"Your Majesty, you said I know all this. But no matter what you think of, it can only cure the symptoms, not the root cause." Wei Ming sighed. He also thought of many methods, but those methods may be useful for the time being, but they are not a long-term solution at all. The problems facing the Ming Dynasty are very serious, far from being solved by one or two solutions. It is very likely that a series of measures will be required to complete the huge reforms to be able to continue everything. However, this is not an easy task. It's all the fault of profit. If you want to do something, it will definitely affect the foundation of some vested interests. Even the emperor could not completely ignore the existence of these influences, let alone Wei Ming, a businessman with two small dollars. The only thing I can do now is to express my thoughts and listen to them. As to whether it can be implemented, it is still unknown. Do everything and listen to the destiny, this is the best sentence Wei Ming can come up with to describe the current situation.
"How do you say this?" Zhu Youxiao said with interest.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you one thing, how much resources can the current royal family members consume in a year?"
"This, I really haven't counted it yet." Zhu Youxiao said with some embarrassment. According to his thinking, everyone is named Zhu, and they are all descendants of Zhu Chongba, so they should belong to the Zhu family. So since you belong to the Zhu family, you should enjoy the benefits of the Zhu family. It's really nothing to give some money or food. But it seems that after hearing Wei Ming's words, there is still some truth here.
"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the founding of the Taizu, there were only 58 clan members of the surname Zhu. Now, there are more than 200,000 people? During the Jiajing period, the amount of grain drawn by the clan from the treasury reached a terrible eight. One million stones, more than a year’s rations. Your Majesty, do you still think it’s indifferent now? Up to now, it’s only a lot more. And, how much land are there in the hands of those clan members? Theirs There is no need to pay taxes on land? After a large number of land mergers appear, you have less and less land in your hands. If the land that is taxed is less, the natural tax revenue is also less. But the clan family is year after year. The land is increasing, and the land is decreasing year after year. There will be a day when the entire empire will be crushed. This is the case in all dynasties. No matter how you reduce taxes, those farmers still can’t eat enough. Those grains Where have they all gone? They are all in the hands of the landlord. Although you are the largest landlord in the country, you have to do too much. In addition to the constant natural disasters these years, I can assert that in the next few years The situation of natural disasters will only become more and more serious and will not be reduced. It can be alleviated, at least 30 to 40 years later. Then these 30 to 40 years. How are you going to spend it? People will not have enough to eat and wear. Warm, there will definitely be rebellion. A chaos in the country will result in no one to cultivate the land, and fewer resources at your disposal. And the more you do this, the more people will not have enough to eat, and there will be More people join the rebellion team. In the end, a vicious circle is formed. The prospect of the empire is worrying. The potatoes made by the ministers may be able to solve the temporary crisis, but they will definitely not be able to continue for generations. One day, the overwhelming population will make the food not enough, and the rebellion will still come." Wei Ming said very heavy, Zhu Youxiao heard very heavy. Although it can solve the immediate problem, the future things don't really have much to do with me. Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren. However, as an emperor, he hopes that his country can be stable for a long time, for generations to come, so that he can be worthy of the title of emperor. I think that one day, my empire will perish, and I feel uncomfortable. What Wei Ming said is very reasonable, and Zhu Youxiao knew that he could still get around such a bend. But what can happen even if it comes around? It's just like during the Jianwen Emperor, the whole country knew the evils of the vassal vassal, but where is it so simple to cut the vassal? In the end, the throne was gone, and it felt terrible to think about it.
"So what should I do?" Zhu Youxiao thought for a long time but didn't think of a reason. Since Wei Ming was able to raise these questions, there must be a solution. Zhu Youxiao believes this.
"The way, yes, but I don't know if your majesty has the courage to do it." Wei Ming first vaccinated Zhu Youxiao. Otherwise, after a while, he will be thunderous and have to chop Wei Ming's head, or even worse, have to skin Wei Ming and show it to the public. Then Wei Ming might as well not come to this capital.
"Talk about it." Zhu Youxiao did not agree. From Wei Ming's words, he could hear that this method might threaten his rule. The emperor’s mouth was Jinkou, as the saying goes, there is no reason to take back the words spoken. If you want to do it, you can be a king with a promise, or you might as well not do.
"It's very simple. As long as the land is nationalized, everyone pays taxes. The royal family can leave them a hundred and eighty acres of land. The rest of the land is taxable. This way. If you do, you will have money in your hand. In fact, all the problems are in the money. As long as you have money, you can do everything. Do you think that?" Wei Ming really hopes that Zhu You school has this courage. . Although it is said that it is Wang Tu in the whole world, and Wang Chen is the shore of the soil, in fact, this is a nonsense. Wang Tu pays taxes, and ministers share the worries for the monarch. But which dynasty and which generation can carry out this to the end? That is just a good wish. Therefore, the feudal dynasty reincarnated once every few hundred years. In the process of reincarnation, many things will be lost. Abandon the dross, that is a good thing. But the essence is also discarded, that is a loss.
"No, no, this is absolutely not possible. If that happens, the entire empire will be shaken. If it is in the peaceful years, it may still be implemented. But now that the external troubles have not been eliminated, and internal worries are added, it is really unwise. , Do you have any other methods? This one will be discussed later." Zhu Youxiao had already said this very politely. Wei Ming knew very well that it would be fine to discuss it later.
"Yes, of course." Wei Ming sorted out his thoughts and continued: "Since the land is not working, let's take another path. All problems are in interests. As long as the problem of interests is solved, even if it is What if there is no agricultural tax in the world?"
"There is no agricultural tax? Wei Ming, are you fooling me? If there is no agricultural tax, what will the treasury do? Could you fill it out?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes narrowed, and he felt that Wei Ming was because he did not accept his opinion. I was a little unhappy, so I proposed such an inconsistent method. If this is the case, then there is no use for Wei Ming to keep it.
"Of course. Actually, it's not just me, but businessmen from all over the world to fill the treasury." Seeing Zhu Youxiao's face changed, Wei Ming said quickly. It is said that the royal family is the most ruthless, and now it seems that this is really the case. Just now I was as close to you as a brother, and now I can kill you. Wei Ming decided that it would be better to stay away from the capital. Even the most useless carpenter emperor in history, if you really want to kill you, it will definitely make you unable to eat.
"Businessman? Wei Ming, let's not make a joke, okay? I checked, how much business tax is for a year? If you rely on such a small amount of business tax, you should drink northwest wind in the palace!" Zhu Youxiao His confidence is almost exhausted. If Wei Ming can't tell why he came, then he plans to go home. This is simply a waste of time.
"Your Majesty, do you know how much my business tax was for only two months last year?" Wei Ming now started slowly. Contempt for merchants has been the case since ancient times, there is nothing to say. But if you even despise business tax, then you, as a person, would be reasonable if you don't help you.
"How much can there be?" Zhu Youxiao said nonchalantly.
"More than six thousand taels is just a business tax for a cement factory." Wei Ming stared at Zhu Youxiao's eyes. As expected, Zhu Youxiao, who was about to pick up a teacup and drink tea, was stunned. Quickly calculate how much these six thousand taels are.
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