Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 449 Long talk all night, Huang Zongxi's law!

Zhang Shouchu originally felt that doing business was comfortable.

But it never occurred to me that Zhang Haogu's methods were so fierce, why did you suddenly attack your own father when you were doing well?

The three cardinal principles and five constant principles, you didn't take it to heart at all.

Two or three months.

Zhang Haogu still discussed the skeleton of a "Law of the Ming Dynasty", re-defining and dividing the duties and powers of various departments, and at the same time, clarifying the treatment of government officials.

With the law in place, the next step is a question of enforcement.

Zhang Haogu still increased the security forces around him a lot.

However, one Zhang An is enough.

Now Zhang An is married, she used to be the girl Cui'er of her family, after getting married, Zhang An still followed Zhang Haogu's side saddle-backed.

A residence was arranged next to Zhang Haogu, which was also arranged by the government.

Among other things, Zhang Haogu still understands very well that he is definitely hated by others now, especially these officials, the greater the official position, the stronger the hatred for Zhang Haogu.

I can no longer live in my good mansion, and I have lost the servants of hundreds of people. I live in this small room. If I don't hate Zhang Haogu, it is absolutely impossible.

If they are not kept together, there will be killers to end Zhang Haogu.

Zhang Haogu still cares about his own life.

Yongding County, Juxian Pavilion

Zhang Haogu still found time to meet with Huang Zongxi.

This is a talent, Zhang Haogu also plans to bring Huang Zongxi by his side, this is a talent, if he brings it with him in the future and trains him well, it may still be of great use in the future.

"Teacher!"

Huang Zongxi saluted Zhang Haogu respectfully.

Zhang Haogu didn't speak, just nodded his head slightly, he was acknowledging his apprentice, he said slowly: "You come to Juxian Pavilion, I know, your article is well written, incisive and reasonable! "

Huang Zongxi said politely, "This is all inspired by my mentor!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "Okay, don't say such things, I just put forward a concept, a materialistic concept, you can comprehend many truths from practice, this is your own ability!"

Huang Zongxi looked at Zhang Haogu and said, "Teacher, the student has a question and wants to ask it!"

"Say it!" Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Zongxi with a smile.

Huang Zongxi pondered for a moment and then slowly said: "Students have been looking up ancient books during this time, but they found a problem. Every time there was a tax reform in the past, the tax was increased, and each time it was heavier. Teacher, the court The original intention of the tax reform was to reduce the burden on farmers, but after each tax reform, the burden on the common people rose to a higher level than before the reform after a period of time, which was the opposite of the original reform goal.”

Zhang Haogu: "..."

Good guy, Huang Zongxi can ask himself a terrible question directly.

Isn't this the famous Huang Zongxi's law?
Huang Zongxi believes that there are three evils in the taxation of the past dynasties. First, the tax reform in the past dynasties, every time there is a reform, the tax will be increased, and each time will be heavier; Taxes are exploited by merchants in the middle; third, taxes are collected uniformly regardless of whether the land is good or bad.

Being able to ask this question, it is obvious that Huang Zongxi has thought about it.

But how should I answer myself?
Zhang Haogu looked at Huang Zongxi, but thought for a long time in his heart, and then said slowly: "What if the agricultural tax is abolished?"

"What?" Huang Zongxi's eyes widened immediately, and he looked at Zhang Haogu in disbelief: "Cancellation, agricultural tax?"

"Maybe it can't be done now, but maybe one day in the future!" Zhang Haogu smiled, and said slowly: "However, your problem will continue to exist!"

The agricultural tax was abolished, and the price of chemical fertilizers seems to have skyrocketed.

A goose factory out of good intentions issued housing subsidies to its employees, and the rent prices in the surrounding communities followed suit.

Is the future solved?
It doesn't seem to be resolved.

When Huang Zongxi raised this question, Zhang Haogu was really caught off guard, but he also knew that it was absolutely impossible not to collect taxes, but this problem still had to be resolved.

At this moment, Huang Zongxi didn't know what to say.

Zhang Haogu said very frankly: "I can't say well about the problem you mentioned, but I think we should try to solve it, investigate, think, and practice. Maybe, we may Maybe I will find the answer slowly!"

In fact, Huang Zongxi proposed the three evils of taxation.

Zhang Haogu solved two of them. The first one is that the farmers have to wait for the products to be sold to pay taxes in currency after they grow grain. They are exploited by merchants in the middle. Zhang Haogu’s strategy is to collect grain from the government. For the price of grain purchased in the farm, a minimum government price is set. If other grain merchants come to purchase, they cannot be lower than this price.

The second is to collect taxes regardless of whether the land is good or bad. Now it is a unified tax on the farm. It is necessary to fully consider the barrenness of the land and tax a collective instead of a single tax. In addition, there is a collective dividend. .

However, every time there is a reform, the tax will be increased. Although there are still no disadvantages in this problem, Zhang Haogu also knows that after Yongzheng's expansion of the land into the mu, although the burden was reduced at the beginning, but the more later, The burden of this tax will be even heavier.

In fact, Zhang Haogu speculated on a problem, that is, the Yanglian silver that is matched with the household.

Essentially speaking, raising honest money is a process of plundering the people and then letting officials divide the loot. It is not really taking from the people and using them for the people.

In this way, there will naturally be institutional collapse.

Right now, the problem of sharing the land into the mu is not too big a problem, but in the future, it will be difficult to say.

The question raised by Huang Zongxi is also a real question, a question that Zhang Haogu must face.

Step by step!
As for the future, it is already considered remarkable to be able to see three steps. Through constant investigation and observation, we will slowly check for gaps and make up for gaps.

All day long, Zhang Haogu chatted with Huang Zongxi very happily.

In the future, I will stay by my side and be a secretary for myself, write articles, and come up with some theoretical things.

As for Huang Zongxi's law, Zhang Haogu also believes that he can definitely get out of it.

(End of this chapter)