"Master Chen, if you want to deter greedy officials, Your Majesty still has a way," Zhu Youjian waited for Chen Da's face to calm down, and then slowly said: "The establishment of a blacklist system, anyone who has committed criminal offenses will not be allowed to be here from now on. Take office in the government!"
"Blacklist?" Chen Da thought for a while, and quickly understood what Zhu Youjian meant. "Your Majesty Shengming, the subordinates will make corresponding regulations in the form of laws, but... In addition to this kind of personnel, there are also Those people are not allowed to serve in the government?"
Zhu Youjian thought of that terrifying religion, "The governor, the chief officials and councillors of various prefectures and counties must be served by Han people, and small officials at all levels can be served by naturalized Han people, but they must give up *** ***identity of."
Chen Da has been in Nanyang for a long time, and he also has a certain intersection with the natives. "Master Wang, letting the natives give up their *** status, I am afraid it is not an easy task!"
"Your Majesty also knows that this matter is very difficult," Zhu Youzhen sighed slightly, and he had no good way. "Try your best. Let them convert to Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. This matter takes your time. Don't worry."
"Xiaguan understands!"
After sorting out the entire official system of Lanzhu Province, Zhu Youjian was also relieved. Although this new system will inevitably encounter problems of this kind during the implementation of this new system, the South China Sea Fleet is escorting here, with his own descendants. Those who escort you, there should be no major deviations.
"Master Chen, now that you have served as the governor of Lanzhu, what do you need to do next? Your Majesty is particularly concerned!"
"Master Wang, the next official will first form the provincial government, then go to the prefectures and counties, build up the local government, and elect members of each prefecture, form a parliament, supervise the work of the government, and then... Then register the population of each prefecture and county. …"
Sure enough, he is a shrewd businessman, and his political thinking is very clear. "With Mr. Chen's remarks, your majesty must be relieved!" Zhu Youjian said: "It is imperative to speed up the registration and naturalization of the population of various prefectures and counties, especially Han Chinese. More capital, Kuching, and Siwu, the home port of the South China Sea Fleet, will then expand to other prefectures and counties."
"Well, things naturally change from easy to difficult," Chen Da suddenly remembered, "Master Wang, in the design of the provincial government just now, it seems that the commander's secretary is missing..."
"It's not a miss," Zhu Youjian laughed: "There are not many Han people in Lanzhu Province. Your Majesty is sympathetic. For the time being, Lanzhu Province will not be enlisted, and this organization is not needed." After a pause, "Not only this If the headquarters of all commanders, that is, other departments, are not available for a while, they can also be opened temporarily, which can save salaries."
"Well, the lower official understands."
"Going back to the question just now," Zhu Youjian continued: "Your Majesty intends to build a wide concrete road between Kuching and Sibu, so that if there is a change in Kuching, the soldiers of the South China Sea Fleet can quickly move from there. I rushed to Kuching by land to reinforce the government."
Although Chen Da is doing business in Nanyang, he has also heard of the cement roads in Daming, after all, they have been used for several years. "Master Wang, the cement roads not only speed up the transportation of the army, but also the passage of people and businessmen. There is also a great help, but this kind of road, to build, I am afraid... I am afraid it will cost a lot of money..."
"This kind of road is indeed quite expensive to build," Zhu Youjian drank the chewing tea and slowly said, "Doesn't Lanzhu province have taxes?"
"Taxes? But don't the taxes have to be handed over to the court?" Chen Da thought it was incredible. According to the laws of Ming Dynasty, the taxes of each province must be handed over to the Ministry of Households, which is now the Ministry of Taxation, and then the court will return part of the funds. For the salary of officials, if a local area wants to build water conservancy and roads on a large scale, it must apply to the court separately.
If any province dared to withhold taxes, or failed to complete the tax tasks assigned by the court, the principal officials must bear the crime of negligence. They would definitely not be qualified in the "Beijing Inspection". In serious cases, they would be dismissed or exiled. Although Chen Da left Daming In the Mainland for many years, but these common sense are still known.
Hearing Chen Da’s question, Zhu Youjian recovered from his beautiful ideas. It is now in the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible to separate the taxes of the central and local governments with national and local taxes like later generations. However, he has already Taking these issues into consideration, I didn’t appear to be flustered. “Lanzhu is an autonomous province, which is naturally somewhat different from the inland system of Daming. Your Majesty said that all taxes on Lanzhu don’t have to be handed over to the court. The imperial court will not give you a fixed amount of tax, just collect the tax according to the actual amount!"
"Then... How much tax does Lanzhu Province need to hand in?" I heard that Chen Da was satisfied with a hundred of them, and the remaining taxes would naturally go to the control of Lanzhu Province.
"Master Chen thinks, what percentage should be paid?" Zhu Youjian sold a point, he wanted to see Chen Da's bottom line.
Chen Da silently calculated it in his heart, and then gave the data: "80%, Lord Wang, take a look, will your majesty agree?" He looked at Zhu Youjian anxiously, without blinking his eyelids.
Zhu Youjian did not look at Chen Da's wink, but smiled slightly, and slowly stretched out five fingers: "50%, but the court will not return it. The remaining 50% will be the official salary, plus Lanzhu The province is used for construction funds such as Kaihua Minzhi, repairing bridges and repairing roads."
Chen Da was overwhelmed with ecstasy. 50% far exceeded his bottom line. Although Lanzhu Province lags far behind the mainland of Daming, there are many merchants in the north due to trade reasons. Although the exact tax amount is not known, if only If you pay 50%, there should be no less left. Except for paying the staff's salary, there should be a lot of savings. It will not be strained to repair bridges and make up roads. Such investment does not need to be a one-time investment, "The emperor Shengming! "
After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Youjian again and found that Zhu Youjian's face had been faintly smiling. He couldn't help but wonder, "Master Wang, is this true? Your Majesty..."
"Of course it is true. Does your majesty still coax you?" Zhu Youzhen said with a serious tone: "Although your majesty is permanently stationed in the capital, he is very concerned about the overseas Chinese. This time the South China Sea Fleet is stationed in Nanyang, and the court has expended a lot of effort. In the final analysis, the establishment of provinces in various places in Nanyang is not for the Han people living in various places in Nanyang?"
"Your Majesty Shengming!" Chen Da clenched his fists and bowed to the north. "I wait for the common people and businessmen from all over the South Seas, and all miss your majesty's blessings. I wait for the overseas people. From now on, I will die with this hundred catties. His Majesty!"
"Haha," Zhu Youjian felt that his whole body was about to get goose bumps, but Chen Da's statement made him very useful, "Master Chen, Lanzhu Xinli, everything is ready for prosperity, your majesty is compassionate, and only 30% of the tax is required for the time being. Five years later, the tax will be increased to 50%, and ten years later, the decision will be made."
Zhu Youzhen snickered in his heart. The South China Sea Fleet made a circle around Nanyang and understood that the tax revenue of Lanzhu Province was 50%, and he did not need to bear the responsibility of management. Daming was the biggest beneficiary.
He took out a new yellow imperial decree from his arms: "Your Majesty is worried that someone will be insulting from it. He has specially given Lanzhu province special rights in the form of imperial decree. Master Chen, kneel down to take the decree!" Zhu Youjian has always disliked others. Bow down to him, but this time, he wanted the people of Southeast Asia to be grateful to the imperial court and to the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Naturally, this bow down was indispensable.
"Weichen takes the decree to thank you!" Chen Da first squatted on the ground, and then tremblingly took the imperial decree, still kneeling in front of Zhu Youjian.
"Your Majesty is very painstaking!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "Master Chen must ensure that all taxes are used for people's livelihood. Not only the courts and assemblies of Lanzhu Province, but the court will also send officials from time to time to supervise the expenditures of Lanzhu Province. ," After a pause, he asked again: "Master Chen is a wealthy merchant in Lanzhu Province. Wouldn't he be tempted by this tax?"
"Xiaguan understands that he must do his best to build Lanzhu Province into the same province as the mainland of Ming Dynasty."
"Master Chen, get up," Zhu Youjian let Chen Da take a seat. "Don't hide the truth from Master Chen, the road construction just now, that is, the cement road from Kuching to Sibu, was given to Lanzhu by the imperial court. As a gift, as long as Master Chen surveys the roadbed first, the court will send a road-building team soon, and all expenses will be borne by the court."
"Your Majesty is really the parents of the overseas Han people... No, we are the people of your Majesty," Chen Da said in a panic, sweating out in a cold sweat. "Your Majesty, your subordinates... Subordinates will definitely live up to your majesty's trust. Let more natives be naturalized as soon as possible, in return for your majesty in case."
"Master Chen is willing to do it," Zhu Youjian didn't want him to be too reckless, especially the *** status of the natives, who could not be radical. "But this matter needs to be resolved slowly. It may be better for people with **** status to start."
"Master Wang is right," Chen Da said while wiping his sweat. "The lower official is planning to open some Chinese schools in Lanzhu Province. Can the court send some talented teachers over?"
"This matter is probably not easy." Zhu Youjian had long thought about opening a school in Lanzhu Province, but the current stalls of the Ming court are too big, and the compulsory education in the mainland has not yet been popularized. "Daming now needs teachers. There are too many places, such as the fifteen provinces in the mainland, such as outside the Guan, the two Tibet, Myanmar, and Taiwan. Now there are not enough teachers. Sending a small number of teachers is acceptable. I am afraid that you will have to solve the rest by yourself."
"Yes, I will think of a way." Although Chen Da was a little disappointed, he also understood that Daming now has a large amount of newly regained land, and the imperial court cannot allocate all its resources to Nanyang, and there are also several provinces in Nanyang.
"Master Chen, in addition to promoting Chinese education, how is Master Chen going to enrich the people?" Zhu Youjian is still pursuing his hand-to-hand governance, but he must point out the direction to Lanzhu Province. "Only the people are well-fed and live better than before. They Only then will the heart be towards Daming, even if the natives are naturalized into Han, it will be easier."
"Master Wang, I was born as a businessman in Xia, and he knows the huge profits in various trading houses. Therefore, the Xiaguan is preparing to expand the scope of business in Lanzhu Province." Seeing Zhu Youjian listening carefully, Chen Da continued: "Now In Lanzhu Province, only the capital, Kuching, is a trading port. I hope that Balu in the northeast will also be opened as a trading port. After all, the two are thousands of miles away. Merchant ships sailing so far at sea also need to land and rest. Lord Wang, do you think your Majesty will agree?"