For a long time, the people of the Ming Dynasty had always had a stutter, and even things like refined white rice were often supplied to wealthy merchants or high-ranking officials.

Even ordinary landlords can't eat white rice and white flour as staple foods every day, so Xu Guangqi of the Ming Ministry of Agriculture has little difficulty in promoting sweet potatoes.

Because as long as you can eat it.

That's a good thing, and if it's still very productive after it's grown, it's a better thing.

As for the fact that this thing can be kept for a long time after being ground into powder after drying, it is just not very tasty...

Or that eating too much is a little side effect..

What is that?

"After solving the problem of food rations for the people, we must begin to solve the problem of the output of staple foods."

Zhu Youzhen's indifferent words made the ministers hesitate.

Among them, Guo Yunhou was even more puzzled and said: "Your Majesty.. As long as the people's food rations can be solved... Isn't there not much food pressure in the imperial court? ”

"It's not like that, things like sweet potatoes and corn will eventually be eliminated, and they may all be eliminated and sent to feed livestock in the near future."

Guo Yunhou was shocked.

said: "Your Majesty.. How so? Now the people have just eaten their stomachs, and this is all good food, how can it be used to feed livestock. ”

"Someday, it will!"

Zhu Youzhen didn't say much, but the grain reserve can really be related to the future development direction of the Ming Dynasty, let alone in the near future.

An overseas colonization strategy that is about to be launched.

At that time, the initial stage will also require Daming to continue to invest inward.

"Don't argue about the development of staple grains and the current issue of procurement and storage, I have my own decision!"

However, on the other hand, Zhu Youzhen can't really make the court a hall of his own words, as long as it is beneficial to the court, what should be mentioned still has to be mentioned.

Pity.

Soon after that, another thing.

But it made Zhu Youzhen's eyelids jump...

"Tax Evasion ???" Zhu Youzhen kept looking at the folds in his hand, his eyes were angry for a while, confused for a while, and his face was extremely unsightly.

The new style of the Ming Dynasty was functionally with the traditional court officials.

There are often some collisions, but Zhu Youzhen has already ordered that if there is a conflict with the original intention of the establishment of the new Ming Bureau, the power will be transferred to the new Department.

And among them, the most critical batch of new divisions.

It can be said that Zhu Youzhen has poured a lot of effort into it, not only personally training officials at the level of squire, but also specially modifying them in addition to the traditional nine-grade and eighteen-level official ranks.

Allowing the ranks of officials in the new bureau to be juxtaposed with the traditional ranks.

However..

"Taxation is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and since ancient times, there has not been a dynasty that has failed on this without problems..."

The fold in his hand came from the department set up by Zhu Youzhen a long time ago, the Daming Financial Supervision Bureau.

At the beginning, although Zhu Youzhen gave him a lot of powers, such as being able to supervise the internal use of silver by yamen at all levels in the Ming Dynasty.

However, with the later years, the yamen at all levels have been gradually restructured.

With the Dongchang Integrity Supervision Office stationed in the local area as the primary inspection department, the work of the Financial Supervision Bureau was gradually idle.

When they had nothing to do, they adopted the second power given by Zhu Youzhen.

That is the monitoring of national taxation.

I don't know if I don't check, I was shocked when I checked it, and the Daming financial and taxation system, which Zhu Youzhen was proud of, is now full of loopholes like a hole.

Layer by layer, level by level, not to mention the deception, not to mention that when the tax is still collected, he tries all kinds of tricks to deal with the imperial court inspection.

"This thing.. Don't tell Bi Ziyan first! Zhu Youzhen's face was very ugly, but he was calm in his heart.

Mainly because he still thinks about it after thinking about it for a long time.

At the present level of productivity, it is reasonable to simply maintain that the gap between the tax revenue and the actual tax revenue receivable is not too large.

It's not easy to do.

After all, the foundation of the Royal Tax Office of the Ming Dynasty is still too shallow, not to mention that it is almost rare to see students and scholars who have undergone a graduate school education in the Royal Tax Office.

Most of them are students who have passed the first two exams for the first time in the new imperial examination, but failed in the third exam and are unwilling to continue their studies.

So they accepted the invitation of the Daming Royal Taxation Bureau.

Starting from the lowest from the Jiupin Royal Taxation Bureau, he began to find a way to collect private taxes for the Ming Dynasty.

But this in itself is Zhu Youzhen's current lack of people.

Able to pass two exams in a row.

It also proves that he has some attainments or a certain talent in new learning.

They didn't want to waste talent, so they implemented a measure that made many people take the opportunity to blend in with the royal tax system.

And during this period, a large number of merchants tried their best to escape what they saw as the uninhumanely high commercial taxes of the imperial court.

began to continue to woo officials who had just entered the tax system.

The imperial court can only have a month's worth from the officials of the nine grades, not to mention that the rights in the hands of the current hands are all real silver, so many small tax officials of the imperial court have been involved.

There are even quite a few Beijing officials, that is, officials of the original household department.

After being kicked by Zhu Youzhen to the tax bureau, he still did not relent, and the corruption became more intense, and only the Royal Financial Inspectorate visited several states and counties.

There are more or less, mild or severe cases like this.

That's why such a memorabilia was drawn up and sent directly to Zhu Youzhen's dragon case, which is a special power that only departments with the nature of inspectors and inspectors in the new-style bureau have.

"Continuing the investigation. The strength of the financial inspector in this matter was not enough, so he asked the East Factory to come forward to coordinate and tell Wei Zhongxian... I'm not afraid that the East Factory is dominant! Recruit me and get ready! ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly received the order.

No matter how big Dongchang is, no matter how powerful Wei Zhongxian is, there will be a day when he will die.

The eunuch is this advantage, even if he has great ability... He doesn't even have an heir, so how much silver can he hold for himself?

On the contrary, those officials, for the sake of the clan, for the sake of the family, for the glory and wealth.

It is often possible to do the most troublesome things, and the same is the most harmful.

In order to find out what the problems were with the Daming Royal Taxation Bureau, which had been established for less than two years, Zhu Youzhen decisively chose to find another person.

That is Xie Zihua of the Daming Royal Supply and Marketing Bureau.

"Xie Aiqing.. I summoned you today to discuss something else." Zhu Youzhen's voice was very soft, but the content made Xie Zihua a little puzzled.

opened his mouth and responded: "The minister is naturally in accordance with His Majesty's holy will... Just tell me what to do! ”