I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 612 New Financial Law
Zhu Houcong immediately ordered the abolition of these policies in order to win the hearts of the southern gentry.
This command also worked very well.
The gentry in the south were pleased to find that King Xing was very sensible and intelligent.

Therefore, it became politically incorrect in the South to collect or pay anything based on the amount of land owned.

For the gentry, this matter is easy to understand. One of the important reasons why I rebelled was because Zhu Houxuan’s various policies were tied to the area of ​​land owned. As a result, the policies implemented by the government I established after the rebellion were still tied to the area of ​​land owned. Then, wasn’t my rebellion in vain?
Even if everyone believes that the area of ​​land owned is the most appropriate choice as the standard for dividing the proportion of subsidies, they will not choose this path, because it is tantamount to making them deny their own
Therefore, the gentry have been arguing about this issue, because it is really difficult to find a standard that everyone agrees on.
This debate caused many gentry to wait and see, and they were ready to wait until there was a conclusion before contributing to the military expenses, because this concerned the interests of everyone.
Zhu Houcong has also been having a headache over this recently.
"I naturally know that I need more donations from the gentry, but you also know about the debate in the court at this time. Do you have any good ideas?" Zhu Houcong said.

"In fact, the gentry in Jiangnan are still very willing to contribute to the military expenditure. After all, they have suffered greatly at the hands of the treacherous king," Yan Song said.

Yan Song was not lying. Before the rebellion, the gentry were unwilling to pay more taxes. After the rebellion, they became more active. After all, the Nanjing government was established with their support and represented their interests. If it collapsed, they would be the ones who suffered the most.
"If you are willing to contribute to the military expenditure, you should put aside your prejudices and not argue endlessly!" Zhu Houcong said unhappily.

"I heard that Wuchang has started buying and selling titles in order to raise funds," Yan Song said softly with his head down.

"Buying and selling titles?" Zhu Houcong said in surprise, and then gradually fell into deep thought.
"This is a method that can be used as a reference." Zhu Houcong said slowly.

Zhu Houcong was very clear about the gentry's thoughts. In fact, everyone knew that dividing the shares according to the amount of land owned was the best solution, but no one wanted to point it out.

The gentry actually had their own ideas. They always insisted that this behavior was "helping with military expenses" because they were afraid that if the Nanjing government defeated the Beijing government in the future, this "helping with military expenses" would be retained as taxes, so they were so fussy about these things.
Even though their behavior has already affected the normal operation of the Nanjing government.

Zhu Houcong knew their mentality, but he had no good solution for it. Now he seemed to have found a way to break the deadlock.

He could totally tie the matter of "aiding in financial support" to the title!

The more you donate, the higher the title you will be awarded.

There are always people willing to spend money on this, not just scholars. Businessmen will definitely like this policy because
Even if you don't buy a title for yourself, you can buy one for the elders in your family. This can improve the various configurations of the tomb, which can also be regarded as filial piety to the elders.
The more Zhu Houcong thought about it, the more this method was suitable for the current situation. Aren't you afraid that "assisting the military" will become a tax in the future? Now the act of assisting the military is an investment behavior of "more work, more pay", "less work, less pay", and "no work, no pay". It's just that the reputation is a bit bad. No matter which dynasty, selling official positions and titles only appeared when the country was about to perish.

But now we can't care so much, because the current situation of the Nanjing government is an extraordinary time, and extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.
Zhu Houcong quickly made a decision in his mind. This was how it had to be done, but the reputation was a bit too
His eyes finally fell on Yan Song, and he suddenly laughed: "Mr. Yan, since you proposed this method, then you should write a memorial and submit it."

"As you wish!" Yan Song said helplessly. He understood that Zhu Houcong was concerned about his reputation and wanted him to share the blame.
However, Yan Song was open-minded about this. He had already decided to join Zhu Houcong. What was wrong with sharing some of the blame? Others were not qualified to share it.
"Do a good job! I will not be stingy with your rewards," Zhu Houcong said to Yan Song and Guo Xun.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yan Song and Guo Xun knelt on the ground and said.

Yan Song's memorial was quickly submitted, and Zhu Houcong began to buy and sell titles at Yan Song's suggestion.

At the beginning, the sale of titles was relatively ethical, and the one put on the table was a low-ranking lord. This was a title specially customized for this title sale. To obtain this title, one needs to pay 50,000 shi of grain or equivalent materials.

In an ordinary year of plenty, 50,000 dan of grain is only worth 25,000 taels of silver. But in the current situation, these 50,000 dan are worth a lot of money, at least several times more than before.

Zhu Houcong understood what the Nanjing government needed most. It was not gold and silver, but supplies that were difficult to buy with gold and silver.

These resources are in the hands of the aristocratic families, and given their well-informed status, it is a fantasy to use money to harvest them.
But such a title also attracted people to flock to it. The gentry had understood Zhu Houcong's intention and signed up enthusiastically to obtain this title.
But Pandora's box has been opened. As the war progresses and finances become tight, Zhu Houcong will certainly relax restrictions on "selling official positions and titles". Then things will become interesting.
The 200 million gold yuan coupons produced by Yan Song would soon be put on the market. Just a few days before they were put on the market, the big families had already received the news in advance and were frantically selling off the gold yuan coupons in their hands to buy various materials and real estate.

This caused the value of the gold yuan to plummet.
Wei Dahe feels that his luck has been very bad recently, and he has been going in a bad way.
He was originally from a relatively well-off family, with 40 acres of land. However, a few months ago, when he saw the land price rising, he began to speculate.
So he sold half of his family's land - twenty acres.

The buyer was very happy and gave me a brand new silver dollar note that smelled of ink.
Wei Dahe didn't dare spend these new silver dollar notes and hid them under his bed. Not long after, the situation changed suddenly and the Civil War broke out. There was no institution in the South that could exchange silver dollar notes. The silver dollar notes in his hands became waste paper.
(End of this chapter)