905 The Divine Decree That Shocked the World (3rd Update)
This was not the end, and within two days, another holy decree was made clear to the world, bluntly explaining the use of the tax money collected by the opening of the sea ban.
First, the success of the sea opening depends on whether the sailor is strong or not, so 10% of the tax money collected will be used for the warships, weapons, and soldiers of the Daming sailor.
Second, the Ming Dynasty was founded nearly three hundred years ago, the population grew, the economy prospered, the original imperial court official system has not adapted to the current situation, such as the counties and towns, there are tens of thousands of households, so there are new township head level official positions, and other levels of official positions are also unbearable. In addition, the staff of various officials and officials from all over the country work hard for the country and share the worries of the emperor, so the official position system of this dynasty will include all staff and officials as official positions of the imperial court.
In addition, the will even gives examples to show that at present, since the beginning of the founding of the country, the cost of food, clothing, housing, and transportation has increased greatly, and the original officials' income has been beyond their means. And these sources of money will be obtained from the sea tax, and will be calculated at 30% per year.
Third, agriculture is the foundation of the country, and at present, there are floods in the south and drought in the north, and many people are suffering from natural disasters. Therefore, the imperial court decided to deduct 20% of the annual sea tax to supplement agricultural affairs, or offset agricultural taxes, or build water conservancy, and so on.
Fourth, the road is smooth, so that there is no communication. The convenience of coming from the south to the north is conducive to the travel of the people, so the sea tax will be used for the construction of basic transportation in the Ming Dynasty.
Fifth, 20 percent of the remaining sea tax will go to the treasury for other purposes, and the last 10 percent will go to the interior.
As soon as this will came out, it immediately caused a sensation in this Ming Dynasty, and the matter of Liao Juren's life and death was immediately thrown into the corner, and no one cared about it anymore.
When the Ming North and South Sailors heard the news, everyone was immediately excited. You must know that in this era, the sailor is actually not valued by the imperial court and the local government. The commander of the naval division is basically just a coastal defense guerrilla. But now, in this will of the imperial court, on the basis of the original funds of the sailor, one percent of the income from the sea tax will be allocated to the construction of the sailor. No matter how much, it's good news.
Especially Zheng Zhilong, he knows that the sea tax revenue is likely to be about 10 million a year, so Yicheng also has 1 million, which is a huge amount of money, and it is every year. You can imagine with your feet, if it really continues like this, then the scale and combat power of the Great Ming Water Division will regain the glory of the Yongli years, or even surpass!
Such a prospect, mixed with the sea, how can it not be aspired to?
Of course, in the Ming officialdom, the most concerned about this will is naturally the second one. In particular, the calculation of the cost of living in the will brought tears to the eyes of those who wanted to be clean officials. The imperial court finally knew that it was not enough to even plug the teeth!
In the future, it will be good, and the staff, helpers, etc., hired by the official officials will also have the state to receive it, and there will be no need to pay for it themselves, and it will save a sum of money.
"Ah, if Haigang Peak is still alive, I'm afraid I'll cry with joy, right?" Many officials have such an idea in their hearts.
Of course, what they are most concerned about is that according to the meaning of this holy decree, there will be many more officials who will take the imperial court in the future. Those who are waiting in line for officials, such as jinshi, lifters, etc., have worked hard one by one, and finally they will be officials! They are also very curious, and they don't know what this official reform will look like.
And the common people of the platform and the farmers who farm also had an unexpected joy when they heard this will. Although the imperial court has been emphasizing agriculture as the foundation of the country, in the past, it was mostly for the purpose of collecting land endowments, but now, it seems that the imperial court wants to divert money from the sea tax to subsidize farming. Such a big good thing is simply pie in the sky. So, in the countryside and among the neighbors, as soon as they speak, they will first bring a sentence "Emperor Shengming......
For them, the farmers, it doesn't matter how much silver can be divided into the sea tax, but as long as there is silver, it is something that can be enjoyed. Plain, happy!
The dust of the Liao Juren incident settled, which originally disappointed the businessmen, and they felt that they would have to pay more money in the future, but there was no way, their arms couldn't twist the thighs of the imperial court. At the time of this mentality, suddenly this holy decree emphasized that the transportation facilities of the Ming Dynasty should be built with sea tax silver, which is the biggest beneficiary of merchants, although the will does not mention the word merchant at all, but they can see it at a glance. After being suppressed, I ate a sweet date, and it didn't feel so painful!
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This will involves almost everyone in all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, so everyone is discussing this matter. And the positive effect has reduced the pressure on Sun Chuanting's side a lot, which makes him feel relieved. He is not afraid of being the emperor's eagle claws, thugs, shirtless, to offend people, he is afraid that after his hard work, the final outcome will be pushed out by the emperor as a scapegoat!
But judging from this will now, he can feel that the emperor is sharing his worries and solving problems. With such an emperor here, how can he just use himself?
"The minister's liver and brain are all on the ground, and he will live up to His Majesty's expectations!" Sun Chuanting silently looked in the direction of the Jingshi in the north, and secretly swore in his heart.
And He Qiaoyuan, the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, heard this, turned to look in the direction of Jingshi, and was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and sighed: "Turning the clouds and rain, manipulating people's hearts, the general trend has been achieved, Sun Boya is betting right!" ”
When he first went to the imperial court, he was just thinking about seeking a benefit for his hometown, and he also wanted to earn a sea tax of tens of thousands of taels of silver at most.
When he heard that Sun Chuanting was really coming and killed Liao Juren, he felt that Sun Chuanting was a madman, and in order to show himself and get attractive sea tax money, he did not hesitate to offend all the officials of the Ming Dynasty to do such an outrageous thing. For his most powerful deputy, he was a little puzzled, and even a little worried about whether it would affect the national policy of opening the sea, so he found Sun Chuanting and wanted to reprimand him to make him restrained.
On that day, he was disappointed. But things have changed repeatedly, and I finally understand what is right.
This matter seems to be everyone's strength, but in fact, it still harms the interests of some people, after all, the money for sea taxes cannot come out of thin air. Those former smugglers, those who wantonly evade taxes and evade taxes by virtue of their fame, are the ones whose interests are damaged.
But they were originally illegal, the object of suppression by the imperial court and condemnation by public opinion. Usually, it is okay to do things, but once the general trend of opening the sea to collect taxes is completed, it is not that they can shake it secretly. Or at least it can be said that if you want to subvert this national focus, it will be many times more difficult than before!