Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Time soon came to April of the 21st year of Chongzhen.

This is already the fifth year that Chongzhen came to this world through time travel, and he is 38 years old. However, because Chongzhen has been exercising, he is in good physical condition.

Gaizhouwei and Dagukou are still in a confrontation.

Small-scale raids and hunting battles of scouts are staged every day.

But battles with more than a hundred people are rare, and battles with more than a thousand people are even more rare.

Zhu Cijiong's strategy for North Korea also began to exert force. After sending [-] rebels to Gaizhou for hard labor, he sent [-] artisans and [-] female workers to Nanjing.

The navy went back and forth many times before transporting it to Nanjing.

The [-] North Korean female workers are all women of childbearing age.

The news that [-] Korean women came to Daming to work was quickly published on the front pages of various newspapers.

The workers who worked in various factories in Nanjing were overjoyed when they heard this. The Holy Majesty was really anxious about what they were thinking. He knew that they were short of wives, so he specially recruited [-] Korean wives.

Immediately there was a creaking sound in the shed, which almost made people's teeth ache.

"No, the steam engine factory can produce the first batch of steam engines within five months, which is already very good." Chongzhen said happily, "I am very satisfied with your work."

Now the total area of ​​cultivated land in Daming is about 5 million mu, the average yield per mu is about 2 shi, and the total harvest is about 10 billion shi. Now the average grain price in Daming is about 1.2 yuan, or 12 billion yuan.

From here, one can roughly estimate the total industrial and commercial output value of Daming.

While talking, several craftsmen have already hoisted a cylinder casting onto the lathe by a "crane", and then clamped it tightly with a huge special clamp, and then the correction of the core.

Chongzhen then said to Fang Yizhi: "Fang Qing, let's start the test drive quickly."

But now, industry and commerce are basically in the hands of the new civil servants.

2000 million yuan may sound like a lot, but it's actually not that much.

Chongzhen was stunned. The morals of the world have really turned upside down, and the civil servants actually shouted to levy business taxes.

"Very good." Chongzhen said, "Try to build another [-] units before the end of the year!"

At the gate of Gewuke, Chongzhen saw the 13-year-old Yongwang Zhu Cizhao.

What is the new civil servant group?To put it simply, it is the group of Qin Wang Shizi.

After a while, the turning tool fixed on the tool holder began to touch the cylinder casting.

Immediately Chongzhen took Zhu Cizhao into the workshop quickly.

Zhu Cizhao curled her lips and said, "Brother said that he won't be here today to accompany Emperor Father, because the Crown Princess is about to give birth, so he will stay in Nangong to accompany the Crown Princess."

Ma Mingpao comprehended and said: "The minister accepts the decree."

Craftsmen have to use a five or six-foot-high operating platform to complete the operation.

Immediately Ma Mingpao brought Zhang Dai over again.

The reason for this is also very simple. The stalls of the Ming court were also bigger than before.

This can be evidenced by the expansion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' asset sheet. In just one year, the total assets of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have soared from 3 million to 4 million, with a growth rate of 33.3%!This is pure growth.

The average shareholding of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in various industries is around 35%.

In this way, it can be concluded that the GDP of Daming in the 20 years of Chongzhen was 30 billion yuan.

After a pause, he asked again: "How many steam engines were built in the first batch?"

Chongzhen ignored the brat, but Fang Yizhi said: "Prince Yong, don't be impatient, it will be fine soon."

Most of these workers come from rural areas and cannot afford to marry girls in cities.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Chongzhen's eyes fell on the steam engine next to the lathe again. This is the first generation of mass-produced steam engine from the Daming Steam Engine Factory. Compared with the prototype, there are many improvements. The biggest change is that the appearance has become much more beautiful.

But in fact, there is nothing surprising, everything is inseparable from the word "利".

The craftsman then turns the handle on the knife rest, and the knife rest moves forward along the screw rod.

Zhang Xianzhong became an ant on the hot pot again anxiously, thinking of retreating to northern Sichuan.

"Ma Qing." Chongzhen shifted his firepower and said, "Elder Lu Ge and Da Situ proposed to me to levy a commercial tax, and you should discuss it with them on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and levy it if it is appropriate."

Chongzhen was not affected at all, but kept staring at the cylinder casting.

But I saw that circles of iron flowers had been peeled off from the inner wall of the cylinder casting.

As the days got better, all kinds of expenses also went up, such as officials' salaries, and the Ministry of Industry also spent a lot of money to rebuild the Forbidden City in Nanjing, so they soon began to make ends meet again.

That is to say, for every three yuan of commercial tax levied, one yuan is contributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Therefore, the introduction of business tax now is equivalent to cutting the flesh of the scholar group.

But in fact, the annual revenue of the Ming court this year is less than 2000 million yuan, more than half of which comes from the income of the Hubu City Exchange and the Hubu Bank, and the remaining less than half is the income from grain taxes.

This value looks huge, but it is actually equal to the value of agricultural output.

Chongzhen touched Zhu Cizhao's head, and asked, "Why are you the only one? Where's your elder brother? Why didn't you come?"

Brothers Weng Zhiyi and Weng Zhiren immediately came forward: "My lord, are we not delaying the matter?"

Chongzhen quietly came to Qingliang Mountain with his entourage to watch the test run of the first lathe. Yes, Gewuke has already built the first lathe, and it will officially test run this morning.

In other words, the total output value of the primary industry and the secondary industry of Ming Dynasty was 12 billion yuan each.

"Turn it, turn it up." Zhu Cizhao thought it was fun, clapped his hands and cheered.

Chongzhen really doesn't have time for this kind of gossip, so let Ma Mingtao go to gossip with the cabinet.

While speaking, the craftsman pulled a handle, but there was only a click, and the spindle of the lathe and the cylinder casting clamped in the clamp started to whirr, but generally speaking, the speed was not fast.

This lathe is about one foot high and three feet long.

Relying on the income from the Hubu City Exchange and the Hubu Bank, the Sixth Ministry of the Cabinet has lived a good life for two years.

"Father." Zhu Cizhao ran over and affectionately grabbed Chongzhen's sleeve, completely forgetting that he was still choked up yesterday.

Qian Chongzhen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can spend whatever he wants, but it is not easy to spend money from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Li Xiangjun was victorious in successive battles on the Sichuan battlefield. After pacifying Yuan Tao and Wu Dading, he also pacified several rebels such as Cao Xun and Fan Wenguang, and recovered Dongchuan, Mahu and Jiading several prefectures.

Well now, with so many Korean wives, I can really settle down in the city.

Back then, when Ming Shizong, Ming Shenzong, and Ming Xizong wanted to levy business tax, they were all firmly resisted by the civil official group, but now the civil official group actually asked for the levy of commercial tax.

At least for today's Ming court, this amount of money is really not enough.

This does not only refer to the scholars of Prince Qin, but also includes the entire interest group surrounding the scholars of Prince Qin, such as the Zheng family in Shanyin, the Xu family in Xinchang, and the Qian family in Jiashan.

Lu Zhenfei brought Liu Lishun, the Secretary of the Household Department, to find Chongzhen, and put forward a suggestion: "My lord, now that all industries in Ming Dynasty are flourishing, but the imperial court's expenses are increasingly insufficient, can we consider levy of industrial and commercial tax?"

As mentioned earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs controls almost all industries.

How stupid must Chongzhen be to use money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to subsidize the Ministry of Household Affairs?no way!

Fang Yizhi then introduced: "My lord, the speed of the lathe is divided into three gears, and the first gear is the slowest."

In fact, these bachelors think too much, and the [-] North Korean women are not found for them at all.

Fang Yizhi replied yes, and immediately ordered the craftsmen of Gewu Division to start the test run.

In the past, Ming's industry and commerce were basically in the hands of the civil official group, and the imperial court's levy of business tax was equivalent to cutting meat from the civil official group, so the civil official group naturally refused.

If Emperor Sejong and the others knew about it, they would probably be stunned.

Now, the front of Li Xiangjun's native soldiers has pointed directly at Meizhou.

"Why didn't the lathe turn?" Zhu Cizhao asked, "Father, it must be broken?"

The first prototype was ugly, but the production machine is like a machine.

"Ten." Weng Zhiyi bowed and said, "The other nine have been sent to Daming Arsenal, Hubu Armory and Longjiang Shipyard for trial use."

If it is appropriate to levy, that is not to levy.

Today, Zhang Dai seems to be the number one capable general under Ma Mingpao's command.

There is no way to count the total output value of the tertiary industry, and at most it can only be estimated.

In the workshop, a horizontal lathe has been placed.

How could Chongzhen agree?The introduction of commercial tax not only damages the interests of the princes and scholars, but also the interests of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the royal family. After all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs accounts for nearly 35% of the shares of various industries.

Estimated according to the stage of economic development, the output value of the Ming Dynasty's tertiary industry at this time is at most half of that of the secondary industry.

After correcting the core, the craftsman in charge of operating the machine tool adjusted the speed to the first gear.

The industry and commerce in Jiangnan is still developing vigorously, and its scale is expanding rapidly.

By the 21st year of Chongzhen, the total industrial and commercial output value of Ming Dynasty was about 12 billion yuan.

There is no way to reduce expenditure, so we can only increase revenue, and the cabinet thought of introducing a commercial tax.

"Lead the decree." Weng Zhiyi's brothers bowed to the end, all with joyful expressions on their faces.

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Then don't come here."

According to this GDP value, the financial revenue of the Ming court this year should be considerable, at least two to three hundred million.

The money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the emperor's money, and if it enters the Ministry of Households, it is the country's money.

The bed frame is all cast iron, but it is not formed in one piece, but spliced ​​​​by multiple components.

But Chongzhen would not say this clearly, he just sent someone to find Ma Mingpao.

The craftsmen of Gewuke first started the steam engine, and then connected the driving wheel of the steam engine with the driven wheel of the lathe with a "belt".

"Oh yes, I forgot about it."

In just a moment, a circle of smooth and shiny cylindrical surface has been turned by the turning tool.

"Beautiful!" Chongzhen couldn't help clenching his fists hard. With this lathe, Daming could truly open the curtain of industrialization. The steam engine was actually just laying the foundation.

"Weng Qing." Chongzhen raised his hand again to signal Weng Zhiyi to come forward.

"One customer does not bother two hosts, and the lathe is also handed over to the steam engine factory."

"So, let's change the name of the Steam Engine Factory to Daming Machinery Factory."