Daming: I was exposed by Zhu Di's Sims life!

Chapter 264 Yao Guangxiao: Are you still planning to open the sea ban?

Lu Chaoyang picked up a stack of paperwork on the table, and checked it through to make sure it was correct.

"Well, these have to be sent to Qi...well, to His Highness."

No matter what position he is in, even if he is now the tax supervisor of the second rank, in charge of Jinyiwei, and at the same time the head of the two major departments of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Chaoyang still maintains a habit.

——The important documents in his hands must be sent to Zhu Gaoxuan himself.

Because he knew very well that all the work he was doing now belonged to the top secret ranks, and Lu Chaoyang didn't trust anyone except Zhu Gaoxuan.If some important files were leaked, dismissal or loss of life would be a small matter, but if it delays His Royal Highness's important affairs, Lao Lu felt that he would not regret being tortured.

Holding a stack of documents, Lao Lu found Zhu Gaoxuan's carriage in a desperate manner, and bowed respectfully outside the carriage: "Your Highness, Lu Chaoyang seeks to see you."

This amount of traveling horses and chariots lead to the Shuntian Mansion of the Ming Dynasty.

From the ninth day of April, the capital of the Ming Dynasty officially began to move from Jinling City to Shuntian Prefecture, which was previously known as Beiping Prefecture. Shengshuntian Prefecture was the capital, and Jinling City was the capital.

Although Jinling City still has the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Department of General Affairs, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Academy, its officials are on the same level as Shuntian Mansion, but if calculated according to the formula of power content, it is definitely far inferior to that of Shuntian Mansion .

Most of the officials in the former Jinling City will be relocated to Shuntian Mansion, including the Crown Prince Zhu Gaoxuan.

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A gentle voice came from inside the car: "Come in."

Zhu Gaoxuan's carriage is strangely one foot two feet two inches high and eight feet nine inches wide.Gold multicolored vanilla boards are lined around the sill seat.Next to the door are two cypresses each, with red lines and Ming gongs, all painted in red.On the back Wushan screen phoenix, the green ground is carved with wood and affixed with golden dragon five, with colorful cloud writing in between.

There are six dragon flags outside the car, and those who hold the dragon flags are in uniform.There is one yellow flag in the center, one green flag in front left, one red flag in front right, one black flag in back left, and one white flag in back right. Each flag has six soldiers with bows and crossbows, each with the color of the flag.

Lu Chaoyang bypassed the sergeant, opened the curtain and stepped into the car. Zhu Gaoxuan sat on the chair, and a black-clothed monk sat beside him.

Lao Lu bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, Young Master."

Zhu Gaoxuan waved his hand: "Don't stick to the etiquette, talk about things when you have something to say."

Lu Chaoyang handed over the Chinese document in his hand: "Your Highness, this is the report of the tax supervisors of each province. Within half a month, the taxes of each province have been counted. After converting the black tax and white tax, the total is more than [-] million taels. The numbers have been verified and confirmed to be correct."

Yao Guangxiao was shocked when he heard this number: "So many?"

He calculated a lot, and the Tax Supervisory Court had also given a budget before, but the reality is that this figure is much higher than the budget, much more than he imagined.

Ninety-seven million taels, what kind of concept is this?
During the Yongle Dynasty, the annual fiscal revenue was less than 3000 million stone grains.After converting into silver, there are about 500 million taels.In the Song Dynasty, the amount of silver was less than 1000 million taels, which was only one-sixth of that in the Song Dynasty.

This is still a prosperous age of national strength, there is no way, the Ming Dynasty is poor.

Although the poor have backbone, they are still poor.

Zhu Gaoxuan said with a slight smile: "Master, don't be surprised. The sea ban has not been lifted yet. If the sea ban is lifted, this number will be even more."

The reason why the Ming Dynasty became the poorest dynasty in history is because of its vast territory and its never-ending wars with foreign countries. The reason for being poor is also very simple.

——sea ban.

The Central Plains Dynasty since the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties is a dynasty in the form of business.The sea ban in the Ming Dynasty completely cut off the progress of commercial civilization, degrading ancient China from a commercial form to a large rural area.

Yao Guangxiao was startled: "Are you still planning to open the sea ban?"

A generation of black-clothed prime ministers, who have been assisting Zhu Gaoxuan these two days, have been stunned by the new crown prince's various manipulations beyond ordinary people.

It wasn't that Yao Guangxiao's psychological defense was too weak, but that the new prince's actions were too bold.

Tax reform, honesty, and now the sea ban, every policy is frantically tested on the verge of danger, and a little carelessness will cause huge turmoil.

It would be tantamount to walking a tightrope with the fate of the dynasty on their backs, looking down into an abyss of endless darkness.

Zhu Gaoxuan said calmly: "Opening the sea ban is the path I must take after I take power. Using overseas trade will pave the way for the Ming Fleet to enter overseas in the future. It's just that this matter should not be too urgent. You must eat hot steamed buns one bite at a time. Finish what you're doing now, and then talk about something else."

He is bold, but not stupid.

The tax reform has caused a storm all over the country. If the depth bomb of the sea ban is dropped at this time, it will be difficult to guarantee that the situation will not get out of control.Although the current situation is already turbulent, Zhu Gaoxuan is still firmly in his hands.

"I have one more thing to report."

Lu Chaoyang bowed and said, "There is a businessman in Jiangxi named Li Zhe. This person has made great contributions to the tax reform and played a role in flaunting it. I feel that this person should be rewarded to set an example for the world. "

"A businessman from Jiangxi, Li Zhe?"

Zhu Gaoxuan rubbed his chin, "I have a little impression of this man."

Lu Chaoyang was a little surprised: "Your Highness, do you know him?"

Zhu Gaoxuan thought for a while and said, "This man is a merchant from the Jiangyou Merchant Gang. He transported grain from Jiangyou across the Grand Canal to Tongzhou. When I was conquering Jianzhou, I passed through Tongzhou. The grain and grass sank on the canal, so I robbed him." This person's boat went to the canal to intercept passing grain ships, so I still have some memories."

Speaking of this, he paused, "At that time, I gave him a jade token. With this jade token, he could go to Jinling City to receive the reward. Now it seems that he probably didn't go."

Lu Chaoyang was a little sullen: "This person is so ignorant of flattery that he dares to refute His Highness's face!"

Zhu Gaoyi shook his head, and said calmly: "It's not that he doesn't know how to praise, but that he is bold and careful. This man has a brain, he is not an ordinary businessman, but he just lacks a chance. If he wins fortune, he can use it one or two times." .”

"Then what do you mean according to Your Highness?"

Zhu Gaoyi said leisurely: "At the end of the day, he is just a small person after all. He will be an ant before he wins the fortune. Give him a step and see if he can walk up the step. If he can't walk up, That's all for now."

Lu Chaoyang bowed his head and said, "I understand."

……

Li's house in Nanchang, Jiangxi.

The name of the family is divided into mansion, mansion, house, home, courtyard, house, hut, and apartment. There are eight grades in total. The distinction is distinct and should not be used indiscriminately.

The mansion is the highest level, and only the relatives of the king can be called the mansion.As for the house, it is the place of the rich.

As for the more honorable than "fu", it has to be His Majesty's palace.

It is said to be Li's house, but it is actually quite simple, more like a temporary residence.

The owner of this Li residence is named Li Zhe, a businessman from the Jiangyou Merchant Gang.

"My lord, we have such a big yard, why don't we give it to the tax inspector as a yamen?"

The servant said with some complaints.

Li Zhe was dressed in civilian clothes, and sighed: "Do you know who is the boss of this tax supervisor?"

"Master Lu Chaoyang of the Tax Supervisory Court, a famous executioner, who knows that Master Lu is still in charge of the hawks and dogs of Jinyiwei."

"Then do you know who is the backer standing behind Mr. Lu?"

"I heard a little bit, it seems to be... that one?"

The servant no longer dared to say his name, only dared to refer to him as "that one".

"Isn't that enough?"

Li Zhe said with emotion, "In the past two days, I have been paying attention to the direction of the court. As soon as I heard that the court was going to set up tax supervisors in various provinces, I immediately gave away my house and gave it to the tax supervisors as a yamen. This is also due to the fact that I sent it early, and if it was delivered late, they really wouldn't accept it."

When the tax inspector first came, there was no pomp and circumstance, as if he had arrived silently and no one cared about him.However, Li Zhe took the lead in establishing a good relationship with the tax supervisor, and dedicated his house to it. After learning about the duties of the tax supervisor, he also counted the accounts of his stores overnight, and paid the tax according to the tax rate. Became the first businessman to pay taxes in Jiangxi Province.

At that time, the tax inspectors were still unwilling to collect it, because their identities were too sensitive, and if they accidentally corrupted dozens of taels of silver, they would have to have fun.

Facts have proved that Li Zhe's foresight was correct. At that time, everyone called him stupid, but after the tax inspector showed his power, everyone was stunned.

Is this the department that collects taxes?
This mother is here to claim her life!
For a while, the whole Jiangxi Province was disturbed and panicked. The tax supervisor counted the 78 counties of the [-] prefectures of Jiangxi Province like a ghost. No matter what you do, you have to pay taxes to the court!

Li Zhe, who paid the tax in advance, survived this unprecedented catastrophe.

Li Zhe murmured: "I heard that the veteran of our Jiangyou merchant gang was ordered by the tax supervisor to pay taxes within 10,000 days. He owed [-]+ taels of silver after adding up the black tax and white tax. The last one The old man quit, and wanted to spend money to recruit soldiers and horses to assassinate the tax supervisor, but no one expected that the tax supervisor came to the door with thousands of tax supervisors, killing the head of the senior man's house all over the ground Since then, no one dared to make trouble with the tax inspector, and they all paid the tax honestly, even if it was a waste of money, they had to pay the tax."

Who would have thought of this?
A civilian department, the tax supervisor who manages taxation, actually has its own army!

Moreover, they were the elite frontier troops withdrawn from the Nine Sides, and even the officials of the Tax Supervisory Department were also generals of the Northern Army Town!
You call this a civilian department?

This is clearly a bandit, right?

As expected of that person's style of doing things, the bandit leader led a bunch of little bandits under his command, and the killings shocked the world.

It’s okay to pay taxes honestly. If you wait for the tax supervisor to come to your door, it will be more uncomfortable than being condemned by God. Once the black tax and white tax are settled, the ashes of the eight generations of ancestors will be dug out for you and sold at a low price to pay back. tax debt owed.

(End of this chapter)