"Originally, His Majesty accepted our plan, and in the end, as long as it was beneficial, it would be enough to deal with His Majesty, but now His Majesty forced us to agree to issue at least one and a half times more treasure banknotes. Even if we have completed it, we have only fulfilled His Majesty's request and cannot complete it.
, is to live up to the divine grace.”
"What's wrong? What you said is wrong. As a minister, you should solve your father's problems instead of causing trouble for your majesty."
Xie Jin nodded, "Understood, it's just to deceive the Holy Spirit."
Zhu Di's face sank when he heard the words of the two men chanting sutras, "I know it's not easy, but the more it is, the more we need you to fulfill your duties faithfully and relieve your worries. You can put down the matter of repairing the book a little later, 伱
We must work hard to replenish the treasury and let me see the income as soon as possible. As it is now, you all say no to what I want to do. By the end of the year, I will still have accomplished nothing, but I will send you to heaven!"
This move really shocked many people, and they used both kindness and threats to induce them to gain benefits.
Xia Yuanji was calm and said with a smile: "I have already arranged that these old banknotes will be beaten into pulp and reused to make new banknotes. The old banknotes will be used to make new ones, and the treasury will have more money."
Money."
Therefore, only the imperial court has this condition, and this is one of the few feasible anti-counterfeiting methods at the moment.
According to the strategy, all businesses and shops should go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to report truthfully... If you have not paid taxes in the past year, you will need to pay a penalty.
It's just that this amount can be repaid with old treasure banknotes, and there will be no discount on the Ministry of Accounts' side.
After saying this, Xia Yuanji's heart suddenly moved. It seems that this is not impossible!
Xu Jingchang glared at him fiercely, "Today's treasure banknotes are as brittle as eggs. Any random behavior will make our efforts in vain. Hurry up and send an order to burn all these treasure banknotes!"
Natsuhara Yoshiro said: "Of course I understand! But I still can't bear it."
At this time, Xia Yuanji sneered again: "I advise you to figure it out as soon as possible. We are all our own people, so don't make things difficult for each other. Bachelor's degree, I won't do it next time!"
All goods passing by must pay a tax.
But are these two people considered traitors?
Xu Jingchang put aside another question. Xia Yuanji was a wise minister who was highly respected by both the government and the public. Why did he also have this view?
This operation is similar to how Third Brother used a small amount of money to repay the tens of billions of loans he owed Damao when the ruble was depreciating wildly.
But this time the court took the initiative to be taken advantage of.
Xie Jin was suddenly shocked. What do you mean, do you still want to take gardening leave?
Help, I would rather die than be bullied by the landlord.
Is this not causing trouble to His Majesty?
When it comes to being an official, I still know nothing about it.
They taught Jie Jin a lesson together, but looking back, Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji still had to worry.
Using this kind of old banknotes and scrapped official documents from the court, smash them into pieces to make paper, and then print treasure banknotes. The biggest advantage is that it is anti-counterfeiting.
When Xu Jingchang came out of the Golden Palace, his face was dark. He happened to see Xie Jin and said quietly: "Xie Xie, you are reinstated this time to collect taxes and repair books. A cabinet bachelor actually has two
It’s really not easy to give such important advice.”
Xia Yuanji also bowed with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, all the great scholars who come to the capital must at least be treated as officials of the fifth rank. They must be given accommodation, go to the Hanlin Academy to study every day, have three meals a day, and have all their meals during the holidays.
There must be rewards. There must be rewards for those who are successful in revising books. Also, with so many people, the pen, ink, paper and inkstones required are also a large number... I roughly estimate that a great scholar needs five hundred taels a year.
silver."
Those who owe taxes must be punished. This is the golden rule, and it is also the result of Zhu Quan's own trial of the law.
Xu Jingchang was simply speechless.
In other words, if you spend ten pennies and buy an old banknote from the market, you can get at least one hundred and fifty pennies back at the Ministry of Accounts.
You really don't need to pay too much to solve the problem of tax arrears. At the same time, your business will be legal and you will be protected by the Yamen.
"Xu Tongzheng, I am just following your orders. I will do whatever your Majesty asks me to do. I really don't know where I went wrong."
These worn-out speculative coins are piled up like a mountain and placed in the warehouse of the Ministry of Finance, just like a pile of wipes.
Mentioning anti-counterfeiting, Xu Jingchang suddenly thought of watermark technology. It seems that this thing is not difficult. As long as patterns are engraved on the bottom plate holding the pulp, the pulp will leave an image mark, that is, a watermark, due to uneven thickness.
Xia Yuanji's face suddenly changed and he said in panic: "No, absolutely not."
At this time, Xia Yuanji said coldly: "If you had not said anything about Taizu's book repair, or told you more about the cost of repairing the book, to dispel His Majesty's thoughts, you would not have caused any trouble to His Majesty."
Your reinstatement is indeed your Majesty's promotion. It seems reasonable that you are now bent on pleasing His Majesty.
Xie Jin learned another lesson. He really couldn't just think about pleasing the emperor, otherwise he would offend these people and there would be no good fruits to be gained.
Xu Jingchang shook his head after looking at it, "I'm talking about Xia Shangshu, how many treasures has the Ministry of Revenue issued in recent years?"
Xia Yuanji sighed helplessly, "Xu Tongzheng, you shouldn't have said that."
Jie Jin was still confused, "Xu Tongzheng, I, I didn't cause any trouble to His Majesty!"
Xia Yuanji said with a grimace: "How do I know... But there will be no difficulty in filling a warehouse like this one hundred more."
These three words, my own, hit Xie Jin hard in his heart.
Xie Jin's expression changed again and again, and he was speechless.
Some small storefronts and shops can charge a nominal tax, but no fish can slip through the net.
Xia Yuanji narrowed his eyes and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.
Xu Jingchang added: "Your Majesty, these daily expenses are still small. If you want to repair the book, you must collect rare ancient books from all over the world. A book costs thousands of gold. Also, after it is repaired, it needs to be printed... How many copies does your Majesty plan to print? Engraving.
How much will it cost? Paper, ink... I can’t imagine it, I really can’t afford that much money right now.”
Xia Yuanji was stunned and said hurriedly: "This is hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!"
Xu Jingchang said: "Only by destroying these treasure banknotes can the value of the currency be stabilized by a hundred times the amount of treasure banknotes outside. Don't you understand this truth?"
Xu Jingchang snorted: "If I didn't say that, would we be able to pass the test? I can see through it. His Majesty may not really understand. He wants to take the opportunity to squeeze us. Don't say anything, just arrange it as soon as possible. Finish this shit
, I have to find a way, this general envoy is really not the work of a human being."
…
Jubaomen's tax card has been implemented for more than half a year and has accumulated rich experience.
Zhu Di frowned, "There are so many?"
Since ordinary people cannot obtain so many official documents, it is impossible to buy old banknotes and make new banknotes on a large scale. The cost is too high, and the money earned is not enough to compensate.
Many merchants were obedient and took the initiative to pay the tax arrears... In a short period of time, the Ministry of Revenue recovered tens of millions of dollars in treasure.
The next step is to register all commercial shops in the capital.
Although Xu Jingchang complained, the plan he formulated was really good and very feasible.
Xu Jingchang specially arranged tax collectors to work together with Ying Tianfu to crack down hard on the gangsters in the market. Anyone who blackmailed merchants, even if they just took a pear, would be sent to Peking to serve as hard labor.
"Why not?" Xu Jingchang asked.
"I'm afraid of committing a serious crime of disrespect... If you, Xu Tongzheng, go out to pay tribute without bringing toilet paper and only have treasure notes at hand, what should you do?"
"I'll use the back."
"Then after you use it, you can't just carry it back and clean it and offer it to you, right?"
