At this time, the entire Great Ming Dynasty's annual tax was only four million taels.
Just the business tax collected by the Ying Tian Prefecture alone was as high as 200,000 taels.
Zhu Yuanzhang found it hard to believe.
"Jiang Meng, how are the prices in Yingtian Prefecture?”
"Your Majesty, the prices have dropped."
"Ah?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more shocked.”
"It has really dropped. The price of meat, rice, grain, and silk has all dropped by 20%. Even going to a restaurant and eating the same dishes can save you a few silver coins!”
Jiang Meng sighed.
At this moment, he was completely impressed by Zhu Xu's methods.
Collecting taxes from merchants could lower prices.
He had never expected this!
"Good!"
"Alright!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was ecstatic and laughed,"Little Fifteen really didn't disappoint Zhen!!”
"Right, what is Little Fifteen doing now?”
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Fifteenth Prince is handling official business in the yamen.”
"Quickly summon him to see me!"
"Yes!"
After Zhu Xu received the news, he quickly rushed to Yangxin Palace Hall.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Zhu Xu, he couldn't wait to pull his hand and ask,""Little Fifteen, tell this one, will this Ying Tian Prefecture be able to receive so much business tax every day in the future, and will the prices of goods remain so low? What about the other cities? Was it the same as the Ying Tian Prefecture, the Great Ming Country?”
"Imperial Father, during the household registration examination ten years ago, the Ying Tian Prefecture already had a population of more than 900,000. Now, the population has probably exceeded a million. With so many people, they have to enter a large number of commodity transactions every day.”
"Collecting 200,000 taels of business tax every day is just a few taels of silver to everyone in Ying Tian. If the tax is raised a little more, let alone 200,000 taels, we can even collect 400,000 taels a day.”
"But the other provinces are far from being as prosperous as the Ying Tian Prefecture, and there are also not as many rich people as the Ying Tian Prefecture. Naturally, the taxes collected will be far inferior to the Ying Tian Prefecture, but even so, the total business tax of the entire Great Ming should be more than 700,000 taels!”
"As for prices, as long as we can curb monopoly, prices won't be high.”
Zhu Xu smiled faintly and said.
"700,000 taels, 700,000 taels a day, that's more than 20 million taels a month, a year, isn't that?!”
Zhu Yuanzhang gulped.
Even if he was the emperor, he had never dreamed of having so much money.
"Imperial Father, you don't have to collect taxes from all the merchants in Great Ming. This will consume too much manpower to investigate and supervise, and it will increase the financial expenditure. You only need to collect taxes from the few provinces that are prosperous in the economy, earning tens of millions of taels a year, which can be used to recruit a million troops.”
Zhu Xu advised.
If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to start collecting the national business tax, then the Jinyiwei would have to expand to at least 100,000 people.
Just dealing with tax matters every day could tire one out.
Moreover, Zhu Xu helped Zhu Yuanzhang collect the business tax only to build an army and abolish the guard system.
Then he could just casually take some.
“.. Fifteen, it's all thanks to you. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to think of a way to deal with this rotten system.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xu with satisfaction.
Zhu Xu's ability was fully displayed at this moment!
A hidden danger that plagued the entire Great Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang racked his brains but could not find a solution.
However, Zhu Xu solved it easily and even gave Da Ming such a huge source of income!
Zhu Yuanzhang was completely convinced that Zhu Xu had the ability to take on a great responsibility!
"Imperial Father, your son has already done this for you. Then, can this subject go to the vassal state?”
"Oh, cough ~!"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly started coughing violently.
The eunuch at the side hurriedly brought a cup of tea over.
Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was drinking tea to hide his embarrassment and frowned slightly.
"That Shiwu, you've also seen it these few days. Big Ming is now full of hidden dangers. As Zhen's son, you can't just leave it be.”
"Imperial Father, you have more than twenty sons. The other sons are more capable than your son and can take on great responsibilities.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately rolled his eyes.
Pretending!
He was pretending again!
"In short, Shiwu, don't mention the matter of the vassal for the time being. Continue to work well in the Jinyiwei.”
Zhu Yuanzhang said gently.
He had played both the righteous and familial cards.
"Imperial Father, you are not joking."
"Fifteen, what do you mean by 'a king doesn't joke around? I asked you to state your conditions, but I didn't say that I would agree.”
Zhu Yuanzhang shrugged when he saw that Zhu Xu was still insistent.
This guy had already started to act shamelessly.
Zhu Xu was stunned and stared at Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Imperial Father, don't play with your son. Your son is already thirteen years old and should be going to a vassal state.”
Zhu Xu said unhappily.
"In any case, I won't allow it! You can't leave either. If you insist on becoming a vassal, then you can stay in Yingtian Prefecture! Zhen allows you to open a residence outside the palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang continued to act shamelessly.
“........。”
Zhu Xu was silent for a moment, then said,"Father, if you really don't keep your word, then I won't be the Commander of the Brocade Guard."”
There was a reason for Zhu Xu to take on the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
If he didn't do his job well and end this karma, Zhu Xu's Dao heart wouldn't be clear.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang had promised Zhu Xu before, so there was a reason.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang had gone back on his word, it was because Zhu Yuanzhang had not settled the karma first.
Zhu Xu's resignation was to forcefully end the karma for Zhu Yuanzhang!
As the saying goes, if you do the first, I'll do the fifteenth!
Zhu Xu's Dao heart was still clear!
"Fifteen, it's not that I don't keep my word. I really don't want to let you go, but are you willing to leave Imperial Father?”
Zhu Xu was serious.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little scared and quickly coaxed.
"Father, do you want to hear the truth?"
Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang calmly.
Was he willing to leave Zhu Yuanzhang?
Of course Zhu Xu was willing!
He was someone who wanted to cultivate.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang died of old age, the kindness of raising him would be considered over.
Zhu Xu would occasionally come back to visit Zhu Yuanzhang and give him one or two chickens to prolong his life. This was already the end of the karma.
How could he accompany Zhu Yuanzhang and not focus on cultivation?
Wasn't this not doing proper business?
"Anyway, you are not allowed to leave. You have to be the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Other than these two things, Zhen can agree to any condition!”
Zhu Yuanzhang finally said.
"Father, your son will take his leave."
Zhu Xu was too lazy to say anything more. He turned around and left. After leaving Yangxin Palace Hall and getting into the carriage, he instructed the eunuch driving the carriage to return to his bedroom.
Zhu Xu decided not to go to the Jinyiwei's yamen!
He also knew that Zhu Xu had returned to his bedroom.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt helpless.
Having a son like Zhu Xu made him very depressed.
Zhu Xu was extremely powerful.
But he was unwilling to take on the responsibility!
Zhu Yuanzhang then remembered that in those few deductions, Zhu Xu had taken the initiative to attack twice, both because of friendship.
Perhaps he wanted Zhu Xu to wholeheartedly serve Big Ming.
Do we have to start from friendship?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that his position in Zhu Xu's heart was probably not that important!
It was a little difficult to tie Zhu Xu down with kinship.
As for love, there was no effect for the time being.
Moreover, if he continued to force it, it might backfire.
Zhu Yuanzhang decided to take it slow.
His body was still healthy, and he still had time. He believed that there would be a chance to change Zhu Xu's mind.
"Men."
"Yes."
"Send someone to Taiyuan and Shun Tian, and have Fourth and Third come to Ying Tian Prefecture.”
Zhu Xu did not want to be the Commander of the Brocade Guard.
However, someone still had to do the business tax collection.
Moreover, this matter was of great importance and would definitely offend many powerful people. He had to find someone who could be trusted enough and was not afraid of the powerful.
The Crown Prince's health was not good, and Zhu Yuanzhang did not want him to be too tired.
Therefore, he decided to find his two sons, who were quite capable, to do this.
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