"What your Majesty said is that after all, they were once Emperor Yulin, and they were bloody. Although they could not wait for justice, they did not swallow their anger after all!"
Lu Xiangsheng, who was born in the Guards, said with tears.
Zhu Youxiao nodded solemnly.
At this time, Bi Ziyan also echoed: "It is indeed true. Because the soldiers who retired from Kashima dared to fight for it, they finally became known to His Majesty because of the extreme situation!"
"However, I have traveled all over the world these days and found that when people in the world encounter injustice, most of them swallow their anger and live a miserable life. However, this is also human nature and cannot be blamed. However, if I Han people are bloody, it is better than being numb. Be nice!”
"Because of the arrogance of the powerful and the tolerance of the people, they are lucky enough to test the bottom line again and again! Otherwise, it won't happen, and many things will not be heard by heaven."
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"Bloodiness cannot be achieved overnight. The art of weakening the people has been practiced for thousands of years. The golden mean has long been implanted in our Chinese bone marrow. How can we change it suddenly? We can only hope that after the implementation of the new education for the whole people, our Han family can Sons and sons are full of blood! But looking at the world today, my Han family is lucky and has gradually gained the courage to dare to be the first in the world! For example, Bi Aiqing, an old man, even though he resigned from office and returned to his hometown, he still worries about the world's affairs and dares to speak out about the world's shortcomings. "
Zhu Youxiao said at this time.
"I am ashamed of myself!"
Bi Ziyan replied quite movedly.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao continued: "But as Bi Aiqing said just now, we cannot seek perfection from the people. We still have to go deep into the people and mobilize the people. We, those in power, must learn to cooperate with the people!"
"So, whether it is to restrict land rents from being too high or to trade land at will, there must be a specialized organization to do it. The government alone cannot do it!"
"In this way, the cabinet has drafted a decree to allow cultivators all over the world to establish peasant associations to resist the landlord's arbitrary rent increase and the instigation of plundering real estate. The government shall not prevent the establishment of peasant associations, but shall support them. Otherwise, once found out, the officials will deal with it strictly , but how to do it underneath, the will of the imperial court center must be expressed, I believe there are always people who care about the country and are willing to implement this will!"
Zhu Youxiao started talking immediately and brought up the concept of "peasant association".
Farmers' Association?
The assistant ministers present found it strange after hearing this, but after thinking about it, they suddenly realized that his Majesty was encouraging the people to unite and fight like the literati.
The ministers couldn't help but nod. Naturally, they did not object to the emperor doing this. After all, this would indeed help prevent the big landowners from overexploiting the people or even colluding with the government to exploit the people. It would also help the people cooperate with the court to supervise the government and control the powerful.
Zhu Youxiao then said: "In addition, the imperial court can also organize a group of aspirants to try to establish a peasant association, mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, summarize some experience, and cultivate talents in this field for the imperial court to use in the future!"
After speaking, Zhu Youxiao asked Bi Ziyan, who knew economics: "Bi Aiqing, what do you think of this?"
Bi Ziyan said: "They are all good strategies."
Then, Bi Ziyan said again: "Your Majesty, I think the court can also start with taxation. In my opinion, whether all industries in the world are prosperous or not depends on the intensity of people's consumption. Therefore, the consumption of people is also the consumption of producers. , should be the main consumption in the world. If the main consumption increases, all industries will prosper. But if the increased consumption is not the main consumption, but only the extravagant consumption of the palace nobles, landowners and gentry, then all industries will be depressed, which will only make people create miracles. A skilled craftsman with rare treasures can make a fortune, but he cannot revive all industries!"
"Therefore, since we want to increase the main consumption, we should continue to reduce the burden on the people, just like how your Majesty exempted the world from corvee and made the world more prosperous than the previous dynasty!"
"Nowadays, people in the world still enjoy the convenience of wealth growth due to this policy, so that despite hard work, they can still have a surplus of wealth. If they are a little frugal, they can go from poverty to prosperity."
"However, now that the people of the world have gradually concentrated the increased wealth in the wealthy families, they have gradually changed from improvement consumption to frugal consumption, which has slowed down the industrial growth of the Ming Dynasty, and the trend of annexing land has revived, and they are willing to fund construction projects. There are fewer and fewer manufacturers!”
"Therefore, it is better to continue to reduce the burden, so that the people's wealth will grow faster, and the main consumption will increase. The people do not need to be too frugal to accumulate wealth, but should dare to spend money to improve their lives and even entertainment, so that all industries in the world will continue to prosper. Only in this way can the national destiny continue to prosper for a long time."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "After all, it's Bi Aiqing who has a thorough understanding of the money method. He can be my teacher!"
"Now I know that consumption depends on the type of consumption. If it is luxury consumption, it means superficial prosperity. If it is consumption to improve the lives of the masses, it is real prosperity, which is conducive to the growth of industry and the progress of civilization! "
"The Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties all had periods of prosperity. Why did the country and the family collapse later? It's all because during the period of prosperity, the extravagant consumption did not turn into the consumption of the people! The kings, nobles, and bureaucrats became more and more extravagant, and the people The days are getting tighter and tighter, so we really need to pay attention to this.”
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao asked: "In your opinion, how can we increase the wealth of the people through taxation? Do you want me to completely exempt myself from the land tax?"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Bi Ziyan immediately replied, quite excitedly. He did not expect that His Majesty had also thought of this. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "The emperor of this dynasty has already had bold ideas in this regard?! Such courage is worthy of the ages. It’s hard to see!”
Liu Hongxun, Zhu Xieyuan, Wen Tiren, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng were also shocked after hearing this.
Because the elimination of corvee and poll tax in the world is epoch-making enough.
If the land tax is completely eliminated, then the entire Ming Dynasty's ruling system will really change completely!
"In this case, the light corvee and low endowment of the past dynasties cannot be compared with the good governance of our emperor! It will be difficult for future kings to be benevolent!"
Liu Hongxun couldn't help but say something.
"Indeed, but if we really do this, it will indeed be regarded as the best governance in the history. Is it possible?"
Zhu Xieyuan asked.
"That's right, directly exempting the world from land taxes. This will not only benefit the people of the world, but also benefit all landowners in the world. It will only harm the interests of the court, and officials cannot use their names in land taxes to enrich themselves and even engage in extortion. .”
Wen Tiren also said excitedly.
"It is feasible. The old man and my students have calculated that the imperial court's current official wealth mainly comes from government-owned assets, commercial tax revenue, customs revenue, and overseas colonial revenue. The latter two are even increasing rapidly. The proportion of land tax is already very small. If the court raises the luxury tax further, given the current trend of increasing luxury consumption, even a 10% increase will be enough to equal the income from land tax, and this will continue to increase."
Bi Ziyan replied.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the land tax can be waived, but it is best to limit it to the customs. This can ensure the agricultural advantage of our central empire! In addition, many official incomes overseas still rely on agricultural tax, such as in the areas already occupied by India. , and even the total income from land tax there is gradually catching up with the income from land tax in China!"
Lu Xiangsheng said.
Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Yes! We are planning to issue an edict to the world. Starting next year, all provinces within the Guan Guan will no longer levy land taxes! In addition, Liaodong, Chahar, Andong, Gansu, Turpan, and Yarkand will be included to promote these For local agricultural reclamation, the luxury tax will be increased by 20%. If the 20% is not enough, it will be directly increased to 50%. Since some wealthy families are very wealthy, then every time you buy a luxury item, share the splendor with me!"
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