Since the new emperor ascended the throne in the first year of Xingqing, he has developed industry and commerce, stimulated domestic and overseas trade, and expanded overseas colonization. He also implemented new policies in various areas of the Song Dynasty and clarified official administration. More than seven years have passed, and earth-shaking changes have taken place in the Song Dynasty.
The most obvious change is that the Song Dynasty abolished land tax and body money. The "agricultural tax" on farmers was cancelled, and only a corresponding tax burden was levied on a large number of landowners, but it was also extremely low.
The land tax of the Song Dynasty followed the "Two Taxes Law" of the Tang Dynasty, with slight modifications. The goods to be paid for the tax are grain, silk, gold, iron and other products. There are two taxes in summer and autumn. The summer tax is mainly on cloth and silk, and the autumn tax is mainly on rice and grain. The summer tax is converted into money.
As overseas products entered the Song Dynasty in droves, the two taxes, a product that had lasted for thousands of years in successive dynasties, were abolished under the rule of Emperor Zhao Hong of the Song Dynasty.
The other one is Ding Qian. According to the law of the Song Dynasty, people aged 20-60 are called Ding Qian. Everyone must pay Ding Qian. In many places during the Song Dynasty, the amount of Ding money exceeded the summer tax by more than three times. The burden was extremely heavy and the people were miserable. But until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Ding Qian was never free.
But now under the rule of Emperor Zhao Hong, Ding Qian, a big mountain over the people's heads, has also been abolished, just like the two taxes.
The whole world was dedicated to the Song Dynasty, which was the benefit of overseas colonization.
Of course, when the Song Dynasty built water conservancy projects, built roads and bridges, and built docks and stations, they still had to perform the required labor. Even said, it is a bit heavy. But for the people of the Song Dynasty who could have enough food and clothing and whose children could go to school without spending money, they could accept it.
Compulsory education, exemption of "agricultural tax" and "small money", the new dynasty's kindness to the people can be seen with the naked eye.
In Lin'an Palace, in the royal study, Zhao Hong was discussing matters with the ruling ministers. At this moment, his face was ashen and he was upset.
The ruling ministers and Anti-Corruption Department officials below all looked embarrassed, and no one dared to touch the tea cup.
"Chen Sanqiang can't kill just one household, so how could he lead thousands of people to cause trouble? What are the local officials doing? What have they done?"
Zhao Hong's face was ashen, and several ministers in power were speechless. They all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
Jiangxi mob Chen Sanqiang gathered to cause trouble. Thousands of people stormed the government offices and robbed the government treasury of money and food. They also burned down the government office of Ganzhou and killed and injured hundreds of officials.
What happened that caused the people to rise up and attack the government offices?
He is a son of the common people and knows that people's livelihood is difficult and people's lives are not easy. Under his rule, he devoted himself to exempting the people from exorbitant taxes and relieving the people's power. Who would have thought that after eight years of hard work, disgusting things would still happen.
"Your Majesty, there is a flood in Jiangxi. The imperial court has shipped relief money and food to Jiangxi. The local officials are to blame for the people's trouble. Please order a strict investigation!"
As the head of the Anti-Corruption Department, Zhou Ping had no choice but to stand up and report.
When such a huge civil unrest occurred in Jiangxi, the local government was the main culprit, and the Jiangxi Anti-Corruption Branch was also involved.
"Your Majesty, our court is rich in grain and rice, and the people rarely engage in grain-grabbing rebellions, let alone attack the government. There must be something fishy. Your Majesty, you have learned from this!"
Xu Liang, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Department, also followed suit.
“In a year of great calamity, there must be great greed!”
Zhao Hong had a dark face and ordered angrily.
"Immediately send officials and people from the Anti-Corruption Department to investigate. From the pacification envoys to Ganzhou magistrates and general judges, the sixth-rank officials of the imperial court have been arrested and suspended for investigation. Xu Liang, Zhou Ping, you two and Song Ci, together with the Anti-Corruption Department, Members, transfer the imperial army to Jiangnan West Road in person, and make sure to investigate thoroughly. Any official who provokes a civil uprising will be severely punished according to law!"
It has been six or seven years since the New Deal was implemented on Jiangnan West Road. Overseas colonization was also carried out. Food was shipped in by the shipload. The society was strong. Why were so many people still making trouble and attacking government offices?
How could people take desperate risks and gamble with their lives if they don't have enough to eat? No matter how good the policy is at the top, when it comes down to the bottom, it will always be because of the selfish motives of corrupt officials and their hands, so that weird things happen all over the world!
These scum, who gave them the courage to abuse all people?
The expressions of all the officials in the room changed. After all this treatment, aren't there still heads and rivers of blood?
"Your Majesty, what should we do with Chen Sanqiang and others?"
Zhen Dexiu carefully observed Zhao Hong's expression.
As he grows older, Zhao Hong's prestige is now increasing, and he is decisive in killing, which makes them, the important officials in the court, feel in awe.
"The leader will be severely punished without mercy. As long as the rest surrender and return to their homes, there will be no further investigation!"
Ordinary people, if they were not forced into a desperate situation, would be willing to take desperate risks, abandon their homes and careers, and compete with the government and the army.
"Your Majesty, Chen Xiaoyan, the magistrate of Luting Prefecture in Fujian Province, was under harsh rule. He failed to suppress the bandits and killed soldiers, which led to a mutiny. The people were devastated and hundreds of people were killed or injured. How should we deal with this matter?"
Zhen Dexiu continued to play, and another bad thing happened.
"What else can we consider? Killing soldiers, causing mutiny, and causing suffering for the people. Not killing is not enough to anger the people, and not killing is not enough to calm the morale of the army. Arrest and bring him to justice, punish him clearly, and let Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment handle it as soon as possible! "
Zhao Hong said angrily, feeling even worse.
Soldiers bled and died in the front, while officers in the rear forced the people to rebel. These officials were so daring that he immediately went berserk.
Recently, he has been very angry and loses his temper at every turn. I don’t know if it has something to do with the uneasiness in his harem?
"Your Majesty, in Jinling University's admissions exam at the end of last year, 27 candidates cheated and hired someone to take the exam for them; at Lin'an Normal School, teacher Hu Jinfang leaked the exam papers to the candidates. How should this matter be handled?"
Wei Liaoweng came to report, and there was another quarrel.
"All 27 candidates at Jinling University are registered and are not allowed to participate in school examinations for life. The relevant invigilators will be fired, their illegal income will be confiscated, and they will be severely punished in accordance with the law. Hu Jinfang, a teacher at Lin'an Normal School, will be exiled overseas. Order the Department of Education to improve relevant legal provisions and implement them in each country Implement it in schools to prevent such cases from happening again!”
Interests touch people's hearts. Unexpectedly, violations of laws and regulations in educational examinations in later generations have already appeared in this era.
Seeing the submissive looks of the ministers, Zhao Hong calmed down and said with a gentler face:
"Mr. Zhen, how are you preparing for the bank matter?"
Before the war in Hanzhong began, he told Zhen Dexiu and others to prepare for the opening of the bank. Now that several months have passed, it should be almost done.
As Xinhuizi became stable and recognized by the people, banks became the focus of this round of good governance.
"Your Majesty, the bank has been prepared. This is a new club that will be changed this time. Your Majesty, please take a look."
Zhen Dexiu took out a few brand new banknotes and put them on the table.
"Is this the new currency for this world change?"
Looking at the banknotes on the table, Zhao Hong couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
From ancient times to the present, human beings' love for money has never faded.
Such a beautiful and complex banknote, comparable to the Rmb of later generations, should be difficult to counterfeit.
"Zhen Gong, this banknote should be difficult to counterfeit."
Zhao Hong asked subconsciously.
It seems that the huizi in this world are more exquisite than those in the previous world, and they are also more difficult to imitate.
"Your Majesty, compared to the Huizi from the previous world, the leather of the new Huizi in this world is specially made by the Chaozhiyuan in Chengdu, Sichuan, and is strictly prohibited from being exported. The pattern is printed on one side with color printing, and there are patterns around it. The same goes for the monogram. Extremely difficult to identify and copy.”
Zhen Dexiu introduced it carefully, Zhao Hong nodded slightly and solemnly explained.
"Everyone in the world is interested in profit. As long as there is profit, there will be many criminals. The court must establish strict laws to punish those who counterfeit and use counterfeit banknotes. Counterfeiters will be punished according to the amount. The penalty is capital punishment or exile, and the user will be punished several times more with confiscation of the counterfeit currency.”
All the ministers nodded in agreement.
Nowadays, the imperial court has a special yamen to control the counterfeiting of Huizi. The punishment is severe and the counterfeiting has almost disappeared.
"Your Majesty, when the world was changed three years ago, one minqian could only be exchanged for 400 penny in the market. Now, one minqian can be exchanged for 600 penny. After this change of world, within two or three years, it should be It can be restored to the exchange ratio of 770 Wen per piece at the beginning of the establishment of the boundary."
Zou Yinglong, the ruling minister, spoke with emotion.
"Wait until the bank is established and the boundaries are changed. As the territory of the Song Dynasty increases, the problem of devaluation of huizi will be gradually solved. Maybe within a few years, we will have to issue more huizi. One thousand pence for one penny. , maybe it won’t take a few years.”
Zhao Hong smiled slightly, full of confidence.
As the territory of the Song Dynasty increased, the population increased, and the scope of currency application increased, the problem of devaluation of Huizi would be easily solved.
Don't talk about anything else, Xixia alone has accepted a market of more than 20 million yuan. Taking into account the intensifying overseas colonization, more and more skills will be needed. Just like the US dollar in later generations, it controlled the entire world. The appreciation and depreciation were just a matter of turning on the machine a few more times.
"Mr. Zhen, how is the situation with the casting of silver coins and copper coins?"
When mentioning banks, he unconsciously thought of the minting of new coins, and Zhao Hong asked with great anticipation.
Finance is the foundation of the country. If handled properly, it will benefit the country and the people, and there is no great good.
"Your Majesty, when you go to Jinling, you will see banks and new coins!"
Zhen Dexiu smiled slightly, a little mysteriously.
Zhao Hong laughed and didn't ask any further questions. He was looking forward to it.
"Your Majesty, if I show you something, you may be surprised and feel a lot more comfortable."
"I want to see how you scared me so much that I ejaculated?"
Zhao Hong also became interested.
Zhen Dexiu signaled with his eyes, Xu Sheng went out, and soon brought in a bunch of things with the Imperial Guards.
"I go!"
Zhao Hong was shocked when he saw the small rectangular objects in the hands of the imperial guards.
"Isn't this a match?"
"Yes! Your Majesty, the sides of the matchbox are coated with phosphorus powder and glass powder; the match head is mainly made of sulfur, with some other flammable substances added, and the two will ignite by friction."
Zhen Dexiu introduced excitedly, Zhao Hong picked up the match, took out the matchstick and rubbed it, and with a "pop", the flame ignited.
"The little match girl!"
Zhao Hong blew out the flame and nodded with satisfaction.
If this is a cigarette, a match lit, a dollar bill ignited, and a pair of sunglasses, don't be too comfortable.
"Bring it in!"
Zhen Dexiu shouted, and two imperial soldiers came out carrying two clocks as tall as one person.
"Clock!"
Zhao Hong's eyes were as big as eggs and he told the truth on the spot.
In his time, clocks actually appeared.
"Your Majesty, this is a pendulum. It took craftsmen three years to build it. The pendulum uses a pendulum to control other mechanical parts to make the pendulum move faster and slower evenly. It takes about three days to tighten it with a spring bar. It's okay if you forget. Just re-adjust and tighten it. The pendulum is made of glass and can be observed from the outside.”
Zhen Dexiu introduced it carefully, Zhao Hong nodded and said seriously:
"Although this pendulum is good, it does not mean that the relationship is very good. Please do not give it away."
"Send... a bell!"
Everyone was stunned and laughed.
"Now that we have the elastic strip, there should be no problem with the self-propelled gun?"
Zhao Hong asked subconsciously.
The spring bar is elastic iron, that is, a spring. With the maturity of iron smelting technology, springs already existed in the Northern Song Dynasty. The so-called "finger-winding soft" is made of fine iron.
"Your Majesty, the Jiangnan Weapons Manufacturing Branch has been able to produce. Not only are there no problems with self-propelled muskets, but tube-type thunderbolts have also been put into trial production. Perhaps both of them can be put to use during His Majesty's Northern Expedition."
Zhen Dexiu signaled, a pull-tube thunderbolt and a self-propelled blunderbuss were placed on the table, blinding Zhao Hong's eyes.
"I go!"
Zhao Hong picked up Zhentian Lei, unscrewed the back cover and looked at it.
Unfortunately, the self-propelled gun has no ammunition, and the Thunderbolt does not contain gunpowder.
It has a hollow wooden handle and a fire rope with a small ring inside. You can see the friction plate and fuse inside.
"Your Majesty, when you pull the match rope, the friction plate rubs and ignites the fuse like a match skin, and then explodes the thunder through the fuse. The structure is very simple and cheap, but it is afraid of getting wet and smoke. When pulling the fuse, Will be discovered by the other party.”
Zou Yinglong still had some regrets.
"You will find that it can also blow the shit out of you!"
Zhao Hong nodded. There will always be improvements over time.
Smokeless gunpowder is a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid. Three acids and two bases, maybe, the next five-year plan can be proposed.
"I'm actually very curious about who made the friction plate and the fuse. I must reward them! All those who create these new things, I must reward them well, big rewards!"
Zhao Hong's eyes were hot and excited.
If this were to be seen in future generations, these would be great gods of science and technology, and they would be worshiped. In this era, it seems that they are all the result of collective wisdom.
"Your Majesty, if you want a reward, you have to go to the Jiangnan Arms Manufacturing Branch to find out. However, the craftsmen also made these things according to your Majesty's instructions."
"Your Majesty, if you want a real reward, reward yourself first. You are my national player in the Song Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty, with these things, it will be difficult for me, the Song Dynasty, to be rich!"
The emperor's anger turned into joy, and the ministers were also beaming with joy, and everyone was excited.
The original porcelain, silk, tea, etc. of the Song Dynasty, coupled with later matches, soaps, soaps, glass, pendulums, etc., including small glass mercury thermometers, will definitely make the overseas trade of the Song Dynasty a lot of money. Full.
"Okay, then let's take a steamboat to Jinling to see what it feels like to travel thousands of miles a day!"
Zhao Hong's eyes were shining, and there seemed to be a lot of wretchedness in his eyes.
It is indeed wise to use some industrial plans to promote the development of the country's overall economy and science and technology.
