The heavy snow for three consecutive days finally stopped, which made officials from all over the capital breathe a sigh of relief. If this continues, the capital will be affected. Now, except for Shuntian Mansion, the other yamen are not affected.

Forbidden City, Ganqing Palace.

Today, there were many ministers, several grandparents from the cabinet, six ministers and several important ministers. This should be the last court discussion in the fifteenth year of Wanli. Because it was not about anything to discuss, it was just a summary at the end of the year, everyone's expression was still very relaxed.

Zhu Yijun also walked in with a smile. After everyone saluted, he smiled and said, "Don't give me a favor and be calm!"

The court discussion officially began, and the opening ceremony was Shen Shixing. He first stood up and made a simple summary, which was basically the same as the year-end summary of later generations. What work did we do, what difficulties did we encounter, and what achievements did we achieve.

Of course, in the end, we must not forget to praise the wise leader of the leader, and we are talking about Zhu Yijun.

The last court discussion in the fifteenth year of Wanli was launched in such a friendly and friendly atmosphere.

The summary of the six ministries started from the Ministry of Personnel, but they were all similar and similar to each year, so everyone didn’t care much about it. This year, the only thing everyone paid attention to was the Ministry of Revenue, which was the money and grain.

So when Zhang Xueyan spoke, everyone turned to look at him.

He said a lot of nonsense first, and Zhang Xueyan began to talk about the food payment this year. In fact, since the implementation of the one-whip method, the annual income of the imperial court has increased every year, but that is what everyone expected, but this time it has increased sharply.

"This year, the total annual income is 24.67 million taels, and the food is 34.23 million stones."

When Zhang Xueyan reported this number, everyone was shocked, more than 20 million taels of silver and more than 30 million stones of food. No one spoke in the hall for a long time, but in fact they didn't know what to say.

Everyone is a scholar. It is embarrassing to get so much money and grain when one scholar pays food!

When Zhu Yijun saw that no one was talking, he didn't speak. In fact, this result was expected by Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun was very clear about the shortcomings of the one-whip method. At the beginning of paying food, Zhu Yijun issued an order to the tax department.

That is to separate taxes!

You should know that in this era, silver is expensive and grain is cheap. The official tax of Yi Whip is silver. When paying taxes, the people will convert the output of grains and other products into silver, so they must concentrate on exchange with merchants when paying the taxes.

Merchants used this to raise the price of silver, which was a major bad policy that continued in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was also called the whip of the remnants of the people.

In order to avoid such a thing, Zhu Yijun set a rule for the Taxation Department that if the land reaches more than 100 acres, all the land must be paid, and if the land is less than 100 acres, the grain can be paid. Although there are loopholes in it, such as putting the land in someone else's name in order to pay the grain but not the money.

Zhu Yijun doesn't care much about this. Although the court will charge less money, it can protect the interests of the poor people to the greatest extent.

When it comes to saying that food is the foundation of a country, having enough reserves of grain is of great significance to a country. Many times, if you have money, you can't buy food. If you have too much food to eat, then Zhu Yijun feels that he should go to war.

Another disadvantage of the One Whip Technique is the addition of sects. In history, by the end of Wanli, the addition of sects had already forced the Ming Dynasty to a dead end.

Before the implementation of the one-whip method, the tax and service were separated, and the tax was divided into acres of land and a household registration was collected. In addition to the tax and service, there were also many additional sub-items and local tributes. After the implementation of the one-whip method, all of them were simplified into one.

The taxes were assigned to the land, and the acres were collected, and the labor force was changed to employment, and the government hired people to serve on their behalf. Due to the unified tax and service, it was difficult for officials at all levels to use their names. Therefore, the shortcomings were cleared, which made the tax more stable and the farmers calm down.

To put it bluntly, Baixin no longer carries out labor service, and only needs to pay taxes on land.

If labor service is needed, the local government will pay to hire people. In terms of idea, this is good, and Zhu Yijun also wants to do this. But in fact, after Zhang Juzheng's death, local officials began to destroy this system.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty had 30,000 taels of silver every year, so where did the money come from to hire people? Local officials took their own money and they still exploited the people. It was equivalent to the people paying the money for corvee service and they had to do corvee service.

The most serious thing is the "three wages" additional stake in the late Ming Dynasty. The top and the bottom are effective. In addition to the "three wages", the duck wages, cattle wages, and wheat and insect wages also appeared in a noble way.

The suppression layer by layer made the people completely unable to survive. After the natural disaster, a large-scale peasant uprising broke out. In fact, even without natural disasters, it is hard to say how long the Ming Dynasty could last. It is really the time when the contradictions have accumulated to the sharpest.

To completely solve this matter, it is necessary to formulate new rules.

In fact, Zhu Yijun always felt that the power of local officials in this era was too great. Of course, this was directly related to the lack of money in the court and the inability to support people. Not to mention the increase in officials, now, sometimes even the salary cannot be paid.

Zhu Yijun swam around and found that there was still some dismay, so he couldn't help but say, "The Ministry of Revenue is doing a good job!"

"Let the local government report the withdrawal funds and allocate them to them every quarter." Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing and said, "The cabinet formulates a list. What expenses should be paid by the local government and how to divide the levels, and there must be clear regulations."

"If there is a huge expense for water conservancy repair, let the local government report it separately."

Shen Shixing hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it when I go back."

Zhu Yijun nodded: "Now that you have money, you have to spend it. The cabinet checks if there are any places that need money. The ones that are particularly anxious, such as building dams and embankments, come up."

In fact, in recent years, many places have been repaired and fooled, and Zhu Yijun doesn't want to wait for disaster relief in the future.

Before the natural disaster comes, spend some money to repair it. If it is really affected, the trouble will be great. The money and food for disaster relief cannot be solved with a little money. However, this matter must be left to a suitable person, and Zhu Yijun has already chosen someone in his heart.

After saying some more things, the court discussion broke up and Zhu Yijun got up and returned to the warm room.

Zhang Jing followed behind, and he wanted to speak but stopped a few times. Zhu Yijun couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "If you have anything, just say it, why bother so hesitate?"

"Your Majesty, life is more and more. Should I build a palace?" Zhang Jing said hesitantly.

In fact, since Wanli ascended the throne, the cost of the palace has been cut again and again, and the money for lighting the lamps at night has been cut by half. Now, there is a little fire in the palace where people live, and other places are simply pitch black.

Many palaces have been disrepaired and are no longer in shape. Many eunuchs think that the place is haunted and hide at night.

When the palace was cleaned a few years ago, half of the palace maids and eunuchs were released, and the emperor had no talented girls, so there was almost no one in the palace to use it. In addition, the emperor had no concubines, which made the palace even more empty.

When Zhu Yijun heard Zhang Jing say this, he was a little embarrassed. It was time to practice it.

In the past, he had no money and had no choice. Whether it was Zhang Juzheng or Zhang Xueyan, he looked like his own children, for fear that Zhu Yijun would reach out. The money in the inner treasury was both an iron smelting factory and an inner treasury. All the money that Zhu Yijun earned was smashed into it.

"Then let's practice!" Zhu Yijun sighed and said, "Let the Ministry of Revenue pay half of the money."

Although Zhu Yijun is not short of this little money now, the rules must be settled and the ministers cannot get used to the emperor's affairs and all their own money. That is not possible. Not to mention this era, later constitutional monarchs will be made, and the government will give the royal family a lot of money every year.

"Yes, I'll do it now!" Zhang Jing quickly agreed.

Zhang Jingke knew the personality of the emperor in his family, and always felt that it was a pity to spend money on him. It was really different from the emperor in front. In Zhang Jing's opinion, this imperial palace is the face of the empire, and it looks like a ragged person.

Zhu Yijun didn't care much about this, and wanted to be so magnificent.

"In this way, the Silijian bought more money and bought more for the empresses in the harem. After they entered the palace, they did not buy much. The two empress dowagers also bought some and asked what they like."

"By the way, let's pay the money in the treasury!" Zhu Yijun added: "The rewards given to my parents' families by several empresses will also be given more this year."

Zhang Jing quickly agreed, "Yes, emperor, I will do it now!"

Seeing Zhang Jing running out in a hurry, Zhu Yijun could only sigh helplessly. The money came quickly and went quickly. You don’t have to think about it. The expenses reported by the cabinet in a few days would be scared.

It is estimated that all six ministries have gone to the cabinet to ask for money, which has caused everyone to be suffocated over the years.

But Zhu Yijun was too lazy to care about it. This was the matter of the cabinet, so it would be a headache for Shen Shixing and the others.

Everything in the court was stable in the following days, but countless people focused on the money from the Ministry of Revenue, which made many people jealous. The Ministry of War required the purchase of war horses and create new armor and weapons, and the Military Preparation Department required more research investment.

The Ministry of Personnel asked for an increase in the salary of officials, especially for some Qingshui yamen. After this article came out, many people supported it.

Everyone has paid food, the hidden land is gone, and they can't afford to eat. You must not refuse to give you a salary increase, and you don't know who is seeking benefits for everyone. After firing the first shot, it will be out of control, and the call for salary increases is getting higher and higher.

The Ministry of Works also needs money to clear the river, while the Ministry of Justice asks money to rebuild the prison. Even the Ministry of Rites comes to join in the fun, repairing and replacing the ritual vessels. For a while, you finished singing and I made a debut, which was very lively. But Zhu Yijun really didn't care much about these.
Chapter completed!