Emperor's Award Ceremony: Beginning with the award of the Eternal Emperor

In the early days of his ascension to the throne, he used various names to behead hundreds of wealthy businessmen, although he obtained countless gold and silver treasures.

But this move made businessmen all over the world tremble with fear.

Business took a backseat for a while.

And especially those businessmen, many of them have begun to change careers.

And the remaining merchants did not dare to reveal their huge wealth.

If I had known earlier, I would not have done the one-shot business. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty regretted it a bit.

"Article [-], if you really want to become stronger."

"Just follow the example of the Northern Song Dynasty and cancel the distinction between the four levels of scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants."

"Anyone just has a different division of labor, not on a hierarchy, there is a distinction between high and low."

"Everyone is treated equally," Zhou Yi said.

"The Northern Song Dynasty did a good job at this point, so the commodity trade was extremely developed."

"I'm afraid you can reach half of it. Taxes can be increased several times, and national strength can also be increased several times."

Zhou Yi shook his head secretly.All of these are different from their original cognition.

I'm afraid not many of them can do it.

"Abolish the four grades of scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

When he was reading the materials of the Northern Song Dynasty just now, he already knew that the Northern Song Dynasty did downplay the differences between these four levels.

Although it still exists, it is not as obvious as other dynasties.

A delighted smile suddenly appeared on his face.

If these four levels can really be cancelled, the first thing to do is to attack (cgef) aristocratic families.

This is also the problem that he is now diligently pursuing and trying to solve.

But I'm afraid that before he can make a claim, those aristocratic families will jump out and oppose him.

Zhu Di laughed out loud.

"Mr. Zhou Yi, my Ming Dynasty can fully meet this requirement."

"My subordinates, and some high-ranking ministers, but none of them can disobey my will

"I want them to be dismissed in one sentence."

"Then my Ming Dynasty will do as you said, will the treasury be filled immediately?" He has conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the past few years. With money, he can only catch the blind.

Taxes cannot be increased arbitrarily.

Zhou Yi looked at Zhu Di, then suddenly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang again, and his eyes turned to Zhu Di again.

"Ming Chengzu, you can't completely copy anything, you have to decide according to your actual situation at that time."

"As for your Ming Dynasty, what needs to be solved most is the problem of the royal family's children."

"All the children of the royal family occupy countless manors, they have countless slaves and servants, and they don't have to pay taxes.

"Every year, the treasury takes a large sum of money to support them."

"You spend the country's money to support them, what are you doing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became slightly hot.

This is the rule he set.

"In the beginning, a prince may not need much silver taels."

"However, if the accumulation continues from generation to generation, how many descendants can this prince reproduce in two to three hundred years?"

"How much consumption is this?"

Ming Chengzu was taken aback for a moment. After he became emperor, he felt that this rule was not appropriate. He didn't think about what was wrong.

Reminded by Zhou Yi at this time, after a little thought, he broke out in a cold sweat.

If things go on like this, even if his Ming Dynasty can reach 300 years.

But it will also be dragged down by these royal children.

Zhou Yi turned his gaze at this time, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang quietly.

"Maybe your father, because you have suffered endless suffering since you were a child, you don't want your children to suffer from hunger, so you made such a rule.

"But have you ever thought about how many descendants the Zhu family will have after hundreds of years?"

"How much land does this need? How much gold and silver treasures are offered?"

"This has added countless burdens to the entire Ming Dynasty."

"It is true that you founded the Ming Dynasty, but now the Ming Dynasty is not just your Zhu family's.

"He still belongs to the people of the world."

"Are you making the whole world bear this burden for the children of your Zhu family?"

"Or for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, a strong man will feel sorry for himself?".

Chapter 262 Reward of Liao Shengzong

Chapter 262 Reward of Liao Shengzong

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed drastically.

When he first made this rule, he didn't think too much about it.

Just thinking that future generations will no longer have to work hard, enjoy peace, and enjoy prosperity and wealth? That's fine.

At the same time, in order to prevent them from fighting for power, the children of these clans are prohibited from having any rights.

But he didn't consider that in 300 years, the clan and royal family of the Zhu family alone would probably reach millions.

They invaded large tracts of land and kept countless slaves and maidservants without paying taxes and various kinds of corvee. They also needed a large amount of silver allocated by the state every year to support them.

He now understands, isn't this a bunch of moths?

Or cultivated by himself.

In this way, no matter what kind of powerful dynasty you have, it will be dragged down by these moths.

Fighting for power in the royal family, brothers meeting each other in life and death, has long been a common occurrence.

And these royal children, for their own benefit, are they willing to contribute a lot of land, money and food to help the country tide over the crisis when the country is in crisis?

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly.

He understands people's hearts best.

I'm afraid very few people can do it.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help sweating from his forehead. He stood up and saluted Zhou Yi respectfully.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou Yi, for reminding me. This solved a big problem for me."

If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, sooner or later it will become a big cancer that endangers the Ming Dynasty.

Great Ming Dynasty.

Inside Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the officials.

"After being reminded by Mr. Zhou Yi just now, I now know that this rule is too harmful."

"Now I have decided to make a complete correction."

"It is my decree that from now on, all the manors and fields bestowed by the royal family and princes shall not exceed one hundred mu each.

"Those who exceed it will be taken back to the court."

"And all fields have to pay taxes, and no one can be exempted from the royal family, princes, meritorious persons, and nobles."

"In addition, all land attached to the names of the royal family and princes and ministers shall be taxed according to the owner."

This time, it completely blocked the way for big landlords to evade taxes.

In the past, princes and nobles had privileges and did not have to pay taxes.

Numerous big landlords, big businessmen, and some small and medium-sized landlords have attached their lands to various royal families so that they do not have to pay taxes.

But now, any son of the royal family has to pay taxes, so he naturally dare not collect more land.

After all, the more land you have, the more taxes you pay.

People all over the world applauded Zhouyi's proposal.

And those all the royal family, princes and noble children gritted their teeth in hatred.

How to do Zhouyi will undoubtedly completely cut off their financial resources that they can sit and eat, spend extravagantly, stretch out their hands for clothes, and open their mouths for food.

At the same time, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di also issued the same order.

As for Emperor Renzong of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Wanli, and other emperors of the Ming Dynasty, princes from all over the country occupied countless lands at this time, and there was already a situation where the tail could not be lost.

They had originally thought about flattening the vassal king, but for various reasons, they have been hesitant to do so.

At this time, I saw that the two ancestors were aggressive and mercilessly cut off the treatment of the vassal kings.

Each of their emperors was encouraged and confident, and at the same time issued orders to reduce the land of the vassals.

And the Tang Dynasty at this time.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Tang Gaozong Li Zhi were both thinking about how to further promote the development of commercial economy.

The two emperors each issued dozens of orders.

Whether ordinary people, businessmen, or handicraftsmen, cheers were thunderous.

The most annoyed is the aristocratic family.

These people controlled all aspects of the Tang Dynasty, and their interests were the first to be impacted by Li Shimin's move.

And Li Shimin has been trying his best to reduce the rights of the aristocratic family, and the active commodity trade can naturally break the shackles of the aristocratic family.

Li Shimin just took the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and other emperors also formulated corresponding measures according to their own domestic levels to promote trade activities.

Commodity trading had developed to a certain extent during the Han Dynasty.

But because it has always been a policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, commerce is very underdeveloped.

At this time, all the emperors changed their thinking, and their business policies were more or less relaxed.

The people at the bottom can get all kinds of benefits most directly.Naturally they all cheered.

Zhou Yi looked at the emperors, and then at the people of the heavens, and said indifferently: "Yelu Longxu, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, is a rare and wise monarch among the alien races in the north."

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"Political cleanliness, officials expropriate very little."

"The law is relatively loose, but the rewards and punishments are clear."

"Treat the people equally. Whether they are Khitans or Hans, they are treated as their own people."

"The country is strong and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"Yelu Longxu is a holy lord who benefits the world and the common people for the emperor."

Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu couldn't help being excited when he heard this.

Most of those who Zhou Yi praised so much will receive positive rewards.

Sure enough.

I only heard Zhou Yi continue to say: "Now the Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu is specially rewarded, and his life span is extended by 200 years."

"Bless the Daliao Kingdom with good weather!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Yelu Longxu, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, but also the Empress Dowager Xiao and all the people of Daliao were shocked.

"Extend lifespan by 200 years?"