In later generations, customs taxation should focus on encouraging exports. Generally, heavy taxes were levied on imported goods and compensatory taxes on exported goods. Zhu Youjian did the opposite. Imported goods were basically tax-free and exported goods were tax-free.
However, a 10% tax is levied on everything!
This is not nonsense, but is determined by the economic status of Ming Dynasty and the products in the palace. If Ming Dynasty does not sell take-out products, it will have little impact. They will not buy Daming products. There is no way! In the era of handmade manufacturing, Ming Dynasty was so awesome. You
If you think the tax is heavy, don't sell high-end products if you can.
How can we not make good use of the wealth left by our ancestors? Without tariffs, the ones that are cheap are not unscrupulous businessmen. What does it have to do with the court and the people?
The reason for the tax-free import is that the Ming Dynasty, especially the capital, needs cheap raw materials. Food is a top priority, and of course it must be tax-free or even tax-paid. Wool and fur are also good things. It is naturally a good thing to let as many of these things flow into the capital as possible. In fact, Zhu You
The inspector also wants some minerals, and there is copper ore in urgent need on the Mongolian grasslands. But for now, it is unrealistic to let Mongolian herdsmen transport the copper ore to Miyun, and this matter has to be done slowly.
Export trade is not about selling more things, the better. Ming Dynasty suffered a lot because it sold too many things. The ideal state is to sell large quantities of industrial products, then import raw materials at low prices and use them in manufacturing
Advantages of shearing sheep. In this way, the cost of materials will be reduced, and the people and the country will benefit to the greatest extent. However, Ming Dynasty's export trade ended up using a large number of industrial products in exchange for gold, silver and messy luxury goods that were useless to improve living standards.
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The large inflow of gold and silver has not only caused currency depreciation, but also caused price increases, and the cost of living of ordinary people has increased. The value created by the people's hard work has been replaced by gold and silver lying in the cellars of landlords' houses. Moreover, the country has not imposed levies on foreign trade.
Taxes eventually impoverished the people and the country, and raised a group of gentry who lived at home and indulged in luxury and debauchery.
We will discuss such a grand matter of economic structural adjustment later. Zhu Youjian does not have much time to work on it at this time. The top priority is still to solve the problems of making money and climbing the technology tree. In the current situation, there is no way to climb the technology tree.
If you make more money, you won't be able to break the situation.
The Jin Yiwei who went to summon the Song Yingxing brothers were already on their way. It was estimated that it would take a few months for the two brothers to arrive in the capital. Before Mr. Song arrived, Zhu Youjian felt that he should set up a working platform for the old man.
"Come here, please bring my companion over and ask him to accompany me to Long Live Mountain."
After receiving the summons, Wang Chengen rushed to the palace quickly. He had a lot of things going on there recently, and he had to preside over the overall situation of the internal affairs hall, so he didn't spend much time with the emperor.
After Wang Chengen came to the palace, Zhu Youjian took him and several young eunuchs in the palace and went straight to Meishan in a sedan.
After arriving at the Craftsman Research Institute, I first took a look at the recent work done by the craftsmen, especially the coal tar distillation tower where I stopped for a long time.
"Has the tar now evaporated into enough oil to light a lamp?"
"The common people have steamed clear oil from the tar, and I would like to ask the emperor to inspect it." The head craftsman in charge took out a jar of oil from the back room and asked Zhu You to inspect it.
The oil in front of you is indeed much clearer than the dark and viscous coal tar. No wonder the craftsmen call it clear oil.
"Find a new oil lamp, fill it with steamed oil, light it and take a look."
Following the emperor's instructions, the craftsmen found an exquisite copper lamp, added oil to it and ignited it.
"Daban, do you think this oil can still be used as lamp oil?"
"Your Majesty is really a born saint. This oil is much less smokey than ordinary lamp oil. Who would have thought that such good things can be evaporated from coking waste oil." Wang Chengen praised Zhu Youjian and felt
It's like the elders in the family affirming the work achievements of their nephews.
"This oil is still a bit smoky, and the distillation technology needs to continue to be improved. At the same time, this tower doesn't seem to be very suitable. If we want to evaporate a large amount of oil in the future, it will definitely not work. For example, the waste after evaporating the oil will not
It's easy to take it out. The layering of the tower and the condensation pipe are too crude. You can discuss it carefully and continue to improve it. After a few days, Mr. Song comes over and listen to his opinions. We will try to get the steam oil as soon as possible.
The equipment has been finalized." Zhu Youjian was critical of the things made by the craftsmen.
When the craftsmen saw today's emperor, their demands suddenly became higher and they were a little uncomfortable. In the past, they received only positive comments for their work.
"Gather all the main craftsmen here. I have something to tell them." After Zhu Youjian turned around, he was ready to get down to business.
Soon the craftsmen gathered in the temporary hall set up by the research and development institute. After seeing that the people were almost there, Zhu Youjian said: "I decided to restructure the craftsman's research and development institute. The research and development institute was later renamed Tiangong Bureau. It is the official
A fourth-grade organizational system. There is a Zhengyin director who will be treated like a fourth-grade official, a general affairs director who will be treated like a fourth-grade official, and three deputy directors who will be treated like a fifth-grade official. The other branches will be discussed later. I already have a Zhengyin director.
As for the candidates, the craftsmen will nominate a general affairs director and two deputy directors when they go down. Da Mian, you will choose a deputy director for the Tiangong Bureau from the internal prison in the palace."
After what Zhu Youjian said, it sounded like thunder on the ground in the ears of the craftsmen attending the meeting. They had been craftsmen all their lives, and they never imagined that one day they would have the opportunity to be a fourth- or fifth-grade official. In fact, they were a little bit wrong.
What’s more, the Tiangong Bureau is also a private government agency. Their rank will not be recognized by others when they go outside. But these craftsmen have such insight. In their opinion, the officials with good rank given by the emperor are not worthy of recognition.
After the craftsmen became excited, Zhu Youjian turned to Wang Chengen and said: "You sent a message to the deputy director selected by the palace. He is here to cooperate and coordinate the work of the Tiangong Bureau, not to be the boss.
.We must respect all craftsmen and cooperate with the work of other officials in the bureau. In particular, we must not cause trouble to Director Zhengyin. If I know that he does not respect the incoming Director Song and does not cooperate with his work, I will directly mess with him without questioning his innocence.
Beat him to death."
Director Song? Wang Chengen pondered for a long time before he thought of who the emperor was going to appoint as the director of the Tiangong Bureau. Didn’t he just ask Jin Yiwei to go out to the capital to invite him? How come the position had already been decided before he came. And he was still the one to be appointed.
A special yamen was set up for the title of the book, and the emperor also paid too much attention to this person.
After admonishing Wang Chengen, Zhu Youjian continued to tell the craftsmen: "In addition to setting up the Tiangong Bureau, the next step will be to discuss with you when your director takes office to grade the craftsmen in all bureaus. The grades will be eight.
!They are: craftsman, craftsman, great craftsman, craftsman, great craftsman, heavenly craftsman, great heavenly craftsman. The highest level is national craftsman. National craftsman enjoys the treatment of a fourth-grade official, and great heavenly craftsman enjoys the privilege of being a fourth-grade official.
In terms of treatment, Tiangong enjoys the treatment of an official of the fifth rank in vain, the master craftsman enjoys the treatment of an official of the sixth rank in vain, and the master craftsman enjoys the treatment of an official of the seventh rank in vain. From now on, the level of craftsman above will be equal to that of a student, and you will not kneel when you see an official!"