"Please give me some advice, Mr. Xi!"
The person who spoke out was Zeng Xian, the right servant of the Ministry of Finance.
With those words just now, the contempt in the expressions of the ministers when they looked at Xi Duanfan had been replaced by solemnity, and Shenzhen had a hint of respect.
Xi Duanfan nodded lightly towards Zeng Xian, and then looked at everyone: "Of course there are more than that. If you want to know how much tax revenue there is in the Song Dynasty, you have to start with the composition of the household department in the Song Dynasty."
"The finances of the Song Dynasty were divided into two parts. One part was the tax collection system composed of the Department of Transportation, prefecture and county magistrates, and city and town tax collectors, commanded by Zuo Caozhang of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The main ones are land tax, business tax, wine tax, regular tribute, and benefits from levy.
The other part is the tax system led by Cao Tong, the right officer of the Ministry of Household Affairs, which consists of Changping Division, Prefecture Tongpan and County Cheng.
It is in charge of Changping, free service, workshops, pits, river crossings, mountains and rivers, favorable geographical location, goods sales, and no household income.
The 75 million taels I just mentioned were only the official tax revenue of the Northern Song Dynasty. The part of the revenue that You Cao of the Ministry of Household was in charge of was not included in the tax revenue.
Cao Min has flipped through several historical records of the Song Dynasty. Although they have not listed every item in detail for each year, they can make inferences from the detailed written records in some books.
For example: in the seventh year of Yuanfeng, the amount of money for exemption from military service was as much as 18.7 million guan, and the income from the farm money, that is, the purchase of factories, rivers, and salt wells, was 5 million guan...
The money minted by the Money Making Supervisor every year is put into the inner treasury, and 2.81 million coins are minted every year.
Cao Min has deduced that this part of the right slot of the household department is about 31 million taels. If you are interested, you can calculate it by yourself when you have time. "
Having said this, Xi Duanfan took out another book from the desk, turned it to the folded page and handed it to everyone, and then continued: "The above two taxes total 106 million taels of silver."
Everyone was once again shocked by the entire tax data of the Song Dynasty, and their mouths opened wide.
Suddenly someone asked hurriedly: "Mr. Xi, since you have made so many preparations, have you ever predicted what the commercial tax will be after we develop our business at full speed in Ming Dynasty?"
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Everyone's breathing was heavy and rapid, and their eyes were staring at Xi Duanfan like wolves that chose others to devour.
"There is no prediction because there is not much data and it is meaningless to make guesses out of thin air!"
Xi Duanfan shook his head resolutely, and when everyone was disappointed, he added: "But I can estimate several major business taxes."
"First, discuss salt. It is recorded in the "Da Ming Huidian" that the people of the Ming Dynasty used an average of twelve kilograms of salt per year, but I think this data is too different. Six kilograms is considered a day...
Based on this calculation, if illegal salt is eliminated, the income from salt alone can reach tens of millions of taels a year. "
"Second, it is difficult to estimate the specific data of tea tea. However, the income from tea tea in Nanjing during Taizu's time was 680,000 taels. Based on the population ratio and the amount of tea in the country, the income from tea tea today can be at least 1,000 taels. As much as five million taels."
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"Ninth, the land area of the Song Dynasty was only 42 million hectares (2.8 million square kilometers), and our Ming Dynasty now includes Liaodong and North Korea, plus Southwest, Southern Mongolia, Eastern Mongolia and other places, there are at least eight Twelve and a half million hectares (5.5 million square kilometers).
The land area is twice that of the Song Dynasty. The vastness of the land means a lot of resources. This is why the Netherlands and Spain are eyeing it.
Coupled with our population and the kind of transportation that Bi Shangshu mentioned yesterday, it is estimated that the tax revenue of Ming Dynasty will reach at least 200 million taels a year. "
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As soon as the number of 200 million came out, everyone's breathing became rapid again.
His whole body was shaking with excitement.
This figure was something they had never dared to imagine. With an income of 200 million taels, they had nothing to fear.
“After talking about enriching the country and its people, let’s talk about strengthening the country and its people.”
"The daimyo's military strength is now very strong, which can already be seen from the three-way alliance against the Mongolian tribes and the destruction of the Jiannu.
But I thought this was not enough, so I traveled all over the country and had some contact with Spanish, Dutch and other merchants. Combined with the historical records of the Tang and Song Dynasties, I found that there were hundreds of countries besides the Ming Dynasty.
The most powerful of the Ming Dynasty's firearms is probably the red cannon, but it was salvaged from the sunken "Horn" of the British East India Company. Then I purchased a batch of them, and the Ming Dynasty began to imitate them.
So I would like to ask you, are you sure that overseas countries have more powerful firearms than the red cannon?
Today we only have the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal. I don’t know which other countries will come over just smelling the smell of meat in the future. Will the Ming Dynasty be able to withstand the joint efforts of several countries? "
The faces of the civil servants were solemn. They did not know that the Ming Dynasty already had more powerful firearms such as flintlock guns, palm thunders, sky-shaking thunders, and sky-shattering thunders.
The faces of the generals were more serious than those of the civil servants. He knew that the Ming Dynasty had produced so many firearms, so he knew even more about the power of firearms. There was no guarantee that overseas countries would not have these.
When firearms are used in battle, the casualties and casualties are definitely much greater and more tragic than cold weapons.
Xi Duanfan naturally did not know about these firearms, but continued: "So, with so much money, the court will naturally spend it.
Where are the flowers? Naturally, it is above the army and the people.
In the military, things like building more powerful warships, developing more powerful weapons, and giving the sergeants the best treatment, such as having meat and rice every day, only a strong body can train better.
The reason why the Mongolian tribes are strong in combat, in addition to the cavalry factor, has a lot to do with their diet and living environment, especially because they eat meat every day, which is a strong army.
On the people's side, that means building bridges and roads to improve traffic convenience, constructing water conservancy projects to reduce the impact of natural disasters, and opening county schools to allow more children to study.
Reading can lead to enlightenment and wisdom. Whether it is entering the officialdom or entering several research institutes in the Ming Dynasty to do research, it is an excellent way out. This is to strengthen the people.
It is not only the body that is strong, but also the spirit, knowledge, etc.
The army is strong and the people are in good health. In this way, we are not afraid of attacks from overseas countries. If they make us angry, we can directly mobilize the army to destroy them. "
The ministers felt like fuck...
It was not only Xi Duanfan's remarks that shocked him, but also the emperor's foresight.
As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he successively established the Agricultural Research Institute, the Industrial Research Institute, the Firearms Research Institute, etc. They thought it was to deal with the establishment of slaves, but now it seems that their structure has become smaller.
The emperor has already planned what will happen in a few years or more than ten years.
The emperor once said "I have a dream" when he was cleaning up the Wei party. They thought it was the emperor's purpose to inspire people, improve morale, and unite people's hearts.
But now it seems that the emperor has a very far-reaching plan, and everything he does is moving towards this goal.
