In fact, the Han Dynasty has been in a strange state since the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the country does not have no money, but the country cannot use the money.
The money is spent in inexplicable places. Huan Tan's "New Theory" records relatively detailed Han taxation and taxation. Since the Han Dynasty, the people's tax collection has been reduced, with more than 400,000 yuan per year, half of which is used for official salaries, and the rest. Two hundred million, hidden in the capital, is forbidden money. The Shaofu received 830,000,000 yuan for garden work to support the palace and provide rewards.
Have you discovered the problem? The tax revenue is only 4 billion, and the young government is doing things on its own, and the industry can generate 8.3 billion a year. At first glance, there seems to be no problem.
But in fact, the Han Dynasty had two very famous taxes, one was called Suanfu and the other was called Kouqian. As for the remaining land rent, during the reign of Emperor Jing, it was nailed down with a wave of his hand, probably because he was afraid that others would change it. , Thirty-one tax, that is, just pay 3.33% of the grain produced.
It can be said that land rent is basically negligible, and the real problem in the Western Han Dynasty is that after the land annexation, the common people farmed the land of powerful landlords from various places. In fact, this problem has appeared since the reign of Emperor Wu. Dong Zhongshu once said, "It may be that the wealthy people farmed the land." "If you own the land, you will pay a tax of 15%." That is to say, if you cultivate the land of the powerful, you will have to pay half of it to the powerful.
However, it is not impossible to survive by paying half of it. The problem is that the further you go, the more you pay, and the larger the amount of distribution is. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, things like 70% of 10 taxes were available, and no matter whether you are in a bad year or a famine, , are all at this ratio. In the end, the people had no choice but to rise up. This is why the people still praised the virtuous people even though half of the people's villages were collected.
In addition to land rent and other things that make the country sleepwalk, the bulk of the Han Dynasty's taxes are actually suingfu and oral money. Suufu refers to one hundred and twenty yuan a year for adults, double the amount for merchants and slaves, and the latter It can be regarded as a way to restrain powerful landowners, but it is completely useless.
For money, it's twenty coins a year for a child.
These two are the real bosses. The population of the Han Dynasty has recovered to more than 50 million during the Zhaoxuan period. The total of these two alone should be 6 to 7 billion. However, including other taxes, large and small, there are only 40 in the end. billions of dollars in revenue.
Where did the other money go? Greedy? Are you kidding? Emperor Zhaoxuan is not really stupid. What's more, if you can't figure out such a simple mathematical problem, then don't sit in that seat and just pretend to be dead. In fact, that part is very reasonable. .
Whether it is construction or industry, money is needed, and if there is no way to connect various places, we can only build repetitively, or even waste repetitively, and finally eat up part of it.
As for the Shaofu, although the route they took was a bit crooked, it actually reduced a lot of losses, so much so that the tax revenue collected in one year was twice as high as the national treasury.
This is what Chen Xi wants to complain about the most. Just think about the status of the young master. For future generations, it is a real minister. Such a thing is used to develop industries, and there is state support behind it. It has reached this level. It seems that it can be complained about. There are also many places.
"I have a plan to report." Chen Xi sighed, and decided to report Yuan Feng's achievements in three years. Otherwise, there would be no comparison, and there would be no harm. Look at these courtiers, all of them are civilized and military, but they can't do anything. The money is meaningless.
"Sure." Liu Tong glanced at Chen Xi and said angrily.
"As for last year's income and expenditure, I think I still need to report it." Chen Xi sighed and said. Everyone else heard the words through voice communication. They all had guesses about Yuanfeng's income and expenditure in the past three years, but so far they have not An accurate number, I just think it is far beyond what it once was.
"Last year, we collected 74 billion yuan and spent 72.8 billion yuan, including 42.2 billion yuan for military expenses, 20.6 billion yuan for various industries, 10 billion yuan for internal and external expenses of the royal family, and a balance of 1.2 billion yuan. ." Chen Xi read through the data he compiled.
In fact, the military expenditure is really not that much. The actual expenditures inside and outside the royal family come from Chen Xi's side, only two to three hundred million. However, Chen Xi cannot say that he spent more than 650 billion on the layout of his industry. The rest is basically all Military spending, that basically exposes a lot of things.
Besides, with so much investment in industry, there will definitely be doubts. But if more than 40 billion is invested in military expenditures, considering the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River, as well as the national military service, seventh-generation ships, etc., although the ministers will be shocked, But there is no doubt about this.
With military investment, let’s talk about industrial investment, it is not so eye-catching. In the end, the loss of a 10 billion yuan inside and outside the royal family was purely to blame Liu Tong, but Liu Tong definitely couldn’t figure out what was wrong. After all, he was the one who built the garden. The money, the money to build the palace, is really quite a lot.
But that's what I said, but after reading it, the imperial court exploded. Everyone can understand that the military expenditure is 40 billion. After all, Chen Xi's batches of heavy armor are not a joke, they are hundreds of thousands. Armor, this is tens of billions, and everyone knows about the armor prepared for military service, as well as military and civilian pensions, salaries, etc., it is 40 billion.
It is understandable that the industrial layout is more than 20 billion. After all, there are so many cattle, sheep and horses, so many textile industries, so many mines, and so many state-owned cash crop farms. It is impossible to produce so much if only 20 billion are spent. Loss, and even if you lose this year, you will make it back next year.
In fact, the reason why China and North Korea exploded was the amount of spending by the royal family. I really didn’t know this, but I was shocked when I calculated it. The royal family spent tens of billions. How many people are there in the royal family now? When the royal family surnamed Liu had thousands of dollars, it was impossible to spend even one-tenth of it.
Thinking about Liu Yu and Liu Ai again, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, and Liu Ye all spent their own money, and the tens of billions of emotional expenses were all the fault of the person above?
Thinking of this, the eyes of all the veterans who have endured hardships for more than four dynasties turned green. Does Emperor Ling have one-tenth of the ability of the eldest princess to spend money? Absolutely not. Tens of billions are spent quietly, and people have to calculate it to find out. This is also a skill!
"I spent so much on this palace?" Liu Tong was stunned, then thought for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he made cakes at the beginning of the year, ate rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat Festival, ate mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the two palaces that were under construction outside and had not stopped yet. , his face suddenly turned red, and he seemed a little unable to hold it down.
"This all happened last year. Don't discuss it this year. Isn't there still some balance left?" Liu Tong coughed twice and threw the pot away. Anyway, there was no Hua Chao. Besides, this was all reviewed by Sangong and Jiuqing. , Minister Pushe approved the money, if I have a pot, you all have it.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Chen Xi clasped his fists in salute, threw a depth charge and blew it up, and then began to read about the annual supplies. "Currently, there are 130,000 war horses, 410,000 horses, 820,000 cattle, and 1,110 sheep. One million dolphins, 4.2 million dolphins, 700,000 pieces of silk, 3.2 million pieces of cotton, 6 million jins of wool, war..."
Chen Xi read a lot of things. Except for the fact that there was less silk than last year, everything else was of a scale that required building warehouses and reserves. In fact, the 700,000 pieces of silk were not sent to Central Asia and Rome. Contact, Rome now really has as much silk as it has received.
"So much balance?" Liu Bei was overjoyed and sent a message to Chen Xi.
Chen Xi rolled his eyes. What do you mean by having so much balance? These just haven't had time to be used yet. The materials are used very quickly. Wenjing's decades of reserves were used up by Emperor Wu in a short time. War talks Strategy is one thing, grabbing food and supplies is another.
"Your report is simple and unpretentious, but it has the magnanimity of a great nation." Liu Tong expressed deep satisfaction. She could really understand these things. Although she didn't study hard, as for money, food and materials, anyone who sat on it would understand. There is a sensitivity.
As for the ministers, they were all a little dizzy at this time. It was precisely because they had experienced the Guanghe years and the Zhongping years that they could more clearly feel what terror was. Chen Xi really used materials to smash a road.
"The report has been completed." Chen Xi collected the report and said with a respectful expression. In fact, he sneered in his heart. The current level of taxation is not even comparable to that of the Song Dynasty at its peak. It has not even reached the Tang Dynasty. After five years of pursuit, The Tang Dynasty's tax revenue surpassed that of the Song Dynasty in ten years. It's not just a lie, it's just the total tax revenue!
After Chen Xi's report was completed, most of the courtiers were still in a dazed state. After Liu Tong asked again, he was sure that no one had reported, and immediately opened the palace door to wait for tribute from the countries!
Soon the former queen of Funan Kingdom brought her own gifts, including ten ivory tusks, ten luminous pearls, and other rare treasures. However, Liu Tong looked very calm. It was obvious that these things were not very impressive now. Liu Tong.
A few years ago, Liu Tong had just ascended the throne and had never seen the world. Now that he has been in Yuanfeng for four years, he has met several times to pay tribute. In addition, including the Roman envoys who came to form an alliance, it was an eye-opener. Naturally, now These things cannot touch people's hearts at all.
Or it could be that Liu Tong was eating and drinking well now, and his heart was swollen, and it was difficult to touch his conscience, so his expression was naturally dull.
After more than sixty countries, large and small, who came out of nowhere, paid tribute one after another, they were entrusted and those who had territory also began to take out things.
It wasn't until Juhu entered the court that Liu Tong, who had been watching the theater before, sat up straight and waited for the gift from the old Yuan family.
"This is Ju Hu, the son of Duke Ju. He is quite talented. I didn't expect that Yuan Tan would send him to join the court." Guo Jia explained to Chen Xi through a distant message.
"Does he have any problems?" Chen Xi asked curiously.
"No problem, but do you think such a person is needed for a gift? I'm thinking that there is a chance that the old Yuan family has other ideas." Guo Jia used his mentally retarded brain to estimate the sound transmission twice. road.
"Look, I'm also curious about what the old Yuan family can give. By the way, have you received any gifts from the old Yuan family?" Chen Xi said to everyone with a calm expression.
