Domineering Daming

"The Household Department is no longer in charge of taxation." Bi Ziyan's clear voice echoed in the hall, "Set up the General Taxation Bureau to manage the taxation of the world. The Household Department is no longer in charge of minting coins, and the power is transferred to the Royal Bank..."

Although all the ministers had known this for a long time, they were still shocked when they heard it at this moment.The two most important functions and powers of the household department have been separated, and the weight of the household department will be greatly reduced.

It has been drawn up long ago, and the Ministry of Finance has no opinion, so other people naturally have no way to refute it.

Bi Ziyan was determined to end today's court meeting as soon as possible, and after asking a question, he said: "The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Officials has the right to appoint, transfer, and dismiss officials, and the power of assessment is transferred to the Supervisory Council. It needs to be assessed by the Governor's Council, and it is agreed..."

The courtiers listened, and looked at Prince Jing in front of them calmly. The power of the Governor's Council is now astonishing. Although there is no right to appoint and dismiss officials, this "assessment" is more terrifying than the Beijing inspection every six years. !

Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also had no objection, and the officials listened silently, they were all waiting.

"Ministry of Punishment." Bi Ziyan looked up and saw that Ni Wenhuan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, had been imprisoned last night, and immediately said, "The Ministry of Punishment is no longer responsible for adjudicating cases. It is specialized in criminal cases and has set up prison divisions in various places..."

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Punishment has relatively small powers and can be regarded as semi-transparent.

Bi Ziyan didn't give the ministers a chance to speak. As soon as the Ministry of Punishment was over, he said: "The Ministry of Industry is no longer responsible for the repair of the palace, the construction of ships, the establishment of a special department, and the cabinet..."

"Department of Rites..."

"Military Department..."

"The Supervisory Council is responsible for supervising the government affairs of the world, and has the right to investigate the legality and compliance of all government affairs below the cabinet, and has the right to investigate all officials below the third rank..."

"Dali Temple is the highest adjudication office in the country, and the three divisions in various places have been renamed Dali Temple, divided into three levels of provinces, prefectures and counties..."

"Taipu Temple..."

"Honglu Temple..."

All the ministers listened quietly, the yamen in central Beijing is very different from the past, and they have to make corresponding changes.

"It's really... different." This is the common aspiration of all the ministers, and at the same time there is a faint expectation, which is a sign of the Daming Center!

Bi Ziyan said that his mouth was dry, but he had to continue. He glanced at everyone and said: "Ten granaries, the imperial court has ten granaries, and there are enough grain reserves to deal with disasters that may occur at any time. 1000 million stones..."

All the ministers secretly looked up at Zhu Xu, and exclaimed in their hearts: the emperor's vision is always farther than theirs. These ten granaries will be an incomparably huge source of confidence for Daming!

"Royal Bank." Bi Ziyan pursed his dry lips, and said, "Responsible for assessing the amount of Ming's money, minting coins, and issuing bank notes... The imperial court will strictly prohibit private minting coins, issuing bank notes, and lending..."

These were originally the responsibilities of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and if they were taken separately, the courtiers were a little worried, fearing that the bank would become the imperial court, the emperor's purse, and be unrestrained.

"The General Administration of Taxation..."

Before Bi Ziyan finished speaking, all the standing officials couldn't help raising their heads, looked at Bi Ziyan, and then looked at the emperor aloof.

In Daming right now, there are only two things that touch people's hearts the most: money and food.It just so happens that the State Administration of Taxation is in charge. It seems to be a "bureau" whose status is directly comparable to that of the "ministry".

"The General Administration of Taxation is divided into national tax, local tax, and national tax is responsible for grain tax, commercial tax, salt tax, tea tax, customs duty... The local tax is responsible for corvee labor, vehicle and horse tax, and silk tax..." Bi Ziyan went on and on.

The officials below have already frowned, even though they have discussed it more than once, it still sounds very uncomfortable.

The imperial court took away all the heads, what should the local government do?It's not that the governors and governors care about it, but all local officials and even the people will oppose it.

But the imperial court obviously made up their minds, and they couldn't object.

Bi Ziyan's long speech, involving very complicated taxes, is very confusing just listening to it, and I have a headache. If I hadn't read the documents before, I am afraid that I am listening to the scriptures at this moment.

"Grain tax..." Bi Ziyan paused when he said this, and looked up at the officials below.

A group of ministers unconsciously straightened their backs, looked directly at Bi Ziyan, and anxiously waited for his next words.

Bi Ziyan knew in his heart that this was the most sensitive issue. He frowned, suppressing the bad feeling in his heart, and said, "To restore the Taizu's tax and grain system, one bucket of income per mu, no exceptions unless the imperial court reduces or exempts... ..."

"I object to this!"

The first person to jump out stunned the ministers of the court. It was not the governors and governors of various places, but the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, Shen Xun!

Zhu Xu raised his brows, and unexpectedly showed a hint of interest in his expression.

Shen Xun came from the Shen family in the south of the Yangtze River. He has been noble for several generations and has an excellent reputation.As the governor of Shandong, the minister of the Ministry of punishment has done a good job and has a spirit of hard work.

Bi Ziyan had expected it a long time ago, put down the memorandum, and said calmly and sternly, "What do you want to say, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Xun's five officials are upright, his expression is resolute, he is in his early forties, and he is in the prime of life. He raised his hand to Bi Ziyan, and then to Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I do not object to the restoration of Taizu's grain system. Four times, the disaster victims numbered in the millions, and they depended on the squires for their lives. The minister thought that at this time, the squires should not be taxed, and the decree was to encourage them to contribute more to alleviate the worries of the court..."

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong looked at each other, and they both stared secretly. They had heard Shen Xun say this before.

Shen Xun's words are upright, well-founded, and it's really hard to refute them. In normal times, this way of handling it is also very good.

However, Daming is not an ordinary time now, except for Zhu Xu, no one really realizes how terrible this unexpected disaster is!

This is how Daming has dealt with it in history. Every policy is the same as in the past, following the rules, without the slightest awareness of how deeply the disaster that has lasted for many years has hurt Daming.

Even though Zhu Xu has accumulated strength for Daming after years of reforms, it is still unknown whether he can survive this "little glacier" in the end and how much vitality of Daming will be spent.

Therefore, in extraordinary times, we must do extraordinary things!

"I agree with Mr. Shen's words."

Zhang Wenda came out, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the Taizu's law has been abolished for nearly 200 years, and it is out of date. Now taxing the gentry is not suitable for both sentiment and reason. Please discuss it temporarily."

Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Wenda and narrowed his eyes slightly.Especially the conspicuous finger pull on his fingers, which is not popular in the Ming Dynasty, and only he likes it.

Zhang Wenda has always been tactful, tactful does not mean that he does not do things, on the contrary, he is very good at doing things, handling government affairs is even better than Bi Ziyan.But Zhu Xu didn't like it. He couldn't grasp this person, and he couldn't judge whether it was beneficial or unfavorable to his political reform.

What he said made sense, and few of the officials could refute it.

But in Zhu Xu's view, what he did was not saving Daming, not even relieving or stopping it, but continuing to push Daming into the abyss!

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, his expression remained motionless.

"I also agree with Mr. Shen's proposal."

"The minister also agrees."

There were two people who came out and agreed with Shen Xun. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they were Zhang Wenda's supporters.

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, his eyes searched among the courtiers, and finally settled on Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting came out knowingly, raised his hand and said to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, last year, the six southwestern provinces spent more than 500 million yuan in silver salaries and more than 800 million shi in grain for disaster relief. Last year, the imperial court's tax and grain was only 2000 million shi, and silver 200 yuan. Wan, if we don't raise money, the imperial court will not be able to make ends meet within two years, and the salaries of all the officials will not be paid..."

As soon as Sun Chuanting finished speaking, there was a buzzing sound in the hall, and the courtiers all started discussing in a low voice with expressions on their faces.

In recent years, the imperial court has been quite generous. Many people have forgotten this point. If you look into it seriously, the imperial court's income is indeed very small, and the emperor's internal funds were empty a few years ago!

Shen Xun has already stepped back, and he doesn't say any more. His words are out of public interest, and he doesn't want the emperor and courtiers to think that he is "attached to the party".

The two supporters of Zhang Wenda saw that they were Liaodong Prime Minister and Zhang Wenda's boss, their expressions changed slightly, and they retreated one after another.