Ming Dynasty: The Sixth Prince's Secret Thoughts Eavesdropped on by Zhu

"Hu'er, do you say that the surrounding vassal states can recognize the Daming treasure banknote?" asked Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Hu smiled:

"Father, the market pays attention to supply and demand, and in the case of demand exceeding supply, commodities are not to be sold.

The enthusiasm of the Nanyang people for my Ming tea, silk and porcelain has been prevalent since the Tang Dynasty.

My father didn't have to worry about not being able to sell the goods at all, and it was their blessing that they could use the Daming treasure banknotes as currency. "

Zhu Yuanzhang expressed the worries in his heart.

"Like Zhang Shicheng, who was born as a salt dealer, he will drop the yuan and the Wu, he has no integrity, and he is a little bit greedy for profit.

If the businessmen are allowed to grow bigger and have more principal in their hands, it will be easier for them to manipulate the price of grain, and the common people will have to endure hardships, so what will we do?"

His concerns are not unfounded.

There is no limit to man's greed for money.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, he had seen the damned profiteer, who would rather pour rice into a bucket of swill than take a few big men to buy a steamed bun for the hungry people to eat.

Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, the suppression of businessmen reached unprecedented severity in previous dynasties.

During the Hongwu period, the merchant was a lowly person.

Zhu Hu thought for a while and said:

"Then collect taxes.

Father, there is a tax system called ladder, I don't know if my father has heard of it. "

Zhu Yuanzhang expressed curiosity about this stepped tax collection.

"Tell me, what a ladder. "

Zhu Hu said:

"As the name suggests, taxes are collected according to the ladder, and the more you earn, the more you receive.

With 100 taels as the threshold, no tax is levied below 100 taels.

One hundred taels to two hundred taels, three percent of the tax.

200 taels to 400 taels, 10 percent tax.

400 taels to 800 taels, 20 percent tax.

800 taels to 1,000 taels, 30 percent of the tax.

If

it is more than 1,000 taels, a tax of 40 percent will be charged.

If a merchant earns 832 taels of Ming Bao in a year's business, then he has to pay 3 taels plus 20 taels plus 80 taels plus 9 taels, a total of 112 taels.

In this way, the more the merchant earns, the more taxes he pays.

The so-called problem of inequality can be relatively alleviated by using the stepped tax collection method. "

Zhu Yuanzhang calculated in his heart.

Zhu Hu's tax system could indeed greatly increase the revenue of the imperial court.

If the income of the imperial court is high, then the annual disaster relief silver grain will be much more.

For example, the 'nursing homes' set up by Zhu Yuanzhang in various places are dedicated to providing welfare places for the elderly and children who are lonely, widowed, and sheltered, and the funds they can get are more.

Word.

That is, as long as the harvest of the Ming Dynasty increases, the people will definitely have a better life.

Zhu Yuanzhang began to yearn for it.

Zhu Hu continued:

"Since it is an open outlet to the sea, whether the goods are entering or leaving, they must be subject to customs duties.

In this way, as long as there are goods in and out, it is a continuous flow of incoming.

Luxury goods such as tea silk fabrics, because of their low cost and high selling price, can be subject to additional consumption tax.

Resource-based commodities such as coal and minerals have to be charged environmental protection fees because they pollute the environment and destroy the homes of the people of Daming.

As long as it is beneficial, there is no fear that the merchant will not do the business. "

Customs tariffs have also existed before, and Zhu Yuanzhang is not unusual.

But Zhu Yuanzhang has never seen the goods be classified in detail and charged additional taxes.

Zhu Yuanzhang's breathing was a little short.

He thinks Zhu Hu is simply a genius!

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask again

"What if there are pirates intercepting the cargo?

They don't need to go to the port to make trouble, as long as they stop in the middle of the trade route, the Ming Navy can't escort the merchant ships all the way.

Wouldn't the foreign merchant ships tremble and dare not come to my Daming. "

Zhu Hu smiled slightly.

"Two ways, one kills, one cures. "

Zhu Yuanzhang said:

"This killing is easy to solve, but what is the solution to this treatment, Hu'er, tell my father to listen. "

Zhu Hu grinned:

"When I set out on the expedition, I sent three hundred guards, and I selected the group of people from the Rylong Battalion, and I also named Lan Yu as the deputy general. "

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and agreed.

"Okay, okay, my father promised you, tell me how to treat this law. "

Zhu Hu's mind came up with a sissy with a triangular fur hat painted with thick eyeshadow.

"Grant pirates a plunder license, allow them to plunder merchant ships hostile to the Ming Dynasty and other pirates who do not have a plunder permit, and the Ming Navy will also provide them with some assistance. "

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up.

Drive away the wolf, this method is wonderful!

In this way, not only the problem of piracy will be solved, but the weapon of piracy will be used to deter other hostile countries.

In the future, no country will dare to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

If so, the happiest are the regular pirate army.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhu Hu's strategy was simply a shocking plan!

He thought for a moment and asked in a deep voice

"Hu'er, are you sure of exterminating the southeast pirates?"

Zhu Hu said confidently

"If it is not extinguished for a year, the son is willing to hang himself in the southeast and die to make his will clear. "

[Lao Zhu, give your order, right now, let me kill the devil. 】

[My broadsword is already hungry and thirsty. 】

[Your son has already arranged all the future plans for you, this is not rushing!].

[In our minds, we remember the detailed map of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with the blessing of the Mandarin Duck Array, it is not an exaggeration to say that the world is invincible. 】

[What's more, it's useless to have a big killing weapon.] 】

Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Hu's heart, hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision against Queen Ma.

"Hu'er, don't wait for next year, from now on, my father will let Mao Erhu rectify the soldiers and horses.

Mao Erhu was the main general, Lan Yu was the deputy general, and 10,000 Yingtian garrisons were allocated and 10,000 local defenders in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, totaling 20,000 soldiers and horses.

You are under the pseudonym Zhu Wu and follow the army as a scholar under Mao Erhu's account.

Two months later, on our behalf!".

Zhu Hu's eyes were happy, and he knelt down on one knee towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father is wise!".