First Minister of Ming Dynasty

, the first minister of Ming Dynasty

After Li Zhen finished speaking to Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Shanchang, who had been silent for a while, swayed and stood up. As the earliest Youzu clan, Li Shanchang has been watching the changes in the court for some time.

So many people think that Lao Li is just a decoration on the shrine, occupying an empty space and has no effect. If you look at the future Ming Dynasty, it will be the world of young people, but today Li Shanchang is going to tell everyone why Jiang is old. hot.

Old Li has been observing for a long time, and he has heard Zhang Ximeng say it several times.

"Up, the old minister thinks that since the Qin and Han dynasties, the taxation of the countries in all dynasties has been based on agriculture, and whether it is Ding tax or land tax, there is no escape from the word Ding. Only Zhao Song, the amount of business tax is quite large, more than Tian Fu, but Zhao Song wasted a huge amount of money, which is not worth it."

"Why did all the dynasties only collect agricultural tax and not commercial tax? The old minister thought that it was because only agricultural tax could not be collected from commercial tax... If you don't believe me, look at the court. Besides the household department, is there any other yamen that can be responsible? No what!"

Li Shanchang smiled and said: "Zhang Xiang, you should have experienced this. At the beginning, under your support, we set up a sub-bureau and divided the tax department, but even so, this old man thinks it is far from enough."

Zhang Ximeng nodded with a smile, "I'm here to listen to Li Xianggao."

Li Shanchang said with a smile: "Before the Ministry of Household levied the land fu, it was the local yamen who compiled the households and the people, established the Yellow Book, cleared the fields, determined the fish scale book, and collected the land fu with these two books. How does the Tax Department collect taxes? Now the Tax Department In the Yangtze River, the canal, and the waterways of the Ganjiang River, tax cards are set up. In each city, in the main markets, officials are arranged. Then there are the municipal shipping companies and the salt farms, which receive a lot of commercial taxes. However, the merchants operate, buy and sell. There are still too many links in exchanges, which have not been managed."

"If the imperial court can't control it, the merchants have to do it by themselves, but Daming doesn't allow them to do it, and these people miss Dayuan. Especially in Peiping and Datong, there are frequent exchanges with the remnants of the Yuan court, so there are so many letters. Contacts... Zhang Xiang, how do you think this old man understands?"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Li Xianggong's candle shines thousands of miles, and he can see the fire like a hole. Naturally, he can see clearly. The long-term neglect and ambiguity of the case will make us pay a huge price, and we must be cautious."

Li Shanchang nodded again and again, "Indeed, it should have been handled on the basis of smuggling grain and rice and endangering Daming's safety. It turned out to be a rebellion. Although the same is murder, the alert to the world is completely different."

Li Shanchang paused for a while, and then said: "Zhang Xiang, if I remember correctly, you have advocated the establishment of a commercial department a long time ago. Do you have this idea?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "Indeed, it's just that there was a lot of waste waiting to be done, and the whole Daming has not turned around. I don't think the timing is right."

Li Shanchang said with a smile: "Up to now, Zongzheng Temple has been very effective in managing the royal industry. The tax department has been operating for many years, and the situation has become very clear. No matter the division of provinces, it has begun to take shape... I thought it should be ready, please come on. Holy Break!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, and then he and Li Shanchang faced Lao Zhu together. At this moment, Li Zhen also stood up, and then Zhu Sheng even joined in. The four old ministers bowed and begged together. …

At this time, the prince Zhu Biao, who was standing beside Zhu Yuanzhang and watched politics, even stood up.

"Father, although my son doesn't understand government affairs, he thinks that I am bringing out the old and bringing forth the new, sweeping away thousands of years of accumulated abuses and reviving China. It should be changed. The original six-department structure has long been inapplicable, and there have been many reforms in recent years. Today, it is time to follow the sky and respond to people, and to completely reform the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Shanchang Zhang Ximeng and the others were startled, and said together: "Chen wait for the second opinion!"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Wang Guangyang, Luo Furen, Mao Gui, Hu Weiyong, and even Yang Xian all bowed and saluted together.

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

good guy!

Up and down, it's all a view.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang could only help himself.

That's why the emperor hated the fact that his courtiers formed parties for personal gain.

Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang, the two of them got together, left and right, and had the same views, and basically settled on 80%. The reason is very simple, even Lao Zhu cannot stretch out two slaps and slap these two mouths at the same time.

And this time Zhang Ximeng also brought Li Zhen, Zhu Sheng, and even Zhu Biao to join in the fun.

With this lineup, Zhu Yuanzhang can't even agree to it or not.

Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian and others also understand this truth. They don't follow the flag and shout, and they want to eat shit!

Things got to this day, Zhang Ximeng arranged a little bit, and finally pulled Lao Zhu into the ditch, that is, after the royal investment in industry and commerce, the entire Daming court, from the official system design, finally had a business share.

In fact, many people are obsessed with the agricultural tax in ancient times and ignored the commercial tax.

I feel that the depletion of finances and taxes is an important reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. Correspondingly, I feel that the gentry and businessmen are colluding together, and the sins are monstrous and unforgivable.

It's just that in this question, there is the most basic and simple common sense... If you want to collect business tax, you must have this yamen, have the corresponding talents, have the collection method, have the tax quota, and have the national laws and regulations... There is no such a whole set of things. , you want to collect taxes fairly and reasonably, that is simply impossible.

In fact, it is not that businessmen do not pay taxes, but they do not pay taxes to the state treasury.

Local tyrants, officials at all levels, vassal kings and clans, guarding eunuchs... all of them stretched out their hands to get money, get benefits from businessmen, or simply let their own family go into business.

And if they can get the benefits, they will naturally release water,

Dear, this chapter is not over, there is another page ^0^ Businessmen can do whatever they want, even if they smuggle food to the enemy, they will not hesitate.

Therefore, this story is always incomplete in terms of the "eight royal merchants". In fact, it was a flaw in the design at the beginning, and finally developed to an uncontrollable level, so much that it devoured a country.

If you say let Tianqi come to collect business tax, or let Chongzhen do it, then it would be better to kill them.

You can't do it at all, the ancestral system is there, from top to bottom, so many people who have benefited from it, who would do this for you?

If you have to force it hard, there is no way, you can only let the dragon return to the sea and the emperor into the water...

In fact, this defect was exposed from the beginning, but Lao Zhu didn't understand it!

For example, in the case of Zhu Yuanzhang who handled Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang in history, he mentioned a crime...to pass the Japanese! …

Many people think it's absurd, and many historians have also verified that it is a complete false accusation, just to eradicate Li Shanchang and others. Even if Lao Li and the others conspired to rebel, they would not be stupid enough to pass Japanese and pirates. It was Zhu Yuanzhang.

It seems that it makes sense.

There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang has become a tyrant who was framed by Luo Zhi at the risk of slaughtering heroic officials, at the expense of fabricating charges.

But if you say a few more words and put the issue of smuggling on it, it seems to be different.

Did Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong's subordinates smuggle goods to Beiyuan and Japan? Did you profit from it?

There should be!

After all, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a lot of waste waiting to be done, and supplies were extremely scarce. At this time, smuggling would definitely gain huge benefits. Whether it was Hu Weiyong or Li Shanchang, if they didn't do it, they couldn't stop the people below.

How should I be convicted?

smuggling?

Maybe not enough!

Look at the national law... it's not a big crime!

Then pass the Japanese!

Count on conspiracy!

As things went so smoothly, there seemed to be another reason.

Li Shanchang defected in time this time, sided with Zhang Ximeng, and even solved his own future. As long as there are no accidents, the old man may enjoy his old age in peace.

According to the common opinion of Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng, Daming wants to add a Commerce Department.

In this way, the financial and taxation structure of the Ming Dynasty will be completely changed.

First of all, the Ministry of Household is in charge of the household registration of Tianmu and oversees civil affairs.

Under the Ministry of Household, there are political envoys, prefects, prefectures, prefectures... This whole system manages the people and the land.

Then comes the Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for all economic activities other than agriculture, ranging from commercial firms, workshops, small shops, and storefronts, all of which must be registered with the Ministry of Commerce and approved.

The Ministry of Commerce goes down and is also connected to the political envoys and local yamen at all levels. At this time, it is necessary to add officials in charge of commerce in the local yamen, and implement it at every level.

In addition to the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Commerce, there is the Ministry of Taxation... All land taxes, business taxes, customs duties, and salt taxes are all attributed to the Ministry of Taxation, which is responsible for collecting and paying them into the national treasury.

According to the current Daming rules, the treasury is still under the Ministry of Household, which means that although the Ministry of Household is not responsible for tax collection, the Ministry of Household can manage the treasury.

If you want to continue the reform, you need to add another Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of spending money, and at the same time transfer the treasury to the bank... But it is not necessary at the moment. After all, Li Shanchang is in charge of Zhongshusheng, and there are several other political officials, so you can completely handle these things. Take responsibility.

That is to say, this time, Li Shanchang made the most profit, not only consolidating his position, but also smoothly expanding the scope of management, and finally regained a bit of his dignity as a left minister.

It can be seen with the naked eye that Old Li is young.

In the face of this result, even if he is as strong as Lao Zhu, he can only do nothing.

Once the group of ministers negotiate properly, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com The Great Emperor Hongwu will be a decoration. There is no way, you alone can't fight against so many of us.

But how could Lao Zhu give up so easily, he said solemnly: "Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, we naturally agree with what you said... It's just that we don't understand, what crime should we use to betray the military and invest in the enemy? Count? Officials are greedy for ink and smuggle commercial goods, how should they count?"

At this time, Zhang Ximeng bowed and said: "In response to your Majesty's words, for corruption and smuggling and tax smuggling, it is natural to be severely punished, and it must be compared to the most severe punishment. If smuggling capital enemies reaches a certain amount, they will be barbarous! I thought this amount It's ten thousand!"

Li Shanchang was slightly startled, "Zhang Xiang, will it be too much?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "Li Xiang, we are a soldier, from head to toe, including the weapon tent, it is less than 50 guns, 10,000 guns, enough to equip 200 enemy soldiers!"

Li Shanchang was stunned and nodded silently.

Zhu Yuanzhang said categorically: "This conviction is very fair! It must be written in the official letter, and it will always be customized!"

Dear, this chapter is over, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^