Wait for Zhu Daohua to sit down.
Luo Fangbo began to vomit his bitterness and counted on his fingers how much money the Ming court could spend now.
really.
Compared with the Qing Dynasty.
Although the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty was much higher, its expenditures were also much higher than those of the Qing Dynasty.
The bulk of expenditures this year were mainly in several areas.
The first is military spending.
In the Jiangxi battle with the Qing Tartars, there were hundreds of thousands of troops, and a lot of people were consumed by eating horses and chewing.
There are also subsidies for injured soldiers and pensions for fallen soldiers.
In addition to the consumption of firearms, artillery, and ammunition for fighting, and transportation costs, hiring hundreds of thousands of migrant workers to assist the army also comes from the military expenditure plate.
Coupled with the major army expansion completed last year, the army expanded from 30,000 to 200,000 in one breath.
In addition, many surrendered Green Camp soldiers also need to be resettled.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty Navy also needs to carry out armored reforms.
It is expected that the construction of 20 Wei-class iron-clad ships will begin in the early stage.
It works out like this.
The Ming Dynasty's military budget of 6 million Ming Yuan last year was almost at its bottom. For this reason, it also issued 3 million special war treasury bonds with a ten-year term.
Last year, almost 10 million was spent on military expenditure alone, with 6 million from the fiscal budget and 3 million from bond issuance.
Then there is local reconstruction.
Jiangxi has basically been destroyed. Within two or three years, Jiangxi Province will need financial subsidies from the Ming court, and it is unlikely that it will be able to collect taxes.
besides.
Within this year, we will capture the five and a half provinces of northern Fujian, Zhejiang, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan.
Northern Fujian and Zhejiang are okay.
The damage was not too great. The regiment training in these two places has shrunk. The Fujian regiment training has shrunk to Fuzhou City. Led by Qing Tatar Jinghai Hou Shijia, the total number of people is more than 60,000.
The Zhejiang regiment was shrunk to Hangzhou, headed by Sun Shiyi, the Qing Tartar governor of Zhejiang, with a total number of more than 80,000 people.
At present, the two cities are mainly besieged rather than attacked, and the main focus is political offensive.
However, the possibility of using force cannot be ruled out.
Yunnan and Guizhou are already poor, so we cannot expect to get any profit from these two provinces.
Hubei and Sichuan were originally wealthy.
But it was destroyed by the White Lotus Sect, and there was also a Qingta Sichuan regiment training in Chengdu that had to be solved.
To capture and stabilize these provinces, it will cost at least two to three million Ming Yuan.
Military expenditures, local consolidation and reconstruction costs must be paid if necessary.
That other expense made many senior officials in the Ming court feel that it was unnecessary.
These are the two policies that the Ming court is currently trying out.
One is the policy of "nurturing integrity" and the other is the policy of "excellent officials".
The so-called policy of promoting integrity means that on the one hand, the Ming court greatly increased the salaries of officials, at least much higher than those of the Qing Dynasty.
It is said that officials in the Qing Dynasty were corrupt, but objectively speaking, based on the salary of officials in the Qing Dynasty, if an official was not corrupt, even his basic life would be a problem.
However, the Qing Dynasty was originally a system where the Eight Banners and the Han gentry were sucking the blood of ordinary Han people. Everyone happily shared the accounts, so naturally there was no need to be corrupt or not.
Moreover, when officials have so many problems in ambiguous areas, it is also conducive to the court's control.
But the current Ming Dynasty court cannot do this, because Zhu Daohua wants to develop industry, and what this businessman fears most is the bureaucracy.
The magistrate who ransacked the family, the magistrate who exterminated the family.
The businessmen of the Qing Dynasty were all parasites clinging to the bureaucracy and imperial power. Therefore, even though the Qing Dynasty's commodity economy was prosperous, it failed to develop any capitalism.
Therefore, Zhu Daohua must maintain the integrity of the bureaucratic team - of course it is impossible to completely eliminate it, but at least he must suppress the greed of bureaucrats.
The method is also based on modern methods, which is to establish a supervision system, provide high salaries to support integrity, and establish a retirement pension fund.
The supervision system includes on-the-job supervision and accountability after leaving office.
As for the Integrity Fund, if an official retires and has no corruption problems, he can receive a sum every month and 80% of his salary in his last official position as "Integrity Fund".
Use the system to suppress corruption as much as possible.
Of course corruption cannot be eradicated. Human nature is inherently corrupt.
Luo Fangbo and others agree with the idea of maintaining integrity with high salaries and strictly cracking down on corruption.
What they find quite difficult to accept is the policy of "academic talents becoming officials".
That is to say, as long as you pass the provincial examination and gain the title of scholar, you can get an official position.
That is to work as a minor local official at the township or town level to replace the previous rule of clans and gentry below the county level.
This policy was first tried out in Guangzhou.
The effect is pretty good.
There is no such thing as corruption and oppression of civilians.
But it is always much better than using officials to govern the people before.
situation in this regard.
Zhu Daohua can be obtained through Jin Yiwei's spies, investigations by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even interviews and reports by reporters from Ta Kung Pao and Sun and Moon News.
And this kind of official system is relatively clean.
Zhu Daohua also expected it.
Because those in Guangzhou Prefecture who can be admitted as scholars are the children of local landlords and businessmen in Guangzhou. They have just become officials and are still somewhat confident about their future. They all hope to be elected in high school in three years.
If the crime was committed due to greed for a small amount of money at this time, then there would be no future in his life.
In general.
Only when the future is bleak and there is no hope of promotion.
Only then will these officials become ruthless and start making huge profits.
For example, explain the officials of the Qing Dynasty.
These officials are actually part of the bureaucracy, but they will always be at the bottom of the bureaucracy and will never have room for advancement.
Therefore, the methods of making money that these officials invented to exploit the people are really diverse.
Therefore, these talented officials of Zhu Ming had just obtained their official positions. On the one hand, they had not learned how to make money. On the other hand, they cherished their feathers and did not dare to make money.
In addition, Zhu Ming's system is also a multi-pronged supervisory bureaucracy.
There is the Metropolitan Procuratorate inside and newspapers and other public opinion supervision outside.
At the same time, there are two newly established organizations at the local level: the "Commercial Taxation Bureau" and the "Etiquette Conference".
The former was an organization where the Ming court negotiated business taxes with merchants from various places. With this organization, merchants had some contacts with the Ming court, and local officials would be more cautious if they wanted to bully and exploit merchants.
The latter is a civil discussion structure established by the central and local authorities after Zhu Daohua decided to make rituals.
The main members are local influential scholars, wealthy families, and some Ming soldiers who retired due to injuries (these noble families usually have a lowest-ranking gentry).
This was actually the prototype of the central and local councils of the Ming Dynasty.
Now this organization is more of an opinion gathering organization.
The gift of the Ming Dynasty is to widely solicit suggestions and opinions from all walks of life.
Finally, it was gathered together at Zhu Daohua's place, and after Zhu Daohua and his ceremony-making association discussed it, it was stamped with the seal of King Ming to take shape.
Now this organization has begun to operate throughout Guangdong.
In addition to discussing rituals, it is also open to spectators. This is also a channel that allows the people at the bottom to express their voices directly to heaven.
Unknowingly.
This is the Zhu Ming Dynasty.
There is actually the danger of embarking on the evil path of "parliamentary constitutionalism"!
Under the superposition of these several reasons.
Although most of the bureaucrats in the new Ming Dynasty came from the intellectuals of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the overall official system was pretty good.
I don’t know how many times it is clearer than Manqing.
It is much better than other European countries.
But the only drawback... is that it's too expensive.
High salary to support an honest person requires money, and a scholar to be an official requires money.
At this moment, we are about to follow in the footsteps of Zhao and Song Dynasties, who had redundant officials and wasted money...
Guangdong province costs so much money. Wouldn't it be even more unbearable if the next step is to implement this scholar-official position in Hunan?
"Military expenses require money, and raising officials requires money. Now the imperial court's budget for this year will basically be spent. Next, it will cost money to pacify Jiangxi and conquer northern Fujian, Zhejiang and other provinces. Hunan will also implement the policy of appointing talents as officials. , even more money is needed, and there are places to spend money everywhere.”
Luo Fangbo sighed and said, then looked at Zhu Daohua. ,
"Your Majesty, you are the richest man in the Ming Dynasty. How about... you give the court some money to fill this hole?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Daohua immediately waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."
"You can't do this. Money for the Ming Dynasty can only come from legal and compliant channels."
Luo Fangbo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.
You said King Zhu Daming is really interesting.
Are you an ordinary businessman?
You are the King of Ming!
The entire Ming court belongs to you, what's the matter with paying some money?
Zhu Daohua seemed to see what Luo Fangbo was thinking.
He stood up and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, you must think that the Ming Dynasty belongs to the lonely king, so it is natural for me to pay some money, right?"
Luo Fangbo and Ye Daoqi looked at each other and blinked.
Is not it?
"This is a fallacy. The world belongs to the people of the world. As the saying goes, the world is public. The lonely king makes etiquette, explains etiquette and laws, and establishes order. Everyone must respect etiquette and act according to etiquette, so that the world can be in order. Emperor What belongs to the emperor belongs to the emperor, what belongs to the imperial court belongs to the imperial court, and what belongs to the people belongs to the people. The most important aspect of making rituals for an independent king is to clarify public and private property rights and property rights."
Seeing Luo Fangbo and Ye Daoqi, they still looked confused.
Zhu Daohua sighed in his heart.
"I understand, Your Majesty, what you mean is that your internal funds and the imperial treasury are not the same thing and cannot be confused," Ye Daoqi said.
"Yeah, that's pretty much it."
"That's great. The imperial court can issue special treasury bonds. If you invest in the purchase, you will receive seven to eight million first and repay it in one hundred years..."
Zhu Daohua glanced at Ye Daoqi sideways.
You kid is really a genius...
This is treating the lonely king as a sheep.
"The lonely king does not do business that obviously cannot return the original investment." Zhu Daohua said, "However, it is not impossible to issue bonds."
Zhu Daohua paced back and forth a few steps.
"In this way, the cabinet will first issue 6 million yuan of ten-year treasury bonds in the name of the imperial court. King Gu will claim three million, and the other three million will be distributed to the Guangdong market. If King Gu buys it, other businessmen will definitely follow suit. of."
This is true. Who on the ground in Guangdong doesn't know that Prince Ming is the God of Wealth for everyone.
Whoever does business with King Ming will not make a lot of money.
"In addition...to reduce the issuance of Ming Yuan silver coins and increase the issuance of Ming Yuan bonds, the King Guhui will authorize a "Banking Law" and the imperial court authorizes the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty to have the right to issue Ming Yuan bonds."
"How is the licensing fee calculated?"
Luo Fangbo said immediately.
"Calculated based on the amount of banknotes issued, the court charges a tax on issuance of banknotes in proportion. The amount of banknotes issued should be linked to the amount of reserve absorption."
Zhu Daohua said.
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the latest chapter content, but the Xingxing Reading APP has updated the latest chapter content.
He took a big breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more confused.
A single dormitory?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
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My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
The body and appearance have changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:? ? ?
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
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Beastmaster?
