The financial system of the Ming Dynasty was criticized by Qian Yuan during the 33rd year of Jiajing. This may be the most chaotic dynasty in the feudal era.

In order to reduce the loss caused by transportation, Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the Transportation Office system in the Song Dynasty, which in his opinion was a perfect system. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Nanjing, and set up a large number of garrisons to be self-sufficient in the northwest and northeast. The southeast, Huguang and other areas of the Yuhua area are within the radiation range of Nanjing.

However, as Zhu Di moved his capital to Beijing, he had to vigorously clear the canal transportation. This system that would have strengthened local finances and weakened the central finances became more and more severe. Coupled with natural disasters and man-made disasters, various problems in exchange for treasures have put the current Ming Dynasty's finances in a state of worsening.

The most typical and direct consequence is that once a natural disaster occurs, it will be difficult for the court to react. There is a place for that little fiscal revenue. The border army takes away a large piece, and the threat from the Mongolians will always exist. Officials from all walks of life in the court must not eat meat and drink some soup, and leave some to ensure the smooth flow of the canal...

In the earthquake at the end of the previous year, Fang Dun, the Minister of Revenue, deducted the salaries of officials. In the end, he only sent two batches of grain to provide relief to the disaster, sent a censor to inspect, and exempted taxes for another one or two years... It was just like that, no matter how much it was, he could not get it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a genius, but also a naive guy. The series of systems he set up were actually unusable for more than a hundred years. Maybe his original intention was not... But after Zhu Di usurped power and seized the throne, he made the ancestral system an unchangeable strategy. In fact, Zhu Yunwen had revised Zhu Yuanzhang's system many times in his reign for several years.

That's why Hu Zongxian was so miserable.

Emperor Jiajing and the court hoped that Hu Zongxian would pacify the Japanese as soon as possible, but they could not afford to raise the army, the source of troops, the weapons, and the equipment had to be found by Hu Zongxian himself. Under such circumstances, the court had to allow Hu Zongxian to implement the introduction of the law and intercept the Lianghuai salt tax.

But the Fuzhou under Hu Zongxian was even worse. The Japanese pirates who were everywhere at all times brought great damage to the Coastal Fuzhou. The losses of population and financial resources were difficult to estimate. In this case, the Coastal Fuzhou actually no longer has the ability to rely on itself. They need help from the superior ruling agencies to survive this level.

Such a great man as Taizhou prefect Tan Lun, who is both civil and military, is actually relatively rare. For example, the prefect of Shaoxing prefect Mei Shoude is still acceptable to comfort the people, but he has no ability to defend against the enemy. After the war last year, Shaoxing prefecture is full of holes, so Mei Shoude has no choice but to go to the Governor's Office to ask for money.

In fact, after implementing the introduction of the law and intercepting the Lianghuai Salt Tax, the current Zhejiang-ZhiGovernor's Office has replaced the court in the southeast and actually exerted the power and responsibilities of the central government.

So Hu Zongxian was very miserable. He pressed down on the top and pushed up the bottom. He was not Sun Wukong. He could turn the roots into pieces with a hair blown.

Hu Zongxian knew in his heart that whether he could make achievements depends mainly on the combat effectiveness of the new army in the past two years, so he mainly used the money in the army of Yu Dayou, Liu Xian, Tang Kekuan, Qi Jiguang and others... He ignored Lu Bin, because he had Qian Yuan there anyway.

But the problem is that most of the civil servants in the southeast have roots and their jurisdiction is tragic. The court does not care about it. Do you care about the Governor's Office?

Oh, this is the responsibility of the governor of Zhejiang... But who doesn't know that you, Hu Ruzhen, are in the southeast, and who has not been underestimated by you, from Ruan E to Wu Baipeng?

But Hu Zongxian was also frustrated. He had money in his hands, but raising a military force was too expensive. This was the local recruitment of troops. If it was a foreign army, it would be even worse.

There are only a few things in my hands. I just want to suppress the Japanese. Don’t bother me with that little thing... This is probably what Hu Zongxian said in his heart, but these words cannot be said publicly. Once they offend, there will be a lot of people. From Yan Song to Xu Jie, they will offend them all.

But Hu Zongxian felt that the money he had was not enough, so he ordered Zhejiang Governor Wu Baipeng to start collecting regular silver at the beginning of the year... Taizhou was not paid in 33 years, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, and Ningbo were stopped in 35 years.

Now, all the prefectures and states are still looking forward to the Governor's Office to allocate money. Now the Governor's Office not only does not care, but also makes a comeback... All the troops are quite grateful to Hu Zongxian, but the government offices in various places are gritting their teeth towards Hu Zongxian.

It is Yanzhou, Chuzhou, which is not reliant on the sea, and is unhappy with Hu Zongxian... You should know that those coastal states did not conduct common laws in the past two years, but Hu Zongxian refused to ask for less, and those common laws were all on their heads.

This is why the reward of Tian Zhoulang soldiers was delayed two months ago. Originally, the Governor's Office ordered the Shaoxing Office to give the silver, but Mei Shoude took it back directly. He had received the favor of Li Mo and was driven out of the capital by Yan Song. He had a high reputation, so he would not be afraid of Hu Zongxian.

This is also the reason why Tan Lun hurried to find Qian Yuan. The Taizhou government office really couldn't squeeze out the money. Ge Hao wanted to build a ship, Hou Jigao and Qi Jimei were recruiting soldiers, and the Taizhou soldiers directly under him had to tighten their belts.

If the Qian family guards had not been too famous and had repeatedly helped Qian Yuan defeat the Japanese, Tan Lun would have wanted to say bluntly... The disbandment and the money saved every year was enough for the Taizhou government to pay for two years of regular silver. Now the Qian family guards have been assigned to Qian Yuan's personal soldiers, and part of the supply was allocated by the Governor's Office.

"So, if you open a maritime ban on trade, you will definitely be directly under the Ministry of Personnel of the court." Tang Shunzhi nodded in agreement, "Once there is something wrong, there will be room for the court to perform."

Qian Yuan, who came to visit the Tang Mansion today, breathed a sigh of relief. The old man in front of him was relieved and did not object to the opening of the maritime ban on trade.

"It is hard to say where it is located at the moment, and Xu Hai is not dead, and Wang Zhi has not surrendered..."

"Wait." Tang Shunzhi waved his hand to interrupt Qian Yuan's words, "This dynasty's Maritime Service has always been controlled by internal officials."

"No." Qian Yuan said bluntly: "They can't take it either."

“Why?”

"There are mining supervisors everywhere, and 50% of them are hidden, and 50% are handed over, with a small total." Qian Yuan said with a expressionless face: "Maritime merchants are profitable, and internal officials dare not swallow them... Don't worry about this matter, Gao Xinzheng has already made a decision."

"Hao Xinzheng." Tang Shunzhi nodded. He had not returned to the court for a long time, but had also heard of the lecturer beside King Yu.

It is impossible for everything to start before it is arranged, and you can play without rehearsal... Qian Yuan said empty words without hesitation. Anyway, Tang Shunzhi could not touch Gao Xinzheng no matter which path he went.

"How to calculate tariffs, how to set up the government system, the difference between entering and leaving customs, the taxes for different goods, where to choose to trade..."

"Your Majesty is aware of this matter. King Yu Yueyue, Gao Xinzheng couldn't wait, and Hu Ruzhen nodded," Qian Yuan said without changing his face and his heart was beating: "But at the beginning, this matter can only be done, not to say it, and may even be criticized..."

Tang Shunzhi stared at the young man in front of him with a very frosty face, and after a while, he slowly said: "I want to borrow the Wang Zhi fleet?"

"Who knows?" Qian Yuan whispered: "Even if Wang surrenders, the Japanese pirates will not be wiped out immediately... Otherwise, there would be no disaster for Ligang back then. This matter is not imminent, but now we have to start preparing."

"What do you want?"

"The first type is that the Japanese plague has just begun to stop, and the formation of a fleet will go out to sea to trade, making a lot of profits, but the ship may be destroyed and the people may die."

"The second type is to set up cities in Zhoushan and Xiangshan areas to trade, and to trade in seas, but customs duties must be paid. If there is a large army to guard it, it will be safe."

"The second possibility is more..." Tang Shunzhi stroked his long beard and thought for a moment, looked up at Qian Yuan, and then continued: "There may be a little less opposition from the court."

"It won't be too small either." Qian Yuan didn't have any hope for the censor of Zhongke, "In fact, in this way, the situation in the southeast is likely to return to the situation before Ligang, and trade in Zhoushan and Xiangshan, and there may be small Japanese pirates in other places."

"Otherwise." Tang Shunzhi shook his head, "Kill Xu Hai and surrender Wang Zhi, at least Hu Ruzhen has enough reason to stay in office and continue to strangle the Japanese pirates who attacked ashore."

"That's his Hu Ruzhen's business." Qian Yuan lowered his eyes slightly, "One person must come forward to open a ban on trade in the sea."

"who?"

"This person must be famous and respected by the world, be both civil and military, be in line with military strategies, be at peace with the people.

This person must understand the nine chapters of the art, not be deceived by minor officials, regard silver as earth, and not be deceived by wealth.

This person must know how to be with the light, but he must be as honest as water, and must have a strong will to resist possible internal officials' power seizure and local infringement."

There were very few such people in the study, and there were another major restriction that Qian Yuan did not say... Qian Yuan or Hu Zongxian could not publicly pass the opening of a maritime ban in the court. The Ministry of Personnel selected this person, and this person must be the current Southeast official.

Tang Shunzhi slowly stood up with a smile on his face, "Zhancai, when will he covet me?"

Qian Yuan did not answer, so many restrictions... Obviously, Tang Jingchuan is the only one in the southeast. Because of his literary masters and Neo-Confucian masters, he was famous in his early years, and was proficient in martial arts and arithmetics. He cooperated with Tan Lun to fight against the Japanese, and made many military achievements.

"A gentleman loves money and gets it well." Tang Shunzhi's voice became ethereal, "Times have changed and the world has changed. Now the people of the Ming Dynasty are suffering from annexation. Taxes are getting worse day by day. The wealth in the court is insufficient, just like people have no blood. As Zhao Cai said, opening a sea ban and trading can replenish blood..."

"But they will inevitably be impeached countless times, will inevitably be plotted against by villains, will inevitably be rejected by the court, and even the reputation of the new generation will be destroyed. Only then can the Zhan pay compensation?"

"I can't afford to pay." Qian Yuan answered honestly, "I can't accept such positions, but I can only go to extremes."

"If Jingchuan Gong was willing to come forward, there would be a joint market in Taizhou and Ningbo governments..."

"Um?"

Qian Yuan took a little step back, "If Jing Chuan Gong refused, he would be elected Su Song. At the end of last year, Yingtian Governor Weng Dali was impeached, and Dali Temple Minister Yan Maoqing intends to Governor Su Song."

Tang Shunzhi raised his eyebrows, "This is Yan Donglou's confidant."

"Yes." Qian Yuan took a step back.

Tang Shunzhi couldn't help but gritted his teeth. It was said that Qian Zhan was completely up to his mind and he made a decision. This was true!
Chapter completed!