Section 101 Three Troubles
The first tornado begins at the end of the Wanderer
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Qin Haoming was in a sad mood, and secretly glanced at Chongzhen, where did he think that Chongzhen was staring at him with blazing eyes, looking impatient.
With his head slightly lowered, Qin Haoming gritted his teeth and said generously: "In the meantime, there are officials who force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel!"
However, this is not the main reason, as if food and military salaries are not decided, the day of counterinsurgency is far away, and it is impossible to extinguish it!
Therefore, the first thing we must do is to solve the problem of food and salary, and this is the way to solve the problem. ”
Chongzhen's face was cloudy, Qin Haoming spoke a little unkindly, and it could even be said that it was an edict, but all that could be said was the truth.
"Qin Aiqing is reasonable, and I know it. The imperial court has planned to increase the salary of the people, and temporarily tired our people. However, every year there are wars and natural disasters, and I still can't make ends meet, so what? ”
Chongzhen Yixing Xiao Suo's face was full of helplessness.
The Ming Dynasty has now entered a vicious circle, the more wars, the more salaries, the more salaries, the more wars.
At the same time, natural disasters not only famine continued, but also the sparseness placed on the imperial case was overwhelming, and there were all over the country.
Among them, the famine in Shanxi and Nanyang, Henan Province was particularly severe. When the hungry people had no food, they had to eat tree bark and grass blades.
The bark and the blades of grass are all gone, and they are cannibalistic.
Zhu Yu, the king of the Tang Dynasty, played the hunger in Nanyang, Henan, and even had mothers who cooked their daughters to eat.
Chongzhen had no choice but to issue an edict of 3,500 gold to help Shanxi and Nanyang, Henan, and exempt the new and old salaries of the disaster-stricken prefectures and counties in Shanxi.
"Your Majesty, please be cautious when increasing your salary! Please listen to Weichen in detail! ”
Qin Haoming hurriedly shouted.
We must do our best to prevent the levy of salaries, and the increase in the three salaries accelerated the corruption of the Ming Dynasty and made the intensified social contradictions more acute, which was one of the most important reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
The three salaries refer to the salaries, the salaries, and the salaries.
In the tenth year of Chongzhen, the war in Liaodong was not settled, and the peasant uprising in China became a prairie fire.
In order to extinguish the rebel army, Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department, suggested that the imperial court increase troops and salaries.
The proposed amount is an increase of 120,000 troops and an increase of 2.8 million taels of salary.
It was originally scheduled to last for one year, but in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, although the peasant uprising was frustrated, it was far from being quelled.
At this time, the war in Liaodong was defeated repeatedly, and Jiannu once captured Jinan and broke more than 50 cities.
The Ming Dynasty was attacked on both sides and felt that the troops were insufficient, so many courtiers suggested training border soldiers.
Yang Sichang formulated a huge plan to train more than 730,000 soldiers, and obtained the permission of Emperor Chongzhen.
In order to train the troops, they also had to increase their salaries, so they ordered the collection of training salaries, which amounted to four million taels.
It should be pointed out that the increase in salaries not only affects the land endowment, but also imposes additional taxes such as customs duties, salt taxes, deed taxes, pawn taxes, and fines on stolen silver.
Coupled with the Liao salary collected by Chongzhen in four years, it is the so-called three salaries.
At the beginning of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Dolgon once made a righteous and awe-inspiring accusation:
"In the past, the government was the worst and the people were the worst, so that the people were poor and stolen, and then they were repaid, and then they practiced for each side, and then they increased their salaries.
However, these three salaries, several times the positive offering, tired the small people, remove the fat and scrape the marrow. ”
Then he put on a compassionate and sympathetic posture, saying, "Since the first year of Shunzhi, all the additional commissions, such as Liao, salary, training and the purchase of rice beans are exempted." ”
However, the truth of the truth seems to be that not only did not exempt the three salaries, but also broke his promise and fattened himself during the Shunzhi period, restored the Ming Dynasty's salary, and gave an additional more than 5 million taels.
The depth of the scourge of the Tartars on both sides and three knives in China can be seen!
Chongzhen's face sank, and he reprimanded loudly and unceremoniously: "Nonsense, I said that the first thing is to solve the grain salary, and now I want to stop increasing the income, where does the food come from?" ”
Qin Haoming was bitter in his heart, Chongzhen turned his face faster than turning a book, at first he was still warm, and he immediately spoke sharply, he was really a companion like a tiger.
"Your Majesty, this is also the reason why the traitors that Weichen said are constantly suppressed."
Although Chongzhen was angry, out of conscience, he still had to make it clear.
Big husband, just be worthy of your heart!
Qin Haoming lowered his head, simply didn't look at Chongzhen's face, and said quickly:
"Anti-thieves are different from the Ming Dynasty, they make a living by looting, and wherever they fight, they will implement the abolition of the three salaries.
And I'm the opposite, where I control, I will receive three salaries.
As a subject of the Ming Dynasty, you must pay three salaries. If you follow the thief, you don't have to pay.
The people are not able to make a living, and the three meals are unsustainable, so naturally there is only the opposite. This is one of them!
Second, Weichen thought that if he wanted to collect it, it was very inappropriate to directly use acres to convert the silver!
The land is fertile and barren, and the yield varies.
The land south of the Yangtze River is fertile, and one mu can be counted as one tax mu, while the northwest land is bitterly cold, and it takes seven or eight acres to be one tax mu.
From Jiangnan Chengping, the anti-thieves are all in the northwest, and what Weichen said is true!
Third, those who have more fields are given light, and those who produce less are heavy!
Then may I ask the emperor, who is Tian Duo? Who is Tian Shao? ”
Since Chongzhen was angry, Qin Haoming didn't dare to sell Guanzi, and after talking about the matter in one, two, three, he stood aside silently, and looked at Chongzhen's reaction first.
Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, silent.
Looking at Qin Haoming's stubborn appearance, he seemed to vaguely see that he had just ascended the throne back then, and he wanted to sweep away all the dust, and he was still bright.
"Zhang Guan set up officials, originally to govern the country and secure the people.
Now the rulers are planning for themselves, and the officials are like trading with each other.
Urging money and grain first says how much fire is consumed, and after completing the positive amount, it will be corrupt. Even their taxes have been reduced, but they are still levied against the law.
If you don't have a will, you will take it. It is also like a noble relative who is not tired of being satisfied, and indulges in greed and rampant Gyeonggi.
The eunuchs abandoned the moral tradition and wantonly invaded the Luli. Accept scoundrels as minions, and be sacrificed by traitors.
Unscrupulous officials, afraid of the situation and bent down. Accumulating evil beetles, seducing at the end of life.
Who can sleep in peace with this little people?
Why don't I know all this? However, the Ming Dynasty is constantly fighting, and there is almost no moment to live, how can he have time to rectify the stubborn diseases of officialdom? ”
has been in charge of the government for many years, how Chongzhen does not know the problems and shortcomings that Qin Haoming said.
simply listed many issues that he didn't dare to talk about.
It is not difficult to know the cause, but the difficult thing is the solution.
He wants to see what is new to this young man who has just entered the officialdom in front of him today? Is it the same as other officials in the court, just talk and don't do it.
Chongzhen originally threw out the question, but it made Qin Haoming stunned, he really underestimated Chongzhen!
The dare lover knows everything, not as he thinks, thinking that he has lived in the deep palace for a long time and is deceived by the officials below.
"In extraordinary times, do extraordinary things!
We must not be obsessed with the past, ignore reality, and mislook at the situation.
The three salaries are not not levied, but they should be treated differently according to the different circumstances of the provincial government.
However, Weichen thought that instead of making people angry and resentful because of the collection of millions of taels of silver, it was better to find a way from the rich families of the Ming squires, which was the key. ”
Young people are fearless!
In addition, Qin Haoming's original awe of imperial power was not too great, since Chongzhen threw away the veil, what did he have to hide?
In Qin Haoming's view, Chongzhen's levy of three salaries was a counterattack in desperation, and the internal peasant uprising and the external invasion of Jiannu had brought down the economy of the Ming Dynasty.
Usually hide the wealth from the people, but when it is really necessary to get rich from the people at the critical moment, there are almost few rich businessmen who come out to generously relieve their worries.
That being the case, then what is there to be polite?