Although the internal funds and the treasury belong to the royal family in name, they actually have completely different uses.
In many cases, the treasury controlled by the Ministry of Revenue often competed with the emperor for annual income.
In many aspects of taxation, the competition between civil servants and the emperor has never stopped. Even Zhu Yuanzhang could not avoid this aspect.
The emperor can naturally use the money from internal funds as he wants, but the money from the treasury must be discussed with the ministers.
Although the emperor can use force, there are really too many places where money is needed in the treasury.
For example, official and military expenses, military expenditures, famine relief, banknotes for Guanglu Temple, river repair, repair of tankers, payment of salt merchants' banknotes, casting of treasure banknotes, etc.
These are the bulk of the annual expenditures of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
There are also many items in the internal funds, such as rewards from the emperor, compradors of the internal government, construction of palaces and mausoleums, assistance in weaving, and salaries of feudal princes in various places, etc., all of which need to be spent from the internal funds.
If there is no money in the internal funds, Zhu Yuanzhang can only mobilize part of it from the treasury, which is called borrowing.
Everyone knows that this loan should be borrowed and never repaid.
Many times, due to financial constraints, even the ministers of the court will have their salaries delayed.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a sensible person, especially when it came to officials.
We have suffered for most of our lives. Now that we are the emperor, can we still suffer?
For now, both the national treasury and the internal funds are actually very tight. After experiencing the chaos of the conquests at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was in dire straits. It could only cultivate and recuperate, and it was impossible to have too high taxes.
That's why the Jiangnan region, which was not affected much by the war and was extremely wealthy, had such heavy taxes.
"Dasun, you won't lose our internal money, will you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought deeply and said with some concern.
Although he had never been a businessman, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that in the business of buying and selling, there are losses and profits.
You may make a lot of money this year, but you may lose a lot next year.
If the loss is big, you can only lose face and reach out to the treasury.
When Zhu Ying heard this, she sighed in her heart.
At least when it comes to business, the old man is relatively simple and naive, not as ruthless as usual.
So he explained: "Grandpa, do you know why some businessmen make so much money, like Shen Wansan, who can earn tens of millions of taels of silver in just a few years."
"There are ways to do this. In fact, no matter what business you are doing, as long as you go through officials, you can make a lot of money."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What do you mean by this? Is it possible that we have to oppress the poor people like those profiteers?"
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.
This method is not possible. This is not poaching a corner of your own family.
Zhu Ying smiled bitterly and said: "How could my grandson be like this? Of course he is making money from those wealthy families. What can poor people earn? They can scrape three feet off the ground and only have that little money."
"When Sun'er was in the Western Region, the main partners he cooperated with were the powerful and powerful people from all parties. The bigger the powerful people are, the deeper the cooperation will be, and the more money they will have."
"Given the size of our Ming Dynasty, it is natural that the money will be more abundant. While making money from these rich people, we will also give some benefits to the poor."
"For example, more government-run schools and academies can be opened to provide enlightenment education to young children."
"Printing ordinary books to spread Ming culture."
“Building roads, building bridges, repairing houses, etc.”
"It can be said that we take it from the people and use it for the people."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and said loudly: "Okay, it's good to take it from the people and use it for the people. With the words "Da Sun", we believe that when the people of the Ming Dynasty mention Da Sun in the future, they will definitely praise him."
"In addition, high-yielding crops are about to be promoted across the country, and Da Sun will definitely be a wise king by then."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes glowed when he looked at his eldest grandson.
What father or grandfather doesn’t look forward to his son or grandson becoming a dragon?
Sometimes when I see the excellence of my own offspring, I feel more comfortable than myself.
This kind of experience can only be felt when you are a father or a man.
"Grandpa is too modest. When my grandson was in the Western Regions, he had quite a lot of experience in these matters. Our Royal Chamber of Commerce with internal funds must be unimpeded officially. With the support of the local government, we will not worry about failing to do business. "
"Many businesses require people to do it. If we don't do it, others will do it. Someone will eventually make the money."
"We have started this business ourselves. At least we can guarantee the livelihood of the people. Some profiteers maliciously manipulate market prices and seek high profits. Their consciences are so dark that they can do anything."
"With our Chamber of Commerce taking the lead, we can also establish a good reputation in the Ming Dynasty business world. In this way, businessmen in the future will have some scruples."
Zhu Ying said slowly.
In today's Ming Dynasty, any kind of democracy is asking for trouble. The germination of capitalism is inevitable after industrialization slowly begins.
In this case, why can't this biggest capital be done by ourselves?
Moreover, for now, it is impossible to discard so many business elites in the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Currently, there are many business constraints in Ming Dynasty, and businessmen are often looked down upon. However, when the era of industrialization comes, this situation will change with economic development.
Such changes cannot be completely contained by scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.
Money, whether it is an individual or a country, is inevitable.
The literati disliked the smell of copper because they could not eat the grapes and said the grapes were sour. Many emperors were guided by this idea, which led to poor people's livelihood and economy.
Anything that does not compete with the common people is a pretense used by civil servants to deceive people.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and finally said: "At present, our commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty is like this, neither higher nor lower. Let's not talk about the former Yuan Dynasty. Compared with the former Song Dynasty, the territory is not as big as ours, but the annual income is so high. many."
"The taxes and laws related to this area will be re-done by Da Sun. Then we will take a look and see if there are no problems, then we will tell the world and act according to the new laws."
That is to say, the eldest grandson. Only with Zhu Ying's words could Zhu Yuanzhang seriously consider the feasibility of it.
If any civil servant dared to raise the matter of business tax in the court, even if he had the same intention as Zhu Ying, he would inevitably have to eat at home.
Zhu Yuanzhang was jealous and suspicious.
You thought it was just a joke, and if you were joking, your family would be in order.
With the old man, Zhu Ying became even more motivated.
The degree of urbanization in the Ming Dynasty is now very low, and most of the people live outside the city. The key to this is naturally the important factor that cannot be separated from the field.
If we want to develop the principles of urbanization, we must first have enough food to eat.
The specific operation will take two to three years.
However, Zhu Ying is very confident that within five years, he will make the entire Ming Dynasty look like a new one.
The first day of October is getting closer and closer.
All the guards who are qualified to participate in the military parade are now working hard to train day and night.
Many guard posts are not for professional arms, but mostly for military households.
For example, the military households in the guard posts on the outskirts of the capital city themselves are inseparable from farming.
At this time, it is even more sowing time for late rice, which will obviously delay the training of the soldiers.
Just when the soldiers were worried that there was not enough training time, the tribute issued an order. Through wage employment, a large number of common people became day laborers to carry out double plunder on behalf of the soldiers.
This allows the soldiers in the guard station to train with peace of mind, and the wages for these hires are all paid from the emperor's internal funds.
"Your Majesty treats us like this, why do you have the right to be lazy and not train well to repay His Majesty's kindness?"
"Today, if I see anyone dare to be lazy, I will expel them from the parade."
"Let me make it clear to you. I don't know how many people are waiting behind you right now. They are expecting you to take your place if you can't even pass such a simple exercise."
"Early this morning, I also received an order from the East Palace. It was too complicated for you to understand. To put it simply, His Highness Taisun means that if you perform well enough this time."
"In the future, you can get rid of your status as a military household and become a personal soldier of His Highness the Grand Sun. You will no longer have to dig in the soil for food."
"And there is no need to worry about the future. When you are old and can no longer carry swords, don't be in a hurry. You should all know that we have a new government office in Ming Dynasty, the Ming Public Security Department."
"This Department of Public Security is located in all the prefectures and counties of the entire Ming Dynasty. When you are old enough and don't need to return to work, you can go directly to the Department of Public Security and continue to serve."
"It would be great if you can make some contributions in the military. If you go to a local county, you can work as an official in the Public Security Bureau, earn a salary from the court, and have no worries for the rest of your life. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"
The general giving the lecture did not stand on a high platform, but was shouting loudly in the queue of soldiers.
After hearing the general's words, the eyes of all the soldiers became brighter and brighter. They were all full of energy, as if they had endless strength.
This means that whether it is now or the way out, His Highness Taisun has already made arrangements.
Just practice to death.
The most important thing is that this is not a painting, this is witnessed by all the soldiers.
The simplest is the change in military meals.
In normal times, farming is busy and training is done during leisure time. This is the case even for the Imperial Guard.
During training, I only eat two meals a day, and the intensity is average.
Now, not only do we have three meals a day, but we also have meat every meal, so we are full of food.
At the beginning, many soldiers were making fun of themselves, and they were greedy and ate too much, so they were full.
Later I learned that it happened every day, so I didn't dare to eat it to death.
Moreover, the taste of this meal is something that all the soldiers will never forget once they take one bite.
I'm afraid even the big restaurants in the capital don't have this smell.
Is this a meal that soldiers can eat? When the aroma first wafted throughout the guardhouse, the soldiers thought they were starving and hallucinating. Only when they actually took a bite did they realize that such delicious food would become their daily life in the future.
This scene appeared in the minds of all the soldiers in the queue.
The next moment, a soldier with a loud voice couldn't help his excitement and shouted loudly: "Long live your Majesty! Long live His Majesty the Grand Sun!"
After a moment of silence, the entire guardhouse remembered the earth-shattering roar: "Long live your Majesty! Long live His Majesty the Grand Sun!"
This situation is just a microcosm of a certain health center. Almost all health centers have similar situations.
Somewhere downstream of the Qinhuai River,
On the boat, Pi'er Ma Heima's hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but tremble.
The huge roar just now frightened him.
Turning his head subconsciously and looking towards the distance where the sound came from, Pi'erma Heima couldn't help but ask Zhu Yunwen on the opposite side: "Yunwen is fierce, are all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty so crazy in their training?"
That energy is like an army of thousands of horses galloping forward.
How could someone like Pierma Heima not be familiar with someone who grew up in a military camp?
They are definitely top-notch elite soldiers and generals.
But if you listen carefully, you will find that this sound is not coming from one place, but seems to be coming from many places.
And this is just a corner of the Ming Dynasty's capital.
Although Zhu Yunwen was a little puzzled by this, of course he couldn't lose Ming's face in front of Pierma Heima.
He said calmly: "Brother Ma Hei is overthinking. These are just the daily training of our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. The military parade on the first day of October is probably around the corner, so the soldiers must have been practicing more diligently recently."
Zhu Yunwen looked calm, but his heart was not calm.
From where the voice came from just now, Zhu Yunwen knew that it was just an inconspicuous one among the many guards in the capital.
But the temperament he had just now seemed to be incomparable even to the guards in the palace.
After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yunwen knew that this must be his eldest brother's method.
Zhu Yunwen really couldn't understand his elder brother's military training.
I have also trained with him, but when my eldest brother trained the palace guards, he often disappeared for three or four days. He only showed up on weekdays and disappeared after less than half an hour.
But in the army, the officers and men's fanatical admiration for their eldest brother was something Zhu Yunwen had not even thought of passing for so long.
Now it seems that the fanaticism with which the eldest brother is supported in the army is no longer limited to the Xuanjia Guards and the palace forbidden army.
Instead, it radiated towards all the guards in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen sighed slightly in his heart, my eldest brother is my eldest brother after all.
Listening to the indifferent tone of Zhu Yunwen on the other side, as if it was commonplace, Pi'erma Heima felt a little afraid of the Ming Dynasty's army.
When he came to the capital, Yu Pierma Heima's heart was that his grandfather's army was the strongest army in the world.
Even the strongest elites of the Ming Dynasty are absolutely unable to resist in front of Grandfather's army.
This is the pride of being a descendant of Genghis Khan. The Mongolian cavalry is the strongest in the world. Even the Ming Dynasty can only rely on city defense and cannot fight the Mongolian army on the plains.
But now, this once firm idea has become somewhat shaken.
(End of chapter)
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