In the last few months of Zhu Cihong's first year on the throne, the atmosphere in the Showa Hall was quite tense and depressing. Except for www.biquge.info a few times when the queen came here, Zhu Cihong seemed silent when he sat alone, revealing a tense atmosphere.

Now, half a month has passed since the sound of firecrackers in the New Year, and the empire has quickly become extraordinarily different.

The first thing that changed was Zhu Cihong's mood.

When Wang Zhuoru took the lead in paying taxes and confessed all the things about the Tianjin Rebellion, Zhu Cihong smiled. Although both Gao Eryan and Liang Qingbiao still held on to their mouths, there is no doubt that there is no longer any obstacle to tax reform in Gyeonggi.

After this swift counterinsurgency, the Empire was confident that it would deal with any more crises. Especially after Zhu Cihong issued the No. 2 order, all localities have actually begun to gradually accept this decree.

Before and after, the demonstration of Wanping Daxing County, the internship of the school scholars' offices, the increase in the number of township examinations and the most critical link of the treasure money tax payment, a complete set of combination punches, the original stubborn disease that had suppressed the empire for nearly three hundred years began to smoke and smoke.

That's a sign that the stubborn disease is gone.

It's like a fire dyed in a lesion, and all the necrotic tissues are removed and incinerated, so that they don't let it disturb the healthy body.

Today is Zhu Cihong's second thought on the throne. January 13, 277 of the Ming Dynasty.

On this day, the long-lost crisp sound of abacus sounded in the Showa Hall.

In the past, no one would have dared to make such a noise, for fear of disturbing His Majesty the Emperor.

However, with the arrival of Fu Shuxun, the Minister of Finance and Household Affairs of the Cabinet, the situation has become a little different.

Although the household department has checked it again and again. But obviously, after Xie Hongyun, the attendant on duty, saw that number, he still stubbornly asked the Zhongshu people to review it again.

Fu Shuxun agreed with a smile, and Zhu Cihong threw out an expectant expression and readily agreed.

The sound of abacus in the side hall of the Showa Hall is very dense, but it is very cheerful in the eyes of everyone. It was like listening to the silver dollars clattering and clanging in the cash box.

When Zhu Cihong finished reading the thirteenth chapter, Fu Shuxun returned to the main hall from the side hall. Fu Shuxun, who was full of smiles, came to the main hall with Xie Hong, who was full of shock and joy, and saluted Zhu Cihong.

Xie Hongyun slowly took a deep breath, and then said to Zhu Cihong: "Holy Lord, check carefully." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded slowly. He understands Xie Hongyun better, and the time when this monarch was active was the era of deception and concealment in the court. Don't make too many false reports about military merits and government affairs.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, there are only a dozen people serving on Zhu Cihong's side, and testing the problem in a material as thick as a big dictionary is tantamount to ascending to the Nine Heavens. However, Xie Hongyun also has a unique ability.

This is also a trick that Zhu Cihong inadvertently passed on before.

It is of course extremely difficult to determine where a book is wrong.

But if you want to tell if there is a problem with an account book, it is much simpler.

All in all, the frequency of each word count in a normal ledger is always relatively uniform. From one to nine, the distribution of the numbers will never vary greatly, no matter how much or less they are.

But if there are a few numbers in the account book that appear very much, and a few numbers that appear very little. Basically, there is something wrong with this book.

Xie Hongyun filtered the numbers in his head one by one, and finally slowly spit out a line of numbers: "As of seven days ago, the tax source field registered in Beizhili has increased from a total of 49256836 acres of land to a total of 97541367 acres today, according to the increase, this is still on the rise!" Among them, it was delayed a little because of the Chinese New Year. According to expectations, by next year, I am afraid it will rise! According to the calculation of the tax amount of Beizhili, a total of 598622 of taxes need to be paid. But at present, just last autumn tax for the gentry to pay back the Tian Fu, a total of 3.5 million new treasure bills were actually received. According to the exchange rate given by the Central Bank of the Reich, the grain was converted into one hundred and seventy-six thousand four hundred and fifty-three stones. According to the calculation of silver taels, this is at least three million taels of silver in new taxes! This is not counting the 390,000 Ishida Fu that Beizhili had already paid last year. ”

This means that the entire Beizhili region has paid a total of four times as much as last year.

Although the Beizhili area has Zhu Cihong's best efforts to promote, the effect is outstanding. But in any case, a fourfold increase is enough to stuff the empty treasury into a tonic.

Three million taels, there is obviously a gap of two million taels from the previous demand submitted by the Privy Council.

But as long as you look at Fu Shuxun's expression, you can know that this is no longer a matter.

"The most important thing is that the value of the treasure money has been reactivated this time." Fu Shuxun also made a new word, and said: "This point, for my Daming, I am afraid that it is more important than this million stone new tax grain!" ”

Fu Shuxun, as a scholar of the household department, is well-versed in the past and the present, especially the history of the former Song Dynasty.

At that time, the Southern Song Dynasty still struggled for decades in the face of the Mongol power that occupied almost half of the world, and resisted the attack of tens of millions of Mongol troops for decades with half of the southern part of the Yangtze River.

Just thinking about it shows how huge the military expenditure would be. Now the Ming Dynasty has a territory of thousands of miles, which is more than three times more than the territory mastered by the Southern Song Dynasty. But such a huge territory is less than half of the fiscal revenue of the peak of the Song Dynasty. This is naturally an offending thing.

Although Zhu Cihong's review later pointed out a few key words: overseas trade, commercial tax.

But for Fu Shuxun, whether it is overseas trade or commercial taxes, it needs to be cultivated and takes time. On the contrary, the mature paper money system of the Song Dynasty is thought-provoking enough.

Through the issuance of paper money, the imperial court actually had a broader source of wealth.

At the very least, fiscal pressure can also be passed on through the depreciation of over-issued currency. Of course, Fu Shuxun didn't think about this stubble. What he thought was that after the treasure money was restored and the credit could be circulated, the imperial court would be able to use the treasure money to pay for military expenses and pay the salaries of officials.

I know that the imperial court has the imperial central bank to issue exchange, there is a strong private Hengxin money bank acceptance, and there is the strongest credit: tax payment as a guarantee.

Under the triple guarantee, there is no need to worry about officials and soldiers treating treasure money as waste paper, but can gradually accept it. In fact, Fu Shuxun, who was originally suffering from the emptiness of the treasury, had a solution.

In fact, a mature economy can't always engage in precious metal currencies.

The silver dollar is good, but it cannot afford the huge needs of the national economy. In particular, the expulsion of bad money from good money will make the market like a bottomless pit, and no amount of silver dollars can make up for the consumption of silver dollars needed in economic activities.

On the contrary, the restoration of credit in paper money is obviously more conducive to the convenience of economic activities, so as to make commerce more convenient to circulate and restore the national economy.

You know, trading is very complicated these days. Buying something is not just a matter of silver, but you have to weigh it to see the fineness and cut it open with scissors. It was copper coins, and that was because of the scarcity of issuance, and the market was full of all kinds of poor quality coins. Even a large number of areas are still bartered.

As the head of the empire and the new Minister of Finance and Economy of the Cabinet, Fu Shuxun naturally understands the three flavors.

"After this spring, the financial problems that plagued us before are no longer a problem." Xie Hongyun was also embarrassed.

Zhu Cihong had been frowning for several months, and he was stubbornly unwilling to cut his military needs, which naturally made them, who were courtiers, rejoice when they saw the fruits of this victory.

……

Officials.

Huang Daozhou and Shi Kefa walked into Li Yuzhi's office in a hurry.

At this moment, Li Yuzhi was frowning and listening to his subordinates' reports. Seeing that Huang Daozhou and Shi Kefa came here together, Li Yuzhi was surprised and hurriedly greeted in unison: "Huang Xianggong and Shi Xianggong came to the ministry together, and the lower officials have lost their welcome, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

With that, Li Yuzhi sent his subordinates away and hurriedly invited someone to entertain him.

Zodiac Zhou and Shi Kefa are not people who love hypocrisy, waving their hands to signal that everything is simple.

The two entered the inner room and sat down separately. This is where Li Yuzhi rests in his private office. After Zhu Cihong registered, the six yamen were renovated to a greater or lesser extent. Office conditions in all ministries have been considerably improved. Just like Li Yuzhi here, the outside room is a place for office and guests, and the inside is actually a place for his private rest. There is a desk with a few chairs for entertaining guests.

Being able to discuss matters in the interior is obviously Li Yuzhi's attention and knows that the sound insulation here is better.

"It's a coincidence that we're here. When I heard that the Ministry of Household had reported the new acres of land in Gyeonggi, I was surprised...... Difficult to self-control. Simply, just come over and discuss with Shenbo. Huang Daozhou said frankly, but it made Li Yuzhi not know how to reply for a while.

Shi Kefa went straight to the topic: "Presumably, the officials should have received new manpower requests from various provinces, and compared to the excerpts of the promotion of the tax law in Beizhili." ”

When Li Yuzhi heard this, he couldn't help but exhale lightly: "Most of what Your Majesty did in Gyeonggi was a clever strategy. Not to mention anything else, let's just say that it is a great plan to introduce talents and raise people to practice in various yamen in the county government and the provincial capital. It's the best of both worlds. For this alone, Huguang, Nanzhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Shaanxi have all asked for implementation. Naturally, it also requires ...... The officials sent more manpower. Just now, I'm discussing this matter with the Anthology Division. ”

"In this way, the hundred officials of the imperial court are afraid to double." Huang Daozhou frowned: "The household department is willing to approve the distribution of so much silver as food and labor silver?" It is to approve the work and food silver of the talents and apprentices in various provinces, which is also at least a million taels. This ......"

In the past, even the military spending of a major war might not have been able to squeeze out such a huge figure.

"As far as I know, at the Cabinet Finance meeting, these were passed." Shi Kefa is the minister of integrity, and the matters related to the treasury will be audited, so he also got a copy, knowing these things: "Your Majesty will sign an order in the near future and announce it to the world." ”

"Three million taels worth of back taxes...... It's no wonder that the imperial court is so confident this time. Li Yuzhi said, and sighed again.

You must know that Beizhili has never been a major tax town. The rated tax grain of North Zhili is 590,000 stones, and the South Zhili is only 600,000 stones. The total tax amount of the Ming Dynasty is 26 million stones. This is the basic field endowment.

According to the scale of the expansion of Beizhili this time, when the tax is reduced this autumn, the imperial court will be able to obtain four times the previous tax grain, and the new budget can be as high as 10,000 stone just by calculating the land tax.

Although this is the most ideal situation, everyone knows that it is difficult to achieve. But as long as it is doubled, not to mention the number of officials, the number of all officials is doubled, and the salary is doubled, and the court can afford it.

"What's more, this time it's through the treasure money...... By this year, the imperial court had already planned to use treasure money to pay for the silver taels of the newly built school in Tianjin. Huang Daozhou's tone was very strange.

At present, the students in schools in various places are still relatively old, and some teachers in the upper grades are also transferred from the county schools. These people would definitely be dissatisfied if they knew that their fortune had become a treasure banknote. But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and in order to maintain the credibility of the treasure banknote, they will certainly turn the limelight and try their best to advocate the glory of paying taxes and the shame of tax evasion.

Several people looked at each other without saying a word.

"Admit it." After a long time, Shi Kefa let out a deep breath: "Before, we thought that the cancellation of the preferential exemption of the official gentry was really a mantis arm. But now that His Majesty's hand comes out, if I resist, I will wait for the mantis arm to be used as a car. ”

Huang Daozhou frowned, he stared at Shi Kefa's face, feeling a little strange.

But at this time, Li Yuzhi also said loudly: "I also think that at this moment, whether it is passive resistance or forcible appearance, it is meaningless." Official, because of Yu Lu, he has already sat on the side of the reformers of Tianfu. Officials, also because of the internship of students, the imperial power to the countryside is enough to profoundly change the distribution of local power. Such disadvantaged people are no longer with us. As for the right time and place, it is needless to say. I thought there was no point in resisting again this time. ”

Zodiac Zhou closed his eyes and did not speak.

He originally wanted to huddle together to keep warm and continue to cheer up. Unexpectedly, the teammates who fought together took the lead in choosing to give up.

"Perhaps, Huang Xianggong still doesn't know about the implementation of the test law." Shi Kefa said: "Although the General Administration of Integrity is not directly under my control, it will send a copy to me every month. In this matter, the Ministry of Officials is also involved, and Li can talk about it. ”

"I'm waiting, it's just that the doctors are the ones who do the work, and the power to make any changes has not been handed over to the officials......" Li Yuzhi said with a wry smile.

The two of them said this, but it made Huang Daozhou interested: "Aren't the two of you quite recognizing this new examination method?" ”

"Yes." The two of them bowed their heads slowly.

Li Yuzhi said again: "Let's just use the matter of Hou Baosen, the governor of Tianjin. Shengshang used the Tianjin incident as a pilot. Leaving three account books and ignoring them, the matter of counterinsurgency was finally submitted to the examination book. Tianjin has various divisions, with this but on the responsibility. As soon as the test is completed, Hou Baosen will be able to act, send troops to cooperate with the Jinwu Army, and the Jinwu Regiment has completed the counterinsurgency with the previous month, and escorted the rebel party into Beijing. Of course, that's not the point! The focus is on ......" (To be continued. )