Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 146 Tax Coordination
"Xiangyang is getting more and more lively!"

Yan Chongxin couldn't help sighing as he watched the continuous flow of water in a black-padded boat.

The prestige blowing and the skirt fluttering made him feel innumerable pride.

During this trip to Nanjing, he not only won over the prince of Hanyang for Xiao Zongbing, but also made friends with a group of Donglin ministers.

In the end, because of Zuo Liangyu's existence, Ma Shiying, the chief assistant of the cabinet, also treated him with admiration and was very attentive.

Before leaving, he was even summoned by King Fu, no, Emperor Hongguang.

The blessed Emperor Hongguang said to him earnestly:

"After you return, tell Uncle Wang of Hanyang that the world will collapse, and Nanjing cannot live without him."

After reminiscing about it again, Yan Chongxin sighed: "People say that King Fu is unbearable, but in fact, I still underestimate it. How can there be so many fools in the world?"

After boarding the pier, there was a sudden kicking sound in my ears. Looking back, I saw dozens of horses galloping on the street, and it was a mess for a while.

"Damn it, whose general is this, so presumptuous?"

At this time, at the corner of the street, more than a dozen military judges wearing yellow sleeves were patrolling the street. Seeing this scene, they were instantly furious.

"Chasing, chasing for me—"

In an instant, more than a dozen people ran and chased forward.

Yan Chongxin shook his head: "The arrogant soldier dares to run rampant in Xiangyang City and take death."

Immediately, he rented a carriage and rushed to Prince Xiang's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the Military and Political Department, the King of Hanyang roared in his ears:
"After leaving Xiangyang, you will be rampant. Military law and military discipline are lax. How do you become the head of the military law department?"

"If the subordinates don't obey orders, they will be punished if they should be punished, and they will be replaced..."

"This is the case in Xiangyang City, isn't it rampant in the local area?"

After a while, Zhu Yi and Sun Lin, who were sprayed bloody, walked out in a state of embarrassment, glanced at each other, and sighed.

If I knew that the military justice department was so difficult, I shouldn't have come in at the beginning.

"We are still too young."

Zhu Yi said helplessly.

"As good as I said at the beginning, I feel so sad now." The brother-in-law Sun Lin also had a melancholy expression on his face.

Everyone in the Military and Political Department hurriedly lowered their heads to do their work.

"Shoucheng, Your Highness has summoned you!"

At this time, Zhao Shu, the director, saw him coming back, and couldn't help saying.

"Yes!" Yan Chongxin quickly realized and bowed his head in response.

"You went to Nanjing this time, and the mission was completed well."

Zhu Yixi raised his head and smiled kindly at him.

Yan Chongxin panicked for no reason.

"His Royal Highness is lucky and prosperous, and the merit of the size of the officials."

"You don't need to be humble, this time calling you here will be of great use to you."

Zhu Yixi smiled, asked him to sit down, and then said: "The founding of the country, the Taizu considered the heavy taxation in the Yuan Dynasty to oppress the people, so the tax was the lowest in a thousand years, but only one in thirty."

"However, although the taxation is light, but in terms of transportation, the people are required to run the county, the grain is transported to the capital, and the corrupt officials are pickpocketing, and there are countless bankrupts."

"I want to change this situation."

The so-called head of grain refers to the area where [-] shi or thousands of shi of grain is collected, and the government appoints a large family to act as the head of grain.

As time went by, taxpayers escaped, wasted, and exchanged cards on the road for exploitation, and the grain chief immediately became thankless.

If the rich don't do it, they will pass it on to ordinary people, and the family will be destroyed.

It can be described as a great bad habit for the government to dump all the loss of transshipment to the common people.

"Today, we will set up a transshipment office to collect local taxes on behalf of the people, so that the people don't need to bear the pain of transshipment."

"Your Highness is wise!" Yan Chongxin said with great emotion, "I don't know how many people can be saved by this good governance."

"This is a trivial matter. Local taxes will no longer be withheld, but will be divided into [-]-[-]%. This is also the responsibility of the Transit Department."

Speaking of this, it is also a drawback of the taxation system of the Ming Dynasty.

Local tax withholding.

In the Song Dynasty, strong stems and weak branches were implemented, and all taxes were transported to Kaifeng, and then returned according to the expenditures of local yamen.

As a result, the place is weak, the treasury has no food, and there are often strange things where thieves break through the county government.

In the Ming Dynasty, the local government first made the budget for the coming year, and taxes and taxes kept the budget, and the rest was handed over to the court.

Therefore, it is necessary to reconcile the accounts with the Ministry of Households to see whether the grain transportation and budget are accurate. This is the origin of the "empty seal case" in the early Ming Dynasty.

For example, if the local government said that it was affected by the disaster this year, or that the construction of rivers and relief for the victims required the approval of the imperial court.

It belongs to cutting first and then playing, and sometimes in the case of disaster, it can indeed have an effect.

Thus, Jinyiwei was born to supervise all officials, supervise the localities, and guard the imperial power.

In the later period, the supervision was slack, and the taxes were naturally unable to make ends meet, and they were all fooled by the local government.

Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "The detention of the local government is actually a bad policy. It is out of date. The whole Huguang must be divided into [-] to [-] percent."

Yan Chongxin was taken aback, the intensity of the reform was too great, it directly deviated from the ancestral system.

"The subject knows."

"In addition, the transshipment department also collects commercial taxes."

"Business tax?"

"Taxes, tariffs, and transfers must be carried out by the Yamen, and the local government must not be contaminated."

"In addition, regarding the salt tax, tea tax, wine tax, and iron tax, tax rates must also be drafted, and those merchants should not be allowed to take advantage of loopholes."

Zhu Yixi said calmly: "This is a time of troubled times, we must have a stable tax source, otherwise, my army of [-], will we all rely on capture to survive?"

"You are in charge of the transfer department, don't let me down."

"The minister will go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate!"

Yan Chongxin cupped his hands and solemnly agreed.

After finishing the military laws and taxes, Zhu Yixi stretched his waist, and then asked: "Have the rewards for the generals and schools been settled?"

"Mr. Zhao has sorted it out."

Sun Xuan, who is also the secretary, walked in with long legs and a bulging chest, and said with a peachy face.

"Ok!"

Zhu Yixi hugged her slender waist, held her in her arms, and looked closely.

Sun Xuan'er buried her head in her arms shyly, and made a few "beeps and beeps" when she wanted to refuse.

Zhu Yixi didn't take it seriously, but saw on the watch, it read like this:
Sanbianying, Li Jizu, promoted to the fourth rank Mingwei General, and a member of Yiweishe of Hanyang Wangfu.

After the Battle of Sanguan, the Battle of Xianrenguan, the Battle of Xiangyang, and the Battle of Wuchang, Chengtianfu and Jingzhou were recovered.

Here is a gift, a mansion in Xiangyang, one hundred taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, ten hectares of land, one handle of jade Ruyi, ten pieces of Shu brocade...

Looking down, it is basically Wusan ranks, gold and silver, land, mansions, etc. The rewards are based on the number of battles, and the value is more than ten thousand taels.

And like Prime Minister Hui Deng, who experienced three wars in Wuchang, Xiangyang, and Nanyang, only 500 taels of silver, five hectares of land, and scattered rewards.

There are only Wude generals of the fifth rank.

But, no accident, they all joined the post of Wei Sheren in Hanyang Prince's Mansion.

It also means that their job is to be the military officer of Hanyang Prince's Mansion, and their rewards and punishments all belong to Zhu Yixi's discipline.

This is the benefit of opening a government.

As for ordinary soldiers, after a battle, they will be rewarded with one month's salary and rewarded with wine and meat.

(End of this chapter)