It had a far-reaching impact on the reform of the clan.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, if the new "Zongfu Regulations" continue to be implemented, the annual royalties paid by the court will be reduced to one million dan.
If you follow the Jiajing period, it can be reduced to 700,000 shi.
And you must know that at the end of Wanli, the total number of clans in the world was seven million stones, accounting for about 30% of the total land tax.
It is undeniable that although the loss of clans in the troubled times was too high, the sect-vassal regulations played an important role.
It doesn't take long to think that the Zonglu issue that has troubled the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years will be completely solved. This is the beginning of trouble for the finances.
Because they had never received any salary for so many years before, and now they have to pay an additional expense, how can they not worry about it?
The left minister of the household department, a little impatiently, asked to see the emperor and explain the appropriate matters.
Although the cabinet has a clear division of labor and each has a say in the six ministries, it is only in terms of decision-making, and the specific implementation still relies on the six ministries themselves.
In this way, the dignified Minister of Household Affairs naturally has a higher status.
The emperor readily agreed.
"His Majesty--"
The New Year has just passed, and the smell of fireworks has not yet dissipated. The small fireworks inside the palace are still in full swing. A large number of eunuchs and palace maids are watching the fire, all in order to make the princesses happy.
The left servant of the household department came over respectfully. There was a strong smell of sulfur in his nose, and he couldn't help but cup his hands and said:
"There is news from Beijing that the millions of silver dollars previously spent are about to be exhausted, and we request that another million silver dollars be spent."
"Why is it so expensive?"
Zhu Yixi gathered up the furs on her body and said in confusion: "I burned several palaces, so I can't use so much money!"
Hearing this, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue looked helpless: "Your Majesty, in addition to the imperial palace, there are also outer city walls. More importantly, the ditch reconstruction project in Beijing is huge, with more than 10,000 civilians employed every day."
"Having persisted with one million silver dollars until now, Jiang Shangshu is already considered to be very capable."
As he spoke, he also showed some complaints: "You also asked to build the palace before, and it cost a lot of logs to raise the army..."
"How many silver coins are left in Taicang?"
Zhu Yixi waved her hands and felt a headache.
"During the entire New Year period, various rewards, banquets, etc. cost 1.53 million silver coins, and there are still 5 million silver coins in Taicang."
"Without one million, can we hold on until the summer tax?" Zhu Yixi asked a serious question.
"It's enough to hold on to the summer tax, but I'm just afraid of the unexpected. If there is any natural or man-made disaster, a lot of money will be spent."
The Minister of Household Affairs said honestly: "However, the only thing I am happy about is that there is enough food and grass."
"Then give it to him."
Zhu Yixi said decisively: "It is worth spending millions of silver coins to get a perfect Beijing city."
There are many problems in Beijing, but sewerage and sandstorm problems are enough to rank at the top of the list.
The current population of Beijing is less than 200,000, which is suitable for large-scale transformation to create a new soul for this future national capital.
He didn't want to stay in a city made of shit. Thinking about it made him shudder.
These problems have become acute in Nanjing today. More than 3,000 manure diggers are needed every day, and demand often exceeds supply.
The rampant garbage was also the main reason for large-scale outbreaks of plague and smallpox in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Wait, smallpox, cowpox, it seems that I want to treat it for my children, just in case.
"You came to see me not just for this matter, right?"
Suddenly, the emperor looked at him thoughtfully and said: "The transfer of money and food in the cabinet should be placed on my desk tomorrow."
"Your Majesty, you have a clear warning!" The minister hurriedly bent down, considered it for a while, and then said slowly: "I am here this time for the purpose of customs duties."
The tariff mentioned here refers to commercial tax.
Commercial tax consists of seat tax (entities such as shops, transactions, etc.), customs duty, and gate tax. Tariff is also called over-tax, which is the abbreviation of customs tax.
Historically, Liguan in the late Qing Dynasty was its peak.
After hearing this, Zhu Yixi suddenly realized.
In the past, in the Huguang area, in order to expand finance, checkpoints were set up at strategic pass points to collect taxes. In theory, they were the same as bank checkpoints on canals.
As a result, the business tax income skyrocketed, and the monthly income reached one hundred thousand taels.
Later, it spread to Sichuan, whose terrain was rugged, customs taxation was very high, and commercial taxes soared to more than 200,000 taels.
Now that the Ministry of Household Affairs has mentioned this issue again, there is no doubt that they want to extend commercial taxation to the Jiangnan area.
For the poor households, this is definitely a huge live tax, and a steady stream of living water is enough to nourish the long-term poor households.
"Business tax in Jiangnan..."
Zhu Yixi hesitated slightly.
"Your Majesty, as long as the collection of commercial taxes is perfect, it will be easy to rebuild the city of Beijing. It will even be easy to support several northern provinces."
The minister couldn't wait to make his promise.
The emperor certainly understood the potential of Jiangnan, especially the current wealth of its people, which would definitely surprise people.
But, will the imposition of tariffs affect his customs?
National treasury income and internal fund income are two different things.
Zhu Yixi was not surprised by Hu Bu's boldness in daring to touch the tiger's butt.
Although the main body of the Ming Dynasty is still in the south, the actual top power is concentrated in the hands of northerners.
For example, the first assistant Zhao Shu, the second assistant Zhang Shenyan were both from Shanxi, and the group assistant Yan Chongxin was from Hanzhong.
According to the six official books, Wang Yingxiong was from Sichuan and Jiang Yueguang was from Jiangxi.
The middle and lower levels among the six bureaus were formed from the merger of Liucao, the military and political affairs department in Huguang.
In the army, they grabbed a lot of them, countless of them.
The situation of facing the south from the north is obvious.
Under such circumstances, even if the power of the gentry in the south is taken into account, the central government can still kill it. After all, this is not his hometown.
As for the minister of household affairs in front of him, Zhu Yixi knew that he was from the north as soon as he heard his accent. He was obviously taking advantage of Jiang Yueguang's trip to the north to achieve some political success.
"If you want to do it, then do it."
The emperor struggled for a while and then said: "I only have one thing, and I must not cause any trouble."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Huguang and Sichuan have been implementing it for many years, and the Ministry of Revenue has already gained rich experience."
He patted his chest and beamed: "The tax soldiers who collect taxes are all local militiamen, and the officers are veterans who have retired from the battlefield. No one will dare to evade taxes."
"What I mean is that we must not arouse public anger, we must do it step by step, and we must not be too radical."
Zhu Yixi said helplessly.
"Don't worry, we will do things impartially and will never charge more than you want. We will ensure that they don't dare to say anything."
His chest slapped loudly, and the smile on the man's face couldn't be stopped.
The emperor was worried and decided to help him: "Start with Anhui Province first, and it won't be too late to go to Jiangsu Province later."