Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 443 Zongfan
The annual income of the Longwu court, Jiangxi has just been restored, a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity, and it is on the front line of the anti-Qing Dynasty. It is not like the court stretching out its hand, which is not bad; Hubei is facing greater pressure, not only to relieve refugees, but also to manage Ebei, The two lines of defense in Edong still need support from Hunan, and the imperial court can't get a single copper plate. Hunan has benefited from the trade with Guangnan. In Hubei, in addition to dredging the Lingqu Canal, there is also a need to build ships in Dongting Lake, and the taxes that can be transported are really limited.

After all the calculations, the finances of the Longwu court are only in Guangdong province, and Wang Yan, as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, naturally knows exactly how much money the court has.

In fact, according to the rules, after leaving some of the local taxes and taxes, they must first be handed over to the Ministry of Accounts. If there is something to do in the local area, the governor will file the tax. After the imperial court approves, the Ministry of Accounts will transfer the money. .

In this way, the central government can be strengthened, the local government can be weakened, and the formation of separatist regimes can be avoided. However, since the demise of the Hongguang court, the central court of the Ming Dynasty has basically lost control of the local government. up.

Su Guansheng naturally knew that Wang Yan was very clear about the situation of the household department. Seeing that Wang Yan refused to let him go, he had to sit down again, "Yes, there are still some silver taels in the treasury, but it is for emergency use. Shiheng can't let Tangtang go. Household Department, you don’t even have a copper coin~”

"Presumably the cabinet also understands the reason why I want to attack Zhangzhou. If I don't pull out this nail, if something happens to the world and the imperial court wants to respond, it will be restrained by Zhangzhou, making it impossible for the army to escape." Wang Yan saw Su Guansheng Sitting down, he explained: "At the end of last year, I recruited [-] soldiers. Now the equipment is not fully equipped, and the cabinet does not allocate some money. The soldiers can't take sticks to attack the Qing army's fortified city."

Su Guansheng was silent for a moment, "Shi Heng also said that he was fighting Zhangzhou because he was worried about changes in the world. In this way, he might have to deal with Sichuan after finishing Zhangzhou, and he would need more money at that time. Saving silver is not enough, Shiheng spends it all now, when you really need to use the silver, will you let this pavilion change it?"

Wang Yan saw Su Guansheng blowing his beard and staring, and he knew his difficulty. There was no deposit of silver in the household department, which was really terrible. It can be said that Su Guansheng was worried every day, fearing that something would happen suddenly, and he would not be able to get the silver. Come out and end up breaking something big.

"I know what Elder Ge thinks, but if the soldiers' equipment is not good enough, it will inevitably affect the combat power, and then I'm afraid it will cost more money. In the current situation, Elder Ge and I can't see what the situation in the world is going to be like." Change, under such circumstances, I thought that I should strengthen myself first, and I don’t have any money, so I can find a way to get it, but if I really want to fight against the Qing soldiers, I’m afraid it will be too late if I want to replenish my equipment.”

Su Guansheng felt helpless, "10 taels, no more."

The production cost of the three-eyed blunderbuss in the Ming Dynasty was about 16 renminbi per rod, [-] renminbi for a long axe, [-] renminbi for a saber, [-] to [-] renminbi for a bird blunderbuss, and Xu Guangqi’s budget for a pair of fine armor was [-] renminbi.

With the production capacity of craftsmen near Guangjing at this time, the 10 taels of silver is enough to toss for a month. Wang Yan immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, old man."

Su Guansheng said unhappily: "When you open your mouth, you want 30% of the deposit of the household department and 5 taels of silver in the warehouse, but this pavilion withholds it bit by bit. For this reason, the clans almost blocked the door. Scolding this pavilion. Just now His Majesty summoned me and asked if he could allocate [-] taels to the clan.

But I didn't expect that you, Wang Shiheng, would be cheaper in the blink of an eye. "

The reform of the clan system, since reaching an agreement with the Tang and Lu envoys, the Longwu court began to implement the reduction of the salary paid to the clan, and it has been two or three months now.

"Are the people in the clan making a lot of noise?"

Su Guansheng complained: "There are more than 3000 clansmen who escaped from all over the country, and there are already more than [-] people registered. There are eight ranks, from Prince to Fengguo Lieutenant, and they are all nobles. It is enough to supply, but the clan below the general can only provide basic guarantees, but according to the rules of the court, they can do nothing, and they don't know how to plan their livelihood. The money issued by the court is spent at the beginning of the month. At the end of the month, they even had problems with their survival, they were all impoverished, they often petitioned for petitions, and they often made troubles.”

The issue of suzerainty and vassal in Ming Dynasty, the several vassals and county kings are only the top two floors of the Pyramid. During the reign of Chongzhen, there were 20 registered persons, including tens of thousands of generals and 10,000+ lieutenants.

As early as the Jiajing period, the clan's salary accounted for [-]% of the imperial court's taxes, becoming the heaviest burden of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yan straightened his body and said: "Nowadays, the imperial court pays the clan a monthly amount of money."

"An stipulates that the lowest level of Fengguo Lieutenant, the annual salary is 100 shi, converted according to the price of rice, the monthly salary is more than 3 taels, but the household department only pays [-] taels, and the fifth-level Fengguo general is converted into a monthly salary of more than [-] taels. It requires [-] taels, but currently only ten taels will be issued." Su Guansheng said: "Except for princes and county kings who will receive [-] percent, all generals will only be issued [-] percent of the original amount. But even so, silver will be consumed in a month. Around [-] taels."

"So many?" Wang Yan was a little surprised, 3 taels of silver was enough to make 2 to [-] blunderbusses, or to pay more than [-] people.

Su Guansheng shook his head, "Shi Heng thinks it's too much, but from the perspective of the clan, it's driving them to a dead end. The clan who escaped from the north is better. After so many years of chaos, they fled to Guangnan and suffered as much as they could. After that, the key is that the clans in places like Jiangnan and Zhejiang used to have no worries about food and clothing, but suddenly they have nothing, they are used to living a life of delicacies, and now they spend so little money a month on a few meals."

"There is no solution to this matter if it goes on for a long time. If the clan vassal makes too much trouble, His Majesty's face will be ugly, and if the clan puts pressure on His Majesty, His Majesty may have to worry about the interests of the clan in the end. The clan is self-reliant."

"Shi Heng said lightly, the ancestral system of the vassal clan is not so flexible~" Su Guansheng got up immediately after finishing speaking, "There are still some things in this pavilion, Shi Heng can do it himself."

In the south of Guangjing City, Tang Wang Zhu Yukai announced his abdication and returned to the vassal after Emperor Longwu was about to settle in Guangjing.

Zhu Yukai, as the younger brother of Longwu, was inevitably affected by this suzerain-vassal change. Many aggrieved clans came to visit the mansion, hoping that he could come forward and say a few words for the clans, but Zhu Yukai declined politely. , making many clans feel disappointed, but no one bears a grudge against him.

During the imperial vassal reform, county kings and princes paid 800% of the salary, and under the county king, only [-]% was paid directly. Zhu Yukai’s annual salary was [-] shi per meter, and the monthly salary of [-]% was more than [-] taels of silver.

The silver can be said to allow him to live a luxurious life, but he receives the salary every month, but only takes five taels for his family's expenses, and the rest of the silver is directly piled up in the hall, and the impoverished clan comes in See you, let him take the money.

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