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Chapter 51 Finance(2/2)

...This is a standard reversal of history.

Moreover, this reversal is getting more and more intense. In the current season, many articles have been revised adversely to slaves, and the folk customs are becoming more and more unfavorable to slaves. Even in another time and space, after the Southern Song Dynasty stabilized, it made great strides.

Various personal restrictions were imposed on slaves, and the system of good and bad was restored to a certain extent... Therefore, Zhao Jiu's emotion and vigilance were not groundless.

Now that he thought of this problem, he naturally persuaded Zaizhi and corrected this basic problem in the name of winning people's hearts and alleviating the pressure on the bottom.

It can be regarded as the complete abolition of the system of good and bad, and the basic human rights of a considerable number of people at the bottom are guaranteed.

As for the thing that violates human ethics, it goes without saying. It is justifiable to abolish it at this time.

Frankly speaking, this series of events has actually affected the interests of the powerful, wealthy businessmen, and even monks and Taoists. But as the saying goes, who are you in front of the emperor, bureaucrats, scholar-bureaucrats, and the army?

The following people are thoughtful at this time, but they just feel that they are going to be unlucky today. Who cares about this?

"As for the sacred science, it goes without saying that the official school practices rational science, new science, and praises the original science. The alternation between the new and the old is a natural phenomenon." Zhao Ding saw Zhao Jiu nodding and continued to introduce. "Other than that,

, the officials established the Artillery Workshop of the Grand Prime Minister’s Temple, reorganized the Ordnance Supervision, and set up a steamship workshop, which are all actions that are timely. As for the military, there is no need to say much, it is obvious to everyone, and everyone knows it.”

"So, my husband and I have done a lot of things?" Zhao Jiu looked away from his notebook and smiled.

As soon as these words came out, many of the nobles below who were able to speak could no longer hold back and were ready to come up to flatter him. However, Li Guang, the chief censor, frowned instinctively, but stood silent and did not comment.

However, seeing Li Guang standing still, he had no choice but to do so. Zhang Jun, the prime minister who had already come out, could only hold his hands in a serious tone: "Officials should be careful what they say! Since ancient times, those who travel a hundred miles can only travel half a hundred miles, let alone the country.

How can we be complacent if we haven't even finished the race halfway?"

The nobles who were about to move were immediately in awe, but Li Guang looked at Zhang Jun as if he had eaten a fly, and more ministers immediately realized that things today would not be so simple... The emperor and the ministers, and even

It is very likely that everyone here at Yushi Zhongcheng has reached an agreement on something to some extent, but it is obviously of great importance and requires the endorsement of everyone here.

Considering that this is a military camp, where the official's executive power is strongest; it is during a festival, when the official's authority is at its strongest, and if this is still the case, then I'm afraid something big is going to happen again.

"What Xianggong Zhang said is true." Zhao Jiu responded calmly and seriously. "What Xianggong Zhao just said was based on the root cause. I haven't heard of any harm done yet..."

"Officials." Liu Ji, the deputy prime minister of the capital, suddenly took a step forward and responded with a wry smile. "The words of investigation are actually very simple."

"That's right."

"So that the officials will know." Chen Gui, the deputy privy envoy who did not know when to stand up, sighed. "If we were to investigate the consequences, judging from the first hundred years of this dynasty, we have already concluded that it is nothing more than three redundancies...

The army, redundant officials, redundant expenses... But at this time, during the Jingkang incident, although the country's orthodoxy existed, the rise of officials was like building a new one, and the three redundancies were basically abandoned. But although the country did not have the three redundancies, it was different.

The disadvantages are that, on the one hand, the territory of the two rivers was lost, and on the other hand, the areas of Henan, Huaibei, Jingdong and Kansai also suffered from war. Therefore, this dynasty still has difficulties in terms of military strength and financial shortage... Not to mention being poor and weak, it is also temporary.

Poor and weak."

Li Guang had no choice but to finally come out, but he responded coldly: "Is it just finance? Don't people want to be united?"

"People's hearts really need to be gathered together." Zhao Ding finally said again. "But the biggest focus of people's hearts is not elsewhere. It is to raise the army and increase wealth, so as to increase taxes in the southeast, increase taxes in Jingxiang, and advance wealth from Bashu.

Of a thousand people's hearts, eight hundred are here! So after all is said and done, the finances are still tight... If the finances are sufficient, how can we increase the number of imperial soldiers to 200,000? Isn't it good to raise 300,000 soldiers?

?If the finances are sufficient, why do the people in the south have to work so hard without the new taxes? If the finances are sufficient, why do we have to raise national debt every winter? If the finances are sufficient, why do the people in Hebei need private donations to redeem their homes last time?

Um, this time the purchase of official prostitutes requires the officials to sell their palaces? If the finances are sufficient, why do we need such a grand ceremony and let the officials wear the old crowns of the Supreme Taojun and the emperor, while the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can only wear official robes to pay tribute?! This

When it comes to investigating the consequences, if you say too much, 11,000 is not too little, but when combined into one word, it is money!"

The chief ministers sang in unison and spoke so thoroughly that the wealthy businessmen below were already feeling cold... Are you going to take action on them?

Even the monks and Taoist priests were worried.

But the rest of the civil and military officials, and even some nobles, are eager to give it a try... If the officials and governors mean this, then there is no reason for them not to cooperate?

In fact, even if they are not based on dark psychology and are really serving the country and the people, there are already many scholar-bureaucrats who are in their positions and seeking their own political affairs.

It is wrong for us to carry out a surprise attack, but the problem is naked, it is money.

"Your Majesty!" Lin Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and spoke seriously. "I was thinking about finances before... Now that our wealth has reached its extreme, any attempt to increase it is tantamount to uproar among the people; Salt, Iron, Tea, Wine, Alum, Tin Specialty

Although there is still a possibility of improvement in profits, it is impossible to take the initiative to raise prices and destroy the hearts of the city. Instead, we should slowly wait for it to enrich itself. In addition, JD.com has recovered. If it can operate sincerely, it will be worth more than one million yuan in one or two years.

Min's income is also normal; and Jingdong has always had developed maritime trade, with smooth transportation in Korea and Japan, it may be able to earn millions more... But other than that, if you want to get money, it is nothing more than Jiaozi and

The national debt is high.”

It is no surprise to everyone. During the Song Dynasty, the market economy was developed, and the maritime trade and the monopoly of some commercial products were very mature. Like Zhao Kai's tea horse reform in Bashu, the imperial court had previously restricted commercial and economic activities in Bashu.

, it has just been released now, and the coastal areas where the imperial court can directly radiate do not have the current situation of suppressed commercial potential.

For example, during the reign of Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, a maritime trade reward mechanism was established. Whichever maritime merchant paid more taxes would be rewarded with an official position, and something similar to marine accident regulations was also established... On the contrary, the time traveler Zhao Jiu,

A very unseemly order was once approved in Nanyang, which was to abolish the ceremony of the internal officials on the southeast coast to send off the fleet to sea, so as to save the country some money.

In a word, Lin Qi's meaning is very clear. Since people's hearts must be considered, taxes can no longer be raised. As an important part of the Song Dynasty's finances, commercial taxes are an important part of the Song Dynasty's finances. Although there is theoretically room for squeeze, considering that commercial taxes are actually related to

The urban public opinion, which accounts for a large proportion of the population of the Song Dynasty, should no longer encourage the growth of the country, but should calm down and let it recover slowly on its own.

But then again, waiting for it to recover slowly is certainly the right thing to do, but isn't it because we are preparing to use troops now that we are directly short of money?

So Lin Qi simply said bluntly that if you want to make quick money but don't want to lose people's hearts again, you can only consider national debt and Jiaozi... This is an inevitable direction.

In fact, Zhao Jiu had already rehearsed what Lin Qi said when he discussed it with the governors. At that time, Liu Ji analyzed it in this way, but Li Guang immediately refuted him.

"I think that what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance said is superficial, but may not be correct on the inside." At this moment, Chen Kangbo, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, came out and refuted it in public. "Although I am not good at financial affairs, I know some basic truths...

After all, the world's wealth is there, the land tax comes from Longmu, and the taxation comes from the market. There are traces to follow. But now the court's dilemma is that the north of the Huaihe River has been affected by the scourge of war, and it has to raise troops to the north.

The South had no choice but to increase taxes and lost some people's hearts. Therefore, we should never make any decisions in the fields or in the market. However, Korea, Japan, Dali, Tubo, and even Da Shi were so big that their annual trade income was only

It is impossible to suddenly exceed expectations. Then I dare to ask Lin Shangshu, now if you want to use national debts and Jiaozi to get money, there must be a way to get it?! Whose money are you going to use this to get?"

In the Chinese Army Hall, which was like daylight and was reflected by countless fire pots, everyone fell into a subtle state for a while. Some were nervous, some were eager to try, some were frightened, and some were thoughtful.

Even though the opening remarks of the prime ministers seemed like they were acting out "The Legend of White Snake", there was nothing wrong with what they said from a high position. The country just had this financial problem.

Lin Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, who was forced to take up this topic due to his duties, had no problems with his analysis.

It was Chen Kangbo, the young leader of the main war faction. He had just been promoted to a full-time position and was young and energetic. His words were direct and more direct, but also irrefutable... The logic was there.

Therefore, when Zhao Guanjia and the officials are singing along, whose money do they want to use the national debt and Jiaozi to make money?

"There are only some people in the world who do nothing to produce and just sit back and enjoy the gains. When the country is in crisis, they are unwilling to pluck a hair. After the national crisis, they continue to live like a dog, seeking wealth, office, land, and profit." At this time, the official

Chen Gongfu, the Minister of the Ministry, suddenly walked out of the procession, but did not look at the officials and governors behind him. Instead, he turned to face the people below him and spoke out loudly. "The country is in such a difficult situation now, and every part of the fiscal budget must be spent on the military."

As for even the Supreme Being raising fish and planting mulberry trees in the harem, then what are they going to do with their belly full?! Are they just doing things and confiscating the palace?!"

"Namo Amitabha."

As the central officials of the imperial court saw each other in this way, for a moment, Master Fahe, who recited the words "Buddha" in his heart, even felt a little aggrieved... Aren't you going well this afternoon? I said you are a Bodhisattva, you

Say I'm an Arhat, and that's it at night?

Is it really necessary to kill the chicken to obtain the eggs, harvest all the fields, and lose all the extravagant wealth?

If this is the case, it is no wonder that no one from the Mingdao Palace came... Their house had been raided by the officials four years ago, and even the golden body of Daozu was stripped off.

In fact, not to mention these monks, Taoist priests and businessmen, even Yan Shenggong and others became inexplicably worried when they heard such murderous remarks... They couldn't even confiscate the sacrificial fields in Qufu, right?
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