But there are always exceptions to everything.
If the Dutch are willing to give up their interests, everyone will be happy.
Attacking in the open sea is not a simple matter, and it consumes manpower and material resources that are difficult to measure.
Furthermore, the Dutch have been cultivating the land for decades, and the land for the strongholds and castles is a ready-made wealth. It is really a good thing for the Ming Dynasty that they no longer have to work hard to open up wasteland.
"Then let's talk!"
Zhu Yixi raised her eyebrows and accepted the matter.
The time is set for March next year, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, Yuquan Villa.
There are too many rules in the Forbidden City, and they are too formal to follow one's heart, and there could be fewer obstacles in the villa.
Let the courtiers talk first. If it is profitable, then meet. If the talk is not speculative, then there will be no chance.
When the Ministry of Rites suddenly heard about this, it was like a bolt from the blue.
Everyone was so indignant that they wanted to take off their pants and have a cane fight to become famous all over the world.
Finally it was suppressed.
If the cabinet ministers agree with the emperor's decision, they cannot mess around.
Otherwise, the emperor will be offended at most, and the cabinet ministers will be offended, and they will not be promoted in a few years, and may even harm their relatives and friends.
However, in sharp contrast, North Korea's audience was quickly approved by the Lifan Yuan, and then submitted to the emperor for approval, and it was also approved.
The North Korean audience was so frequent that all the officials got used to it.
Of course, as expected, what the Koreans never forget is to assist the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, thus washing away their humiliation.
Unfortunately, there were too few cavalry and could not help at all.
The North Korean envoy was not discouraged, and also brought news: King Tokugawa Iemitsu of Japan died of illness, and his son Tokugawa Ietsuna succeeded him at the age of ten.
At this time, its country is in turmoil, which is a good time.
Regarding Japan, North Korea paid great attention to this neighbor, but Ming Dynasty ignored it.
In the midst of his full expectations, the Ministry of Rites just said "Oh" and it was over, which made North Korea particularly dissatisfied.
After all, Japan at this time has a young king succeeding to the throne, and the country is unstable. If the Ming Dynasty sends an expeditionary force, it will definitely overthrow its country and society, and even if it doesn't work, it can mess up Japan.
When North Korea follows Ming Dynasty, it will not only be able to take revenge, but also gain a lot of advantages.
"I want to eat my shit!" Zhu Yixi really found it funny how naive and brainless the North Koreans were.
"However, we can make arrangements to make Japan a vassal state..."
At this time, the imperial court felt extremely troubled by the autumn tax issue and had to convene an enlarged version of the imperial meeting.
The autumn tax is collected in October, but the summary statistics are at the end of the year, and the actual collection and treasury will not be until next summer.
But the money was put into the treasury first, allowing the entire court to have a good year.
Due to the insufficient water transportation conditions in various provinces and the popularity of silver yuan in the hearts of the people, after many reforms, the only provinces in the country that actually pay grain are Sichuan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan. The rest all pay in silver. Reduce administrative costs.
And because most of the northern crops are harvested once a year and there is almost no autumn tax, only the four provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, and Jiangxi paid a total of nearly 5 million shi of grain.
The remaining provinces paid silver and copper coins because of insufficient transportation conditions.
Yes, copper coins have also begun to be collected, but considering that the quality of copper coins varies, only copper rounds are collected. By the way, it can also stimulate the circulation of copper rounds and make money for the Ministry of Accounts.
The autumn tax collected 18 million silver dollars, while last year at this time, it was 8 million silver dollars and 12 million shi in grain.
This includes commercial taxes (including iron, wine, coal, etc.), which are paid once in March, about 3 million yuan, and salt tax, which is also paid in March, totaling 2.55 million yuan, which is more than in the second quarter. An increase of more than 30%.
In other words, just relying on the autumn tax from the nine provinces of Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi has exceeded 10 million yuan, reaching 13 million silver yuan.
We have to add five million stones of food!
In the entire five years of Shaowu, the fiscal revenue was: 13 million shi of grain and 42 million dan of silver.
You must know that during the summer tax season, excluding commercial taxes, the entire north only collected 3 million yuan. Although it was half tax, even if it was full tax, it was only 6 million yuan.
Taken together, it's only a quarter of what others have.
The imperial examination was divided into 40 and 60 points. If calculated in terms of wealth, 28 and 80 points were about the same. Now it seems that the north has taken a big advantage.
However, despite the addition of several new provinces, the quota of 300 people for the national examination has not changed.
Otherwise, due to the decentralization of Jinshi and the provincial examination, the shortage of officials in the 1,600 counties across the country is not serious. For example, in Henan, many prefectures and counties are still no man's land.
I'm going too far, but in the Shaowu Dynasty, the difference between the north and the south was so huge that it was shocking.
Therefore, at this enlarged meeting, eight ministers, including the ministers of rites, officials, households, soldiers, criminals, workers, the Lifan Yuan, the Organization Department, the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the Cabinet, and the five military governors' offices all came together because of this autumn event. Tax.
Therefore, even if the autumn tax hits a new high at this time, it will not stop everyone from feeling depressed.
"Even Shanxi, the best-preserved city, only has a population of four to five million at this time. The full annual tax, including commercial taxes, is only more than two million yuan..."
Wang Yingxiong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, felt even more uncomfortable and entangled. The gap was too far from his ideal.
This is the first year and a half tax period after three years of tax exemption in the north. Without comparison, there is no harm. The difference with the south is huge.
I thought that the South had provided for the world for two or three years, and the North could now contribute, but in fact it was a huge disappointment.
“The vast north, when combined into one, is probably only as different as southern Zhili.”
Zhu Mou, the Minister of Rites, said directly and decisively.
"There are still too few people."
Feng Xianzong couldn't bear his temper and said impatiently: "Although people have been migrating in recent years, the number of Dingkou in Henan Province has not exceeded two million; Shandong has only more than three million; Shaanxi has more than two million."
"Even in Hebei, the capital of the capital, the allowance is only 4 million, less than half of what it once was."
"Without a population, we can't cultivate land, and naturally we can't collect taxes. We can't compare with the south. It will take at least five or ten years to recover to the past."
“We need to increase our efforts to migrate.”
The official immigration that is still going on today is that Hunan fills in Hubei, and Sichuan fills Henan. However, private migration continues, such as people from Jiangxi and Anhui going to Hubei...
But everyone felt it was too slow at this time.
If the North continues to develop like this, it will only be pulled further and further by the South, which will be very detrimental to the country's stability.
"The south is stronger than the north. Except for Dingkou, the most important thing is that there is no shortage of water."
Du Yinxi, the Minister of Lifanyuan, said bluntly: "As long as we build rivers and ponds in the north and store more water, we will definitely increase the number of Dingkou..."
