All dynasties and dynasties have such a commonality.

The peasants' taxes are easy to collect, but the landlords and rich businessmen's money are difficult to manage.

Since ancient times, the imperial power has not been lower than that of the county, and the vast rural areas have been governed by the so-called elderly squires.

What is Squire? That's the landlord

The imperial courts of all dynasties shared the world with scholars and doctors, and relied on landlords to rule the countryside.

But what kind of doctor is not a landlord? Which rich businessman has no shadow of power behind him?

And anyone with a discerning eye can see that although the imperial court has used troops many times in recent years, on the whole, it seems that there are still decades or hundreds of years of peace.

Buying gold in troubled times and buying land in prosperous times, this sees that there are more and more people day by day, and it is a foregone conclusion that there are more people and less land.

As a result, countless bankrupt peasants became tenants, dependent on the landlords for their livelihoods, and subjected to exploitation that was very tolerable to man.

However, because of the bankruptcy of the peasants, the reduction of tax objects in the imperial court also made the tax revenue worse day by day, and the finances were tight, and the income could not make ends meet.

For a deformed fiscal system like the Ming Dynasty, which is eighty percent agricultural tax, fiscal collapse is only a matter of time.

There is a good saying, if you don't perish in silence, you explode in silence.

When the people couldn't bear it anymore, some people raised their arms and shouted, against the dog court.

As a result, Li Zicheng and his ilk appeared.

Then, after years of civil war, there were countless casualties, and the imperial court was also at the end of the road, and finally overturned the people on the dragon chair.

A new dynasty was established, and a new historical cycle began.

Here, the people and the court are all going to die and shed their skin, only the scholars and doctors, sitting alone on the Diaoyutai platform, unmoved by wind and rain.

In the locality, no matter who does the world, it is still up to them to govern the locality.

In the court, it is just a change of owner, a change of court, without losing glory and wealth.

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a long time, holding his hands behind him, looking into the distance in silence.

Kuang Yu on the side, Zhang Fu didn't dare to make any movement, and he was a little uneasy.

No one knows what His Majesty is thinking, but knows that His Majesty is thinking.

Thinking about what His Majesty just asked, this thinking thing may not be a good thing.

"I remember the figures in the household newspaper last year, last year, in Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang and other places, a total of more than 4 million stone of autumn rice was collected, and the total tax silver was about 3 million taels, and the rest of the kind, the household department estimated, the silver was not more than 10 million taels at most.

In other words, my country and hundreds of millions of people are all pointing to these 13 million to live, how is it not difficult to live this day. ”

Zhu Qizhen paused, "In addition to these, I also discovered a strange thing, the tax revenue in our orthodox years is almost the same as in the Hongwu years, it is more than 30 million stones, which is actually a little less than the Yongle years."

Master Kwong, tell me why. ”

Kuang Wei sweated on his forehead, and secretly complained in his heart.

The old man is the secretary of the military department, and he is not the secretary of the household department, so why do you ask the old man all these questions today.

Kuang Yu is also a genuine jinshi, and he has been transferred to multiple positions, and he is still comfortable with these problems.

The taxes set by Taizu were mainly grain, supplemented by silver silk, and were levied in summer and autumn, and the tax system was implemented.

It was during the Hongwu period that the amount of taxes that should be paid in the world was stipulated, and the land reclamation would not increase the taxes in the future.

The reason for the increase during the Yongle period was that the Ming Dynasty included Annan in it and levied taxes.

However, because of the constant turmoil in Annam, the local tax revenue could not be raised, and the little that could be collected was used for the army to quell the rebellion, so only the situation collected some more taxes.

In the Xuande period, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were dissatisfied with the high taxes in the Taizu period, and deliberately defaulted on taxes and grain.

Speaking of which, the heavy taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have nothing to do with Zhang Shicheng back then.

Besides, Jiangnan is an important place in the world, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang in Nanzhili are the top priority, and the imperial court will never dare to cause any trouble.

For this reason, the first emperor made concessions and ordered a complete reduction of taxes and grains in these areas, and the exemption amounted to about 3 million stones.

Of course, these are in Kuang Yu's mouth, which is naturally the good governance of the emperor and the people and the benevolence of Jiangnan.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and didn't say anything, but he still complained a little about his ancestors in his heart.

Taizu's heart is good, but the road is narrow, what about Emperor Wen, don't mention it, this is a little disrespectful to the ancestors.

Zhu Qizhen suddenly looked at Zhang Zaifu a hundred years later.

Otherwise, if it weren't for Zhang Juzheng's iron-fisted reform, turning the tide and enriching the warehouse, I am afraid that the national glory of the Ming Dynasty would be at least fifty years shorter.

After the three of them scattered a pillar of incense, they rested for a while in the county office, and the group went home.

When he returned to the palace, the sky had gradually darkened, and when he arrived at Kunning Palace, Zhu Qizhen hurriedly used some food, washed up and fell asleep.

Two days later, Kim Lian played peace talks with Warat and Tatar to reach a consensus.

Regarding the issue of war horses that Zhu Qizhen was most concerned about, Wara and Tatar agreed to the request of the imperial court, and promised to go back and start preparing war horses for tribute and reciprocity.

Zhu Qizhen was overjoyed and gave a banquet in Wuying Palace, and shocking news broke out during the banquet.

Zhu Qizhen first named Boyan as the governor of Monan, in charge of 6,000 soldiers and horses, and governed all Mongolian tribes in Monan.

Polo, the son of the first, abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and was appointed as the deputy governor, with 4,000 troops in charge.

The civil and military officers present first praised His Majesty's wisdom like a torch, and then congratulated the upstart Ning Amber.

It's just that he didn't expect that Zhu Qizhen continued, saying that he heard that Boyan had both female talents and virtues, and he was accepted as a concubine.

In this way, this Boyan not only became a nobleman, but also a relative in the blink of an eye.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that most of this is political considerations and planning.

Boyan looked flattered, and repeatedly thanked His Majesty the Emperor, and he will be loyal to the country in the future, and he will not be afraid of death.

Compared with Boyan, Polo seemed to be very undisciplined, walked to the hall with his hands and feet, and cried in his voice: "Slave, slave thanks to the master's great kindness, thank the master for his great kindness." ”

Varat, the Tatars and their party looked as disgusting as if they had eaten flies.

After the banquet, Zhu Qizhen asked the Ministry of Rites to send them out of Beijing as soon as possible, for these people who have little use value, Zhu Qizhen is absolutely unwilling to spend money and food on them.

This group of people can't wait to leave early, for fear that the Ming Dog Emperor will change his mind for a while and leave himself here completely.

After these things came to an end, the Empress Dowager Sun, who had been separated for a long time, suddenly became a little restless.

On this day, there was news from Cining Palace, saying that the Queen Mother invited Her Majesty to come over.

Zhu Qizhen asked the little eunuch who passed the word, and learned that Uncle Hui Chang and the two old uncles had entered the palace together.

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