Chapter 464 Chongzhen's self-help and the country's finances have problems, and to put it bluntly, the country's credit is bankrupt.This kind of root is actually not to blame on the head of Emperor Chongzhen, but the ancestor of the five expeditions to the north and the seven voyages to the South Seas.Although it shows that Chengzu Zhu Di has made great achievements, conquered Mongolia in the north and Annam in the south, and the economy is unprecedentedly prosperous, but all this has buried a root, that is, the Ming treasure banknote, which has almost become a waste paper to wipe the buttocks......
If the credit of the Ming Dynasty in this area is not bankrupt, it can be like the United States in later generations, the imperial court has no money, so it can print money and the whole world will pay for it.At that time, the Ming Dynasty was strong, and there were more than 40 vassal states, including the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Luzon, Sumatra, and the farthest point could be Bo Ni, which was the world's largest island in Kalimantan.Most of these vassal states used the copper coins of the Ming Dynasty, and of course, the treasure money that was rotten to the house, and no one dared to collect it.It can also be said that Chengzu is short-sighted, indiscriminately issuing treasure money, so that the treasure money loses its own credit, to the Chongzhen Dynasty, the treasure money is basically a piece of waste paper, if it is not for the replacement of part of the officials' money to put down, even the cost can not be recovered.Everything is seen from two sides, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were corrupt, and it was also a policy reason, they couldn't even guarantee food and clothing, how to ensure people's livelihood?
Quanxu in Liaodong, not only minted the Quanji silver coin, because of the silver foot, good fineness, and sufficient weight, it was well received by the people and businessmen, plus the credit of Quanji, and now the bearer certificate of deposit has a part of the banknote function.However, this kind of banknote did not leave the people for the time being, and it was mainly used for bulk trade.This is mainly due to the fact that Quanxu's forces are now only concentrated in southern Liaoning, and have not spread to the whole country at all.Quan Xu's plan to Chongzhen can't be said to be a lie, the key is the strength of execution, with the bankruptcy of the court's reputation, Chongzhen's decree has been greatly discounted.Just like the Liao salary he stipulated that each mu of land was levied an additional one cent and two cents of silver, which was equivalent to twelve copper coins, and these twelve copper coins could buy a catty of salt, or half a chicken, half a catty of mutton, or more than half a catty of pork in the Ming Dynasty.In good conscience, this money is not much, and it will not force the people to die.But the key is that no matter how good the policy is, someone must implement it, the imperial court stipulates that an additional one or two cents of silver per mu will be levied, and the prefect dares to collect three or even four cents of silver per mu, so since then, the people can't pay taxes, either borrow money or flee, they throw away their land and become homeless, and then follow Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang and other anti-thieves, officially create a rebellion against the Ming Dynasty.These rebels rushed to the state and hit the government, so the imperial court must send troops to suppress it, but it takes money to suppress the rebels, and it takes grain, grass and silver, plus the construction of slaves outside the border, and the financial problems of the imperial court are like Wang Xiaoer's New Year, which is not as good as a year.Although in this time and space, the combat effectiveness of the whole family army is strong and can overwhelm Jiannu, even if the whole family army can fight, the Tianxiong army can also fight, can it solve the problem?
The answer is definitely not, Quan Xu has a stock of several million stones of grain in Liaodong, and if he is reduced to a million people, he can easily feed him, but let him enter the hinterland of the Central Plains to quell the rebellion, he can defeat those rebels, he can do it effortlessly, but it can't solve the fundamental problem.The rebels do not have a strong will to fight, and they will voluntarily surrender when they encounter setbacks, and the logistics of the whole family army are already limited, and 100,000 people can feed them, so what about a million people?
will eat alive across the whole family army.In fact, Lu Xiangsheng was not drunk, he just pretended to be drunk.What Quan Xu said, he is also reflecting.In fact, Lu Xiangsheng also agreed with Quan Xu's point of view, there was a problem with the Ming monks, in the past 30 years, it was impossible to reduce the cultivated land by more than 6 million tilts, the reduced land was concealed, the taxes of the imperial court were getting smaller and smaller, the homesteaders were getting fewer and fewer, and the finances of the imperial court were becoming more and more empty.During the Chengzu period, the annual tax revenue of the imperial court was more than 31 million stone grain, and the guards handed over 2.34 million stone grain to the imperial court, so that the income of the imperial court was as high as 34 million stone.Now the Chongzhen Dynasty, according to conscience, is far from being as large as the Chengzu period, and it has also lost Hami and Liaodong, but the problem is that the current financial revenue is converted into grain, which is almost only a quarter of the Chengzu period.Not only can the guards not be able to feed back to the imperial court, but the imperial court wants to use them, but also has to provide grain and grass, which is even more pitiful.Emperor Chongzhen has no money, otherwise he would not give him a Marquis of Zhongning, nor would he give Quan Xu a Marquis of Wuwei, as a Wenchen, he is the second marquis after Sun Chengzong, and it is the highest title of Wenchen since the founding of the country more than 200 years ago.Chongzhen used the title to make up for him and Quan Xu, which is actually very unfair.Lu Xiangsheng, who will die in the third and fourth times?
Lu Xiangsheng was lying on the bed, his eyes wide open, staring at the dark ceiling, he had insomnia.Also unable to sleep is Emperor Chongzhen, who has been considering Quan Xu's proposal.He really has no way to move, and he also knows that these people have money, such as King Fu, and there are 20,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver recorded in the dynasty, plus his years of operation.It is easy to have a family property of a few million taels of silver, but if he moves these vassal kings, these vassal kings can't make a fuss?
As for the gentry, this piece can't be done either.As soon as he moves, I'm afraid he will die in vain.Don't think that Chongzhen is a fool, the Emperor of the Apocalypse died violently, the past is vivid, Quan Xu can see the problem, Cao Huachun also reacted, there is no reason why he can't see it.Chongzhen doesn't necessarily have to be able to save himself if he wants to save himself, he is fully warlordized and vassalized, and warlords are used to suppress civilian officials, just like Quan Xu is doing now.However, in the objective public opinion environment of the Ming Dynasty, he could not do anything, and the only thing he could do was to wait for death.Chongzhen thought about it, looked at Queen Zhou lying beside her, and let out a long sigh.Queen Zhou actually didn't fall asleep, don't look at Quan Xu's wine talk tonight, but everyone present is a human spirit, who would believe that Quan Xu is drunk, or is he persuaded by drunken words?"
Your Majesty?
Haven't slept yet?
”"I can't sleep!"
Chongzhen let out a long sigh and said: "I don't know what to do, what Quan Qing said, let me give him a million people, but in doing so, Liaodong is only afraid that he will go to Jiannu and start a feudal town!"
”Indeed, if Quan Xu is reversed, who can restrain him?
Is it useful to give grace alone?
Isn't Li Longji good for An Lushan?
If you want power to give power, you want money to give money, and the result is not the same?
Will the current Quanxu be An Lushan in the future?
Chongzhen thought about it and decided to gamble.Jeon Wook asked for a million people, and he gave it.As for the Liao salary, if it is not collected in the future, the life of the people will be better, and there will be no more rebellion, right?
On May 16 of the fifth year of Chongzhen, the imperial court began to open the Daming Gate and hold a ceremony to celebrate the victory in accordance with the original plan.This is also the first time that Chongzhen has held a ceremony since he ascended the throne for more than five years.Although the past two years have been more difficult and the situation has become worse and worse, they have not been discouraged, because they know that there is still such a group of soldiers guarding the country.Sure enough, in the first battle of Guangning, the Ming army's bloody clothes were armor, flesh and blood were shields, and they were shoulder-to-shoulder, and they did not spin their heels, and finally broke Houjin, beheaded an astonishing more than 16,000 levels, captured 30,000 or 40,000 people, and surrendered seven or eight thousand Mongolian cavalry, which was really the first merit after Chengzu's seven expeditions to the desert!
The feats of this battle were so prominent, and there were more troops to be reviewed, and of course the common people could not miss it.The area around Tiananmen Square was crowded with people, and the most terrible thing was that people kept pouring in.This is the first time in more than 1,000 years since the fall of the Tang Dynasty that the Chinese people have erupted in such a fanaticism for the victory of the army.In particular, the government revealed that the situation on the Liaodong Peninsula has stabilized, and the landless people can go north on their own to open up the wasteland on the Liaodong Peninsula, and all the fields reclaimed belong to them, and the government will provide agricultural tools and seeds to the people with an interest of 20% per year!
This is a very good thing, because in recent years, Shaanxi and Beizhili have not been free of drought for a year, and there are more and more bankrupt peasants, and there is less and less wasteland that can be cultivated, and they are all unable to live happily.I heard that the land in Liaodong is very fertile and there are few people, so it may be a way to live there.In this way, the victory of the Ming army is directly linked to the interests of the common people, and the more victories the army wins, the more benefits they will receive, so how can they not be fanatical?
During this time, Quanxu was the happiest person, because Tianjin Port and Dengzhou Port were crowded, and as long as the people immigrated to Liaodong, they could get free ferry tickets and eat and drink for free on board.When these people arrive at Lushun, they will undergo a large-scale disinfection and isolation observation at Lushun Port, and at the same time, they are also recuperating their bodies, and they will start to go north in batches for half a month.According to the rules of the whole family army, ten households or ten people are one first, ten first-class is one guarantee, and ten guarantees are one town.Gather the people of a town, and begin to borrow money from Quanji according to the head of the people, and buy their own seeds, grain, farming tools, and cattle, horses, donkeys, and other livestock.These populations, priority to occupy the original Ming army in Liaodong Tunwei, these Tunwei or 100 households, 1,000 households, are small cities, after years of rain corrosion, the house must be destroyed, the city wall is also dilapidated, but it is much better than never built in situ.For the first time, the people felt the benefits of victory.In order to hold this grand ceremony, Chongzhen basically smashed the pot and sold iron, but he climbed the Tiananmen Tower to watch the grand event, no matter how poor he was, he had to do it, and he had to do a special thing to boost the morale of the people, otherwise there would always be endless bad news, and the people would be crazy if they weren't crazy.Under the guidance of the government, the displaced people began to set off for Liaodong one after another, and there were no displaced people making trouble in various places, the government was also relieved, and Chongzhen also felt clean.The key is that Quanxu's promise is one million stone of grain, and it is the grain that will be transported to Beijing, exempt from Liao, and increase the financial income of one million stone, this business is very cost-effective!