New Shun 1730

The naval officer said aggrievedly: "Marquis Jing, I have also read history books. In my opinion, this method of King Jinggong is good."

"Young crop loans relieve people from the worry of usury. I think the exemption law is similar to the whip law. You pay money and spend money to hire people to do corvee. It is normal to pay people to do things."

"Now the court doesn't have enough money, and the corvees are unwilling to pay more. If you ask me, it's better to just increase taxes."

"Now it is obvious that there is not enough money, but the court insists on the name of benevolence and righteousness. Is it possible that the higher-ups don't know what is going on below? I don't think so."

"According to me, it's time to change the law..."

Songjiang Prefecture Yin on the side thought to himself that all the people around the Jinghou Marquis were indeed newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers. Now I really see that Jinghou is favored by the Holy Spirit. Many people around him talk like this, which shows that he has been arrogant for a long time.

But this method... may not be really good.

Just say that one out of every ten taxes is paid to the state treasury, and only one-third is given to the treasury. The remaining two-thirds acquiesce in corruption, so that the grassroots level will not be randomly allocated?

Is there any limit to the greed of the human heart?

But it cannot be said that the court's taxes were too low, so that local governments really had no money to do things and had to raise taxes themselves.

The court doesn’t allocate money, and the little money it does allocate is often not enough, and the local government doesn’t raise taxes. What should we do?

The superiors are slapping their heads all day long, just like after the ban on Christianity a few years ago, because they cannot do as well as they were before the ban, especially the matter of abandoned babies, which is not good-looking on the surface, they have to be considerate of people's livelihood, change the trend, and rescue abandoned babies. In such a big Songjiang Prefecture, the household government allocated 400 taels of silver. What is enough for it? Even if you are not greedy, how many people can you save with these 400 taels of silver?

There is also this inn. Why did Emperor Taizu of Dashun start the uprising? What did it do? Of course the court paid great attention to the inn.

However, the salary is enough, and theoretically there is entertainment fee, but when an official passes by, his family members, carriages, horse bearers, etc. are not included in the entertainment fee. Do officials really have to pay for it themselves?

It must have come from the place.

The imperial court gave a rule about where to sit, and no abuse was allowed. I don’t even think about it, is this possible?

Do you really think that everyone is Haigangfeng? Who dares not to give face? When the time comes, a high-ranking official will casually put on some small shoes for local officials. Where can he go to cry?

The group of people in the court took the abacus and calculated it, and felt that the money was enough.

But it should be said that many ministers started from the local government. Is it possible that they really don't know the difference between theory and reality?

Thinking of this, Songjiang Prefecture Yin said: "Jinghou, what this general said is actually right. I dare not say anything else, but this Songjiang Prefecture can give it a try."

"Firstly, it is easy to hire people here; secondly, if the tithe tax can be implemented, it will indeed reduce the burden on the people; thirdly, there are many new schools in Songjiang, and you can recruit officials. Now everyone knows that working in the customs, the salary is high. Then this The recruited officials will first collect taxes and grain, and if they do well, they can move to customs or other trade-related places, which is also a kind of assessment. "

"The national curriculum may remain unchanged or may be slightly increased. The remainder will be reserved for local use. Matters of additional education will also be strictly investigated."

"Just like at the beginning of King Jinggong's reform, within one government and one state, as long as he was dedicated, it would be good governance and the people would praise it. Marquis Jing was in Wendeng Prefecture that day and also supported the local state pastoral reform."

"I don't want to promote it nationwide, just in Songjiang Prefecture. I am confident that I can still do a good job."

Liu Yu smiled and said: "You are also a Langguan. Is it possible that you can't just submit a letter? You are quite smart in your thinking."

Songjiang Prefecture Yin chuckled, thinking that I can't compare with you. You are taking the route of military honors. From now on, I will still have to hang out in the local area and deal with those gentry. If I bring up such matters as cutting off people's money, it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in the future.

On the contrary, it is you, the Marquis of Whales, who is not itchy if you have too many lice or worries if you have too many debts. Anyway, all the gentry will hate you, so what are you afraid of?

At that time, the imperial court ordered Songjiang Mansion to try it out, and I just followed the order. But if I take the initiative to try it out, letters of accusation like snowflakes will fly to the court. My body is not like yours, I can't bear it.

After the Songjiang Prefecture Yin laughed, he sighed and said, "Do you know, Marquis Jing, how much trouble this matter will cause once it is brought up?"

"The gentry are exempted from the national tax, but it's nothing. Not to mention the gentry, they are ordinary people. If they really pay taxes according to the regulations of the court and receive 0.03 taels of silver per acre of land, is it possible that they can't afford it?"

"The main thing is service and apportionment. Serving and being an errand is really a matter of dignity. It is said that everyone has to serve. Didn't the previous government discuss similar things? As a result, the former cabinet member who had returned home said directly: Then I will go directly to escort the grain to the capital, and let the emperor see that I am still serving as an old minister..."

"It's not decent, I'm just talking about more practical things. Originally, the gentry only paid thirty-one taxes. Can the rest be passed on to them?"

"It's like Xiaguan is a local prominent family, and there are people in the family who are officials. Xiaguan has 1,000 acres of land. According to the tax law, he only needs to pay 30 taels of silver. Marquis Jing thinks, can I care about these 30 taels of silver? I will pay for the rest. , Spread it, do you dare to spread it on my head? "

"I abide by the law and do not evade taxes. I have 1,000 acres of land. I am short of these 30 taels of silver?"

"But the problem is, if there is a tax of one on ten and one silver per acre of land, I will have to pay 100 taels of silver for my 1,000 acres of land. Can this be the same?"

"If you really want to tax ten and pay one tax, this is the real gentry paying taxes and serving as servants as one. But if you still pay thirty taxes and one tax, with policies from above and countermeasures from below, this can be fooled. But if you really tax one tax per ten, It’s difficult to fool people, because it’s about digging into the roots of the world’s gentry.”

"This kind of thing, I really can't handle this with my body. I have to have Marquis Jing come forward."

Liu Yu understood the logic of this as soon as he heard it. He couldn't help but sigh and smiled bitterly: "Damn it, what is this? A tax cut of thirty is a bad government, but an increase of tax to eleven is a benevolent government." "

Songjiang Fuyin said: "Although it sounds unreasonable, it is true."

"The previous court said: The people who live in the family are equal to the common people, and those who serve in service are the common people's affairs. If a wise man and a gentleman value his body and return to serve his family, there will be no difference between a gentleman and a barbarian. This is not the way to encourage scholars and treat worthy people. From now on, those who have land and land will be exempted from corvee service."

"Since there is a distinction between high and low, it is normal for the gentry to be exempted from corvee. Theoretically, land tax is inevitable. In the past, many land in Henan only received one cent of silver per acre. 0.01 tael. Marquis Jing also knew that, Even if one kilo of rice and wheat is produced from this acre of land, it will earn seven or eight taels of silver. Even if tax evasion is not involved, it is not worth mentioning. "

"But now, we have to increase taxes and use pre-tax labor. King Jing knows that there is no chance to exploit this, which also means that the preferential treatment of exemption from labor is gone."

"Since both the common people and the gentry are exempted from service, where is the difference between high and low? Moreover, the burden of the gentry has suddenly become three times heavier than before, and they will definitely be hated to the bone."

"You talk about small farmers, if they can really implement only one tax without increasing it, let alone one for ten taxes, it will be one for eight taxes, one for five taxes, they will all call for good governance. However, governing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats is not the same as with the scholar-officials. The people rule the world."

"I don't know about other places, but I know this Songjiang Prefecture. Because of Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng's deed, Songjiang Prefecture had heavy taxes. When an additional three rates were allocated, after the national tax was paid, in theory, it was only one penny and two cents of silver. But In fact, after the national tax is increased, ordinary people will have to pay three or even four yuan of tax per acre of land. "

"That's why I said that once this matter is mentioned, something big will happen. I really don't dare to mention it. In fact, I have thought about it, but..."

He hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Chao Cuo can die, but what if Wei Changping and Huo Guanjun are the ones who offer advice? Besides, how can a villain like Songjiang Prefecture Yin, who is the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean, dare to compare with Chao Cuo?"

The huge contrast between reality and theory made Liu Yu sigh. The strange reality that lowering taxes is bad governance and raising taxes is good governance made Liu Yu feel deeply powerless. For a moment, he only thought of destruction, but it would be a hundred times easier to start over again.

"If it is tried in Songjiang Mansion, are you sure it can be done?"

Holding back the sudden and earth-shaking thoughts that suddenly surged in his heart, when asked, Songjiang Prefecture Yin said: "It's hard to tell how low-ranking officials can determine it. But if you want to do it, you can only try it out in Songjiang Prefecture first."

"Otherwise, once it happens, the gentry will inevitably increase rents, causing public resentment and even people to revolt. At that time, as shown in the picture of refugees, this bad tax increase must be abolished. Won't the Jinghou do the same? Implicated?"

"However, Songjiang Prefecture is different. If they dare to do this, the people may not revolt. Whether they come to work or go to Southeast Asia, they can't do it. Besides, is it possible for them to farm their own land? By then, they will not have to surrender. If you pay the rent, ask people to come back and plant it so that you can collect the rent?”

"Xiaguan is also thinking about Marquis Jing. If you do it elsewhere, something big will happen. But if you do it in Songjiang Mansion, I am still confident that I can do it well."

Liu Yu nodded, thinking that was indeed the case. However, another officer next to him said: "But I think this rent-guaranteed system is not bad. The premise of this rent-guaranteed system is that the regular taxes are low and the gentry can avoid miscellaneous taxes and miscellaneous labor. That's why people buy land and ask for tenants." If the regular tax is high, the rent deposit will have to go up and the annual regular tax will have to be paid by the renter."

Liu Yu hummed, but did not directly say whether he agreed or disagreed. I think that any policy is very complex, and both pros and cons, future impacts, and class interests must be taken into consideration.

This ultimately comes down to the ultimate ideal of the court or government.

The court must have a goal and use this goal as a benchmark to judge whether the policy is good or bad.

Being close to the goal is a good policy.

Far from the goal is bad policy.

The key lies in this goal. Without a goal, there is no way to evaluate the quality of the policy itself.

"That's all, I'll think about the countryside, farmers, and agriculture again. Now it's time to go to the city and see the craftsmen and machine builders. See what their expectations are, or what they think. "

"As for whether the tax system will be changed, it always depends on one premise. That is, the industry and commerce of Songjiang Prefecture should be based on the industry and commerce of Songjiang Prefecture. When you can't have your cake and eat it too, you should first think clearly in your mind whether you want the fish or the bear. Palm.”

"As for other places, I don't want to worry about it for the time being. Let's see and then go."