20 million taels of silver, in the blink of an eye, he had used up 4 million.
Zhu Biao looked at the remaining copper coins in his hand and suddenly felt that money was so useless.
Why didn't he notice it before?
In fact, Su Yang felt this principle the most clearly.
As someone who was covered by electronic payments, Su Yang understood very well that if money was not spent from his own hands, he would not feel the pain of spending money at all.
The convenience of electronic payment had turned money into numbers. Many people had no idea how much money they had when they spent it!
If one held 10,000 yuan in their hands, they would realize that it was a very thick stack of money.
And when 10,000 turned into a few zeros, it was as if he could not feel its existence at all!
As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's way of spending money was actually very similar to electronic payments!
He was the emperor of the empire, and he needed to control the direction.
Financial expenditure and the details were not something he should worry about.
Otherwise, sooner or later, he would die of exhaustion like Zhuge Liang.
This also caused Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, to not be very clear that the tax of 20 million taels of silver was really not worth spending!
Zhu Biao picked up the remaining copper coins on his table and said with some heartache,"Mr. Su, you just gave me four million yuan?”
Su Yang glanced at him and thought, Isn't this nonsense?
Even capitalists wouldn't be so cruel to let the horses run without feeding them grass!
"I've calculated this 4 million quite conservatively. After all, officials receive different salaries depending on their rank. This is just the average amount.”
"Moreover, the official's salary is only about 700,000 yuan. The other three million yuan is for the tributes of the Minister of Justice and the various ceremonies of the Taichang Guanglu Temple.”
There was one more thing that Su Yang did not say. The salary of the officials of the Great Ming Dynasty was really low!
It was terrifyingly low!
A first-grade official's salary was only 10 taels of silver, which was 200 dan of grain.
A first-grade official could only ensure that the entire family was full. As for anything else, he could forget about it.
Zhu Biao didn't say anything else after hearing that. His salary had already been paid.
What was next?
At this moment, he heard Su Yang say,"As the emperor, you have paid my salary. Next, it should be the military expenditure."”
Hearing this, Zhu Biao immediately retorted,""Boss Su, what you said is wrong. My Great Ming implements a military system. When the soldiers are free, they have to open up wasteland. The total amount of grain in the Great Ming's army is 20 million dan in a year.”
Zhu Biao's words were correct. The military system had indeed played a big role in the early stages of the Ming Dynasty.
The military system was to allocate land to soldiers. After training, the soldiers would cultivate and pay taxes according to the amount of land. The remaining food would be used for daily needs.
In this way, the army would be self-sufficient enough to meet their basic needs without spending a single cent on the court.
Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was beautiful and also very genius. He hoped to use the military system to solve the problem of military expenditure relying on taxes.
However, he had neglected a very important point-human nature!
Su Yang was already thirsty after talking for a long time. He estimated that it was almost noon. His wife was probably already packing up and waiting for him to eat.
It was not good to go back late!
Therefore, he made a long story short." Boss Huang is right. The military camp will solve the military expenses, so you won't be allowed to pay this year."”
Hearing this, Zhu Biao heaved a sigh of relief, but then he felt that it was ridiculous!
He was the Crown Prince, but he was actually glad that he had saved a few copper coins. If others knew about it, it would be too embarrassing!
Moreover, Zhu Biao also heard the hidden meaning in Su Yang's words.
Not paying this year…
Do I have to pay in the future?
Didn't this mean that the military system would change in the future?
This question hung in Zhu Biao's heart for a long time.
"Not counting the construction of the royal palace, nor the fact that the princes will be returning to the vassal state this year or next year and need funds to build the vassal king's residence.”
"Just say that within the Great Ming Empire, the river channels will be dredged, and the dams will be built and maintained. A conservative estimate is that it will require five million taels.”
Seeing that Zhu Biao was about to retort, Su Yang stopped him and said,"Boss Huang, you don't have to think that this money is too much. This money includes the wages of the workers, the cost of wood, copper, and iron, the chewing heads of cattle, horses, and mules, and so on.”
After Su Yang finished speaking, he reached out and took five copper coins from Zhu Biao.
At this moment, Zhu Biao only had 11 copper coins left!
Su Yang continued," The construction of the country ends here. I've paid my salary. It's time to calculate your expenses as the emperor."”
Zhu Biao's body trembled when he heard that. He had actually forgotten about the members of the royal family.
"Now that there is no adult prince to become a vassal, all expenses should be calculated together. Including the expenses of the harem, such as the concubines 'rouge and powder, the charcoal used in the palace in winter, and the ice used in summer, it will cost about two million taels a year.”
Thus, two more copper coins were taken away by Su Yang.
Zhu Biao, who was holding nine million taels of silver, felt a chill run down his spine.
Although he still had a huge sum of money in his hands, he just felt that it was not enough!
Fortunately, Su Yang seemed to have finished calculating.
"As the emperor, this is basically the most you can spend in a year.”
"Looking at it now, the situation is not bad. It's actually Yu Qing's family!”
Just as Zhu Biao was about to heave a sigh of relief, Su Yang said,"However, man's plan is not as good as God's plan. Jiangnan Road has a flood, so you have to help the victims!”
"But don't worry, it's a small amount of money.”
"I won't charge you copper coins for such a small amount of money.”
"As the emperor, Boss Huang has a surplus of nine million taels of silver this year. Congratulations, you will have more money next year.”
"Not only that, but at the end of the year, you can also be generous and give more rewards to the officials in the harem.”
"The whole country is happy and harmonious. Everyone thinks that you are a good emperor. Everyone is full and warm, and they are happy!”
Hearing the scene described by Su Yang in a few words, Zhu Biao was in a daze. The scene of the people living and working in peace and contentment seemed to flash in front of his eyes.
This was Zhu Yuanzhang's greatest wish as emperor!
To be an emperor who allowed the people to live a good life.
Now, Zhu Biao was experiencing this prosperity with the simulation of the 20 copper coins.
Naturally, he was also excited!
When a person became arrogant, it was easy to become arrogant.
"Then, according to Boss Su's simulation, Emperor Hongwu won't perish, right?" Zhu Biao said, feeling a little smug.”
"The people live in peace and the country is prosperous. This is what the emperors of the past have been pursuing, right?”
Su Yang did not refute. He stood up and nodded."Boss Huang is right. This is a scene that every emperor looks forward to.”
"Just by looking at this year, you've done quite well as an emperor.”
"But Boss Huang, have you ever thought about whether you want to maintain such a scene for a year, a few years, or a few hundred years?”
Hearing this, Zhu Biao had a bad feeling.
Could it be that Big Ming would not be able to live such a good life for a few years?
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