Transform the post station into a postal service and be a contributor to the Ming Dynasty!
In the early morning, when the morning sun had just risen, Zhu Yuanzhang was already sitting at the imperial desk, looking at the piles of memorials.
But I didn't expect that the first book I touched was actually the statement of Zhu Yunxi, King of Wu.
Open source for Ming Dynasty?
Open source is to open up and increase financial sources. Zhu Yuanzhang showed a smile on his face. You brat, you have such a strong tone!
The larger the territory, the more difficult it is to govern. At the same time, the larger the territory, the greater the gap between the rich and the poor. The Ming Dynasty has just been established not long ago, and it has not yet completely emerged from the war in the late Yuan Dynasty. The people are poor, the country is poor, ministers
Everyone is racking their brains on how to resolve financial constraints.
Moreover, troops have been deployed outside the Great Wall of Mobei for consecutive years. Although they are all victorious, the military expenditure is the most troublesome.
Many ministers dare not speak about open source, but you, a brat, dare to speak out!
With a smile, Zhu Yuanzhang opened the memorial and read it slowly.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 1,500 post offices, which were used to deliver official documents and receive passing officials. Each post had a post chief, officials and assistants, dozens of people in small posts, hundreds of people in large posts, as well as horses, weapons, livestock and cooks. For this reason,
, the country spends millions of money and food every year.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, the brat is knowledgeable!
In the early years of the Republic of China, His Majesty issued a decree that post stations were not allowed to be used for non-military and state affairs. Post stations could only be used by government officials, but the conditions in different places were different, and so were the inns.
In the northern frontier area, wars broke out frequently, so the post station could not be used by the people. But in the southern station, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, so the court spent money and food to support the inn station, which was overkill.
I believe that nowadays there is a lot of commerce in the world, and besides the canal, there are frequent caravans in the south. If the post station can be opened for commercial purposes, delivering letters to the people, providing accommodation for business travelers, and providing storage for goods, then the money that the court can collect every year will be
More than a million!
Well! Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang became solemn.
He was not an emperor who grew up under the education of an old master. He did not fully agree with the hierarchy of scholars, peasants, industry and merchants, nor did he look down upon merchants. He knew that a country could not create a glorious and prosperous age by relying solely on people to farm the land.
A prosperous world is only when people live and work in peace and contentment. People can farm, work, and of course do business.
But at the same time, he also has some prejudice against businessmen.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty was in the south of the empire, the most prosperous place in the world. Business was controlled by wealthy people and dignitaries who had been doing business for generations, and the common people were mostly salesmen walking around the streets.
Those wealthy families who have been doing business for generations often find ways to evade taxes and bring losses to the court.
It has always been a headache for the imperial court to collect commercial taxes.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial and shouted to the door.
Someone come!
The slave is here! The yellow dog appears.
It is said that Liu Sanwu, the scholar of Shushe, Fu Youwen, the minister of household affairs, and Zhan Hui, the minister of official affairs.
Obey!
For an emperor who was diligent and conscientious, the ministers had a hard time. Zhu Yuanzhang got up before dawn every day to read the memorials, which meant that the ministers had to get up earlier.
The eunuch went to convey the order. In the office of the former chief minister of the cabinet, several ministers took orders, arranged their clothes and appearance, and came quickly.
In the Fengtian Palace, the emperor's face was hidden behind a tall memorial.
Everyone didn't know what the emperor wanted them to do, and they felt somewhat uneasy.
I see your Majesty, my Emperor...
Okay, I can hear cocoons in my ears every day! After the memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, which meant he was in a good mood. We are all human beings. Who can live to be long live? Nonsense!
With that said, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the memorial to the eunuch and motioned to show it to the ministers. "Here is a memorial. Take a look and talk about it!"
The ministers looked at each other, first Liu Sanwu, then Fu Youwen and Zhan Hui. After looking at them, the three of them had strange expressions on their faces.
They are all the mainstays of the Ming Dynasty, so they can naturally understand what the memorial means. However, there are advantages and disadvantages in it, and there are even many naive delusions.
I dare to ask Your Majesty, whose memorial this is? Liu Sanwu spoke first.
When giving them the coupons, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately tore off the page with Zhu Yunxi's name. At this time, he smiled and said, "Don't worry about whose name it is, just tell me!"
Liu Sanwu pondered for a moment, and I thought that what he said here was a big fallacy. The post station was established by the imperial court and was used to convey military and state affairs. How could it be open to the common people! Once it is opened, there will be no distinction between officials and civilians, and it will easily cause trouble!
This is not without purpose. The post station is used to deliver official documents and receive officials. If it is open to the common people to deliver letters and items, etc., if the official document is mistaken and national affairs are delayed, the gain will outweigh the loss.
Hubu, tell me! Zhu Yuanzhang continued to speak after the memorial.
I think this memorial has several merits! Fu Youwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, laughed and said.
Oh? Tell me, where is the best option? Zhu Yuanzhang smiled again.
Fu Youwen looked at the memorial again and said, there was a piece of vernacular text in it that I thought was advisable. As he said that, he started to read it. The state supports the carriage and horsemen of the post station, and is also responsible for repairing the houses and providing meals for the passing officials. It would be good if there are people who can use it.
But many inns are empty, wasting the country's money and food!
If it is open to the public, a certain fee can be charged. In this way, the station will not only not have to spend money to subsidize it from the state, but will have a surplus!
Are you saying that opening it to the public can bring income to the court? Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
If it is open, it must be yes! Fu Youwen said that the Ministry of Revenue spends a large amount of money every year to provide various post stations. If the post stations can be self-sufficient, the court will save a lot of money. Take last year as an example, in the 24th year of Hongwu,
Just for the inns south of the Yangtze River, the amount is as high as 1,680,000 taels of silver, not counting salt, tea and other items...
Moreover, local officials exploited the money at every level, so not many actually got into the hands of the inn, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang said something lightly, and everyone suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Wherever there are officials, there is corruption, but what this emperor hates most is corruption. Since he came to the throne, many officials have lost their heads because of money confiscation and the destruction of their families.
Some officials were even ordered to light sky lanterns directly by the emperor because of embezzlement of disaster relief money, and then skinned them and made them a grievance to the people.
But even if they kill like this, the local people still continue to be greedy without long-sightedness.
Today, the emperor suddenly said the word "deprivation", but where did the corruption case appear, and the emperor wanted to kill someone again?
Thinking of this, several ministers of the Ming Dynasty broke into cold sweat.
He was really afraid of being killed by this prince, so he used the knife to kill people.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything and continued to ask.
Officials, what do you think?
Zhan Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said quickly, "I think it has advantages and disadvantages. Your Majesty's Holy Heart is arbitrary, and I dare not speak nonsense!"
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately felt tired when he spoke like an old man.
He is such a tired emperor. His ministers don't understand his heart. They are afraid of taking responsibility for everything and want him to make the decision in everything.
Sighing silently, Zhu Yuanzhang did not have an attack.
He said to Huang Gou'er, "Go and tell King Wu to come!"
King Wu?
The following ministers looked at each other, what does this matter have to do with King Wu?
The excerpt was written by the third child in my family! Zhu Yuanzhang’s words sounded, and he seemed to be a little proud. Since it was written by him, let’s let him talk about it!
Written by King Wu?
The ministers were immediately stunned.
Although there are many unrealistic points in this excerpt, the person who can write such a statement must be an official with many years of experience and a person who understands the officialdom and the people's livelihood clearly.
But I didn't expect that it was King Wu.
King Wu?
Zhan Hui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, had his head turned. It turned out that he had been promoted by the prince when he was still alive, and he had always been close to the prince's in-laws.
He raised his head and secretly looked at the imperial case, and his heart skipped a beat.
To report to Your Majesty, I believe that there are many feasible aspects of the memorial!