Chapter 18 Shit-like finances (3)
Therefore, if the country of Ming Dynasty is poor, strictly speaking, it is because the Yanjing household department is poor: too much income has been taken away by various departments. However, the majority of expenditures are shouldered, so how can we not be poor?
Okay, our Yanjing Household Department has no money. You warehouses have money but are unwilling to take it out. I can't control you. Then I will report it to the emperor and let him issue the decree. Hehe, after the emperor's imperial edict came down, he was designated
The appropriating department must have denied it in every possible way: Your Majesty, we are not responsible for this matter, we should not pay for it! Your Majesty, those fools in the Ministry of Revenue do not know the situation of our treasury at all. How can we have so much money?
Then a series of lawsuits were filed, and the day lily became cold.
When it comes to such behavior, such as building palaces, mausoleums, and distributing salaries to various clans, it doesn't matter: a few days earlier and a few days later won't affect much. But what if the Yellow River bursts? What about drought in the north and floods in the south? Such
If you argue, it will easily lead to a civil uprising!
To make matters worse, once dynasties entered a stable period, land annexation was inevitable. The main income of the Household Department, which is responsible for major expenditures, comes from land tax. Therefore, the income of the Household Department is constantly decreasing due to wars and the rise of Xiaoglaihe.
Its expenditures are constantly increasing. On the surface, the national finances have actually been unsustainable for a long time.
In the Wanli Dynasty, the emperor was shameless and sent eunuchs to various places to collect taxes. So when there was a real crisis, the emperor could first use his private money to top it up. When it came to the Chongzhen Dynasty in the historical plane, oh, you know.
In the Ming Dynasty, even including the decades of the Nanming regime, the Ming Dynasty never had a real central bank, and the Ministry of Revenue never gained real power like the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation in later generations.
The minister is not the minister of finance. In the words of Mr. Huang Renyu, the minister of household affairs is more like the emperor’s personal chief accountant...
China has developed into the Ming Dynasty, and its population, productivity, GDP and even per capita GDP... still ranks first in the world. However, this shit-like financial system has made the Ming government extremely poor. If it weren't for Emperor Wanli
With so much private money, the country had long since run out of money to raise troops and care for the people, and it completely collapsed.
"The surprise your Highness has given me has already made me a little numb." After listening to Zhu Youdong's explanation, Xiong Tingbi could no longer marvel: "But Your Highness, although there are not many people in this world who can see the problem clearly, there are definitely many
.And those who can come up with ways to solve problems are valuable."
"Haha, sir, these words really put the students in a difficult position."
What can I do? I am still the grandson of the prince, the prince of the prince. Besides, even if I are the emperor, can I easily change this situation?
In the final analysis, all problems in the world are economic problems and interests. In order to reverse the current messy financial system of the Ming Dynasty, we must first have an emperor with a firm will, good health, a long life expectancy, and absolute power.
.And then there are a group of ministers who do not care about their personal honor or even the safety of their families. These things are not there, and it is nonsense to say how to change it!
"The students are young and ignorant, so they still ask the teacher to teach them."
Seeing Zhu Youdong's sly smile and saying these words shamelessly, Xiong Tingbi was speechless for a moment: His grandson's mind is definitely much more mature than that of the prince, but his age is only over four years old. As long as he
If necessary, you can immediately use your age to give yourself the greatest cover!
However, Xiong Tingbi is a typical person who crushes scumbags: You are not as capable as me, and my disdain for you will be clearly displayed on my face. But if you are more capable than me, I will admit it happily.
So at this moment, Xiong Tingbi also bowed to Zhu Youdong very bachelorly: "I am now convinced that my grandson is indeed God's hope for the Ming Dynasty. I have not been an official for a long time and have not met many outstanding people, but I am convinced that
, at least in terms of household regulations, Taisun doesn’t have to learn anything.”
"Sir, that's ridiculous. Although I have some ideas, whether these ideas can be implemented depends on the future and whether I can win people."
Here, Zhu Youdong does not call himself a student but calls himself me, which is Hong Guoguo's recruitment: Xiong Tingbi, being my teacher is arranged by the cabinet. What about being my confidant? You can choose this yourself!
"As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, of course I must serve the emperor of the Ming Dynasty loyally. Although His Highness Taisun is only the crown prince, he is still the emperor."
"Hahahaha~~~ I firmly believe that Mr. Xiong is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he will definitely be an important and famous minister of the Ming Dynasty in the future!"
There is no point in continuing this class for the time being. Xiong Tingbi also knows that in his future courses, there may not be too many real lectures. He will come more to chat with Taisun: during the chat,
When it comes to planning and layout for the future, didn’t you see that Gao Gong had been chatting with Emperor Mu Zong for decades and finally became the chief minister?
Just when the eyes of the monarch and the minister were in contact, and each other was full of passion. From the corner of Zhu Youdong's eyes, he saw his captain Li Shizhong wandering outside the study door, his eyes full of anxiety.
"Shizhong, what's wrong? Come in and talk."
Hearing this, Li Shizhong rushed in immediately, but after looking around for a moment, he did not speak.
"This is my Mr. Xiong, whom I absolutely trust. As for these three, they are my companions and will be my life's support. So, if you have anything to say, tell me now."
"Yes, Your Highness Taisun, something happened at Honghe Village."
"Huh?! What did Wei Zhongxian commit?"
"Well, it's not that Eunuch Wei is guilty, but that next door to Zhuangzi is Marquis Wu Qing's Zhuangzi, and then...so when Eunuch Wei knew this, he took a few brothers to visit the head of Zhuangzi, Marquis Wuqing's family.
.I don’t know what to say, but our people were beaten out by hundreds of servants of the other party. I heard that one brother had his leg broken. And Eunuch Wei was detained by the other party.
He said that he was going to report it to the imperial office, and he would send someone to take the lock back to Eunuch Wei!"
"..."
"Your Highness?"
"Hey, have all our injured brothers been brought back?"
"Your Highness first asked about the safety of my subordinates. I am very grateful. Your Highness can rest assured that the injured brothers are all on their way back. I have already sent someone to ask the doctor to wait."
"Well, let me know when they come back, and I'll go and see them myself."
"yes!"
"Hahaha, the slaves of our uncle's family in Ming Dynasty are really not ordinary arrogant. In this case, there is no reason to explain. Zhang Shize!"
"May I ask what your Highness's orders are?"
Chapter completed!