Now Zhu Houwei proposed that the Ming Dynasty should have a naval force capable of beating the Japanese invaders, and the cabinet would not have an opinion.

Because they can become cabinet ministers, the goals they pursue are much less, and benefiting the country and the people, being a generation of famous ministers and then making a name for themselves through the ages is their biggest pursuit now.

Although the Japanese are a disease of scabies, it makes the Ming Dynasty not very bothered, especially every time they go back to the coast, saying how many people they killed after they landed, how many livestock and women they robbed, and even attacked the county seat, it was even more of a headache.

If the Ming Dynasty has enough strength, the cabinet is even willing to use military force once to conquer the island and destroy the ministers!

But obviously this is impossible, the old enemy of the Ming Dynasty is in the grassland, the grassland is not quiet, what else to talk about?

But now the situation has changed.

If it is the Emperor Zhengde who is sitting on the throne now, if he wants to train sailors to clear the coast, the cabinet will definitely not agree, the reason is very simple.

No money......

To train sailors, you have to build warships and train sailors, how much silver does this cost?

The poor household is at the bottom, and even the officials' salaries are in arrears, where is the money to build a water division......

But Emperor Jiajing is different, people can make money, and they have made a fortune through Yan Zheng and the vassal king, so it is natural to build a small sailor.

The left and right are not the money of the user department, and they can eliminate bandits, and in the end, a good reputation can also make the cabinet share some, how can the cabinet not want to?

Zhu Houwei was also a little surprised, a group of stubborn old guys were so easy to talk to, which was a little unreal, but then he figured it out.

"It is unlikely that the disadvantages of Cao Yun will be cured for a while and a half, but I have a countermeasure, the sea ban cannot be opened, and there is no need to discuss it for the time being, but as the lord of the Ming Dynasty, I will never tolerate my people being plundered by the Japanese robbers, so it is urgent to train sailors and clear the coast!"

"Your Majesty is wise."

The nerves of the ministers are still very fragile, and they can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and Zhu Houwei also knows the priorities.

As he said, Cao Yun is a stubborn disease, not something that can be cured, this is related to the system, Xu officials are the foundation of Cao Yun, with the existing system, dealing with Xu officials will inevitably hurt the fundamental, but dealing with the canal Xu officials is not too troublesome.

As for the sea ban, the purpose of opening the sea ban is to enhance the transportation capacity of the Ming Dynasty to the north and south, so that the merchants have one more transportation route, and the coastal people can rely on the sea to eat the sea, instead of even being deprived of the basic means of livelihood, so that more people will be forced to join the bandits.

And if you want to do this, cracking down on the Japanese is the top priority, after the sea is cleared, the sea route is unblocked, and then the sea ban is opened at this time, and the resistance to the inside and outside will inevitably be much smaller.

But the deeper reason is only known to Zhu Houwei because of his ambition.

There are still many places in the world today that are wild and dreamy, such as the New World of America and Australia.

Capitalism has not yet sprouted, the industrial revolution has not yet begun, the Age of Discovery has not yet come to the West, and they have not yet had the opportunity to sow the seeds of so-called civilization to the world.

This time is undoubtedly the best time to colonize and expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and compared with the bloody military conquest, the cost of peaceful expansion is undoubtedly much smaller.

The unreliable brother Zhu Houzhao threw the throne to him, and he went to the border to become a general, which can be Zhu Houwei's understanding of the elder brother, this guy has no longevity no matter what he does.

Maybe when the general gets tired of being a general......

This is by no means empty words, you must know that Zhu Houwei's current reorganization of the army, instilling advanced military concepts in later generations, coupled with his almost crazy development of firearms, the form of future warfare will definitely greatly weaken personal martial arts, and the chances of a brother like the elder brother who likes to pick up a big knife and fight the enemy head-on are estimated to be negligible.

Without the opportunity to fight recklessly, how much interest does Zhu Houzhao have to be a general?

So Zhu Houwei wants to find something for his brother to do, such as clearing the wasteland......

Zhu Houwei feels that this is a very meaningful and challenging job, if he flickers around a lot, there is no reason for the old brother not to be in charge.

Have a navy, clean up sea troubles, go to the ocean to fight, expand the territory, colonize the world, and open the era of exploration that belongs to the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, the premise of all this is the population, and if you want to develop the population, you need food, so Zhu Houwei sent people to Luzon, and sent people to travel thousands of miles to walk the Bering Strait, and he didn't know how many chances he had to succeed.

If he has an ocean-going fleet, then in two years at most, he will be able to bring back the seeds he needs to take root and sprout in the fertile land of China!

"I summoned you Aiqing today, not to talk about Cao Yun or to talk about building a water master." Zhu Houwei said with a smile: "What I want to talk about is business tax."

Commercial Tax ......

The seventh elder sighed, the matter of commercial taxation was discussed last year, and the court also made a fierce fuss about commercial taxation for a while, but the Son of Heaven has not clearly promulgated the will, so the discussion slowly subsided.

However, the cabinet never thought that the courtiers would abandon the reform of the commercial tax because of the dissatisfaction of the courtiers.

Because everyone knows how much benefit it will bring to the finances of the imperial court if the commercial tax is levied, it is impossible to watch the interests of the Ming Dynasty suffer because the interests of officials are damaged!

Therefore, the commercial tax will definitely change, as for when and how it will change, the cabinet and courtiers don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd, but today the Son of Heaven raises the commercial tax, and the seven elders all know that the emperor is going to have a showdown.

"Commercial tax is related to the international people's livelihood, it is a major policy, how to reasonably collect commercial tax, how to curb corruption and tax evasion to the greatest extent is the key." Zhu Houwei's hand patted a book on the table and said: "This is the tax law formulated by the people, and in the future, all taxes such as commercial tax, Ding tax, and land tax in the Ming Dynasty will be implemented according to this law.

Tax!

The Seven Elders were completely shocked!

It is not that there is no tax law in the "Da Ming Law", but the tax law is very vague, and it is impossible for local governments to collect taxes in accordance with the tax law, otherwise where will there be so many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

Of course, most of the excesses and miscellaneous taxes are set up by low-level officials to set up a name and treat the people harshly, but so what?

The people don't fight with the officials, because in this era, they will definitely not be able to fight, as long as the people are not forced to live, then they will only suffer silently, what can they do if they don't bear it?

Is it possible to go to Beijing to sue the emperor?

But it is precisely because of the weakness of the people that the officials will have no fear and become even worse.

Therefore, improving the tax law, setting up a special supervision mechanism, and even allowing the people to have the most basic concept of the legal system, so that they dare to fight, and force the officials to have scruples, is the royal way to punish the lawlessness of the officials!

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