It has been the 16th year of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun has seen all kinds of memorials that criticize himself, and he has also seen all kinds of troll keyboard warriors in his previous life. If it were just a memorial that was simply a random memorial, Zhu Yijun would not care about these things at all, but this memorial was setting the rhythm.

Is this memorial well written? Of course, it is well written.

Whether it is the idea or the wording and sentence making, they are all well written. If this memorial is praised by Confucianism, it will inevitably become a famous memorial. Those who write this memorial will also be touted as a famous minister of the generation.

Since taking power, Zhu Yijun's lower limit on officials has been refreshed.

I didn’t have any intuitive feelings in my previous life, and I really felt deeply in this life. These people praised themselves for their righteousness and spoke benevolence, righteousness and morality, but these are all demands on others.

If you really get to yourself, you will never give up on your own land and save profits.

All countries and emperors can be abandoned to the side.

The smallpox that he said was drunk was actually doing despicable and dirty things. Zhu Yijun reached out and handed the memorial to Zhang Jing: "Go and check who Li Mao is!"

"Yes, the emperor!" Zhang Jing agreed, bowed and retreated.

Since the commercial tax was imposed, the court office has been relatively stable and no ministers have written a letter. However, everyone knows that this matter cannot be forgotten. At this time, the court has already touched a lot of interests.

Commercial tax is not a land tax. Although it is also resistant to the payment of food by officials and gentry, it is not easy to cause trouble if they take over officials and nobles. Commercial tax is different, commercial tax will touch the richest group of people in the world.

This group of people are represented by officials and gentry from the south and southeastern Yangtze River, and their strength is very strong.

A trend has been brewing in the capital recently, but this trend has not started to blow, mainly because everyone is waiting for local reactions and waiting for local chaos to begin.

"Your Majesty, I found this Li Maocai." Zhang Jing stood respectfully behind Zhu Yijun and spoke.

Zhu Yijun nodded, then said, "Okay, let's talk!"

"Li Maocai, a Jinshi in the second year of Wanli, was a member of the Suzhou Personnel, and is currently a minister of the Ministry of Revenue. His family is poor and he is not from a wealthy businessman. It's just that Li Maocai married Shao family, and the Shao family is a family of officials and gentry in Suzhou Prefecture."

"The main business of silk, planting mulberry dyeing cloth, is one of the most numerous silk merchants in Jiangnan."

"There are three dyed cloth factories in the house, with more than 2,000 workers. They are famous big merchants."

After hearing Zhang Jing's words, Zhu Yijun nodded and understood in his heart that it was these people who were doing things. It seemed that his luck would not exist anymore, and it was impossible to collect taxes safely.

Once your tax policy is released, it will basically be labeled as a mineral supervision tax.

Many of Wei Zhongxian's policies actually make sense, and they were called a castrated dog. Looking at Wei Zhongxian's life, he never burdened the people. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, the land tax of the people in the northwest was two cents of silver per mu.

When the Donglin Party, which is full of benevolence, righteousness, morality and morality, takes power, the land tax of the people in the northwest is two taels of silver per mu of land.

With the three taxes and additional taxes, as well as the local officials' high taxes and taxes, it would be strange if the people could survive. How could there be a reason not to rebel? Not to mention anything else, the salary for the Dongjiang general Mao Wenlong was directly bleached by civil servants.

Wei Zhongxian raised horses by forcibly selling the power of horse riding in the forbidden palace, which offended a large number of officials, but did not increase the burden on farmers. The eunuch party collected various commercial and maritime taxes across the country. Although there was a lot of corruption, it did not increase taxes from the people.

Henan was hit by disaster at that time, and taxes were exempted, and the internal treasury allocated funds to provide disaster relief. After overthrowing the Donglin Party, the eunuch party began to repair the Yellow River waterway that had not been built for decades.

After the Donglin Party came to power again, first, the sea was banned and the maritime tax was not levied. Secondly, eunuchs who collected salt and cloth taxes and other commercial taxes across the country were removed, and no longer levied.

Why? Because capitalism was in its infancy at that time, all the money was paid by the landlord class represented by the Donglin Party, which directly caused the treasury to be empty, while the landlord class represented by the Donglin Party was rich enough to rival the country.

What should I do if the treasury lacks a source of economic resources? Increase the tax on farmers. Regardless of whether there are disasters in various places, the tax will be still the same. The taxes that were previously owed must be paid. From one year to the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, no penny was invested in the control of the Yellow River and the Huai River for 17 years, which made the farmers' lives worse.

Originally, Zhu Yijun felt that he had done so many things, and he deliberately put forward the saying "take it from the people and use it for the people". The Ministry of Rites suggested that he build a tomb for him, but he was beaten back by himself.

Since ascending the throne, four dishes and one soup for each meal. Since taking power, I have never made a new piece of clothing. In the 16 years since I ascended the throne, the palace maids and eunuchs have been reducing, and the expenses in the palace have been reducing.

Every penny is spent on the blade and every penny is spent on big things, but what?

Open source yourself and fight the northwest yourself, but what?

They say that they can accumulate wealth in the world, that they say that they are like the king of the Yuan Dynasty, that they say that they are evil in politics and harm the people, but they themselves? They live in eight places, and they want to eat the delicacies of the world, but they are reluctant to pay taxes.

Pressing the sword around his waist, Zhu Yijun's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Let's try this time!"

"Look at whether your mouth is powerful or my sword is powerful!"

It is unrealistic to want them to praise themselves. The Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty directly abandoned Yongzheng, but Zhu Yijun always felt that the only emperor who could watch in the Qing Dynasty was Yongzheng, but he was hacked.

"Zhang Jing wrote an imperial edict from the cabinet to inform the world that the court would collect taxes, which was to enrich the country and strengthen the army and benefit the world. All officials of the Ming Dynasty should fulfill their loyal duties and cooperate with the court to increase commercial taxes. Anyone who did not cooperate was disloyal and did not deserve to be officials of the Ming Dynasty."

"Officials in various places should cooperate with the Tax Department to collect commercial taxes. Anyone who is unfavorable to collect commercial taxes will be dealt with strictly."

"I sent an order to the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Wei, who has been honored for many generations, to guard Nanjing, and is the pillar of the country. This time, the court collects commercial taxes, which is my intention. The Duke of Wei should cooperate with the Taxation Department."

"Anyone who guards Jiangnan's army and horses will be dispatched as appropriate by the Duke of Wei. If they resist the law, they will be severely punished."

Zhang Jing quickly bowed and said, "Yes, I am the edict!"

"Wait a minute, I will send an order to the Jinyiwei and the Inner Factory, so I will keep an eye on the governors and officials of the border. If I am lazy, I will submit a memorial as soon as possible. Send someone to keep an eye on the Duke of Wei's Mansion. If the Duke of Wei's Mansion responds to the matter in vain, I will report it to me."

"Yes, the emperor!" Zhang Jing said quickly, and after that, he retreated.

As the days pass by, the atmosphere in the court is strange, and everyone is waiting for the day of commercial tax collection. On the first day of May, the capital officially began to collect commercial tax.

All shops inside and outside the capital began to collect business taxes, coal mines and iron ores were levied, and bulk goods began to collect transaction taxes. Shuntian Mansion was carried out in an orderly manner and without any confusion.

The tax department's carriage slowly walked on the street, walked to a shop and bowed.

I handed over the tax bill, then collected the money and went to the next house, everything was in order.

The capital city is full of Jude.

Since its opening, it has become a new attraction in the capital. It is not a separate building, but a high-end club. The main purpose of this store is not to sell roast duck, but to become famous.

It's not so much a store, but rather a garden.

In the yard, there are streams of water, trees are lush, rockery and strange rocks. Amidst the trees, small buildings come in a scattered manner, looking very elegant. In the center of the garden is a library with various classics.

This is already a good place for gatherings of literati and poets in the capital.

The delicious roast chicken and roast duck, paired with wines from all over the country, especially the fruit wines here, are sweet and delicious. Drinking them in a transparent and bright glass is really a pleasure.

While drinking and discussing the world, it really makes people linger.

Beneath the green trees, a young man in white came slowly, chasing a white jade pendant between his waist, holding a folding fan in his hand, and a map of mountains and rivers on the fan.

There are four words on the fan, "mountain and rivers" and the seal below is two words: Xu Wei.

This means that this fan is from Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, known as the number one talented man in the Ming Dynasty. Behind the young man was an old man in gorgeous clothes, but he could tell he was a servant at a glance.

On the other side is a young man holding a sword, which looks like he is an escort.

This young man with extraordinary temperament is naturally no one else, but the Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty.

When the capital began to collect commercial taxes, he was naturally worried and could not do things with peace of mind in the palace, so he simply came out to take a look. It turned out to find that the capital was peaceful.

The commercial tax collection went smoothly, and no one caused trouble at all.

In fact, Zhu Yijun knew very well. This was because no one above dared to make trouble. Who did the business in the capital belong to? The nobles and relatives and ministers in the court, these people had been held down by themselves. They dared not move around, and the others naturally did not dare to move around.

The smooth collection of Shuntian Prefecture's taxes made Zhu Yijun feel much better, so he had the leisure to come here.

This Quanjude Garden is actually just a corner of the luxurious life in the western suburbs of the capital. After Zhu Yijun's recommendation and the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it can really be said to be a gathering place in the north and south.

Whether it is good things or fun, there are everything here.

Walking in the garden, Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief. It felt really good. As he walked, Zhu Yijun suddenly saw a pavilion in front of him and immediately wanted to go over and take a rest.

But as soon as he walked in, Zhu Yijun heard someone arguing inside.

"I don't agree with my words. All the merchants in the world are rich. If some commercial taxes make them unable to survive? Let the people not be able to survive? This is a big fallacy."

"The court regulates the yin and yang, takes the wealth of huge merchants and wealthy merchants, trains troops and builds roads, and manages rivers and canals. This is a great contribution. How can it harm the people? The affairs of the world do not worry about the number of people but the unevenness. The amount of the court is actually the matter of the court."

"I think it is a wise plan for the court to first pay food together by officials and gentry, and then implement new commercial taxes."

"Your Majesty is wise and wise, and has a clear moral character. Since he ascended the throne, he has worked diligently with the people and has not built a palace for fifteen years. He only has four dishes and one soup for daily imperial meals, why is that?"

"In order to be rich, powerful and wise, and to pursue the north, your Majesty is a wise monarch who is rare in all ages, and he is actually a saint in the Ming Dynasty. The business tax affairs once again prove His Majesty's wisdom."

"We students have to meet a wise master and serve him, which is really a comforting life!"

Zhu Yijun gently shook the folding fan in his hand, with a smile on his face. Yes, this student is very good. This makes sense. My deep heart is very good, very good.

At this time, another person's voice also sounded.

"Brother Tai, Mr. Wu dare not agree with this. Your Majesty is wise and wise now, and he is the lord of Zhongxing. Of course, I don't need to repeat this. This is something that everyone in the world knows."

"What we are talking about today is the trade tax, not your Majesty."

Zhu Yijun didn't believe this. Compared to the heartfelt attitude of respecting him, it was obviously much more hypocritical. However, people like Zhu Yijun have seen more people, so you can hear what he said.

"Taxes are fundamental to the court. Wu will not elaborate on this point. The key point is how to collect and use this tax."

"How to use taxes? This is what Your Majesty has done today, and it should be a model for all generations and used by the people. It is really shocking and can be a permanent example of taxes in future generations."

"However, Wu thinks that it should focus on light taxes and low taxes."

"Your Majesty abolished corvee service and used silver to take care of labor instead of labor service. This is the strategy of the sages. However, the tax collection is not a small tax. People who farm and study and pass on their families, raise silkworms and weave cloths, and these mulberry must be paid taxes, and the cloths woven must be paid production taxes."

"The transaction tax is required for cloth transactions, and the sales tax is required for cloth sales."

"A piece of cloth must be paid taxes from planting mulberry, and until it is sold, it must be paid four times. Such taxes are not a small tax? This is already a heavy tax! Such heavy taxes will inevitably lead to soaring prices and merchants have no profit."

"In this way, it will inevitably lead to the slaughter of merchants and the circulation of goods from north to south is not smooth."

"If prices soar, people have no money to buy cloth, so why do people wear clothes? Land production is limited. Once prices are very high and real estate is insufficient, how can people support themselves?"

"Such taxes are not desirable. Isn't it a struggle with the people for profit? Why can't we hide the wealth from the people? If the people are rich, then the country is rich. Do you have to say this principle again?"

Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows as he listened to the talk of Wu.

This person said it was nice, but he was changing his concepts, and to put it bluntly, he opposed commercial taxation. No matter how high-sounding it is, it was useless. The so-called hiding wealth among the people, and the people are rich, the country is rich. In Zhu Yijun's view, this is a false proposition.

Of course, the people's lives are good, and it is what every ruler expects.

But how can the people make the country rich? It’s not that the taxes cannot be collected. If the people are rich, how can the country be rich? Besides, was the Ming Dynasty rich now? No, the Ming Dynasty rich now is the officials and businessmen rich, scholars rich, not the people rich in the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!