Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 450: The Ministry of Finance is the one who offends people!

"Tobe is the one who offends people!!"

In the main hall of the Hubu Yamen Office and the Shangshu Office, Bi Ziyan's eyes were sharp and his tone was sonorous and forceful: "If you don't offend anyone, the treasury will be completely empty. Don't forget, the bonds issued by the Ministry of Hunan last year were 180% The batch must be paid this year, and the share is million taels of bond silver, plus interest!"

"Since the Integrity Commission supervised the water transportation case in Shandong and found corresponding problems, the Ministry of Revenue cannot turn a deaf ear and turn a blind eye!"

"I'm still saying the same thing. All the grain and silver that are delivered to Beijing can be traced back to the 46th year of Wanli. During this period, all the documents that should be sent to Beijing must be escorted by people from all over the country to be stored in the document warehouse of the Ministry of Household Affairs. After verification, if the deadline has not come, then the Ministry of Accounts will have no choice but not to allocate their money from now on."

"Besides, what is the reason for the delay in delivering grain and money to Beijing over the years? What are the grain and money used for during this period? The local department must provide proof, otherwise the Ministry of Household Affairs can only handle it according to the regulations. .”

This is to put pressure on the local government.

Nan Juyi, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Li Zongyan, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and a group of officials and ministers of the Qing Dynasty who attended the meeting all had different emotions after hearing what their ministers said.

"National Tax Clearance Department!"

In this situation, Bi Ziyan's voice sounded.

"The subordinate is here."

Shi Bangyao, who was then a member of the National Tax Cleaning Department, walked quickly out of the crowd and bowed to Bi Ziyan under the watchful eyes of some colleagues.

"Tianjin Customs, Liaodong Customs, and all customs in the North have been reopened one after another. The National Tax Clearance Department is a newly established office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, responsible for tax, customs, etc."

Bi Ziyan lifted up his robe sleeves, stared at Shi Bangyao and said: "In the past, due to various reasons, the National Taxation and Cleaning Department did not conduct inspections of the above-mentioned places. Next, your National Taxation Cleaning Department's responsibility is to give this assistant one by one. If there is any problem at any point during the verification, I will contact your National Tax Clearance Department."

"I understand."

Shi Bangyao immediately bowed his head.

As the financial minister of the Ming Dynasty, Bi Ziyan knew better than anyone else what the special national tax collection department meant. Transferring the past tax collection, customs duties, etc. was just the beginning. Since the power to levy external taxes After everything has been brought under the central government, local governments can keep a portion according to the proportion of the tax amount. Then the bank customs, industrial customs, tax department, etc. scattered under the Ming Dynasty will also have to re-clarify their duties and responsibilities in the future.

Bi Ziyan was shocked when he first learned about this.

After all, government offices such as the Customs and Excise Department, the Taxation Department, etc. are subordinate to multiple government offices. There are departments in the central Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, and there are departments in the local chief envoys, prefectures and counties. We really need to consolidate the above-mentioned government offices. They have re-divided powers and clarified the reporting relationship between the central government and local governments, especially when it comes to tax amounts. I don’t know how many lawsuits will be filed and how much chaos will be caused in the local areas.

But Zhu Youxiao said something that left Bi Ziyan speechless. What about the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that were privately levied on the people?

Just because of this incident, Bi Ziyan couldn't think of tea, couldn't eat delicious food, and couldn't sleep for several days. The local exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were extremely difficult to eradicate.

However, as time went by, the problems encountered by the Ministry of Revenue increased, which made Bi Ziyan firmly believe that tax reform is an urgent priority. If it is not reformed, the court will face more difficulties in the future.

It is also under this situation that Bi Ziyan is waiting for the right opportunity while perfecting various tax reform ideas. The position he serves as the Minister of Household Affairs is definitely the most independent in his history.

Because the Emperor of Heaven has left all the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs to him, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Permission is given to you.

The decision is given to you.

Space for you.

But correspondingly speaking, when it comes to matters related to the expenditure of the treasury, we cannot just look for internal funds to fill it up as before, when the treasury is short of money. If you want to top it up with internal funds, you can spend a sum of internal funds and return it within the specified period. If you cannot return it, there will be no next payment.

This is definitely not because Zhu Youxiao wants to embarrass Bi Ziyan, but to clarify a rule. The national treasury is the national treasury, and internal money is internal money. The two must not be confused anymore. This is the bottom line for all civil servants in foreign countries to know. , no one can overstep it casually!

"Da Sima, in this case, the previously clearly stated tasks of inspecting hidden fields, taxing temple property, inspecting tooth shops, adjusting city taxes, eliminating redundant labor, and inspecting false employees should be postponed for a while. In Shuntianfu and Beizhi Subordinate it to the governor's office and implement it on a trial basis?"

Nan Juyi, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sat on the official hat chair, looked at Bi Ziyan and said: "After all, the matter of grain and silver transfers over the years, if it is really discussed in the cabinet, I am afraid it will cause a big shock in the court."

"In addition, the Minister of Salt Law wants to implement salt reform in Shandong, and the Minister of Integrity is still supervising the water transport case in Shandong, especially the Qufu Kong family is involved. The lower official heard that not long ago, Cui Chengxiu arrested a group of people from the clan branch of the clan, If all of this is pushed out, I'm afraid it won't be good for the government."

"What's wrong?"

Bi Ziyan said: "The cabinet meeting has its own assistants to solve the problems, including hidden fields, taxation of temple properties, taxation of tooth shops, taxation of municipal taxes, elimination of redundant labor, and taxation of fraud. These were discussed for a long time before they were finally clarified. Come down, there are divisions that have things they have to do, but this is not a reason to affect my household department."

"Furthermore, all the above-mentioned matters have been clarified in letters to Shuntian Prefecture and the Beizhili Governor's Office. How can there be any intention to change the order overnight? Where is the dignity of our household department in this case?"

"If we don't talk about anything else, let's just talk about the property of the tax temple. Judging from the situations we have previously controlled, it is just a temple under the rule of Shuntian Mansion. It has no less than thousands of acres of land to its name, and as many as dozens of acres, such as nearly a thousand acres, several There are countless Baimu and others, and how many extend to the entire North Zhili?"

"The imperial court did not collect taxes from temples in the past because it was not such a serious problem before. Now that the land they own is of such scale, the tax must be collected!"

Li Zongyan, the left minister, said with a worried look on his face: "But have you ever thought about it, Grand Sima? Since last year, in the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you have asked the Northern Zhili Governor's Office to open up wasteland and cultivate land, especially in Jingdong, where a large number of paddy fields need to be opened up. The matter is still being compiled.”

"This year we have to inspect hidden fields, tax temple property, inspect dental shops, adjust city taxes, eliminate redundant servants, and inspect fraud. So many matters have come to the Governor's Office of North Zhili. I'm afraid that Governor Hu Sixen of North Zhili will have a hard time dealing with them. .”

"After all, the conditions in the prefectures and counties under the rule of Northern Zhili are different. If there are any mistakes, it will not only affect the Ministry of Household Affairs, but also affect the imperial court."

Under the gaze of everyone, Bi Ziyan said with a calm expression: "I have thought about this matter. Under the original arrangement, I transferred a group of officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Qing Li Department and divided them into various sub-departments. Each sub-department is responsible for one category." Regarding the matter, all of them were sent to the governor's office in North Zhili to assist in the trial implementation of corresponding matters."

"At the same time, in the Central Household Department, the two matters involving nuclear hidden fields and taxation of temple properties are handled by the Ben Fu personally. The two matters involving nuclear and tooth shops are personally handled by Zuo Sima. The two matters involving the elimination of redundant servants and the nuclear fraud You Sima is personally responsible for this. This year, the above-mentioned matters must be implemented on a trial basis in Beizhili. If any problems are encountered during the period, they must be dealt with urgently."

This is a decision made.

Nan Juyi and Li Zongyan looked at each other and felt deep in their hearts. However, after listening to what their ministers said, although they still had some worries, they couldn't say anything else at this point.

After all, what is the situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the situation of the treasury? As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, they all have a clear conscience.

If you don't become a householder, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are.

If the treasury is full, no matter whether it is in the central government or in the local area, as long as it is an official, it is not necessary to offend the people of the two government offices, one is the Ministry of Personnel and the other is the Ministry of Household Affairs. The former is in charge of the official title, and the latter is in charge. Holding the money bag and seeing people from the above two government offices, other officials will demote themselves by three levels.

But the crux of the problem now is that there is some money in the national treasury, but not much, not to mention so many things that happened before. Now everyone is even more hasty to express their stance, for fear that there will be problems with their expenditures. As an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs Ah, it looks glamorous on the surface, but in fact it is extremely stressful.

"Do the departments of this headquarters have any other matters?" Bi Ziyan, who was sitting in the chief seat, looked around at the officials gathered in front of him and said in a calm tone.

Now that the household department meeting has been held, everything must be straightened out. Bi Ziyan must exert pressure on the household department. In his position, he must do his job well first, otherwise he will Don't be influenced by the government. If anyone dares to stay in his position and not seek his duties, then don't blame him for being ruthless! !

The first year of Apocalypse may have passed with some tinkering, but the second year of Apocalypse has just begun. The Ministry of Household Affairs can no longer be the same as before. The tense environment must be sufficient! ! !

(End of this chapter)