At this moment.Zhu Yuanzhang listened to this last paragraph, but suddenly remembered.From beginning to end, isn't this the sentence that made the people talk about the salt the most and even caused an uproar in the imperial court?
A piece of salt is introduced, and you can't hold up the Ming Dynasty!
Su Xian kept saying this.But if you talk about the result, the first half of the sentence certainly made him feel surging with blood, he Zhu Yuanzhang was able to stand tall among the heroes at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and he was not as good as Chen Youliang when it came to strong soldiers and horses, and not as good as Zhang Shicheng when it came to financial resources.Even when it comes to the territory of power, the strength of the beginning, and the behind-the-scenes support, he all shot it out with one sword.Even if he defected to Guo Zixing, in addition to finding Queen Ma from the other party, he also repeatedly regarded himself as a thorn in his side.From the time he led twenty-four brothers out of Haozhou City, he had already cut off from him."
What you say is in our hearts.""
Our Daming, it is true that we don't need salt to support, but salt tax" Hearing the other party's words, Su Xian took this opportunity to continue: "Salt tax?
”"Your Majesty, businessmen make profits, and the whole body can be divided into two kinds, there are scarce quantities, and those who deliberately raise prices to earn huge profits, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which are usually not opened, and they are open for three years.""
But there are also those who make small profits because of the large volume.""
Your Majesty thinks that it is related to the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty, which way should be taken for the necessities they need every day?""
Without hesitation, in the past, salt was sold in small quantities and the price was raised by vendors, but it was not as outrageous as antiques."
Su Xian paused, "But now, according to the method I just had, the sea salt can quickly increase exponentially, and at that time, my Daming salt fields will increase, and within a year or two, I can make the rations of the people of Daming have more refined salt at a low price!"
”"Moreover, does Your Majesty think that such a simple method, after so many years, really no one has experimented with it?""
I'm afraid it has come out a long time ago, but because of regional factors and the fact that each family now cherishes their own brooms, it is only passed on in the secret recipe.If Your Majesty conceals it now, can you guarantee that there will always be people who will not use this method?
Always keep the good at home and let it rot?
”"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty should strengthen the people, not fool the people!"
Swish!
As soon as this remark came out.Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly looked at it, but in addition to anger, there was also awakening!
If it is said that Su Xian's previous words only aroused his past pride, it made him seem to have returned to the days when he looked at the four fields and dominated the world, stood up in the danger of life and death again and again, and finally settled in Kyushu!
What we say now is the future.The past has been decided, and it is because of the fearlessness, tolerance, perseverance, and courage at the beginning that the current Ming Dynasty has been created.Then the future should also depend on these.And not because you see "better and more salt", you have worries about the future!
This kind of emotion really shouldn't be!
Zhu Yuanzhang was vigilant.What's more, Su Xian has a sentence that is very right, as long as the salt mine of Daming is held in his hands, the pricing power is in his hands.So with such good salt and a huge amount of salt, how can private salt beat the government?
looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's deep groan.Su Xian still thought that the other party was still hesitating, and couldn't help but continue to add fierce materials."
In addition to sea salt, in fact, lake salt, mineral salt, and well salt can still be purified in this way.""
And the last mineral salt and well salt, there is another way to speed up the extraction of these two types of salt.These two types of salt are precisely the abundant reserves in the mountains and forests, which can just make up for the mining of non-coastal and rugged places. ”Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Zhu Biao had already asked, "How to mine?"
”"Fill the water!"
After Su Xian spit out these two words.found that Zhu Biao had not reacted yet.Then he looked at Gao Fu on the side, "Grandpa Gao said that when well salt and mineral salt are mined, they are generally mined manually, enter it and then transport ore, right?"
”As soon as these words came out, Gao Fu immediately nodded, "That's right, sea salt is too far away after all, this is the mainstream mining method in other places." ”"Actually, there is no need to do this at all, you just need to fill the salt wells with suitable conditions, or even places rich in minerals, with water" Su Xian's words were not finished.saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had already reacted, "Melt salt?
”"That's right, after melting the salt, it is natural brine, and how to get water from the well, I'm afraid it's too simple.""
Even, the brine of well salt can be calculated by yourself, and the slurry of lime and plant ash can be imported in advance, so that after the brine is beaten, it only needs to be simply dried and wait for the salt crystals to precipitate naturally!""
That's a wonderful way!"
Gao Fu immediately shouted, but even he felt that this little boy's head seemed to look different from others."
You don't have to say this, it's still the same sentence, this kind of flexible access method, those who have been immersed in this way all the year round, how can they think that it is nothing more than that some places are not suitable for conditions."
Su Xian was very clear about this."
Also" Su Xian was silent for a moment, and then continued: "In the future, the Gewu Academy will also analyze the situation of why adding lime and plant ash can make salt more pure, once this is understood, then the output of salt can be increased again" "And if Your Majesty still can't pass the salt introduction, or even trade the salt market with foreign countries, then in the future, the Ming Dynasty will indeed regard salt introduction as the pillar of the country." ”"But salt can be exchanged for tax grain transportation, and there is another situation, has Your Majesty thought about it?
If the grain and grass in the border tun are enough for the time being, in the future, the war in the north happens to be stable, and some people want to increase the tax revenue of the national dynasty" "The salt introduction system was exchanged for grain and grass, and the salt was exchanged for silver, and even gold, and other coins" When Su Xian said these words.Zhu Biao and Queen Ma had already realized something, and their expressions suddenly became serious, because this was a very likely occurrence.It's just that Zhu Biao is still a little puzzled, why Su Xian suddenly talked about this."
But even so, it seems to be a good thing for the imperial court to value salt and increase taxes?""
A good thing?"
Su Xian looked at Zhu Biao in surprise, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really think so?"
”Unlike Zhu Yuanzhang's martial arts, although Zhu Biao did not dare to relax in martial arts, he paid more attention to cultural governance.In his mind, if in time the salt tax could increase tax revenue, the money could be used elsewhere, and that was not the time for him to think.Su Xian continued: "Your Highness, don't forget, the reason why the imperial court formulated the salt introduction is to use the salt introduction in exchange for grain and grass. ”"One stone of grain and grass, in exchange for one salt, this is where it comes from.""
If in the future, someone talks about exchanging salt for silver and other money to increase the tax revenue of the dynasty, it will be a sacrifice of the basics!""
Don't forget that the reason why the people of Biantun stayed there to reclaim the land and grow grain was because of the heavy profits of the merchants."
The reason why Su Xian wants to say this is because next, he wants to replace Yan Yin and completely abolish Hu Weiyong's arm, but he never talks about it!
While firming his heart, Su Xian's voice continued to sound."
Without the employment of merchants, the so-called border tuntian will still be completely abandoned in the end, after all, the north is bitter cold, and there are often worries about life.There is no one to transport grain and grass, and when the time comes, it will only rely on the support of the imperial court to get military funds, so the peak military strength at the beginning of the founding of the country will not be abolished most of it unconsciously?
”As soon as this remark came out.Zhu Biao was cold all over his body, because Su Xian's words were not untargeted.He seemed to follow Su Xian's words and continued to deduce.And Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses, he listened to these words, and faintly had an intuition that Su Xian was telling him the fundamental reason for that sentence, and he couldn't support Daming!"
At the beginning of the establishment of Yanyin, it was a militaristic weapon, not a tax weapon!""
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Once this happens, perhaps in the short term, the tax revenue of the dynasty will indeed increase significantly, and even become a real pillar!
But Your Highness should not forget that once the armament is depleted, it will be difficult to support it again. ”"When the time comes, I will pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon!""
And money such as silver, without the replacement of grain and grass and other physical goods, is floating wealth on the surface.Floating wealth is the easiest to be greedy for ink and the easiest to be remembered. ”"Of course, at this time, corruption and the like are trivial.Because when the imperial court discovers that there is a loophole in the military affairs, it is too late to make up for it. ”"Because the previous salt introduction has been corrupted, the money taken out is the salt tax money after layers of greed for ink, and in turn, it continues to be used to transport grain and grass money, and it is another layer of greed for ink, layers of oil and water."
At this time, not only did I lose the watermelon, but I also lost the sesame seeds I had just picked up.In the end, the two ends did not please each other, but put the court in a complete dilemma. ”Zhu Biao's face was pale, what Su Xian said, in fact, it was easy to deduce in his mind, it was not that it would not necessarily happen, but that it would definitely happen!
It is precisely because he knows too well that the civil officials of the imperial court are eager to rule the world with culture, so in the future, this national policy that seems to shake the foundation of salt introduction will really change gradually under the huge temptation."
Then let's decide, the ancestral system cannot be changed!"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke from the side.Su Xian was a little speechless at this sentence, "Your Majesty, there is no ancestral system that cannot be changed, only the ancestral system that can be used." ”"As for how to use it, how to use it, and what to use, it depends on the court at that time, whose mana is profound."
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face turn pale.Su Xian immediately turned back to the topic, "Of course, these are just topics to get here, so it is possible that some calculations for the future will not happen." ”"But one thing is crucial!"
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's father and son looked at Su Xian at the same time."
You can't treat salt as a single seedling, at least you have to have two strategies, or even three strategies in parallel!""
Merchants lure them to take advantage of them, so they hire people to carry grain, or cultivate land in the border areas.""
Then the same is true, the imperial court can also do the same, induce them to take advantage of them, and let the people transport grain and grass, and even land on the border."
Su Xian was talking when he was suddenly interrupted."
Wait" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "Why are we listening and listening, the topic is back again?"
Didn't you just say that in the future, once the merchant exchanges silver for salt, will he lose watermelons and sesame seeds?
”Su Xian said helplessly: "Your Majesty, how can active and passive be confused?
”"Now, the Ming Dynasty has set a policy to encourage the people to go to the border to open up the wasteland, and at the same time give these people rich financial rewards every year.""
Of course, the money can't be too much, otherwise most of the people will leave all the fertile land in the territory and go to the border, which will be a big problem.""
This is one of them, and the other is that the Ming Dynasty can also hire people to transport grain and grass, which is also one more way.""
Third, take the waterway, build the north-south canal and transport by land is not as much as the waterway transport."
After saying this, Su Xiancai said: "In short, don't attach too much importance to the salt introduction, and don't give up the salt introduction, let it be used as a buffer, not as a pillar of the national dynasty!"
”As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately woke up.He knew that Su Xian's final purpose was still here.After a long time, this conversation has actually come to an end.And Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and then said astringently: "Do you know that each of the other methods you mentioned will cost a lot of money!"
”"Flowers now are better than flowers that will not be in the future!"
Su Xian knew that this iron rooster was still distressed about money."
After all, the present flower is to pave the way for the future, and the future flower is to make up for the past, and the meaning of the two is completely different."
When Su Xian said this, his voice paused, and after Zhu Yuanzhang reacted, he continued: "As for Your Majesty may be worried about the problem of money, or the arithmetic just now, if this time, the Ming Dynasty will popularize all official salt and drive away the private salt."60 million people, five catties of salt per person per year, plus enough cheap refined salt, such as 20 yuan a catty. ”This figure is absolutely unimaginable in Daming, the price of refined salt.You must know that the most inferior salt in the past, the cheapest in the Lianghuai area cost 50 wen a catty.And now it is refined salt, Su Xian directly shrunk by two times, this number is said, it is estimated that the people outside are unbelievable.However, it is enough to convince Zhu Yuanzhang!"
That's the basic salt tax of six million taels a year!""
And you must know that the Ming Dynasty produces ten times more salt than the people every year, which is 12 million silver."
Su Xian said: "Your Majesty, this is already calculated according to the minimum estimate, how many times more than the current salt tax in the Ming Dynasty?"
”"If the imperial court is a little darker, even if it is refined salt at the lowest price of fifty wen now, it is enough to beat those inferior salts, which is enough to drive the private salt to the corner.That's at least fifteen million taels of silver a year!
”Now.Every time Su Xian said a number, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart beat violently.In the end, listen to the price of refined salt for fifty wen, and now put it outside, you can't grab it.But even so, Su Xian also said that the basic silver he obtained from his heart was fifteen million!
Even if Su Xian only made a rough calculation, and did not throw out the cost of road loss, the cost of salt production, labor costs, etc., don't forget that Su Xian did not calculate according to the ten times the amount of salt produced by the Ming Dynasty every year.These things are eaten in a certain amount, but the people will also store them, the people will also use them for other purposes, and the court will also trade them outside.At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang has even begun to think that trading with the private sector is cheap, but trading with foreign countries, no matter what, he has to raise the price fiercely.Refined salt, a penny of silver, is a hundred wen a catty!
That's it, they all have to beg!
If three cents of silver a pound of refined salt.Hiss!
The more he thought about it, the more Zhu Yuanzhang felt that there was a huge wealth in front of him, and it seemed that he was going to feed it to his mouth.And with so much money, as Su Xian said, weaken the salt lead.Turning to the sharp weapons of the military state and introducing other directions, such as increasing the direction of land transportation for the imperial court to hire the common people, or even the direction of Cao transportation, it is enough to save money from the salt administration!
Using this method, not only can Daming walk on a few more legs, but also raise a body of fat!
Even a fool will make a choice when it comes to the matter!
And at this moment, looking at the surging emotions in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.I don't know why.In Su Xian's head, it appeared that Hu Weiyong's face Once upon a time, his father Su Guiyuan couldn't even enter the door of the prime minister.Forget it, after all, Su Xian never thought about having a relationship with him.But the problem is that from the beginning of Ren Bapin's promotion, the other party intentionally or unintentionally wanted the entire Su family to obey, and if he couldn't comply, he would frame and suppress him.If it weren't for Su Xian's proper management during this period, I'm afraid that their family of three would have died a long time ago.And now, the first step of the exchange of gifts can be regarded as prying!
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