The mysterious veil of Qipan Street was lifted, and what appeared in front of us was a surprising scene. The complicated buildings were gone, replaced by a huge square and four buildings.

Looking at this concise plan, the people in the capital didn't know what to say or what these things were for.

However, in the following days, as a large number of people from Hanlin Academy and Tiangong Academy settled in, as well as a large number of former palace musicians, singers and dancers stationed in the Grand Theatre, the functions of these four buildings slowly spread.

Especially the Grand Theater, the propaganda was even more vivid, saying how gorgeous it was inside and how splendid the performances were. Many people were serving the emperor in the palace, so they had to go see it.

Such rumors lasted for half a month, and then, in the Imperial Daily, when the library in charge of the Hanlin Academy offered a reward for a rare book collection and promised to preserve and engrave it, when the Grand Theater in charge of the Imperial City Bureau recruited entertainers from all over the world and invited them to perform on the stage.

After the performance was performed in front of the emperor, when the Ministry of Education in charge of the gymnasium issued an order, each province and each army formed a team to participate in the National Games in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, when the Tiangong Research Institute under the personal jurisdiction of the emperor issued an announcement,

Recruit experienced farmers, herdsmen, and skilled craftsmen with high salaries, after inventions and creations.

These four buildings were completely popular, and the people of the entire Ming Dynasty all understood their purpose through this newspaper report.

For a time, the capital suddenly became the center of desire for countless people. Storytellers, actors, oirans, jugglers, blacksmiths, carpenters, shipwrights, and even scholars studying miscellaneous studies, and families holding collections of books from past dynasties, all set out and flocked to the capital.

Capital.

The flow of people from all directions made the roads that had been quiet because the rebellion gradually subsided and the New Year approaching become lively again. The endless flow of people rushed to the capital from all over the country, either for honor, money, or peace with the emperor.

The senior officials got on the line and they all came.

In the Forbidden City, Zhu Youxiao looked at the reports everywhere. He was a little surprised to see so many people responding, but he was even more happy. His plan had come true. This place will definitely become a holy place in the future, whether it is

Scientific researchers, literary researchers, entertainers, and sports people will all worship here.

This is indeed the case. The area formed by these four buildings was revered as a holy place by later generations, and Zhengyang Gate was also called the Holy Gate after more and more people changed their tune.

Once one enters this door, one becomes transcendent and becomes a saint.

Four huge buildings have gradually been put into use, but the square has not yet been completed. The project here is quite large and cannot be completed in two months. Now the land has only been leveled and cement paved, but more detailed decorations are still needed.

Haven't started yet.

For example, the decorative materials such as laying marble have not yet dried, and the flag-raising ceremony has not been run-in, and the national flag class also needs to be selected. Fortunately, there is still a year before the first flag-raising and the military parade, so there is still time to run-in.

Soon, under the impact of the four major buildings, the winter solstice of the third year of Apocalypse came, and the grand and highly anticipated meeting began.

As usual, it started with Zhu Youxiao's ceremony to worship the Heaven, and the host was Zhang Xianyong, the high priest of the Temple of Heavenly Emperor. He performed a heavy, sluggish, solemn and solemn ceremony to worship the Heavenly Empress, and then the main venue was transferred back to the Huangji Hall.

Sitting on the main seat, Zhu Youxiao looked solemnly at the ministers below. Standing under the throne and in front of the ministers, Xu Guangqi once again, as the first civil servant, sat down to summarize the work for the whole year.

Things announced at the first lunar month meeting at the beginning of this year have been implemented one by one, and road construction has been carried out in an all-round way. The results are gratifying. At least the main roads between each province and province have been built, which is a lot more convenient for both military and civilian purposes.

Land reform work is also being carried out across the country, and the current progress is gratifying. In particular, many officials who have taken the initiative to share the country's and king's worries are worthy of commendation for taking the initiative to carry out land reform. As for those who failed, their courage is also commendable. However,

It is still hard to escape the guilt, but you can be given a lighter punishment. You only need to teach in the border area for a period of time, and then you can be reinstated and re-employed.

This is Zhu Youxiao's special decree. The reason why it is put forward now is to serve as a warning to the people in front of it. Now that it has been a few months, the warning effect is almost done, so I just leave it alone and let it go.

These people, after all, are loyal to the royal family.

As soon as this order was announced in the report, many officials couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise. They also had relatives and friends who were involved in this incident. It would be great to have a good result at this time.

Most schools at all levels have been established, but due to strength and economic reasons, some places have more schools and some places have fewer schools. Generally speaking, provinces with large imperial examinations have more schools, while provinces with weak imperial examinations have fewer schools.

Everyone is familiar with the above things. Except for the amnesty information, everyone actually knows it well. After all, the Empire Daily reports it every day, so it is difficult not to know. However, when it comes to the last item of commercial tax income, everyone

I picked up my spirits and listened carefully.

This is not only related to their own vital interests, but also related to the interests of the empire, and even more related to whether there will be another official purge in the coming year.

The emperor's punishment of officials who failed to collect sufficient taxes is still in his ears and vivid in his mind. With the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head, how could these officials not pay attention to taxation.

"According to statistics, the tax revenue for the entire three years of Tianqi..." Xu Guangqi raised his head and slowly looked at the ministers.

Due to the existence of the Winter Solstice Meeting, the statistics of work all start from the Winter Solstice. From the Winter Solstice of the previous year to the Winter Solstice of the next year, it is a working year. The statistics of work during this period are focused on, and the taxation is also the same. After all, the New Year's Day

Everyone is on holiday at that time, so it’s hard to keep statistics, so it’s better to do it a little earlier.

Seeing Xu Guangqi's slow movements, several ministers looked at him angrily. They knew that everyone was concerned about this gesture, but they didn't mean to see what the joke was.

Among the officials, only Yang Sichang, the Minister of Finance, and Fang Zhenru, from the State Administration of Taxation, had mysterious smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they had known the amount of this tax for a long time.

"...Total, 21,450,000 taels of silver!" Xu Guangqi smiled brightly and told the officials a shocking amount.

Twenty-one million four hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver!

This huge number immediately made everyone's eyes widen. They looked at Xu Guangqi in confusion, as if they wanted to confirm the authenticity of the number from his face.

This is more than double the number originally set by the emperor. It is more than enough to pay officials' salaries, and they can even carry out other work, such as education, health, medical treatment, etc.

You know, this is military revenue. With such a large amount of money, the government can do countless more things. No wonder Xu Guangqi, who has been working hard for a year and has been weighed down by various things, is smiling like this.

Happy.

Of course, the tax revenue of this large ratio is not only collected by various places, but more importantly, customs duties and taxes paid by the internal government. These two alone account for nearly half. But this amount is not bad, at least on average, every year

All counties completed their tasks and received a commercial tax of 10,000 taels.

Of course, this was also due to the stimulation of the Zhulu Plan. The 30 million taels of silver scattered all over the world really played an extremely exciting role in mobilizing the silver stored among the gentry of the Ming Dynasty.

You must know that the entire Ming Dynasty's economy is very large. Just the smuggling into the Ming Dynasty over the years has more than one billion silver reserves, not to mention the large amounts of silver and gold handed down from ancient times, and huge amounts of

Copper coins, the economic volume behind these currencies is simply astonishing.

The current 20 million in tax revenue is just the beginning, and there will be more in the future.

“I really didn’t expect that!”

"There are so many!"

"Now the Ministry of Finance will not be stingy."

After a period of silence, countless voices suddenly emerged, and everyone couldn't wait to express their opinions and discuss the future.

"quiet!"

A buzzing sound directly attracted Liu Ruoyu's intervention. He roared loudly, and the officials finally realized where they were and fell silent.

"Here, this time I want to focus on praising two officials." After quieting down, Xu Guangqi continued speaking, but after the government affairs report was finished, he suddenly named the two officials.

Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan!

Here, Xu Guangqi emphatically praised the two people. The former relied on Shanghai Port and had a rich income. The government funded the establishment of schools, and fulfilled the requirement that every village have teachers. Even in villages with a large number of people, there are several teachers.

Taking advantage of the trend of independent land reform, he was the second to start land reform work in Shanghai County.

As for Yan Yingyuan, after the land reform was carried out, he found out the details of the entire county, and used the intelligence and power at his disposal to forcefully implement His Majesty's policy. The people who were allocated the fields were extremely supportive, so he did not care.

Whether it's business tax or school, he runs everything beautifully and dazzlingly.

Others had heard about the two of them, but being singled out at this moment still made the officials jealous. This was a large court meeting. No one had ever been praised in person here, not only the emperor was here, but also the officials. Unexpectedly,

Now there are two people, two wise ministers.

Now, Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan were not only in the heart of the emperor, but also in the hearts of the officials. Their reputations increased in vain. After this praise, many people no longer had any temper at their sudden promotion to prefecture. If you have the ability, you can

Come to a big court meeting to praise.

Amidst the hum of detailed discussion and jealousy, Xu Guangqi left the scene, and then came up Sun Juxiang, the censor of Zuodu, and Cao Yubian, the minister of Dali Temple.

Their work is the same as before. One publishes various cases, intimidates officials, and promotes the importance of obeying the law and operating according to regulations. The other announces some legal decrees and announces the implementation of new criminal laws and criminal procedure laws next year.

, as well as the official selection method that made the officials change their colors, etc.

Official selection is not about selecting officials, but screening out those who are unqualified. As for which officials are unqualified, it is stipulated in the Official Selection Law. The announcement of this law made almost all officials feel like there was a rope around their necks.

And this rope was pinched hard, not only by the officials, but also by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even more by the emperor.
Chapter completed!