Chapter 468 The success of economic transformation
The court initially targeted disaster-related areas. After that, the efforts became larger and wider and wider.
Liaodong reconstruction, Mekong, Dongfan and Hainan development, and preferential policies for immigration are constantly being exempted from taxes for two or three years.
When the disaster comes, the whole province of Shaanxi will be exempted from taxes. There will be many provinces and regions that will suffer severely in the future. The court will still have such policies.
If it were put several years ago, such a large range and strength would definitely be unimaginable.
Tax exemption, how to maintain the army, how to maintain the operation of the imperial government, and how to provide relief to disaster areas?
But now, the emperor has such confidence. The reason is very simple. The transformation of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and economic transformation is enough to support the loose exemption policy to survive major disasters.
Countries with agricultural tax as their main fiscal revenue cannot withstand the invasion of major disasters or the impact of large-scale drought and flood disasters.
Whether it is developing overseas and in the south, or vigorously developing industry and commerce, promoting the prosperity of maritime trade, it is changing the financial structure of the Ming Dynasty.
From the beginning, agricultural tax accounts for more than 90%, gradually becoming 70%, 50%, and 40%. So far, although the emperor's goal has not been achieved, it has been able to support various policies during the disaster period.
The agricultural tax is gradually decreasing, but the industrial and commercial tax is continuing to increase. Coupled with the benefits of aggression, expansion and plunder, the emperor has been confident of over ten years of the peak of the disaster.
The emperor classified this achievement as the progress of administration and the use of thunder to eliminate corruption. Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, it will not be in place during implementation, and may even be misinterpreted and discarded.
Since we have such an understanding, the rectification and supervision of the administration of officials has always been the focus of the emperor and the focus of the factory and the work of the factory and the guards.
If we cannot persist in supervision and rectification, there will be no continuous clear-headedness. The emperor only believes in severe torture and cruel laws rather than education for the greed and darkness of people's hearts.
A few years ago, the data on seizures of the War of Miyagi were finally published in newspapers, and the income from the war debt was also calculated, reaching an astonishing 23%.
In other words, if you buy a bond worth ten yuan, you now have a interest rate of two yuan and triangles. In just one year, even if you do business, you may not necessarily have such a high profit.
The joy of buying bonds and holding them in your hands, the joy of not buying them beats your chest and stamps your feet, and the regrets of selling them early. In terms of money and interests, all kinds of things in the world are fully reflected.
But the emperor's main purpose was achieved, and external expansion and plundering would become the consensus of the whole people and would be supported by the whole people.
Only when it is related to its own interests can people pay attention and participate.
The slogan of serving the country and the people should be shouted, but we should pay more attention to reality. The people who are busy with their lives are still fundamentally different from the officials who speak generously in the court.
The issuance announcement of the second phase of war bonds took advantage of the situation and was launched, with a total amount of 10 million yuan and a period of five years.
In the emperor's plan, the attack on Luzon, the recovery of the former trap, and the continuous attack on Myanmar, the development of Shu's poisonous path, and the expansion into South Asia will all be included in the proceeds of war bonds.
Although these expedition plans cannot be made public, although the returns from Ping Liao bonds to War bonds are high or low, they are sure to make a profit without losing money.
In particular, the incentives for the great victory of Vangsu and Myanmar laid a good foundation for the issuance of the second phase of war bonds and created a good reputation.
The emperor is not worried about the issuance period of next year. Even if the major chambers of commerce do not purchase it, banks and the public will be mobilized for idle funds to mobilize enthusiasm.
Moreover, if the most active class in buying war bonds is calculated based on the net worth ratio, it is not the rich or big merchants, but the thousands of soldiers.
This also shows the soldiers' confidence in their own combat power and their enthusiasm for aggression and expansion in some aspects.
In the Battle of Myanmar, the officers and soldiers who participated in the war gained a lot, and the gains from the war and the prisoners were almost worth the military pay for a year.
Before the war began, the war bonds purchased by the Southwest officers and soldiers were also huge, and they all firmly believed that they would win this battle.
At first glance, it seems to be suspected of insider trading.
Buy it yourself, trade it yourself, well, fight it yourself. But one thing is that the best or bad it is to fight it depends on yourself. How much you can earn on bonds depends entirely on the gains of the war.
In this regard, the emperor was happy to see that it was another means to motivate officers and soldiers. Just like the war was seized and divided into pieces by officers and soldiers, who wouldn’t scream and rob?
Even if it changes the form, exchanges military merit for land, or even preferential policies after retirement, it is equally effective for the incentives of officers and soldiers.
For example, in the reconstruction of Liaodong, retired officers and soldiers like Zhang Zhuzi received great compensation in their placement, or thanks. Thanks for their protection of their families and the country, thanks for their heroic struggle, and thanks for their efforts.
In Liaodong, muskets are gradually being released, and Jilin Prefecture is one of the pilot projects. The northward area, the higher the looseness of muskets is held.
With muskets, immigrants can attack wild beasts to protect their families and produce. If foreign enemies invade, they will be greeted with thousands of black muzzles.
The miserable history will not repeat itself. Gone are the days when the remnants of Jiannu and the adventurers of the Russians who dared to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty with hundreds of desperate people.
What a bad situation it would be if retired officers and soldiers holding guns or civilians were going to fight. The emperor did not think that such a situation would occur with the current army of the Ming Dynasty.
The domestic peace and foreign aggression and expansion, the policies that the emperor created for the Ming Empire have gradually taken shape. In a few years, it will be deeply rooted and become a long-lasting national policy.
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As soon as Li Dan came back, he instructed his men to purchase one million yuan in war bonds in his private name.
According to the previous rules, or tacit understanding, the policies issued by the court will be supported by major chambers of commerce, in the name of groups.
But Li Dan is a public or private person this time. After buying it by himself, he will pay for it after the Chamber of Commerce decides.
"What does it mean?" Yan Siqi didn't quite understand the reason why Li Dan did this. She felt that she was trying to flatter her and asked with some dissatisfaction: "Do you seem rich? Or do you seem loyal?"
Li Dan glanced at Yan Siqi and said disdainfully: "Whatever you think, what you say."
Yan Siqi sat opposite Li Dan, looked at him, thought, shook his head gently, and said, "No, you have something to hide from me, everyone. Go to the capital and meet him, what other mission has you received?"
Li Dan rolled his eyes and knew that this matter would never be revealed. He pondered for a moment and said, "You don't have to worry about what it is. Believe me, just put more effort in Borneo, and you will definitely not lose money."
"Borneo?!" Yan Siqi said in surprise: "Aren't you working hard on it? Why are you going to leave it to me again?"
Chapter completed!