Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

why?

Why was the tax system of the Ming Dynasty so weird?

You must know that a political power and its various systems are all formulated by officials.

What were the dynastic rules in the feudal era - the compromise between monarch power and prime minister power.

Or to put it most straightforwardly: the balance between emperor and officials.

Throughout history, regardless of China or foreign countries, the prerequisite for the continuation of a dynasty is the compromise of monarchy.

Looking through history: Strong monarchy dynasties will not last long - if officials have no rights, they will change to a dynasty that gives them rights.

This has never changed.

In other words, the root of the dynastic system lies in the hands of officials.

When the officials within a dynasty all evolve into a class, the system of this dynasty...

It's tilted!

The Ming Dynasty was a very representative dynasty, even though nearly half of its officials were from civilian families.

However, in the official atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, these officials quickly evolved into a unified class.

They represent the interests of the wealthy gentry.

Officials who cannot cooperate with others are quickly dismissed, marginalized and eradicated!

This is the root of it...

The system of the Ming Dynasty was naturally so strange.

Because those who farm the land - have no power and no one to cry out.

Because those who do business have money to treat people and build connections (they are members of the officialdom themselves), the national system naturally tilts towards them.

This also resulted in the phenomenon that the people who farmed the land became poorer as they farmed, while the families of the gentry became richer and richer.

Why did I use "non-Jiangnan area" - because in Jiangnan area, since Zhu Yuanzhang, it has become a practice to use the tax payment method of "paying [-]% in banknotes, [-]% in arrears, and less than [-]% in actual payment".

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there was no distinction between the Ming Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty.

This is precisely the key to the gentry class being able to control the attributes of officials!

This pattern of collusion between officials and gentry, in a narrow sense, lasted until the early Qing Dynasty.

Can't talk about the broad sense...

It wasn't until the Aixinjueluo family slashed at them with their big swords that I became more honest...

Under this tax system controlled by Jiangnan literati and gentry groups——

When the north, where the majority of taxpayers paid taxes, suffered from years of drought, people were in dire straits, and a widespread peasant uprising broke out, the Ming Dynasty fell...

These are the first two words of Ming Dynasty - "natural disaster".

In fact, the people in the north followed peasant armies like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong...

In essence, it is also a kind of lying down.

Since there is no hope, the people cast a silent but heavy vote with practical actions...

This is why one moment, the two of them were incompetent and were beaten so hard that they ran away - and the next moment, they were driven straight to the capital.

Another victim is Southwest.

This poor place alone supported the Yongli Dynasty for more than ten years.

This is the reason why the prosperous Jiangnan could not create the Nanming "rule by dividing the river"!

On the contrary, the poor Southwest has been able to continue its prosperity for more than ten years...

(Finally, when the gentry class gathered in the southwest, the game was quickly over.)

The real cause of Ming's death is only four words: "natural disasters and man-made disasters!"

I prefer to use two words to express it - man-made disaster!

……

To be honest, if it was the original owner...

Seeing that a family of newly promoted officials paid more taxes and money than a government--there is really no guarantee that they would kill Liu Zhisheng...

Because the Zhu family emperor could not receive taxes!

Chongzhen was not necessarily willing to kill anyone who could still pay taxes to the court.

However, the Ming Emperor was changed into a "core"...

When a practitioner who studies history replaces Chongzhen...

Today's emperor can't be dealt with using the same tactics as before!

If it were at the beginning of time travel, Zhu Youjian might not kill such a wallflower.

but!

This is not what it used to be!

Handu is no longer inferior to the metropolises of this era.

The prosperity of Handu's hundreds of industries far exceeds that of any other city in this era!

Although - in cotton spinning, Handu was not as good as Songjiang;

In terms of silk spinning, the Han capital was not as good as the state capitals in Jiangnan;

In terms of sugar production, Handu is not as good as Southwest China;

In terms of weapons output, the Han capital was not as good as the former capital...

In terms of porcelain output, not to mention Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of the world, even the porcelain-producing state capitals in Fujian, Guangdong, and Sichuan cannot compare!

……

but!

Whatever they have, Handu has it!

What they don’t have, Handu still has!

It exists in Han Dynasty, but nowhere else in the world!

The overall scale of the Han capital founded by Zhu Youjian is indeed not as good as those towns that have existed for thousands of years...

In terms of complete types, Handu can defeat any city in this era!

This is Zhu Youjian’s confidence!

Today's Zhu Youjian can already manipulate anyone and any class!

With tens of millions of refugees in hand and a complete range of Han capital in hand - Zhu Youjian can overturn the world!

This is Zhu Youjian’s confidence!

Zhu Youjian looked down upon officials like Liu Chisheng.

Even, for the implementation of the New Deal——

Liu Zhisheng has only one way to die!

……

Zhu Youjian used the last official loyal to the emperor to ensure the success of his capital move.

Use the dissatisfied central court to ensure the implementation of reforms.

When officials favored by the New Deal flooded the court...

Zhu Youjian's reforms have provided the soil for survival.

After the implementation of the New Deal, Zhu Youjian gained a firm foothold.

Repeated calculations and policies have made today's Ming Dynasty no longer what it used to be!

Zhu Youjian raised his feet and leaned on the desk.

This move, if done in the past, would definitely be criticized as "unlike a human being"...

However, today’s court—who dares to say!

Zhu Youjian looked down at the ministers:

"Six taels of silver...

Ha ha!

I don’t care! "

In Handu today, the tax paid by any small workshop with 30 employees almost exceeds six taels of silver...

According to the policy he formulated, Liu Chisheng's workshop needs to pay at least about a hundred silver dollars.

……

Zhu Youjian took back his feet, leaned forward, and sneered again and again.

Six taels of silver...

Although this is the total tax revenue of a government in Jiangnan for one year!

But, I don’t want it!

He waved his hand:

"Since there has been a law for a long time, the reputation of this animal breed should be abolished.

This person is corrupt and perverts the law at the front, and roars at the court at the back.

Yulinwei!

He was taken to the vegetable market in the inner city and beaten to death with sticks! "

The emperor's words made Liu Chisheng instantly feel like he was struck by lightning, his urine and feces flowed out, and he was speechless...

As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, the warriors shouted in unison and dragged Liu Zhisheng away.

"Xu Zhi!"

Zhu Youjian called out Xu Zhi, who was temporarily acting as the Minister of Civil Affairs, and said coldly:

"The Ministry of Officials must immediately announce that the Liu Chisheng family will be expelled from all honors!

And it is recorded in the book - from his reign, within three generations, he will not be an official or a official! "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Xu Zhi immediately remembered it in his heart, and after he returned, he immediately followed the instructions.