"Although the emperor has not said it, in the future, various inputs from sea trade, as well as route taxes, customs duties, etc., will all go to the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Zhang Yan smiled slightly, "Since Emperor Taizu Gao, only the Lianghuai salt tax went into the inner treasury. The emperor was not willing to hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue, let alone these!"
As he said that, he paused again, "It's nothing! I'm going back, I'm in charge, but it's not... Haha!"
Everyone understood this.
What should be given to the Ministry of Revenue should be given to the Ministry of Revenue, and what should be given to the Emperor's inner treasury should be given to the inner treasury.
"Moreover, this time the emperor appropriated four million yuan from the internal treasury!" Zhang Yan continued, "When the sea opens in the future, this money account will still be blocked!"
Suddenly, everyone around him frowned.
Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, laughed softly and said, "Are you willing to give up?"
"I can't bear to do it!" Zhang Yan smiled bitterly, "But there's nothing I can do! I'm a picker, but I can't be a slut!"
"Then..." Ru Jin rolled her eyes, "Zhang Butang, where are the noble families?"
"What does it have to do with them?" Zhang Yan's eyes widened.
"Why not shut it down?" Ru Yu said with a smile, "Every family pooled their money to hire people to attack Burma. To tell you the truth, those noble families are currently in a lawsuit with my Ministry of War, saying that the emperor
As promised, military expenses will be reimbursed afterwards!"
"Then they go to the emperor, but I didn't say that I would reimburse them!" Zhang Yan snorted, "A bunch of greedy and reckless men! When fighting in Burma, as long as every one of their households has someone else to pay for it, who is not ten?
Did you get twice as much money back?"
As he spoke, he said angrily, "Let's just talk about the Cao family of Jingchuan Marquis and the Wu family of Anlu Marquis. They just brought back the loot one by one!"
"These two families are sluts!" Hou Yong said with a smile. "The Cao Guogong family and the Zheng Guogong family are silent about their wealth and don't show off their wealth. The benefits are all gone!" He said and took a look.
Yan Zhenzhi, the censor of the right capital, said, "I heard that the sugar in Burma is now monopolized by Cao Guogong's family! The mines are contracted by Zheng Guogong's family..."
"I'm so damn tired of impeaching them!"
Yan Zhenzhi cursed in his heart and pretended not to hear it as soon as his eyelids drooped.
"After getting so many benefits, you still have to calculate military expenses with me?" Zhang Yan continued to hum and said with a bad look, "When they gathered together to send troops, it was voluntary! They got the benefits, why didn't they think about the Ministry of Household Affairs?
The money for immigration is all from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they haven’t even contributed a penny!”
"Aren't you afraid of them! I can't stand it!" Ru Yu said with a smile, "As soon as I enter the Ministry of War, I'm sure a group of young princes will be waiting for me!"
"It's not impossible to reimburse military expenses!" Zhang Yan suddenly sneered, "Let their families evacuate from Burma and Korea, and spit out what they have eaten over the years, and I will reimburse them! Otherwise... there will be no money.
!Go aside!”
"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed heartily.
~
"Everyone!"
Suddenly, Xin Yande said loudly, "Have you ever thought of a possibility?"
Everyone looked at Xin Yande in unison.
Just listen to him continue to say, "The reason why the emperor is vague about whether various inputs from sea trade will belong to the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future is because he is trying to fill a hole for Li Zhigang in the future!"
As he spoke, he said in an amplified voice, "Li Zhigang wants to raise eight million in military expenditures. That's eight million! Does one Annan cost so much military expenditure? Think about it again. The emperor specially ordered to send ministers out many years ago.
He sent troops to occupy the capital, Chenla, Ailao and other countries."
As he spoke, he whispered, "We're not just officials from the Ministry of Rites and Lifan Yuan, but also the Imperial Guards!"
What is Jin Yiwei's accusation?
The emperor's own army? The inspection officials? He has the power to handle special projects!
In addition to this, there is another right, which is to investigate the enemy's situation, develop detailed operations, and draw maps to spy on the reality of other countries...
Li Zhigang wanted to raise 8 million in military expenditures in the Jiangnan provinces, and he would do the work of big families once and for all, but now the emperor's appetite is never satisfied...
The open sea is an inexhaustible cornucopia of treasure chests.
If this cornucopia is really in the hands of the Ministry of Finance, the emperor cannot use it however he wants. But once Li Zhigang holds the money bag, the emperor can use it whatever he wants!"
Furthermore, since Li Zhigang does not plunder the people, he must have a name for raising military expenses. It is not so good to eat from the rich. This name must prove that Li Zhigang is not apportioning money randomly.
Things in the world are like this, as long as there is a name, there will be people to find fault and check the accounts!
The big deal of eight million silver will probably prove that Li Zhigang died without a burial place in the future.
And if the emperor didn't want Li Zhigang to be ruined, the best way would be to hand over the matter of opening the sea to Li Zhigang and let him be in charge of the entire money bag.
Suddenly, Zhang Yan's face stiffened.
Because he suddenly remembered that Li Zhigang had been awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and that the emperor had not yet determined the candidates for the Directorate-General of Taxation, the Director-General of Customs, and the Director-General of Inspection...
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"Bring this fried fish to Hong Xi!"
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunxi was also having a late-night snack with Zhu Gaochi.
"You are so fat!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile while eating wontons with vegetarian fillings. "Eat less meat at night! You say you are fat. I ate a big bowl of roasted mutton at night. Can I not get fat?"
He said with a smile, "Eat more fish. This sea fish will not only satisfy your cravings, but will not make you fat!"
"What does fish taste like?"
Zhu Gaochi angrily moved his eyes away from the salt-and-pepper lamb chops and looked at the small yellow croaker in front of him that was fried to a golden color on both sides. He thought to himself, "They're all fucking thorns, they'll prick your mouth!"
Although he thought so in his heart, he still stood up to thank him, "Your Majesty taught me a lesson, I am greedy!"
"After the opening of the sea, what do you think about whether all kinds of income will return to the national treasury or my private treasury?" Zhu Yunxi asked seemingly unintentionally.
Zhu Gaochi stopped with his chopsticks and thought seriously for a while, "I think it should not be given to the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Huh?" Zhu Yunxi put down his chopsticks, "Why!"
"Civil officials..." Zhu Gaochi thought about it and said solemnly, "They are all brave, they can only get in but not get out!"
"Hahaha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed, "Speak well, but you don't want to curse!"
"I'm not scolding you!" Zhu Gaochi also said with a smile, "Once the money goes into the treasury, it's difficult to take it out! And now the country has many places to use money! You can't just fight with the civil servants when it's time to use money.
A lawsuit?"
As he spoke, he thought for a while and then said, "When the imperial grandfather was here, the two-treasure system was adopted! His old man said that only when the money bag and knife handle are in one's own hands, the country will be stable!"
Family world!
What is Jiatianxia!
Even the world belongs to the emperor’s own family!
Zhu Gaochi's words are the best interpretation of Jia Tianxia.
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the reason why the previous emperors dared to take drastic measures was because they thought they had money and did not have to argue with the civil servants.
The reason why the later emperors lacked courage was because they were short of money.
It's okay if you are short of money. A large empire will never have sufficient finances.
At this point, the Manchu Qing Dynasty later learned a lesson.
From Kangxi to Qianlong, the reason why they dared to use troops abroad year after year was because the emperor’s treasury was solid! The reason why he dared to exempt the world from taxes so many times was because the emperor’s treasury was solid!
Don't worry about where the money came from, they just have a small treasury!
A penny can stump a heroic man! No money means nothing!
The world is right!
It just looks right now!
But Zhu Yunxi didn't want the Ming Empire to become a complete family world.
"My intention is to give it to the Ministry of Revenue!" Zhu Yunxi ate wontons slowly, "Just file a lawsuit! Money is the country's income and cannot become my personal purse!"
"But we have to divide it and leave it to someone else!" Zhu Gaochi lowered his head and whispered.
"Haha!" Zhu Yunxi laughed again, "Are you secretly criticizing me?"
"I don't dare!"
"Leave it to the Ministry of Revenue, who will take care of it..." Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment, "Let me tell you something! I have already spent the income from sea trade in the past three years!"
"Ah?" Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment and cursed in his heart, "Don't you feel bad for selling your father's land! You didn't even see the money and you just spent it? You called the dog here before you even shitted yourself.
,What's the difference?"
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Zhu Gaochi and said, "Do you still remember Li Zhigang's proposal?"
"That bastard made a lot of suggestions, and even said that he would build your grave! Are you going to use the income from sea trade to build your grave? How big will the damn grave be?" Zhu Gaochi cursed in his heart.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi put down his chopsticks and bowl, "Move the capital..."
"Well!" Zhu Gaochi was shocked, "Your Majesty... Ying Tian Mansion is surrounded by dragons and tigers..."
"Didn't you also say that? Yingtian Mansion is located in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River. It is rich and noble but not majestic!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "If it is the capital of an empire, it will easily lose its enterprising spirit in the long run, and it will be even harder to resist foreign enemies!"
Bang bang bang!
In an instant, Zhu Gaochi's heart beat violently.
"Whether Annan or Burma, other surrounding vassal states, only the Ming Dynasty can fight against them, and they have no part in fighting the Ming Dynasty! And the north..." Zhu Yunxi sighed, "Although it is barbaric, if it is not accepted as the territory of the empire,
, it will definitely cause trouble to our children and grandchildren!"
"If civilization does not want to be destroyed by barbarism, it must take a pre-emptive strike and destroy barbarism! Our Ming Dynasty is not only the Ming Dynasty of the Central Plains, but we must make the whole world a Ming Dynasty!"