I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 71

November of the first year of Yonghe passed very quickly due to matters such as moving the capital and going on an expedition, and it was already the second half of the year in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Zhu Yijiong rarely got up late. The palace maid, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, quickly entered the room to wash herself.

After washing, Queen Wu Alan personally dressed him in royal robes and combed his hair, and then went hand in hand to have breakfast.

The breakfast is not extravagant, but it is rich. They are all common breakfast snacks in southern Fujian. They are also served with steaming rice porridge. A bowl of it is enough to keep you warm in this upcoming winter season.

After finishing his breakfast, Zhu Yijiong talked with Wu Alan again before saying goodbye to him, and then went to the front hall (hall) to prepare for the morning court.

The Ming Dynasty is now in its infancy and there are not so many rules. It is entirely up to Zhu Yijiong to decide when to go to court.Of course, most of them will notify you in advance, and they won't have the civil and military officials below come running immediately when their heads get hot.

When they came to the front hall, the old eunuch also came over from the terrace.

Zhu Yijiong, who was wearing royal robes, sat down on the wooden dragon chair, and the old eunuch shouted: "Kneel down!"

Wang Li and others, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately knelt down on one knee. They had arrived in Quanzhou City just the day before yesterday.

"Mountain hoo!"

"Long live!"

"Mountain hoo!"

"Long live!"

"Hurr again!"

"Long live!"

After the three mountain calls, the old eunuch followed the drill and shouted in unison with the Wang Li officials in the hall: "Long live the prison country!"

Zhu Yijiong's face was serious throughout the whole process. After everyone finished shouting, he raised his empty hand and said: "Everyone is safe!"

At this point, the ceremony has just ended.

Although the Ming Dynasty went to court more than once, only this time was the most formal. From shouting to the officials kneeling down, even the previous enthronement hall was no less generous.

Of course, Zhu Yijiong's comparison doesn't matter. This is all the advice given by Wang Li. Since the capital has been moved, there must be a new atmosphere. Simply put, it is to promote the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty to the world and change the embarrassment of being a Ming thief. status.

With legitimate reasons, Zhu Yijiong naturally found it difficult to refuse. Moreover, it was just a formality and would not waste anything, so he let Wang Li make his own arrangements.

After the ceremony, all the officials stood up and the morning court officially began.

Since this morning meeting was held temporarily, only about ten people including Wang Li and others attended.

Before the court meeting began, Zhu Yijiong issued an edict stating that Wang Li, the prefect of Taiwan, had worked hard and made great achievements in governing Taiwan, so he was specially appointed as a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion.Liang Wenxuan also played an important role in assisting Wang Li in managing the Taiwan area. He was also promoted to the bachelor of Wenhua Palace.

As for the six ministries under the cabinet, they were ordered to select reliable talents by themselves, and then handed them over to Zhu Yijiong for interview and appointment.

Wang Li was stunned immediately after these two edicts appointed him.

Although he had known that he would be retiring as Taiwan Magistrate this time and would have another appointment when he came to Quanzhou, he didn't want to, but he directly joined the cabinet.

Even though the current Ming Dynasty is still very shabby, joining the cabinet means that you have truly entered the core of the Ming Dynasty.

From now on, as long as the Ming Dynasty can continue to prosper, his status as Wang Li will only increase.Moreover, this also represents a trust.

After all, there were so many officials who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, why should they only be in the cabinet if they were to oversee the country?

After being stunned for a moment, Wang Li quickly knelt down, knelt down and bowed, shouting thanks.

On the side, Liang Wenxuan also kowtowed and saluted.

The other officials who participated in the court meeting showed no signs of wavering on their faces, but they already had calculations in their hearts.

It seems that these two newly promoted "Pavilion Elders" are very trusted by His Royal Highness the Prison Kingdom!

In this case, instead of trying to fawn over you, you should at least pay attention and walk around to get close to her.

Zhu Yijiong didn't know what the officials in the hall were thinking, nor did he care.

The reconstruction plan within the center and the six departments was finalized, and the next step was the formal court meeting.

The subject of this court meeting is just one, the Ming Dynasty Tax Law.Wang Li had already expected this, so he was not surprised.

There are actually two types of tax laws in Ming Dynasty, one is robbery and the other is laissez-faire.

The former is the main income of the central treasury. Although it is labeled as borrowing grain, in fact, everyone understands it.

The latter is even simpler. It is completely left to the local governments, and even the government at Taiwan does not directly intervene.

Hmm...an alternative "two tax" law.

However, this kind of "two taxes" law is nothing. Although it can bring in money quickly in a short period of time, it also has considerable hidden dangers. The most intuitive example is the gentry rebellion that broke out in Taiwan earlier.

If Huang Dian, Li Yong and others hadn't rescued him in time, Zhu Yijiong's hometown would have been raided by others.

Wang Li had already thought about this issue seriously on the way here.

At this time, Zhu Yijiong asked, and Wang Li immediately stepped forward and said: "Reporting to the Supervisor, regarding the tax law, I think there is no strategy, so why not follow the law promulgated by the puppet emperor of the Qing court?"

"Never add wealth to the population?" Zhu Yijiong raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Exactly."

The tax system was implemented in the 51st year of Kangxi's reign by Kangxi, the "Eternal Emperor" who felt the suffering of the people.

That is, based on Ding Yin in the 50th year of Kangxi's reign, no matter how the population changes in the future, it will not increase or decrease.

This tax system seems to be good for the people, but in fact, it has not even been able to hold on for five years and is on the verge of collapse.

There are many reasons for this, the most critical of which is that the tax system itself has a fatal flaw.

Sure enough, Zhu Yijiong has not spoken yet.

Liang Wenxuan spoke first: "I am reporting to the Supervisory State. I think that what the great scholar Wang said is really inappropriate."

Zhu Yijiong asked: "Oh, what's wrong?"

Liang Wenxuan said: "Although the tax system that breeds people and never adds taxes is the result of the tax system implemented by the Qing Dynasty, the premise is that Ding Yin creates a book and thinks it is customized. But if I, the Ming Dynasty, now use this to make a book and never add taxes, then What should we do when the world is restored in the future?"

Wang Li responded calmly: "Every time you go to a place, you only need to create a new register and check the household registration. This will also make it easier for me, the Ming Dynasty, to quickly control the place."

Liang Wenxuan added: "But if it is done in this way, wouldn't it be time-consuming and labor-intensive? Furthermore, how to define the amount of silver? How to collect it in the event of natural or man-made disasters?"

Wang Li smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the Supervisor, this matter is simple. To determine the amount of Ding Yin, you only need to look through the total amount of Ding Yin and agricultural harvest records in the years of famine and prosperity, and determine an acceptable amount of Ding Yin. lump sum."

"And Changpingcang must be built. In this way, even in the year of disaster, our Ming Dynasty can still have food to help the people. As for the time and effort, this is also a necessary means. If there is a way to save trouble, Academician Liang can work with someone If you say it, I will listen attentively."

Wang Li's method is already very good if it is limited to never adding gifts.Starting directly from the Dingyin and agricultural harvest records over the years, not only it satisfied everyone, but it was at least acceptable to most people.

Coupled with various insurance measures, it can basically be foolproof.

However, Zhu Yijiong was still not satisfied with this. He looked at Liang Wenxuan again and asked He Yan: "Does Liang Aiqing have anything to add to Wang Aiqing's method?"

Seeing His Royal Highness Jianguo asking himself in a pleasant manner, Liang Wenxuan was flattered but also a little helpless.

From a practical point of view, it is indeed the best tax system at present to increase the number of people and never increase taxes. It almost perfectly prevents local governments from free play and damaging national finances.

Anyway, if he wanted to think about it, he had no good solution. At most, he could just repeat Wang Li's method and make some additions to it.

After all, it was also the center of the Qing court, and the tax laws agreed upon by countless civil servants were naturally the best they could do without interfering with the interests of the gentry and bureaucrats.

Liang Wenxuan was silent for a moment and said: "Reporting to the prison country, I have nothing to say to you!"

Zhu Yijiong nodded: "Since I have nothing to say, I will just say a few words. Wang Aiqing is willing to waste time and effort, so why not be more thorough?"

"What does the supervision of the country mean?" Wang Li's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"Everyone is divided into acres, the fire expenses are returned to the public, the officials and the gentry all receive the food... Oh, and also, abolish the lowly status."

　I’ll update a chapter first, then go to sleep and continue in the evening!
　　(Popular science: The three-note mountain cry "Long Live the Mountain" first originated in the Western Han Dynasty. It is just these three sounds. Don't say that this is unique to the Qing Dynasty.)

　　
　
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