Chapter 135: Please reform the tax bureau? The vote is not accurate!
"Father! My grandson will cut off the little prince's head one day! Perhaps only in this way can we reproduce the bravery of my British Duke! We are worthy of being a family of generals!"
When worshiping the Zhang family ancestral hall, Zhang Lun still could not forget the little prince Zhu Houzhao mentioned many times in class. This left a great impact on the young him. He has always been a proud person, while Daming was He was moved by a country that was extremely proud. After all, this was the dynasty that his ancestors had made great contributions to.
But now, a man named the little prince has repeatedly provoked Daming, which is tantamount to provoking Zhang Lun's dignity, making Zhang Lun feel a strong sense of dissatisfaction, and he can't wait to kill the little prince immediately!
The British Duke Zhang Mao seemed to see his younger self when he saw that his extremely pampered eldest grandson could insist on practicing martial arts in the ice and snow.
Seeing again that Zhang Lun has changed from a skinny man like a daughter who only knew how to fight cocks and horses, to a muscular man with strong ambitions, I couldn't help but feel very relieved, and began to feel even more fortunate that your majesty put his grandson in it. I went to study at the Capital University, otherwise there wouldn’t have been such a big change.
"There is hope for Zhangmen! There is hope for Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty is so wise!"
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Zhu Houzhao was very successful in educating teachers and students at the Capital University, which strengthened the national ideology of a group of nobles and civil servants.
At the same time, he used the Zhongjunshe organization to brainwash and educate the officers and soldiers of the Guards successfully.
This day is the day when wages are paid. In order to promote the development of the Ming Dynasty's commodity economy, Zhu Houzhao has changed the lumi of the guards into silver.
Moreover, the salary of the Guards will only be issued by the Royal Taxation Bureau in the future, that is, it will be issued with Zhu Houzhao's internal funds.
The reason why Zhu Houzhao did this was naturally to truly control the Guards.
If a commander wants to truly own an army or make the army truly obey you, it is basically because there are benefits to following you, and brainwashing and education are nothing more than consolidation.
If Zhu Houzhao wants to firmly control the command of the Guards, he can only raise this army personally. The Ministry of Revenue and even other chaebols cannot directly intervene, otherwise this army will become an army serving other chaebols.
Historically, the reason why there were warlords was because the army was no longer supported by the court but by private officers.
Moreover, because Zhu Houzhao had just raided many big families, the income of the Royal Taxation Bureau was quite considerable. Even though he had increased the salary of hundreds of officials and issued a lot of rewards, he still had a lot of food, cash and cash left. field.
Among them, the gold and silver alone amounted to tens of millions.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao also increased the salary for the Guards based on the discounted price of today's Lumi. He even formulated a complete welfare system for those killed in battle, disabled people and their families, and a military merit award system for meritorious service.
At the same time, there are also punishment regulations, that is, military law regulations. There is also a special military law department, and the General Military Law Office of the Guards has been established. There are corresponding military law teams at companies and above to ensure strict discipline and rewards and punishments of the Guards. distinct.
Of course, these only apply to the Guards. Even if Zhu Houzhao is the emperor, there is no way for the entire Ming army to carry out such reforms.
"General of the Guards! You should understand that the reason why His Majesty allows you to stay in the Guards and promotes you to the rank of General to take charge of the soldiers of a brigade is not only because of your outstanding abilities and outstanding military exploits, but also because you are loyal to the king. As a member of the club, it shows that you are extremely loyal to His Majesty. Sincerely! Since you are a member of the Zhongjun Club, you must set an example and not deduct the pay of your officers and soldiers, and you must not secretly receive benefits. Do you understand! Otherwise, if you are found out, you will be punished more severely than other generals! ”
The capital commander Xia Ming would give such instructions when distributing pay to the brigades in his division, especially when he met generals who were members of the Zhongjun Society. At this time, the same was true for the General of the Guard. After Xia Min'er gave him a warning, the General of the Guard hurriedly said: "I understand my humble position!"
"Well, these boxes are your military pay. They were issued by His Majesty. They have the seal of the Royal Taxation Bureau. They were just taken from the Royal Bank. Take them down. You must be loyal to Your Majesty in the future. As a member of the Loyal Lord Society, you should even more In this way, I will conquer the world for Your Majesty in the future! ”
Xia Ming pointed to several boxes of silver and said.
"Yes! Conquer the world for Your Majesty! Open up territory for the Ming Dynasty!"
As the Guards General spoke, he hurriedly led people to carry the salary down, and also brainwashed and strengthened layer by layer in Xia Ming's way, and because the salary of the Guards is now paid in full and no There are more colors than before, so it is naturally easier to successfully brainwash officers and soldiers at all levels.
Under the double baptism of money and spirit, coupled with the training of Qiu Yue, a famous general in the border town, the Guards, who were still somewhat sluggish, seemed to have regained their vitality, as if they had a soul all of a sudden, and they also had training skills. Vibrant and spirited.
When Zhu Houzhao led a group of important ministers to inspect the Guards, everyone was surprised by the spirit displayed by the Guards. Ma Wensheng, the chief minister of the cabinet who had also led troops, could not help but admire:
"I didn't expect that less than a year later, the regiments and soldiers in the past were so impressive."
Zhu Houzhao was also very satisfied with this and only said: "The imperial court treats these soldiers sincerely, and these soldiers are naturally willing to work hard. They will be the foundation and guarantee for us to reform the Ming Dynasty and create a peaceful and prosperous age."
Ma Wensheng and others agreed with this, and they all knew that with such an army in the capital, even during the period of major plans, the central court no longer had to worry about local opposition to the imperial court due to major plans.
However, at this time, the local officials did not know that the court, especially their emperor, had a loyal enough army. They were indeed using various methods to resist the central court's political reform and fight for their own interests.
For example, at the end of Zhu Houzhao's review of the Guards, Jiao Fang, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, handed Zhu Houzhao a memorial from Song Kai, the censor of the patrol: "Your Majesty, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have started to cause trouble again!"
When Zhu Houzhao saw what Jiao Fang, who had always hated southern officials, especially the Jiangnan officials and gentry, said, he took the memorial and read it.
The content of the memorial is that Song Kai, the imperial censor, requested to abolish the affairs of Dan Tu Jintan of Zhenjiang Prefecture and the Taxation Bureau of Chongming County of Suzhou Prefecture. The reason was that he would not compete with the people for profits and cherish their wealth.
Zhu Houzhao knew that Zhenjiang is the gateway to Nanjing and the transportation hub of South Zhili. Trade has always been developed. Naturally, Chongming County in Suzhou Prefecture is also the same. They are both areas with developed trade. Naturally, they bring a lot of commercial tax revenue to the Royal Taxation Bureau. Logically speaking, This will not harm the interests of self-sufficient farmers.
But what Zhu Houzhao didn't expect was that now, the patrol censor sent by the imperial court would use this as an excuse not only to not ensure tax sources for the imperial court, but also to ask the imperial court to shut down the tax bureau on behalf of Jiangnan merchants.
"Sure enough, these local officials really need to be managed well. Each one of them is receiving a salary from the court, but they are helping the Jiangnan businessmen and gentry, and the votes are not accurate! Moreover, the Shanghai County Taxation Bureau of Songjiang Prefecture must be added!"
Zhu Houzhao ordered.
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