First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 459

  Chapter 459 Emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business

  To be honest, Zhu Biao listened to the sound of thriving business and business outside, and he wanted to raise the business tax. You must know that Lao Zhu adopted a low tax policy for business in order to rebuild the economic order.

  Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, merchants were levied official store money at a rate of 15 taxes. Because before the unification of the world, his territory was the smallest and the collection of agricultural taxes was the most difficult. Then, the collection of commercial taxes became the focus.

  For this reason, when Nanjing was occupied and called the King of Wu, the official store was renamed Xuan Ke Division, and the official stores in various places were changed to Tong Ke Division. These are taxed on passing ships, goods brought by merchants, etc.

  However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was relaxed to one-twentieth tax, and soon it was relaxed to thirty-one tax, and the sale of private production tools, living materials, cultural articles, and wedding and funeral items were exempted from tax.

  There are both advantages and disadvantages. Zhu Yuanzhang has the intention of stimulating the recovery of commerce, but he still doesn't care much about commerce.

But on the other hand, the recovery of the agricultural economy has also laid an important material foundation for the vigorous development of industry and commerce in the future. The increase in agricultural production has created surplus agricultural products entering the field of trade circulation, and the regular circulation of surplus agricultural products has contributed to The transition from surplus products to commodity production.

Why did all dynasties stick to the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce? It's not that they are destroying social laws and creating new productive forces. Chinese civilization is by no means ignorant of capital accumulation, nor does it disdain capital accumulation, but has long understood the nature of capital and understood capital accumulation. Various changes in post-society, environment, nature, and concepts.

  When capital uses money to measure life achievements and replaces family affection and love with money relationship, the distortion of human nature and soul is inevitable, which also violates the principles of nature and man pursued by the ancients.

  The prophets of Chinese culture are classified by the ranks of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen. They try their best to tame commercial capital, keep the hearts of most people, and take traditional ideals as the highest level of pursuit. The pursuit of ideals is higher than material pursuits, which is also a characteristic of Chinese civilization.

  Life is a life, grass and trees are autumn, traditional China seeks with low desires, although it is hard to find something, but it is not driven by material desires, and it maintains the freedom and vitality of the soul, which is commendable.

  If there is only China in this world, that's okay, but it's a pity that no one can survive forever in Xanadu. The social form and natural conditions in Europe are destined to embark on capitalism, and the productivity of capitalist society is destined to be higher than that of traditional farming society.

  In the current era when world geography has not yet been discovered on a large scale, the law of the dark forest is also applicable to all countries. Others are **** and an eternal threat. Being backward will only usher in slavery and oppression, and being backward will be beaten.

  Zhu Biao looked deeply at the decorations on the roof of the car, and listened to the hawkers yelling in his ears. It is not easy to protect this prosperity now.

  The car is creaking and squeaking. Even if it is a car carefully built by the Ministry of Industry, it does not have too much comfort. It can only rely on the soft cushion under the buttocks to reduce the friction and collision between the buttocks and the wooden board.

   After a while, the noise in my ears gradually subsided, and the bustling voice seemed to be thrown behind me. It turns out that quietness and noise can be so distinct.

   Liu Jin on the side said: "Master, I have passed the Zhenhuai Bridge, and this side is much cleaner."

Zhu Biao nodded and looked at the car window, Yun Jin carefully opened a corner, there were indeed a lot fewer pedestrians around, and there were no vendors hawking along the street, all of them were mansions that seemed to be daunting, and the simple words on the plaques, They are all important court ministers, honorable generals.

Along the west section of the Inner Qinhuai River, from the vicinity of the Zhenhuai Bridge to the lower pontoon bridge, there are many mansions built by the Ministry of Industry on both sides of the bank. It is allowed to leave an open space of ten feet behind the house, and five feet on the left and right, but it is not allowed to build gardens in neighboring houses. There are not many open spaces for the rest of the official residences. If the excess is withdrawn, if it is not enough to live in, the government will arrange another housing for the descendants.

Naturally, there are not many mansions that are eligible to be divided by the court, and basically they are not allowed to buy and sell with each other. If you retire, you will leave the mansion, and people will return to their hometown to take care of them. Naturally, there are not many people who have retired after the founding of the country. He was broken into the Duwei's mansion by the pro-army, dragged out and taken to prison.

The mansions of nobles can naturally be lived in for generations, which is why nobles look down on ordinary civil servants and generals. Even if you are lucky enough to ascend to a high position, your descendants may not be able to maintain it. Generations are all lucky.

Most of the civil servants, dignitaries and military generals settled here. Since last year, the Ministry of Industry has started to build princess palaces for princesses here. Although the status of Princess Gaoli is not as high as that of Princess Daming, she came to marry into the East Palace after all, so It also temporarily lived in one of the princess mansions whose main body had been built.

  Zhu Biao's car parked steadily in front of the mansion, and the ministers of Goryeo who had been notified a long time ago and some dowry servants fell respectfully and neatly on the ground, and yelled in official words with an awkward accent.

   "The servants of foreign vassals kneel down to welcome His Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty on behalf of Princess Pingyang of Korea, and kowtow!"

Loud and orderly voices sounded, followed by faint voices of prostration and greetings from inside the mansion gate, because the Princess Mansion has not been fully completed, and the surrounding buildings and mansions are naturally similar, so there is no flow of people, so it is very respectful The voice of singing promises is very clear.

Liu Jin opened the curtain first and got out of the car. Liu An, who was holding a small round wooden stool on the ground, hurriedly offered it up. Liu Jin took it and checked it quickly and put the stool away. He lowered the iron armor that was faintly shining with cold light, and looked at the guards of the palace guards on duty in front of the princess mansion, and then asked Zhu Biao to get off the car with peace of mind.

During this period, the people in Korea who were kneeling on the ground remained motionless, like sculptures, as if they would kneel forever without hearing the voice of the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty. Liu Jin looked very satisfied, and the barbarian country also understood some rules.

With Zhu Biao's appearance, it was as if a gust of wind was blowing all around, and densely packed guards appeared in an instant. They were dressed in cloth and leather armor, and they didn't have any conspicuous weapons on their bodies. A deadly cold front.

Zhu Biao glanced inside the gate of the mansion, where a group of maids in blue dresses could be vaguely seen kneeling on the ground surrounded by a woman in red clothes with golden hairpins. It must have been deliberately prepared to make people focus on the young girl in the middle. .

   "Excuse me, you have made meritorious service in protecting the princess from afar. The princess has been in good health for several months, and you can see your loyalty and diligence. This palace will reward you."

   Can I give you a monthly pass? (ω)

  (end of this chapter)

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