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Chapter 1055 Great Inspection

Hangzhou is relatively cold in December, but a light snowfall just happened to make it feel warmer because of the condensation.

But even without this warmth, it does not affect the workers' enthusiasm for work. It's cold, but it gets warm when you start working. No one wants to rest, because in this winter, the state government's project still provides two meals a day, wages are still paid daily, and there is even hot tea and ginger soup to keep people warm from the cold.

In fact, Wang Yan stole the top big businesses in Hangzhou, which were basically involved in some tea business. Wang Yan kept a lot of tea leaves in spring and autumn for his own use. Top-notch gifts, as well as supplies to state and senior officials, and some for myself. The second level was given to the middle and lower officials in the state, and the third level was given to the remaining petty officials, government officials, police officers, Xiang army soldiers, etc. The remaining defective products were used as welfare for the workers.

The main reason is that the big families are too rich. Wang Yan stole the ten top ones, and the combined wealth of the families can bear the tax of Hangzhou's population of 300,000 for several years. Nowadays, the government offices in Hangzhou are very wealthy. No place in the nine counties in the state is idle. There are construction sites everywhere, and large-scale construction has begun across the state.

Under such circumstances, even though the whole world now knows that Wang Yan is holding back his energy to raise commercial taxes and is holding back his energy to fight against big businesses, many people still come to Hangzhou to do business. In the past six months, Hangzhou's trade throughput has increased exponentially, and this is despite the severe hunger in Zhejiang and Zhejiang.

But Wang Yan, who is already crazy in the eyes of big investors, should not be satisfied even though he is so wealthy and has made such dazzling achievements.

So on this snowy day, Hangzhou's fourth government-business consultation meeting was held by the West Lake again.

It was still the same as the first meeting. The only difference was that everyone was wearing luxurious fur cloaks. The only difference was that there were fewer people. On this still slightly warm day, the wealthy people held hot tea in their hands and looked at Wang Yan, who stood in the center with his hands folded in his sleeves and his back straight. Their hearts felt cold...

After listening to the report of the list of officials by his subordinates, except for the twelve families who had been dealt with, all the rest were here. Wang Yan then took his hands out of his sleeves, and after greeting everyone with smiles, he folded his hands again.

He said loudly: "Today is the fourth time that you have been summoned here. I remember that the first time everyone came, the second time Qiantang Zhou, Liu, Qian... the third time... many people didn't Come. Today we are all together again, but twelve families are missing. It will be difficult for old friends to meet again, which will be a lifetime regret..."

Everyone just smiled and listened to Wang Yan's shameless remarks. After a while, they finally heard the question from Wang Yan's mouth.

"But I don't know that after a few months, you have a new idea about the cleaning fee proposed by me?"

Wang Yanao stood there, with a smiling expression and deep eyes, staring at the faces of every wealthy customer.

His words did not fall to the ground, and then someone responded in a sensible way: "The cleaning fees are all for me, the Song Dynasty, and the people of Hangzhou. If we pay the cleaning fees, the state will have the spare capacity to take care of the orphans and widows, and build Hangzhou." Since he took office, the state has been booming with vitality. Even the severe famine in two Zhejiang provinces has not affected the people's livelihood in Hangzhou.

It is even because of the merits of Tongpan and Fan Gong that so many people have been taught to work and earn money. Moreover, we are all engaged in business for government procurement, and we have all made a lot of money. Tongpan is working for the country and the people, and we should fully support him. "

This person is now the representative. When he spoke, the others nodded hurriedly. Everyone held Wang Yan's smelly feet and said all nice things.

Wang Yan nodded with satisfaction and waved. The newly arrived Sihu Junjun, who was actively approaching Wang Yan, trotted over and stood at Wang Yan's position, holding official documents in his hand. On the other side, the junior officials were also there. Distribute documents to the big players present.

These are the cleaning fee details that have been finalized by the state after detailed investigations and discussions in recent months. The large households that had been dealt with in the past had made great efforts to introduce this detailed rule. A lot of data is actual data copied from homes. The corresponding industry information surveys are all the shopkeepers who work for these large companies.

After all, they can work for a large company, become a shopkeeper, have not sold themselves out, and remain independent. These people are considered leaders in the industry. We have a clear grasp of industry trends across the country. As for the local people in Hangzhou, they know it very well. They know much better than the officials in the yamen.

In line with the principle of not wasting talents, after careful investigation of these relevant people, some of them were treated leniently. They include the original shopkeeper, accountant, business manager, etc., all of whom have been incorporated into the household department as officials.

They will use their expertise to review merchant accounts. In accordance with the prescribed tax collection guidelines, carry out quantitative and tiered tax collection, as well as the collection and payment of taxes and fees.

The collection process of cleaning fees is very simple. The state government publishes a standard account book and clearly plans it. The clerks review it and make the first collection. If you refuse to pay, you will be charged a second time with increased interest rates. If the payment is not made, the police will be dispatched. If one dares to resist, the Xiang troops will be dispatched to suppress them and their homes will be ransacked.

This is something Wang Yan has been deeply involved in, and it is relatively complete. As long as the specific collection standards are changed as time goes by, and some rules are refined in a targeted manner, they can be used for decades.

The difficult part of the job is to ensure the integrity of the tax department. It is clear from the beginning that these tax collection jobs in the future will be so-called fat vacancies, and they will definitely be taken care of by the big family. After all, compared to the taxes that must be paid according to regulations, the money given to these petty officials is nothing at all.

As for the petty officials, no matter how good the taxation is, it has little to do with them, and they cannot be officials. The most real thing is the money that falls into your own hands.

However, there is no way to completely solve this problem. People are screwed up. No system can control it. We can only continue to strengthen supervision and deal with it strictly. Human desires are inexhaustible.

Sihu joined the army and explained the rules. Even though the big family members were in pain, they had to agree. They came today to express their agreement. They were sure that if anyone dared to say no today, those from other places would not be able to leave, and those in the local area might have their families destroyed today.

Just when everyone thought they were about to break up and were about to go back and scold Wang Yan, Wang Yan put down his tea cup and stood in the middle of the field again, hands held in arms.

"Thank you for your support to the state affairs. You have paid the cleaning fee. The state is rich and naturally invests more in the construction of the state. Here, I will briefly introduce to you the next construction plan of the state. I wish to Pay attention to talents and promote culture and education...

With so much construction, the state needs to spend a lot of money to hire people to work. This has two great benefits for you. One is that when people have money, they will spend it. If you engage in people's livelihood and business more, you will earn more. For purchasing in the second state, many materials need to be supplied by you, and you can also make a lot of money. So now that you are spending the cleaning fees, it is not for your own benefit, but to make more money for your family.

I know that everyone thinks that I am crazy. Now because of the cleaning fee, I am not allowed to be in the court, and some colleagues do not want to see me. However, I did not put a single cent of it into my own treasury. It was all for my sake, Hangzhou, and my great Song Dynasty.

Here, I want to make amends with you. I have offended you many times before. Please do not take it to heart and make things difficult for me. "

"What did Tongxuan say? We are also citizens of the Song Dynasty. We naturally want the country to be strong and prosperous. If we contribute some money for this, we can be considered loyal to the country."

"Yeah, yeah, I'll wait..."

Everyone had no choice but to stand up and return the favor to Wang Yan, talking sweet words and continuing to hold the stinky feet.

Wang Yan looked grateful, waved his hands, and continued: "Since you all care about the country, you all want to be loyal to the country. I have an immature idea here, and I would like to talk to you about it. "It's the same as the cleaning fee. If everyone doesn't agree, this immature idea will naturally not be accepted in this state. After all, the state's affairs depend entirely on the support of everyone present."

As expected, the scene was cold. Even the big bosses who had been wearing relaxed smiles just now had smiles on their faces, as if time had paused on them. Unfinished words were caught in their throats, but they said everything. Not speaking out is like a big white goose whose neck is pinched.

Wang Yan didn't care about the silence. He still smiled and continued in humble words, "As you all know, when I took office, I worked in the accounting office for more than a month and looked through the accounts of this state. I found that now than During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the tax revenue did not increase much, and the number of household registrations did not increase. The official visited the construction sites to check on the people, but the people said that the taxes were heavy and unsustainable.

At that time, I couldn't figure it out. Later, I raided several wealthy families in Shanxi Township and found out the reason. They colluded with officials in wealthy families, concealed their land and household registration, and evaded taxes. Out of tens of thousands of acres of land, only a little over a thousand acres were paid in taxes. There are more than 10,000 tenants, domestic servants, hired workers, etc., but only a few hundred people pay taxes.

I don't know what's going on in your homes, so I guess there should be some discrepancies. Therefore, I want to completely clear the land in this state and check the household registration in this state. Of course, when I dealt with the Li family and Lingyin Temple earlier, there was indeed something wrong. As the saying goes, the law does not blame everyone, so let’s forget the past. Therefore, the purpose of this clearing is just for re-registration. In the past, taxes were not rectified. From now on, we will just pay taxes according to the laws of our country.

Of course, what I am talking about is also an immature idea, and there are no specific details yet. Everything needs your approval. You are all the heads of the family and should be able to make decisions. It is now noon, and I have ordered people to prepare lunch and hot wine. You will all have a meal here and discuss it carefully. After dinner, you will tell me whether it is possible.

Okay, everyone, eat and drink well, I will come back in the afternoon. "

Wang Yan politely saluted everyone, and then waved his hands. A group of people came out of nowhere and started cooking a big pot of rice directly by the river. After a while, the aroma filled the air. The people who were working hard in the distance couldn't help but stop their movements, sniffed hard, and then continued to work with their heads down, cursing.

Because of Wang Yan's strength, the officials in the government now have a good attitude towards the people. As long as you don't be lazy in your work, work diligently, and do a good job according to the boss's requirements, then there will be no problem. Some brave people would also chat with officials, and officials would occasionally reveal some news to the people.

Coupled with the rumors in the market, although they are a bit exaggerated, saying that Wang Yan is like the living king of hell, the common people always know that Wang Yan is specifically trying to get in trouble with the big families, and is specifically trying to steal their money and let the common people do it. Everyone has food to eat and wages to work with.

This is of course part of Wang Yan's self-marketing. He must let the common people know how good he is and not be incited by big names to cause trouble. It also strengthened his reputation, making him no longer the protagonist in the previous folk love stories, no longer a literary star from the sky, but the sky they expected to rule them... The working people were greedy for delicious food. , but the wealthy people who really want to eat have no intention of enjoying it, and they just eat without knowing the taste.

What did the dog officer say? He said that they were all heads of the family, and told them that the results would come out after they had lunch. Before that, the cleaning fee was mentioned again. What's the meaning? Isn't this threatening them? If you dare to say no today, Wang Yan also said that the Li family and Lingyin Temple will be punished to death.

It seems that after Wang Yan was surrounded and killed, he was really anxious and crazy. He was not afraid of anything and he just wanted to fight them to the end. He was such a tough guy.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but complain about the twelve families who were queuing up to go to the border. If you want to collect business tax, let him collect it. After he leaves, we still have no way to do it. Now, not only do they have to collect business taxes, but their lives are also at stake.

Wang Yan made it very clear that there is no room for negotiation today. So they didn't even communicate excessively with each other, they just kept sighing.

Of course, the roving eyes and gnashing of teeth also showed that they did not really give up...

Wang Yan was very interesting. In order to cook for this group of people, all the cooks in his family were sent out. As for whether they were in the mood to eat or not, that was none of his business. Anyway, he ate well at home.

After lunch, he drank tea to help digest the food and chatted with Hualan for a while before going out of the city to meet the wealthy families.

With hands thrown in all directions again, he asked with a smile: "I've eaten and drank, but I don't know what you guys are going to do? Do you agree with my immature idea?"

"We naturally support the idea of ​​​​transferring justice."

"Willing?"

"Of course we are willing. We also have the heart to be loyal to our country."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile, and then asked, "You won't be like the Zhang and Liu families, looking for those thieves who are messing around in the rivers and lakes to surround me, right? You don't need to say more, I know that you hate me If I am not dead, I will definitely do this. If someone is lucky and dares to collude with the officials and conceal their land and household registration, then he is not letting the past go.

Detailed rules will be decided first and announced in Hangzhou before the Yuan Festival. You should take a good look at them and be aware of them. After the Yuan Festival, the inventory began. If there is any disobedience, the family property will be confiscated and the border will be assassinated.

In addition, regarding the encirclement and killing, I will put my words here first. I am not afraid of death. You can use whatever means you have. If I don't die, you will be the ones who die.

Gone! "

Wang Yan didn't give them a good look. It was just a tease before, but now that the matter is settled, it will be done with real swords and guns. Of course, Wang Yan hoped that they would cause trouble. After all, there was a difference between the money in their hands and the money in his hands. Everyone with a lot of money has hair on them, their copper has turned green, and they have to be cast into various things to hide, which is really boring.

They don't know how to spend money, and Wang Yan is very willing to help...

Just like what he said to Fan Zhongyan, if there were no people from the capital here, he would really blame those killers. At that time, he could wipe out all the big players in Hangzhou and completely reshuffle the situation in Hangzhou.

It's hard to do that now, but Wang Yan plans to do it together. Because the time is ripe, we have the power and the troops, the people are stable, and no matter how much trouble they make, they won't be able to cause much trouble.

Of course, the main thing is to stabilize the people's hearts. People all know that whenever Wang Tong seizes the homes of large households, those tenants will be directly divided into fields, and they will all be taxed 10%. Including the tenants of wealthy families, they are probably thinking about it, hoping that such a good thing will happen to them. This is the interests of the people, and the big waves cannot be suppressed by big households.

With the tax collection and inventory settled, Wang Yan began to arrange for officials to carry out the audit work. Across the state, it must be completed before the year, and cleaning fees will be collected this year.

Because at the end of the year, various places will start to write letters to the capital to express their achievements. Wang Yan had no way to join in with other officials, so he could only talk about his achievements that made them feel ashamed, and label him as a capable minister. The substantial increase in Hangzhou's tax revenue is undoubtedly very popular with Zhao Zhen. A minister who can make money and suppress trouble is a good minister.

On the other hand, Wang Yan also held frequent meetings with Fan Zhongyan and others to discuss future land tax policies.

Wang Yan intended to carry out some small tax reforms, because the taxes in the Song Dynasty were indeed very heavy. The Zhao and Song Dynasties inherited all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Under the two taxes, there were also a mess of additional taxes with various names, which was very uncomfortable. The Song Dynasty was a paradise for scholar-bureaucrats, but not for the common people.

What Wang Yan and others are discussing now is to reduce the burden on some people. Because large households pay taxes, which is more expensive than ordinary people paying taxes.

Moreover, Wang Yan plans to implement stepped expropriation of land. The more land a person has in his name, the higher the tax. If the landowners dared to distribute their land to tenants, Wang Yan would dare to make their land truly belong to the people. If they dare to leave the land uncultivated, that land also belongs to others. There have been laws in all dynasties, and whoever opens the land belongs to the same person and can be exempted from tax for several years.

For the extra land, it is Wang Yan's kindness to allow large households to make a small profit on the basis of ensuring that the cost is equalized.

The more important point is to ensure the interests of tenants. Because the big families exploited the common people so hard, it was really slavery, really awesome. Although people will laugh at themselves a thousand years later, compared with now, they will really be living in a fairyland.

Reducing taxes for the common people and increasing taxes for big households was the central issue under discussion.

Time flies so fast, and the details are finally officially launched. To sum up, the land taxation is tiered, and it is mandatory that tenants can only take a maximum of 20% of their income, of which 10% belongs to the government and the other 10% belongs to the landlord. In addition, some miscellaneous taxes such as service exemption money and additional consumption were reduced or exempted, which greatly reduced the burden on the people.

Wang Yan said that it is not easy to reduce or reduce these taxes. Again, it is the emperor's power to increase and reduce taxes. He and Fan Zhongyan wrote back and forth several times and reported various work results before reluctantly agreeing.

But it is not implemented immediately, but can only be exempted after Wang Yan has really cleared the land, checked the household registration, and collected the money.

In fact, up to now, Hangzhou is already very special and belongs to a slightly more relaxed experimental area.

Although the court in the capital was full of accusations, it seemed that if Wang Yan continued to do what he did, the Song Dynasty would be over.

But Wang Yan also has supporters in the court, and at least Lao Bao is firmly on his side. Of course, Lao Bao's position is indeed a bit lower, but if he can't stand Lao Bao, he can spray, and his combat effectiveness is terrifying. Coupled with other reformists, people Wang Yan had established contacts with in the capital, and Fan Zhongyan's help, Wang Yan also had a voice in the court.

Of course, the fundamental reason for all this is that Wang Yan can make trouble and make peace with things. Although the big families in Hangzhou have long sought help from the imperial court, Wang Yan occupies the commanding heights and is absolutely correct, which makes it difficult for his opponents to openly oppose him.

And Zhao Zhen was so happy watching Wang Yan's troubles, but it didn't affect anything. Everything was kept in Hangzhou. No matter how noisy the court is, it has no real impact. Coupled with the fact that he sent people to conduct overt and covert inspections several times, Hangzhou was indeed in great condition. After all, there was still a severe famine in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Hangzhou did not ask the court for disaster relief. Instead, it supported neighboring states and counties, absorbing a large number of refugees and playing a key role as the mainstay.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Zhen certainly wanted to protect Wang Yan. Every time Wang Yan wrote a letter, he was full of loyalty to the Song Dynasty. The number one scholar, who was known as a talented scholar, always wrote to him in a down-to-earth manner, concisely and concisely. He is not stupid, of course he can tell who is treating him better, Zhao Song.

Moreover, because of Wang Yan's appearance, the reformists have gained new vitality. The court has not been peaceful recently. They are quarreling every day, and party strife is about to start again.

Zhao Zhen is happy about this, precisely because of the so-called balance. It is not advisable to have a single family.

Besides, he doesn’t want to lose face? Although he also hesitated during Qingli, he saw the powerful power of conservatives. He didn't know what the problem was? Doesn't he know what to do that would be better for his Zhao Dynasty? He was just powerless.

Some people stood up to the conservatives. Zhao Zhen was happy to see the results, but Wang Yan was neither worried nor worried. This is the fundamental reason why Wang Yan went back and forth in Hangzhou and carried out some reforms, but was not transferred and promoted.

In short, after a series of struggles, after the Yuan Festival, the vigorous inspection operation in Hangzhou completely kicked off...

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