Liu Chun's fame in the capital back then stemmed from his governance of Daning and other places, a wild land in the eyes of the world, and he was stunned to squeeze out the oil and water, so Lao Zhu regarded Liu Chun as a genius, so he stayed in the capital, founded the Royal Bank, and then promoted the reform of the law.

Zhu Di continued Liu Chun's path, did it bigger, and produced better results, counting the commercial tax, the revenue brought by the three towns to the imperial court, especially the currency part, accounted for more than a quarter!

That is to say, the monetary tax of the Ming Dynasty, plus the three towns of Liaodong, is just over 20 million, of which a large part is salt tax, and the rest is all kinds of discounts, patchwork, to get so much.

Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to leave 10 million taels of gold and silver to his descendants, which is why Lao Zhu still can't imagine too much money.

After Liu Chun's tossing, Zhu Yuanzhang has changed a lot, in a word, Emperor Hongwu opened his eyes and saw money...... But even so, the effect of the change still made Lao Zhu dumbfounded!

"The three towns of Beiping can pay so much commercial tax, what about Nanzhili and Zhejiang? These places are more affluent, and if the new system is introduced, will there be ...... More taxes? ”

Lao Zhu hesitated for a while, he couldn't imagine how much it would reach, it seemed that only Liu Chun would not have the slightest feeling for the huge numbers, completely calm, and the clouds were light.

"Your Majesty, although there are a lot of commercial taxes in the three towns of Beiping, Daning Iron and Steel Plant has contributed 800,000 guan, and together with steel-related industries, a total of 1.3 million guan has been taxed!"

Lao Zhu snorted, "I know your credit." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is not a show of merit, the minister is saying that there are no such factories in other places, in addition, there are many workshops in Beiping and Daning, as well as Shangtun and Juntun, these industries need the protection of the imperial court, so it is easy to collect taxes, if they are collected in the mainland, there will be many problems, and they may not be able to collect them in full...... However, according to the minister's estimate, if it is fully implemented, the commercial tax alone can exceed 10,000! ”

"Ten Thousand ......"

Sure enough, Lao Zhu's head was dizzy, it was really not enough.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see mountains of gold and silver, and he muttered: "With so much money, how should I use it?" ”

There is still a lot of money that will not be spent!

Liu Chun smiled dumbly, "Your Majesty, if you collect more commercial taxes, you will have to do more things, build roads, build schools, expand cities, recruit more officials, improve the tax system, and build a strong army...... There are too many places to spend money, and Your Majesty will feel that the more money you collect, the more you can spend, and there will even be a situation where you can't make ends meet! ”

Lao Zhu was so angry that he raised his eyebrows, "Stinky boy, why do I have to pay more taxes?" ”

Liu Chun was dumbfounded, "Because of two words." ”

"What?"

"Power!"

"Power?"

"Hmm!" Liu Chun said with a smile: "With the current income, it is only enough to maintain the daily expenses of the imperial court, and occasionally there is some accumulation. If there is more than 100 million annual income, the imperial court can tighten its belt and spend 10 million a year to control the Yellow River! Your Majesty, please think, if the Yellow River is well managed, how much will it bring? ”

"This ...... It's not something that can be said in terms of earnings. Lao Zhu sighed lightly, "The sage is out, the Yellow River is clear, but when will the Yellow River be clear?" ”

"Your Majesty! The turbidity of the Yellow River is not in the sky, but in the people! It's about investment, it's about governance...... If we can persevere and invest more than 10 million yuan every year, at least ten or twenty years later, we can basically put an end to the flooding of the Yellow River! ”

"What?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up in shock, "You said you can eliminate the flooding of the Yellow River?" Is this, is this true? ”

Lao Zhu's reaction was a bit beyond Liu Chun's expectations, His Majesty the Emperor was excited, his hands couldn't help waving, and his cloudy old eyes were shining with a strange brilliance.

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered his family, the tragedy of his childhood stemmed from floods, floods, locust plagues, repeated ravages, the destruction of homes, and the fact that his parents and brothers had become poor homeless.

Sometimes, Zhu Yuanzhang really believes in the existence of a mandate of heaven, because without God's protection, he doesn't know how he survived!

That memory was so painful, so bitter that even after decades of being an emperor, I still can't forget it.

Later, there was a capable minister in the Yuan court, called Totok!

Frankly speaking, he is a person who is really willing to do things, and he can also do things, and the history of the end of the Yuan Dynasty is like a hard-working worker bee, burning a lot of blood, and is trying his best to extend the life of the Yuan Dynasty.

He did too many things, and ironically, he ruined the Great Yuan Dynasty because he did the right thing.

There is nothing to say about doing wrong things and misleading the country.

If you do the right thing, you will also lose your country, which is emotionally difficult for people to accept, and it is actually not new.

In the distance, Qin Shi Huang overdrafted the people's strength, and near there was Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty who built the Grand Canal and died in the country.

The Yuan Dynasty was defeated by the governance of the Yellow River.

A large number of people were requisitioned, endless labor, and brutal oppression, beyond the scope of the people's bearing, and finally hundreds of thousands of red turban troops rose up, and the Yuan Dynasty collapsed in an instant.

Zhu Yuanzhang experienced that time, which can be said to be unforgettable.

Lao Zhu's strategy for governing the country can be seen everywhere, absorbing traces of the lessons of the previous dynasty.

He was sympathetic to the people, did not allow officials to oppress the people, abolished the prime minister, set up a brocade guard, and opened up a wide range of opinions...... These are all to avoid going down the old path of the Yuan Dynasty.

Did Zhu Yuanzhang do it right?

Right!

Absolutely!

However, someone prescribed another prescription for Lao Zhu.

In fact, you don't have to work so hard, as long as you reorganize the fiscal and taxation system and enrich the treasury, just imagine, when you had 10 million taels of silver in your hands, it was not to forcibly recruit people, but to spend money to hire labor.

Persevering, maybe the Yuan Dynasty will not only not perish, but will become stronger and more prosperous.

"Your Majesty, in fact, this is also the reason why the minister insists on changing the law...... The change of law is not simply to increase the amount of income, and money is not something that the imperial court wants to pursue. By clearing the acres of land, by apportioning the acres into the acres, by canceling the preferential exemptions, and increasing the commercial tax, what must be completed is the mobilization of all the people! Let the power of the imperial court penetrate deep into every common people, like a fishing net, encompassing everyone. The power of the imperial court will be greatly enhanced. On the issue of finance and taxation, the unified collection by the yamen at all levels is equivalent to concentrating forces in one place. The minister thinks otherwise, so how to deal with it, in a word, grasp the big and let go of the small! Concentrate your efforts, solve some major things, and deal with these things well, and other small things will be solved. ”

"For example, now the implementation of the law, urgently need talents, if the imperial court can come up with 10 million a year, to go everywhere to study, the minister estimates, ten years later, my Ming literacy rate will exceed thirty percent, the people read and write, the court has talents, the people also have a group of smart and capable people, the people's life is good, there is a way to progress, the natural heart to the court, the world will be as stable as a rock."

"Also, some of the border problems that plague the imperial court, the minister does not say that it can be solved by investing money, but some places are indeed because of insufficient investment, if the imperial court can still take out 10 million taels to carry out key strikes against the surrounding barbarians, it is bound to be able to play the military prestige of the Ming Dynasty and fight for decades of peace."

……

Liu Chun 10 million, 10 million, calculated for Zhu Yuanzhang, the more he counted Lao Zhu's face became more entangled, and finally he suddenly slapped the table and roared: "Don't say it!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was like a lion, rushing to Liu Chun irritably, grabbing his shoulder and shaking it vigorously.

Liu Chun knew for the first time that the old man had so much strength!

"Your Majesty spares your life!"

"Bunny!" Lao Zhu scolded, "Liu Chun, you little rabbit cub, why didn't you give birth decades early?" ”

How can Liu Chun answer this question!

"Then I'm going to ask my parents!"

"Humph!"

Lao Zhu stomped his feet heavily and sighed helplessly.

"My beard and hair are all white, and I am drooping and old, only to suddenly realize that I have wasted all these decades! You, you kid is so ruthless! You, if you were born thirty years early and follow me to fight the world together, my Ming Dynasty will inevitably become even more prosperous! ”

Lao Zhu was full of remorse, raised his head and sighed, and regretted it.

Liu Chun didn't think so, if I had traveled through decades earlier, I wouldn't know who would have the final say! Would you like to be your courtier?

Mean and unkind, moody, the master hates you very much, you know?

Lao Zhu suddenly turned around and grabbed Liu Chun again, "With so many things, I'm afraid I can't do it, right?" ”

"Your Majesty is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and his body is strong, and he will be able to live a long life...... Liu Chun still wanted to go on, and suddenly found that wishing the emperor a long life and a hundred years old seemed to be scolding!

What should be said?

Longevity without borders!

Lao Zhu said disdainfully: "Don't be a sycophant, people have lived for seventy years, and I won't be as confused as King Luhuang!" ”

The so-called King Lu Huang is Lao Zhu's King Lu who pursued immortality and died by taking pills, Lao Zhu was angry and gave his son a nickname, called "Waste", and there was no one who was so ruthless.

"I'm old, I'm really old!" Lao Zhu glared at Liu Chun viciously and scolded: "In the first few years, why didn't you tell me? ”

Liu Chun is really speechless, when I dare to enter Beijing, I will tell you this, will you listen? Besides, the conditions were not ripe at that time!

"Your Majesty, the minister also figured out the key through the trip to Changsha and the summing up of experience, the minister, the minister is not a genius. Everything is clear. ”

Lao Zhu took a deep breath and snorted angrily: "What's the use of saying this!" I'm graying and shaky now, and my days are numbered, but you're telling me that there's still so much to do...... I, I ......" Lao Zhu hesitated for a long time, and suddenly thought of a way!

"Liu Chun, I have something for you, in the eighth year of Hongwu, I wrote and approved a "Ancestral Training", I intend to use it as an ancestral system that is not easy for future generations, and in recent years, I have a lot of opinions, plus the ...... you just mentioned I plan to rebuild the ancestral teachings of the Emperor and Ming, and write these things into the ancestral teachings, all the descendants of the Zhu family must abide by the ancestral teachings, even if I die, there is no need to worry! ”

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