On September 26, the 40th year of the Apocalypse, Sun Chuanting, a representative of the Ming Dynasty, and Nilav, a representative of the Rakshasa Kingdom, signed the Kirov Treaty in Kirov.
For Zhu Youxiao, who was already in his sixtieth year, this was another major event that changed the course of history.
He was undoubtedly pleased with this.
"The territory of the Ming Dynasty has finally become much broader!"
Under the illumination of the newly popularized electric lights, Zhu Youxiao looked at the newly updated map of the Ming Dynasty's territory and spoke excitedly to his ministers.
"What's even more gratifying is that this time there will be compensation of hundreds of millions of taels of silver! The first payment alone is as huge as fifty million!"
Liu Hongxun said with a smile, and then sighed: "It is a blessing to be His Majesty's chief assistant. I never worry about making money, only about spending money."
“The core of why we have such a prosperous situation today lies in one thing, which is to put the interests of the nation first!”
"All this is not just my fault, you and the people all over the world have contributed to it. Otherwise, how could we get such huge benefits from the Rakshasa Kingdom?"
Zhu Youxiao said: "So next, how to spend this money, we still have to put the interests of the nation first!"
"How the world's profits are distributed is very important. If they are only used to support producers without doing anything for them, the enthusiasm of producers will inevitably decline, making the world's economy a deformed economy. The enthusiasm of the people to increase production power will also decline, and the innovation and technology will not be able to do anything. Enthusiasm will also wane!”
"Your Majesty is right! The imperial court's duty is to better manage the world's wealth."
Wen Tiren also replied.
"Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm raisers. This is not what we want to see. If this happens, it is the court's dereliction of duty!"
Lu Xiangsheng put it forward more pointedly and directly.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and smiled slightly.
He had to admit that under his influence, these ministers had begun to have the consciousness of a modern ruler and began to understand the importance of regulating the economy.
Rather than being like the traditional scholar-officials in history, they only focused on moral construction and ignored the imbalance of the national economy. Even if they saw it, they could do nothing about it. At most, they could only sigh with some poems.
What would be even better would be to establish some policies to curb mergers, without the awareness of distributing benefits directly to producers, that is, the majority of the people, from the national level.
But now, these ministers around Zhu Youxiao, after witnessing the development of Tianqi in the past forty years, already know the importance of dividing the cake.
We know that the court can't just prevent the powerful from sharing more cakes with their families, but must also take the initiative to use visible hands to distribute more cakes with producers.
Because the invisible hand of the market always habitually concentrates wealth in the hands of better but also a small number of people.
"What my father said is that how the world's benefits are distributed is very important!"
"My son believes that the most important thing in wealth distribution is fairness! I personally think that if we want to be fair, the increased wealth in the world will benefit all people in the world. However, at present, the treatment of military attaches and soldiers is too high, and the welfare of the people is too high, so that the government's national funds are The expenses are huge, and even if 50 million taels of silver compensation is about to come in, it will be difficult to maintain the court's expenses for a long time. The court should still find ways to reduce military expenditures and welfare expenditures."
Zhu Cican, the second son of the emperor, spoke at this time.
"The salary of military attaches and sergeants cannot be lowered yet. Outside the customs, it all relies on military immigration. However, the military attachés and sergeants are willing to settle outside the customs, and even settle in bitter cold places further north. This is all because of the high salary and silver provided by the court and the generous salary after retirement. , if it is lowered, who would still want to go to the bitter cold places outside?"
"In addition, strong military strength is the basis for the imperial court to control the distribution of wealth in the world. Without a knife in hand, it cannot separate fish from meat."
"As for the welfare of the people, it is the basis for maintaining the vitality and stability of the nation. The imperial court does not provide them with welfare guarantees. Once they go bankrupt due to natural disasters or man-made disasters and fall into a situation where they cannot survive, they will become a factor of instability, and those without permanent property will have no chance of survival. Perseverance, if the imperial court does not support the Han people in the world, how can the Han people in the world have enough energy to realize their ideal values?"
"I'm afraid that I will spend my whole life running around just for food. If so, what future will our nation have? What is the difference between us and foreigners?"
Lu Xiangsheng started talking at this time.
"But if all the external benefits in the world are exhausted, what should we do then?"
Zhu Cican asked very keenly.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't say anything after hearing this.
Zhu Cican pursed her lips, with a look of pride in her eyes.
These days, in the political hall, he has seen the power of the important officials in the empire, and he has learned a lot.
He knew that it would still be difficult for him to demonstrate his ability to govern the country to the extent that these ministers would admire him and then support him as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Especially the die-hard supporter of his imperial brother, Chief Assistant Liu Hongxun.
Therefore, now that he could ask these assistant ministers, Zhu Cican felt that he was already very good.
"It's too early to think about this now. The only thing we can do to prepare for a rainy day is to allow more people to have more energy to carry out technological innovation. This is also the root of ensuring the basic welfare of the people."
Wen Tiren replied at this time.
"But we must pay attention to this. If one day the external benefits are not enough, according to the current food expenditure situation of the Ming Dynasty, which has high welfare and high military expenditure, the finances will inevitably collapse!"
"As Mr. Wen said, this matter ultimately depends on technological innovation. Therefore, greater exemptions and exemptions should be given to scholars and officials, or the previous exemption regulations should be restored to promote better technological development."
Zhu Cican said.
"For scholars and officials, it is better to reward them with rewards, and there is no need to give them preferential treatment!"
"Because privileges and exemptions easily lead to privileges, and it is easy for scholars to cheat and cheat just for the sake of privileges and exemptions!"
"Previously, the consequences of the Regulation on Gentlemen's Preference and Exemption are an example. A large number of fields that should have been taxed suddenly disappeared from the books of the Imperial Household Department through deceitful mailing, scattering and other means!"
Liu Hongxun replied.
"But rewards only benefit outstanding scholars, but for most scholars, they are nothing more than flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water!"
"In today's world, some scholars are far less wealthy than workers and peasants!"
"Workers and peasants all live in blue-tiled houses, and some even drive cars produced by Datong Machinery. Their children can go to the best kindergarten!"
"Many scholars are not as good as them. A bachelor named Dai Wen in the Hanlin Academy did not have much money left after taking concubines. Now he still has to compile his own books, so he can only eat porridge every meal!"
"In addition, many scholars can only stay in the worst hotels, or even live in cottages outside the city!"
When Zhu Cican said this, he said: "Soldiers, farmers, scholars, and workers are all common people in the Ming Dynasty. Why do we only give preferential treatment to sergeants, craftsmen, and even farmers who work on the land, but not to scholars?"
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