The Ministry of Accounts made so much money in one fell swoop, which made many people jealous, and the idea of lining their own pockets became active again. However, the current situation is too tight, and it is easy to be caught if you act rashly.
Especially after being stimulated by the reward for reporting, each of his colleagues became jealous, eagerly waiting for others to make mistakes, so that they could be a blessing in disguise and receive 10% of the other party's gold and silver.
Taicang instantly became extremely enriched, and Li Shiwen, the Minister of Revenue, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, military pay, disaster relief, and official expenses all involved millions of taels of silver, which would have given him a huge headache.
A certain prince was also concerned about the money from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The original agreement was that all the gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings would be confiscated in Taicang, while the East Palace could keep the mansion and property.
The emperor's direct relatives, Zhou Kui, the father of Empress Zhou, and Tian Hong, the father of Concubine Tian, did not receive more liberal treatment because of their wealth accumulated over many years.
Therefore, Yao Ji holds a bunch of house deeds and land deeds, but cannot cash them out because the amount is too huge. If regular operations are carried out, the entire cash out process may take several years.
"Now I intend to transfer some land deeds to the Ministry of Household Affairs at a low price, only 40% of the market price. The Ministry of Household Affairs can use this to transfer it to another land, and it can easily transfer it to more than 30%. I wonder what do you, my beloved, think?"
The deeds of about 60,000 acres of land were confiscated as punishment for the servants, and another 420,000 acres were obtained from the nobles.
Many of these lands are not owned by the nobles themselves, but are donated by relatives and friends, which means they can enjoy tax-free treatment by putting them in their names.
When all these nobles were wiped out, those who had contributed before made up excuses to ask for their land back.
But when they learned that they had to pay back the evaded taxes in the past, they were dumbfounded.
If you pay the tax, you will have to compensate Dafa. If you don't pay, you won't be able to get the land back.
But this has nothing to do with a certain prince. The land deed is in his hands. If they dare to mess around, they will be labeled as trying to get their money back.
Yaoji neither intends to let the eunuchs or factory guards farm the land, nor does he intend to rent it out so that he can become a big landlord.
It is wise to cash out everything that can be cashed out as soon as possible. Otherwise, even if the weather is good, the autumn wind will inevitably come.
Furthermore, it was almost time to pay the factory guards, and since they were able to raid homes, I had to show off.
The rumors in the market that the prince gives a share to his subordinates are getting more and more popular. Today, if it is not true, it must be treated as if it is true.
There are about five thousand people in Jinyiwei, three thousand people in the east factory, and about two thousand people in the inner factory. The total is no less than eleven thousand.
Each person was rewarded fifty taels of silver, and the total was as high as more than five hundred thousand taels. This was definitely not a small amount.
So a certain prince thought of a way to get some money from the Ministry of Household Affairs...
Hearing the conditions offered by the prince, Li Shiwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was also a little moved. After all, the price was indeed not high, and the Ministry of Revenue could make a lot of money from it, so he asked: "I don't know how much your highness still has in hand?"
At present, Taicang is rich. If there are not too many, Hubu can eat part of it, and maybe it won't be a problem to cover them all.
When Yaoji heard the probing attitude of the other party, he knew that there was a possibility: "I plan to keep 30,000 acres for myself as an imperial estate, to grow some food and vegetables for the rear residence, and the remaining 450,000 acres can be sold. They are all good farmland. Each mu is priced at only four taels of silver, and the total is 1.8 million taels, which must not be too big for the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
In the Ming Dynasty, the yield per mu in the north was about one and a half to two stones. The prince had previously exempted all taxes in the north, so even if the yield per mu was only one stone, all the harvest belonged to the farmers.
One stone is worth at least two taels of silver. If an acre of land is sold for six taels, it only takes three years to grow food to get the money back, and the rest will be a net profit. This is what Li Shiwen calculated in his mind.
The Ministry of Household Affairs bought these fertile fields from the prince at a price of 40 taels per mu, and then sold them at 6 taels per mu, quickly pocketing as much as 900,000 taels. It was a very easy and profitable business.
These lands were all fertile in the Jifu area, so they were naturally easy to sell. The merchants were driven to their knees and begged for mercy by the prince, so they took this opportunity to buy a large amount of land so that they could quickly spend the money they could not hide.
When Xue Guoguan saw the prince's eyes falling on him, he understood that the veteran general was going to take action. He stroked the goatee on his chin, nodded and said: "I think this matter is very appropriate. Your Highness will exchange the land deed for silver and use the future residence to support the household." After reselling all of them, we can once again harvest millions of taels of silver, and Taicang will have no worries from now on. This is indeed a mutually beneficial move and should be implemented as soon as possible."
Since his daughter is about to become a princess, the chief minister naturally wants to speak to his prospective son-in-law.
Only when the prince's wallet is bulging can his daughter have a good life, otherwise she will have to suffer in the palace.
This matter had nothing to do with Xue Guoguan's half a tael of silver, so he thought it was all "fair"...
He has not forgotten the four-word secret that the prince taught him before. Such a fatal matter will never be just a meal.
The first assistant expressed his position, and the second assistant Wu Di also had to comment, because the first assistant would not speak easily, and the first assistant's attitude was what the prince meant. In this matter, Wu Di only had to echo: "I second the opinion of the first assistant. It is said that since it is fertile land, it must be put to its full use. It must be cultivated diligently before it can be harvested in autumn. The Ministry of Household Affairs will sell it, and those who buy it will transfer it to tenants to continue farming. Our government is based on agriculture, and this move This is a good strategy for a stable Minsheng."
After selling the land, both the prince and the household department got a lot of money, and the farmers in Jifu area will also have land to farm. Whether they are willing to continue farming is another matter.
The prince had already told them about his future plans. Not only would coolies be recruited to build the new city, but a large number of people, both men and women, would also be recruited to work in factories. This would alleviate the suffering of the people around the capital to a great extent.
Moreover, you don’t have to worry about the weather when working. Even if you are a female worker, your monthly salary will not be less than seven or eight taels of silver. If you work in a factory owned by the Prince, among other things, you can at least have enough food and clothing. This is what concerns the people at the moment. The way of benevolence.
From any point of view, work-for-relief is much safer than simply issuing money for disaster relief. When people have a job that can support their families, they will settle down and will not be swayed by rumors and rumors. The court will no longer need to mobilize the army. Press carefully.
The only ones who are dissatisfied are the worms who want to get a piece of the pie. They are used to taking the disaster relief money, but when they suddenly can't get it, they jump up and down, filled with resentment. But that’s just out of town, in the Jifu area. Can you guys give it a try?
Zhang Guowei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, had no objection, as long as the money he used to build the city was not misappropriated by the Ministry of Finance.
Feng Quan, the Minister of Rites, sent a gift to Xue Guoguan. He would have whatever attitude Xue Guoguan had.
Du Yinxi, the official minister, had already turned to the prince's side. If the prince hadn't made drastic changes, the court would have continued to hide evil.
Lu Zhenfei, the Minister of Medicine, Zhen Shu, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, Feng Yuanbiao, the Minister of War, Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and others did not even finish the matters at hand, and were busy and exhausted all day long.
As for the purchase and sale of land by the Ministry of Household Affairs, as long as the prince and the cabinet have expressed their opinions, they can follow suit. Anyway, everyone understands that the prince is only symbolically seeking their opinions.
But we can also take advantage of the situation and do favors. Only Taicang is rich. Once the ministries have something to do, they will not be as embarrassed as in previous years when asking for money from the court. They can get dozens or even millions of taels of funding.
It concerns everyone, and everyone is looking forward to the prince's nod so that the Ministry of Revenue can issue this month's monthly salary as soon as possible, because this is the first time since the salary increase.
A third-grade servant can receive one hundred and sixty taels of silver. The original monthly salary is only thirty-five dan. As long as there are not too many Jia Ding in captivity, it is enough to support a head wife, two concubines, and a group of children.
As the chief minister of the Ming Empire, Xue Guoguan's monthly salary is as high as 510 taels of silver, and his annual salary is more than 6,000 taels, which is equivalent to one-fourth thousandth of the empire's fiscal revenue.
In addition, he also has sideline income, and he can keep 10% of his income from selling offices and giving gifts, but this income cannot be seen in the light. The fewer people who know about it, the better, so the first assistant is also looking forward to a salary to improve his life... …
Xue Guoguan felt very sad when his family was ransacked before. Fortunately, he had the comfort of his daughter Xue Ziqing. After becoming the crown princess, it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to a national warrior.
Many senior officials in the imperial court were not as rich as Feng Quan, and there were also many people who relied on their monthly salary to survive. The prince gave them a salary increase, so everyone was naturally happy.
"Based on the total price that Your Highness has just given, I think this is feasible. The Ministry of Revenue can purchase all of these 450,000 acres of fertile land, all in cash!"
Everyone agreed, and Li Shiwen gave up the intention of bargaining, because the price was already very cheap, and it would be a bit reluctant to ask the prince to take a step back. Why not just make a deal and everyone would be happy.
1.8 million taels of silver is really not much for the current household department. It can be taken in in one fell swoop. All it takes is to resell these fertile fields before the end of the year. It is not a huge difficulty.
"That's good. I'll have someone send the relevant contracts to the Ministry of Accounts, and they will be settled after verification! In addition, the Ministry of Personnel will submit the list of current officials, and the Ministry of Accounts will review it correctly, so that the salary can be allocated in the morning the day after tomorrow and collected on the same day! "
You respect me a foot, and I respect you a foot. As long as we reach an agreement on the land sale, the salary will naturally come naturally.
The salary of factory guards does not go through the channels of the Ministry of Accounts, but is allocated by the East Palace.
Anyone who participates in a house raid will be rewarded to varying degrees.
Now that he has paid for it, a certain prince cannot let the thugs feel that he is extremely stingy.
Even for the vassal with the lowest position, the amount of reward is fifty taels.
A small flag can receive one hundred taels, a general flag can receive two hundred taels, a trial of 100 households can receive 500 taels, a hundred households can receive one thousand taels, a deputy thousand households can receive 1,500 taels, and a thousand households can receive two thousand taels.
Wang Shide, who had just been promoted to Tongzhi, received a reward of four thousand taels of silver. Now he no longer had to worry about money when buying a big house.
The new commander Wu Mengming had six thousand taels. This amount of silver was enough to fill four large boxes, each of which required a strong man to lift.
In the East Factory, Fang Zhenghua received a reward as high as 10,000 taels, which was unmatched by the factory guards and even the many servants in the rear residence.
It cost more than 600,000 taels to reward the factory guard. Counting the monthly expenses of the residence, the total amount reached 700,000 taels.
Li Jizhou, the eunuch of the East Palace Bingbi who was in charge of the prince's purse, was astonished after writing the list of rewards.
For example, Sui An, the steward of Yinshou Supervisor, received a reward of one hundred taels of silver just for carving a few pairs of mahjong.
Qian Bentong, the general manager of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, Yang Jiaxu, the general manager of the Wine, Vinegar and Noodles Bureau, and Shi Wende, the general manager of the Silver Making Bureau, were each rewarded two hundred taels of silver for their participation in the manufacture of sulfa.
The prince will also set up a fairy-level chemical industry and find several lucrative jobs for them. The annual salary will not be less than one thousand taels of silver, so they are all working hard.
The previous treatment for a fourth-grade chamberlain was only eight taels of silver per month, eight taels of rice, and public money, and the discount was no more than ten taels of silver.
Nowadays, high-ranking and powerful chamberlains like Li Jizhou, Yang Jinchao, Wang Chengen, and Zhang Guoyuan all have a monthly salary of forty taels, not counting the rewards at the end of the year.
The prince also said that he would give each of them a matchmaker to marry, which was a great thing that had never happened before. Naturally, everyone was grateful and did not dare to get sick when doing things.
The lowest-ranking chamberlains and maids in the imperial palace can get at least double their monthly salary. A certain prince in charge of the country wants to make the henchmen who follow him feel the real benefits.
The beautiful biological mother has agreed to let the imperial doctor diagnose and treat the palace maids who were sent to Anle Hall to die due to illness. Those who have recovered can leave the palace to make a living, and those who are seriously ill can be treated in the palace. If the treatment is ineffective, they can enjoy the treatment of burial.
As the East Palace's wallet swells, in the future, chamberlains and maids will be able to enjoy free medical treatment regardless of their condition, which solves everyone's worries.
Purple gold bonds are everyone's pension. On the day of leaving the palace, you can withdraw all the money in your account at once and return home with a lot of money.
After the salary increase, medical care, and pensions are implemented, the people of the empress are at ease, and the ladies, headed by the beautiful mother, can concentrate on playing mahjong...
In order to show the nobility of the royal family, Yaoji specially asked the craftsmen of Sui An, the Yin Shou Supervisor, to carve a pair of ivory mahjong. However, after the finished product was produced, the concubines disliked it as being too heavy and not as light as wooden mahjong.
As mahjong became famous in the palace, in addition to the original "Passionate Four", there were five more people in Kunning Palace: Princess Wang, Concubine Liu, Concubine Fang, and Concubine Shen, all of whom were subordinates of the scapegoat. Such a favored concubine.
A certain prince saw that they were itching to watch, so he invented six-player mahjong, which could increase participation and the chance of winning.
Six-player mahjong is when six people play two pairs of mahjong, and the table becomes a hexagon.
Since there are half an extra deck of cards, everyone's chance of winning a tile is higher than playing four-player mahjong.
Of course, it can also be turned into eight-player mahjong, but in that case, it will be very difficult to draw cards, and six people is almost the maximum size.
Beauties generally won't break up the game until it's time for dinner, and they have to "keep fighting" even if they have back pain.
The situation in the East Palace is similar, because Hong Chengchou, who is known as the number one master in the imperial court, has led his troops south, and Zuo Maodi, who is very good at playing cards, has also led a group of Jinshi who are unwilling to serve as officials in poor places to Shaanxi to take up their posts.
Therefore, a group of idiots led by Xue Guoguan and Li Shiwen all believed that their chance to make a comeback had come, and they had to take advantage of the situation to reverse their reputation in the world.
However, Zhang Guowei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, broke out halfway, causing both of them to break out in a cold sweat. Chief Engineer Zhang was not only meticulous in building the city, he was also very good at coding the Great Wall.
Among the six people who were scheming against each other in front of them, Zhang Guowei ranked first in the number of Hu cards played, followed closely by his second assistant Wu Di.
The first assistant and the Minister of Hubu could only maintain their position without losing money. Together with Du Yinxi and Feng Quan, they were the bottom players.
Several major court officials have developed the habit of running to the East Palace after handling matters in the yamen when there are no court meetings.
First, you can eat rice. After all, beef ramen, braised pork rice and other delicacies cannot be eaten outside.
Secondly, you can rub hemp. If you don’t play with this thing for a day, you will miss it very much. It is much more fun than the concubine at home...
