Chapter 60 Customers

It can be said that the Song Dynasty was more open to the treatment of personal dependence than the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zhu Qizhen's current actions are more about setting things right. Return things to the original historical trajectory.

The Song Dynasty probably had such a few for customers.

First of all, the client is also a member of the imperial court, and he is a complete individual in law, and the main family cannot dispose of it at will. Disputes of the main customer should be reported to the official for disposal.

Secondly, the customer is not fixed, when the customer has an industry, you can turn into the main household.

Third, the relationship between the customer and the main household must be contracted.

And the death deed that Zhu Qizhen just said. The difference between a dead deed and a living deed is that a living deed can be redeemed. And the current account is also limited.

Specifically, it is okay for two people to sign a contract to serve someone for fifty years in one go.

But if you want to buy it for a lifetime, you can't.

Of course, in today's social reality, there will definitely be many people who take advantage of loopholes. But there is no way.

Fourth. It is the owner who is responsible for the customer.

In the event of a natural or man-made disaster, the main household has the responsibility to help the customer.

Fifth, the customer is not a serf, and some customers who sell with the field are not allowed.

If yes, etc.

It can be said that the Song Dynasty was already very comprehensive at that time.

Wang Shu hadn't thought about this question before, but when he was asked by Zhu Qizhen, he could only take out all the customer systems of the Song Dynasty to deal with Zhu Qizhen's questions.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Although this is good, it may not be good. After all, this dynasty is different from the previous one. ”

Zhu Qizhen has been studying this issue in his heart for many years, and the system of the Song Dynasty has been studied for I don't know how many times. The system of the Song Dynasty also had its own limitations.

Because the customers of the Song Dynasty were more concerned about agricultural production. And industrial development is not taken into account.

The number of people who specialize in working in Jiangsu has been more than 100,000 or more. After all, Zhu Qizhen cares about those large-scale factories.

As for the small-scale production of three or five people and a small yard, Zhu Qizhen can't manage it at all, and there is no way to talk about it.

After all, even with the official law implemented by the Ming Dynasty, the administrative capacity has increased greatly. But it can't be compared with later generations, if these small workshops are managed, the manpower and material resources required will be too great.

As soon as Xu Chunshen died, the riot in the Xu family factory was the direct cause of the Jiangnan Rebellion.

This made Zhu Qizhen feel that it was time for this matter not to be solved.

Wang Shu said: "The minister is ignorant, please give your majesty advice." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Now there are factories in all prefectures and counties, with more than 100 people and thousands of people

Most of these workers are landless people and customers, but how to manage them? ”

"This is a problem to be considered by this dynasty, but it is far from enough to use the system of the previous dynasty. Could it be that Wang Qing still wants to see the Jiangnan Rebellion again? ”

Wang Shu immediately said: "The minister understands. The minister will definitely do his best to solve this problem. ”

Zhu Qizhen heard Wang Shu say this, and he didn't say much, he always wanted Wang Shu's solution to come out, and Zhu Qizhen would make an evaluation. He immediately thought of a little and said, "This time the cotton cloth tax is as much as three million taels, which is beyond my expectations. It seems that in the future, all the wealth in the world will come from the factory. ”

This is what Zhu Qizhen has always hoped for. But now it is slowly becoming a fact.

Wang Shu said: "It is Your Majesty who is wise. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I don't mean that, what I mean is that the wealth of the imperial court comes from the factory, and the factory people can't help but control it, but they can't waste food because of choking." If you break the court's plan, you have to take care of it. ”

Wang Shu said: "The minister understands. ”

As a result, the difficulty faced by Wang Shu was greatly increased. But Wang Shu also had to admit that if such a thing as the Jiangnan Rebellion occurred, such a large number of people would be outside the control of the imperial court. is a huge hidden danger.

It's just that things aren't easy.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen knew that it was not easy to do, otherwise he would not have dealt with this matter after the reform of the official law. Because if the Daming region has not completed the transformation of the official law at all, there is no way to manage it.

If you want to come, there will be a servant to take care of it, and you will be sent away by three melons and two dates.

It's not that today's low-level officials in the Ming Dynasty are not greedy for money. It's just that there has to be a little bit of a limit.

Zhu Qizhen said: "You have made a contribution to the implementation of commercial taxes this time, some things are in the folds, it is not easy to say, you can talk about it now, what are the difficulties?" ”

Wang Shu pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, although Jiangnan is a place where the world's wealth gathers, if the commercial tax is fully implemented, several bulk goods such as cotton cloth and silk will probably be collected from Jiangnan about 10 million taels a year, and the minister thinks that it is too difficult for the people of Jiangnan." ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly when he heard this.

Wang Shu said: "Your Majesty, Jiangnan was originally the place where the heavy endowment was, and the field tax contributed by the four prefectures in Jiangnan to the imperial court was comparable to that of a province, and the reason why the people of Jiangnan were able to support such a tax burden was because of business. Now that the commercial tax has been imposed, the minister thinks that it should be reduced. ”

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he pondered for a moment. said: "This matter is too big, let's see." ”

Zhu Qizhen agreed in principle to reduce the Jiangnan Tianfu, after all, the Jiangnan Heavy Fu is a confused account that has been passed down from generation to generation. It's been a long time since I figured out the name.,It's just that it's been handed over like this before.,And then it's still handed over like this.。

The reason why the imperial courts of all dynasties recognized it, including the Qing court later, is because it is a large amount. The four prefectures together paid to the imperial court

The tax paid was more than 10 million stones. You must know that in the original history, the Ming Dynasty paid taxes around 23 million stone all year round. That is, the four prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River support half of the world's wealth.

Under such circumstances, how can Jiangnan's heavy endowment be easily reduced, and the imperial court will not maintain it.

It's just that now it's different.

Zhu Qi Town's territory was expanded, the guard house was abolished, and a lot of land was incorporated into the household system, so that Guangtian was endowed with nearly 50 million stones, and the weight of Jiangnan was greatly reduced.

In addition to the salt tax, customs duties, and now the monopoly system of bulk goods. The taxes levied made the financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty several times higher, so that it was. Jiangnan re-endowment is no longer too important.

But even so, it was a large amount of two or three million taels of silver.

And it's not a lump sum, it's about going to be exempt in the future.

Such a big event, Zhu Qizhen had to think about it.

It's not just about the financial issues, because as long as the monopoly system for bulk goods is established, it can be implemented. With the financial income of the Ming Dynasty, it is possible to offset the heavy endowment to the south of the Yangtze River.

There are other issues to consider as well.

The same grace, sometimes it can make people grateful to Dade, and sometimes it can make people secretly scold him as a big fool.

Qiu Jun saw that Zhu Qizhen didn't want to answer, and was worried that Wang Shu would contradict him, so he immediately smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is the best in the world, and the prince came before us, why don't you let the prince explain a thing or two for us?" ”

The relationship between Qiu Jun and Wang Shu has never been wrong. This statement relieved Wang Shu from the siege, and immediately freed himself from the previous serious duet atmosphere.

The prince also said: "Father, the child has also been to Jiangnan, but I don't know how Jiangnan has changed now?" The child asks for his life and acts as a guide for his father. ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at the people around him, he sighed lightly in his heart, he knew that in fact, the people around him were a little afraid of him. Once his mood is a little bad, it makes them extremely nervous, but there is nothing they can do.

The meaning of Qiu Jun and the prince, Zhu Qizhen naturally knows. He also followed their meaning and said, "I won't talk about seeing the scenery when I come here." But if you have the heart, the prince, you can tell me what is beautiful about the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

The prince said: "Erchen's scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is the first choice for West Lake. The white causeway and the Su causeway are the best in the world. When my father came to Jiangnan, I couldn't help but see it. ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled: "Okay, I'll go to Hangzhou this time." He suddenly felt a little sad, as if he remembered something, and said, "Mr. Yu's tomb is in West Lake." ”

The prince secretly blamed himself for saying the wrong thing for a while. Yu Qian's special position in Zhu Qizhen's heart is not something that others can replace, not only Yu Qian's conduct, but also Yu Qian's help at the beginning of Zhu Qizhen, and in the history of this era, Yu Qian is the most dazzling one.

It is also Zhu Qizhen's initial understanding of this era. It is the coordinates of this era in Zhu Qizhen's heart.

This kind of feeling is extremely complicated.