Chapter 121: The Feast

Jokes are jokes.

Soon the auction was over there.

The whole auction was not fierce at all, and it could even be said that it was lackluster, except for the coal mine, which was a big hit, and at the time of the auction, the price was extremely high, and the other prices were expected, and even a little low.

After all, a lot of things are communicated beforehand. Everything was prepared before the meeting. Most of the auctioneers are Xungui Group. Although it is said that the Xungui Group is not a whole, everyone is looking up and not looking down.

They all know each other. It's not that there hasn't been communication beforehand.

Infighting is less likely.

Of course, coal mines are a natural resource to be fought for. Nothing else is needed.

As a result, the atmosphere is very cold. Most of the nobles did not go, but played on the Nanhu flower boat. The city of Beijing has not yet been built. Naturally, there are no high-standard entertainment venues. However, there is no need for a fixed place for this thing. It is said that it is a certain prince who brought a flower boat from Yangzhou.

It has become a place for many noble children to have fun.

The feast was cold as if it were routine.

However, the profits from this routine are not small at all.

Yang Shiqi reported to He Xi: "The total income from buying land is 5 million taels, and half of the land in the entire city of Beijing has been sold. ”

He Xi planned for Beijing, and the remaining half of the land was the palace and official residences.

Daming is also an official housing system, that is, renting to officials, and the price is very low. There was not even a price, but by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the allocated official houses became private. And now He Xi's idea is also to reform the Ming official system.

Especially in this regard.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Yulu is certainly not good. Especially because of the depreciation of the treasure banknote, which led to the overall shrinkage of Yulu. However, is it okay to raise the salary?

So how high is it?

It's just that no matter how high the increase is, the benefits that come from rent-seeking by officials' power far exceed those of the government, and there is no comparison between the two.

This raises the question of how to keep officials clean and honest.

This is not a denial that an official will be corrupt. Now it is a principle of human nature, that is, not to test human nature. Perhaps some people are all glorious with human nature, uphold their own ideas, and can persist and unwavering no matter what the situation. But most people are ordinary people.

Nowadays, the imperial court's ability to supervise is very low. It can even be said that there is no regulation.

This is the lesson He Xi learned from the Liaodongwo case.

He Xi didn't want to come up with an airtight system, so that everyone couldn't take a step beyond the thunder pool, don't stretch out your hand, you will be arrested if you stretch out your hand. Yes, you can't.

A strict supervision system, the manpower and material resources required behind it are amazing, He Xi wants to supervise the system, and the consumption is estimated to be several times that of the entire Jinyiwei. And it's not just a matter of human and material resources.

In this case, He Xi can only find a way to give officials high benefits and low treatment.

One of the high benefits is the house, He Xi predicted that there were tens of thousands of houses, and almost every official who was an official in Beijing had his own house. As long as he reigns for one day, he lives free of charge. Different officials have different treatments, if they can really live in the same category, then the mansion they live in is no worse than the nobles who planned it themselves.

The only problem is that when you retire, or step down, you have to move out of here.

This is just the beginning.

He Xi just left a foreshadowing.

In addition, there are some shops in more prosperous areas, He Xi has made predictions, and he is ready to leave them to Shuntian Mansion as one of the financial resources of Shuntian Mansion. After all, He Xi was already preparing to carry out reforms in Shuntian Mansion and remove the Xu official system from Shuntian Mansion. He Xi can also foresee that the financial expenditure of Shuntianfu will be very, very high.

It's so high that many people can't imagine it.

Without him, there are only more than 10,000 officials in the Ming Dynasty, but according to He Xi's plan for Shuntian Mansion, He Xi doesn't know how many officials there are now. If the clerks at the lowest level are also included, the number of people in a Shuntian Mansion will be more than the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although it is said that the income of a large number of officials is very low. But the quantity is here.

Although it is said that there are so many taxes in Shuntianfu today, it is impossible for Shuntianfu to completely stay in Beijing City. Whether the remaining taxes can support the city's expenditure, He Xi doesn't know.

Naturally, he had to leave some behind.

This is just one of the future Shuntianfu's back-hands.

Yang Shiqi continued: "A total of more than 60 factories were put up for auction, some in Beijing and some in Liaodong. The total amount of money returned was more than 11.07 million taels, of which the highest price was the Yingkou Textile Factory, totaling more than 1.5 million taels, and the Mentougou Coal Mine, totaling more than 1.2 million taels. ”

The Mentougou Coal Mine is a bit far from the present-day city of Beijing, and there are also a large number of coal mines in the north of Beijing. Mentougou is also a little chicken. All parties hope to have a coal mine, and He Xi also took out the Mentougou coal mine.

But the Mentougou Coal Mine is not without profits. Not to mention, his supplement to the coal used in Beijing today, just because of his proximity to Beiping City, is a great advantage.

In this era, the capital city may never be transformed into the city of Beiping. But that's not to say that Beiping City isn't important. Although it is said that the ceiling for the development of Beiping City will be very low in the future. However, the city of Beiping is near the city of Beijing, and there are most foundations laid by the capital. This is also very useful.

Not to mention anything else, just militarily, the two cities of Beiping and Beijing are only more than 100 miles apart, and they can only hold the two cities, even if the Yanshan defense line has fallen, it is enough to form a barrier. Of course, no one wants such a role.

However, today's Beiping City is already a big city in the north, and the consumption of coal in Beiping City alone is enough for Mentougou to supply.

Not to mention the coal mines needed for industrial development, dry coal mines must have some profits, as for how much to earn, it is another matter.

He Xi said: "In this way, there are more than 15 million taels? ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Exactly. ”

He Xi silently estimated that this number was a little less than he wanted. But it doesn't matter. He Xi said: "Two things must be done quickly, the first is to send someone to hand over." Cleanly hand over these factories to these people, and give them their ancestral trading companies by the way. That's right. Remember to tell them to pay their taxes on time. He also sent someone to Liaodong to see Liu Jing and asked him to establish an institution for collecting commercial taxes, and the commercial taxes in Liaodong would also be collected. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Yes." ”

In fact, there are some trading companies in Liaodong, but they are much smaller than those in Beijing. He Xi didn't move. But now that Beijing has developed, Liaodong can naturally follow up, not to mention, many factories are sold in Liaodong. Just this aspect of taxes, He Xi estimated that Liaodong would collect more than 100,000 taels every year, just like playing.

And Liu Jing must be very, very interested in this matter.

Liu Jing is not old-fashioned, and can even be said to be very realistic, but there are still some Confucian views, such as valuing agriculture over business, and taxing merchants, he is not soft, not to mention, from Liu Jing's personal rights alone, he prefers to tax factories. m.

Without him, although Liu Jing is the political envoy of Liaodong, the factory system is not under his control, that is, the income of the factory is not in his hands and is not at his disposal. And even if Liu Jing promotes tuntian, it will take several years for the land to become ripe land.

in order to collect taxes.

That is to say, even if Liaodong is rich, Liu Jing, the political envoy, is also very poor.

Now, once the factory is taxed, it will be a windfall for Liu Jing, not to mention, the current system of the Ming court does not stipulate this money.

That's right, Zhu Yuanzhang's financial system is very strict with local management, and it can be said that there is almost no independent financial power in the local government. Zhu Yuanzhang also recognized this mistake, so when He Xi reformed, he gave He Xi enough autonomy.

It can be said that He Xi's financial autonomy is the largest in the Ming court, even surpassing the Hubu Shangshu. The money in the household department can only be spent according to the rules and regulations, and He Xi is not. The money he gets can be used by himself.

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