The so-called three rates are Liao rates, Lian rates and Suppression rates.
It is no exaggeration to say that he died because of three wages.
Among them, "Liao Rating" collects 5.2 million taels of silver every year; "Suppression Rating" distributes more than 3.3 million taels of silver every year; and "Lian Rating" collects more than 7.3 million taels of silver every year.
A total of fifteen million taels per year.
At this time, taking the sixth year of Tianqi as an example, 4.3 million shi of wheat and 21.49 million shi of grain were harvested that year.
It shrank during the Chongzhen period, but based on one tael per stone grain, it was almost 20 million taels.
In other words, the three rates in the late Ming Dynasty were almost doubled in taxes.
If coupled with the excessive taxation and extortion by officials, the burden on the people would be several times that of the Tianqi years.
Therefore, during the Chongzhen period, more and more thieves were suppressed, and poison was consumed to quench thirst.
The taxes owed during the Ming Dynasty refer to these three rates. You must not dare to owe regular taxes and pay them on time.
Later, when the Manchus and Qing Dynasties entered the customs, they kept saying that the Ming Dynasty died due to three rates, but in fact, they directly included the Liao rates into the regular tax, so you can't do anything if you want to owe it.
"Three paychecks and one free payment make the people rejoice."
Zhao Shu said with emotion: "Even the summer tax is reduced for minor officials, so that the people are willing to go out of the mountains and forests to reclaim wasteland."
“Summer tax reduction?”
Zhu Yixi thought for a while, nodded and said: "It is feasible to do light corvee and low tax. Now Jiangxi and Lingnan can buy food, as long as the money is enough."
"In addition to the three rates, other exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes should also be abolished. There is no need to discuss the distinction between upper and lower fields, etc., and they will all be levied according to one dou per mu."
In the feudal era, the simpler and more direct it was, the more beneficial it was to the people, so that there would be no loopholes for officials to take advantage of.
Therefore, Taoism advocates inaction-based governance. For example, Emperor Qin Shihuang and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty tried so hard. You thought it only hurt the people one point, but with the increase of officials, it became ten points.
Suddenly, Zhu Yixi thought of Shaanxi merchants and said casually: "At the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu stabilized the world and established a commercial tax of thirty to one. If agriculture is emphasized and merchants are neglected, merchants should be allowed to bear heavier taxes."
"Business tax?" Zhao Shu frowned and said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy!"
"Now that I am in charge of the military, who dares to act arrogantly?"
Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "I intend to draw up commercial taxes, which are divided into sitting taxes and customs duties."
Sitting tax is the shop operating tax of sitting merchants, which is stable, fixed and easy to collect.
As for customs duties, as the name suggests, they are customs duties. They are levied on merchants, and the representative ones are the Manchu and Qing customs.
These two types of commercial taxes are the simplest and most direct and must be levied.
Seeing Zhao Shu's troubled appearance, Zhu Yixi said considerately: "I will set up another yamen to be responsible for the collection of commercial taxes and land taxes. The Military and Political Department is still measuring land and coordinating Dingkou."
After all, Zhao Shu was born as a staff member, so he was responsible for managing money. For specific tax collection, a special and powerful Yamen was required.
Hearing this, Zhao Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Your Highness, this is the best thing to do. In order to measure the land and make yellow books, the Military and Political Department is already too busy."
"By the way, how about the yellow registration now?"
Zhu Yixi was quite interested. He wanted to know how many people there were under his rule.
"The Xiangyang Prefecture has been completed, with a population of 160,000, and an area of 110,000 hectares; the Chengtian Prefecture has also been completed, with a population of 500,000, and an area of 330,000 hectares."
"The other prefectures are still continuing."
Zhao Shu said softly, with regret on his face.
You must know that Chengtian Mansion was the most prosperous place in Huguang back then. As the hometown of Jiajing, there were more than 3 million people in this city alone.
It's a pity that they were all harmed.
"How much wasteland are there in these two prefectures?"
"No less than 200,000 hectares." Zhao Shu exhaled.
"Before, the army cultivated tens of thousands of hectares, all of which were in Xiangyang Prefecture. Now, I plan to allocate some fields to the army."
Zhu Yixi smiled helplessly and said: "In the past few months, in the battle of Sanguan in Hanzhong Mansion and the battle of Xianrenguan, Ma Ke was defeated and Niu became a tiger; in the battle of Xiangyang and the battle of Wuchang, Bai Wang and Zuo Liangyu were defeated."
"Last month, we captured Nanyang Mansion again."
"I have already made you a king. If you don't reward me, I'm afraid the soldiers will mutiny!"
Zhao Shu suddenly realized: "Fighting so many battles? Your Highness has really worked hard."
"So, you want to use land to replace gold and silver?"
"That's right!" Zhu Yixi nodded: "Promotion is necessary, but rewards cannot be left behind. Keep the gold and silver to buy food, so you can only use more land."
"Furthermore, with land, you can start a family and start a business, and increase taxes and income."
The Chinese people's yearning for land can burst out huge energy.
Why were the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty so fierce?
Because those people all know that once they enter the customs, they can own a lot of land and slaves, for real.
Therefore, even though they knew that enclosure would lose the hearts of the Han people, the Manchus had no choice but to implement it.
Military orders were issued to reward meritorious service, and all the troops rejoiced.
Generals from all over the country quickly left their bases and came to Xiangyang to receive their rewards.
Li Jizu and You Shiwei from Jingzhou, Li Jingwu from Huangzhou Prefecture, Zhao Guangyuan from Hanyang Prefecture, and Chen Yongfu from Wuchang Prefecture all rushed over without any delay.
In addition to them, Wang Guangen, Liu Tingjie, Yan Guochao and others who stayed in Xiangyang are also waiting to see.
In response, Zhu Yixi organized his troops and horses.
Firearms Battalion, Cavalry Battalion, Guards Battalion, Grenadier Battalion, Mingjie, Mingfu, Sanbian, Yulin, Mingyuan, Yunyang, Mingwang, a total of eleven battalions.
Therefore, Zhu Yixi divided the troops of Yunyang Mansion into two, Hui Dengxiang and Wang Guangen each commanded 5,000 troops and horses, and divided them into Minghui Camp and Mingen Camp.
Li Jizu's Sanbian Battalion, You Shiwei's Yulin Battalion, Chen Yongfu's Mingfu Battalion, Liu Tingjie's Mingjie Battalion, Zhao Guangyuan's Mingyuan Battalion, Li Jingwu's Cavalry Battalion, and Yan Guochao's Heavy Infantry Battalion (originally the Grenadier Battalion).
They all undergo expansion.
The number of soldiers and horses increased from three thousand to five thousand.
The source is the 20,000 recruits from Hanzhong.
Only Baiwang's Mingwang Camp still maintains a population of 3,000 people, showing its pioneering status.
In this way, excluding the firearms battalion and the Guards battalion of the headquarters, there are ten battalion commanders in total.
Forty-seven thousand people.
The number of firearms and guards totals 10,000, and will soon be expanded to 20,000.
The number of soldiers is estimated to be 67,000.
The cost of raising these soldiers and horses, including the firearms battalion, cavalry battalion, and heavy infantry battalion, was huge. The monthly salary, food, and losses exceeded two hundred thousand taels.
Even so, there are still more than 30,000 surrendered troops. They have been transformed into new barracks and are about to leave the camp.
"They are all arranged to serve as guards, and their pay is half of that of a combat soldier (five cents)."
Zhu Yixi waved his hand, and each of the eight prefectures in Hubei was garrisoned with 2,000 troops, and the Nanyang Prefecture was garrisoned with 5,000 troops.
The remaining ones are just enough to replenish the troops of the headquarters.
Therefore, under Zhu Yixi's command, two groups of soldiers and defenders were formed.
If we add Xin Wencheng's Qishan Camp (Xianren Pass) and Zhu Meng's Sanguan Camp, the total number of soldiers and horses has exceeded 100,000.
This is much better than Zuo Liangyu's 100,000 people.
Is it okay to call myself Zhu Shiwan?
"It's a pity that there is a shortage of navy battalions now, and time has not waited for me!"