roccoschili First Minister Section 470
First Minister Section 470
Li Zhen frowned and said, "Master Zhang, isn't this an excuse for them?"
"No!" Zhang Ximeng said sternly: "What we need to do is to make up for the shortcomings as soon as possible, establish our own business order, manage what should be managed, and release the benefits that should be released. This is why I ask you to come forward." The meaning. His Majesty should have made a lot of investment in the past few years, right? He can’t be the only one to enjoy such a good thing, can he? Can it be promoted to the whole country, and everyone can share the profit together? "
Hearing this, Li Zhen's old face was slightly embarrassed, "That Zhang Xiang... is not the only one who makes money, our Zongzheng Temple is also much richer than before. We are also involved in shipyards, foreign trade, commercial firms, and motorcades... Also, not bad."
Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly, "You always get rich casually. I mean to expand your business and attract more people. Zongzheng Temple is the leader, leading the world. By then, Zongzheng Temple will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhongshu's sect!" "
"Yeah! That's great. When I was the prime minister of a country, my ancestral grave was full of smoke!" Li Zhen laughed out loud, halfway through the joke, then suddenly stopped, turned her head hastily, and stared at Zhang Ximeng, the old man gritted his teeth!
"Okay, Zhang Xiang is really good, I'm convinced! I'll listen to you!"
Zhang Ximeng was smiling all over his face, he had finally won the most crucial force, and he was much more sure of persuading Lao Zhu!
In the next day, it was the imperial meeting again, representing the opinions of all parties, and gathered in Fengtian Hall again.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was serious, serious, and he sat there majestic and majestic, and he really had the courage to dominate the world.
It's just that no matter how powerful Lao Zhu is, no matter how powerful he is, he still needs a way to use it, and he must not abuse it.To put it bluntly, whoever is the truth, who can conquer Lao Zhu, is the real king.
Zhang Ximeng spoke first, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I have already said a few days ago that the fundamental purpose of these people is to make money. Their crimes are too great to be recorded. But it would be unfair to punish them as treason. Timur and everyone in the merit camp have already entered Yingtian, His Majesty can verify what I said by asking him now."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, "Okay, bring them up."
Soon, Timur, Tieguo and others entered the hall one after another.
A smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, "Give Yexian Timur a place, he is innocent."
Just this one sentence made Yexian Timur tremble all over and burst into tears of gratitude. Although Daming would also arrest people, Daming still has justice and the law of the king.
This is the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty!
First of all, Timur is more determined and calm than before.
After thanking you, I really sat aside.
Zhu Yuanzhang set his sights on the iron pot again.
"We won't give you the seat, and you don't need to kneel. Let me ask you now, someone wants to rescue you and become the emperor again. What do you think?"
The iron pot paused, and said in a low voice: "Grass, the grass people have absolutely no intention of rebelling against them, let alone collude with those people. How can the Great Yuan Dynasty be restored after it has been subjugated for a long time? Isn't this a daydream?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xian suddenly took a step forward, and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.
Yang Xian then asked: "Don't you dare to think that I, the Great Ming Sage, is in the court, and the strong general is by the side, so naturally I have nothing to fear. It's just that some people are always wicked and want to use you to order the world, so what can I do?"
Iron Pan's eyes widened, and he looked at Yang Xian stupidly. How would he answer this question?
There have been many kings of subjugation throughout the ages, but very few of them ended up well...It was nothing more than smothering to death with pillows, poisoning with drugs, death from depression and illness...cutting the grass and eradicating the roots to eliminate the aftermath.
You ask me what to do?
Are you trying to make me kill myself?
The iron pot's face was pale, and his hands were trembling.
No one expected that Yexian, who had always hated iron pans, would speak up.
"Lord Zong Xian, when he was in Dadu, his ministers were deviant, civil servants and military generals did not obey orders. Even his son wanted to seek to usurp the throne, wooed outsiders several times, and wanted to kill his father and seize power. There is also Queen Qi, although she is The person next to the pillow is also colluding with the inside and outside and doing everything! You say that such a wimp can command the world and stir up waves, are you exalting him, or are you looking down on Daming?"
The iron pot is about to cry, so Timur first too, my good brother, my dear relatives and friends, I fucking want to strangle you to death!
I have to say that these words are still very powerful, and they can't get rid of the eloquent Yang Xian. The so-called as long as I am enough trash, conspiracy and tricks can't hurt me.
This is not the iron pot emperor, it is simply Liu Chan possessed.
"This person is certainly nothing to worry about, but there will always be ambitious people who want to restore the Yuan Dynasty and be a hero from the dragon. These people have always been the confidant of the Ming Dynasty, and they must be eliminated!" Yang Xian reiterated his point of view again, even in the face For Zhang Ximeng, he also felt confident.
This has been the case throughout the ages, and no one can refute this reasoning!
Zhang Ximeng smiled lightly and said: "Your Majesty, and gentlemen, I would like to ask you to imagine a situation. If all the remnants of the Great Yuan Dynasty are wiped out, those who think about the Great Yuan Dynasty will also be killed. After a long time , Even the Great Yuan Dynasty has been forgotten. At that time, will there be people stealing and selling grain in our borderlands? Will there be people who will sell military information or will there be people who will collude with the grassland tribes and give them advice? "
Everyone couldn't help but startled, what does this mean?
Just when the big guys were puzzled, Zhu Sheng suddenly said slowly, "I don't know if what Zhang Xiang said will be the same after a few years... But the old man knows that when we raised our troops, we smuggled them from Yuan Ting." There is a lot of food, ordnance, and it is easy to detect the military situation!"
Zhu Sheng's words not only embarrassed the officials, but also made those in the merit camp feel ashamed. You are not kind to expose your faults face to face!
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Take history as a mirror, that's the reason! Of course we can treat this matter as treason, how many years later, we can also treat it as treason! But we cannot avoid the benefits."
"Are there any people who are out of their minds and insist on overthrowing the Ming Dynasty? I think there are, but they are definitely not many. Most of them want to make a big profit and earn benefits, such as those who stole and sold military rations and sold military information this time." people."
"I say this not to exonerate them. On the contrary, stealing and selling military rations and selling military information is a serious crime against the nine clans! It is no different from rebellion! What I want to say is that if we only commit murder on the charge of rebellion, of course It can have a temporary effect, but it ignores the economic interests of the border areas, and if this source is not blocked, there will be endless troubles in the future!"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Sir, what do you think?"
This time without Zhang Ximeng's words, Li Zhen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, all frontier merchants must register with the imperial court and be approved before they can operate. Their accounts and transaction partners must be controlled by the imperial court. The money they need You can also borrow money from the imperial court.”
"It boils down to one thing. The imperial court should control all business and industry matters, and restrain the behavior of businessmen from the root. Separate those who are greedy for money from those who are ambitious."
Li Zhendao: "I'm in Zongzheng Temple, managing money for your Majesty, and I have some experience in business and industry. I think that now that the Ming Dynasty is full of waste, it is the best time to surpass the previous dynasties and set rules for merchants!"
Chapter 654 Written in the Great Letter
After Li Zhen finished speaking to Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang, who had been silent all this time, wobbled and stood up.As the earliest clan of Youzuo, Li Shanchang has been watching the changes in the court for some time.
So many people think that Lao Li is just a decoration on a shrine, occupying an empty place, and has no effect. Try to see the future of Ming Dynasty, it must be the world of young people, but today Li Shanchang will tell everyone why Jiang is old. hot.
Lao Li has been observing for a long time, and he has heard Zhang Ximeng say it several times, so he has already made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, the old minister believes that since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the taxation of the past dynasties has been based on agriculture. Whether it is a small tax or a land tax, the word Rending cannot be escaped. Only in Zhao and Song Dynasties, the amount of commercial tax is quite large, exceeding Tian Fu, but Zhao Song spent a huge amount of money, which is insignificant."
"Why did the past dynasties only collect agricultural tax and not commercial tax? The old officials thought that it was because they could only collect agricultural tax but not commercial tax... If you don't believe me, look at the court, besides the Ministry of Households, is there any other yamen that can be responsible? No!"
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "Master Zhang, you should have some experience with this. At the beginning, under your strong support, we set up a branch office and separated the taxation department, but even so, the old man thought it was far from enough."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "I respectfully listen to Li Xiang's high opinion."
Li Shanchang said with a smile: "Before the Ministry of Households collected land taxes, it was the local yamen, which compiled the households and the people, established the yellow book, cleared the land, and determined the fish scale book. Based on these two books, the land tax was collected. How does the tax department collect taxes? Now the tax department Set up tax cards in the Yangtze River, canals, and various waterways of the Ganjiang River. In addition, officials are arranged in various cities and major markets. Then there are Shibosi and Salt Fields, which indeed receive a lot of commercial taxes. However, merchants operate, trade There are still too many links in the communication, which have not been managed."
"The imperial court can't control it, and the merchants have to mess around on their own. My Ming Dynasty doesn't allow them to mess around. These people miss Dayuan. Especially Beiping, Datong and other places have frequent contacts with the remnants of the Yuan court, so there are so many letters. Contact... Zhang Xiang, how do you think the old man understands it?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Li Xianggong can see thousands of miles away, and he can see clearly. The long-term neglect and ambiguity of the case will make us pay a huge price, so we must be cautious."
Li Shanchang nodded again and again, "Indeed, it should be handled as a case of smuggling grain and rice and endangering the safety of Daming. It turned into treason. Although it is the same as murder, the vigilance to the world is completely different."
Li Shanchang paused, and then said: "Mr. Zhang, if my memory serves me right, you advocated the establishment of a commercial department a long time ago. Do you have this idea?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "Indeed, it's just that all the waste was waiting to be done, and the whole Ming Dynasty has not turned around yet, so I think the timing is not right."
Li Shanchang said with a smile: "Up to now, Zongzheng Temple has been quite effective in managing the royal industry. The tax department has been in operation for many years, and the situation has become very clear. There is also a division of provinces, and it has begun to take shape... I think we should be prepared, please The superior holy judgment!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, and then he and Li Shanchang faced Lao Zhu together. At this moment, Li Zhen also stood up, and then Zhu Sheng even joined in, and the four veterans bowed and begged together. …
At this time, the prince Zhu Biao, who was standing beside Zhu Yuanzhang and watching the government, also stood up.
"Father, although my son doesn't understand government affairs, I think that my Ming Dynasty is to weed out the old and bring forth the new, sweep away the millennium-old evils, and rejuvenate China. There should be a change. The original six-ministration structure is no longer applicable, and there have been many reforms in recent years. Today, it is time to follow the sky and respond to people, and completely revolutionize the Ming Dynasty!"
Li Shanchang, Zhang Ximeng and the others were stunned, and said together: "The ministers are waiting for a second opinion!"
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Wang Guangyang, Luo Furen, Mao Gui, Hu Weiyong, and even Yang Xian all bowed and saluted together.
"The minister waits for the second opinion!"
Good guy!
Up and down, there is an opinion.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang can only do nothing.
That's why the emperor hated his courtiers forming cliques for personal gain.
Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang, the two of them got together, they were on the left and right, they had the same opinion, and they basically made a decision.The reason is very simple, even Lao Zhu can't stretch out two slaps and slap these two mouths at the same time.
And this time Zhang Ximeng also brought Li Zhen, Zhu Sheng, and even Zhu Biao to join in the fun.
With this lineup, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't agree to it.
Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian and others also understand this truth. They don't follow the flag and shout, but they still want to eat farts!
When things got to this day, Zhang Ximeng managed to pull Lao Zhu into the ditch after a little planning, that is, after the royal family invested in industry and commerce, the entire court of Ming Dynasty finally had a share of business in terms of official system design.
In fact, many people are obsessed with agricultural taxes and ignored commercial taxes in ancient times.
I feel that the depletion of finances and taxes is an important reason for the downfall of the Ming Dynasty. Correspondingly, I feel that the gentry and merchants have colluded together, the crime is heinous, unforgivable, and it is better to kill no one left...
It’s just that in this question, there is the most basic and simple common sense... If you want to collect commercial taxes, you must have a government office with corresponding talents, collection methods, tax quotas, and national laws and regulations... There is no such thing The whole set of things, if you want to collect taxes fairly and reasonably, it is simply impossible.
In fact, it is not that merchants do not pay taxes, but they do not pay taxes to the treasury.
Local tyrants, officials at all levels, vassal clans, guarding eunuchs...all of them stretched out their hands for money, took advantage of businessmen, or simply let their family members go into business.
And if they can get benefits, they will naturally release water,
Dear, this chapter is not finished, there is another page ^0^ Merchants can do whatever they want, even if they smuggle food to the enemy and bandits, they will not hesitate.
Therefore, this story is always incomplete from the perspective of the "Eight Great Imperial Merchants". In fact, it was a flaw in the design at the beginning, and it eventually developed to the point of being uncontrollable, so that it swallowed up a country.
You say to let Tianqi collect commercial taxes, or let Chongzhen do this, it would be better to kill them.
It is impossible to do it at all, the ancestral system is there, from top to bottom, so many people who have benefited, who is willing to do this for you?
If you have to force him to do it hard, you have no choice but to let the dragon return to the sea, and the emperor goes into the water...
In fact, this defect was exposed from the very beginning, but Lao Zhu didn't figure it out!
For example, in the case of Zhu Yuanzhang in history when he dealt with Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang, he mentioned a crime... Tongwa! …
Many people think it is absurd, and many historians have also verified that it is completely framed, just to eradicate Li Shanchang and others. The fabricated charges are fabricated. Even if Lao Li and the others intend to rebel, they will not be so stupid as to co-operate with Japanese bandits. It is Zhu Yuanzhang's nonsense.
It seems that it can make sense to say so.
There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang became a tyrant with a cold nature, who did not hesitate to fabricate charges and frame him in order to massacre heroes.
But if I say a few more words and include the issue of smuggling, it seems to be different.
Did Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong's subordinates smuggle goods to Bei Yuan and Wa Kingdom?Did you profit from it?
There should be some!
After all, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there was a lot of waste to be done, and supplies were scarce. At this time, smuggling would definitely gain huge benefits. Whether it was Hu Weiyong or Li Shanchang, if they didn't do it, they couldn't stop the people below.
How should we convict at this time?
smuggling?
Maybe not strong enough!
Look at the laws of the country...it's not a big crime!
Then let's pass it!
Calculate according to treason!
It seems that there is another reason for things to go down like this.
Li Shanchang turned against Zhang Ximeng in time this time, and even got rid of his own future. As long as there are no accidents, this old man may enjoy his old age in peace.
According to the joint opinion of Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng, Daming wants to add a commercial department.
In this way, the fiscal and taxation structure of the Ming Dynasty will be completely changed.
First of all, the Ministry of Households is in charge of the household registration of farmland and oversees civil affairs.
Under the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are political envoys, magistrates, prefectures, and county magistrates... This whole system manages the people and the land.
Then there is the Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for all economic activities other than agriculture. From large commercial firms and workshops to small shops and facades, all must be registered and approved by the Ministry of Commerce.
The Ministry of Commerce goes down, and it is also connected with the chief envoy and local yamen at all levels.At this time, it is necessary to add officials in charge of commerce in the local yamen, and implement them at all levels.
In addition to the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Commerce, there is the Taxation Department... All land taxes, commercial taxes, customs duties, and salt taxes are all attributed to the Taxation Department, which is responsible for collecting and paying into the national treasury.
According to the current rules of the Ming Dynasty, the treasury is still under the Ministry of Households. That is to say, although the Ministry of Households is no longer responsible for collecting taxes, the Ministry of Households can manage the treasury on behalf of the government.
If you want to continue the reform, you need to add another Ministry of Finance in charge of spending money, and at the same time transfer the treasury to the bank...but it is not necessary at the moment. Take charge of things.
That is to say, Li Shanchang has benefited the most from this adjustment, not only consolidating his position, but also smoothly expanding the scope of management, and finally regaining a bit of dignity belonging to the left.
It can be seen with the naked eye that Lao Li has become younger.
Faced with this result, even if he is as strong as Lao Zhu, he can only do nothing.
Once the group of ministers have discussed it properly, Emperor Hongwu will use it as a display. There is no way, you alone cannot defeat so many of us.
But how could Lao Zhu give up easily? He said in a deep voice: "Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, we naturally agree with what you said... But we don't understand what crime should be charged for betraying the military situation by relying on the city. Let’s count? Officials are greedy for ink and smuggled goods, how should we count?”
At this time Zhang Ximeng bowed and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, for corruption, breaking the law, and smuggling to evade taxes, it is natural to be severely punished, and it must be punished according to the most severe punishment. If the amount of smuggling of capital reaches a certain amount, the three tribes will be exiled! I thought this amount It's ten thousand!"