Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 437 The Influence of Liao Pay (Third Change)
It has not been a day and a half since Shanxi merchants hooked up with Houjin, and now Huang Taiji is no longer satisfied with what they need outside the customs, such as grain and iron.

As for silver, he never cared about silver.

Whether it is buying supplies from Shanxi merchants or rewarding the Mongols who have defected, the rewards are very heavy.

When he ran out of money, getting a fortune from Daming would be enough for Huang Taiji to do a lot of things.

This year they wreaked havoc in the Great Ming capital for several months, and it can be said that they came back full of plunder.

But Huang Taiji is not a reckless man, he likes to take the lead in the charge like his father, and he likes to use strategies, both civil and military.

In any case, He Jinzhao, the traitor who can form an alliance with Lin Dan Khan, must first know the first-hand information to avoid any accidents.

When Ming Dynasty announced the increase of Liao pay, many people were too hungry to survive, and even the petty officials who collected taxes felt that the weather was too cold and they were unwilling to go out.

As for the escort and taxes, even the magistrates have no idea, and if they wait for a while, they can't be the first birds anyway.

The rebels in Shanxi and Shaanxi were not wiped out by the court, but grew bigger and bigger.

There are also a group of White Lotus Sects taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble.

Easy to move, easy to be harmed by thieves.

The point is that if the poor ghosts can't live longer, he, the county magistrate, probably won't live long either.

For the sake of my own life, I used to suffer the common people first, but now, I should suffer the emperor first.

What's the matter, there are governors and inspectors resisting it.

As for Daming?

Who the hell cares if Daming can pay the salary?
Can you collect taxes?
Will the Tatars from Liaodong invade the capital again?
Isn't it beautiful to nest in a warm room in this winter, eat delicious food, and live a small life with red sleeves and fragrance?

Small profits come first, with so many gentry officials in Ming Dynasty, how many of them have righteous hearts?

If you increase the tax, you will increase the tax, and the tax will not be collected by the gentlemen.

As for the common people of Ming Dynasty, they froze in the thatched huts, hoping that God would open their eyes and give them a way to survive.

But the prayers of these people, God will not hear after all!

The main components of Liao's salary are land mu, miscellaneous items, salt tax, and customs duties. The land area accounts for [-]% of the land area, [-]% of the miscellaneous items, [-]% of the salt tax and a few sporadic tariffs.

Since Wanli to Chongzhen, the proportion of land tax in Liao has dropped from 100% to more than [-]%, which is an improvement.

As for the tariffs that are very closely related to industry and commerce, the original taxes were not high, and the proportion of the increase was very small.

Even the year with the largest collection ratio in history is still this year, accounting for less than 4% of the total Liao pay.

The most unbearable thing for the people is the land tax, because the land tax is increased, and he charges the same amount of tax regardless of whether the land is fertile or poor.

Of course, in order to allow the people in Shaanxi and other places to pay taxes, the imperial court thoughtfully changed the additional distribution according to mu to the additional distribution according to grain.

The additional distribution according to the mu is based on the size of the area, and the additional distribution according to the grain is based on the amount of the local tax.

Those who have a lot of tax and food will be given more, and those who have little tax and food will be given less.

Many provinces with a large land area and less tax and grain all hope to increase the distribution of grain.

This is equivalent to counting money by express delivery. If it is heavy, it will be calculated according to its weight, and if it is large, it will be calculated according to its volume. Fortunately, Ming officials took advantage of this loophole.

Therefore, Huguang and Shaanxi have changed to according to the grain, so as to reduce the burden on the local people.

You see, I have thoughtfully reduced some land taxes for the people, so you should be obedient and pay all the taxes quickly.

The land tax in Shaanxi and Shanxi is not lighter than that in Henan and Shandong, but it is much lighter than that in Southern Zhili and Zhejiang.

The economic environment in the north and the south of the river is different, the yield of the land is also different, and the burden on the land tax is also different.

Generally speaking, the agricultural economic value of the land in the south is better than that in the north, and the average land tax per mu is also higher in the north.

Now that Liao's salary has been increased, the land tax in the north has increased even higher.

Drought, high land tax, and high corvee showdown, the people in the north were the first to lose their lives.

Emperor Chongzhen added three percent lightly in his mouth, like a speck of dust, but when it fell on the people's heads, it was like a heavy mountain.

The rest is miscellaneous taxes. There are many items for collecting money, which are classified into eight categories in total.

The Weisuo garrisoned the fields, following the old example of collecting and broadcasting in Wanli, adding eight cents of silver for every stone in the garrison, and the national tax revenue was about 20 taels.

The preferential exemption of Dingliang, Dingliang was originally the privilege of civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to collect taxes, except for students who are still exempt from taxes, other civil and military officials, supervisors and Confucian officials are also taxed, which is about 40 taels.

Pingbu warehouse grain, each prefecture and county accumulates grain in autumn and winter, and accumulates silver in spring and summer. The accumulation of grain is to prepare for famine, and the accumulation of silver is to meet urgent needs. This is a local relief business.

Now the imperial court ordered the states and counties to use half of their annual income as military pay, which is about 15 taels.

Real estate tax deeds, all land delivery and private real estate transactions are subject to tax, which is about 30 taels.

The pawnshops are divided according to their discretion. Merchants who engage in the pawn business earn a lot of profits. The imperial court divides the provincial pawnshops into five classes, and those with funds above 50 gold are listed as the first class, and they pay 20 taels a year. In all, it is about [-] taels.

The governor’s military salary is based on public money, which means that the governors and governors of each province donate dirty silver at public expense for salt, tea, horses, etc., about 20 taels.

Withholding work and food, a certain amount of work and food silver will be deducted from the work and food of the people in various places for payment. No matter it is the people and the work, three-tenths will be taken from all the work. Except for the buckle, the rest are all deducted.

When the groom arrives, the officials of the two divisions and the prefectures and counties must have grooms. Except for the chiefs of the prefectures and the officials of the prefectures and counties who are exempted from expenses, the rest will have to deduct silver taels, which is about 10 taels.

In short, it is necessary to piece together things, and there are many complaints from officials to common people.

In particular, the privileged people who are exempted from Dingliang have long regarded their privileges as a matter of course. Now that the court weakens my privileges, sir, it is harming my vested interests!
Master, I have to jump up behind my back and scold you that Emperor Chongzhen is not a fun thing.

As for tariffs, Ming Dynasty's handicraft commerce was developed, and the water and land transportation network was endless. A little tariff is not enough to reflect the development of commerce.

Originally, there were not many tariffs, but the imperial court increased the dispatch a little bit, and the officials of Ming Dynasty couldn't sit still, and began to call for too many additional dispatches, which would deprive the businessmen and the people!
Of course, these are just the uprightness of the court, which makes the people miserable, but treacherous officials, cunning officials, private faction and harsh demands often exceed the uprightness, and it is needless to say anything about disturbing the people.

In the six years from Wanli to Tianqi, the court's treasury silver has sent out 2000 million taels of silver, which has been accumulated for many years. When Emperor Chongzhen came, he would have enough money to run away.

Therefore, the courtiers mostly asked Chongzhen to pay for their internal funds, because the palace expenses were huge, eunuchs spent 50 taels a month, and the funds for court ladies, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang were also considerable.

In order to maintain the huge expenditure of the court, Emperor Chongzhen was resolutely unwilling to hand out internal funds lightly, that is, Yang He's appeasement was effective, so he allocated 10 taels of silver from internal funds to relieve the rioters.

Under the policy of all kinds of income going to fill the hole of Liao's salary, the Chongzhen Dynasty's finances were extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)