In fact, Ming Dynasty’s tax policy has always been a trap.
Not to mention the decision-making mistake of focusing on agricultural taxes and neglecting commercial taxes, there are also serious problems in the collection of agricultural taxes.
This was very obvious during the Chongzhen Dynasty.
Heavy taxes were basically paid to the poor, while the truly rich were exempted from taxes.
It is true that the wealthy family is stinking of wine and meat, and the road is frozen to death.
People who cannot survive in this situation will either choose to starve to death or choose to rebel.
As long as you are not a fool, you will choose the latter.
Of course Zhu Cixiang understood that the tax system needed to be changed.
But this cannot be done in one or two days.
The most important thing right now is to fill the agricultural tax hole first, which of course can only be done by collecting commercial taxes.
The Wanli Dynasty's mining tax was a good idea.
Mine supervisors were sent directly to various places to get money quickly.
But this also has a problem, it will be boycotted by scholar-bureaucrats and merchants.
This is the reason why the mining tax was abolished after Wanli.
Collecting sea taxes is the best way now, and Zhu Cixiang has already started to do it.
The problem now is that the Ministry of Revenue and even the entire imperial court are ineffective and no one except Zhu Cihong takes the initiative to find a solution.
Jiang Yueguang is a typical example.
When there is a problem, the first reaction is to ask the emperor for money, as if the emperor's money is endless.
"Jiang Aiqing, I might as well tell you clearly.
I am very dissatisfied with Ming Dynasty's current taxation method.
Please think carefully about how to make improvements in this area.
Give me an answer within ten days, no, within five days. " Zhu Cihong was too lazy to argue with Jiang Yueguang, so he decided directly and gave the job to Jiang Yueguang.
Jiang Yueguang's mouth twitched when he heard this.
But it was hard to disobey the holy order, so he had no choice but to comply first.
"I obey the order."
"Today I summoned my two dear friends to restore the town of Denglai and the reconstruction of the Denglai Navy.
I have made up my mind on this matter.
As for the specific details, we can discuss it.
In addition, I have not chosen the governor of Denglai yet.
Think about it, let Jiu Qingxian Ting come up with a list."
After saying all this, Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and said: "I am also a little tired.
Please step back, my dear friends."
"I resign" Jiang Yueguang and Lu Zhenfei stood up and bowed to Zhu Cihong to leave.
After leaving the main hall, Jiang Yueguang smiled bitterly at Lu Zhenfei and said, "Your Majesty is really arbitrary this time.
I don't know what I think of Bai."
"It's a good thing for Your Majesty to be dictatorial.
Why, don't you think so?"
Lu Zhenfei smiled slightly and blocked the question again.
"Of course not."
Jiang Yueguang shook his head quickly.
He originally wanted to trick Zhenfei into saying it, but he ended up getting himself into trouble and said no more.
Three days later, the list released by Jiu Qingting was sent to the emperor.
Zhu Cixiang was quite satisfied after reading the list.
There are three names on the list.
Wen Anzhi, Yuan Jixian, Zhang Kentang.
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Needless to say, Wen Anzhi was an important official of Zhu Cixiang who specially ordered the restoration.
Judging from the results of Zhu Cixi's current investigation, Wen Anzhi's ability is definitely qualified to serve as an important minister in the cabinet.
If such a capable minister is sent to serve as governor of Denglai, he will be overqualified and underused.
The other two people are really suitable.
Let’s talk about Yuan Jixian first.
This man was from Yichun, Jiangxi Province, and was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi.
He successively served as the chief guest official, Shanxi Tixue Qianshi, Huguang counselor, Huguang Qianshi.
In the 15th year of Chongzhen, he served as the right minister of the Ministry of War and the right censor of the capital, and was stationed in Jiujiang as the governor.
The full title of Yuan Jixian's official title is Governor Jiang Chu Ying Wan and other departments of suppressing bandits.
From the name, it can be seen that his military affairs area covers Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian, Nanjing, and Anqing.
Therefore, it is inaccurate to say that Yuan Jixian was the governor of Jiangxi in many novels.
Although having the title of governor of four provinces sounds scary, in fact Yuan Jixian's power is far less powerful.
There is a Tengjiao in Huguang, and there is an emperor sitting in Yingtian.
What Yuan Jixian can really command is the soldiers in Jiangxi and Anqing.
In the original history, Zuo Liangyu sent his troops down the river with the intention of attacking Nanjing.
Zuo Liangyu once invited Yuan Jixian to go with him, but he refused.
Later, Zuo Liangyu violently killed Zuo Mengeng and took power, putting Yuan Jixian under house arrest in the army.
After Zuo Mengeng surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he presented Yuan Jixian to the Qing Dynasty as a meeting gift.
After Yuan Jixian was taken to Beijing, the Manchu Qing Dynasty admired Yuan Jixian's talent very much and wanted to recruit him to surrender, but Yuan Jixian refused to do so.
In the end, Yuan Jixian was ordered to be executed by the Qing court.
Before his death, Yuan Jixian left a righteous chant.
"Heaven and earth are in chaos, and principles are circulating.
Zhanzi is righteous, and there are two tripods.
There are nostalgic philosophers, and bright paintings.
In the middle of the Wei and Tang Dynasties, he has two handsome faces.
In the Song Dynasty, there are mountains of literature and mountains.
Benevolence and righteousness, great virtue is idle.
I am sorry for my country, but my name has been ruined.
I have been hard-working, and my knowledge is at stake.
I am calm and generous, and I am lucky to survive. ” Because of his noble integrity, he, Wen Tianxiang and Xie Fangde are called the Three Mountains of Jiangyou.
However, if Yuan Jixian is appointed as the governor of Denglai, he will be demoted, which will not look good in terms of face.
Unless Zhu Cihong established a governor above the governor of Shandong and the governor of Denglai, he felt that this was not necessary.
As for Kent Chang, he is also an extraordinary figure.
He was from Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture.
Coincidentally, he was also a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi, and was in the same class as Yuan Jixian.
Zhang Kentang's official career was also very good.
He initially served as the magistrate of Yuqian County, moved all the way to the censor of Youqiandu, and visited Fujian in the 14th year of Chongzhen.
In the original history, after Zhang Kentang was overthrown in Nandu, he supported Tang Wang Zhu Yujian to succeed to the throne in Fujian and proclaimed himself Emperor Longwu.
Emperor Longwu granted Zhang Kentang the title of Prince Shaobao and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Soon after, he was changed to the title of Zuodu Censor, in charge of the Imperial Procuratorate.
Later, Emperor Longwu was betrayed by Zheng Zhilong and captured to death.
Zhang Kentang refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and drifted overseas, traveling all the way to Zhoushan.
In the third year of Lu's supervision, Zhang Kentang was worshiped as a bachelor of Dongge University by Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu.
In the fifth year of Lu's supervision, Chen Jin, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, led his troops to attack Zhoushan.
Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan and others escorted King Lu to Xiamen, leaving Zhang Kentang to defend the city.
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There were only 6,000 soldiers and more than 10,000 civilians in the city.
Zhang Kentang led his troops to hold on for more than ten days before the city was broken.
Zhang Kentang calmly hanged himself in official robes.
Also hanging themselves to die for the country were more than 20 members of Zhang Kentang's family.
Kentang Kent also left a fatal poem before he hanged himself.
"Twenty years of false fame have been spent in the world, and I have free time to study in the evening.
Returning from hard work is like a Jingjie, and chatting and singing uprightly continue Wenshan.
The king's kindness has not been repaid, and the ministers have done nothing but overcome the difficulties; I send a message to the history of the ages, and there is no word about clothes and hats.
Delete lightly."
Neither Yuan Jixian nor Zhang Kentang had any problem with their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and their integrity was comparable to that of Wen Tianxiang.
Both of them were important governors, so it was natural for them to be appointed governor of Denglai.
However, considering that Yuan Jixian now held the title of governor and his demotion would not look good, Zhu Cixiang finally decided to change the post of governor of Denglai from Fujian governor Zhang Kentang
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