Chapter 10: Advice
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It has been three days since the last time he met the saint, and Chongzhen did not summon Liu Fan in these three days. Liu Fan has not been out of the gate of this Dongnuan Pavilion in the past three days, it's not that he doesn't want to go out, he really doesn't dare, he has just traveled to ancient times, and his eyes are black! Now living in the palace and looking at the scenery is actually house arrest. In this case, Liu Fan had to be careful, in case he was caught with pigtails, even if Chongzhen didn't kill himself, he would leave people with the impression that he didn't understand the rules and acted recklessly! Fortunately, not going out for three days is not a big problem for otaku! Although there is no mobile phone and no computer, there are still two little beauties! Liu Fan, who has nothing to do, is flirting with little beauties except eating and sleeping! Although due to the rules, Xiaozhu dares to be too close to Liu Fan! But it can be clearly seen that they already have a good impression of Liu Fan!
On the morning of the fourth day, the bored Liu Fan was teaching Xiaozhu to "walk the district characters"! A small eunuch outside the door told Liu Fan that Chongzhen would summon Liu Fan in the Qianqing Palace in the afternoon and ask him to get ready. Liu Fan was immediately excited when he heard this! It's not easy! After drying himself for three days, Chongzhen finally wants to see himself! You must give him a hard time this time! Otherwise, I'll go crazy if I hold it like this!
In the afternoon, Qianqing Palace. Liu Fan saw Chongzhen who was reviewing the chapter here! It is said that Chongzhen is really a workaholic, and history says that he crows and rises, sleepless at night, and often becomes ill from exhaustion. I only sleep four or five hours a day, and the rest of the time I work!
"Mr. Liu is here! Please be seated! I have been busy with official business lately, and I have neglected Mr. Liu. I hope Mr. Liu doesn't blame him," Chongzhen put down the fold in his hand and said!
"Last time, I was in a lot of mood and forgot to ask many questions! This time, I invited my husband to come to solve my doubts! ”
"I am very curious about the future generations, Mr. Liu will tell me what the "future" of your life looks like! ”
"In the era when the grass people lived, there was no emperor anymore, and the supreme leader was called the chairman, who was elected by the people" Liu Fan popularized China's current situation and basic strength to Chongzhen.
"Is there no emperor in the country of later generations? The power of firearms can be so powerful! Chongzhen sighed
In this way, this "China" has no rivals! ”
"Nope! Contrary! China is only a big country, not the strongest country yet! The strongest country is the United States! A few decades before the grass people lived, the United States could launch rockets to send people to the moon!"
"China is not in a good situation, in order to prevent China's rise, countries led by the United States are doing their best to suppress China's living space! Coupled with the population pressure of 1.4 billion people, China is facing too many problems! ”
"Is the future already so magical? The moon? I didn't expect it to be a big round ball! Chongzhen exclaimed
"You just said 1.4 billion people? What is the meaning of the word "100 million"? Chongzhen keenly grasped the key point of the problem
"100 million is the unit of the future, and now it is 140,000!"
"140,000! Daming is only 40 million people! Was China a big country in later generations? How can you feed such a large population," Chongzhen asked
"The area of China is basically the same as that of the current Ming Dynasty, that is, there are more Tatars and some places in Mongolia and Tibet! The main thing is that science and technology are developed, and the grain is harvested a lot! And there will be no agricultural tax in later generations! The state will also spend a lot of money every year to subsidize farmers! Everyone can eat enough and live a prosperous life! ”
"Everybody can have enough to eat? What an ideal time! It's good that Da Ming is the same! It's a pity that my people live so hard! It's all my fault! "Chongzhen thinks of the people of the Ming Dynasty! Thinking of the impending disaster of the country, tears flowed down my face!
"Don't be sad, Your Majesty! Now that you know that history will definitely revive the Ming Dynasty and let the people live a good life! Liu Fan comforted
"Hmmm! Yes! I will let the people of the Ming Dynasty see that I will be a good emperor! Chongzhen said excitedly
"Aiqing, just now I said that there will be no agricultural tax, so what does the country rely on to sustain it?"
"Business tax! The annual commercial tax revenue can not only maintain the operation of the country, but also invest a lot in national construction! ”
"Actually, Da Ming is not without money! The current Ming can be said to be the most powerful in the world! The richest country! The wealth that flows into the Ming Dynasty every year is more than billions! It's just the common people who don't have money! It's just a soldier of the Nine Sides! It's just the Ming Emperor! You! That's it! Liu Fan was overjoyed in his heart, and finally said that the idea was on! It's not easy! The saliva is almost dry!
"According to records, after the pirate leader Zheng Zhilong defeated the Dutch in a few years, in Nanyang, the annual income of just collecting protection fees from passing ships reached tens of millions of taels of silver! A mere pirate leader has more income than a country! "As you can imagine, just the protection fee is so much! How much money should flow into Daming every year! Not to mention billions of taels of silver! Such a large trading volume! The annual tax revenue of the city of Daming is only 40,000 taels of silver! Liu Fan paused, it was time for Chongzhen to digest! There is no better in the future, and now I empathize! After hearing such a big contrast, Chongzhen's eyes were blood-red! Gritted his teeth and asked!
"And where did all the money go? Tell me! ”
"Yes! The silver has been divided among the merchants! And most of the maritime merchants are directly or indirectly related to Wenchen! They use the money from tax evasion to support the important ministers of the court, or simply the spokesmen of direct support! Provide an umbrella for their tax evasion! Hundreds of years of business have made them form a huge network of relationships up and down! To fight against the taxes of the imperial court! Today, not only can you evade taxes reasonably! And I exempt myself from taxes, and now I don't have to pay taxes! Up to now, Emperor Wanli just sent eunuchs to collect a mining tax, but he was collectively opposed by the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces! It's something that has never been done before..."
"Say no more!" Chongzhen roared and interrupted Liu Fan's words!
"I know what you said! Is there a way for Aiqing to raise money for me? ”
"This! Your Majesty, I can't help it! Liu Fan said helplessly
"I don't care, you have to say a solution today! Otherwise, the head will not be guaranteed! ”
Liu Fan was dumbfounded! I knew I wouldn't talk about this! The emperor can't do anything, and it's impossible for a powerless traveler to do it! I've been thinking about it for a long time! Liu Fancai said helplessly!
"Your Majesty, the grass people really have no choice!"
"Aiqing! As long as you figure it out! Aren't you bored in the palace? I can allow you to visit the Imperial Garden! ”
Yes? Sure enough, he was still being watched! Have a whining with Xiaozhu! The emperor knows it! Liu Fan deeply felt the crisis!
"Your Majesty, there is no way for Wenchen to snatch meat from their mouths! Let's think differently! In fact, there is still a lot to be done elsewhere! Like salt, wine, or whatever! Take salt as an example, according to the "Salt Political Chronicles", Jiajingchu, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Nanjing have three or four cents per catty of salt. Now it may be even higher, the Ming Dynasty has a population of 40 million, if each person needs to spend one or two silver per month to buy salt to eat! Then nearly 500 million taels in a year! Now the Daming salt tax is only 2 million taels! Such a big profit in the middle was divided by the salt merchants! According to the legend of later generations, the salt merchants of the two Huai Huai lived in poverty and luxury, and every year when the tide of Qiantang was in place, they had to sprinkle gold leaves into the sea! In order to see the spectacular sight of the golden waves rolling! It's an exaggeration! But you can see how rich they are! The emperor only needs to rectify the salt tax a little! You can get a lot of wealth! ”
"There is another way for grass people to solve their urgent needs! In the grass people's mobile phones, there is a distillation method of liquor! Not quite, though! But a few more trials will always work! When the time comes, the emperor will let the eunuch open a winery, and he can also earn a lot of money every month! ”
"Hmmm! Aiqing is right! This matter will be handed over to Aiqing! Just do it! I will definitely reuse Aiqing! Chongzhen said happily
"Aiqing, let's go to the Imperial Garden to experiment with the method you said! I'll give you a gold medal! You are allowed to enter and leave the Imperial Garden! ”
"It's nothing, Aiqing will go down first! At this time of the day, I will send someone to invite Aiqing to give me a lecture, Aiqing is ready! ”
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