Chapter 237: Disputes over the Reform of Commercial Taxation
First pacify Zhang Xianzhong, then rectify the imperial court, and then gather troops to join forces with the intruders to defeat Jian Nu. After that, the final battle between the two sides will take place. From a general perspective, this strategy is naturally no problem. After all, at this time, we have already fought against the intruders.
Negotiating peace, there is no war in the north for the time being, but we cannot remain indifferent.
If we can gather troops as soon as possible, march westward, and pacify Zhang Xianzhong within a year, it will be the best result. After all, no one knows whether the intruders can defend Jiannu's attack. After all, the Ming Dynasty has already been lost.
The whole of Liaodong was truly a shame to the Ming Dynasty.
Although the former emperors expanded their territories, they did not achieve great achievements, but at least they stabilized the borders and prevented them from being invaded by enemies. However, Chongzhen lost a large area of land during this dynasty, and even now negotiated peace with the invaders. Such a shame
, it is really considered unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years.
Although the Jiannu were defeated with great difficulty, the peasant rebel army was beaten like this by the thieves, which really made them feel helpless.
Putting aside human problems for the time being, the constant natural disasters alone have devastated the aging Ming Dynasty to the point where it is almost impossible to hold on. Droughts, floods, and even plagues occurred almost every year. Countless people were displaced and their families were destroyed. The imperial court
Facing foreign invasion and internal disasters is really difficult.
Money is needed for everything inside and outside the country. Every year, Liaodong has to allocate millions of military salaries to support the war against the slaves. Not to mention other places, Liaodong itself is a bottomless pit. Every year, as soon as there is money, it is sent there, but it still faces a shortage of salaries.
Case.
Within the Ming Dynasty, disasters continued, and money was needed here and there. Corrupt officials did not care at all about the situation in the Ming Dynasty. They only knew how to exploit money from it or directly oppress the people. The people could not survive, so they had no choice but to rebel. Once they rebelled against the court, they would lose money.
More military pay is needed to quell the rebellion.
It’s really a vicious cycle. How could ordinary people fix such a chaotic situation in the late Ming Dynasty?
"Today, money is still the most important thing. Without money, no matter how good the strategy is, it will not be implemented, so I think the focus these days should still be on the economy. Otherwise, just annihilating Zhang Xianzhong will be enough."
Where does a large amount of military pay come from?" Zhu Ling thought about the current situation and asked.
In fact, not to mention the war, the money issue alone has squeezed all his energy out. I thought that the commercial tax reform in Jiangnan would have a great impact on the court's tax revenue, but I never expected that it would be a big deal.
If it was not implemented right away, a big mess like Ma Shiying would happen.
The tax money that has not been received these days alone is probably hundreds of thousands of taels. After all, there are so many businessmen in Jiangnan and other places that even if they only take out a few taels of silver from their bags, it will be more than this.
Moreover, with the increase in business tax, each of them will have to pay more than a few taels in tax. Such a huge source of income must be properly managed.
"Your Majesty, a measure we discussed during the previous Nanjing meeting was originally going to be implemented, but troubles occurred and it was shelved. Furthermore, in order to win over others, Ma Shiying and others directly changed the commercial tax reform we formulated
Interrupt and continue to exploit the people." Ni Yuanlu stepped forward and explained.
Although this method may be difficult for those businessmen to understand at first, it does change the situation in which business taxes were extremely low and agricultural taxes were very high for decades. The reason why thieves can develop to such an extent is that the people cannot live.
Are you going down? If you don't treat the people well, I'm afraid there will be uprisings in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.
Commercial tax reform must be carried out as soon as possible and must not be delayed. In the past, His Majesty could rely on the profits from the sale of alcohol to temporarily support him for a few months, but now the expenses are getting bigger and bigger, and this alone is not enough to support it. And taxation is the real power of the country.
The source of money to rely on.
He, the Minister of Household Affairs, is the first person responsible.
"I heard that many businessmen are very dissatisfied with this reform, and even resist it in many places. I want to know how severe the resistance of these businessmen is? Can it be compared to my war?"
Speaking of this, the coldness in Zhu Ling's words instantly appeared. In such a troubled world, if you still care about those people, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to return to the prosperous age in this life. Even if you come to the Ming Dynasty, the final ending will be like this
Chongzhen is general.
Why were the slaves not troubled by tax issues after they took over the Central Plains? It was because they directly disrupted the entire original system, which was equivalent to shuffling the deck of cards again. The previous measures of the court could only be regarded as changes.
A few cards cannot change the situation of losing this deck of cards at all.
The Manchu Tatars will not show mercy. Anyone who dares to oppose or resist will be beheaded, or the whole family will be executed.
Under such power, countless people who wanted to resist were killed. This completely resulted in the loss of tens of millions of people in the land of China during the transition between the Ming and Qing dynasties.
After hearing this and knowing that His Majesty was going to use force to carry out the plan, he was naturally opposed by many people present.
"Your Majesty, the policies implemented by the past dynasties will never be implemented if they are implemented by force alone. Even if they are implemented reluctantly, they will definitely be overturned in the future. Only when it is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and allows them to take the initiative to accept it, can national policies be passed down from generation to generation.
"Censor Wang Zhang probably hasn't spoken to the court for a long time. As soon as Zhu Ling spoke today, he handed over his hand and came forward to admonish.
But after so many days, Wu Linzheng and the others have actually figured out His Majesty's temperament. As long as you dare to oppose His Majesty's ideas, no matter who you are, you will inevitably be punished with a cane. If you agree, that's fine. If
If you still disagree, they will continue to embarrass you and cut off your salary, making it impossible for you to survive.
In fact, Wang Zhang, the imperial censor, still understands the current national policy with the same ideas as before. This is not the past. The mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty were still intact, there were not so many arrogant soldiers, and there were not so many threats. Naturally, we can follow the guidance and take it step by step.
But the current situation does not allow Daming to take one step at a time.
Today's Ming Dynasty needs to jump and walk. It needs a big move.
Sure enough, as Wu Linzheng expected, Zhu Ling, who was sitting upright, immediately changed his expression, looked at Wang Zhang who was standing below and said coldly: "There is no money in the treasury, will you give it to me?"
It is spring now, but Wang Zhang, the censor, cannot feel any warmth. Instead, he feels that his body is getting colder. He still replied: "I just said that your majesty should let those businessmen accept it slowly instead of using force. Your majesty misunderstood
It’s my intention.”
"OK!"
Suddenly, Zhu Ling stood up directly, instantly making the ministers below tremble.
"Then I will give you a task. According to your ideas, give me a good advice to those businessmen and let them accept the national policy of the imperial court. If you can't complete it, you can tie yourself up!"