Chapter 273 This is not an easy task and will offend many people
In fact, what Han Du, Wen Tiren and others were worried about was correct. Emperor Chongzhen just didn't want them to know about some of the truth and facts about the currency reform.
The root cause is very simple. Behind the Ming Dynasty's money-making, there are many interests and groups involved. This is the core of Emperor Chongzhen's move to eliminate bad policies and actively suppress them.
"Do you know why I have to make a new money?" Emperor Chongzhen looked serious and looked at Bi Ziyan and Guan Shaoning who were left by him, and said seriously.
When the two heard this, they looked at each other and had many ideas. They knew that their guess was true.
"The matter of fire consumption can be implemented more successfully."
Bi Ziyan thought about it and spoke first: "Although at the court level, Your Majesty wants to promote the implementation of fire and consumption by the Duke, there are too many groups involved.
Especially for local officials and gentry groups, this is undoubtedly a way to seize their vested interests, even if the court is preparing to increase the salary of officials at all levels.
However, the increased official salary is not as expensive as fire, and the amount of money you get is more money.
With the new money minted by the imperial court, if it can be circulated among the people, local people can pay full taxes based on their silver dollars without giving local officials any excuses."
"What Bi Qing said is indeed part of the reason."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "The fire consumption matter will last for a long time, not only in the Ming Dynasty, so fire consumption is eliminated, which is not completely eliminated by human power.
This is caused by greed.
At least the administration of the Ming Dynasty was not completely rectified by me and did not promote the circulation of new money, so it would not be possible to make the fire return to the public to play a practical role.
The clarity and circulation of new money represents a positive attitude. Perhaps it would take five or ten years for new money to completely replace silver.
But at least in the process of promoting circulation, more and more people in the Ming Dynasty can truly lift some of the burdens that are pressed on their bodies. This is the real way to benefit the people."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Guan Shaoning bowed and said, "When I left Beijing under the order and led my colleagues from the State Taxation Department to rectify the banknotes in Zhili to collect tariffs, I discovered such a serious situation.
In the eyes of many local officials, including gentry, merchants, landlords and other groups from all over the world, local people are the targets of wanton exploitation.
After all, the lower-level people have no way. Even if the deprivation comes to them, they can only be forced to bear more."
The Ming Dynasty passed down to the Chongzhen period, and there were so many bad policies and cancers.
The root of a larger part lies in the strong old bureaucratic thought that was derived from Confucianism, which also led to many facts such as intensification of land annexation, intensification of exploitation of the people, and intensification of class contradictions.
Headed by the Ming officials, there are often groups of gentry, merchants, landlords, etc. behind them. In order to protect their vested interests, they have made various constraints and resistance.
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In fact, how many of the recorded historical materials are completely true?
After all, historical records are written and passed down by those who are interested.
The reason why Emperor Tianqi fell into the water was largely because after Wei Zhongxian controlled the government in the later period, the eunuch party involved in tax collection too harshly, which harmed the interests of many people.
As for the truth, it is no longer possible to verify. After all, everyone is dead, who can know the truth behind it?
It was precisely because of such threats and facts that Emperor Chongzhen integrated the palace ban, rectified the inner court, established the Beijing Guard Governor's Office, and controlled the Forbidden City in his hands.
He doesn't want to fall into the water.
After all, there are a lot of things he does in the future.
It will touch the core interests of vested interest groups and will become more and more over time.
Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, looked at Bi Ziyan and the others, and said, "In addition to what you said, I have also made many considerations in promoting the circulation of new money.
The first is fire consumption, the second is to narrow the minting of coins, the third is to crack down on private casting, the fourth is to develop industry and commerce, and the fifth is to increase the wealth of the court.
The sixth is to establish a currency system, the seventh is to increase holdings and open sea trade, the eighth is to develop a circular economy, the nineth is to rectify the military's bad policies, and the tenth is to lay the foundation for adjusting taxes.
Regarding these ideas, I have written corresponding official letters. After leaving the palace, the two families can take a closer look. The implementation of a new money system involves many aspects.
If you want to make new money circulated, it is not something that I can do alone, so you still need to implement it by your family. I will also implement it with powerful people from other aspects.
But no matter how much I say, the most core point is how to effectively implement the General Administration of Coin Mine under the Qianfatang, and subsequently open a coin Mine Branch, rectify the old system of the Coin Mine Law.
So the burden of taking the momentum was carried on Bi Qing's shoulders."
Bi Ziyan's expression became serious. Through what the emperor said, he could clearly feel how firm the emperor was in the rectification of the Ming Dynasty's Money Law.
Especially if you want to get involved in the field of rectification, no matter which one it is, it will cause a lot of storm and controversy in the North, which is not a easy task.
As the wealth star of the Ming Dynasty, Bi Ziyan was not unclear about the bad policies of the Ming Dynasty, but he was clear and could not effectively rectify and change it. This was the most uncomfortable thing...
After all, these things were not something he could do alone.
But now, the emperor has a detailed plan in his mind and has begun to make arrangements. Although the pressure he faces is great, it is not as great as the emperor has.
Bi Ziyan calmed down and bowed, saying, "I would like to share your worries for Your Majesty."
"Okay, that's what I'm waiting for."
Emperor Chongzhen smiled with relief and said, "Bi Qing should take the initiative to arrest the rectification of the money law and the reform of the currency system. He should start in accordance with the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty and gradually make changes. Don't be too hasty.
The road needs to be walked step by step.
If you move too fast and walk too fast, you will easily fall. At that time, the court will be very passive and I will be very passive.
Bi Qing, don’t worry about anything else. Just do your own thing steadily. With me behind your back, no one can persecute Qing’s family, or plot against Qing’s family.”
Professional things must be done by professional talents. What Emperor Chongzhen can do is support in policy and support in politics, so that these pragmatic and hard-working talents will be wronged or persecuted.
If the new money could be circulated in the Ming Dynasty, even if it was circulated in the northern provinces first, it would have many advantages for Emperor Chongzhen.
Not to mention anything else, just increasing income and financial resources, encouraging the development of industry and commerce, increasing holdings and opening up trade in the sea is enough to make many plans and deployments effective to promote it.
In the advancement of core interests, Emperor Chongzhen took a firm step forward. As for what kind of resistance and constraints would form in the future, he had already anticipated it in his heart.
Let’s talk about the future later, and you can just take action when you see any moves, Emperor Chongzhen
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