"If you just buy it yourself and sell it, take advantage of a small advantage, that's it." Zhu Cihong sipped the honey water: "What if you want to hoard grain?" Once there is a gap between the collection of food stamps and the supply of food, the credit that has just been built up by food stamps will be hit, and people will not trust the bills we issue in the future. ”

In the era without computers and networks, tight financial control was almost impossible. It took nearly 10 days just to collect the food stamps collected by each county. Once someone collects a large number of food stamps and gathers them to exchange food in a certain place, it will take time to mobilize nearby, and this gap is the opportunity that people with a heart need - an opportunity for the people to change.

After Zhu Cihong explained slowly, he smiled lightly: "But this is the worst case, a 'good' thing to do to ruin my 'harsh government'." ”

Yao Tao's face turned pale. Although she can't go to court, she knows the current court controversy very well. In particular, the participation of female officials in politics was one of the crimes of the crown prince, and there were people crying and scolding in the court every day. If there is any sudden change in the place, even if the emperor is holy, he will not be able to protect His Highness.

"The minister will issue regulations to the counties with the household department to control the amount of exchange." Yao Tao immediately thought of a solution.

"It's a good idea, but it's not a good way." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "Our food stamps are actually issued as wages, and the next step is to issue them as public remuneration and salaries." If you get paid but can't use it as you want, can you be happy? ”

"It's a difficult time now, and everyone can understand ......"

"You can't expect others to understand." Zhu Cihong interrupted Yao Tao and said, "For large exchanges, such as more than two stones, you must make an appointment three days in advance, this is okay." But our food stamps must be strong to be trusted. on this. Control over the issuance of food stamps is fundamental. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the current food stamps are issued in real amounts." Yao Tao said: "How much grain is in stock, how many food stamps will be issued." ”

"Yes, that's the most important thing."

The vast majority of people have received food stamps today, and they will exchange food for food on the same day and go back to feed their families. Even if someone has saved food stamps. The amount will not be large, and the exchange period is very short. If it is overissued, once there is a run, no one will trust this currency symbol in the future.

"Second, we must convince others that if you have food stamps, you will be able to exchange them for food."

In Zhu Cihong's previous life, every year before the Spring Festival, there would be a run on the bank, resulting in a shortage of cash, which he himself encountered several times. But who has heard of it every year before the Spring Festival. Long queues at the door of the bank? The vast majority of people, when told that the bank is short of cash, will choose to come another day, or make an appointment to withdraw money.

This is because of the strength of the bank's credit. No one worries about not being able to withdraw the money from their card.

"The household department also conducts frequent spot checks on the granaries of various counties." Yao Tao said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness." ”

Of course, Zhu Cihong will not be completely relieved, but seeing Yao Tao so confident, his heart is still much more relaxed. "We have no reason to crack down on those who collect food stamps," he said. Because by doing so, they're actually supporting food stamps. Right. Only those who believe that food stamps are not waste paper will spend money to buy them. ”

If only this kind of person were more stable. There are also basic conditions for the over-issuance of food stamps.

"But the hoarding of food," Zhu Cihong gasped, "whether it has an impact or not, its behavior itself is an encroachment and attack on the food stamp system." ”

The transfer of grain from public warehouses to private storage seems to be a fair trade that does not harm the public and private interests, but a large amount of resources are out of control. Being artificially idle, rather than entering the realm of consumption, is in itself a disruption to the food stamp system. At the same time, it will also cause problems such as insufficient calorie intake and reduced labor efficiency.

"What if they don't sell it," Yao Tao felt a little overwhelmed.

"If they sell, it's just a small advantage. I can tolerate it. Zhu Cihong said: "But if you hide it and don't sell it, you are shaking the cornerstone of the country!" ”

It is a fact that the grain harvest in Shanxi is lost, but even if the harvest is lost, there will not be no grains left. If there are really no grains left, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will not be able to make trouble, and it is even more impossible to "open warehouses and release grain" to buy people's hearts and let the hungry people rebel with them.

The fact is that the gentry still hoarded a large amount of grain, either for self-protection or to raise the price of grain for Juqi, which eventually intensified into a rebellion of the hungry people.

"Therefore, since you find that someone has purchased food stamps to take food, you should immediately count the food stamp......s," Zhu Cihong gasped: "From the statistics of the recovery rate of food stamps, we can see that the abnormal acceleration or slowing down can be seen. There is also the monitoring of grain prices on the market, and those who are interested will definitely be able to calculate that our grain is one or two or five dollars per stone. ”

This price is set internally, and is used to set the basic salary of each employee, which is kept confidential from the outside world. However, for those grain merchants, if they really want to take advantage of the loopholes, they will definitely be able to calculate this price from the amount of food stamps paid by their salaries. When someone collects food stamps to buy grain, they are aware of the price difference.

"Whoever has seen the price of grain rise by more than three taels and one stone, report it immediately." Zhu Cihong leaned back.

Yao Tao promised.

Yu Chang slowly got up and said, "Your Highness, it's time for you to rest." ”

Zhu Cihong raised his hand: "Also, how many accountants are there now?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, the accounting exam is held on two days of C and Xin, and the results of E and Xin are released on two days. Today, there are 3,763 people who have passed the examination. However, most of them are the main books of the household department and the counties. Yao Tao said.

"The household department issued a notice, and it will be ...... three months," Zhu Cihong said: "After three months, every business must be registered, and there must be household registration records of the owner, the shopkeeper, and the account office, and the account office must have an accounting certificate issued by the household department." Starting from the first month of next year, businesses in the province must keep accounts in accordance with the format of the East Palace for inquiries by the Ministry of Households. Well, we have to set up a separate department for this matter, and you go and discuss it with Elder Wu Ge, this new department is responsible for all kinds of taxes in the country. ”

"Your Highness, the former tax collector ......"

Zhu Cihong shook his head: "Well, the name can still be called the Department of Taxation, but the rules are all reset." In particular, the commercial tax, starting from Shandong, has abolished all the banknotes that were previously set up, and tax collectors can give priority to financial and accounting training, and if they can't pass the exam, let them go to build roads and mine. ”

"Your Highness, won't you be said to be harsh?" Yao Tao said worriedly.

"When Taizu was a prisoner, he didn't study well, and he had to play the board." Zhu Cihong said disapprerovingly: "It's not that they are directly punished as hard labor, give them three months, and if they can't read it, they will consciously go to farming, building roads, and mining, anyway, they can't help but do things." ”

The commercial tax collection institutions of the Ming Dynasty are complicated and entangled, and there are many doors. If it is reluctantly divided, the largest mother-in-law is the tax collection department under the household department, and the tax collection bureaus of each state and county are its branches. In addition to this, there are also bamboo and wood pumping bureaus (factories, yards) under the Ministry of Industry, which are used to collect bamboo and wood taxes, which were initially collected in kind, and later changed to currency.

In the Xuande period, the treasure money was overflowing, in order to save this kind of currency symbol, the imperial court set up a banknote customs in the land and water to collect the commercial tax on the passing cars and ships. For example, Hushu Customs not only collects vehicle and vessel taxes, but also supervises nine nearby tax collection departments and bureaus.

These three are the largest official tax agencies, and at the same time, there are collapsed houses, official shops, and official teeth that also collect commercial taxes. Wanli also sent tax envoys to supervise taxes, and the power was also very great, almost unlimited, making the world boiling, and provoking the "people's uprising" many times. Moreover, the vassal kings of all walks of life also took advantage of the political decay of the imperial court to set up private taxes on a large scale to intercept passing merchants, which was like robbery.

All these unbearable things have caused chaos in the Ming tax system. In addition, the gentry do not pay taxes, the wealthy and powerful families resist taxes, the officials are corrupt, and the traders evade taxes...... As a result, the economy of the Ming Dynasty was far better than that of the Song Dynasty, but the tax revenue was much worse than that of the two Song Dynasty.

"In the new charter, there is a principle that must be adhered to." Zhu Cihong raised his index finger: "The world is one, and paying taxes is public." ”

"The officials and gentry pay taxes in one piece?" Yao Tao had long heard that the crown prince had said this idea, but he felt that it was too unbelievable and did not delve into it. When I heard this today, I couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Nope." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "It's not the officials and gentry who pay taxes together.

"It's the whole world that pays taxes.

It started at my house. (To be continued......)

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