Chapter 775 Ten Miles of Silver Beach, Millions of Salt
Zhu Yijun learned in detail about the situation of drying salt in Shandong from the Ministry of Industry.
There are two seasons for drying salt in Shandong, namely spring drying and autumn drying. The peak season is from March to May, and the off-season is from September to December.
From March to May, the sunshine is abundant, the wind is beautiful, and the temperature is rising. If there is not enough salt produced by the sun at the end of May, the autumn drying with extremely low yield will not be able to meet the demand, so there will be a rush to harvest salt in May. .
During the peak season for drying salt, you are most afraid of rain, because when rainwater falls into the salt pond, the brine will be diluted and the crystallized salt particles will melt away. The efforts of the previous ten days will be wasted, and the pond weirs and upper and lower water ditches will be destroyed. It will also collapse if soaked in fresh water.
Yao Guangqi, who was brought to Shandong by Ling Yunyi, was a scholar. However, Yao Guangqi did not receive preferential treatment as a scholar. He was thrown to Jimo County to participate in planting kelp. While planting kelp, Yao Guangqi felt that the yield of this salt-drying method depended on God's mood. Too unstable.
"Your Majesty, this is tribute salt from Jiechi in Jiezhou, Shanxi. This is Haifeng salt from Yao Guangqi in Haifeng, Shandong." Feng Bao placed two bags of salt in front of His Majesty.
Jiechi in Shanxi Jiezhou (today's Yuncheng Salt Lake) is the Hedong Salt Lake, which is the place where Shanxi merchants made their fortune. Many Shanxi merchants sold Hedong salt on the grasslands and made huge profits. In the sixth year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng fought a decisive battle with the Shanxi Party At that time, Zhang Siwei was forced to retire because of the Hedong Salt Incident and was unable to support Gao Gong.
If Jieyan can become a tribute, it must be of excellent quality, and the texture of Haifeng salt is not inferior to Jieyan in the slightest.
This is entirely due to Yao Guangqi's improvement of salt production. The original pool was divided into a sedimentation tank, an evaporation tank, a crystallization tank and a plate drying tank, which greatly improved the quality of sea salt.
When the tide rises, the seawater enters the sedimentation tank, and the dirt in the sedimented water flows into the evaporation tank, where the seawater evaporates and turns into saturated salt water, that is, brine. The brine flows into the crystallization tank and begins to crystallize under exposure. Craftsmen push the salt every day. Rake and push the precipitated salt crystals into a pile of salt.
At this point, the salt is ready to be sold.
As for refined salt, the salt pile is pulled into the work shed, dissolved again, filtered with cotton cloth, placed in a large fir board, and evaporated and crystallized again.
The big board is nine feet long, three feet wide, and one and a half inches deep. Each board has a handle. Every three boards are stacked to form a building. There is a hat. If it rains, you can stack the three boards and cover them. If it rains heavily, you can lift them. Go inside.
When in use, a ladle of brine is added to each plate, which is about twenty-two kilograms. When dried, four or five kilograms of salt can be obtained. Each two strong men can read sixty plates.
All salt ponds are made of cement, mainly to prevent heavy rain from damaging the pond weirs and water supply and drainage ditches. In the ninth year of Wanli, Yao Guangqi built three salt fields, Haifeng, Hairun and Haiying. Each acre of the salt fields can Got two thousand catties of salt.
Ten miles of silver beach, millions of salt.
After Shandong Governor Wang Yi'e arrived in Shandong, he promoted this graded plate drying method to the entire coastal areas of Shandong. A total of 19 salt farms were built, and the salt output increased from 143,000 tons to 352,000 tons, completely defeating the two Zhejiang and Huaihe Rivers. The salt production not only meets the needs of the entire Shandong, but also sells to Beizhili, Shanxi, Suiyuan, Liaodong and other places.
And output is still rising.
Wang Yi'e has salt and kelp on his left hand, and the Handicraft Corps Camp and Mizhou City Ship Division on his right. These are the legacy left by Ling Yunyi. It is much easier for him, Wang Yi'e, to be the governor of Shandong than to be the prime minister of Shuntian.
"Our Kelp King gave me a big surprise." Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, as long as this scholar uses his brain a little bit, he can have such abilities! But there are so many scholars, but no one goes to the salt field to see and help a group of salt cooks, a fourteen-year-old salt cook, If you work until you are twenty-three or four years old, you will be blinded.”
"With the graded plate drying method, there is no boiling anymore. It can be done from the age of fourteen to fifty without leaving any hidden diseases." Feng Bao immediately poured a basin of dirty water on the scholar and went out as a sign. Eunuch, this is his instinct.
We obviously have the ability to change the bad status quo, but no scholar does these things.
Zhu Yijun was about to nod, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "What you said is wrong. It's just that Yao Guangqi has this talent. I gave Dr. Gewu extremely high treatment, visited the mountain people all over, and plundered more than a hundred people. ”
"Not just any scholar can improve these techniques, and it was not accomplished by Yao Guangqi alone. It was the result of the collective efforts of the Haifeng Saltworks salt and cooking stove households."
If Yao Guangqi had not lost the fight with Wang Qian and provoked Ling Yunyi who returned to the capital to report on his work, Yao Guangqi would still be the young master of the capital and would never visit the salt fields in his life. His talent as a craftsman would never be revealed.
Moreover, the improvement of the technology itself was not done by Yao Guangqi alone, but by the collective wisdom. The entire Haifeng Salt Farm actively contributed ideas and suggestions, and finally came up with this complete set of salt-drying methods.
"Your Majesty is wise." Feng Bao bowed his head and said.
Optimizing production links, improving production tools, and increasing production efficiency do require talent. For example, the Tiema Factory in Shanghai County has already achieved mass production. Yao Guangqi's talent is not so much a craftsman's talent as an organizational talent. He can mobilize up the enthusiasm of these craftsmen.
This is also something that the vast majority of scholars do not have. Among the scholars Zhu Yijun saw, most of them care about the private interests of the family, but few care about the interests of the world.
How many of them are already smoking from their ancestral graves, and still expect every scholar in the Ming Dynasty to be a man of great perseverance and perseverance with the world in mind?
Feng Bao said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Chief Secretary of Jiangyou has communicated with the governor of Shandong and hopes that Wang Yi'e can send five hundred saltmen to Lianghuai to teach them how to dry salt. Wang Yi'e agreed, but Wang Yi'e agreed. Yi'e hopes that Lianghuai can sell their Suixi distiller's yeast to Shandong. ”
The water in Sui River is clear and pity the red carp. They support each other drunkenly and walk on the fallen flowers.
The history of Suixi Jiuqu can be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the princes of the Song Dynasty had a blood alliance. The Kouzi Liquor brewed from Suixi Jiuqu is also world-famous.
During the opening inspection at the end of May every year, Kouzijiu is also a strong contender for the best wine in the world.
"Interesting, our Ming Dynasty is a chess game, but this place is also full of intrigues." Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
The Lianghuai River produces 323,000 tons of salt every year, each of which weighs 400 kilograms. The Lianghuai River has been the largest salt-producing area since ancient times, but now it has been overtaken by Shandong. This naturally attracted the attention of the Chief Secretary of Jiangyou, but Just knowing the method is not enough, you also need someone to guide you in drying salt.
For example, Wang Yi'e told the emperor that they have a unique technique for drying salt, called flowering, which involves using a thick rope to swim in the salt pool to turn the coarse salt crystals into finer and more uniform ones, which can effectively improve the quality.
When and how to cut the flowers, you need step-by-step instructions from Shandong salt cubes. Otherwise, the salt produced by Lianghuai salt cubes will not be as good as Shandong salt.
The cost of a pound of salt in the Ming Dynasty was about 8 cents of silver. It was sold to Beiya for one cent and two cents of silver, which is 8 cents per pound. When sold to Taixi Lisbon Distribution, it could be sold for one cent of silver per pound, which is almost ten times the profit. .
But taking into account the annual collection and distribution cycle, as well as the risks of sea trade, tariffs and other factors, in this era of great navigation, the profit is really not too high.
"In March, when the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going caravan sets sail, bring salt and check the situation." Zhu Yijun decided to try it first to see if he could open a trade route.
Salt can replace ballast stones for ballast. This thing will harden when it gets wet, and you don't have to worry about the rolling of the salt, causing the ship to roll. The specific gravity of salt is 2.16, while the specific gravity of ballast stones is 2.65. It is used to act as ballast. Stone is no problem.
This is the extra goods brought to Taixi, which is the extra profit.
The New Deal of the 15th year of Wanli introduced three main ways to collect and store gold. The Yanxinglou Trading House absorbed the local gold of the Ming Dynasty, the large sailing trade carried extra salt, and allowed Thai and Western merchants to use gold to pay for goods. This three-pronged approach took ten to ten years. In five years, 10 million taels of gold were collected and used for issuing banknotes.
This process was certainly not smooth sailing, but fortunately, it got off to a good start.
Feng Bao whispered: "Your Majesty, do you want to impose taxes on the salt industry? According to the Ministry of Household Accounting, the Ming Dynasty will lose 12.5 million silver in salt taxes per year."
Every salt import in the Ming Dynasty should be taxed at 6 taels and 4 cents of silver, of which 3 taels and 1 taels of silver were taxed, 3 taels and 5 cents were paid for envoys, and four cents were retained by the local government. According to the Ming Dynasty Salt Code, 13.7 million taels of silver should be taxed every year. , Of course this is only in theory, the Ming salt tax is only about 1.2 million taels per year.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "I will impose the salt tax today, and tomorrow the salt dealers will dare to add the salt tax to the people. Now it only costs 8 cents per pound of salt. If I increase the tax, they will dare to sell the salt for three cents." Shi Wen, when I asked why the price increased, it was because of the tax increase.”
"After the corruption of the Kaizhong Law, it was no longer possible to collect the salt tax. In the second year of Longqing, Pang Shangpeng supervised the salt industry. Wang Cifu was then the governor of the three sides. After three years of hard work, nothing was harvested."
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It was not that Pang Shangpeng and Wang Chonggu were not loyal enough at that time. They really wanted to do a good job. As a result, the ground was covered with chicken feathers. The salt from Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia was sold for 400 yuan per catty. Pang Shangpeng used all his tricks, but In the end, the court took back the order.
If people don't eat salt, they will have to fight in a few days. When these things fight, only the people will be tortured. It is really a fight between gods and gods, and the people will suffer.
It doesn't matter whether the people live or die, the imperial court can win the battle.
Zhang Juzheng's new policy was to enrich the country and strengthen the military. He did not dare to act haphazardly on the salt policy. If this thing went wrong, it would lead to a large-scale popular uprising.
"There is no greater good than allowing the common people to eat cheap salt." Zhu Yijun rejected Feng Bao's proposal.
Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan, the two Situ from the Ministry of Revenue, had never thought about salt and were really reluctant to move. Fortunately, due to fierce competition, the price of salt was very cheap. Eight coins per pound was really not too much.
Salt from Taixi can be sold for 70 cents per catty!
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, Wang Xiyuan, would like to see you." A small yellow doorman came in, bowed his head and said.
"Xuan."
The only officials who could go to Tonghe Palace to request an audience were the cabinet ministers and the Wenhua Palace court officials. In addition, they could only wait until the third day of each month for the court meeting to see the emperor, or be seen by the emperor. However, there were exceptions. , for example, Dr. Gewu can also be invited to see him. Dr. Gewu has a transcendent status, and it is normal to have such privileges.
There is another exception, King Xiyuan of Shuntian Prefecture. He can go directly to Tonghe Palace to meet the Holy Lai, which is what the emperor promised him.
If he is unlucky in three lives, the county magistrate will be attached to Guo; if he does evil in three lives, he will be attached to the capital of Guo; if he is full of evil, he will be attached to the capital of Guo.
It is indeed very difficult to be a prime minister in the capital, especially now that the population is soaring and conflicts are complex and ever-changing.
Last year, Zhu Yijun gave Wang Xiyuan the privilege of seeing him, but Wang Xiyuan never used it. This was obviously because he was in trouble and asked His Majesty the Emperor to take action.
"I pay homage to your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live your Majesty." Wang Xiyuan greeted him respectfully.
Zhu Yijun frowned and said: "Sit down, have you encountered any difficulties again?"
"There are powerful people who lead beasts to eat people." Wang Xiyuan sighed and said, "I don't know how to deal with it."
"Tell me more specifically." Zhu Yijun sat up straight and said with a solemn expression.
"The Marquis of Xining, Song Shi'en, likes to raise thin dogs with sharp muzzles, thin waists and long legs. The Marquis of Xining has two thin dogs, and there are dedicated people in charge of them. Everyone in the house calls them the eldest young master and the second young master, especially the Marquis of Xining. Like, during the Lantern Festival, the Marquis of Xining took two thin dogs to the streets and bit people, injuring two people," Wang Xiyuan said with a troubled expression.
"Did the Marquis of Xining put pressure on the Prime Minister of Shuntian?" Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "You can just say it, and I will handle it."
Wang Xiyuan said helplessly: "These two thin dogs bit two people. The two Qiaolou firemen happened to see them and went up to kill the two thin dogs with sticks. The Marquis of Xining said that they could compensate the injured for the soup and medicine, but they wanted these two Huo Fu paid for his thin dog’s life. Your Majesty, I don’t dare to make such a decision, so I discussed it with the Marquis of Xining.”
"In the end, the Marquis of Xining asked the two firemen to pay thirty taels of silver. Now that the matter is settled, he will not embarrass the two firemen."
"These two thin dogs cost hundreds of taels of silver to raise from the time they were bought to three feet tall. Thirty taels of silver doesn't seem like much."
Zhu Yijun frowned and said: "Is the Marquis of Xining crazy? Does he still want to claim compensation? Isn't he afraid that he will have his life to take the money and lose his life to spend it!" "Dazhuang killed the dog of Yanzhou Kongfu's family, Yanzhou Kongfu let Chen Dazhuang His father held a funeral for the dog! Duke Yansheng’s house collapsed because of this, didn’t he, the Marquis of Xining, know?”
"How dare you!"
When Zhu Yijun killed Kong Yinlin with dogs, few people knew about it. Others thought that Kong Yinlin was sent to Jiecuyuan, but there was no specimen of Kong Yinlin in Jiecuyuan.
"I still wanted to deal with it, but the two injured people who were bitten died suddenly of illness in Huimin Pharmacy after the Lantern Festival. Things became troublesome." Wang Xiyuan said why the matter was difficult.
If you just lose money, it's actually very easy to say.
Trouble is, both of the injured are dead.
One was seriously injured and the medical officers were unable to save him, while the other was not seriously injured and died of raccoon disease.
It is recorded in Ge Hong's "Emergency Prescriptions": If a raccoon dog bites a person, the hands and feet will be inflamed. If the bite occurs once in seven days, if it does not occur in 37 days, it will be exfoliated. If it takes more than 100 days, it will be considered a serious disease.
A rabid dog means a rabid dog. If you are bitten by a mad dog, you will be in danger every seven days. You will be out of danger on the 21st. Only after a hundred days can you be said to have survived.
"What should we do according to Ming law?" Zhu Yijun asked about the specific legal provisions.
Wang Xiyuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is no clear text in the Ming Dynasty Law. Only if a rabid dog does not kill the dog, it will be beaten ninety times. I translated the old scriptures and the "Tang Law Review" made it very clear."
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"Oh? What does Tang Law stipulate?" Zhu Yijun asked immediately.
Wang Xiyuan took out a book of Tang Laws. This was the fifteenth volume. He turned to Article 207 and said: "It is not lawful to mark a fetter with a flag. If a rabid dog does not kill, he will be beaten forty times; if he kills someone for this reason, he will be beaten forty times." Negligence theory. The argument is: If someone kills or injures someone with his livestock, he still uses something else to injure someone. If he is innocent for 20 days, the death penalty will be reduced to one level of fighting and killing; ”
Zhu Yijun took the Tang Law and read it. This paragraph was very long, and Wang Xiyuan was just summarizing it.
Marking and bonding means that ferocious hounds must be marked, for example, if there is a vicious dog in the house, and it must be bonded. If the vicious dog is not tied properly, it will be considered a crime for "a person who kills or injures someone by order."
The discussion is a judicial interpretation. If a raised animal kills or injures a person, it is equivalent to another object injuring a person. If it dies within 20 days, the crime will be reduced by one level.
"The purpose of the Tang Code is that livestock products can be transferred to people. If the animals they raise commit a crime, the owner commits a crime." Wang Xiyuan explained the legislative purpose of the Tang Code.
Those who seize livestock products and rebel against false accusations are two typical examples of Tang law.
"Are there many incidents of vicious dog injuries in the capital?" Zhu Yijun understood Wang Xiyuan's purpose. The case of Xining Marquis Song Shien was difficult to handle. The legal gaps in the Ming Dynasty were another aspect.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty was becoming more and more densely populated, and there was probably more than one case of vicious dogs being raised in this city to hurt people.
"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Xiyuan bowed his head and said. He was in a dilemma here. He didn't know how to judge the case of the Marquis, and there was no legal basis.
"I will meet with the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple in the next chapter to fill in this gap." Zhu Yijun handed "Tang Lv Shu Yi" to Feng Bao and said to Feng Bao: "Feng Daban, call the Marquis of Xining to the Leopard Room."< br>
"I obey the order." Feng Bao shuddered. The Leopard Room was a zoo left by Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. There were a bunch of wild animals in it. The emperor called the Marquis of Xining to that place. It was self-evident what he wanted to do.
Extra meals.
Wang Xiyuan was not a fool. When he heard this, he immediately knew what the emperor was going to do. After leaving Tonghe Palace, he hurried to Wenyuan Pavilion to find Wang Cifu and asked Wang Cifu to rescue people.
"I won't go. Your Majesty still has seven blank driving stickers in his hand. When your Majesty finishes killing the people, I will fill in the reasons in the next chapter of the Criminal Department." Wang Chonggu shook his head repeatedly and said. His Majesty was angry. At this time, he went If you have bad luck, you are sick.
"Sir." Wang Xiyuan was sweating anxiously. He didn't really care whether the Marquis of Xining died or not. He was more concerned about His Majesty's sage.
The emperor must be wise and impeccable, and his achievements must be flawless. Even if there are some dirty or shameless things, they are done by his ministers and have nothing to do with His Majesty.
"Hey, I've seen this case a long time ago, and you can't handle it. Just hand it over to Beizhen Fusi and do your own thing." Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and gave Wang Xiyuan an answer.
This is a hereditary Wu Xun, and it is under the jurisdiction of the Fu Division of Bei Town. Especially when Wu Xun has committed a life-threatening lawsuit, it is even more out of the control of Shuntian Mansion, and the Ministry of Punishment has no control over it.
"Let me go." Zhang Juzheng stood up and headed to the Leopard Room.
Wang Chonggu immediately stood up and said, "You can't go. Let's stay away from your majesty's affairs."
"I am also a Wuxun. I have to go there." Zhang Juzheng motioned to Wang Chonggu to be calm. He was going as a Wuxun. Qi Jiguang was not here, and the three Dukes were all high priests. So Zhang Juzheng, as the Marquis of Yicheng, You must be a witness.
As long as he is gone, no matter what your Majesty does, it will not be excessive, and any rumors in the future will not reach your Majesty.
"This is a big deal." Wang Chonggu could only sit down helplessly.
Shen Li, the Minister of Rites, immediately said to a member of the Zhongshu House: "Go and call the three Dukes to the Leopard Room, and hurry."
No matter what His Majesty wants to do, His Majesty cannot bear this responsibility alone. The Duke is hereditary and has taken so much salary from the country. It is time to play his role. No matter how this matter is recorded in the future, it will be the three great Dukes. Agreed.
Zhu Yijun arrived at the Leopard Room first. Next to the Leopard Room is the Yongshou Palace. Emperor Sejong asked for two million silver to build the Yongshou Palace. In the end, he only got 200,000 taels of silver. The palace was finally built, but a few days later, it caught fire again. .
The animals in the Leopard Room are all auspicious animals sent to the capital from various places, but because the emperor does not like them, these beasts are generally a little lean.
Zhu Yijun was waiting for Song Shien, the Marquis of Xining. Tiqi had already gone. He did not wait for the Marquis of Xining, but Zhang Juzheng.
"Sir, do you want to stop me?" Zhu Yijun was a little curious about the purpose of Zhang Juzheng's visit.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "I have never stopped your Majesty, and I have no authority. Today I am just here to testify. In the future, this matter will also be my opinion."
Soon, the three great dukes also arrived at the Leopard Room. They were all sweating anxiously. When they saw the emperor, they repeatedly apologized, saying that the discipline was not strict and there was negligence.
Wu Xun was favored by the emperor, and it has been a long, long time since Wu Xun led troops to the battlefield. He received so much salary from the imperial court, but instead of helping His Majesty solve his problems, he caused such trouble for His Majesty. It is indeed a sin. What? Such merit should be cut off after five lifetimes.
Zhao Mengyou led four Tiqi and carried a stretcher wrapped in plain cloth. He hurried into the leopard room, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, when I arrived, the Marquis of Xining had already hanged himself at home. I have verified that I am dead." It took some time.”
"Suicide?" Zhu Yijun walked to the stretcher, uncovered the cloth, and saw the body.
"I inquired about his family members. Since the death of the two injured people, the Marquis of Xining has been frightened and restless. He wrote a suicide note last night and hung it in his ancestral hall at noon today." Zhao Mengyou presented the physical evidence, which also needs to be authenticated. Fake, through handwriting comparison, it was indeed written by Song Shien himself, and he looked a little panicked when he wrote it.
It's more of a confession than a suicide note.
After the two injured people died, Song Shien immediately realized that he was in great danger. It was easy to say whether the person was alive or not, but if the person was dead, the case would inevitably alarm His Majesty. Instead of letting His Majesty, Yuan Fu, the Ministry of Punishment, and Shuntian Prefecture If he was in trouble, it would be better for him, Song Shien, to be dignified.
"Send it back to the Marquis of Xining and order the burial." Zhu Yijun covered him with a plain cloth.
Song Shien gained respect for himself and did not continue to cause trouble to the world. Zhu Yijun stopped punishing him further.
The reason why Zhu Yijun planned to take action in the Leopard Room was very clearly described by his ancestors using the idiom "leading the beast to eat people". The main body of the crime is the human being, and only by punishing the human being can he be restrained.
Before the end of the first lunar month, the laws of the Ming Dynasty were further improved. Mainly, hounds were not allowed to be raised in the main city area, and all hounds in Guo Minshe must be tied up, otherwise they would be culled. This was a culling wild animal. Dogs are also part of Tang law.
The reason why the Tang Code clearly stipulates these things is because the city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty had millions of people, and it was difficult to manage the metropolis. It was natural to add legal provisions. The gaps in the Ming Code were left in the "Da Ming Huidian" Continuously complete.
"Your Majesty, the chief minister of the cabinet has written a very strange memorial about suspending a whipping law." Feng Bao presented a memorial to the emperor.
Zhang Juzheng led the cabinet to report that, except for the five major shipping departments, the implementation of the one-whip method was suspended. Even in Nanya, except for Songjiang Prefecture, other places still did not have the basis for the one-whip method. Zhang Juzheng requested an order to stop it.
This is equivalent to Yuan Fu of the Ming Dynasty slamming his mouth in his face and withdrawing his life.
The cabinet listed several reasons in total. First silver is entirely produced overseas and is overly dependent on overseas inflows. The uncertainty of the galleon trade will aggravate policy instability;
Second, the uneven development of various regions in the Ming Dynasty caused silver to be blocked in cities and metropolitan areas with more than one million people. However, there was not much silver for circulation in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty;
Third, it is too difficult for the people to obtain currency. If they implement the whipping method too hastily, they will give opportunities to the merchants who hoard goods and the greedy officials of the Ming Dynasty;
Fourth, the supply of commodities is still scarce. Except for the five major stores, which are the distribution centers for department stores all over the world, the rest of the areas are still in the small-scale peasant economy, and monetary taxes do not apply to the small-scale peasant economy;
Fifth, currency was excessively concentrated in the hands of a few powerful people. Similar to land annexation, the silver of the Ming Dynasty was completely concentrated in the right hands of powerful people. Even the rural gentry and gentry did not have much silver;
Sixth, grassroots officials do not have the ability to implement government orders, which will cause chaos at the grassroots level, easily lead to armed resistance to taxes, and intensify conflicts.
Based on the reports from various places, the cabinet finally learned from the painful experience and suspended the implementation of the decree. It was not that it did not want to, but that it could not.
"Let me take a look, sir, do you mean there is no rush?" After Zhu Yijun finished reading the memorial, Zhang Juzheng still affirmed that the currency tax has a positive significance, but he will not continue to promote it for the time being because he is not in a hurry.
Wherever the small-scale peasant economy has transformed into a commodity economy, a whipping method should be implemented.
The Ming Dynasty court is now extremely rich. His Majesty threw 30 million silver to open the Longchi Road, and the next year he took out another 10 million silver to start collecting gold. If the court has money, there is no need to boast too hastily.
"Sir, of course you are not in a hurry. Let me go and see it. I am not in a hurry either. Let the land tax be like that. Take it as much as you can, and stop it if you can't. It's not that bad." Feng Bao said in a low voice: "Your Majesty. , Sir, the meaning is very clear, the Tax Inspection Institute is the highlight.”
"Your Majesty attaches great importance to industrial and commercial taxes, the revenue of official factories, and tax collection. Even if you specialize in tobacco, you spend more money than agricultural taxes."
Feng Bao didn't finish what he said, but His Majesty must have understood what Zhang Juzheng meant. A whipping method was actually a helpless move, and it was nothing more than turning immediate death into late death.
To solve the problem, we still have to start from the narrative of violence, production relations, distribution, morality based on distribution, and order.
Both the emperor and Yuan Fu made varying degrees of repairs to the fragmented fiscal and taxation system of the Ming Dynasty, but practice proved that a more cleverly designed whipping method was inferior to a rougher taxation system that relied on the emperor's violence.
"It's rare that you still have time to admit your mistakes." Zhu Yijun approved the memorial to suspend the implementation of the whipping method.
Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, and Wang Yi'e all reported to the court. This whipping method was very easy to use in the Shibo Division, but it was not very useful in the local area. It was a bit like the wishful thinking of carnivores.
The Ming Dynasty made timely policy adjustments. At least the emperor could not lead the beasts to eat humans.
(End of chapter)