Yan Hong saw that Huang Jin was angry, and he was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Mr. Huang doesn't need to be in a hurry. The grandchildren's descendants always have to eat, so they have to draw money from somewhere. The boy knew that the rice given to the clan in front of him was set aside from the farmland tax collected by the local government, and because of the large number of people in the clan, some provinces even made the land rent collected by the whole province not enough for the full amount of the rice. May I ask Mr. Huang, if it comes out of the commercial tax, it is a poisonous businessman, so now, is it not a poisonous peasant, does it also make the people's livelihood miserable and damage the prestige of the country? So, is it only by letting all the clan relatives go to their own farming that the people will not be miserable? ”

Yan Hong's kick was equivalent to kicking the ball to Huang Jin's face, which made the loyal old eunuch speechless. In fact, according to Huang Jin's idea, if all the clan relatives are forced to farm by themselves, it can be a good way to solve the financial problems of the national dynasty. But in front of Emperor Jiajing, how can such words be spoken?

Yan Hong saw that Huang Jin didn't squeak, and said: "Since there must be somewhere to pay to support the clan, then it should naturally be seen, those people have a good life and have more spare money, where will they come from, the so-called Heavenly Dao is more than enough to make up for the shortage." As far as the boy knows, farmers everywhere nowadays, on the day of hoeing, sweat drops into the soil, life is quite difficult, and the annual output is limited. Relatively speaking, some wealthy merchants are sitting on heavy profits, so what's wrong with thinking of taking some of the profits from these merchants as a supplement to the clan? ”

Emperor Jiajing listened quite reasonably, and said: "Boy, you tell me that the current thirty taxes of commercial tax often cannot be collected, what can you do?" ”

Yan Hong said: "Go back to the old immortals." At present, the main reason why the 30 commercial tax cannot be collected is that the wealthy businessmen in various localities collude with the civil officials. Taking advantage of the court's practice of entertaining scholars and doctors, tax evasion and tax avoidance. However, scholars are the face of the four people, and they like to talk about justice over profit at every turn, but how can they be so oily about the country's finances? In this way, the big businessmen have colluded with the civil officials and cannot collect it, so the commercial tax can only be collected by those small traders, and these small traders work hard. It's just to earn a bite to eat, and the one who collects them is the grasshopper leg oil squeezed, and they can't make much money. And they couldn't do it. Therefore, in the boy's opinion, the collection of commercial taxes in various places should be strengthened in the future, especially those wealthy businessmen on the rich side, how can they take advantage of the dynasty again? As for the clans in various places. Often in the local area for a long time. Of course, it is not possible to let them collect the commercial tax directly. However, they can assist the magistrates to collect the commercial taxes, and some of the collected commercial taxes can be used to make up for the current shortage of clan relatives. If you can collect money, it will make it up to you. If you are polite and only accept the treasure money, then I'm sorry, or you can only give the treasure money. As long as the clansmen knew. This is for their own rights, then the collection of local commercial taxes. Presumably, it could also be a little smoother. ”

Yan Hong's move is vulgar, but it actually has long-term significance. He has been on two trips since the south of the Yangtze River, and has had a lot of contacts with Xuanda and local merchants in Shandong, and gradually figured out that the economic potential of the Ming Dynasty is actually quite large, and as an economic entity, it is also leveraged, and the reason why the national finances are always stretched is that a large part of the process is perfunctory on taxation. Some big businessmen can avoid taxes as long as they attach their business to the names of civil servants and doctors. In this way, the Ming Dynasty had a prosperous business, but there were very few commercial taxes, and the main source of these small commercial taxes was small and medium-sized merchants. This creates inequality in the commercial sphere, with the lack of money for the state on the one hand, and the fat flow of oil for the big businessmen on the other. The eventual collapse of the Ming Dynasty may also be due to this unreasonable tax status quo. Therefore, Yan Hong had an idea in his heart, to try to collect the commercial tax according to the thinking of normal people.

However, at present, those who evade commercial taxes are often either hanging signboards of civil officials and doctors, or using the name of clan relatives and magnates, with Yan Hong's current strength and status, it is very difficult to move any of them. Therefore, Yan Hong came up with such a fold, first taking advantage of Emperor Jiajing's desire to seek benefits for the clan, to see if he could normalize commercial taxes in some provinces and regions, and then let the power of the central government gradually insert it.

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he really groaned. After a while, he raised his head and said, "It's not impossible to say this. However, how can the rectification of commercial taxes be achieved overnight? Although the old man has never been a businessman, he also knows that he does not know how much work it will take to arrest this commercial tax. ”

Yan Hong said: "The old immortal sees it. The rectification of the commercial taxes in the provinces that the kid just said is indeed a time-consuming and laborious effort, and it must be done properly by talented and capable ministers. Leave it alone. However, there is another commercial tax, which is relatively easy to control. That is the tax after the opening of the sea. ”

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up: "You say." ”

Yan Hong said: "The tax of this opening of the sea is only collected in a few open ports, and the entry and exit inspections are concentrated, relatively speaking, it is not easy to escape." As long as the opening of the sea is done, this commercial tax can be received ready-made. Western countries have plundered countless amounts of gold and silver from overseas, and China's abundant products are the envy of them. If there is no exchange with each other, why worry about having no money to collect? With the money, it is not necessary to take part of it and use it to make up for it. ”

But I heard Huang Jin say coldly: "This statement of opening the sea, Yan Gongzi talked about it from two years ago to now, but it is still a castle in the air. But I don't know how many silver taels will there be at that time? ”

Yan Hong said: "It has indeed been two years since I first told the old gods about the opening of the sea, and I have not been idle in the past two years. Moreover, although the opening of the sea has not yet been officially carried out, Wang Zhi has already sent more than one million silver, isn't this the first income for the country? In the end, how many silver taels will be available at that time, the kid is only a shallow learner, and he really can't say. But for the Celestial Empire, it will definitely be beneficial. ”

When Jiajing heard this, he thought of the silver sent by Wang Zhi, and couldn't help but smile. It's just that although more than one million silver is a lot, once it is spent, it is still not enough. Therefore, Jiajing nodded and said, "Boy, you said it well. I was counting on opening the sea to trade and earning some silver taels for the dynasty. Regardless of this, it is necessary to save the urgency of the clan. If you have any other ideas, tell the old man. ”

Yan Hong said again: "The second method of the kid is to distribute the same rice as a whole. Balance the high and low wealth of the lower clan. The old immortals, the descendants of the great grandfather, have relatives near and far, and those who are close to Lu Mi are more, and those who are far away are given less Lu Mi, which is a common thing. However, now in the eyes of the boy, the prince and the prince of the county are not only Lu Miduo. There is also power borrowed from each other, and the life is well-off, while the lieutenants have few lummi. They have no one to help them, and they even live in poverty. If this continues, the disparity between the rich and the poor may not be conducive to the harmony of the grandparents and grandchildren. ”

Emperor Jiajing said: "How do you balance? ”

Yan Hong said: "The kid thought about it." One of them is the current clan Lumi. The total amount issued by the imperial court is insufficient, often half a meter and half a banknote. Can you consider that when sending Lu rice, priority is given to ensuring that there are originally fewer clans in Xia Lu rice. For example, if Fengguo Lieutenant Lu Mi 200 quintals, the base number itself is small, and then it needs to be deducted, and the rest is afraid that it is not enough to make ends meet, so can it be changed to 9 meters and one banknote. That is, 180 quintals of rice. The auxiliary lieutenant was originally three hundred quintals, but it was changed to eight meters and two bills. That is, two hundred and forty quintals. And the county king Lumi is 2,000 quintals, which can be changed to 3 meters and 7 banknotes, and the actual hair is 600 quintals. In this way, under the condition that the imperial court always distributes Lu rice, the low-class clan relatives will have a better life. ”

Huang Jin is not very proficient in economics in his mind, but after all, he has been a eunuch for decades, and he is quite sensitive to court affairs. Hearing Yan Hong say this, his eyes rolled twice, and he immediately sneered: "Yan Xiaoxianggong, according to your algorithm, the more noble the status, the less you will be haired, and the prince is only afraid that he will be issued two meters and eight bills." Long live Lord's own flesh and blood, you are so powerful, but you are so kind to the distant clan over there, what is the meaning of your collusion with the distant sect? ”

Huang Jin's accusation was quite powerful, and Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but glance at Yan Hong suspiciously when he heard that Yan Hong wanted to detain his son so harshly. Fortunately, Yan Hong was also prepared for this, and immediately said: "Old immortal, if the country's financial resources are sufficient, and the household department gives face, then all the Lu rice of the clan will be sent down, which is naturally the best." Isn't it here to discuss, when there is not enough rice, how should it be sent? There are only two ways to do this, one is to do the high-level title first, and the low-level title is indebted. The high-ranking titles are often the eldest sons of the sons-in-law, and the relationship with the present Banzai is also close, and more Lu rice is also glorious, as for the low-level and remote, it is just starvation and cold. The other is what the kid said, for high-level titles, more discounts, and for low-level titles, more relief. It's just that the prince and the prince of the county originally had more rice, and even if the discount was more, he still had more left than the lieutenants. For example, if the prince is 10,000 quintals, even if it is two meters and eight banknotes, there are still 2,000 quintals, which is equivalent to the annual rice of the county king. I am decreasing step by step, just changing the proportion of deductions, the princes and county kings who were originally close to the status still have more Lu rice in their hands than the lieutenants, so as to ensure that the dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren of the great grandfather, although they can't everyone have fine clothes and food, they can also have no worries about food and clothing. Besides, if the Long Live Lord has a lot of money in his hand, he can also reward him specially, and whoever he thinks is close to will be rewarded more, isn't this more flexible than grabbing his eyebrows and mustaches? ”

Emperor Jiajing listened reasonably, and said, "You continue to speak." ”

Yan Hong said: "Yes." The kid also has a way to reduce the disparity between the rich and the poor between the clans, that is, the Lu rice of the clan, and ask the Zongren Mansion to arrange officials and send it directly to the hands of each clan, rather than through the royal palace. This facilitates unified management, eliminates fraud, and ensures that each clan takes as much as it wants. ”

At this point, Yan Hong chatted with the lieutenants and found that the original Lu Mi was first sent to the palace and then issued by the palace, which often caused the palace to take advantage of the situation to keep more Lu Mi first, but deduct low-level clan relatives. The implementation of unified distribution in this way can also reduce the tragedy of big fish eating small fish.

Huang Jin raised his eyebrows: "Originally, Lu Mi was sent to the palace and then issued, but now Yan Xiaoxiang is going to be issued by the Zongren Mansion, so don't you set up another agency official." But I don't know who will bear this extra cost? ”

Yan Hong said with a smile: "From what the kid can see, sending more than 10,000 people of Lu rice every year is not such a heavy business. If the existing officials of the Zongren Mansion are not enough, then the low-level clans will be recruited to assist in the management in turn. The kid thinks about it, this Lu Mifa is a major event of the Daming clan, and the clans take turns to participate, and they must all be willing. Today, in order to govern the world, Banzai has worked hard for decades, and it is not too much to let the clan participate in this small matter. ”

Jiajing praised: "Good boy, there is really a way." ”

Yan Hong said: "In addition, the kid has a foolish opinion. At the beginning, the great grandfather decided that the clan would not communicate with the four people and enjoy wealth and prosperity, which was a good heart to cherish his children and grandchildren. However, Taizu's dragon son and phoenix grandson. There are many talents, good talents and beautiful jade, just enjoy wealth. It's a pity that you can't display your talents and carve them into tools. And indulging in happiness is not a long-term solution. I want the Han Dynasty to pass on the country for 400 years, and there are tens of thousands of relatives, among which there are quite poor, but among them there is a prosperous Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu. There is another Liu Bei who has three kingdoms. ”

In fact, at the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's founding of the country, he was bent on relying on the people of the Zhu family to firmly control the whole world, especially the princes. It is in control of the local military power, political power, and separatist side. It was only later that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, launched the Jingnan War to seize his nephew's country, and Zhu Gaoxu, the son of the king of Yan, also rebelled, so that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty gradually deprived the power of the clan step by step, and became a rich man who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. And for the majority of the clans that are not the eldest sons. These rights to eat, drink and have fun were gradually deprived with the downgrading of titles step by step, and finally degenerated into a noble called Hanako, who had little money and no ability to make a living, was simply forced to sink step by step by the system.

Jiajing said: "Then what do you have to cheer up the clan?" ”

Yan Hong said: "The kid thinks, for the majority of clan relatives, especially below the lieutenant. Specialized academies can be set up and famous teachers can be hired. Urge them to learn the knowledge of the sages, practice the methods of agriculture and commerce, cultivate benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, and even take them out to see the various situations in the market and experience the hardships of the border court. In this way, in addition to having hundreds of loads of rice to raise, these clans can also have the opportunity to exercise their talents, even if they can't be the pillars of the court in the future, they can also cultivate excellent scholars, merchants, and gentry for the Ming Dynasty. And these tens of thousands of clan relatives are in the people, and the long-lived country will sit more stable. ”

Jiajing said: "This plan is very good, boy, if you are asked to be in charge of this matter, it may be done?" ”

Yan Hong shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Old immortal, the kid eats, drinks and has fun, this talent in civil and military affairs really doesn't know anything." If you want to say that you can do business, you can do a few hands, but our Ming clan can't all be businessmen. This school is only an idea of the lower officials, and it still needs a lot of planning to implement it. If the kid wants to come, if you want to do it, you have to think carefully, step by step to achieve practical results, if you are in a hurry, you can build a shelf but it doesn't work, then it will cost money and food, it is better not to do it. ”

Jiajing nodded and said, "What you said is very true. Boy, it seems that your trip to Xuanda did not go in vain. Originally, the governor of Xuanda died in battle, and this matter collapsed the power of the dynasty, so you have to rectify it well to get out of the old man's heart. However, this Xuanda Governor Yang Shun was originally just the uncle of your Yan family, and the old man didn't care about you. In addition, you repelled the Tartars in Xuanda, and you found out the situation of the clan relatives thoroughly, this time the old man will reward you a little, lest you say that the old man bullies your children. The first thing to do when you turn back is to get the sea open to the sea. As long as the sea is opened, and there is silver to send to the imperial court, this is your first-class contribution to the dynasty. ”

Yan Hong heard Jiajing say this, and estimated that tonight's meeting would pass the test safely. He knelt down tightly and said: "The kid has no knowledge, he can contribute to the court and help the old man do things, that is an honor." Meritorious service is not meritorious, but he does not dare to boast. The boy turned around and carefully discussed the matter of opening the sea. It's just that since this matter is the first priority of the dynasty, then it also needs to select capable ministers to serve. ”

Emperor Jiajing nodded and said, "It's not arrogant, it's rare, it's rare." That's all for now, the old man is tired. With that, he got up first and went downstairs, and Huang Jin hurriedly followed. When he went downstairs, Huang Jin glanced back at Lu Bing and Yan Hong, and saw that although these two people were solemn, it was difficult to hide a trace of self-satisfaction between their eyebrows. Huang Jin thought of Emperor Jiajing's upside-down words, and felt more and more that it was this old and young traitor who bewitched the Lord into the evil way. Today, in front of Banzai, he actually said the nonsense of "it doesn't matter if you are an official and corrupt", looking at the appearance of Banzai, it seems that there is no great disgust with this? And taking the more than one million gold and silver offered by Wang Zhi as the result of opening the sea, this algorithm also made Huang's husband extremely uncomfortable. According to this algorithm, could it be that a corrupt official can be innocent as long as he gives away his greedy money? Black and white are reversed, right and wrong are confused, this Lu Bing and Yan Hong really want to mess up the Ming Dynasty into a miasma!

Thinking of this, Huang Jin was furious and secretly gritted his teeth with a rattle. Now in the imperial court, a group of loyal ministers such as Zheng Xiao and Fang Yu have successively become officials, and Wu Shan's power has gradually declined, and Xu Jie, who has the second strength of the imperial court, although he has incorporated Zhou Yan, seems tepid, and even after Wu Shilai launched the first wave of attacks, Xu Jie's troops actually stood still, and sat back and watched Wu Shilai be cleaned up by the Yan Party. And this time, although Huang Jin was quite happy about the death of Yan Song's henchman Yang Shun, Yang Shun's previous illegal deeds in Xuanda were not exposed, and it seemed that he wanted to give Yan Hong greater glory for this, which made him especially uncomfortable.

Hundreds of officials are forbidden, so who else will sweep away the evil for the court? Fortunately, Huang Jin thought that he had already laid down his back hand, so he secretly hated and muttered a word, and followed Emperor Jiajing back to the palace. (To be continued......)