Chapter 264 Yao Guangxiao: Are you still planning to impose a sea ban?
Lu Chaoyang picked up a pile of documents on the table and looked through them to make sure they were correct.
"Well, these have to be sent to Qi... um, to His Highness."
No matter what position he holds, even though he is now a second-grade tax inspector, in charge of the Imperial Guard, and the head of two major departments in the Ming Dynasty, Lu Chaoyang still maintains a habit.
——The important documents he has passed must be delivered to Zhu Gaojie personally.
Because he knew very well that all the work he was doing now belonged to the top secret ranks. Except for Zhu Gaojie, Lu Chaoyang did not trust anyone. If some important files were leaked, it would be a small matter to be dismissed from office or lose his life, but if it delayed His Highness's
It was such a big deal that Lao Lu felt that it was not a pity that he was being punished.
Holding a stack of documents, Lao Lu stumbled to find Zhu Gaojie's carriage, and bowed respectfully outside the carriage: "Your Highness, Lu Chaoyang wishes to see you."
These traveling carriages and horses lead to the Shuntian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty.
Starting from the ninth day of April, the capital of the Ming Dynasty has officially begun to move from Jinling City to Shuntian Prefecture, which was the former Beiping Prefecture. Shuntian Prefecture was promoted to the capital, and Jinling City was the remaining capital, implementing the two-capital system.
Although Jinling City still has six ministries, the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the General Administration Department, the Fifth Military Governor's Office, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial College and other institutions, the officials are on the same level as Shuntian Prefecture, but if calculated according to the power-containing formula, they are definitely far inferior to Shuntian Prefecture.
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Facts have proved that Li Zhe's foresight was correct. At that time, everyone was scolding him for being stupid, but when the tax superintendent showed his power, everyone was stunned.
"Then do you know who the backer is standing behind Mr. Lu?"
Ninety-seven million taels, what is this concept?
During the Yongle Dynasty, the annual fiscal revenue was less than 30 million taels of grain. After exchanging silver, it was about 15 million taels. In the Song Dynasty, the annual fiscal revenue was less than 10 million taels, which was only equivalent to the Song Dynasty.
one-sixth.
A mansion is the highest level, and only relatives of the king and relatives can be called a mansion. As for a house, it is a place for the rich.
Lu Chaoyang bowed and said, "There is a businessman in Jiangxi named Li Zhe. This person has made great contributions to the tax reform and has played an exemplary role. I feel that this person should be rewarded to set an example for the world.
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"Businessman from Jiangxi, Li Zhe?" Zhu Gaojie touched his chin and said, "I have some impression of this person."
"I heard a little bit, it seems to be...that person?"
Most of the officials in the original Jinling City will move to Shuntian Mansion, including the crown prince Zhu Gaojie.
Lao Lu bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, Young Master."
Yao Guangxiao was shocked when he heard this number: "So many?"
Lu Chaoyang bowed his head and said, "I understand."
Zhu Gaojie said calmly: "Improving the sea ban is the path I will inevitably take after taking power. I will use overseas trade to pave the way for the Ming Dynasty fleet to march overseas in the future. But don't be too anxious about this matter. You have to eat the hot buns one bite at a time. First,
Finish what you are doing before talking about anything else."
Although the poor are very brave, they are still poor.
It is said to be Li's house, but in fact it is quite simple, more like a temporary residence.
Yao Guangxiao was shocked: "Are you still planning to impose a sea ban?"
Lu Chaoyang was a little sullen: "This person is so ignorant of praise that he even dares to refute His Highness's face!"
He calculated a lot, and the Tax Supervisory Authority had given a budget before, but the reality was that this number was much higher than the budget, much more than he imagined.
"Isn't this enough?"
Li Zhe murmured: "I heard that the veteran of our Jiangyou merchant gang was ordered by the tax superintendent to pay taxes within fifteen days. The combination of black and white taxes ruined his fortune and he still owed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. In the end, that
A veteran quit his job and wanted to spend money to recruit soldiers and horses to assassinate the tax superintendent. To everyone's surprise, the tax superintendent came directly to the door with thousands of tax superintendent troops and killed the elder's house with heads all over the floor.
Go away, from now on no one dares to make trouble with the tax superintendent anymore, they all pay taxes honestly, even if they are selling things, they still have to pay the taxes."
There are six dragon flags outside the vehicle, and those holding the dragon flag are in military uniform. There is one yellow flag in the middle, one green flag in front of the left, one red flag in front of the right, one black flag in the back left, and one white flag in the back right. Each flag has six sergeants holding crossbows.
Everyone wears clothes according to the color of the flag.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty became the poorest dynasty in history was that it had a vast territory and never had foreign wars in vain. The reason for its poverty is also very simple.
A gentle voice came from inside the car: "Come in."
Li Zhai, Nanchang, Jiangxi.
——Sea ban.
"I still have something to report."
Although he is bold, he is not stupid.
Is this the tax collection department?
This mother is here to claim her life!
For a time, the entire Jiangxi Province was in a state of turmoil and people were in panic. The Tax Supervisor was like an evil ghost counting the 13 prefectures and 78 counties in Jiangxi Province. No matter what you do, you all have to pay taxes to the court!
At that time, the tax superintendent was still unwilling to accept them because their identities were too sensitive. If they accidentally embezzled dozens of taels of silver, they would be killed by the nine tribes.
When the Tax Superintendent first arrived, there was no pomp and circumstance. It was like he arrived quietly, with no one paying attention. However, Li Zhe took the lead in establishing a good relationship with the Tax Superintendent and offered his house to him. After getting to know him, Li Zhe
After taking the position of Tax Supervisor, he also checked the account books of his stores overnight and paid the taxes according to the tax rate, becoming the first businessman in Jiangxi Province to pay taxes.
The prime minister in black, who has been assisting Zhu Gaojie for the past two days, has been stunned by the new crown prince's various operations that are beyond ordinary people.
"Sir, we have such a big yard and we can't live in it, so we just gave it to him as the tax superintendent as the yamen. What's the purpose?"
The tax reform has caused turmoil across the country. If the sea ban is dropped at this time, it will be difficult to guarantee that the situation will not get out of control. Although the current situation is already turbulent, it is still firmly under Zhu Gaojie's control.
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"What do you mean, Your Highness?"
Zhu Gaojie waved his hand: "There is no need to stick to etiquette, just talk about what you have to say."
Lu Chaoyang walked around the sergeant, opened the curtain and stepped into the car. Zhu Gaojie was sitting on a chair, with a black-robed monk sitting next to him.
Li Zhe, who paid his taxes in advance, survived this unprecedented disaster.
The servant no longer dared to say his name, and only dared to refer to him as "that one".
As for something more noble than "mansion", it has to be His Majesty the Emperor's palace.
Having said this, he paused, "At that time, I gave him a jade token. With this jade token, you can go to Jinling City to receive the reward. Now it seems that he probably did not go."
Zhu Gaojie shook his head and said calmly: "It's not that he doesn't know how to praise, he is brave and careful. This man has brains and is not an ordinary businessman. He just lacks some opportunities. If he wins the fortune, he can use one or two of it.
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Zhu Gaojiu thought for a while and said: "This man is a merchant from the Jiangyou merchant gang. He transported grain from Jiangyou to Tongzhou through the Grand Canal. When I was passing through Tongzhou when I conquered Jianzhou, the grain and grass sank on the canal, so I robbed
This man's boat went to intercept passing grain ships on the canal, so he still has some memory."
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"Master Lu, Mr. Lu Chaoyang, who oversees the Taxation Institute, is a famous executioner. Who knows that Mr. Lu is also in charge of the hawks and dogs of the Imperial Guard?"
Li Zhe said with emotion, "In the past two days, I have been paying attention to the direction of the court. As soon as I heard that the court was going to set up tax supervision departments in each province, I immediately gave away my house and gave it to the tax supervision department as a yamen.
It’s a credit to me that I delivered it early. If I had delivered it late, they really wouldn’t accept it.”
Moreover, they were elite border troops who had been withdrawn from Jiubian. Even the officials of the Tax Supervision Department were generals from the Northern Army Town!
You call this a civilian department?
This was still a prosperous age when the country was strong. There was nothing we could do about it, the Ming Dynasty was just poor.
The owner of Li's house is named Li Zhe, a businessman from the Jiangyou Business Gang.
The Central Plains dynasties since the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties were commercial dynasties. The maritime ban of the Ming Dynasty completely cut off the process of commercial civilization and reduced ancient China from a commercial form to a large rural area.
Reforming taxes, promoting integrity, and now imposing a sea ban, every policy is being frantically tested on the edge of danger, and a slight mistake will cause huge turmoil.
Zhu Gaojie smiled slightly and said: "Young master, don't be surprised. The sea ban has not yet been implemented. If the sea ban is opened, the number will be even higher."
The servant said with some complaints.
Zhu Gaojie's carriage is unusually one foot, two feet and two inches high, and eight feet and nine inches wide. The sill is surrounded by gold multicolored vanilla boards. There are two wickets beside the door, with red lines and bright thorns, all painted in red. The five mountains behind are screened with phoenixes.
On the green ground, there are carved wood and five golden dragons, with colorful clouds and inscriptions in between.
There are eight names in total for a family: branch house, mansion, house, home, courtyard, house, hut, and apartment. They are clearly distinguished and cannot be used indiscriminately. If the foundation is too high, or if there are too many houses built, it will be a crime to exceed the limit.
This would be equivalent to walking a tightrope carrying the fate of the dynasty, looking down into an abyss of endless darkness.
It's not that Yao Guangxiao's psychological defense is too weak, but that the new prince's actions are too bold.
Zhu Gaojie said leisurely: "In the final analysis, he is just a small person after all. Before he takes over the destiny, he will be an ant. You can give him a step and see if he can walk up the step. If he can't walk up,
That’s the end of it.”
Lu Chaoyang handed over the document in his hand: "Your Highness, this is the report of the tax supervisory department of each province. Within half a month, the tax revenue of each province will be counted. After the black tax and white tax are converted, the total is more than 97 million taels. The amount in this document
The numbers have been verified and confirmed to be correct."
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Li Zhe, wearing commoner clothes, sighed: "Do you know who the boss of this tax inspector is?"
Who would have thought of this?
A civilian department, the Tax Supervision Department that manages taxation, actually has its own army!
Lu Chaoyang was a little surprised: "Do you know His Highness?"
This is obviously a bandit!
It was truly worthy of that person's style of doing things. The bandit leader led a group of small bandits under his command, and the killings shocked the world.
It's okay to pay your taxes honestly, but if you wait for the tax inspector to come to your door, it will be worse than being punished by God. Once the black taxes and white taxes are cleared, the ashes of eight generations of your ancestors will be digged out and sold at a low price to repay you.