Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 323 Zhu Yuanzhang: The Ming Dynasty's territory occupies more than 60% of the world's land area! Zhu should slap him in the face on the spot!
"Yongying."

"You're the one who brought this up, so you're the one who should come up with a solution."

"Anyway, the Ming Dynasty will be yours in the future, so you can do what you want with it."

Zhu Biao suddenly smiled slyly and handed the question back to Zhu Ying.

Looking at Zhu Biao like this.

Zhu Ying was speechless: "How come even the Crown Prince is acting like a rogue?"

"You were the one who suggested this."

"Moreover, you also said that I and your grandfather should cooperate with you in implementing this national policy."

"So naturally, these crucial matters are left to you to handle," Zhu Biao replied with a smile.

As the words fell.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao with great satisfaction, as if to say, "That's right, that's exactly it."

"have to."

Seeing the state of the father and son, Zhu Ying felt helpless.

There's really nothing we can do about them right now.

"There is only one way to get them to obediently return the land."

"Moreover, it will enable my Ming Dynasty's tax system to become completely fair." Zhu Ying spoke slowly, his eyes sharp.

"What's the plan?" Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao immediately looked at Zhu Ying, their eyes filled with anticipation.

"Establish the land tax system." Zhu Ying smiled and uttered four words.

Hear these four words.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and his son looked puzzled.

"What is meant by 'integrating land tax and poll tax'?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.
"simply put."

"Throughout Chinese dynasties, taxes were levied on the population; the more people there were, the more taxes were collected."

"When it came to my Great Ming Dynasty, you even established a tax exemption policy, allowing certain people to be exempt from taxes. This is the root of all trouble."

"As land is consolidated, the amount of tax collected will decrease."

"Moreover, even though the household registration policy of our Great Ming Dynasty has been established, there are still many people who conceal their household registration and are not registered at all. These people are thus exempt from taxation."

"The only way to change this situation is to implement the land tax reform."

"Taxes will be levied based on the amount of land owned. Simply put, people are mobile; they can walk or run, but land is fixed. From now on, our Great Ming can levy taxes based on the amount of land owned. The more land one owns, the more taxes one can collect."

"Except."

"Abolish the titles of king, peerage, and the right to be exempt from taxes."

"All subjects of our Great Ming Dynasty must pay taxes." Zhu Ying slowly explained the fundamental principle of the land tax reform.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were extremely shocked.

Obviously.

They were also astonished by this groundbreaking national policy.

With their knowledge and understanding, it was not difficult for them to see that this was definitely a good national policy that would benefit the country and its people.

"Good, good, good."

"Yongying."

"I give up."

How did you come up with this national tax policy?

"What a wonderful idea it is to merge land tax with poll tax!"

"If this law is implemented, it will definitely benefit our Great Ming. All the land in the country must be registered. You can escape, but you cannot escape the land."

"The more land one owns, the more taxes one can collect. Abolishing the poll tax and implementing this land tax will actually be a great help," Zhu Yuanzhang said with great excitement.

This clearly indicates that they approved of the policy of merging the poll tax into the land tax.

Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly: "That's right, this policy of merging the poll tax into the land tax is a truly beneficial policy for the country and the people."

"Comparatively speaking, it is fairer to the common people. As long as this law is implemented, the common people will be grateful to the court."

“Good, this new method of collecting taxes is excellent.”

"The more land one owns, the more taxes one pays."

“In the past, those with titles enjoyed tax exemptions, so they frantically acquired land, but things are different now.”

“If taxes are levied directly based on the amount of land, and the tax exemption policy is abolished, the land they control will become a hot potato. They will probably want to give the land back and no longer control it.”

"Wonderful, wonderful."

Zhu Biao praised him repeatedly, showing great excitement.

Seeing their reactions, Zhu Ying smiled knowingly.

Although the "integration of land tax into poll tax" was introduced by the people of Zhu Ying's later era, it was undoubtedly a national policy that benefited the country and its people.

If the Ming Dynasty had implemented this national policy from the beginning, it would have definitely increased the country's fortunes, and Emperor Chongzhen would not have faced such a difficult situation.

"Yongying."

"What's wrong with your brain?"

"They actually came up with such a national policy?"

“As long as this is implemented, even if those powerful and wealthy people do not distribute the land to the people, it will be fine. We will collect taxes according to the land area and no longer impose heavy taxes on the people. They will be the ones who suffer losses.”

"Anyway, it's a great thing for the country," Zhu Yuanzhang praised with a smile.

He clearly anticipated the effects that this national policy would have.

"Implementing this national policy will benefit the country and its people."

"But there are also quite a few opponents."

"Your Majesty should be prepared for this," Zhu Ying said with a smile.

"With military power in our hands, why should we be afraid of them turning the world upside down?"

"If they dare to disobey, then we dare to kill them." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, not caring about any obstacles at all.

There may have been obstacles in front of him, the founding emperor, but none of them could stop his butcher's knife.

"That's it."

"Tomorrow, the court should announce this new tax policy and abolish the original tax exemption policy. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty achieve long-term stability and peace," Zhu Biao immediately said.

"Oh, right, U.A. "

"How is the matter concerning the royal estates?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with concern.

“The craftsmen have already been recruited. Within two months, the Ming Dynasty will enter a new era, and many new items will be unveiled.” Zhu Ying smiled confidently.

"That's good." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in relief.

"Have all the vassal kings of the realm come to the capital as ordered?"

"Has anything changed?" Zhu Ying asked curiously.

"What could possibly happen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "Once my decree is issued, who dares to disobey?"

"They're afraid now because you're in charge. But if the Crown Prince or I were to issue the decree, they wouldn't be so obedient."

"That's why I insist that many of the country's problems should be solved while you're still alive. With your prestige, you can suppress them," Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Just keep your mind to it, kid. We've given you everything you want now. But if you want to implement national policies, do it step by step. Don't push people to their deaths in one go."

Obviously.

This statement also carries a sense of helplessness.

The things Zhu Ying raised this time have already caused a huge uproar.

Targeting the feudal lords.

Targeting clans.

Now they're targeting all the nobles and elites in the land.

Fortunately, this was implemented while Zhu Yuanzhang was in power; otherwise, all these people would have targeted Zhu Biao and Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying was not afraid of anything.

But these things will definitely bring real chaos to the world.

"By now, the regional vassal kings should have already set off for Yingtian."

"We should all be able to gather within a little over a month," Zhu Biao said slowly.

"When the time comes to announce the cessation of support for the imperial family, they will cause a ruckus."

"The Emperor and the Crown Prince will then discover that they don't care about the fundamental interests of the country at all, only about their own interests." Zhu Ying sneered, revealing a hint of mockery.

Hear this!

Neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Biao said anything.

Because, as things stand now, everything Zhu Ying said has already come true.

The real reason why Zhu Yuanzhang fully trusted Zhu Ying to promote the national policies proposed by Zhu Ying was not because of Zhu Ying's extraordinary abilities, but because Zhu Ying had indeed pointed out the major problems of the Ming Dynasty, the problems that, if left unaddressed, would lead to the dynasty's short-term survival.

For the Ming Dynasty to endure forever.

So that the world may forever be under the control of the Zhu family.

This was also an inevitable result of Zhu Yuanzhang supporting Zhu Ying's reforms.

"Let's take it one step at a time."

"Tell me, lad, just how many more national policies need to be changed?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Ying curiously.

"That's a lot."

"And almost all of them are related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Ying smiled.

I had already written down more than a dozen reforms that would change the Ming Dynasty, and these few are just appetizers.

Still early.

"You really are something else..."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, unsure of what to say.

Just these few.

That could be described as earth-shattering.

Zhu Yuanzhang was genuinely worried that he might not be able to handle what Zhu Ying would do next.

"Although we had our own selfish reasons for enfeoffing the princes, we also had the public good of having them guard the borders and protect the Ming Dynasty."

"Now all the military power of the vassal kings has been taken back."

How are you preparing for future border defense?

"Without a vassal king to guard the area, it might pose a considerable threat," Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and asked.

"guard?"

Upon hearing those two words, Zhu Ying smiled.

"What are you laughing at, kid?" Zhu Yuanzhang said irritably.

"In my mind, there has never been defense, only offense."

"Blindly defending will only embolden those foreign tribes. Only by defeating them, making them fearful, and completely trampling them under our feet will they know what true hell is and understand that the territory of our Great Ming is inviolable." Zhu Ying sneered.

Listen to Zhu Ying's words.

It was not surprising that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao exchanged a glance.

But Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled and said, "Young man, you are still too young to have such thoughts."

"The land to the north is indeed vast, but even if you conquer it, what then?"

"Is it possible to completely control it?"

"If the north were really that easy to control, then all the dynasties and ancestors of China would have controlled it long ago."

"In the end, it is a vast but sparsely populated and barren land, so our ancestors didn't think much of it and could only focus on defense," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a lecturing tone.

"Yes."

“The land to the north is vast. Even if we can conquer it temporarily, we cannot control it for long.”

"This is also the fundamental reason why our Chinese people have repaired the Great Wall in the northern frontier throughout history," Zhu Biao echoed.

Watching the father and son sing in unison.

Zhu Ying also laughed: "How big do you think this world is? What percentage of the world does my Great Ming territory occupy?"

Upon hearing this question...

Zhu Yuanzhang said without hesitation: "The world is vast and boundless, and so is the territory of my Great Ming. In my opinion, the territory of my Great Ming occupies at least 50% of the world, no, it is definitely more than 60%. Moreover, unlike the barren and barbaric lands in the north and south, the territory of my Great Ming is a true treasure trove and a true fertile land."

Speaking of which.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very pleased with himself.

Obviously.

In his heart, he thought that being able to control such a vast empire that encompassed five or six tenths of the world would be enough for his lifetime.

"What if I said that the Ming Dynasty's territory occupied less than 10% of the land in the world?"

"What are Your Majesty's thoughts?" Zhu Ying smiled, with a hint of teasing.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed slightly, then he immediately replied firmly, "Impossible."

"I also had a gift prepared for you today."

"This can also be seen as a way to show you two the real world, so you don't have a narrow view of things," Zhu Ying chuckled.

Then he clapped his hands towards the outside of the hall: "Bring it in."

echoed.

Guo Zhen and Liu Lei were carrying one end of the huge world map that Zhu Ying had copied at the mansion earlier.

Several royal guards followed behind the two, carrying ladders.

"what is this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

"Hang it up and unfold it." Zhu Ying smiled, offering no further explanation.

Guo Zhen and Liu Lei did not hesitate and immediately climbed the ladder, hung up the rope, and began to hang the huge map.

When the entire map was unfolded in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and his son, both of them stood up from their seats.

"map?"

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at it with a hint of surprise: "What kind of map is this?"

"You can look more closely now," Zhu Ying said with a smile.

At the same time, he waved for Liu Lei and the others to step back.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate and immediately walked up to the map.

At a glance.

Then I saw the place where the words "Da Ming" were written.

"This...this part is part of the territory of my Great Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand, pointing to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, utterly astonished.

"How could my Great Ming Dynasty be so small?"

"impossible."

Where did this map come from?

"Is the drawing incorrect?"

Seeing how small the territory of the Ming Dynasty was on this map made Zhu Yuanzhang somewhat anxious.

The more confident I was just now, the more I'm being proven wrong.

I just mentioned that the Ming Dynasty's territory occupied more than 50% to 60% of the entire country.

But now...!
"Yongying."

"Is...is this really a world map?"

Zhu Biao also stood before the map, looking at the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the small foreign countries surrounding it.

Champa, Korea, Japan, and the countries of Southeast Asia.

All of them are marked on it.

Even on the westernmost part of the land, there are markings indicating the country's name.

These were things Zhu Biao had never heard of before.

and.

The vastness of the world unfolds before my eyes; such a large map is truly awe-inspiring and astonishing.

"This is indeed a true map of the world."

“All the kingdoms in the world have been marked on it.”

"As for its origin, you can think of it as a gift from God," Zhu Ying said with a serious expression.

"The world is so vast."

"Our Great Ming Dynasty's territory only occupies less than one-tenth of the entire world?"

"The territory of the Northern Yuan is even larger than that of my Great Ming."

Zhu Biao stared at the map, muttering to himself.

He was clearly deeply shocked and unable to recover from the experience.

Zhu Yuanzhang was completely speechless, not knowing what to say. His previous confident vows had become a joke.

Shame on you!
……

(End of this chapter)