Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1047 Case
"130 million households, 610 million people, 3000 million mu of land, [-]% of which is irrigated land, two crops a year, three crops are not rare..."

Even though it was raining heavily outside the window, the hall was as quiet as usual.

Prime Minister Liu Guanlang said with a relaxed expression: "My state of Qin is growing steadily. As far as I know, the whole province of Guangxi is no more than that, and the arable land is less than [-]% of our country."

"And in this summer's harvest, my country of Qin received 380 million stones of grain, which is 190 million yuan when converted into silver dollars..."

Most of the places in Qin State have two crops a year, and a small half of the places have three crops a year, so the two-tax model in summer and autumn is not suitable, and measures need to be adapted to local conditions.

Therefore, the State of Qin adopts the model of taxation by mu.

Divide the land into dry fields and paddy fields.

Taxes are levied twice a year for each mu of dry land, in October and May, after the end of the rainy season and before the start of the rainy season.

Every time a bucket of grain is collected, it is two buckets per mu of land a year.

As for paddy fields, it is also collected twice a year per mu, and two buckets are collected per mu, not according to the number of harvests.

After all, if the harvest is done three times a year, the imperial court will have to collect taxes three times. The yield and quality of rice in each season are different, so it is difficult to control it, which increases the difficulty for no reason.

In other words, the officials had to go to the countryside three times, which seriously disturbed the people.

Officials can win the owner of the dyeing workshop if they have a bit of color, so how can they not make extra money?
The state of Qin is still paying food, not money.

In addition to distributing a salary of one million yuan, most of these grains will be sold to Guangdong and Guangxi to fill the national treasury.

"If the autumn tax is the same, then in the 20th year of Shaowu, my Daqin has nearly 800 million shi in the grain tax alone—"

Qin Wang Zhu Cunhao felt a little unbelievable, but felt reasonable.

You must know that in the Chongzhen and Tianqi Dynasties, the annual grain tax was only 3000 million shi, which was a quarter of that.

There are many paddy fields in Qin State, and there are two crops and three crops a year, which is equivalent to another area in southern Jiangsu. It is not an exaggeration to say that southern Jiangsu produces 800 million stones a year.

But the business tax is not as good as Daming.

The tariffs of the Qin State and the commercial tax together are only 200 million silver dollars a year, while that of the Ming Dynasty is dozens of times.

"Then, Liu Qing, what province can my Daqin be in Daming?"

Liu Guan was taken aback, he squeezed his beard, and said: "Jiangsu heard that the annual tax payment is close to 200 million yuan, which does not include customs duties, while the neighboring Guangxi is only [-] million yuan, and Guizhou is even less than a million yuan."

"Looking at it this way, my state of Qin is comparable to Anhui, and no matter how bad it is, it is still Hubei."

If the state of Qin is calculated in silver dollars, it pays nearly 600 million yuan in taxes a year, which is also a saving in Daming.

The King of Qin laughed: "If my country of Qin hadn't become narrower and longer and had more insects, it would definitely be no worse than the country in Jiangsu."

"Pity!"

These words, in the ears of all the ministers, have a different taste.

King Qin is going to expand.

"The territory of our Great Qin Dynasty is the great talent and strategy of the great king. The annexation of Champa, the territory is the largest since Annan, but the disadvantages are also revealed. Our country is long and narrow from north to south, like a bow. The bowstring is easy to break, which is really disadvantageous."

At this time, the group minister Ruan Cheng cupped his hands suddenly and said, full of emotion.

Annan has always wanted to annex Champa, but due to insufficient strength, it has been difficult to succeed. Therefore, the previous dynasty has always guarded the Red River Delta as its foundation.

Now that Champa has been captured, it has also expanded to the Mekong Delta, with the most extensive influence.

This put Qin State in an embarrassing situation: it was difficult to consolidate from the beginning to the end.

In other words, it is easy to form a separatist regime in the south, as was the case with the Ruan family back then.

Moreover, with the continuous development of the Mekong Delta, agriculture will inevitably increase day by day. In feudal society, agriculture was the foundation of all industries, and prosperity was only a matter of time.

The Qin State takes the Red River Delta as its political center. In order to prevent local branches from outgrowing the trunk, it is impossible to delay the opening up, so it can only expand the north.

Under normal circumstances, it is logical to annex the nearby Nanzhang Kingdom (Laos).

In this way, the state of Qin has changed from a bowstring to a hammer, and the central government is powerful enough to suppress everything.

Moreover, King Qin's ambition cannot be ignored.

Although nominally speaking, the state of Qin was captured by the command and leadership of the King of Qin, but the main force was Zhu Jing, who was an earl.

That's why King Qin couldn't wait to prove himself.

Liu Guan's heart sank, and he quickly sent out an assist: "Nanzhang has become more and more powerful in recent years, but it is like a fat pig that attracts people's mouth."

"Your Majesty is not here to entrust the vassal king, and the land can't be wasted. It must be Daqin with me."

"The veteran thought that sending troops to Nanzhang was extremely appropriate."

The second chancellor, Mao Fu, followed closely behind him: "The day Nanzhang takes power, the next year will inevitably be a disaster for our Great Qin. The sooner we send troops, the better, and the border troubles will be eliminated in the bud."

Seeing that the three prime ministers all understood him, King Qin laughed out loud for a moment: "Very good, you and my monarch and ministers see the same thing."

Zhu Cunhao was quite happy in his heart.

Sending troops to Nanzhang, in addition to having enough money and food to fulfill his ambitions, it also has the effect of sharpening the army and calming people's hearts.

Especially to win people's hearts.

You know, he fought from Saigon in the south to the north, and seven out of ten of the officialdom and army are Ming people, or were born in the south.

Just like in the early years of Shaowu, the civil and military officials of the imperial court were basically nobles from Shaanxi and Chu.

It is inappropriate for the north, which occupies more than half of the population and land, to share only [-] to [-] percent of the power.

The imperial examination is too slow.

And going to Nanzhang will allow many northerners to make meritorious deeds and become a noble class. After a year or two, the contradictions can be alleviated and a certain sense of balance can be achieved.

This is simply killing many birds with one stone.

"Your Majesty wrote to Beijing, and His Majesty also agreed to send troops. The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi will be fine."

The King of Qin said loudly: "When the dry season comes, it will be the time when our Great Qin will send troops to the South Palm."

All the ministers bowed down.

At this time, it was discovered that His Royal Highness King Qin was only 22 years old. In fact, he was only 21. Among the people, he had only recently been crowned.

Back in the harem, Zhu Cunhao's interest remained undiminished.

The Qin Palace was expanded on the basis of the Houli Dynasty and Zheng's Palace, covering an area of ​​nearly [-] acres. Although the pavilions and pavilions are a bit cramped, after the rest of the craftsmen, they are already conforming to the regulations and magnificent.

You know, the Forbidden City is only [-] mu, and his Qin Palace is half the size.

The harem where he lives also has about [-] mu, nearly [-] rooms, and more than [-] court ladies and eunuchs.

Princess Qin came with her son.

The three-year-old son is already walking steadily, but he is just jumping and jumping, which is quite cute.

Zhu Cunmo hugged him on the way, feeling sorry for him.

Although he had many concubines and had three or five children in succession over the years, it was still the eldest son who occupied his heart.

Princess Qin watched the father and son being intimate, touched her growing belly, her whole body exuded the light of motherhood.

Seeing Wang Hao like this, King Qin frowned, and suddenly had another idea.

The father and emperor have dozens of children, but I don’t compare them, but only half of them, that’s ten or twenty.

That's all for the concubine, but the concubine has to arrange one or two things no matter what.

When the Southern Palm is taken down, mansions will be set up in areas that are easy to grasp, and in some remote areas, sons will be placed and let them be kings.

This is also the screen fan, I am the Great Qin...

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Luzon.

With the arrival of the rainy season, the humid climate made people feel a lot more lazy unconsciously, which made Zheng Sen lose his energy.

"Grandpa, wake up."

"Got it!" Zheng Sen said lazily.

As the follow-up governor to succeed Jin Bao, Jin Bao has done extremely well during his tenure as governor.

When he first came to Luzon, he thought it was a remote place, but he didn't know that the scale of Luzon was beyond imagination.

12 households, 53 people.

Among them, the Han people who have migrated successively over the years, as well as the Han people who have settled down for a long time, total more than [-].

Xiyi [-].

35 natives.

Luzon strictly implements the way of enlightenment, first divides the aborigines into raw and familiar, and then continuously educates, divides their leaders, and then turns them into registered households.

In the past ten years, the effect has been remarkable.

In terms of finance, Luzon pays more than [-] million yuan in taxes a year, and the payment ratio has been continuously increased over the years, and it is already divided into [-]-[-].

150 million silver dollars are intercepted a year, which is a huge sum.

There are more than 30 people in the Luzon Navy, which occupies the majority, and the annual cost is less than 60. The officials, big and small, and patrol battalions have a total salary of [-] yuan, with a surplus of [-] to [-] yuan.

When Zheng Sen came to Luzon, the biggest headache was how to spend money correctly and effectively.

Build roads and bridges, build social schools, build righteous warehouses, and suppress the aborigines.

How much can the land in twenty counties cost?

Moreover, in the eyes of everyone, he is nothing more than Xiao Gui Cao Sui.

"Big brother-"

While washing up, his younger brother Zheng Chuan suddenly came over, walking in a hurry.

Zheng Chuan is Zheng Sen's younger brother left behind by his maternal grandfather. He always wanted to return to China, but was blocked by the shogunate. Later, Ming threatened the shogunate to become a vassal state, so he was able to escape.

He also changed his name to Zheng Chuan from Tagawa Qizaemon.

When Zheng Sen came to Luzon to take up his post, Zheng Chuan, as the controller of the Zheng family's maritime trade, came with him.

In addition, there are a large number of servants, aides, etc., showing the pride of the Nan'anhou Mansion.

Although the Zheng family handed over the army, relying on their background in sea trade, they have always occupied the leading position in sea trade, earning millions of silver dollars every year.

Zheng Sen came to Luzon to work, so the tentacles of the Zheng family will naturally go south.

"what happened?"

Zheng Sen said calmly, "The sky hasn't fallen, what's the rush?"

"Brother, today is the day of Luzon Township Examination!"

Zheng Chuan calmed down his steps, but his tone was still eager.

Under the joint letter of Jin Bao and Zheng Sen, the imperial court allowed Luzon to hold the provincial examination instead of taking the provincial examination in Shuntian Prefecture, in order to fight for the rare quota.

Jinbao is naturally giving back to Luzon, which has been in power for ten years, while Zheng Sen is thinking about political achievements.

In Shaowu's 19-year examination, even Chahar had one person, and Luzon still failed, which is so embarrassing.

So in order to get more Scholars, we have to raise people.

If you want to raise more people, you can't compete for the quota of Shuntian Mansion, you have to have your own quota.

The larger the number of people, the higher the probability of becoming a Jinshi.

Of course, in the final analysis, Zheng Sen's connections are much stronger than Jin Bao's, which is why this matter happened.

The general rural examination is held in August, but it was the rainy season in Luzon at that time, and it was not suitable for heavy rain, so it was placed in June, which is the beginning of the rainy season.

It's not raining, and it's cool.

"I know."

Zheng Sen said casually: "Although it is the first provincial examination, it is arranged by the chief examiner. Why should I join in the fun? On the contrary, it is easy to make taboos."

The chief examiner of the rural examination is arranged by the imperial court, and the local officials are at most the same examiners.

"Yes, you are the one who came out of this country test."

Zheng Chuan was puzzled.

"You, remember, if you take credit for everything, don't mention it too much. If you don't say it conspicuously, it's too much. It's easy to give people the idea of ​​narrowing the merits and repaying them."

Zheng Sen casually taught his younger brother a lesson, and then took his morning tea leisurely.

A bowl of rice porridge, a plate of pickles, and four big meat buns.

The brothers talked about business again.

Zheng Chuan said clearly about this: "The Dutch are very friendly in Japan, but they are aggressive overseas."

"However, our Zheng family's signboard is resounding, and we have started a business. Whether it is North Korean or Japanese goods, they accept them, and the most important raw silk can also be obtained."

"If this is done well, twenty or thirty boats can be picked up a year."

"That's good." Zheng Sen didn't change his face.

He has seen a lot of money since he was a child, although it is not why he eats minced meat, but he doesn't care much about money anymore.

Marquis of Nan'an, Governor of Luzon, these two things are what he cares most about.

If this job is done well, the eight ministers can do it.

After chatting for a while, after dinner, the magistrate of Zhenhai and the general judge asked to see him.

Zhenhai County is now the Governor's Mansion of Luzon.

The Luzon Governor's Mansion does not have a mansion, and the Governor directly manages [-] counties, which is more than enough.

"Let them both in."

Zheng Sen said helplessly.

The two came here respectfully, and after saying hello, they explained their intentions.

It turned out that this is a lawsuit related to inheritance.

The main reason is that his family is extraordinarily complicated.

A Spaniard named Alfonso has lived in Luzon for decades and has been ruled by Spain and Ming Dynasty. He is already a pure native.

When the Ming Dynasty ruled Luzon, the Ming Law was enforced, so concubines were allowed.

Alfonso immediately became interested, and took five or six concubines in a row, including Spaniards, natives, and Han women. After all, he was rich and it was not illegal.

Over the past ten years, I have seven or eight children, including the original, more than twenty.

He died of illness not long ago, but happened to leave no will, or the will disappeared, so family property disputes became the theme.

His first wife died early, so the Spanish concubine required the primogeniture system, that is, the eldest son inherited all the family property, and the rest of the children were sent away with three melons and two dates.

This immediately caused contradictions.

The concubine of the native people is required to inherit all the family property with the youngest son according to the rules of the native people.

The concubines of the Han people are required to follow the law of the Ming Dynasty and implement the principle of equal distribution, so everyone has a number.

According to common sense, the law of the Ming Dynasty should prevail, but it is different in Luzon, a complex region.

In Luzon, the enforcement of criminal law is the same as that of mainland China, while in civil affairs, a combination of customary law is adopted.

That is, the Spaniards can abide by the primogeniture system, which is not illegal; at the same time, it is not illegal to divide wealth equally.

Govern according to custom, respect customs, and pay taxes legally.

This Alfonso is the first example in Luzon of such a complicated family property inheritance, and more importantly, he did not leave a will, which is a headache.

Either way will work, but neither will work.

The county magistrate and the general judge of Zhenhai can only be resolved by recruiting the governor.

Because this is a classic case.

(End of this chapter)