Daming heir

Tang Queqing had every reason and qualification to ask Zhu Yunxi to make concessions on many matters that had nothing to do with government affairs.

Or it can also be said that when Tang Queqing did not comment on the government affairs, everything this woman said and her eyes showed was that he needed to give in.

after all.

This woman gave birth to twins of the fourth generation of the Ming Dynasty, and was also the biological mother of the eldest son of the fourth generation of the Ming royal family.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were no queens in two consecutive dynasties.

Tang Queqing was the most noble woman in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Even the ladies in the palace cannot compare to this.

Does Zhu Yunxi dare to say anything against it?

Not to mention whether he was willing or not, even if he really said it.

There was no need for Tang Queqing to do anything.

The old man must have been the first one to kill.

Then there is Dad and the ladies in the palace.

There is also a high probability that my stupid son who only knows how to click and his stupid second son who only knows how to nibble on his brother, together with the good daughter who has been favored by the royal family, will be ignored for a long time. Own.

Therefore, Zhu Yunxi made a wise choice. Apart from government affairs, the crown prince's biggest criterion is.

As for letting the twenty-fourth uncle Zhu Dong eat some sweets?

Even if the twenty-fourth uncle gets diabetes at a young age, he must support the wise and just princess's decision.

The worst thing to do is to let the Imperial Hospital strengthen Uncle Twenty-Four's physical training.

It’s not like there were no fat people in Lao Zhu’s family during the Ming Dynasty.

The majestic Crown Prince Yan was once a prominent figure in the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty, but he has lost weight now.

Princess Tang Queqing is correct, pertinent and absolute.

So Zhu Yunxi wisely chose to take Xiaopang and Xiaohan with him and wander somewhere else.

As for the twenty-third uncle Zhu Huang who insisted on the eternal existence of the Xian Party?

This little brat is still at the stage where he can be suppressed by force, so it doesn't matter.

Today is Chinese Valentine's Day.

It is also the year when the new and old emperors of the Ming Dynasty took over. It is considered the last year of the Hongwu Annals, and the next year is the Yongsheng Annals.

It is precisely because of this that the festivals in Yingtian City this year will probably be particularly prosperous.

In the evening, the Xicheng project lit up lanterns one after another to catch up with the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival.

Countless lanterns and boats with Chang'e themes are scattered throughout the Xicheng project.

The lanterns are on.

Around the scenic lake area, fireworks also began to take off.

The men, women, and children of Yingtian City devoted their greatest energy today to cooperate with the prosperous Ming Dynasty that seemed to have arrived.

The nobles in the palace also waited until the fireworks show was over, and then quietly left under the guard of the imperial guards.

And at midnight, the officers of Yingtian Mansion rang the big bells on the tall buildings around the Scenic Lake area.

This indicates that this grand event has finally come to an end.

After the common people contributed a huge amount of consumption and business tax to Yingtian Mansion, everyone returned home with a full load.

Wait until the bolts are down at all entrances and exits and the fences are locked.

The Xicheng Project Department lit up the lights.

Officials who were proficient in arithmetic and had been snatched away by Yu Dalian from various ministries and yamen gathered in the smoky Datong room.

The abacus kept crackling.

Thick account book, page by page.

Yu Dalian did not go home, but accompanied Zou Xueyu, the governor-general of Zhili, sitting at the end of the rows of abacus.

Alongside them were officials and stewards from the Ministry of Accounts, Daming Commercial House, and Daming Bank.

Although the accounts on today's opening day cannot represent the operating income of the entire Xicheng every day in the future.

But now Xicheng has not been completely built.

Even though it was already midnight, no one was sleepy.

That unknown number attracts everyone's attention.

In the dark night.

Under the bright lights all over the Xicheng project, Zhu Yunxi arrived alone, secretly guarded by the imperial army, outside the project department.

After all, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing cannot miss work all the time.

Now that the summer tax is about to be collected, the tax office is the busiest time. If he is absent for one day, nothing may happen, but if he is absent from the Yamen one after another, many things will be delayed.

As for Zhu Shangbing.

He doesn't have to go back, but he will have to accept the consequences afterwards.

There are many descendants of the clan who have made meritorious deeds among the military guards.

Even if he is the eldest son of the King of Qin, he will not get any benefit from the 'selfless' commander-in-chief of the army.

When Zhu Yunxi pushed open the door of the accounting room.

Then I heard an exclamation coming from inside.

"That's three hundred and seventy-two taels and three cents and nine cents!"

A scratching sound.

Zou Xueyu, Yu Dalian and others sitting in the innermost part of the room stood up one after another.

Even the prince, who had just started, didn't notice it.

Yu Dalian, the prefect of Yingtian, was already flushed and excited.

Zou Xueyu, as the governor-general of Zhili, seemed a little calmer.

But his tone was also a little anxious: "Tell me again, how much!"

The official holding the final settlement account book in his hand smiled and shouted loudly: "Return to the supervisory desk, after erasing the zeros, the total consumption and business tax will be three hundred and seventy-two taels."

"it is good!"

Zou Xueyu clenched his fists with both hands and slammed them on the table in front of him.

The face of Yu Dalian next to him has turned into a flower with a smile.

The officials and stewards from various ministries and yamen who surrounded the two people were also very happy.

Zhu Yunxi also smiled, stepped forward lightly, raised his hands and applauded.

"This number is really good!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, people in the room finally noticed and reacted.

"Your Majesty, please see the Crown Prince."

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "Let's all go."

Zou Xueyu stood up first, while Yu Dalian personally moved a chair for Zhu Yunxi.

After Zhu Yunxi sat down.

Zou Xueyu then said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, today is a good start for the Xicheng project. The consumption tax for one day is three hundred and seventy-two taels. Although it is the first day of opening, more people come, but in the next project All the facilities have been completed one by one, and they probably won’t be any worse.”

Zhu Yunxi nodded in affirmation.

Despite the huge investment in such a large Xicheng project, the business tax on the first day of opening seems to be only more than 372 taels, which does not seem to be a lot.

But if calculated based on three hundred taels, the business tax is nine thousand taels a month.

The business tax exceeds one hundred thousand taels for a whole year.

And before the Hongwu New Deal in the Ming Dynasty, how much commercial tax was directly collected by the court?

Zhu Yunxi recalled it carefully. Twenty-four years before Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty's direct commercial tax was only about 150,000 taels.

Of course, this excludes direct commercial taxes other than banknote duties, ship points, real estate deed taxes, bamboo and wood points, mining and silver, fishing taxes, etc.

Poor Ariake Ichi.

Industry and commerce have developed beyond normal, but only a direct commercial tax of less than 100,000 taels can be collected.

Now, just one Xicheng project can generate about 100,000 taels of commercial business tax revenue a year.

How can this be considered small?

In the past, Yingtian Mansion's annual land tax was only about 300,000 taels in silver.

Now, a Xicheng project can have a share of one-third of Yingtianfu's annual land tax.

Naturally, there was no room for Zou Xueyu, Yu Dalian and others not to be excited.

Zhu Yunxi thought for a while and then continued: "The Xicheng project is a benchmark. The next step is to complete all the projects, strictly control the quality of the Xicheng project, and ensure that the goods are strictly inspected and the money passing supervision is in place.

If this method is feasible, in the future, the experience of the Xicheng project can be followed in big cities such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Fengyang with the Daming Company as the main body. "

This is the idea of ​​a Ming Dynasty government-run commercial complex.

The most direct purpose is not to collect business taxes, but to use these commercial complexes to concentrate local resources and make local people rich.

The court cannot allow everyone to have the same amount of money in their pockets.

But at least after ensuring the continuous strict management of court officials and local gentry and wealthy merchants, it can ensure that as many people as possible can gradually become rich.

This was the original purpose of the Yingtian City West City project construction.

Now, it is obvious that the first step has been successful.

Today, the consumption and business tax on the project amounted to 372 taels.

Behind the scenes, there is a larger amount of consumption.

And the money spent by the people will be transferred through various channels to the people who provide various resources for the Xicheng project.

Such as the Yingtian people who provide poultry and vegetables for the Xicheng project, and the government-run and private textile factories that provide fabrics for the garment city.

This economy was naturally stimulated.

Only money in circulation is real money, which can bring more benefits and benefits to the people of Yingtian Mansion to improve their lives and quality of life.

Zou Xueyu naturally agreed with the Crown Prince's proposal.

Once the imperial court really wants to fully implement the Yingtian City West City Restoration Project.

So whether they are in Suzhou Mansion or Fengyang Mansion, they are all on the territory of his direct governor.

Those who became rich were also the people of his Zhili Road.

Yu Dalian was even happier.

Not to mention Daming Company's share of the project, that is another matter.

It's just that the business tax on the Xicheng project belongs to his Yingtianfu treasury.

All taxes in Yingtian Mansion need to be turned over to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

However, Yingtian Mansion will also retain some of it for its own affairs.

The more taxes Yingtianfu collects, the more tax money can be left.

This extra tax money can be used by Yingtian Mansion to continue to invest in infrastructure construction and people's livelihood improvement, and return to the hands of the people in another form.

When Zou Xueyu served as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, his goal was to build the Shangyuanmen Wharf and expand the Yangtze River and Xuanwu Lake water systems, and improve the infrastructure and people's livelihood in the inner city of Yingtian.

When Yu Dalian took over the post of Yingtian Prefecture, his goal was to improve the entire Yingtian Prefecture's industry, and to have as many Yingtian people as possible have red tile roofs before he was promoted.

These are all things that require money to do.

For a moment, Yu Dalian wanted to spend half of his time working in the Xicheng Project Department.

Zhu Yunxi didn't say anything about this.

Daming has now entered a virtuous cycle.

At least, this is the case in Zhili Road and Yingtianfu.

Officials have been able to think more proactively about how to continuously improve the livelihood of the people under their rule and make the people richer.

All accounts until this first day are signed and pledged by all parties and deposited in the treasury.

Only then did Zhu Yunxi leave.

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In the next few days, the entire Yingtian City fell into unprecedented excitement.

In summer, the increasingly hot weather cannot stop the enthusiastic people of Yingtian.

For the Xicheng project, the final daily business tax was indeed maintained at around 300 taels per day.

To this end, the cabinet also specially issued a commendation document to praise the ministries, offices and officials involved in the entire Xicheng project, as well as the managers and shop owners involved in the project.

With this kind of motivation, naturally everyone worked hard to contribute to the project.

And with the first kick-off of the Daming Rugby Summer Cup in the 31st year of Hongwu.

Ying Tiancheng's enthusiasm in this summer was finally pushed to its peak.

Because the rugby field is located in the Xicheng project, it will bring more tourists and people's consumption to the Xicheng project.

Over the past few years, the Daming Rugby Summer Cup has spread to further places.

More people will choose to come here because of its reputation.

There are not only Ming people here, but also the Ottomans, Romans, and Europas who set off in winter and arrived in summer.

From before the start of the game, Yingtian City's betting market has received a large number of bets.

In some way, the exclusive operation behind the handicap.

They were the smiling household officials and the officials of the Prince's Palace in the East Palace led by Yutian.

Of course, the Royal Family also has a stake in this market.

But now it has been handed over to the Ming Dynasty Company for management, separate accounts have been set up, the final settlement has been clear, and the surplus has been directly transferred to internal funds.

And with the accumulation of experience in rugby handicapping over the years.

Some adjustments have also been made to the handicap.

Ordinary people are all restricted in the amount of betting.

No one can change this rule.

A ten cent bet on a football match is not enough to make an ordinary person lose his or her family.

As for cheating?

Unless these people can't tell, those people wearing military uniforms with the flying fish uniforms exposed from the hem are Jin Yiwei.

In the first few years, there were indeed those betting on dogs who used various means to increase the amount of betting.

But there are no exceptions.

They all went to the Jinyiwei Prison.

There is no need to punish these people, just a simple visit can stop these people's childish thoughts of getting rich.

The mouth of the plate is used to cut leeks, and those who cut leeks are the big ones.

Under the premise of ensuring that some of the big investors win and others lose, and the handicap is definitely the biggest winner, it is not difficult to accept the redistribution of wealth.

Although the cabinet had some opinions on this, they did not say anything after all.

To blame, we can only blame these people who already have some money in their pockets, but still want to get a fortune that falls from the sky.

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