"How can the King of Jin dress so simply" Zhu Cihong and Zhu Xianxuan are the same generation, so they can naturally speak casually. His voice was silent, but when he saw the gap, he could hear it clearly in the whole hall.

Zhu Xianxuan pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly said: "The minister is rude!" Please be punished! ”

- The expression is a little exaggerated.

Zhu Cihong gave Zhu Xianxuan's acting skills a not high rating.

"At this time, it is better to be frugal." Chongzhen suspected that Zhu Xianxuan was deliberately pretending in front of him, and he was not happy.

"When I want to be in my country, I also rely on the grace of my ancestors, I am drunk and dreaming of death. It's too late to regret it now! Zhu Xianxuan entered the state, and his eyes were slightly red: "If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince planning for the ministers, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have to wear this old clothes now." ”

"Oh?" Chongzhen didn't know what his son was planning for King Jin, so he couldn't help but be curious.

"Holy Lord, as soon as the thieves came, the houses and granges given by the ancestors became someone else's property in the blink of an eye." King Jin said sadly: "The slaves and maids in the palace are like trees falling down and scattering, running to each other and walking cleanly. I finally brought some gold, silver and jewelry, but I didn't know how to breed goods, so I could only sit and eat empty. Fortunately, His Royal Highness is benevolent and righteous, willing to point out the way of economy, and there are also dividends to subsidize the expenses of the house every month. ”

Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong and motioned for him to make it clear.

Zhu Cihong secretly glanced at Zhu Xianxuan and expressed his appreciation. He said to Chongzhen: "Father, now all measures require silver. If there is no money, and no pay is made, even my guard battalion will not give his life. Erchen thought of a way to gather the idle silver in the hands of the clan first, so that he could do some big things, such as mining the gold mines in Qixia and Zhaoyuan and the nearby iron mines. As long as there is this money, the mineral energy will be sent to Jiangnan, and there will naturally be silver flowing in. ”

The second king heard the word "gold mine". The ears are already pricked up. In any dynasty, mining is a huge profit, and gold and silver mining are even more profiteering. In order to snatch the mining tax with the gentry, Emperor Wanli sent internal officials to supervise the mine, and was scolded by the civil officials all over the world. Of course, there are those who do not know the truth and call for them, but it cannot be denied that the mine supervisor came out. The biggest blow was the local gentry.

These gentry occupy the mine and divide the mineral profits, and even the government is in the spirit that more is better than less, and the power does not see it. They rightly think that it is a matter of course that they have invested money and obtained mining profits, so why should they pay taxes to your court? But I don't want to think about it, the court has no income, what disaster relief can it take? What to take against the Tartars?

Since the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty. Successive imperial courts have classified mountain and forest mineral deposits as public ownership. The ignorant emperor thought that it was owned by his family, and the emperor with a little brain knew that this was the basis for the redistribution of wealth by the imperial court. In order to avoid the tragedy of Zhumen's wine and meat smelling and freezing bones on the road, this huge wealth can only be distributed by the imperial court according to needs.

This is also the reason why human civilization has evolved the product of "public family".

In fact, although the Wanli Emperor was active in collecting mining taxes, he was not stingy on the issue of spending internal money. The Beijing camp used internal money to fight wars outside, while Wanli fought three major battles from west to east in one dynasty, spending money like running water. These have been selectively ignored by the civil servants. Some civilian officials even smeared the exploits of front-line soldiers in order to gain the benefit of their tongues. It's really a bashing for the sake of bashing.

This is a bloody battle of interests, even if the object is the king of heaven, Lao Tzu dares to take a bite, let alone just an emperor.

After the death of Emperor Wanli, the edict abolished the mine supervisor, and there was naturally no money in Chongzhen's hands. And the biggest tragedy of Emperor Chongzhen is: obviously as an emperor, he is used to thinking from the standpoint of a civil official. Playing cards according to the rules of the game of civil officials, isn't this avoiding the long and the short, and being led by the nose?

Hearing that his son was actually collecting mineral profits, Emperor Chongzhen's face darkened: "You have also read the old files of the Inner Palace, don't you know that this kind of thing competing for profits with the people is the most taboo in the heavenly family!" At present, Shenjing has fallen. How can you do such a thing when you want to strengthen the hearts and minds of the people! ”

"Father," Zhu Cihong disagreed, "the sons did not compete with the people. This gold mine in Qixia and Zhaoyuan has not been mined before. ”

"Nonsense!" Chongzhen said angrily: "This gold mine has been mined since the Wanli period, how can there be no owner!" ”

Zhu Cihong sighed secretly: It is said that Chongzhen is wise, but in fact, he is just smart, but he is not wise. If it was the wise and foolish emperor, he would definitely not say this. He turned to Chongzhen and said: "Father, the son has checked the documents of Laizhou Mansion and Qixia and Zhaoyuan counties, and the gold mines are all mountainous, and there is indeed no owner. Besides, if there is a land of the Lord and the Lord mines gold, why has the son never seen the mining tax paid? ”

Da Ming Ke has never reduced or exempted mining taxes! If you can't see the mining tax, there are only two possibilities: either no one is mining, or the miner is evading the tax.

Now that the crown prince has taken the former, if the local gentry do not agree, then they have to come up with the tax payment certificate, otherwise it is a mine theft and tax evasion, and according to the law, it can also be mixed with the punishment of hard labor.

Chongzhen was poked in the sore spot by Zhu Cihong. He is most aware of the pain of being an emperor but not having money, and in order to prevent the people from living in poverty, he does not dare to "compete with the people for profit" recklessly. The Ministry of Household has always suggested "increasing the tax on land distribution" or issuing treasure money, but it has never been ruthless on such sensitive issues as salt and iron, mineral deposits, and maritime trade. At this point, Zhu Cihong despised Ni Yuanlu, the head of the household.

"The two feudal domains of De and Heng are in Shandong, and the two kings must be very clear." Zhu Cihong looked at the two vassal kings: "Have you ever heard of someone mining over there?" ”

King De's eyes were like lightning, and he immediately said: "As far as the minister knows, the gold mine over there is the property of the state. Those who do not abide by the law stealthily will never pay taxes. King Heng was a step slower, but he also stood clearly on the side of the crown prince. They already understood in their hearts that the king of Jin and the crown prince were crying poor and the other was opening a mine, that is, they threw out a piece of delicious fat meat to lure them into the bait.

In troubled times, what could be safer than having soldiers and mines? And it's a gold mine.

"If you can have more silver, you can hire more miners and mine more gold. The exchange of these gold for grain can save the people of Shandong for a while, and it can also stabilize the price of grain in Shandong, and countless people will live. The miners took their wages and wanted to buy their homes, which naturally fed other businesses and industries, and did not cause all industries to wither. Therefore, the imperial court can also collect commercial taxes and mining taxes, which are used to organize and strengthen the army, so as to recover Shenjing. Zhu Cihong put all kinds of relationships in front of Emperor Chongzhen: "Father, do you say that this mine can be opened?" ”

Not only can it be opened, but it must be opened!

Chongzhen's beard trembled slightly, and finally said: "It's better to focus on Anmin!" ”

"Mining is Anmin." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "And my father is fair and selfless, but my son can't do it." The benefits of mining and the profit of the clan are also the friendship of the ancestors. ”

The second king finally waited for a letter of approval, and his heart was overjoyed. King Heng immediately said: "The minister thought that the mining was just for profit, and he didn't dare to say anything about it. Now listening to His Royal Highness's careful guidance, I know that this mining is also for the benefit of the country and the people, dare not be unsatisfied? The minister is willing to give up his family property and help His Highness open a mine! ”

King De also followed: "A few years ago, the Dongyu invaded, looted Jinan, and burned my Defu, and the family was poor. However, the prince has the heart of this grand duke, and he is willing to give 200,000 taels of silver to help! ”

King Heng didn't want to come out so much, but when he heard King De being so generous, he just smiled and nodded at Zhu Cihong, signaling that he would also make so much.

Zhu Cihong calculated the time, that is, he got 400,000 taels of silver between a meal, and the income was not bad. It's just that with his character, he will naturally not be satisfied with the status quo and will not move forward. Zhu Cihong took the opportunity to say: "Now that the treasury has fallen into the hands of thieves, it is just right to replace the rice of the sect with this dividend, what do the three kings think?" ”

The prince of the emperor is equal to one product in terms of rank, but the age is more than 10,000 stones. Earlier, it was all true colors, but in the Jiajing Dynasty, it was mixed with folded colors, and the banknotes and rice were concurrent. Even if he is a lieutenant of Fengguo, who is the same as the eighth-rank officer, he has more years of age than the fifth-rank officer. As for the magnates of the first rank in the court, the age is only equal to the general of the Zhenguo of the Zong Domain!

Even the convicted concubines in the clan had to give one to two stone of rice per month to make a living, which was equivalent to holding the income of one acre of land without labor, and they were also exempt from tax and military service.

The friendship is really thick! (To be continued......)

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