If the Ministry of Revenue is short of money and has to spend money, it must be borrowed. This is also the reason why Lao Si dares to fight against the autumn wind.
However, the Ministry of Accounts always comes to borrow money and never repays it. If things go on like this, financial discipline has indeed been broken.
Before Lao Si started working as a farmer, the financial income of the small-scale peasant society was basically that much, and there was absolutely no way it would skyrocket.
However, this fiscal and taxation system has a problem: it cannot cope with sudden natural disasters or war expenses.
Since the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty has been ceding territory and paying compensation, and the compensation has been increasing.
However, the fiscal revenue of the Qing government did not collapse, and Lao Si's shareholding played a vital role.
Another support for fiscal revenue, it must be admitted, is the General Taxation Department controlled by the British old Hurd.
At the Dagukou Pier today, Yuzhu's business is a super monopoly business in which he is both a referee and an athlete.
When foreign merchant ships arrived, taxes were collected according to regulations.
The Qing Royal Merchant Fleet that Yuzhu formed himself also went to Southeast Asia to do business, selling imperial porcelain and various imperial fabrics that could not be bought with money on the market.
A real huge profit.
Even if the Jenny spinning machine comes out ahead of schedule, Yuzhu's royal textiles and porcelain trade will still have no worries about sales.
Throughout Nanyang and Sanguo, there were many local kings and nobles, and these people all had high spending power.
For eight years, Yuzhu deliberately left the impression on the old emperor that he was good at managing finances and running the army, but not good at uniting the Manchu dignitaries.
Don't let the ministers unite to plot against me. This is the basis of the emperor's mind.
It was impossible for Yuzhu to collude with the old Manchu military heroes. This was extremely critical, so Kangxi naturally felt relieved and allowed Yuzhu to control the military power in the capital.
In fact, Longkodo was too arrogant and domineering, and his relationship with the Manchurian military veterans was not very good.
Historically, it was precisely because of this that Kangxi allowed Longkoduo to hold the largest military power in the capital for eleven years.
After the imperial hearing ended, the fourth child returned to the household department excitedly.
The fourth child borrowed more than three million taels of silver from the old emperor one after another. Based on an annual interest rate of 5%, as long as he paid an interest of 160,000 taels, he could continue to borrow another one million taels.
In addition to using the old emperor's private money to build palaces, the rest was used to prepare war funds.
For such a huge empire, the Ministry of Revenue only had 3 million taels of silver deposited per year, which was a drop in the bucket for the huge consumption of war.
Fortunately, the old emperor had Yuzhu, the God of Wealth, who could help him make a lot of money.
When Yuzhu wanted to go home, the old emperor suddenly asked him: "If private merchant ships are allowed to use Dagukou Pier for business, how much tax will be charged?"
Well, Junggar in the west is ready to move, and the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north has begun to invade eastward again.
Yuzhu understood immediately upon hearing this that the old emperor wanted to accumulate more wealth and prepare for the possible outbreak of the Northwest War.
"Hui Khan Ama, it will be no problem to increase my income by five million taels a year." Yuzhu had been waiting for the old emperor to ask this question for a long time.
Objectively speaking, under the constraints of the idea of valuing agriculture and suppressing commerce, even if the Qing Dynasty enforced the sea ban, it was far less strict than the Ming Dynasty.
Even Qianlong did not ban overseas trade. He only abolished the three major customs and retained the Guangdong Customs.
The Ming Dynasty's forbidden sea was at its most brutal, and no one was allowed to enter the sea at all.
How did the Japanese pirates come?
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty cut off the sources of profits for merchants, landlords and dignitaries in coastal areas. Can these people not lead wolves into their homes?
Monopoly business can lead to huge profits.
However, in the long run, in order to obtain long-term and stable customs tax revenue and promote industrial upgrading, it is the right way to fully liberalize private overseas trade.
Yuzhu was very patient. He first engaged in monopoly trade and allowed the old emperor to taste the big sweetness.
Taking advantage of the fact that the old emperor was about to go to war and was seriously short of money, he gradually liberalized private overseas trade.
The cost of a shipbuilding monopoly is obviously too high.
If everyone comes together to build ships, the related supporting industries can flourish.
You must not be impatient, and you must eat your meals one bite at a time.
When it comes to making money, Yuzhu has never said anything big.
He said that as much money as he wanted to earn, he would definitely get back as much money. The old emperor could trust him.
"Will it affect the safety of the Cao River?" What the old emperor was worried about was that millions of Cao River workers depended on the people's livelihood.
What would happen if everyone uses sea transportation and millions of canal workers start an uprising?
Yuzhu had already thought about this question, but he was afraid that the old emperor would not ask.
"Old man, this problem is actually not difficult to solve. Every private merchant ship and the sailors on the ship must be recruited from young canal workers. For example, there are tens of thousands of ships along the coast, and millions of canal ships are transported by sea.
All the young and middle-aged people in the labor force have something to eat." Yuzhu changed the subject and explained in depth, "Caogang gangs from all over the country formed gangs and gathered by the canal, which posed a huge threat to the heart of the imperial court.
If it continues to spread, it will only take one or two generations to slowly eliminate this big cancer."
If you want to give advice to the old emperor and be adopted by the old emperor, you must look at the problem from the perspective of the old emperor's interests.
"What if the bandit army uses the convenience of sea ships to gather and attack?" The old emperor was indeed an old emperor, and he clearly saw the threat of extremely fast troop transport by sea.
Yuzhu still said calmly: "Old man, we only need to strengthen the strength of the Dakushui division and use the advantage of heavy artillery. No matter how many ships come, we can sink it and drop it into the sea to feed the bastard."
"Well, this is a serious matter, so let me think about it carefully. Please kneel down and pay your respects."
The unknown risks of fully opening up the sea for trade are extremely frightening. The old emperor was hesitant, which is not surprising at all.
Yuzhu is not in a hurry. After the Qingzhun War begins, money will be flowing out, and the old emperor will be forced to start shipping.
In the Qing Dynasty, the mere reason of increasing fiscal revenue was not enough to convince Kangxi or Yongzheng to start shipping.
Kangxi often said a sentence that illustrates the problem: Our country is vast and rich in resources, and there are all kinds of wonders. I am the smallest country outside Tibet. What can I see?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! To be honest, even with Yuzhu's great favor, he must rely on the huge military threat of Junggar and use the huge expenses of future wars to force the conservatives The old emperor slowly started maritime trade.
In East Asia, any ruler who wants to centralize power, no matter which region he is from, will inevitably adopt a policy of isolation.
Because as long as the outside news is blocked, ordinary people will become ignorant people over time.
This was the case for Tokugawa Ieyasu of Japan, the same was true for the Li family of Korea, and it was still the case when Yongzheng ascended the throne.
Yongzheng was forced to open sea, mainly to the northwest region, and fought several consecutive defeats with heavy losses. It was really a stopgap measure that was short of money.
After Yuzhu left Qianqing Palace, he went straight out of the palace and returned to his Duke's Palace.
In the past, whether you lived in Long Mansion or Qing Mansion, everyone, including Yuzhu, had a lot of worries and was inevitably tied up because there were elders watching over you.
Now, both Xiuyun and Cao Chun feel a sense of relief.
If I had to describe this feeling, I can sum it up vividly after being a daughter-in-law for many years and becoming a mother-in-law.
However, setting up one's own business also has its difficulties.
As soon as Yuzhu reached the Chuihua Gate, he was invited into the main room by the eldest girl next to Xiuyun.
When Xiuyun saw her husband coming, she quickly stood up and gave up her seat to salute.
After Yuzhu sat down, he drank tea and waited for Xiuyun to say something.
Xiuyun hesitated for a long time, then suddenly sighed and said, "Sir, you forgot to give the order to the concierge."
Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was indeed in trouble.
Although the old emperor helped Yuzhu divide the Fuguo Palace into the east courtyard and the west courtyard, but who should be responsible for handling the arrivals and departures during the holidays?
Yuzhu's head suddenly got big.
After marrying two wives and returning home, Yuzhu truly enjoyed the blessings of being together.
However, after establishing one's own business, who will take charge of the affairs of the concierge and guests? This is a big deal!
Regardless of whether Xiuyun is in charge or Cao Chun is in charge, it is equivalent to lowering the status of the other party in the Fuguo Mansion in disguise.
Even if Yuzhu suppresses Cao Chun or Xiuyun, Longkodo and Qingtai will definitely have a fight.
Because the power of being in charge of the concierge and guests is the most important power that a noble lady has when she is the master of the house.
none of them.
The power to know guests is the most important human secret of a family, and it is much more important than the power to manage money and property.
In many female pornographic novels about home fighting, people spend all day making fuss over the three melons and two dates in the warehouse. That is really picking up sesame seeds and losing big watermelons.
To put it bluntly, as long as you give the wrong gift once, you can easily turn against your friends or relatives.
Although the problem is difficult, it cannot defeat Yuzhu, a little expert in solving problems.
Yuzhu thought about it carefully, put down the tea cup, and said with a smile: "This matter is difficult to say, it is quite difficult. It is said to be simple, but in fact it is also very simple. How about this, the gift list, invitations, etc. sent from outside are first handled by My Hu Biao here will pick it up and then send someone to deliver it to you separately, okay?"
When Xiuyun heard this, she realized that her man was amazing.
Hu Biao became the chief informant, and thus he had control over all the happenings in the duke's palace.
When Xiuyun's relatives and friends come and go, they are assigned to Xiuyun.
In the same way, Cao Chun takes care of the reception and delivery of the eighth room of the Tong family.
In this way, with the addition of Hu Biao, Cao Chun and Xiuyun can still live in peace and harmony.
Xiuyun's wonderful eyes turned, and she said calmly: "Sir, it's really hard for you, how can you hold a bowl of water so flat?" The meaning of teasing was very strong.
Yuzhu laughed and said, "I want fish, and I want bear paws. In fact, I can have both."
Xiuyun sighed, what else could she do? Do you want Cao Chun to live by looking at her face?
Even if Cao Chun endured it, Qinglin and Qingtai would definitely not agree if the news spread to the Qing Mansion.
On the contrary, if Cao Chun had the final say, Xiuyun would never agree.
Yuzhu was good at the magical skill of mixing mud, and showed great power. Xiuyun and Cao Chun were both dissatisfied, but they could reluctantly accept it.
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