Zhu Qiyu was not in a good mood. Seeing that Li Qing was still in the mood to smile, he said depressedly:
"People say that the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, but you don't want to solve your worries?"
That's what they said, I don't have this idea... Li Qing rolled his eyes and said: "Saving money is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. If the emperor wants to repay it in advance, there is nothing he can do."
Zhu Qiyu perked up: "For example?"ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
"For example, raising land tax." Li Qing said, "Taizu set the land tax very low, and his intention was to restore the people's strength and recuperate;
However, after so many years, Ming Dynasty is no longer a seedling. It has grown vigorously, and it is understandable that the land tax should increase appropriately. "
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Land tax is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and raising land tax has a great impact."
"It is a blessing for the people that the emperor thinks so." Li Qing said sincerely, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes.
"But now and then, today's grain production is much higher than that of the Hongwu Dynasty. Even if it increases, it will have no impact. It will just cause some complaints among the people."
"No, the people who have land have no worries, but what about the landless tenants?" Zhu Qiyu sighed: "The wool comes from the sheep, and it is the people who suffer in the end."
Li Qing smiled and said: "On the surface, this is indeed the case, but now that the maritime trade shares have been redistributed, in addition to farming, the people have another option, work!"
Zhu Qiyu was startled.
Li Qing continued: "The overseas market is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more workers are needed. The money earned from work is more than from farming. Now even Liaodong has begun to plant mulberry and raise silkworms, and rely on business. , the south is even more in full swing;
In this context, landowners did not dare to squeeze too hard. After all... they themselves did not know how to farm. "
"Well...that's true, but..." Zhu Qiyu said with a bitter smile: "I have only been on the throne for ten years, so I am afraid that I will lose the support of the people if I act like this!"
Li Qing said helplessly: "The people will definitely complain at first, but...how to put it, in the long run, this will be good for the people."
"Is it good for the people to raise land taxes?" Zhu Qiyu was speechless, "I don't even believe this."
Li Qing said: "The Ming Dynasty does not collect taxes based on people, but collects taxes based on land. As land taxes increase, profits will decrease, which can curb land annexation to a certain extent."
Zhu Qiyu was startled, "Hey...that's the truth.
Your husband’s perspective on things is always so novel! "
"Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit." Li Qing smiled, "The landlords, rich gentry, and the common people are also after profit. If you balance the interests of all parties, you can be very successful. Stable internally to a great extent.”
Zhu Qiyu deeply agreed: "Every word of your words is precious."
After a pause, he asked: "Sir, how much do you think is appropriate for Tian Fu?"
"It can't be too high, let's set it at 20%." Li Qing said, "By the way, don't they want to restore the Hongwu ancestral system? Then restore one.
The total amount of embezzled grain taxes amounted to 60 liang, the skin was peeled off and the grass was harvested, and future generations will never be hired! "
"Isn't this... I'm afraid this is... inappropriate?" Zhu Qiyu was frightened. He had been the emperor for a year, and he didn't understand.
There are some civil servants and military generals who are not greedy. If you do this, I'm afraid it will make people anxious.
It is possible to have appropriate officials to govern the Qingming Festival, but it is absolutely impossible to keep the officials clean without taking any of it.
Who becomes an official just for the small salary?
You have to let people earn a little bit of it. Officialdom is a place where sophistication is very important. You need money to welcome and send people there, and salary alone is far from enough!
Of course, even if it is enough, they should be as corrupt as they should be. The treatment of civil servants in the Song Dynasty was good enough. Aren't there so many corrupt officials?
In the final analysis, it's all about thinking about it.
Li Qing lowered his eyes and said quietly: "I'm talking about embezzlement of grain taxes."
"That's it..." Zhu Qiyu nodded: "It's not impossible."
Li Qing smiled bitterly and was speechless, and Zhu Qiyu was also depressed and speechless. One of them was capable and the other was powerful, but they were unable to do anything when faced with such a fundamental problem.
It’s not that you don’t want to do some things, but that you can’t do them and can’t do them.
After a long time, Li Qing broke the silence and asked: "How many copper coins does Baoyuan Bureau have now?"
"After weighing and comparing, it was calculated that there were fifty million and more than eighty million copper coins." Zhu Qiyu said, "Fifty-eight million copper coins can be recovered."
Li Qing nodded: "Has the trade with Japan started this year?"
"It's starting. The merchant ship just left last month." Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It took more than two years to get so much. If we really want to pay it off, it will take another twenty years."
"It won't take that long." Li Qing shook his head, "As the economy prospers, it will get better year by year, up to fifteen years, and if it's faster, it can be paid off in twelve or thirteen years."
Li Qing said: "Your Majesty, don't just think that this is just repayment of debts. In fact, it seems that a large part of the money will be repaid back;
The imperial court will not become poorer by repaying debts, but will become richer by stabilizing its purchasing power. "
The financial knowledge involved was profound. Li Qing explained it for most of the day, but Zhu Qiyu was still confused.
In the end, Li Qing had to say: "That's what you think, Your Majesty. With stable purchasing power and a prosperous economy, the purchasing power of money can be increased. In the same way, the money in the hands of the court will become valuable."
"You put it that way, I kind of understand it." Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly, "That's it for now. You can come up with a plan later. If you need anything, just ask."
Zhu Qiyu said depressedly: "It's not his own anyway, so I should return it as soon as possible. Out of sight is out of mind."
"...The Emperor's Holy Ming."
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"Crossed a mountain, crossed a bend..." Li Qing hummed a tune while riding a donkey, feeling soothed.
Crossing a street and entering Lianjia Village, after turning a few turns, we arrived at the door of our house.
Unexpectedly, I saw a fierce man blocking the door.
"Li Qipin, you made me wait!" Shi Heng stared at Li Qing with red eyes.
Li Qing looked puzzled: "What are you waiting for me to do?"
"Did you teach Shi Biao kung fu and encourage him to attack me?" Shi Heng gritted his teeth, and the muscles on his face twitched, half out of anger and half out of pain.
Last night, my nephew didn't hold back at all. Shi Heng couldn't even show his identity as an elder. He was beaten so hard that his front teeth became loose.
However, my nephew, who used to be able to control him at will, suddenly became a master, and he couldn't beat him. He couldn't beat him at all.
"Uh..." Li Qing suddenly realized and nodded: "Yes, it's me."
"He is a man." Shi Heng sneered and nodded: "Open the door, I will settle the score with you after I go in."
Li Qing: -_-||Who gave you the courage? You can't even defeat Shi Biao, can you defeat me who taught him kung fu?
However, Li Qing didn't say anything, got off the donkey and opened the door quickly.
Since someone wanted to be beaten, he didn't mind satisfying it.
Li Qing led the donkey through the door. Shi Heng followed and locked the door.
This guy must have been beaten stupid by his great nephew, and he actually wants to duel with me? Li Qing looked weird.
Shi Heng took a few steps forward and looked up at Li Qing, full of momentum.
He is taller than Li Qing. He is in his forties and has a burly build. He also has a muscular body and a military aura. Anyone else would be frightened by this intimidating aura without having to fight him.
But Li Qing was not moved at all and said calmly, "What do you want?"
"How?" Shi Biao sneered. He took two steps back and rolled up his sleeves.
Since you are itchy, then I will help you... Li Qing let out a sigh of relief and assumed a Tai Chi starting position.
But Shi Heng suddenly raised his fist and said, "Teach me!"
Li Qing: (⊙_⊙)?
It took him a while before he realized what he was doing and sneered: "You ask me to teach you and I will teach you. Wouldn't that make me lose face?"
Shi Heng hesitated and said angrily: "Don't force me!"
Li Qing sneered: "I'm just going to force you, what?"
"You..." Shi Heng was filled with anger and his chest was heaving violently. He glared at Li Qing bitterly, knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "Teach me!"
"..." Li Qing held his forehead, this Shi Heng was just... so cute.
"If you want to learn, just let Shi Biao teach you. I'm very busy and don't have the time."
"Should I learn from him?" Shi Heng snorted, "Then I won't be his apprentice?"
Li Qing said calmly: "I want face and dignity, how can such a good thing happen? If you want to learn kung fu, go to your eldest nephew. Don't bother me. If you piss me off, I'll beat the crap out of you."
"you……"
"What are you doing? Get out of here. Do you really think that you can show off your power in front of me by becoming a lord?" Li Qing said disdainfully, "You are still far behind."
Shi Heng knew that Li Qing was so angry that he was even more powerful than his nephew Shi Biao, so he could only snort: "I won't learn in vain, teaching fees!"
"It's not less than three melons and two dates for you."
"This is my tuition fee!" Shi Heng handed over two large gold ingots.
Li Qing didn't like money, but he found this was a good opportunity to correct Shi Heng, so...
He took the gold ingot.
