Chapter 462

"Well, believe it or not, this is true, not a legend. Your task now is not to discuss how big the treasure ship is, but to build a new warship according to my standards. If you can design it and meet the standards, I will not only reward you countless wealth, but also replace it with a title!"

Qin Huan waved his hand.

"Oh, my God, your majesty, is this true?"

The eyes of several red haired ghosts suddenly turned red and their breathing was a little short. It was unimaginable in Europe to design a boat berth to get the title.

As for wealth, if we say who is the richest person in the world, there is no doubt that it is the one standing in front of them.

Compared with his majesty, I'm afraid the kings of Europe can only be called beggars.

"How dare you dare to question your Majesty's words?"

Although the Chinese shipbuilding carpenters were equally excited and trembled, they jumped up when they saw that these red haired ghosts dared to question your Majesty's words.

"No, no, no... sorry, your majesty, we don't doubt your words, but..."

Several red haired ghosts also know that this is not Europe. They have been in Daming for more than ten years. Knowing that they have just done something stupid, they are scared to explain.

"Forget it, you are not from China. I don't know you have no jokes. I won't blame you this time. I forgive you for your innocence, but it won't be an example!"

Qin Huan was too lazy to quarrel with these uncivilized red haired ghosts. Now China is indeed a paradise for European countries and needs to look up to it.

Whether it's exquisite costumes and porcelain, huge cities and buildings, and luxurious life, they can ask for, but can't reach. Otherwise, Tang ruowang and other foreigners won't stay here for decades.

"God bless, thank your majesty for forgiving our rudeness!"

Several red haired ghosts quickly bent down to thank, and did not say that they could not design a large ship of more than 1000 tons. In the face of such a rich promise, several people have decided that they are willing to cooperate even with the devil.

Then Qin Huan explained to them in detail the specific standards and functions of the four warships.

Two small warships, one with a displacement of about 200 tons, are mainly equipped with small rockets and fast Fran machine guns, which are used to protect the big ship from the washing of small boats, deliver messages, daily patrol, etc. in Qin Huan's plan, this should be regarded as a frigate.

The second displacement is about 400 tons. It is mainly equipped with short-range rockets and medium-range rockets. It will be used as the main warship in naval warfare to attack enemy warships. In Qin Huan's plan, it should be regarded as a destroyer.

The above two warships are required to be fast and flexible, so they must be designed with a sharp bottom and a long and narrow hull.

Two large warships, one is a troop carrier with a displacement of about 1000 tons. It is mainly used to load soldiers and landing boats for landing operations. At the same time, it can also carry a large amount of logistics supplies as a supply ship.

The last one is terrible. It has a displacement of about 2000 tons. It will be equipped with 100 ~ 200 super rockets to attack land, launch from offshore, bomb port cities, etc. Qin Huan will decide to name it battleship in the future.

Qin Huan planned to build 100 frigates, 50 destroyers, 20 troop carriers in five years and 10 battleships in ten years. At that time, super Rockets should also be available.

Today, the rocket research institute is fully developing seven rockets, including two in the army and five in the Navy.

In addition to Raytheon I, there are also Raytheon II in the army. Raytheon II is larger than Raytheon I, with a total amount of about 100 kg. The maximum range is expected to be three li, and the warhead can carry 50 kg of explosives.

In land warfare, these two models are enough to use. No matter how big they are, they are inconvenient to carry. Similarly, no matter how far they are, they are not accurate.

The Navy's five rockets are named Poseidon 1 to 5 respectively. No. 1 and No. 2 are only one meter and five long, with a straight range of about 100 meters. They are responsible for attacking close combat targets and small boats. The difference between the two rockets lies in the carrying of the warhead.

No. 3 and No. 4 are six meters long. They are used to attack large warships. Their shells are all sealed. Even if they are launched into the water, they must be able to explode. The difference also lies in the carrying of the warhead. It is estimated that they can carry 60 or 70 kilograms of explosives or gunpowder.

As for Poseidon V, it was a super rocket, and Qin Huan did not set a standard for them.

Anyway, you can do as big as you can. You'd better bring a booster. What monsters can come out in the end depends on their ability.

With the completion of the planning, in the following days, batches of craftsmen and young people will be transported from all over the world, and all kinds of materials, wood and iron will be transported by ship.

Temporary tents have sprung up one after another. The seaside, which is ten or twenty miles long, has completely become a huge construction site.

In just half a month, the number of young workers reached 200000, and tens of thousands of craftsmen were searched, of which carpenters alone accounted for more than half.

The daily consumption of so many people is also like running water. After all, these people are guaranteed to eat, live and pay. They are not corvee.

After Qin Huan ascended the throne, he abolished the miscellaneous taxes and corvees in Jiangnan and only collected land tax, shop business tax and poll tax of the rich.

This poll tax, as long as you hire people other than family members to work for more than ten days, you have to pay the tax.

You can choose to pay once a year or once a month, but once a year, you only need two liang silver, and five yuan silver a month.

Qin Yu was in Shanghai, but he just kept issuing orders for money, food, various materials and manpower. Zhang Yan and the Government Council began to panic.

"Empress, it's not the minister's shirking and procrastination, but the account department really has no money. If empress doesn't believe it, she can go to the bank to check the accounts."

In the imperial study, Qian bin and the Minister of household almost didn't kneel down.

They have made up their mind. Anyway, if they want someone, they can be responsible for recruiting and asking for timber. They can also order local officials to look for it and organize people to cut it down. However, the interior government has to give money. They can't help and spend money.

"Hum, how can you hide your tricks from our palace? Don't think our palace doesn't know. The Government Council has never deposited all its income in the bank, but secretly set up a small Treasury. Usually, our palace and your majesty will turn a blind eye as long as the accounts don't go wrong. However, the construction of Shanghai port and shipbuilding base is very important. You can't be clever. You can pay back the arrears of the bank slowly in the future, However, the annual interest must not be less than one point. This palace urges you to take advantage of your early death to break your promise. "

Zhang Yan snorted coldly. She had checked the bank for a long time. On the book, the Government Council not only didn't have a penny, but owed the bank tens of millions of Liang, and it has always been the case. Only when the salary is paid or the funds are allocated, will a large amount of money suddenly appear on the book.

Both of them blushed when they saw Zhang Yan stabbing their careful thoughts. After all, everyone is a gentleman. This kind of default is really too bad.

But when he thought that it was his Majesty's, he became confident again, so Qian bin coughed gently, his face was not red and gasped: "madam, your majesty once said that the local taxes were mainly used for the salaries of officials, various Yamen and military expenses, while the development of industry and commerce was the responsibility of the internal affairs government. The state of Qin has always performed its own duties, The Songjiangfu project obviously belongs to the category of industrial development. The Government Council can cooperate, but the money is more than the heart and the strength is not enough! "

"Yes, ma'am, with this large expansion of the army, the soldiers' salaries and daily expenses will cost a full 4.5 million liang of silver every month. If you count the salaries and funds of local officials, seven or eight million liang of silver can't go down every month!"

"Is it a lot of seven or eight million taels of silver a month? Do you know how much silver the interior government has allocated in the past two months to forge weapons and firearms and make armor and uniforms? How much money has been allocated for the construction of Shanghai wharf? I tell you, thirty million Liang. "

The chief financial officer on one side said angrily when he saw that they were crying for poverty, and finally stretched out three fingers.

Zhang Yan picked up the tea cup, looked down at them calmly, smiled and said, "Qian Aiqing, the Government Council collected millions of liang of silver for the agricultural tax in Hunan and Henan last month. The commercial tax and agricultural tax in Jiangnan provinces should also be collected next month. How much silver do you expect to collect?"

"This... I haven't made an estimate. I'm afraid I won't know how much I can charge until I collect it." Qian Bin said awkwardly.

"Oh, really? The Ministry of household did not make an estimate in advance? However, the interior ministry has estimated that only the business tax can collect 4.5 million liang of silver per month. I'm afraid the agricultural tax will have to be increased ten times, and the poll tax is estimated to be less. "

Zhang Yan's tone was calm, but her heart was filled with emotion. At the beginning, commercial banks and banks summarized the data of each county. After the financial department made an estimate, she was really frightened.

Everyone knows that Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, but he didn't expect to be so rich. He just collected the business tax of shops and restaurants. There are 4.5 million liang of agricultural tax every month, and the agricultural tax of two out of ten is as high as tens of thousands of Liang.

Remembering that before the Ming Dynasty, only a few million liang of taxes were collected in Jiangnan every year, Zhang Yan's anger couldn't stop coming out. She didn't understand that the gentry officials in Jiangnan were completely sending beggars.

Qian bin saw that Zhang Yan's figures were the same as those estimated by the Ministry of household. His face suddenly twitched and felt that it was too much and bullying.

Their government affairs council is completely transparent in front of the interior government. On the contrary, they know nothing about the property and operation of the interior government.

Depressed, but Qian bin had to defend himself: "madam, although there are many agricultural taxes, they can only be collected once a year in many places, on average, not much every month. As for the poll tax, the loophole is too big. The ministers and colleagues have long been in a mess. They are discussing a solution to this matter. They can't count on it for a while."

"Well, this is the business of your Government Affairs Council. The palace doesn't want to know or talk to you. This is your Majesty's warrant. The Government Affairs Council is responsible for funding and hosting the port construction, and the interior government is responsible for funding and hosting the shipbuilding base construction. In addition, in the future, all counties must pay taxes in bank accounts, which also considers cost and safety."

Zhang Yan knew that the man had become a veteran and knew that she couldn't interfere too much in the affairs of the Government Council, so she didn't listen to him crying for poverty. She picked up a warrant from the table and handed it to the female official next to her.

The female officer took the warrant to Qian bin, who was sitting on the stool. The Minister of household also got up and gathered together. After reading it carefully word by word, they both sighed helplessly.

At the same time, he blamed Zhang Yan for not taking it out earlier, which made them perform in vain, because even if Qin Huan clearly stipulated that they could only do it honestly.

"Your Majesty's temper must be clear to you. I advise you not to go to Songjiang mansion to advise. The port seems to cost a lot now, but it will greatly increase tax revenue in the future, so don't worry about it now."

When they saw what they thought, Zhang Yan saw it again and smiled bitterly. Then Qian bin thought about it and said, "madam, in recent months, after my investigation, I found that businessmen all over the south of the Yangtze River are secretly engaged in overseas trade. The amount is so large that people smack their tongue!"

"It's a big deal to collect customs duties. Your majesty has long planned. Now the time is not ripe."

Zhang Yan saw that he could take the initiative to collect tariffs. She secretly said that the man was really enlightened, nodded with appreciation, and then eased her tone.

When they saw Zhang Yan say so, they also knew that they didn't have to think about the tariff for the time being. They nodded with some regret, and then left. They didn't want to stay more for a moment.

After all, Qin Huan was not in Nanjing, and it was no better than Xiangyang. They didn't want to go to the palace every day unless it was necessary.

Those Donglin Party members have a smelly mouth that people can't wait to tear off. They can do anything immoral. They have to be careful.

Qian Bin's worry is unreasonable, because someone is already planning to trap him. There is no way. The power of the president of the administrative yuan is so great that those officials in the Ming Dynasty are tongue tied.

Originally, they thought Qin Huan was away often and everything was up to the queen. But after a careful understanding, they found that this was not the case at all.

The queen has only the power of supervision and can't interfere in the specific affairs of each court. Even the ministers are recommended by Qian bin himself and then reported to the superior. Officials below the third grade can be appointed directly as long as the assessment of the Ministry of officials is no problem. How can those senior leaders sitting on the cold bench still sit still?