Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 489 Monarch Power
As we all know, since the Song Dynasty, since the Song Dynasty, culture has been emphasized over military affairs, and martial arts have been extremely despised. In the Ming Dynasty, the army was mainly hereditary, and martial arts were only supplementary.

The period that really began to flourish was the Qing Dynasty.

There are also practical reasons for this. One is poor culture and rich martial arts. If martial arts are emphasized, only those rich children will be cheap, and they will not be able to play a regulating role.

Secondly, it was the feudal era. After the first years of the founding of the country, it was inevitable that military affairs would be curtailed, and it would be difficult to arrange for a group of military officers to be recruited.

However, the military household system will definitely be abolished in the future, so the training of military officers is the top priority.

Therefore, after the emperor mentioned it casually, he didn't repeat it.

The present time is not ripe.

Another two boring days passed.

Until the light snow fell in Nanjing, this huge city seemed to be covered with a layer of white gauze, and it seemed to be covered with a layer of white greasy, which looked enchanting and polite.

At this time, grain and grass from the southern provinces also arrived in Nanjing one after another.

It’s fun to say that when the Ming Dynasty was established, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that the emperor’s home was all over the world, and the world was the public. He also summed up the lessons of the Song Dynasty’s private collection of the inner treasury, so he only set up the inner treasury.

Therefore, when the prince of the Ming Dynasty got married, the vassals and the vassals paid the money from the user department.

The internal treasury is divided into ten treasuries, which are managed by the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of War. These three departments are also large spenders.

The more famous Taicang, after Yongle moved its capital to Beijing in the early Ming Dynasty, built grain storage warehouses in Beijing and Tongzhou, collectively called "Taicang".

Taicang is mainly used to store money and food for the Beijing camp and the frontier army. Because of this, the Ming court often eats a surplus of grain and transfers Taicang, so that the military food will be insufficient next year.

It's funny to say, but due to the orderly management of Taicang, the internal treasury was gradually abolished, and almost all the money and food were kept in Taicang, so Taicang became synonymous with the national treasury.

As for the emperor's internal funds, it is composed of Jinhuayin (that is, silver discounted with grain in areas with inconvenient transportation) and banknotes, and 200 million taels of silver are accounted for every year, so this is why people who evade taxes on the canal are repeatedly banned.

In fact, the money entered the hands of the emperor.

Although the emperor let the Shibo department go, the banknotes in various places have not been left behind. This is the rule.

In order to expand domestic funds, all the lands of the former kings of Shu and Chu were confiscated and became Huangzhuang.

It's not that he didn't want to include the Shibosi into the internal funds, it's just that the eunuchs are greedy, at least some of the literati are not greedy, and all the eunuchs are greedy.

He is a good hand in power, and he is omnipotent in obtaining money. He is even more confident in greedy for the emperor's money. Later, Emperor Wanli's decree to abolish the mine tax supervisor is really too greedy.

That is, mine supervisors and tax supervisors (that is, more road cards and tax cards), and the number of people who rely on their groups to survive has reached [-].

Excessive taxation and extortion are all compliments, including tax subsidy, mine subsidy, extortion, and even tomb robbery, which have completely evolved into an extortionate group.

Of course, the more important thing is that it caused the emperor to bear the infamy, and the money turned in became less and less. From the 20th to the 33rd year of Wanli, only 300 million taels of silver were obtained.

Zhu Yixi is extremely shameless with such a low-limit way of raising money.

This year's summer and autumn two taxes, Taicang's income is quite rich, and the emperor's internal money has also gained a lot.

"Sichuan Province Huangzhuang has 80 shi of grain and 35 taels of silver..."

"Huguang has 30 shi of grain and 45 taels of silver..."

Thanks to the blessings of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, almost all the properties of the feudal lords from all over the country were collected by the emperor, and those extensive private lands became Huang Zhuang, which continuously contributed gold and silver.

"The eight major banknotes are about 57 taels..."

"Too little."

The emperor sighed and shook his head.

After a year of domestic money, at most three or four million silver dollars can be made, which seems like a lot, but compared to the expenditure, it is really stretched.

The New Year's Eve is approaching, rewarding the officials and the harem will cost a lot of money.

"Your Majesty, Uz came to court in Tibet a while ago, why didn't he set up a tax supervisor?"

Seeing that the emperor was frowning, Tian Ren couldn't help but come up with an idea.

"The tax inspector?"

Zhu Yixi narrowed his eyes, and said: "That's what I said, but the mine supervisor in the Wanli period made the sky angry and people complained, I'm afraid it's not good."

As he spoke, he looked at Tian Ren.

The decentralization of the tax supervisor is an extended benefit for the eunuch group, no wonder they flock to it.

Just like Tian Ren, although he is not in the place, but those apprentices and grandchildren under his command have gone, are you afraid that he will lose his filial piety?

"This is also..."

Tian Ren sighed.

But the emperor seemed to think of something, and suddenly said: "The Transshipment Department of the Ministry of Households is responsible for collecting taxes, so let them do it."

As the so-called two people use a system, no one will be delayed, which is better than the ethics of eunuchs.

Tian Ren was shocked and wanted to say something tremblingly, but he couldn't say anything.

For a long time, I only heard the emperor muttering, do you want a salt tax or a tea tax?

How could he not understand so plainly, and could only lower his eyebrows and say pleasingly: "Your Majesty, compared with those literati, our servant is the most trustworthy and absolutely obedient."

"Be obedient?" Zhu Yixi smiled: "I understand your virtues, you can do everything you can to make money, is it not enough to covet royal money?"

"I don't dare—" Tian Ren quickly knelt down and couldn't get up.

After taking a look at it, the emperor didn't cry out, just sneered and muttered to himself.

Although it is said that eunuchs are domestic slaves and are allowed to be beaten and killed by him, the eunuch is not the case. If he is used to serving the emperor, he will hold the emperor and win his favor.

When the emperor's mind becomes a sieve, it is easy for the eunuch to handle.

It's like being called the Son of Heaven, hundreds of thousands of troops have been rushed by Wang Zhen, and when he came back, he said that Wang Zhen would really love him.

Wait, why didn't I think about making money from Taicang?

Is it because he is afraid of delaying the country, or is he afraid of the huge civil servant group?

Or maybe both!

Zhu Yixi suddenly began to reflect.

He seems to like to make this cage for himself, and then imprison himself, as if the imperial power is like a demon.

And what about Europe?Whether it is Spain, France, Germany, or Russia, they are all centralizing power, even the United Kingdom is no exception.

Because colonial activities like this kind of overseas expansion require strong support from the state, and a strong central government is essential.

And the conservative personality of civil servants will allow overseas development to proceed?

The answer is most likely not.

So this time is not to limit the imperial power, but to expand the imperial power.

"Ticket proposal, approval of red—"

Holding the vermilion pen in his hand, the emperor fell into deep thought.

Without the help of another link, it seems that he has lost a part of the help, and he feels powerless to face the huge bureaucracy alone.

"Perhaps, this is the loneliness of monarchy, and we must find a kind of support."

(End of this chapter)