It’s another New Year.
The twelfth year of Chenghua was a troubled year for the Ming Dynasty. First, the disaster relief was in Huguang and Xiangyang at the beginning of the year, and then it was moved to Shaanxi and Fujian. The court exempted taxes from 48 counties in a year and settled millions of people. victims, and the disaster relief funds have reached 600,000 taels of silver. The grain stocks in official warehouses of Huguang, Fujian, and Shaanxi provinces have also reached the warning line.
The Korean War lasted for two years, and food and wages once reached a huge amount. War preparations in Yunnan were also in progress, and 30% of the tax revenue from the southwestern provinces was left in various places.
Then at the end of the year, the benevolent government spending for the elderly also amounted to 400,000 taels of silver.
If it were in the past, plus the salaries of officials and minor officials in various places, the salaries of the nine-border army, the Japanese soldiers' salaries, and the salaries of the garrison troops, there would definitely be a big deficit.
But the advantages of the new tax system were also highlighted at this time.
The imperial court has done so many things in one year. The household balance is 980,000 taels of silver. Tongzhou Cang, Xuzhou Cang, Guangyun Cang, Linzhou Cang, and the four major water transport granaries have enough grain to feed the people all over the world. Year.
Zhu Jianshen also believed that as long as the new tax system was implemented across the country, within ten years, the Ming court would be free of wealth. As the emperor, he would also have the money to go to the south of the Yangtze River and look for Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake, creating inspiration for future Qiong Yao-style writers. Place, and I will not become a backdrop. No matter how big the drama is, it is just one sentence. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the people were in dire straits and eunuchs were in power...
After Ying Ning Tiancheng's incident ended, merchants in Hangning and other places in South Suzhou were also quite active in paying business taxes to the imperial court.
Because of the payment of commercial taxes in Jiangnan, Jiangnan truly became the granary of the Ming Dynasty and a place for collecting silver.
Hangzhou paid the least commercial tax, but it also amounted to 180,000 taels of silver a year. 50,000 were retained in Hangzhou, 60,000 were shipped to Nanjing, and 70,000 were shipped to Beijing.
Years ago, Zhu Jianshen, accompanied by Yu Qian, Li Xian, Xu Youzhen, Peng Shi and others, checked the household album. From beginning to end, Xu Youzhen looked proud, because the credit for the land in the south of the Yangtze River was mainly attributed to him, although Xu Youzhen I also know that there are many disgraceful things about my achievements, but compared with the results, I won't hesitate to scold him.
Yu Qian, Li Xian and others also looked satisfied. At that time, Zhu Jian thought deeply that Hangzhou was considered prosperous. If water transportation was liberalized, part of the sea ban was lifted, and trade was allowed to go out to sea, the taxes he paid for the Ming Dynasty in a year would definitely increase. Thirty percent, or even more.
Annual taxes, including grain, will earn 9 million taels of silver this year, and 6.32 million taels will enter the capital.
During the banquet, Zhu Jianshen distributed red envelopes to all the officials, which were also real gold and silver. For the first time, the treasure notes left by his ancestors disappeared in the most grand political banquet.
Officials of the third rank and above were rewarded with sixty taels of silver at the end of the year, and officials above the sixth rank were also rewarded with thirty taels of silver. Officials in Beijing who were not qualified to participate in the banquet were also rewarded. Then when the banquet was given, Zhu Jianshen A decree was also issued to allow officials from all over the country to open offices and distribute royal rewards to officials in various places, based on the official's grade, and their treatment would be the same as that of officials in the capital.
In fact, Zhu Jianshen also knew that the money rewarded was just a small profit for corrupt officials, but for those truly honest officials, it was life-saving money.
The salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was low. This was an ancestral system, so he took a shortcut and added a year-end bonus. And the most important thing is that the year-end bonus can be stopped. If the salary goes up, it will not come down.
Of course, Zhu Jianshen was not stingy with the nobles who were the same as the country.
Especially from Duke Cheng's Mansion, Zhu Jianshen felt that he was in debt, so he directly gave him a hundred taels of gold, a python robe, and a gold belt.
During the banquet, many veterans of the Qingshui Yamen were extremely moved when they saw the heavy silver ingots given to them. They were less repelled by the new tax system. They felt that they were frugal and wanted to give the money to The young emperor of the courtiers was full of admiration.
Having said that, in the context of the family world, the emperor is still in his youth. Who doesn’t want to build a palace and create a leopard pattern garden? If that doesn’t work, the palace in the palace must also be renovated. If not, just travel to the south of the Yangtze River and do civil engineering. But After so many years, Zhu Jianshen seems to have no bad habits except for his love of mobilizing troops.
Under such a background, the emperor who not only built gardens, favored eunuchs, but also wanted to travel outside the customs for a few days seemed even more worthless.
After giving the banquet, Zhu Jianshen took the queen to Nangong to pay New Year's greetings to his father.
Soon after Zhu Qizhen returned to Nangong, Empress Dowager Qian went to live in Nangong, and Empress Dowager Zhou also went there several times, but she was not used to the atmosphere in Nangong and did not live in Nangong. With his identity, he became the second person besides Zhu Jianshen who could freely enter and exit Nangong.
Zhu Qizhen in Nangong was also beaming with joy. This was his first New Year after returning to the capital. Except for his two infant children, all of Zhu Qizhen's children lived in the palace. Zhu Jianshen and Zhu Jianshen were two people, one was fourteen years old and the other was thirteen years old. A few days ago, they were named King of Han and King Ping by Zhu Jianshen. They already lived in other places. They were summoned by Zhu Jianshen from time to time, and Zhu Jianshen gave Zhu Jianshen , the teacher Zhu Jianshi looked for was Zhan Yang, who was familiar with Spring and Autumn Period and had been to North Korea.
As for the date when King Zhu Jianlin of Han Dynasty will become a vassal, it will be determined based on the digestion time of Wang Yue, Shi Biao and others on North Korea. However, King Ping Zhu Jianshi has already put it on the agenda and will vassal Pyongyang in June of the 13th year of Chenghua.
Because these two people were vassal of North Korea, the eunuch chief Zhu Jianshen arranged for them was also a North Korean eunuch, and each of them was a registered employee of Dongchang.
It was the first time for Queen Zhang Yan to meet her husband. She was still a little nervous at first. However, when she saw the Queen, she found that the Emperor was very polite to her and to Zhu Jianshen, and she was even a little nervous. But Zhu Jianshen was quite talkative and wished him a happy new year. I won’t stay much longer after that…
Zhu Qizhen was not willing to let go of the opportunity to stab Xu Youzhen in the back. He chased him out and asked Zhu Jianshen to let Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Rites, come to visit him at some time. He missed him very much.
Of course, Zhu Jianshen just nodded to his father's request, turned around and threw the request out of the sky...
If nothing else, Zhu Qizhen had to be carried out if he wanted to leave Nangong. Should he be carried out to ascend the throne, or should he be carried out to be buried. In order to prevent him from being carried out to ascend the throne, Zhu Qizhen wanted to see him. When it comes to ministers, it’s also when there is only one breath left.
This is safe and secure.
The New Year has passed, and Ming Dynasty came to Chenghua for thirteen years.
However, Zhu Yi, a wanderer outside, did not arrive in the capital years ago.
Zhu Yi passed forty-five stations along the way, replaced twenty horses, and spent thirty-six days before finally returning to the joyful city of Beijing, filled with New Year's joy.
It was already the sixth day of the lunar month, and the polo ground outside the city was very lively. Many people came to watch, and many dignitaries came.
The representatives are Zhu Jianlin, king of Han Dynasty, and Zhu Jianshi, king of Ping Dynasty.
These two teenagers also arrived at the polo field early. From the first to the sixth day of junior high school, they played six polo games without missing a beat.
Although they are not good at equestrian skills and are poor at equestrian skills, they also love to play.
Usually after others have finished playing, they are then ridden by eunuchs and wander around the court, doing nothing but scoring goals...
Zhu Yi passed by the polo field and stopped for a moment. He was also a player in this capital before, and it was hard to find an opponent in polo. Now things have changed. His son has become a prince, and his seniority is higher. We can no longer play with these young people.
At that moment, he thought of his own experience again, smiled bitterly, and rode forward on his horse.
After entering the city, the gathering in the capital was very lively. Zhu Yi could no longer ride a horse. He immediately dismounted and led the horse forward slowly. Listening to the familiar cries and looking at the peaceful fireworks, Zhu Yi also felt a little excited. stable.
Finally home.
Since ancient times, rich people celebrate the New Year and poor people pass the New Year.
In the past two years, due to the implementation of the new tax system in the North, ordinary people have reduced a lot of heavy and miscellaneous taxes, and their lives are relatively easy.
This year, the Shuntian government office held a grand Lantern Festival, so many small traders and craftsmen were away from home to celebrate the New Year. They entered the capital since the third grade of junior high school, hoping to make a fortune through this Lantern Festival. That's why it's so crowded.
It took Zhu Yi an hour to get out of the most crowded place, and then there were groups of patrolling soldiers. From time to time, people came to question Zhu Yi, and Zhu Yi also took out his badge again and again. When Zhu Yi Return to Chengguo Duke's Mansion.
Other people's homes hang red lanterns, but my own home has white lanterns...
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