Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

If you don’t know, you might think that their grandfather or father died.

"As expected of a seasoned official... the tears just flowed."

Zhu Yunhuan secretly complained in his heart, turned his head away, and pouted helplessly, feeling very embarrassed for a moment.

After all... he is the real boss.

Fortunately, everyone was acting with their heads down, and generally no one dared to look directly at the emperor.

"Ahem..." Zhu Yunhuan coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment and said, "Uh... Since I have inherited this kingdom from Grandpa, the Emperor, protecting it well is the greatest filial piety and the greatest respect for my father and Grandpa. So... without further ado, let's get straight to the point."

Zhu Yunhuan said a few words in a high-sounding manner.

As the main character, he wasn't sad at all... At most, he just felt a little sad and respected as a person in later generations for Zhu Yuanzhang, the famous emperor, and Zhu Biao, the most regrettable prince in history.

However, Zhu Yunhuan already had a reputation for being "naughty" and "treasonous", so it was not so surprising.

Fu Youwen also knows what's interesting.

He immediately withdrew his magical powers, his expression returning to normal, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is absolutely right. Your Majesty's willingness to do so is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, and even more so for its people."

"In the 25th year of the Hongwu reign, fortunately, Your Majesty has succeeded us. With the grace of Heaven, His grace has blessed the world. The days of sorrow are finally over."

"After the New Year, the various ministries and provincial governments of the Ming Dynasty stepped up their efforts to check and settle accounts. Finally, before the Lantern Festival, they reported and calculated the expenditures of the capital, Zhili, and the thirteen provincial governments (provinces) outside the capital for the previous year."

"Last year."

"The total annual revenue of the capital, Zhili, and the thirteen provincial governments (provinces) of the Ming Dynasty outside the capital is 37,860,000 dan."

In the current Ming Dynasty, silver reserves were still in a serious shortage. Zhang Juzheng's "One Whip Law" reform had not been implemented, and the silver standard had not yet been formed in the economic environment.

Therefore, the vast majority of taxes at that time were still in the form of physical goods, with the proportion of currency being less than 5%.

As soon as Fu Youwen said this.

The heads of other departments present all showed a look of surprise.

There was even a rustling commotion among the ranks, as well as very soft, darkly surprised voices:

"37.86 million shi?"

"Is the tax revenue in the 25th year of Hongwu so good?"

"..."

Zhu Yunhuan leaned against the armrest of the chair under him, with his right hand resting on the table boredly, habitually tapping the table with his fingertips. Although he seemed nonchalant, he was actually very concerned about this matter.

He nodded and sat up straight.

He frowned slightly, revealing a hint of thought: "Hmm..."

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yunhuan's eyes lit up slightly and he said, "Well, the total tax revenue for the whole of last year was 32.27 million dan. In terms of quantity, compared with last year, the tax revenue increased by 5.59 million dan." After a little mental calculation, he immediately had the number and comparison in his mind.

Others said he was unconscious, but he was not really unconscious after all.

If you want to run this huge country well, you must be familiar with these data.

This represents a 17 percent increase compared to last year.

This number may not seem large, but it is actually a significant increase – this is the total revenue of the national treasury!!!

The extra number of "5.59 million shi"

It is even enough to support a major battle, or more than enough to deal with a major natural or man-made disaster.

But...about the growth of this number.

Although there was a hint of surprise on Zhu Yunhuan's face, he did not look as surprised and astonished as the others.

Or rather, he guessed that the numbers would go up.

do not forget.

A few days before the Chinese New Year last year, Zhu Yunhuan specially produced a special "extra edition"... telling everyone clearly that it was he who directly pointed out several corruption cases in Huainan, Huaibei, Jiangxi, Wuchang and other places.

So anxious, rushing to do something so special that it would even get the newspapers to publicize it before the New Year...

The purpose was to intimidate the Beijing officials, scare them with an unexpected attitude, and make them reveal their own flaws, so that the Jinyiwei could conduct a thorough investigation and then conduct an in-depth investigation to collect evidence.

Another purpose lies here.

Around the end of the year.

Whether it was the capital or the thirteen provinces outside, all had to be settled and checked. Suddenly knowing that the new emperor Zhu Yunhuan, or as many people thought, the "Mr. Zhuge" behind Zhu Yunhuan, had such power, how could the officials in the capital and the local officials not be trembling with fear when checking and settling the accounts?

From a normal human psychological perspective.

Those who have no problem are not afraid of any slander and will not be affected by anything; those who have problems will naturally feel guilty. Even if they dare not make the data too different from the previous year to attract attention, during the settlement, they will still subconsciously think of making the data look better because of fear and terror.

The capital, Zhili, and thirteen provincial governments made up a total of fourteen regions.

The influence is subtle and accumulated.

This has led to the current data.

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan sitting up straight, his expression became serious. He clearly compared last year's data and pointed out this year's growth.

The heads of various departments, who were already in shock, showed even more astonishment, and their eyes looking at Zhu Yunhuan were a little more strange - not for anything else, but because the little emperor Zhu Yunhuan was so clear and thorough!