Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 259

Lao Liu and Lao Liu have been thinking about how to save Daming?
Some people may feel that they are beyond their reach, and they can't go that far if they want to.

But in fact, it can be managed, because of the four words - the ancestors become the law.

The scholar-bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty used these four characters to force the emperors of later generations to pee.The heirs can only dance in shackles within the rules set by Emperor Hongwu, and it is difficult to go beyond the thunder.

The simplest example is four words - death-free coupons.

Boss Zhu has this thing, if it doesn't work, it won't work, and it has no life-saving effect at all.

But when it comes to later emperors, it will be awesome, it can really avoid death.With this thing, for more than 200 years, the unscrupulous descendants of the nobles have not been beheaded for their misdeeds.

Because this thing was issued by the emperor's ancestors.Later emperors cannot openly violate the will of their ancestors, that is the source of his power and the legitimacy of his rule.Who dares to make such a joke?

Boss Zhu is a fanatic of setting, setting countless rules and regulations for his descendants, subjects, court, and army.It is no exaggeration to say that for more than 200 years after the Ming Dynasty, it basically operated within the framework set by him.

It cannot be said that this method of ancestral success was unsuccessful, because it has allowed Daming to run smoothly for more than 200 years.But bad is also really bad. All kinds of disadvantages in the future, and even the reason for the country's subjugation, basically come from this.

If you prosper with this, you will die with it.It couldn't be more suitable for Da Ming and this set of ancestral cultivation methods.

But now, Boss Zhu has not yet written his "Emperor Ming Zu Xun", and the ancestors have not yet formed the law.At this time, try to push Boss Zhu to formulate a more reasonable legal system, abolish those bad policies that cause endless harm, and make the law of the ancestors more reasonable, which is the most important thing for the master and apprentice to do right now.

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"Of course, let the Ministry of Households really take charge of the national money and food revenue and expenditure." So, the sixth child said without hesitation: "The taxes of all states and counties must be turned over to the imperial court in full, and distributed by the central government. It's settled."

"This requires a lot of action..." The prince pondered for a while, then smiled wryly: "This is already beyond my ability, and my father has always been very proud of the system he formulated to provide supplies nearby and not disturb the people. Nine cows can't bring back what he's determined by the old man."

"Actually, there is a way. I have raised cattle before, so I know that if you follow it, it will obey you." Zhu Zhen gave Zhu Biao an idea.

"Stinky boy, what do you say about the father? He is like a cow?" The crown prince knocked him on the head, and then he laughed too. "It seems to be pretty much the same. Well, you continue."

"Father abolished provinces and divided power into three divisions. To put it bluntly, it was to strengthen the centralization of power, right?" Lao Liu asked.

"Yes." The prince nodded.

"Then father won't be disgusted with any method of centralizing financial power?" Lao Liu asked again.

"En." The prince continued to nod. "Will not."

"Then why don't you take advantage of this reorganization of local powers and send household officials to the local government to directly take over the local official warehouses?" Lao Liu continued:
"Of course, it's too unrealistic to directly take over county-level warehouses. We can make a compromise first, and send taxes and food from the county to the province. In this way, the Ministry of Households only needs to send [-] working groups to realize the direct management of the central government. Warehouses in the provinces.”

"Yeah." The prince's eyes lit up, and he asked: "Just now you said that there are two lines for income and expenditure. Now that I know the income, how should I spend it?"

"The memorandum system." The sixth son said in a deep voice: "Didn't the father set up a chief envoy to manage the finances of the provinces? It happens that they will centralize the memorandum to the Ministry of Households."

"Shoupin?" The prince felt like a primary school student who had been opened the door to a new world.

"It is to report the expenses to the imperial court. After the imperial court audits, the corresponding amount will be written off from the accounts of each province." Zhu Zhen explained:

"Daily expenses can be reported on an annual basis. The budget at the beginning of the year and the final account at the end of the year are enough. If there is a war or a big project, it can also be canceled at any time. This is not troublesome, and you can grasp the actual financial situation of each province, and then decide among the provinces. If there is a surplus and the economy is empty, it is urgent to keep the overall financial balance of the country.”

"If it works, then the financial power of the provinces will also be controlled by the imperial court," the prince said with a heartbeat, "The financial resources that the imperial court can mobilize may be ten times greater than what it is now!"

"That's right." Zhu Zhen asked with a smile: "Brother, do you think this is a big temptation to the father?"

"Big, it's too big." The crown prince nodded heavily: "It's enough to improve the existing system, instead of overthrowing it and starting over again! It will be much easier for the emperor to accept it."

"Of course." Zhu Zhen nodded with a smile.

The financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty was quite a lot, especially after the opening and closing of Longqing, two-thirds of the silver in the world poured into Daming, but it was a pity that it could not be used by the central government. .

It is because there is no unified financial system, the imperial court can't adjust the surplus among the provinces, so it is urgent to delay.It could only blindly squeeze the northern farmers, but was overthrown by the peasant uprising.

In fact, Zhu Zhen's method of memorizing and marketing was forced out in the last years of Chongzhen.If this system is implemented, a unified financial system can be established, and the imperial court will have as much money as it wants to spend, and the wild boar skin can be killed if it is smashed.

It's a pity that the state machinery was already rotten at that time, and before this system had time to play a role, the Ming Dynasty would die.As a result, the Qing Dynasty was cheaper, allowing them to rule the huge China with a very small population...

In any case, the establishment of a unified financial system is the only way for a country to become strong.The memorandum method is at least 200 years more advanced than his father's financial system, which is similar to nothing, and it will not be acclimatized.

Therefore, under the banner of Liu Bowen, Zhu Zhen strongly recommended it to his elder brother.

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The two brothers chatted about this for a long time, until the harem was about to close, the prince reluctantly sent him back.

"Come to talk more when you have time in the future. When the chat is thorough, we two brothers will report to the father together." Zhu Biao took his hand affectionately.

"Uh, I'd better tell my father myself." Zhu Zhen said with self-knowledge, "I have committed an affair with my father, and I will definitely get beaten when I talk about it. It's better for my brother to say it himself."

"Hey, my father didn't say anything, but I actually admire you very much." Zhu Biao sighed, and wanted to touch his head, but found that his younger brother had reached his shoulders, and it was inappropriate to touch his head any more.Instead, he patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Lao Liu, you have really grown up, you have grown so much, and the eldest brother can't wait for you to become an apprentice."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "Father is going to let me handle the state affairs. Brother, I really don't know what to do. If you help me, I will feel more at ease."

"Brother, don't expect too much, I'm just a talker. If you really work, I'm afraid it will only cause trouble for you." Zhu Zhen is very self-aware.

"It's okay, I want to learn, you have to learn too. With your intelligence, you can definitely learn it." The prince said confidently.

ps. Write another chapter.

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