Business cannot grow wildly and can only be restrained.
Commercial tax is the imperial court holding the reins of the fierce horse of commerce.
Zhu Yunwen learned the lessons of low business taxes and low finance throughout the Ming Dynasty, worked hard to guide business on the normal track, and achieved success that attracted the attention of the court through years of new business strategies.
In particular, the Ministry of Household Affairs can tell all officials with batches of data that business development is good for the court. To those officials who oppose business, you can say that a quarter of your salary is commercial tax income. Businesses, opposed to floating tax rates, are willing to cut off a quarter of their salaries first.
Commercial tax has surpassed salt tax and became the largest tax after Ming Dynasty agricultural tax.
The two legs of agriculture and commerce supported Zhu Yunwen's reforms and made the entire Ming Dynasty prosperous.
"The capital of Liaodong came to report that the number of farms in the Northeast Guard Station has increased by 30% compared with previous years. It is expected to be self-sufficient this year, and there is no need for the court to transport grain to Liaodong. What do you think?"
Xie Jin picked up a document and handed it to Xie Jin.
After seeing it, Xie Jin, Yu Xin and Xia Yuanji congratulated Zhu Yunwen in joy.
Transportation of grain to Liaodong is a big problem. If the navy had not grown in recent years and a lot of grain had not been transported by sea, tens of thousands of migrant workers would have to be mobilized in Beizhili and other places to transport grain every year, which wasted people and money. Now the military garrison in Liaodong has achieved good results. The effect is certainly encouraging.
Xia Yuanji looked at the frowning Zhu Yunwen, his mind changed quickly, he thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the military garrison in Liaodong has great potential. I think it is better to take advantage of the opportunity of recruiting the Jurchen tribes and move the Jurchen tribes to the land suitable for farming in Liaodong. They switched from nomadic herding, fishing and hunting to farming.”
Jie Jin glanced at Xia Yuanji and immediately understood that what Zhu Yunwen wanted was everyone's opinion, not praise, and quickly adjusted his mood: "I second the proposal. The Jurchen tribe always stays in the grasslands and forests, and it is difficult to control them. Turning to farming, cultivating fertile soil, and turning fishing, hunting, and nomadic herding into side industries will be of great benefit to the imperial court in controlling the Northeast."
Yu Xin was a little worried: "The customs of the Jurchen tribes have become established. If you want to switch from nomadic herding to farming, you are afraid that there will be many difficulties. If it is not handled properly, it may cause conflicts. When the news spreads, it will make the Jurchen tribes uneasy." I feel that it is not appropriate to have such an idea in a hurry before controlling the Jurchen tribes."
Zhu Yunwen took back the document and pondered: "Yuge's concerns are reasonable, but there is a huge black land in the Northeast. If it is left uncultivated, it will be a waste. At present, the population of the Northeast is sparse. Can some people be moved to the Northeast? Reclamation?"
"this……"
Jie Jin and the three others hesitated.
Before the three of them could reply, Zhu Yunwen sat down, sighed, and said, "You have to do one thing after you go back. If this matter is not resolved, it will be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to prosper."
Xie Jin was a little cautious: "Please let me know from your Majesty."
Zhu Yunwen tapped his fingers on the table and said with a serious face: "Have a baby..."
"ah?"
Xie Jin, Yu Xin and Xia Yuanji were confused.
What the hell, giving birth to a baby?
Isn't this a discussion about reclamation of wasteland in the Northeast, why are you going to give birth to a child?
Zhu Yunwen didn't mean to be joking. It has been one year and three months since the fifth year of Jianwen. It has not been completed yet, but judging from the current situation, the population of Ming Dynasty probably did not increase significantly.
In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the census number was 10,000 households and the population was 10,000. In the 24th year of Hongwu, the population was 10,000.
Zhu Yunwen didn't believe that the population had dropped by three million in ten years. Even if there were some major cases, some wars, and many people died, no matter how he calculated it, three million people would not be chopped off. , even after the new and old numbers were matched, the numbers didn’t match up.
Numbers are rigorous and tell the truth.
No matter how you look at it, there is definitely a problem with the Hongwu census data of the 14th and 24th years, or even both.
Zhu Yunwen needs real data and a thorough census. He wants to know
How many people are there in the Ming Dynasty? It is also necessary to prepare for population distribution, population migration, taxes, land reclamation, etc.
The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory but insufficient population, which gives Zhu Yunwen a headache. The Ming Dynasty does not require you to "pay three loans", and there is no employment pressure. There are no messy double standards, triple standards, national standards, and local standards. You are born Children.
Zhu Wusi, a guy who couldn't afford to eat, had four sons and two daughters. Although the year was not good, natural and man-made disasters came together, and there was really no way to support them all, but now the year is getting better, yes Why not make more babies?
Live...
Zhu Yunwen is worried. Family planning is a national condition for future generations. It is also a national condition to encourage childbirth now.
Jie Jin, Yu Xin and others finally understood it, but they were a little embarrassed to face this problem. It was not suitable to talk about such things in the dark. Besides, the people of the Ming Dynasty were very motivated to have children. As for the population Why has it not increased? We don’t know.
The black household must be the black household!
Zhu Yunwen gritted his teeth. It seemed that he couldn't dig out the culprits according to the post. Okay, let's deal with them severely: "Let all localities strictly investigate the culprits, just keep an eye on the village chiefs and elders, and let them come forward to find the culprits. Find a culprit." , the imperial court gave them awards. If they did not cooperate with the imperial court to find the shady households, and were investigated by the court and found to be in shady households, the taxes of the families of the village chiefs and elders would be increased."
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with this?" Xia Yuanji frowned and said quickly: "If there is a place where this is used to blackmail the village chiefs and elders, it will cause a lot of trouble..."
Zhu Yunwen said solemnly: "For blackmail, tell the local chief and elders in the document where the security bureau branch is and where the censor is. If there is blackmail, go to them directly."
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was determined, Xia Yuanji had no choice but to agree.
Zhu Yunwen instructed: "Population is the top priority in the assessment of local officials. The local population growth rate cannot be less than 3%. If it is lower than this indicator, it is regarded as a problem in local county governance. A statistical calculation is conducted every two years. If you fail to meet the requirements, the chief officer will be removed from office."
Xie Jin and Yu Xin took a deep breath, Zhu Yunwen was serious.
Three percent, is it high?
not tall!
It can even be said to be low. At least it should maintain a growth rate of 4%, which is the development speed that a dynasty in a peaceful era should develop.
At this time, Liu Changge of the Security Bureau asked for an audience.
Zhu Yunwen allowed him to enter the palace, and Liu Changge hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the Craftsman Academy."
"really?"
Zhu Yunwen asked in surprise.
Liu Changge took out the document and handed it over: "The four of them have signed the acceptance document. We are just waiting for the emperor to arrive in person."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin and others: "You go to deal with government affairs first, I'm going to the Imperial College."
Xie Jin, Yu Xin and Xia Yuanji looked at each other in confusion. It was rare to see Zhu Yunwen so excited.
Xia Yuanji frowned: "Carpenter Academy? Why is the Emperor interested in it?"
Yu Xin was silent, he didn't know either.
Xie Jin didn't know, but he said easily: "The emperor didn't let us inquire, so we can be sure that this is a big deal. Otherwise, the emperor wouldn't have transferred many craftsmen to the craftsman academy and kept it secret like this."
Imperial College.
As soon as Zhu Yunwen arrived at the door of Jiangxi College, he was blocked by someone. A closer look revealed that they were all acquaintances. Wang Bin, the dean of the medical school, Gu Pu, the dean of the military academy, Mahama, the dean of the mathematics academy, the business school and the military academy. , Confucian Academy... Naturally, there is also Gong Shuqiao, the dean of the Craftsman Academy.
"Okay, I don't have to pay for the ceremony. Since everyone is here, let's go in."
Zhu Yunwen smiled.
Gongshu Qiao quickly hinted at Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, there are many people with mixed eyesight, isn't it..."
"My husband lost, what did you say?"
Wang Bin was unhappy.
The emperor even ordered us to go in and see what you are planning, but you are still pretending to be confused.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, they won't leak the secret. Besides, it doesn't matter even if it spreads today. I have you, the Craftsman Academy and many outstanding craftsmen, no matter what
In half a year, you will have built a more advanced machine. By then, no one will be able to steal it at a glance. Haha, let’s go. "
"Machine? What is a machine?"
The deans were confused, but it was inconvenient to ask, so they had no choice but to follow Zhu Yunwen into the Craftsman Academy.
In the backyard of the Craftsman Academy, there is a separate room with a depth of five feet. The steam engine was developed and assembled in this independent "factory". The deepest left and right sides of the room are beds.
In order to develop the steam engine, these top craftsmen lived and ate in the factory. Next to it were piles of scrap metal, scraps, as well as utensils and tools for making, including the second set of steam engine materials, but there were no Assembly, this arrangement is also a redundancy and backup solution to ensure material quality.
What came face to face was a steel object that was almost two people tall.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the steam engine in front of him, with joy and desire in his eyes. The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were excellent. They solved both theoretical and practical problems. They faced various manufacturing difficulties one by one. Found the solution.
For example, there was the sealing problem. Zhu Yunwen originally thought that this problem would hinder the development, but they used copper washers and exquisite craftsmanship to really solve the sealing problem. For example, regarding the problem of screw fasteners, they did not have a professional lathe and could not turn or mill threads, but they relied on a file to create qualified screws and nut heads.
This group of craftsmen is so cute and great.
They knew that the steam engine had many functions, but they did not necessarily know that they were creating a new era. The Ming Dynasty would also use the steam engine as a symbol to truly start the industrial process.
Perhaps the speed will be very slow, and perhaps when he is old, he may not be able to see the application of electricity, but Zhu Yunwen believes that the development of industry will give the Ming Dynasty a power beyond the times, whether it is nomadic people or overseas in the West. , no one will be able to resist Ming Dynasty, they have only one choice:
Surrender!
Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand, touched the steel, touched the steam engine, feeling the coldness and weight. When it started, it would become hot and lively!
"well!"
Zhu Yunwen gently tapped the steam engine, looked around it, and praised it repeatedly. Then he looked at Gong Shuqiao, walked over, and solemnly said: "Mr. Xie has worked hard day and night for this. I will represent this new era, Mr. Xie." .”
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I'm sorry."
Gongshu Qiao quickly avoided it and did not dare to accept the courtesy.
Zhu Yunwen stared at the craftsmen behind Gongshu Qiao, nodded slightly, and said: "You are all good. I have said that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are great. Just write this sentence on the door wall of the Craftsman Academy!"
"emperor!"
Tao Zengguang, Zhou Chang and others were deeply moved.
At this moment, nothing is more moving than this affirmation.
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