Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 357
In a room outside the yamen, Sun Qing picked up a piece of chicken, raised his head, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed carefully.Zan said: "It's really delicious! I wanted to make chicken soup for the magistrate, but he didn't want it when he came back. It's cheaper for us."

Li Kuangdao: "I heard that this time in Xiangyang, the town governor ordered the officials not to rob public officials of their property. The money that the officials asked to spend in the past was regarded as officials' loans, and it was limited to repay within two months. After two months, Chen Shen made an inspection. Those who have not paid off shall be exiled immediately for the people."

Sun Qing laughed when he heard this: "Could it be that you have lost your mind? Where did you hear the nonsense! Officials in the county need public officials to spend money to do things. This has been the case for hundreds of years. If not, how can they be rich every day? "

Li Kuang said: "Although what you said is reasonable, but my news is undeniable!"

"Who said that?" How could Sun Qing believe it?While pouring wine, he squinted at Li Kuang.

Li Kuangdao: "Wu Ling who went to Xiangyang with the county magistrate said it. He told me just now, and he was called to settle the account by the county magistrate. The few of them entered the city and were not allowed to go home. They were helping the county magistrate to settle the account! We will pay back our money!"

Sun Qing said: "Listen to his nonsense! It's absolutely impossible! We subordinates are the people the court officials look down on the most. We have to pay salaries, and officials are not allowed to squeeze them. Can such a good thing happen to us? According to me, the town governor It's just talk, but it's just to win people's hearts. Compared with officials, we are as humble as dust! It can't be true!"

After speaking, pour the wine in the glass into your mouth.Said: "Don't think about these things. If you have wine today, you will be drunk today, don't think about other things!"

Li Kuang sighed: "How wonderful it would be if this was true! Those of us who are officials don't have half a cent of salary, and we have to do all kinds of things for officials to provide for food and drink. If we don't like it, the boss will beat us down! "

Sun Qing squinted his eyes and said, "Did you do less things like oppressing the common people and robbing the common people? Let me tell you, don't think it's a big deal to spend some money on the officials. If you give the officials three points, you will definitely get it back from the common people." Ten. If officials are not allowed to let public officials spend money in the future, they must be strictly controlled. What do you think is a good thing?"

Li Kuang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Not everyone likes to oppress the people. There are many public officials in the county, and many wealthy families go bankrupt because of accidents. If the government pays salaries, there is no need to spend money for officials. Who would not Want to be a good person?"

Sun Qing just sneered, not bothering to talk to Li Kuang.

In the evening, two public officials came in from outside.He stomped his feet and said, "It's so cold! It's only the end of October, and it's so cold!"

Sun Qing said: "Crossing Xiong'er Mountain, Mianchi County in the north has snowed in early September. It's still cold here! By the way, I heard from Li Kuang just now that the county magistrate will not be allowed to spend our money on the news you got from Xiangyang?"

Wu Ling sat down and said with a smile, "It's absolutely true! Not only will we not be allowed to spend our money in the future, but we will also have to pay back what was spent before!"

After hearing this, Sun Qing sat up straight, stared at Wu Ling and said, "Is there really such a thing?"

Wu Ling nodded: "It's absolutely true! We stayed in the yamen just now to help the magistrate count the money. The magistrate came to us as an official for half a year, and it cost us nearly a hundred yuan just to eat and drink! Zhiniang thief, many people He was eaten poor!"

Sun Qing said: "How much is the county magistrate's salary? Pay us nearly a hundred guan, he might as well not be an official!"

Wu Ling said: "What do you know? When I went to Xiangyang this time, I realized that the county magistrate's salary will be increased in the future. Like our county magistrate in Sui County, we have a monthly salary of 25 yuan. It is all cash and cannot be deducted. There are also four stones of Lumi. Enough for their family. Not to mention, the county will have envoy money in the future. In our county, there are as many as three hundred guan a year!"

"Three hundred guan?" Sun Qing looked at Li Kuang with disbelief. "How much tax is collected in the county? Didn't the envoy's money plus the official's salary all go out? After working hard to manage the place, but can't collect a penny, the town council will do this kind of thing?"

Shunyang is a middle-lower county with a household registration of more than 1000 households. After the war, there are now only [-] households.Three hundred guan for the minister's money, three hundred guan for the magistrate's annual salary, plus several officials such as the master book and the county lieutenant, it will cost more than [-] guan for a year.If you add the salaries of public officials, the total will be two thousand guan.Spread it to the common people, one household has a surplus, how much money is left for the Zhenfu envoy?What is Wang Xiao hunting for?
Wu Ling said: "Yes, anyone can calculate such a simple account. In a county like Shunyang, it costs two thousand guan a year, and there is no tax money left. Many people say that Zhenfu is crazy. Although it is for the good of the people , but I can't hold on."

Several public officials looked at each other and thought so.Wang Xiaolie's intention to think about the common people is good, but he can't insist on it.

Of course Wang Xiaolie had already done the calculations.A place like Shunyang, according to the words of the previous life, is considered a poor county.There should have been financial aid.But in this day and age, the people are grateful for the fact that the government collects less taxes, and financial subsidies are delusional.

In this era, due to the decrease in population after the war, there is no shortage of land in most places.Landlords in the countryside do not rely on land to recruit tenants, but rely on farm tools, cattle and horses, etc.Under normal circumstances, the land per capita will not vary much.According to Wang Xiaolie's calculations, based on a family of five, two middle-aged laborers, cattle and farm tools are not lacking, and they can basically cultivate 250 mu of land.Three buckets of grain are collected per mu of land, which is nine shi tax grains per household.With five hundred texts per stone, there are also four pens and five hundred texts.Zhenfu envoys and government offices above the prefecture took half of it, and there were still two 300 Wenzu left in the local area.The population of Shunyang is about 3000 households, and there are more than [-] people.The government's expenses are enough.In addition, there are salt, tea, wine, and other commercial income and taxes, no matter how many hundreds.Turn in [-] guan, and more than [-] guan can be kept locally.

With so much income, why was it so difficult financially before?After paying the tax, there is no money left in the local area, and there are no more than ten public officials who can get their salaries.In fact, it is very simple. Look at how much money the magistrate eats in a year.Would it be so if he spent his own money.All other places are a mess, and this is even more so.Most of the government's money is spent in the dark.

The accounts are clear, and it looks like the government has spent more money on the surface, but all kinds of inexplicable expenses have been saved.Wang Xiaolie's reform will not increase the government's financial expenditure, and officials and officials will also get benefits.In other words, the income of those who do things honestly has increased, while the income of those who rely on power to exploit the common people has decreased.For the reform to be successful, it is necessary to fight against the forces of the common people.

Since entering Xiangyang, Wang Xiaolie has been attacking the local tycoons without compromise, and this is the reason.Compromise with the powerful, and you may gain benefits in a short period of time and increase your strength.In the long run, it will hollow out its own ruling foundation and cause the entire building to decay.

In the past two years, the tyrants who ruled the eight states were either destroyed or learned to be honest.In this case, Wang Xiaolie has enough capital to deal with officials.On the one hand, increase salary income, on the one hand, combat illegal income.

A regime should allow those who are down-to-earth officials to get a better income, and also make it impossible for officials who violate the law and discipline to survive. Only in this way can it go in a good direction and become more and more healthy.If not, no matter how strict the discipline is, no matter how severe the punishment is, it will be useless.

(End of this chapter)