But the situation now is completely different from before.
Because Wei Yunyi was planning the Grand Canal and Wei Zhidao's plan.
Both plans require a lot of manpower and material resources, and of course, the most important thing is money.
By distributing the tax rate based on the amount of land used, more taxes can be collected, which means more silver.
Therefore, he continued to support the reforms in Jiangnan.
Use this money to support these two projects.
In this way, not only will the national strength be consumed, but the resistance of the gentry will also continue to be aroused.
In other words, what Wei Yunyi did was to consume the country's strength and luck from a higher level.
Instead of relying on corrupt officials under his command.
Even if the implementation of the land-based tax system is successful and the court's finances increase significantly, the national strength can be improved accordingly.
But the Grand Canal and the Weizhi Road were two huge projects, and they could not be offset by increasing some taxes.
This is based on experience from previous lives.
So, he continued to support the reform.
Of course, the important thing is that Wei Yunyi's words did not express a completely strong attitude. His purpose was to make the gentry think that there was still room for easing the matter and then continue to make trouble.
Maybe even the reform won’t succeed?
"I understand."
At this moment, after hearing Wei Yunyi's words, Song Gongwen immediately responded.
But he still feels a little strange now.
That's why.
After the success of the Longyang Prefecture Reform, why did His Majesty's support for me decrease and no longer be the same as before?
Especially when he heard that the equalization of land tax and land tax was being implemented in the Jiangnan area, he did not seem very happy.
Could it be that I have done something that did not satisfy His Majesty?
Song Gongwen was a little confused, but thought it was impossible.
In his eyes.
Your Majesty is a magnanimous person and will not care about trivial matters.
Therefore, the only reason is that all of this is a test given to yourself by Your Majesty.
Previously, the pilot reform in Longyang Prefecture was successful. In addition to the list provided by Li Fang, it also had the unreserved support of His Majesty.
The reason why I don’t do that now is that I want to see how far I can go without support and whether I can continue to implement the reform, so as to test and train myself.
Otherwise, why is Your Majesty's attitude completely different before and after?
Yes, that must be the case!
After thinking all this through, Song Gongwen immediately felt relieved.
after all.
Your Majesty has so much to do.
We cannot put all our energy into reform.
And I must do better.
"Do you have anything else to report?" Wei Yunyi, unaware of his father-in-law's thoughts, looked around and asked softly. Seeing that no one spoke, he paused and then said, "Father-in-law, this year's tax revenue should be coming in, right?"
"Your Majesty, yes." Song Gongwen thought for a moment and then said, "All the prefectures have made preparations, and the Ministry of Revenue has also conducted statistics. The data will be released in the next two days."
Taxes have always been the bulk of the court's income and the most important source of silver.
However, once the tax revenue comes in each year, it does not last long.
It will be distributed soon.
Because the court had a lot of expenses, such as officials' salaries, wages for troops stationed in various places, etc.
All of these require money, especially silver wages, and there can be no room for negligence.
This means that when taxes are collected, the Ministry of Revenue only handles them.
Although some of it will remain.
But it also needs to be used in other places.
After hearing this, several other university scholars showed some doubts in their eyes.
That is, although taxation is very important, His Majesty generally does not bring it up at the imperial court meeting to ask what happened today.
Wei Yunyi ignored everyone's reaction and said directly: "Okay, except for the necessary expenses, keep all the money from the tax collection this time. I will use it in a big way."
"For a long time, communication between the north and the south has been carried out by land, which is very inconvenient. Therefore, I intend to connect the water systems of the north and the south, and dig a large canal from the capital to the Liangjiang region. The function of this canal is not only to strengthen the connection between the north and the south, but also to transport goods, bringing the prosperity of the south to the north."
Connect all the water systems in the north and south and dig a canal?
As soon as these words were spoken.
Almost everyone present was shocked.
They were all important officials of the imperial court, although they were not very familiar with the terrain.
But it is also very clear that the distance from the capital to Liangjiang is more than 2,000 miles.
Even if there is a water system in between, it would be a huge project to open it up completely.
"Your Majesty... this... isn't a good idea?" The Minister of War stepped forward and said, "This distance is too long, and there are many mountains in between. If we want to dig a canal, not to mention the silver it would cost, even the corvée labor would probably cost hundreds of thousands..."
Lin Yuansong, after all, still holds the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, so of course he has a say.
"Indeed, Your Majesty should think twice."
The Minister of Rites also spoke up, continuing, "The war is still going on in the north. If we start another project like this, I'm afraid the court... won't be able to handle it."
Even though the Great Wei is now becoming more powerful and capable of doing many things, the prerequisite is that it cannot exceed the court's ability to bear.
Otherwise, even if the country is strong, it will definitely not be able to withstand such consumption.
The construction of the Grand Canal was difficult to endure.
Even with the current national strength of Wei, this can be achieved.
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