Chapter 551: Where the Money Comes ~
Zhu Yijun was embarrassed when he said this, Zhu Changluo won such a favorable treaty for Daming, but in the end, the problem was within the court. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It's easy to say that the face problem is good, but military spending is a sensitive issue, and Wenchen never wants to sit back and watch his relatives sit big, so Wenchen has always been very tight in terms of military spending, not to mention the situation of the treasury, Zhu Yijun knows very well that the Japanese state wants to send troops, and it is by no means enough to have hundreds or thousands of people, at least tens of thousands of elite soldiers must be stationed in order to achieve the goal of clamping down on the Japanese state.
But where should such a large amount of military spending come from?
"Father doesn't have to worry, the matter of military spending has already been considered!"
Zhu Changluo was still calm, but there was a rare hint of cunning on his face, but Zhu Yijun didn't notice it, and hurriedly asked.
"Oh? How? ”
"The ministers thought that if the ministers sent opposition troops to the Japanese country, there were two reasons, one was that the treasury was empty and it was difficult to support military spending, and the other was that there were insufficient troops and they were afraid of internal turmoil! These two are not nothing, so the sons and daughters think that this candidate for the Japanese army can be drawn from the private soldiers of the children of each family, and those who are insufficient can choose elite soldiers to make up for it, as for the military expenses, the treasury is really unable to afford it, so in the end it will fall on the inner treasury of the father! ”
Listening to the front, Zhu Yijun couldn't stop nodding.
The virtue of those Wenchen is like this, and the only reasons they can find are these, and Zhu Changluo mentioned a good way to solve the problem of the selection of the reserve army.
Although it is said that the imperial court explicitly forbids Xun Qi to have private troops, but those old Xun Qi families, who do not have hundreds of family guards, really speaking, some sergeants may not have as strong combat effectiveness as them.
What's more, these gentlemen of the noble family are doing nonsense all day long, which is a harm to the Jingshi, and the Wenchen is very dissatisfied with them, and sends them to the Wa Kingdom, and the Wenchen will probably only approve.
As for whether these sons and daughters are willing to go......
The imperial court raised these relatives in vain, but it didn't make them retreat at this time, and it didn't let them go to the battlefield, they dared to push back?
But after hearing the end, Zhu Yijun's face changed, feeling his son's so-called method, and in the end, he still focused on his own money bag? !
"Ahem, prince, I think the candidate for the preparation of the Japanese army is very good, but in terms of military expenses, the imperial treasury has experienced a big war, and it is not very expensive, and it is not rich, I am afraid it will be difficult to support it!"
Zhu Yijun seemed a little lacking in energy, unable to speak, with no money in his hands, and not strong enough to speak.
"Father, rest assured, the son assured his father that this military expenditure is definitely worth it, and he will not lose all his money!"
Zhu Changluo looked serious and swore solemnly.
You must know that this inner treasury is the emperor's private treasury, that is to say, the silver money in it will be his Zhu Changluo's in the future, and no one will pit himself, right?
Looking at Zhu Yijun's suspicious look, Zhu Changluo opened his mouth to explain.
"Father, the emperor's extravagant expenses in the Japanese country, especially the military expenses of the Japanese army, this must be seen by the courtiers, since the military expenses are from the father's inner treasury, then of course, the income from the preparation of the Japanese army in the Japanese state should also be attributed to the inner treasury, not to the treasury!"
"Earnings?"
Zhu Yijun's expression became more and more puzzled, what benefit could be gained by sending troops to station.
Fortunately, Zhu Changluo didn't sell it and continued.
"Father and Emperor, although the country is a small country, but the geographical location is unique, I have set up a treaty port in the Ming Dynasty, and the army is set up to protect the Ming merchants who trade in the country, so naturally it is necessary to collect commercial taxes, and this alone can make up for the lack of military spending! What's more, when a merchant goes to sea, although he is not under the jurisdiction of the Japanese state, he should hold the certificate of my Daming City Shipping Division, and those who have not held the certificate of the City Shipping Division will be regarded as smuggling, and all the accidents they encounter in the territory of the Japanese State will not be protected by the Japanese army! ”
Although the country is small, it is an important transportation hub, the transactions of the Ming Dynasty and other countries almost have to pass through here, and the preparation of the Japanese army is located here, simply collect business taxes, you can make a lot of money, the richest people in the Ming Dynasty are not the country, but the group of merchants, now the imperial court allows them to go to the country of Japan to trade, people with a little brain can see the business opportunities contained in it, presumably only commercial taxes, never in the eyes of these people.
What's more, the Wa Kingdom is different from the Ming Dynasty, these merchants can evade taxes unscrupulously in the Ming Dynasty, but it is different when they arrive in the Wa Kingdom.
Although there was a so-called "emperor" in the name of the territory, in fact it was already in chaos, and various places were divided, and there were frequent battles.
If you don't want to pay taxes, you can!
As long as you are found to have a tax evasion experience, you will forever lose the protection of the reserve army, that is, no matter what happens in the territory of the Japanese army, the reserve army will not care.
And without the protection of the Wa army, these merchants with huge sums of money are simply mobile treasure chests, and some of them are outlaws.
In contrast, Zhu Changluo feels that as long as people with a little brain, they will obediently hand over the business tax, after all, money and life are more important than life.
The truth in this, there is no need to explain, Zhu Yijun can also understand it, so when he heard this method, his eyes suddenly lit up, although the commercial tax rate of the Ming Dynasty is low, but if it is collected according to the actual amount, it is actually a lot, and the reason why the commercial tax is less is that the tax evasion is too much.
However, within the territory of the Japanese state, it is obvious that tax evasion can be basically eliminated, and if it can really be done, it will not be a problem to support the military expenditure of the Japanese army.
What's more, Zhu Yijun even had some strange thoughts in his heart, since the Wa Kingdom is not in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, can the commercial taxes collected be different from those in the Ming Dynasty?
But before he had time to think about it, he heard Zhu Changluo continue to speak.
"Father and Emperor Rongyu, in fact, the commercial tax is still a small head, the Wa State is located in the middle of nowhere, but the gold, silver and copper minerals are abundant, and the sons and the Wa State have agreed in the treaty, if the Ming Dynasty merchants buy land and find ore veins, the Wa State shall not interfere in mining, but the same reason, since they are under the protection of the Ming Dynasty, they can mine the mining veins and pay the mining tax!"
Mine tax!
Hearing these two words, Zhu Yijun suddenly felt a little dry, you must know that the reason why his inner treasury has been abundant in recent years is all supported by mining taxes.
If the Wa Kingdom is really as Zhu Changluo said, the ore veins are fertile, then the income from mining tax is not comparable to the commercial tax.
At the same time, he also suddenly woke up, why did Zhu Changluo allocate the military expenses for the preparation of the Japanese army from the inner treasury, this is simply a profitable business.
Such a large benefit can be achieved by spending only a part of the military spending.
Even better, you can also shut the mouths of those ministers, who made you shout that the treasury is empty!