My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 55 Don't Come Out

It is not surprising that the Ministry of Industry conceded defeat. Bamboo and wood collection is a kind of circulation tax. In the Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to the collection authority of the Ministry of Households. the Ministry of Industry.

Now that the commercial tax is to be collected uniformly, the money from the Ministry of Households must be handed over. Correspondingly, the bamboo and wood cuts from the Ministry of Industry must also be handed over.

Xia Yuanji also nodded and said: "Yes, but in the future, the tax revenue of the General Administration Department must be turned over to the national treasury in full. The Ministry of Households will verify the amount. If there is any error, the General Administration Department must bear it."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "It should be the Department of General Administration's responsibility. Naturally, the Secretary of General Administration will bear the responsibility. But I would like to say one thing. In the future, if the fines collected by the Ministry of Criminal Justice are confiscated, will they also be included in the national treasury?"

"That's natural!" Xia Yuanji immediately turned to Shangshu Zheng Ci and said: "Have you heard that, the Ministry of Punishment uses the case to confiscate the money and confiscate the criminal's property. In the future, all such things must be recorded truthfully and handed over to the Ministry of Households. If there is any discrepancy, Your Ministry of Criminal Justice cannot absolve yourself of the blame!"

"You!" Zheng Ci rolled his eyes angrily, "Xia Yuanji, don't go too far, the Ministry of Household Affairs has too much power, you shouldn't meddle in everything, I won't agree."

Xia Yuanji just smiled lightly, he glanced at Xu Jingchang, "Xu Tongzheng, what do you think?"

Xu Jingchang also said indifferently: "What else can I do? Originally, various yamen evaded taxes, the income was chaotic, and corruption was rampant. I have sealed up many account books, and I can submit them to His Majesty to investigate corrupt officials and kill a person. But I think that if the responsibilities and powers cannot be sorted out clearly, there will be troubles no matter who takes over. Emperor Taizu Gao killed so many officials, but in the end he didn't solve the problem. If you think my approach is inappropriate, you should follow the example of Emperor Taizu Then I will transfer the account books to Jin Yiwei, and the Secretary of the General Administration will not get involved, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Ci was speechless.

In most cases, he is desperately defending the interests of the Ministry of Justice, preferring to die rather than submit, swearing to die...

But this time it won't work, because if you don't do it well, you will really die.

"The Ministry of Punishments seconded!"

After Zheng Ci finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Song Li, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

Song Li was anxious, "I'm a ceremonial department, and I never talk about money. Qingshui Yamen, what else do you want to do to me?"

At this time, Xia Yuanji sneered, "I said Song Shangshu, we are all in this dungeon, so what can you do if you tell the truth? Your Ministry of Rites is responsible for entertaining the vassal states, and you control the tribute. Although the court has always The vassals were generously rewarded, but the rewards of money and silk came from the Ministry of Households, and those tributes fell to your Ministry of Rites, won’t you hand them over?”

Song Li was stunned for a moment, "Then, what should we do when we interact with the feudal kingdom in the future?"

Zheng Ci, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment next to him, coughed, "Shangshu Song, your Majesty's crusade against North Korea a few months ago, your Ministry of Rites said a lot of strange things, and now His Highness has returned triumphantly, displaying national prestige and military prestige. If you still think that the Ministry of Rites can Controlling foreign exchanges, I have to write a letter of impeachment to make you responsible for your words and deeds!"

"you!"

Song Li was so angry that his face turned blue. Grandma's, this is his colleague. He is more ruthless than Xu Jingchang when he strikes.

With them around, it’s okay if I don’t agree.

"Then what should we do when we communicate with the vassal state in the future?"

Xu Jingchang said: "The Ministry of Rites is only responsible for the ceremonial reception. All tribute items, except for a few national gifts dedicated to His Majesty, the rest must be handed over to the Shipbuilding Department, which will be classified as customs matters."

Song Li gritted his teeth, "Success, I admit it!"

Speaking of this, Xu Jingchang looked around, and the basic division of taxes and power shuffling finally had a clue.

"Xia Shangshu, up to now, you are the chief writer, write down our reform proposals, and then six departments and nine ministers will jointly sign and submit to His Majesty together."

Xia Yuanji looked at the other people, and the big guy had a hundred reluctances in his heart, but he still nodded.

Liu Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also urged, "Hurry up, I always get goosebumps all over my body in this dungeon. After I go back, I must ask some masters to drive away evil spirits for me."

Xu Jingchang couldn't help laughing, "Liu Shangshu, Young Master Yao is here, wouldn't it be better for you to ask him for help!"

Liu Jun shook his head subconsciously, "No, Master Yao's price is too high, I can't afford it."

Everyone laughed for a while, Xia Yuanji had already begun to use his pen like flying, and quickly wrote down all the aspects mentioned just now, and showed them to everyone, signed them one by one, and finally handed them over to Xu Jingchang.

"You're done, everyone, we can go home and sleep, and we'll meet you tomorrow."

Xu Jingchang turned around to leave, and the big guys also smiled happily, feeling relieved.

"and many more!"

Jian Yi, who had been silent for a long time, finally turned over and sat up, staring at these bastards with angry eyes!

"Xu Tongzheng, have you forgotten why you came to the prison? Let me tell you, the officials don't agree, and I don't agree to a single word you discuss!"

Everyone was shocked, it was broken, how could they forget him?
Zhu Di threw Jian Yi into prison, but he did not remove him from office. He is still a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, the head of the six departments. He refused to agree, and what the big guys discussed was just a blank sheet of paper.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, what should I do?
In the end, Xu Jingchang walked up to Jian Yi with a smile on his face.

"Jian Shangshu, we have settled the matter, His Majesty will release you naturally, don't be afraid."

"You fart!" Jian Yi really swears, "You guys are eating and drinking outside, and I'm here. You still expect me to agree? And you can't collect money, I spend too much money, this Can it be the same? Now that I muddle-headedly agree, you can betray me and change to a minister of the official department. I can see through your little bezoars and dogs. Rather than dismissing you sooner or later, it is better to die and break the net. No one can think about it! "

This day prison is really a magical place. When we got here, everyone lost their elegance, no one held their hands, and showed their most ferocious faces one after another.

Jian Yi was going to die, and Xia Yuanji was in a hurry, "Jian Shangshu, my lord, there is really no way to do that allowance, it has already been promised, if it is withdrawn, all the officials will be furious, especially the Inspectorate and the Sixth Division. There are Guozijian and Imperial Academy, they will risk their lives, and you will definitely be ruined by then."

Jian Yi hummed: "Then the big guys will join hands together, and die together if they want to die together!"

"Jian Shangshu, you can't be so disrespectful." Liu Jun said hastily.

Jian Yi sneered and said: "Daoyi? This is the court hall, not the Juyi hall where the water is parked in Liangshan, don't talk about it with me!"

The corners of Song Li's mouth trembled, "Then, then you can't be inferior to bandits!"

Jian Yi rolled his eyes and said angrily, "You say I'm a bandit, indeed, I am a bandit, but what about you? You are country bandits and ghosts, not to mention good things!"

This time it really made people appreciate the sharpness of Lord Tianguan, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

What should I do?

The subsidy cannot be cut, and Jian Yi doesn't let go, and it's hard for Zhu Di to explain.

Even Xia Yuanji was sweating anxiously.

Xu Jingchang took a deep breath, and could only helplessly say: "There is only one last solution now." He looked at Xia Yuanji, "Xia Shangshu, how many are left in each province now?"

Xia Yuanji was taken aback. The so-called preservation refers to the part of the local government officials' salaries, the scholar's granary rice, and the vassal king's salary, which also includes part of the disaster relief fund.

As opposed to retention, it is called shipment, and the part of shipment is the part that is sent to the household department and handed over to the treasury.

This is also the biggest loophole in the finance and taxation of the Ming Dynasty. It is the lack of general revenue and expenditure.

As a result, a large number of provinces with large tax arrears have emerged, such as Jiangxi, which is one of the leaders.

When Xu Jingchang asked about this, Xia Yuanji sighed, "This year, there are a lot of land tax reductions and exemptions in various places, and the salary for the vassal kings cannot be reduced. In some places, [-]% to [-]% have been reserved, and the amount for the household department is pitifully small. If it is not too much If I don’t go on, I won’t think about the idea of ​​levying commercial taxes, I’m really struggling!”

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "I don't care if it's difficult or not. I mean, let's change the calculation method. The local reserve is also the imperial government's annual revenue, but the Ministry of Households can't spend it at will."

Xia Yuanji frowned and said, "What are you going to do?"

"It's very simple, just calculate the total and hand it over to His Majesty. In this way, although the amount of expenditure by the Ministry of Officials is still so large, the proportion it occupies is much smaller, and it is not so conspicuous."

Xia Yuanji was dumbfounded for a long while before he had to say sincerely, "Xu Tongzheng, you are really talented!"

Dare to fool Zhu Di with tricks, not only a talent, but a genius!
At this point in the matter, it finally came to a conclusion. The Ministry of Households recalculates the annual income, and after adding the local reserves, the salary expenditure of the Ministry of Officials can be reduced to [-]% of the total. It seems that it is much less...

Of course, it just seems to be less, after all, the salaries of local officials have been ignored... and Xia Yuanji also thought of a clever trick, he listed the expenses of the vassal king's clan separately, and also listed the salaries of the military officials and nobles separately , such a comparison, the salary of Beijing officials seems much more reasonable.

"Okay, everyone has no objections this time, right? You can sign the petition now."

Jian Yilue groaned, and finally wrote down his name... Everyone was overjoyed and went outside one after another.

It's just that they didn't expect that the entrance of the prison at this moment was already filled with brocade guards.

And there was a copper lock the size of a bull's head, which locked the door of the prison.

When the ministers came out happily, Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng waited here, and smiled at the big guy, "His majesty's oral order, the prison is calm and calm, so that you can think about state affairs and share your worries for the king. Therefore, your majesty rewards all six departments and nine ministers." Spend the New Year in the Heavenly Prison, don’t come out, please!”

(End of this chapter)