In recent years, the imperial court has required local governments to hand over banknotes directly. And it's a banknote from Shunfeng Bank. In this way, the government will no longer require the common people to share losses and expenses as before.
This will undoubtedly save money for the people. It also cut off the financial resources of some officials. Originally, the people had to bear the losses during the transportation of materials.
Even if the people hand over the money directly, they still have to bear the losses.
Now the imperial court does not want materials or money. All local governments are required to directly hand over the banknotes from Shunfeng Bank. In this way, many local officials lose a way to make a fortune.
If local officials collect banknotes directly, how can they collect losses from the people?
Unlike before, even escorting official banknotes would incur a lot of expenses. It's not that the imperial court's conscience found out, but that there is no shortage of supplies in the capital now. Banknotes are of course the best thing.
Because there is no charge for tailwind tickets. This saves the court a lot of money every year. For local finance and taxation, just go to the local Shunfeng Bank to get a bank check.
Originally, for every one million taels of silver handed over to the imperial household department, it would be good to have 900,000 taels of silver. Now it is a real deal, increasing the actual income of the household department.
Shunfeng Ticket Account can save nearly two million taels of silver for the imperial court every year just from this item alone.
The actual income of the Dazheng Dynasty this year was 16.5 million taels of silver. And there is no loss, they are all real banknotes from Shunfeng Bank. There is no comparison with previous years.
On the one hand, the government's finances and taxes have grown rapidly in recent years. The previous fiscal and tax amount was more than 10 million taels, which was just over 10 million. And most of them are provided in the form of materials.
Including losses and other losses, the materials and silver that actually come into the hands of the Ministry of Household Affairs can add up to tens of millions of taels of silver. It would be good. So the real deal now is 16.5 million taels in silver notes.
This DPRK meeting sent a message that the situation this year is very good. Not even a shadow of the steppe Tatars was seen. The grassland Tatars may have been frightened by the Shunfeng Transportation Escort last year.
The Jurchens did not attack Jinzhou City, and the external worries of the Dazheng Dynasty were gone. The situation is not generally good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. This year's financial situation is even better.
The household warehouse was almost empty. Banknotes take up no space at all. In addition to the previously cleared bank arrears in the household department, the total amount of banknotes in the household department now exceeds 20 million taels of silver.
The Zheng Dynasty has never been as wealthy as it is now. This time the cabinet decided to first pay off the debt owed to Shunfeng Bank. For the money I borrowed from Shunfeng Bank in July last year, I had to pay an interest of 50,000 taels of silver per month!
All four adult princes came to participate in this grand court meeting. This grand meeting concluded in a harmonious atmosphere. It gives people the feeling that the Zheng Dynasty is unprecedentedly prosperous and stable.
In fact, it can be seen from the tax revenue of the Great Zheng Dynasty that the economy of the Great Zheng Dynasty has experienced rapid development in recent years. The Zheng Dynasty only collected a symbolic amount of tax on business.
In fact, in terms of commercial tax, it is still extremely unreasonable. It can be said that the policy is seriously lagging behind. The commercial tax of thirty to one has been used for many years.
That is to say, all this soaring tax revenue comes from agriculture. It can be seen that the agriculture of the Zheng Dynasty has indeed made great progress in recent years. The promotion of high-quality seeds in the north and south is indispensable.
The promotion of high-quality agricultural tools also played a huge role. Farmers enjoyed the benefits of using high-quality agricultural tools, and the wheelbarrow spread throughout the Zheng Dynasty. Even the South is favored.
In this age before machinery, the unicycle saves too much energy. And the requirements for roads are almost zero, and the price is cheap. It is simple and convenient to use.
For this reason, Li Miao gained a lot of luck. No matter how low-key Li Miao is, the luck that belongs to him will never escape.
But Li Miao received very little public support. How many people know that this unicycle was invented by Li Miao. But all this will be repaid with interest later.
Of course, now is not the time. Li Miao, who knows the benefits of people's wishes, cannot go around mumbling about it. I invented this thing.
That’s too low a price. Besides, people can believe it! So Li Miao could only wait for the opportunity.
At this court meeting, the cabinet proposed for the first time a bill to enrich the country and strengthen the army. The most fatal weakness of the Zheng Dynasty now is that the army is too weak.
Now that the Zheng dynasty was powerful, how could it not strengthen its armaments? To put it bluntly, the current Da Zheng Dynasty is somewhat unworthy of its virtues. With the current army of the Zheng Dynasty, it is impossible to defend this foundation.
If it weren't for the Shunfeng Transportation Escort Agency, they would have helped to resist the alien invasion. The Zheng Dynasty had already moved its capital. The northern region has long been corrupted.
Now that the taxes of the Dazheng Dynasty have been increasing year after year, and the cabinet is in charge of the government, it has to consider strengthening armaments.
Now, in addition to Wang Ziteng, the entire Zheng Dynasty also has 20,000 to 30,000 elite Beijing troops.
Tian Yonggang, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, still has 50,000 to 60,000 men who can fight. But the elite officers and soldiers are not as good as Wang Ziteng.
Now the best way to improve the armaments of the Zheng Dynasty is undoubtedly to give money to Prince Teng and Tian Yonggang. These two people were obviously made to lead troops. As long as conditions are created for them, it is really not difficult to strengthen the army.
Especially Tian Yonggang, the commander-in-chief of Jinzhou, was a loyal and brave man who was willing to live and die with Jinzhou City some time ago. Now the crisis in Jinzhou City has been resolved, but what about next year?
This year, the Jurchens have finished cleaning up the Han slaves in the Dalian area. Next year we will definitely go all out to deal with Jinzhou City. Therefore, it is urgent to strengthen the military strength of Jinzhou City!
From the cabinet to the Ministry of War, everyone is obviously unwilling to do this. This involves a struggle for power and profit, which cannot be explained in just one or two sentences.
The emperor had always wanted to strengthen military armaments. But in the end it didn't work out. Even if they did not hesitate to use their internal resources, they ended in failure.
In the current situation, it is actually very simple to increase the military strength of Wang Ziteng and Tian Yonggang. Just delegate power, give money, and give appointments.
At present, the imperial court is not short of money. More importantly, no one dared to deduct the military expenses of Wang Ziteng and Tian Yonggang. With the power of these two people, they can quickly achieve the goal of strengthening the army.
At that time, the emperor did not trust them and was willing to reuse his cronies. Now the situation in the court will only become more complicated. Even Wang Ziteng had never thought of such a good thing.
The cabinet finally tasked the military department. Let the military department come up with a plan to strengthen the security force of Jinzhou City in the near future.
The current cabinet's control of power is far less than it was when the emperor was still alive. Therefore, these sensitive issues are destined to remain unanswered. Fortunately, Li Miao never expected what the court could do.
Even if it is passed at the court meeting, the emperor will probably not be able to pass the final hurdle.
Wang Ziteng's position is still the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp. But the most elite 20,000 to 30,000 troops in the Beijing camp belong to his direct lineage. Therefore, Wang Ziteng's official position was not too high, but he was very powerful.
Prince Teng had no children, only one daughter. So treat it like a pearl. If the emperor were ten years younger, Wang Ziteng might still consider sending his daughter to the palace. Gain a share of wealth.
After all, the emperor was old and Wang Ziteng was willing to tarnish his daughter's reputation. He is also unwilling to send his daughter to the palace. Therefore, the emperor named Jia Yuanchun as a virtuous concubine, which was also due to Wang Ziteng's factors.
After all, Wang Ziteng is Jia Yuanchun's biological uncle! But Wang Ziteng has an ominous personality and is willing to give up anything once given the opportunity. Therefore, it is definitely unrealistic for the emperor to use a virtuous concubine to win over Wang Ziteng.
Wang Ziteng finally had a lot of leisure these days. No longer like before, door-to-door marriage proposals have completely disappeared. Wang Ziteng suddenly thought of his precious daughter, who had not been seen for several days.
Wang Xizhen is not like other women in her backyard. After Wang Ziteng returned home, he would often visit him. The relationship between father and daughter is quite good.
Recently, Wang Ziteng spends a lot of time in the military camp and rarely goes home. But Wang Xizhen was not seen and came to pay her respects. So, he looked at Madam suspiciously.
It turns out that Wang Xizhen has become wild since she was sent to the Li Mansion. Mrs. Wang sent someone to pick her up twice, but she didn't come back.
Especially when I went to Li Mansion for the second time, I didn't even see anyone. He said he was learning housekeeping from his cousin Wang Xifeng. In the past few days, I have been following Wang Xifeng, inspecting the industries around the capital of Rongguo Mansion.
How could Wang Ziteng not understand that his daughter must have gone crazy playing outside. Learning to be a housekeeper from Wang Xifeng is just an excuse. But following Wang Xifeng, Wang Ziteng was relieved.
Wang Xizhen was a fan of Li Miao, and she began to know more about Li Miao after coming to Li Mansion. There isn't much else in the Li Mansion. Now there are just a lot of young ladies and even more big bellies.
In Wang Xizhen’s opinion, giving birth is too easy! You know, his father, Wang Ziteng, also had many concubines! After all these years, she is the only daughter.
Wang Xizhen and Lin Daiyu are similar in age, and they have been living in boudoir for a long time. Coming to Li's Mansion is naturally like a bird letting go. I have never been so happy as I have been these past few days.
Most of the wives and concubines in the Li Mansion are of similar age to Wang Xizhen. Why would Wang Xizhen be willing to go home so early? It is rare to go out once, and it will be difficult to go out again after returning home.
Wang Xizhen just thought it was fun, even though she was a fan of Li Miao. Although I appreciate Li Miao's responsibility, I would not consider giving Li Miao a concubine. Absolutely impossible!
I just think the smell on Li Miao's body is very good. Wang Xizhen stayed in Li Mansion for a few days, and someone from home came to pick her up. Wang Xizhen could only temporarily hide with Wang Xifeng for a few days.
Wang Xifeng has been living a good life these past few years. After gaining nine pounds, Wang Xifeng's waist in Rongguofu was obviously straighter. In addition, Wang Xifeng is the head of the Rongguo Mansion, and he can control everything inside and out.
After Li Miao returned to Beijing this time, she never had any intimacy with Wang Xifeng. The key is that Jiujin and Wang Xifeng are inseparable. Now Jiujin is no longer at the age where he eats and sleeps, and starts to meddle in other people's business.
Jiujin will be very curious when he sees Li Miao, maybe it is the relationship between father and son. After Jiujin saw Li Miao, he asked Li Miao to hold him, otherwise he would cry loudly and die.
Wang Xifeng was originally worried that her family didn't know her family. Several times, Li Miao finally found time to visit Wang Xifeng. In the end, I could only make out with Jiujin and play with Jiujin for a while.
Wang Xifeng watched, and the father and son were enjoying themselves. I am also happy!
Jiu Jin is less than two years old, and he has really been used to being carried by Wang Xifeng since he was a child, and he can only help him occasionally.
Now that he is attached to Li Miao, Wang Xifeng has nothing to worry about.
