Next, Emperor Chongzhen did not rush to go to his destination, but visited Suzhou. After seeing the luxury here again, he began to retreat.

-Write down the thoughts in his mind with a pen, and after thinking for a long time, he entered the chat group, pulled up a temporary group, and pulled in the cabinet chief Wen Tiren and the eunuch Cao Huachun, the chief eunuch in the seal.

"I have personally verified the luxurious atmosphere in Jiangnan and was full of luxury. This was because the court did not guide correctly after material wealth. In this regard, I think the court has a responsibility."

Seeing the emperor's words, Wen Tiren and Cao Huachun couldn't help but apologize. As the internal and external ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they had to be responsible for whether they were their responsibility or not.

However, Emperor Chongzhen naturally had no intention of provoking a riot to ask for his two right-hand men. He just wanted to solve the problem. Therefore, he said: "The etiquette system stipulated during the Taizu period was almost no longer abided by. I think it is necessary to emphasize implementation, but there are some changes to guide the change of the trend."

"Please tell me!" Wen Tiren responded immediately when he heard this.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang had strict regulations on etiquette, including scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, etc. At each stage, whether there is a fame, level, what color of clothes to wear, how many followers to go out, and how much house to go, but as time goes by, people who gradually become rich gradually no longer abide by it, and subtly it is like this.

In terms of law, the court did not let go of this, but the people did this and the government ignored it, so it was like this. Emperor Chongzhen proposed it again at this time, so there was no problem.

If this matter is raised again, it will not be difficult to implement. After all, this regulation itself is a privilege as a privilege class. The higher the position, the more privileges you enjoy. Therefore, neither Wen Tiren nor Cao Huachun raised any objections, but just listened to what changes would be made in Emperor Chongzhen?

"I think that on the basis of emphasizing the founding ceremony system, for those who are not qualified, who have money and want to enjoy treatment that they cannot enjoy, they can give some conditions that they can achieve. For example, if their house specifications are higher than the next level, they must do many good deeds that the government has recognized, either paving roads and bridges, or providing relief to disaster victims, or investing in water conservancy, or donating construction and assistance to education, etc.; they can also contribute money to the things designated by the court, such as developing some practical things for the people, etc.; including the colors and styles of the wear when they go out, and they all follow the ideas I just said."

After talking about this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately added: "There is another thing to note here, that is, the requirements of different levels are different. For example, if you only have an ordinary person's identity but want to make the house more magnificent and better than you, the price you pay will be greater. In other words, the higher the price you will pay..."

His idea was actually a bit similar to collecting personal income tax. But in this 17th century, he could not collect personal income tax. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it for a long time and adapted to local conditions and came up with such a trick. Those who became rich first restricted their enjoyment in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Of course, he also made a breakthrough. If he had money, he could enjoy it, but he had to pay the price, which was equivalent to collecting their personal income tax in disguise.

There can be no businessmen in this world. But if merchants have too much money, it is not a good thing, and they must be restricted. This new idea is an attempt in this regard.

In this way, those wealthy businessmen, regardless of their background, will definitely enjoy the money they earn. If they want to enjoy it, they must follow the regulations of the court and guide them to invest money in the places the court wants them to invest, such as doing good deeds, developing some things that concern the national economy and people's livelihood, etc.

There is actually another hidden situation in this policy. That is, if someone like Carpenter Xu develops a speed vehicle, it will not be regarded as being unemployed. Some rich people will invest money in it and let him struggle, while rich people will receive treatment that exceeds the standard. Once Carpenter Xu achieves something, the government will also reward him, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation will be better than his neighbors, which will naturally attract others' envy and will no longer be contemptuous.

After Emperor Chongzhen explained his thoughts in detail, Cao Huachun responded without saying a word and immediately said: "Your Majesty's plan is really wonderful! In this way, the burden on the court can be reduced a lot, and it will not make those who have money and don't know how to spend it, and they will spend it meaningfully!"

Speaking of which, in this era, it is not a good thing for ordinary people to have too much money. There will be various people targeting them, from small county officials to the emperors in the Forbidden City. But if what Emperor Chongzhen said is really clear, ordinary people will have a little more support, which is much better than the trick of showing off and fighting for wealth in front of them.

Wen Tiren was silent for a while, obviously thinking carefully before answering: "Your Majesty, I think this strategy is good, but in practice, it is probably difficult. For example, if there is a lot of land in this country, if it is passed down from ancestors and now it is implemented, will the excess land be confiscated or who will acquire it? There will be turmoil in the middle!"

In the past, when you have money, you usually don’t hide it in a cellar, but buy land. Only land is a real asset, just like the real estate in later generations. At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, land annexation was particularly serious, even civil officials, military officials, royal relatives, nobles, etc., at least in terms of land, they were all over the specifications.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "The matter of land is of great importance. You can temporarily not mention it. In other aspects, the Cabinet and the Secretariat have each taken out a charter. I will take a look first."

There is no way to say this. Land annexation has a great impact. It has been a matter of Qingzhang land in all dynasties, but it will not be successful every time. It was better at the heyday of the dynasty, but in the end of the dynasty, it could not be implemented at all.

Emperor Chongzhen was actually doing this land annexation. For example, if the vassal kings were feudal overseas, their land could be taken back. This was a product of another major national policy. Emperor Chongzhen did not want to have an impact on this, so he could only put aside this first.

Without the land, Wen Tiren immediately breathed a sigh of relief, followed Cao Huachun, and replied "Zuan Zhizhi".

Thanks to Qinshui Bingxin and soldier Tao Jingming for their reward! I paid back 3 updates today, and there are still two more updates that I owe. I will continue tomorrow.
Chapter completed!