The dust was flying, the mules and horses were running around, and the hot sunshine was actually a little warmer at this time.
The project was still going on, and the emperor was observing calmly, feeling particularly accomplished.
In an agricultural society, water conservancy projects are a matter of life and death and must be monitored.
During the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi had a gathering of elites, and was known as "half of the court officials from Jiangxi, and the Han Dynasty had many good waters." According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", among the 164 cabinet ministers, 22 were from Jiangxi, and 56 of them were chief ministers.
There are nine assistant ministers from Jiangxi, which is the highest number in the country.
But this is far from the credit of water conservancy projects. Shubei, Bobei, Jiaobei, Qianjinbei in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, Liqu in Yichun, Chatanbei in Taihe, etc. are all large canals that irrigate tens of thousands of acres.
Many times over the years, Jiangxi has been dredged up, making Jiangxi rich and rich in scholars.
Therefore, if the North wants to rise, it must develop agriculture and lay a solid foundation. Only with a solid foundation can it know etiquette. Only when its stomach is filled can it have the opportunity to develop.
Of course, the greatest contribution of the Ming Dynasty's water conservancy projects was the control of the Yellow River.
Pan Jixun's policy of confining water and attacking sand prevented the Yellow River from being disturbed for decades, and his strategy was left as a reference for future generations.
Although the cabinet does not have a five-year plan, nor is it possible to have one. The politics are turbulent and there are many natural and man-made disasters, making it difficult to continue. However, the Ministry of Industry has its own planned projects.
First of all, Xishan Water Diversion and Miyun Reservoir are two important projects.
The Ministry of Industry has invested a lot of energy in this, so that Beijing will not be short of water.
Secondly, there is no other major project that will last for decades than the Huaihe River.
The Yellow River and the Huaihe River are integrated into one, and the Yellow River takes the Huaihe River and flows into the sea, leaving the Huaihai Plain in a mess. A large number of fertile fields have turned into saline-alkali land, which has caused countless disasters.
What was once a granary has become a burden because of the Yellow River.
Controlling the Huaihe River is also a major project after 1949. It will take at least ten years and tens of millions of yuan to build the foundation.
Seeing the emperor deep in thought, no one dared to disturb him.
For a long time, Zhu Yixi felt a little cool. When he looked up, an umbrella had been held up above his head, blocking the harsh sunlight.
Glancing at the eunuch, he didn't say anything and got into the carriage directly.
Eunuchs deserve to be favored and gain power. How many people in the world can treat the emperor like this?
The carriages and horses moved slowly, and Yang Le, the admiral of the Dongchang who followed closely, approached cordially: "Your Majesty, the water diversion from Xishan will be completed by next year, and Beijing will be able to drink spring water by then."
"Yeah!" The emperor snorted softly and remained silent.
The few people on the side also had the good sense not to disturb. It just fell silent.
Soon, the emperor returned to Yuquan Mountain, and the coolness suddenly hit his face, not to mention how comfortable he felt.
As soon as I arrived at the Shanzhuang Cabinet, I submitted the voting plan.
Regarding the regulations of the Luzon Governor's Palace, they are naturally well-organized and seem reasonable at a glance. They also adhere to the rules of checks and balances.
However, when it came to selecting the governor, three people were submitted at once for the emperor to choose.
First of all, there is Sun Changzhou, the former Governor of Xuanda and now the Governor of Chahar.
Yes, Chahar was restructured into a governor-general and became a military town, governing the three cities of Chifeng, Chengde, and Kuanhe. It was responsible for managing the Chahar tribes, the Khan tribe, and the Han people.
In the Chahar area, the imperial court followed a policy of encroaching step by step. From Chifeng, to Chengde, and Kuancheng, which was built on the lower reaches of the Kuan River last year, Chahar owned three cities.
The next target is the upper reaches of Kuanhe River, where Pingquan City is to be built.
Then it continued eastward and northward, turning the entire Chahar region into a mixed nomadic and farming area.
Today, Mongolia does not have a unified Great Khan, so naturally there is no one to stop the Ming Dynasty's cannibalization policy.
Sun Changzhou led five thousand men to guard Chifeng, which was extremely hard work.
Zhu Yixi glanced at it and let him row away.
If you are nearly fifty years old and go to the Philippines again, wouldn't that mean you are courting death?
The second candidate was Lin Jiading, the chief envoy of Guangdong, a native of Putian, Fujian. He was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Chongzhen (1634). He had served as the director of the Ministry of Rites, a doctor in the Ministry of Households, and later served as the deputy scholar of Guangdong.
When King Fu was supervising the country, he served as the inspector-general of Guangdong and later became the chief envoy of Guangdong.
The cabinet's evaluation of him was that he was energetic, capable of studying Western science, and valued business and agriculture.
Obviously, he is an official who is active in thinking and not stick to books.
The other person was from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, named Jinbao. He passed the Jinshi examination in the 13th year of Chongzhen (1640) and was awarded the title of magistrate of Linqing County. He was later forced to leave by Liu Zeqing.
The Qing army captured Hangzhou and captured Queen Lu. Jinbao and former governor Yao Zhizhuo raised an army to resist the Qing Dynasty, but were defeated alone.
Later, the Shaowu court was established. Due to his unyielding resistance, he gained a good reputation and was promoted to the prefect of Quanzhou, and later promoted to the deputy envoy of Fujian.
Because of his unyielding integrity, he had led troops in battles, and had served as an official in Fujian for many years. He was familiar with the affairs of the Western Barbarians and Taiwan, so it was just right to go to Luzon without worrying about anything going wrong.
What's more important is that he is only forty-three years old, young and strong, and just right.
Zhu Yixi was satisfied with this person's experience.
When he ascended the throne in Nanjing and appointed old people from the previous dynasty, the court did not appoint them all, but selected them on a merit-based basis.
The first person to be excluded was naturally the imperial official who had taken refuge with Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Beijing.
Priority will be given to those chaste men who lead troops in battle, are unyielding, and have a heart for the imperial court.
Putting aside whether you have ability or not, solar terms are the most important.
Who can deny Hong Chengchou's ability?
But he just turned traitor.
Therefore, Jinbao satisfied the emperor regardless of his qualifications, ability, physical condition, or official experience.
"Let him be the governor of Luzon!"
Zhu Yixi picked up the third ticket and said.
Tian Fu, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly started to write and review.
As for Sun Lin, he is only in his mid-twenties, and he has already shocked the officialdom by serving as the commander-in-chief of the Nanhai Navy. If he is promoted to governor, he will definitely cause chaos in the court.
He did not dare to be like Qianlong, who appointed Fukang'an as Minister of Military and Aircraft when he was 20 years old.
The promotion of favorite ministers should not be done in such a haphazard manner. Doesn't this create a gap between the monarch and his ministers?
Zhu Hong was a group, and the cabinet had no objections. They immediately drafted a decree, sent it to the staff for implementation, and finalized the matter.
After completing the process, I hurried to Tianjin.
If in the past, such an imperial edict would have been sent from the canal south to Zhejiang, and then sent to Fujian, it would not have been achieved within two or three months.
But now we take a boat from Tianjin and go directly down the river, and we can reach Fuzhou in about half a month.
At this time, Jin Bao, who was serving as the inspector of Fujian, took a boat and arrived in Taiwan.
Also known as "Jiantai", this official position is responsible for the judicial, criminal and prison affairs of a province, and is a third-grade official rank.
The Inspector-General is not only in charge of the judiciary, but is also responsible for managing the "Post Office" affairs of the province. He must ensure that the information sent from the central government to the local governments is error-free.
On the one hand, the Jian Cha Shi focuses on the judiciary, Youyi, and the Jian Cha Shi is equivalent to the director of the Department of Justice, the Director of the Public Security Department, and the Director of the Provincial Procuratorate.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu recently to read and catch up on new books. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. www.yeguoyuedu.com is available for Android and Apple.]
In addition, in addition to the people, they still have the power to supervise the officials. Any officials who have committed corruption, corruption and illegal acts have the responsibility to rectify and expose them and report them to the court.
The three-year assessment of local officials stipulated by the imperial court was also completed with the participation of inspectors.
Under the deputy envoy of the Imperial Guard, there is also a Qianshi. The deputy envoy and the Qianshi are usually separated from each other to inspect local areas, military preparations, training, patrolling the sea, Qing army, Yi Chuan, farming and other matters.
However, Jin Bao came to Taiwan in person this time and really had to do it for you.
Taiwan's summer tax was earlier than that in Jiangnan, and was paid at the end of May or early June, but it shocked the entire Fuzhou and Fujian Provinces.
It turns out that after the three-year tax holiday, the Taiwan government began to implement a two-and-a-half-year tax. This was the rule of the imperial court, but this half-tax made the whole Fujian Province dumbfounded.
Summer tax of 270,000 silver dollars——
In other words, the Taiwanese government generates about one million silver dollars in tax revenue every year.
The commercial tax is half and half, while the grain tax is 37%. Even if it is 37%, the Taiwan government can keep at least 300,000 yuan.
This is such a huge number.
In Fujian as a whole, the annual tax is only 4 million yuan, and in Taiwan there are only 600,000 people. The first two taxes can reach a quarter of the province's total.
When the governor of Fujian learned about this, his first reaction was disbelief. After verifying it, his second reaction was that there was more to Taiwan than that.
He felt that many officials in the Taiwan government might be unclean, or that they might have raised their salary levels.
The Shaowu Dynasty carried out financial reforms for many years. Local grain taxes were divided into one point, two points, and three points. Grain taxes were divided into 30 and 70 points, while commercial taxes were divided into half and half.
What is handed over to the household department is called Qi Yun, and what is left in the local area is called retention.
Before Shaowu, there was no fiscal revenue at the provincial level. Taxation was based on counties and the fiscal revenue of the three divisions and yamen.
Therefore, once there is a major disaster, the governor will ask big households to donate food and silver to tide over the difficulties. At this time, the governor can't dispatch support to those county governments with rich treasury, and he just watches helplessly.
People are selfish, each county will only sweep away the snow in front of its own door, and will not take into account other counties.
As for disaster relief, it was necessary to report to the imperial court. Once this happened, it would have already led to a civil uprising.
Historically, it was only during the Yongzheng period that there was provincial finance, called reserve, which came from fire consumption and was returned to the public. However, the rules were very restrictive. If more than five hundred taels were used, it would have to be reported.
However, in the Shaowu Dynasty, because the governor also served as the province's disaster relief dispatcher, provincial finance gradually took shape.
Provincial-level finances are managed by the chief envoy, used by the governor, and supervised by the inspector-general, and can only be transferred with the consent of the three parties.
In terms of application, it can only be used for repairing official roads, dredging river embankments, relieving victims, paying military salaries, and offering sacrifices to good deeds.
The source of provincial finance is commercial tax.
Fifty percent of the commercial tax revenue is given to the Ministry of Household Affairs, 30% is retained in the local government, and 20% becomes a reserve for the provincial government.
Even if it is only two cents, in a province like Fujian that emphasizes commerce over agriculture, commercial taxes have already exceeded agricultural taxes, and the vassal treasury can keep four to five million silver coins a year.
Although it is not much, it is enough to provide relief to the victims in an emergency.
For example, in Jiangsu Province, the annual business tax is more than three to four million, and the savings can reach about one million, which is the real wealth.
The Fujian Third Division is concerned about commercial taxes. What they hate the most is local underreporting. Since Taiwan has such a big win, it needs to investigate, for fear that something will go wrong.
Of course, the reason was that some members of the Taiwan government reported to the governor that there were many red barbarians in Taiwan, and the folk customs were getting worse and worse.
"Going to Taiwan, I heard that Taiwan has only been around for a few years. The land is rich and it has become the first choice destination in Fujian..."
The staff on the side looked at the sea, stared at the rough waves, and couldn't help but sigh.
"With nearly 50,000 Westerners, Taiwan is different."
Jinbao held its head high and blew the sea breeze.
At noon, the ship arrived at Penghu County, and in the afternoon, it arrived at Dayuan County, Taiwan Prefecture.
Taiwan's magistrates and county magistrates all came to the pier to greet me. They were all cautious and respectful, even more careful than waiting for their parents.
There is no reason why they should be so timid.
Ming system - Prefectures and counties conduct inspections every month and report to the government. The government conducts inspections and reports once a year to the chief envoy. Every three years, the governor will check the officials' affairs according to the inspector's office and prepare a record to report to the officials.
Ministry, as a certificate for foreign officials to inspect.
Previously, the evaluation of foreign officials was divided into eight grades: one is greedy, two is cool, three is impetuous, four is inadequate, five is old, six is sick, seven is bad, and eight is careless.
After the Shaowu Dynasty, foreign officials were divided into three grades: excellent, average, and inferior. The inferior ones were demoted, the average ones were transferred to other provinces, and the superior ones were promoted to Beijing.
As before, the position of county magistrate had been transferred for decades, but now it no longer exists.
Arriving at the pier, Jin Bao felt that the atmosphere was indeed different.
The ships docked at the pier are basically Western-style sailing ships, but there are only a few Fu ships, and Western ships can be seen everywhere.
Facing a high-ranking official like him, these red-haired and green-eyed Xiyi showed no respect at all. They just bowed slightly and left.
Jin Bao felt his energy rising.
When I got on the carriage and opened the curtain, I saw that there were all kinds of shops along the street, and the buildings were all kinds of strange, like swords thrust into the sky, and some were rough and devoid of any sense of beauty.
The Ming-made architecture is unremarkable.
In his heart, he became even more angry.
When we arrived at the government office, the space was huge. The front office and the backyard were spacious and brand-new, clean and tidy. Several vases were placed very elegantly, and the calligraphy and paintings were also good.
"Where is the county government here?"
Since the Chinese dynasty, it has been popular to undermine the integrity of county government offices. Now in Taiwan, they are extremely beautiful.
Jin Bao had accumulated a lot of sullenness, and when the prefect proposed to hold a banquet, he smiled slightly, but his sullen face still made everyone in Taiwan tremble with fear.
The next day, he sent his master to check the account books, and then went to the county warehouse to have a look.
Dozens of boxes of silver coins, hundreds of thousands of pieces, made Jin Bao breathless.
Suddenly, he felt his anger disappear.
The magistrate on the side said respectfully: "Taiwan, the four counties of Taiwan Prefecture, Penghu, Dayuan, Chicken Coop, Danshui..."
"I know." Jin Bao nodded, glanced sideways at him, and said, "Why is your summer tax so high?"
"Are there any harsh people?"
After asking this question, Taiwan's prefect's waist immediately dropped even lower.
"In fact, the maritime merchants purchased cane sugar in large quantities, with an annual output of millions of tons. Because of the tax of three out of ten, the annual tax is no less than three hundred thousand..."
"Moreover, in the past two years, our government has exported tea, rice, wood, mothballs, etc. on a large scale, and has also collected a lot of taxes."
"The money earned is used to support officials (the chief official of the county government is the chief envoy who distributes money), to conquer the natives, and to recruit people to reclaim wasteland to fill the household registration..."
ps: Damn it, Japan and South Korea have both entered, I’m so angry!