Exempt from taxes and tax reductions, the imperial court initially only targeted areas with disasters. After that, the intensity became greater and wider.

The reconstruction of Liaodong and the development of Mekong, Dongfan, and Hainan have continued to provide preferential policies for immigrants, and they are exempt from taxation for two or three years at every turn.

When the catastrophe comes, the whole province of Shaanxi will be exempted from taxes, and there will be many provinces and regions that will be seriously affected in the future, and the imperial court will still be such a policy.

If it had been placed a few years ago, such a large scale and intensity would have been absolutely unimaginable.

Exemption from taxes, how to raise the army, how to maintain the operation of the imperial court, how to help the disaster area?

And now, the emperor has such confidence. The reason is simple, the transformation of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal economy has been enough to support the relaxed exemption policy to survive the catastrophe.

Countries that rely on agricultural taxes as their main fiscal revenue cannot withstand the invasion of major disasters and the impact of large-scale droughts and floods.

Whether it is to open up overseas and in the south, or to vigorously develop industry and commerce, and to promote the prosperity of maritime trade, it is to change the financial structure of the Ming Dynasty.

From the beginning, the agricultural tax accounted for more than 90 percent, and gradually became 70 percent, 50 percent, and 40 percent. Until now, the emperor's goal had not been reached, but it had been able to support the policies of the great disaster.

The agricultural tax was gradually decreasing, but the industrial and commercial tax was continuing to increase, coupled with the proceeds of aggression, expansion and plunder, the emperor was confident that he would survive the peak of the catastrophe for more than ten years.

The emperor attributed this achievement to the progress of the rule of officials and to the use of thunderous means to sweep away corruption. Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, it will not be in place in the course of implementation, and it may even be misinterpreted and abandoned.

Since there is such an understanding, the rectification and supervision of the administration of officials has always been the focus of the emperor's work, and it is also the focus of the work of the factory guards.

If we cannot persistently supervise and rectify, there will be no results of sustained clarity. For the greed and darkness of the human heart, the emperor only believed in harsh punishment, not indoctrination.

A few years ago, the data on the seizures of the war against Burma were finally published in the newspapers, and the proceeds of the war debt were calculated, reaching an astonishing two-third.

In other words, you buy a ten-dollar bond, and now you have a two-dollar triangle of interest. It's just a year, and if you just do business, you won't necessarily have such a high profit.

The joy of buying the bond and holding it in his hand, the beating of his chest if he didn't buy it, and the regret of selling it early. In terms of money and interests, the world is vividly embodied.

However, the main purpose of the emperor was achieved, and the expansion and plundering of foreign countries would become the consensus of the whole people, and it would be supported by the whole people.

It is only when it is related to their own interests that people will pay attention to it and participate.

The slogan of serving the country and the people should be shouted, but it is necessary to pay more attention to reality. There is still an essential difference between the common people who are running for life and the officials who speak generously in the court.

The announcement of the issuance of the second tranche of war bonds was launched with a total amount of $10 million for a period of five years.

In the emperor's plan, the crusade against Luzon, the recovery of the former set, and the continued attack on Burma, the opening of the Shu poison route, and the expansion into South Asia will all be included in the proceeds of the war bond.

Although these requisition plans cannot be made public, although the returns from Pingliao debts to war debts are high and low, they are sure to make profits and not lose money.

In particular, the encouragement of the great victory in Vajma laid a good foundation and created a good reputation for the issuance of the second phase of war bonds.

Ten million, the issuance period of next year, the emperor is not worried about this at all. Even if the major chambers of commerce do not buy it, the idle funds that banks and the private sector are mobilized to be motivated will be enough.

Moreover, the most active class in buying war bonds, if calculated in proportion to their net worth, were not rich and businessmen, but tens of thousands of soldiers.

In some respects, this also shows the soldiers' confidence in their own combat strength and their eagerness for aggression and expansion.

Let's just say that in the war against Burma, the officers and soldiers who participated in the war gained a lot, and the income from the war capture and capture was almost equal to the military salary of the previous year.

Before the start of the war, the officers and men of the southwest also bought a huge amount of war bonds, and they were all convinced that the war would be won.

At first glance, it may seem like there is a suspicion of insider trading.

Buy it yourself, fry it yourself, well, it's your own fight. But there is one point, how well you fight, and how much you can earn on bonds depends on the gains of the war.

The emperor was pleased to see this and thought that this was another means of motivating the officers and soldiers. Just as the war was captured and divided among the officers and soldiers, who does not scream and rob?

Even if it is in a different form, exchanging military merits for land, and even the preferential policies after retirement, the incentives for officers and men are just as effective.

For example, in the reconstruction of Liaodong, retired officers and soldiers like Zhang Zhuzi have been greatly compensated or thanked for their resettlement. Thank them for defending their homeland and country, for their heroic fight, and for everything they have done.

And in Liaodong, muskets are gradually being released, and Jilin Province is one of the pilots. The farther north you go, the more relaxed the musket holds.

With muskets, the settlers could fight wild beasts to protect their families and production. If a foreign enemy invades, they will be greeted by thousands of black holes in the muzzle of their guns.

The miserable history will not repeat itself, what remnants of Jiannu, what adventures, with hundreds of outlaws, dare to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the days are gone.

What a bad situation it would be if retired officers and soldiers with guns, or civilians, were to go into battle. The emperor didn't think that with the current army of the Ming Dynasty, such a situation would occur.

There was peace at home, foreign aggression and expansion, and the emperor's policy for the Ming Empire had gradually taken shape. In a few years, it will become entrenched and become a long-lasting national policy.

Shanghai, General Chamber of Maritime Commerce.

As soon as Li Dan returned, he instructed his subordinates to buy one million yuan of war bonds in their private names.

According to the previous rules, or tacit understanding, the policies issued by the imperial court, the major chambers of commerce will express their support in the name of the group.

But Li Dan is public this time, private is private, and after he buys it personally, he will pay again after the Chamber of Commerce decides.

"What do you mean?" Yan Siqi didn't quite understand the reason why Li Dan did this, and felt that he was flattering, so he came to ask with some dissatisfaction: "It seems that you are rich?" Or do you appear to be faithful? ”

Li Dan squinted at Yan Siqi and said disdainfully: "Whatever you think, whatever you say." ”

Yan Siqi sat opposite Li Dan, examined, pondered, shook his head slightly, and said, "No, you have something to hide from me and everyone." When I went to the capital, I saw Long live, and what good messenger did I get? ”

Li Dan rolled his eyes, knowing that this matter must not be revealed, he groaned for a while, and said: "You don't have to worry about what is going on, believe me, just put more effort into Borneo, and I will definitely not lose you." ”

"Borneo?!" Yan Siqi was surprised: "Isn't that what you're working on, why are you going to hand it over to me again?" ”