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Chapter 1022

Chapter 1022

After Li Si'er promised not to interfere in the government affairs, Yuzhu treated her as before, and tried her best to meet all her demands.

After all, they are a mother and son in need, and their relationship is unusual.

Li Si'er can still call the wind and call the rain in the palace, and can enjoy the honorable old age as he pleases.

No one dared to disrespect Li Si'er!

The emperor and the empress dowager had conflicts, who would dare to meddle in it?

After Yuzhu ruthlessly established the rules, Li Si'er also knew an iron fact, and he couldn't help it.

Li Si'er was surrounded by women who flattered and said good things all day long, and after a long time, his mood improved a lot.

In the morning, when it was called "first time", Yuzhu and the ministers of military aircraft discussed disaster relief together.

The Yellow River flooded again. From Kaifeng to Xuzhou, many embankments burst, thousands of miles were flooded, and hungry people were everywhere.

In the past, the old emperor's disaster relief method was mainly to exempt money and food.

However, treating the symptoms does not cure the root cause, forming a vicious circle of breaking embankments every year and providing disaster relief every year.

Yuzhu has surveyed the Kaifeng-Xuzhou section of the Yellow River many times, and he knows very well that with the existing river control methods, it is inevitable to break the embankment every year.

"Jiang Sheng, what do you think?" Yuzhu first asked Jiang Sheng.

Jiang Sheng lowered his waist and said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, the most urgent task is to provide disaster relief first, so that the victims will have a stutter, so that they will not take risks."

Yuzhu nodded and looked at Zhang Tingyu again.

Zhang Tingyu is proficient in court tactics, but his level of governance is mediocre. He only knows that the disaster victims must not be turned into refugees.

Once the victims of the disaster without enough food become refugees, big troubles will happen!

It is recorded very clearly in the history books that refugees are the main force in the uprising.

Zhou Quan understood Yuzhu's thoughts very well, but he would not say it if he was killed.

He is already an extremely talented minister of military affairs, and he still thinks about being top-notch everywhere, that is boring!

After everyone expressed their opinions, it was Yuzhu's turn to speak.

Yuzhu said lightly: "Shaanxi and Gansu happen to have a lot of open space, and we don't lack ships."

After hearing this, the military ministers immediately understood what Yu Zhu meant.

When there is no disaster, forced emigration to Shaanxi and Gansu will definitely cause public dissatisfaction.

Now, the victims have nothing left.The imperial court sent them to Shaanxi and Gansu by boat, not only allocated land, but also distributed farm tools and seeds, and exempted them from tax for three years, which is very feasible.

As the saying goes, only by standing tall can you see far!

The old emperor could not solve the flood of the Yellow River because he was not as tall as the jade pillar.

The Yellow River builds dikes every year and breaches every year.

The imperial court repeatedly appropriated huge sums of money for embankment repairs, which has become an important source of wealth for local officials.

Yuzhu's philosophy of governing the country is very simple, just eight words: Emphasize agriculture, promote industry and encourage business.

Since modern times, all developed countries in the world have attached importance to commercial trade.

The old emperor did not understand the principle of no business, no wealth, so how could Yu Zhu not understand it?

Without a well-developed commercial trade system, industrial products cannot be sold globally!

The most typical example is that after joining the WTO, China's cheap industrial products can sell well all over the world under this trading system.

"Your Majesty, I think this strategy is very good. It not only gives the victims a stutter, but also gives them a foundation to restore their homes, and also enriches the foundation of the Shaanxi-Gansu dynasty. However, I still have a question. After the water recedes , the disaster victims have sneaked back, what should I do?"

Jiang Sheng's question really hit the point.

Yuzhu smiled faintly, and explained: "On the bank of the Yellow River, these counties always suffer from disasters. Instead of allocating a lot of silver and rice every year to relieve disasters, it is better to simply designate these counties as royal gardens and keep the common people They all moved out."

In this way, the ministers of military aircraft will understand everything.

The Yangtze River has the Jingzhou flood discharge area, and the Yellow River has the Kaifeng flood discharge area. Although I dare not say that it will be done once and for all, at least, the huge amount of silver that spends in vain every year has really been saved.

All the people in several counties in Henan were relocated to Shaanxi and Gansu, which not only enriched the Northwest, but also solved the fatal problem of the disaster victims turning into refugees, and also solved the problem of flooding of the Yellow River from the root, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone. !

The idea of ​​river control in the past dynasties is to continuously build high dams along the Yellow River.

This led to an extremely serious consequence. Many state capitals along the Yellow River are under the embankment.

Once the dam breaks a big hole, the river will flow down and down for thousands of miles.As a result, it was naturally extremely tragic and drowned countless ordinary people.

Therefore, evacuating several super-prone counties between Kaifeng and Guide Mansion and turning them into flood discharge areas can solve the big problem.

In fact, in addition to the northwest, there is also a vast northeast area in Yuzhu's pocket, which can be immigrated for development.

Because the wicker border blocked the passage for the Han people to leave the customs, over the past 80 years, the land in the entire northeast region has become more and more fertile.

In Northwest China, farming has continued for more than 2000 years, and it is impossible to fallow or rotate crops. The land is getting poorer and the output is getting less and less.

However, the vast black land in the Northeast has never undergone large-scale planting and reclamation, and it can yield a good harvest for everything.

What kind?

Hey, Yuzhu was already prepared.

Since the old emperor died and Yu Zhu came to power, two treasures were gradually planted on a large scale in six counties with different latitudes in the north, central and south of the country: corn and potatoes.

After several years of experiments, even without fertilization, the yield of corn is about 600 catties per mu.Potatoes are even more exaggerated. The casual slash-and-burn cultivation is more than 3000 catties.

Unlike sweet potatoes, which are easy to get tired of eating, potatoes are one of the proven staple foods, and the taste is much better.

In Europe, people's staple food, besides bread, is potatoes.

Potatoes, native to South America, are truly a treasure bestowed by God to mankind.

After several years of operation, a large number of potato seeds have been stored in granaries across the Northwest.

Henan was hit by a disaster, and Yuzhu took advantage of the situation to move the victims to the northwest region, just in time for the autumn planting in August.

Potatoes are harvested twice a year, and the planting period is March and August. Not only is the yield per mu surprisingly high, but it is also drought-tolerant.

During the entire growth period of potatoes, they only need to be watered four to five times.

In Northwest China, where there is a shortage of water, potatoes are planted on a large scale, and potatoes are regarded as a staple food, which is just the right time.

As for the problem of unsuitable eating habits, hehe, that is nonsense for not starving.

The eyes of the really hungry are green, and they can't digest the Guanyin soil, and some people eat it.

Growing potatoes in the Northwest is actually a problem that needs to be solved immediately.

Therefore, Yuzhu said: "After the people in Henan migrated to the Northwest, they were exempted from tax for three years, and the land tax in the future will only receive potatoes."

The imperial court only received potatoes, and farmers had to be forced to grow potatoes.

After a few years of transition, even if there is no publicity, farmers will take the initiative to grow potatoes themselves.

Because, as long as potatoes are planted, the whole family will never go hungry again.

The current fiscal revenue of the imperial court is actually much more generous than that of the previous Qing Dynasty.

In the Kangxi Dynasty of the former Qing Dynasty, the total amount of taxes that the Qing court could levy, that is: more than 2440 million taels of silver per year + more than 430 million shi grains per year, totaled less than 4000 million taels.

After Yuzhu greatly increased the business tax to 20%, the annual financial revenue of the new empire soon exceeded the 6000 million taels mark.

Because, Yuzhu has two major starting points. One is the increasingly prosperous maritime trade, which has allowed the Huaxia Empire to obtain a huge trade surplus.

No way, silk, tea and porcelain, these three are traditional magic weapons.As long as it is managed properly, it is a good deal with low cost and high profit.

The other is that while raising commercial taxes, Yuzhu decreed to abolish local tax cards across the country.

Anyone who understands economics should know the great power of a unified national market.

Why is Western Europe so rich?

After World War II, the whole of Europe was in ruins.Even in Britain, the colonial wealth that was seized back in the early years has been wiped out.

When the United Kingdom was at its worst, it had to sell the strategic maritime locations it had previously seized in order to exchange for second-hand warships from the United States.

From the European Community to the European Union, Europeans have been engaged in a unified trade market and have reaped fruitful economic results.

Negotiations are needed to resolve issues within the EU, which not only takes time and effort, but also often quarrels.

Yu Zhu only needs to issue an order to solve the problem of a unified market within the Huaxia Empire.

This is a positive example of centralized power doing great things!

In a word, whoever dares to set up a tax card without permission, Yuzhu will have his head!

History has proved that as long as it is a major event that affects the protection of local interests, it is difficult to promote it without killing people.

After the meeting was over, Yuzhu received a secret letter from Tian Wenjing, hundreds of Jiangnan Juren lords, because they were passive in their fundamental interests, even gathered a crowd to besiege the vassal office.

To be honest, Yuzhu has been waiting for this day for a long time.

So, without hesitation, Yuzhu picked up the vermilion pen, and wrote a murderous sentence in Tian Wenjing's notebook: If you are unworthy, you will be expelled from all merits, and you will be sent to prison to search your home for strict investigation.

After the instructions were completed, Yuzhu issued another military order: ordering the sixth town, seventh town, eighth town and ninth town of the imperial army to move to various places in the south of the Yangtze River according to the original plan.

If the gentry is one of the errands and pays food, who will give up the huge fundamental interests if they don't kill people's heads?

After Jiang Sheng heard the news, he was frightened out of his wits, and hurriedly passed the sign into the palace, begging to see Yuzhu.

Yuzhu didn't make things difficult for Jiang Sheng, and quickly summoned him.

"I've made up my mind, so don't talk too much!" Yuzhu didn't bother to talk nonsense, and expressed his attitude as soon as they met, "Jiangnan Shilin, either honestly pays for his errands, or I get rid of them all at once. .”

Choose one of the two, do you want to continue to retain the privilege, or do you want the life of the whole family?

Yuzhu's attitude is not room for negotiation at all, just four words: Shunchang perishes!

Jiang Sheng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat that he kowtowed to the ground and begged, "I dare not say more. However, I beg the emperor to give you a chance to live for the sake of Jiangnan Shilin's voluntary donation. Your majesty, send your ministers Go to the south of the Yangtze River and teach those ignorant gentry a lesson."

This request is not too much, Yuzhu has no reason not to refuse!

(End of this chapter)