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Chapter 648 The Success of Economic Transformation

Tax exemption and tax reduction, the imperial court only targeted disaster-affected areas at first.After that, the intensity became stronger and stronger, and the scope became wider and wider.

The reconstruction of Liaodong, the development of Mekong, Dongfan, and Hainan, the preferential policies for immigrants have continued, and there are always tax exemptions for two or three years.

When the catastrophe comes, the entire province of Shaanxi will be exempted from taxation. In the future, there will be many provinces and regions that will be severely affected by the disaster. The imperial court will still adopt this policy.

If placed a few years ago, such a large scope and intensity would be absolutely unimaginable.

Exemption from taxes, how to support the army, how to maintain the operation of the imperial government, how to provide relief to the disaster-stricken areas?

But now, the emperor has such confidence.The reason is simple. The financial and economic transformation of Ming Dynasty is enough to support the loose exemption policy to survive the catastrophe.

A country with agricultural tax as its main fiscal revenue cannot withstand the invasion of major disasters and the impact of large-scale drought and flood disasters.

Whether it is exploring overseas and the south, or vigorously developing industry and commerce, and promoting the prosperity of maritime trade, they are all changing the financial structure of Ming Dynasty.

From the beginning, the agricultural tax accounted for more than [-]%, and gradually became [-]%, [-]%, and [-]%.So far, although the emperor's goal has not been reached, it has been able to support various policies during the catastrophe period.

The agricultural tax is gradually decreasing, but the industrial and commercial tax is continuously increasing. Coupled with the income from aggression, expansion and plunder, the emperor is confident that he will survive the peak of the disaster for more than ten years.

The emperor attributed this achievement to the progress of the administration of officials, and to the use of thunder to sweep away corruption.Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, it will not be in place during implementation, and may even be misinterpreted and discarded.

Now that there is such an understanding, the rectification and supervision of the administration of officials has always been the focus of the emperor's work, as well as the work focus of the factory guards.

Without persistent supervision and rectification, there will be no sustained clear results.For the greed and darkness of people's hearts, the emperor only believed in torture, not enlightenment.

Years ago, the seizure data of the war against Burma was finally published in newspapers, and the income from the war debt was also calculated, reaching an astonishing [-]%.

In other words, if you bought a ten-yuan bond, you now have an interest rate of two yuan and three triangles.Just for one year, even if you do business, you may not necessarily make such a high profit.

Those who bought the bond and still held it in their hands rejoiced, those who didn't buy it beat their chests, and those who sold it early regretted it.In terms of money and interests, all kinds of things in the world are fully reflected.

But the main purpose of the emperor has been achieved, and the external expansion and plunder will become the consensus of the whole people and win the support of the whole people.

Only when it concerns their own interests, people will pay attention and participate.

The slogan of serving the country and the people must be shouted, but more attention should be paid to reality.There is still an essential difference between the ordinary people who are running around for their lives and the officials who make generous speeches in the court.

The announcement of the issuance of the second phase of war bonds took advantage of the occasion, with a total amount of 1000 million yuan for a period of five years.

In the emperor's plan, the crusade against Luzon, the recovery of the front line, the continuous attack on Burma, the development of the Shu body poisonous road, and the expansion into South Asia will all be included in the proceeds of the war bond.

Although these conquest plans cannot be made public, from the Ping Liao debt to the war debt, although the income may be high or low, it is a steady profit.

In particular, the incentive of the victory over Burma laid a good foundation for the issuance of the second phase of war bonds and created a good reputation.

1000 million, the release period next year, the emperor is not worried about it at all.Even if the major chambers of commerce do not buy, the idle funds mobilized by banks and the private sector are enough.

What's more, the most active class in buying war bonds is not the rich and big businessmen, but tens of thousands of soldiers.

This also shows from some aspects the soldiers' confidence in their own combat power and their eagerness for aggression and expansion.

In the war against Burma, the officers and soldiers who participated in the war reaped a lot, and the income from the war capture and prisoners was almost equivalent to a year's military pay.

Before the start of the war, the Southwest officers and soldiers bought a huge amount of war bonds, and they firmly believed that this battle would be won.

At first glance, it seems that there are suspicions of insider trading.

Buy it yourself, fry it yourself, um, make it yourself.But one thing is, whether you fight well or not depends on yourself. How much you can earn on bonds depends entirely on the harvest of the war.

In this regard, the emperor was happy to see the success, thinking that this was another means to motivate officers and soldiers.Just like the officers and soldiers are divided into the war seized, who doesn't scream and rob?

Even in another form, exchanging military merits for land, or even preferential policies after retirement, are equally effective in motivating officers and soldiers.

For example, in the reconstruction of Liaodong, retired officers and soldiers like Zhang Zhuzi received great compensation, or gratitude in terms of resettlement.Thank them for protecting their families and the country, thank them for fighting bravely, and thank them for everything they have given.

In Liaodong, muskets are gradually being released, and Jilin Mansion is one of the pilots.The further north you go, the looser the musket holdings.

With muskets, immigrants can fight wild animals to protect their families and production.If foreign enemies invade, they will be greeted by thousands of black muzzles.

The tragic history will not repeat itself again. The days when there are remnants of slavery and adventurers who dare to invade the territory of Ming Dynasty with a few hundred desperadoes are gone forever.

What a terrible situation it would be if retired officers and soldiers with guns, or civilians were to go into battle.The emperor didn't think that with the current army of Ming Dynasty, such a situation would happen.

Domestic peace and tranquility, foreign aggression and expansion, the emperor's policy for the Ming Empire has gradually taken shape.In a few years, it will become deeply rooted and become a long-lasting national policy.

Shanghai, Maritime Chamber of Commerce.

As soon as Li Dan came back, he instructed his subordinates to purchase 100 million yuan in war bonds in his own name.

According to the previous rules, or tacit understanding, all major chambers of commerce will express their support for the policies issued by the imperial court in the name of the group.

But this time Li Dan is public and private. After buying it personally, he will pay again after the chamber of commerce makes a decision.

"What do you mean?" Yan Siqi didn't quite understand the reason for Li Dan's operation. He felt that he was flattering him, so he came to ask with some dissatisfaction: "It seems that you are rich? Or is it that you are loyal?"

Li Dan squinted at Yan Siqi, and said with disdain: "Whatever you think, and what you say."

Yan Siqi sat across from Li Dan, looked at it, thought about it, shook his head slightly, and said, "No, you have something to hide from me and everyone. When you go to the capital, you have an audience with Long Live, and you got some good work?"

Li Dan rolled his eyes, knowing that this matter must not be revealed, he pondered for a while, and said: "Don't worry about what it is, believe me, just put in more effort in Borneo, and you will definitely not lose it."

"Borneo?!" Yan Siqi said in amazement: "Isn't that what you are working hard on? Why are you leaving it to me?"

(End of this chapter)