"It's billions a day. Even if the results in the next few days are not as good as today's results, the seven days added up are still not a small number."
"In just seven days, we can earn tens of billions or even more. The people of Ming Dynasty are indeed rich."
After coming back to his senses, Zhu Youxiao sighed, obviously in a good mood. He was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the entire Ming Dynasty belonged to him, so no matter whether the Ming Dynasty got better, it was a good thing for him.
In the following days, with the first day of Double Eleven, the daily sales were not bad. Although there would be fluctuations, the impact was not significant.
Every day, people come to the capital specifically to participate in Double Eleven to experience what the imperial government's welfare subsidies are. Every day, many new gadgets appear on the market, attracting many wealthy people to buy them.
The gentry, powerful and wealthy businessmen are not short of money. They buy things as they please. The mortise and tenon structure model designed by Zhu Youxiao. It is naturally very interesting to assemble so many exquisite objects with each other. These rich people have become Zhu Youxiao's model.
major buyers.
And ordinary well-off families also have enough money to buy a model for their children to play with. After all, it is to train their brain and hands-on skills. Didn't the introduction say it all? Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Taiyue have all played with this model.
Moreover, these models are indeed exquisitely made. They can be assembled and disassembled. You don’t have to follow the given drawings to build Fengtian Palace or Temple of Heaven. You can also build other models according to your own imagination. It is very fun and attracts the attention of the capital.
A new trend has emerged.
But for Zhang Ruitu, the second assistant minister of the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of Rites, he is a bit confused.
I don’t know if Zhang Taiyue has licked the pages of the book, but he has definitely never written these fables and short stories. How can people outside believe it? Think about it, his writing is so famous, he is such a talented person, how could he possibly write this?
!
But looking at the model in his hand and the introduction brochure, Zhang Ruitu still sighed.
He is not a fool, nor is he reckless. There are only a few people who dare to impersonate him without fear of being found out. They are still selling it in a big way. What they are selling is carpentry work. It is not clear who does it.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
Zhang Ruitu's wife, He, looked at her husband with some suspicion, why didn't she let go of the model object?
Zhang Ruitu smiled and placed the model on the table solemnly: "It's not a big deal. This thing is quite good. It is very suitable for enlightening children."
Zhang Cifu’s helplessness was not clear to Zhang Shoufu. Zhang Shoufu was still busy watching the Double Eleven situation in the past few days.
The imperial court spent a total of 50 billion treasure banknotes, and successively provided subsidies to small and medium-sized merchants in the Ming Dynasty, allowing them to provide discounts and benefits to the people. They also promoted it vigorously, attracting merchants from all over the world to visit the capital, not for the profits of the billions of treasure banknotes that day.
, in order to keep this market going.
After all, once Double Eleven is done, Double Twelve can be held.
But unlike Double Eleven, which is mainly sold by small and medium-sized merchants and attended by ordinary people, the focus of Double Twelve is to sell some valuables and bulk goods. This Double Twelve is prepared for the rich and big chambers of commerce, otherwise the location
Nor would I choose Jiangnan, where commerce is the most developed.
Although Double Eleven is not over yet, according to the reports of the people below, those big chambers of commerce and big businessmen in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty are working hard to promote Double Eleven. After all, they are not fools, so they naturally know this.
The benefits of the market, the market established by the imperial court, at least have a guaranteed reputation and quality in all aspects.
When the first five days came to the sixth day, the flow of people at the Double Eleven site was already very large. After most people came to the capital, they would also choose to stay temporarily and stay for a few days to go shopping. During these days, the capital
Inns and hotels, large and small, are full of people, and all kinds of houses are in short supply.
Double Eleven is always a lively event. Many people come here to participate in the whole process. There are also some people who simply come to join in the fun and hang out for a few days. It is also not easy for the people around you to come just once. You always have to go shopping and see more.
Therefore, more and more people are participating in Double Eleven, and the streets are full of people every day. In the end, not only these two main roads, Shuntianfu Yamen opened an additional street for merchants to sell goods and people to shop.
At the same time, in order to maintain order, we also received the second aid from the cabinet, two thousand people from the Beijing camp.
Soldiers.
With the assistance of 5,000 soldiers from the capital camp, and the large number of government officials in Shuntian Prefecture, we were able to maintain public order in the capital, which had an increasingly large flow of traffic.
The fireworks show every night also attracts many literati and talented people. The colorful and brilliant colors that the fireworks take off are really attractive. The eldest daughter and the daughter-in-law of each family, the young ladies of the little family and the ladies, are all running now.
Come and enjoy the fireworks.
The seven-day night market continues uninterrupted, with fireworks at the city gate and fireworks and lanterns on the streets. Double Eleven makes it as lively as the Lantern Festival, making the wealthy people really happy for several days this year.
As the last fireworks took off, thousands of colors bloomed in the sky. The colorful fireworks bloomed and disappeared in an instant, but the darkness was illuminated by the next wave of fireworks. The sky was as bright as the stars, lighting up the capital.
Various fireworks and firecrackers are crackling in the streets and alleys, the fire trees and silver flowers are burning on the streets, and the streets are lively. Whether they are locals or outsiders, whether they are Ming people or foreigners, they all get along well with each other now.
You come and go, either singing or composing poems or performing several performances with their own customs. In just a few days, the relationship between people has changed. People live in harmony with each other, are friendly to each other, and are neighbors.
The scene of helping gave a sense of world unity.
As soon as the seven days passed, the business office began to make intensive statistics, including the daily flow of people, the last number of people, the daily turnover, the total revenue, etc.
The entire yamen was very busy, but the people in the business yamen didn't feel tired. Everyone's face was beaming with joy, and they walked a little light.
After the final figures were sent to the cabinet, they had already turned into a few flimsy pieces of paper.
After being circulated among the cabinet, the paper returned to Zhang Haogu's hands.
Putting down the data and taking a sip of tea, Zhang Haogu slowly spoke: "Overall, the past few days have been good. Although there were some mistakes along the way, it was the first time to hold such a large event and I lacked experience.
It is inevitable that some mistakes will be made. All yamen have been working hard these days. In addition to the original work at hand, there are also other tasks. It is not easy for everyone to keep their feet on the ground. The evaluation and rewards of these departments are
We need to decide it all as soon as possible."
Zhang Ruitu nodded: "Yes, not to mention the commercial yamen and Shuntianfu yamen, the various ministries and yamen have provided good assistance and are very responsible in the past seven days. I still need to encourage you."
Lu Xiangsheng continued: "Now that this Double Eleven event has been held for seven consecutive days, I have accumulated a lot of experience and exposed a lot of problems. After all, it is the first game, and the shortcomings cannot be concealed. It will be much better if we hold it later. Now this pair
By the end of National Day, a total of more than 20 billion worth of goods have been sold in seven days, which is still a good number. Now we can consider bulk transactions from large merchants on Double Twelve."
Qian Qianyi said: "Yes, the imperial court has prepared 50 billion, not just to hold a Double Eleven. After these two events, although the cost is large, there will be a lot of surplus on hand. These surpluses
The money can be used to provide benefits to the officials in various yamen who have been diligent in official duties during this period, which can be regarded as a reward from the court."
Zhang Ruitu nodded: "Well, this is okay."
After a few people discussed the matter in twos and threes, preparations began for Double Twelve.
However, unlike Double Eleven, which is open to all the people of the Ming Dynasty and anyone can participate, large-scale trading activities such as Double Eleven are mainly conducted by large chambers of commerce, and the sales of goods by small and medium-sized merchants are secondary.
However, there are many outstanding people in Jiangnan, and there are so many rich people, and the big chambers of commerce in the north will not miss this event, so the Double Twelve Festival in Yingtian Mansion was also held lively, and many people did not go.
Shuntian Prefecture came to Yingtian Prefecture to participate in Double Twelve. With the experience of Shuntian Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture also did a good job in organizing Double Twelve. Many people from Jiangnan and even southern China came to participate, which increased a lot of business.
Forehead.
A lot of things appeared on Double Twelve this time, and a lot of good things were released from the Ministry of Revenue's warehouse, such as merchant ship artillery, etc. These are all good things that maritime merchants need, so no one can have too many of them.
Cloth, tea, silk, spices, etc. were all retained by the Ministry of Household Affairs as gifts to Ming officials at the end of the year.
The benefits paid can save a lot of money in total.
With the end of Double Eleven and Double Twelve, although these words, fireworks displays, tens of billions of turnover and other figures will still appear on people's lips, all living beings will always be attracted by newer things. There are so many things in the world today, all over the world.
There are a lot of new things coming out every day.
Nowadays, in addition to the Ming Dynasty Newspaper, there are many other newspapers in the Ming Dynasty, most of which are established in various places, such as the Zhongyuan Newspaper in Henan and Hebei, the Southeast Newspaper in the southeast coast, Jiangnan Newspaper, Huguang Newspaper, etc., chambers of commerce and academies in various places.
There is also the internal tabloid, which is booming and becoming more and more interesting. The various news, customs and interesting things collected have also attracted a large number of people.
The common people are paying attention to the stories in the streets and alleys every day, while the court is also busy with the end of the year.
Since the end of Double Twelve, the imperial court has become busy, especially the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs. One is busy with the annual inspection and assessment of the capital and local officials, the other is busy with the tax situation and various expenditures in the Ming Dynasty.
It's a very busy job.
The tax yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs is the busiest at this time, with various expenditure calculations and various tax payments. The tax yamen is extremely busy, and a large number of people work overtime to make statistics.
Seeing that the new year is approaching, people are also in a hurry, busy with various things, and everyone has a little smile on their face. It is obvious that this year will be another good harvest.
At the end of the year, there are a lot of things going on, and the staff and household departments become busy, and other departments have no time to spare. Everyone is busy, and the atmosphere in the yamen becomes more urgent.
Finally, the statistics of various year-end reports have been completed, the tax situation and various income and expenses have been listed in the regulations, and the officials' inspection has also come to an end.
The snow is falling heavily, the New Year is approaching, and the temperature this winter is getting colder again. The goose feathers are flying all over the sky, and the howling cold wind is making people unable to open their eyes. Seeing that the temperature is getting colder year by year, it also indicates that the disaster is coming.
Ming Dynasty is getting closer and closer.
With all kinds of data pouring into the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs and being consolidated into a volume, the year-end regular cabinet meeting is here again.
In Wenyuan Pavilion, some evergreen plants are still growing lushly in flower pots, and dark red charcoal pots are placed one after another, making Wenyuan Pavilion warm and not cold even if you don't wear cotton-padded clothes.
The cabinet councilors came and went with stacks of folding papers, and Zhang Haogu and others also entered the imperial city.
In the severe winter, the palace people wore winter clothes and gloves to clean the heavy snow on the roads. The golden eaves and tiles of the imperial city were covered with heavy snow, leaving only the red walls.
Wearing winter court clothes and large cloaks, Zhang Haogu and his party stepped into the cabinet. They first looked at various data, held a small meeting, and then headed to Wuying Palace together.
Zhu Youxiao did not run around today. Palace lanterns were lit in Wuying Hall, and charcoal pots were placed wherever there were people for warmth.
After Zhang Haogu and others entered Wuying Palace, Eunuch Wei immediately greeted them: "Your Majesty is already waiting for you."
"Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Wei."
It was very warm inside the Wuying Hall. After taking off their cloaks and handing them over to the steward on the side, Zhang Haogu and the other six people did not feel cold, but felt warm all over their bodies.
Entering the inner hall, Zhu Youxiao was already sitting on the couch, leaning on the soft cushions, looking very comfortable.
"Here are the pavilion elders. Please give me a seat and serve you hot soup."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Six people sat on the soft stools, each holding a bowl of hot soup and sipping at it. Surrounded by a charcoal pot, it was really comfortable.
After drinking the hot soup, Zhu Youxiao said: "The twelve years of the Apocalypse are about to pass. After this year, you should have an idea of what the imperial court has done, how the harvest is, and the plans for the coming year. Let's talk about everything."
Lu Xiangsheng took out the paper from his pocket: "Your Majesty, this year the imperial court's revenue has reached 975.3 billion, which can be counted as one trillion! This is a figure that has never been reached in the past dynasties. Among them, foreign trade accounts for... commercial taxes
Occupied... various transactions of the imperial court..."
Nearly one trillion in annual income!
When this number came out, Tobe himself was confused at first, and then he was extremely ecstatic!
Although last year's harvest amounted to more than 780 billion, it is normal for this year's harvest to be higher, but when this number is revealed, it really
That's nearly one trillion, which is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's income of nearly 100 million silver this year. The Ministry of Household Affairs was still shocked.
Among the nearly one trillion in revenue, industry and commerce account for an increasing proportion, and although agricultural taxes are large in amount, they are still far behind compared with industry and commerce.
After adding in the many business transactions of the imperial court, taxation, foreign trade, tribute from various countries, the sale of materials seized in the war, and various other things, it is not surprising to arrive at the figure of one trillion.
After all, how much money will be spent on various financings alone this year?
These financing projects all have to report accounts to the court at the end of the year and then pay taxes.
The financing money is not the court's money, but after financing, your trading money will be taxed.
In fact, the overall income of the imperial court this year is very high, but if you look at industry and commerce, its income this year is already good. In addition, overseas trade is getting better and better, and it has caught up with various financings. The total amount of industry and commerce is amazing, but these total amounts are actually larger.
The extent is illusory, because this is private wealth, not wealth at the disposal of the imperial court.
The wealth of the Ming Dynasty lies in the people. The country is strong and the people are rich. No one can calculate how much private capital there is.
However, the imperial court has an income of one trillion yuan this year. When this huge number is placed here, everyone will have peace of mind.
Zhu Youxiao listened to this number, calculated it in his mind, and added various intelligence data sent by Jinyiwei and Dongchang to compare and convert, a smile appeared on his face: "Ninety-seven hundred and seventy-seven hundred and fifty-three billion treasure notes.
Okay, this is the first time in the Ming Dynasty that I am so rich."
"When the court has money, all kinds of things will be easier to handle. If you have money in hand, you won't panic. Do you have regulations for next year's expenditures, officials' benefits, equipment replacement for the new army, etc.?"
Zhang Haogu replied: "Your Majesty, we have already prepared the regulations. Look."
One by one, the brochures were delivered to Zhu Youxiao's desk. Plans had been made for the salaries and benefits of Ming officials, the replacement of new army equipment, and the calculation of major expenditures for next year. This brochure was handed to Zhu Youxiao,
This shows that the elite talents in various ministries of the Ming Dynasty have already prepared statistics and budgets.
Zhu Youxiao flipped through them one by one, and from time to time he would talk to Zhang Haogu and others to review the situation.
Finally, I finished reading it and Zhu Youxiao also finished his approval.
The twelfth year of the Ming Dynasty has come to the end of the year, and the imperial court and the palace have begun to pay annual salaries.
There are tens of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty Palace, as well as the imperial guards, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and personnel working on many royal projects. The annual salary and benefits of so many people are not a small number, but who makes Emperor Zhu rich?
Zhu Youxiao's income from various invention patents in one year is ridiculously high, not to mention that the royal family also has various shares and other income. Therefore, Emperor Zhu Youxiao's small treasury is very sufficient and can support Zhu Youxiao's various inventions of hundreds of thousands or millions.
Not counting the scientific research expenses, it can also supply the Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei, Dongchang, palace eunuchs, maids, inner court guards and many external personnel.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao did not pay all these expenses alone. The imperial court also paid for it. It was equivalent to Zhu Youxiao paying half and the court paying half, so that everyone could relax.
The palace is distributing annual salary benefits, and the imperial court is also distributing annual salary benefits to hundreds of officials. Unlike local officials, the annual salary is directly paid to the branches of Daming Bank in various places, and then paid to local officials in half a year, and is sent to the local government offices every year.
Then they purchase tea, spices, cloth, meat, etc. and distribute them to the officials as New Year gifts; the salaries of the hundreds of officials in the capital are real annual salaries, which are paid at the end of the year.
Nowadays, officials of all sizes go to the Ministry of Revenue to collect money and receive benefits. As soon as the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue is opened, pieces of cloth, silk, satin, spices, tea, etc. are prepared one by one. When the officials receive their salaries, they go to collect their own benefits.
Leave.
There were also salaries and benefits from the Beijing camp, wine, meat, cloth, tea, and so on, which the imperial court sent to the border officers from various places, etc., all arrived in various places one by one, making everyone feel the warmth from the Ming Dynasty court.
Zhang Haogu stood in front of the window and looked at the falling snow outside and the happy officials. He couldn't help but smile: "It's the end of the year, and the New Year is coming. I hope God will be kinder to Ming Dynasty next year."
