These 680,000 taels are only the first batch of relief money!
After settling the victims and clearing the fields, there are still the houses, livestock and grain of the victims.
The river embankments were also re-reinforced and rebuilt.
Xia Xiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's face and said carefully, "I can still collect it now, but this money will be used in the spring of next year at the latest. Where can I allocate this money?"
Down!
You don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are when you’re not a householder. Although the Ming Dynasty was a big country, every income from the treasury had a clear destination.
Zhu Yunxi was thinking in his mind about the memorials and detailed lists about the taxation and finance of the Ming Dynasty that he had read. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, wars have continued. Only the supply of material resources from the whole country can ensure the military advantage over the Northern Yuan Dynasty. At the same time, Tubo, Yunnan and other places also have wars every year.
More than one million in military expenditures.
Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor who cared about the people and was unwilling to add burdens to the people. Therefore, the only thing that currently supports the Ming Dynasty's finances is the annual salt tax of Huaihei, with a total price of about 8 million taels. Other taxes are collected from the people and used for
For the people, let them recuperate and live a healthy life.
After all this calculation, the family really has no money left.
A few days ago, stamps were sold in the capital, and they collected more than 200,000 yuan! Zhu Yunxi thought about it and said, the postage reform has already become popular all over the world. From my grandson's perspective, it is not as good as Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou and other prosperous commercial and trade places, which have been opened one after another.
All the silver earned from the sale will go to Jiangxi Relief.
Money that does not fall into one's pocket is never money! Zhu Yuanzhang mused that if the money obtained from sales is not as satisfactory, we still have to move the east wall and mend the west wall. When we do things, we cannot hang ourselves on a rope. At least we have to use two hands.
Prepare.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very bold in military affairs, but very cautious in people's livelihood.
The stamp money only saw the capital's profits. He had not yet seen the success or failure of other places, so naturally he felt uneasy.
The majestic Ming Empire was actually stumped by the sum of one million taels of disaster relief money. In the final analysis, it was Zhu Yuanzhang who governed the country too uprightly and refused to change his mind elsewhere.
If it is the so-called prosperous age a few hundred years later, there is a shortage of money, and there are many ways to do it. The court staff will sell their top hats, officials will pay for the crime, and the customs will become the emperor's private house. Why go to the south of the Yangtze River, build the Old Summer Palace, and level up the big and small and Zhuo Jinchuan?
, isn’t this how the money in Pingwai Mongolia comes from?
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the dragon chair and walked to the window of the main hall with his hands behind his back.
Outside the window, the originally clear sky gradually became covered with dark clouds, covering up the sunlight and making the world dark.
Grand Sun! Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sighed, It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to dominate the world!
For the resolute Zhu Yuanzhang to sigh like this, it shows that it is not easy to be the leader of the Ming Empire.
Pass the message! Zhu Yuanzhang continued, going to Jiujiang and Wuchang Dacang, allocate 700,000 dan of grain relief to nine counties in Jianchang and Fuzhou prefectures of Jiangxi Province. The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated 700,000 taels of disaster relief silver.
As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and looked at the ministers. First, we should deal with the urgent needs of the disaster area. In the rest of the days, we will think of ways to prevent living people from choking to death. At this point, the conversation changed and his eyes became cold.
Like a knife, let’s start with the ugly words. This is money and food for the people in the disaster area. Who wants to stretch out his hand and weigh how heavy his own head is!
The ministers obey the order! All the ministers replied.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, causing the curtains to sway slightly. A faint drizzle drifted into the window with the wind and fell on the bright floor tiles, disappearing in an instant.
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's frown and the sneer on his lips, Zhu Yunxi knew that he was extremely irritable. The Ming Empire that he was proud of and guarded with all his heart was actually still very fragile.
He is a person who values perfection. He wants to do his best, whether in terms of people's livelihood or the military. However, after more than 20 years of unifying the world, he still cannot achieve a balance.
After getting along day and night, Zhu Yunxi regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as his biological grandfather from the bottom of his heart. Seeing him so uncomfortable made him feel uncomfortable.
Immediately, after thinking for a while, Zhu Yunxi walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's side and asked Grandpa Huang and his grandson some immature suggestions.
Zhu Yuanzhang and all the ministers looked over. The former smiled reluctantly, "Dasun, you can say whatever you want, there are no outsiders here!"
Regarding the money for disaster relief, the grandson thought of several ways. Zhu Yunxi slowly said, first, a few days ago, the stamps based on the emperor's imperial pen were sold for one hundred taels each. I heard that they have been sold in Beijing for five hundred taels.
The sky-high price of a hundred taels of silver.
The grandson thought that the people all over the world loved the emperor. If this was the case, why not take the lead in the imperial court and organize the gentry near the capital to make donations. Don't let them donate in vain. If they donate more than one thousand taels, the emperor can write a handwritten letter of loyalty to others.
Spending one thousand taels to buy a pair of family heirlooms, my grandson thought that those rich people would surely break their heads and break through the threshold of the Ministry of Household Affairs!
I disagree! Liu Sanwu, a member of Zhongshushe, spoke first and said, "How can the emperor's handwriting be easily sold to the people? In this way, where is the face of the court and the emperor's dignity? Furthermore, there are many lawless gentry and rich people. If there is one in the family,
His Majesty's handwriting will give them a life-saving talisman if they break the law in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, Liu Aiqing is right! We don't agree with this either.
Zhu Yunxi sighed helplessly in his heart. The imprint of class in this era is too deep. The emperor's handwriting or the things given by the emperor are a rare honor. The courtiers must enshrine these things at home and cannot be resold for generations, and the palace has them.
Record.
If the emperor's handwriting is used in exchange for money, the censors from the Supervisory Academy and the bachelors from the Hanlin Academy will probably have to jump on one's feet and sign the letter. And Liu Sanwu is partly right. If you have the emperor's calligraphy at home, you still have the words "loyal people".
, local government is not easy to manage.
Let me ask, if a wealthy family had this thing and took it out directly to the officials, who would dare to take care of it if Emperor Hongwu's pen was here?
In fact, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The ancients thought about the disadvantages before doing anything, but Zhu Yunxi's modern soul is to think about the advantages first. It's hard to say who is right or wrong. The ancients were used to following the steps and maintaining stability. But Zhu Yunxi wanted to be flexible and achieve quick results.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was a little disappointed, Zhu Yuanzhang comforted him and said, although it is inappropriate, it is rare for you, Dasun, to have such a bright mind that you can come up with this method in such a short time. After saying that, he forced a smile, you are still young, some
I don’t blame you for not thinking things through!
Zhu Yunxi bowed slightly and continued to say, "My grandson has a second way. Grandpa Huang, does he still remember what we saw and heard in the city today?"
Zhu Yuanzhang is a little confused, please continue!
Today, the emperor's grandfather and I came out of the palace and saw a prosperous gambling house in the city! Zhu Yunxi said to the ministers that this second method came to mind.
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi looked at the curious eyes of everyone and said, "Lottery!"
The ministers were stunned. They had been reading for ten years, but they had never heard of this thing.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought deeply.
Chinese people like to gamble, and this bad habit exists both among the people and the military. Since you can't prevent it, why not block it instead of letting it go? Zhu Yunxi continued, stamps are sold for two yuan each, and lottery tickets can also be sold for two yuan each, and it can
Selling every day!
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxi walked up to the ministers and continued in a loud voice, lottery tickets and gambling tickets. There are four types of grand prizes: A, B, C and D. Each prize is different. For example, the first-class prize is fifty taels...
.
Fu Youwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, seemed to understand a little and asked, "How to determine the winner?"
Let me put it more casually! Zhu Yunxi remembered the gameplay of the two-color ticket in his previous life and said, "Lottery, let's set up twenty-four solar terms and twelve zodiac signs. Choose four numbers from the twenty-four solar terms, choose two numbers from the twelve zodiac signs, and add them together."
If you win them all, you’ll win the first prize!
Seeing that everyone still didn't understand, Zhu Yunxi simply picked up a piece of paper and a pen.