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Volume 1: Young Eagle Chapter 174: The Most Fundamental Question

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    Seeing Sun Chengzong looking at him with a worried expression, Emperor Tianqi smiled calmly and said casually: "Sir, there are only you and me here. If you have anything to say, just say it!" He gave a salute to Emperor Tianqi,  Sun Chengzong said quite seriously: "I really agree with your Majesty's idea, but reforming the tax system and integrating government and businessmen to pay taxes will cause panic among the people in Liaodong. I believe that as long as this policy is issued, the big households in Liaodong will probably be destroyed overnight.  The whole Liaodong will definitely be in depression, which will be very detrimental to the situation in Liaodong!" Emperor Tianqi nodded with a smile and said: "Sir, you are really a talented person, I have thought about it for a long time!  It can be said that before I ascended the throne, I was thinking about how to break this situation. If the civil servants of the DPRK control the government, what will happen to the government?  My imperial decree may be an imperial edict in the Forbidden City. I don¡¯t know what to do outside the Forbidden City. There are many things that are violated by the six ministries of the cabinet. If you want to break this situation, you must use extraordinary methods."  Looking at Emperor Tianqi, Sun Chengzong did not expect that Emperor Tianqi would actually say such words, nor did he expect that Emperor Tianqi was thinking about how to revive the Ming Dynasty before he ascended the throne.  At this moment, the teenage emperor in front of him suddenly grew taller in Sun Chengzong's eyes.  Nodding slowly, Sun Chengzong said quite seriously: "Since Your Majesty has such an idea, I will naturally devote myself to it, but I think it is better for me to bring up this matter." He shook his head slowly,  Emperor Tianqi smiled and said: "Sir, after listening to what I said, I chose Liaodong after careful consideration. Sir, I defeated the Jiannu in Liaodong, which means that the situation in Liaodong will be very stable in the short term. And Liaodong is so vast.  With fewer people, we can better implement our policies, but there is one thing I am still hesitating about. ""If there is any difficulty, your Majesty will take care of it. I will help your Majesty solve the problem!" He said to Emperor Tianqi.  A courtesy, Sun Chengzong said sincerely.  Sighing softly, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Sir, I am planning to establish a new navy in Liaodong. Compared with the southwest coast, I think Liaodong is more suitable. There are many rivers in Liaodong, and there are also many places close to the sea.  This is the most convenient condition. If we can have a strong navy, it will be much more convenient whether it is fighting Jiannu or doing anything else." Sun Chengzong nodded slowly, and admitted that Emperor Tianqi made sense.  , but this is no small matter after all!  However, I think there should be no problem in implementing this matter. After all, it is nominally to fight the establishment of slaves, and no one is stupid enough to stand up and oppose this matter.  If someone does come forward, they will definitely be labeled as a collaborator.  Seeing that Sun Chengzong agreed with his opinion, Emperor Tianqi suddenly whispered: "Sir, actually I have another idea!" Emperor Tianqi, who had just been serious, was deeply secretive at this time. Although Sun Chengzong felt funny in his heart, there was a look on his face.  He said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, please speak, I am all ears." "Sir, what problem do you think has been bothering Ming Dynasty? I feel that there is no room for improvement?" Emperor Tianqi glanced at Sun Chengzong and said calmly.  After hearing what Emperor Tianqi said, Sun Chengzong was also stunned. Although he knew that the Ming Dynasty was poor and weak, what was the reason?  Shaking his head with a wry smile, Sun Chengzong said helplessly: "I have thought about it too, but I don't understand what went wrong. I wonder if your Majesty has figured it out?" Emperor Tianqi nodded slowly, looking serious.  Said: "In the final analysis, there is only one word, and that is money! The court has no money, and this is the key. There is no money to train troops, and there is no support from the army. Other reforms are just talk, and they have not been implemented at all. Want to  There are only two ways to have money. The first is to increase revenue, and the second is to reduce expenditure. " At this time, Sun Chengzong felt that it was indeed a matter of money. With money, you can train troops, and with an army, you can carry out military operations.  Drastic reforms.  Once you have money, everything can be sorted out.  It sounds simple, but where does this money come from?  All dynasties have been worried about money, but it is not that easy to solve!  After thinking for a long time, Sun Chengzong couldn't figure it out, so he couldn't help but look at Emperor Tianqi again.  Slowly walking to Sun Chengzong's side, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "Let me talk about saving money first. There are too many things in the court, including disaster relief expenses, officials' salaries, and annual military expenditures. These are all indispensable.  Although it is said to be a reduction in expenditure, no matter which part is cut, many people will feel uncomfortable. Officials cannot be without salaries, soldiers cannot be without food and pay, and the people cannot be provided with disaster relief. This raises a problem: it is impossible to reduce expenditures.  " Sun Chengzong nodded in agreement. What Emperor Tianqi said is certainly reasonable. Such a big country needs a lot of food every year.?The expenses are very huge, and there is no shortage of them anywhere!  Seemingly seeing Sun Chengzong's attitude, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said: "The world is so big and there are so many places to spend money, but how much tax does Ming Dynasty have? Last year's tax was only 3.2 million taels. Sir, you know this."  What does it mean? This means that this tax is only enough for military pay, but where does the rest of the money come from? Are you really thinking that my inner treasury can't be emptied?" Tianqi took a deep look at it.  The emperor said quite seriously: "Sir, can you tell me, is the Ming Dynasty really so poor?" Sun Chengzong didn't know what to say. Did the Ming Dynasty have no money?  Sun Chengzong had seen a lot of wealthy businessmen and local gentry.  Every family has thousands of hectares of fertile land and mountains of gold and silver. Did the Ming Dynasty have no money?  I'm afraid it's the poor people in the world who have no money, and then there's the long live man in front of me.  Seeing Sun Chengzong¡¯s expression, Emperor Tianqi knew that this gentleman had nothing to say.  Sighing softly, Emperor Tianqi smiled bitterly and said: "I am poor! If you want to be rich, you can only increase your income. As long as I say it in the court, someone will definitely propose that I increase taxes. I will increase taxes according to my decree.  , It is true that we can make a lot of money, but what about the common people? Who is not crying for food? I know that the local tyrants and evil gentry are the ones who should be taxed the most, it is the businessmen, the princes who are enfeoffed outside!  , Sun Chengzong understood this truth, the richest people in the world are these people.  But it is an ancestral system!  Although it can be forcibly changed, it will still encounter opposition from the people of the world. The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the clan members of the Ming Dynasty will be in trouble.  Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly and shook his head. This road is not going to work.  Zhang Juzheng's reform at that time was only about land surveying, but just such an item aroused so much opposition that it failed in the end.  "I must do this, and anyone who opposes me will do it, but not now. This requires a strong army, an army loyal to me. The point of my sword will be invincible! As long as there is such an army, this  We will launch reforms, and I will kill anyone who stands up to oppose them. Gods will be killed if they stand in the way, and Buddhas will be killed if they stand in the way of Buddha. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country, I will not even leave the name of a tyrant in history in the future.  Care!" Emperor Tianqi's face was gloomy and scary. He looked at Sun Chengzong with a deep look and said loudly: "Sir, are you willing to follow me?" Lifting up his clothes, Sun Chengzong knelt down and said loudly: "  Your Majesty, those who achieve great things since ancient times are often misunderstood. Your Majesty, you don¡¯t have to worry. I will charge forward wherever your Majesty¡¯s sword points.¡± Helping Sun Chengzong up, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: ¡°With these words, sir,  I'm satisfied! Let me tell you my thoughts. Seizing Liaodong is the first step. What I am hesitating about is whether to seize Liaodong now or wait." "Your Majesty.  "I think we should strike while the iron is hot. Liaodong has just won a big victory at this time, so it is very timely to do this!" Sun Chengzong paused for a moment and then said seriously.  "Okay, let's settle it like this, separate Liaodong as a province, re-divide the administrative territory, and then govern it separately! Then I plan to build a shipyard in Jinzhou on the Liaodong Peninsula, and then form a  Navy. This navy can not only help Liaodong fight, but also has a more important purpose." Emperor Tianqi nodded slowly, and then continued to talk to Sun Chengzong.  After listening to Emperor Tianqi's words, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but nodded, and then said slowly: "Your Majesty, if Liaodong is newly divided, the supply of grain to Liaodong will become a problem. I think the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works will  It's a problem!" With a wave of his hand, Emperor Tianqi interrupted Sun Chengzong and said seriously: "Although Liaodong has been divided, I will still give the money, food and military expenses, but it will not go through the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will all be paid by me.  The treasury will be allocated directly. Besides, I have recently been studying the issue of purging the imperial court and the capital. I believe that this will not be a problem soon." Emperor Tianqi took a deep look at Sun Chengzong and said sincerely: "Sir, I have placed my bet on it.  Liaodong, sir, please don't let me down!" "Your Majesty, don't worry, please tell me if you have anything to do!" Although Sun Chengzong didn't know what Emperor Tianqi asked him to do, he still replied respectfully.  "What I want to talk about is the navy. The future of the Ming Dynasty lies in this navy. After the ship is built, I need Aiqing to do something. This may damage Aiqing's reputation, or it may cause Aiqing to be  People misunderstood, I don¡¯t know.¡± Emperor Tianqi hesitated a little and looked at Sun Chengzong with a complicated expression.  Lifting up his clothes, Sun Chengzong knelt down on the ground again and said loudly: "I am not afraid of death, what else can stop me!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!  )
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