As the court session came to an end!
Inside Fengtian Hall.
After the three generations of grandfather and grandson watched the civil and military officials leave.
"Once this year's tax revenue is tallied, the treasury may exceed every previous year."
"And that is only tax revenue from the Ming Dynasty. The wealth earned overseas has not even been included." Zhu Yuanzhang spoke with deep emotion.
The treasury was abundant.
Since the reforms.
This had become the Ming Dynasty's current state.
A prosperity they had never imagined.
"This is what it means to seize the wealth of the world."
"Which ministry is currently handling the accounting for the wealth and resources brought in from overseas?" Zhu Ying asked with a smile.
"I am personally responsible for it. The Eastern Palace handles the accounting directly," Zhu Biao said.
"With Father personally overseeing it, there should be no shortcomings."
"Although this overseas wealth cannot compare to the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue, it has certainly surpassed the tax revenue from before the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu Era."
"This money must be taken from abroad and used for the nation, strengthening the Ming Dynasty's national power." Zhu Ying said with a smile.
"Indeed." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
"With the treasury's support, every county in the realm now has at least one school, and the effort to Enlighten the Populace is underway."
"Furthermore, with the national policy Xiongying established to encourage childbirth, the Ming Dynasty's population will experience an explosion next year."
"According to the figures the Ministry of Revenue has compiled, who knows how many pregnant women there are throughout the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a laugh.
Population!
The foundation of a nation.
With the court's national policy established, all who bore children were rewarded with money.
That was an absolute incentive.
And